ANT: Concealment, suppression, obscuration, veiling, shrouding, eclipse, envelopment.
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KEY: Apocryphal.
SYN: Obscure, doubtful, unauthorized, unauthentic, spurious, legendary, uncertain, unauthenticated, unverified.
ANT: Palpable, accepted, authorized, authentic, genuine, current, undisputed, verified, attested.
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KEY: Apologue.
SYN: Fable, fiction, parable.
ANT: Precept, history, narrative.
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KEY: Apology.
SYN: Defense, justification, plea, exculpation, excuse, vindication, acknowledgment, confession.
ANT: Charge, imputation, impeachment, offense, incrimination, injury, accusation, wrong, insult.
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KEY: Apostate, [See FEATURE].
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KEY: Apothegm.
SYN: Proverb, adage, dictum, maxim, saw, saying.
ANT: (As not so condensed), Exhortation, sermon, discourse, disquisition.
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KEY: Appal.
SYN: Affright, alarm, terrify, scare, daunt, cow, shock, frighten, discouraged, dishearten, horrify, dismay, astound.
ANT: Encourage, rally, assure, embolden, reassure.
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KEY: Apparel.
SYN: Clothes, robes, vesture, vestments, raiment, garniture, habiliments, habit, dress, clothing, caparison, trappings, housings.
ANT: Nudity, disinvestiture, deshabille, tatters, rags.
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KEY: Apparent.
SYN: Obvious, plain, conspicuous, manifest, appearing, unmistakable, clear, probable, seeming, presumable, likely, patent, ostensible, visible, evident, indubitable, notorious, certain.
ANT: Uncertain, dubious, inapparent, minute, unobservable, improbable, insupposable, hidden, real.
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KEY: Appeal.
SYN: Accost, address, apostrophize, invite, cite, invoke, urge, refer, call upon, entreat, request, resort.
ANT: Deprecate, repudiate, protest, disavow, disclaim, defy, abjure.
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KEY: Appearance.
SYN: Advent, coming, arrival, presence, apparition, aspect, Manifestatlon, probability, likeness, exhibition, mien, manner, semblance, air, show, look, pretense, likelihood, presumption.
ANT: Departure, disappearance, unlikelihood, non-appearance, concealment, evanition.
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KEY: Appease.
SYN: Pacify, assuage, mitigate, conciliate, propitiate, moderate, satisfy, stay, allay, quiet, soften, calm, compose, soothe, hush, cool, tranquilize.
ANT: Excite, provoke, aggravate, exasperate, inflame, embitter, incense, intensify, stimulate, kindle.
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KEY: Appellation.
SYN: Name, patronymic, cognomen, style, description, designation, title, denomination, term.
ANT: Namelessness, non-description, anonymousness.
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KEY: Append.
SYN: Affix, supplement, subjoin, attach.
ANT: Separate, disengage, disconnect, detach.
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KEY: Appendage.
SYN: Addition, annexation, adjunct, supplement.
ANT: Subtraction, separation, amalgamation, disconnection, detachment, disjunction, division, incorporation.
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KEY: Appended.
SYN: Added, joined, affixed, subjoined, attached, appended, additional, concomitant.
ANT: Detracted, disconnected, separated, disjoined, divided.
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KEY: Appendix, [See APPENDAGE].
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KEY: Appertaining, [See CONCERNING].
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KEY: Appetite.
SYN: Passion, desire, propensity, proclivity, inclination, propension, appetency, want, craving, disposition, tendency, proneness.
ANT: Repugnance, aversion, antipathy, loathing, indifference, apathy.
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KEY: Applaud.
SYN: Laud, praise, extol, approve, eulogize, commend, cry up, magnify, encourage, cheer.
ANT: Disapprove, denounce, decry, censure, execrate.
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KEY: Applause.
SYN: Praise, plaudit, laudation, encomium, commendation, approbation, acclamation, approval, eulogy, acclaim.
ANT: Obloquy, condemnation, denunciation, dissatisfaction, contempt, censure, blame, vituperation, sibilation.
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KEY: Appliance.
SYN: Contrivance, mechanism, arrangement, means, agency.
ANT: Spontaneity, growth, production, evolution, development.
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KEY: Applicable.
SYN: Available, ancilla, ry, convenient, useful, pertinent, conducive, appropriate.
ANT: Useless, unavailable, inconducive, inapplicable, irrelevant.
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KEY: Application, [See DILIGENCE].
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KEY: Apply.
SYN: Adduce, use, employ, allot, dedicate, devote, exercise, apportion, direct, engage.
ANT: Disuse, divorce, discard, supersede, alienate, remove, misapply, misdirect, divert, misappropriate, misemploy.
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KEY: Appoint.
SYN: Fix, determine, instal, allot, order, prescribe, institute, employ, apportion, apply, designate, assign, intrust, invest, ordain, arrange.
ANT: Reverse, cancel, recall, withdraw, reserve, withhold, retain, undo, suspend, disarrange, disappoint.
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KEY: Apportion.
SYN: Assign, deal, allot, grant, share, divide, dispense, administer, distribute, appoint.
ANT: Reserve, retain, refuse, withhold, assume, resume, cancel, divert, suspend, reapportion, reappoint.
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KEY: Apportionment, [See APPORTION].
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KEY: Apposite.
SYN: Suitable, appropriate, befitting, fitting, timely, congruous, consistent, pertinent, seasonable, relevant, fit, meet, adapted, apropos.
ANT: Untimely, irrelevant, impertinent, unfitting, mistimed, misplaced, misspoken, inappropriate, misjudged.
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KEY: Appraise.
SYN: Value, survey, estimate, price.
ANT: Undervalue, discard, condemn, brand, misappreciate, misestimate.
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KEY: Appreciate.
SYN: Esteem, recognize, acknowledge, respect, value, prize, regard, reckon, estimate.
ANT: Undervalue, misconceive, misjudge, ignore, misappreciate.
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KEY: Apprehend.
SYN: Comprehend, understand, take, expect, seize, conceive, arrest, fancy, dread, imagine, presume, anticipate, fear, conjecture.
ANT: Ignore, miss, lose, misconjecture, misconceive, misapprehend, misanticipate.
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KEY: Apprehension, [See APPREHEND].
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KEY: Apprise.
SYN: Tell, inform, disclose, publish, advise, advertise, communicate, enlighten, acquaint.
ANT: Hoodwink, mystify, deceive, mislead.
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KEY: Apprize, [See APPRISE].
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KEY: Approach.
SYN: Access, avenue, entrance, adit, vestibule, arrival, approximation, advent, Bearing, admission, appropinquation, admittance, mode, path, way, advance, similarity.
ANT: Exit, egress, debouchure, outlet, departure, recession, distance, diversity, disparity.
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KEY: Approbation.
SYN: Approval, satisfaction, praise, encouragement, confirmation, assent, consent, permission, commendation, concurrence, acceptance.
ANT: Disapproval, censure, blame, dissatisfaction, discouragement, repudiation, protest, denial, refusal, disclaimer, disavowal, disparity, dissimilarity.
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KEY: Approval, [See APPROBATION].
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KEY: Approve.
SYN: Like, comment, sanction, praise, support, second, promote, encourage, authorize.
ANT: Disapprove, dislike, censure, blame, disown, disavow.
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KEY: Appropriate, [See FIT].
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KEY: Approximate.
SYN: Approach, resemble, border, abut, near, trench.
ANT: Separate, differ, vary, recede, diverge, deviate.
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KEY: Appurtenant.
SYN: Belonging, connected, appropriate, appended, homogeneous, attached, co-ordinate, concomitant.
ANT: Unconnected, disconnected, Inappropriate, detached, isolated, incongruous, unallied, unrelated, independent, heterogeneous.
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KEY: Apt.
SYN: Fit, apposite, clever, meet, liable, becoming, appropriate, ready, fitting, suitable, pertinent, qualified, prompt, adapted, likely.
ANT: Unfitted, ill-timed, awkward, unlikely, inapt.
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KEY: Aptitude.
SYN: Fitness, liability, susceptibility, suitableness, readiness, quickness, cleverness, proneness, tendency.
ANT: Unfitness, unsuitableness, insusceptibility, slowness, stupidity, unreadiness, awkwardness.
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KEY: Arbiter.
SYN: Arbitrator, judge, umpire, moderator, director, referee, adjudicator.
ANT: Appellant, claimant, disputant, litigant.
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KEY: Arbitrary.
SYN: Tyrannical, harsh, dictatorial, imperious, bearing, overbearing, selfish, absolute, irresponsible, tyrannous, domineering, peremptory.
ANT: Mild, modest, lenient, considerate, obliging, limited, equitable, constitutional.
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KEY: Arbitrate.
SYN: Settle, adjust, compose, decide, determine, accommodate, adjudicate.
ANT: Dispute, claim, appeal, misdetermine, litigate, contend, misjudge.
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KEY: Archaic, [See ANCIENT].
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KEY: Architect.
SYN: Constructor, contriver, designer, builder, surveyor, agent.
ANT: Workman carrying out plans, destroyer, extinguisher.
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KEY: Ardent.
SYN: Longing, passionate, aspiring, warm, eager, fervent, excited, fiery, glowing, zealous, fervid, fierce, keen, vehement, hot, affectionate, impassioned, burning, heated.
ANT: Cool, cold, indifferent, dispassioned, apathetic, passionless, unimpassioned, phlegmatic, platonic.
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KEY: Ardor, [See ARDENT].
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KEY: Arduous.
SYN: Difficult, hard, lofty, onerous, laborious, steep, precipitous.
ANT: Easy, practicable, unlaborious, light, trivial.
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KEY: Argue.
SYN: Discuss, debate, prove, question, evidence, establish, imply, sift, dispute, persuade, controvert, contend, demonstrate, reason.
ANT: Dictate, assert, propound, command.
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KEY: Argument.
SYN: Reasoning, controversy, evidence, discussion, topic, dispute.
ANT: Assertion, assumption, without proof or evidence.
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KEY: Arid.
SYN: Dry, parched, sterile, unproductive.
ANT: Moist, dewy, watered, fertile, luxuriant, exuberant, verdant, blooming, productive.
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KEY: Aright.
SYN: Right, well, rightly, correctly, truly, properly, uprightly, unexceptionably, justly, suitably, appropriately.
ANT: Wrongly, awry, incorrectly, improperly, defectively, erroneously.
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KEY: Arm \v.\
SYN: Equip, gird, accoutre, array.
ANT: Disarm, ungird, divest, disarray.
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KEY: Army.
SYN: Troops, soldiery, legion, soldiers, military, phalanx, host, multitude.
ANT: Fewness, a small number, Individual, paucity, single person.
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KEY: Aromatic, [See FRAGRANCE].
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KEY: Around.
SYN: About, environing, encircling.
ANT: Within, amid, among.
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KEY: Arouse.
SYN: Stir, excite, disturb, animate, wake up, stimulate, alarm, provoke, cheer.
ANT: Allay, assuage, mitigate, pacify, compose, moderate, still, quiet.
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KEY: Arraign.
SYN: Summon, accuse, censure, indict, charge, impeach.
ANT: Acquit, condone, discharge, release.
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KEY: Arrange.
SYN: Order, put In order, group, array, place, adjust, range, locate, dispose, assort, deal, sort, parcel, classify.
ANT: Derange, disarrange, confuse, disturb, disperse, jumble, disorder, Arrangement, [See ORDER].
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KEY: Arrant.
SYN: Notorious, consummate, atrocious, vile, flagrant, veritable, unqualified, utter, infamous, emphatic.
ANT: Suspicious, slight, mitigated, likely.
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KEY: Array \v.\
SYN: Vest, deck, equip, decorate, rank, adorn, dress, accoutre, invest, attire, place, arrange, draw up, marshal, set in order, dispose.
ANT: Disarray, disarrange, confuse, jumble, divest, denude, strip.
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KEY: Array \n.\ Arrangement, order, disposition, sight, exhibition, show, parade.
ANT: Disarray, disorder, confusion, confusedness, jumble.
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KEY: Arrest \v.\
SYN: Seize, take, stop, capture, withhold, restrain, hold, detain, apprehend.
ANT: Release, dismiss, liberate, free, discharge, expedite.
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KEY: Arrival, [See ARRIVE].
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KEY: Arrive.
SYN: Reach, attain, come to, enter, get to, land.
ANT: Embark, depart, start.
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KEY: Arrogance.
SYN: Haughtiness, contemptuousness, overbearingness, hauteur, browbeating, loftiness, self-conceit, stateliness, vainglory, insolence, self-importance, assumption, discourtesy.
ANT: bashfulness, servility, considerateness, deference, courtesy, modesty, shyness, diffidence, politeness.
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KEY: Arrogate.
SYN: Claim, assume, vindicate, assert, demand.
ANT: Forego, waive, resign, surrender, abandon, disclaim.
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KEY: Art.
SYN: Science, literature, aptitude, readiness, adroitness, skill, dexterity, cunning, deceit, duplicity, tactics, profession, artifice, management, trade, business, calling.
ANT: Inaptitude, maladroitness, candor, openness, frankness, mismanagement.
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KEY: Artful.
SYN: Cunning, designing, maneuvering, sharp, knowing, subtle, sly, crafty, wily, shrewd.
ANT: Simple, undesigning, artless, open, innocent, unsophisticated.
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KEY: Artifice.
SYN: manoeuvre, cheat, wile, contrivance, craft, trick, fraud, machination, punning, imposture, stratagem.
ANT: Fairness, candor, simplicity, openness.
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KEY: Artificial.
SYN: Invented, fabricated, fictitious, constructed, manufactured, pretended, simulated, false, assumed, concocted, contrived, deceptive, artful, affected, unnatural, constrained.
ANT: Natural, inartificial, genuine, spontaneous, transparent, artless, unaffected, [See ARTFUL].
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KEY: Artless, [See ARTFUL].
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KEY: Ascend.
SYN: Rise, mount, soar, surmount, go up, climb, tower, scale.
ANT: Fall, descend, sink.
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KEY: Ascendancy.
SYN: Superiority, advantage, mastery, control, influence, supremacy, sway, domination, authority.
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KEY: Ascertain.
SYN: Prove, verify, find out, discover, confirm, detect, determine, learn, discern.
ANT: Guess, conjecture, surmise, suppose, presume.
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KEY: Ascribe.
SYN: Assign, attribute, impute, refer, render, allege, charge.
ANT: Deny, refuse, exclude, dissociate, disconnect, dissever.
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KEY: Askant.
SYN: Away, askew, asquint, obliquely, aslant.
ANT: Straightforwards, forwards, rectilinearly, ahead, straight.
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KEY: Aspect.
SYN: Front, face, phase, side, appearance, presentation, exhibition, exposure, feature, view, air, mien, deportment, countenance, bearing, complexion, sight.
ANT: Back, obverse, rear.
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KEY: Asperity.
SYN: Acerbity, harshness, acrimony, bitterness, sharpness, tartness, sourness, roughness, moroseness, severity, crabbedness.
ANT: Mildness, softness, sweetness, gentleness, pleasantness, smoothness.
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KEY: Asperse.
SYN: Slander, calumniate, bespatter, befoul, defy, attack, defame, vilify, traduce, scandalize, malign, detract from, blacken, tarnish, befoul, backbite.
ANT: Clear, defend, eulogize, vindicate, shelter, shield, praise, laud, extol, uphold.
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KEY: Aspiration.
SYN: Longing, desire, aim, wish, craving, ambition, endeavor, hope, appetition, effort, eagerness.
ANT: Apathy, indifference, aimlessness, lulness, inertia, callousness, carelessness, aversion, avoidance, rejection, repudiation.
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KEY: Assail, [See ASSAULT].
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KEY: Assault.
SYN: Onset, attack, aggression, onslaught.
ANT: Defense, resistance, repulsion, retaliation, undermining, sapping, stratagem.
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KEY: Assay.
SYN: Test, endeavor, prove, try.
ANT: Survey, conjecture, guess, scan.
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KEY: Assemble.
SYN: Gather, collect, congregate, amass, muster, call together, convoke, convene.
ANT: Scatter, disperse, go away, dismiss.
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KEY: Assembly.
SYN: Meeting, concourse, assemblage, multitude, group, synod, conclave, conference, convocation, unison, company, congregation, collection, crowd, gathering, convention, aggregate.
ANT: Dispersion, dissipation, disunion, disruption.
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KEY: Assent \n.\
SYN: Coincidence, agreement, concert, acknowledgment, consent, acquiescence, approval, concurrence, approbation, compliance.
ANT: Dissent, disagreement, difference, disavowal, repudiation, declension, disclaimer, protest.
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KEY: Assent \v.\ [See CONCEDE].
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KEY: Assert.
SYN: Asseverate, declare, pronounce, depose, maintain, statement, avow, avouch, affirm, allege, protest, claim.
ANT: Deny, contradict, contravene, waive, abandon.
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KEY: Assets.
SYN: goods, proceeds, possessions, effects, property.
ANT: Debts, liabilities.
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KEY: Asseverate, [See ASSERT].
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KEY: Assiduity.
SYN: Attention, perseverance, pains, patience, exertion, labor, application, effort, politeness, constancy, sedulousness, diligence.
ANT: Indolence, remissness, inattention, desultoriness, inconstancy.
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KEY: Assiduous, [See ASSIDUITY].
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KEY: Assign.
SYN: Attribute, apportion, allege, refer, specify, consign, intrust, commit, point out, allot to, adduce, advance, appoint, convey.
ANT: Withhold, withdraw, resume, retain, refuse, disconnect, dissociate.
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KEY: Assimilate.
SYN: Compare, liken, match, engross, identify, incorporate, absorb, appropriate.
ANT: Separate, segregate, part, contrast, reject.
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KEY: Assist.
SYN: Help, succor, aid, support, relieve, befriend, second, co-operate with, back, benefit, further.
ANT: Hinder, resist, oppose, antagonize, counteract, clog, prevent.
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KEY: Assistance.
SYN: Help, aid, countenance, support, abettance, protection, maintenance, coadjutorship.
ANT: Resistance, obstruction, opposition, counteraction, antagonism, drawback, clog, preventive.
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KEY: Assistant.
SYN: Helper, aider, attendant, coadjutor, auxiliary, ally, associate, contributor, partner, confederate.
ANT: Hinderer, opposer, rival, foe, antagonist.
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KEY: Associate.
SYN: Companion, friend, ally, coadjutor, consort, helpmate, comrade, partner.
ANT: Rival, alien, foe, antagonist.
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KEY: Association.
SYN: Union, connection, conjunction, contortment, companionship, alliance, familiarity, community, membership, society, company, denomination, partnership, fellowship, fraternity, friendship.
ANT: Disunion, disconnection, estrangement, separation, severance, independence, avoidance, disruption, dismemberment, solitude, individuality.
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KEY: Assorted.
SYN: Separated, chosen, selected, clarified.
ANT: Mingled, mixed, confused, unclassified, jumbled, heaped up.
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KEY: Assortment.
SYN: Collection, disposition, distribution, class, quantity, selection, stock, miscellany, lot, variety.
ANT: Misarrangement, disarrangement, displacement, misplacement.
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KEY: Assuage.
SYN: Mitigate, soothe, console, soften, moderate, pacify, lenify, allay, ease, alleviate, abate, diminish, lessen, compose, appease, calm, tranquillize.
ANT: Exasperate, excite, increase, stimulate, incite, provoke, inflame, embitter, aggravate.
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KEY: Assuagement, [See ASSUAGE].
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KEY: Assume.
SYN: Take, appropriate, arrogate, wear, exhibit, postulate, suppose, presume, usurp, claim, pretend, feign, affect.
ANT: Waive, allow, doff, render, surrender, concede, grant, demonstrate, abandon, argue, prove.
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KEY: Assumption.
SYN: Arrogance, boldness, impudence, self-confidence, selfreliance, effrontery, presumption, conviction, certainty, self-assertion.
ANT: Distrust, timidity, bashfulness, misgiving, self-distrust, consternation, dismay, alarm.
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KEY: Assure.
SYN: Advise, advertise, promise, inform, rally, console, encourage, countenance, aid, support, convince, uphold, certify.
ANT: Misinform, misadvise, mislead, deceive, discomfit, disconceit, deter, discourage, warn, dissuade, unsettle, intimidate.
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KEY: Assurance.
SYN: Arrogance, impudence, boldness, self-confidence, selfreliance, promise, assertion, presumption, effrontery, self-assertion.
ANT: Distrust, timidity, bashfulness, self-distrust, consternation.
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KEY: Astonish.
SYN: Startle, surprise, confound, amaze, astound, fill with wonder, stupefy, alarm, terrify, electrify, scare, dumbfounder.
ANT: Rally, encourage, assure, embolden.
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KEY: Astonished.
SYN: Amazed, astounded, overwhelmed, dumbfounded, thunderstruck.
ANT: Calm, tranquil, assured, bold, undisturbed.
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KEY: Astonishing.
SYN: Amazing, wondrous, surprising, wonderful, striking, marvelous.
ANT: Foreseen, unamazed, common, astonished at nothing, ordinary, natural, usual, everyday, trite.
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KEY: Astonishment.
SYN: Wonder, surprise, marvel, amazement, admiration, awe, bewilderment, stupefaction, fascination.
ANT: Expectance, expectation, anticipation, foreseeing, absence of wonder, awe, etc.
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KEY: Astray.
SYN: Loose, abroad, missing, about, at large, wrong, erring, wandering.
ANT: Right, close, at home, safe.
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KEY: Astute.
SYN: Crafty, shrewd, knowing, sharp, discriminating, sagacious, penetrating, acute, discerning, keen.
ANT: Dull, unobserving, undiscriminating, stolid, asinine, anserine, blind.
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KEY: Asunder.
SYN: Separate, apart, disunited, divided, in twain.
ANT: In one, close, united, together.
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KEY: Athletic.
SYN: Strong, vigorous, powerful, stalwart, brawny, muscular, ablebodied, lusty, sinewy, robust.
ANT: Weak, puny, effeminate, nerveless, strengthless, unbraced.
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KEY: Atom.
SYN: Molecule, particle, mote, speck, scrap, bit.
ANT: Mass, whole, aggregate, lump.
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KEY: Atonement.
SYN: Reconciliation, expiation, compensation, preparation, satisfaction, recompense.
ANT: Alienation, separation, enmity, estrangement, division, offense, transgression.
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KEY: Atrocious.
SYN: Monstrous, nefarious, wicked, outrageous, villainous, enormous, shameful, heinous, cruel, flagrant, facinorous, flagitious.
ANT: Laudable, noble, honorable, generous, humane, admirable, chivalrous.
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KEY: Attach.
SYN: Fasten, apply, append, add, fix, subjoin, annex, unite, conciliate, tie, connect, conjoin, attract, win, bind.
ANT: Unfasten, Ioose, disunite, untie, disconnect, detach, alienate, estrange, repel.
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KEY: Attachment, [See ATTACH].
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KEY: Attack. \v.\
SYN: Assail, assault, invade, encounter, charge, besiege, impugn, contravene.
ANT: Defend, resist, repel, protest, withstand on one's own part, or for another, support, aid, shield, uphold, vindicate, shelter.
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KEY: Attack. \n.\
SYN: Invasion, assault, onset, aggression, onslaught.
ANT: Defense, resistance, repulse, protection, aid, vindication, support, maintenance, shelter.
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KEY: Attain.
SYN: Reach, extend, master, arrive at, compass, earn, win, achieve, accomplish, get, obtain, acquire, gain, secure, grasp.
ANT: Lose, fail, forfeit, miss, abandon, resign.
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KEY: Attainment.
SYN: Information, acquirements, accomplishments.
ANT: Intuition, inspiration, genius.
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KEY: Attemper.
SYN: Moderate, subdue, compound, commingle, adapt, adjust, harmonize, modify, blend, attune, mix, mold, work, medicate, amalgamate, accommodate.
ANT: Discompose, confuse, spoil, aggravate, mar.
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KEY: Attempt.
SYN: Try, endeavor, strive, undertake, seek, essay, attack, violate, force.
ANT: Disregard, abandon, pretermit, dismiss, neglect, shun, drop.
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KEY: Attempt \n.\ [See EFFORT].
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KEY: Attend.
SYN: Listen, heed, notice, observe, wait on, serve, mind, watch, accompany, consort, follow, imply, involve.
ANT: Wander, disregard, leave, forsake, abandon, desert, exclude, neutralize.
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KEY: Attention.
SYN: Observation, notice, regard, watchfulness, heed, consideration, circumspection, study, vigilance, care.
ANT: Disregard, inadvertence, remission, indifference, carelessness, abstraction, distraction, absence.
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KEY: Attentive, [See OBSERVANT].
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KEY: Attenuate.
SYN: Educe, elongate, reduce, fine-drawn, narrow, contract, diminish, compress.
ANT: Broaden, increase, expand, dilate, swell, enlarge, develop, amplify.
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KEY: Attest.
SYN: Vouch, aver, assert, certify, witness, vouch for, affirm, testify, evidence, support, confirm, suggest, prove, involve, demonstrate, establish, imply, bespeak.