Синонимы и антонимы. Сборник общеупотребительных слов с похожими и с противоположными по смыслу словами.
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Bristling. Full, crowded, swarming, stocked, multifarious, multitudinous; bristly, standing on end like bristles; ruffled, roughened, corrugated, bespined; bridled, angered, offended.
Ant. Smooth, soothed, allayed; prone; bare, nude, scant, devoid, vacant.
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Brittle. Fragile, crumbling, shivery, frail, easily broken.
Ant. Tough, stout, strong, hardy.
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Broach. Open, pierce, tap; suggest, hint, approach, break; utter, publish, proclaim, give out; originate, propound.
Ant. Repress, cork, bottle, secrete, conceal, hide.
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Broad. Wide; large, ample, extensive, vast, spacious, capacious; liberal, tolerant, free, hospitable; spread, diffused, open; gross, vulgar, indecent, coarse.
Ant. Narrow; contracted, restricted, confined, limited; prejudiced, illiberal, bigoted, reserved; veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded; refined, delicate, sketchy; specific, pointed.
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Broil. Affray, quarrel, contention.
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Brook. Tolerate, bear, suffer, endure, abide, submit to, undergo, permit.
Ant. Resist, resent, reject.
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Brotherhood. Fraternity, fellowship, association, sodality, society.
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Browbeat. Bully, intimidate, bulldoze, overawe.
Ant. Rally, support.
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Bruise. Pommel, crush, squeeze, break, pound, batter, deface.
Ant. Heal, soothe.
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Brunt. Shock, attack, impulse, onslaught, onset, assault.
Ant. Repulse, resistance, endurance.
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Brutal. Brutish, animal, beastly, bestial; savage, ferocious, cruel, harsh, uncivil, rude, rough, gruff, impolite, brusque; sensual, carnal.
Ant. Humane, self-controlled, civilized, enlightened, elevated, noble, refined, intelligent, grand.
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Bubble. Toy, trifle, fancy, conceit, dream, vision, froth, trash.
Ant. Prize, treasure, reality, substance, jewel, good, advantage.
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Buffoon. Wag, clown, jester, mountebank, harlequin, droll, punch, fool.
Ant. Wit, genius, pedant, philosopher.
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Build. Make, form, shape, figure, model; construct, erect, raise.
Ant. Demolish, overthrow, destroy.
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Building. Architecture, edifice, structure, fabric, pile, erection.
Ant. Ruin, demolition, dilapidation, dismantlement.
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Bulk. Magnitude, size, volume, mass; greatness, amplitude, massiveness; majority, major part, most, principal part; dimension.
Ant. Portion, section, atom, particle; diminution, tenuity, contraction, dismemberment, disintegration.
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Bulwark. Rampart, fortress, fortification, stronghold, intrenchment, bastion, parapet, citadel.
Ant. Siege, bombardment, cannonade, boarding, storming.
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Bungler. Botcher, clown, fumbler, clumsy workman, novice.
Ant. Adept, adroit, master, artist, proficient workman, professor.
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Buoy, v. Float, support, sustain; elevate, inspire, assure, animate, cheer.
Ant. Sink, drown, depress, swamp; crush, betray, fail, deject, overcome.
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Buoyant. Light; cheerful, hopeful, sprightly, vivacious, joyous, blithesome, jocund, sportive, jubilant, elastic, floating.
Ant. Heavy, dejected, depressed, moody, joyless, cheerless, desponding.
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Burden. Load, weight; cargo, freight; capacity, tonnage: impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, affliction, sorrow; chorus, refrain; topic, drift, tenor, point, substance.
Ant. Ease, lightness; facility, airiness, light-heartedness; consolation, assuagement, alleviation, liberation, mitigation.
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Burial. Interment, sepulture, entombment, burying.
Ant. Exhumation, disinterment.
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Burlesque. Parody, travesty, caricature, ridicule, farce.
Ant. Classic, history, fact.
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Burn. Char, consume, cremate, scorch, set on fire, singe, ignite, incinerate, kindle, blaze, cauterize, glow, smolder.
Ant. Smother, stifle, subdue, extinguish, cool, put out; subside, glimmer, lower, pale.
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Burnish. Brighten, polish, make to glisten, glaze, gloss.
Ant. Dull, bedim, cloud, scratch, abrade.
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Burst. Break, open, explode, blow up, rend, split, crack, discharge, shatter, disrupt.
Ant. Cohere, hold, stand, stick together, adhere.
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Bury. Inter, cover up, entomb, inearth, inhume, inurn; shroud, conceal, secrete, hide; immure, confine; cancel, compose, hush, cover with oblivion.
Ant. Resurrect, exhume, disinter, excavate, expose, resuscitate; publish, announce, advertise.
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Business. Employment, craft, trade, commerce, handicraft, traffic, transaction, work, vocation, job, affairs, avocation, profession, occupation, calling, concern, duty, office, interest.
Ant. Stagnation, leisure, inactivity.
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Bustle. Activity, stir, commotion, excitement, haste, hurry, energy, eagerness, flurry.
Ant. Idleness, inactivity, vacation, stagnation, quiet, indolence, indifference, unconcern.
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Busy. Engaged, employed, occupied; diligent, industrious, active, working, sedulous; brisk, stirring, bustling, agile, spry, nimble; meddling, officious.
Ant. Idle, lazy, indolent, slothful.
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But. Save, except, furthermore, barely, besides, however, just, only, notwithstanding, though, unless, yet, still, merely, nevertheless, provided, moreover.
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Buxom. Bonny, blithe, shapely.
Ant. Lean, slender, ill-shaped.
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Buy. Purchase, bargain, acquire; bribe, corrupt, pervert, suborn, subsidize.
Ant. Sell, hawk, retail, vend.
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By. Through, with; at, on; from, according to; near, close by; past; along, over; before, in the sight of, in the name of; per, at.
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Cabal. Confederacy, conspiracy, conclave, combination, faction, crew, junto, gang, coterie, plot, political intrigue, league.
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Cadaverous. Bloodless, pallid, pale, wan, ghastly, deathlike, ashy.
Ant. Rosy, blushing, sanguine, incarnadine.
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Cage, v. Imprison, immure, confine, incarcerate.
Ant. Liberate, free, dismiss, unbar.
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Caitiff. Rascal, miscreant, villain, wretch, coward, sneak, traitor, scoundrel, vagabond.
Ant. Gentleman, patriot, philanthropist.
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Cajole. Coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn upon, blandish; deceive, entrap, beguile, inveigle, impose upon.
Ant. Scold, chide, warn.
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Calamitous. Disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky, adverse, untoward, deplorable, ruinous, inauspicious, wretched, distressing, grievous, ill-starred, troublous, hapless, ill-omened.
Ant. Fortunate, auspicious, felicitous, propitious, favorable, advantageous.
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Calamity. Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, trial, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, hardship, ill luck, visitation.
Ant. Blessing, boon, advantage, good fortune, benefaction.
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Calculate. Number, reckon, sum up, count, compute, account, estimate, enumerate, rate; consider, deem, apportion, investigate.
Ant. Guess, risk, chance, conjecture, stake.
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Calculating. Wary, cautious, scheming, crafty, cool, hard, selfish; careful, circumspect, sagacious, farsighted.
Ant. Shortsighted, improvident, rash, careless.
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Calculation. Reckoning, computation; expectation, anticipation, prospect; foresight, forethought, caution, wariness, discretion, prudence, deliberation.
Ant. Omission, carelessness, imprudence, indiscretion, inconsideration.
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Caliber. Diameter, gage, capacity; faculty, scope, talent, ability, gifts, parts, endowment.
Ant. Smallness, thinness; imbecility, incapacity, puerility.
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Call. Cry, bellow, clamor, ejaculate, scream, roar, shout, shriek, bawl, yell, exclaim, vociferate; invite, summon, send for, bid; assemble, convene, muster; elect, ordain, appoint; invoke, appeal to.
Ant. Be silent, hush, list, listen, harken, be still; ignore; disperse; disdain, defy.
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Calm. Composed, peaceful, placid, quiet, still, tranquil, self-possessed, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unruffled.
Ant. Frantic, frenzied, passionate, furious, raging, stormy, violent, boisterous, agitated, excited, fierce, turbulent, wild, heated, wrathful, disturbed.
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Calumniate. Slander, traduce, defame, vilify, revile, asperse.
Ant. Praise, commend, vindicate, laud, honor, eulogize; shield.
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Calumny. Slander, aspersion, defamation, detraction, abuse, obloquy.
Ant. Vindication, justification; eulogy, panegyric.
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Camp. Encampment, bivouac.
Cancel. Obliterate, scratch out, erase, efface, expunge, cross off; abolish, abrogate, nullify, annul, revoke, rescind, make void, repeal.
Ant. Confirm, enact, perpetuate, approve, enforce, uphold, sustain, maintain, establish, record, write.
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Candid. Honest, open, straightforward, transparent, unbiased, artless, frank, guileless, ingenuous, naive, sincere, impartial, innocent, unprejudiced, aboveboard, simple, truthful, unsophisticated, fair.
Ant. Deceitful, designing, foxy, sharp, shrewd, crafty, artful, sly, tricky, subtle, adroit, cunning, insincere, diplomatic, intriguing, wily.
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Candidate. Aspirant, solicitant, petitioner, canvasser, claimant, solicitor.
Ant. Non-competitor; resigner, abandoner, abjurer.
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Canvass. Debate, discuss, dispute, agitate; examine, investigate, scrutinize, sift, study, consider; solicit votes from, apply for.
Ant. Admit, pass, misexamine, allow, ignore, disregard.
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Capability. Capacity, ability, skill, power, competency, efficiency, caliber, force, faculty, scope, brains, talent.
Ant. Dulness, inability, inaptitude, difficulty, awkwardness.
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Capacity. Space, magnitude, volume, dimensions, extent, size, tonnage, caliber; faculty, gift, talent, genius, competency, capability, discernment, cleverness, skill, aptitude; sphere, office, province, character, function.
Ant. Restriction, narrowness, contractedness, incapacity; incompetency, inefficiency, inability.
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Capital, n. Metropolis; large letter; stock, sum invested; head of a column or pillar; mental, physical, or financial resources.
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Capital, a. Chief, principal, essential, leading, cardinal; fatal, forfeiting life; excellent, prime, first-class, first-rate, consummate, high, important.
Ant. Subordinate, inferior, unimportant, minor; defective, mean.
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Capitulate. Surrender, yield, submit, stipulate.
Ant. Resist, contend, struggle.
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Caprice. Vagary, freak, whim, fancy, crotchet.
Ant. Purpose, plan, determination, conviction, seriousness.
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Capricious. Wayward, fanciful, freakish, whimsical, inconstant, uncertain, fitful, fickle, changeable.
Ant. Firm, inflexible, unswerving, constant, decided, serious.
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Captious. Carping, hypercritical, censorious; crabbed, snappish, touchy, cross, snarling, acrimonious, contentious; insidious, ensnaring.
Ant. Appreciative, commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, approving.
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Captivate. Charm, enchant, fascinate, enamor, bewitch, please highly, lead captive, win, catch.
Ant. Disenchant, disillusionize; disgust.
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Captivity. Thraldom, confinement, duress, imprisonment, bondage, subjection, slavery, servitude, durance.
Ant. Freedom, liberty, independence.
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Capture. Seize, catch, arrest, apprehend, make captive; prize.
Ant. Liberate, free, release; acquit.
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Care. Anxiety, trouble, solicitude, concern, vigilance, worry, charge, caution, attention, heed, forethought, management, perplexity, watchfulness, wariness, precaution, oversight, prudence.
Ant. Indifference, heedlessness, negligence, oversight, remissness, slight, recklessness, disregard, carelessness, inattention.
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Career. Course, line of achievement, passage, race, flight, procedure, conduct, progress, active life, success.
Careful. Thoughtful, provident, considerate, reflective, heedful, diligent, pensive, regardful, contemplative.
Ant. Careless, thoughtless, improvident, unthinking, heedless, inconsiderate, rash, wanton, idle, dreamy, trifling.
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Caress, v. Embrace, fondle, kiss, pet, pamper, coddle, court, flatter.
Ant. Vex, tease, affront, annoy, provoke, persecute.
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Cargo. Freight, load, goods, lading, consignment, merchandise.
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Caricature. Imitation, mimicry, parody, travesty, burlesque, exaggeration, extravaganza, takeoff, farce, monstrosity.
Ant. Portraiture, resemblance, representation, reproduction.
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Carnage. Massacre, bloodshed, slaughter, havoc, butchery.
Ant. Deliverance, ransom, quarter, redemption.
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Carnal. Sensual, fleshly, lustful, lascivious; natural, unregenerate, earthly, temporal.
Ant. Spiritual, ethereal, refined, pure, exalted, temperate, self-controlled.
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Carnival. Festival, revel, masquerade, rout.
Ant. Fast, retirement, Lent, penance, mortification.
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Carol. Sing, warble, chirp, twitter, chant, whistle, hum; hymn.
Ant. Whine, lament, dirge, cry, croak, weep, groan, moan.
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Carousal. Feast, festival, banquet, revel, debauch, wassail, orgies.
Ant. Fast, abstinence, starvation; temperance, moderation; self-denial.
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Carp. Cavil, find fault, object to, pick flaws, challenge, censure, hypercriticize.
Ant. Concede, admit, compliment, approve, applaud, acquiesce, assent.
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Carpet. Covering for floor; table or board (metaphorical), consideration, consultation.
Ant. Shelf (metaphorical), rejection, oblivion, disposal.
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Carry. Convey, move, transport, lift, bring, bear, transmit, support, sustain, take; impel, urge, push forward; signify, infer, involve, implicate.
Ant. Drop, let go, throw down, fall under, shake off; retard, impede; leave, be separate from.
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Case. Box; covering, sheathe; state, condition, plight, predicament; instance, example, occurrence; circumstance, event, contingency; suit, action, process, trial, cause; question, subject of discussion; form, inflection.
Ant. Hypothesis, supposition, fancy, theory, conjecture; generalization, principle, universality.
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Cash. Coin, money, specie, currency, capital.
Ant. Paper money, greenbacks, bills.
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Cast. Hurl, throw, pitch, fling, drive, thrust, sling, toss; shed, lay aside; calculate, compute, reckon; found, form; direct, turn; assign, appoint, allot; impart, shed, diffuse, communicate.
Ant. Raise, elevate, erect; accept, approve, retain, carry; miscalculate; break, dismember, dissipate.
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Caste. Grade, rank, order, lineage, dignity, respect.
Ant. Abasement, degradation, disrepute, taboo, reproach, ostracism.
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Castigate. Whip, flagellate, cane.
Ant. Reward, encourage, caress, pat.
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Casual. Accidental, incidental, fortuitous, chance, contingent.
Ant. Regular, certain, fixed, ordinary, periodic, systematic.
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Casuistry. Sophistry, fallacy, quibble; refinement.
Ant. Reason, common sense, conscience.
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Catalogue. List, register, index, enrolment, entry, record, roll, inventory, schedule.
Ant. Non-registration, obliteration, oblivion, forgetfulness; non-entry, oversight, omission.
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Catastrophe. Revolution, disaster, mishap, misfortune, calamity, cataclysm, blow, visitation.
Ant. Victory, triumph, benefit, ovation, success, felicitation, blessing.
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Catch. Grasp, seize, clutch, capture, clasp, secure, snatch, take, arrest, ensnare, entrap, grip, lay hold; comprehend, apprehend, understand.
Ant. Lose, miss, fail of, let go, give up, release, restore.
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Categorical. Plain, absolute, distinct, positive, declaratory, affirmative.
Ant. Obscure, ambiguous, dubious, hypothetical, contingent, mystical, enigmatical.
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Category. Class, division, order, rank; universal aspect, primitive relation.
Ant. Essence, truth, being, substance, nature.
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Causality. Causation, potentiality, eventuality, operativeness.
Ant. Counteractivity, barrenness, sterility; finality.
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Cause. Agent, origin, source, creator, spring; reason, power; designer, antecedent, originator, author, producer; condition, principle.
Ant. Effect, result, end, production, issue, accomplishment, development, consequence, creation, fruit, event, outcome, outgrowth.
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Caution. Care, heed, wariness, circumspection, forethought, discretion; warning, admonition, advice, counsel.
Ant. Temerity, heedlessness, unguardedness, improvidence, imprudence.
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Cavalier, a. Arrogant, haughty, overbearing, insolent, disdainful.
Ant. Courteous; subservient, servile; civil, polite.
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Cavil. Carp, object, censure.
Ant. Approve, allow, concede.
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Cavity. Opening, gap, aperture, hole, fissure.
Ant. Obstruction, filling.
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Cease. End, finish, desist, leave off, quit, stop, refrain, abstain, discontinue, pause, terminate.
Ant. Begin, commence, continue, originate, inaugurate, start, set going, set in operation.
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Celebrated. Famous, renowned, distinguished, famed, illustrious, eminent, glorious, notable, exalted.
Ant. Obscure, unknown, unnotable, mean, insignificant, inconspicuous.
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Celebration. Solemnization, observance, commemoration, laudation, praise, commendation.
Ant. Oblivion, desuetude, non-observance.
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Celebrity. Fame, renown, reputation, glory, honor, repute, eminence, distinction; person of note, “lion.”
Ant. Obscurity, ignominy, disgrace, contempt, meanness; infamy; oblivion.
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Celerity. Rapidity, speed, haste, velocity, swiftness, fleetness, despatch.
Ant. Slowness, tardiness, inertness.
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Celestial. Heavenly, angelic, supernal, ethereal, atmospheric, immortal, seraphic, divine, godlike.
Ant. Earthly, terrestrial; human, mortal; infernal.
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Censure. Blame, disapproval, reproach, disapprobation, reprimand, condemnation, remonstrance, rebuke.
Ant. Praise, approval, eulogy, commendation, encouragement.
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Center. Middle, midst.
Ant. Perimeter, rim, bound, circumference, boundary.
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Central. Convenient, medial, accessible.
Ant. Remote, inaccessible, inconvenient.
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Centralize. Concentrate, collect, localize.
Ant. Disperse, distribute.
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Ceremonial, n. Ritual, rites, formalities, etiquette.
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Ceremonial, a. Ritualistic, formal, official, ministerial, pompous, sumptuous, scenic, functional.
Ant. Private, unostentatious, undramatic, unimposing, unassuming.
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Ceremonious. Stately, lofty, courtly; formal, studied, punctilious; prim, precise.
Ant. Brusk, blunt, supercilious, plain, simple.
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Certain. Sure, infallible, positive, undeniable, unfailing; assured, fixed, regular, established; true, accurate, unmistakable.
Ant. Dubious, irregular, undecided, doubtful, exceptional, casual.
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Certainty. Assurance, conviction, confidence, positiveness.
Ant. Hesitation, doubt, misgiving, conjecture, indecision.
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Certify. Acknowledge, avow, declare, prove, inform, assure, attest.
Ant. Disavow, misinform, disprove.
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Cessation. Stop, pause, abeyance, suspension, lull, respite.
Ant. Incessancy, continuity, continuance.
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Chafe. Vex, irritate, gall, rub, chagrin, tease, worry, harass, annoy, fret; rage, fume; nettle, exasperate, anger.
Ant. Soothe, coax, calm, console, humor; submit, endure, succumb.
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Chaff. Banter, badinage, nonsense, frivolity; refuse, trash.
Ant. Sense, reason, pith, gist, seriousness, substance.
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Chagrin. Humiliation, shame, mortification, confusion, discomposure, dismay, disappointment.
Ant. Delight, glory, exultation, triumph, rejoicing.
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Challenge, v. Dare, brave, defy; demand, require, claim; object to, take exceptions.
Ant. Pass, allow, grant, concede, permit; retract, retreat.
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Champion. Defender, protector, vindicator; hero, winner, chief, victor, combatant.
Ant. Renegade, traitor, deserter, coward; adversary, opponent.
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Chance. Hazard, casualty, accident, luck, fortune.
Ant. Law, sequence, purpose, design, intention, causation, certainty.
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Change, n. Transformation, variation, transition, conversion, innovation, diversion, novelty, variety, vicissitude, alteration, transmutation.
Ant. Fixity, identity, constancy, uniformity, firmness, permanence, persistence, steadiness.
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Change, v. Alter, transform, vary, turn, veer, shift, qualify, modify, exchange, diversify, convert, metamorphose, substitute.
Ant. Continue, endure, stay, hold, keep, retain, abide, remain, persist.
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Changeless. Stationary, undeviating, immovable, reliable, consistent.
Ant. Fluctuating, vacillating, capricious, variable, plastic.
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Character. Mark, figure, sign, symbol, emblem, letter; constitution, nature, disposition, turn, cast, bent; temperament, moral qualities, personality, traits, habits; person, individual; repute, reputation.
Ant. Anonymousness; disrepute; vagueness; indefiniteness.
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Characteristic. Attribute, peculiarity, trait, sign, indication, mark, feature, distinction, singularity, property, idiosyncrasy.
Ant. Nondescript, generality, miscellany, commonness.
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Charge, v. Load, freight, burden; intrust; impute, ascribe; accuse, impeach, incriminate, arraign, indict; command, order, require, bid; attack, assault.
Ant. Free, acquit, liberate, discharge.
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Charitable. Benign, bountiful, liberal; lenient, mild, considerate.
Ant. Selfish, harsh, exacting, revengeful, churlish, censorious.
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Charity. Benevolence, liberality, bounty, generosity, philanthropy.
Ant. Harshness, ill will, malignity, malevolence.
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Charlatan. Quack, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug, cheat.
Ant. Victim, dupe, gull.
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Charm. Spell, incantation, enchantment; fascination, attraction, allurement; witchery, sorcery, magic, necromancy.
Ant. Fear, repulsion, disenchantment, disillusion.
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Chary. Careful, cautious, wary; frugal, sparing, saving, reluctant.
Ant. Liberal, lavish, profuse, extravagant.
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Chase. Pursue, track, hunt, follow, prosecute; emboss, enchase.
Ant. Flee, shun, elude, evade; abandon, relinquish.
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Chaste. Pure, spotless, immaculate, modest, virtuous, simple, refined, classic, elegant.
Ant. Corrupt, impure, flashy, gaudy; coarse, inelegant.
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Chasten. Discipline, chastise, subdue, afflict, punish, soften, try.
Ant. Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize.
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Chattels. Goods, wares, effects, furniture.
Ant. Freehold.
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Cheap. Common, inexpensive, mean, worthless, vile, paltry, low-priced, poor, indifferent.
Ant. Rare, costly, expensive, high, precious.
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Cheat, n. Fraud, trick, artifice, swindle, deceit, fiction, imposture.
Ant. Truth, reality, fact, honesty, authenticity, certainty, openness, sincerity.
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Check, v. Restrain, curb, stop, bridle, hinder, impede, inhibit; reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.
Ant. License, indulge, allow, loose, liberate, abet, instigate.
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Cheer, n. Gladness, joy, gaiety, mirth, merriment, cheerfulness, happiness, hope, conviviality, plenty, hospitality.
Ant. Gloom, dearth, sullenness, niggardliness, unsociableness.
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Cheerful. Glad, lively, mirthful, animated, jocund, jolly, blithe, buoyant, merry, joyous.
Ant. Gloomy, dejected, unhappy, lifeless, dull, depressing, melancholy, joyless, dispiriting.
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Cherish. Foster, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, comfort, cheer.
Ant. Abandon, afflict, check, discourage.
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Chief, a. Head, important, excellent, high, principal, consummate.
Ant. Subordinate, minor, inferior.
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Chieftain. Captain, commander, general, leader, chief.
Ant. Vassal, minion, adherent, retainer, attendant, follower.
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Childish. Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.
Ant. Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous.
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Chimerical. Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.
Ant. Real, actual, substantial, veritable.
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Chivalrous. Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.