Ant. Dastardly, recreant, sneaking.
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Choice, n. Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.
Ant. Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination.
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Choice, a. Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.
Ant. Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior.
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Choose. Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.
Ant. Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside.
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Chronicle. Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.
Ant. Legend, romance, tradition.
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Cipher. Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.
Ant. Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus.
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Circular. Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.
Ant. Linear, direct, straight.
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Circulate. Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.
Ant. Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate.
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Circumference. Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.
Ant. Center, interior.
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Circumlocution. Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.
Ant. Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness.
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Circumscribe. Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.
Ant. Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend.
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Circumspect. Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.
Ant. Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary.
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Circumstance. Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.
Ant. Deed, case, transaction, business, affair.
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Cite. Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.
Ant. Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove.
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Citizen. Inhabitant, dweller, townsman, burgher, resident, subject, denizen.
Ant. Foreigner, alien, exile, visitor, tramp, transient, tourist, sight-seer.
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Civilization. Culture, cultivation, refinement, amelioration, humanization.
Ant. Demoralization, savagery, barbarism, rudeness.
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Claim, n. Assertion, requisition, demand, call; title, privilege, right, pretension.
Ant. Disclaimer, surrender, abjuration, waiver.
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Claim, v. Demand, ask, require, call for, assert, insist, request, maintain, pretend.
Ant. Repudiate, waive, concede, forego, abjure.
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Clamor, n. Noise, uproar, hubbub, outcry, vociferation, exclamation.
Ant. Silence, reticence, acquiescence; repression, stifling.
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Clandestine. Secret, private, furtive, stealthy, underhand, sly, surreptitious, hidden.
Ant. Open, aboveboard, sincere, frank.
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Class. Company, grade, order, rank, caste, clan, circle, association, club, clique, coterie, set.
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Classical. Refined, elegant, polished, chaste, pure.
Ant. Corrupt, barbarous, uncouth, debased, inelegant.
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Classification. Grouping, disposition, arrangement, distribution, category, genus, designation, order, species, nature, character; homogeneity.
Ant. Individuality, speciality, singularity, distinction, heterogeneity.
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Clause. Portion, section, passage, paragraph, stipulation, article, chapter, provision.
Ant. Document, instrument, writing.
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Clean, a. Pure, neat, clear, spotless, cleansed, untarnished, upright.
Ant. Foul, impure, untidy, hampered, unclean.
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Cleanse. Purify, wash, clean, disinfect, lave, scour, sponge, scrub, sweep, wipe, rinse, dust, purge.
Ant. Defile, pollute, stain, deprave, sully, taint, befoul, contaminate, corrupt, vitiate.
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Clear, a. Pure, bright, transparent, free, serene, unclouded, obvious, manifest, pellucid, unadorned, plain, distinct, evident, lucid, intelligible, explicit, straightforward, perspicuous.
Ant. Mysterious, unintelligible, vague, opaque, foggy, dim, cloudy, dubious, turbid, ambiguous.
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Clever. Gifted, expert, capable, apt, bright, ingenious, quick-witted, skilful, adroit, dexterous, intellectual, happy, smart, talented, keen, knowing, intelligent, quick, sharp.
Ant. Foolish, slow, stupid, idiotic, thickheaded, witless, bungling, awkward, dull, ignorant, clumsy, senseless.
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Climax. Acme, top, summit, culmination, height, consummation, zenith, head.
Ant. Base, floor, nadir, anticlimax, depth; bathos.
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Cling. Stick, cleave, fasten, hold, adhere.
Ant. Drop, relax, swerve, let go.
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Close. Packed, condensed, compressed, narrow, restricted, solid; secret, reserved; niggardly.
Ant. Ample, wide, open, spacious, patent, public, advertised; open-handed, free, liberal.
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Clownish. Rude, rustic, boorish, awkward, clumsy, bucolic, cloddish.
Ant. Polite, affable, civil, urbane.
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Clumsy. Awkward, inexpert, uncouth, bungling, unskilful, unwieldly.
Ant. Neat, skilful, clever, expert, adroit, dexterous, workmanlike.
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Coalesce. Blend, mix, harmonize, unite, consolidate, combine, adhere.
Ant. Disagree, sunder, separate, sever.
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Coalition. League, union, alliance, confederacy, combination, compact, amalgamation.
Ant. Disruption, rebellion, disagreement, sedition, mutiny.
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Coarse. Of large fibers, crude, rough, gross; indecent, indelicate, unrefined, unpolished, vulgar, common, ordinary.
Ant. Fine, choice, delicate, gentle.
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Coax. Wheedle, flatter, cajole, fawn, allure, seduce, circumvent.
Ant. Coerce, impel, drive, intimidate.
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Coerce. Impel, restrain, inhibit, force, compel, drive, check, intimidate.
Ant. Persuade, coax, permit, urge, induce, tempt.
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Coexistent. Contemporary, concurrent, coincident, simultaneous.
Ant. Preceding or succeeding.
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Cogent. Forcible, powerful, effective, irresistible, convincing, conclusive, persuasive, potent, urgent.
Ant. Weak, feeble, powerless, ineffectual.
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Cogitate. Meditate, think, reflect, consider, ponder, contemplate.
Ant. Dream, idle, wish.
Cognizance. Knowledge, observation, notice, recognition, experience.
Ant. Ignorance, oversight, neglect.
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Coherent. Compact, consecutive, close, logical, consistent.
Ant. Rambling, loose, discursive, aberrant.
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Coincidence. Chance, fortuity, harmony, agreement, casualty, concurrence, contemporaneousness.
Ant. Design, purpose, asynchronism, anachronism, difference.
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Cold. Frigid, chilly, frosty, icy, polar, wintry; dull, lifeless, unimpassioned, sluggish, apathetic, indifferent, spiritless.
Ant. Hot, warm, ardent, impassioned, fiery, burning, fervid, vehement, passionate.
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Colleague. Associate, coadjutor, collaborator, helper, companion, partner, assistant, ally, confederate.
Ant. Opponent, rival, antagonist, competitor.
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Collect. Gather, glean, amass, garner, muster, congregate, assemble, convoke, accumulate.
Ant. Distribute, dispense, divide, assort, deal.
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Collision. Clash, shock, impact, concussion, encounter, contact, opposition, conflict.
Ant. Divergence; concord, harmony, agreement, coincidence, concert, unity, amity, unison.
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Colloquy. Dialogue, conversation, talk, discourse, consultation, conference.
Ant. Babel, tumult, outcry, clamor; silence, taciturnity.
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Collusion. Connivance, accompliceship, confederacy.
Ant. Frustration, betrayal, exposure.
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Color. Hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion; pigment, paint; pretense, speciousness, varnish, appearance, semblance, excuse, makeshift.
Ant. Paleness; transparency, openness.
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Combat. Conflict, encounter, battle, struggle, contest, contention.
Ant. Truce, surrender, mediation.
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Combination. Association, connection, union; alliance, league; mixture, compound.
Ant. Division, disruption, analysis, dissolution.
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Comfortable. Agreeable, satisfactory, pleasant, convenient, commodious, snug, genial.
Ant. Miserable, distressed, forlorn, wretched, cheerless.
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Comic. Laughable, droll, funny, comical, farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous.
Ant. Serious, solemn, grave, tragic, melancholy.
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Command. Order, direct, bid, instruct, charge, enjoin; rule, govern.
Ant. Beg, petition, supplicate, entreat; obey, yield, comply.
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Commemorate. Celebrate, observe, perpetuate.
Ant. Forget, abolish, ignore.
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Commence. Begin, start, inaugurate, undertake.
Ant. Finish, conclude, terminate.
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Commend. Approve, encourage, applaud, praise.
Ant. Blame, condemn, censure, denounce.
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Comment. Remark, observe, explain, note, expound, interpret, illustrate.
Ant. Confuse, obscure, mystify, confound, misrepresent.
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Commerce. Trade, traffic, business, exchange.
Ant. Embargo, inactivity, boycott.
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Commit. Assign, confide, trust, relegate, entrust, consign.
Ant. Omit, let pass, disregard, misconsign.
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Commodious. Ample, spacious, convenient, comfortable, suitable.
Ant. Narrow, cramped, ill-contrived.
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Commodity. Staple, ware, stock, produce, article.
Ant. Drug, refuse.
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Common. Ordinary, habitual, everyday, familiar, frequent; coarse, vulgar, mean, low.
Ant. Exceptional, scarce, refined, rare.
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Commotion. Excitement, disturbance, agitation, turmoil, tumult, disorder.
Ant. Quiet, tranquillity, calm, subsidence, pacification.
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Communicate. Divulge, impart, disclose, tell, announce, publish.
Ant. Secrete, suppress, conceal, withhold, reserve; repress; disavow.
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Communion. Fellowship, intercourse, participation.
Ant. Alienation, exclusion, deprivation, ostracism.
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Community. Aggregation, society, commonwealth, neighborhood; fraternity, similarity, sympathy, homogeneity.
Ant. Hostility, animosity, heterogeneity.
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Commute. Exchange, replace, barter, compensate, mitigate, modify, lessen, diminish.
Ant. Disallow; charge; increase, enlarge.
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Compact, n. Agreement, bond, contract, treaty, covenant.
Ant. Promise, intention.
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Compact, a. Dense, close, solid, firm, compressed; concise, terse, pithy, short, brief, laconic, compendious, succinct, sententious.
Ant. Diffuse; sparse, straggling; broadspread, unshapely; prolix, verbose.
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Companion. Associate, partner, mate, comrade, colleague.
Ant. Rival, antagonist, adversary.
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Companionable. Sociable, pleasant, affable, genial, friendly, agreeable.
Ant. Reserved, haughty, distant, cold, solitary, inaccessible.
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Company. Concourse, gathering, crowd, throng, meeting, multitude, assembly, conclave, conference, congregation, convention, convocation.
Ant. Privacy, retirement, solitude, dispersion, loneliness, seclusion.
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Compare. Collate, estimate, declare similar, liken, parallel.
Ant. Contrast, disconnect, pit, distinguish.
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Compass. Surround, enclose; effect, achieve, consummate, complete.
Ant. Expand, liberate; fail, bungle, mismanage.
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Compassion. Pity, sympathy, condolence, kindness, clemency, mercy.
Ant. Cruelty, antipathy, retaliation, vindictiveness.
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Compatible. Consistent, accordant, congruous, congenial, harmonious.
Ant. Hostile, adverse, impossible, destructive, contradictory.
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Compel. Force, oblige, make necessary, coerce, constrain, necessitate.
Ant. Hinder, prevent, delay, block, hamper, encumber.
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Compensation. Recompense, reward, requital, satisfaction, reparation, amends, indemnification.
Ant. Damage, injury, deprivation.
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Compete. Contend, rival, strive, struggle.
Ant. Share, participate.
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Competence. Ability, capableness; sufficiency, enough, adequacy.
Ant. Inability, weakness; poverty, want, indigence.
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Competition. Rivalry, emulation, contest.
Ant. Alliance, co-partnership.
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Complacent. Pleased, satisfied, contented, amiable, pleasant, affable.
Ant. Morose, austere, unmannerly.
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Complain. Murmur, grumble, remonstrate, find fault, repine, lament, grieve, expostulate.
Ant. Approve, commend, applaud, congratulate, rejoice.
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Complement. Fulfilment, totality, counterpart, supply, correlative.
Ant. Deficit, abatement, deficiency.
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Complete, a. Perfect, finished, total, whole, entire; concluded, consummated, ended; adequate, exhaustive, thorough.
Ant. Partial, inadequate, imperfect, unfinished.
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Complex. Confused, involved, mixed, entangled, complicated, composite, manifold, mingled, intricate, obscure.
Ant. Direct, obvious, plain, uniform, simple, homogeneous, unraveled.
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Complexion. Face, feature, appearance, look, hue, character, indication.
Ant. Heart, core; reticence, concealment, inexpression.
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Compliance. Yielding, submission, acquiescence, docility, obedience.
Ant. Resistance, repulsion, refusal.
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Compliment. Flattery, praise, homage, commendation, encomium.
Ant. Insult, contempt, discourtesy.
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Complimentary. Commendatory, flattering, laudatory.
Ant. Disparaging, abusive, defamatory, denunciatory.
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Component. Constituent, factor, element, ingredient.
Ant. Compound, entirety, sum, aggregate.
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Comport. Conduct, behave, demean; accord, agree, harmonize.
Ant. Contrast, militate, differ; misdemean, misconduct.
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Compose. Compile, construct, constitute; soothe, allay, calm; write.
Ant. Analyze, dissect; irritate, excite; criticize.
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Composition. Formation, making; compound, mixture; arrangement, union, combination; writing, invention; agreement, compromise.
Ant. Examination, analysis, criticism; disturbance; segregation.
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Composure. Tranquillity, calm, repose, self-possession, serenity.
Ant. Restlessness, perturbation.
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Compound, n. Mixture, combination, amalgamation, coalescence, synthesis.
Ant. Analysis, dissolution, resolution.
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Comprehend. Understand, conceive, grasp; include, enclose, embrace.
Ant. Misunderstand, misconstrue; except, exclude.
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Comprehension. Conception, understanding, perception, apprehension, capacity, intellect, reason, mind, intelligence.
Ant. Idiocy, nescience, misunderstanding, misconception.
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Comprehensive. Ample, wide, inclusive, extensive, capacious, compendious.
Ant. Narrow, shallow, restricted.
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Compress. Condense, squeeze, contract, epitomize, abridge.
Ant. Expand, diffuse, dilate.
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Comprise. Include, involve, contain, comprehend, embrace, imply.
Ant. Except, bar out, omit, reject.
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Compromise. Adjust, arbitrate, settle; engage, pledge, commit; implicate, involve, endanger.
Ant. Contend, fight; repudiate, disallow; exonerate, extricate.
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Compulsion. Force, coercion, constraint, control.
Ant. Coaxing, persuasion, inducement.
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Compunction. Regret, remorse, contrition, penitence.
Ant. Assurance, self-complacency, satisfaction.
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Compute. Number, calculate, reckon, count; value, estimate, appraise.
Ant. Guess, conjecture, surmise.
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Comrade. Companion, compeer, colleague, associate, partner, friend.
Ant. Opponent; stranger, alien.
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Concatenation. Connection, continuity; series, chain, succession.
Ant. Intermission, severing, disconnection.
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Concave. Hollow, depressed, excavated.
Ant. Convex, protuberant, tumular.
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Conceal. Hide, suppress, secrete, disguise.
Ant. Reveal, expose, make manifest, lay bare, confess, publish, divulge.
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Concede. Surrender, admit, resign, yield, allow.
Ant. Refuse, claim, contend, contradict, deny, contest.
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Conceit. Notion, whim, vagary, idea, abstraction, affectation, imagination.
Ant. Reality, fact, substance; simplicity, humility.
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Conceited. Egoistical, opinionated, vain.
Ant. Simple, unassuming, unaffected.
Conceive. Imagine, apprehend, believe, design, think, understand.
Ant. Express, produce, execute.
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Concentrate. Convene, assemble, congregate, muster, centralize.
Ant. Scatter, disperse, dispense, dismiss.
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Concern. Interest, anxiety, solicitude; affair, matter, institution.
Ant. Indifference, carelessness, disregard.
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Concerning. About, regarding, in relation to, respecting, in respect to, relative to, of.
Ant. Disregarding, omitting.
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Concert. Agreement, harmony, concord, concordance, combination, union, association.
Ant. Opposition, disagreement, discord.
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Concession. Surrender, grant, boon, acknowledgment, admission.
Ant. Refusal, denial, withdrawal.
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Conciliate. Win, gain, pacify, reconcile, propitiate.
Ant. Alienate, irritate, estrange, lose, antagonize.
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Concise. Succinct, condensed, terse, pregnant, pointed, brief, short, laconic.
Ant. Prolix, verbose, diffuse, discursive, rambling, pointless.
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Conclave. Assembly, synod, cabinet, council, bureau.
Ant. Throng, mob, populace, concourse, crowd.
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Conclude. Close, end, terminate, finish; decide, determine.
Ant. Begin, commence, undertake, initiate; prolong, protract.
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Conclusion. End, termination, finale, finis.
Ant. Commencement, beginning, initiation.
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Conclusive. Final, decisive, positive, definitive, indisputable.
Ant. Dubious, vague, uncertain, problematical, theoretical, indeterminate.
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Concoct. Brew, prepare, compound, mix.
Ant. Spoil, upset, overbrew.
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Concoction. Compound, brew, mixture; scheme, fiction.
Ant. Rawness, crudity; simplicity.
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Concomitant. Attending, coincident, attendant, synchronous.
Ant. Antecedent; diverse, unconnected; subsequent.
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Concord. Harmony, agreement, friendship, unanimity, accord.
Ant. Variance, animosity, discord.
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Concourse. Assembly, throng, crowd, mob, assemblage, gathering, multitude.
Ant. Conclave, cabal, cabinet; desert, solitude.
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Concrete. Solid, firm, compact; complex, conglomerate; individualized, specific, particular.
Ant. Loose, shifting, yielding, unresisting; abstract, general.
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Concur. Approve, harmonize, agree; help, combine, conspire.
Ant. Disagree, dissent, part, differ, disapprove, separate.
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Concussion. Collision, encounter, crash, impact, percussion.
Ant. Inter-divergence; escape; tangency; failure, missing.
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Condemn. Blame, censure, denounce, convict, sentence, reprove, doom.
Ant. Acquit, exonerate, absolve, pardon, justify, praise, approve.
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Condense. Concentrate, abridge, shorten.
Ant. Expand, amplify, enlarge.
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Condescend. Deign, vouchsafe, stoop.
Ant. Scorn, spurn, disdain.
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Condescension. Graciousness, favor.
Ant. Arrogance, haughtiness, pride.
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Condign. Adequate, deserved, merited, suitable, meet, just.
Ant. Unmerited, inadequate; excessive or scant.
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Condiment. Sauce, seasoning, preserve, pickle, relish, appetizer.
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Condition. Situation, case, circumstances, plight; rank, estate, grade; proviso, consideration, stipulation.
Ant. Concession, adaptation; relation, dependence.
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Conditionally. Provided, provisionally, hypothetically, contingently.
Ant. Absolutely, positively, categorically.
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Condole. Console, commiserate, sympathize.
Ant. Congratulate, rally, exhilarate.
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Condone. Pardon, overlook, forgive.
Ant. Atone, expiate, satisfy.
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Conduce. Subserve, promote, forward, advance, contribute to, aid.
Ant. Defeat; counteract, neutralize.
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Conduct. Lead, direct, guide, convoy, escort; command, govern; manage, regulate; rule, superintend.
Ant. Mislead; mismanage; follow.
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Confection. Candy, cake, condiment, concoction, sweetmeat.
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Confederacy, Confederation. Alliance, league, treaty, union, coalition, federation, compact.
Ant. Secession, disruption, disunion.
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Conference. Discourse, conversation, talk; interview, colloquy, parley, consultation; convention, convocation, meeting.
Ant. Silence; monologue; dispersion.
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Confess. Acknowledge, admit, disclose, own, allow, grant, concede, avow.
Ant. Deny, conceal, repudiate, disavow, hide, dissemble.
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Confession. Admission, avowal, acknowledgment; creed, doctrines, tenets, catechism, subscription.
Ant. Heresy, apostasy, protest, refutation, renunciation, abjuration.
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Confide. Trust, rely, lean, hope, depend, believe, put confidence in.
Ant. Doubt, mistrust, disbelieve, disprove, despair of.
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Confident. Assured, sure, positive, certain; bold, presumptuous, impudent, sanguine.
Ant. Dubious, doubtful, undecided, vacillating.
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Confidential. Intimate, secret, private; trusty, faithful.
Ant. Public, patent, open; treacherous, insidious, traitorous.
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Configuration. Outline, shape, form, contour.
Ant. Shapelessness, indeterminateness; distortion, deformity.
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Confine, v. Limit, bound, imprison, restrict, circumscribe, enclose.
Ant. Widen, expand, liberate, unfasten, loosen, extend, dilate.
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Confirm. Sanction, uphold, assure, establish, strengthen, substantiate, settle, corroborate.
Ant. Shatter, weaken, upset, annul, abrogate, cancel, destroy, shake.
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Confiscate. Forfeit, seize, escheat, condemn, sequestrate.
Ant. Release, restore, refund.
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Conflagration. Fire, arson, ignition, incendiarism, combustion.
Ant. Extinction, quenching; smoldering.
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Conflict. Contest, battle, struggle, encounter; clashing, interference, disagreement, discord.
Ant. Amity, reconciliation, pacification, arbitration.
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Conform. Agree, consent, harmonize, comply, correspond, comport.
Ant. Dissent, disagree; antagonize, secede; vary, differ.
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Confound. Confuse, perplex, bewilder, mystify; surprise, astonish, astound, startle; destroy, ruin, overwhelm; disconcert, abash, shame.
Ant. Clear, set right, arrange, enlighten; save, protect; calm, console, soothe, restore.
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Confront. Oppose, threaten, encounter, challenge, face, intimidate.
Ant. Encourage, abet, countenance.
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Confuse. Mingle, confound; derange, disturb, perplex, embarrass, obscure, mortify.
Ant. Arrange; relieve, assist, allay; calm, restore.
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Congeal. Freeze, convert to ice, benumb.
Ant. Melt, thaw, dissolve.
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Congenial. Kindred, similar, sympathetic, suited, natural, proper, agreeable.
Ant. Disagreeable, abhorrent, unnatural, alien, dissimilar, unsuited, unsympathetic.
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Congenital. Coeval, connatural, innate, inherent, ingenerate.
Ant. Unnatural, assumed, extraneous, acquired, artificial, adventitious.
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Congeries, Congestion. Conglomeration, aggregation, accumulation, plethora, repletion.
Ant. Dissipation, diffusion, clearance, dispersion.
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Congratulate. Felicitate, compliment, rejoice with.
Ant. Console, condole with, commiserate.
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Congregate. Assemble, collect, meet, convene, gather, throng.
Ant. Disperse, disappear, separate, part, scatter.
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Congregation. Assembly, meeting, audience, conference.
Ant. Dispersion, dismissal.
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Congress. Parliament, conclave, cabinet, council, assembly, legislature, synod, convention, conference.
Ant. Cabal, sedition, uprising, mob; intrigue.
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Congruous. Accordant, agreeing, harmonious, coherent, suitable, consistent, proper, appropriate.
Ant. Discordant, heterogeneous, inharmonious, improper, unsuitable.
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Conjecture, n. Supposition, surmise, guess, hypothesis, theory, notion, divination.