SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
_An Alphabetical List of Words in Common Use, Grouped with Others of
Similar and Opposite Meaning_
BY
EDITH B. ORDWAY
_Author of “The Etiquette of To-Day,” “Handbook of Quotations,” Etc._
NEW YORK
GEORGE SULLY AND COMPANY
_Copyright, 1913_
BY SULLY AND KLEINTEICH
_All rights reserved_
PRINTED IN U. S. A.
PREFACE
The aim in compiling this book has been to make the list of words in
common use concise yet full, and authoritative yet suggestive. Above
five thousand leading words are given, and the synonyms and antonyms
comprise several thousand more different words.
Actual references may be multiplied by looking up a synonym or antonym,
as well as by consulting cognate words, such as the corresponding noun,
verb, or adjective.
In some cases common words have been omitted, because they were composed
of a root word and a prefix, intensive or privative. Their synonyms and
antonyms may be found under the root word.
Occasionally within the lists words closely synonymous or antonymic have
been grouped within semicolons.
The part of speech of a word is designated by an abbreviation in such
cases as are necessary to save confusion.
Synonyms appear immediately after the leading word; antonyms, after the
abbreviation “Ant.” This order is invariable.
In the effort to make this list authoritative, the standard dictionaries
and the acknowledged authorities on the subject have been consulted.
E. B. O.
ABBREVIATIONS
_a._ Adjective.
_ad._ Adverb.
_Ant._ Antonym or Antonyms.
_conj._ Conjunction.
_interj._ Interjection.
_n._ Noun.
_p.p._ Past Participle.
_prep._ Preposition.
_Syn._ Synonym or Synonyms.
_v._ Verb.
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
A
=Abandon.= Desert, leave, forsake, depart from, quit, give up,
relinquish, discontinue, abdicate, renounce, repudiate, forswear,
withdraw from, vacate, surrender, retract, recant, retire from, cast
off, abjure, cede, cease, resign, forego, yield, waive, part with, let
go, lay down, evacuate, drop, deliver up.
ANT. _Claim, cherish, defend, keep, hold, maintain, protect, adopt,
uphold, advocate, vindicate, occupy, undertake, prosecute, pursue,
follow, seek, guard, favor, retain, support, assert, haunt._
=Abandoned.= Discarded, rejected _and the p.p. of the syn. of
“abandon”_; depraved, corrupt, profligate, wicked, unprincipled,
shameless, sinful, hardened, impenitent, lost, demoralized, vicious,
dissolute, reprobate, graceless, obdurate, licentious, incorrigible,
irreclaimable, bad.
ANT. The p.p. of the ant. of “abandon”; _visited, frequented, sociable;
virtuous, good, deserving, worthy, commendable, excellent, laudable;
reclaimable, penitent; conscientious, correct, upright, righteous,
self-controlled, high-principled, steady._
=Abandonment.= Desertion, renunciation, surrender, rejection,
abandoning, relinquishment, dereliction; cession, resignation,
abnegation, demission, abjuration, abdication, defection, abrogation.
ANT. _Solicitude, care, heed, watchfulness, vigilance; hospitality,
entertainment, conviviality, welcome, reception; retention, completion,
reclamation, support, help, correction, custody, tenacity._
=Abase.= Degrade, reduce, lower, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble,
sink, humiliate, bring low, cast down, stoop, debase, depress, drop,
take down, demean.
ANT. _Elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, dignify, uplift,
aggrandize._
=Abasement.= Degradation, humiliation, dishonor, degeneracy, shame,
depression, reduction, lowering, fall, deterioration, debasement,
degeneration, vitiation, perversion, depravation, abjection, disrepute,
discredit, subserviency.
ANT. _Promotion, exaltation, honor, elevation, aggrandizement, dignity,
repute, reputation, standing, supremacy._
=Abash.= Bewilder, confound, disconcert, discompose, confuse, daunt,
humble, dishearten, mortify, shame, humiliate, snub, discountenance.
ANT. _Embolden, cheer, encourage, animate, uphold, rally, countenance,
inspirit, abet, incite, buoy._
=Abate.= Lessen, lower, reduce, diminish, moderate, decrease, decline,
ebb, mitigate, subside, suppress, terminate, remove; temper, assuage,
alleviate, appease, pacify; remit, allow; relax, slacken; bate, deduct;
soothe, soften, qualify, allay, mollify, compose, tranquilize, quiet,
quell, calm, dull, blunt; batter down, beat down, demolish, raze.
ANT. _Increase, prolong, magnify, foment, enlarge, extend, aggravate,
continue, develop, revive, raise, enhance, amplify._
=Abatement.= Subsidence, decline, lowering, reduction, decrease;
allowance, discount, rebate, depreciation, drawback; moderation,
lessening, mitigation, assuagement, remission, sinking, settling,
waning, fading, ebb, evanishment, declension, deduction, diminution.
ANT. _Increase, augmentation, enlargement, increment, accretion,
development, growth, aggrandizement, dilation, accession._
=Abbreviate.= Shorten, contract, curtail, reduce, abridge, condense,
epitomize, compress.
ANT. _Lengthen, extend, elongate, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge,
produce, stretch, prolong, expatiate._
=Abbreviation.= Abridgment, contraction, condensation, compend,
abstract, epitome, reduction, summary, curtailment, compression.
ANT. _Expansion, amplification, expatiation, extension, production,
enlargement, dilation._
=Abdicate.= Resign, relinquish _office_ (_especially of the throne_),
surrender, abandon, vacate, forego, renounce, give up, cede.
ANT. _Retain, claim, occupy, maintain, usurp, seize, grasp._
=Abdomen.= Belly, paunch, ventral region, visceral cavity.
=Abduct.= Take away (_surreptitiously or forcibly_), kidnap, run away
with, carry off, spirit away, drag away.
ANT. _Restore, reinstate, adduct._
=Abduction.= Withdrawal, drawing away, abstraction, kidnapping, seizure,
appropriation.
ANT. _Adduction, replacement, restitution, restoration, surrender,
reinstatement._
=Aberrant.= Wandering, rambling, divergent, deviating, devious, erratic;
irregular, abnormal, unusual, exceptional.
ANT. _Regular, true, consistent, uniform, consecutive, normal, natural,
continuous._
=Aberration.= Wandering, divergence, irregularity, rambling,
disconnectedness, hallucination, illusion, delusion, eccentricity,
singularity, peculiarity.
ANT. _Uniformity, consecutiveness, regularity, progression, continuity,
order, type, norm._
=Abet.= Aid, assist, promote, support, sanction, uphold, countenance,
encourage, advocate, incite, instigate, embolden, favor, foment, connive
at, coöperate with.
ANT. _Hinder, impede, obstruct, frustrate, baffle, confound, counteract,
deter, discourage, thwart, contradict, disconcert, disapprove, denounce,
dissuade, expose._
=Abettor.= Assistant, helper, aid, ally, coöperator, advocate,
confederate, accomplice, accessory, adviser, promoter, instigator,
associate, coadjutor.
ANT. _Opponent, foe, adversary, antagonist, rival, dissuader, detector,
baffler, disconcerter._
=Abeyance.= Suspense, suspension, expectancy, waiting, anticipation,
dormancy, intermission, quiescence, suppression, expectation.
ANT. _Renewal, revival, resuscitation, action, operation, exercise,
force, possession._
=Abhor.= Hate, detest, loathe, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at,
abominate, despise, dislike, eschew, nauseate, revolt at.
ANT. _Crave, desire, enjoy, covet, esteem, like, love, relish, admire,
approve, affect._
=Abhorrent.= Odious, offensive, shocking, repugnant, loathsome,
revolting, horrible, repellent, repulsive, nauseating.
ANT. _Admirable, enjoyable, lovely, estimable, desirable._
=Abide.= Wait for, await, attend; endure, tolerate, bear, suffer;
anticipate, watch for, expect; bide, continue, reside, dwell, sojourn,
tarry, lodge, rest, stay, inhabit, remain.
ANT. _Abandon, shun; resist, reject, avoid; deport, migrate, move,
journey, continue, proceed, progress._
=Abiding.= Lasting, continuing, permanent, durable, constant, stable,
immutable, changeless, unchanging.
ANT. _Ephemeral, fickle, changeable, unsubstantial, perishable._
=Ability.= Power, force, might, efficiency, vigor, skill, energy,
dexterity, adroitness, skilfulness, cleverness, ingenuity, talent,
aptitude, facility, knack, expertness, readiness, quickness, strength,
capacity, qualification, competency, genius, caliber, capability,
capableness, faculty, gift, parts.
ANT. _Incapacity, weakness, inability, unreadiness, maladroitness,
imbecility, impotence, disability, inaptitude, inefficiency,
incompetence, disqualification, helplessness, stupidity, folly._
=Abject.= Base, vile, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, worthless,
groveling, fawning, beggarly, servile, cringing, miserable, degraded,
menial, ignoble.
ANT. _Dignified, honorable, exalted, worthy, venerable, illustrious,
independent, princely, self-assertive, self-reliant, vain, arrogant,
insolent, haughty._
=Abjure.= Renounce, relinquish, reject, forswear, forego, repudiate,
disown, give up, retract, revoke, recant, disavow, disclaim, withdraw,
take back, deny, apostatize, discard.
ANT. _Claim, advocate, acknowledge, profess, vindicate, assert, demand,
retain, appropriate, avow._
=Able.= Accomplished, adroit, talented, clever, ingenious, apt, skilful,
efficient, capable, fitted, learned, gifted, masterly, telling,
vigorous, strong, proficient, competent, versed, practical, endowed,
powerful, mighty.
ANT. _Incapable, ineffective, unqualified, stupid, inept, weak,
inefficient, unskilful, silly, incompetent._
=Ablution.= Washing, bathing, cleansing, lavation, purification,
baptism.
ANT. _Pollution, defilement, dirt, soilure, contamination, taint, stain,
abomination, impurity._
=Abnegation.= Denial, abjuration, renunciation, rejection, surrender,
abandonment, disallowance, abstinence.
ANT. _Assertion, vindication, license, claim, indulgence, concession;
affirmation, allegation, statement, declaration, word, averment,
deposition; proposal, proffer._
=Abnormal.= Singular, unnatural, unusual, irregular, peculiar,
exceptional, aberrant, erratic, monstrous, preternatural.
ANT. _Normal, regular, usual, natural, typical, customary, ordinary,
common._
=Aboard.= On board, on the ship, afloat, inside, within.
ANT. _Ashore, aground._
=Abode.= Home, house, place, residence, domicile, habitation, dwelling,
lodging, quarters, seat.
ANT. _Halt, tent, bivouac, perch._
=Abolish.= Abrogate, annul, destroy, repeal, revoke, suppress,
terminate, rescind, cancel, nullify, suppress, overthrow, extirpate,
remove, prohibit, set aside, end, stamp out.
ANT. _Establish, support, sustain, cherish, confirm, continue, restore,
revive, reinstate, institute, promote, legalize._
=Abominable.= Hateful, horrible, loathsome, abhorrent, foul, odious,
offensive, detestable, impure, execrable.
ANT. _Desirable, admirable, enjoyable, pleasing, pure, delectable._
=Abomination.= Offense, horror, shame, wickedness, abhorrence, aversion,
disgust, curse, pollution, iniquity, defilement, corruption, nuisance,
annoyance.
ANT. _Acquisition, enjoyment, gratification, blessing, desire, longing,
delight, benefit, pleasure, satisfaction._
=Aboriginal.= Primitive, primeval, primary, pristine, native, original,
indigenous, autochthonous.
ANT. _Subsequent, imported, exotic, recent, modern, late, novel, fresh,
immigrant, adventitious_.
=Abortion.= Failure, miscarriage, disappointment, non-success, vain
effort, defect, frustration, blunder.
ANT. _Success, consummation, completion, realization, perfection,
achievement, development, exploit, feat._
=Abound.= Team, swarm, multiply, swell, increase, flow, luxuriate,
flourish, prevail, wanton, revel, exuberate.
ANT. _Waste, lack, wane, vanish, lessen, decrease, die, decay, fall._
=About.= Concerning, regarding, touching, relative to, with reference
to, in regard to; near, surrounding, around; almost, nearly, well-nigh;
ready, on the point of, on the eve of; around, hind part before.
ANT. _Afar, distant, remote; precisely, exactly._
=Above.= Overhead, aloft, on high; before, previously; higher, having
precedence; over, exceeding, beyond, superior, excessive.
ANT. _Below, beneath, within; later, subsequently; lower; less,
diminished._
=Aboveboard.= Openly, candidly, frankly, sincerely, fairly, ingenuously,
unreservedly, guilelessly.
ANT. _Secretly, elusively, underhand, deceitfully, wilily._
=Above-named.= Named before, aforesaid, above-mentioned, above-cited,
above-described, mentioned above.
ANT. _Named below, described below, hereinafter named._
=Abrasion.= Rubbing, friction, wearing away _or_ off, disintegration,
attrition.
ANT. _Accretion, augmentation, increment; supplement, reinforcement._
=Abreast.= Alongside, side by side, aligned; against, off, opposite to.
ANT. _Ahead, astern; behind._
=Abridge.= Abbreviate, shorten, condense, diminish, reduce, contract,
cut down, deprive of, divest of, epitomize, compress.
ANT. _Amplify, expand, spread out, extend, dilate._
=Abridgment.= Summary, synopsis, compend, analysis, abstract,
abbreviation, epitome, outline, compendium, digest.
ANT. _Amplification, expatiation, exposition, annotation, paraphrase,
expansion, comment._
=Abroad.= Far away, distant, apart, dispersed, aloof, adrift;
distracted, confused, dazed, confounded; forth, out of doors.
ANT. _Near, close, collected, fast, housed; composed, poised,
self-contained; within._
=Abrogate.= Abolish, cancel, set aside, annul, make void, overrule,
invalidate, nullify, repeal.
ANT. _Enact, confirm, enforce, establish, continue, revive._
=Abrogation.= Repeal, rescinding, annulment, abolition, revocation,
voidance, cancelation, setting aside; discontinuance, disestablishment.
ANT. _Enactment, institution, establishment; sanction, continuance,
confirmation._
=Abrupt.= Sudden, unexpected, hasty, ill-timed, precipitate; steep,
precipitous, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged; short, blunt, curt,
unceremonious; stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected.
ANT. _Easy, gliding; polished, smooth, undulating; expected, courteous,
elegant, complaisant, suave._
=Abscond.= Depart, steal away, decamp, bolt, disappear, run off, hide,
withdraw, retreat, escape, elope, slink _or_ sneak off, absent one’s
self.
ANT. _Show, appear, emerge, issue, present one’s self._
=Absence.= Non-attendance, non-appearance, non-existence, absenteeism;
inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, musing; want, lack, privation,
defect, deficiency.
ANT. _Presence, existence, manifestation, evidence, supply; attention,
consideration; immanence, inherency._
=Absent.= Away, gone; abstracted, preoccupied, inattentive, dreaming.
ANT. _Present, here; attentive, alert._
=Absolute.= Perfect, complete, supreme, autocratic, authoritative,
commanding, independent, unrestricted, unqualified, unlimited,
unconditioned, self-existent, self-determined, ideal; despotic,
arbitrary, exacting, domineering, tyrannical, imperious, dictatorial,
irresponsible; positive, actual, real, veritable, genuine, certain,
categorical, unquestionable.
ANT. _Related, responsible, conditioned, limited, qualified, restricted,
accountable; ductile, humble, lenient, meek, mild, yielding, compliant,
complaisant; dubious, contingent, defective, deficient, wanting,
lacking, mutilated, incomplete._
=Absolution.= Acquittal, remission, release, deliverance, forgiveness,
pardon, shriving, shrift; indulgence, justification.
ANT. _Charge, accusation, condemnation, censure, conviction; penance,
purgation, fasting, flagellation._
=Absolve.= Acquit, clear, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, release,
pardon, set free, discharge, exempt, exculpate.
ANT. _Accuse, condemn, convict, impeach, charge, compel; obligate,
oblige, bind._
=Absorb.= Take in, consume, imbibe, swallow, suck up, exhaust; engross,
engage, immerse, occupy, arrest, rivet (_of attention_).
ANT. _Give up, disgorge, send out, radiate, throw off, eject; dissipate,
distract, disperse._
=Absorption.= Absorbing, imbibing, assimilation, destruction,
consumption, exhaustion; engrossment, engagement, occupation, immersion.
ANT. _Ejection, rejection, expulsion, discharge; inadvertency,
inattention, oversight, disregard._
=Abstain.= Refrain, resist, forbear, desist, deny one’s self, avoid,
cease, stop, withhold, give up, relinquish.
ANT. _Indulge, wanton, revel, yield to, gratify._
=Abstemious.= Abstinent, sober, moderate, temperate, sparing, frugal,
self-denying, continent.
ANT. _Sensual, self-indulgent, intemperate, greedy._
=Absterge.= Wipe off, purge, cleanse, purify, scrub, sponge, scour.
ANT. _Soil, pollute, begrime, contaminate, bespatter, bedaub._
=Abstersive.= Cleansing, purging, purifying, scouring; detergent,
cathartic.
ANT. _Corruptive, contaminative, offensive._
=Abstinence.= Temperance, abstemiousness, self-control, self-restraint,
self-denial, sobriety, fasting, continence, moderation, frugality.
ANT. _Excess, intoxication, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness,
intemperance, greed, gluttony, revelry, dissipation._
=Abstinent.= Abstaining, fasting; abstemious, sober, temperate,
self-restraining, self-denying, continent, austere.
ANT. _Sensual, self-indulgent, intemperate, epicurean, dissipated,
incontinent, debauched._
=Abstract=, _n._ Epitome, summary, abridgment, compend, synopsis,
syllabus, outline, digest, brief, compendium, gist, drift, contents.
ANT. _Amplification, disquisition, exposition, expansion, expatiation._
=Abstract=, _v._ Appropriate, withdraw, remove, separate, take away,
detach, purloin, part, eliminate, distract, discriminate, abridge.
ANT. _Add, complete, increase, restore, unite, conjoin, fill up,
strengthen, combine._
=Abstracted.= Separated, withdrawn, removed; subtle, refined, abstruse;
inattentive, preoccupied, dreaming, absent-minded, oblivious,
thoughtless, negligent, indifferent, heedless, absorbed, absent.
ANT. _Intelligible, lucid, transparent; attentive, intent, observant,
alert, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake._
=Abstraction.= Disconnection, disjunction, removal, isolation,
separation; preoccupation, revery, inattention, absorption, absence;
taking, abduction, seizure, stealing, appropriation, purloining;
classification, generalization.
ANT. _Addition, conjunction, union, restitution, importation,
restoration; enumeration, analysis; attention, specification,
observation, individualization._
=Abstruse.= Hidden, difficult, recondite, profound, deep, curious,
occult, dark, obscure, mystical, hard, vague, indefinite, mysterious,
abstract, transcendental.
ANT. _Patent, simple, obvious, trite, intelligible, manifest, lucid,
clear, easy, plain, popular, superficial._
=Absurd.= Ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless,
ridiculous, foolish, irrational, wild, unreasonable.
ANT. _Sensible, rational, reasonable, logical, wise, sagacious, sound,
substantial, philosophical, reflective, consistent, true._
=Absurdity.= Unreasonableness, irrationality, foolishness, folly,
fatuity, idiocy, extravagance, drivel.
ANT. _Reason, possibility; truism, axiom, maxim, adage._
=Abundance.= Profusion, wealth, affluence; flow, flood, overflow;
copiousness, fertility, richness, largeness, store, plenty, exuberance,
plenteousness.
ANT. _Scarcity, deficiency, rarity, scantiness, dearth, failure,
poverty._
=Abundant.= Abounding, flowing, plentiful, liberal, bountiful,
sufficient, lavish, plenteous, much, copious, replete, full, teeming.
ANT. _Rare, scarce, scant, deficient, insufficient, short, niggardly,
sparing, impoverished, dry, drained._
=Abuse=, _n._ Misuse, dishonor, maltreatment, outrage, reviling,
obloquy, defamation, insult, disparagement, reproach, ill usage.
ANT. _Kindness, praise, deference, respect, honor, good treatment, good
usage._
=Abuse=, _v._ Harm, ill-treat, ill-use, injure, wrong, maltreat,
oppress, molest, malign, impose on, ruin, victimize, slander, violate,
ravish, defile, disparage, damage, defame, misuse.
ANT. _Cherish, protect, regard, shield, respect, care for, tend,
benefit; laud, favor, applaud, extol, eulogize, praise; uphold, sustain,
vindicate, conserve._
=Abusive.= Insulting, rude, denunciatory, reproachful, injurious,
offensive, reviling, insolent, scurrilous, opprobrious.
ANT. _Respectful, attentive, laudatory, kind, flattering, courteous,
complimentary, obsequious._
=Abut.= Be adjacent, extend, impinge, project, approximate, be
contiguous, adjoin; end, border.
ANT. _Diverge, recede, return, retreat, recurve._
=Abutment.= Terminal support, buttress.
=Abuttal.= Adjacency, contiguity, nearness, juxtaposition; boundary,
terminus, limit, termination.
ANT. _Interval, separation, gap, chasm, interspace, fissure, breach._
=Abyss.= Gulf, gorge, deep, chasm, profound, abysm; the pit.
ANT. _Surface, abutment, adhesion, contact, contiguity; heaven._
=Academical.= Scholastic, learned, literary, collegiate, classical.
ANT. _Illiterate, ignorant, unschooled._
=Academy.= School, seminary, institute, college, gymnasium, high school;
scientific body, association of artists.
=Accede.= Consent, assent, acquiesce, comply, agree, accept, concur,
approve, coincide.
ANT. _Decline, withdraw, refuse, demur, protest, dissent, reject._
=Accelerate.= Hasten, quicken, speed, precipitate, despatch, expedite,
hurry, urge, push forward, press on; forward, advance, further.
ANT. _Delay, impede, clog, hinder, retard, drag, obstruct._
=Accent=, _n._ Stress, beat, emphasis, rhythm, pulsation, intonation,
cadence, tone, modulation, ictus.
ANT. _Monotony, equableness, babble, flow, smoothness._
=Accentuate=, =Accent=, _v._ Lay stress upon, put the ictus on;
emphasize, mark, make prominent.
ANT. _Make light of, make insignificant, underestimate, ignore._
=Accept.= Take, receive; admit, agree to, approve, acknowledge, avow;
estimate, regard, value, construe.
ANT. _Refuse, decline, reject, ignore, disown, repudiate._
=Acceptable.= Welcome, pleasing, grateful, gratifying, pleasant,
agreeable, pleasurable, seasonable, desirable, expedient.
ANT. _Unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, grievous, ungrateful,
unwelcome._
=Acceptance.= Reception, taking; acknowledgment, approbation, approval,
satisfaction, gratification.
ANT. _Rejection, refusal, repudiation, exclusion._
=Acceptation.= Meaning, significance, sense, import, interpretation,
construction, understanding; approval, adoption, acceptance.
=Access.= Entrance, approach, passage, avenue, entry; admission,
admittance, audience, interview; addition, increase, gain; accession;
attack, onset, fit, paroxysm.
ANT. _Exit, egress, departure; exclusion; repulse, recoil; retirement,
retreat; quiescence, inertia, languor, torpor._
=Accessary=, _see_ =Accessory=.
=Accessible.= Easy of access, approachable, affable, conversible.
ANT. _Distant, cold, unapproachable, difficult._
=Accession.= Addition, increase, enlargement, extension, augmentation;
arrival, influx; attainment (_of power_).
ANT. _Abandonment, decrease, ebb, drain, subsidence, departure,
resignation, diminution._
=Accessory=, _n._ Confederate, assistant, helper, associate, accomplice;
detail, accompaniment, subordinate element; companion, partner.
ANT. _Foe, rival, adversary, antagonist, opponent, enemy; principal,
instigator._
=Accessory=, _a._ Assisting, aiding, abetting, helping, acceding,
additional; supplemental, subservient, subsidiary, subordinate,
conducive; accompanying, contributory, auxiliary.
ANT. _Essential, inherent; superfluous, irrelevant._
=Accident.= Chance, disaster, happening, hazard, incident, misfortune,
calamity, adventure, casualty, mishap, possibility.
ANT. _Certainty, provision, plan, intention, appointment, calculation,
law, necessity, purpose, preparation._
=Accidental.= Casual, unintended, fortuitous, chance; incidental,
immaterial, non-essential; occasional, contingent, adventitious.
ANT. _Intended, purposed, prepared, appointed, certain._
=Acclamation.= Applause, cheer, outcry, homage, gratulation, salutation.
ANT. _Censure, execration, denunciation, obloquy, sibilation._
=Acclivity.= Rise, incline, ascent, steep, hill, height.
ANT. _Decline, declivity, hollow, descent, depth._
=Accommodate.= Oblige, serve, furnish, supply, contain, hold,
convenience; adapt, reconcile, adjust, harmonize, suit, conform,
arrange.
ANT. _Deprive, aggravate, inconvenience, disturb, disoblige; misfit,
incommode._
=Accommodating.= Kind, obliging, considerate, unselfish, polite,
yielding, conciliatory.
ANT. _Rude, churlish, disobliging, inconsiderate, exacting._
=Accompany.= Follow, attend, consort with, go with, escort, convoy.
ANT. _Abandon, leave, quit, avoid, discard, desert._
=Accomplice.= Confederate, accessory, abettor, associate, ally, aid,
assistant, promoter, coadjutor.
ANT. _Rival, enemy, foe, adversary._
=Accomplish.= Complete, finish, achieve, effect, perform, carry out,
attain, realize, consummate, execute, perfect, fulfil, do; equip,
furnish.
ANT. _Fail, mar, spoil, frustrate, defeat, disconcert, destroy._
=Accomplished.= Educated, experienced, practiced, finished, versed,
consummate, adroit, expert, apt, skilful, talented, fine, qualified,
proficient, polite, elegant; completed, effected, established.
ANT. _Unskilled, unfettered, ignorant, unpolished, uncouth, inefficient,
incapable, inexpert, incompetent._
=Accomplishment.= Execution, achievement, performance, completion;
acquirement, attainment, proficiency, ornament, grace.
ANT. _Failure, blunder, folly, stupidity, incompetency, mismanagement,
bungling._
=Accord.= Agree, correspond, harmonize; grant, concede, give, yield,
deign, vouchsafe, consent, answer.
ANT. _Differ, disagree; withhold, deny, refuse._
=Accordant.= Agreeable, suitable, consonant, harmonious, congruous,
agreeing, corresponding, conformable.
ANT. _Adverse, inconsistent, discordant._
=Accordingly.= Suitably, conformably, agreeably; consequently,
therefore, hence, wherefore.
ANT. _Conversely, inconsistently, impertinently._
=Accost.= Approach, address, salute, greet, confront, speak to.
ANT. _Depart, rebuff, check, repulse, shun, elude, pass, ignore._
=Account=, _n._ Record, register, inventory; bill, charge; count,
calculation, enumeration; statement, description, narration, relation,
narrative, recital, chronicle, history; explanation, exposition;
consideration, regard, motive, reason; importance, worth, dignity,
profit, advantage, benefit.
ANT. _Suppression, silence; attempt, project; misannouncement._
=Account=, _v._ Esteem, regard, deem, judge, think, hold, believe,
consider, view; estimate, reckon, rate; explain, solve.
ANT. _Underrate, undervalue; disesteem, misestimate; mystify, perplex,
darken._
=Accountable.= Responsible, punishable, answerable, liable, amenable;
accredited, delegated.
ANT. _Independent, absolute, supreme, despotic, autocratic._
=Accouter.= Equip, furnish, dress, fit out, arm, array.
ANT. _Despoil, impoverish, denude, strip, bare._
=Accredit.= Credit, authorize, trust, empower, commission, depute.
ANT. _Recall, supersede, dismiss, discard; disbelieve, distrust,
suspect._
=Accredited.= Authorized, commissioned, sanctioned; confidential,
trusted, believed.
ANT. _Unauthorized, distrusted, discredited._
=Accretion.= Growth, accumulation, adhesion, coherence, increase.
ANT. _Abrasion, disintegration, diminution._
=Accrue.= Result, arise, issue, ensue, follow, proceed, come, increase,
augment.
ANT. _Cause, occasion; reduce, weaken, abate._
=Accumulate.= Pile, collect, gather up, bring together; store, amass,
garner, treasure, husband, lay by, hoard; aggregate.
ANT. _Separate, dissipate, disperse, scatter, waste, expend._
=Accumulation.= Collection, heap, mass, accretion, hoard, store.
ANT. _Separation, segregation; unit, individual; prodigality, leakage,
expenditure._
=Accuracy.= Exactness, precision, nicety, truth, carefulness,
correctness, exactitude, fidelity.
ANT. _Looseness, slovenliness, incorrectness, error, fallacy,
misconception, misstatement._
=Accurate.= Careful, exact, faithful, precise, truthful, correct,
rigorous, close, severe, just, unerring.
ANT. _Inexact, faulty, inaccurate, defective, loose, careless._
=Accusation.= Charge, indictment, arraignment, impeachment, imputation,
crimination, censure.
ANT. _Discharge, acquittal, vindication, absolution, approval._
=Accuse.= Charge, indict, arraign, incriminate, impeach, cite, summon,
tax, censure, taunt, blame, reproach.
ANT. _Discharge, acquit, defend, vindicate, exonerate, pardon, absolve,
condone, release._
=Accustom.= Habituate, use, be wonted, harden, familiarize, train,
addict, drill, break in, discipline.
ANT. _Estrange, wean, alienate, dishabituate._
=Acerbity.= Sourness, acidity, tartness, bitterness, roughness,
harshness, acrimony.
ANT. _Sweetness, mildness, softness, gentleness, smoothness._
=Ache=, _n._ Pain, dull or continued pain, anguish, suffering, agony.
ANT. _Pleasure, relief, ease, refreshment, delight._
=Achieve.= Accomplish, perform, complete, finish, realize, bring to
pass, work out, conclude; obtain, acquire, gain, win, get.
ANT. _Neglect, undo, mar, omit; fail of, lose._
=Achievement.= Accomplishment, performance, attainment, completion,
consummation; exploit, deed, feat.
ANT. _Forfeit, failure, negligence, frustration, blunder._
=Acknowledge.= Recognize, be aware of; admit, concede, allow, accept;
confess, avow; express thanks for; own _or_ profess.
ANT. _Disclaim, disown, deny, repudiate, ignore, disavow._
=Acme.= Summit, zenith, climax, top, apex, vertex, pinnacle,
culmination.
ANT. _Base, nadir, depth, ground, foundation, foot, root._
=Acquaintance.= Association, familiarity; friend; intimacy,
companionship, experience, knowledge, friendship, fellowship.
ANT. _Ignorance, inexperience, unfamiliarity, ignoring._
=Acquiesce.= Assent, concur, yield, comply, submit, agree, consent.
ANT. _Object, demur, dissent._
=Acquire.= Gain, earn, win, reap, obtain, attain, achieve, get, secure;
master, learn thoroughly.
ANT. _Lose, surrender, miss, forego, forfeit._
=Acquit.= Discharge, exonerate, release, absolve, excuse, pardon,
exculpate.
ANT. _Charge, condemn, sentence, compel, indict, imprison._
=Acquittal.= Discharge, release, deliverance, liberation, absolution.
ANT. _Judgment, punishment, penalty, trial, retribution, correction,
castigation._
=Acrimony.= Bitterness, sharpness, sourness, tartness, severity,
asperity, hardness, rancor, ill-temper, spite, unkindness.
ANT. _Gentleness, good nature, kindness, sweetness, courtesy._
=Act=, _n._ Deed, performance, exploit, accomplishment, achievement,
effect, movement, transaction, work.
ANT. _Cessation, inertia, quiescence, inaction, rest, repose, quiet,
deliberation._
=Act=, _v._ Work, do, perform, execute; behave; play, feign, pretend,
dissemble; operate, have effect; be, realize, actualize.
ANT. _Rest, cease, stop, stay; neglect, omit, mar, undo; expose, reveal,
vaunt; be quiescent or latent; fancy; endure, suffer._
=Action.= Exercise, motion, movement, deed, performance; agency, force,
operation; battle, conflict; gesture; representation, play; subject,
plot; lawsuit, case.
ANT. _Inertia, torpor, languor; quiescence, rest, passiveness; harmony,
truce, peace._
=Active.= Agile, brisk, alert, lively, quick, prompt, ready, spry;
industrious, energetic, busy, diligent.
ANT. _Dull, idle, indolent, lazy, quiet, slow, stupid._
=Actual.= Real, true, genuine, certain, absolute, positive, veritable,
substantial; present, sensible, perceptible.
ANT. _Possible, fictitious, supposititious, virtual, theoretical,
hypothetical, conjectural._
=Acumen.= Discernment, penetration, keenness, shrewdness, insight,
sharpness, sagacity, acuteness.
ANT. _Dulness, obtuseness, stupidity, bluntness._
=Acute.= Sharp, pointed, keen, shrewd; violent, intense; high, sudden,
severe, distressing; subtile, ingenious, sagacious, discerning.
ANT. _Dull, blunt, obtuse, stupid, heavy; chronic; stolid._
=Adaptation.= Adjustment, fitness, conformity, suitableness, aptness,
harmony.
ANT. _Incompatibility, incongruity, misfit, discord._
=Add.= Sum up, increase, adjoin, append, attach, augment, enlarge,
amplify, annex, affix.
ANT. _Deduct, subtract, lessen, reduce, remove, diminish._
=Addicted.= Habituated, disposed to, inclined, prone, attached to,
devoted, given over to, wedded to.
ANT. _Averse, disinclined, unaccustomed, indisposed, divorced from._
=Addition.= Accession, enlargement, increase, extension, accretion,
augmentation, adjunct.
ANT. _Subtraction, decrease, diminution._
=Address=, _n._ Courtesy, manners, politeness, tact, ingenuity,
dexterity, discretion, adroitness; discourse, harangue, oration,
lecture, speech, appeal, request, suit, solicitation.
ANT. _Clumsiness, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, folly; refusal._
=Address=, _v._ Accost, approach, court, greet, hail, salute, speak to.
ANT. _Avoid, elude, ignore, shun, cut, pass, overlook._
=Adduce.= Offer, present, advance; cite, quote, introduce, name,
mention; allege.
ANT. _Withdraw, except, deduct, suppress, retract._
=Adept.= Expert, master, proficient, genius, veteran, professor.
ANT. _Novice, tyro, blunderer, inexpert._
=Adequate.= Equal, competent, fitted, qualified, suitable, sufficient,
capable, adapted, satisfactory; proportionate, commensurate.
ANT. _Inferior, poor, useless, worthless, unfit, incompetent._
=Adhere.= Stick, cling, cohere, hold, cleave; belong, pertain; be
attached, fixed, or devoted.
ANT. _Part, separate, sunder, sever, give way._
=Adherence.= Tenacity, attachment, constancy, fidelity, devotion,
partisanship; adhesion.
ANT. _Desertion, separation, disunion, unfaithfulness._
=Adjacent.= Near, close, bordering, adjoining, contiguous, beside.
ANT. _Separate, distant, remote, detached, disconnected._
=Adjourn.= Postpone, delay, defer; suspend, interrupt, close, end,
dissolve.
=Ant.= _Despatch, hasten, conclude, complete, terminate, consummate._
=Adjunct.= Addition, appendage, accessory, aid, advantage, help;
colleague, associate.
ANT. Detriment, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, detraction.
=Adjure.= Entreat, beseech, pray, supplicate, implore, beg; swear by.
ANT. _Defy, deprecate, remonstrate, dare, expostulate, warn._
=Adjustment.= Arrangement, disposal; settlement, agreement,
understanding; fitting, adaptation, conformity; regulation,
rectification, accommodation.
ANT. _Disturbance, disorder, confusion; dissension, divergence;
non-conformity._
=Administer.= Dispense, distribute, supply; direct, manage, control,
superintend; offer, proffer, tender.
ANT. _Withhold, refuse, retain; betray, mismanage; repulse, rebuff._
=Admiration.= Wonder, approval, love, surprise, astonishment,
appreciation, reverence, high regard.
ANT. _Disapproval, contempt, dislike._
=Admire.= Honor, esteem, approve, adore, wonder at, venerate, extol,
marvel at, applaud, revere, respect.
ANT. _Despise, dislike, execrate, hate, abhor, scorn, detest._
=Admissible.= Allowable, lawful, permissible, possible, probable.
ANT. _Absurd, preposterous, improper, wrong, unlawful._
=Admission.= Admittance, entrance, access; avowal, acknowledgment,
concession, concurrence, allowance.
ANT. _Denial, contradiction, rejection, negation._
=Admit.= Receive; accept, acknowledge, own, confess; permit, allow,
suffer.
ANT. _Exclude, debar; disown, deny; dismiss, reject, repudiate._
=Admonish.= Advise, warn, caution, counsel, censure, rebuke, reprove;
forewarn, remind, dissuade; instruct, teach, apprise, acquaint.
ANT. _Encourage, urge, countenance, applaud, abet, instigate._
=Admonition.= Caution, warning, advice, counsel, instruction, reminder,
hint, reproof, reprehension.
ANT. _Applause, encouragement, incitement, urging, instigation._
=Ado.= Trouble, toil, labor, pains; bustle, stir, fuss, noise, turmoil.
ANT. _Quiet, calm, composure, tranquillity._
=Adopt.= Appropriate, assume; approve, accept, support, maintain;
affiliate, father.
ANT. _Reject, discard; renounce, abandon, disclaim; disown, repudiate._
=Adoration.= Worship, devotion, homage, reverence, veneration, idolatry.
ANT. _Execration, disesteem, abomination, abhorrence, hatred,
detestation._
=Adorn.= Beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament, garnish, illustrate,
gild, bedeck, grace, dignify, honor, exalt.
ANT. _Mar, spoil, deface, disfigure, deform, denude, strip._
=Adroit.= Dexterous, expert, skilful, apt, handy, quick, clever, ready,
deft, ingenious, cunning.
ANT. _Clumsy, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unhandy, maladroit._
=Adulation.= Flattery, extravagant compliment, fulsome praise, fawning,
sycophancy, blandishment, obsequiousness.
ANT. _Defamation, obloquy, ridicule, satire, sarcasm, detraction,
aspersion, libel._
=Adumbrate.= Shadow, outline, indicate, hint, trace, delineate; typify,
represent, symbolize; darken, obscure, hide, conceal.
ANT. _Fulfil, realize, embody; misrepresent; reveal, illumine._
=Advance=, _n._ Progress, improvement, growth; offer, proposal,
overture, tender, proposition; rise, appreciation.
ANT. _Regress, return, retrogression; diminution; depreciation._
=Advance=, _v._ Push _or_ send forward, propel; promote, elevate,
dignify, exalt; improve, strengthen, benefit; propose, offer; furnish,
lend, loan; increase, augment, raise; proceed, progress; thrive,
prosper; accelerate.
ANT. _Retard, hinder, withhold, withdraw; suppress, degrade, depress;
oppose, recall, weaken, retreat; lessen, diminish._
=Advantage.= Benefit, profit, expediency, favorable opportunity,
blessing; behalf, account, interest; privilege, convenience, assistance,
utility, service.
ANT. _Loss, disappointment, frustration, difficulty, dilemma._
=Advent.= Approach, coming, arrival, accession.
ANT. _Departure, exit, exodus, retirement._
=Adventitious.= Accidental, incidental, extrinsic, non-essential,
foreign, casual; redundant, superfluous.
ANT. _Intrinsic, pertinent, regular, proper, necessary, appropriate._
=Adventure.= Chance, hazard, risk, venture, experiment, trial; event,
incident, occurrence, contingency, crisis.
ANT. _Matter-of-fact, matter-of-course; prospect; monotony, routine._
=Adventurous.= Bold, daring, venturesome, rash, reckless, headlong;
dangerous, perilous, uncertain; fearless, enterprising.
ANT. _Timid, nervous, hesitating, cautious, cowardly._
=Adversary.= Foe, enemy, antagonist, opponent, rival, assailant.
ANT. _Ally, helper, assistant, accomplice, aider, abettor, accessory._
=Adverse.= Opposite, contrary, conflicting; hostile, injurious, harmful;
unlucky, unfortunate, disastrous.
ANT. _Favorable, friendly, propitious, fortunate, lucky._
=Adversity.= Calamity, affliction, trouble, disaster, woe, distress,
suffering.
ANT. _Success, prosperity, advancement, good luck._
=Advert to.= Consider, notice, remark, heed, attend, refer, allude,
mention, touch upon; regard.
ANT. _Ignore, pass, drop, overlook, omit._
=Advertent.= Mindful, regardful, attentive, watchful, observant,
thoughtful, considerate, heedful.
ANT. _Thoughtless, heedless, inconsiderate, inattentive._
=Advertise.= Announce, publish, proclaim, declare, circulate, noise
abroad; offer for sale; inform, notify, apprise; promulgate.
ANT. _Suppress, ignore, hush, conceal; mislead, misinform._
=Advice.= Counsel, suggestion, admonition, instruction, caution;
tidings, intelligence, notice; deliberation, care, forethought;
recommendation, exhortation, information.
ANT. _Remonstrance, restraint, expostulation, prohibition; deception,
delusion._
=Advisable.= Judicious, expedient, politic, prudent, desirable,
beneficial, profitable; proper, fitting.
ANT. _Imprudent, undesirable, inexpedient, improper, detrimental._
=Advocate.= Counsel, lawyer, attorney; defender, promoter, friend,
patron, supporter, pleader, maintainer.
ANT. _Accuser, impugner, gainsayer, adversary, opponent._
=Affable.= Open, free, frank, unreserved; accessible, familiar; cordial,
social, courteous, polite, obliging, urbane, benign, gracious, mild,
well-bred; condescending.
ANT. _Distant, unapproachable, inaccessible, haughty, contemptuous,
supercilious._
=Affair.= Business, concern, function, matter, circumstance, question,
subject; event, incident, occurrence, performance; battle, combat,
engagement, skirmish, collision, brush, encounter.
ANT. _Detail, item, feature, point._
=Affect.= Influence, change, transform, modify, alter; concern,
interest, touch, move, impress; crave, yearn, desire, like; assume,
adopt, feign, pretend; operate, act on; melt, soften, subdue, overcome.
ANT. _Shun, repel, repudiate, spurn, dislike, eschew._
=Affectation.= Airs, mannerism, pretension, pretense, foppery, display.
ANT. _Simplicity, artlessness, naturalness, genuineness._
=Affection.= Feeling, passion, attachment, fondness, tenderness, love;
propensity, disposition; endearment, devotion, partiality; attribute,
quality, characteristic, mark.
ANT. _Indifference, repulsion, disaffection, repugnance._
=Affiance.= Trust, confidence, homage, reliance, betrothal, fealty,
faith, plighting.
ANT. _Disloyalty, distrust, treason, suspicion, infidelity._
=Affiliate.= Associate, adopt, join, connect, incorporate, annex.
ANT. _Sever, transplant, separate, disjoin, dissociate._
=Affinity.= Relationship, kin, consanguinity, propinquity; likeness,
resemblance, relation, analogy, connection, correspondence; sympathy,
attraction.
ANT. _Repugnance, discordance, antipathy, antagonism._
=Affirm.= Assert, swear, state, declare, maintain, allege, protest,
confirm, ratify, approve, endorse, aver, asseverate, assure, avouch,
establish.
ANT. _Deny, doubt, demur, contradict, negative, gainsay, impugn, oppose,
dispute._
=Affirmation.= Avowal, declaration, statement, assertion, testimony,
deposition, confirmation, ratification, approval, endorsement.
ANT. _Doubt, denial, contradiction, disputation, disapproval._
=Affix.= Join, annex, attach, fasten, connect to, unite to, append.
ANT. _Remove, detach, separate, unfasten._
=Affliction.= Adversity, misfortune, grief, sorrow, distress,
tribulation, disaster, trial, misery, calamity, pain, anguish, trouble,
hardship.
ANT. _Consolation, relief, blessing, gratification, pleasure._
=Affluence.= Wealth, fortune, riches, opulence, abundance, plenty,
profusion.
ANT. _Want, scarcity, poverty, penury, lack, indigence._
=Afford.= Supply, furnish, contribute, bestow, offer, confer, bear,
endure, support, yield, impart, administer.
ANT. _Withhold, deny, retain, stint, grudge, withdraw._
=Affray.= Quarrel, tussle, scuffle, scrimmage, collision, brawl,
disturbance, fight, rumpus, struggle, contest, strife, encounter, feud,
tumult.
ANT. _Peace, amity, friendship, good will._
=Affront.= Outrage, insult, abuse, annoyance, displeasure, offense,
provocation, wrong, vexation, wound, exasperation, irritation.
ANT. _Courtesy, homage, amends, compliment, apology._
=Afire.= Ablaze, burning, ignited, aflame.
ANT. _Out, quenched, extinguished._
=Afloat.= Adrift, at sea, abroad, loose; happening, betiding, brewing.
ANT. _Moored, anchored, aground, stranded, fixed, steadfast, firm._
=Afoot.= Afloat, preparing, forthcoming, ready, brewing, on hand, astir.
ANT. _Unprepared, unprovided for, inactive, sluggish, latent._
=Aforesaid.= Above-mentioned, foregoing, preceding, abovenamed.
ANT. _Following, subsequent, subjoined, forthcoming, after-cited._
=Afraid.= Fearful, timid, apprehensive, anxious, alarmed, terrified,
frightened.
ANT. _Fearless, bold, confident, reckless, venturesome, indifferent,
secure, hopeful, audacious._
=Afresh.= Anew, again, newly, frequently, repeatedly, once more.
ANT. _Uniformly, connectedly, continuously._
=After.= Subsequent, later; following, behind, rear, back, posterior;
concerning, about, for, in relation to; in imitation of, in the pattern
of.
ANT. _Before, preceding, introducing; in front of; opposite; facing;
previous or prior to, afore; in advance; previously, already._
=Again.= Anew, afresh, repeatedly; further, moreover, besides; on the
contrary; back, in answer _or_ restitution, in return; once more.
ANT. _Once, continuously, uninterruptedly, uniformly._
=Against.= Opposite, across, adverse to, counter to, athwart; facing,
fronting, close up to, in contact with; for, in preparation for, in
expectation of; in compensation for, in requital of, to match.
ANT. _With, for, beside, accompanying, aiding, promoting._
=Agape.= Yawning, open-mouthed; wondering, gazing, dazed, amazed;
curious, inquisitive, agog, astare, eager.
ANT. _Listless, lukewarm, incurious, indifferent._
=Age.= Duration; period, date, epoch, time; maturity, generation; era,
century.
ANT. _Infancy, youth, boyhood, childhood; moment, instant._
=Agent.= Actor, doer, operator, promoter, performer; cause, force,
power; deputy, factor, attorney, representative, substitute; means,
instrument.
ANT. _Counteragent, counteractor, opponent, neutralizer; chief,
principal; originator, inventor._
=Agglomeration.= Accumulation, heap, pile, mass, conglomeration,
cluster.
ANT. _Dispersion, division, separation, sifting, dissipation._
=Aggrandize.= Exalt, honor, elevate, dignify, promote, advance, enrich,
augment.
ANT. _Degrade, impoverish, debase, humiliate, dishonor, lower._
=Aggravate.= Exasperate, provoke, wound, make worse, intensify,
embitter, heighten.
ANT. _Soothe, assuage, palliate, diminish, conciliate, alleviate._
=Aggregation.= Collection, accumulation, mass, heap, pile, amount,
total, sum, result, whole, agglomeration.
ANT. _Dispersion, dissipation, separation, division; unit; element,
individual, ingredient, item._