mockery, jeering, derision.
ANT. _Discourse, discussion._
=Barbarous.= Brutal, atrocious, cruel, inhuman, merciless, savage,
barbaric, barbarian.
ANT. _Civilized, humane, polite, refined, tender, delicate, cultured,
elegant, nice, courtly._
=Bare.= Nude, naked, unclothed, exposed; sheer, simple, mere; bald,
unadorned, meager; poor, destitute, indigent, empty.
ANT. _Dressed, protected; rich, luxurious, costly._
=Bargain.= Agreement, contract, stipulation, transaction; purchase,
speculation, haggling, getting, proceeds; cheap purchase.
ANT. _Loss, misprofit; cheat._
=Barren.= Sterile, childless, unprolific; unfertile, unproductive;
uninstructive, ineffectual.
ANT. _Productive, fertile, luxuriant, fecund; profitable, useful._
=Barrier.= Obstruction, hindrance, obstacle, bar, barricade, rampart;
restraint, restriction.
ANT. _Thoroughfare, entrance, admittance, opening, passage._
=Base.= Cheap, worthless, inferior; vulgar, humble, unknown; mean,
contemptible, servile; shameful, scandalous, vile.
ANT. _Noble, honored, exalted, pure, valued, lofty, esteemed, refined._
=Bashful.= Modest, shy, retiring, reserved, diffident.
ANT. _Bold, forward, pert, impudent, confident, conceited, egoistic._
=Basis.= Base, foundation, groundwork.
ANT. _Apex, top, superstructure._
=Bathe.= Wash, lave, cover, flood, immerse, suffuse.
ANT. _Dry, expose._
=Battle=, _n._ Fight, contest, skirmish, combat, encounter, bout,
engagement, strife, action, conflict.
ANT. _Armistice, truce, concord._
=Bauble.= Trifle, toy, plaything, trinket, gimcrack, knickknack.
ANT. _Valuable, jewel, ornament, decoration, gem, possession._
=Bays.= Crown, wreath, garland, chaplet; honors, renown, plaudits,
praise, glory, applause.
ANT. _Disgrace, contumely, stigma, brand._
=Beach.= Shore, strand, margin, sands, marge, rim, coast, seashore,
seaboard.
ANT. _Ocean, sea, deep, main._
=Beacon=, _n._ Signal fire, mark, sign, guide, light, flame.
ANT. _Shadow; dark; will-o’-the-wisp, ignis fatuus._
=Beam=, _v._ Shine, emit rays, beacon, gleam, glitter, be radiant.
ANT. _Die out, grow dark, go out._
=Bear.= Support, sustain, hold up, carry; have, hold, possess; suffer,
undergo, endure, tolerate, submit to; permit, allow; maintain, cherish,
harbor; be responsible for; produce, yield, give birth to; generate.
ANT. _Drop, drag; release, give up; protest, resist, rebel, resent,
reject._
=Bearing.= Behavior, deportment, demeanor, appearance, aspect, position,
carriage, mien, air; relation, connection; patience, endurance;
direction, course, aim; effect, force, meaning, scope; producing; bed,
socket.
ANT. _Misbehavior; disconnection, independence, irrelevancy; pendency,
suspension; diversion, deflection; inanity, absurdity._
=Beat.= Strike, thrash, flog, cudgel, pound, scourge, whip, batter,
smite, pommel, overcome, chastise, conquer, defeat, castigate, bruise,
bastinado, belabor, switch, spank, worst, vanquish.
ANT. _Soothe, stroke, caress, pat, shield, protect, mollify, heal._
=Beatific.= Ravishing, enrapturing, enchanting, transporting, ecstatic.
ANT. _Tormenting, disgusting, obnoxious._
=Beatitude.= Bliss, felicity, blessedness.
ANT. _Suffering, tribulation, pain, dolor._
=Beautiful.= Handsome, lovely, charming, fair, pretty, graceful,
exquisite, beauteous, bewitching, attractive, picturesque, comely.
ANT. _Hideous, repulsive, ugly, deformed, frightful, ghastly, grim._
=Because.= Since, inasmuch as, for, as.
ANT. _Yet, notwithstanding, however, although, nevertheless._
=Beckon.= Signal, sign, call by gesture, nod.
ANT. _Ignore, repulse._
=Become.= Suit, adorn, fit, set off, be appropriate to; get _or_ grow
to, turn to, change into; befall, bechance, happen to.
ANT. _Disagree, clash, mismatch._
=Becoming.= Befitting, beseeming, fit, graceful, proper, neat, suitable,
congruous, worthy.
ANT. _Unseemly, indecent, derogatory, unsuitable._
=Befall.= Happen, occur, chance, betide.
ANT. _Impend, threaten, loom._
=Befitting.= Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, appropriate, expedient.
ANT. _Compulsory, obligatory; improper, inexpedient._
=Before.= Preceding, in front of; prior to, previous; in advance of,
ahead of; hitherto; above, in a former place _or_ previous passage;
formerly, of old, already; under the judgment _or_ control of.
ANT. _Behind, after, subsequently, later._
=Beg.= Beseech, pray, ask, request, supplicate, solicit, sue, implore,
importune.
ANT. _Require, demand, extort, exact, insist; refuse._
=Beggar.= Mendicant, supplicant, pauper, suitor, applicant.
ANT. _Bestower, giver, benefactor._
=Beggary.= Want, penury, indigence, destitution.
ANT. _Riches, wealth, affluence, abundance, plenty._
=Beginning.= Origin, commencement, fountain, source, spring, start,
opening, initiation, arising, outset, rise, inception, inauguration.
ANT. _End, finish, fulfilment, outcome, conclusion, termination, result,
effect, expiration, completion._
=Beguile.= Cheat, deceive, befool; amuse, entertain, cheer, solace.
ANT. _Enlighten, advise; weary, bore._
=Behavior.= Conduct, deportment, manners, breeding, carriage, bearing,
action, demeanor, life.
ANT. _Misconduct, misdemeanor._
=Behest.= Command, injunction, charge, precept.
ANT. _Option, liberty._
=Behind.= Back, astern, rearward.
ANT. Before, in front of.
=Behold.= See, look, discern, gaze, scan, observe, contemplate.
ANT. _Ignore, miss, wink, overlook, disregard, connive._
=Behoof.= Advantage, profit.
ANT. _Loss, detriment, disadvantage._
=Being.= Reality, existence, actuality; essence, inmost nature,
substance, life, vital principle, root, heart.
ANT. _Nonentity, nullity, non-existence._
=Beleaguer.= Besiege, beset, blockade, invest; compass, block up,
surround, obstruct, environ.
ANT. _Abandon; conquer, subdue._
=Belief.= Trust, confidence, conviction, credence, persuasion, reliance,
assurance; dogma, creed, tenets, opinion, view; credit, acceptance,
assent, currency.
ANT. _Distrust, denial, discredit, dissent, rejection, disavowal._
=Belligerent.= Warlike, contending, conflicting, hostile, rival,
opposed, adverse, antagonistic, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome.
ANT. _Peaceful, friendly, forbearing, pacific, neutral._
=Belonging=, _n._ Quality, gift, endowment, attribute; property, goods,
estate, chattel, possession; appendage, appurtenance, accessory.
=Belonging=, _a._ Related, connected, appertaining, congenial, cognate,
accompanying.
ANT. _Alien, optional, independent, irrelevant._
=Below.= Under, beneath, underneath, hereinafter.
ANT. _Above, beforementioned, previously._
=Bend.= Curve, twist, crook, bow, deflect, deviate, diverge, twine;
influence, persuade, incline, submit.
ANT. _Straighten, stiffen, direct; resist, break, crush._
=Beneath.= Below, under, underneath; unworthy of, unbefitting.
ANT. _Above, superior to; over, aloft._
=Benediction.= Benison, blessing, beatitude; gratitude, thanks, praise;
benefit, grace, boon.
ANT. _Curse, censure, execration, ingratitude._
=Benefactor.= Patron, supporter, upholder, friend, contributor.
ANT. _Destroyer, enemy, oppressor, brute._
=Beneficence.= Charity, bounty, liberality, benevolence.
ANT. _Malevolence, hatred, stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness._
=Benefit.= Boon, service, advantage, profit, favor, blessing.
ANT. _Evil, loss, damage, calamity, injury, privation._
=Benevolence.= Kindness, humaneness, charitableness, good will,
altruism, beneficence, liberality, philanthropy, benignity, bounty,
humanity, sympathy, munificence, generosity, unselfishness,
kind-heartedness.
ANT. _Malevolence, malignity, selfishness, stinginess, unkindness,
brutality, churlishness, barbarity, illiberality, self-seeking,
niggardliness, harshness_.
=Benign.= Kind, gracious, amiable, gentle, friendly, benevolent, humane,
obliging, good.
ANT. _Hateful, harsh, brutal, churlish._
=Bequeath.= Will, leave, devise; hand down, transmit, impart.
ANT. _Withhold, alienate, disinherit._
=Bereavement.= Deprivation, loss, destitution, affliction, forlorn
condition, desolation.
ANT. _Blessing, compensation, reparation, consolation, restitution,
restoration, substitution._
=Bereft.= Stripped, despoiled, deprived.
ANT. _Endowed, blessed, enriched, compensated._
=Beseech.= Beg, implore, pray, ask, solicit, entreat, petition,
importune.
ANT. _Grant, requite, confer; disdain, defy._
=Beset.= Surround, circle, hem in, besiege, beleaguer; embarrass.
ANT. _Defend, defy, repel._
=Beside.= Near, close together; aside from; out of.
ANT. _Far, distant._
=Besides= or =Beside=. Except, save, distinct from; moreover,
furthermore, else, beyond that.
ANT. _Apart, separate from; exclusively; finally._
=Bestow.= Give, present, award, grant, confer; place, stow, store.
ANT. _Receive; seize, appropriate, usurp; disperse, throw away._
=Bet.= Stake, wager, pledge.
ANT. _Plan, calculate, dispose._
=Betide.= Happen, bechance, befall, come to pass, occur, take place.
ANT. _Result, be destined_ or _doomed_.
=Betimes.= Seasonably, in good time or season.
ANT. _Inopportune, late, tardy, unseasonable._
=Betoken.= Signify, denote, indicate, represent, imply, prove, show,
augur; presage, prefigure, foretell, portend.
ANT. _Mask, hide, mislead, belie, misrepresent._
=Betray.= Reveal, expose, divulge, deliver up, deceive; manifest, show,
indicate; lure, ensnare, entrap, beguile; seduce, ruin, corrupt.
ANT. _Protect, preserve, foster, cherish, conceal, suppress, guard._
=Betrothal.= Engagement, plighting, affiancing.
=Better.= Amend, ameliorate, improve, correct, advance, reform.
ANT. _Make worse, degrade, wreck, weaken, cripple, impair, injure._
=Between.= Amid, among, betwixt.
ANT. _Outside, beyond, without._
=Bewail.= Bemoan, lament, sorrow, grieve.
ANT. _Rejoice, joy, exult._
=Beware.= Take care, be cautious, be wary, look out, mind.
ANT. _Be reckless, careless; neglect, ignore._
=Bewilderment.= Confusion, embarrassment, daze, maze, perplexity,
mystification.
ANT. _Enlightenment, self-possession, calmness, discernment,
perspicacity._
=Bewitch.= Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate.
ANT. _Repulse, avoid, recoil, annoy, harass._
=Beyond.= Over, across, remote, farther than, before; yonder, above,
exceeding.
ANT. _Beside, near, at hand, close; behind, back; below, less than._
=Bias.= Bent, inclination, tendency, leaning, proneness, proclivity,
propensity, partiality, predilection.
ANT. _Repulsion, reaction, repugnance._
=Bicker.= Wrangle, quarrel, dispute, squabble.
ANT. _Agree, sympathize, understand, harmonize._
=Bidding.= Command, order, direction, appointment, mandate; offer, bid,
proposal.
ANT. _Request, solicitation; refusal, rebuff._
=Bide.= Dwell, stay, reside, wait, tarry, remain; endure, bear.
ANT. _Depart, go, move, migrate; resist, rebel, protest._
=Big.= Large, great, wide, bulky, huge, gross, fat; proud, arrogant,
haughty, pompous.
ANT. _Small, little, least, thin, narrow; humble, subservient,
unassuming._
=Bigot.= Zealot, fanatic, dogmatist, devotee.
ANT. _Skeptic, liberal, apostate, proselyte, doubter, agnostic._
=Bigoted.= Intolerant, opinionated, prejudiced, dogmatical,
narrow-minded, one-sided.
ANT. _Liberal, broad-minded, open to conviction._
=Bill.= Account, charge, score, amount due, reckoning; draft of law;
poster, placard, advertisement.
=Bind.= Fetter, tie, fasten, shackle, restrict, restrain, secure;
compel, oblige, engage.
ANT. _Free, loose, set free, untie._
=Birth.= Family, parentage, origin, source, lineage, nativity, descent,
extraction, race; rise.
ANT. _Death, extinction._
=Bit.= Part, piece, fragment, morsel.
ANT. _Whole, mass, aggregation._
=Biting.= Gnawing, sharp, severe, sardonic, censorious, piercing,
sarcastic, trenchant.
ANT. _Pleasant, gentle, soothing, genial, flattering._
=Bitter.= Harsh, caustic, cutting, savage, acidulous, acrimonious,
irate, sharp, sour, stinging, pungent, virulent.
ANT. _Sweet, honeyed, nectared, luscious, dulcet, saccharine._
=Blacken.= Slander, malign, defame, daub, bespatter, befoul, asperse,
traduce, vilify, decry, calumniate.
ANT. _Clear, eulogize, vindicate, whiten, whitewash._
=Blackguard.= Rascal, scoundrel, villain.
ANT. _Gentleman._
=Blame.= Censure, rebuke, chide, reprove, reproach, condemn, vituperate,
reprobate, reprehend, dispraise.
ANT. _Approve, praise, exonerate, acquit, exculpate._
=Blameless.= Pure, innocent, irresponsible, without fault.
ANT. _Guilty, implicated, blameworthy, faulty._
=Blanch.= Bleach, whiten, whitewash.
ANT. _Blacken, stain, dye, darken, color._
=Bland.= Soft, gentle, mild, affable, gracious, tender, benign,
courteous, complaisant.
ANT. _Harsh, abrupt, rough, biting, savage, severe, impolite._
=Blandishment.= Flattery, coaxing, fascination, wheedling, attraction,
charm, fawning, cajolery.
ANT. _Bluntness, unmannerliness, roughness, scolding, severity,
sternness._
=Blank.= Bare, drear, bleak, void, empty; utter, pure, simple, mere,
unqualified, unmitigated; amazed, astonished, confused, disconcerted.
ANT. _Full, replete; complex; modified, qualified; composed, controlled,
self-possessed, cognizant, intelligent._
=Blasphemy.= Profanity, sacrilege, impiety, swearing.
ANT. _Reverence, godliness, veneration._
=Blast.= Shrivel, destroy, blight, kill, ruin, wither, annihilate;
explode, rend, burst.
ANT. _Restore, expand, swell._
=Blazon.= Exhibit, show off, blaze, blare, trumpet, proclaim, publish.
ANT. _Conceal, hush, cover, hide, suppress, shroud, bury._
=Bleach.= Blanch, whiten.
ANT. _Blacken, darken, soil, stain._
=Bleak.= Windy, exposed, bare; cold, chill, raw, desolate, comfortless,
cheerless.
ANT. _Sheltered, protected, warm, balmy, cheerful, comfortable._
=Blemish.= Blot, spot, flaw, fault, imperfection, stain; defacement,
tarnish, disfigurement, disgrace, defect, dishonor, stigma, taint.
ANT. _Purity, unsulliedness, honor, integrity, wholeness._
=Blend.= Mix, unite, fuse, merge, mingle, amalgamate, combine, coalesce,
harmonize.
ANT. _Separate, run, dissociate, divide._
=Bless.= Delight, gladden, make happy, thank, glorify, exalt, praise,
extol, felicitate, cheer.
ANT. _Curse, anathematize, sadden, grieve._
=Blessing.= Benediction, benison; good, benefit, happiness, profit,
boon, gain; glory, praise, gratitude.
ANT. _Malediction, curse; bereavement, impoverishment, calamity,
deprivation, disaster, damage, detriment._
=Blight.= Pestilence, withering, blast, destruction.
ANT. _Development, maturity._
=Blind.= Sightless, unseeing, eyeless, undiscerning, ignorant,
unconscious, uninformed.
ANT. _Clear-sighted, far-seeing, discerning, penetrating, conscious,
keen, aware, sensitive._
=Blink.= Wink, ignore, connive, overlook.
ANT. _Notice, note, mark._
=Bliss.= Blessedness, happiness, joy, ecstasy, rapture, felicity,
beatitude.
ANT. _Torment, woe, suffering, misery, accursedness._
=Blithe.= Merry, joyous, cheerful, gay, lively, airy, sportive,
blithesome, mirthful, jocund, elated, vivacious, joyful.
ANT. _Dejected, heavy, dull, sullen._
=Block.= Obstruct, arrest, stop, fill.
ANT. _Free, open, clear._
=Blockhead.= Dunce, dolt, stupid fellow, numskull, ninny, simpleton,
ignoramus, dullard, booby.
ANT. _Sage, adept, savant, philosopher, schoolman, luminary._
=Blood-thirsty.= Cruel, savage, ferocious, murderous, bloody,
bloody-minded, gory, barbarous, inhuman, ruthless, sanguinary.
ANT. _Humane, kind, merciful, mild, tender, compassionate._
=Bloom=, _n._ Blossom, flower, flowering, efflorescence; flush,
freshness, prime, vigor, glow; delicacy, innocence.
ANT. _Decay, decadence, blight, blast, roughness, toughness,
ghastliness, superannuation, cadaverousness, coarseness._
=Bloom=, _v._ Blossom, bud, flower, germinate, sprout, blow, develop.
ANT. _Blight, be blasted, wither._
=Blooming.= Flourishing, flowering; young, beautiful, fair, fresh.
ANT. _Fading, waning, old, unsightly, deformed, blasted, withered._
=Blot.= Sully, spot, tarnish, spoil, discolor, pollute, stain, erase,
blur, blotch, smear, smutch, obliterate.
ANT. _Cleanse, clear, whiten, blanch; perpetuate, preserve._
=Blot out.= Erase, cancel, expunge, obliterate, efface, destroy, wipe
out.
ANT. _Restore, replace._
=Blow=, _n._ Knock, thump, stroke, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut,
concussion, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stroke, wound,
affliction, blast, gale, gust; disappointment.
ANT. _Relief, comfort, blessing, consolation, assuagement._
=Bluff.= Abrupt, blunt, inconsiderate, open, rough, unmannerly, uncivil,
blustering, bold, brusque, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite,
plain-spoken, rude.
ANT. _Bland, courteous, genial, polite, refined, reserved, urbane,
polished._
=Blunder.= Error, mistake, misunderstanding, fault, slip, oversight,
inaccuracy, delusion.
ANT. _Accuracy, correctness, truthfulness, exactness, ratification,
foresight, achievement, success, correction._
=Blunt=, _a._ Obtuse, dull, pointless, edgeless, brusk, abrupt, plain,
informal, stupid, stolid.
ANT. _Sharp, keen, acute, sensitive, polished, courteous, refined._
=Blunt=, _v._ Subdue, numb, harden, dull, make dull, deaden, paralyze,
stupefy; moderate, allay, mitigate, assuage.
ANT. _Quicken, sharpen, instigate, excite, stimulate, animate,
vitalize._
=Blush=, _n._ Bloom, color, reddening, carnation, complexion; shame,
confusion, guiltiness.
ANT. _Pallor; innocence, purity, unconsciousness; boldness, effrontery._
=Bluster.= Storm, rage, insult, roar, swagger, vaunt, boast.
ANT. _Cringe, whine, whimper._
=Boast.= Vaunt, brag, swagger, magnify, make much of, swell, bluster,
triumph, glory, vapor.
ANT. _Whine, cringe; minimize, apologize._
=Bodily.= Corporeally; completely, wholly, altogether, entirely,
collectively, unitedly.
ANT. _Spiritually, ghostly; piecemeal, partially, gradually,
fragmentarily._
=Body.= Material _or_ physical substance; carcass, corpse; trunk, stem,
bulk, main part; person, individual, mortal, creature, being; company,
society, corporation; system; consistency, substance; ashes, form, dust,
frame, remains, clay.
ANT. _Intellect, intelligence, soul, spirit, mind; branch, limb; world,
universe; mass, conglomeration._
=Boil.= Bubble, rage, effervesce, explode, fume.
ANT. _Calm, subside, cool, recover._
=Boisterous.= Loud, unrestrained, stormy, noisy, furious, violent,
clamorous.
ANT. _Quiet, silent, unostentatious, mild, gentle, peaceful, calm,
serene, self-possessed._
=Bold.= Courageous, fearless, adventurous, brave, intrepid, dauntless,
audacious, daring, valiant.
ANT. _Timorous, fearful, retiring, shy, bashful._
=Bolster.= Support, prop, help, sustain, aid, buoy, patch, defend,
maintain.
ANT. _Depress, fail, relax._
=Bombast.= Bluster, pomposity, fustian, braggadocio, rhodomontade.
ANT. _Modesty, humility, veracity, moderation, temperance._
=Bond.= Tie, fastening, manacle, fetter; compact, obligation, security.
ANT. _Option, freedom, parole, honor, discretion._
=Bondage.= Servitude, slavery, imprisonment, captivity, incarceration,
subjection, serfdom, confinement, thraldom.
ANT. _Liberty, freedom, manumission, independence._
=Bondsman.= Slave, serf, captive, vassal, prisoner.
ANT. _Freeman, gentleman, master, lord._
=Bonny.= Fair, pretty, pleasant, handsome, shapely, buxom.
ANT. _Homely, ugly, unseemly, deformed, ill-favored._
=Bonus.= Premium, douceur, boon, benefit.
ANT. _Fine, penalty, discount, mulct._
=Booby.= Dunce, idiot, numskull.
ANT. _Wiseacre, solon, oracle._
=Bookish.= Pedantic, studious, learned, erudite, educated.
ANT. _Illiterate, ignorant._
=Boor.= Rustic, clown, lout, peasant, countryman, plowman, swain,
bumpkin.
ANT. _Gentleman, courtier._
=Boorish.= Rude, rustic, clownish, loutish, ungainly, awkward, coarse,
rough, gawky.
ANT. _Polite, civil, polished, urbane, courtly, affable, gracious._
=Bootless.= Useless, unavailing, unprofitable, profitless, vain.
ANT. _Effectual, profitable, useful, effective._
=Booty.= Plunder, prey, spoil, pillage, loot.
ANT. _Restitution, fine, forfeiture, confiscation, penalty._
=Border.= Edge, limit, boundary, brink, rim, verge, enclosure, confine,
band.
ANT. _Land, tract, interior, center, space, substance._
=Bore.= Pierce, perforate, penetrate, drill; weary, plague, trouble,
vex, worry, annoy.
ANT. _Delight, gratify, please._
=Bosom.= Breast, heart, affection; hollow, depths, midst, inmost
recesses; retreat, retirement, quiet, privacy.
ANT. _Surface, exterior, expanse; manner, deportment, demeanor._
=Both.= Twain, two.
ANT. _Either, each, every, neither, none, not any, no one._
=Bother.= Worry, pester, perplex, harass, plague, tease, vex, molest,
annoy, excite.
ANT. _Aid, assist, calm, quiet, compose._
=Bottom.= Deep, profound, base, foot; foundation, basis, groundwork;
valley, meadow; ship, vessel; seat; grounds, lees, sediments; stamina,
power of endurance.
ANT. _Top, height, acme, apex, summit, crown, brow; surface._
=Bound=, _v._ Skip, leap, frisk, jump, spring; confine, limit,
circumscribe, terminate, restrict, restrain.
ANT. _Hobble, limp, crawl, creep, shamble; enlarge, open, extend, spread
out._
=Boundary.= Margin, limit, confines, border, bound, frontier, line,
marge, verge, termination, term, barrier, bourn, edge, enclosure,
landmark; circumference.
ANT. _Land, region, estate, interior, territory; center, citadel;
inside._
=Boundless.= Unlimited, illimitable, unbounded, measureless, infinite.
ANT. _Narrow, restricted, confined, circumscribed._
=Bountiful.= Liberal, generous, benevolent, unselfish, munificent.
ANT. _Miserly, selfish, stingy, niggardly._
=Bounty.= Liberality, gift, generosity, charity, benefaction, benignity,
benevolence, munificence, donation; premium, reward, bonus.
ANT. _Closeness, stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness._
=Bower.= Recess, arbor, retreat, alcove, summerhouse.
ANT. _Open place._
=Brag.= Boast, vaunt, bully, swagger.
ANT. _Cringe, whine, whimper._
=Braid.= Bind, weave, plait, tie.
ANT. _Unbind, dishevel._
=Branch.= Member, bough, limb, shoot, arm, twig, scion, offshoot,
ramification; section, department, division; article, part, portion;
tributary; derivative line, cognate stock.
ANT. _Trunk, stock, stem; race, family, house._
=Brand=, _v._ Denounce, mark, stigmatize, disgrace.
ANT. _Honor, decorate, distinguish._
=Brandish.= Flourish, wield, whisk, shake, wave.
ANT. _Suspend, stay, arrest._
=Bravado.= Boasting, bragging, bluster.
ANT. _Diffidence, reserve, concealment, modesty._
=Brave.= Fearless, heroic, undaunted, undismayed, adventurous, bold,
courageous, daring, dauntless, gallant, intrepid, valiant, venturesome,
doughty, chivalrous, chivalric, splendid, courteous.
ANT. _Afraid, cringing, fearful, shrinking, timid, timorous, frightened,
cowardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, churlish, discourteous,
fearsome._
=Brawny.= Muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, sinewy, herculean,
robust, stout.
ANT. _Weak, fragile, delicate, feeble, effeminate, lean._