ANT. _Defeat; counteract, neutralize._
=Conduct.= Lead, direct, guide, convoy, escort; command, govern; manage,
regulate; rule, superintend.
ANT. _Mislead; mismanage; follow._
=Confection.= Candy, cake, condiment, concoction, sweetmeat.
=Confederacy, Confederation.= Alliance, league, treaty, union,
coalition, federation, compact.
ANT. _Secession, disruption, disunion._
=Conference.= Discourse, conversation, talk; interview, colloquy,
parley, consultation; convention, convocation, meeting.
ANT. _Silence; monologue; dispersion._
=Confess.= Acknowledge, admit, disclose, own, allow, grant, concede,
avow.
ANT. _Deny, conceal, repudiate, disavow, hide, dissemble._
=Confession.= Admission, avowal, acknowledgment; creed, doctrines,
tenets, catechism, subscription.
ANT. _Heresy, apostasy, protest, refutation, renunciation, abjuration._
=Confide.= Trust, rely, lean, hope, depend, believe, put confidence in.
ANT. _Doubt, mistrust, disbelieve, disprove, despair of._
=Confident.= Assured, sure, positive, certain; bold, presumptuous,
impudent, sanguine.
ANT. _Dubious, doubtful, undecided, vacillating._
=Confidential.= Intimate, secret, private; trusty, faithful.
ANT. _Public, patent, open; treacherous, insidious, traitorous._
=Configuration.= Outline, shape, form, contour.
ANT. _Shapelessness, indeterminateness; distortion, deformity._
=Confine=, _v._ Limit, bound, imprison, restrict, circumscribe, enclose.
ANT. _Widen, expand, liberate, unfasten, loosen, extend, dilate._
=Confirm.= Sanction, uphold, assure, establish, strengthen,
substantiate, settle, corroborate.
ANT. _Shatter, weaken, upset, annul, abrogate, cancel, destroy, shake._
=Confiscate.= Forfeit, seize, escheat, condemn, sequestrate.
ANT. _Release, restore, refund._
=Conflagration.= Fire, arson, ignition, incendiarism, combustion.
ANT. _Extinction, quenching; smoldering._
=Conflict.= Contest, battle, struggle, encounter; clashing,
interference, disagreement, discord.
ANT. _Amity, reconciliation, pacification, arbitration._
=Conform.= Agree, consent, harmonize, comply, correspond, comport.
ANT. _Dissent, disagree; antagonize, secede; vary, differ._
=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._
=Confront.= Oppose, threaten, encounter, challenge, face, intimidate.
ANT. _Encourage, abet, countenance._
=Confuse.= Mingle, confound; derange, disturb, perplex, embarrass,
obscure, mortify.
ANT. _Arrange; relieve, assist, allay; calm, restore._
=Congeal.= Freeze, convert to ice, benumb.
ANT. _Melt, thaw, dissolve._
=Congenial.= Kindred, similar, sympathetic, suited, natural, proper,
agreeable.
ANT. _Disagreeable, abhorrent, unnatural, alien, dissimilar, unsuited,
unsympathetic._
=Congenital.= Coeval, connatural, innate, inherent, ingenerate.
ANT. _Unnatural, assumed, extraneous, acquired, artificial,
adventitious._
=Congeries, Congestion.= Conglomeration, aggregation, accumulation,
plethora, repletion.
ANT. _Dissipation, diffusion, clearance, dispersion._
=Congratulate.= Felicitate, compliment, rejoice with.
ANT. _Console, condole with, commiserate._
=Congregate.= Assemble, collect, meet, convene, gather, throng.
ANT. _Disperse, disappear, separate, part, scatter._
=Congregation.= Assembly, meeting, audience, conference.
ANT. _Dispersion, dismissal._
=Congress.= Parliament, conclave, cabinet, council, assembly,
legislature, synod, convention, conference.
ANT. _Cabal, sedition, uprising, mob; intrigue._
=Congruous.= Accordant, agreeing, harmonious, coherent, suitable,
consistent, proper, appropriate.
ANT. _Discordant, heterogeneous, inharmonious, improper, unsuitable._
=Conjecture=, _n._ Supposition, surmise, guess, hypothesis, theory,
notion, divination.
ANT. _Calculation, inference, deduction, proof; fact, surety, certainty,
security._
=Conjuncture.= Combination, concurrence; emergency, crisis, exigency,
juncture.
ANT. _Provision, preparation, arrangement._
=Connection.= Conjunction, combination, union, association, dependence.
ANT. _Independence, disjunction, dissociation, dissolution._
=Conquer.= Overcome, subjugate, master, vanquish, subdue, rout, defeat,
overpower, overthrow, prevail over, reduce, win, surmount, worst,
checkmate, beat, crush, down, discomfit.
ANT. _Surrender, capitulate, cede, forfeit, fly, yield, retreat,
withdraw, retire, submit, succumb, fall, lose, resign, fail._
=Conquest.= Victory, subjugation, triumph.
ANT. _Defeat, failure, surrender, submission._
=Conscience.= Moral sense, intuition, integrity, principle.
ANT. _Irresponsibility, laxity, undutifulness, unscrupulousness._
=Conscientious.= Scrupulous, exact, upright, high-principled, honest,
honorable, equitable, incorruptible, fair, faithful.
ANT. _Lax, unprincipled, unscrupulous, reprobate, dishonorable,
faithless._
=Conscious.= Sensible, cognizant, aware, intelligent, advised, apprised,
assured, sure, certain, informed; thinking, reflecting, rational,
intellectual.
ANT. _Insensible, unaware, ignorant, dead, cold, deaf; irrational,
thoughtless._
=Conscription.= Drafting, impressment.
ANT. _Volunteering, enlistment._
=Consecrate.= Dedicate, ordain; sanctify, hallow.
ANT. _Desecrate, defile._
=Consecutive.= Sequent, continuous, orderly, following.
ANT. _Disordered, rambling, discursive, illogical._
=Consent.= Assent, approve, agree, yield, comply, acquiesce.
ANT. _Refuse, resist, decline, dissent._
=Consequence.= Result, issue, sequel, effect, outgrowth, event, end,
upshot; importance, dignity, moment.
ANT. _Cause, occasion, origin; axiom, postulate, premise, antecedence;
insignificance, paltriness._
=Consequential.= Following, resulting, coherent, cogent, connected;
pompous, self-conceited, arrogant, vainglorious.
ANT. _Incoherent, illogical; affable, accessible, humble, considerate._
=Conservation.= Protection, perpetuation, preservation, maintenance.
ANT. _Neglect, exposure, destruction, abolition._
=Conservative.= Stationary, traditional, opposed to change.
ANT. _Radical, progressive, changeable, transitional, modifiable,
innovating._
=Consider.= Think, ponder, meditate, reflect, investigate, weigh,
deliberate, observe, attend, regard.
ANT. _Guess, conjecture, ignore, chance, hazard._
=Considerate.= Kindly, thoughtful, reflective, careful, prudent,
deliberate, serious, charitable, forbearing, cautious.
ANT. _Rash, careless, imprudent, thoughtless, rude, selfish,
overbearing, injudicious._
=Consignment.= Custody, commission, delegation; sending, shipping.
ANT. _Miscommitment._
=Consistency.= Density, solidity, compactness, coherence; agreement,
congruity, correspondence, uniformity, harmony, invariableness.
ANT. _Tenuity, subtility, volatility; incoherence, incongruity,
contrariety, contradiction._
=Console.= Comfort, condole with, sympathize, encourage, soothe,
assuage, solace.
ANT. _Distress, grieve, disturb, annoy, sadden, trouble, wound, hurt._
=Consolidate.= Solidify, harden, condense, compress, compact; thicken,
strengthen, solder, cement, fuse; conjoin, combine.
ANT. _Dissolve, melt, vaporize, weaken, dissipate, sublimate, pulverize;
dissect, disjoin._
=Conspicuous.= Visible, apparent, discernible, plain, clear,
perceptible, noticeable; eminent, distinguished, prominent, famous,
noted, manifest.
ANT. _Invisible, microscopic, hidden, imperceptible, unseen; ordinary,
mediocre, commonplace._
=Conspiracy.= Intrigue, treason, cabal, plot, machination, combination;
sedition.
ANT. _Legislation, congress, parliament, synod._
=Constant.= Fixed, immutable, invariable, unchanging, permanent,
perpetual; resolute, firm, steady; persevering, assiduous; incessant,
unbroken, continuous; faithful, true, loyal, devoted.
ANT. _Irregular, exceptional, casual, incidental, fickle, faithless,
broken, treacherous, untrustworthy, false._
=Consternation.= Amazement, terror, alarm, dismay, panic, bewilderment.
ANT. _Fearlessness, boldness, composure, presence of mind._
=Constituent.= Elector, patron, voter, supporter, sender; ingredient,
component, element.
ANT. _Representative, nominee; constitution, system, compound, whole._
=Constitution.= Organization, formation; quality, character,
temperament, peculiarity, characteristic; charter, law.
ANT. _Conspiracy, rebellion, tyranny, anarchy, despotism, destruction,
disorganization; disposition, mood, frame of mind, temper._
=Construct.= Build, erect, invent, form, shape, combine.
ANT. _Demolish, overthrow, destroy, derange._
=Construction.= Building, erection, composition, fabrication; structure,
formation, form, figure; explanation, version, rendering,
interpretation.
ANT. _Dislocation, dismemberment, dissolution; misunderstanding,
misconception._
=Consult.= Deliberate, take counsel, confer, advise with, canvass,
question, consider, regard.
ANT. _Dictate, counteract, contradict._
=Consume.= Eat up, devour; destroy, lavish, dissipate, waste, spend.
ANT. _Discard, reject, throw aside; preserve, replenish, supply,
provide._
=Consummate=, _a._ Perfect, excellent, supreme, finished, complete.
ANT. _Common, faulty, defective, ordinary, mediocre._
=Consummation.= Achievement, attainment, completion, termination,
accomplishment, fulfilment, realization, close, finish, finale.
ANT. _Beginning, attempt, inception, initiation, source, origin._
=Consumption.= Expenditure, use, waste, extinction, destruction.
ANT. _Development, increase, growth, enlargement, augmentation._
=Contact.= Touch, junction, contiguity, closeness, union.
ANT. _Adjacence, proximity; separation, distance, isolation._
=Contagion.= Infection; contamination, taint, pestilence, corruption.
ANT. _Prevention; antisepsis, disinfection._
=Contain.= Include, embody, comprehend, comprise, embrace; restrain,
hold.
ANT. _Omit, exclude, drop, discharge; yield, give way._
=Contaminate.= Taint, defile, corrupt, sully.
ANT. _Cleanse, purify._
=Contemn.= Despise, scorn, disdain, slight.
ANT. _Venerate, respect._
=Contemplate.= Meditate, study, ponder, survey, reflect; intend, design.
ANT. _Overlook, waive, abandon; execute, complete, do._
=Contemptible.= Despicable, abject, base, worthless, mean, low.
ANT. _Respectable, venerable; worthy, estimable, important, grave._
=Contend.= Strive, fight, struggle, combat; debate, argue, dispute;
affirm, assert, maintain, claim.
ANT. _Concede, allow, surrender._
=Content.= Satisfied, pleased, easy, willing, resigned, gratified.
ANT. _Reluctant, unwilling, unsatisfied, rebellious, discontent._
=Contention.= Strife, dissension, quarrel, rupture, dispute, debate,
controversy, altercation.
ANT. _Peace, amity, harmony, concord, reconciliation._
=Contingent=, _a._ Casual, happening, fortuitous, dependent, incidental,
provisional, uncertain.
ANT. _Independent, absolute, positive, uncontrolled, uninfluenced,
unaffected._
=Continual.= Incessant, ceaseless, invariable, perpetual, constant,
uninterrupted, unbroken, unremitting, continuous.
ANT. _Exceptional, irregular, casual, contingent, intermittent,
interrupted, suspended._
=Continually.= Constantly, perpetually, ever, always, repeatedly,
frequently, continuously.
ANT. _Occasionally, rarely, sometimes._
=Continue.= Remain, endure, persist; abide, stay, tarry; persevere, be
constant or steadfast.
ANT. _Stop, cease, fail, pause._
=Contract=, _n._ Compact, stipulation, agreement, arrangement, bargain,
covenant, pact, obligation, pledge, engagement, bond.
ANT. _Promise, parole, assurance, understanding, assumption._
=Contract=, _v._ Narrow, abbreviate, abridge, lessen, reduce, compress;
shrivel, shrink; agree, stipulate, bargain.
ANT. _Expand, amplify, dilate; reverse, cancel, abandon._
=Contradict.= Deny, gainsay, dispute, impugn, controvert; oppose,
counteract, annul, thwart, abrogate.
ANT. _Maintain, argue, confirm, state, affirm, endorse._
=Contrary.= Opposite, opposed, adverse, counter; conflicting,
contradictory, antagonistic, repugnant; perverse, obstinate, stubborn,
headstrong.
ANT. _Compatible, agreeing, kindred, compliant, submissive; consistent._
=Contrast=, _v._ Differentiate, discriminate, oppose, compare.
ANT. _Resemble, be like or similar, liken, harmonize._
=Contribute.= Add, give, coöperate, assist, subscribe, supply.
ANT. _Refuse, withhold, deny._
=Contribution.= Donation, offering, gift, subscription, subsidy, aid,
assistance.
ANT. _Withholding, retention, reservation._
=Contrive.= Plan, design, devise, invent, project, form, frame, scheme,
plot, consider; manage, make out; concert, adjust.
ANT. _Hit, chance, venture, bungle, hazard; mismanage, miscontrive._
=Control=, _v._ Direct, manage, rule, command, sway, superintend;
hinder, repress, restrain, curb, check.
ANT. _License, free; neglect, abandon; mismanage, misconduct._
=Controversy.= Dispute, altercation, contention, disagreement.
ANT. _Agreement, unanimity, coincidence._
=Contumacy.= Obstinacy, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity,
obduracy; disobedience, insolence.
ANT. _Docility, tractableness, flattering, fawning, servility._
=Contumely.= Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, insolence, abuse, contempt,
scorn, disdain, arrogance.
ANT. _Regard, consideration, adulation, obsequiousness._
=Convene.= Assemble, meet, congregate, summon, master, collect.
ANT. _Dismiss, disperse, disband, dissipate._
=Convenient.= Suitable, fit, appropriate, proper, adapted; advantageous,
commodious, comfortable, useful, serviceable.
ANT. _Inconvenient, useless, awkward, superfluous; inopportune._
=Convention.= Assemblage, conference, meeting, concourse, session,
synod, congress, convocation; treaty, compact.
ANT. _Recess, dissolution, prorogation; dispersion, scattering; promise,
understanding, parole._
=Conventional.= Usual, customary, ordinary, habitual, regular, wonted,
prevalent, social, everyday; stipulated.
ANT. _Unusual, erratic, extraordinary; legal, compulsory._
=Conversant.= Familiar, skilled, acquainted, proficient, versed.
ANT. _Strange, ignorant, unversed, unlearned._
=Conversation.= Converse, communion, intercourse, parley, talk, chat,
conference, communication, discourse, colloquy, dialogue.
ANT. _Speech, oration, harangue, soliloquy, apostrophe, monologue,
silence, taciturnity._
=Converse=, _a._ Opposite, reverse, contrary, counter, contradictory.
ANT. _Identical, one, same, indistinguishable; direct, primary._
=Conversion.= Alteration, transmutation, change, transformation.
ANT. _Permanence, identity, persistence, conservation._
=Convertible.= Equivalent, interchangeable, identical; reversible.
ANT. _Variant, contrary, incommensurate._
=Convey.= Take, transfer, move, change, carry, shift, transmit,
transport, remove, consign, relegate.
ANT. _Retain, preserve, hold, cling to, possess._
=Conviction.= Belief, assurance, persuasion; confutation, refutation;
proof, detection.
ANT. _Doubt, disbelief, misgiving; vindication, justification._
=Convince.= Persuade, satisfy, enlighten, indoctrinate, inoculate.
ANT. _Mislead, mystify, perplex, puzzle, unsettle, upset; turn,
convert._
=Convivial.= Social, festive, hospitable, jovial, jolly, companionable,
gay.
ANT. _Inhospitable, unsocial, unneighborly, churlish; abstemious,
ascetic, austere._
=Convocation.= Convention, congress, assemblage, council, synod.
ANT. _Dispersion, disruption, dismission, dismissal._
=Convolution.= Coil, involution, spiral, twist, contortion.
ANT. _Unfolding, evolution, unraveling, explication._
=Convoy.= Escort, guard, attendance, protection.
ANT. _Capture, betrayal, onset, onslaught, hold up._
=Convulse.= Disturb, shake, agitate.
ANT. _Calm, compose, soothe, assuage._
=Cool.= Somewhat cold, chilling, frigid, freezing; unimpassioned,
composed, collected, unruffled, self-possessed, sedate, placid, quiet;
indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic.
ANT. _Hot, warm, burning, heated, excitable, ardent, eager._
=Coöperate.= Assist, abet, help, conspire, concur, co-labor.
ANT. _Oppose, thwart, rival, counteract, conflict, hinder, defeat,
frustrate._
=Coördinate.= Equal, equivalent, proportionate, commensurate,
tantamount, equipollent.
ANT. _Subordinate; disparate, extraneous; inferior, superior._
=Copy.= Portraiture, facsimile, duplicate, imitation, likeness, image,
transcript, counterfeit.
ANT. _Model, original, pattern, example, prototype, archetype,
exemplar._
=Cordial.= Earnest, warm, hearty, ardent, affectionate, sincere,
invigorating, refreshing, pleasing, grateful.
ANT. _Cool, formal, ceremonious, distant, reserved, disinclined._
=Corner.= Angle, bend, crotch, knee; nook, recess, niche, retreat.
ANT. _Abutment, protrusion, prominence, convexity, projection._
=Corollary.= Inference, conclusion, deduction, consequence.
ANT. _Problem, proposition._
=Corporal, Corporeal.= Fleshly, bodily, material, physical.
ANT. _Spiritual, mental, intellectual, moral, ethereal, immaterial._
=Corps.= Body of troops, division of army, squadron, band, company.
ANT. _Aggregate, army, host, mass, force, organization._
=Corpse.= Remains, dead body, cadaver, carcass, dust.
ANT. _Soul, spirit, individual, personality, mentality._
=Corpulent.= Fat, fleshy, plump, obese, portly, round, stout.
ANT. _Lean, thin, attenuated, emaciated, slight, slender, frail._
=Correct.= True, exact, accurate, proper, faultless, right.
ANT. _False, untrue, wrong, inexact, inaccurate, fallacious, defective._
=Corrective.= Regulative, preventive, alterative, preservative,
rectifying, modifying, improving, reformatory.
ANT. _Confirmative, stimulative, intensitive, provocative, conducive._
=Correlation.= Interrelation, correspondence, apposition,
interdependence, mutuality, reciprocation, interchange, reciprocity.
ANT. _Contradiction, independence, opposition, inconsistency,
incongruity._
=Correspond.= Agree, suit, match, fit, tally, harmonize, answer,
correlate, stand counter; communicate, write.
ANT. _Vary, disagree, clash, jar; ignore, disregard, neglect._
=Correspondence.= Adaptation, agreement, congruity; writing, letter,
despatches, communication.
ANT. _Conversation; withdrawal, non-intercourse; incongruity, discord,
disagreement._
=Corroborate.= Strengthen, establish, sustain, support, confirm.
ANT. _Weaken, confute, rebut, invalidate, shake, enfeeble, overthrow._
=Corrode.= Consume, eat away, waste, impair, rust, canker, wear,
crumble.
ANT. _Renew, restore._
=Corrupt=, _v._ Defile, pollute, infect, taint, vitiate, demoralize,
contaminate, debase, spoil, deteriorate.
ANT. _Cleanse, purify, better, correct, ameliorate._
=Corruption.= Decay, decomposition, pollution, defilement, infection,
contamination, adulteration; depravity, immorality, laxity, wickedness;
dishonesty, bribery.
=Cost.= Price, worth, expenditure, expense, charge, disbursement,
outlay; preciousness, richness, splendor; loss, damage, pain.
=Costume.= Dress, livery, robes, uniform.
ANT. _Disguise, incognito; nudity, nakedness._
=Council.= Cabinet, bureau, chamber, conclave, synod, convocation,
meeting, conference, parliament, consultation, convention.
ANT. _Cabal, league, conspiracy; multitude, mob._
=Counsel.= Advice, consultation, opinion, suggestion, recommendation,
instruction, caution, admonition; deliberation, forethought; plan,
design, scheme; purpose; lawyer, barrister, attorney.
=Count.= Compute, reckon, add, tell, estimate, number, enumerate, sum,
calculate.
ANT. _Guess, conjecture, surmise, think, fancy._
=Countenance=, _v._ Approve, support, sanction, help, aid, abet,
encourage, patronize, befriend, assist, favor.
ANT. _Oppose, confront, discourage, browbeat, face, compare, disparage._
=Counter.= Contrary, opposed, opposite, against.
ANT. _Accordant with, coincident, consonant._
=Counteract.= Oppose, foil, baffle, thwart, hinder, rival, resist,
defeat, cross, frustrate, neutralize.
ANT. _Aid, coöperate, subserve, promote, advance, assist._
=Counterfeit=, _n._ Forgery, fraudulent copy, cheat, artifice, pretense,
sham, fabrication.
ANT. _Exposure, detection; verity, fact, truth, reality._
=Countermand.= Abrogate, annul, revoke, rescind, recall, make void.
ANT. _Order, command, bid, charge, enjoin, direct, instruct._
=Counterpart.= Duplicate, copy; correlative, complement, supplement,
obverse; match, mate, tally, twin.
ANT. _Antithesis, contradiction, contrast._
=Countervail.= Balance, compensate, make up, counterbalance, offset.
ANT. _Overthrow, unbalance, weigh down._
=Countryman.= Rustic, agriculturist, farmer, swain, yeoman, laborer,
peasant, husbandman; clown, boor.
ANT. _Citizen, townsman; alien._
=Couple=, _v._ Link, unite, connect, join, clasp, tie, yoke, buckle,
pair, splice, button; marry, wed.
ANT. _Loose, part, separate, detach, isolate, unclasp; divorce._
=Courage.= Bravery, valor, fearlessness, spirit, heroism, fortitude,
hardihood, boldness, daring, mettle, pluck, resolution, intrepidity.
ANT. _Cowardice, timidity, fear, dread, terror, dismay, consternation._
=Course.= Route, way, road, track, race; direction, bearing, progress,
process; career; succession, order, regularity; deportment, conduct;
series, system.
ANT. _Deviation; disorder, discursion; hindrance, error._
=Court=, _v._ Woo, flatter, seek, invite, solicit.
ANT. _Avoid, shun, repudiate, repel, antagonize._
=Courtesy.= Politeness, affability, urbanity, civility, complaisance.
ANT. _Rudeness, incivility, churlishness, ungraciousness._
=Courtly.= Polished, elegant, polite, ceremonious, formal, respectful.
ANT. _Undignified, unrefined, coarse, awkward, boorish, plebeian._
=Covenant.= Agreement, stipulation, bond, compact, contract, bargain,
arrangement, concordant, pact, treaty.
ANT. _Promise, understanding, assurance, parole._
=Cover=, _v._ Hide, conceal, overspread, overlay, secrete, cloak, veil,
screen, mask, shroud, disguise; invest, clothe, wrap; protect, shelter,
shield, guard, defend; comprehend, comprise, embrace; balance,
compensate, countervail.
ANT. _Expose, reveal, produce, exhibit; betray, divulge; omit, exclude._
=Covet.= Desire, long for, wish for, aim after, aspire to.
ANT. _Dislike, despise; undervalue._
=Covetous.= Eager, avaricious, desirous, greedy, grasping, acquisitive,
rapacious.
ANT. _Liberal, unselfish, generous, bountiful._
=Coward.= Craven, recreant, dastard.
ANT. _Hero, champion; daredevil, desperado._
=Coy.= Bashful, shy, modest, reserved, retreating, shrinking.
ANT. _Bold, forward, impertinent, pert, brazen, flippant._