unfetter, unchain, disenthrall, set free.
ANT. _Subjugate, enslave, enthrall, bind; disqualify, incapacitate._
=Embalm.= Preserve, cherish, enshrine, keep; scent, perfume, make
fragrant; treasure, store, consecrate.
ANT. _Abandon, desecrate, expose, vulgarize, violate, profane._
=Embargo.= Prohibition, ban, restraint, hindrance, restriction;
detention, stoppage.
ANT. _Permit, permission, release, discharge, congé, liberation,
dismissal._
=Embark.= Ship; engage, enlist, put in, invest; launch, enter, start.
ANT. _Land, arrive, anchor, disembark, go ashore._
=Embarrass.= Entangle, perplex, make intricate _or_ difficult; distress,
trouble, harass, hamper, confuse, disconcert, clog, puzzle, abash,
confound, encumber.
ANT. _Extricate, relieve, disentangle, liberate, deliver; expedite,
facilitate, accelerate, assist; calm, compose, tranquilize._
=Embellish.= Adorn, decorate, ornament, deck, beautify.
ANT. _Detract, diminish, derogate from, strip, destroy, denude._
=Embezzle.= Appropriate, steal, purloin, peculate; falsify, forge,
counterfeit.
ANT. _Square, clear, balance; restore, refund, retrieve._
=Embitter.= Make bitter, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, enrage,
anger, madden; molest, provoke, excite.
ANT. _Alleviate, soothe; compose, quiet, pacify; sweeten; delight,
please, comfort._
=Emblem.= Figure, image, sign, symbol, token, type, attribute; device,
cognizance, representation; badge, mark, signal.
ANT. _Disguise, decoy, incognito, ruse, blind, domino, mask._
=Embody.= Incorporate, make corporeal, concentrate, compact, integrate,
combine, collect; systematize, codify; comprehend, include, embrace,
comprise, contain.
ANT. _Analyze, dismember, disband, disintegrate, dissipate._
=Embolden.= Encourage, animate, reassure, inspirit, incite, urge,
stimulate.
ANT. _Intimidate, frighten, alarm, deter, overwhelm, discourage._
=Embosomed.= Concealed, enveloped, surrounded, encircled, enfolded.
ANT. _Exposed, open, unconcealed, revealed._
=Embrace.= Clasp, hug, press; seize, welcome, accept; comprehend,
include, cover, contain, embody, take in.
ANT. _Cast off, reject; exclude, except._
=Embroider.= Embellish, enrich, emboss, adorn with needlework.
ANT. _Darn, botch, patch, repair._
=Embroil.= Implicate, entangle, ensnarl, involve; disturb, perplex,
confuse, distract, trouble.
ANT. _Extricate, separate, remove; compose, pacify, arrange, calm._
=Embryo.= Germ, rudiment, nucleus, origin.
ANT. _Development, completion, maturity, fulfilment._
=Emendation.= Amendment, correction, rectification, reformation,
improvement.
ANT. _Error, defect, fault, incorrectness, inaccuracy._
=Emerge.= Rise, issue, emanate, escape; appear, become visible.
ANT. _Disappear, sink; retreat, abscond, recede; enter; depart._
=Emergency.= Exigency, urgency, necessity, crisis, difficulty,
extremity, strait; juncture, turn of events; unforeseen occasion;
embarrassment, difficulty, casualty.
ANT. _Rescue, deliverance, solution, provision, arrangement,
anticipation, foresight, climax._
=Emigration.= Removal, exodus, migration from, colonization; departure.
ANT. _Immigration, migration to_ or _into; settlement, sojourn, abode,
stay; domiciliation, domestication_.
=Eminence.= Prominence, projection, elevation, protuberance, hill, high
point; distinction, celebrity, reputation, renown, repute, fame,
preferment; note, conspicuousness; superiority.
ANT. _Debasement, degradation, lowliness, decline; infamy, disgrace,
shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal._
=Eminent.= High, lofty, elevated; celebrated, distinguished, prominent,
illustrious, remarkable, renowned, conspicuous, famous, reputed.
ANT. _Mediocre, worthless; infamous, notorious; egregious, outrageous._
=Emission.= Ejection, expulsion, issue; issuance, putting into
circulation.
ANT. _Injection, admission, entrance._
=Emit.= Eject, expel, throw out; issue, decree, discharge; put into
circulation.
ANT. _Inject; retain, withhold._
=Emollient.= Softening, laxative, balsamic, soothing, palliative.
ANT. _Irritant, astringent, irritating, galling._
=Emolument.= Gain, pay, profit, remuneration, wages, salary, income,
hire, stipend, lucre, compensation; advantage, benefit; gratuity,
perquisite.
ANT. _Loss, damage, waste; disadvantage._
=Emotion.= Feeling, passion, excitement, agitation, sensibility,
perturbation, tremor, trepidation.
ANT. _Indifference, insensibility, impassiveness, stoicism,
imperturbability._
=Emphasis.= Stress, force, ictus; weight, significance, impressiveness.
ANT. _Elision, monotony, uniformity._
=Emphatic.= Significant, expressive, strong, forcible, positive,
energetic, decided, distinct, unequivocal, earnest, important, special.
ANT. _Mild, ordinary, usual, unimportant, commonplace, unnoticeable,
cool, unimpassioned, undemonstrative._
=Empire.= Dominion, supremacy, sovereignty, authority, government,
command, control, sway, rule, kingdom.
ANT. _Independence, insurrection, anarchy, mutiny, sedition, uprising._
=Empiric, Empirical.= Tentative, experimental, provisional, hypothetic,
experiential; quackish.
ANT. _Regular, scientific, uniform, constant, inductive, categorical._
=Employ.= Engage, call, hire, use, engross, busy, exercise; apply,
enlist, entrust, occupy, economize.
ANT. _Discard, dismiss, misuse._
=Employment.= Business, vocation, pursuit, calling, profession, craft,
trade, occupation; service, agency, office, employ; application,
engrossment.
ANT. _Leisure, laziness, indolence; recreation, vacation._
=Empower.= Commission, authorize, warrant, qualify; enable, encourage;
delegate, sanction, direct.
ANT. _Hinder, prevent, discourage, disqualify, disable; recall, revoke,
withdraw._
=Empty=, _a._ Void, without contents, vacant, unoccupied; destitute,
devoid; unsupplied, unfurnished, unfilled; unsatisfactory, vain, hollow,
unsubstantial; desolate, waste, deserted, uninhabited; senseless, weak,
frivolous; clear, unencumbered, unobstructed, vacuous, untenanted,
evacuated; silly, idle, deficient.
ANT. _Full, occupied, inhabited, colonized, obstructed, encumbered;
cultivated, informed, well-instructed, sensible, experienced;
significant, important, forcible, substantial._
=Emulation.= Rivalry, desire to excel, exceed, _or_ surpass,
competition; jealousy, envy, contention; vying, aspiration, contest.
ANT. _Stagnation, inactivity, dulness; contempt, disregard, disdain,
disaffection; abandonment, resignation, discouragement._
=Enable.= Empower, strengthen, qualify, make capable, capacitate,
invigorate.
ANT. _Weaken, disqualify, incapacitate, disable, hinder._
=Enact.= Decree, establish by law, ordain; play, personate, represent,
act, feign, dissimulate; pass.
ANT. _Abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, repeal, rescind, expunge._
=Enamor.= Charm, captivate, fascinate, inflame with love, enslave,
endear, bewitch, enchain.
ANT. _Disenthrall, repel, estrange, disgust, disenchant, horrify._
=Encamp.= Bivouac, pitch, settle, quarter, camp.
ANT. _March, decamp, retire, retreat, advance, charge._
=Enchain.= Bind with chains, fetter, manacle, enslave.
ANT. _Loose, liberate, manumit, extricate, free._
=Enchant.= Charm, fascinate, bewitch, enamor, captivate, win, catch,
lead captive; enrapture, ravish, transport, beatify, delight.
ANT. _Repel, estrange, disgust, horrify, shock, alienate._
=Enchantment.= Incantation, fascination, charm, conjuration, necromancy,
magic, witchery, sorcery, spell; delight, rapture, ravishment,
transport, bliss.
ANT. _Disillusionment, repulsion, shock, alienation._
=Encircle.= Surround, encompass, environ, gird, enclose; embrace, fold,
clasp; hem in, beset, circumscribe.
=Enclose.= Encompass, encircle, shut, include, environ, envelop, wrap,
circumscribe.
=Enclosure.= Space enclosed, compass, circle; yard, compound; fence,
ring, limit, park, field, boundary, precinct.
ANT. _Space, waste, desert, wild, open, prairie, wilderness, stretch,
void, clearing._
=Encomium.= Eulogy, praise, eulogium, panegyric, commendation,
laudation, pæan, compliment, good word.
ANT. _Invective, taunt, vituperation, obloquy, vilification, slander._
=Encompass.= Encircle, enclose, gird, hem in, surround, circumscribe.
=Encounter.= Meet, confront, face, withstand; assault, combat, engage,
fight, attack, contend, compete with; fall upon.
ANT. _Elude, avoid, escape, shun, miss, flee, frustrate._
=Encourage.= Inspirit, animate, embolden, hearten, incite, stimulate;
cheer, comfort, console; support, countenance, reassure; advance,
further; foster, abet, aid, help, patronize; prompt, urge.
ANT. _Deter, discourage, dishearten, dissuade; depress, deject; provoke,
incite, exasperate; retard, hinder, prevent._
=Encroach.= Intrude, trespass, infringe, invade; creep, advance
stealthily; transgress.
ANT. _Respect, recognize, observe; protect; refrain._
=Encumber.= Clog, load, impede, obstruct, hinder, burden, overload;
embarrass, perplex, involve, entangle, complicate.
ANT. _Free, liberate; assist, aid, help; relieve, straighten._
=Encumbrance.= Load, impediment, hindrance; debt, claim, liability.
ANT. _Aid, assistance; relief; cancelation._
=End=, _n._ Limit, outcome, period, extremity, extent, bound,
conclusion, boundary, completion, close, effect, expiration, finish,
finis, finale; issue, goal, intent, fulfilment, purpose, point, result,
termination, terminus; utmost, uttermost; accomplishment, achievement;
cessation, consummation, design, consequence; fragment, scrap, remnant.
ANT. _Commencement, origin, beginning, source, spring, start, fountain,
arising, inception, opening, initiation, outset, rise._
=End=, _v._ Cease, break off, close, complete, conclude, stop, quit,
desist, terminate, finish, expire, wind up; destroy, kill, put to death.
ANT. _Begin, commence, initiate, start, open; restore, revivify._
=Endanger.= Hazard, risk, peril; commit, compromise, expose to danger,
jeopardize.
ANT. _Protect, shield, save, defend, cover, screen, preserve._
=Endear.= Make dear, attach, secure the affection of, gain; conciliate.
ANT. _Estrange, alienate, embitter, antagonize._
=Endeavor=, _v._ Attempt, essay, try, strive, undertake, make effort,
labor, aim, exert one’s self.
ANT. _Neglect, omit, abandon, drop, dismiss, pass by, let go, give up,
throw away, up_, or _over, overlook_.
=Endless.= Interminable, boundless, limitless, infinite, immeasurable,
illimitable; everlasting, perpetual, eternal, unending, without end;
incessant, ceaseless, uninterrupted, continual, continuous; immortal,
deathless, undying, imperishable.
ANT. _Limited, brief, temporary, periodic, transient, fugitive, finite,
ephemeral, transitory, temporal._
=Endow.= Furnish with dowry, enrich, endue, put on, invest, present,
furnish, qualify, supply, clothe.
ANT. _Denude, deprive, divest, spoliate, strip, impoverish, despoil._
=Endowment.= Grant, gift, bequest, bounty, present, largess, boon;
property, fund, revenue; talent, faculty, power, quality, capability,
aptitude, parts, genius, qualification, ability; attainment, provision,
benefaction.
ANT. _Poverty, lack, incapacity, impoverishment, spoliation._
=Endure.= Suffer, submit, bear, tolerate, allow, sustain, support,
undergo, abide, afford, brook; experience; continue, remain, persist, be
permanent.
ANT. _Fail, sink, succumb, surrender, yield, break down, despair, droop,
faint, fall, falter, give out, give up._
=Enemy.= Adversary, competitor, foe, opponent, rival, antagonist.
ANT. _Abettor, ally, friend, accomplice, supporter, helper, accessory,
associate, companion, familiar, confidant, adherent._
=Energetic.= Vigorous, active, forcible, powerful, effective, potent,
efficacious, efficient, able, capable.
ANT. _Weak, languid, faint, drooping, pining, exhausted, feeble;
listless, spiritless, inactive._
=Energy.= Agility, activity, force, power, potency, strength, intensity,
vigor, might, efficacy, efficiency; spirit, animation, life, manliness,
animal spirits, zeal.
ANT. _Indolence, slowness, sloth, clumsiness, lassitude, inactivity,
sluggishness, heaviness, inertness, laziness._
=Enervate.= Unnerve, weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, effeminate; break,
paralyze; incapacitate.
ANT. _Invigorate, strengthen, harden, nerve, brace, empower._
=Enfeeble.= Enervate, weaken, debilitate, unnerve.
ANT. _Strengthen, nerve, invigorate, brace._
=Enfold.= Envelop, wrap, enclose, embrace, encircle, encompass.
ANT. _Disclose, unwrap, develop, reveal, expose._
=Enforce.= Urge, impress, compel, constrain, oblige, force, require,
exact, exert, strain.
ANT. _Relax, abandon, remit, waive, forego._
=Enforcement.= Inculcation, execution, sanction, constraint, compulsion.
ANT. _Relaxation, abandonment, remission._
=Enfranchise.= Endow with franchise or suffrage; free, emancipate,
release, qualify, manumit.
ANT. _Disenfranchise, disqualify._
=Engage.= Promise, bind, pledge, commit; plight, affiance, betroth;
enlist, induce to serve; attract, allure, gain, win, entertain; arrest,
fix, occupy, busy, employ, engross; encounter, attack, fight with,
battle with; contend, struggle, contest; involve; stipulate, agree;
adopt.
ANT. _Decline, refuse, withdraw, extricate, disengage, dismiss, discard;
retreat, retract._
=Engagement.= Promise, stipulation, contract, obligation, assurance,
pledge; betrothal, affiancing; employment, occupation, business,
vocation; combat, battle, contest, fight, encounter, action, conflict.
ANT. _Release, liberation; dismissal; excuse._
=Engaging.= Attractive, winning, charming, pleasing, interesting,
delightful.
ANT. _Repulsive, unattractive, disagreeable._
=Engender.= Beget, generate, create, breed, produce, cause, occasion,
propagate.
ANT. _Stifle, destroy, extinguish. blight, prevent, neutralize._
=Engrave.= Carve, cut, chisel, imprint, cut in, infix, grave, impress
deeply; sculpture, stereotype.
ANT. _Erase, obliterate, wear out, efface, destroy; carve in relief._
=Engross.= Absorb, engage, monopolize, engulf, occupy, forestall; copy.
ANT. _Distract, disperse, dissipate, scatter, vanish._
=Enhance.= Heighten, swell, raise the price of, advance; augment,
increase; aggrandize.
ANT. _Undervalue, depreciate, disparage, detract, underestimate._
=Enigmatic, Enigmatical.= Obscure, puzzling, hidden, mysterious,
perplexing, unintelligible, ambiguous, recondite, incomprehensible,
mystical, occult.
ANT. _Plain, clear, manifest, self-evident, lucid, explanatory, open,
intelligible._
=Enjoin.= Urge, admonish, advise, order, direct, command, bid, require;
prohibit, restrain; commission, ordain, oblige, prescribe.
ANT. _Dissuade; remit, absolve, exonerate; recall, dispense with,
disqualify._
=Enjoy.= Possess; delight in, like, be pleased with.
ANT. _Dislike, loathe, endure, tolerate, lose, disrelish._
=Enjoyment.= Pleasure, delight, happiness, gratification; fruition;
possession; satisfaction, gladness, felicity.
ANT. _Misery, wretchedness, grief, affliction, suffering, calamity._
=Enlarge.= Amplify, augment, increase, extend, expand, magnify; make
greater, ennoble; dilate, descant, expatiate; swell, grow.
ANT. _Contract, narrow, reduce, diminish, restrict, lessen, curtail._
=Enlighten.= Illuminate, light up; inform, teach, edify, make
intelligent, instruct.
ANT. _Darken, obscure; mystify, mislead, perplex, confound._
=Enlist.= Enroll, register, incorporate, enter, embody, record,
chronicle, muster.
ANT. _Erase, expunge, withdraw, dismiss, disband, muster out._
=Enliven.= Amuse, quicken, animate, rouse, invigorate, inspire,
inspirit, cheer, delight, gladden, exhilarate.
ANT. _Depress, dispirit, subdue, sober, moderate, oppress, weary,
paralyze, deaden, tire, stupefy._
=Enmity.= Hatred, hostility, malice, rancor, animosity, antagonism,
acrimony, bitterness, ill will, malevolence, spite, malignity,
maliciousness, opposition, asperity, aversion, hate, discord.
ANT. _Friendship, love, affection, esteem, cordiality, amity, alliance,
concord, agreement, regard, harmony, sympathy, kindliness, kindness._
=Ennoble.= Dignify, elevate, exalt, ameliorate, enlarge, make great.
ANT. _Debase, degrade, deteriorate, depress, deprave, corrupt, vitiate._
=Enormity.= Depravity, atrocity, wickedness, villainy, outrageousness,
heinousness, nefariousness, abomination, perpetration, sin.
ANT. _Innocence, righteousness, guilelessness, inoffensiveness._
=Enormous.= Huge, vast, immense, immoderate, inordinate, abnormal,
exceptional, monstrous, gigantic, colossal, prodigious, elephantine;
heinous, depraved, nefarious.
ANT. _Trivial, insignificant, ordinary, average, diminutive, moderate._
=Enough.= Sufficient, plenty, satisfactory, ample, abundant.
ANT. _Insufficient, short, inadequate, scant, ill-supplied, bare._
=Enrage.= Exasperate, provoke, irritate, madden, incite, incense,
inflame, infuriate, excite, aggravate, anger.
ANT. _Soothe, conciliate, allay, tame, quiet, mollify, appease, pacify,
tranquilize._
=Enrapture.= Enchant, entrance, enravish, delight, transport, beatify,
satisfy, please, gladden, fascinate, bewitch, captivate, charm, attract,
enamor, enslave.
ANT. _Disgust, nauseate, repel, torment, torture, horrify._
=Enrich.= Aggrandize, enhance, endow, augment, store, supply; adorn,
decorate, ornament, embellish; fertilize.
ANT. _Impoverish, rob, denude, fleece, reduce, beggar, despoil, strip._
=Enroll.= Enlist, register, record, chronicle, embody, list, catalogue.
ANT. _Erase, expunge, withdraw._
=Enrolment.= Registration; register, record.
ANT. _Omission; withdrawal; erasure._
=Enshrine.= Treasure, preserve, cherish, embalm, consecrate.
ANT. _Lose, misplace, expose, destroy, desecrate._
=Enslave.= Captivate, charm, enthral, subjugate, master, dominate,
bewitch, delight, fascinate.
ANT. _Repel, disgust, alienate; free._
=Ensue.= Follow, result, eventuate, succeed, befall, accrue, happen,
take place, supervene; issue, arise, spring, come.
ANT. _Precede, herald, introduce; forewarn, threaten, premonish,
caution._
=Entail.= Transfer, transmit, fix, devolve, involve, bequeath, demise,
leave, induce, necessitate.
ANT. _Prevent, obviate, nullify; neutralize; estrange, alienate,
supersede._
=Entangle.= Implicate, involve, compromise, entrap, knot, perplex,
embarrass, confuse, intertwist, interweave, intertwine.
ANT. _Straighten, extricate, disentangle, unravel, deliver._
=Enter.= Go or come into; pierce, penetrate; begin, commence; enroll,
inscribe, chronicle, note, register, record; engage in; embark, enlist,
join; invade.
ANT. _Depart, leave, issue, quit, vacate; go out; finish, end; withdraw
from, retire, resign._
=Enterprise.= Adventure, undertaking, effort, attempt, essay, endeavor,
trial, experiment; energy, activity, readiness, willingness; progress.
ANT. _Routine, monotony, humdrum, matter-of-fact, unprogressiveness;
caution, inactivity._
=Enterprising.= Venturesome, adventurous, daring, audacious, bold;
prompt, alert, active, energetic, efficient, spirited, strenuous, eager,
zealous, stirring; progressive, speculative.
ANT. _Timid, cautious, inactive, fearful, cowardly; conservative; wary,
prudent, discreet, anxious, careful, thoughtful; indolent,
unenterprising, inactive, unready, laggard._
=Entertain.= Amuse, interest, divert, cheer, delight, recreate, beguile,
please, occupy, gratify, enliven, disport; consider, ponder; lodge,
treat hospitably, cherish, harbor, hold, receive.
ANT. _Annoy, tire, bore, disturb, weary, distract, disquiet; refuse,
reject, deny, debar, exclude, eject._
=Entertainment.= Delight, diversion, amusement, cheer, enjoyment,
pastime, fun, merriment, pleasure, recreation, sport, hospitality,
frolic, reception, lodging.
ANT. _Weariness, work, toil, ennui, labor, fatigue, disturbance;
refusal, rejection._
=Enthrone.= Crown, instal, exalt, elevate, invest with power.
ANT. _Dethrone, depose, debase, degrade._
=Enthusiasm.= Ardor, earnestness, excitement, inspiration, frenzy,
vehemence, warmth, ecstasy, passion, zeal, rapture, eagerness, devotion,
fervency, fanaticism, fervor, intensity, transport.
ANT. _Indifference, caution, calmness, prudence, timidity, policy,
coldness, dulness, calculation, lukewarmness, deadness, callousness._
=Entice.= Lure, attract, seduce, coax, persuade, wheedle, cajole,
delude, entrap, decoy, inveigle, lead astray, induce.
ANT. _Warn, hinder, deter, repel, admonish, caution, make aware._
=Entire.= Whole, complete, perfect, unimpaired, unbroken, undiminished,
undivided; full, integral, thorough, solid, unalloyed, plenary; unmixed,
sheer, mere, unmitigated, pure; total, absolute.
ANT. _Partial, incomplete, broken, impaired, alloyed, limited, divided,
defective, mixed; relative._
=Entitle.= Name, designate, denominate, call, style, characterize;
christen; enable, fit, empower, qualify.
ANT. _Disable, disqualify._
=Entity.= Being, essence, existence.
ANT. _Nonentity, chimera, phantom, fantasy, hallucination._
=Entomb.= Bury, inter, inhume.
ANT. _Exhume, disinter._
=Entrance.= Approach, doorway, opening, door, entry, ingress, gate,
gateway, inlet, portal, access, admission, admittance, entrée,
introduction, penetration, avenue, adit; beginning, commencement,
initiation.
ANT. _Departure, egress, refusal, exit, withdrawal, ejection, exclusion,
expulsion, rejection._
=Entreat.= Beg, supplicate, solicit, beseech, implore, pray, appeal,
petition, adjure, crave, importune, enjoin, urge.
ANT. _Command, insist, bid, enjoin, charge, direct; grant, heed, hear,
answer, respond._
=Entry.= Entrance, ingress, access; avenue, passage, hall, inlet;
minute, note, record, register, memorandum; initiation, beginning.
ANT. _Egress, exit, departure; outlet, vent; misrecord, falsification,
blank, omission; conclusion, quittance, disposal._
=Entwine.= Interlace, weave, entwist, wreathe together or round.
ANT. _Disentwine, dissever, untwist._
=Enumerate.= Compute, reckon, numerate, number, tell, cite, estimate,
recount, specify, detail, calculate, rehearse, recapitulate.
ANT. _Mingle, jumble, confuse; miscount, misreckon, miscalculate._
=Enunciate.= Announce, proclaim, declare; pronounce, syllable; state,
propound, articulate, relate, utter, publish, promulgate.
ANT. _Mutter, babble, stammer._
=Envelop=, _v._ Wrap, surround, encircle, fold, encompass, cover, hide.
ANT. _Expose, unwrap, reveal, extract; develop._
=Envenom.= Poison, taint, vitiate, infect, pollute; embitter; enrage,
provoke, exasperate, irritate, madden, inflame.
ANT. _Purify, disinfect; delight, please, gratify._
=Envious.= Jealous, suspicious, grudging.
ANT. _Friendly, kindly, well-disposed, trustful, contented, satisfied._
=Environ.= Surround, encircle, encompass, gird, belt, enclose, envelop;
invest, besiege, hem in, beset.