legate, plenipotentiary.
ANT. _Scout, spy, orderly_ (as messengers in military service).
=Envy.= Malice, ill will; jealousy, hate, spite, hatred, grudging;
chagrin, discontent, mortification.
ANT. _Admiration, good will, regard, esteem, benevolence; aspiration,
emulation._
=Ephemeral.= Transient, momentary, daily, diurnal, fleeting, fugitive,
brief, evanescent, transitory.
ANT. _Permanent, immortal, eternal, lasting, enduring, perpetual,
abiding, persistent, perennial._
=Epigrammatic.= Pointed, terse, laconic, concise, graphic.
ANT. _Diffuse, prolix, pointless, copious, circumlocutory, verbose,
periphrastic._
=Epitome.= Summary, compend, abstract, curtailment, reduction.
ANT. _Expansion, extension, amplification, dilation._
=Equable.= Even, uniform, steady, regular, proportionate, smooth, easy,
invariable.
ANT. _Variable, fitful, irregular, disjointed, desultory, uneasy._
=Equal.= Like, equivalent, identical, tantamount; uniform, regular,
even, steady; proportionate, commensurate; impartial, unbiased;
competent, fit, adequate, sufficient; fair, equitable, just.
ANT. _Dissimilar, unsteady, incommensurate, irregular, disproportionate;
incompetent, inadequate; unjust, unfair; variable, disparate._
=Equality.= Likeness, uniformity, identity, evenness, equableness,
sameness of rank.
ANT. _Dissimilarity, difference._
=Equanimity.= Composure, calmness, tranquillity, steadiness, serenity.
ANT. _Impatience, perturbation, restlessness, disquiet._
=Equip.= Accouter, arm, provide, furnish, fit out, supply, dress, array,
garnish, arrange, invest, clothe.
ANT. _Divest, denude, dismantle, despoil, derange._
=Equipage.= Carriage, retinue, vehicle, attendance, procession, suite,
train; equipment, furniture, baggage, effects.
=Equipment.= Accouterments, apparatus, furnishings, dress, rigging,
trappings, gear, outfit, provisions, equipage, arms, supplies.
=Equitable.= Upright, just, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced,
reasonable, fair, right, proper, honest, even-handed, proportionate.
ANT. _Unfair, unjust, unreasonable, partial, prepossessed, prejudiced,
biased._
=Equity.= Justice, right, uprightness, rectitude, fairness,
impartiality, fair play, honesty, integrity.
ANT. _Injustice, corruption, dishonesty, partiality, unfairness,
prejudice._
=Equivalent.= Equal, equipollent, tantamount; synonymous,
interchangeable, equiponderant.
ANT. _Unequal, incommensurate, uneven, unbalanced._
=Equivocal.= Ambiguous, indefinite, enigmatical, dubious, uncertain,
doubtful, questionable, perplexing, indeterminate, indistinct,
suspicious.
ANT. _Evident, clear, plain, direct, manifest, obvious, indubitable,
unquestionable, perspicuous, unambiguous, lucid, distinct, certain,
indisputable._
=Eradicate.= Abolish, extinguish, exterminate, extirpate, uproot,
destroy, annihilate, excise.
ANT. _Cherish, encourage, instil, propagate, implant, inculcate,
inspire, foster._
=Erase.= Efface, expunge, cancel, obliterate, blot out, scratch out.
ANT. _Mark, delineate, write, inscribe, imprint, engrave._
=Erect=, _a._ Upright, standing, elevated; bold, undaunted, firm.
ANT. _Leaning, lying, supine; groveling, abject; mean, servile,
cowardly._
=Erect=, _v._ Raise, uplift, place _or_ set upright, build, construct;
exalt, elevate, magnify; establish, institute, form, found, plant.
ANT. _Lower, incline, slant; subvert, depress, remove, destroy,
demolish; debase, degrade._
=Err.= Deviate, wander, ramble, rove; mistake, misjudge, blunder; sin,
fall, lapse, trip, offend, trespass, misapprehend, stray, stumble, go
astray.
ANT. _Succeed, prosper; correct, rectify._
=Errand.= Message, mandate, commission, mission, charge, delegation.
ANT. _Misannouncement, misdelivery._
=Erratic.= Wandering, nomadic, roving, rambling; planetary, moving;
irregular, eccentric, abnormal; desultory, aberrant, flighty, changeful,
capricious.
ANT. _Static, stationary; undeviating, steady, regular, normal;
unalterable, methodical, calculable._
=Erring.= Sinful, fallible, liable to err, wandering, misguided, misled.
ANT. _Virtuous, good, upright._
=Error.= Blunder, mistake, misapprehension, oversight, inaccuracy; sin,
fault, offense, transgression, iniquity, trespass, delinquency, misdeed,
shortcoming, wrongdoing; deception, fallacy, untruth, falsity,
hallucination.
ANT. _Truth, correctness, accuracy; correction, soundness,
rectification; exactness, verification._
=Erudition.= Knowledge, learning, lore, scholarship, letters.
ANT. _Illiterateness, duncedom, sciolism, ignorance, stupidity._
=Eruption.= Explosion, outbreak, outburst; sally, sudden excursion;
discharge, eructation, exsufflation, ejection.
ANT. _Absorption, swallowing, engulfing, engrossment, irruption,
inburst; consumption, devouring._
=Escape.= Avoid, shun, evade, flee from, elude; pass unobserved;
abscond, fly, hide.
ANT. _Incur, encounter, meet, confront; suffer._
=Esoteric.= Private, secret, acroamatic, inner, inmost; abstruse,
profound; special, advanced.
ANT. _Exoteric, public, popular; rudimentary, primary, elementary._
=Essence.= Nature, quintessence, substance, vital part, element;
volatile part, extract; perfume; scent, odor; being, existence, entity,
life.
ANT. _Accident; property; garb, clothing, surroundings._
=Essential.= Vital, necessary, indispensable, requisite, important;
volatile, pure, diffusible, highly rectified; innate, inherent,
immanent, leading.
ANT. _Accidental, induced, imported, adventitious; quantitative,
qualitative; promotive, redundant, regulative, superfluous._
=Establish.= Fix, settle, make steadfast; decree, enact, ordain;
institute, originate, constitute, found, plant, organize, form; place,
secure, set up; confirm, sanction, ratify, approve; verify, prove,
substantiate; fulfil, carry out, make good; endow; demonstrate.
ANT. _Unsettle, supplant, disestablish, break up, subvert, upset;
misstate, refute, confute; guess, conjecture, presume, suppose,
surmise._
=Estate.= State, condition; rank, position; property, possessions,
fortune, effects; class, division, order; lands, demesne, domain,
freehold.
ANT. _State, country, chattels, community, waste, goods, effects._
=Esteem=, _n._ Estimate, favor, regard, respect, estimation; admiration.
ANT. _Aversion, hatred, dislike, contempt, abhorrence, antipathy,
repugnance, loathing._
=Esteem=, _v._ Estimate, hold, regard, prize, value, think, appreciate,
deem, calculate, consider; price; believe, affect; revere, honor,
respect, admire, venerate, love, like.
ANT. _Disregard, depreciate, undervalue, dislike, misprize, underrate,
decry._
=Estimable.= Appreciable, calculable, computable; worthy, excellent,
good, deserving, meritorious; amiable, lovable, delectable,
praiseworthy.
ANT. _Unworthy, bad, indelectable, unamiable; undeserving, unlovable._
=Eternal.= Immortal, perpetual, fadeless, perennial, unfailing,
imperishable, endless, everlasting, ever-living, interminable,
never-ending, never-fading, unceasing, timeless, undying, unending,
unfading; infinite.
ANT. _Ephemeral, transient, fleeting, mortal, temporal, transitory,
evanescent, sublunary._
=Etiquette.= Manners, breeding, fashion, conventionality.
ANT. _Misobservance, nonconformance, boorishness, rudeness,
singularity._
=Euphonious.= Euphonic, mellifluous, clear, musical, silvery,
sweet-toned, melodious, harmonious, mellow.
ANT. _Harsh, discordant, dissonant._
=Euphuism.= Purism, finical style, fastidious delicacy, affected
elegance, high-flown diction, pompous or extravagantly ornate diction;
affectation, factitiousness, pedantry, highflying (_used of language_).
ANT. _Simplicity, vernacular, mother tongue, bluntness, naturalness,
rusticity._
=Evacuate.= Empty; eject, expel, excrete, throw out, discharge, void;
quit, leave, forsake, desert, abandon, withdraw from, relinquish.
ANT. _Seize, occupy, hold, fill._
=Evaporate.= Vaporize, disperse in vapor; disappear, evanesce, vanish;
exhale, emit in vapor; turn to vapor; melt, colliquate, liquefy,
dissolve, distil.
ANT. _Consolidate, compact, solidify, crystallize, indurate._
=Evasion.= Prevarication, equivocation, quibbling, subterfuge,
shuffling, sophistry, tergiversation, disingenuousness; shift, quibble,
fencing.
ANT. _Answer, counter-argument, grappling; straightforwardness;
challenge._
=Even.= Smooth, level, flat, plane; equal, uniform, calm, steady,
unruffled; fair, just, equitable; plain, flush; well-balanced.
ANT. _Variable, uneven; abrupt, inclined, rugged._
=Event.= Circumstance, chance, incident, fortune, result, possibility,
sequel, outcome, fact, episode, end, contingency, case, issue,
consequence; occurrence, adventure, accident.
ANT. _Cause, antecedent, operation, inducement, contribution,
convergence, tendency, predisposition._
=Eventful.= Stirring, memorable, signal, momentous, important, critical,
remarkable, marked, noted, notable.
ANT. _Ordinary, unmarked, eventless, uninteresting, unimportant,
characterless, trivial._
=Ever.= At any time; always, perpetually, continually, evermore,
eternally, aye, for aye, forever, at all times; constantly, incessantly.
ANT. _Never._
=Everlasting.= Endless, unending, perpetual, incessant, ceaseless,
continual, uninterrupted, unceasing, interminable, eternal, constant,
never-ending, never-ceasing; imperishable, undying, never-dying,
deathless, immortal, ever-living; infinite.
ANT. _Ephemeral, transient, transitory._
=Every.= All, any, both, either, each.
ANT. _None, no one, not any one._
=Evict.= Dispossess, eject, throw out.
ANT. _Reinstate, admit; locate, lodge, settle._
=Evidence.= Testimony, ground of belief, proof; manifestation,
attraction, testimony, averment, deposition, declaration, appearance,
sign, token, indication, exemplification, illustration.
ANT. _Surmise, conjecture; counter-evidence; refutation, disproof;
concealment, misindication, suppression, fallacy._
=Evident.= Patent, clear, palpable, manifest, transparent, visible,
perceptible, obvious, open, conspicuous, apparent, distinct,
discernible, indubitable, overt, plain, unmistakable, tangible;
indisputable, incontrovertible.
ANT. _Doubtful, uncertain, questionable, dubious; hidden, concealed,
secret, undiscovered, obscure, latent, unseen, unimagined, unknown;
covert, dark, invisible; impenetrable, occult, impalpable,
imperceptible, unthought of._
=Evil=, _a._ Ill, noxious, deleterious, wrong, bad, hurtful,
mischievous, sinful, unhappy, adverse, unpropitious, harmful, wicked,
corrupt, unfair, notorious, miserable, sorrowful.
ANT. _Wholesome, right, virtuous, beneficial, holy, pure, felicitous,
happy, fortunate, joyous, welcome, grateful, worthy, good, honorable._
=Evince.= Prove, show, evidence, exhibit, manifest, demonstrate;
establish; indicate, display.
ANT. _Suppress, negative, disprove, conceal._
=Evoke.= Summon, call forth; excite, arouse, elicit, rouse, provoke,
educe, produce; eliminate, extract.
ANT. _Allay, stifle, stop, silence, prevent, seal._
=Exactly.= Precisely, accurately, strictly, nicely.
ANT. _Loosely, inaccurately, incorrectly, differently._
=Exaggerate.= Overstate, strain, overcharge, stretch, overcolor;
amplify, enlarge, magnify, overdraw, heighten, overpaint, overestimate.
ANT. _Disparage, attenuate, palliate, understate, underestimate,
minimize, mitigate, qualify, soften, modify._
=Examine.= Inspect, observe, investigate, scrutinize, consider, study;
canvass, test, inquire into, search into, look into; weigh, ponder,
criticize, prove, discuss, overhaul, explore.
ANT. _Conjecture, guess; discard, slur; misconsider, misinvestigate._
=Example.= Model, pattern, ideal, archetype, exemplar, standard, sample,
specimen, type, warning, ensample, exemplification, prototype; copy,
illustration, instance; issue, development.
ANT. _Stock, material, substance, law, rule, case, system, character,
principle, quality._
=Excavate.= Hollow, dig, scoop out, cut, trench; discover, disinter.
ANT. _Inter, inhume, bury; conceal; fill, level._
=Except=, _prep._ Excepting, without, saving, unless, exclusive of.
=Except=, _v._ Exclude, save, bar; segregate, negative.
ANT. _Include, reckon, count, state, classify, propound, admit, affirm._
=Exception.= Exclusion, omission, non-inclusion; objection; affront,
offense; unusual case, anomaly; qualification, separation.
ANT. _Rule, class; statement, proposition._
=Exceptionable.= Undesirable, objectionable.
ANT. _Unobjectionable, desirable, exemplary._
=Exceptional.= Irregular, rare, unusual, uncommon, unnatural, peculiar,
anomalous, abnormal, aberrant, exceptive.
ANT. _Common, usual, normal, ordinary, regular._
=Excess.= Surplus, waste, extravagance, wastefulness, superfluity,
lavishness, exorbitance, superabundance, dissipation, intemperance,
profusion, prodigality, redundance; increase, debauchery.
ANT. _Frugality, economy; dearth, deficiency, defect, want, shortcoming,
lack, need, poverty; failure, destitution, inadequacy, insufficiency,
scantiness; temperance, sobriety._
=Excessive.= Superabundant, disproportionate, undue, exuberant,
superfluous; immoderate, intemperate, extreme; violent, vehement;
enormous, exorbitant, overmuch, inordinate, unreasonable, extravagant.
ANT. _Insufficient, scant, inadequate, lacking, wanting, deficient._
=Excitability.= Sensibility, sensitiveness; irritability, irascibility,
passionateness.
ANT. _Immobility, hebetude, composure; insensitiveness,
imperturbability._
=Excommunicate.= Dismiss, expel, denounce, proscribe, anathematize,
exscind; exclude, banish, bar, eject, blackball.
ANT. _Admit, readmit, enroll, inaugurate._
=Excrescence.= Tumor, protuberance; superfluity, useless appendage;
redundancy.
ANT. _Eradication, extirpation, excision, levigation, exsection._
=Excruciate.= Torture, torment, rack, agonize.
ANT. _Soothe, please, tranquilize._
=Exculpate.= Absolve, exonerate, acquit, clear, set right, vindicate;
defend, release.
ANT. _Charge, implicate, inculpate._
=Excursion.= Trip, ramble, tour, jaunt, journey, expedition.
=Excusable.= Pardonable, venial.
ANT. _Inexcusable, unpardonable._
=Excuse=, _v._ Pardon, forgive, absolve, acquit, exonerate, exculpate;
extenuate, justify; free, exempt, release, let off; overlook, regard
indulgently, condone; remit, vindicate, defend, mitigate.
ANT. _Charge, condemn, inculpate, convict, sentence; exact, accuse._
=Execrable.= Detestable, cursed, loathsome, accursed, villainous,
hateful, abominable, damnable, diabolical, odious, abhorrent; offensive,
disgusting, nauseous, obnoxious, repulsive, revolting, vile.
ANT. _Desirable, respectable, laudable, eligible._
=Execration.= Curse, malediction, ban, anathema, imprecation of evil;
detestation, abhorrence, horror, loathing, abomination; denunciation.
ANT. _Benediction, blessing._
=Execute.= Administer, perform, enforce, carry out, do.
ANT. _Fail, be lacking, disappoint._
=Exemplary.= Laudable, praiseworthy, excellent, correct, estimable,
worthy, virtuous; patternlike, close, faithful, exact, scrupulous,
assiduous, punctilious, rigid, punctual, rigorous; worthy of imitation,
fit for a pattern.
ANT. _Detestable, objectionable, exceptionable._
=Exemplify.= Illustrate, show by example; manifest, embody, exhibit,
represent.
ANT. _Belie, betray, misrepresent, falsify._
=Exempt=, _v._ Relieve, set free, release, grant immunity to, excuse,
exonerate, except.
ANT. _Subject, render liable, bind, oblige; expose._
=Exempt=, _a._ Free, irresponsible, liberated, clear, absolved,
privileged, unamenable.
ANT. _Liable, subject, amenable, responsible._
=Exemption.= Immunity, privilege, exception, release, freedom from
liability; dispensation, license.
ANT. _Liability, amenableness, responsibility, subjection, obligation._
=Exercise=, _n._ Application, drill, employment, exertion; practice,
training; occupation, use; performance, operation, act, activity,
action.
ANT. _Inaction, idleness, relaxation, rest, inactivity; ease,
recreation._
=Exertion.= Use, exercise; effort, endeavor, struggle, trial, attempt,
stretch, strain; labor, toil.
ANT. _Relaxation, rest, recreation._
=Exhalation.= Evaporation; vapor, fume, steam, smoke, fog, reek; mist,
damp, effluvium.
ANT. _Inhalation, exsiccation, absorption._
=Exhale.= Emit, breathe out, give out, evaporate; vaporize.
ANT. _Inhale, breathe in, inspire._
=Exhaust.= Drain, empty, expend, spend, waste, consume, squander,
lavish, dissipate, destroy; prostrate, cripple, weaken, debilitate,
enervate, disable, wear out, weary.
ANT. _Fill, replenish, augment, refresh, invigorate._
=Exhibit.= Show, display; manifest, express, disclose, indicate, make
known, evince; offer, present, propose; betray; demonstrate, illustrate.
ANT. _Conceal, mask, hide, secrete, suppress._
=Exhibition.= Sight, representation, pageant, display, manifestation,
show.
=Exhilarate.= Cheer, enliven, inspire, inspirit, stimulate, animate,
elate, gladden; rejoice, delight, please.
ANT. _Depress, unnerve, unhinge, dispirit._
=Exhort.= Urge, stimulate, persuade, incite, encourage; advise, counsel,
enjoin.
ANT. _Dissuade, warn, deprecate, remonstrate._
=Exigency.= Demand, urgency, need, necessity, requirement, want;
pressure, crisis, emergency, juncture, quandary; conjuncture, pass,
pinch, strait.
ANT. _Provision, rule, supply, course, preparation._
=Exile=, _n._ Banishment, expulsion, ostracism, proscription,
expatriation; separation, isolation; banished person.
ANT. _Welcome, return; remaining; cherishing, fostering, retaining._
=Exile=, _v._ Banish, expatriate, ostracize, expel, proscribe, relegate.
ANT. _Welcome, reinstate, domesticate, domiciliate._
=Existence.= Being, subsistence; entity, essence, creature, thing; life,
animation; continuation, duration.
ANT. _Nonentity, non-existence, chimera._
=Expand.= Open, spread out; dilate, enlarge, stretch, distend; swell,
diffuse, extend, increase; develop, unfold, amplify.
ANT. _Contract, curtail, condense, restrict, attenuate._
=Expanse.= Extent, stretch, expansion; firmament, sky, canopy, vault,
welkin; vast, void, space, breadth.
ANT. _Limit, enclosure, confine, bound._
=Expatiate.= Rove, range; dilate, enlarge, descant, be copious, launch
out, amplify.
ANT. _Contract, summarize, condense, epitomize._
=Expect.= Await, look for; anticipate, rely upon, count upon, reckon or
calculate upon, look forward to; look for, forecast, forebode, foresee.
ANT. _Welcome, greet, hail, recognize; realize._
=Expectation.= Anticipation, expectance, prospect, expectancy; reliance,
confidence, assurance, presumption; trust, hope.
ANT. _Recollection, remembrance, retrospect; distrust, despair,
discouragement._
=Expediency.= Fitness, propriety, suitableness, desirableness,
advisability; advantage, utility, profit, usefulness; profitableness,
advantageousness; interest.
ANT. _Disadvantage, detriment, inutility, inexpediency._
=Expedition.= Haste, speed, celerity, despatch, alertness, promptness,
alacrity, quickness; enterprise, undertaking; march, voyage.
ANT. _Delay, tardiness, procrastination._
=Expend.= Disburse, spend, lay out; use, exert, consume, employ; waste,
exhaust, spread, scatter, dissipate.
ANT. _Save, economize, husband._
=Expense.= Expenditure, outgo, cost, outlay; price, charge, payment.
ANT. _Income, gain, proceeds, return, profit, product, receipts._
=Expensive.= Dear, costly, high-priced; lavish, wasteful, extravagant;
valuable, rich.
ANT. _Cheap, worthless, poor; economical._
=Experience=, _n._ Actual observation, feeling, or presentation;
practice, experimental knowledge; experiment, trial, proof, test,
knowledge, habit.
=Ant.= _Anticipation, expectation._
=Experience=, _v._ Feel, undergo, prove by trial, endure, suffer, be
subject to; try, encounter.
ANT. _Evade, escape, lose, miss._
=Experienced.= Practiced, versed, accomplished, able, qualified,
instructed, thoroughbred; familiar, skilled, accustomed, conversant.
ANT. _Inexperienced, strange, unpracticed._
=Experiment.= Trial, test, assay, examination, proof, touchstone,
ordeal; observation, investigation, experimentation; illustration,
exemplification.
ANT. _Hypothesis, conjecture, assumption._
=Explain.= Elucidate, expound, interpret, unfold, clear up, make plain;
account for, make intelligible, give the reasons for, solve, warrant,
trace to causes, justify; teach, decipher.
ANT. _Mystify, bewilder, obscure, darken, misinterpret._
=Explanation.= Elucidation, interpretation, exposition, illustration,
description, explication; solution, warrant, justification, account,
key; mutual understanding; sense.
ANT. _Confusion, misinterpretation, mystification, obscuration._
=Explicit.= Express, clear, plain, definite, positive, unambiguous,
unreserved, categorical, determinate; detailed, declaratory, unobscure,
stated.
ANT. _Ambiguous, doubtful, indefinite, uncertain, vague, implied,
implicit, indeterminate; hinted, suggestive, obscure._
=Exponent.= Index, indication, example, type, representative,
illustration, specimen; advocate, interpreter, propounder.
ANT. _System, creed, principle, opinion._
=Export=, _v._ Send out, carry out, send abroad, ship, produce.
ANT. _Import; consume._
=Exposed.= Unprotected, defenseless, unguarded, endangered.
ANT. _Guarded, defended, protected._
=Expostulate.= Object, dissuade, remonstrate.
ANT. _Abet, coincide, agree, confirm._
=Express=, _v._ Squeeze out; utter, declare, assert, speak; represent,
indicate, show, signify, exhibit, denote, intimate; send by express.
ANT. _Suppress, repress, conceal._
=Express=, _a._ Explicit, clear, definite, plain, determinate, positive,
categorical; exact, accurate, faithful, true, close, precise; special,
particular; swift, rapid, fast; specific, pointed, direct.
ANT. _General; vague; leisurely; inaccurate, inexact, approximate._
=Expression.= Squeezing out; assertion, statement, utterance,
declaration; phrase, mode of speech, term; general tone, pervading
effect, look, cast of countenance; lively representation; modulation,
feeling, execution; indication.
ANT. _Suppression, restraint, repression; face, features, lineament;
falsification, misstatement, solecism, enigma._
=Expunge.= Erase, efface, obliterate, cancel, blot out, delete.
ANT. _Mark, write, trace, delineate._
=Exquisite.= Nice, accurate, delicate, discriminating, exact, refined;
precious, valuable, select, choice, rare, excellent; perfect, complete,
matchless, consummate; keen, poignant, acute, intense; delicious.
ANT. _Common, coarse, ordinary; unrefined._
=Extemporaneous.= Improvised, unpremeditated, extempore, impromptu,
extemporary, offhand.