rehearsed, recited._
=Extend.= Stretch, reach; prolong, continue, lengthen, protract; expand,
dilate, enlarge, widen, augment, increase; diffuse; impart, give, offer,
yield; amplify, avail, apply.
ANT. _Contract, restrict, curtail, limit, narrow, reduce, condense;
miss, fail._
=Extent.= Expanse, amplitude, extension; volume, bulk, magnitude, size;
stretch, reach, compass, length; degree, distance, quantity.
ANT. _Limitation, diminution, restriction._
=Extenuate.= Lessen, diminish, reduce; palliate, mitigate, excuse,
qualify, apologize for.
ANT. _Enhance, aggravate, heighten._
=Exterior=, _a._ Outward, external, outer, outside, superficial;
foreign, extrinsic, from without.
ANT. _Inner, internal, domestic, inward._
=Exterminate.= Eradicate, overthrow, uproot, expel, extirpate,
annihilate, banish, destroy, remove, root out, wipe out.
ANT. _Augment, breed, cherish, develop, increase, populate, replenish,
settle, plant, foster, propagate, colonize, build up, beget._
=Extermination.= Extirpation, annihilation, eradication, abolition,
destruction, extinction, excision, elimination.
ANT. _Settlement, replenishment, augmentation, colonization, population,
propagation, increase._
=External.= Outward, outer, exterior, outside, superficial; foreign,
extrinsic; visible, apparent; manifest, palpable.
ANT. _Inner, internal, intestine, inmost, hidden, non-apparent._
=Extinction.= Destruction, annihilation, extirpation, extermination,
abolition; extinguishment; stifling, death, suffocation, cessation,
obsolescence.
ANT. _Inception, origination, birth, course, life, operation, action,
exercise, continuance, prosperity, survival._
=Extinguish.= Quench; destroy, suppress, put down; extirpate, abolish,
eradicate, kill, annihilate, put out.
ANT. _Replenish, replant, implant, cherish, propagate, promote,
invigorate, establish, confirm, secure._
=Extort.= Exact, wrest, wrench, wring out, force; despoil, express,
fleece, squeeze out, extract.
ANT. _Coax, cheat, wheedle, cajole._
=Extortionate.= Oppressive, exacting, severe, hard, harsh; exorbitant,
close-fisted, rigorous, monstrous, preposterous.
ANT. _Liberal, bountiful, indulgent, fair, moderate, reasonable._
=Extract=, _n._ Selection, excerpt, passage, citation, quotation.
=Extract=, _v._ Draw, pull, take out; derive, select, quote, cite;
determine, find; educe, elicit, gather, collect, extort.
ANT. _Insert, replace, incorporate, restore, reinsert, impose._
=Extraneous.= Foreign, extrinsic; non-pertinent, not germane,
unessential, superfluous; unconnected, alien, unrelated, adventitious,
ascititious.
ANT. _Intrinsic, vital, internal, connected, essential._
=Extraordinary.= Unusual, remarkable, uncommon, singular, signal,
egregious, rare, extra; unwonted, peculiar, wonderful, unprecedented,
marvelous, prodigious, monstrous, preposterous, strange.
ANT. _Common, usual, frequent, wonted, unremarkable, unimportant,
ordinary._
=Extravagance.= Excess, exorbitance, enormity, unreasonableness,
preposterousness; wildness, folly, absurdity, irregularity; prodigality,
lavish expenditure, profusion, waste.
ANT. _Carefulness, economy, frugality, saving, provision, prudence,
foresight._
=Extravagant.= Excessive, inordinate, unreasonable, preposterous,
exorbitant; wild, foolish, absurd, irregular; lavish, profuse, wasteful,
spendthrift, prodigal.
ANT. _Sound, sober, consistent, fair, rational, economical, frugal,
careful, regular, usual._
=Extreme.= Utmost, farthest, uttermost, outermost; greatest, highest;
last, final, ultimate; extravagant, immoderate, excessive, unreasonable;
remote, terminal, distant, most violent.
ANT. _Initial, primal, judicious, moderate._
=Extremity.= End, verge, termination, edge, border, extreme, utmost
point; close, conclusion.
ANT. _Beginning, commencement, opening, center, origin, bulk, body._
=Exudation.= Ooze, drip, percolation, excretion, secretion.
ANT. _Absorption, parching, aridity._
=Exultant.= Exulting, jubilant, triumphant, elated, joyous, transported.
ANT. _Mournful, dispirited, depressed._
=Exultation.= Elation, joy, triumph, delight, transport, ecstasy.
ANT. _Mourning, depression._
F
=Fable.= Story, myth, legend, allegory, apologue; plot, action, series
of events; fiction, falsehood, lie, untruth, fabrication, forgery,
invention, figment; romance, parable, novel.
ANT. _History, fact, narrative._
=Fabric.= Building, structure, edifice, pile; texture, make,
workmanship, conformation; manufactured cloth, woven stuff; work,
construction, tissue, web.
ANT. _Destruction, dismantlement, demolition, fragment, wreck, tatters,
ruin, shreds, rags._
=Fabricate.= Build, frame, construct; make, manufacture; forge, invent,
coin, feign; form, falsify, produce, devise, misrepresent.
ANT. _Demolish, tear, spoil, dismember, destroy, narrate, lacerate,
copy, represent, repeat, portray._
=Fabulous.= Invented, fabricated, feigned, unreal, coined, fictitious;
incredible, pretended, imaginary, false, monstrous.
ANT. _Real, actual, historic, authentic, fair, true, reasonable._
=Facetious.= Witty, jocose, jocular, humorous, waggish, funny, comical,
pleasant, droll; gay, merry, sportive, lively, entertaining, sprightly;
playful.
ANT. _Matter-of-fact, heavy, dull, grave, serious, saturnine, somber,
lugubrious._
=Facile.= Docile, easy, mild, courteous, affable, complaisant,
approachable; pliant, pliable, ductile, flexible, yielding, tractable,
manageable, compliant; ready, dexterous; indulgent, weak, irresolute,
characterless.
ANT. _Resolute, sturdy, obstinate, determined, inflexible, crusty,
self-willed, self-reliant, independent._
=Facility.= Easiness, ease; readiness, dexterity, expertness, ability,
knack; condescension, urbanity, affability, civility, complaisance,
politeness; pliancy, flexibility, ductility; appliance, convenience,
means, advantage, resource; quickness, adroitness.
ANT. _Effort, awkwardness, labor, difficulty._
=Fact.= Occurrence, event, deed, incident, act, performance,
circumstance; reality, actuality, certainty, truth.
ANT. _Fiction, supposition, unreality, falsehood, chimera, lie,
delusion, invention, hallucination, romance._
=Factious.= Turbulent, refractory, seditious, rebellious, recalcitrant,
litigious, adversative, malcontent.
ANT. _Genial, complaisant, agreeable, loyal, harmonious,
public-spirited, sympathetic, cooperative, auxiliary._
=Factitious.= Artificial; euphuistic, affected, finical, cramped,
conventional, spurious.
ANT. _Natural, genial, unaffected, pure, genuine, truthful._
=Fade.= Vanish, evanesce, disappear, pass away; decline, languish,
droop, decay, wither; lose color, grow dim, blanch, bleach, fall, sink,
dwindle, pale, change, set, etiolate, fail.
ANT. _Rise, increase, bloom, grow, flourish, endure, abide, last,
stand._
=Fag.= Droop, sink, grow weary, flag; drudge, toil; do menial service,
tire, fatigue, jade, exhaust; work, slave.
ANT. _Idle, lounge, dawdle; strike; bask._
=Fail.= Fall short, be insufficient, be deficient; decline, sink, decay,
wane, fade, break, give out; cease, disappear, become extinct; miss,
miscarry, be unsuccessful, miss fire, be frustrated; omit, neglect;
break, become insolvent, suspend payment; trip, lose.
ANT. _Succeed, exceed, surpass, achieve, abound, yield, excel._
=Faint.= Weak, exhausted, worn, listless, languid, wearied, dim, feeble,
fatigued, faint-hearted, faded, faltering, half-hearted, irresolute,
purposeless, timid, ill-defined, indistinct; unenergetic; obscure,
inconspicuous.
ANT. _Prominent, marked, glaring; resolute, sturdy, vigorous, strong,
fresh, hearty, daring, energetic; clear, brilliant, bright,
conspicuous._
=Fair.= Spotless, unspotted, unblemished, unstained, untarnished; white,
light, blond; handsome, comely, beautiful; pleasant, clear, cloudless,
unclouded; favorable, prosperous; promising, hopeful; open, distinct,
plain, unobstructed, unencumbered; frank, honest, ingenuous, candid,
noble, honorable, upright, impartial; reasonable, proper, equitable,
just; passable, tolerable, above mediocrity; serene.
ANT. _Lowering, dull, foul, ugly, disfigured, fraudulent, unfair,
dishonorable._
=Faith.= Creed, doctrine, assurance, belief, confidence, assent,
credence, opinion, trust, credit, reliance.
ANT. _Distrust, disbelief, dissent, doubt, incredulity, infidelity,
misgiving, skepticism, unbelief, suspicion, rejection._
=Faithful.= Firm, loyal, devoted, stanch, sure, true, trustworthy,
trusty, unwavering, incorruptible; attached; accurate, close,
consistent, correspondent, exact, equivalent.
ANT. _Inaccurate, inexact; faithless, false, fickle, untrue, wavering,
untrustworthy, capricious._
=Fall.= Drop, descend, sink; lapse, droop, gravitate; fall down, be
prostrated; be lowered, be depressed; decrease, decline, be diminished,
die away, sin, err, transgress, trip, trespass; die, perish; empty, be
discharged, flow; happen, befall, come; become, get; pass, be
transferred; be dropped, be uttered carelessly.
ANT. _Rise, soar, mount, recover, climb, ascend._
=Fallacy.= Illusion, deception, deceit, delusion, mistake,
misapprehension, error, misconception; sophism, sophistry, paralogism,
deceitful argument.
ANT. _Truth, logic, proof, postulate, argument, verity, fact, axiom,
soundness._
=Fallible.= Erring, uncertain, ignorant, weak, frail, imperfect.
ANT. _Certain, infallible, unerring, omniscient._
=Fallow.= Pale red _or_ pale yellow; untilled, unsowed, neglected;
inert, inactive, dormant; quiescent, idle, uncultivated, unproductive.
ANT. _Cultivated, tilled, productive, worked, sown, prolific, operative,
fruitful._
=False.= Untrue, mendacious, unveracious, lying; dishonest, perfidious,
treacherous, faithless, disloyal, dishonorable, disingenuous,
double-tongued, false-hearted, double-faced, two-faced; untrustworthy,
untruthful, unreliable, truthless; spurious, counterfeit, forged, not
genuine, feigned, sham, hypocritical, make-believe; incorrect, improper,
erroneous, unfounded, wrong; fallacious, deceptive, deceiving,
deceitful, delusive, misleading, disappointing; sophistical, mock,
bogus, fabricated, unfaithful.
ANT. _True, sound, correct, authentic, real, genuine, candid,
conclusive, honorable, faithful._
=Falsehood.= Falsity, lie, fabrication, untruth, fiction, fib;
imposture, counterfeit, cheat; fallacy, error, sophistry, forgery,
deception.
ANT. _Truth, verity, correctness, fact, genuineness, honesty, honor,
reality, authenticity._
=Falsify.= Misrepresent, counterfeit, belie, misstate, garble; disprove,
show unsound; violate; mistake, misinterpret, betray.
ANT. _Verify, rectify, correct, check, certify, justify, expose,
declare, exhibit, publish._
=Falter.= Hesitate, stutter, stammer; fail, quiver, tremble, totter;
waver, be undecided, show weakness; halt, slip, dubitate, demur, flinch,
vacillate.
ANT. _Proceed, speed, flow, run, discourse, determine, persevere,
resolve._
=Fame.= Celebrity, honor, laurels, distinction, notoriety, renown,
reputation, repute, glory, eminence, credit; report, tidings, rumor,
bruit, news.
ANT. _Silence, suppression, hush; dishonor, discredit, humiliation,
infamy, shame, obscurity, contempt, contumely, disgrace, disrepute,
ignominy, oblivion._
=Familiar.= Conversant, well-acquainted, well-versed; intimate, close,
near, friendly, fraternal, cordial, amicable; social, accessible,
sociable, affable, kindly, courteous, civil, companionable, conversible;
unceremonious, unconstrained, free, easy, informal; well-known;
household, frank, everyday, accustomed.
ANT. _Uncommon, rare, extraordinary, strange, unaccustomed,
unacquainted, new, unfamiliar, inconversant._
=Famous.= Celebrated, renowned, distinguished, remarkable, far-famed,
eminent, noted, illustrious, glorious.
ANT. _Unknown, unsung, inglorious, obscure, forgotten._
=Fanatic.= Enthusiast, zealot, visionary, bigot.
ANT. _Skeptic, unbeliever, cynic._
=Fanaticism.= Intolerance, superstition, bigotry, credulity; enthusiasm,
frenzy.
ANT. _Skepticism, cynicism, indifference, freethinking,
latitudinarianism; disbelief, profanity; disregard, coldness._
=Fanciful.= Fantastic, grotesque, visionary, imaginative, chimerical;
unreal, eccentric, quaint, imaginary, freakish, erroneous, humorsome,
capricious, fitful, erratic, whimsical, absurd.
ANT. _Ordinary, usual, regular, commonplace, real, accurate, literal,
prosaic, reasonable, sensible, solid, sure, true, sound, calculable,
calculated; natural, sober, truthful, correct._
=Fancy.= Imagination, whim, vagary, caprice, belief, conceit,
conception, desire, humor, idea, image, inclination, mood, liking,
predilection, supposition; thought, notion.
ANT. _Certainty, fact, reality, truth, verity, actuality; object,
subject, thought, law, order; aversion, horror._
=Farcical.= Droll, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous; comic, funny,
nonsensical, pantomimic.
ANT. _Grave, serious, tragic, solemn, dismal, ghastly, funereal._
=Fare.= Go, travel, journey, pass; prosper, be treated, prove, happen,
turn out, be situated; be entertained, feed; live, speed, do.
ANT. _Toil, fast, fail, droop, sink, faint, drop, falter, halt._
=Farewell.= Adieu, good-by, valedictory, leave-taking, congé, departure,
parting.
ANT. _Salutation, welcome, greeting._
=Fashion.= Form, shape, figure, cut, make, model, cast, mold, pattern,
appearance, configuration, conformation; way, manner, sort, method;
usage, custom, style, mode, conventionality; gentility; guise,
character, practice, ceremony.
ANT. _Person, work, speech, dress; derangement, formlessness,
shapelessness; outlandishness, strangeness, eccentricity._
=Fast=, _a._ Fixed, fastened, close, tight; firm, immovable; steadfast,
constant, stanch; fortified, strong, impregnable; profound, sound, deep;
swift, quick, fleet, rapid; wild, reckless, thriftless, dissipated,
thoughtless, extravagant; secure, stable, unyielding, unswerving;
accelerated; gay.
ANT. _Insecure, loose, slow, tardy, steady, sober, virtuous._
=Fasten.= Secure, bind, tie, attach; join, unite, connect, hold
together; hold compact, affix, annex, grapple, fix.
ANT. _Undo, loose, sever, relax, remove, unfasten, detach._
=Fastidious.= Dainty, squeamish, difficult, overnice, overdelicate,
queasy, critical; overrefined, censorious, particular, punctilious.
ANT. _Indulgent, uncritical, easy; coarse; omnivorous._
=Fat.= Unctuous, greasy, fatty, oily; plump, fleshy, obese, corpulent,
portly, pursy; coarse, heavy, dull, sluggish, stupid; rich, profitable,
lucrative; productive, fertile, fruitful; luxuriant, brawny; stout;
oleaginous.
ANT. _Lean, slender, attenuated, emaciated, barren, poor, scant;
marrowless; anatomical._
=Fatal.= Deadly, mortal, lethal; destructive, calamitous, baleful,
ruinous, mischievous, baneful, pernicious; fateful.
ANT. _Beneficial, wholesome, vitalizing, restorative, salubrious,
nutritious, slight, superficial, harmless._
=Fate.= Destiny, destination, inevitable necessity, fatality; lot, doom,
predetermined event; destruction, death; final event, ultimate
destruction; fortune, end.
ANT. _Will, choice, decision, independence, freedom._
=Fathom=, _v._ Sound; divine, penetrate, reach, comprehend, understand;
gage, pierce, measure, probe.
ANT. _Survey, glance, scan, miss, skin, graze, overlook._
=Fathomless.= Bottomless, profound, abysmal.
ANT. _Superficial, shallow, skin-deep._
=Fatigue=, _n._ Weariness, exhaustion, lassitude; labor, hardship, toil;
languor, enervation.
ANT. _Freshness, vigor, indefatigability, activity._
=Fatigue=, _v._ Harass, weary, tire, jade, exhaust, fag.
ANT. _Inspirit, refresh, enliven, animate._
=Fatuity.= Foolishness, imbecility, idiocy; folly, madness, absurdity,
infatuation.
ANT. _Wisdom, sense, soundness, sobriety, discernment._
=Fault.= Defect, blemish, imperfection, flaw, weakness, failing,
frailty; misdeed, misdemeanor, offense, trespass, wrong, transgression,
delinquency, indiscretion; slip, error, lapse; failure, omission, want,
drawback.
ANT. _Perfection, sufficiency, correctness, completeness._
=Faultless.= Without blemish, perfect; innocent, guileless, blameless,
sinless, spotless, immaculate, guiltless, stainless; complete, correct,
accurate.
ANT. _Incomplete, imperfect, incorrect, defective, inaccurate, corrupt,
faulty, erroneous._
=Faulty.= Bad, defective, imperfect; blamable, blameworthy, culpable,
reprehensible.
ANT. _Correct, complete, perfect, accurate; irreproachable, blameless,
unassailable._
=Favor=, _n._ Kindness, grace, countenance, friendliness, good will;
benefit, good deed, friendly turn; patronage, championship, support;
letter, communication, epistle; gift, present; decoration, knot,
rosette; permission, leave, pardon; advantage, preference, boon;
concession, predilection, civility, regard, condescension.
ANT. _Refusal, denial, prohibition, disfavor, withholding, withdrawal,
frown, disapproval, injury, discountenance._
=Favor=, _v._ Befriend, countenance, patronize, encourage; approve,
regard with favor; facilitate, be propitious to; support, help, aid,
assist; humor, indulge, extenuate, palliate, ease, spare; resemble, look
like.
ANT. _Refuse, deny, disapprove, withdraw, withhold, prohibit,
discountenance, injure, harm._
=Favorable.= Kind, friendly, propitious, willing, auspicious; conducive,
contributing; beneficial, advantageous, convenient, suitable, fit;
permissive, indulgent, concessive, partial, fond, liberal.
ANT. _Reluctant, unpropitious, unfavorable, impartial._
=Favorite.= Dear, beloved, pet, darling.
=Favoritism.= Partiality, invidiousness.
ANT. _Odium, prejudice; impartiality._
=Fawn upon.= Flatter, wheedle, cajole, cringe, palaver, slaver.
ANT. _Insult, deride, defy, censure, dare, satirize, rebuke, reprimand._
=Fealty.= Homage, loyalty, allegiance; fidelity, faithfulness, honor,
good faith, devotion.
ANT. _Disloyalty, treachery, infidelity, disaffection, shame, dishonor._
=Fear.= Dismay, alarm, horror, awe, apprehension, dread, terror, fright,
panic, tremor, timidity, trepidation, trembling, affright,
consternation, disquietude, misgiving, anxiety, solicitude, concern;
veneration, reverence.
ANT. _Courage, confidence, assurance, fearlessness; trust, boldness;
fortitude._
=Fearful.= Afraid, apprehensive; timid, nervous, timorous,
faint-hearted, cowardly; dreadful, terrible, frightful, dire; awful;
shocking, terrific, horrible; hesitating.
ANT. _Venturesome, audacious, bold, confident, consolatory, inspiriting,
assuring; attractive, alluring, hopeful, inviting._
=Feasible.= Manageable, possible, permissible, practicable, contrivable.
ANT. _Impossible, unallowable, impracticable._
=Feast.= Treat, banquet, regalement, entertainment, carousal; festival,
holiday; delight, enjoyment.
ANT. _Starvation, scarcity, want, lack, bareness, scantiness._
=Featly.= Neatly, cleverly, dexterously, adroitly.
ANT. _Clumsily, bunglingly, hardly._
=Feature.= Lineament, cast of the face; fashion, make, aspect,
appearance, conformation; prominent part, outline; characteristic,
trait, point, mark, item, component, element, indication, portion, sign.
ANT. _Whole, system, countenance; arrangement, case; misindication,
misinformation, falsification; blind, mask, disguise; excrescence._
=Federation.= Uniting, federating, confederation, union, league,
allying, alliance, coalition, federal compact, confederacy, combination.
ANT. _Secession, disunion, sedition, mutiny, disruption._
=Fee.= Pay, reward, recompense, compensation, remuneration; feud, fief,
fee-simple, unconditional tenure.
=Feeble.= Weak, not strong, enervated, debilitated, infirm, languid,
sickly, languishing, declining, frail, drooping; faint, imperfect, dim;
without vigor, lacking intensity; wretched, poor, dull, forceless, puny,
enfeebled, nerveless; incomplete, vain, fruitless; scanty, pitiable.
ANT. _Strong, robust, active, successful, effective; abundant; powerful,
muscular; forcible, cogent, telling; violent, vehement, ardent; lusty,
hale, vigorous, hearty._
=Feed.= Give food to, supply, contribute to, provide for; nourish,
cherish, sustain; eat, take food, take nourishment; sustain life,
subsist.
ANT. _Starve, refuse, deny, withhold, take away; impoverish, steal from;
diet, abstain, refrain._
=Feel.= Perceive, have feeling; be perceived; be moved, be excited, be
stirred, be wrought up, be impressed; touch, handle; experience, suffer,
_or_ enjoy; be affected by, be moved by; prove, sound, try, put to the
test.
ANT. _Be hard or callous, insensate, apathetic, dull, numb,
imperceivable, indifferent, unsusceptible, or stoical._
=Feeling.= Sense of touch; sensation, perception by touch; sensibility,
emotion, sentiment, affection, passion, impression; tenderness,
susceptibility; contact; pathos; consciousness, sensitiveness.
ANT. _Callousness, insensibility, imperturbability, inexcitability,
coldness, insensateness._
=Feign.= Invent, imagine, devise, forge, fabricate; counterfeit, affect,
assume, simulate, pretend to.
ANT. _Detect, test, unmask, refute, verify, substantiate._
=Felicitous.= Fit, appropriate, apt, pertinent, seasonable, opportune,
well-timed, happy, skilful, ingenious; prosperous, successful,
fortunate, lucky, auspicious, propitious; timely, joyous.
ANT. _Unhappy, unfortunate, inauspicious, untimely, inopportune,
disastrous, sad._
=Felicity.= Bliss, blessedness, happiness; aptness, aptitude, fitness,
propriety, felicitousness, suitableness; success, luck, fortune.
ANT. _Ill luck, bad fortune, sorrow, unhappiness, disaster, misfortune;
sadness, mourning, melancholy._
=Fell=, _a._ Inhuman, cruel, barbarous, relentless, ruthless,
implacable, unrelenting, pitiless, malignant, malicious, malign, savage,
ferocious, bloody, blood-thirsty; direful, merciless, remorseless,
fierce, truculent.
ANT. _Generous, chivalrous, lenient, humane, propitious._
=Fell=, _v._ Prostrate, level, bring to the ground, hurl down, knock
down; cut down, hew down, lay low; hem; demolish, subvert, waste, bare.
ANT. _Plant, erect, support; stock, upraise, rear, propagate._
=Fellow.= Associate, companion, comrade; equal, peer, compeer; mate,
match, counterpart; adherent, colleague, member; correlative, tally;
partner, friend.
ANT. _Foe, opponent, antagonist, stranger, mismatch, opposite._
=Fellowship.= Companionship, familiarity, intimacy, brotherhood,
acquaintance; participation, partnership, joint interest; converse,
intercourse, communion; sociability, affability, kindliness;
association, company; membership, society.
ANT. _Severance, disconnection, dismemberment; non-intercourse._