make, drive, impel.
ANT. _Persuade, convince, induce, tempt, coax, allure; liberate,
release._
=Necessity.= Need, requirement, want, compulsion, fate, fatality,
requisite, destiny, essential, emergency, extremity, exigency,
indispensableness, urgency, unavoidableness, sine qua non.
ANT. _Choice, contingency, doubt, option, freedom, uncertainty,
fortuity, doubtfulness, dubiousness, possibility._
=Need.= Exigency, emergency, extremity, strait, distress, indigence,
penury.
ANT. _Competence, affluence, choice, wealth, luxury, profuseness;
superfluity, uselessness, dispensableness; casualty, accident;
contingency, freedom._
=Needful.= Requisite, needy, necessitous, distressful, essential,
indispensable.
ANT. _Contingent, casual, unnecessary, unessential, discretional,
optional, needless._
=Needless.= Unnecessary, useless, superfluous, groundless, gratuitous.
ANT. _Needful, useful, helpful, obligatory._
=Nefarious.= Wicked, abominable, iniquitous, execrable, atrocious,
impious.
ANT. _Noble, honorable, admirable, laudable; benevolent, generous,
humane._
=Negation.= Denial, disavowal, disclaimer, contradiction.
ANT. _Assertion, declaration, deposition, avowal, affirmation,
allegation, protestation, claim._
=Negative=, _a._ Denying, indirect, unaffirmative, privative,
disclaiming.
ANT. _Positive, direct, assertive, attributive, affirmative,
declarative._
=Neglect=, _n._ Negligence, failure, omission, disregard, oversight,
indifference, remissness, slight, thoughtlessness, slackness, default,
carelessness, disrespect, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention,
scorn.
ANT. _Care, attention, notice, regard, esteem, consideration, respect._
=Negotiate.= Transfer, sell, pass, arrange, treat, bargain, trade,
communicate, transact, effect, perform.
ANT. _Stop, quash, mismanage, misconduct._
=Neighborly.= Kind, civil, social, friendly, near, adjoining, adjacent,
neighboring, friendly, attentive.
ANT. _Individual, solitary, personal, distant, remote, unkind, uncivil,
unfriendly._
=Nerve.= Steadiness, firmness, fortitude, self-command, resolution,
strength, courage, pluck, endurance, coolness, presence of mind.
ANT. _Weakness, cowardice, timidity, feebleness, nervelessness._
=Nervous.= Excitable, agitated, annoyed, irritable, weak, fearful;
strong, vigorous, spirited, nervy, forceful.
ANT. _Self-possessed, self-controlled, poised, calm, composed; dull,
inert, phlegmatic, sluggish._
=Neutral.= Neuter, undecided, indifferent, unpronounced, uninterfering,
negative, impartial, unavowed, unaffiliated.
ANT. _Interested, interfering, positive, partial, active, allied,
avowed, declared._
=Neutralize.= Render neutral, invalidate, counteract, counterbalance,
countervail, render inoperative.
ANT. _Enhance, intensify, aggravate._
=New.= Fresh, modern, novel, late, recent, juvenile, upstart, young,
new-fangled, youthful, new-fashioned.
ANT. _Old, antique, ancient, old-fashioned, aged, elderly._
=News.= Information, tidings, intelligence, advice, word, report,
account, announcement, rumor.
ANT. _Ignorance, silence, nonpublication, suppression; misintelligence,
misreport._
=Nice.= Exquisite, accurate, correct, precise, particular, punctilious,
squeamish, finical, effeminate, silly, exact, critical, definite,
strict, fastidious, cautious, scrupulous; discerning, discriminating;
fine, minute, refined, delicate, dainty, pleasant, agreeable.
ANT. _Coarse, rude, rough, inaccurate, blind, undiscriminating,
unscrupulous, incautious, undiscerning, careless, negligent,
disagreeable, nauseous._
=Nicety.= Fastidiousness, accuracy, scrupulousness, delicacy, precision,
daintiness, subtlety, distinction, exactness.
ANT. _Coarseness, roughness, inaccuracy, rudeness._
=Niggardly.= Avaricious, covetous, parsimonious, miserly, sordid,
sparing, penurious, stingy.
ANT. _Generous, bountiful, copious, ample, profuse, abundant, bounteous,
plentiful, munificent._
=Nimble.= Alert, brisk, bustling, lively, prompt, quick, speedy, swift,
spry, agile, sprightly, active.
ANT. _Clumsy, dilatory, dull, heavy, inert, inactive, slow, unready,
sluggish._
=Nobility.= Greatness, dignity, superiority, nobleness, eminence,
elevation, worthiness; family, rank, title, birth; aristocracy, peerage,
patrician class.
ANT. _Obscurity, meanness, serfdom, paltriness, plebeianism._
=Noble.= Honorable, worthy, dignified, elevated, superior, sublime,
great, eminent, stately. generous, liberal, free, aristocratic,
patrician, illustrious, grand, lordly, renowned, magnificent, knightly.
ANT. _Ignoble, plebeian, paltry, vulgar, baseborn, low-born, rustic,
peasant, contemptible, unworthy, mean._
=Nobody.= No person, no one, not anybody, cipher, nonentity.
ANT. _Somebody, notability, celebrity, colossus, star._
=Nocturnal.= Nightly, dark, tenebrose, gloomy.
ANT. _Daily, diurnal, solar, brilliant, light._
=Noise.= Cry, outcry, clamor, din, clatter, uproar; rumor, report,
rattle, tumult.
ANT. _Music, melody, harmony; silence, hush, stillness, voicelessness._
=Noiseless.= Silent, quiet, inaudible.
ANT. _Noisy, uproarious, turbulent, clamorous, boisterous, brawling,
tumultuous, loud._
=Noisome.= Noxious, insalubrious, unwholesome, mischievous, destructive,
nocuous, hurtful, pestilential, harmful.
ANT. _Wholesome, salutary, salubrious, beneficial._
=Noisy.= Loud, clamorous, stunning, boisterous, turbulent.
ANT. _Noiseless, subdued, inaudible, whispering; melodious, tuneful._
=Nominal.= Literal, verbal, titular; formal, avowed, pretended,
ostensible, supposititious.
ANT. _Veritable, essential, intrinsic, actual, substantial, important,
real, serious, true._
=Nominate.= Name, specify, appoint, designate, entitle.
ANT. _Suggest, withdraw, reject, indicate, cancel, deprive, recall._
=Nonsense.= Folly, silliness, absurdity, trash, inanity, platitude,
pretense.
ANT. _Sense, wisdom, fact, truth, gravity, reason, science._
=Normal.= Regular, ordinary, natural, standard, usual, typical,
recognized, common.
ANT. _Exceptional, abnormal, uncommon, singular, unusual, monstrous,
irregular, peculiar, rare, unprecedented, remarkable, unnatural._
=Notable.= Plain, evident, noted, noticeable, distinguished, memorable,
extraordinary, conspicuous, manifest; notorious.
ANT. _Ordinary, mean, commonplace, everyday, undistinguished,
unimpressive, insignificant._
=Note.= Memorandum, comment, remark, record, scholium; account,
catalogue, bill; heed, observation; reputation, distinction, celebrity,
fame, repute, renown.
ANT. _Misindication, misrepresentation, misleader._
=Notice=, _n._ Observation, regard, cognizance, information, advice,
news, intelligence, intimation, announcement, premonition, instruction,
warning, attention, consideration.
ANT. _Oversight, disregard, neglect, slight, ignorance, connivance,
omission, heedlessness, misinformation._
=Notice=, _v._ Mark, observe, note, heed, regard, perceive, see, remark,
mention, comment on, attend, mind.
ANT. _Overlook, disregard, misjudge, neglect._
=Notification.= Information, notice, declaration, publication,
announcement, advertisement.
=Notify.= Intimate, declare, publish, announce, acquaint, warn, apprise,
communicate, inform.
ANT. _Withhold, conceal, suppress, misinform, misreport._
=Notion.= Idea, conception, apprehension, sentiment, judgment, opinion,
belief, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction.
ANT. _Misconception, misapprehension, frustration, falsification._
=Notorious.= Distinguished, conspicuous, remarkable, famous, celebrated,
noted, renowned.
ANT. _Suspected, reputed, reported._
=Notwithstanding=, _conj._ Still, however, although, but, nevertheless,
howbeit, yet, though.
=Notwithstanding=, _prep._ Despite, in spite of.
=Nourish.= Feed, foster, cherish, nurse, tend, support, maintain, train,
educate, promote.
ANT. _Starve, blight, destroy, kill._
=Nourishment.= Nutrition, nutriment, food, aliment, provision,
sustenance.
ANT. _Poison, venom, bane, starvation, exhaustion._
=Novel=, _a._ New, recent, modern, fresh, strange, uncommon, rare,
unusual, fantastic, odd, upstart, new-fangled.
ANT. _Venerable, ancient, old-fashioned, time-honored._
=Noxious.= Noisome, injurious, hurtful, pernicious, unwholesome, deadly,
poisonous.
ANT. _Wholesome, salutary, beneficial, healthful, salubrious._
=Nucleus.= Kernel, core, center.
ANT. _Exterior, face, appearance._
=Nudity.= Nakedness, exposure, bareness.
ANT. _Clothing, dress, vestment, drapery._
=Nugatory.= Trifling, vain, insignificant, futile, ineffectual,
unavailing, trivial, worthless, useless, null.
ANT. _Important, potent, momentous, efficacious, successful, grave,
serious, satisfactory._
=Nuisance.= Annoyance, plague, pest, affliction, bane, trouble.
ANT. _Pleasure, delight, benefit, blessing, gratification._
=Nullify.= Revoke, annul, cancel, abolish, render void, abrogate,
neutralize, repeal.
ANT. _Enact, confirm, perpetuate, establish, stabilitate._
=Numb.= Enfeebled, destitute, torpid, benumbed, insensible, paralyzed,
deadened.
ANT. _Alive, alert, sensitive, keen, lively, animated, attentive._
=Number=, _n._ Aggregation, multitude, collection, numeral, numerous,
quantity.
ANT. _Scarcity, fewness, paucity._
=Number=, _v._ Count, enumerate, calculate, tell, compute, reckon,
estimate.
ANT. _Guess, hazard, conjecture; lump, mass._
=Numberless.= Innumerable, infinite, countless.
ANT. _Few, scarce, rare, infrequent._
=Numerous.= Many, abundant, diverse, multifarious, manifold, sundry.
ANT. _Few, scarce, rare, infrequent._
=Nuptial.= Wedding, marriage, hymeneal, espousal, connubial, bridal.
ANT. _Bachelor, virgin._
=Nurse=, _v._ Nourish, cherish, foster, attend, manage, train, educate,
teach, feed, nurture.
ANT. _Starve, kill, destroy; neglect._
=Nurture.= Nourish, nurse, tend, cherish, educate, train, feed.
ANT. _Neglect, deprive, disregard, slight._
=Nutriment.= Aliment, food, sustenance, nourishment, sustentation,
subsistence, nutrition.
ANT. _Starvation, detriment, exhaustion, poison, decay, inanition._
=Nutrition.= Nutriment, feeding, sustentation.
ANT. _Poison, venom._
O
=Oath.= Curse, imprecation, profanity, swearing, adjuration, affidavit,
anathema, ban, blasphemy, denunciation, execration, malediction, vow,
reprobation, sworn statement.
ANT. _Blessing, benediction, benison._
=Obdurate.= Firm, unbending, inflexible, unyielding, obstinate,
stubborn, impenitent, callous, unfeeling, insensible.
ANT. _Yielding, teachable, tender, docile, amenable, flexible,
softened._
=Obedience.= Submission, duty, compliance, respect, dutifulness,
subservience.
ANT. _Resistance, rebellion, transgression, disobedience, antagonism,
insubordination._
=Obedient.= Dutiful, respectful, compliant, submissive, humble,
yielding, obsequious, modest, docile.
ANT. _Disrespectful, undutiful, arrogant, hard, unyielding, obstinate,
obdurate, stubborn._
=Obesity.= Fatness, corpulence, fleshiness, corpulency.
ANT. _Leanness, thinness._
=Obey.= Submit, yield, comply.
ANT. _Resist, refuse, disobey._
=Object=, _n._ Reality, fact, existence, phenomenon; aim, intention,
end, purpose, appearance, motive, design, sight, view, goal.
ANT. _Subject, idea, fancy, conception._
=Objective.= Outward, external, extrinsic, concrete, universal, actual,
positive, real.
ANT. _Subjective, intrinsic, abstract, notional._
=Oblation.= Offering, gift, sacrifice, contribution, presentation.
ANT. _Spoliation, sacrilege, withholding, refusal._
=Obligation.= Responsibility, engagement, contract, agreement, bond,
covenant, stipulation, necessity, debt, duty, compulsion.
ANT. _Choice, freedom, assurance, promise, declaration, intention._
=Oblige.= Bind, please, gratify, accommodate, favor, constrain, compel,
force, coerce, benefit, necessitate, obligate.
ANT. _Release, acquit; persuade, induce; annoy, disoblige._
=Obliging.= Civil, courteous, complaisant, kind, considerate,
accommodating, compliant.
ANT. _Discourteous, inconsiderate, rude, disobliging, unaccommodating._
=Oblique.= Indirect, slanting, inclined, perverse, disingenuous,
diagonal, divergent, angular.
ANT. _Straightforward, rectilineal._
=Oblivion.= Forgetfulness, disremembrance.
ANT. _Memory, reminiscence, remembrance, recollection, celebration,
commemoration._
=Obloquy.= Censure, odium, contumely, reproach, gainsaying, reviling,
calumny, slander, detraction.
ANT. _Praise, acclamation, encomium, panegyric._
=Obnoxious.= Odious, detrimental, blameworthy, pernicious, offensive.
ANT. _Pleasant, grateful, independent, wholesome, beneficial, salutary._
=Obscure=, _a._ Abstruse, deep, involved, difficult, hidden, profound,
mysterious, ambiguous, unintelligible, cloudy, complex, complicated,
dark, darksome, dense, dim, doubtful, intricate, dusky, indistinct,
enigmatical, incomprehensible, muddy, turbid, shadowy, misty, unknown,
secluded, unascertained, remote.
ANT. _Clear, luminous, distinct, lucid, plain, plain-spoken,
intelligible, prominent, eminent._
=Obsequious.= Servile, cringing, fawning, compliant, submissive,
deferential, sycophantic, flattering.
ANT. _Impudent, self-assertive, independent, arrogant, insubmissive,
haughty, proud._
=Observance.= Observation, heeding, form, practice, custom, attention,
celebration, ceremony, performance.
ANT. _Inobservance, inattention, disuse, disregard, disrespect,
omission, unceremoniousness, informality._
=Observant.= Observing, watchful, attentive, regardful, obedient,
mindful, careful, heedful.
ANT. _Unmindful, disobedient, disregardful, heedless._
=Observation.= Contemplation, remark, study, notice, view, conclusion,
judgment, attention, comment, note, observance.
ANT. _Inattention, oversight, silence, ignorance, inadvertence._
=Observe.= Remark, note, watch, heed, see, discover, attend, comment.
ANT. _Overlook, misconceive, misunderstand._
=Obsolete.= Disused, ancient, neglected, antiquated, archaic, effete,
past, old-fashioned, old, rare, obsolescent.
ANT. _Fashionable, modern, current, customary, new, novel, extant._
=Obstacle.= Impediment, obstruction, difficulty, hindrance, barrier,
check.
ANT. _Course, proceeding, career, advancement, progress._
=Obstinacy.= Pertinacity, firmness, resoluteness, inflexibility,
persistency, perverseness, contumacy.
ANT. _Flexibility, docility, complaisance._
=Obstinate.= Perverse, obdurate, intractable, determined, stubborn,
resolved, resolute, inflexible, unyielding, intractable, indomitable,
unflinching, contumacious, decided, dogged, mulish, heady, headstrong,
fixed, firm, immovable, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious,
refractory, unconquerable.
ANT. _Pliant, docile, submissive, dutiful, gentle, obedient, compliant,
tractable, yielding, amenable, complaisant, irresolute, wavering,
undecided, pliable, teachable._
=Obstruct.= Bar, barricade, hinder, oppose, impede, stay, stop, arrest,
check, embarrass, clog, choke, retard, interrupt.
ANT. _Aid, facilitate, accelerate, forward, promote, clear, advance,
open, pave the way for, further, free, expedite._
=Obstruction.= Obstacle, barrier, bar, impediment, check, clog,
hindrance.
ANT. _Course, proceeding, advancement, progress, career._
=Obtain.= Attain, gain, procure, acquire, earn, win.
ANT. _Lose, forfeit, surrender, forego._
=Obtrude.= Intrude, force, interfere, thrust.
ANT. _Suggest, hint, insinuate; retire, withdraw._
=Obtuse.= Blunt, dull, stupid, unintelligent, stolid.
ANT. _Keen, quick, sharp, intelligent, acute, clever._
=Obverse.= Opposite, facing.
ANT. _Hinder, reverse._
=Obvious.= Opposing; plain, evident, clear, manifest, apparent,
discovered, perceived, open, explicit, patent.
ANT. _Remote, obscure, far-fetched, involved, latent._
=Occasion=, _v._ Cause, produce, create, induce, originate, furnish,
compose, constitute, generate.
=Occasionally.= Sometimes, casually, rarely.
ANT. _Always, constantly, regularly, frequently._
=Occult.= Secret, concealed, hidden, unknown, invisible, latent,
eclipsed, unrevealed, mysterious.
ANT. _Developed, plain, exposed, patent, clear, familiar, open._
=Occupancy.= Possession, occupation, tenury.
ANT. _Eviction, ejection, dispossession._
=Occupation.= Occupancy, avocation, employment, engagement, vocation,
calling, office, trade, profession.
ANT. _Idleness, leisure, vacancy, vacation, abandonment, resignation._
=Occupy.= Possess, hold, employ, fill.
ANT. _Abandon, release, desert, surrender, vacate, concede._
=Occur.= Happen, appear, meet, befall, betide, take place.
ANT. _Threaten, pass, impend._
=Occurrence.= Event, happening, incident, affair, adventure,
circumstance, transaction, episode.
ANT. _Cause, antecedent, inducement, predisposition, tendency,
contribution._
=Odd.= Quaint, unmatched, queer, unusual, eccentric, fantastical, droll,
comical, singular, peculiar.
ANT. _Common, usual, regular, normal, matched._
=Odious.= Hateful, detestable, disgusting, abominable, repulsive,
forbidding, unpopular, invidious, loathsome.
ANT. _Pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable, grateful, delectable,
bewitching, charming._
=Odium.= Hatred, abhorrence, detestation, antipathy, unpopularity,
offensiveness.
ANT. _Welcome, acceptableness, popularity._
=Odor.= Scent, perfume, smell, fragrance, aroma, redolence; trail,
effluvium, fume.
ANT. _Inodorousness._
=Odorous.= Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, odorant.
ANT. _Scentless, inodorous; fetid._
=Offend.= Displease, affront, harm, pain, annoy, transgress.
ANT. _Please, gratify, conciliate._
=Offense.= Umbrage, misdeed, delinquency, transgression, fault, affront,
indignity, outrage, insult.
ANT. _Defense, guiltlessness, innocence._
=Offensive.= Disagreeable, obnoxious, distasteful, impertinent,
disgusting, rude, saucy, opprobrious, insulting, insolent, attacking,
abusive, invading, assailant.
ANT. _Defensive, pleasing, grateful, savory._
=Offer.= Propose, propound, tender, sacrifice, immolate, undertake,
attempt, try, proffer.
ANT. _Withhold, withdraw, retract, retain, alienate, divert._
=Offhand.= Instant, ready, extemporaneous, unpremeditated, unstudied,
impromptu.
ANT. _Premeditated, elaborate, studied, thought-out._
=Office.= Service, duty, custom, position, charge, authority, function,
business.
ANT. _Leisure, vacancy, sinecure, resignation._
=Officer.= Official, functionary, director, dignitary, manager,
administrator.
ANT. _Member, servant, private, employee._
=Official=, _a._ Administrative, authoritative, functional,
professional.
ANT. _Private, unofficial, unprofessional._
=Officiate.= Act, serve, perform.
ANT. _Witness, retire._
=Officious.= Impertinent, meddlesome, interfering, forward, intrusive,
pushing.
ANT. _Negligent, backward, remiss; retiring, modest._
=Often.= Frequently, repeatedly, commonly, many times, not seldom.
ANT. _Infrequently, seldom, rarely._
=Old.= Aged, ancient, primitive, pristine, antique, antiquated,
old-fashioned, obsolete; senile; gray, hoary, olden, immemorial,
time-honored, decrepit, elderly, patriarchal, remote, venerable,
time-worn.
ANT. _Youthful, childlike, young; recent, modern, fresh, new-fashioned,
current._
=Omen.= Prognostic, augury, presage, sign, portent, foreboding.
ANT. _Fulfilment, event, occurrence, realization._
=Ominous.= Significant, portentous, unpropitious, threatening,
inauspicious, foreboding, premonitory, suggestive.
ANT. _Encouraging, auspicious, propitious._
=Omit=, _v._ Leave out, neglect, forbear, fail, miss, overlook.
ANT. _Consider, observe, notice, attend, regard._
=Omnipotent.= All-powerful, irresistible, Almighty.
ANT. _Powerless, inefficient, impotent._
=Omniscient.= All-knowing, infallible, all-wise.
ANT. _Shortsighted, fallible, ignorant._
=One.= Single, individual, solitary, certain, undivided, common, united,
unitary.
ANT. _Many, several; few._
=Onerous.= Burdensome, oppressive, heavy, toilsome, difficult,
laborious, responsible.
ANT. _Light, easy, trivial._
=Only=, _ad._ Solely, singly, exclusively, merely, barely, wholly.
ANT. _Among, amongst, together, collectively._
=Only=, _a._ Single, sole, alone, preëminent, chief.
ANT. _Many, together, several, mixed._
=Onset=, =Onslaught=. Assault, attack, storming, aggression, invasion.
ANT. _Repulse, resistance, protection, shelter, support, defense._
=Onward.= Forward, in advance, ahead.
ANT. _Aback, astern, backward._
=Opaque.= Impervious, not transparent, obscure, unintelligible.
ANT. _Pellucid, translucent, transparent, obvious, clear, intelligible,
perspicuous._
=Open=, _v._ Unclose, disclose, expose, explain, begin, commence,
initiate.
ANT. _Close, shut, cover, conceal; conclude, terminate; misinterpret,
mystify._
=Open=, _a._ Unclosed, uncovered, unprotected, exposed, plain, obvious,
evident, public, artless, candid, free, available, accessible,
undisguised, ingenuous.
ANT. _Closed, barred, inaccessible, unavailable, reserved, shut,
secreted._
=Opening.= Aperture, hole, space, breach, gap, fissure; start,
inauguration, commencement, initiation, beginning; opportunity.
ANT. _Obstruction, stop-gap, termination, enclosure, close, end,
conclusion, inopportunity, unseasonableness._
=Operation.= Agency, action, exercise, production, influence, force,
performance, result, procedure, effect, execution.
ANT. _Failure, uselessness, futility, ineffectiveness, inefficiency,
powerlessness, inaction, cessation, rest._
=Opinion.= Persuasion, idea, sentiment, view, conviction, judgment,
notion, impression, estimation.
ANT. _Evidence, argument, inquiry, speculation, investigation,
pleading._
=Opponent.= Antagonist, foe, adversary, enemy, rival.
ANT. _Helper, assistant, accomplice, ally._
=Opportune.= Timely, seasonable, convenient, ready, suitable,
auspicious, meet, appropriate.
ANT. _Untimely, unseasonable, inopportune, infelicitous._
=Opportunity.= Occasion, convenience, occurrence, turn, opening.
ANT. _Lapse, omission, inopportuneness, contre-temps._
=Oppose.= Combat, withstand, contradict, deny, gainsay, oppugn,
contravene, check, obstruct.
ANT. _Aid, abet, support, advance, expedite._
=Opposite.= Facing, contrary, repugnant, antagonistic, adverse, counter,
contradictory, opposed.
ANT. _Agreeing, coincident, harmonious, conformable, suiting, fitting,
accordant._
=Opposition.= Restraint, defeat, resistance, hostility, obstacle,
obstruction, animosity.
ANT. _Sympathy, harmony, concord, alliance, congeniality._
=Oppress.= Impose, weigh down, burden, grind, persecute, overwhelm,
crush, overpower, subdue.
ANT. _Encourage, assist, support, befriend._
=Oppression.= Cruelty, tyranny, hardship, injustice, severity.