=Oppressive.= Heavy, oppressing, rigorous, tyrannical, unjust,
extortionate, grinding.
ANT. _Light, easy, compassionate, just, humane, generous._
=Opprobrium.= Disgrace, infamy, reproach, contempt, scandal, obloquy,
odium.
ANT. _Popularity, welcome, acceptableness._
=Option.= Choice, preference, selection, discretion, wish, election.
ANT. _Compulsion, necessity, obligation._
=Opulence.= Wealth, riches, fortune, affluence, independence.
ANT. _Poverty, impecuniosity, indigence, want._
=Oracle.= Revelation; prophet, angel.
ANT. _Empiricism, pragmatism._
=Oracular.= Prophetic, ominous, portentous; authoritative, positive,
dogmatical; wise, grave, sage; obscure, equivocal, ambiguous.
ANT. _Cautious, modest, vacillating, diffident._
=Oral.= Verbal, unwritten, vocal, spoken, traditional.
ANT. _Documentary, written._
=Oration.= Address, speech, discourse, harangue, lecture, disputation,
declamation, effusion.
ANT. _Reasoning, suggestion, insinuation._
=Oratory.= Eloquence, rhetoric, elocution, declamation.
ANT. _Hesitation, stammering, dulness._
=Orb.= Sphere, globe, ball; circle, orbit, circuit; disk; revolution.
=Orbit.= Revolution, path, circuit, sphere.
ANT. _Deviation, eccentricity, perturbation._
=Ordain.= Set, regulate, establish, appoint, decree, constitute,
institute, prescribe, dictate.
ANT. _Revoke, subvert, cancel, countermand._
=Ordeal.= Test, trial, experiment, probation, proof, scrutiny, assay,
investigation.
ANT. _Result, event; argument, evidence, plea, discussion._
=Order.= Arrangement, system, procedure, method, rule, regulation;
command, mandate, rank, direction, grade, class, character, kind,
management, injunction, prohibition, requirement, instruction.
ANT. _Allowance, consent, leave, permission, permit, liberty, license._
=Orderly.= Regular, obedient, systematic, quiet, peaceable, methodical,
well-regulated.
ANT. _Disorderly, riotous, irregular._
=Ordinance.= Statue, law, edict, decree, rescript, regulation,
institute, rule.
ANT. _Custom, usage, tradition, fashion._
=Ordinary.= Normal, usual, common, customary, settled, frequent, wonted,
habitual, indifferent, mediocre, plain, commonplace.
ANT. _Extraordinary, superior, unusual, uncommon._
=Organic.= Inherent, fundamental, essential, constitutional, radical,
vital; organized, systematized.
ANT. _Non-essential, circumstantial, provisional, contingent, inorganic,
secondary._
=Organization.= Structure, form, construction; organism.
ANT. _Disorganization._
=Organize.= Arrange, constitute, shape, adjust, frame, establish,
construct, systematize.
ANT. _Disorganize, dismember, disband, break up, annul._
=Origin.= Source, rise, commencement, spring, fountain, derivation,
cause, root, foundation.
ANT. _Termination, conclusion, extinction._
=Original.= Primitive, new, primary, pristine, genuine, inventive,
peculiar, initiatory, primordial, ancient, former, first.
ANT. _Subsequent, later, derivative, modern, terminal._
=Originate.= Begin, cause, commence, start, invent, create, spring,
rise.
ANT. _Prosecute, conduct; conclude, finish, end._
=Ornament.= Decoration, embellishment, adornment.
ANT. _Disgrace, brand, disfigurement, detraction._
=Ornate.= Adorned, beautiful, embellished, decorated, elaborate, rich,
ornamented.
ANT. _Bare, bald, nude, plain, naked._
=Orthodox.= Sound, conventional, approved, correct.
ANT. _Heretical, unorthodox, liberal, radical._
=Ostensible.= Exhibited, avowed, professed, apparent, pretended,
declared, manifest, specious, plausible, outward.
ANT. _Real, actual, genuine, veritable, concealed, hidden._
=Ostentation.= Display, boasting, show, boast, vaunting, flourish,
pageant, pomp, parade, pageantry.
ANT. _Diffidence, modesty, reserve, timidity, shrinking, retirement,
quietness, unobtrusiveness._
=Ostracism.= Banishment, exclusion, expulsion, blackball,
excommunication, separation.
ANT. _Admittance, enlistment, enrolment; welcome, fellowship._
=Outbreak.= Outburst, eruption, tumult, commotion, rebellion,
insurrection, riot, conflict.
ANT. _Quiet, order, pacification, subsidence, quelling._
=Outcast.= Exile, vagabond, reprobate, castaway, pariah, vagrant.
=Outcry.= Clamor, tumult, vociferation, alarm, yell, scream, noise.
ANT. _Quiet, silence; acclamation, plaudit._
=Outer.= Outside, outward, external, exterior.
ANT. _Inward, inside, internal, interior._
=Outlaw.= Brigand, bandit, robber, highwayman, marauder, freebooter.
=Outlet.= Egress, exit, vent.
ANT. _Entrance, ingress._
=Outline.= Contour, sketch, delineation, draft, plan.
ANT. _Form, substance, bulk, figure, field, ground, space; object,
subject._
=Outrage.= Outbreak, offense, violence, mischief, abuse, affront,
insult, indignity.
ANT. _Favor; self-restraint, self-control._
=Outrageous.= Violent, furious, excessive, exorbitant, wanton,
atrocious, monstrous, nefarious, heinous.
ANT. _Moderate, reasonable, justifiable._
=Outskirts.= Border, edge, outpost, precincts, environs, suburbs.
ANT. _Interior, center, bulk, mass, body, heart._
=Outstanding.= Uncollected, undischarged, unappropriated, unpaid;
projecting; opposing.
ANT. _Collected, appropriated, gathered, paid; supporting; reëntrant._
=Outward.= Out, outer, external, exterior, public, visible, sensible,
extraneous, superficial, apparent, extrinsic, ostensible.
ANT. _Internal, intrinsic, inward, withdrawn._
=Overcast.= Cloudy, lowering, obscured, murky, darkened, overspread,
eclipsed.
ANT. _Cloudless, clear, luminous._
=Overcome.= Vanquish, conquer, surmount, excel, overthrow, subjugate,
rule, domineer over.
ANT. _Lose, forfeit, surrender, fail, submit, retreat, succumb._
=Overflow=, _n._ Redundancy, inundation, deluge, exuberance,
superabundance.
ANT. _Subsidence, deficiency, exhaustion._
=Overruling.= Governing, controlling, superior, predominant, directing,
prevailing.
ANT. _Governed, controlled, inferior, subordinate._
=Oversight.= Charge, superintendence, management, supervision, command,
care, watchfulness, surveillance, control, inspection, direction, watch;
omission, error, inadvertence.
ANT. _Mismanagement, negligence, disregard, slight; particularity,
attention to minutiæ._
=Overt.= Public, manifest, apparent, deliberate, open, avowed.
ANT. _Covert, secret, furtive, clandestine, implied._
=Overthrow.= Upset, ruin, demolish, destroy, overcome, defeat.
ANT. _Restore, reinstate, revive._
=Overture.= Proposal, proposition, offer, opening, prelude, invitation,
advance, initiation.
ANT. _Inaction, quiescence._
=Overweening.= Rash, arrogant, egoistic, vain, haughty, conceited.
ANT. _Affable, courteous, sociable, condescending, gracious, polite,
approachable._
=Overwhelm.= Submerge, engulf, immerse, overpower, extinguish, bury,
crush, sink, subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat.
ANT. _Raise, reinstate, reëstablish, rescue, extricate._
=Owe.= Be indebted for, be obliged for, borrow, hypothecate, attribute.
ANT. _Repay, requite, defray, liquidate._
=Own.= Possess, grant, acknowledge, admit, confess, avow.
ANT. _Lose, disown, abandon, forfeit, alienate, disinherit, abjure._
P
=Pacific.= Appeasing, reconciling, tranquil, mild, calm, peaceful,
conciliatory.
ANT. _Harsh, irritating, exasperating, quarrelsome, turbulent,
tumultuous, warlike._
=Pacification.= Conciliation, compromise, reconcilement, adjustment,
reconciliation.
ANT. _Warfare, fighting, hostilities, war._
=Pact.= Agreement, league, compact, covenant, bargain, stipulation,
alliance, bond.
ANT. _Understanding, promise, parole, honor._
=Pæan.= Jubilation.
ANT. _Dirge._
=Pagan=, _a._ Gentile, heathen, idolater.
ANT. _Christian, believer._
=Paganism.= Heathenism, polytheism, pantheism.
ANT. _Christianity, Christendom._
=Pageant.= Spectacle, exhibition, display, show, ceremony, procession,
parade.
ANT. _Illusion, mockery, fantasmagoria, dream._
=Pageantry.= Pomp, parade, display, show, spectacle, splendor,
magnificence.
=Pain=, _n._ Agony, ache, distress, suffering, torture, anguish,
torment, pang, throe, paroxysm, twinge, woe, grief.
ANT. _Ease, peace, rapture, enjoyment, relief, solace, comfort,
delight._
=Pain=, _v._ Hurt, grieve, afflict, disquiet, trouble, distress,
agonize, torment, torture.
ANT. _Please, delight, rejoice, charm, refresh._
=Painful.= Disquieting, troublesome, afflictive, distressing, laborious,
grievous, toilsome, arduous, difficult.
ANT. _Pleasant, pleasurable, acceptable, agreeable, grateful, desirable,
delectable, delicious._
=Painstaking.= Careful, diligent, attentive, faithful, laborious.
ANT. _Neglectful, heedless, unmindful, disregardful, improvident,
thoughtless, careless._
=Paint.= Color, picture, depict, delineate, sketch, draw, portray.
ANT. _Misrepresent, caricature, daub._
=Pair.= Two, couple, span, brace, yoke.
ANT. _One, several, many._
=Pale.= Pallid, white, wan, colorless, dim, sallow.
ANT. _Ruddy, high-colored, conspicuous, brilliant._
=Palliate.= Cover, conceal, extenuate, hide, veil, screen, cloak, gloss
over, apologize for, mitigate.
ANT. _Alleviate; aggravate, heighten, increase, intensify._
=Palm.= Laurels, bays, prize, trophy, crown.
ANT. _Shame, blot, stigma, brand._
=Palpable.= Perceptible, obvious, plain, gross, material, corporeal,
manifest, evident, patent, distinct.
ANT. _Immaterial, intangible, ethereal, impalpable, indistinct, dubious,
imperceptible._
=Paltry.= Contemptible, worthless, mean, vile, pitiful, trifling.
ANT. _Valuable, estimable, admirable, worthy, grand, excellent,
magnificent._
=Panegyric.= Eulogy, encomium, praise, laudation, commendation.
ANT. _Satire, sarcasm, tirade, stricture, invective, philippic._
=Pang.= Agony, anguish, distress, paroxysm, throe.
ANT. _Pleasure, delight, refreshment, enjoyment, gratification._
=Parable.= Fable, allegory, apologue, similitude.
ANT. _History, fact, narrative._
=Parade=, _n._ Ostentation, display, show, pomp, pageant, spectacle,
procession.
ANT. _Modesty, humility, retirement, simplicity, plainness, seclusion,
suppression._
=Paradise.= Bliss, heaven, Eden, ecstasy, Elysium.
ANT. _Purgatory, hell, torture, misery, torment._
=Paradox.= Contradiction, ambiguity, absurdity, enigma, mystery.
ANT. _Axiom, postulate, precept, truism, proposition._
=Parallel.= Correspondent, correlative, analogous, concurrent,
equidistant.
ANT. _Different, opposed, divergent, irrelative, incongruous._
=Paralyze.= Deaden, benumb, unnerve, destroy, impair, enfeeble,
prostrate, debilitate.
ANT. _Nerve, strengthen, restore, invigorate._
=Paramount.= Supreme, preëminent, chief, superior, principal.
ANT. _Minor, inferior, secondary, subordinate._
=Parasite.= Flatterer, sycophant, courtier.
ANT. _Calumniator, traducer, detractor._
=Pardon=, _n._ Absolution, mercy, forgiveness, forbearance, remission,
acquittal, indulgence.
ANT. _Penalty, punishment, vengeance, retribution, retaliation._
=Pardon=, _v._ Condone, forgive, absolve, excuse, overlook, remit, pass
over or by, acquit.
ANT. _Convict, castigate, condemn, chastise, correct, punish, doom,
sentence, scourge, visit upon, recompense, chasten._
=Pardonable.= Excusable, forgivable, venial.
ANT. _Inexcusable, unpardonable._
=Parentage.= Descent, extraction, lineage, birth, stock, pedigree.
=Parsimonious.= Avaricious, frugal, sparing, close, stingy, penurious,
niggardly, illiberal.
ANT. _Liberal, profuse, unsparing, extravagant._
=Part=, _n._ Fraction, fragment, section, atom, segment, element, piece,
portion, instalment, constituent, component, ingredient, member,
particle, share, subdivision.
ANT. _Whole, mass, bulk, entirety, quantity, totality._
=Partake.= Share, participate.
ANT. _Yield, forfeit, forego, relinquish._
=Partial.= Biased, restricted, specific, limited, imperfect, incomplete,
unfair, unjust, warped, interested, inequitable.
ANT. _Unrestricted, universal, general, equitable, just, unbiased,
impartial._
=Particle.= Atom, corpuscle, iota, grain, jot, mite, molecule, element,
whit, tittle, scrap, shred, scintilla.
ANT. _Mass, quantity, sum, entirety, sum total, whole, aggregate,
total._
=Particular=, _n._ Detail, point, feature.
ANT. _Whole, subject, case._
=Particular=, _a._ Sole, single, individual, respective, appropriate,
personal, singular, important, peculiar, especial, specific, precise,
critical, circumstantial.
ANT. _Universal, general, comprehensive, indiscriminate, abstract,
inaccurate, inexact, undiscriminating._
=Parting.= Separation, leave-taking, farewell, dividing, division,
disruption, detachment.
ANT. _Union, attachment._
=Partisan.= Adherent, follower, supporter, disciple.
ANT. _Opponent, antagonist, adversary._
=Partition.= Division, distribution, separation, allotment,
apportionment; compartment, interspace, barrier.
ANT. _Combination, inclusion, comprehension, collection, union._
=Partly.= In part, somewhat, partially, not wholly.
ANT. _Altogether, entirely, completely, to the full extent._
=Partner.= Associate, colleague, coadjutor, confederate, participator,
partaker, comrade, mate, companion.
ANT. _Rival, competitor, opponent, adversary, alien._
=Partnership.= Company, firm, union, connection, society, interest,
house, association, participation.
ANT. _Independence, disconnection, disjunction, disunion, dissociation._
=Pass.= Go, move, proceed, disappear, vanish, depart, take place, occur,
elapse, spend, live, experience; transcend, exceed; send, transmit,
deliver; utter, promise, pledge; finish.
ANT. _Hold up; abide, wait, halt, continue, endure._
=Passable.= Navigable, current, acceptable, tolerable, admissible,
moderate, traversable, mediocre.
ANT. _Impassable, impenetrable, inadmissible, impervious; excellent._
=Passage.= Transit, conveyance, journey, way, road, path, hall, course,
progress, process, vestibule, corridor.
=Passible.= Susceptible, sensitive, sensible, impressible.
ANT. _Impassible, insusceptible, unsensitive._
=Passion.= Feeling, emotion, susceptibility, sentiment, ardor,
excitement, desire, anger, warmth, vehemence.
ANT. _Indifference, apathy, coldness, coolness, frigidity._
=Passive.= Quiescent, unopposing, enduring, submissive, patient,
unresisting, inert, inactive, relaxed, negative.
ANT. _Resistant, positive, impatient, vehement, active, alert._
=Past.= Gone by, elapsed, ended, spent, departed, late, accomplished.
ANT. _Present; future._
=Pastime.= Entertainment, recreation, sport, play, amusement, diversion.
ANT. _Business, work, task, labor, occupation, study._
=Patent.= Open, expanded, evident, apparent, manifest, public.
ANT. _Ambiguous, questionable, dubious._
=Paternal.= Fatherly, tender, careful, hereditary.
ANT. _Careless, rough, harsh; acquired, conferred, won._
=Path.= Footway, track, pathway, route, course, road; method.
=Pathetic.= Affecting, emotional, moving, pitiful, tender, touching,
melting, plaintive.
ANT. _Ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, unaffecting._
=Pathless.= Untrodden, impenetrable, trackless.
ANT. _Trodden, frequented._
=Patience.= Composure, calmness, leniency, fortitude, sufferance,
submission, endurance, forbearance, resignation, long-suffering.
ANT. _Anger, impatience, ire, passion, fury, frenzy, rage, temper,
vexation, petulance, wrath, fretfulness, peevishness._
=Patient.= Resigned, passive, enduring, unrepining, calm, forbearing,
long-suffering.
ANT. _Impatient, insubmissive, malcontent, vehement, resistant._
=Patrician.= Noble, aristocratic, high-born, well-born.
ANT. _Plebeian, churlish, ordinary, peasant._
=Patrimony.= Heritage, inheritance, estate.
=Pattern.= Archetype, exemplar, specimen, sample, design, mold.
ANT. _Caricature, misrepresentation, monstrosity, perversion._
=Paucity.= Scantiness, deficiency, fewness, lack, want, rarity.
ANT. _Fulness, number, frequency, abundance, quantity._
=Pause=, _n._ Stop, cessation, interruption, suspension, hesitation,
suspense, doubt.
ANT. _Continuance, continuity, perseverance, progress, progression,
advancement._
=Pause=, _v._ Stop, cease, intermit, wait, stay, tarry, demur, hesitate.
ANT. _Continue, proceed, persist, persevere, advance._
=Pay=, _n._ Earnings, stipend, salary, wages, allowance, retainer,
remuneration, payment, compensation, hire, fee, requital, honorarium.
=Pay=, _v._ Recompense, requite, satisfy, compensate, discharge,
remunerate, fulfil, expend, liquidate, disburse.
ANT. _Deprive, defraud, retain, exact, hoard, invest._
=Payment.= Pay, compensation, satisfaction, content, salary, reward,
wages, recompense, requital, return.
=Peace.= Quiet, calm, repose, tranquillity, stillness, silence, harmony,
amity, concord, reconciliation, order, pacification.
ANT. _Noise, disturbance, disorder, war, strife, discord, variance,
tumult, agitation, hostility._
=Peaceable.= Peaceful, pacific, undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, mild,
serene, still.
ANT. _Warlike, quarrelsome, hostile, savage, fierce, violent, restless._
=Peasant.= Countryman, rustic, swain, laborer, villager.
ANT. _Citizen, townsman._
=Peculiar.= Special, especial, individual, particular, appropriate,
unusual, singular, strange, rare.
ANT. _General, universal, ordinary, public, common._
=Peculiarity.= Individuality, singularity, idiosyncrasy,
distinctiveness, specialty, characteristic, particularity.
ANT. _Universality, generality, uniformity, homogeneity, community._
=Pedigree.= Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, birth, parentage.
ANT. _Ancestor, founder, origin; plebeianism; extinction._
=Peer.= Equal, match, mate, comrade, associate; nobleman.
ANT. _Superior; subordinate._
=Peerless.= Unmatched, matchless, unequaled, unique, superlative,
paramount.
ANT. _Ordinary, mediocre, commonplace._
=Peevish.= Querulous, cross, testy, ill-tempered, captious,
discontented, petulant, irritable, ill-natured, irascible.
ANT. _Good-natured, easy, genial, mild, complaisant, gentle._
=Penal.= Punitive, retributive, corrective.
ANT. _Preventive, reparatory; honorary, remunerary._
=Penalty.= Retribution, forfeiture, fine, punishment, amercement, mulct.
ANT. _Reward, wages, guerdon, prize, honorarium, remuneration,
compensation._
=Pendent.= Pendulous, overhanging, hanging, suspended, depending.
ANT. _Supported, sustaining, propped._
=Penetrate.= Enter, pierce, comprehend, discern, understand, perforate,
permeate, fathom.
ANT. _Glance off, be tangent to, find impermeable; misunderstand,
mistake; float._
=Penetration.= Discernment, sagacity, acuteness, discrimination,
sharpness, observation, insight.
ANT. _Obtuseness, shortsightedness; stupidity, shallowness, dulness._
=Penitence.= Repentance, contrition, remorse, sorrow, regret,
compunction.
ANT. _Self-approval, gratulation; obduracy, hardheartedness._
=Penitent=, =Penitential=. Repentant, contrite, doing penance.
ANT. _Impenitent, obdurate, hardhearted._
=Pensive.= Thoughtful, sad, wistful, meditative, dreamy, sober; serious,
mournful, melancholy, solemn, reflective.
ANT. _Joyous, glad, happy, gay, care-free, thoughtless, unreflecting._
=Penurious.= Covetous, parsimonious, stingy, avaricious, niggardly,
sordid.
ANT. _Liberal, bountiful, generous, prodigal._
=Penury.= Want, privation, indigence, poverty, destitution, beggary,
need.
ANT. _Wealth, abundance, affluence, luxury, competence._
=People.= Nation, race, population, state, tribe, community,
commonwealth.
=Perceivable=, =Perceptible=. Discernible, distinguishable, cognizable,
observable.
ANT. _Imperceptible, indistinguishable, insensible, inappreciable._
=Perceive.= Comprehend, apprehend, conceive, understand.
ANT. _Ignore, lose, miss, fail of, overlook, misconceive, misapprehend._
=Perception.= Discernment, apprehension, recognition, understanding,
comprehension, feeling, sensation, sense.
ANT. _Conception, concept, imagination, idea, notion; misunderstanding._
=Percolate.= Filter, strain, exude, drain, ooze.
ANT. _Flow, rush, stream, run, disgorge._
=Percussion.= Shock, clash, collision, concussion, encounter.
ANT. _Recoil, rebound, reverberation._
=Perdition.= Loss, ruin, destruction, overthrow, wreck, demolition.
ANT. _Restoration, recovery, rescue, salvation._
=Peremptory.= Decisive, positive, absolute, final, authoritative,
arbitrary, express, dogmatical, determined, resolute.
ANT. _Hortatory, mild, entreative, expostulatory, suggestive._
=Perennial.= Perpetual, unceasing, never failing, enduring, continual,
constant, permanent, uninterrupted.
ANT. _Occasional, intermittent, periodic, uncertain; perishing,
ephemeral, transient, fleeting._
=Perfect.= Finished, complete, entire, faultless, consummate, accurate,
ideal, finished, absolute, completed, correct, immaculate, sinless,
blameless, holy, undefiled, stainless, spotless, unblemished.
ANT. _Imperfect, bad, deficient, blemished, faulty, corrupt, poor,
inferior, incomplete, perverted, worthless, spoiled, insufficient,
meager, defective, short, scant, marred, defaced, corrupted, deformed,
fallible, ruined._
=Perfection.= Excellence, completeness, faultlessness, maturity,
wholeness, consummation, perfectness.
ANT. _Defect, imperfection, incompleteness, blemish._
=Perfectly.= Thoroughly, exquisitely, completely, faultlessly, entirely,
fully, wholly, exactly, accurately.
ANT. _Imperfectly, faultily, partially, inaccurately._
=Perfidious.= False, treacherous, faithless, disloyal, dishonest,
untrustworthy.
ANT. _True, loyal, stanch, upright, faithful, honest, trustworthy._
=Perform.= Complete, accomplish, execute, do, discharge, fulfil;
represent, act, play, enact, consummate, achieve.
ANT. _Spoil, injure, harm, ruin, mar; fail of, misconduct._
=Performance.= Completion, consummation, execution, accomplishment,
achievement, work, production, act, action, deed, exploit, feat.
ANT. _Failure, defeat, omission, abortion, undoing, nonperformance._
=Perfume.= Odor, redolence, balminess, fragrance, smell, aroma, scent.
ANT. _Stench, stink, fume._
=Perfunctory.= Mechanical, careless, listless, indifferent.
ANT. _Animated, spirited, assiduous, careful, ardent, zealous,
interested._
=Perhaps.= By chance, peradventure, perchance, maybe, haply, possibly.
ANT. _Certainly, inevitably._
=Peril.= Hazard, risk, jeopardy, danger, venture, insecurity, liability.
ANT. _Safety, assurance, certainty, security._
=Period.= Time, cycle, age, epoch, limit, end, conclusion; era,
duration, date, term, continuance, termination, conclusion, bound.
ANT. _Eternity, infinity, perpetuity, endlessness, everlasting._
=Periodical.= Recurring, regular, stated, recurrent, systematic,
calculable, serial.
ANT. _Indeterminate, eccentric, fitful, spasmodic, irregular._