=Prominent.= Projecting, manifest, protuberant, conspicuous; eminent,
distinguished, famous, celebrated, important, main, principal, leading,
characteristic.
ANT. _Receding, hollowed, concave, indented, engraved; insignificant,
secondary, unimportant, minor, indistinguishable, indistinct,
subordinate, inconspicuous, trivial, immaterial, unessential._
=Promote.= Encourage, forward, foster, push, advance, aid, assist,
foment, excite, further, help, raise, urge forward, urge on, elevate,
exalt.
ANT. _Abase, allay; hinder, prevent, foil, frustrate._
=Prompt.= Ready, quick, agile, alert, brisk, nimble, expeditious;
willing, hasty, inclined, disposed, responsive, unhesitating.
ANT. _Dilatory, slow, tardy, lingering, loitering, inactive, sluggish,
unready, unresponsive, procrastinating, behindhand, backward._
=Pronounce.= Deliver, speak, utter, articulate, enunciate; declare,
affirm; propound, assert, express.
ANT. _Mispronounce, gabble, mumble; silence, suppress; deny, retract._
=Propagate.= Increase, diffuse, disseminate, promote; spread, extend,
generate, promulgate, circulate.
ANT. _Strangle, stifle, extinguish, suppress, repress, check, hush up;
contract, diminish, reduce; contradict, deny._
=Proper.= Own, individual, peculiar, particular; right, fit, decent;
personal, constitutional, special, specific; suitable, appropriate,
seemly, legitimate; decent, respectable.
ANT. _Common, universal, general; unfitting, inappropriate, unsuitable,
unseemly, indecent, wrong, improper, unbecoming, unbefitting._
=Propitiation.= Expiation, satisfaction, atonement, reconciliation.
ANT. _Reprobation, retribution, vengeance, wrath, alienation,
estrangement, curse, penalty, punishment, offense, condemnation,
chastisement._
=Propitious.= Auspicious, kind, benign, gracious, friendly, benignant,
clement, kindly, favorable, merciful.
ANT. _Adverse, antagonistic, hostile, repellent, unfriendly,
unpropitious, unfavorable, ill-disposed, forbidding, inauspicious._
=Proportion.= Ratio, symmetry, relation, harmony, share, lot; equality,
similarity; adjustment, distribution; arrangement, adaptation.
ANT. _Disproportion, disparity, disorder, incongruity, discrepancy,
absurdity, contrariety._
=Proposal.= Bid, offer, overture, proposition.
ANT. _Acceptance, denial, refusal, rejection, repulse, disapproval._
=Proposition.= Proposal, statement, offer, declaration; overture,
suggestion, proffer, tender; position, thesis, dictum, assertion,
affirmation, doctrine.
ANT. _Withdrawal, recantation, abjuration, disavowal, revocation._
=Prosperity.= Thrift, weal, welfare, happiness, well-being, success,
good fortune.
ANT. _Woe, misfortune, ill luck, failure, adversity, calamity, reverses,
affliction, distress, disaster, misery._
=Protest=, _v._ Assert, aver, attest, testify; affirm, declare;
asseverate, avow, profess; expostulate, remonstrate, repudiate,
deprecate, denounce.
ANT. _Retract, withdraw, abjure, revoke; coincide, sanction, agree,
endorse, subscribe, acquiesce._
=Protract.= Defer, continue, delay, extend, elongate, lengthen,
procrastinate, postpone, prolong, draw out.
ANT. _Abbreviate, contract, conclude, hasten, hurry, reduce, shorten,
abridge, curtail, limit._
=Proud.= Arrogant, haughty, presumptuous, lordly; worthy, admirable,
grand, splendid, magnificent, ostentatious; lofty, supercilious,
imperious, boastful, elated, imposing, vainglorious.
ANT. _Humble, unassuming, unobtrusive, meek, lowly, mild, submissive,
unpretending, deferential, affable, unpresuming, mean._
=Proverb.= Axiom, byword, dictum, adage, aphorism, maxim, motto,
precept, truism, saying, saw, apothegm.
=Provide.= Prepare, supply, afford, contribute, furnish; engage,
bargain, agree; stipulate; procure.
ANT. _Neglect, withhold, refuse, mismanage, appropriate, overlook;
divert, alienate, misuse; fail, disappoint._
=Provocation.= Vexation, incitement, stimulus, incentive; affront,
insult, offense, indignity.
ANT. _Pacification, mitigation, assuagement; deference, compliment,
homage, honor, respect._
=Prowess.= Heroism, valor, gallantry, bravery, courage, intrepidity.
ANT. _Fear, effeminacy, timidity, cowardice, cowardliness,
pusillanimity._
=Prudence.= Discretion, frugality, forethought, judgment, judiciousness,
providence, care, caution, foresight, wisdom, consideration,
carefulness, circumspection.
ANT. _Folly, heedlessness, prodigality, recklessness, indiscretion,
wastefulness, improvidence, imprudence, thoughtlessness, rashness._
=Prudent.= Cautious, considerate, judicious, provident; circumspect,
sagacious, wise, discreet; frugal, economical, thrifty.
ANT. _Reckless, inconsiderate, improvident, wasteful, extravagant,
lavish, prodigal; indiscreet, unwise; foolish, rash, imprudent,
audacious._
=Public.= Common, general, popular, social, open; notorious.
ANT. _Private, individual, secret, domestic, secluded, close, personal._
=Punctilious.= Exact, particular, precise, careful, nice, scrupulous,
conscientious; punctual, ceremonious.
ANT. _Careless, slovenly, unscrupulous; informal, unceremonious._
=Puny.= Small, feeble, inferior, petty; weak, diminutive, undeveloped,
dwarfed, stunted, undersized, tiny.
ANT. _Large, great, robust, developed, fine, vigorous; colossal,
gigantic._
=Pupil.= Learner, disciple, student, novice, ward, tyro.
ANT. _Teacher, master, proficient, scholar, adept; guardian._
=Purchase=, _v._ Buy, obtain, procure, secure, acquire, bargain for,
barter for, get.
ANT. _Exchange, sell, barter, dispose of, put to sale._
=Pure.= Innocent, unsullied, spotless, unspotted, stainless, true,
guiltless, incorrupt, clean, genuine, chaste, guileless, classic,
classical, holy, immaculate, virtuous, real, sheer, mere, simple,
unmixed, unpolluted, unadulterated, unmingled, undefiled, unblemished,
uncorrupted, unstained, untainted, untarnished, upright, perfect.
ANT. _Impure, indecent, polluted, foul, tainted, unchaste, immodest,
lewd, obscene, indelicate, defiled, dirty, filthy, gross, mixed,
stained, sullied, unclean, tarnished, adulterated._
=Purpose=, _n._ Design, end, intention, aim, scope, meaning, object,
plan, intention, purport, effect, project.
ANT. _Lot, chance, accident, haphazard, casualty, fate._
=Put.= Deposit, place, set, lay; cause, produce, propose, state; attach,
attribute, assign; assume, suppose; entice, constrain.
ANT. _Remove, raise, withdraw, displace, transpose, transfer, change._
=Putrid.= Decayed, decomposed, rotten, stinking, putrefied, foul,
offensive.
ANT. _Clean, sweet, wholesome, fragrant, pure, healthful, fresh._
Q
=Quaint.= Odd, antique; curious, fanciful, affected, whimsical; archaic,
singular, unusual; antiquated, extraordinary, droll.
ANT. _Commonplace, usual, ordinary, common; fashionable, modish,
modern._
=Quality.= Property, peculiarity, sort, disposition, temper; character,
attribute, rank, part, position; characteristic; acquisition; nature,
trait, mood, condition, station, capacity, tendency.
ANT. _Negation, heterogeneity, anomalousness, lack of distinction,
nondescript, weakness, ineffectiveness, incapacity, disqualification._
=Quantity.= Greatness, measure, amount, bulk, extent, size, aggregate,
length, duration, content, comprehensiveness.
ANT. _Scantiness, want, deficiency, margin, deterioration, diminution,
waste, wear, loss._
=Queer.= Curious, bizarre, droll, comical, odd, peculiar, quaint,
strange, uncommon, unusual, whimsical, singular, ridiculous, anomalous,
fantastic, funny, erratic, extraordinary, ludicrous, grotesque,
laughable, preposterous, unique, unmatched, eccentric, crotchety.
ANT. _Common, customary, normal, ordinary, usual, regular, familiar,
natural._
=Querimonious=, =Querulous=. Lamenting, complaining, whining, bewailing,
mourning, murmuring, discontented, dissatisfied, malcontent.
ANT. _Contented, easy, uncomplaining, satisfied, complacent, cheerful,
genial, good-tempered._
=Query=, =Question=, _n._ Inquiry, doubt; point, topic, subject;
dispute, discussion, debate; investigation, examination;
experimentation, scrutiny, interrogation.
ANT. _Solution, explanation, answer, reply, response; concession,
admission._
=Question=, _v._ Ask, interrogate, catechize, doubt, controvert,
dispute; examine, converse with; call in question; inquire, investigate,
query, dubitate.
ANT. _Answer, reply, satisfy, respond._
=Quick.= Speedy, expeditious, active, rapid, nimble, fleet, alert,
lively, sprightly; alive, living, animate; agile, brisk, ready; hasty,
swift; impatient, eager, passionate; fresh, bracing, keen, sharp;
sensitive, perceptive, intelligent.
ANT. _Slow, tardy, inactive, inert, sluggish, dull, insensitive,
deliberate, gradual, moderate, late, unready, dilatory, slack,
unresponsive, lingering, heavy, stupid, wearisome._
=Quicken.= Hasten, hurry, accelerate, despatch, drive, expedite,
facilitate, further, speed, urge, promote, advance, make haste, press
forward.
ANT. _Hinder, impede, check, obstruct, retard, clog, delay._
=Quiet=, _n._ Rest, repose, tranquillity, silence, calm, peace,
stillness.
ANT. _Tumult, noise, shouting, action, commotion, activity, storm;
unrest, excitement, agitation, disturbance, turmoil._
=Quiet=, _a._ Tranquil, unruffled, smooth, unmolested, peaceful,
undisturbed, peaceable, calm, patient, contented, hushed, still, placid;
gentle, mild, undemonstrative, meek.
ANT. _Turbulent, tumultuous, uproarious, disturbed, agitated, wild,
excited, violent, uneasy, boisterous, restless, confused, noisy._
=Quote.= Cite, recite, plagiarize, repeat, excerpt, extract, paraphrase.
ANT. _Suppress, ignore, disdain, omit._
R
=Rabble.= Mob, crowd, people, populace; herd, the masses, multitudes,
commonalty; scum, dregs.
ANT. _Aristocracy, nobility, élite, galaxy._
=Racy.= Lively, piquant, pungent, spicy, spirited, forcible, flavorous,
rich.
ANT. _Flat, cold, flavorless, insipid, stale, stupid, tasteless, dull,
prosy, vapid._
=Radiant.= Lustrous, brilliant, splendid, gorgeous, glittering, glaring,
radiating, beaming, resplendent, shining, sparkling, luminous,
effulgent, glorious.
ANT. _Dull, dark, somber, murky, lusterless, non-luminous, sunless,
shadowy, lurid, cloudy, gloomy, obscure, overcast, ebon, black._
=Radical.= Fundamental, innate, essential, native, natural, original,
organic, primitive; entire, complete, extreme, thorough, positive,
perfect, thorough-going, total; ingrained, constitutional.
ANT. _Superficial, tentative, trial; inadequate, incomplete, moderate,
partial, palliative, slight; conservative._
=Raise.= Lift, elevate, heave; exalt, advance, enhance; increase,
excite, aggravate, intensify, heighten, set upright; awaken, arouse,
originate, produce, effect, cause; build, erect; levy, collect;
propagate, breed, rear; bring up, incite, start; utter, summon;
cultivate.
ANT. _Depress, lower, drop, sink, let down; degrade, disgrace; debase,
humble, reduce; lessen, diminish, decrease._
=Ramble.= Rove, roam, wander, range, stroll, saunter, straggle, stray.
ANT. _Speed, hasten, drive, run, proceed, rush, hurry._
=Random=, _a._ Chance, haphazard, fortuitous, casual, wandering, stray,
wild, aimless, purposeless, unpremeditated, accidental, vague.
ANT. _Aimed, intended, controlled, purposed, deliberate, designed,
intentional, regular, systematic, planned._
=Ransom=, _v._ Redeem, liberate, rescue, deliver, release, emancipate,
indemnify.
ANT. _Hold for ransom, kidnap, imprison, hold as hostage, indict, fine,
mulct, prosecute._
=Rapid.= Swift, quick, fast, fleet, hasty, brisk, expeditious, hurried.
ANT. _Slow, deliberate, cumbrous, lazy, retarded, moderate, gradual,
dilatory, lingering, tardy._
=Rapidity.= Rapidness, haste, celerity, speed, velocity, agility,
swiftness, fleetness, quickness, despatch.
ANT. _Slowness, dilatoriness, tardiness, delay, deliberateness,
moderation._
=Rare.= Curious, extraordinary, incomparable, odd, peculiar, remarkable,
precious, scarce, singular, strange, uncommon, unusual, unprecedented,
unique, unparalleled, infrequent.
ANT. _General, usual, normal._
=Rash.= Precipitate, headlong, indiscreet, foolhardy, hasty, heedless,
thoughtless, incautious, careless, inconsiderate, unwary.
ANT. _Cautious, wary, discreet, thoughtful, prudent, calculating; timid,
hesitating, reluctant._
=Rational.= Sane, sound, intelligent, reasonable, sensible, wise,
discreet, judicious; reasoning, intellectual; sagacious, equitable,
enlightened.
ANT. _Irrational, insane, unsound, foolish, absurd, injudicious,
unreasonable, preposterous, unintelligent, extravagant._
=Raw.= Unprepared, uncooked, immature, unripe, unseasoned,
inexperienced, unpracticed, untried, unwrought, unfinished; bare,
galled; chilly, bleak.
ANT. _Cooked, dressed, prepared, developed, mature, ripe, mellow,
seasoned, practiced, experienced, tried, tested, expert, habituated,
familiar, trained; healed; genial, balmy._
=Reach.= Attain, arrive, get to, enter, land, come to, gain.
ANT. _Depart, leave, set out, weigh anchor, embark, start, go, go away,
set sail._
=Ready.= Prompt, expeditious, speedy, unhesitating, dexterous, apt,
skilled, handy, expert, facile, easy, opportune, fitted, prepared,
disposed, free, willing, cheerful.
ANT. _Tardy, slow, inexpeditious, hesitating, clumsy, inept, unskilled,
inexpert, hard, difficult, inopportune, unfit, ill-prepared, unwilling,
reluctant, unresponsive, unaccommodating._
=Real.= Actual, veritable, genuine, demonstrable, substantial,
authentic, certain; developed, essential, positive; true,
unquestionable.
ANT. _Illusory, imaginary, unreal, untrue, supposititious, fictitious,
hypothetical, fabulous, fanciful, conceived, supposed, feigned,
reported, visionary, theoretical._
=Reality.= Verity, actuality, substance, truth, genuineness,
authenticity, fact, substantiality, existence.
ANT. _Fiction, falsehood, untruth, myth, imagination, fabrication,
fancy, supposition, unreality, chimera, vision, hypothesis, hollowness._
=Realm.= Domain, kingdom, region, province, country, department, empire,
state; jurisdiction, sovereignty, dominion.
ANT. _Anarchy, insurrection; independence; democracy._
=Rear.= Lift, elevate, erect, raise, build, establish, exalt, foster,
construct, breed, educate, instruct, train, discipline, cherish.
ANT. _Tear down, degrade, undermine, depress, overthrow; destroy, kill,
demolish, subvert, stifle, extinguish._
=Reason=, _n._ Cause, ground, aim, motive, account, argument, design,
consideration, end, object, purpose, principle.
ANT. _Pretext, pretense, falsification; unreason, unreasonableness,
irrationality, absurdity, fallacy._
=Reason=, _v._ Debate, demonstrate, argue, contend, discuss, prove,
establish, question, controvert, wrangle, dispute.
ANT. _Quibble, pervert, equivocate, evade, mystify; cavil, refine;
misrepresent; dictate, assert._
=Reasoning.= Argument, argumentation, debate, ratiocination.
ANT. _Sophistry, instinct, intuition, presentiment._
=Rebellious.= Intractable, refractory, seditious, unmanageable,
contumacious, disobedient, insubordinate, mutinous, ungovernable,
uncontrollable.
ANT. _Deferential, compliant, docile, manageable, obedient, submissive,
subservient, yielding, tractable, gentle, controllable, dutiful._
=Recant.= Retract, revoke, recall, abjure, disown, disavow, renounce.
ANT. _Profess, confess, assert, declare, enunciate, maintain, hold;
vindicate._
=Reception.= Admission, receipt; entertainment; acceptance, credence;
welcome.
ANT. _Rejection, dismissal, repudiation, denial, protest, renunciation,
disavowal._
=Recite.= Describe, recapitulate, detail, number; repeat, deliver,
rehearse; relate, narrate, recount; quote; count, enumerate, tell.
ANT. _Misquote, garble, falsify, misrepresent, pervert; forget, fail._
=Reckless.= Mindless, negligent, thoughtless, regardless, unconcerned,
inattentive, remiss, improvident, rash, inconsiderate.
ANT. _Circumspect, careful, wary, thoughtful, mindful, attentive,
considerate, provident, prudent, calculating._
=Recognize.= Acknowledge, confess, own, allow, concede, identify, avow.
ANT. _Overlook, repudiate, disown, ignore, disavow, disclaim._
=Reconcile.= Placate, propitiate, pacify, appease; conciliate, reunite,
content, harmonize; adjust, settle, compose.
ANT. _Separate, sever, alienate, estrange, disaffect._
=Reconciliation.= Reconcilement, reunion, pacification, appeasement,
propitiation, atonement, expiation; adjustment, restoration, harmony.
ANT. _Separation, estrangement, alienation, disaffection._
=Record.= Account, entry, enrolment, catalogue, enumeration, inventory,
register, roll; archive, chronicle, document, history, inscription,
instrument, memorandum, memorial, muniment, schedule, scroll.
=Recover.= Cure, heal, retrieve, restore; be cured or healed, recruit,
recuperate, resume; reanimate, repossess.
ANT. _Relapse, sink, die, fail, grow worse._
=Recovery.= Repossession, resumption; recruiting, healing, restoration;
regaining, recuperation, convalescence, retrieval, redemption,
resuscitation, revival; vindication, reinstatement, reëstablishment.
ANT. _Loss, forfeiture, privation, damage, ruin, destruction, waste;
illness, relapse, declension, incurableness, hopelessness._
=Recreation.= Sport, amusement, diversion, refreshment, reanimation;
holiday, pastime, relaxation.
ANT. _Toil, labor, work, industry, employment, fatigue, weariness,
lassitude, exhaustion._
=Rectitude.= Justice, honesty, uprightness, fairness, integrity,
straightforwardness, conscientiousness, equity.
ANT. _Iniquity, wrong, injustice, immorality, corruption, dishonesty,
duplicity, underhandedness._
=Redemption.= Ransom, release, rescue, retrieval, recovery, deliverance,
liberation, salvation; discharge, fulfilment; atonement, compensation.
ANT. _Abandonment, forfeiture, sacrifice, betrayal, deprivation,
desertion._
=Reduce.= Lessen, decrease, curtail, abate, shorten, impair, lower,
subjugate, subject; diminish, attenuate, abridge, contract; subdue.
ANT. _Magnify, augment, expand, amplify, exalt, raise, invigorate,
promote, restore, repair, renovate, transform._
=Redundant.= Exuberant, superabundant, overflowing, pleonastic;
superfluous, excessive, copious, plentiful; unnecessary.
ANT. _Requisite, necessary, sufficient, enough; scanty, deficient,
scarce, wanting, lacking, incomplete, inadequate, insufficient._
=Refinement.= Culture, elegance, cultivation, civilization, politeness.
ANT. _Coarseness, grossness, rudeness, rusticity, barbarism,
boorishness, brutality, clownishness, savagery, vulgarity._
=Reflect.= Consider, think, cogitate, meditate, contemplate, ruminate,
ponder, muse; animadvert.
ANT. _Idle, dream, imagine, fancy, wander, rove; disregard, neglect._
=Reform=, _v._ Amend, correct, rectify, emend, repair, better, improve,
restore, reclaim, mend; remodel.
ANT. _Corrupt, impair, vitiate, deteriorate, deform; spoil, deprave,
pollute, defile, injure, contaminate._
=Refuge.= Shelter, asylum, retreat, covert; protection, sanctuary,
stronghold, defense; hiding-place, harbor.
ANT. _Exposure, peril, snare, menace, pitfall, danger, threat._
=Regard=, _v._ Consider, observe, remark, heed, mind, respect, esteem,
estimate, value; attend, notice; contemplate; revere, reverence.
ANT. _Overlook, disregard, miss, neglect, omit; misprize; dislike, hate,
loathe; contemn._
=Regret=, _n._ Grief, concern, sorrow, lamentation, repentance,
penitence, self-condemnation; compunction, remorse, contrition.
ANT. _Joy, exultation, happiness, delight, self-gratulation,
approbation; praise, commendation; felicitation._
=Regular.= Orderly, methodical; conformable, agreeing; governed,
subject; normal; constituted, selected; customary, systematic, stated,
established, periodical, recognized, formal, recurrent, certain.
ANT. _Unusual, exceptional, rare, irregular, abnormal, eccentric,
capricious, variable, uncertain, erratic._
=Regulation.= Rule, method, principle, precept; adjustment, disposal;
arrangement, ordering, disposition, government, control.
ANT. _Disorder, anarchy, license, misgovernment, misrule,
non-regulation, caprice, maladjustment, derangement._
=Rehearse.= Recapitulate, detail, recount, describe, tell; narrate,
repeat, recite, relate; practice.
ANT. _Misrepresent; act, perform, play._
=Rejoice.= Delight, joy, exult, triumph, please, cheer, exhilarate,
gladden, transport, charm, enliven, gratify, make happy.
ANT. _Mourn, grieve, weep, lament, pain, distress, defeat, sadden,
deaden, vex, annoy, oppress, afflict, trouble, depress, burden, deject._
=Relation.= Recital, rehearsal, account, narration, tale, narrative,
detail, description; kindred, affinity, consanguinity, kinsman,
kinswoman; connection, association, pertinency, relevancy, agreement.
ANT. _Action, happening, occurrence; alien, stranger, foreigner;
absoluteness, disagreement, dissociation, disconnection, irrelevancy._
=Release=, _v._ Discharge, extricate, disengage, quit, acquit; free,
loose, liberate; exempt, indemnify; deliver, remit.
ANT. _Hold, bind, constrain, confine, fetter, shackle, fine, imprison,
sentence, condemn._
=Relief.= Alleviation, mitigation, aid, help, succor, assistance,
redress, remedy, indemnification; exemption, deliverance, refreshment,
support, comfort.
ANT. _Oppression, persecution, aggravation, severity, cruelty;
weariness, discomfort, exhaustion._
=Religion.= Devotion, faith, piety, righteousness, holiness, morality,
godliness, pietism, worship, theology.
ANT. _Irreligion, atheism, unbelief, blasphemy, impiety, godlessness,
profanity, sacrilege, ungodliness, wickedness._
=Relinquish.= Resign, leave, quit, forsake, abandon, renounce, desert,
forbear, forego; surrender, discontinue.
ANT. _Retain, hold, keep, detain, preserve, support, cling to, sustain,
maintain; continue, be constant to, persevere, persist._
=Reluctant.= Loath, slow, disinclined, indisposed, averse, backward,
opposed, unwilling.
ANT. _Eager, favorable, willing, inclined, desirous, disposed._
=Remain.= Wait, tarry, rest, sojourn, last, dwell; stay, abide,
continue, endure; survive, outlive.
ANT. _Leave, abandon, depart, remove, go, disappear, flit; die, pass._
=Remark.= Comment, note, observation, utterance, annotation.
=Remarkable.= Observable, rare, noticeable, extraordinary, unusual,
strange, wonderful, notable, eminent; distinguished, famous, prominent,
conspicuous; singular, peculiar, individual.
ANT. _Ordinary, usual, commonplace, mediocre, everyday, common,
general._
=Remembrance.= Memory, recollection, reminiscence; memento, souvenir,
memorandum, memorial, token.