=Reminiscence.= Memory, recollection, remembrance; remnant, relic,
trace.
ANT. _Oblivion, forgetfulness; announcement, warning, suggestion,
prognostic._
=Remote.= Removed, far, distant; irrelevant, not related; foreign,
indirect, unconnected, alien, unallied; separate, abstract.
ANT. _Near, close, direct, related, connected, contiguous, immediate;
present, pressing, urgent; proximate; essential, important._
=Rend.= Burst, break, rip, sever, mangle, rupture, sunder, tear,
lacerate, rive, slit.
ANT. _Mend, reunite, secure, unite, weld, heal, join, solder, sew,
stitch._
=Render.= Return, pay back, restore; requite; give up, yield, surrender;
furnish, contribute, deliver; translate, interpret, set forth, exhibit,
try out; apportion, give, present, assign.
ANT. _Keep, withhold, appropriate, retain, refuse, use, apply, employ;
alienate, misapportion._
=Renounce.= Abandon, abjure, deny, disavow, disown, forswear, disclaim,
retract, repudiate, revoke, recall, refuse, reject, discard, recant.
ANT. _Advocate, avow, claim, assert, defend, hold, proclaim, own,
acknowledge, cherish, retain, uphold, vindicate, maintain._
=Renown.= Fame, distinction, notice, repute, name, reputation,
celebrity, honor, glory, eminence.
ANT. _Disgrace, shame, dishonor, disrepute, discredit, degradation,
taint, stain, brand._
=Renunciation.= Denial, disownment, renouncement, disclaimer, rejection,
abjuration, recantation, abandonment.
ANT. _Maintenance, support, vindication, assertion, defense, apology,
justification._
=Repeat.= Reiterate, renew, relate, recapitulate, recite, reproduce,
rehearse, renovate.
ANT. _Discontinue, drop, end, finish, stop, cease, break off,
interrupt._
=Repentance.= Penitence, regret, remorse, sorrow, compunction,
contrition, self-condemnation, contriteness.
ANT. _Impenitence, obstinacy, obduracy; comfort, complacency, approval,
hardness, content, self-approval, self-complacency, self-congratulation;
stubbornness._
=Repletion.= Fulness, superabundance, plethora, abundance, amplitude,
sufficiency, enough.
ANT. _Scarcity, want, lack, insufficiency, need._
=Reply.= Answer, respond, rejoin, replicate.
ANT. _Question, query, ask, inquire; disregard, pass, drop, ignore._
=Report.= Account, description, narration, narrative, recital,
rehearsal, relation, record, tale, rumor, statement, story.
ANT. _Allegory, fabrication, fiction._
=Repose=, _n._ Rest, recumbency, reclination, ease, quiet, quietness,
tranquillity, peace; calmness, quiescence.
ANT. _Unrest, agitation, tumult, movement, restlessness, turmoil,
commotion, distraction._
=Represent.= Present anew, portray, typify, delineate; personate, act;
perform; depict, describe, show, exhibit.
ANT. _Misrepresent; falsify, caricature, distort._
=Reproach=, _n._ Disrepute, opprobrium, discredit, dishonor, invective,
contumely, reviling, vilification, abuse, scurrility, insolence, insult,
scorn, contempt, ignominy, shame, scandal, disgrace, infamy.
ANT. _Approbation, satisfaction, praise, encouragement, exaltation,
commendation, honor, applause, eulogy, assent, acceptance, approval._
=Reproach=, _v._ Chide, rebuke, revile, condemn, vilify; blame, censure,
taunt, upbraid, reprove.
ANT. _Praise, approve, commend, laud, applaud, eulogize._
=Reproof.= Comment, criticism, disapproval, chiding, reproach,
upbraiding, reproval, admonition, animadversion; censure, blame,
condemnation, denunciation, objurgation, reprehension, rebuke,
reprimand; reflection, check.
ANT. _Commendation, panegyric, approbation, applause, approval,
encomium, praise, eulogy._
=Reprove.= Admonish, blame, reproach, censure, condemn, reprimand, warn,
upbraid, chide, check, chasten, find fault with, expostulate with,
rebuke, reprehend, remonstrate with, take to task.
ANT. _Abet, applaud, encourage, cheer, countenance, incite, urge on,
impel, instigate, approve._
=Repugnant.= Opposite, opposed, adverse, contrary, inconsistent,
irreconcilable, hostile, inimical; incompatible, loath; heterogeneous.
ANT. _Harmonious, friendly, amicable, willing, consistent, compatible,
congruous; homogeneous._
=Reputable.= Honorable, respectable, estimable, creditable.
ANT. _Disreputable, disgraceful, dishonorable, discreditable,
despicable._
=Requite.= Avenge, pay off, quit, punish, retaliate, revenge; satisfy,
settle with, reward, return, repay, remunerate, recompense, compensate,
reciprocate.
ANT. _Absolve, acquit, forgive, excuse, neglect, pardon, slight, forget,
overlook, pass over._
=Research.= Inquiry, scrutiny, examination, experimentation,
exploration, discovery, investigation, study, observation.
ANT. _Ignorance, oversight, inobservance; shallowness, superficiality,
sciolism._
=Reserve=, _n._ Reservation, retention, limitation, backwardness,
coldness, shyness, coyness, modesty; taciturnity, restraint, repression,
constraint.
ANT. _Profuseness, prodigality, diffusion; affability, geniality,
cordiality, abandonment, surrender, openness, frankness, transparency,
indiscretion, volubility._
=Resignation.= Relinquishment, forsaking, abandonment, abdication,
renunciation, endurance; patience, long-suffering, forbearance;
acquiescence, submission.
ANT. _Maintenance, grasp, resistance, retention, rebellion,
remonstrance, contention, reservation, holding, keeping, retaining,
detention; murmuring, dissatisfaction, discontent, protestation._
=Resolute.= Determined, decided, fixed, steadfast, constant,
persevering, firm, bold, unshaken, steady; undaunted, unflinching,
stout-hearted.
ANT. _Irresolute, timid, hesitating, doubtful, wavering, vacillating,
capricious, variable, weak, undetermined, undecided._
=Resources.= Expedient, means, resort, contrivance; supplies, devices,
money, wealth, appliances, funds.
ANT. _Destitution, poverty, indigence, bareness, want, exhaustion,
inanition, lack, drain._
=Respectable.= Estimable, honorable, worthy, considerable, reputable,
honest; passable.
ANT. _Unworthy, bad, mean, dishonorable, dishonest, paltry,
inconsiderable._
=Resplendent.= Brilliant, splendid, glorious, luminous, effulgent,
gorgeous, shining, glittering, burnished.
ANT. _Dull, tarnished, lusterless, somber, dimmed, sullied._
=Rest.= Pause, peace, quiet, stillness, tranquillity, intermission,
cessation, ease, calm, peacefulness, calmness, quiescence, stop, repose,
quietude, quietness, recreation, sleep, slumber.
ANT. _Agitation, commotion, disturbance, excitement, restlessness,
strain, stir, tumult, work, unrest, toil, disquiet, motion, movement,
rush._
=Restive.= Restless, restiff, fidgety, fretful, fractious, refractory,
intractable, impatient, rebellious, skittish; resentful, recalcitrant,
balky, vicious, unruly, stubborn, mulish, mutinous, obstinate.
ANT. _Docile, gentle, submissive, passive, quiet, tractable, yielding,
obedient, manageable, peaceable._
=Restore.= Return, replace, refund, repay, reinstate, rebuild, repair,
revive, heal, cure, recover.
ANT. _Remove, steal, appropriate, abstract, destroy, shatter, injure,
dilapidate, impair; deprive; wound, harm._
=Restrain.= Constrain, hold in, check, repress, circumscribe, confine,
curb, hinder, hold, hold back, restrict, suppress, withhold, bridle,
abridge, keep back, keep down, keep in, keep under.
ANT. _Let loose, set free, release, arouse, aid, emancipate, animate,
incite, excite, encourage, free, impel._
=Result.= Consequence, issue, conclusion, effect; end, event,
termination, product, outcome; inference, deduction; resolution,
determination.
ANT. _Cause, beginning, commencement, rise, origin, antecedent,
prognostic, initiation, premonition, indication._
=Retinue.= Attendants, suite, followers, train, retainers, satellites,
escort, cortège.
ANT. _Solitariness, non-attendance._
=Retirement.= Privacy, solitude, loneliness, seclusion.
ANT. _Company, converse, society, fellowship, companionship,
association._
=Retribution.= Requital, retaliation, payment, recompense; repayment,
compensation, reward, return; penalty, punishment, visitation.
ANT. _Remission, reprieve; pardon, condonation, sparing._
=Retrospect.= Review, survey, reconsideration, reëxamination;
recollection, reminiscence, memory.
ANT. _Prospect, prophecy, anticipation, forecasting, prognostication,
speculation._
=Return=, _v._ Turn back, come back; reply, respond; answer; restore,
recompense, remit, render; reappear, recur; revert, retaliate.
ANT. _Depart, vanish, disappear, remove; retain, misappropriate;
withhold._
=Revelation.= Disclosure, manifestation, apocalypse.
ANT. _Concealment, shrouding, veiling, mystery, obscuration, cloud,
cloudiness, hiding._
=Revenge.= Retaliation, retribution, vengeance, avenging, requital.
ANT. _Mercy, pardon, reconciliation, pity, compassion, excuse, grace,
forgiveness._
=Revenue.= Income; taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, receipts;
produce, return, wealth, proceeds.
ANT. _Outgo, waste, expenditure, expense, deductions, impoverishment._
=Reverse=, _n._ Contrary, opposite, counterpart; change, vicissitude;
inversion, counter-position; derangement, alteration; rear, back;
misfortune, defeat.
ANT. _Obverse, front; order, arrangement, version, position, location;
continuance, perpetuation, identity, stability, regularity, uniformity._
=Revive.= Reanimate, reinvigorate; restore, raise, recover, renew,
recall; awake, revivify, resuscitate.
ANT. _Kill, destroy, extinguish, discourage; decline, die, droop._
=Revolution.= Lawlessness, insurrection, revolt, riot, sedition,
anarchy, insubordination, rebellion, mutiny, confusion, disorder,
tumult, disintegration.
ANT. _Government, submission, obedience, authority, control, command,
dominion, domination, law, empire, rule, sovereignty, loyalty,
supremacy, order._
=Revolve.= Roll, rotate, turn.
ANT. _Bind, grind, stand, slide, slip, stick, chafe._
=Reward=, _n._ Recompense, compensation, remuneration, pay, requital,
retribution, punishment.
=Rich.= Wealthy, opulent, affluent, supplied, abounding; abundant,
copious, bountiful; fertile, productive; valued, sumptuous, precious,
costly; high-seasoned; luscious; vivid.
ANT. _Poor, indigent, needy, impoverished, destitute, impecunious,
penniless; lacking, scanty, scarce, meager; barren, sterile; trivial,
worthless, unproductive, fruitless, paltry, valueless; dull, tame, dry._
=Riches.= Opulence, wealth, affluence, richness, plenty, abundance.
ANT. _Poverty, want, indigence, scarcity, need, lack, impecuniosity._
=Riddle.= Conundrum, paradox, problem, puzzle, enigma.
ANT. _Axiom, answer, explanation, solution, proposition._
=Ridicule.= Derision, raillery, banter, burlesque, irony, satire,
mocking, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer.
ANT. _Respect, homage, veneration, deference, honor._
=Right=, _n._ Claim, liberty, prerogative, license, privilege,
exemption, franchise, immunity, duty, justice, uprightness, integrity;
title, ownership; interest; rectitude, correctness, power; propriety,
fitness, suitableness.
ANT. _Wrong, falsehood, incorrectness, perverseness; liability,
illegitimacy, non-legality, usurpation, injustice, impropriety,
unfitness, encroachment, force, violence._
=Righteous.= Holy, uncorrupt, honest, equitable, rightful, upright,
virtuous, just, good, conscientious.
ANT. _Unholy, corrupt, dishonest, unjust, wicked, evil, unscrupulous,
vicious, false, unprincipled, profligate._
=Ripe.= Mature, complete, finished; perfect, developed, full-grown; fit,
consummate; prepared; full, seasoned, mellow.
ANT. _Raw, unripe, crude, fresh, green, unseasoned, unprepared._
=Rise=, _v._ Arise, issue, flow, proceed, spring, ascend, emanate.
ANT. _Descend, drop, fall, go down, set, settle, sink, decline._
=Rival=, _v._ Emulate, antagonize, compete with, contend, strive,
oppose, equal.
ANT. _Surrender, yield, defer, retire._
=Robber.= Brigand, marauder, pirate, plunderer, thief, burglar, bandit,
highwayman, footpad, despoiler, depredator, raider, buccaneer, forager,
freebooter.
=Robust.= Strong, lusty, sinewy, muscular, hale, hearty, vigorous,
forceful; healthy, sturdy, sound; violent, rude, rough.
ANT. _Puny, weak, delicate, frail, sickly, emaciated, thin, slender,
gentle, mild, considerate, tender._
=Romantic.= Sentimental, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, wild,
extravagant, chimerical.
ANT. _Unromantic, truthful, unvarnished, unadorned, veritable, actual,
real, realistic, reasonable._
=Root.= Radix, radicle, stock, origin, foundation, base, source, stem,
parent, commencement, beginning, radical, bottom.
ANT. _Branch, ramification, product, issue, progeny, superstructure._
=Rough.= Uneven, uncut, boisterous, unpolished; coarse, disordered,
shaggy, ragged; rude, uncivil, harsh; loud, offensive; tempestuous,
stormy; rugged, knotty, craggy, gruff; incomplete; uncourteous,
churlish, blunt.
ANT. _Smooth, plain, level, polished, flat, glossy, sleek, soft, mild,
quiet, refined, tender, gentle; balmy, zephyrlike._
=Routine.= Practice, custom, procedure, round, course, wont, order;
gradation, rotation, sequence, tenor, system, method; regulation.
=Royal.= August, kinglike, majestic, munificent, princely, regal,
magnificent, kingly.
ANT. _Beggarly, contemptible, mean, poor, servile, slavish, vile._
=Rude.= Rough, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, rugged, uncouth,
inelegant, rustic, vulgar, raw, clownish, unskilful, untaught,
illiterate, ignorant, uncivil, impolite, saucy, impudent, insolent,
surly, uncivilized, brutal, barbarous, savage, violent, fierce,
tumultuous, impetuous, boisterous, inclement, severe.
ANT. _Polite, urbane, accomplished, cultivated, courteous, refined,
civil, affable, courtly, gracious, elegant, polished, well-bred,
obliging; modest, bashful; considerate, serene, placid, genial, calm;
fashionable, modern, civilized, modish._
=Rugged.= Rough, uneven, rude, wrinkled, cragged, harsh, hard, crabbed;
steep, precipitate; violent, sour, surly, boisterous, tumultuous,
stormy, inclement, tempestuous; austere, severe; ruffled, blunt.
ANT. _Smooth, even, gentle, soft, low; pleasant, kindly; balmy,
soothing; complaisant, mild._
=Rule.= Regulation, law, precept, maxim, canon, order, method,
direction, control, sway, empire; principle, practice; domination,
mastery, government; test, criterion, formula.
ANT. _Exception, deviation, eccentricity, irregularity._
=Run.= Race, hasten, speed, proceed, hurry, scamper, post; go, flow,
glide, move, roll on; melt, fuse; pass, advance; course, fly, rush;
hustle; pursue; cast, shape, mold; drive, force; indicate, mark out;
incur, encounter, venture, risk; conduct, manage, carry on; flee.
ANT. _Delay, walk, halt, stop, saunter, rest, linger, hesitate; harden;
retrograde, slip._
=Rustic.= Rural, sylvan, pastoral, country, countrified, bucolic,
agricultural, verdant; artless, inelegant, plain, rude, unpolished,
untaught, unsophisticated; awkward, boorish, outlandish, clownish,
coarse, hoydenish, uncouth.
ANT. _City-like, urban; accomplished, elegant, cultured, polite, urbane,
polished, well-bred, refined._
=Ruthless.= Cruel, pitiless, harsh, relentless, unsparing.
ANT. _Tender, gentle, pitiful, compassionate, lenient, regretful,
long-suffering._
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=Sable.= Dark, black, ebon, somber.
ANT. _Light, white, cheerful, bright, ivory._
=Sacrament.= Eucharist, Lord’s Supper, communion; ceremony, rite,
service, solemnity, ordinance, observance.
=Sacred.= Holy, divine, hallowed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted,
religious, venerable, reverend.
ANT. _Secular, profane, common, unconsecrated, human._
=Sacrifice=, _n._ Offering, propitiation, expiation, thanksgiving;
destruction, immolation, devotion, surrender; oblation, atonement.
ANT. _Offense, transgression; retention, reservation; acceptance._
=Sad.= Sorrowful, mournful, dejected, gloomy, depressed, sedate,
cheerless, downcast, grievous; dull, grave, dark, somber; afflicted;
calamitous; serious, staid; melancholy, disconsolate, despondent,
disastrous, deplorable.
ANT. _Cheerful, joyous, glad, mirthful, jubilant, jovial, light-hearted;
exultant, gay, exhilarated, happy, blithe._
=Sagacious.= Sage, sensible, keen, discerning, clear-sighted, apt,
acute, intelligent, sharp, wise, rational, shrewd, able, keen-sighted,
keen-witted, judicious, perspicacious, quick-scented, sharp-witted.
ANT. _Obtuse, senseless, irrational, silly, stupid, simple,
unintelligent, undiscerning, dull, absurd, foolish, futile, sottish,
ignorant._
=Sale.= Bargain, barter, deal, exchange, trade, change.
=Salient.= Leaping, bounding, jumping; projecting; prominent,
conspicuous, noticeable, significant; strategic.
ANT. _Retreating, retiring, low-lying; unimportant, inconspicuous,
unnoticeable, minor, inconsiderable, subordinate, insignificant._
=Salvation.= Saving, preservation, deliverance; redemption; rescue.
ANT. _Perdition, destruction, damnation, condemnation, loss._
=Sample.= Specimen, example, illustration, case, instance,
exemplification.
ANT. _Total, whole, exception, aggregate; abnormality, monstrosity._
=Sanction.= Authorization, authority, countenance; ratification,
confirmation, approbation; approval, support, seal, allowance.
ANT. _Discountenance, disallowance, unauthorization; cancelation,
nullification; disapproval, non-support._
=Sanguine.= Blood-red, crimson; warm, ardent; hopeful, lively, animated,
cheerful; confident, enthusiastic, buoyant; trustful.
ANT. _Pallid, cold, frigid; unresponsive, depressed, lifeless,
despondent, despairing, dejected, anxious, suspicious, misgiving,
distrustful._
=Sanity.= Saneness, soundness, rationality; reasonableness, wisdom;
amenableness.
ANT. _Insanity, aberration, derangement, unsoundness, irrationality,
madness, lunacy, alienation, dementia, folly._
=Sarcasm.= Taunt, gibe; scorn, contempt, satire; irony, sneer, ridicule.
ANT. _Compliment, eulogy, praise, approbation, appreciation, panegyric._
=Satisfy.= Satiate, sate, compensate; cloy, surfeit, suffice, content,
glut, fill, requite; relieve, reassure, convince; please, recompense,
gratify, fulfil.
ANT. _Deprive, deny, starve, stint, refuse; annoy, tantalize; aggravate,
tease; displease._
=Savage.= Wild, uncultivated, untamed, uncivilized, rude, brutish,
brutal, barbarous, cruel, inhuman, fierce, pitiless, merciless,
atrocious, ferocious; murderous, violent.
ANT. _Tame, civilized, cultivated, domesticated, tender, refined,
polished, gentle, humane, considerate, pitiful, merciful, protective,
generous, subdued, chivalrous, clement, self-controlled._
=Save.= Preserve, rescue, deliver; lay up, reserve, keep; spare,
prevent; protect; be economical, hoard, husband; obviate, snatch, catch.
ANT. _Lose, destroy, abandon, imperil, expose, endanger, risk, hazard;
waste, lavish, spend, fling away._
=Say.= Utter, express, tell, speak, declare; repeat, rehearse, recite;
assert; mention, suggest; suppose; answer; respond, reply; state,
pronounce; affirm, deny; allege.
ANT. _Silence, hush, whisper, mumble; be taciturn; suppress, repress;
mispronounce._
=Scarce.= Rare, infrequent, deficient; uncommon; scant, sparing, meager,
insufficient; unusual, unique, singular, wanting, few, precious.
ANT. _Plenty, abundant, frequent, plentiful, common, thick._
=Scheme=, _n._ Plan, project, contrivance, design, purpose, plot,
device; system, outline; machination, intrigue, stratagem, cabal,
conspiracy; theory.
ANT. _Blunder, derangement, misarrangement, bungle, botch._
=Scholar.= Learner, pupil, student, savant, disciple.
ANT. _Dunce, fool, ignoramus, illiterate person, idiot, idler._
=Science.= Literature, art, knowledge; truth, facts; skill, expertness;
comprehension; information, investigation, experimentation, learning,
experience.
ANT. _Ignorance, error, smattering, fallacy, sciolism; inexperience,
unfamiliarity, incomprehension._
=Scorn=, _n._ Disdain, derision, contumely, despite, slight, mockery,
dishonor; contempt, disregard; sneer, opprobrium.
ANT. _Compliment, commendation, deference, approval, esteem, respect,
regard, approbation._
=Scruple=, _n._ Unwillingness, hesitation, doubt; particle; qualm,
reluctance, misgiving.
ANT. _Confidence, assurance, recklessness, heedlessness; daring,
self-complacency._
=Scrupulous.= Cautious, careful, conscientious, hesitating; exact, nice;
questioning, unwilling, punctilious, precise; diffident, dubious.
ANT. _Reckless, confident, careless, unconscientious, self-complacent,
heedless, unwary, incautious, daring._
=Scrutiny.= Examination, inspection, observation, search, sifting,
exploration, inquisition, inquiry.
ANT. _Oversight, misobservance, disregard, slight, inattention._
=Season.= Time, period, term, interval, spell, while; occasion,
opportunity, timeliness, seasonableness.
ANT. _Contretemps, unseasonableness, untimeliness, unsuitableness._
=Seasonable.= Opportune, suitable, timely, fit, convenient, appropriate,
normal; periodical; welcome.
ANT. _Inopportune, unsuitable, unfit, untimely, inconvenient,
inappropriate, unwelcome, unexpected, abnormal._
=Secure=, _a._ Undisturbed, assured, heedless, inattentive; easy,
unanxious, trustful, insured; obtained, acquired; fast, firm; defended,
guarded, protected, certain, sheltered, safe.
ANT. _Disturbed, endangered, imperiled, insecure, hazardous; anxious,
distrustful, suspicious, careful, precarious; loose, drifting, doubtful,
dubious._
=Sedate.= Settled, composed, calm, quiet, tranquil, still, serene,
unruffled, undisturbed, contemplative, sober, serious; passive.
ANT. _Flighty, disturbed, uneasy, restless, excited, discomposed,
agitated, indiscreet; active, moving; frivolous._
=Sedition.= Riot, rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny; outbreak,
uprising, secession, treason; insubordination; tumult, turmoil, anarchy.
ANT. _Peace, pacification, order, quiet, orderliness, obedience,
allegiance, fealty, union, patriotism, fidelity._
=See.= Perceive, behold, descry, view; observe, discern, understand,
comprehend; watch, look after; interview, visit; associate, meet;
accompany, escort; attend, heed, be attentive; gaze, glance at.
ANT. _Be blind; overlook, mistake; misunderstand, miscomprehend; pass,
ignore, neglect; disregard, misconceive._
=Seek.= Search, try for, solicit, inquire for, strive after, hunt,
follow, trace, prosecute, attempt, endeavor, investigate.
ANT. _Shun, elude, ignore, neglect, disregard, avoid, relinquish, drop,
abandon, discard._
=Seldom.= Rarely, not often, infrequently; hardly ever, occasionally.
ANT. _Often, frequently, generally, commonly, regularly, habitually,
invariably, uniformly, systematically._
=Selection.= Choice, pick, preference, election, option.