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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anticipate | PREDICTION - positive: Expect or predict a future event |
| Forecast | PREDICTION - neutral: A prediction of future events |
| Foresight/Foresee | PREDICTION - positive: Ability to predict future needs |
| Foretell | PREDICTION - neutral: Predict the future or outcome |
| Presage | PREDICTION - neutral: Be a sign or warning |
| Prescience | PREDICTION - positive: Knowledge of events before happening |
| Prognosis | PREDICTION - neutral: Likely course of a disease |
| Forebode | SIGN(WARNING)(-) - negative: Act as an advance warning |
| Foreshadow | SIGN(WARNING)(-) - neutral: Be a warning or indication |
| Ominous | SIGN(WARNING)(-) - negative: Giving impression of future evil |
| Premonition | SIGN(WARNING)(-) - negative: Strong feeling of future misfortune |
| Daunting | CAUSING FEAR - negative: Seeming difficult to deal with |
| Intimidate | CAUSING FEAR - negative: Frighten someone into doing something |
| Sinister | CAUSING FEAR - negative: Giving impression of being evil |
| Enrage | VERY ANGRY - negative: To make someone very angry |
| Fume | VERY ANGRY - negative: Feel or express great anger |
| Incense | VERY ANGRY - negative: To make someone extremely angry |
| Indignation | VERY ANGRY - negative: Anger provoked by unfair treatment |
| Infuriate | VERY ANGRY - negative: Make someone extremely angry |
| Irate | VERY ANGRY - negative: Characterized by or feeling anger |
| Ire | VERY ANGRY - negative: Intense anger or wrath |
| Livid | VERY ANGRY - negative: Extremely angry or furious |
| Wrath | VERY ANGRY - negative: Extreme anger or deep resentment |
| Cerebral | INTELLECTUAL - positive: Intellectual rather than emotional |
| Erudite | INTELLECTUAL - positive: Having or showing great knowledge |
| Enlightened | INTELLECTUAL - positive: Rational and informed modern outlook |
| Pundit | INTELLECTUAL - positive: Expert in a particular field |
| Refined | INTELLECTUAL - positive: Cultured and elegant in manner |
| Adept | SKILLFUL - positive: Very skilled or proficient |
| Adroit | SKILLFUL - positive: Clever or skillful in action |
| Consummate | SKILLFUL - positive: Showing high degree of skill |
| Deft | SKILLFUL - positive: Neatly skillful and quick |
| Dexterous | SKILLFUL - positive: Showing skill with the hands |
| Finesse | SKILLFUL - positive: Intricate and refined skill |
| Proficient | SKILLFUL - positive: Competent or skilled in something |
| Prowess | SKILLFUL - positive: Skill or expertise in activity |
| X Inept | SKILLFUL - negative: Having or showing no skill |
| X Maladroit | SKILLFUL - negative: Clumsy or showing no skill |
| Agile | FLEXIBLE - positive: Able to move quickly/easily |
| Lithe | FLEXIBLE - positive: Thin, supple, and graceful |
| Supple | FLEXIBLE - positive: Bending and moving easily |
| Circuitous | COMPLEX - neutral: Longer than the direct way |
| Convoluted | COMPLEX - negative: Extremely complex and difficult |
| Complicated | COMPLEX - neutral: Difficult to understand or explain |
| Intertwined | COMPLEX - neutral: Twisted or twined together |
| Involved | COMPLEX - neutral: Difficult to understand or complicated |
| Meander | COMPLEX - neutral: Follow a winding course |
| Tortuous | COMPLEX - neutral: Full of twists and turns |
| Affinity | INCLINATION - positive: Natural liking for something |
| Aptitude | INCLINATION - positive: Natural ability to do something |
| Bent | INCLINATION - positive: A natural talent or inclination |
| Disposed | INCLINATION - neutral: Inclined or willing to do |
| Penchant | INCLINATION - neutral: Strong or habitual liking |
| Predilection | INCLINATION - neutral: Preference or special liking |
| Predisposition | INCLINATION - neutral: Liability to a certain condition |
| Proclivity | INCLINATION - neutral: Tendency to do something regularly |
| Propensity | INCLINATION - neutral: Natural tendency to behave specifically |
| Futile | INEFFECTIVE - negative: Pointless or producing no result |
| Ineffectual | INEFFECTIVE - negative: Not producing the desired effect |
| X Efficacy | INEFFECTIVE - positive: Ability to produce intended result |
| Feckless | INEFFECTIVE - negative: Lacking initiative or strength |
| Aghast | HORRIFYING - negative: Filled with horror or shock |
| Appalling | HORRIFYING - negative: Causing shock or dismay |
| Egregious | HORRIFYING - negative: Outstandingly bad or shocking |
| Ghastly | HORRIFYING - negative: Causing great horror or fear |
| Gross | HORRIFYING - negative: Unpleasantly coarse or vulgar |
| Gruesome | HORRIFYING - negative: Causing repulsion or horror |
| Heinous | HORRIFYING - negative: Utterly wicked or evil |
| Hideous | HORRIFYING - negative: Extremely ugly or disgusting |
| Horrendous | HORRIFYING - negative: Extremely unpleasant or horrifying |
| Monstrous | HORRIFYING - negative: Like a monster/extremely large |
| Morbid | HORRIFYING - negative: Interest in unpleasant subjects |
| Unsightly | HORRIFYING - negative: Unpleasant to look at |
| Vile | HORRIFYING - negative: Extremely unpleasant or wicked |
| Aesthetic | ATTRACTIVE - positive: Concerned with beauty or art |
| Comely | ATTRACTIVE - positive: Pleasant to look at |
| Disjointed | SEPARATE - negative: Lacking coherent connection |
| Polarize | SEPARATE - negative: Divide into two opposing groups |
| Segregate | SEPARATE - negative: Set apart from the rest |
| X Nexus | SEPARATE - neutral: A connection or series |
| Prodigy | TALENTED CHILD - positive: Person with exceptional qualities |
| Precocious | TALENTED CHILD - positive: Developing abilities at early age |
| Avert | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Turn away or prevent |
| Circumvent | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Find a way around obstacle |
| Deflect | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Cause to change direction |
| Elude/Elusive | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Evade or escape from danger |
| Evade/Evasive | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Escape or avoid by cleverness |
| Shirk | AVOID/DODGE - negative: Avoid or neglect a duty |
| Skirt | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Go around or past edge |
| Swerve | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Change direction abruptly |
| X Head-On | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Direct and without evasion |
| X Inevitable | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Certain to happen; unavoidable |
| X Unavoidable | AVOID/DODGE - neutral: Not able to be avoided |
| Fumble | AWKWARD - negative: Use the hands clumsily |
| Gauche | AWKWARD - negative: Lacking ease or grace |
| Gawky | AWKWARD - negative: Nervously awkward and ungainly |
| Ungainly | AWKWARD - negative: Awkward or clumsy |
| Buoyant | OPTIMISTIC - positive: Cheerful and optimistic |
| Sanguine | OPTIMISTIC - positive: Optimistic, especially in bad situations |
| Upbeat | OPTIMISTIC - positive: Cheerful and full of hope |
| Dilatory | BE SLOW/ WASTE TIME - negative: Slow to act; intended delay |
| Linger | BE SLOW/ WASTE TIME - neutral: Stay longer than strictly necessary |
| Malinger | BE SLOW/ WASTE TIME - negative: Feign illness to avoid work |
| Didactic | INSTRUCTIVE (-) - negative: Teaching with a moralizing tone |
| Pedantic | INSTRUCTIVE (-) - negative: Excessively concerned with minor details |
| Sophist | INSTRUCTIVE (-) - negative: One using clever, false arguments |
| Diffuse | SPREAD - neutral: Spread over a wide area |
| Disseminate | SPREAD - neutral: Spread information or news widely |
| Promulgate | SPREAD - neutral: Promote or make widely known |
| Propagate | SPREAD - neutral: Breed or spread an idea |
| Adulation | EXCESSIVE FLATTERY - negative: Excessive admiration or high praise |
| Obsequious | EXCESSIVE FLATTERY - negative: Obedient or attentive to excess |
| Sycophant | EXCESSIVE FLATTERY - negative: Person acting submissively for advantage |
| Anatomical | BODILY - neutral: Relating to bodily structure |
| Corporeal | BODILY - neutral: Relating to a person's body |
| Physiological | BODILY - neutral: Relating to normal body functions |
| Animosity | HATE - negative: Strong hostility or active hatred |
| Antipathy | HATE - negative: Deep-seated feeling of dislike |
| Aversion | HATE - negative: A strong dislike or disinclination |
| Despicable | HATE - negative: Deserving hatred and extreme contempt |
| Detest | HATE - negative: To dislike intensely or hate |
| Loathe | HATE - negative: Feel intense dislike or disgust |
| Repel | HATE - negative: Be repulsive or drive away |
| Repugnant | HATE - negative: Extremely distasteful or unacceptable |
| Repulsion | HATE - negative: Feeling of intense, physical disgust |
| Antiquated | OLD FASHIONED - negative: Old-fashioned or no longer useful |
| Archaic | OLD FASHIONED - neutral: Very old or old-fashioned |
| Dated | OLD FASHIONED - negative: Old-fashioned and out of style |
| Obsolete | OLD FASHIONED - negative: No longer produced or used |
| Outmoded | OLD FASHIONED - negative: Old-fashioned; not following trends |
| Quaint | OLD FASHIONED - positive: Attractively unusual or old-fashioned |
| Chronicle | ARRANGED IN TIME - neutral: Factual written account of events |
| Chronological | ARRANGED IN TIME - neutral: Starting with the earliest event |
| Contemporary | CO-EXISTING - neutral: Occurring at the same time |
| Simultaneous | CO-EXISTING - neutral: Done or happening at once |
| X Erstwhile | CO-EXISTING - neutral: Former or in the past |
| X Anachronism | CO-EXISTING - negative: Thing out of its time |
| Caveat | CAUTIOUS - neutral: A warning of specific conditions |
| Circumspect | CAUTIOUS - positive: Wary and unwilling to risk |
| Heedful | CAUTIOUS - positive: Aware of and attentive to |
| Prudent | CAUTIOUS - positive: Acting with care for future |
| Wary | CAUTIOUS - neutral: Feeling or showing cautiousness |
| X Folly | CAUTIOUS - negative: Lack of good sense; foolishness |
| X Rash | CAUTIOUS - negative: Acting without considering consequences |
| X Reckless | CAUTIOUS - negative: Heedless of danger or consequences |
| Bask (+) | SELF-SATISFACTION - positive: Revel in and make most |
| Complacent | SELF-SATISFACTION - negative: Smug satisfaction with oneself |
| Admonish | SCOLDING - negative: Warn or reprimand someone firmly |
| Berate | SCOLDING - negative: Scold or criticize someone angrily |
| Censure | SCOLDING - negative: Express severe formal disapproval |
| Chastise | SCOLDING - negative: Rebuke or reprimand someone severely |
| Rebuke | SCOLDING - negative: Express sharp disapproval or criticism |
| Reprimand | SCOLDING - negative: A formal expression of disapproval |
| Reproach | SCOLDING - negative: Expressing disapproval or disappointment |
| Reprove | SCOLDING - negative: Reprimand or censure someone |
| Upbraid | SCOLDING - negative: Find fault with someone; scold |
| Assail | CRITICIZE - negative: Attack someone or something violently |
| Castigate | CRITICIZE - negative: Reprimand someone very severely |
| Decry | CRITICIZE - negative: Publicly denounce or condemn |
| Denounce | CRITICIZE - negative: Publicly declare to be wrong |
| Denunciation | CRITICIZE - negative: Public condemnation of someone/something |
| Epithet | CRITICIZE - neutral: Descriptive phrase expressing a quality |
| Excoriate | CRITICIZE - negative: Damage skin or criticize severely |
| Invective | CRITICIZE - negative: Insulting, abusive, or highly critical |
| Vituperative | CRITICIZE - negative: Bitter and abusive language |
| Pulverize | TO DEFEAT - neutral: Crush to dust or defeat |
| Subjugate | TO DEFEAT - negative: Bring under domination or control |
| Vanquish | TO DEFEAT - neutral: Defeat thoroughly in a conflict |
| # Capitulate | TO DEFEAT - negative: Cease to resist; surrender |
| Canons | RULE/PRINCIPLE - neutral: General law, rule, or criterion |
| Doctrine | RULE/PRINCIPLE - neutral: Set of beliefs or principles |
| Dogmas | RULE/PRINCIPLE - neutral: Principles laid down as true |
| Ideology | RULE/PRINCIPLE - neutral: System of ideas and ideals |
| Mandate | RULE/PRINCIPLE - neutral: Official order to do something |
| Tenets | RULE/PRINCIPLE - neutral: Principles or beliefs of religion |
| Dissident | REBELLIOUS - negative: Person who opposes official policy |
| Heresy | REBELLIOUS - negative: Belief contrary to orthodox doctrine |
| Heretical | REBELLIOUS - negative: Practicing or believing in heresy |
| Heterodox | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Not conforming with accepted standards |
| Iconoclast | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Person who attacks cherished beliefs |
| Insurgent | REBELLIOUS - negative: Rising in active revolt |
| Insurrection | REBELLIOUS - negative: Violent uprising against government |
| Maverick | REBELLIOUS - positive: Unorthodox or independent-minded person |
| Nonconformist | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Person who ignores accepted standards |
| Radical | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Advocating complete social/political reform |
| Renegade | REBELLIOUS - negative: Person who deserts an organization |
| Revolutionary | REBELLIOUS - positive: Involving or causing dramatic change |
| Subversive | REBELLIOUS - negative: Seeking to undermine an institution |
| X Conservative | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Holding to traditional values |
| X Conventional | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Following what is usually done |
| X Hidebound | REBELLIOUS - negative: Unwilling to change due to tradition |
| X Orthodox | REBELLIOUS - neutral: Conforming to what is traditional |
| X Reactionary | REBELLIOUS - negative: Opposing political or social reform |
| Incite | TO STIR UP - negative: Encourage or stir up behavior |
| Incendiary | TO STIR UP - negative: Tending to stir up conflict |
| Instigate | TO STIR UP - neutral: Bring about or initiate action |
| Provoke | TO STIR UP - neutral: Stimulate or give rise to |
| Sedition | TO STIR UP - negative: Conduct inciting people to rebel |
| Captious | COMPLAIN - negative: Tending to find trivial faults |
| Querulous | COMPLAIN - negative: Complaining in a whining manner |
| Jeopardy | DANGER - negative: Danger of loss, harm, failure |
| Pitfall | DANGER - negative: A hidden or unsuspected danger |
| Precarious | DANGER - negative: Not securely held; dangerously likely |
| Snare | DANGER - negative: A trap for catching animals |
| Malevolence | BITTER FEELINGS - negative: Wish to do evil/harm |
| Malice | BITTER FEELINGS - negative: Desire to do evil; ill-will |
| Vicious | BITTER FEELINGS - negative: Deliberately cruel or violent |
| Virulent | BITTER FEELINGS - negative: Bitterly hostile or extremely severe |
| Beset | TROUBLED - negative: Troubled or threatened persistently |
| Beleaguered | TROUBLED - negative: In a very difficult situation |
| Plagued | TROUBLED - negative: Afflict with continued trouble |
| Banter (+) | MOCK/DISRESPECT - positive: Playful and friendly exchange |
| Belittle | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Make someone/something seem unimportant |
| Condescend | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Show feelings of patronizing superiority |
| Contempt | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Feeling that something is worthless |
| Denigrate | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Criticize unfairly; disparage |
| Deride | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Express contempt for; ridicule |
| Disdain | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Feeling that something is unworthy |
| Disparage | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Regard as being of little worth |
| Raillery | MOCK/DISRESPECT - positive: Good-humored teasing |
| Sarcastic | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Marked by irony to mock |
| Scorn | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Feeling that something is despicable |
| Spurn | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Reject with disdain or contempt |
| Taunt | MOCK/DISRESPECT - negative: Remark made to anger/provoke |
| Acclaim | PRAISE - positive: Praise enthusiastically and publicly |
| Accolade | PRAISE - positive: Award or privilege as honor |
| Applaud | PRAISE - positive: Show approval by clapping hands |
| Approbation | PRAISE - positive: Approval or praise |
| Commendable | PRAISE - positive: Deserving praise |
| Encomiastic | PRAISE - positive: Formally expressing high praise |
| Exalt | PRAISE - positive: Hold in very high regard |
| Extol | PRAISE - positive: Praise enthusiastically |
| Glorify | PRAISE - positive: Describe as admirable or important |
| Hail | PRAISE - positive: Acclaim enthusiastically as being great |
| Laud | PRAISE - positive: Praise highly, especially in public |
| Lionize | PRAISE - positive: Treat as a celebrity |
| Accentuate | EMPHASIZE - neutral: Make more noticeable or prominent |
| Foreground | EMPHASIZE - neutral: Call attention to; make prominent |
| Underscore | EMPHASIZE - neutral: Emphasize or highlight something |
| Analogy | SIMILARITY - neutral: Comparison between two things |
| X Antithetical | SIMILARITY - neutral: Directly opposed or contrasted |
| Coalesce | COMING TOGETHER - positive: Come together to form mass |
| Rally | COMING TOGETHER - positive: Come together for common cause |
| Commensurate | EQUALITY - neutral: Corresponding in size or degree |
| Parity | EQUALITY - positive: State of being equal |
| Peers | EQUALITY - neutral: Person of same age/status |
| Tantamount | EQUALITY - neutral: Equivalent in seriousness to |
| X Disparate | EQUALITY - neutral: Essentially different in kind |
| Accord | AGREEMENT - positive: Give or grant someone power |
| Concord | AGREEMENT - positive: Agreement or harmony between people |
| Conformity | AGREEMENT - neutral: Compliance with standards or rules |
| Congruous | AGREEMENT - positive: In agreement or harmony |
| Consensus | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - positive: General agreement among a group |
| Consonance | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - positive: Agreement or compatibility between things |
| Unanimity | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - positive: Agreement by all people involved |
| Understanding | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - positive: Mutual agreement or informal compact |
| Antonym: Discord | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Lack of agreement or harmony |
| Antonym: Discrepancy | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Lack of compatibility or similarity |
| Antonym: Dissonance | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Lack of harmony among notes |
| Antonym: Faction | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Small dissenting group within larger |
| Antonym: Incompatible | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Unable to exist together harmoniously |
| Antonym: Irreconcilable | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Points of view reaching deadlock |
| Antonym: Veto | AGREEMENT/ HARMONY - negative: Constitutional right to reject decision |
| Chasm | SPLIT/GAP - negative: Profound difference between people/viewpoints |
| Dichotomy | SPLIT/GAP - neutral: Division between two opposed things |
| Gulf | SPLIT/GAP - negative: Large difference or deep division |
| Rift | SPLIT/GAP - negative: Crack, split, or serious break |
| Schism | SPLIT/GAP - negative: Split between strongly opposed sections |
| Bellicose | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Demonstrating aggression and willingness fight |
| Belligerent | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Hostile and aggressive in nature |
| Contentious | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Likely to cause an argument |
| Disputatious | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Fond of having heated arguments |
| Fractious | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Irritable and quarrelsome; difficult control |
| Hostility | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Unfriendly or opposed; actual fighting |
| Litigious | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Concerned with lawsuits or litigation |
| Polemical | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Strongly critical or controversial writing |
| Pugnacious | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Eager or quick to fight |
| Truculent | AGGRESSIVE - negative: Eager or quick to argue |
| Altercation | ARGUE/FIGHT - negative: Noisy argument or disagreement publicly |
| Contend | ARGUE/FIGHT - neutral: Struggle to surmount a difficulty |
| Row | ARGUE/FIGHT - negative: A noisy acrimonious quarrel/dispute |
| Scuffle | ARGUE/FIGHT - negative: Short, confused fight or struggle |
| Tiff | ARGUE/FIGHT - negative: Petty quarrel between friends/lovers |
| Antonym: Truce | ARGUE/FIGHT - positive: Agreement to stop fighting temporarily |
| Astound | CONFUSED - neutral: Shock or greatly surprise someone |
| Baffle | CONFUSED - negative: Totally bewilder or perplex someone |
| Bemuse | CONFUSED - neutral: Puzzled, confused, or mildly bewildered |
| Bewilder | CONFUSED - negative: Cause someone to become perplexed |
| Confound | CONFUSED - negative: Cause surprise or confusion by |
| Nonplussed | CONFUSED - negative: Surprised and confused; unsure act |
| Obfuscate | CONFUSED - negative: Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible |
| Perplex | CONFUSED - negative: Complicated; making someone feel baffled |
| Stupefy | CONFUSED - negative: Make unable to think properly |
| Apathetic | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - negative: Showing or feeling no interest |
| Aplomb | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Self-confidence or assurance in stress |
| Composure | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: State of being calm/controlled |
| Equanimity | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Mental calmness and even temper |
| Impassive | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - neutral: Not feeling or showing emotion |
| Imperturbable | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Unable to be upset or |
| Nonchalant | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - neutral: Feeling or appearing casually calm |
| Phlegmatic | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - neutral: Having an unemotional, stolidly calm |
| Placid | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Not easily upset or excited |
| Serene | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Calm, peaceful, and untroubled state |
| Staid | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - neutral: Sedate, respectable, and unadventurous |
| Stoic | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Enduring pain without showing feelings |
| Tranquil | CALM/ INDIFFERENT - positive: Free from disturbance; calm, peaceful |
| Disconcert | AGITATED - negative: Disturb the composure of someone |
| Dismay | AGITATED - negative: Consternation and distress by surprise |
| Disquiet | AGITATED - negative: Feeling of anxiety or worry |
| Distraught | AGITATED - negative: Deeply upset and agitated mind |
| Faze | AGITATED - negative: Disturb or disconcert someone’s confidence |
| Fluster | AGITATED - negative: Make someone agitated or confused |
| Frenetic | AGITATED - negative: Fast and energetic; wild/uncontrolled |
| Hysterical | AGITATED - negative: Deriving from or affected by |
| Implacable | AGITATED - negative: Unable to be placated/stopped |
| Perturb | AGITATED - negative: Make someone anxious or unsettled |
| Alienate | MAKE HOSTILE - negative: Cause someone to feel isolated |
| Antagonize | MAKE HOSTILE - negative: Cause someone to become hostile |
| Estrange | MAKE HOSTILE - negative: Cause someone to stop being |
| Comprehensive | INCLUDE EVERYTHING - positive: Complete; including all or nearly |
| Encompass | INCLUDE EVERYTHING - neutral: Surround and have or hold |
| Expansive | INCLUDE EVERYTHING - positive: Covering a wide area scope |
| Exhaustive | INCLUDE EVERYTHING - positive: Fully comprehensive and thorough examination |
| Inclusive | INCLUDE EVERYTHING - positive: Including all services/items normally |
| Pervasive | INCLUDE EVERYTHING - neutral: Spreading widely throughout an area |
| Omnipresent | PRESENT EVERYWHERE - neutral: Widely or constantly encountered/present |
| Ubiquitous | PRESENT EVERYWHERE - neutral: Present, appearing, or found everywhere |
| Insular | NARROW MINDED - negative: Ignorant of cultures outside own |
| Myopic | NARROW MINDED - negative: Lacking imagination or intellectual insight |
| Parochial | NARROW MINDED - negative: Having limited or narrow outlook |
| Provincial | NARROW MINDED - neutral: Concerning regions outside capital city |
| Bigot | BIASED - negative: Person intolerant toward different people |
| Discriminatory | BIASED - negative: Showing unjust/prejudicial treatment categories |
| Partisan | BIASED - negative: Strong supporter of party/cause |
| Prejudiced | BIASED - negative: Having preconceived opinion not based |
| Tendentious | BIASED - negative: Promoting a particular cause/point |
| Subjectivity | BIASED - neutral: Influenced by personal tastes/feelings |
| Detached | UNBIASED - positive: Aloof and objective; not emotional |
| Disinterested | UNBIASED - positive: Not influenced by personal interest |
| Dispassionate | UNBIASED - positive: Not influenced by strong emotion |
| Egalitarian | UNBIASED - positive: Believing all people are equal |
| Equitable | UNBIASED - positive: Fair and impartial to everyone |
| Evenhanded | UNBIASED - positive: Fair and impartial in treatment |
| Objectivity | UNBIASED - positive: Lack of favoritism toward side |
| Blithe | CASUAL/NON-SERIOUS - neutral: Showing casual and cheerful indifference |
| Flippant | CASUAL/NON-SERIOUS - negative: Not showing serious/respectful attitude |
| Frivolous | CASUAL/NON-SERIOUS - negative: Not having any serious purpose |
| Levity | CASUAL/NON-SERIOUS - neutral: Humor/frivolity in serious matters |
| Antonym: Grave | CASUAL/NON-SERIOUS - neutral: Serious or solemn in manner |
| Antidote | CURE - positive: Medicine taken to counteract poison |
| Panacea | CURE - positive: Solution/remedy for all difficulties/diseases |
| Quash | SUPPRESS/END - negative: Reject as invalid, especially legally |
| Quell | SUPPRESS/END - positive: Put an end to rebellion |
| Repress | SUPPRESS/END - negative: Subdue someone or something force |
| Scotch | SUPPRESS/END - neutral: Decisively put an end to |
| Subdue | SUPPRESS/END - neutral: Overcome, quieten, or bring under |
| Absolute | DOMINATING - neutral: Viewed in isolation; not relative |
| Authoritative | DOMINATING - positive: Able to be trusted as |
| Autocrat | DOMINATING - negative: Ruler who has absolute power |
| Despot | DOMINATING - negative: Ruler with absolute power; cruel |
| Dictate | DOMINATING - negative: Lay down authoritatively; prescribe commands |
| Doctrinaire | DOMINATING - negative: Seeking to impose doctrine regardless |
| Dogmatic | DOMINATING - negative: Laying down principles as incontrovertible |
| Imperious | DOMINATING - negative: Assuming power without justification; arrogant |
| Totalitarian | DOMINATING - negative: System of government centralized/dictatorial |
| Tyrant | DOMINATING - negative: Cruel and oppressive government ruler |
| Homogeneity | BEING-ALIKE - neutral: Quality of being all alike |
| Uniformity | BEING-ALIKE - neutral: Quality of remaining the same |
| Antonym: Heterogeneity | BEING-ALIKE - neutral: State of being diverse/varied |
| Conscientious | THOROUGH - positive: Wishing to do work well |
| Demanding | THOROUGH - neutral: Requiring much skill or effort |
| Exacting | THOROUGH - neutral: Making great demands on skill |
| Fastidious | THOROUGH - neutral: Very attentive to accuracy detail |
| Meticulous | THOROUGH - positive: Showing great attention to detail |
| Punctilious | THOROUGH - positive: Showing great attention to behavior |
| Scrupulous | THOROUGH - positive: Diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive |
| Nice | FUSSY - neutral: Fine or subtle; requiring precision |
| Stickler | FUSSY - neutral: Person who insists on perfection |
| Cursory | NOT THOROUGH - negative: Hasty and therefore not thorough |
| Perfunctory | NOT THOROUGH - negative: Action carried out without effort |
| Summarily | NOT THOROUGH - neutral: Without the custom of formalities |
| Ephemeral | SHORT LIVED - neutral: Lasting for a short time |
| Evanescent | SHORT LIVED - neutral: Quickly fading from sight/memory |
| Fleeting | SHORT LIVED - neutral: Lasting for a very short |
| Transient | SHORT LIVED - neutral: Lasting only for short time |
| Transitory | SHORT LIVED - neutral: Not permanent; brief in duration |
| Chronic | NEVER ENDING - negative: Persisting for a long time |
| Incessant | NEVER ENDING - negative: Continuing without pause or interruption |
| Inexorable | NEVER ENDING - neutral: Impossible to stop or prevent |
| Interminable | NEVER ENDING - negative: Endless; often used hyperbolically negative |
| Perennial | NEVER ENDING - neutral: Lasting or existing for long |
| Relentless | NEVER ENDING - neutral: Oppressively constant; never giving up |
| Culminate | END/STOP - neutral: Reach a climax or point |
| Cease | END/STOP - neutral: Bring or come to end |
| Cessation | END/STOP - neutral: Fact or process of ending |
| Discontinue | END/STOP - negative: Cease doing or providing something |
| Terminate | END/STOP - neutral: Bring to an end; fire |
| Antonym: Onset | END/STOP - negative: Beginning of something unpleasant |
| Fitfully | IRREGULAR - neutral: Not regularly or continuously; intermittently |
| Intermittent | IRREGULAR - neutral: Occurring at irregular intervals; discontinuous |
| Occasional | IRREGULAR - neutral: Done or happening sometimes/irregularly |
| Sporadic | IRREGULAR - neutral: Occurring at irregular intervals; scattered |
| Allay | CALM DOWN - positive: Diminish or put at rest |
| Alleviate | CALM DOWN - positive: Make suffering or problem less |
| Ameliorate | CALM DOWN - positive: Make something bad much better |
| Appease | CALM DOWN - neutral: Pacify someone by acceding demands |
| Assuage | CALM DOWN - positive: Make unpleasant feeling less intense |
| Conciliate | CALM DOWN - positive: Stop someone from being angry |
| Extenuating | CALM DOWN - positive: Making guilt or offense forgivable |
| Mitigate | CALM DOWN - positive: Make less severe or painful |
| Mollify | CALM DOWN - positive: Appease the anger or anxiety |
| Pacify | CALM DOWN - positive: Quell the anger/agitation of |
| Placate | CALM DOWN - positive: Make someone less angry/hostile |
| Propitiate | CALM DOWN - positive: Win/regain favor by doing something |
| Solace | CALM DOWN - positive: Comfort in a time distress |
| Temper | CALM DOWN - neutral: Act as a neutralizing force |
| Antonym: Exacerbate | CALM DOWN - negative: Make a problem/feeling worse |
| Jaded | LACKING ENERGY - negative: Tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm |
| Lackadaisical | LACKING ENERGY - negative: Lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly |
| Lackluster | LACKING ENERGY - negative: Lacking in vitality, force, conviction |
| Languid | LACKING ENERGY - negative: Displaying disinclination for physical exertion |
| Lassitude | LACKING ENERGY - negative: State of physical/mental weariness; lethargy |
| Lethargic | LACKING ENERGY - negative: Affected by lethargy; sluggish/apathetic |
| Listless | LACKING ENERGY - negative: Lacking energy or enthusiasm; weary |
| Assiduous | HARD WORKING - positive: Showing great care and perseverance |
| Diligent | HARD WORKING - positive: Having/showing care in one's work |
| Industrious | HARD WORKING - positive: Diligent and hard-working person |
| Painstaking | HARD WORKING - positive: Done with great care/thoroughness |
| Toil | HARD WORKING - positive: Work extremely hard or incessantly |
| Beam | HAPPY - positive: To smile radiantly or happily |
| Ecstasy | HAPPY - positive: Overwhelming feeling of great happiness |
| Elated | HAPPY - positive: Make someone ecstatically happy; thrilled |
| Euphoria | HAPPY - positive: Feeling of intense excitement/happiness |
| Exhilaration | HAPPY - positive: Feeling of excitement and happiness |
| Exultant | HAPPY - positive: Triumphantly happy; celebrating success |
| Gaiety | HAPPY - positive: State of being lighthearted/cheerful |
| Jovial | HAPPY - positive: Cheerful and friendly in nature |
| Regale | HAPPY - positive: Entertain or amuse someone lavishly |
| Uproarious | HAPPY - positive: Characterized by or provoking loud |
| Anguish | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Severe mental or physical pain |
| Bereaved | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Deprived of a close relation |
| Bleak | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Charmless and inhospitable; dreary/cold |
| Crestfallen | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Sad and disappointed; downcast face |
| Dejected | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Sad and dispirited; feeling low |
| Desolate | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: State of bleak and emptiness |
| Despair | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Complete loss or absence hope |
| Despondent | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: In low spirits from loss |
| Lament | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Passionate expression of grief/sorrow |
| Melancholy | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Feeling of pensive sadness; gloomy |
| Pathos | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Quality that evokes pity/sadness |
| Poignant | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Evoking keen sense of sadness |
| Woe | SAD/DEPRESSED - negative: Things that cause sorrow/distress |
| Expendable | UNIMPORTANT - neutral: Of little significance; easily replaced |
| Fringe | UNIMPORTANT - neutral: Not part of main group |
| Incidental | UNIMPORTANT - neutral: Accompanying but not major part |
| Inconsequential | UNIMPORTANT - negative: Not important or significant outcome |
| Marginalization | UNIMPORTANT - negative: Treatment of person as insignificant |
| Peripheral | UNIMPORTANT - neutral: Relating to edge/minor importance |
| Core | CRUCIAL - positive: The central or most important |
| Foremost | CRUCIAL - positive: Most prominent in rank/importance |
| Imperative | CRUCIAL - positive: Of vital importance; crucial/essential |
| Indispensable | CRUCIAL - positive: Absolutely necessary; cannot be without |
| Mandatory | CRUCIAL - neutral: Required by law or rules |
| Momentous | CRUCIAL - positive: Of great importance or significance |
| Pivotal | CRUCIAL - positive: Crucial importance to development/success |
| Salient | CRUCIAL - neutral: Most noticeable or important feature |
| Precedence | CRUCIAL - neutral: Condition of being more important |
| Ardent | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Enthusiastic or passionate feeling |
| Avid | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Having keen interest or enthusiasm |
| Dynamic | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Constant change, activity, or progress |
| Ebullient | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Cheerful and full of energy |
| Effervescent | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Vivacious and enthusiastic person |
| Exuberant | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Filled with energy and excitement |
| Fervent | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Having or displaying passionate intensity |
| Impassioned | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Filled with or showing passion |
| Vivacious | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Attractively lively and animated person |
| Zealous/Zest | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Having or showing great zeal |
| Antonym: Dampen | ENTHUSIASTIC - negative: Make less strong or intense |
| Antonym: Tepid | ENTHUSIASTIC - negative: Showing little enthusiasm; lukewarm |
| Rhapsody | ENTHUSIASTIC - positive: Effusively enthusiastic expression of feeling |
| Aberration | UNUSUAL - negative: Departure from what is normal |
| Anomaly | UNUSUAL - neutral: Something that deviates from normal |
| Deviate | UNUSUAL - neutral: Depart from an established course |
| Banal | ORDINARY - negative: Lacking in originality; boringly obvious |
| Bromide | ORDINARY - negative: Trite and unoriginal remark/idea |
| Cliché | ORDINARY - negative: Phrase/opinion that is overused |
| Commonplace | ORDINARY - neutral: Not unusual; ordinary or unremarkable |
| Derivative | ORDINARY - negative: Imitative of another person’s work |
| Hackney | ORDINARY - negative: Overused and lacking in significance |
| Humdrum | ORDINARY - negative: Lacking excitement or variety; dull |
| Mundane | ORDINARY - negative: Lacking interest or excitement; dull |
| Pedestrian | ORDINARY - negative: Lacking inspiration or excitement; dull |
| Platitude | ORDINARY - negative: Remark used too often; cliché |
| Prosaic | ORDINARY - neutral: Having style/diction of prose |
| Quotidian | ORDINARY - neutral: Of or occurring every day |
| Trite | ORDINARY - negative: Remark/idea overused and lacking originality |
| Unremarkable | ORDINARY - neutral: Not particularly interesting or surprising |
| Bland | BORING/DULL - negative: Lacking strong features or characteristics |
| Drab | BORING/DULL - negative: Lacking brightness or interest; drearily |
| Insipid | BORING/DULL - negative: Lacking flavor or vigor; dull |
| Vapid | BORING/DULL - negative: Offering nothing challenging or stimulating |
| Monotonous | BORING/REPETITIOUS - negative: Dull, tedious, and repetitiously uniform |
| Plod | BORING/REPETITIOUS - neutral: Walk doggedly and slowly with |
| Tedious | BORING/REPETITIOUS - negative: Too long, slow, or dull |
| Abstract | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - neutral: Existing in thought but not |
| Abstruse | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - negative: Difficult to understand; obscure/recondite |
| Arcane | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - neutral: Understood by few; mysterious/secret |
| Esoteric | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - neutral: Intended for small group special |
| Mystical | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - neutral: Relating to mystics or mysticism |
| Obscure | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - negative: Not discovered or known about |
| Opaque | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - neutral: Not able to see through |
| Profound | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - positive: Having great knowledge or insight |
| Recondite | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - negative: Little known; abstruse or obscure |
| Antonym: Perspicuous | DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND - positive: Clearly expressed and easily understood |
| Invigorating | ENERGIZING - positive: Making one feel strong/energetic |
| Revitalizing | ENERGIZING - positive: Imbue with new life/vitality |
| Dormant | INACTIVE - neutral: Normal functions suspended or slowed |
| Stagnant | INACTIVE - negative: Showing no activity or growth |
| Fortuitous | LUCKY - positive: Happening by a lucky chance |
| Opportune | LUCKY - positive: Done or occurring at favorable |
| Propitious | LUCKY - positive: Giving/indicating good chance success |
| Serendipity | LUCKY - positive: Occurrence of events by chance |
| Antonym: Hapless | LUCKY - negative: Unfortunate person; unlucky or ill-fated |
| Adversity | PAIN/SUFFERING - negative: Difficulties or misfortune; hardship |
| Afflictions | PAIN/SUFFERING - negative: Something that causes pain/suffering |
| Mishap | PAIN/SUFFERING - negative: An unlucky accident; minor problem |
| Ordeals | PAIN/SUFFERING - negative: Very unpleasant and prolonged experience |
| Trials | PAIN/SUFFERING - neutral: Test of performance, qualities, endurance |
| Tribulation | PAIN/SUFFERING - negative: Cause of great trouble/suffering |
| Evocative | REMEMBERING PAST - positive: Bringing strong images to mind |
| Hindsight | REMEMBERING PAST - neutral: Understanding situation after it happened |
| Nostalgia | REMEMBERING PAST - positive: Sentimental longing for the past |
| Reminiscence | REMEMBERING PAST - positive: Story of a past event |
| Retrospect | REMEMBERING PAST - neutral: Survey of past course events |
| Wistful | REMEMBERING PAST - neutral: Having feeling of vague longing |
| Fanatic | DANGEROUS BELIEVER - negative: Person with excessive single-minded zeal |
| Ideologue | DANGEROUS BELIEVER - negative: Adherent of a particular ideology |
| Zealot | DANGEROUS BELIEVER - negative: Person who is uncompromising/fanatical |
| Exiguous | VERY LESS - negative: Very small in size/amount |
| Meager | VERY LESS - negative: Lacking in quantity or quality |
| Puny | VERY LESS - negative: Small and weak; undersized/insignificant |
| Scanty | VERY LESS - negative: Small or insufficient in quantity |
| Scarce | VERY LESS - negative: Insufficient for the demand |
| Sparse | VERY LESS - neutral: Thinly dispersed or scattered |
| Accretion | INCREASE - neutral: Growth or increase by accumulation |
| Aggrandize | INCREASE - positive: Increase the power/status of |
| Augment | INCREASE - positive: Make greater by adding to |
| Balloon | INCREASE - neutral: Swell out in spherical shape |
| Burgeon | INCREASE - positive: Begin to grow or flourish |
| Dilate | INCREASE - neutral: Make or become wider/larger |
| Enhance | INCREASE - positive: Intensify, increase, or further improve |
| Magnify | INCREASE - neutral: Make something appear larger than |
| Mounting | INCREASE - neutral: Growing or increasing in intensity |
| Proliferate | INCREASE - neutral: Increase rapidly in numbers; multiply |
| Wax | INCREASE - neutral: Become larger or more powerful |
| Constrict | REDUCE/RESTRICT - negative: Make narrower by encircling pressure |
| Contract | REDUCE/RESTRICT - neutral: Decrease in size, number, range |
| Curtail | REDUCE/RESTRICT - negative: Reduce in extent or quantity |
| Dwindle | REDUCE/RESTRICT - negative: Diminish gradually in size/amount |
| Flag | REDUCE/RESTRICT - negative: Become tired, weaker, or less |
| Retrench | REDUCE/RESTRICT - negative: Reduce costs or spending; cutback |
| Wane | REDUCE/RESTRICT - negative: Decrease in vigor, power, size |
| Amalgamate | COMBINE - neutral: Combine or unite to form |
| Coalition | COMBINE - neutral: Temporary alliance for combined action |
| Integrate | COMBINE - positive: Combine one thing with another |
| Meld | COMBINE - neutral: Blend or combine together |
| Pairing | COMBINE - neutral: The action of putting together |
| Synthesis | COMBINE - neutral: Combination of ideas to form |
| Closefisted | UNWILLING SPEND - negative: Not willing to spend money |
| Miserly | UNWILLING SPEND - negative: Pitifully small or inadequate amount |
| Parsimonious | UNWILLING SPEND - negative: Very unwilling to spend money |
| Stingy | UNWILLING SPEND - negative: Mean; ungenerous; unwilling to give |
| Tightfisted | UNWILLING SPEND - negative: Not willing to spend money |
| Frugal | SPENDING WISELY - positive: Sparing with regard to money |
| Thrift | SPENDING WISELY - positive: Using money and resources carefully |
| Husbandry | SPENDING WISELY - positive: Management and conservation of resources |
| Economy | SPENDING WISELY - neutral: Careful management of available resources |
| Abate | LESSEN INTENSITY - neutral: Become less intense or widespread |
| Ebb | LESSEN INTENSITY - neutral: Gradually lessen or reduce |
| Recede | LESSEN INTENSITY - neutral: Move back or further away |
| Subside | LESSEN INTENSITY - neutral: Become less intense, violent, severe |
| Germane | RELEVANT - positive: Relevant to a subject under |
| Pertinent | RELEVANT - positive: Relevant or applicable to matter |
| Abound | EXCESS - positive: Exist in large numbers/amounts |
| Copious | EXCESS - positive: Abundant in supply or quantity |
| Inundate | EXCESS - negative: Overwhelm someone with things/people |
| Myriad | EXCESS - neutral: A countless or extremely great |
| Plethora | EXCESS - neutral: An excess of something |
| Profuse | EXCESS - positive: Especially plentiful; abundant |
| Prolific | EXCESS - positive: Producing much fruit or foliage |
| Steeped | EXCESS - neutral: Surrounded or filled with quality |
| Surfeit | EXCESS - negative: Excessive amount of something |
| Surge | EXCESS - neutral: Sudden powerful forward or upward |
| Ambivalent | UNCLEAR MEANING - neutral: Having mixed feelings or ideas |
| Ambiguous | UNCLEAR MEANING - neutral: Open to more than interpretation |
| Equivocal | UNCLEAR MEANING - neutral: Open to more than interpretation |
| Belabor | EXPLAIN TOO MUCH - negative: Argue or elaborate in detail |
| Antonym: Understatement | EXPLAIN TOO MUCH - neutral: Presentation of something as smaller |
| Impervious | CANNOT DEFEATED - positive: Unable to be affected by |
| Indomitable | CANNOT DEFEATED - positive: Impossible to subdue or defeat |
| Invincible | CANNOT DEFEATED - positive: Too powerful to be defeated |
| Dearth | SHORTAGE - negative: Scarcity or lack of something |
| Deficit | SHORTAGE - negative: Amount by which something small |
| Deprived | SHORTAGE - negative: Suffering lack of basic necessities |
| Devoid | SHORTAGE - negative: Entirely lacking or free from |
| Paucity | SHORTAGE - negative: Presence of something in small |
| Wanting | SHORTAGE - negative: Lacking in a required quality |
| Affluent | WEALTHY - positive: Having a great deal money |
| Opulent | WEALTHY - positive: Ostentatiously rich and luxurious/lavish |
| Impecunious | POOR - negative: Having little or no money |
| Impoverish | POOR - negative: Make a person or area |
| Indigent | POOR - negative: Poor; needy person |
| Exorbitant | HIGH PRICE - negative: Unreasonably high price/amount |
| Prohibitive | HIGH PRICE - negative: Guarding or forbidding something |
| Extravagance | SPEND LAVISHLY - negative: Lack of restraint in spending |
| Prodigal | SPEND LAVISHLY - negative: Spending money or resources freely |
| Profligate | SPEND LAVISHLY - negative: Recklessly extravagant or wasteful |
| Spendthrift | SPEND LAVISHLY - negative: Person who spends money wastefully |
| Squander | SPEND LAVISHLY - negative: Waste money or time foolishly |
| Absolute | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Not qualified or diminished |
| Categorical | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Unambiguously explicit and direct |
| Certitude | SURE/CERTAIN - positive: Absolute certainty that something true |
| Conviction | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Firmly held belief or opinion |
| Emphatic | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Showing or giving emphasis |
| Incontrovertible | SURE/CERTAIN - positive: Not able to be denied |
| Unqualified | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Not limited in any way |
| Antonym: Contingent | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Subject to chance; occurring only |
| Antonym: Inconclusive | SURE/CERTAIN - negative: Not leading to firm conclusion |
| Antonym: Provisional | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Arranged or existing for now |
| Antonym: Qualified | SURE/CERTAIN - positive: Certified as able to do |
| Antonym: Tentative | SURE/CERTAIN - neutral: Not certain or fixed; provisional |
| Restive | NERVOUS - negative: Unable to keep still; silent |
| Skittish | NERVOUS - negative: Excitable or easily scared person |
| Affiliated | RELATED - neutral: Officially attached or connected to |
| Kindred | RELATED - positive: One's family and relations; similar |
| Parting | FAREWELL - neutral: Done while leaving; departure |
| Valedictory | FAREWELL - positive: Serving as a farewell speech |
| Migrate | FAREWELL - neutral: Move from one region another |
| Outstrip | RISE BEYOND - positive: Move faster and overtake someone |
| Surpass | RISE BEYOND - positive: Exceed; be greater than |
| Transcend | RISE BEYOND - positive: Be or go beyond range |
| Ambitious | COMPETITIVE - positive: Having strong desire to succeed |
| Aspiration | COMPETITIVE - positive: Hope or ambition of achieving |
| Opportunism | COMPETITIVE - negative: Taking opportunities regardless of ethics |
| Avarice | GREED - Negative: Extreme greed for material wealth |
| Covetous | GREED - Negative: Desiring another's possessions or wealth |
| Voracious | GREED - Neutral: Having a very eager approach |
| Cacophony | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Harsh, jarring, discordant loud noises |
| Clamor | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Loud and persistent shouting/noise |
| Clangor | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: A continuous loud banging sound |
| Discordant | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Harsh and jarring in sound |
| Raucous | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Making a disturbingly harsh noise |
| Strident | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Loud, harsh, and grating sound |
| Vociferous | OVERLY NOISY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Vehement or noisy in expression |
| Euphony | PLEASANT SOUNDING - Positive: Pleasing or sweet sound quality |
| Melodious | PLEASANT SOUNDING - Positive: Producing a pleasant musical tune |
| Mellifluous | PLEASANT SOUNDING - Positive: Sweet or musical; pleasant hearing |
| Advocate | SUPPORTER - Positive: Publicly recommending or supporting cause |
| Ally | SUPPORTER - Positive: Person or group cooperating together |
| Champion | SUPPORTER - Positive: Vigorously support or defend cause |
| Endorse | SUPPORTER - Positive: Declare public approval or support |
| Espouse | SUPPORTER - Positive: Adopt or support a belief |
| Lobbyist | SUPPORTER - Neutral: Person attempting to influence legislation |
| Proponent | SUPPORTER - Positive: Person advocating a theory/proposal |
| Protagonist | SUPPORTER - Positive: Leading character or major advocate |
| Antonym: Adversary | SUPPORTER - Negative: One's opponent in a contest |
| Antonym: Antagonist | SUPPORTER - Negative: One who actively opposes someone |
| Antonym: Detractor | SUPPORTER - Negative: Person who disparages someone/something |
| Antonym: Foe | SUPPORTER - Negative: An enemy or an opponent |
| Antonym: Impugn | SUPPORTER - Negative: Dispute the truth or validity |
| Antonym: Inimical | SUPPORTER - Negative: Tending to obstruct or harm |
| Antonym: Nemesis | SUPPORTER - Negative: Long-standing rival or arch-enemy |
| Antonym: Opponent | SUPPORTER - Negative: Someone competing against another person |
| Calculated | PLANNED - Neutral: Done with full awareness/intent |
| Forethought | PLANNED - Positive: Careful consideration of future needs |
| Intentional | PLANNED - Neutral: Done on purpose; deliberate action |
| Premeditated | PLANNED - Negative: Planned or considered beforehand |
| Studied | PLANNED - Neutral: Achieved through deliberate effort/planning |
| Ad-Hoc | PLANNED - Neutral: Formed for a specific purpose |
| Antonym: Extemporaneous | PLANNED - Neutral: Spoken or done without preparation |
| Antonym: Impetuous | PLANNED - Negative: Acting quickly without thought/care |
| Antonym: Impromptu | PLANNED - Neutral: Done without being planned/rehearsed |
| Antonym: Improvise | PLANNED - Positive: Create something using available materials |
| Antonym: Offhand | PLANNED - Neutral: Without previous thought or consideration |
| Extraneous | EXTRA UNNECESSARY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Irrelevant or unrelated to subject |
| Redundant | EXTRA UNNECESSARY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Not or no longer needed |
| Superfluous | EXTRA UNNECESSARY (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Unnecessary; more than enough needed |
| Endure | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Positive: Suffer patiently or remain firm |
| Immutable | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Neutral: Unchanging over time; fixed state |
| Indefatigable | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Positive: Persisting tirelessly; never giving up |
| Persevere | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Positive: Continue despite difficulty or delay |
| Persistence | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Positive: Firm continuance in a state |
| Steadfast | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Positive: Resolutely firm or unwavering duty |
| Tenacious | RESOLUTE (POSITIVE) - Positive: Tending to keep firm hold |
| Arbitrary | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Based on random personal whim |
| Capricious | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Given to sudden mood changes |
| Erratic | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Not even or regular; unpredictable |
| Inconsistent | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Not staying the same throughout |
| Irresolute | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Showing or feeling total hesitancy |
| Mercurial | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Subject to sudden unpredictable changes |
| Oscillate | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Neutral: Move or swing back/forth |
| Sway | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Neutral: Move slowly or influence someone |
| Temperamental | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Liable to unreasonable changes/moods |
| Volatile | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Liable to change rapidly/unpredictably |
| Waver | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Negative: Become unsteady or be undecided |
| Whimsical | FICKLE/FLUCTUATING - Positive: Playfully quaint or fanciful behavior |
| Defy | TO OBJECT/RESIST - Negative: Openly resist or refuse obey |
| Demur | TO OBJECT/RESIST - Negative: Raise doubts or show reluctance |
| Dissent | TO OBJECT/RESIST - Negative: Expression of disagreement with opinions |
| Take Issue With | TO OBJECT/RESIST - Negative: Disagree with or challenge someone |
| Concoct | TO MAKE UP/CREATE - Neutral: Create or devise a story |
| Devise | TO MAKE UP/CREATE - Positive: Plan or invent by thinking |
| Formulate | TO MAKE UP/CREATE - Neutral: Express an idea in words |
| Accede | ACCEPT/AGREE - Positive: Agree to a demand/request |
| Acquiesce | ACCEPT/AGREE - Neutral: Accept something reluctantly without protest |
| Amenable | ACCEPT/AGREE - Positive: Open and responsive to suggestion |
| Assent | ACCEPT/AGREE - Positive: Expression of approval or agreement |
| Compliant | ACCEPT/AGREE - Neutral: Inclined to agree with others |
| Comply | ACCEPT/AGREE - Neutral: Act in accordance with wish |
| Concede | ACCEPT/AGREE - Neutral: Admit something is true/valid |
| Pliant | ACCEPT/AGREE - Neutral: Easily influenced or yielding person |
| Relent | ACCEPT/AGREE - Positive: Abandon or mitigate a harshness |
| Succumb | ACCEPT/AGREE - Negative: Fail to resist pressure/temptation |
| Yield | ACCEPT/AGREE - Neutral: Produce or provide; give way |
| Belie | TO DISPROVE - Negative: Fail to give true impression |
| Debunk | TO DISPROVE - Positive: Expose the falseness of idea |
| Discredit | TO DISPROVE - Negative: Harm the good reputation of |
| Expostulate | TO DISPROVE - Negative: Express strong disapproval or disagreement |
| Rebut | TO DISPROVE - Neutral: Claim or prove to be false |
| Refute | TO DISPROVE - Positive: Prove a statement to be false |
| Antonym: Irrefutable | TO DISPROVE - Positive: Impossible to deny or disprove |
| Ascertain | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Positive: Find something out for certain |
| Affirm | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Positive: State as a fact strongly |
| Corroborate | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Positive: Confirm or give support to |
| Ratify | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Positive: Sign or give formal consent |
| Substantiate | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Positive: Provide evidence to support truth |
| Testify/Testimony | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Neutral: Give evidence as a witness |
| Validate | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Positive: Check or prove the accuracy |
| Antonym: Unfounded | CONFIRM/APPROVE - Negative: Having no foundation or basis |
| Adamant | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Refusing to be persuaded; firm |
| Defiant | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Showing open resistance or disobedience |
| Incorrigible | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Not able to be corrected |
| Intractable | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Hard to control or deal |
| Intransigent | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Refusing to change one's views |
| Obdurate | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Stubbornly refusing to change action |
| Obstinate | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Stubbornly adhering to an opinion |
| Perverse | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Showing desire to behave unacceptably |
| Recalcitrant | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Uncooperative toward authority or discipline |
| Refractory | STUBBORN (NEGATIVE) - Negative: Stubborn or unmanageable; resisting control |
| Breach | BREAK A RULE - Negative: An act of breaking law |
| Flout | BREAK A RULE - Negative: Openly disregard a rule/custom |
| Infraction | BREAK A RULE - Negative: A violation of a law |
| Transgress | BREAK A RULE - Negative: Go beyond bounds of moral |
| Antonym: Abide | BREAK A RULE - Positive: Accept or act by rule |
| Antonym: Adhere | BREAK A RULE - Positive: Believe in and follow practices |
| Eminent | FAMOUS/ SUPERIOR - Positive: Famous and respected within profession |
| Luminary | FAMOUS/ SUPERIOR - Positive: Person who inspires/influences others |
| Pre-Eminent | FAMOUS/ SUPERIOR - Positive: Surpassing all others; very distinguished |
| Stature | FAMOUS/ SUPERIOR - Positive: Reputation gained by ability/achievement |
| Remunerative | PROFITABLE - Positive: Financially rewarding; paying a lot |
| Lucrative | PROFITABLE - Positive: Producing a great deal profit |
| Raiment | CLOTHING - Neutral: Clothing; garments; archaic formal attire |
| Sartorial | CLOTHING - Neutral: Relating to tailoring or clothes |
| Acute | SEVERE/ STRICT - Negative: Present to a severe degree |
| Austere | SEVERE/ STRICT - Negative: Severe or strict in appearance |
| Bucolic | VILLAGE-LIKE - Positive: Relating to pleasant country life |
| Pastoral | VILLAGE-LIKE - Positive: Portraying country life charmingly/simply |
| Rustic | VILLAGE-LIKE - Neutral: Relating to the countryside; rural |
| Accomplishment | ACHIEVEMENT/ SUCCESS - Positive: Something that has been achieved |
| Triumph | ACHIEVEMENT/ SUCCESS - Positive: A great victory or achievement |
| Vicarious | INDIRECT EXPERIENCE - Neutral: Experienced through another person's actions |
| Gluttony | GREED - Negative: Habitual greed or excess eating |
| Deliberate | PLANNED - Neutral: Done consciously and intentionally |
| Deliberate | TO THINK DEEPLY - Neutral: Engage in long careful consideration |
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| Treachery | DISLOYALTY - Negative: Betrayal of trust; deceptive action |
| Treason | DISLOYALTY - Negative: Crime of betraying one's country |
| Inception | BEGINNING - Neutral: The establishment or starting point |
| Inchoate | BEGINNING - Neutral: Just begun and not developed |
| Incipient | BEGINNING - Neutral: In initial stage; beginning happen |
| Infancy | BEGINNING - Neutral: Early stage of development/growth |
| Nascent | BEGINNING - Neutral: Just coming into industrial existence |
| Rudimentary | BEGINNING - Neutral: Involving or limited to basics |
| Seasoned | EXPERIENCED - Positive: Having a lot of experience |
| Veteran | EXPERIENCED - Positive: Person with long experience in |
| Connoisseur | EXPERT - Positive: Expert judge in taste/matters |
| Virtuoso | EXPERT - Positive: Person highly skilled in music |
| Crux | SUMMARY - Neutral: Most important point of issue |
| Gist | SUMMARY - Neutral: Real substance or general meaning |
| Purport | SUMMARY - Neutral: Appear or claim to be |
| Synopsis | SUMMARY - Neutral: Brief summary or general survey |
| Contrite | FEELING GUILTY - Positive: Feeling or expressing deep remorse |
| Penitent | FEELING GUILTY - Positive: Feeling or showing sorrow/regret |
| Remorse | FEELING GUILTY - Negative: Deep regret for wrong committed |
| Rueful | FEELING GUILTY - Negative: Expressing sorrow or regret; mournful |
| Abeyance | INTERVAL/PAUSE - Neutral: State of temporary disuse/suspension |
| Hiatus | INTERVAL/PAUSE - Neutral: Pause or gap in sequence |
| Lull | INTERVAL/PAUSE - Neutral: Temporary interval of quiet/lack |
| Respite | INTERVAL/PAUSE - Positive: Short period rest from difficulty |
| Atrophy | WEAKEN - Negative: Waste away from lack use |
| Attenuate | WEAKEN - Negative: Reduce the force or effect |
| Attrition | WEAKEN - Negative: Reducing strength through sustained pressure |
| Debilitate | WEAKEN - Negative: Make someone very weak/infirm |
| Degradation | WEAKEN - Negative: Process of being degraded/shamed |
| Deteriorate | WEAKEN - Negative: Become progressively worse over time |
| Enervate | WEAKEN - Negative: Cause someone feel drained energy |
| Enfeeble | WEAKEN - Negative: Make someone or something weak |
| Erode | WEAKEN - Negative: Gradually wear away or destroy |
| Flagging | WEAKEN - Negative: Becoming tired or less enthusiastic |
| Retrograde | WEAKEN - Negative: Directed or moving backward/worse |
| Subvert | WEAKEN - Negative: Undermine power and authority of |
| Undercut | WEAKEN - Negative: Weaken or render less effective |
| Undermine | WEAKEN - Negative: Lessen the effectiveness or power |
| Wither | WEAKEN - Negative: Fall into decay or decline |
| Regenerate | RESTORED - Positive: Regrow or replace lost tissue |
| Rejuvenate | RESTORED - Positive: Make look or feel younger |
| Renaissance | RESTORED - Positive: A revival or renewed interest |
| Resurrect | RESTORED - Positive: Revive or revitalize something defunct |
| Revive | RESTORED - Positive: Restore to life or consciousness |
| Quixotic | IDEALISTIC - Neutral: Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic/unpractical |
| Utopian | IDEALISTIC - Positive: Aiming for a perfect state |
| Eccentric | STRANGE - Neutral: Unconventional and slightly strange behavior |
| Idiosyncrasy | STRANGE - Neutral: Mode of behavior peculiar individual |
| Quirkiness | STRANGE - Neutral: Characterized by peculiar or unexpected |
| Arduous | DIFFICULT - Negative: Involving or requiring strenuous effort |
| Cumbersome | DIFFICULT - Negative: Large, heavy, and difficult carry |
| Demanding | DIFFICULT - Negative: Requiring much time and effort |
| Exacting | DIFFICULT - Negative: Making great demands on skill |
| Laborious | DIFFICULT - Negative: Requiring considerable effort and time |
| Onerous | DIFFICULT - Negative: Involving burdensome amount of effort |
| Amend | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Make minor changes to improve |
| Counterbalance | CORRECT/REPAIR - Neutral: Neutralize through an opposing force |
| Compensate | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Give someone something in recognition |
| Expiate | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Atone for guilt or sin |
| Indemnify | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Compensate someone for harm/loss |
| Redemption | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Action of being saved/cleared |
| Redress | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Remedy or set right unfairness |
| Reparation | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Making amends for wrong done |
| Restitution | CORRECT/REPAIR - Positive: Restoration of something lost/stolen |
| Clarity | CLEAR - Positive: Quality of being coherent/intelligible |
| Elucidate | CLEAR - Positive: Make something clear; explain well |
| Expound | CLEAR - Neutral: Explain a theory or idea |
| Lucid | CLEAR - Positive: Expressed clearly; easy to understand |
| Pellucid | CLEAR - Positive: Lucid in style or meaning |
| Becloud | UNCLEAR - Negative: Make something less clear/transparent |
| Indistinct | UNCLEAR - Negative: Not clear or sharply defined |
| Murky | UNCLEAR - Negative: Dark/dirty; not fully explained |
| Nebulous | UNCLEAR - Negative: Hazy, vague, or ill-defined concept |
| Obscure | UNCLEAR - Negative: Not discovered or known about |
| Dilemma | DIFFICULTY - Negative: Situation requiring choice between undesirable |
| Predicament | DIFFICULTY - Negative: Difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation |
| Quandary | DIFFICULTY - Negative: State of perplexity or uncertainty |
| Antecedent | BEFORE - Neutral: Thing that existed before another |
| Antedate | BEFORE - Neutral: Precede in time; come before |
| Forerunner | BEFORE - Neutral: Person or thing precedes another |
| Harbinger | BEFORE - Neutral: Person/thing signals approach another |
| Precedent | BEFORE - Neutral: Earlier event serving as example |
| Precursor | BEFORE - Neutral: Person/thing comes before another |
| Decadent | IMMORAL - Negative: Reflecting state of moral decline |
| Depravity | IMMORAL - Negative: Moral corruption; a wicked act |
| Dissolute | IMMORAL - Negative: Lax in morals; licentious behavior |
| Improbity | IMMORAL - Negative: Lack of honesty or integrity |
| Wayward | IMMORAL - Negative: Difficult to control or predict |
| Flawless | PERFECT - Positive: Without any imperfections or defects |
| Immaculate | PERFECT - Positive: Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy |
| Impeccable | PERFECT - Positive: Highest standards of behavior/performance |
| Infallible | PERFECT - Positive: Incapable of making any mistakes |
| Bridle | RESTRAIN - Negative: Bring something under control; curb |
| Circumscribe | RESTRAIN - Negative: Restrict something within certain limits |
| Constraint | RESTRAIN - Negative: A limitation or restriction |
| Fetter | RESTRAIN - Negative: Restrain with chains or manacles |
| Manacle | RESTRAIN - Negative: Shackle for fastening someone's hands |
| Rein | RESTRAIN - Negative: Keep under control; check progress |
| Secure | RESTRAIN - Positive: Fixed or fastened so as |
| Shackle | RESTRAIN - Negative: Limit someone's freedom of action |
| Autonomy | FREEDOM - Positive: Right or condition self-government |
| Latitude | FREEDOM - Positive: Scope for freedom of action |
| Sovereign | FREEDOM - Positive: Possessing supreme or ultimate power |
| Bane | HARMFUL - Negative: Cause of great distress/annoyance |
| Blight | HARMFUL - Negative: Thing that spoils or damages |
| Deleterious | HARMFUL - Negative: Causing harm or damage |
| Detrimental | HARMFUL - Negative: Tending to cause harm |
| Insidious | HARMFUL - Negative: Proceeding in gradual/subtle harm |
| Malignant | HARMFUL - Negative: Malevolent or very virulent/infectious |
| Pernicious | HARMFUL - Negative: Having harmful effect; subtle way |
| Delineate | DEFINE - Neutral: Describe or portray something precisely |
| Depict | DEFINE - Neutral: Show or represent by drawing |
| Outline | DEFINE - Neutral: Give summary of main features |
| Supplant | DISPLACE - Negative: Supersede and replace someone/something |
| Supersede | DISPLACE - Neutral: Take place of person/thing |
| Antonym: Fidelity | DISLOYALTY - Positive: Faithfulness to person/cause/belief |
| Antonym: Layperson | EXPERT - Neutral: Person without professional specialized knowledge |
| Antonym: Facile | DIFFICULT - Negative: Ignoring complexities; appearing neat/easy |
| Antonym: Conscience | IMMORAL - Positive: Inner feeling as moral guide |
| Antonym: Integrity | IMMORAL - Positive: Quality of being honest/fair |
| Antonym: Irreproachable | IMMORAL - Positive: Beyond criticism; faultless |
| Antonym: Probity | IMMORAL - Positive: Quality having strong moral principles |
| Antonym: Rectitude | IMMORAL - Positive: Righteousness; morally correct behavior |
| Antonym: Unimpeachable | IMMORAL - Positive: Entirely trustworthy; not doubted |
| Antonym: Flawed | PERFECT - Negative: Having or characterized by defect |
| Antonym: Foible | PERFECT - Negative: Minor weakness or eccentricity character |
| Antonym: Emancipate | RESTRAIN - Positive: Set free from legal/social |
| Antonym: Extricate | RESTRAIN - Positive: Free from a constraint/difficulty |
| Antonym: Innocuous | HARMFUL - Positive: Not harmful or offensive |
| Antonym: Boon | HARMFUL - Positive: Thing that is very helpful |
| Delimit* | DEFINE - Neutral: Determine the limits or boundaries |
| Degenerate | WEAKEN - Negative: Decline or deteriorate physically/morally |
| Degenerate | IMMORAL - Negative: Lacking in usual/good qualities |
| Antonym: Benign | HARMFUL - Positive: Gentle and kind; not harmful |
| Malign | DEFAME - Negative: Speak about someone spitefully critical |
| Pandemonium | CHAOS - Negative: Wild and noisy disorder/confusion |
| Tumultuous | CHAOS - Negative: Making loud, confused noise; excited |
| Turbulence | CHAOS - Negative: Violent or unsteady movement; conflict |
| Turmoil | CHAOS - Negative: State great disturbance or confusion |
| Upheaval | CHAOS - Negative: Violent or sudden change/disruption |
| Menace | CRIMINALS - Negative: Person/thing likely cause harm |
| Miscreant | CRIMINALS - Negative: Person who behaves badly/illegally |
| Artful | CHEAT - Negative: Clever or skillful, typically deceitful |
| Artifice | CHEAT - Negative: Clever devices used to deceive |
| Crafty | CHEAT - Negative: Clever at achieving through deceit |
| Duplicity | CHEAT - Negative: Deceitfulness; double-dealing |
| Mislead | CHEAT - Negative: Cause someone have wrong idea |
| Swindle | CHEAT - Negative: Use deception to deprive money |
| Artless | INNOCENT - Positive: Without effort or pretentiousness; natural |
| Credulous | INNOCENT - Negative: Having too great readiness believe |
| Guileless | INNOCENT - Positive: Devoid of guile; innocent; naive |
| Gullible | INNOCENT - Negative: Easily persuaded to believe something |
| Ingenuous | INNOCENT - Positive: Innocent and unsuspecting |
| Naïve | INNOCENT - Neutral: Lacking experience, wisdom, or judgment |
| Recapitulate | REPEAT - Neutral: Summarize and state main points |
| Reiterate | REPEAT - Neutral: Say something again for emphasis |
| Calamitous | DISASTER - Negative: Involving great misfortune or disaster |
| Catastrophe | DISASTER - Negative: Event causing great/sudden damage |
| Debacle | DISASTER - Negative: Sudden ignominious failure; a fiasco |
| Apprehensive | DOUBTFUL - Negative: Anxious or fearful that something |
| Cynical | DOUBTFUL - Negative: Believing people are motivated self-interest |
| Questionable | DOUBTFUL - Negative: Doubtful as regards truth/quality |
| Skeptical | DOUBTFUL - Neutral: Not easily convinced; having doubts |
| Credence | TRUE - Positive: Belief in or acceptance something |
| Credible | TRUE - Positive: Able to be believed; convincing |
| Verisimilar | TRUE - Neutral: Having the appearance of truth |
| Indecorous | IMPROPER - Negative: Not in keeping with good |
| Flagrant | IMPROPER - Negative: Obviously offensive or shocking behavior |
| Malfeasance | IMPROPER - Negative: Wrongdoing, especially by public official |
| Unbecoming | IMPROPER - Negative: Not flattering or not appropriate |
| Unseemly | IMPROPER - Negative: Not proper or appropriate behavior |
| Burnished | SHINING - Positive: Polished by rubbing; made shiny |
| Effulgent | SHINING - Positive: Shining brightly; radiant |
| Luminous | SHINING - Positive: Shedding light; bright or shining |
| Lustrous | SHINING - Positive: Having a gentle glowing luster |
| Scintillating | SHINING - Positive: Sparkling or shining brightly; brilliant |
| Moderate | SELF CONTROL - Positive: Average in amount/intensity; not extreme |
| Refrain | SELF CONTROL - Positive: Stop oneself from doing something |
| Temperate | SELF CONTROL - Positive: Showing moderation or self-restraint |
| Conceivable | PRACTICAL - Neutral: Capable of being imagined/grasped |
| Feasible | PRACTICAL - Positive: Possible to do easily/conveniently |
| Plausible | PRACTICAL - Neutral: Seeming reasonable or probable |
| Pragmatic | PRACTICAL - Positive: Dealing things sensibly and realistically |
| Probable | PRACTICAL - Neutral: Likely to happen or true |
| Utilitarian | PRACTICAL - Neutral: Designed to be useful/practical |
| Viable | PRACTICAL - Positive: Capable of working successfully; feasible |
| Arrogant | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Having exaggerated sense own importance |
| Braggart | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Person who boasts about achievements |
| Cavalier | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Showing lack proper concern; dismissive |
| Conceited | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Excessively proud of oneself; vain |
| Egotistical | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Excessively conceited or self-absorbed |
| Elitist | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Believing in superiority of elite |
| Haughty | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Arrogantly superior and disdainful |
| Narcissistic | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Excessive interest in oneself/appearance |
| Pompous | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important |
| Vainglorious | OVERLY PROUD - Negative: Excessively proud of own achievements |
| Brazen | BOLD - Negative: Bold and without shame |
| Impertinent | BOLD - Negative: Not showing proper respect; rude |
| Impudent | BOLD - Negative: Not showing due respect; impertinent |
| Insolent | BOLD - Negative: Showing rude and arrogant lack |
| Presumptuous | BOLD - Negative: Failing observe limits of appropriateness |
| Flamboyance | SHOW-OFF - Neutral: Tendency to attract attention/exuberance |
| Flaunt | SHOW-OFF - Negative: Display ostentatiously to provoke envy |
| Grandiose | SHOW-OFF - Negative: Impressive or magnificent in appearance |
| Ostentatious | SHOW-OFF - Negative: Characterized by vulgar/pretentious display |
| Garrulous | TALKATIVE - Negative: Excessively talkative, especially trivial matters |
| Long-Winded | TALKATIVE - Negative: Using too many words; tedious |
| Loquacious | TALKATIVE - Neutral: Tending to talk a lot |
| Prolix | TALKATIVE - Negative: Using or containing too many |
| Verbose | TALKATIVE - Negative: Using more words than needed |
| Voluble | TALKATIVE - Neutral: Speaking or spoken incessantly/fluently |
| Abridge | SPEAK LESS - Neutral: Shorten a piece of writing |
| Brevity | SPEAK LESS - Positive: Concise and exact use words |
| Condense | SPEAK LESS - Neutral: Make something denser or more |
| Pithy | SPEAK LESS - Positive: Concise and forcefully expressive |
| Reticent | SPEAK LESS - Neutral: Not revealing one's thoughts/feelings |
| Succinct | SPEAK LESS - Positive: Briefly and clearly expressed |
| Taciturn | SPEAK LESS - Neutral: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech |
| Terse | SPEAK LESS - Neutral: Sparing in use of words |
| Hypocritical | PRETENSE OF MORALITY - Negative: Professing beliefs one doesn't follow |
| Altruist | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Unselfish concern for others' welfare |
| Benefactor | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Person who gives financial help |
| Beneficent | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Generous or doing good deeds |
| Benevolent | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Well-meaning and kindly towards others |
| Benignant | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Kindly and well-intentioned nature |
| Humane | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Showing compassion or benevolence |
| Magnanimous | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Generous or forgiving toward rivals |
| Munificent | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Larger or more generous gift |
| Patron | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Person giving financial support/protection |
| Philanthropist | GENEROUS SUPPORTER - Positive: Person seeking to promote welfare |
| Delegate | GIVE RESPONSIBILITY - Neutral: Entrust a task to another |
| Devolve | GIVE RESPONSIBILITY - Neutral: Transfer power to lower level |
| Brush Aside | DISREGARD - Negative: Dismiss something as unimportant |
| Discount | DISREGARD - Negative: Regard something as being untrustworthy |
| Misgivings | HESITATE (MORAL) - Negative: Feeling of doubt or apprehension |
| Scruples | HESITATE (MORAL) - Positive: Hesitation on grounds of conscience |
| Ensue | AFTER EFFECTS - Neutral: Happen afterward as a result |
| Ramifications | AFTER EFFECTS - Negative: Complex or unwelcome consequence |
| Repercussions | AFTER EFFECTS - Negative: Unintended consequence of an event |
| Sublime | SPIRITUAL - Positive: Of such excellence or beauty |
| Antonym: Cosmopolitan | INNOCENT - Positive: Familiar with many different countries |
| Antonym: Worldly-Wise | INNOCENT - Positive: Experienced and practical regarding life |
| Antonym: Coup | DISASTER - Positive: A sudden, successful strategic move |
| Antonym: Demure | IMPROPER BEHAVIOR - Positive: Reserved, modest, and shy behavior |
| Antonym: Indulge | SELF CONTROL - Neutral: Allow oneself to enjoy pleasure |
| Antonym: Improbable | PRACTICAL/POSSIBLE - Negative: Not likely to be true |
| Antonym: Unassuming | OVERLY PROUD - Positive: Not pretentious or arrogant |
| Panache | SHOW-OFF - Positive: Flamboyant confidence of style/manner |
| Antonym: Unpretentious | SHOW-OFF - Positive: Not attempting to impress others |
| Antonym: Base | SPIRITUAL - Negative: Without moral principles; ignoble |
| Dupe | CHEAT/DECEIVE - Negative: Deceive or trick someone easily |
| Guile | CHEAT/DECEIVE - Negative: Sly or cunning intelligence |
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| Dubious | DOUBTFUL - Negative: Hesitating, doubting, or suspect nature |
| Audacious | BOLD/BRAVE - Positive: Showing willingness to take risks |
| Pretentious | SHOW-OFF - Negative: Attempting to impress by affectation |
| Prude | PRETENSE OF MORALITY - Negative: Person easily shocked by sex |
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| Tacit | HINT/INDIRECT - Neutral: Understood or implied without speech |
| Emulate | IMITATE - Positive: Match or surpass by imitation |
| Simulate | IMITATE - Neutral: Imitate appearance or character of |
| Deference | RESPECT - Positive: Humble submission and respect |
| Exalt | RESPECT - Positive: Hold in very high regard |
| Revere | RESPECT - Positive: Feel deep respect or admiration |
| Venerate | RESPECT - Positive: Regard with great respect; revere |
| Assert | CLAIM/DECLARE - Neutral: State a fact/belief confidently |
| Avow | CLAIM/DECLARE - Neutral: Assert or confess something openly |
| Contend | CLAIM/DECLARE - Neutral: Assert something as a position |
| Proclaim | CLAIM/DECLARE - Neutral: Announce officially or publicly |
| Abdicate | GIVE UP - Negative: Renounce one's throne or duty |
| Cede | GIVE UP - Neutral: Give up power or territory |
| Forgo | GIVE UP - Neutral: Decline to take or use |
| Forsake | GIVE UP - Negative: Abandon someone or something |
| Relinquish | GIVE UP - Neutral: Voluntarily cease to keep/claim |
| Renounce | GIVE UP - Neutral: Formally declare one's abandonment of |
| Imminent | ABOUT TO HAPPEN - Neutral: About to happen very soon |
| Lurid | OFFENSIVE/LUSTY - Negative: Very vivid, especially harsh way |
| Obscene | OFFENSIVE/LUSTY - Negative: Offensive to moral principles; indecent |
| Sensational | OFFENSIVE/LUSTY - Negative: Presenting information to provoke interest |
| Vulgar | OFFENSIVE/LUSTY - Negative: Lacking sophistication or good taste |
| Contemplate | THINK DEEPLY - Neutral: Look thoughtfully for a long time |
| Introspect | THINK DEEPLY - Positive: Examine one's own thoughts/feelings |
| Mull | THINK DEEPLY - Neutral: Think about a proposal/fact |
| Pensive | THINK DEEPLY - Neutral: Engaged in deep or serious |
| Ponder | THINK DEEPLY - Neutral: Think about something carefully |
| Reflect | THINK DEEPLY - Positive: Think deeply or carefully about |
| Ruminate | THINK DEEPLY - Neutral: Think deeply about something |
| Prone | EASILY AFFECTED - Negative: Likely to suffer from something |
| Subject To | EASILY AFFECTED - Neutral: Likely to be affected by |
| Susceptible | EASILY AFFECTED - Negative: Likely to be influenced/harmed |
| Vulnerable | EASILY AFFECTED - Negative: Exposed to being attacked/harmed |
| Lax | CARELESS - Negative: Not sufficiently strict or careful |
| Negligent | CARELESS - Negative: Failing to take proper care |
| Remiss | CARELESS - Negative: Lacking care or attention; negligent |
| Encroach | WITHOUT PERMISSION - Negative: Intrude on person's territory/rights |
| Intrude | WITHOUT PERMISSION - Negative: Put oneself where not invited |
| Obtrude | WITHOUT PERMISSION - Negative: Become noticeable in unwelcome way |
| Affable | FRIENDLY - Positive: Friendly, good-natured, or easy talk |
| Amiable | FRIENDLY - Positive: Having or displaying friendly manner |
| Amicable | FRIENDLY - Positive: Characterized by friendliness/without discord |
| Congenial | FRIENDLY - Positive: Pleasant because of similar interests |
| Convivial | FRIENDLY - Positive: Cheerful and friendly; jovial |
| Cordial | FRIENDLY - Positive: Warm and friendly; polite |
| Fraternize | FRIENDLY - Neutral: Associate with others socially |
| Disgruntle | IRRITATE - Negative: Make someone angry or dissatisfied |
| Exasperate | IRRITATE - Negative: Irritate or frustrate someone intensely |
| Harangue | IRRITATE - Negative: A lengthy and aggressive speech |
| Irksome | IRRITATE - Negative: Irritating; annoying; tiresome |
| Peeve | IRRITATE - Negative: Annoy or irritate someone |
| Vex | IRRITATE - Negative: Make someone feel annoyed/worried |
| Appropriate | TAKE FORCIBLY - Negative: Take for own use without permission |
| Expropriate | TAKE FORCIBLY - Negative: Take property from its owner |
| Usurp | TAKE FORCIBLY - Negative: Take a position illegally/forcibly |
| Preempt | TAKE FORCIBLY - Neutral: Take action to prevent event |
| Cantankerous | IRRITABLE - Negative: Bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative |
| Chagrin | IRRITABLE - Negative: Distress or embarrassment at failure |
| Irascible | IRRITABLE - Negative: Having tendency to be angered |
| Testiness | IRRITABLE - Negative: Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat |
| Peruse | EXAMINE CAREFULLY - Neutral: Read something in thorough way |
| Pore Over | EXAMINE CAREFULLY - Neutral: Read or study something attentively |
| Scrutinize | EXAMINE CAREFULLY - Neutral: Examine or inspect closely/thoroughly |
| Camouflage | HIDE/DISGUISE - Neutral: Disguise appearance of something |
| Cloak | HIDE/DISGUISE - Neutral: Something that covers or hides |
| Dissemble | HIDE/DISGUISE - Negative: Conceal one's true motives/feelings |
| Feign | HIDE/DISGUISE - Negative: Pretend to be affected by |
| Guise | HIDE/DISGUISE - Neutral: External form concealing true nature |
| Incognito | HIDE/DISGUISE - Neutral: Having one's identity concealed |
| Mask | HIDE/DISGUISE - Neutral: Conceal from view or knowledge |
| Shroud | HIDE/DISGUISE - Neutral: Thing that envelops or obscures |
| Clandestine | SECRET - Negative: Kept secret or done secretively |
| Covert | SECRET - Neutral: Not openly acknowledged or displayed |
| Discreet | SECRET - Positive: Careful in one's speech/actions |
| Furtive | SECRET - Negative: Attempting to avoid notice/attention |
| Sly | SECRET - Negative: Having a cunning/deceitful nature |
| Stealth | SECRET - Neutral: Cautious and surreptitious action/movement |
| Surreptitious | SECRET - Negative: Kept secret; would not approve |
| Underhanded | SECRET - Negative: Done in secret/dishonest way |
| Unearth | UNCOVER - Neutral: Find something in the ground |
| Unravel | UNCOVER - Positive: Investigate and solve something complex |
| Diversity | VARIETY - Positive: Range of different things |
| Eclectic | VARIETY - Positive: Deriving ideas from diverse sources |
| Multifaceted | VARIETY - Positive: Having many sides or aspects |
| Multifarious | VARIETY - Neutral: Many and of various types |
| Pastiche | VARIETY - Neutral: Work imitating other styles/artists |
| Variegate | VARIETY - Neutral: Exhibit different colors or patterns |
| Versatile | VARIETY - Positive: Able to adapt to many |
| Hyperbole | EXAGGERATE - Neutral: Exaggerated statements not literal |
| Magnify | EXAGGERATE - Neutral: Make something appear larger |
| Divulge | REVEAL - Neutral: Make known private/sensitive information |
| Telling | REVEAL - Neutral: Having a striking or revealing |
| Impending | ABOUT TO HAPPEN - Negative: Be about to happen (negative) |
| Antonym: Immune | EASILY AFFECTED - Positive: Resistant to a particular thing |
| Antonym: Impervious | EASILY AFFECTED - Positive: Not allowing fluid to pass |
| Antonym: Stringent | CARELESS - Positive: Strict, precise, and exacting |
| Antonym: Aloof | FRIENDLY - Negative: Not friendly or forthcoming; cool |
| Antonym: Inalienable | TAKE FORCIBLY - Positive: Unable to be taken away |
| Antonym: Overt | SECRET - Positive: Done or shown openly; plainly |
| Antonym: Underplay | EXAGGERATE - Neutral: Represent something as less significant |
| Antonym: Understate | EXAGGERATE - Neutral: Present as smaller than actual |
| Antonym: Conceal | REVEAL - Negative: Keep from sight; hide |
| Articulate | FLUENT/CLEAR - Positive: Having ability to speak fluently |
| Coherent | FLUENT/CLEAR - Positive: Logical and consistent; clearly spoken |
| Eloquent | FLUENT/CLEAR - Positive: Fluent or persuasive in speaking |
| Enunciate | FLUENT/CLEAR - Positive: Say or pronounce clearly |
| Adjourn | DELAY/POSTPONE - Neutral: Break off with intention resuming |
| Defer | DELAY/POSTPONE - Neutral: Put off to later time |
| Protract | DELAY/POSTPONE - Negative: Prolong; extend duration of |
| Procrastinate | DELAY/POSTPONE - Negative: Delay or postpone action |
| Apprentice | BEGINNER - Neutral: Person learning a trade/skill |
| Novel | BEGINNER - Positive: New or unusual in interesting |
| Novice | BEGINNER - Neutral: Person new to a situation |
| Rookie | BEGINNER - Neutral: New recruit or inexperienced person |
| Mendacity | FALSEHOOD - Negative: Untruthfulness; tendency to lie |
| Perjury | FALSEHOOD - Negative: Willfully telling untruth in court |
| Prevarication | FALSEHOOD - Negative: Action of telling a lie |
| Reprisal | COUNTER-ATTACK - Negative: Act of retaliation for injury |
| Retaliate | COUNTER-ATTACK - Negative: Make attack in return |
| Absurd | STRANGE - Negative: Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate |
| Atypical | STRANGE - Neutral: Not representative of a group |
| Bizarre | STRANGE - Negative: Very strange or unusual |
| Ludicrous | STRANGE - Negative: So foolish as to be |
| Outlandish | STRANGE - Negative: Looking or sounding bizarre/unfamiliar |
| Preposterous | STRANGE - Negative: Contrary to reason or common |
| Uncanny | STRANGE - Neutral: Strange or mysterious; uneasy way |
| Bleak | GLOOMY/DARK - Negative: Lacking vegetation or exposed/hollow |
| Somber | GLOOMY/DARK - Negative: Dark or dull in color |
| Arresting | ATTRACT/FASCINATE - Positive: Striking; eye-catching; capturing attention |
| Captivate | ATTRACT/FASCINATE - Positive: Attract and hold interest of |
| Enamored | ATTRACT/FASCINATE - Positive: Be filled with love for |
| Enthrall | ATTRACT/FASCINATE - Positive: Capture the fascinated attention of |
| Mesmerize | ATTRACT/FASCINATE - Positive: Hold attention to exclusion others |
| Spellbinding | ATTRACT/FASCINATE - Positive: Holding attention as if by |
| Epidemic | WIDESPREAD - Negative: Widespread occurrence of infectious disease |
| Pandemic | WIDESPREAD - Negative: Disease prevalent over whole country |
| Rampant | WIDESPREAD - Negative: Flourishing or spreading unchecked |
| Rife | WIDESPREAD - Negative: Especially of something unpleasant; widespread |
| Chivalry | BRAVE - Positive: Polite and kind behavior (men) |
| Dauntless | BRAVE - Positive: Showing fearlessness and determination |
| Gallant | BRAVE - Positive: Brave or heroic behavior |
| Intrepid | BRAVE - Positive: Fearless; adventurous; often for humor |
| Pluck | BRAVE - Positive: Spirited and determined courage |
| Undaunted | BRAVE - Positive: Not intimidated by difficulty/danger |
| Valor | BRAVE - Positive: Great courage in face danger |
| Cow | FEARFUL - Negative: Cause someone to be intimidated |
| Cower | FEARFUL - Negative: Crouch down in fear |
| Flinch | FEARFUL - Negative: Make quick, nervous movement |
| Petrify | FEARFUL - Negative: Make someone so frightened |
| Shrink | FEARFUL - Negative: Move back/away in fear |
| Trepidation | FEARFUL - Negative: Feeling of fear or agitation |
| Abash | EMBARRASS - Negative: Cause to feel embarrassed/ashamed |
| Discomfit | EMBARRASS - Negative: Make someone feel uneasy/embarrassed |
| Mortify | EMBARRASS - Negative: Cause someone to feel embarrassed |
| Indigenous | NATIVE/LOCAL - Neutral: Originating or occurring naturally |
| Conundrum | PUZZLING - Negative: Confusing and difficult problem |
| Cryptic | PUZZLING - Neutral: Having a meaning that's mysterious |
| Enigma | PUZZLING - Neutral: Person or thing that's mysterious |
| Inscrutable | PUZZLING - Neutral: Impossible to understand or interpret |
| Intrigue | PUZZLING - Positive: Arouse the curiosity or interest |
| Diffidence | SHY/INTROVERT - Negative: Modesty or shyness from lack |
| Reserved | SHY/INTROVERT - Neutral: Slow to reveal emotions/opinions |
| Retiring | SHY/INTROVERT - Neutral: Shy and fond of being |
| Timid | SHY/INTROVERT - Negative: Showing lack of courage/confidence |
| Paradox | CONTRADICT SELF - Neutral: Statement that leads to contradiction |
| Aspersion | ACCUSE/DEFAME - Negative: Attack on reputation or integrity |
| Defame | ACCUSE/DEFAME - Negative: Damage the good reputation of |
| Opprobrium | ACCUSE/DEFAME - Negative: Harsh criticism or public disgrace |
| Slander | ACCUSE/DEFAME - Negative: Action of making false/damaging |
| Stigmatization | ACCUSE/DEFAME - Negative: Describe something as worthy disgrace |
| Vilify | ACCUSE/DEFAME - Negative: Speak or write about abusively |
| Ignominy | DISREPUTE - Negative: Public shame or disgrace |
| Infamy | DISREPUTE - Negative: Being well known for bad |
| Notorious | DISREPUTE - Negative: Famous or well known for |
| Inadvertently | UNINTENTIONALLY - Neutral: Without intention; accidentally |
| Unwittingly | UNINTENTIONALLY - Neutral: Without being aware; unintentionally |
| Counterfeit | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Exact imitation of something valuable |
| Devious | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Showing skillful use of underhanded |
| Erroneous | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Wrong; incorrect |
| Fabricate | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Invent something, typically with deceit |
| Fallacious | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Based on a mistaken belief |
| Forgery | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Producing copy of document/signature |
| Insincere | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Not expressing genuine feelings |
| Phony | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Not genuine; fraudulent |
| Sham | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Thing that is not what |
| Sophistry | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Use of fallacious arguments |
| Spurious | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Not being what it purports |
| Vigilant | ALERT - Positive: Keeping careful watch for danger |
| Vengeance | REVENGE - Negative: Punishment inflicted for injury/wrong |
| Vindictive | REVENGE - Negative: Showing strong desire for revenge |
| Retribution | REVENGE - Negative: Punishment inflicted as vengeance |
| Critical | URGENT/DEMANDING - Negative: Expressing adverse or disapproving comments |
| Exigent | URGENT/DEMANDING - Negative: Pressing; demanding; urgent |
| Pressing | URGENT/DEMANDING - Negative: Requiring quick or immediate action |
| Anecdote | STORY - Neutral: Short amusing/interesting story |
| Narrative | STORY - Neutral: Spoken or written account events |
| Demote | INFERIOR RANK - Negative: Give a lower rank/position |
| Relegate | INFERIOR RANK - Negative: Consign to an inferior rank |
| Subordination | INFERIOR RANK - Negative: Action of being subordinate |
| Antonym: Ineffable | FLUENT/CLEAR - Positive: Too great to be expressed |
| Antonym: Veracity | FALSEHOOD - Positive: Conformity to facts; accuracy; truth |
| Antonym: Ennui | FASCINATE - Negative: Feeling of listlessness and boredom |
| Antonym: Endemic | WIDESPREAD - Neutral: Regularly found among particular people |
| Antonym: Exotic | NATIVE/LOCAL - Positive: Originating in distant foreign country |
| Antonym: Ironic | CONTRADICT - Neutral: Happening in way contrary expectation |
| Antonym: Authentic | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Positive: Of undisputed origin; genuine |
| Antonym: Genuine | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Positive: Truly what something is said |
| Antonym: Legitimate | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Positive: Conforming to the law/rules |
| Antonym: Veritable | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Positive: Being truly or very much so |
| Antonym: Inattentive | ALERT - Negative: Not paying attention to something |
| Daunt | FEARFUL - Negative: Make someone feel intimidated/fearful |
| Press | FORCE/PRESSURE - Neutral: Move or apply pressure forcibly |
| Blemish | SPOTTED/STAINED - Negative: Small mark spoiling something's appearance |
| Taint | SPOTTED/STAINED - Negative: Contaminate or pollute something |
| Tarnish | SPOTTED/STAINED - Negative: Lose luster or reputation |
| Deface | SPOIL/DISFIGURE - Negative: Spoil the surface or appearance |
| Distort | SPOIL/DISFIGURE - Negative: Pull or twist out of shape |
| Impair | SPOIL/DISFIGURE - Negative: Weaken or damage something |
| Adulterate | IMPURE - Negative: Render poorer quality by adding |
| Contaminate | IMPURE - Negative: Make impure by exposing/adding |
| Noxious | IMPURE - Negative: Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant |
| Toxic | IMPURE - Negative: Poisonous or very harmful |
| Catharsis | CLEANSE - Positive: Releasing strong or repressed emotions |
| Expurgate | CLEANSE - Neutral: Remove matter thought to be objectionable |
| Purge | CLEANSE - Neutral: Rid of unwanted feeling/condition |
| Inimitable | UNIQUE - Positive: So good it is impossible to copy |
| Peerless | UNIQUE - Positive: Unequalled; unrivaled; in a class |
| Cogent | PERSUADE - Positive: Clear, logical, and convincing argument |
| Exhort | PERSUADE - Positive: Strongly encourage or urge someone |
| Hortatory | PERSUADE - Neutral: Tending or aiming to exhort |
| Induce | PERSUADE - Neutral: Succeed in persuading or influencing |
| Urge | PERSUADE - Neutral: Try earnestly or persistently to persuade |
| Blandishment | PERSUADE/FLATTERY - Negative: Flattering statement used to persuade |
| Cajole | PERSUADE/FLATTERY - Negative: Persuade someone by sustained coaxing |
| Coax | PERSUADE/FLATTERY - Neutral: Gently and persistently persuade someone |
| Entreaty | PLEAD - Neutral: An earnest or humble request |
| Implore | PLEAD - Neutral: Beg someone earnestly or desperately |
| Importune | PLEAD - Negative: Harass someone persistently for something |
| Justifiable | PROVEN RIGHT - Positive: Able to be shown right |
| Coercion | FORCE/PRESSURE - Negative: Persuading someone using force/threats |
| Compel | FORCE/PRESSURE - Neutral: Force or oblige to do |
| Compulsion | FORCE/PRESSURE - Neutral: State of being forced to |
| Allure | TEMPT - Neutral: Quality of being powerfully attractive |
| Entice | TEMPT - Negative: Attract by offering pleasure/advantage |
| Lure | TEMPT - Negative: Tempt to do something especially harmful |
| Collude | PLOT/TRICK - Negative: Cooperate in secret for deceit |
| Connive | PLOT/TRICK - Negative: Secretly allow a wrong action |
| Conspire | PLOT/TRICK - Negative: Make secret plans to commit |
| Scheme | PLOT/TRICK - Negative: A large-scale systematic plan/arrangement |
| Tactic | PLOT/TRICK - Neutral: Action planned to achieve goal |
| Archetype | BEST EXAMPLE - Neutral: Very typical example of something |
| Embody | BEST EXAMPLE - Positive: Be an expression of idea |
| Epitome | BEST EXAMPLE - Positive: Perfect example of a quality |
| Exemplify | BEST EXAMPLE - Neutral: Be a typical example of |
| Paradigm | BEST EXAMPLE - Neutral: Typical example or pattern of |
| Paragon | BEST EXAMPLE - Positive: Person regarded as perfect example |
| Personify | BEST EXAMPLE - Neutral: Represent quality by human figure |
| Acuity | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Sharpness or keenness of thought |
| Acumen | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Ability to make good judgments |
| Discerning | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having or showing good judgment |
| Discriminating | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having or showing refined taste |
| Insightful | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having deep understanding of something |
| Judicious | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Done with good sense; wise |
| Omniscience | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: State of knowing everything |
| Perceptive | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having sensitive insight or understanding |
| Perspicacious | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having ready insight into things |
| Prudent | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Acting with care for future |
| Sagacious | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having or showing keen mental |
| Sage | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: A profoundly wise man |
| Secular | WORLDLY - Neutral: Not connected with religious/spiritual |
| Temporal | WORLDLY - Neutral: Relating to worldly as opposed |
| Congenital | INBORN - Neutral: Present from birth; usually disease |
| Entrenched | INBORN - Neutral: Firmly established and unlikely change |
| Ingrained | INBORN - Neutral: Firmly fixed or established; difficult |
| Inherent | INBORN - Neutral: Existing in something as permanent |
| Innate | INBORN - Neutral: Inborn; natural; existing from birth |
| Intrinsic | INBORN - Neutral: Belonging naturally; essential; inherent |
| Obtain | ESTABLISHED - Neutral: Be prevalent, customary, or established |
| Prevail | ESTABLISHED - Positive: Prove more powerful than others |
| Prevalent | ESTABLISHED - Neutral: Widespread in a particular area |
| Necessitated | REQUIRED - Neutral: Make something necessary as result |
| Pre-Requisite | REQUIRED - Neutral: Thing required for something else |
| Warranted | REQUIRED - Positive: Justify or necessitate a course |
| Astray | OFF-TRACK - Negative: Away from the correct path |
| Circuitous | OFF-TRACK - Negative: Route longer than most direct |
| Digress | OFF-TRACK - Negative: Leave main subject in speech |
| Discursive | OFF-TRACK - Negative: Digressing from subject to subject |
| Divergent | OFF-TRACK - Neutral: Tending to be different/develop differently |
| Tangential | OFF-TRACK - Negative: Hardly touching on a matter |
| Cognizant | AWARE - Positive: Having knowledge or being aware |
| Affected | ARTIFICIAL - Negative: Artificial and pretentious; not natural |
| Contrived | ARTIFICIAL - Negative: Deliberately created rather than natural |
| Mannered | ARTIFICIAL - Negative: Mannerisms that are artificial/pretentious |
| Posture | ARTIFICIAL - Negative: Behave in way to mislead |
| Imbecile | STUPID/FOOLISH - Negative: A stupid person; very foolish |
| Inane | STUPID/FOOLISH - Negative: Silly; stupid; lacking sense; vacuous |
| Vacuous | STUPID/FOOLISH - Negative: Showing lack of thought/intelligence |
| Behold | TO SEE - Positive: See or observe a thing |
| Perceive | TO SEE - Neutral: Become aware or conscious of |
| Peevish | BAD-TEMPERED - Negative: Easily irritated by unimportant things |
| Pout | BAD-TEMPERED - Negative: Push lips out in annoyance |
| Sullen | BAD-TEMPERED - Negative: Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy |
| Surly | BAD-TEMPERED - Negative: Bad-tempered and unfriendly behavior |
| Antonym: Untenable | PROVEN RIGHT - Negative: Not able to be defended |
| Antonym: Indefensible | PROVEN RIGHT - Negative: Not justifiable by argument; wrong |
| Antonym: Impolitic | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Negative: Failing to possess or display |
| Antonym: Imprudent | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Negative: Not showing care for consequences |
| Antonym: Simpleton | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Negative: A foolish or gullible person |
| Antonym: Clerical | WORLDLY - Neutral: Relating to priests or clergy |
| Antonym: Oblivious | AWARE - Negative: Not aware of what's happening |
| Antonym: Imperceptible | TO SEE - Neutral: So slight as to be |
| Discern | TO SEE - Positive: Perceive or recognize something |
| Dwarf | SMALL - Neutral: Cause to seem small or |
| Infinitesimal | SMALL - Neutral: Extremely small; microscopic |
| Minuscule | SMALL - Neutral: Extremely small; tiny |
| Slight | SMALL - Neutral: Small in degree; inconsiderable |
| Capacious | HUGE/BIG - Positive: Having a lot of space |
| Colossal | HUGE/BIG - Neutral: Extremely large; massive |
| Gargantuan | HUGE/BIG - Neutral: Enormous; very large |
| Gigantic | HUGE/BIG - Neutral: Of very great size or |
| Humongous | HUGE/BIG - Neutral: Huge; enormous; very large |
| Monolithic | HUGE/BIG - Neutral: Formed of a single block |
| Monumental | HUGE/BIG - Positive: Great in importance or size |
| Voluminous | HUGE/BIG - Neutral: Occupying or containing much space |
| Inconsiderable | INSIGNIFICANT - Negative: Small in size or amount |
| Marginal | INSIGNIFICANT - Negative: Minor and not important; slight |
| Minute | INSIGNIFICANT - Neutral: Extremely small; minor; insignificant |
| Negligible | INSIGNIFICANT - Negative: So small it is unimportant |
| Trifle | INSIGNIFICANT - Negative: Thing of little value/importance |
| Construe | TO INFER - Neutral: Interpret a word or action |
| Deduce | TO INFER - Positive: Arrive at fact by reasoning |
| Extrapolate | TO INFER - Neutral: Predict by projecting past experience |
| Inductive | TO INFER - Neutral: Reasoning from specific to general |
| Generalize | TO INFER - Neutral: Make general from specific cases |
| Conjecture | GUESSWORK - Neutral: Opinion based on incomplete information |
| Hypothetical | GUESSWORK - Neutral: Based on or serving as |
| Presumptive | GUESSWORK - Neutral: Giving ground for reasonable belief |
| Speculative | GUESSWORK - Neutral: Based on conjecture rather than |
| Surmise | GUESSWORK - Neutral: Suppose something is true without |
| Allude/Allusion | HINT - Neutral: Suggest or call attention to |
| Implicit | HINT - Neutral: Implied though not plainly expressed |
| Conspicuous | NOTICEABLE - Neutral: Standing out so as to |
| Distinctive | NOTICEABLE - Positive: Characteristic of person or thing |
| Distinguishable | NOTICEABLE - Neutral: Clear enough to be recognized |
| Patent | NOTICEABLE - Neutral: Easily recognizable; obvious |
| Prominent | NOTICEABLE - Positive: Important; famous; sticking out |
| Nuances | MINOR DIFFERENCES - Positive: Subtle difference in meaning/sound |
| Subtle | MINOR DIFFERENCES - Positive: So delicate as to be |
| Shades | MINOR DIFFERENCES - Neutral: Slight variation or degree of |
| Candid/Candor | FRANK - Positive: Truthful and straightforward; frank |
| Forthright | FRANK - Positive: Outspoken; direct and outspoken |
| Vocal | FRANK - Neutral: Expressing opinions freely and loudly |
| Misnomer | CARELESS MISTAKE - Negative: Wrong or inaccurate name/term |
| Tactless | CARELESS MISTAKE - Negative: Showing lack of sensitivity/skill |
| Bolster | STRENGTHEN - Positive: Support or strengthen; prop up |
| Buttress | STRENGTHEN - Positive: Source of defense or support |
| Fortify | STRENGTHEN - Positive: Strengthen a place with defenses |
| Ostracize | EXCLUDE - Negative: Exclude someone from a group |
| Shun | EXCLUDE - Negative: Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject |
| Taboo | EXCLUDE - Negative: Prohibited or restricted by custom |
| Adjacent | SIDE BY SIDE - Neutral: Next to or adjoining something |
| Juxtaposition | SIDE BY SIDE - Neutral: Fact of two things together |
| Alacrity | HAPPILY - Positive: Brisk and cheerful readiness |
| Obliging | HAPPILY - Positive: Willing to do a service |
| Accustomed | USED TO - Neutral: Customary; usual; in the habit |
| Habituate | USED TO - Neutral: Make or become accustomed to |
| Inure | USED TO - Neutral: Accustom someone to something unpleasant |
| Inveterate | USED TO - Neutral: Long-established and unlikely to change |
| Wont | USED TO - Neutral: One's customary behavior in situation |
| Apprehend | UNDERSTAND - Neutral: Understand or perceive; arrest someone |
| Assimilate | UNDERSTAND - Positive: Take in and understand fully |
| Comprehend | UNDERSTAND - Positive: Grasp mentally; understand |
| Fathom | UNDERSTAND - Positive: Understand a difficult problem thoroughly |
| Intelligible | UNDERSTAND - Positive: Able to be understood; clear |
| Intangible | WEAK/FRAGILE - Neutral: Unable to be touched; vague |
| Tenuous | WEAK/FRAGILE - Negative: Very weak or slight; thin |
| Compassion | SYMPATHY - Positive: Sympathetic pity and concern others |
| Empathy | SYMPATHY - Positive: Ability to understand another's feelings |
| Gratify | SATISFIED - Positive: Give someone pleasure or satisfaction |
| Replete | SATISFIED - Positive: Filled or well-supplied with something |
| Satiate | SATISFIED - Positive: Satisfied to the full; sated |
| Suffice | SATISFIED - Positive: Be enough or adequate |
| Annihilate | DESTROY - Negative: Destroy utterly; obliterate |
| Decimate | DESTROY - Negative: Kill, destroy, or remove large |
| Devastate | DESTROY - Negative: Destroy or ruin; cause grief |
| Efface | DESTROY - Negative: Erase from a surface; withdraw |
| Eradicate | DESTROY - Negative: Destroy completely; put an end |
| Excise | DESTROY - Neutral: Remove a section by cutting |
| Exterminate | DESTROY - Negative: Destroy completely; especially pests |
| Obliterate | DESTROY - Negative: Destroy utterly; wipe out |
| Perish | DESTROY - Negative: Suffer complete ruin or death |
| Raze | DESTROY - Negative: Completely destroy a building/town |
| Enfranchise | VOTE - Positive: Give the right to vote |
| Suffrage | VOTE - Positive: The right to vote in |
| Primed | PREPARED - Positive: Make ready for use/action |
| Acerbic | HARSH/SHARP - Negative: Sharp and forthright; sour; bitter |
| Acrimonious | HARSH/SHARP - Negative: Angry and bitter in tone |
| Caustic | HARSH/SHARP - Negative: Sarcastic in a scathing way |
| Incisive | HARSH/SHARP - Positive: Intelligently analytical and clear-thinking |
| Scathing | HARSH/SHARP - Negative: Severely critical or scornful |
| Antonym: Empirical | GUESSWORK - Positive: Based on observation or experience |
| Antonym: Experiential | GUESSWORK - Neutral: Involving or based on experience |
| Antonym: Blatant | HINT - Negative: Done openly and unashamedly |
| Antonym: Cite | HINT - Positive: Quote as evidence for argument |
| Antonym: Explicit | HINT - Positive: Stated clearly and in detail |
| Antonym: Equivocation | FRANK - Negative: Use of ambiguous language; hide |
| Antonym: Grudging | HAPPILY - Negative: Given or done reluctantly/resentfully |
| Antonym: Illegible | UNDERSTAND - Negative: Not clear enough to read |
| Antonym: Misconstrued | UNDERSTAND - Negative: Interpret something wrongly |
| Antonym: Substantial | WEAK/FRAGILE - Positive: Of considerable importance, size, worth |
| Antonym: Callous | SYMPATHY - Negative: Showing insensitive and cruel disregard |
| Antonym: Indelible | DESTROY - Positive: Making marks that cannot remove |
| Antonym: Euphemism | HARSH/SHARP - Neutral: Mild word substituted for harsh |
| Conjure | MAKE UP - Neutral: Call upon spirit; create magically |
| Docile | GIVE IN - Neutral: Ready to accept control/instruction |
| Malleable | GIVE IN - Neutral: Easily influenced; pliable; metal shape |
| Plastic | GIVE IN - Neutral: Easily shaped or molded; artificial |
| Brandish | SHOW-OFF - Negative: Wave something as a threat |
| Mimic | IMITATE - Neutral: Imitate to entertain or ridicule |
| Browse | EXAMINE - Neutral: Survey goods in leisurely way |
| Propaganda | FAKE/DECEPTIVE - Negative: Information of biased/misleading nature |
| Woo | PERSUADE - Positive: Seek the favor/support of |
| Court | PERSUADE - Neutral: Be involved with; seek favor |
| Shrewd | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having sharp powers of judgment |
| Canny | INTELLIGENT/WISE - Positive: Having or showing shrewdness/judgment |
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MahinArvind