Definition | Word | antonym | synonym |
a joining together for some common purpose syn.: pact, league, coalition | alliance | rift, split | pact, league, coalition |
to puzzle completely, confuse | bewilder | set straight, enlighten | baffle, perplex |
a clown a coarse, stupid person | buffoon | | jester, fool |
rousing argument, dispute, or disagreement | controversial | | arguable, debatable |
to discourage | dishearten | encourage, hearten | desmay, demoralize, dispirit |
not producing the desired results, unsuccessful | fruitless | productive, effective | useless, vain, unproductive, futile |
unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive | hostile | friendly, cordial, peaceful | none |
easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused | inflammable | fireproof, fire-resistant, calm | combustible, flammable, excitable |
to give or cause something unpleasant, impose | inflict | suffer, undergo, sustain | deal out, visit upon |
deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious | malignant | wholesome, beneficial, benign | lethal, wicked |
to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering | mortify | (blank) | humiliate, embarrass, abash |
in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things | orthodox | unusual, uncomventional, heretical | traditional, standard, customary |
to obtain through special effort; to bring about | procure | (blank) | gain, acquire, achieve |
to run quickly, scamper, hurry | scurry | trudge, plod, creep, crawl | rush, dash, scramble |
soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless | sodden | parched, arid | drenched, waterlogged, saturated |
full of life and vigor, courageous | spirited | lifeless, dull lackluster | lively, animated, gallant |
having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing | virtual | (blank) | functioning as, equivalent to |
completely empty; having no legal force or effect, empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify | void | in effect, teeming with; confirm | invalid, vacant, bare |
disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious | wayward | docile, well-behaved, predictable | perverse |
to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way | wince | (blank) | flinch, shudder, recoil |