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false, vague, imprecise, unrealistic, questionable, fictional, mistaken, misleading, incorrect, flawed accursed: (adj) execrable, abominable, detestable, accurst, hateful, damned, damnable, maledict, blasted; (v) atrocious, stranded

accusing: (adj) accusative, accusive, inculpatory, inculpative, criminative, criminatory, critical, denunciatory; (adj, n) reproving; (n) reproachful; (v) accuse accustomed: (adj, n) habitual; (adj) familiar, normal, wonted, usual, natural, everyday, ordinary, habituated, common, traditional. ANTONYMS: (adj) unusual, green, unseasoned, unconventional, untrained, abnormal, uncharacteristic, exceptional acknowledge: (v) recognize, confess, accept, profess, own, admit, concede, appreciate, notice, declare, approve. ANTONYMS: (v) ignore, overlook, reject, repudiate, snub, refuse, renounce, abjure, disavow, disregard, refute

acquaintance: (n) connection, friend, acquaintanceship, mate, awareness, associate, buddy, friendship, intercourse, companion; (n, v) knowledge. ANTONYMS: (n) ignorance, inexperience, unfamiliarity, animosity, enemy acquaintances: (n) associates

actor: (n, v) doer, performer; (n) player, agent, thespian, comedian, entertainer, mimic, histrion, artiste, impersonator. ANTONYMS: (n) fan, spectator

actress: (n) player, actor, histrion, artist, thespian, performer, Terry, wood, shearer, young, west

acts: (n) Acts of the Apostles, revelations, Epistles, apocalypse, act, advanced communications technology satellite, evangelists, gospels

actuality: (n) truth, realism, fact, substance, verity, veracity, entity, existence, realness, being, genuineness. ANTONYMS: (n) falseness, pretense, illusion, idealism

adder: (n) snake, summer, computer, serpent, calculator, nadder, nedder, common viper

adjoining: (adj) contiguous, neighbor, near, abutting, touching, conterminous, neighboring, immediate, next, vicinal; (adj, v) close. ANTONYMS: (adj) separate,

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divided, detached, apart, far admirable: (adj) fine, outstanding, beautiful, great, commendable, lovely, good, creditable, praiseworthy, worthy, grand. ANTONYMS: (adj) appalling, poor, unworthy, despicable, contemptible, detestable, dishonorable, rotten, unimpressive, loathsome, low admirably: (adv) superbly, perfectly, excellently, admirable, marvellously, heroically, bravely, brilliantly, nicely, creditably, ably. ANTONYMS: (adv) badly, inadequately, dishonorably, execrably, incompetently, poorly admiral: (n) admiralty, nymphalid, flagship, administration, perry, full admiral, drake

admiration: (n) esteem, adoration, appreciation, reverence, estimation, amazement, liking, awe, compliment; (adj, n) regard; (v) laud. ANTONYMS: (n) disdain, criticism, disapproval, contempt, abhorrence, loathing, disgust, despising, dishonor, disparagement, detestation

admire: (v) revere, look up to, idolize, appreciate, adore, wonder, praise, worship, admiring, esteem, honor. ANTONYMS: (v) despise, loathe, scorn, hate, condemn, abhor, disrespect, detest, disregard, disapprove, deprecate

admired: (adj) respected, admirable, estimable, favorite, pet, beloved, honored, August, loved, accepted, popular. ANTONYM: (adj) disreputable

admirer: (n) enthusiast, fan, devotee, supporter, votary, worshiper, wooer, beau, fancier; (adj) suitor; (adj, n) lover

adonis: (n) daemon, genus Adonis; (adj) Antionous, narcissus, Hebe, Venus, Apollo, peri, Cupid, Hyperion, the Graces

adopt: (v) admit, affiliate, assume, borrow, espouse, take up, take, pass, acquire, choose, embrace. ANTONYMS: (v) disinherit, cancel, discard, shun, repudiate, refuse, ignore, oppose

adoration: (n) admiration, adulation, cult, appreciation, reverence, glorification, idolization, homage, praise; (adj, n) devotion, passion. ANTONYMS: (n) hatred, detestation, despising, disparagement, revulsion, repulsion, disgust, disdain

adore: (v) worship, idolize, admire, glorify, cherish, appreciate; (n, v) honor; (adj) adoring, worshipping, worshiping; (adv) adoringly. ANTONYMS: (v) detest, despise, condemn, loathe, disrespect, abhor, scorn

adored: (adj) loved, respected, precious, idolized, idolised, acclaimed, blessed, favorite, dearly loved, beloved, venerated

adrian: (n) Adriatic, Hadrian, baron Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian adventure: (n, v) venture, chance; (n) accident, escapade, incident, event, undertaking, consequence, essay; (v) risk, jeopardize. ANTONYMS: (n) stillness, passiveness, inactivity, inaction, avoidance, inertia, bore adventurer: (n) venturer, speculator, plunger, argonaut, traveler, daredevil, gambler, adventurers, carpetbagger, divers, mercenary. ANTONYMS: (n) killjoy, milquetoast

advertise: (v) promote, publicize, broadcast, push, impart, plug, notice, promulgate, ballyhoo, bill, publish. ANTONYM: (v) hide aeon: (n) age, eternity, ay, aye, etern, Deus ex machina, special Providence, years, period, era, cycle

affair: (n) occurrence, event, business, concern, occasion, job, topic, duty, subject, amour, thing

affection: (n) charity, attachment, fondness, heart, love, disease, nature, feeling, affectionateness, tenderness, kindness. ANTONYMS:

(n) disgust, neglect, malice, loathing, dislike, detachment, coldness, roughness

affectionate: (adj) fond, tender, kind, mild, devoted, ardent, warm, cordial, caring, brotherly; (adj, adv) fatherly. ANTONYMS: (adj) uncaring, callous, undemonstrative, aloof, cool, disapproving, reserved, antagonistic, paternal, rough affinity: (n) analogy, alliance, propinquity, rapport, bond, relation, relationship, kindred, semblance, penchant, similarity. ANTONYMS:

(n) repulsion, dissimilarity, difference, consanguinity, aversion, hatred, horror

affirmative: (adj) positive, affirmatory, assertive, ratifying, concurring; (adv) yes; (n) affirmation, avowal, assenting; (adj, v) predicatory, declaratory. ANTONYMS: (adj) dissenting; (n)

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affluence: (n) wealth, fortune, amplitude, luxury, ease, opulence, prosperity, richness, afflux, plenty; (adj, n) riches. ANTONYMS: (n) shortage, neediness

agate: (n) calcedony, heliotrope, carnelian, gagate, achate, chalcedony

ages: (n) time out of mind, time immemorial, coon's age, blue moon, month of Sundays

aging: (adj, n) ageing; (n) senescence, agedness, ripening; (adj) elderly, senescent, long in the tooth agitated: (adj) upset, excited, nervous, restive, tumultuous, distressed, tense, jumpy, overwrought, anxious, alarmed. ANTONYMS: (adj) calm, lethargic, tranquil, relaxed, assured, cool, still agony: (n) torture, suffering, torment, distress, misery, passion, pain, grief, pang, sorrow, throe. ANTONYMS:

(n) pleasure, joy, euphoria, bliss, happiness, ecstasy, peace, content ague: (n) acute, symptom, sickness, malady, illness, malaria, paludism, swamp fever, chills and fever; (adj) appendicitis, angina pectoris albany: (n) Breadalbane, capital of new York

alchemist: (n) alchemister, intellectual, intellect, philosopher, alchymy, chemic

alders: (n) Alnus, genus Alnus alexander: (n) Alexanders, horse parsley, black lovage

algiers: (n) Algerian capital alien: (n) foreigner, outsider; (adj) strange, extrinsic, remote, exotic, extraneous, unfamiliar; (n, v) alienate; (adj, n) unknown; (v) estrange. ANTONYMS: (adj) familiar, akin, ordinary; (adj, n) native; (n) citizen, local

alliance: (n) connection, confederacy, combination, affinity, association, union, merger, organization, society, affiliation, coalition. ANTONYMS:

(n) nonalignment, antagonism, divergence, discord, hostility, animosity

alliterative: (adj) repetitious

aloes: (n) physic, aloe; (adj) gall and wormwood, quassia, rue

aloft: (adj, adv) overhead; (adv) up, on high, over, aloof, upwards, uphill, above ground; (prep) upon; (adj) eminent, lofty

altar: (n) shrine, Communion table, sanctuary, table, structure, sanctum

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sanctorum, sacristy, construction, examination hall, holy of Holies alter: (v) change, adapt, move, convert, adjust, amend, affect, transform, correct, vary, shift. ANTONYMS: (v) continue, keep, leave, preserve, worsen, retain, standardize, straighten, clarify altered: (adj) transformed, changed, diversified, varied, distorted, affected, castrated, malformed, misrepresented, misshapen; (v) battered. ANTONYMS: (adj) unaltered, unadjusted

alternate: (adj, n, v) substitute; (n) surrogate, standby, vice; (v) reciprocate, vary, take turns, fluctuate, change; (adj, n) alternative; (adj) secondary. ANTONYMS: (adj) consecutive, successive, required, opposite, necessary, essential; (v) remain, continue

amateur: (adj) unskilled, amateurish, inexperienced; (n) novice, beginner, fan, apprentice, aspirant, dabbler, devotee, lover. ANTONYMS: (adj, n) expert; (adj) practiced, trained; (n) genius, virtuoso, specialist, master; (adv) paid

amazed: (adj) astounded, astonished, stunned, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, shocked, staggered, bewildered, surprised, thunderstruck, aghast

amazement: (n) admiration, wonder, surprise, consternation, stupefaction, stupor, wonderment, feeling, alarm, jolt; (v) amaze. ANTONYMS: (n) preparation, indifference, expectation, coolness, cool, composure, calmness, contempt, belief

amazing: (adj) astonishing, terrific, wonderful, incredible, awesome, astounding, breathtaking, extraordinary, fabulous, impressive, tremendous. ANTONYMS: (adj) ordinary, boring, predictable, unremarkable, modest, insignificant, comforting, dire, humdrum amazon: (n) Amazon river, man at arms, woman, river, fighting man, adult female, female, warrior, shrew; (adj) hector, hero ambassador: (n) emissary, minister, messenger, envoy, agent, delegate, representative, embassador, herald, ambassadress, deputy ambassadors: (n) ambassador amber: (n) yellow, yellowness, electrum, ambergris, gold, brown,

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electron, gum; (adj) chromatic ambergris: (n) ambergrease amends: (n) atonement, compensation, recompense, satisfaction, redress, damages, reprisal, indemnity, requital; (n, v) restitution, restoration

amethyst: (adj, n) mauve, lavender, pale purple; (n) quartz, hyacinth, jacinth; (adj) gridelin, light purple, plum, chromatic, wine

amidst: (adv, prep) among; (adv) amongst; (prep) between, midst, into

ample: (adj) abundant, big, broad, copious, large, plentiful, heavy, liberal, roomy, affluent, considerable. ANTONYMS: (adj) small, meager, insufficient, scarce, sparse, scant, cramped, narrow, partial, sketchy, slender amsterdam: (n) Dutch capital amuse: (v) please, beguile, absorb, entertain, enjoy, disport, distract, delight, occupy, recreate, rejoice. ANTONYMS: (v) bore, dull, tire, annoy, anger, cloy, depress, weary, disappoint

amused: (adj) amusing, smiling, tickled pink, pleased, diverted amusement: (n) pleasure, recreation, entertainment, distraction, diversion, sport, pastime, laughter, enjoyment, joy, hobby. ANTONYMS: (n) sadness, boredom, work, tedium, business, despondency, discomfort, displeasure

amusing: (adj) humorous, fun, pleasant, entertaining, risible, comical, diverting, enjoyable, laughable, agreeable, pleasing. ANTONYMS: (adj) tragic, boring, unpleasant, unfunny, tiring, grim, depressing, sad, annoying, heavy, serious

analyse: (n) analysis; (v) scrutinize, take apart, study, analyze, parse, investigate, examine, dissect, consider, canvass. ANTONYM: (v) synthesize

ancestors: (n) family, ancestor, lineage, pedigree, parents, majority, intimates, genealogy, family tree, associates, relatives

anchorite: (n) hermit, recluse, monk, eremite, troglodyte, nun, Augustinian

anew: (adv) again, newly, lately, recently, over again, once more, once again, new; (adj) only yesterday, the other day, just now

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anger: (n) fury, rage, displeasure, resentment, indignation; (v) incense, offend, irritate, exasperate; (adj) angry; (n, v) wrath. ANTONYMS:

(v) placate, pacify, tickle; (n) pleasure, composure, glee, affection, serenity, goodwill, forbearance; (n, v) calm

angrily: (adv) irately, passionately, fiercely, indignantly, cholericly, resentfully, enragedly, infuriatedly, wrathfully, madly, crossly. ANTONYMS: (adv) warmly, lightly, calmly, cheerfully, gently, gladly anguish: (n, v) pain, ache; (n) torment, agony, torture, distress, misery, suffering, despair, grief, sorrow. ANTONYMS: (n) pleasure, happiness, calm, euphoria, joyfulness, ecstasy, content, peace, hopefulness

animalism: (n) philosophy, temperament, ism, carnality, disposition, doctrine, lust, license, physicality

annihilated: (adj) exterminated, lost, uncreated, wiped out, annihilate; (v) perished

announce: (v) advertise, declare, enunciate, proclaim, return, promulgate, publicize, publish, tell, communicate, foretell. ANTONYMS: (v) withhold, conceal, repress, request

annoy: (v) pester, displease, anger, harass, bother, vex, aggravate, grate, molest; (n) annoyance; (n, v) afflict. ANTONYMS: (v) pacify, soothe, gratify, placate, comfort, encourage, delight

annoyance: (n) anger, harassment, aggravation, disturbance, inconvenience, pain, bother, botheration, temper, displeasure, vexation. ANTONYMS: (n) calm, satisfaction, patience, calmness, delight, equanimity, advantage, balm

annoyed: (adj) irritated, vexed, irate, aggravated, angered, cross, disgruntled, exasperated, infuriated, displeased, resentful. ANTONYMS: (adj) pleased, unprovoked, smiling, patient, unconcerned, contented annoying: (adj) galling, vexatious, aggravating, vexing, worrying, awkward, trying, bothersome, disagreeable; (adj, v) irritating; (n) annoyance. ANTONYMS: (adj) pleasing, delightful, pleasant, charming, satisfying, welcome, convenient

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anodyne: (adj, v) opiate; (n, v) balm; (adj, n) sedative, paregoric; (n) pain pill, narcotic, painkiller, aminopyrine; (v) lenitive, demulcent; (adj) analgetic. ANTONYMS: (adj) colorful, exciting, harmful

answering: (adj) respondent, responsive, according, agreeing, responsory; (n) respondency anthony: (n) Marcus Antonius, Susan Anthony, Susan Brownell Anthony, Mark Antony, Antony, Antonius antidote: (n) remedy, counterpoison, antifebrile, antipoison, antivenin, antispasmodic, curative, corrective, answer, antitoxin, solution. ANTONYM: (n) venom

antique: (adj) old, antiquated, obsolete, aged, antiquarian, musty, quaint, outmoded, antediluvian, outdated; (n) relic. ANTONYMS: (adj, n) modern; (adj) recent, fresh, current, contemporary

antiquity: (n) ancientness, ancientry, past, relic, status quo, artefact, artifact, oldness, old age, hoariness; (adj, n) age. ANTONYMS: (n) today, newness, modernity

ants: (n) family Formicidae, Formicidae, hymenoptera, impatience, order hymenoptera, restlessness, tension

anxiety: (n) disquiet, trouble, fear, care, alarm, anxiousness, uneasiness, worry, anguish, concern; (adj, n) solicitude. ANTONYMS: (n) calm, bravery, confidence, reassurance, security, relaxation, indifference, serenity, tranquility, peace, satisfaction

anxious: (adj) uneasy, alarmed, thoughtful, fearful, apprehensive, agitated, keen; (adj, v) nervous, tense, solicitous, jumpy. ANTONYMS: (adj) relaxed, carefree, confident, rational, unconcerned, undisturbed, untroubled, assured, comfortable, cool, apathetic apartment: (n) residence, lodging, suite, place, dwelling, chamber, room, abode, house, home, accommodation

apes: (n) Anthropoidea, suborder Anthropoidea

apollo: (adj) Aphrodite, Hyperion, narcissus, peri, houri; (n) aurora, Terpsichore, Euterpe, Phoebus Apollo, Orpheus, orb of day apologize: (n) palliate, extenuate, apology, gloze; (n, v) excuse; (v) apologise, beg pardon, give

satisfaction, justify, plead; (adj) sorry. ANTONYM: (v) defy apology: (n, v) excuse; (n) amends, regret, defense, justification, reason, explanation, vindication, alibi, acknowledgment; (v) apologize. ANTONYMS: (n) blame, reprehension, accusation, shamelessness, epitome appearances: (n) show, semblance, outlook, indicia

appeased: (adj) content, pacate appetite: (n, v) desire; (n) appetence, appetency, relish, inclination, stomach, taste, thirst, passion, liking, gusto. ANTONYMS: (n) dislike, repulsion, revulsion, apathy, distaste

applaud: (v) praise, eulogize, cheer, extol, hail, admire, clap, commend, approve, compliment, exalt.

ANTONYMS: (v) criticize, disparage, lament, hiss, censure, commiserate, condemn applause: (n, v) acclaim, praise; (n) admiration, approval, eulogy, compliment, plaudit, commendation, clapping, clap, ovation. ANTONYMS: (n) disapproval, Boos, booing, denigration, hisses, hissing,

rejection, condemnation, criticism, jeering

apple: (n) Malus pumila, pome, earth, city, world, orchard apple tree; (v) apple slump, ball; (adj) green appreciate: (adj, v) understand, realize; (v) esteem, treasure, prize, fathom, appraise, comprehend, admire, acknowledge, apprize. ANTONYMS: (v) scorn, disregard, ignore, neglect, disparage, underrate, underestimate, dislike, overlook, assume, undervalue appreciation: (n) admiration, acknowledgment, recognition, approval, taste, understanding, awareness, conception, grasp, feeling; (n, v) sense. ANTONYMS:

(n) depreciation, loss, ungratefulness, ignorance, disrespect, disregard, disapproval, deflation, dislike, discomfort, condemnation

apprehension: (n) alarm, comprehension, dread, misgiving, understanding, capture, foreboding, arrest, trepidation; (n, v) doubt, appreciation. ANTONYMS: (n) release, confidence, calmness, tranquility, freeing, misunderstanding, peace, relief,

bravery, calm, equanimity approaching: (adj) future, forthcoming, impending, imminent, oncoming, near; (adj, n) coming; (n, v) approach; (adv) nearly, almost; (prep) toward

approve: (v) adopt, allow, accept, acknowledge, ratify, let, agree, endorse, admit, support, applaud. ANTONYMS: (v) condemn, censure, disapprove, veto, forbid, invalidate, disallow, disrespect, deny, desecrate, oppose

approvingly: (adv) approving, approve, sympathetically, kindly, positively, constructively, admiringly, deferentially, enthusiastically, flatteringly, encouragingly. ANTONYMS: (adv) censoriously, negatively

arabian: (n) Arab, Saracen, Beduin, Bedouin; (adj) arabesque

arbiter: (n) arbitrator, mediator, judge, referee, expert, adjudicator, umpire, critic, authority, moderator, go-between

arbitrary: (adj) optional, capricious, dictatorial, erratic, random, peremptory, masterful, haphazard, unfair, domineering, dogmatic. ANTONYMS: (adj) reasonable, nonarbitrary, scientific, rational, supported, reasoned, objective, circumspect, democratic, deliberate, logical

arcade: (n) colonnade, arch, portico, piazza, arc, construction, bow, horseshoe, crane neck, vault, loop arch: (n, v) curve, bow, bend; (n) dome, curvature, acute; (adj) wily, shrewd, sly; (v) vault; (adj, n, v) round. ANTONYMS: (adj) smallest, petty, modest, minor, frank, least, lesser, inferior, forthright, guileless, humble

archbishop: (adj, n) primate; (n) metropolitan, bishop, prelate, elder, eminence, clergyman, becket, reverence, minister

architectural: (adj) architecture, constructional

architecture: (n) frame, constitution, structure, framework, construction, formation, architectonics, composition, makeup, edification, fabric

archway: (n) arcade, entry, entranceway, entryway, entree, doorway, entrance

ardent: (adj, n) enthusiastic, glowing; (adj, v) burning, fervent, impassioned; (adj) keen, vehement,

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eager, warm, acute, fervid. ANTONYMS: (adj) apathetic, cool, unenthusiastic, traitorous, mild, frigid, dispassionate, cold, disloyal, impassive, calm

ardour: (n) fervency, fervidness, fervor, fervour, fire, elan, zeal, violence, ardency, assiduity, application

argot: (n) lingo, cant, slang, vernacular, idiom, dialect, language, gobbledygook, speech, talk, patois aristocracy: (n) gentry, nobility, peerage, gentility, aristarchy, elite, landed gentry, upper crust, great folks, nobles, patricians. ANTONYMS: (n) people, plebeians, rabble, riffraff

aristocratic: (adj) gentle, autocratic, refined, stylish, Belgravian, aristocratical, condescending, wellbred, royal; (n) princely, titled. ANTONYMS: (adj) popular, unrefined, bourgeois, common, lowly

armour: (n) armature, buckler, armour plate, cataphract

aromatic: (adj) spicy, scented, sweet, savory, balmy, redolent, odorous, perfumed, pungent, tasty, piquant. ANTONYMS: (adj) smelly, odorless, stinky, acrid, mild, sweet, insipid arrange: (v) dress, settle, order, set, pack, agree, adapt, do, classify, straighten; (n, v) adjust. ANTONYMS: (v) disarrange, cancel, disorder, disorganize, improvise, jumble, change, disband, reject, bungle

arranged: (adj) settled, regular, prepared, orderly, fixed, organized, ready, tidy, straight, ordered, neat. ANTONYMS: (adj) disorderly, disorganized, changing, unprepared, untidy

arrangement: (n) order, settlement, array, distribution, design, system, adjustment, sequence, contract, alignment; (adj, n) method. ANTONYMS: (n) disarray, individual

arrested: (adj) apprehended, halted, backward, in remission, inactive, intermittent

arresting: (adj) arrestingly, striking, impressive, interesting, conspicuous, sensational, magnificent, absorbing, arrest, exciting, magnetic. ANTONYMS: (adj) unimpressive, uninteresting, unremarkable

arrive: (n, v) come, appear; (v)

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mature, reach, attain, succeed, turn up, land, fall, get in, show. ANTONYMS: (v) go, depart, fail, fall, lose, exit

arrow: (n) missile, bolt, dart, barb, gun, spear, bullet, cursor; (adj, n) rocket; (adj) hydrargyrum, quicksilver

articles: (n) canons, articles of agreement, equipment, statute, doctrine, system of opinions, stock, school

articulate: (v) speak, pronounce, utter, vocalize, voice, state, say, joint, enunciate, express; (adj) eloquent. ANTONYMS: (adj) incoherent, unintelligible, illogical, misrepresented, mumbled, unclear, unarticulated; (v) mumble, disconnect, misrepresent, misspeak artificial: (adj) affected, theatrical, unreal, unnatural, strained, manmade, bogus, forced, phony, feigned, false. ANTONYMS: (adj) genuine, real, sincere, authentic, organic, untreated

artificiality: (n) unnaturalness, artificialness, theatricality, dishonesty, pretension, pretense, pretence, insincerity, disingenuousness; (adj) artificial, subtlety

artistic: (adj) esthetic, aesthetic, elegant, ingenious, pleasing, tasteful, attic, imaginative, creative, inventive, harmonious. ANTONYMS: (adj) inelegant, scientific, ugly, unattractive, unimaginative, crude

artistically: (adv) ingeniously, pleasingly, inventively, imaginatively, creatively, elegantly, originally, resourcefully, productively, innovatively, harmoniously

asbestos: (n) tremolite, amphibole; (adj) fireproof

ascent: (n) ascension, climb, ascending, elevation, hill, incline, advance, grade; (n, v) rise; (v) ascend, uprise. ANTONYMS: (n) fall, drop, declivity

asceticism: (n) monasticism, temperance, abstinence, Sabbatarianism, Puritanism, mortification, starkness, simplicity, sternness, plainness, sobriety. ANTONYM: (n) excess

ashamed: (adj) hangdog, guilty, embarrassed, sheepish, remorseful, regretful, bashful, disconcerted, contrite, chagrined; (v) dashed.

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ANTONYMS: (adj) proud, arrogant, unremorseful, unashamed, pleased, blatant, bold, happy, unabashed, unrepentant

ashes: (n) dust, cinders, remains, cinder, clay, earth, embers, clinker; (adj) scoriae, mother, precipitate ashton: (n) sir Frederick Ashton asleep: (adj) sleeping, deceased, sleepy, dormant, numb, dead, sound asleep, snoozing, slumbering, napping, gone. ANTONYMS: (adj) up, attentive, alert, conscious asphodel: (adj) buttercup, geranium, ranunculus, rhododendron, windflower, rose, lily; (n) daffodil, affodill

assert: (v) allege, affirm, say, claim, declare, swear, show, avow, aver, maintain, argue. ANTONYMS: (v) reject, controvert, repress, refute assistant: (n, v) assist, aid, assistance; (adj, n) subordinate; (n) acolyte, accomplice, colleague, auxiliary, helper, adjutant; (adj) ancillary. ANTONYM: (adj) chief

assisted: (adj) aided

associate: (n, v) affiliate, connect, link; (n) partner, fellow, companion, assistant, accomplice, adjunct; (v) company, relate. ANTONYMS: (v) avoid, distance, separate, disconnect, clear, divide, estrange; (adj) chief; (n) stranger, rival, competitor

assumed: (adj) sham, affected, fictitious, fake, feigned, counterfeit, pretended, reputed, artificial, hypothetical, spurious. ANTONYMS: (adj) true, authentic, explicit, known, real, natural assure: (n, v) certify, warrant, vouch;

(v) secure, persuade, satisfy, reassure, affirm, promise, ascertain; (adj, v) ensure. ANTONYMS: (v) alarm, disclaim, deny, disbelieve, undermine

assured: (adj, v) certain, sure; (adj) confident, guaranteed, positive, definite, assertive, confirmed, convinced, reliable, safe. ANTONYMS: (adj) uncertain, doubtful, unsure, troubled, timid, questionable, hesitant, confused, halting, unlikely

assuring: (adj) ensuring, insure, insuring, assure, ensure, giving confidence, securing, likely, promising

astounding: (adj) amazing, miraculous, wonderful, incredible, tremendous, spectacular,

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sensational, breathtaking, awesome, staggering, prodigious. ANTONYMS: (adj) unremarkable, comforting, predictable, boring, insignificant

astrakhan: (n) fur, astrakhan cloth astray: (adj, adv) adrift, off course; (adj) lost, wrong, disoriented, awry; (adv) amiss, widely, far, afield, aside. ANTONYM: (adj) accurate athena: (n) Pallas, Pallas Athena, Pallas Athene

athenaeum: (n) library

atom: (n) grain, speck, molecule, particle, mite, bit, mote, monad, crumb, corpuscle, iota

atoms: (n) smithereens, Smither atone: (v) satisfy, pay, propitiate, indemnify, compensate, make up, recoup, apologize, abye, aby, repent. ANTONYM: (v) forfeit

atonement: (n) amends, reparation, satisfaction, compensation, penance, redress, redemption, reconciliation, recompense, propitiation, penitence attachment: (n) appendix, addition, accessory, adherence, regard, link, bond, fitting, devotion, liking, connection. ANTONYMS: (n) aversion, estrangement, repulsion, separation, dislike

attacking: (adj) aggressive, assailing, invading, abusive, abhorrent, warlike, rebellious, assailant attain: (v) make, reach, achieve, acquire, gain, strike, catch, arrive at, find, obtain, come to. ANTONYMS:

(v) lose, fail, abandon, surrender, differ

attempted: (adj) unsuccessful attic: (adj) chaste, pure, elegant, classical, correct, artistic; (n)

cockloft, loft, clerestory, house top, upper story

attracted: (adj) paying attention, concerned, enamored, enthusiastic, interested, involved, amatory attraction: (n) allure, invitation, affinity, appeal, charm, allurement, lure, fascination, bait, draw, attractiveness. ANTONYMS: (n) repulsion, revulsion, disgust, aversion, repellant, drawback auction: (n, v) sale; (v) auctioneer, auction off, sell; (n) bidding, auction sale, auction bridge, cant, portsale, Dutch auction, angle

auctioneer: (n) broker, agent, attorney, secretary, solicitor, clerk, seller, underwriter, proctor, commission agent; (v) auction off audacious: (adj) brash, arrogant,

barefaced, bold, daring, impudent, intrepid, brave, shameless, enterprising, insolent. ANTONYMS: (adj) modest, timid, cautious, polite, reserved, meek, humble, fearful, discreet, respectful

audible: (adj) plain, hearable, distinct, detectable, sounding, sharp, sonic, definite, discernible, perceptible, sensory. ANTONYMS: (adj) inaudible, unintelligible, undetectable, silent, faint

aunt: (n) uncle, auntie, aunty, father's younger brother's wife, father's older brother's wife, mother's sister, kinswoman, nephew, niece, paternal aunt, maternal uncle's wife authoritative: (adj) official, imperious, reliable, dependable, magistral, authoritarian, influential, commanding, absolute, authorized, powerful. ANTONYMS: (adj) informal, polite, questionable, democratic, doubtable, illegitimate, illicit, unverified, unofficial, unsubstantiated, invalid autobiography: (n) biography, memoirs, memoir, life story, life, diary, life history, journal, story, history

avenue: (n) road, route, sort, path, passage, approach, way, means, boulevard, course, lane

awake: (v) wake, awaken, realize, waken; (adj) alive, alert, attentive, conscious, keen, intelligent; (adj, v) broad awake. ANTONYMS: (adj) unconscious, sleeping, comatose, sleepy, relaxed; (v) deaden, lull, sleep

awakened: (adj) excited, aroused, awakens, awoke, interested

awful: (adj) fearful, dreadful, terrible, abominable, appalling, nasty, abhorrent, atrocious, bad, horrible, lousy. ANTONYMS: (adj) excellent, wonderful, marvelous, great, lovely, nice, pleasant, beautiful, pleasing, good, minor

awfully: (adv) atrociously, hideously, appallingly, frightfully, fearfully, ghastly, terribly, horrifically, horrendously, badly; (adj, adv) amazingly. ANTONYMS: (adv) pleasantly, hardly, little, mildly, satisfactorily, slightly, well, adequately, superbly, somewhat awkward: (adj) inconvenient, clumsy, embarrassing, uncomfortable, ungainly, untoward, crude, inept, sticky, left-handed, heavy. ANTONYMS: (adj) graceful, easy,