1. ability capacity, faculty, talent, skill, competence, aptitude *
2. abolish exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate
3. abstinence self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence
4. abstracted absorbed, distraught, absent-minded
5. abuse misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat *
6. accidental fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious
7. accompany conduct, escort, chaperone
8. acknowledge admit, own, avow, confess, concede *
9. active energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively *
10. adapt accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile
11. admonish reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach
12. adulterate debase, doctor, load, sophisticate
13. advance forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD]
14. advantage edge, handicap, odds
15. adventurous adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome
16. advice counsel, recommendation
17. advise counsel, recommend
18. affair business, concern, lookout
19. affect influence, impress, touch, move, strike
20. affectation pose, air, mannerism
21. afflict agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture
22. afraid apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID]
23. ageless eternal, timeless
24. agitate churn, convulse, rock, shake
25. agree conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE]
26. aim direct, level, point, train
27. airy diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous
28. alarm alert, tocsin, warning
29. allocate appropriate, designate, earmark
30. alone lonely, lonesome, solitary
31. also too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore
32. amateur dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL]
33. ambiguous equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic
34. ambush ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay
35. amenity comfort, convenience, facility
36. amiable affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant
37. amiss afield, astray, awry, wrong
38. amuse entertain, divert, regale
39. analyze anatomize, dissect, resolve
40. ancestor forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT]
41. anger rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation
42. angry furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful
43. announce advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish
44. annoy irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile
45. answer respond, reply, retort
46. anxiety worry, care, concern, solicitude
47. apology apologetic, apologia, defense, justification
48. apparent clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
49. appear emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show
50. appendage appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment
51. applaud cheer, root
52. appoint designate, name, nominate, tap
53. appreciate value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish
54. apprehend comprehend, understand, grasp
55. apprehension foreboding, presentiment, misgiving
56. appropriate arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp
57. approve endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify
58. arbitrary capricious, whimsical
59. area region, belt, zone, district, locality
60. argue quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker
61. argument dispute, controversy
62. argumentative combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy
63. arrange marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE]
64. art craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique
65. artifice trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge
66. artificial synthetic, ersatz, simulated
67. ask question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
68. assent agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe
69. assert asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow
70. assign allot, apportion, allocate
71. assistant aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second
72. attack bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset
73. attribute ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer
74. authentic bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable
75. authorize accredit, commission, empower, license
76. average medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable
77. aware cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant
78. awkward clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly
79. bad evil, wicked
80. balance equilibrium, equipoise, poise
81. band company, corps, party, troop, troupe
82. banish exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite
83. banter chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib
84. bargain compact, contract, covenant, deal
85. barrage bombard, pepper, shower
86. base basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
87. batter maim, mangle, maul, mutilate
88. be breathe, exist, live, subsist
89. bear endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate
90. bearing manner, demeanor, mien, presence
91. beautiful lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair
92. beg crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune
93. begin commence, start, initiate, inaugurate
94. beginning birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise
95. behavior conduct, deportment
96. belief credence, credit, faith
97. belligerent bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome
98. bend crook, curve, round
99. beneficial profitable, advantageous
100. benefit capitalize, profit
101. benevolent charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic
102. besiege beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege
103. bet ante, pot, stake, wager
104. bias color, jaundice, prejudice, warp
105. binge fling, jag, orgy, spree
106. bite champ, gnaw
107. bitter acerbic, acrid
108. blackball blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT]
109. blackout faint, swoon, syncope
110. blame fault, guilt
111. blameworthy blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible
112. blast blight, dash, nip, wreck
113. blaze flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow
114. blemish imperfection, fault, defect, flaw
115. blink nictitate, twinkle, wink
116. block hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud
117. bloody gory, sanguinary, sanguineous
118. bloom blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime
119. blunder bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble
120. boast brag, crow, vaunt
121. bodily corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic
122. body corpse, carcass, cadaver
123. boil simmer, seethe, stew
124. bombast rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade
125. bonus bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity
126. book bespeak, engage, reserve
127. boor barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo
128. border margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim
129. boredom ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT]
130. boring monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum
131. botch blow, bungle, fumble, muff
132. boundary border, frontier, limit
133. bouquet nosegay, posy
134. branch arm, fork, offshoot
135. brave courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous, doughty, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted
136. brawl broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction
137. breach infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement
138. break crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash
139. breeze cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover
140. bright brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent
141. broach introduce, moot, raise
142. broad-minded broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant
143. brood dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry
144. brush flick, glance, graze, shave, skim
145. brute animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial
146. building structure, edifice, pile
147. bulge balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude
148. bulwark barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet
149. burden affliction, cross, trial, tribulation
150. burdensome onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
151. burn scorch, singe, sear, char, parch
152. business industry, commerce, trade, traffic
153. busy industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous
154. cadge beg, bum, mooch, panhandle
155. calculate compute, reckon, cipher, figure
156. call convene, convoke, muster, summon
157. calm tranquil, placid, serene, halcyon, peaceful
158. campaign crusade, drive, push
159. caprice whim, whimsy, vagary, freak
160. care charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust
161. careful heedful, mindful, observant, watchful
162. careless heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent
163. caress cuddle, fondle, pet
164. caricature burlesque, parody, travesty, satire, lampoon
165. casuistry fallacy, sophistry, spuriousness, speciousness, sophism
166. catalyst ferment, leaven, leavening, yeast
167. catch enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap
168. cause reason, occasions, antecedent
169. celebrity hero, luminary, name, notable, personage
170. center focus, headquarters, heart, hub, seat
171. certain inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable
172. certainty certitude, assurance, conviction
173. chafe abrade, excoriate, fret, gall
174. chance random, casual, haphazard, desultory
175. charge freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse
176. charm beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance, fascinate
177. choice altenative, option, preference, selection, election
178. choose select, elect, pick
179. chronic confirmed, habitual, inveterate
180. circle coterie, set, clique
181. circumference circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery
182. citizen national, subject
183. claim pretense, pretension, title
184. clean antiseptic, cleanly, immaculate, spotless
185. clear limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
186. clever ingenious, shrewd
187. cliche bromide, commonplace, platitude, truism
188. close immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate
189. clothe cloak, drape, mantle, robe
190. coagulate clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set
191. coarse gross, indelicate, vulgar, obscene, ribald
192. cold artic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy
193. collision concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock
194. comfort console, solace
195. comfortable cozy, snug, restful
196. comment observation, remark
197. commit consign, entrust, confide, relegate
198. complex complicated, intricate, involved, tangled, knotty
199. conceit amour-propre, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity [HUMILITY]
200. condemn damn, doom, sentence
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201. confer consult, parley, treat
202. confidence assurance, aplomb, self-confidence, self-possession
203. confirm corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify
204. conflict contest, combat, fight, affray
205. confuse addle, befuddle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle, throw
206. conjecture surmise, guess, speculate, infer
207. consider deem, regard, account, reckon
208. conspiracy plot, machination, collusion, intrigue, cabal
209. contain hold, accommodate
210. contaminate befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint
211. contemporary contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous, concurrent, coincident, concomitant
212. continual continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial, interminable
213. contract condense, compress, constrict, shrink
214. contrary balky, perverse, wayward, ornery
215. convert metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute
216. cool composed, collected, unruffled, nonchalant, impertubable, detached
217. correct rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend
218. corrupt debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
219. count import, matter, signify, weigh
220. couple pair, brace, yoke
221. crisis crossroad, exigency, head, juncture, pass
222. critical captious, censorious, faultfinding [UNCRITICAL]
223. criticize blame, reprehend, censure, condemn, denounce
224. crowd crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng
225. crude native, raw
226. cruel fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious
227. crush mash, pulp, smash, squash
228. cry weep, wail, keen, whimper, sob, blubber
229. cure heal, remedy
230. curious inquisitive, snoopy, nosy
231. dark dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy
232. daze bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy
233. dead deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate
234. decay rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose
235. deceive betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross
236. decide determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve
237. decision conclusion, determination
238. decisive conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative
239. decrease lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside
240. decry disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade
241. deep abysmal, profound [SHALLOW]
242. defeat conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome
243. defend protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard
244. defer postpone, shelve, stay, suspend
245. defy beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front
246. degrade abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate
247. delay slow, retard, detain
248. delicate choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine
249. delicious ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
250. demand claim, exact, require
251. demote break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce
252. deny contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse
253. dependent conditional, contingent, relative, subject
254. deplete drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate
255. depressed blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted
256. describe narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report
257. desire covet, crave, want, wish
258. despair hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement
259. despise contemn, disdain, scorn, scout
260. despondent despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL]
261. detailed circumstantial, minute, particular
262. development evolution, progress
263. deviation aberration, divergence
264. devote dedicate, consecrate, pledge
265. dexterous deft, adroit, handy, nimble
266. dialect vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois
267. dictate decree, impose, ordain, prescribe
268. dictatorial authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing
269. diction wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing
270. differ disagree, vary
271. difference dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy
272. difficulty hardship, rigor, vicissitude
273. dip douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge
274. dirty filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy
275. disadvantage detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE]
276. disappear evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
277. disaster calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm
278. discord strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance
279. discourage dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE]
280. discover ascertain, determine, learn
281. discuss argue, debate, dispute, contend
282. disgrace dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, disrepute, discredit
283. disguise camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask
284. disgust nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken
285. dishonest lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
286. dismay appall, daunt, horrify, shake
287. dismiss boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack
288. display array, panoply, parade, pomp
289. disposition temperament, character, personality, nature
290. dissuade deter, discourage [PERSUADE]
291. distant far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed
292. distinct discrete, separate, several
293. distort twist, deform, contort, warp
294. distribute divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration
295. doctrine dogma, tenet
296. dominant predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent
297. doubtful dubious, questionable
298. dramatic histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical
299. dry dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN]
300. dull colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired
301. dumb inarticulate, mute, speechless
302. eager avid, keen, agog
303. earn deserve, merit, rate, win
304. easy simple, facile, effortless, smooth, light
305. eat consume, devour, ingest
306. eccentricity idiosyncracy, quirk
307. echo reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate
308. ecstasy rapture, transport, exaltation
309. effect consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel
310. effective effectual, efficacious, efficient
311. effort exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble
312. eject expel, evict, dismiss, oust
313. elaborate complicated, intricate [SIMPLE]
314. elderly old, aged, venerable, superannuated
315. elegance grace, polish, urbanity
316. element component, constituent, factor, ingredient
317. elevation altitude, height
318. eliminate eradicate, liquidate, purge
319. embarrass abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle
320. emphasis accent, stress
321. empty vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare, barren
322. enclose cape, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall
323. encomium eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation
324. encourage animate, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit
325. endanger hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk
326. enforce implement, invoke
327. engagement appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst
328. enmity hostility, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus
329. enormous immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast
330. enrapture entrance, ravish, thrill, transport
331. envy begrudge, covet
332. equanimity composure, sang-froid, serenity
333. equipment apparatus, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle
334. erase expunge, efface, delete, cancel
335. error mistake, oversight
336. escape avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude
337. estimate appraise, assess, assay, evaluate, rate
338. estrange alienate, disaffect
339. etiquette propriety, protocol, decomrum
340. evoke educe, elicit
341. exaggerate inflate, magnify, overstate
342. example instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen
343. excel surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip
344. excessive exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable
345. existence actuality, being [NONEXISTENCE]
346. expect anticipate, hope, await
347. experience suffer, sustain, taste, undergo
348. explain elucidate, expound, explicate, interpret, construe
349. explicit categorical, definite, express, specific
350. expressive eloquent, meaningful, significant
351. extemporaneous extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib
352. extricate disengage, disentangle, untangle
353. extrinsic extraneous, foreign, alien
354. face countenance, kisser, mug, pan, physiognomy, puss, visage
355. fair just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate
356. faithful loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch
357. faithless unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, recreant
358. familiar close, intimate, confidential, chummy
359. fanatic zealot, enthusiast
360. fantastic bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic
361. fashion style, mode, vogue
362. fashionable chic, dashing, in, modish, posh, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy
363. fast rapid, swift, fleet, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious
364. fasten anchor, fix, moor, secure [UNFASTEN]
365. fat obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby
366. fatal deadly, mortal, lethal
367. fate destiny, kismet, lot, portion
368. fault failing, weakness, frailty, foible, vice
369. favorable propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive
370. fawn apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle
371. fear fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation
372. feat achievement, exploit, masterstroke
373. feeling emotion, passion, sentiment
374. feminine female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike
375. fertile fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific [INFERTILE]
376. fidelity allegiance, fealty, loyalty
377. field bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory
378. figure design, device, motif, pattern
379. financial pecuniary, fiscal, monetary
380. firm hard, solid
381. fit suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, apt, fitting, happy, felicitous
382. flagrant glaring, gross, egregious, rank
383. flash gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, scintillate
384. flexible elastic, resilient, springy, supple
385. flirt dally, play, toy, trifle
386. flock flight, herd, drove, pack, gang, gaggle, bevy, brood
387. flourish brandish, wave
388. flow current, flood, flux, rush, stream, tide
389. flutter flicker, flit, flitter, hover
390. follow succeed, ensue, result, supervene
391. foolish silly, fatuous, absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous
392. forbid ban, enjoin, interdict, prohibit, proscribe
393. force compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate
394. foreign alien, exotic, strange
395. foretell augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate
396. forgetful unmindful, oblivious
397. forgive pardon, excuse, condone
398. form figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile
399. forte metier, specialty, thing
400. found create, establish, institute, organize
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401. fragile breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle
402. fragrance aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent
403. frank candid, outspoken, straightforward, open
404. freedom liberty, license
405. frighten scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic
406. frown glower, lower, scowl
407. frustrate thwart, foil, balk
408. full complete, plenary, replete
409. function duty, office, role
410. furnish equip, outfit, appoint, accouter
411. futile barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, useless, vain
412. gather collect, assemble, congregate, accumulate, amass
413. gaudy flashy, garish, loud, meretricious, tawdry
414. gaze stare, gape, glare, peer, ogle
415. general common, generic, universal [PARTICULAR]
416. gesture gesticulation, sign, signal
417. ghastly grim, gruesome, grisly, macabre, lurid
418. giddy dizzy, vertiginous
419. glad happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous
420. glib slick, smooth-tongued
421. glum gloomy, morose, crabbed, dour, saturnine, sullen, surly, sulky
422. gossip blab, tattle
423. gracious cordial, genial, sociable [UNGRACIOUS]
424. grand magnificient, imposing, stately, majestic, august, grandiose
425. grant vouchsafe, concede, accord, award
426. graphic lifelike, realistic, vivid
427. grieve lament, mourn, sorrow
428. gruff brusque, blunt, bluff, curt, crusty
429. guide lead, pilot, sheperd, steer, usher
430. habit practice, custom, usage, use, wont, habitude
431. haggard wasted, worn, careworn
432. hamper fetter, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, manacle, shackle, trammel
433. handle manipulate, wield, ply
434. happen befall, betide, chance, occur
435. happy fortunate, lucky, providential
436. harass harry, hound, badger, pester, plague, bait
437. hard difficult, arduous
438. harden acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen
439. haste celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed [DELIBERATION]
440. hateful detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent
441. healthy sound, wholesome, hale, robust, well, hardy, vigorous
442. heap bank, mound, pile, stack
443. heavy weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome
444. help aid, assist, succor
445. heritage inheritance, legacy, tradition
446. hesitate vacillate, waver, falter
447. hide conceal, secrete, cache, screen, bury, cloak
448. high tall, lofty, towering, elevated
449. hinder hamper, impede, obstruct, block, dam, bar
450. hole hollow, cavity, pocket
451. honesty honor, integrity, probity, rectitude
452. honor homage, reverence, veneration, deference
453. humane compassionate, humanitarian, merciful [INHUMANE]
454. idea thought, notion, concept, conception
455. ideal model, example, exemplar, standard, pattern
456. ignorant uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate
457. imagination fancy, fantasy
458. imitate copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate
459. immaterial incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, spiritual [MATERIAL]
460. impact repercussion impetuous heedless, hasty, headlong, precipitate, sudden
461. importance consequence, moment, significance, import, weight
462. impostor quack, faker, humbug, mountebank, charlatan
463. impression impress, imprint, print, stamp
464. improper unbecoming, unseemly, indelicate, indecent, indecorous
465. improve better, help, ameliorate
466. inactive idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine
467. incalculable countless, immeasurable, incomputable, infinite, innumerable, measureless
468. incisive trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp, clear-cut
469. incite instigate, foment, abet
470. incline bias, dispose, predispose [DISINCLINE]
471. include comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve
472. inconsistent incongruous, incompatible, discordant, uncongenial, discrepant
473. increase expand, enlarge, extend, augment, multiply
474. indicate argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness
475. indifferent unconcerned, incurious, detached, uninterested
476. indirect circuitous, roundabout
477. indispensable essential, necessary, needful, requisite
478. infinite boundless, eternal, illimitable, sempiternal [FINITE]
479. inflexible inexorable, adamant, obdurate
480. injure harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar, spoil
481. injustice injury, wrong, grievance
482. innate inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary
483. inquiry inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research
484. insanity lunacy, madness, mania, dementia
485. instinctive instinctual, intuitive, visceral
486. insubordinate rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious
487. intelligent bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual
488. intense fierce, vehement, violent
489. intention intent, purpose, goal, end, aim, object, objective
490. interfere meddle, tamper
491. intimidate browbeat, bulldoze, cow, bully, bludgeon
492. introduce insert, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose
493. intrude obtrude irrelevant extraneous, immaterial, impertinent [RELEVANT]
494. isolate insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester
495. item detail, particular
496. jealous covetous, envious
497. jerk snap, twitch, wrench, yank
498. join combine, unite, link, connect, relate, associate
499. joke jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag
500. jolly jovial, merry, blithe, jocund
501. judge arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire
502. justify warrant keep retain, withhold, reserve
503. kind kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent
504. knowledge information, learning, erudition, lore, scholarship
505. lack want, need
506. large big, great [SMALL]
507. last final, terminal, eventual, ultimate
508. latent dormant, quiescent
509. lawyer attorney, counselor, counsel, barrister, solicitor
510. lazy faineant, idle, indolent, slothful
511. lean spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt
512. learned erudite, scholarly
513. lethargy lassitude, torpor, torpidity, stupor, languor
514. letter epistle, missive, note
515. level flat, even, plane, smooth, flush
516. liberal bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, munificent, openhanded [STINGY]
517. lie equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate
518. lift raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost
519. like love, enjoy, relish, fancy, dote
520. likeness similarity, similitude, resemblance, analogy, affinity
521. limit restrict, confine, circumscribe
522. limp flabby, flaccid, floppy [FIRM]
523. livelihood living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep
524. living alive, live, animate, animated, vital
525. logical analytic, ratiocinative, rational
526. loose lax, slack [TIGHT]
527. loud earsplitting, stentorian, strident [SOFT]
528. love affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation
529. lure entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce
530. lurk skulk, slink, sneak
531. makeshift expedient, resort, stopgap
532. male masculine, manlike, manly, manful, virile, mannish
533. malign defame, traduce, vilify, asperse, slander, calumniate, libel
534. malleable ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant
535. manipulate exploit, maneuver
536. mark brand, label, tag, ticket
537. mature age, develope, ripen
538. meager spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant
539. mean denote, import, signify
540. mean low, base, abject, ignoble, sordid
541. meaning acceptation, import, sense, significance, signification
542. meaningless senseless, mindless, irrational, pointless, purposeless
543. melt fuse, liquefy, thaw, deliquesce
544. memory remembrance, recollection, reminiscence
545. mercy leniency, lenity, clemency, charity
546. method system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way
547. meticulous careful, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious
548. mind intellect, intelligence, brain, wit, reason
549. mirth merriment, jollity, hilarity, glee
550. miscellaneous heterogeneous, motley, mixed, varied, assorted
551. misfortune adversity, mishap, mischance
552. misleading deceptive, delusive, delusory
553. mix blend, mingle, coalesce, merge, amalgamate, fuse
554. mixture blend, admixture, compund, composite, amalgam
555. moderate qualify, temper [INTENSIFY]
556. moment instant, minute, second, jiffy, flash
557. monopolize absorb, consume, engross, preoccupy
558. mood humor, temper
559. moral ethical, virtuous, righteous
560. morale esprit, esprit de corps
561. moving stirring, poignant, touching, pathetic, affecting
562. multitude host, legion, army
563. muscular athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy
564. mysterious esoteric, arcane, occult, inscrutable
565. naive simple, ingenuous, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, guileless, artless
566. name designation, denomination, title, appellation, cognomen
567. native indigenous, endemic, autochthonous, aboriginal
568. nautical marine, maritime, naval
569. neat tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce, trig
570. need necessity, exigency, requisite
571. negligent derelict, lax, neglectful, remiss, slack
572. neutralize negate, nullify, counteract
573. new fresh, novel, newfangled, original
574. news advice, intelligence, tidings, word
575. nimble agile, quick, brisk, facile, spry
576. noise din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel
577. normal regular, natural, typical
578. noted celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, preeminent, renowned
579. noticeable observable, marked, conspicuous, prominent, outstanding, salient, remarkable, signal, arresting, striking
580. nuance gradation, shade
581. nurture cultivate, foster, nurse
582. obedient biddable, compliant, acquiescent, submissive, docile, amenable, tractable
583. object protest, kick, demur, remonstrate, expostulate
584. obligation responsibility, duty
585. oblige accommodate, favor [DISOBLIGE]
586. observe keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize
587. obstacle obstruction, bar, barrier, block, hindrance, impediment, snag
588. obstinate stubborn, headstrong, stiff-necked, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish, dogged, pertinacious
589. occurrence happening, event, incident, episode, circumstance
590. offend insult, affront, outrage
591. offense crime, sin, error
592. offensive disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile
593. offer proffer, tender, present
594. old ancient, archaic, antediluvian, obsolete, antique, antiquated
595. opinion view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion
596. opponent adversary, antagonist
597. opportune seasonable, timely, well-timed [INOPPORTUNE]
598. opportunity occasion, opening, chance, break
599. oppose fight, combat, resist, withstand, contest
600. opposite contrary, antithetical, contradictory
601. orderly methodical, systematic
602. origin inception, source, root
603. ornate florid, flamboyant, baroque, rococo
604. outline contour, profile, silhouette
605. outlive outlast, survive
606. outrageous flagrant, atrocious, monstrous
607. overthrow overturn, subvert, topple, upset
608. pacify mollify, conciliate, appease, placate
609. pain ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge
610. palliate extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash
611. pamper indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mellycoddle, babe
612. paragon nonsuch, nonpareil
613. partner colleague, ally, confederate
614. passion fervor, fire, zeal, ardor
615. pathetic pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable
616. patience long-suffering, resignation, forbearance
617. pause intermission, recess, respite, suspension
618. pedantic academic, bookish, donnish, scholastic
619. penitence compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance
620. pensive contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful
621. perceptible palpable, appreciable, noticeable, discernible
622. perfect consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable [IMPERFECT]
623. perform execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge
624. period epoch, era, age, term
625. periodic sporadic, intermittent, occasional, fitful
626. permission authorization, consent, leave, license [PROHIBITION]
627. perseverance persistence, tenacity, pertinacity
628. persuade induce, prevail, convince
629. phase aspect, facet, angle, side
630. physique build, constitution
631. plain modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious [ORNATE]
632. plan blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy
633. plausible believable, colorable, credible
634. playful mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome
635. please delight, gladden, gratify, tickle [DISPLEASE]
636. pleasure enjoyment, delight, delectation, joy
637. plentiful abundant, ample, copious, plenteous [SCANT]
638. poet bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster
639. poisonous mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, venomous, virulent
640. polite mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel
641. ponder meditate, deliberate, ruminate, mull, muse
642. poor indigent, needy, impecunious, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute
643. possible workable, practicable, feasible, viable
644. posture attitude, carriage, pose, stance
645. practice drill, exercise, rehearse
646. praise acclaim, commend, extol, laud
647. predicament plight, quandary, jam, fix, pickle
648. predict call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate
649. predilection bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, prejudice, proclivity, propensity
650. preliminary introductory, prefatory, preparatory
651. presume presuppose, postulate, posit, assume
652. pretend assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit
653. prevailing prevalent, current, rife
654. prevent preclude, avert, obviate, forestall
655. price charge, cost, expense
656. produce bear, yield
657. profane blasphemous, sacrilegious
658. proficient adept, skilled, skillful, expert
659. profuse exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous [SPARE]
660. promise covenant, engage, pledge, plight, swear, vow
661. prone supine, prostrate, recumbent
662. proportion harmony, symmetry, balance
663. propose pose, propound, submit
664. proud arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious
665. provoke incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir
666. prudence discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection
667. pull drag, draw, haul, tow, tug [PUSH]
668. pulsate pulse, beat, palpitate, throb
669. punish correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize
670. pure absolute, sheer, simple, unadulterated
671. push propel, shove, thrust [PULL]
672. puzzle perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound
673. quality property, attribute, character, trait
674. qualm scruple, compunction, misgiving
675. quibble carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog
2. abolish exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, eradicate, obliterate
3. abstinence self-denial, temperance, sobriety, continence
4. abstracted absorbed, distraught, absent-minded
5. abuse misuse, mistreat, ill-treat, maltreat *
6. accidental fortuitous, contingent, incidental, adventitious
7. accompany conduct, escort, chaperone
8. acknowledge admit, own, avow, confess, concede *
9. active energetic, dynamic, vigorous, lively *
10. adapt accommodate, adjust, conform, fit, reconcile
11. admonish reprove, rebuke, reprimand, reproach
12. adulterate debase, doctor, load, sophisticate
13. advance forward, foster, further, promote [RETARD]
14. advantage edge, handicap, odds
15. adventurous adventuresome, audacious, daredevil, daring, venturesome
16. advice counsel, recommendation
17. advise counsel, recommend
18. affair business, concern, lookout
19. affect influence, impress, touch, move, strike
20. affectation pose, air, mannerism
21. afflict agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture
22. afraid apprehensive, fearful [UNAFRAID]
23. ageless eternal, timeless
24. agitate churn, convulse, rock, shake
25. agree conform, harmonize, accord, correspond, coincide [DISAGREE]
26. aim direct, level, point, train
27. airy diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, transparent, vaporous
28. alarm alert, tocsin, warning
29. allocate appropriate, designate, earmark
30. alone lonely, lonesome, solitary
31. also too, likewise, besides, moreover, furthermore
32. amateur dabbler, dilettante, tyro [PROFESSIONAL]
33. ambiguous equivocal, obscure, recondite, abstruse, vague, cryptic, enigmatic
34. ambush ambuscade, bushwhack, waylay
35. amenity comfort, convenience, facility
36. amiable affable, good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant
37. amiss afield, astray, awry, wrong
38. amuse entertain, divert, regale
39. analyze anatomize, dissect, resolve
40. ancestor forebear, forefather, progenitor [DESCENDANT]
41. anger rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation
42. angry furious, indignant, irate, ireful, mad, wrathful
43. announce advertise, broadcast, declar, proclaim, promulgate, publish
44. annoy irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke, aggravate, peeve, rile
45. answer respond, reply, retort
46. anxiety worry, care, concern, solicitude
47. apology apologetic, apologia, defense, justification
48. apparent clear, clear-cut, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, patent, plain
49. appear emerge, issue, loom, materialize, show
50. appendage appurtenance, adjunct, accessory, attachment
51. applaud cheer, root
52. appoint designate, name, nominate, tap
53. appreciate value, prize, esteem, treasure, cherish
54. apprehend comprehend, understand, grasp
55. apprehension foreboding, presentiment, misgiving
56. appropriate arrogate, commandeer, confiscate, preempt, usurp
57. approve endorse, sanction, certify, accredit, ratify
58. arbitrary capricious, whimsical
59. area region, belt, zone, district, locality
60. argue quarrel, wrangle, squabble, bicker
61. argument dispute, controversy
62. argumentative combative, contentious, disputatious, quarrelsome, scrappy
63. arrange marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize [DISARRANGE]
64. art craft, expertise, knack, know-how, technique
65. artifice trick, ruse, wile, feint, stratagem, maneuver, dodge
66. artificial synthetic, ersatz, simulated
67. ask question, inquire, query, interrogate, examine, quiz
68. assent agree, accede, acquiesce, consent, concur, subscribe
69. assert asseverate, declar, affirm, aver, avow
70. assign allot, apportion, allocate
71. assistant aide, coadjutant, helper, lieutenant, second
72. attack bombard, assail, storm, assault, beset
73. attribute ascribe, impute, credit, assign, refer
74. authentic bona fide, genuine, real, true, undoubted, unquestionable
75. authorize accredit, commission, empower, license
76. average medium, mediocre, fair, middling, indifferent, tolerable
77. aware cognizant, conscious, sensible, awake, alert, watchful, vigilant
78. awkward clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche, ungainly
79. bad evil, wicked
80. balance equilibrium, equipoise, poise
81. band company, corps, party, troop, troupe
82. banish exile, expatriate, deport, transport, extradite
83. banter chaff, josh, kid, rag, razz, rib
84. bargain compact, contract, covenant, deal
85. barrage bombard, pepper, shower
86. base basis, foundation, ground, groundwork
87. batter maim, mangle, maul, mutilate
88. be breathe, exist, live, subsist
89. bear endure, stand, abide, suffer, tolerate
90. bearing manner, demeanor, mien, presence
91. beautiful lovely, pretty, handsome, comely, fair
92. beg crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune
93. begin commence, start, initiate, inaugurate
94. beginning birth, dawn, genesis, nascence, rise
95. behavior conduct, deportment
96. belief credence, credit, faith
97. belligerent bellicose, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome
98. bend crook, curve, round
99. beneficial profitable, advantageous
100. benefit capitalize, profit
101. benevolent charitable, ellemosynary, philanthropic
102. besiege beleaguer, blockade, invest, siege
103. bet ante, pot, stake, wager
104. bias color, jaundice, prejudice, warp
105. binge fling, jag, orgy, spree
106. bite champ, gnaw
107. bitter acerbic, acrid
108. blackball blacklist, boycott, ostracize [ADMIT]
109. blackout faint, swoon, syncope
110. blame fault, guilt
111. blameworthy blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable, guilty, reprehensible
112. blast blight, dash, nip, wreck
113. blaze flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow
114. blemish imperfection, fault, defect, flaw
115. blink nictitate, twinkle, wink
116. block hide, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud
117. bloody gory, sanguinary, sanguineous
118. bloom blossom, efflorescence, florescence, flower, flush, prime
119. blunder bumble, flounder, lumber, lurch, stumble
120. boast brag, crow, vaunt
121. bodily corporal, corporeal, fleshly, physical, somatic
122. body corpse, carcass, cadaver
123. boil simmer, seethe, stew
124. bombast rant, fustian, claptrap, rodomontade
125. bonus bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity
126. book bespeak, engage, reserve
127. boor barbarian, churl, lout, vulgarian, yahoo
128. border margin, edge, verge, brink, rim, brim
129. boredom ennui, tedium [AMUSEMENT]
130. boring monotonous, tedious, irksome, tiresome, handrum
131. botch blow, bungle, fumble, muff
132. boundary border, frontier, limit
133. bouquet nosegay, posy
134. branch arm, fork, offshoot
135. brave courageous, fearless, intrepid, bold, audacious, valient, valorous, doughty, mettlesome, plucky, dauntless, undaunted
136. brawl broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee, row, ruction
137. breach infraction, violation, transgression, trespass, infringement
138. break crack, fracture, burst, split, splinter, shatter, shiver, smash
139. breeze cinch, pushover, snap, walkaway, walkover
140. bright brilliant, radiant, lustrous, lambent, lunimous, incandescent, effulgent
141. broach introduce, moot, raise
142. broad-minded broad, liberal, open-minded, tolerant
143. brood dwell, fret, mope, stew, worry
144. brush flick, glance, graze, shave, skim
145. brute animal, brutish, brutal, beastly, bestial
146. building structure, edifice, pile
147. bulge balloon, belly, jut, overhang, project, protrude
148. bulwark barricade, breastwork, earthwork, rampart, bation, parapet
149. burden affliction, cross, trial, tribulation
150. burdensome onerous, oppressive, arduous, demanding, rigorous, exacting
151. burn scorch, singe, sear, char, parch
152. business industry, commerce, trade, traffic
153. busy industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous
154. cadge beg, bum, mooch, panhandle
155. calculate compute, reckon, cipher, figure
156. call convene, convoke, muster, summon
157. calm tranquil, placid, serene, halcyon, peaceful
158. campaign crusade, drive, push
159. caprice whim, whimsy, vagary, freak
160. care charge, custody, keeping, supervision, trust
161. careful heedful, mindful, observant, watchful
162. careless heedless, thoughtless, inadvertent
163. caress cuddle, fondle, pet
164. caricature burlesque, parody, travesty, satire, lampoon
165. casuistry fallacy, sophistry, spuriousness, speciousness, sophism
166. catalyst ferment, leaven, leavening, yeast
167. catch enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entrap, snare, tangle, trap
168. cause reason, occasions, antecedent
169. celebrity hero, luminary, name, notable, personage
170. center focus, headquarters, heart, hub, seat
171. certain inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable
172. certainty certitude, assurance, conviction
173. chafe abrade, excoriate, fret, gall
174. chance random, casual, haphazard, desultory
175. charge freight, imbue, impregnate, permeate, pervade, saturate, suffuse
176. charm beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance, fascinate
177. choice altenative, option, preference, selection, election
178. choose select, elect, pick
179. chronic confirmed, habitual, inveterate
180. circle coterie, set, clique
181. circumference circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery
182. citizen national, subject
183. claim pretense, pretension, title
184. clean antiseptic, cleanly, immaculate, spotless
185. clear limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
186. clever ingenious, shrewd
187. cliche bromide, commonplace, platitude, truism
188. close immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate
189. clothe cloak, drape, mantle, robe
190. coagulate clot, congeal, curdle, jell, jelly, set
191. coarse gross, indelicate, vulgar, obscene, ribald
192. cold artic, chilly, cool, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, icy
193. collision concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock
194. comfort console, solace
195. comfortable cozy, snug, restful
196. comment observation, remark
197. commit consign, entrust, confide, relegate
198. complex complicated, intricate, involved, tangled, knotty
199. conceit amour-propre, egoism, egotism, narcissism, vanity [HUMILITY]
200. condemn damn, doom, sentence
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201. confer consult, parley, treat
202. confidence assurance, aplomb, self-confidence, self-possession
203. confirm corroborate, substantiate, authenticate, validate, verify
204. conflict contest, combat, fight, affray
205. confuse addle, befuddle, discombobulate, fuddle, muddle, throw
206. conjecture surmise, guess, speculate, infer
207. consider deem, regard, account, reckon
208. conspiracy plot, machination, collusion, intrigue, cabal
209. contain hold, accommodate
210. contaminate befoul, foul, poison, pollute, taint
211. contemporary contemporaneous, simultaneous, synchronous, concurrent, coincident, concomitant
212. continual continuous, constant, ceaseless, incessant, perpetual, eternal, perennial, interminable
213. contract condense, compress, constrict, shrink
214. contrary balky, perverse, wayward, ornery
215. convert metamorphose, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute
216. cool composed, collected, unruffled, nonchalant, impertubable, detached
217. correct rectify, remedy, redress, reform, revise, amend
218. corrupt debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
219. count import, matter, signify, weigh
220. couple pair, brace, yoke
221. crisis crossroad, exigency, head, juncture, pass
222. critical captious, censorious, faultfinding [UNCRITICAL]
223. criticize blame, reprehend, censure, condemn, denounce
224. crowd crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng
225. crude native, raw
226. cruel fierce, ferocious, barbarous, inhuman, savage, vicious
227. crush mash, pulp, smash, squash
228. cry weep, wail, keen, whimper, sob, blubber
229. cure heal, remedy
230. curious inquisitive, snoopy, nosy
231. dark dim, murky, dusky, obscure, opaque, shady, shadowy
232. daze bemuse, benumb, stun, stupefy
233. dead deceased, departed, extinct, lifeless, inanimate
234. decay rot, putrefy, spoil, crumble, molder, disintegrate, decompose
235. deceive betray, mislead, beguile, delude, dupe, hoodwink, bamboozle, double-cross
236. decide determine, settle, rule, conclude, resolve
237. decision conclusion, determination
238. decisive conclusive, crucial, definitive, determinative
239. decrease lessen, reduce, dwindle, abate, diminish, subside
240. decry disparage, depreciate, derogate, belittle, minimize, downgrade
241. deep abysmal, profound [SHALLOW]
242. defeat conquer, vanquish, beat, rout, subdue, subjugate, overcome
243. defend protect, guard, preserve, shield, safeguard
244. defer postpone, shelve, stay, suspend
245. defy beard, brave, challenge, dare, face, front
246. degrade abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate
247. delay slow, retard, detain
248. delicate choice, dainty, elegant, exquisite, fine
249. delicious ambrosial, delectable, luscious, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy
250. demand claim, exact, require
251. demote break, bust, degrade, downgrade, reduce
252. deny contradict, contravene, disaffirm, gainsay, negate, negative, traverse
253. dependent conditional, contingent, relative, subject
254. deplete drain, exhaust, impoverish, enervate
255. depressed blue, dejected, dispirited, downcast, downhearted
256. describe narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report
257. desire covet, crave, want, wish
258. despair hopelessness, desperation, despondency, discouragement
259. despise contemn, disdain, scorn, scout
260. despondent despairing, forlorn, hopeless [HOPEFUL]
261. detailed circumstantial, minute, particular
262. development evolution, progress
263. deviation aberration, divergence
264. devote dedicate, consecrate, pledge
265. dexterous deft, adroit, handy, nimble
266. dialect vernacular, jargon, cant, argot, lingo, patois
267. dictate decree, impose, ordain, prescribe
268. dictatorial authoritarian, dogmatic, doctrinaire, imperious, overbearing
269. diction wording, vocabulary, phraseology, phrasing
270. differ disagree, vary
271. difference dissimilarity, unlikeness, divergence, variation, distinction, discrepancy
272. difficulty hardship, rigor, vicissitude
273. dip douse, duck, drunk, imerse, souse, submerge
274. dirty filthy, foul, nasty, squalid, grimy
275. disadvantage detriment, drawback, handicap [ADVANTAGE]
276. disappear evanesce, evaporate, fade, vanish
277. disaster calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm
278. discord strife, contention, dissention, conflict, clash, variance
279. discourage dishearten, dispirit [ENCOURAGE]
280. discover ascertain, determine, learn
281. discuss argue, debate, dispute, contend
282. disgrace dishonor, shame, infamy, ignomity, odium, obloquy, opprobrium, disrepute, discredit
283. disguise camouflage, cloak, dissemble, dissimulate, mask
284. disgust nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken
285. dishonest lying, untruthful, deceitful, mendacious
286. dismay appall, daunt, horrify, shake
287. dismiss boot, bounce, can, cashier, discharge, drop, fire, sack
288. display array, panoply, parade, pomp
289. disposition temperament, character, personality, nature
290. dissuade deter, discourage [PERSUADE]
291. distant far, far-off, faraway, remote, removed
292. distinct discrete, separate, several
293. distort twist, deform, contort, warp
294. distribute divide, dispense, dole, deal, ration
295. doctrine dogma, tenet
296. dominant predominant, preponderant, paramount, preeminent
297. doubtful dubious, questionable
298. dramatic histrionic, melodramatic, stagy, theatrical
299. dry dehydrate, desiccate, parch [MOISTEN]
300. dull colorless, drab, humdrum, lackluster, pedestrian, stodgy, uninspired
301. dumb inarticulate, mute, speechless
302. eager avid, keen, agog
303. earn deserve, merit, rate, win
304. easy simple, facile, effortless, smooth, light
305. eat consume, devour, ingest
306. eccentricity idiosyncracy, quirk
307. echo reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate
308. ecstasy rapture, transport, exaltation
309. effect consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel
310. effective effectual, efficacious, efficient
311. effort exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble
312. eject expel, evict, dismiss, oust
313. elaborate complicated, intricate [SIMPLE]
314. elderly old, aged, venerable, superannuated
315. elegance grace, polish, urbanity
316. element component, constituent, factor, ingredient
317. elevation altitude, height
318. eliminate eradicate, liquidate, purge
319. embarrass abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle
320. emphasis accent, stress
321. empty vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare, barren
322. enclose cape, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall
323. encomium eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation
324. encourage animate, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit
325. endanger hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk
326. enforce implement, invoke
327. engagement appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst
328. enmity hostility, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus
329. enormous immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast
330. enrapture entrance, ravish, thrill, transport
331. envy begrudge, covet
332. equanimity composure, sang-froid, serenity
333. equipment apparatus, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle
334. erase expunge, efface, delete, cancel
335. error mistake, oversight
336. escape avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude
337. estimate appraise, assess, assay, evaluate, rate
338. estrange alienate, disaffect
339. etiquette propriety, protocol, decomrum
340. evoke educe, elicit
341. exaggerate inflate, magnify, overstate
342. example instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen
343. excel surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip
344. excessive exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable
345. existence actuality, being [NONEXISTENCE]
346. expect anticipate, hope, await
347. experience suffer, sustain, taste, undergo
348. explain elucidate, expound, explicate, interpret, construe
349. explicit categorical, definite, express, specific
350. expressive eloquent, meaningful, significant
351. extemporaneous extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib
352. extricate disengage, disentangle, untangle
353. extrinsic extraneous, foreign, alien
354. face countenance, kisser, mug, pan, physiognomy, puss, visage
355. fair just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate
356. faithful loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch
357. faithless unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, recreant
358. familiar close, intimate, confidential, chummy
359. fanatic zealot, enthusiast
360. fantastic bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic
361. fashion style, mode, vogue
362. fashionable chic, dashing, in, modish, posh, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy
363. fast rapid, swift, fleet, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious
364. fasten anchor, fix, moor, secure [UNFASTEN]
365. fat obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby
366. fatal deadly, mortal, lethal
367. fate destiny, kismet, lot, portion
368. fault failing, weakness, frailty, foible, vice
369. favorable propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive
370. fawn apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle
371. fear fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation
372. feat achievement, exploit, masterstroke
373. feeling emotion, passion, sentiment
374. feminine female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike
375. fertile fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific [INFERTILE]
376. fidelity allegiance, fealty, loyalty
377. field bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory
378. figure design, device, motif, pattern
379. financial pecuniary, fiscal, monetary
380. firm hard, solid
381. fit suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, apt, fitting, happy, felicitous
382. flagrant glaring, gross, egregious, rank
383. flash gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, scintillate
384. flexible elastic, resilient, springy, supple
385. flirt dally, play, toy, trifle
386. flock flight, herd, drove, pack, gang, gaggle, bevy, brood
387. flourish brandish, wave
388. flow current, flood, flux, rush, stream, tide
389. flutter flicker, flit, flitter, hover
390. follow succeed, ensue, result, supervene
391. foolish silly, fatuous, absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous
392. forbid ban, enjoin, interdict, prohibit, proscribe
393. force compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate
394. foreign alien, exotic, strange
395. foretell augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate
396. forgetful unmindful, oblivious
397. forgive pardon, excuse, condone
398. form figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile
399. forte metier, specialty, thing
400. found create, establish, institute, organize
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401. fragile breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle
402. fragrance aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent
403. frank candid, outspoken, straightforward, open
404. freedom liberty, license
405. frighten scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic
406. frown glower, lower, scowl
407. frustrate thwart, foil, balk
408. full complete, plenary, replete
409. function duty, office, role
410. furnish equip, outfit, appoint, accouter
411. futile barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, useless, vain
412. gather collect, assemble, congregate, accumulate, amass
413. gaudy flashy, garish, loud, meretricious, tawdry
414. gaze stare, gape, glare, peer, ogle
415. general common, generic, universal [PARTICULAR]
416. gesture gesticulation, sign, signal
417. ghastly grim, gruesome, grisly, macabre, lurid
418. giddy dizzy, vertiginous
419. glad happy, cheerful, lighthearted, joyful, joyous
420. glib slick, smooth-tongued
421. glum gloomy, morose, crabbed, dour, saturnine, sullen, surly, sulky
422. gossip blab, tattle
423. gracious cordial, genial, sociable [UNGRACIOUS]
424. grand magnificient, imposing, stately, majestic, august, grandiose
425. grant vouchsafe, concede, accord, award
426. graphic lifelike, realistic, vivid
427. grieve lament, mourn, sorrow
428. gruff brusque, blunt, bluff, curt, crusty
429. guide lead, pilot, sheperd, steer, usher
430. habit practice, custom, usage, use, wont, habitude
431. haggard wasted, worn, careworn
432. hamper fetter, handcuff, hobble, hog-tie, manacle, shackle, trammel
433. handle manipulate, wield, ply
434. happen befall, betide, chance, occur
435. happy fortunate, lucky, providential
436. harass harry, hound, badger, pester, plague, bait
437. hard difficult, arduous
438. harden acclimate, acclimatize, season, toughen
439. haste celerity, dispatch, expedition, hurry, speed [DELIBERATION]
440. hateful detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent
441. healthy sound, wholesome, hale, robust, well, hardy, vigorous
442. heap bank, mound, pile, stack
443. heavy weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome
444. help aid, assist, succor
445. heritage inheritance, legacy, tradition
446. hesitate vacillate, waver, falter
447. hide conceal, secrete, cache, screen, bury, cloak
448. high tall, lofty, towering, elevated
449. hinder hamper, impede, obstruct, block, dam, bar
450. hole hollow, cavity, pocket
451. honesty honor, integrity, probity, rectitude
452. honor homage, reverence, veneration, deference
453. humane compassionate, humanitarian, merciful [INHUMANE]
454. idea thought, notion, concept, conception
455. ideal model, example, exemplar, standard, pattern
456. ignorant uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate
457. imagination fancy, fantasy
458. imitate copy, mimic, ape, parody, simulate
459. immaterial incorporeal, insubstantial, metaphysical, spiritual [MATERIAL]
460. impact repercussion impetuous heedless, hasty, headlong, precipitate, sudden
461. importance consequence, moment, significance, import, weight
462. impostor quack, faker, humbug, mountebank, charlatan
463. impression impress, imprint, print, stamp
464. improper unbecoming, unseemly, indelicate, indecent, indecorous
465. improve better, help, ameliorate
466. inactive idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine
467. incalculable countless, immeasurable, incomputable, infinite, innumerable, measureless
468. incisive trenchant, biting, cutting, crisp, clear-cut
469. incite instigate, foment, abet
470. incline bias, dispose, predispose [DISINCLINE]
471. include comprise, comprehend, embrace, involve
472. inconsistent incongruous, incompatible, discordant, uncongenial, discrepant
473. increase expand, enlarge, extend, augment, multiply
474. indicate argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, testify, witness
475. indifferent unconcerned, incurious, detached, uninterested
476. indirect circuitous, roundabout
477. indispensable essential, necessary, needful, requisite
478. infinite boundless, eternal, illimitable, sempiternal [FINITE]
479. inflexible inexorable, adamant, obdurate
480. injure harm, hurt, damage, impair, mar, spoil
481. injustice injury, wrong, grievance
482. innate inborn, inbred, congenital, hereditary
483. inquiry inquest, inquisition, investigation, probe, research
484. insanity lunacy, madness, mania, dementia
485. instinctive instinctual, intuitive, visceral
486. insubordinate rebellious, mutinous, factious, seditious
487. intelligent bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, smart, intellectual
488. intense fierce, vehement, violent
489. intention intent, purpose, goal, end, aim, object, objective
490. interfere meddle, tamper
491. intimidate browbeat, bulldoze, cow, bully, bludgeon
492. introduce insert, interject, interlard, interpolate, interpose
493. intrude obtrude irrelevant extraneous, immaterial, impertinent [RELEVANT]
494. isolate insulate, seclude, segregate, sequester
495. item detail, particular
496. jealous covetous, envious
497. jerk snap, twitch, wrench, yank
498. join combine, unite, link, connect, relate, associate
499. joke jest, witticism, quip, sally, crack, wisecrack, gag
500. jolly jovial, merry, blithe, jocund
501. judge arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire
502. justify warrant keep retain, withhold, reserve
503. kind kindly, kindhearted, benign, benevolent
504. knowledge information, learning, erudition, lore, scholarship
505. lack want, need
506. large big, great [SMALL]
507. last final, terminal, eventual, ultimate
508. latent dormant, quiescent
509. lawyer attorney, counselor, counsel, barrister, solicitor
510. lazy faineant, idle, indolent, slothful
511. lean spare, skinny, scrawny, lank, lanky, rawboned, gaunt
512. learned erudite, scholarly
513. lethargy lassitude, torpor, torpidity, stupor, languor
514. letter epistle, missive, note
515. level flat, even, plane, smooth, flush
516. liberal bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous, handsome, munificent, openhanded [STINGY]
517. lie equivocate, fib, palter, prevaricate
518. lift raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost
519. like love, enjoy, relish, fancy, dote
520. likeness similarity, similitude, resemblance, analogy, affinity
521. limit restrict, confine, circumscribe
522. limp flabby, flaccid, floppy [FIRM]
523. livelihood living, subsistence, sustenance, maintenance, support, keep
524. living alive, live, animate, animated, vital
525. logical analytic, ratiocinative, rational
526. loose lax, slack [TIGHT]
527. loud earsplitting, stentorian, strident [SOFT]
528. love affection, devotion, fondness, infatuation
529. lure entice, inveigle, decoy, tempt, seduce
530. lurk skulk, slink, sneak
531. makeshift expedient, resort, stopgap
532. male masculine, manlike, manly, manful, virile, mannish
533. malign defame, traduce, vilify, asperse, slander, calumniate, libel
534. malleable ductile, plastic, pliable, pliant
535. manipulate exploit, maneuver
536. mark brand, label, tag, ticket
537. mature age, develope, ripen
538. meager spare, sparse, skimpy, scanty, scant
539. mean denote, import, signify
540. mean low, base, abject, ignoble, sordid
541. meaning acceptation, import, sense, significance, signification
542. meaningless senseless, mindless, irrational, pointless, purposeless
543. melt fuse, liquefy, thaw, deliquesce
544. memory remembrance, recollection, reminiscence
545. mercy leniency, lenity, clemency, charity
546. method system, routine, manner, mode, fashion, way
547. meticulous careful, painstaking, scrupulous, fastidious, punctilious
548. mind intellect, intelligence, brain, wit, reason
549. mirth merriment, jollity, hilarity, glee
550. miscellaneous heterogeneous, motley, mixed, varied, assorted
551. misfortune adversity, mishap, mischance
552. misleading deceptive, delusive, delusory
553. mix blend, mingle, coalesce, merge, amalgamate, fuse
554. mixture blend, admixture, compund, composite, amalgam
555. moderate qualify, temper [INTENSIFY]
556. moment instant, minute, second, jiffy, flash
557. monopolize absorb, consume, engross, preoccupy
558. mood humor, temper
559. moral ethical, virtuous, righteous
560. morale esprit, esprit de corps
561. moving stirring, poignant, touching, pathetic, affecting
562. multitude host, legion, army
563. muscular athletic, brawny, burly, sinewy
564. mysterious esoteric, arcane, occult, inscrutable
565. naive simple, ingenuous, unsophisticated, natural, unaffected, guileless, artless
566. name designation, denomination, title, appellation, cognomen
567. native indigenous, endemic, autochthonous, aboriginal
568. nautical marine, maritime, naval
569. neat tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce, trig
570. need necessity, exigency, requisite
571. negligent derelict, lax, neglectful, remiss, slack
572. neutralize negate, nullify, counteract
573. new fresh, novel, newfangled, original
574. news advice, intelligence, tidings, word
575. nimble agile, quick, brisk, facile, spry
576. noise din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel
577. normal regular, natural, typical
578. noted celebrated, eminent, famed, famous, illustrious, notable, preeminent, renowned
579. noticeable observable, marked, conspicuous, prominent, outstanding, salient, remarkable, signal, arresting, striking
580. nuance gradation, shade
581. nurture cultivate, foster, nurse
582. obedient biddable, compliant, acquiescent, submissive, docile, amenable, tractable
583. object protest, kick, demur, remonstrate, expostulate
584. obligation responsibility, duty
585. oblige accommodate, favor [DISOBLIGE]
586. observe keep, celebrate, commemorate, solemnize
587. obstacle obstruction, bar, barrier, block, hindrance, impediment, snag
588. obstinate stubborn, headstrong, stiff-necked, bullheaded, pigheaded, mulish, dogged, pertinacious
589. occurrence happening, event, incident, episode, circumstance
590. offend insult, affront, outrage
591. offense crime, sin, error
592. offensive disgusting, loathsome, nasty, repellent, repulsive, revolting, vile
593. offer proffer, tender, present
594. old ancient, archaic, antediluvian, obsolete, antique, antiquated
595. opinion view, sentiment, feeling, belief, conviction, persuasion
596. opponent adversary, antagonist
597. opportune seasonable, timely, well-timed [INOPPORTUNE]
598. opportunity occasion, opening, chance, break
599. oppose fight, combat, resist, withstand, contest
600. opposite contrary, antithetical, contradictory
601. orderly methodical, systematic
602. origin inception, source, root
603. ornate florid, flamboyant, baroque, rococo
604. outline contour, profile, silhouette
605. outlive outlast, survive
606. outrageous flagrant, atrocious, monstrous
607. overthrow overturn, subvert, topple, upset
608. pacify mollify, conciliate, appease, placate
609. pain ache, pang, smart, stitch, throe, twinge
610. palliate extenuate, gloss, gloze, whitewash
611. pamper indulge, humor, spoil, coddle, mellycoddle, babe
612. paragon nonsuch, nonpareil
613. partner colleague, ally, confederate
614. passion fervor, fire, zeal, ardor
615. pathetic pitiful, pitiable, piteous, lamentable
616. patience long-suffering, resignation, forbearance
617. pause intermission, recess, respite, suspension
618. pedantic academic, bookish, donnish, scholastic
619. penitence compunction, contrition, remorse, repentance
620. pensive contemplative, reflective, meditative, thoughtful
621. perceptible palpable, appreciable, noticeable, discernible
622. perfect consummate, faultless, flawless, impeccable [IMPERFECT]
623. perform execute, accomplish, achieve, effect, fulfill, discharge
624. period epoch, era, age, term
625. periodic sporadic, intermittent, occasional, fitful
626. permission authorization, consent, leave, license [PROHIBITION]
627. perseverance persistence, tenacity, pertinacity
628. persuade induce, prevail, convince
629. phase aspect, facet, angle, side
630. physique build, constitution
631. plain modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious [ORNATE]
632. plan blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy
633. plausible believable, colorable, credible
634. playful mischievous, impish, waggish, frolicsome
635. please delight, gladden, gratify, tickle [DISPLEASE]
636. pleasure enjoyment, delight, delectation, joy
637. plentiful abundant, ample, copious, plenteous [SCANT]
638. poet bard, versifier, rhymer, rhymester, poetaster
639. poisonous mephitic, pestilent, pestilential, toxic, venomous, virulent
640. polite mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel
641. ponder meditate, deliberate, ruminate, mull, muse
642. poor indigent, needy, impecunious, penniless, impoverished, poverty-stricken, destitute
643. possible workable, practicable, feasible, viable
644. posture attitude, carriage, pose, stance
645. practice drill, exercise, rehearse
646. praise acclaim, commend, extol, laud
647. predicament plight, quandary, jam, fix, pickle
648. predict call, forecast, foretell, prognosticate
649. predilection bias, leaning, partiality, penchant, prejudice, proclivity, propensity
650. preliminary introductory, prefatory, preparatory
651. presume presuppose, postulate, posit, assume
652. pretend assume, affect, simulate, feign, fake, counterfeit
653. prevailing prevalent, current, rife
654. prevent preclude, avert, obviate, forestall
655. price charge, cost, expense
656. produce bear, yield
657. profane blasphemous, sacrilegious
658. proficient adept, skilled, skillful, expert
659. profuse exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, prodigal, riotous [SPARE]
660. promise covenant, engage, pledge, plight, swear, vow
661. prone supine, prostrate, recumbent
662. proportion harmony, symmetry, balance
663. propose pose, propound, submit
664. proud arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious
665. provoke incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir
666. prudence discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection
667. pull drag, draw, haul, tow, tug [PUSH]
668. pulsate pulse, beat, palpitate, throb
669. punish correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize
670. pure absolute, sheer, simple, unadulterated
671. push propel, shove, thrust [PULL]
672. puzzle perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound
673. quality property, attribute, character, trait
674. qualm scruple, compunction, misgiving
675. quibble carp, cavil, niggle, nitpick, pettifog