A 
 HANDY DICTIONARY 
 
 OF 
 
 SYNONYMS, 
 
 WITH WHICH ARE COMBINED THE WORDS 
 OPPOSITE IN MEANING. 
 
 A COLLECTION' OF 40,000 WORDS IN GENERAL US5\ 
 
 ARRANGED WITH REFERENCE TO THEIR 
 
 SIMILARITY AND OPPOSITION. 
 
 DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO WOULD SPEAK OR 
 
 WRITE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WITH 
 
 EXACTNESS AND FLUENCY. 
 
 BY H. C. FAULKNER, 
 
 'Author of "A Handy Classical and Mythological Dictionary," 
 "A Handy Dictionary of Rhymes," Etc., Etc. 
 
 A. L. BURT COMPANY 
 PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
 
 PREFACE. 
 
 AH persons, except the trained writer or speaker, find 
 tkemselves often unabk in speech or conversation to 
 convey the ideas that are present to the mind with exact- 
 ness, or to indicate with nicety the subtle shades and dis- 
 tinctions which accompany the development of these ideas] 
 The vocabulary of most individuals is extremely limited, 
 and this inadequacy of phraseology is productive of much 
 misunderstanding, annoyance, and embarrassment. The 
 cultivation of an exact use of language is necessary to the 
 best exercise of thought ; a misapplied or a misunderstood- 
 term may occasion interminable disputes ; a misnomer has 
 changed the current of history ; a verbal sophism has de- 
 luded public opinion and been fraught with appalling conse- 
 quences to the race. 
 
 There are few, if any, words in our language which are 
 absolutely synonymous ; those which are called synonyms 
 express one or more characteristic ideas in common, 
 but almost without exception they are divided by delicate 
 shades of difference. To one hesitating in the expression 
 of an idea and dissatisfied with a word chosen because it is 
 too general or too definite, because it expresses too much 
 or too little, a collection of words in general use divided 
 into their synonymous relationships must prove of great 
 service in discovering the term which expresses the absolute 
 shade of meaning which it is intended to convey. 
 
 Again, while erery word in the language has one or 
 
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 4 PREFACE. 
 
 several words thus more or less perfectly agreeing with it 
 in meaning, every word has also those which are directly 
 antithetic or opposed to it in various of the characteristic 
 meanings which pertain to it, and indeed, by the suggestion 
 of an antithetic expression, the idea is often formulated with 
 more clearness and accuracy. Similarity and opposition 
 are the two elements by which ideas are classified, and it 
 has been the intention in this dictionary to arrange the 
 words in most frequent use in our language, so that their 
 relationship and opposition shall be at once apparent. 
 
 Reference to such a classification of words in the search 
 for a proper term must often suggest by association ideas 
 which, presenting the subject in hand under a new light, 
 will greatly extend the mental view. It is on this important 
 ground, in addition to that of being an aid to the cultivation 
 of exactness in thought and expression, that this volun> 
 lays claim to consideration. 
 
 To abridge the work, in many cases where the meanings 
 of the words are almost identical, cross-references have 
 been admitted; and for still further simplification, in some 
 instances a verb or a noun only has been given, and the in- 
 flexional derivitives omitted as it has been thought, for ex- 
 ample, that a reference to the verb "abominate" would 
 suggest, without mental effort, the relationships of the 
 noun "abomination." Sometimes words formed with the 
 prefixes in or un have been omitted in Che body of the dic- 
 tionary, but they will be found discussed under the anti- 
 thetic term; as, for example, look for "inattentive" under 
 its opposite "attentive." Such abbreviation and condensa- 
 tion has been necessitated by the effort to provide a book 
 which should be of convenient size for constant reference. 
 
 The art of expression is the most difficult of the arts, and 
 proficiency therein is only acquired by long and continued
 
 PREFACE. 5 
 
 practice. If the present volume shall give even a slight 
 impetus to attempts at improvement in the use of our beau- 
 tiful language, its object will be attained. 
 
 H. C. F 
 NEW YORK.
 
 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES 
 
 Ant., indicates the words of opposite 
 v. stands for verb. 
 n. stands for noun, 
 a. stands for adjective.
 
 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMS, 
 
 With which are Combined the Words Opposite 
 in Meaning. 
 
 Abaft, aft, sternward, behind. 
 
 Ant. Forward, ahead, afore, before. 
 Abandon, forsake, leave, desert, renounce, relinquish, re. 
 
 sign, quit, forego, let go, waive, abjure, abdicate. 
 Ant. Retain, hold, maintain, support, uphold, defend, 
 
 keep, cherish, undertake, assert. 
 
 Abandoned, dissolute, wicked, reprobate, profligate, flagi, 
 tious, corrupt, depraved, vicious, bad, sinful, unchaste. 
 Ant. Worthy, virtuous, upright, good, chaste. 
 Abase, lower, humble, humiliate, degrade, cypress, dis- 
 grace, dishonor, bring down. 
 Ant. Exalt, elevate, honor, raise, promote. 
 Abasement, degredation, fall, degeneracy, humiliation, ab- 
 jection, debasement servility. 
 Ant. Exaltation, promotion, elevation, dignity. 
 Abash, bewilder, disconcert, discompose, confound, co 
 
 fuse, shame. 
 
 Ant. Encourage, cheer, animate, embolden, incite. 
 Abate, lessen, diminish, bate reduce, decrease, remove, 
 
 suppress, lower, moderate* 
 
 Ant. Increase, extend, amplify, continue, enlarge. 
 Abbreviate, abridge, shorten, condense, contract, curtail, 
 
 reduce, epitomize. 
 Ant, Lengthen, extend, prolong, produce, expand.
 
 8 A DICTION AR Y OF S YNON YMO US 
 
 Abbreviation, abridgment, contraction, condensation, com* 
 
 pression. 
 
 Ant. Extension, expansion, enlargement, amplification. 
 Abdicate, give up, forsake, relinquish, quit, forego, surren. 
 
 der, vacate. 
 
 Ant. Occupy, retain, maintain. 
 Abet. See Am. 
 Abettor, accessory, accomplice, assistant, promoter, instU 
 
 gator, coadjutor, associate, companion, confederate. 
 4nt. Foe, antagonist, opponent, counteractor, baffler, 
 
 adversary. 
 Abhor. See HATE. 
 Abide, stay, dwell, live with, tarry, remain, await, wait, 
 
 sojourn, tolerate. 
 
 Ant. Depart, migrate, move, proceed, avoid, shun. 
 Abiding. See LASTING. 
 Ability, capacity, capability, talent, faculty, qualification, 
 
 aptitude, skill, efficiency, power, faculty, dexterity. 
 Ant. Inability, incapacity, incapability, imbecility, un- 
 readiness, stupidity. 
 Abject, degraded groveling, low, mean, base, ignoble, 
 
 despicable, vile, servile, contemptible, wretched. 
 Ant. Dignified, worthy, noble, independent, honorable, 
 
 haughty, arrogant. 
 Abjure, recant, recall, revoke, retract, forswear, disclaim, 
 
 renounce, repudiate. 
 
 Ant. Claim, assert, profess, vindicate, retain. 
 Able, strong, powerful, vigorous, robust, brawny, skillful, 
 
 competent, efficient, capable, telling. 
 Ant. Inefficient, incapable, unable, weak, ineffective. 
 Abnegation, denial, abstinence, stint 
 
 Ant. Indulgence, assertion, license. 
 
 Abnormal, unnatural, anomalous, irregular, eccentric, un- 
 usual. 
 
 4nt. Normal, natural, ordinary, customary, usual, reg- 
 ular. 
 Abode, residence, habitation, dwelling, domicile, home, 
 
 quarters, lodging, (with the idea of permanence). 
 Ant. (With the idea of transience) Halt, perch, tent, 
 
 vestry, place. 
 
 Abolish, revoke, abrogate, annul, cancel, annihilate, extiw 
 garish, vitiate, invalidate, nullify, destroy.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 9 
 
 Ant. Establish, institute, restore, repair, continue, erect, 
 
 sustain, support. 
 Abominable, hateful, detestable, odious, vile, execrable, 
 
 fou\. 
 
 Ant. Delectable, desirable, admirable, enjoyable, pure. 
 Abominate. See HATE. 
 Abortive, fruitless, ineffectual, idle, inoperative, vain, 
 
 futile. 
 
 Ant. Successful, fruitful, complete, perfect. 
 About, nearly, approximately, generally, concerning, re 
 garding, relative to with regard to, as to, respecting, 
 with respect to, referring to, around, 
 Ant. Precisely, exactly, away, away from. 
 Abridge. See ABREVIATE. 
 Abridgment, epitome, summary, synopsis, compendium, 
 
 abstract. 
 
 Ant. Amplification, expansion, expatiation, dilation. 
 Abroad, away, apart, adrift. 
 
 Ant. At home, near, close by. 
 Abrupt, sudden, unexpected, sharp, harsh, rough, rugged, 
 
 steep, craggy, precipitous, hasty. 
 
 Ant. Expected, slow, smooth, easy, undulating, cour- 
 teous, polished. 
 Abscond, decamp, bolt, run off, steal away. 
 
 Ant. Appear, emerge, show, stay. 
 Absent, a. departed, inattentive, abstracted, not attending 
 
 to, listless, dreamy. 
 
 Ant. Present, attentive, evident, imminent, existent. 
 Absolute, unconditional, unqualified, entire, complete, un- 
 restricted, despotic, arbitrary, tyrannous, imperative, 
 anthoritative, imperious. 
 Ant. Conditioned, conditional, incomplete, imoerfect, 
 
 relative, dependent, accountable, contingent. 
 Absolve, See ACQUIT. 
 Absorb, swallow up, engulf, imbibe, consume, engross, 
 
 merge, monopolize. 
 
 Ant. Exude, emit, eject, dispeo' e, dissipate. 
 Abstain. See REFRAIN 
 Abstemious. See TEMPERATE. 
 Abstract. See ABRIDGMENT. 
 
 Abstract, v. drav from, steal, purloin,, remove, part, sep* 
 erate ^- *
 
 Jo A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Add, unite, return, adduce, restore. 
 ^^> Abstruse, recondite, profound, hidden, occult. 
 
 ""Ant. Easy, clear, plain, obvious, patent, trite. 
 Absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, irrational, silly foolish, 
 
 unreasonable, nonsensical, inconsistent. 
 Ant. Sagacious, sensible, rational reasonable, wise, con- 
 sistent, sound. 
 Abundance, plenty, competency, sufficiency, more than 
 
 enough. 
 Ant. Scarcity, paucity, scantiness, deficiency, dearth, 
 
 less than enough. 
 Abundant, plentiful, plenteous, teeming, copious, ample. 
 
 Ant. Deficient, scarce, insufficient, scant, exhausted. 
 _^> Abuse, v. asperse, revile, vilify, calumniate, defame, scan- 
 
 dalize, malign, traduce, disparage, ill-use. 
 Ant. Praise, laud', extol, protect, respect, cherish. 
 __^ Abuse, n. invective, scurrility, ribaldry, contumely, oblo- 
 
 quy, opprobrium, vituperation. 
 Ant. Praise, commendation, eulogy, applause. 
 Accede, consent, assent to, acquiesce, comply with, concur. 
 
 Ant. Dissent, refuse, decline, withdraw, demur. 
 Accelerate, quicken, hasten, hurry, expedite, forward, dis 
 
 patch. 
 
 Ant. Retard, hinder, delay, obstruct, clog, drag. 
 Accept, take, receive, admit, acknowledge. 
 
 Ant. Refuse, decline, reject, disown. 
 Acceptable, agreeable, pleasing, pleasurable, gratifying, 
 
 grateful, welcome. 
 
 Ant. Unpleasant, disagreeable, unwelcome. 
 Access, admission, approach, avenue, admittance. 
 
 Ant. Exclusion, repulse, rejection, departure. 
 Accession, increase, augmentation, enlargement, addition, 
 
 reinforcement. 
 
 Ant. Decrease, loss, subtraction, weakening. 
 > Accident, contingency, chance, fortuity, casualty, mishap, 
 
 disorder. 
 
 Ant. Law, purpose, ordainment, provision, preparation. 
 Acclamation, applause, plaudit, exultation, shouting, chee. 
 
 ing, jubilation, outcry. 
 
 Ant. Obloquy, execration, silence, censur<*, 
 Acclivity, ascent, rise, incline. 
 A Declivity, descent.
 
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 Accommodate, adapt, adjust, fit, suit, serve, supply, fur- 
 nish. 
 
 Ant. Inconvenience, disoblige, distant, incommode. 
 Accompany, attend, go with, escort, convey. 
 Ant. Leave, avoid, desert, abandon, quit. 
 Accomplice. See ABETTOR. 
 Accomplish, do, effect, finish, execute, achieve, complete; 
 
 perfect, consummate, perform, attain. 
 Ant. Fail, defeat, frustrate, disconcert. 
 Accord, agree, consent, grant, allow, admit, concede. 
 
 Ant. Differ, disagree, withhold, refuse, deny. 
 Accordant, compatible, harmonious, consonant, consistent, 
 
 consenting, acquiescent. 
 Ant. Different, incompatible, inharmonious, inconsisU 
 
 ent. 
 Accost, address, speak to, stop, salute, greet, hail. 
 
 Ant. Shun, pass, elude, ignore, avoid. 
 Account, narrative, description, narration, relation, de- 
 tail, recital monies, reckoning, bill, charge. 
 Ant. Misrepresentation, confusion, distortion, carica- 
 ture. 
 
 Accountable, punishable, answerable, amenable, respons- 
 ible, liable. 
 
 An}. Absolute, supreme, irresponsible, independent. 
 Accredited, authorized, commissioned, empowered, en- 
 trusted. 
 
 Ant. Unauthorized, uncommissioned. 
 Accumulate, collect, bring together, amass, gather, heap t 
 
 increase. 
 
 Ant. Dissipate, disperse, diminish, scatter, waste. 
 Accumulation, collection, store, mass, concentration. 
 
 Ant. Dissipation, dispersion, diminution. 
 Accurate, correct, exact, precise, nice, truthful. 
 
 Ant. Inaccurate, inexact, incorrect, faulty, defective. 
 Accuse, arraign, charge, incriminate, tax with. 
 
 Ant. Acquit, absolve, exonerate, release, vindicate, dis- 
 charge. 
 Accustom, use, inure, habituate, familiarize. 
 
 Ant. Disaccustom, dishabituate, wean, estrange. 
 Acerbity, asperity, sharpness, acrimony, roughness, acid- 
 
 ify. 
 Ant. Sweetness, mildness, softness, gentleness.
 
 IS A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Achieve, do, accomplish, effect, fulfil, execute, gain, win 
 
 Ant. Fail, lose, miss. 
 Achievement, feat, exploit, accomplishment, attainment 
 
 performance, acquirement, gain. 
 An . Failure, loss, abortion. 
 
 Acknowledge, admit, confess, own, avow, grant, recog- 
 nize, allow, concede, indorse. 
 
 Ant. Repudiate, disown, disclaim, disavow, deny. 
 Acme, summit, apex, climax, end, culmination. 
 
 Ant. Base, depth, foot, nadir. 
 Acquaint, inform, tell, enlighten, apjgrise, make aware, 
 
 make known, notify, communicate. 
 Ant. Ignore, deceive, misguide, mislead, hoodwink. 
 Acquaintance, knowledge, familiarity, intimacy, cogni- 
 zance, fellowship, companionship. 
 Ant. Ignorance, unfamiliarity, inexperience. 
 Acquiesce, assent, agree, accede, consent, coincide with, 
 
 concur. 
 
 Ant. Dissent, demur, object. 
 Acquire, get, obtain, attain, gain, procure, win, earn, reap, 
 
 secure. 
 
 Ant. Lose, forfeit, forego, miss, surrender. 
 Acquirement, acquisition, accomplishment, attainment, 
 
 qualification. 
 
 Ant. Intuition, inspiration, revelation. 
 Acquit, absolve, pardon, forgive, discharge, set free, clear. 
 Ant. Condemn, accuse, charge, constrain, brief, compel. 
 Acrimonious, sharp, acrid, stinging, harsh, pungent, piq- 
 uant, poignant, sour, acid. 
 
 Ant. Amiable, smooth, bland, mild, friendly, pleasant* 
 Active, alert, agile, nimble, brisk, quick, lively, sprightly, 
 
 supple, prompt, vigilant, laborious, industrious. 
 Ant. Inactive, slow, heavy, clumsy, indolent. 
 Action, deed, achievement, feat, "xploit, accomplishment, 
 battle, engagement, agency, instrumentality, move- 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Inaction, rest, repose, quiet, cessation, quiescence. 
 Actual. See REAL. 
 Actuate, instigate, move, impel, induce, prompt, persuade. 
 
 Ant. Dissuade, prevent, deter, hinder, discourage. 
 Acute, sharp, shrewd, keen, intelligent penetrating, pierc- 
 ing, severe.
 
 'AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 13 
 
 Ant. Dull, blunt, stupid, obtuse, heavy, chronic. 
 Adage, maxim, aphorism, proverb, apophthegm, by-word, 
 
 saw. 
 
 Ant. Discourse, harrangue, yarn, inquisition. 
 Adapt, accommodate, suit, fit, conform, adjust. 
 
 Ant. Misfit, misconform, misapply. 
 
 Addicted, devoted, wedded, attached, given up to, dedi- 
 cated, prone, inclined, disposed. 
 Ant. Unaddicted, unaccustomed, indisposed, disinclined. 
 
 free from. 
 Addition, increase, accession, augmentation, reinforcement. 
 
 Ant. Subtraction, abstraction, decrease, decline. 
 Address, n. tact, skill, ability, dexterity, deportment, de- 
 meanor. 
 
 Ant. Awkwardness, unmannerliness. 
 Address, v. accost, greet, speak to, approach. 
 
 Ant. See ACCOST. 
 * Adherent, follower, partisan, pupil, disciple. 
 
 Ant. Opponent, enemy, antagonist, adversary. 
 Adhesion, adherence, attachment, fidelity, devotion. 
 
 Ant. Desertion, opposition, treason, unfaithfulness. 
 Adieu, good-by, au revoir, farewell, leave-taking, valedic- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Welcome, greeting, recognition, salutation. 
 Adjacent, near to, adjoining, contiguous, conterminous, 
 
 bordering, neighboring. 
 Ant. Remote, distant. 
 Adjourn, postpone, defer, prorogue, delay. 
 Ant. Conclude, complete, consummate, dispatch, termi- 
 nate. 
 Adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, dependency, help, 
 
 auxiliary. 
 
 Ant. Essence, body, clog, impediment, drawback, hind- 
 rance. 
 
 Adjust, right, rit, accommodate, adapt, arrange, settle, reg- 
 ulate, organize, reconcile. 
 
 Ant. Dislocate, disarrange, derange, disturb, disorder. 
 Administer, award, accord, give, serve, supply, afford, 
 
 contribute, dispense, execute, perform. 
 Ant. Withhold, retain, refuse, withdraw, divert, mis- 
 manage. 
 Admire, wonder, approve, appreciate, affect.
 
 14 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Abhor, abominate, dislike, despise, disapprove. 
 Admit, receive, allow, grant, permit, acknowledge. 
 Ant. Exclude, debar, reject, repudiate, disavow. 
 Admonition, warning, notice, caution, censure, advice, re- 
 buke, dissuasion. 
 
 Ant. Encouragement, countenance, applause, aid, insti- 
 gation. 
 Adopt, take, select, assume, appropriate, choose. 
 
 Ant. Reject, discard, renounce, repudiate, abandon. 
 Adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament, deck. 
 
 Ant. Mar, spoil, deform, deface, despoil. 
 Adroit, skillful, clever, dexterous, expert, apt. 
 
 Ant. Awkward, clumsy, unskillful, inexpert, lubberly. 
 Adulation. See FLATTERY. 
 Advance, adduce, assign, allege, bring forward; promote, 
 
 progress!'" 1 " 
 
 Ant. Hinder, retard, withhold, degrade, oppose, de- 
 crease. 
 Advancement, preferment, promotion, progress. 
 
 Ant. Degradation, hindrance, opposition, retrogression. 
 Advantage, benefit, good, profit, avail, utility, service. 
 
 Ant. Disadvantageous, unprofitable, useless, harmful. 
 Advantageous, beneficial, profitable, salutary. 
 
 Ant. Disadvantageous, unprofitable, useless, harmful. 
 Adventure, incident, occurrence, casualty, contingency, 
 
 accident, event. 
 
 Ant. Matter of fact, matter of course, routine, rut. 
 Adventurous, bold, daring, enterprising, chivalrous, rash, 
 
 precipitate, foolhardy. 
 
 Ant. Unad venturous, timid, cautious, hesitating. 
 Adversary, opponent, antagonist, enemy, foe, rival, op- 
 poser. 
 
 Ant. Friend, ally, assistant, accomplice, abettor, ac- 
 cessory. 
 
 Adverse, opposed, contrary, opposite, counteractive, hos- 
 tile, repugnant. 
 
 Ant. Favorable, propitious, fortunate, amicable, lucky. 
 Adversity, misfortune, sorrow, affliction, unfortunate, un- 
 favorable, antagonistic, calamity, disaster. 
 Ant. Prosperity, happiness, success. 
 Advert. See NOTICE. 
 Advertise, publish, announce, proclaim, promulgate.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 15 
 
 Ant. Conceal, suppress, hush, hoodwink. 
 Advice, warning, counsel, instruction, information, delib- 
 eration, consultation, reflection, consideration. 
 Ant. Remonstrance, prohibition, dissuasion, expostula- 
 tion. 
 
 Advise, acquaint, inform, communicate, notify, tell, per- 
 suade, prompt, incite. 
 
 Ant. Misinform, deceive, delude, dissuade, deter, pro- 
 hibit, remonstrate. 
 
 Advocate, counsel, defender, upholder. 
 Ant. Accuser, impugner, adversary. 
 Aerial, airy, light, volatile, ethereal, empyreal. 
 Affability, courteousness, courtesy, urbanity, politeness, 
 
 suavity. 
 Ant. Haughtiness, contemptuousness, gruffness, dis. 
 
 courtesy, superciliousness. 
 Affair, business, matter, question, subject, concern. 
 
 Ant. Detail, item, point, circumstance. 
 Afftct, influence, act upon, feign, pretend, assume like de- 
 sire. 
 
 Ant. Eschew, shun, dislike, repudiate. 
 Afft cting. See PATHETIC. 
 
 Affection, fondness, attachment, kindness, love, tender- 
 ness, endearment condition, state, inclination. 
 Ant. Insensibility, indifference, repugnance, repulsion. 
 Affinity, relationship, alliance, union, kin, kindred, rela- 
 tion, analogy, sympathy. 
 Ant. Antipathy, dissimilarity, disconnection, unlikeness, 
 
 antagonism. 
 Affirm, assert, asseverate, declare, aver, swear, protest, 
 
 state, maintain! 
 
 Ant. Deny, contradict, dispute, demur, doubt, oppose. 
 Affix. See ATTACH. 
 
 Afflict, grieve, give pain, distress, trouble, torment, ago- 
 nize. 
 
 Ant. Console, relieve, assuage. 
 Affluence. See WEALTH. 
 Afford, produce, bestow, grant, give, impart, communicaxe, 
 
 confer, spare. 
 
 Ant. Withhold, stint, withdraw, retain, grudge. 
 Affray, brawl, fray, quarrel, contention, altercation, 
 wrangle, contest, strife, fracas.
 
 46 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Order, tranquility, pacification. 
 Affright. See FRIGHTEN. 
 
 Affront, injury, wrong, insult, offence, outrage. 
 Ant. Amends, homage, apology, salutation. 
 Afraid, fearful, timid, timorous, faint-heated. 
 Ant. Bold, courageous, heroic, fearless, audacious, Tea 
 
 turesome. 
 Afterward, hereafter, subsequently, ultimately. 
 
 Ant. Previously, hitherto, heretofore. 
 Age, period, time, date, generation, era, epoch, antiquity 
 
 senility. 
 
 Ant. Moment, instant, infancy, youth, childhood. 
 Aged, old, elderly, senile, anile, ancient, antiquated. 
 
 Ant. Young, youthful, recent, fresh, juvenile. 
 Agency, instrumentality, influence, operation, manage* 
 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Counteraction, opposition, neutralization, interfer- 
 ence. 
 
 Aggrandize, exalt, promote, prefer, advance, elevate. 
 Ant. Debase, degrade, disgrace, dishonor, depress. 
 Aggravate, tantalize, irritate, inflame, provoke, chafe, 
 nettle,embitter, exasperate;, increase, enhance.heighten, 
 make worse, magnify. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, soften, palliate, attenuate, alleviate, miti- 
 gate, diminish. 
 Aggregate, n. total, entire, complete, the whole. 
 
 Ant. Unit, part, element, ingredient. 
 Aggregate, v. heap up, amass, accumulate, get together. 
 
 Ant. Separate, dissipate, disperse, divide, segregate. 
 Aggression, encroachment, assault, attack, offence, in 
 
 vasion. 
 
 Ant. Resistance, repulsion, retreat, withdrawal. 
 Aggrieve. See TROUBLE. 
 Agile, lively, sprightly, nimble, brisk, quick, supple, alert, 
 
 wide-awake. 
 
 Ant. Slow, heavy, awkward, ponderous, inert. 
 Agitate, convulse, disturb, stir, move, shake, oscillate, up- 
 heave. 
 
 Ant. Calm, soothe, allay, compose, smooth, pacify. 
 Agonize, distress, rack, torture, writhe, excruciate, pain 
 
 Ant. Soothe, relieve, ease, compose, comfort. 
 Agony, anguish, pain, distress, sufferim?, woe, torture.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. vr 
 
 Ant. Peace, enjoyment, comfort, composure, relief. 
 Agree, consent, assent, accede, acquiesce, comply, coin. 
 
 cide, tally. 
 
 Ant. Disagree, differ, dissent, demur, decline. 
 Agreeable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, amiable, pleasur. 
 
 able, welcome, acceptable, suitable, jocular, smiling. 
 Ant. Disagreeable, offensive, unpleasant, obnoxious, 
 
 unwelcome. 
 
 Agreement, concurrence, coincidence, concord, compact, 
 contract, bargain, covenant, stipulation, accordance, 
 harmony, unison. 
 
 Ant. disagreement, discord, promise, parole. 
 Aid, help, assist, co-operate, relieve, succor, further, for- 
 ward, contribute, conduce, tend, facilitate, abet. 
 Ant. Oppose, retard, resist, deter, baffle, withstand. 
 Ailing, unwell, sickly, diseased, ill. 
 
 Ant. Well, healthy, sound, strong. 
 Aim. See PURPOSE. 
 Alacrity, readiness, willingness, agility, quickness, activity 
 
 promptitude. 
 
 Ant. Slowness, repugnance, reluctance, unwillingness. 
 Alarm, terror, fright, affright, dismay, consternation, dis- 
 quietude. 
 
 Ant. Security, quiet, confidence, peace. 
 Alert. See AGILE. 
 
 Alienate, estrange, withdraw from, transfer, assign, con- 
 vey. 
 
 Ant. Conciliate, retain, endear, secure. 
 Allay. See SOOTHE. 
 Allege, affirm, declare, maintain, adduce, advance, assign. 
 
 Ant. Contradict, deny. disprove|"refute, gainsay. 
 Allegory, parable, metaphor, fable. 
 
 Ant. Fact, history. 
 Alleviate, assuage, mitigate, soothe, solace, relieve, abate, 
 
 diminish, extenuate, soften. 
 Ant. Aggravate, increase, augment, embitter. 
 Alliance, affinity, union, connection, relation, confederacy. 
 
 combination, coalition, league, confederation. 
 Ant. Antagonism, enmity, divorce, discord, hostility t 
 
 separation, disruption. 
 
 Allot, apportion, appropriate, appoint, distribute, assign. 
 Ant. Withhold, retain, unappropnate, refuse.
 
 fi8 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Allow, let, permit, admit, concede, yield, grant, give, tol- 
 erate, suffer, sanction, authorize. 
 Ant. Disallow, refuse, resist, object, deny, withhold, 
 
 protest. 
 
 Allude, refer, hint, insinuate, imply, intimate, suggest. 
 Ant. State, demonstrate, declare, mention, specify. 
 Allure, entice, attract, decoy, tempt, seduce. 
 
 Ant. Warn, scare, alarm, deter. 
 Alteration, change, variation, transition, changeableness, 
 
 mutability. 
 Ant. Fixity, permanence, stability, conservation, change- 
 
 lessness, identity. 
 Altercation. See QUARREL. 
 Altitude, height, elevation, tallness, loftiness. 
 
 Ant. Depth, lowness, depression, shortness, declination. 
 Altogether, wholly, totally, entirely, perfectly, completely, , 
 
 utterly. 
 
 Ant. Partly, partially, separately, individually, imper- 
 fectly. 
 
 Always. See EVER 
 
 Amalgamate, join, compound, mix, fuse, unite, consoli- 
 date. 
 
 Ant. Separate, decompose, disintegrate, disunite. 
 Amass. See ACCUMULATE. 
 Amazing, astonishing, wondrous, surprising, marvelous, 
 
 stupendous, astounding. 
 Ant. Commonplace, trivial, usual, ordinary, familiar, 
 
 customary. 
 
 Ambiguous, equivocal, uncertain, vague, dubious, enig- 
 matical. 
 Ant. Plain, clear, obvious, unmistakable, indisputable, 
 
 unequivocal, unambiguous. 
 Ameliorate, improve, amend, better. 
 
 Ant. Injure, spoil, mar, debase, deteriorate. 
 Amenable, responsible, accountable, answerable for, liable, 
 
 subject, dependent. 
 
 Ant, Unamenable, independent, irresponsible, auto- 
 cratic. 
 
 Amend. See AMELIORATE. 
 
 Amends, compensation, recompense, restoration, repara- 
 tion, atonement, restitution. 
 Ant. Offense, injury, fault, insult.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 19 
 
 Amiable, loving, pleasing, engaging, good, kind. 
 
 Ant. Hateful, abominable, churlish, disagreeable, ill. 
 
 natured. 
 
 Amicable. See FRIENDLY. 
 Ample, complete, full, wide, spacious, capacious, extensive, 
 
 liberal, expansive, diffusive. 
 
 Ant. Scanty, insufficient, mean, narrow, stingy. 
 Amplification, enlargement, exegesis* expansion, develop- 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Abbreviation, curtailment, epitome, retrench- 
 ment. 
 
 Amusement. See RECREATION. 
 Analogy, similarity, affinity, purity, resemblance. 
 
 Ant. Dissimilarity, inaffinity, inequality, incongruity, 
 
 disproportion. 
 Ancient. See AGED. 
 Anger, v. vex, exasperate, enrage, inflame, irritate, kindle, 
 
 provoke, imbitter, incense. 
 Ant. Please, amuse, gratify, sooth, pacify. 
 Anger, n wrath, passion, rage, fury, indignation, ire, 
 choler, bile, exasperation, irritation, resentment, pique. 
 Ant. Peace, peacefulness, peaceableness, appeasement, 
 forbearance, good will, conciliativeness, good temper. 
 Angry, passionate, irascible, choleric, hasty, sullen, moody, 
 incensed, irritated, enraged, provoked, nettled, piqued, 
 exasperated, wrathful. 
 
 Ant. Peaceful, calm, good tempered forgiving, for- 
 bearing. 
 
 Anguish. See AGONY. 
 Aniiiiate, cheer, enliven, inspire, encourage, embolden, 
 
 inspirit, instigate, urge. 
 
 Ant. Dishearten, deter, depress, discourage. 
 Animation, life, vivacity, spirit, buoyancy, elasticity, 
 
 activity, alacrity. 
 
 Ant. Deadness, dullness, inertness, spiritlessness. 
 Animosity, enmity, malignity, hostility, antagonism, 
 
 hatred, antipathy, aversion. 
 Ant. Concord, alliance, friendship, companionship, 
 
 unanimity, harmony, regard. 
 Annals, chronicles, records, registers, historical accounts. 
 
 Ant. Traditions, legends, romance. 
 Annex. See ATTACH.
 
 30 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Annihilate, destroy, annul, extinguish, nullify, obliterate, 
 
 efface. 
 
 Ant. Perpetuate, keep, preserve, conserve, foster, pro- 
 tect. 
 
 Announce, declare, make known, publish, advertise, pro- 
 claim, report, notify, give out. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, hush, suppress, withhold, stifle, bury. 
 Annoy, vex, tease, chafe, molest, incommode, inconven- 
 ience. 
 
 Ant. Accommodate, please, quiet, gratify, regard. 
 Annul, revoke, abolish, abrogate, repeal, cancel, destroy, 
 
 extinguish, quash, nullify. 
 
 Ant. Exact, establish, institute, confirm, maintain. 
 Anomalous, irregular, abnormal, eccentric. 
 > Ant. Regular, ordinary, normal. 
 Antagonism. See ANIMONSITY. 
 Antagonist. See ADVERSARY. 
 Antagonistic. See ADVERSE. 
 
 Anterior, prior, preceding, antecedent, previous, forego- 
 ing, former. 
 
 Ant. Posterior, later, subsequent, succeeding. 
 Anticipate, forestall, foretaste, prejudge, prearrange, ob- 
 viate. 
 
 Ant. Misapprehend, recall, undo. 
 
 Antipathy, dislike, aversion, repugnance, contrarie*", op 
 position, hatred, antagonism, hostility, feeling against. 
 Ant. Affinity, amity, sympathy, attraction, fellow-feel- 
 ing, harmony. 
 Antithesis, contrast, opposition. 
 
 Ant. Equivalent, alike, synonymous, equal. 
 Anxiety, care, solicitude, attention, eagerness, trouble. 
 Ant. -Contentment, confidence, peace, apathy, noncha- 
 lance, contentedness. 
 Apathy. See INDIFFERENCE. 
 Aphorism, adage, maxim, saying. 
 
 Ant. Lecture, exhortation, speech, disquisition. 
 Apocryphal, uncertain, unauthentic, legendary, doubtfm, 
 
 spurious. 
 
 Ant. Authentic, genuine, verified, attested, undisputed. 
 Appal. See DISMAY. 
 Apparent, easily seen, visible, palpable, clear, plain, trans*
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. *i 
 
 parent, unmistakable, unambiguous, evident, manifest 
 distinct, self-evident. 
 
 Ant. Inapparent, uncertain, dubious, unobservable, 
 unseen, undistinguishable, mistakable, ambiguous, 
 apocryphal, indistinct. 
 Appeal, refer, invoke, invocate, call upon. 
 
 Ant. Deprecate, protest, disavow, disclaim. 
 Appearance, air, look, aspect, manner, mien advent, ap- 
 parition. 
 
 Ant. Disappearance, non-appearance, concealment. 
 Appease. See SOOTHE. 
 Appellation, name, denomination, cognomen, title, desig. 
 
 nation. 
 
 Ant. Anonymousness, namelessness. 
 Applaud, praise, extol, commend, approve. 
 
 Ant. Disapprove, denounce, decry, execrate. 
 Applause. See ACCLAMATION. 
 Appoint, assign, allot, ordain, depute, order, prescribe, 
 
 constitute, settle, determine. 
 
 Ant. Recall, cancel, suspend, withdraw, withhold. 
 Apportion. See ALLOT. 
 Apposite. See SUITABLE. 
 Appreciate, value, reckon, prize, esteem. 
 
 Ant. Undervalue, misjudge, ignore, misappreciate. 
 Apprehend, think, feel, conceive, imaginej take, arrest, 
 
 seize, fancy, anticipate, fear, dread, understand. 
 Ant. Misapprehend, misconceive, lose, miss, ignore. 
 Approbation, approval, concurrence, assent, consent. 
 Ant. Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, dissatisfao 
 
 tion, refusal, denial, disclaimer. 
 Appropriate, v. See ASSUME. 
 Appropriate, a. peculiar, particular, exclusive, apt. 
 
 Ant. Inappropriate, unsuitable. 
 Approval. See APPROBATION. 
 Arbitrary, despotic, imperious, domineering, tyrannous, 
 
 tyrannical. 
 
 Ant. Limited, considerate, lenient, modest, mild 
 Arbitrator, arbiter, judge, umpire, referee. 
 
 Ant. Appellant, claimant, litigant, disputant. 
 Ardent, eager, fervid, hot, fiery, glowing, passionate. 
 Ant. Cool, cold, indifferent, apathetic, passionless, 
 phlegmatic.
 
 22 
 
 Argue, discuss, dispute, debate. 
 
 I Ant. Dictate, assent, command, propound. 
 
 i Arouse, stir up, awaken, vivify, excite, stimulate. 
 
 Ant. Allay, compose, quiet, assuage, pacify, deaden. 
 Arrange, put in order, place, assort, classify, regulate, dis 
 
 pose, adjust. 
 Ant. Derange, disarrange, confuse, disturb, jumble, 
 
 disorder. 
 
 . Arrant, notorious, flagrant, heinous, flagitious, atrocious, 
 *~"*~monstrous. 
 
 Ant. Slight, moderate, small. 
 Array, n. rank, order, disposal, disposition, arrangement. 
 
 Ant. Confusion, disorder, rout. 
 Array, v. range, place, draw up, marshal, dress, deck out. 
 
 Ant. Disarray, derange, displace. 
 Arrest, stop, apprehend, withhold, keep back, restrain, 
 
 seize. 
 
 Ant. Liberate, free, discharge, dismiss. 
 Arrogance, assumption, haughtiness, pride, loftiness. 
 Ant. Humility, modesty, servility, bashfulness, diffi- 
 dence, politeness. 
 Art, skill, tact, aptitude, adroitness, expertness, cunning, 
 
 subtlety, 
 
 Ant. Inexpertness, unskillfulness. 
 Artifice, trick, stratagem, machination, deception, cheat, 
 
 imposture, delusion. 
 
 Ant. Openness, simplicity, fairness, candor, honesty. 
 Ascend, climb, mount, rise, soar, tower, scale. 
 'j Ant. Descend, fall, sink. 
 
 Ascendency, superiority, /hfluence, authority, sway, mas- 
 tery. 
 
 Ant. Subjection, inferiority, disadvantage, subordina- 
 tion. 
 
 Ascent. See ACCLIVITY. 
 Ask, request, entreat, solicit, beg, claim, demand, invite, 
 
 question. 
 
 Ant. Command, order, insist, dictate, exact. 
 Aspect, light, view, appearance, complexion, feature, air, 
 
 look, mien, countenance. 
 Ant. Back, obverse, rear. 
 
 > Asperity, acrimony, acerbity, harshness, smartness, pun- 
 gency, poignancy, tartness, roughness.
 
 AND AVTITHE-iIC WORDS. 2$ 
 
 Ant. Mildness, softness, sweetness, gentleness, pleas- 
 antness. 
 ~> Asperse, accuse falsely, malign, slander, traduce, defame, 
 
 scandalize, disparage, depreciate, vilify! 
 Ant. Eulogize, laud, extol, praise, defend, uphold. 
 Assault, v. assail, attack, invade, encounter, storm. 
 
 Ant. Defend, protect, repulse, retaliate. 
 Assemble, congregate, collect, gather, muster, bring to. 
 
 gether. 
 
 Ant. Disperse, disrupt, adjourn, depart. 
 Assembly, assemblage, collection, group, company, mus, 
 ter, congregation, convention, congress, diet, council, 
 convocation, conclave, synod, meeting, auditory, au- 
 dience. 
 
 Ant. Dispersion, disunion, adjournment, individual. 
 Assent, v consent, accede, acquiesce, comply, concur. 
 
 Ant. Dissent, disagree, differ, disclaim, protest. 
 Assert. See AFFIRM. 
 Assign, adduce, allege, advance, bring forward, appoint, 
 
 allot, appropriate, apportion. 
 ) Ant. Refuse, withold, withdraw, retain. 
 Assist. See AID. ^"* 
 Assistant, auxiliary, helping, conducive, furthering, instru, 
 
 mental. 
 
 Ant. Opponent, enemy, foe, antagonist, rival, obstruc- 
 tionist, hinderer. 
 
 Associate, colleague, ally, partner, coadjutor, comrade, 
 
 companion, consort. 
 Ant. Rival, foe, alien. 
 
 Association, company, society, confederacy, union, part- 
 nership, fellowship, companionship, connection, alli- 
 ance. 
 
 Ant. Disunion, separation, independence, solitude, in- 
 dividuality. 
 
 Assuage, compose, calm, pacify, allay, soothe, conciliate, 
 appease, tranquilize, mitigate, alleviate, palliate, moU 
 lify. 
 
 Ant. Excite, aggravate, increase, provoke, inflame, in- 
 cite, stimulate. 
 
 Assume, pretend to, arrogate, usurp, appropriate, affect, 
 wear, suppose.
 
 24 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Abandon, concede, render, surrender, grant, allow, 
 doff, prove, demonstrate. 
 
 Assurance, confidence, certainty, consciousness, convic- 
 tion, effrontery, impudence. 
 
 Ant. Bashfulness, reserve, unobtrusiveness, decency, 
 Astonishing. See AMAZING. 
 Athletic, stalwart, powerful, brawny, muscular, robust, 
 
 able-bodied. 
 
 Ant. Weak, sickly, puny, slight, unmuscular. 
 v Atrocious, flagitious, heinous, enormous, flagra.u, villain* 
 
 ous, monstrous, inhuman, nefarious. 
 Ant. Laudable, honorable, noble, admirable. 
 Attach, affix, append, annex, adjoin, connect, stick, con* 
 
 ciliate, attract, win. 
 Ant. Detach, unattach, unfasten, untie, disconnect, 
 
 alienate, repel, estrange. 
 Attachment. See ATTACH. 
 Attack, v. assail, assault, impugn. 
 Ant. Defend, resist, repulse, aid, jrepel, shield, shelter, 
 
 support. 
 
 Attempt, effort, exertion, endeavor, essay, trial, experi- 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, laziness, inaction, abandonment. 
 Attend, go with, accompany, escort, wait on, listen, 
 
 hearken, heed. 
 
 Ant. Leave, forsake, abandon, wander, disregard. 
 Attentive, careful, intent, wistful, vigilant, studious, con? 
 
 siderate. 
 
 Ant, Inattention, indifferent, careless, abstracted, ab- 
 sent, distracted, remiss. 
 Attest, testify, wit n ess, prove, vouch, confirm, establish, 
 
 evidence. 
 > Ant. Contradict, refute, disprove, oppugn, deny. 
 
 Attire, n. dress, apparel, garments, cfotEes, habiliments, 
 
 robes, vestmert, costume. 
 
 Ant. Nudity, bareness, dishabille, disarray, exposure. 
 Attitude, posture, position, pose, attitude. 
 Ant. Movement, gesture, gesticulation, exercise, deport- 
 ment, bearing, action. 
 
 Attract, draw to, allure, entice, charm, wheedle. 
 , Repel, repulse, deter, estrange, alienate.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS 25 
 
 Attractive, winning, charming, captivating, fascinating; 
 
 bewitching, enchanting, agreeable. 
 Ant. Unattractive, uninteresting, repulsive, unpleasant, 
 
 disagreeable, forbidding. 
 
 Attribute, quality, property, mark, characteristic, accom- 
 plishment, attainment. 
 Ant. Essence, nature, substance. 
 Audacious. See BOLD. 
 
 Augment, increase, enlarge, extend, stretch out, spread 
 \ out. 
 
 1 Ant. Reduce, diminish, deduct, reserve, impoverish. 
 August, majestic, noble, dignified, stately, gorgeous, ex- 
 
 alted. 
 
 Ant. Mean, common, vulgar, despicable, paltry, undig- 
 nified. 
 Auspicious, fortunate, favorable, propitious, prosperous, 
 
 lucky, happy. 
 Ant. Inconspicuous, unpropitious, unlucky, unhappy, 
 
 discouraging, hopeless. 
 
 Austere, rigid, severe, rigorous, stern, harsh, hard, strict. 
 Ant. Indulgent, genial, easy, luxurious, mild, tender, 
 
 kindly. 
 Authoritative, powerful, conclusive, potent, commanding, 
 
 swaying, imperative, imperious. 
 
 Ant. Weak, inconclusive, vague, indeterminate, indefi- 
 nite. 
 
 Authorized, accredited, empowered, commissioned. 
 Ant. Unauthorized, uncommissioned, unempowered, 
 
 self-appointed, self-assumed. 
 Authority, weight, force, power, domination, supremacy, 
 
 ground, justification. ' 
 Ant. Spuriousness, weakness, usurpation, wrong, 
 
 groundlessness. 
 Auxiliary, assistant, helping, conducive, furthering, in- 
 
 strumental. 
 
 Ant. Hindrance, opposing, retarding, obstructive, cum- 
 bersome. 
 Avail, advantage, profit, use, benefit, service, utility. 
 
 Ant. Disadvantage, loss, injury. 
 
 Available, profitable, advantageous, useful, beneficial. 
 Ant. Unavailable, useless, inoperative, unprocurable, 
 iaconducive, irrelevant.
 
 26 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 ' Avarice, covetousness, cupidity, greediness, greed, r* 
 
 jpacity. 
 Ant. Generosity, liberality, profuscness, extravagance. 
 
 unselfishness, waste. 
 Aversion. See ANTIPATHY 
 Avocation, business, occupation, employment, calling, 
 
 office, engagement, function, profession, trade. 
 Ant. Idleness, leisure, holiday. 
 Avow. See DECLARE. 
 Awaken, arouse, excited, stir up, vivify, 
 
 Ant. Stupify, soothe, quiet, pacify, compose. 
 Award, adjudge, adjudicate, judge, determine, allot, accord, 
 
 Ant. Retain, withhold, refuse, misapportion. 
 Aware, sensible, conscious, cognizant. 
 
 Ant. Unaware, ignorant, uninformed, unconscious. 
 Awkward, clumsy, unpolished, rough, untoward. 
 Ant. Graceful, elegant, neat, polished, dexterous, skill* 
 
 ful, adroit, handy. 
 
 Awry, crooked, wry, bent, curved, oblique. 
 Ant.' Straight, right, true, direct. 
 
 B. 
 
 Bad, evil, wicked, unsound, unwholesome, baneful, dele- 
 !> terious. pernicious, noisome, noxious, sinful. 
 
 Ant. Good, wholesome, sound, virtuous, suitable, repu- 
 table, honorable. 
 Baffle, defeat, discomfort, bewilder, frustrate, foil, balk. 
 
 Ant. Aid, help, assist, encourage, promote. 
 Balance, weigh, poise, neutralize, counteract, equalize, ao 
 
 just. 
 
 Ant. Overbalance, upset, tilt. 
 Balk. See BAFFLE. 
 Balmy, fragrant, sweet-scented, odoriferous, odorous, per- 
 
 fumed. 
 
 Ant. Harsh, rough, mal-odorous, nasty, unpleasant, soUTf 
 Baneful. See BAD. 
 Banquet, feast, fete, entertainment, festival. 
 
 Ant. Fast, abstinence, starvation. 
 Banter, mockery, derision, raillery, irony, teasing. 
 Ant, Argument, discussion, discourse. /
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 2? 
 
 Barbarous, savage, brutal, cruel, inhuman, ruthless, mer, 
 
 ciless, remorseless, unrelenting, uncivilized, rude. 
 Ant. Polite, civilized, refined, humane. 
 Bargain, agreement, convention, compact, stipulation, 
 
 covenant, contract, transaction. 
 Ant. Loss, failure, cheat. 
 
 Base, bad, low, mean, sordid, groveling, ignoble, igno- 
 minious, dishonorable, vile, counterfeit, deep. 
 Ant. Lofty, exalted, refined, pure, noble, esteemed, 
 
 honored, shrill. 
 Battle, combat, engagement, action, conflict, contest, 
 
 fight. 
 
 Ant. Peace, truce, council, armistice, mediation, arbi- 
 trament. 
 
 Bear, hold sustain, support, endure, carry, maintain, 
 convey, transport, waft, suffer, tolerate, undergo, put 
 up with. 
 
 Ant. Drop, eject, reject, decline, resign, refuse. 
 Bearing, manner, deportment, demeanor, behavior, con- 
 duct. 
 
 Ant. Attitude, pose, gesture, appearance. 
 Beastly, brutal, brutish, sensual. 
 
 An'. Human, refined, gentle, lofty, pure. 
 Beat, strike, knock, hit, belabor, thump, dash, vanquish, 
 
 overpower, conquer, defeat. 
 
 Ant. Caress, pat, stroke, defend, shield, fail, surrender. 
 Beautiful, elegant, beauteous, handsome, fair, pretty. 
 Ant. Ugly, homely, foul, hideous, disagreeable, de- 
 formed, unattractive. 
 Beautify. See ADORN. 
 Becoming, befitting, comely, decent, fit, proper, suitable. 
 
 Ant. Unbecoming, unseemly, indecent, ungrateful. 
 Beg, ask, beseech, implore, entreat, crave, solicit, suppli- 
 cate. 
 
 Ant. Demand, extort, exact, require. 
 Beginning, commencement, outset, opening, inception, 
 
 start, origin. 
 Ant. End, close, termination, conclusion, completion, 
 
 consummation. 
 Beguile. See DECEIVE. 
 Behavior. See CONDUCT. 
 behold, see, look, discern, view, descry, observe.
 
 28 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Ignore, disregard, overlook, miss. 
 Belief, faith, credence, credit, trust, confidence, reliance, 
 
 conviction, persuasion, avowal. 
 Ant. Unbelief, disbelief, distrust, denial, heresy. 
 Below, beneath, under, underneath, lower, inferior, sub. 
 
 ordinate. 
 
 Ant. Above, over, aloft, top, overhead, superior. 
 Bend, lean, incline, distort, stoop, descend, condescend, 
 
 yield, submit. 
 
 Ant. Stiffen, break, advance, resist. 
 Benediction, blessing, commendation, approvaL 
 Ant. Malediction . curse, disapproval, censure, execra- 
 tion. 
 Benefaction, gift, donation, alms, charity. 
 
 Ant. Confiscation, deprivation, reservation. 
 Beneficent, benevolent, bountiful, bounteous, munificent, 
 
 liberal, generous. 
 
 Ant. Cruel, hard, oppressive, griping, stern, grinding. 
 Benefit, advantage, good, profit, service, ability, avail, use. 
 
 Ant. Injury, loss, evil, disadvantage, detriment. 
 Benevolence, beneficence, benignity, kindness, generosity. 
 Ant. Maleficence, unkindness, cruelty, harshness, churl- 
 ishness. 
 
 Bent, tendency, bias, inclination, disposition, preposses- 
 sion, propensity, predilection, proneness. 
 Ant. Disinclination, indisposition, aversion. 
 Bereave, deprive, strip, dispossess, disarm, divest. 
 Ant. Replenish, benefit, enrich, give, compensate, 
 
 satisfy. 
 
 Beseech. See SUPPLICATE. 
 Beset, surround, encompass, embarrass, hem, beleaguer. 
 
 Ant. Liberate, abandon, free. 
 Betimes, early, soon, shortly, ere long. 
 
 Ant. Late, slowly, sluggishly, behindhand. 
 Betoken, forebode, bode, portend, augur, presage, prog* 
 
 nostication, signify, foreshadow. 
 Ant. Belie, hide, mask, mislead, misxidicate. 
 Betray. See DECEIVE. 
 Better. See AMEND. 
 Bewail. See LAMENT 
 Bewilder. See PERPLEX. 
 Bewitch. See CAPTIVATE,
 
 ANTITHETIC WORDS. 29 
 
 Bias. See BENT. 
 
 Bicker, wrangle, dispute, dissent, strife, contend, jar. 
 
 Ant. Agree, converse, chat. 
 Bid, offer, proffer, tender, propose, call, invite, summon. 
 
 Ant. Forbid, deter, prohibit, restrain. 
 Bide, wait, stay, remain, tarry, endure, await. 
 
 Ant. Quit, depart, move, migrate, resist, adjourn. 
 Bigoted, illiberal, prejudiced, narrow, limited, intolerant. 
 
 Ant. Liberal, tolerant, unprejudiced, broad. 
 Bind, tie, restrain, restrict, connect, link, engage, oblige. 
 Ant. Unbind, untie, loose, loosen, unfasten, liberate, 
 
 free, acquit. 
 Binding, astringent, costive, valid, obligatory, stringent, 
 
 constraining. 
 
 Ant. Loosening, purgative, freeing. 
 
 Bitter, harsh, pungent, poignant, stinging, sharp, tart, in- 
 tense. 
 
 Ant. Sweet, mellow, pleasant, affable, kindly. 
 Black, dark, murky, pitchy, inky, Cimmerian. 
 
 Aut. White, light, radiant, shining, glorious. 
 Blacken, defame, calumniate, slander, scandalize, asperse. 
 
 Ant. Whiten, eulogize, vindicate, clear. 
 Blamable. See BLAME 
 
 Blame, reprove, reprehend, censure, condemn, repro- 
 bate, reproach, chide. 
 
 Ant. Praise, approve, exonerate, exculpate. 
 Blameless, inculpable, guiltless, sinless, innocent, immac- 
 ulate, unsullied, unblemished, spotless, pure. 
 Ant. Guilty, blameworthy, faulty, answerable, crimi- 
 nated, culpable. 
 
 Bland, soft, gentle, mild, kind, gracious, benign, benig- 
 nant. 
 
 Ant. Harsh, Abrupt, rough, disagreeable, unpleasant. 
 Blank, confused, confounded, dumfounded, abashed, 
 
 nonplussed, disconcerted, empty, unfilled. 
 Ant. Filled, modified, qualified, mitigated. 
 Blast, blight, wither, shrivel, destroy. 
 
 Ant. Nurture, cherish, save, shield, protect. 
 Blatant, noisy, clamorous, braying, bellowing, vociferous. 
 
 Ant. Soft, noiseless, quiefr, reserved, refined. 
 Blemish, v. stain, blur, sully, spot, obscure, dim, ruin, 
 spoil, mar.
 
 30 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Improve, clarify, cleanse, renovate, renew, purify. 
 Blemish, n- *&&, spot, blur, defect, speck, imperfection, 
 
 fault. 
 
 Ant. Intav_iness, purity, unsulliedness. 
 Blend, mix, amalgamate, mingle, commingle, compound, 
 
 fuse. 
 
 Ant. Divide, dissociate, separate, disintegrate. 
 Blessedness, bliss, happiness, felicity, beatitude. 
 
 Ant. Wretchedness, unhappiness, sorrowfulness. 
 Blind, sightless, eyeless, unseeing, ignorant, prejudiced. 
 
 Ant. Clear-sighted, keen, far-sighted, aware, consious. 
 Bliss, ecstacy, felicity, blessedness, blissfulness. 
 
 Ant. Woe, misery, suffering, wretchedness. 
 Blithe, gay, blithesome, cheerful, merry, sprightly, viva* 
 
 cious. 
 Ant. Heavy, dull, dejected, sullen, cheerless, gloomy, 
 
 sorrowful. 
 Blockhead, dunce, dolt, dullard, numskull, jolthead, log. 
 
 gerhead, ignoramus. 
 
 Ant. Sage, adept, savant, philosopher, master. 
 Bloodshed, carnage, slaughter, butchery, massacre. 
 
 Ant. Peace, amity, festival. 
 Bloom, blossom, bud, sprout, germinate, shoot forth. 
 
 Ant. Decay, blight, blast, wither. 
 Blot, speck, flaw, stain, blur, blemish, defect. 
 Ant. Perfection, blamelessness, clearness. 
 Bluff, blustering, burly, swaggering, hectoring, bullying. 
 Ant. Courteous, polished, graceful, reserved, elegant. 
 Blunder, mistake, error, delusion, hallucination, fault, 
 
 oversight. 
 Ant. Correctness, accuracy, exactness, truthfulness, 
 
 foresight, correction. 
 
 Blunt, pointless, obtuse, edgeless, unpolite, rough, rude. 
 Ant. Sharp, keen, pointed, acute, polished, courteous, 
 
 refined. 
 
 Blustering. See SWAGGERING. 
 Boast, glory, triumph, vaunt, brag. 
 
 Ant. Deprecate, cringe, whine, whimper, to be modest. 
 Bodily, corporal, corporeal, material, physical, wholly, col< 
 
 lectively, unitedly. 
 
 Ant. Spiritually, ghostly, partially, piecemeal, frag, 
 mentarily.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 31 
 
 Boisterous, violent, furious, impassioned, impetuous, ve- 
 hement, stormy, turbulent. 
 Ant. Peaceful, calm, serene, self-possessed. 
 Bold, fearless, undaunted, dauntless, brave, daring, ad 
 venturous, intrepid, audacious, impudent, contuma- 
 cious. 
 
 Ant. Timid, fearful, shy, inadventurous, bashful retir- 
 ing. 
 
 Bondage, slavery, thraldom, vassalage servitude, serf- 
 dom, captivity, imprisonment, confinement. 
 Ant. Freedom, liberty, independence, liberation, manu- 
 mission. 
 Booty, plunder, loot, pillage. 
 
 Ant. Restitution, confiscation, forfeiture, penalty. 
 Border, edge, brim, rim, verge, brink, margin, confine. 
 
 Ant. Center, interior, space, substance. 
 Bound, v. limit, circumscribe, confine, restrict, restrain^ 
 terminate. ' 
 
 Ant. Open, free, unconfine. 
 Boundless, unbounded, infinite, unlimited, interminable. 
 
 Ant. Bounded, limited, finite. 
 Bounty, munificence, liberality, generosity, benevolence, 
 
 beneficence, charity, benignity, humanity. 
 Ant. Illiberality, closeness, miserliness, stinginess, 
 
 churlishness. 
 Brag. See BOAST. 
 Brand, mark, stigmatize, denounce. 
 Ant. Honor, decorate, eulogize. 
 
 Brave, courageous, gallant, chivalrous, daring, adventur- 
 ous, valorous, heroic, valiant, bold, dauntless, intrepid, 
 magnanimous, fearless. 
 Ant. Cowardly, fearful, timorous, weak-kneed, traitor. 
 
 ous, ungallant, timid, weak< craven. 
 Brawny. See ATHLETIC. 
 
 Break, fracture, shatter, burst, rend, rack, violate, in- 
 fringe, transgress, demolish, destroy. 
 Ant. Join, conjoin, heal, repair, readjust, renovate. 
 Breed, beget, engender, generate, hatch, brood, incubate, 
 
 produce. 
 
 Ant. Extirpate, destroy, eradicate, stifle. 
 Brevity, shortness, conciseness, succinctues*.
 
 32 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Prolixity, diffusiveness, protraction, length, elon- 
 gation. 
 Brief, short, concise, compendious, succinct, summary. 
 
 Ant. Long, prolix, interminable, protracted. 
 Bright, clear, lucid, transparent, limpid, lustrous, translu- 
 cent, shining, brilliant, luminous, radiant, gleaming, 
 clever, witty. 
 Ant. Dull, dim, cheerless, dead, murky, muddy, opaque, 
 
 sullen, dejected, imbecile, foolish, stupid. 
 Brisk, active, agile, nimble, lively, quick, sprightly 
 
 prompt, alert, assiduous, vigorous, vigilant. 
 Ant. Slow, sluggish, indolent, dully, heavy, inactive^ 
 
 stagnant. 
 
 Brittle, fragile, frangible, frail. 
 Ant. Elastic, tough, strong. 
 Broad, wide, large, ample, expanded, extensive, liberal. 
 
 indelicate, coarse, generic. 
 Ant. Narrow, restricted, limited, confined v illiberal, 
 
 bigoted, refined, delicate, specific, pointed. 
 Broil. See AFFRAY. 
 Brook, suffer, bear, endure, submit to. 
 Ant. Resist, resent, reject, combat. 
 Bruise, break, crush, squeeze, pulverize, triturate. 
 
 Ant. heal, soothe, comfort, repair, renovate, tftrengfhen, 
 Brutality. See BRUTAL. 
 Brutal, cruel, inhuman, merciless, ferocious, remorseless, 
 
 ruthless, barbarous, savage, irrational, sensual. 
 Ant.'Huma.a.e, civilized, tender, kind, gentle, polished, 
 
 generous. 
 Bud, sprout, germinate, blosson , shoot forth. 
 
 Ant. Seed, flower, wither, die. 
 Build, erect, raise, construct, found. 
 Ant. Overthrow, undermine, lower, tear down, raze, 
 
 destroy. 
 
 Bulk, size, dimension, magnitude, greatness, bulkiness big- 
 ness, largeness, massiveness. 
 
 Ant. Portion, particle, atom, smallness, diminution. 
 Bullying. See SWAGGERING. 
 Buoyancy, floatableness, lightness, elasticity, animation 
 
 spirit, vivacity. 
 
 Ant. Heaviness, sinkableness, depression, dejection 
 moodines*.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 33 
 
 Burden,?' . load, encumber, embarrass, oppress, afflict. 
 
 Ant. Unburden, ease, alleviate, assuage, lighten, liber* 
 
 ate, console, mitigate. 
 
 Burning, glowing, ardent, fervid, impassioned, fervent, 
 fiery, hot, blazing. 
 
 Ant. Cool, extinguishing, smoldering, latent, sluggish. 
 Burst, break, crack, split, rend. 
 
 Ant. Cohere, hold, stand, join, repair. 
 Bury, inter, inhume, entomb, immure. 
 
 Ant. Disinter, exhume, excavate, expose, aggravate. 
 Buy, purchase, gain, get, obtain, bribe. 
 
 Ant. Sell, vend, hawk, dispose of. 
 By and by, anon, shortly, ere long, soon. 
 
 Ant, Now, immediately, at once. 
 
 c. 
 
 Cabal, combination, intrigue, faction, conspiracy, plot. 
 Ant. Legislation, council, parliament, government. 
 Cajole, coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn, lure. 
 
 Ant. Scold, warn, chide, blame, antagonize, displease. 
 Calamitous, disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky, hapless, 
 
 fatal, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starred. 
 Ant. Felicitous, fortunate, auspicious, propitious, ad* 
 
 vantageous. 
 Calculate, compute, estimate, count, consider, reckon, sup* 
 
 pose. 
 
 ntA. Miscalculate, risk, chance, guess, conjecture. 
 Called, termed, designated, denominated, ycleped, named. 
 
 Ant. Miscalled, misnamed, unnamed. 
 Calling. See EMPLOYMENT. 
 Callous, hard, obdurate, impenitent, unfeeling, insensible, 
 
 insensitive, unsusceptible. 
 Ant. Sensitive, susceptible, soft, tender. 
 Calm. v. See SOOTHE. 
 
 Calm, a. quiet, undisturbed, serene, placid, composed, col. 
 lected, imperturbable, tranquil, pacific, unruffled, still. 
 Ant. Disturbance, noise, riot, agitation, excitement. 
 Calumniate, vilify, revile, accuse falsely, asperse, malign, 
 
 traduce, slander, defame, scandalize, disparage. 
 Ant, Eulogize, vindicate, clear.
 
 34 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Calumny, slander, false accusation, aspersion, defamation. 
 
 Ant. Eulogy, panegyric, vindication, clearance. 
 Cancel, blot out, obliterate, expunge, efface, wipe out, 
 rub out, erase, quash, abolish, annul, repeal, abrogate, 
 revoke, destroy, invalidate, nullify. 
 
 Ant. Enact, enforce, re-enact, perpetuate, confirm, ar- 
 rest, insert. 
 Candid, fair, honest, open, artless, ingenuous, frank, sin. 
 
 cere, plain. 
 
 Ant. Unfair, unjust, disingenuous, insincere, mysteri- 
 ous. 
 
 Canvass, discuss, contest, controvert, sift, examine, dis- 
 pute, solicit, apply for. 
 Ant. Ignore, disregard, admit, pass. 
 
 Capable, able, qualified, competent, efficient, fitted, sus- 
 ceptible, clever, skillful. 
 Ant. Incapable, dull, unqualified, inefficient, unfitted, 
 
 stupid, awkward. 
 Capacious, roomy, ample, spacious, extensive. 
 
 Ant. Limited, shallow, restricted, narrow, petty. 
 Capacity, capability, skill, ability, faculty, power, talent, 
 
 efficiency, caliber, size. 
 
 Ant. Incapacity, inability, stupidity, insufficiency, nar- 
 rowness, contractedness. 
 Caprice, freak, whim, humor, crotchet, fancy. 
 
 Ant. Plan, reason, determination, decision, delibera- 
 tion. 
 Captious, touchy, testy, cross, petulant, peevish, fretful, 
 
 carping, censorious. 
 
 Ant. Approving, appreciative, encouraging, commend- 
 atory. 
 Captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate, enrapture, bewitch, 
 
 entrance, enchain, enamor, confine, imprison. 
 Ant. Liberate, free, unconfine, release, disenchant. 
 Captivity, imprisonment, confinement, bondage, slavery, 
 
 thraldom, servitude, serfdom. 
 Ant. Freedom, emancipation, liberty. 
 Capture, catch, seize, graso, arrest, apprehend. 
 
 Ant. Release, Jet go, miss, free, liberate, acquiu 
 Care, anxiety, solicitude, concern, attention, regard, dJP 
 cumspection, caution, foresight, prudence, heed.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 35 
 
 Ant. Carelessness, disregard, neglect, indifference, te- 
 merity, improvidence. 
 Career, history, course, race, passage, life. 
 
 Ant. Incident, fact. 
 Careful. See CARE. 
 Careless. See CARE. 
 Caress, fondle, hug, embrace. 
 
 Ant. Persecute, annoy, tease, vex. 
 Carnage. See SLAUGHTER. 
 Carnal, fleshly sensual, voluptuous, luxurious, secular, 
 
 wordly. 
 
 Ant. Spiritual, ethereal, exalted, refined, pure, temper- 
 ate. 
 Carnival, revel, rout, masquerade, festivity. 
 
 Ant. Fast, mortification, Lent. 
 
 Carriage, walk, bearing, deportment, gait, manner, be- 
 havior, demeanor, vehicle, conveyance. 
 Ant. Miscarriage, misconduct, misconveyance. 
 Carry, bear, sustain, convey, transport. 
 
 Ant. Set down, drop, abandon, surrender. 
 Case, condition, state, circumstance, plight, predicament, 
 
 suit, process, cause. 
 
 Ant. Theory, supposition, conjecture, fancy, hypothe- 
 sis. 
 Cast down, downcast, dejected, depressed, discouraged, 
 
 melancholy. 
 Ant. Raised, elevated, encouraged, excited, animated, 
 
 impressed. 
 
 Cast off. See ABANDON. 
 Casualty, accident, contingency, incident, occurrence, 
 
 event, adventure. 
 
 Ant. Appointment, enactment, assignment, provision. 
 Catalogue, list, roll, record, inventory, index. 
 
 Ant. Individual, unit, fact. 
 Catch, overtake, lay hold of, grasp, seize, capture, grip, 
 
 clutch, snatch, arrest, apprehend. 
 Ant. Lose, miss, escape, release, liberate, misappre 
 
 hend. 
 
 Catching. See CONTAGIOUS. 
 
 Cause, n. source, origin, agent, producer, creator, motive, 
 reason, incentive, inducement, incitement, impulse, 
 effort, work, operation.
 
 36 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Effect, result, end, issue, production, accomplish. 
 
 ment. 
 Cause, V. occasion, make, induce, originate, give rise to, 
 
 evoke, provoke, incite. 
 Ant. Effect, prosecute, conduct, apply. 
 Caution, care, vigilence, circumspection, admonition, warn- 
 ing, notice. 
 Ant. Heedlessness, recklessness, temerity, indifference, 
 
 carelessness. 
 Cavity, gap, hollow, aperture, chasm, opening. 
 
 Ant. Surface, level, projection, plain, abrasion. 
 Cease, leave off, desist, discontinue, pause. 
 
 Ant. Continue, begin, start, prosecute. 
 Cede, give up, surrender, relinquish, quit, forego. 
 
 Ant. Claim, adhere to, hold, take, accept. 
 Celebrate, commend, applaud, laud, extol, magnify, 
 
 glorify. 
 
 Ant. Decry, disgrace, hiss, shame, blame, condemn. 
 Celebrated, famous, renowned, far-famed, illustrious, 
 
 glorious. 
 
 Ant. Unknown, obscure, undistinguished, mean, dis- 
 graced. 
 Celerity, rapidity, velocity, swiftness, quickness, speed, 
 
 fleetness. 
 
 Ant. Slowness, sluggishness, inertness, tardiness. 
 Celestial, heavenly, divine, god-like, seraphic, angelic, 
 
 radiant. 
 
 Ant. Terrestial, earthly, mortal, human, infernal. 
 Censure, z\ blame, reprove, reprehend, reprobate, con. 
 
 demn, upbraid. 
 
 Ant. Praise, approve, encourage, commend, eulogize. 
 Ceremonial, official, imposing, service. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, private, unostentatious. 
 Certain, sure, indubitable, unquestionable, unfailing, 
 
 secure, real, actual, positive, assured, true. 
 Ant. Uncertain, dubious, exceptional, doubtful unde- 
 cided, irregular, occasional, casual. 
 Certify, testify, vouch, declare, avow, prove, evidence. 
 
 Ant. Disprove, disavow, misinform. 
 Cessation, intermission, rest, pause, discontinuance, 
 
 abeyance, suppression. 
 ^i/.--Continuance, incessancy.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 37 
 
 Chafe, fret, irritate, gall, vex, chagrin, worry, annoy. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, smooth, calm, console. 
 Champion, leader, chieftain, head, hero. 
 
 Ant. Private, renegade, traitor, miscreant, poltroon, 
 
 coward. 
 Chance, accident, fortune, casualty, hazard, luck. 
 
 Ant. Law, rule, sequence, causation, purpose, design. 
 Change, v. alter, vary, transform, exchange, barter, modi- 
 
 fy, qualify, shift, veer. 
 
 Ant. Retain, conserve, stabilitate, hold, fix, clinch. 
 Change, n. variety, alteration, alternation, vicissitude. 
 Ant. Stability, fixity, unchangeabieness, monotony, 
 
 uniformity. 
 
 Changeable, variable, undecided, hesitating, unsteady, 
 vacillating, fluctuating, wavering, inconstant, unstead- 
 fast, unstable, versatile, restless, fickle, fitful, capri- 
 cious. 
 Ant. Regular, settled, steady, stationary, consistent, 
 
 uniform, immutable, unchangeable, unmovable. 
 Character, cast, turn, tone, description, nature, disposi- 
 tion, reputation, class, order, sort, kind, mature. 
 Ant. Vagueness, anonymousness, non-descriptive. 
 Characteristic, peculiar to, sign of, distinctive, specific. 
 
 Ant. Common, general, ordinary, generic, indistinctive. 
 Characterize, name, designate, denominate, describe, 
 
 particularize, style. 
 Ant. Suggest, hint, insinuate. 
 
 Charge, v. accuse, impeach, arraign, inculpate, attack, as- 
 sault, carry. 
 
 Ant. Acquit, discharge, clear, free liberate, defend. 
 Charge, n. care, custody, ward, trust, management, cost, 
 price, expense, account, fee, bill, assault, shock, onset, 
 attack, accusation, impeachment, imputation. 
 Ant. See v. 
 Charity, kindness, benignity, beneficence, benevolence, 
 
 tenderness. 
 
 Ant. Uncharitableness, harshness, cruelty, inhu- 
 manity. 
 
 Charm. See CAPTIVATE. 
 
 Chary, wary, cautious, prudent, careful, sparing, reluc- 
 tant. 
 Ant. Liberal, lavish, profuse, eager.
 
 38 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Chastise, correct, castigate, punish. 
 
 Ant. Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize, degrade. 
 Cheat, v. defraud, trick, beguile, deceive, gull, dupe, de- 
 lude, hoodwink. 
 Ant. Deal fairly with, guide, undeceive, compensate, 
 
 remunerate. 
 
 Cheat, n. deception, imposture, fraud, delusion, artifice, de- 
 ceit, trick, imposition, imposter, rogue, trickster. 
 Ant. Honesty, openness, exposure, artlessness, gen- 
 uineness, dupe, gull, victim. 
 Check, curb, restrain, repress, control, counteract, chide, 
 
 reprimand, reprove, rebuke. 
 
 Ant. Loose, liberate, instigate, accelerate, indulge, abet. 
 jheer, z/. exhilarate, animate, inspirit, inspire, enliven, 
 
 gladden, comfort, solace. 
 Ant. Depress, sadden, dispirit, dishearten. 
 Cheerfulness, gayety, sprightliness, merriment, mirth, liveli- 
 ness, Vivacity, joviality. 
 
 Ant. Depression, sorrow, tearfulness, dumbness. 
 Cheerless, disconsolate, broken-hearted, comfortless, in- 
 consolable, desolate, forlorn. 
 
 Ant. Cheerful, lively, gay, happy, bonny, blithe, pleas- 
 ant. 
 
 Cherish, nourish, nurture, nurse, foster, sustain, value. 
 Ant. Dislike, hate, despise, stifle, abandon, discard. 
 Chief, principal, main, supreme, paramount, leader, head, 
 
 chieftain, champion, cardinal. 
 
 Ant. Inferior subordinate, minor, unimportant, lower, 
 defective, mean. | 
 
 Choice, option, preference, election, selection, rare, select, 
 
 precious, valuable. 
 Ant. Necessity, rejection, compulsion, refusal, common, 
 
 ordinary, inferior, cheap, valueless. 
 Choose, prefer, select, elect, call, pick. 
 
 Ant. Refuse, leave, dismiss, reject, decline, ignore. 
 Circuitous, roundabout, tortuous, flexuous, tiresome. 
 
 Ant. Straight, direct, linear. 
 Circulate, spread, diffuse, disseminate, propagate. 
 
 Ant. Suppress, hush, avert, cease, stagnate. 
 Circumlocution, verbosity, ambiguousness. 
 * Ant. Terseness, conciseness, directness, coherence, 
 X, simplicity.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 39 
 
 Circumspection, watchfulness, vigilance, caution, delibera, 
 
 tion, thoughtfulness, wariness. 
 
 Ant. Heedlessness, recklessness, thoughtlessness, care- 
 lessness. 
 
 Circumstance, situation, condition, position, fact, inci- 
 dent. 
 
 Ant. Transaction, deed, case, occurrence. 
 Cite, quote, adduce, summon, call. 
 
 Ant. Discredit, dispute, contradict, dishonor. 
 Civil, polite, complaisant, affable, courteous, obliging, ur- 
 bane, well-bred. 
 
 Ant. Disobliging, boorish, clownish, churlish, uncivil. 
 Civilize, polish, humanize, cultivate, refine. 
 
 Ant. Demoralize, debase, vitiate, spoil, depress, injure. 
 Claim, v. ask, demand, challenge, call for, plead, insist. 
 Ant. Disclaim, waive, forgo, abandon, concede, surren- 
 der, repudiate. 
 Clamor, outcry, fuss, noise, hubbub, uproar. 
 
 Ant. Silence, acquiescence, quiet, reticence. 
 Clandestine, hidden, secret, private, furtive, surreptitious. 
 Ant. Open, public, advertised, announced, unconcealed. 
 Class, order, rank, degree, grade, category, caste, tribe. 
 Ant. Individuality, singularity, specialty, isolation, alien- 
 ation, division. 
 Clause, stipulation, proviso, term, article, portion, section. 
 
 Ant. Document, instrument, paper. 
 Clean, cleanse, clarify, purify. 
 
 Ant. Dirty, vitiate, befoul, deteriorate, *,ain. 
 Clear, v. absolve, acquit, liberate, deliver, release, set free, 
 
 unbind, clarify, disentangle, extricate. 
 Ant. Involve, implicate, contaminate, befoul, polute, 
 
 encumber, embarrass. 
 
 Clear, a. apparent, palpable, visible, obvious, plain, evi. 
 dent, manifest, unmistakable, distinct, intelligible, 
 !acid, transparent, limpid. 
 Ant. Indistinct, thick, muddy, opaque, turbid, foul, 
 
 unintellible, dubious, entangled, confused. 
 Clemency. See MERCY. 
 Clever, skilful, expert, dexterous, adroit. 
 Ant. Dull, stupid, slow, awkward, bungling, clumsy, 
 botched.
 
 40 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Climax, summit, height, consummation, acme, culmina- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Anti-climax, depth, base, floor. 
 Climb, get up, scale, mount, soar, tower, ascend. 
 
 Ant. Descend, drop, fall, slip, tumble. 
 Cling, hold, stick, adhere, attach, cleave, hang, embrace. 
 
 Ant. Relax, forego, drop, abandon, let go. 
 Cloak, mask, veil, cover, blind, disguise, screen. 
 
 Ant. Revelation, exposition, showing, exposure. 
 Clog, encumber, burden, hinder, impede, obstruct, embar- 
 rass, trammel, fetter. 
 
 Ant. Aid, assist, help, release, encourage, instigate. 
 Close, v. conclude, shut, end, terminate, finish, stop. 
 
 Ant. Open, initiate, protract, conduct. 
 Close, a. compact, solid, firm, dense, shut, fast. 
 
 Ant. Wide, open, spacious, ample, airy, unconfined, 
 
 public, liberal, frank. 
 
 Clothes, garments, vestments, dress, habiliments, apparel, 
 attire, array, raiment, vesture, drapery. 
 
 Ant. Nudity, nakedness, nature, disarray. 
 Cloudy, dim, obscure, dark, dusky, murky, indistinct, 
 shadowy, mysterious. 
 
 Ant. Clear, bright, distinct, palpable, open, limpid. 
 Clumsy, awkward, unpolished, uncourtly, ponderous. 
 
 Ant. Adroit, dextrous, clever, skillful, adept, handy. 
 Clutch, grasp, lay hold of, catch, seize, grip. 
 
 Ant. Liberate, let go, release, emancipate. 
 Coagulate, thicken, curdle, mix, blend. 
 
 Ant. Rarify, expand, dissipate, subtilize, discombine. 
 Coalition, alliance, union, confederacy, league, combina. 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Dissociation, disruption, disagreement. 
 Coarse, rough, rude, rugged, gruff, harsh, vulgar, im- 
 modest. 
 
 Ant. Fine, delicate, choice, refined, polished. 
 Coax, cajole, wheedle, flatter. 
 
 Ant. Coerce, intimidate, impel, instigate, drive. 
 Cogent, forcible, strong, valid, irresistible, resistless. 
 
 Ant. Weak, feeble, powerless, ineffectual. 
 Coincidence, concurrence, correspondence, agreement. 
 
 Ant, Design, purpose, adaptation, rariation, difference.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 41 
 
 Colleague, fellow, compeer, companion, partner, assist- 
 ant. 
 
 Ant. Competitor, opponent, rival, antagonist. 
 Collect, gather, assemble, muster, congregate, accumulate, 
 
 hoard. 
 
 Ant. Distribute, dispense, divide, sort, dispose, dal. 
 Collected, composed, placid, calm, serene, cool, atten- 
 tive. 
 
 Ant. Distracted, excited, bewildered, dazed, scared. 
 Collision, clash, clashing, striking together, encounter, 
 
 conflict. 
 
 Ant. Divergence, shave, opposition, escape. 
 Colossal. See ENORMOUS. 
 Color, hue, tint, tinge, complexion. 
 
 Ant. Achromatism, paleness, nakedness, transparency. 
 Combat, n. engagement, conflict, contest, fight, action, 
 
 battle. 
 Ant. Peace, surrender, submission, truce, arbitration, 
 
 mediation, reconciliation. 
 Combat, v. oppose, resist, withstand, thwart. 
 
 Ant. Help, aid, assist, reconcile. 
 
 Combination, alliance, union, league, confederacy, coali- 
 tion, conspiracy, synthesis. 
 
 Ant. Disunion, disolution, division, opposition, anal- 
 ysis. 
 Comely, becoming, decent, seemly, agreeable, graceful, 
 
 shapely. 
 
 Ant. Unseemly, ungraceful, unshapely, homely. 
 Comfort, solace, console, encourage, revive. 
 
 Ant. Discomfort, trouble, annoy, grieve, wound. 
 Comfortless, cheerless, forlorn, disconsolate, inconsolable, 
 
 desolate, wretched. 
 Ant. Comfortable, cheerful, happy, bright, gay easy, 
 
 pleasant. 
 Comic, funny, laughable, ludicrous, droll. 
 
 Ant. Pathetic, tearful, sad, melancholy, doleful. 
 Command, order, decree, injunction, mandate, precept, 
 
 behest. 
 
 Ant. Entreaty, supplication, petition, prayer, wish, in- 
 timation. 
 
 Commence, begin, enter upon, initiate, inaugurate. 
 Ant, Terminate, end, finish, complete, conclude.
 
 42 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Commend, praise, applaud, extol, eulogize, recommend 
 Ant. Blame, censure, condemn, denounce, disapprove. 
 Comment, note, observe, criticise, expatiate, explain, illus- 
 trate. 
 
 4nt. Confuse, obscure, misinterpret, mystify, miscon- 
 ceive. 
 Commerce, dealing, trade, traffic, intercourse, interchange, 
 
 reciprocity, business, barter. 
 
 Ant. Stagnation, dullness, inactivity, interdict, embargo 
 Commit, perpetrate, do, intrust, confide, consign. 
 
 Ant. Omit, miscommit, misconsign, misentrust, fail. 
 Common, vulgar, low, mean, frequent, ordinary, usual 
 
 general, universal. 
 
 Ant. Refined, excellent, unusual, rare, scarce, uncom- 
 mon. 
 
 Communicate, make known, divulge, disclose, reveal, im- 
 part, tell, adjoin, attach. 
 
 Ant. Secrete, suppress, conceal, reserve, withhold, dis- 
 join. 
 
 Communion, fellowship, converse, share, association, par- 
 ticipation, Lord's supper, eucharist, sacrament. 
 Ant. Exclusion, deprivation, non-participation, aliena- 
 tion. 
 
 Community, society, commonwealth, social state, aggre- 
 gation, association, order, nationality, fraternity. 
 Ant. Segregation, secession, independence, individu- 
 ality, rivalry, hostility, animosity. 
 Commute, substitute, change, alter, exchange, barter. 
 
 Ant. Perpetuate, disallow, misappropriate. 
 Company, association, society, assembly, assemblage, 
 audience, auditory, corporation, troop, horde, crew. 
 Ant. Individual, separation, rivalry, opposition, antag- 
 onism. 
 Companion, comrade, coadjutor, partner, ally, asscr'ate, 
 
 confederate, fellow, colleague. 
 Ant. Rival, foe, antagonist, adversary. 
 Comparison, simile, similitude, illlustration. 
 
 Ant. Contrast, opposition, dissociation. 
 Compass, encirde, environ, encompass, invest, enclose, 
 
 surround, beset, bring about, realize. 
 Ant. Expand, unfold, amplify, display, fail, bungle, 
 botch.
 
 / AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 43 
 
 Compassion, pity, commiseration, sympathy, condolence. 
 Ant. Cruelty, hard-heartedness, unforgiveness, vin 
 
 dictiveness. 
 Compassionate, kind, merciful, clement, benign, gracious, 
 
 benignant. 
 Ant. Uncompassionate, unkind, hard, cruel, severe^ 
 
 vindictive, relentless. 
 
 Compatible, consistent, consonant, accordant, harmon- 
 ious. 
 Ant. Incompatible, inconsistent, discordant, hostile, 
 
 antagonistic, incongruous. 
 
 Compel, force, constrain, coerce, enforce, oblige, necessi- 
 tate. 
 Ant. Persuade, convince, coax, allure, induce, tempt, 
 
 seduce. 
 Compendious, brief, short, succinct, concise, condensed. 
 
 Ant. Diffuse, vague, prolix, cumbrous. 
 Compensate, recompense, make amends, remunerate, re 
 
 quite. 
 
 Ant. Injure, damage, cheat, dissatisfy, defraud. 
 Competent, able, capable, efficient, qualified, fitted, clever, 
 
 skillful, sufficient, adequate. 
 
 Ant. Incompetent, weak, inadequate, unqualified, unfit. 
 Competitor, candidate, rival, aspirant, antagonist. 
 
 Ant. Colleague, assistant, partner, auxilary. 
 Complain, murmur, lament, regret, repine. 
 
 Ant. Rejoice, approve, applaud, exult. 
 Complaint, malady, disease, distemper, disorder. 
 
 Ant. Health, sanity, soundness. 
 Complete, accomplish, fulfill, realize, execute, effect, 
 
 achieve, conclude, finish, end, fill up, terminate. 
 Ant. Begin, commence, inaugurate, imcomplete, disap, 
 
 point. 
 Complex, compound, complicated, involved, intricate. 
 
 Ant. Simple, obvious, plain, direct. 
 Complicated. See COMPLEX. 
 Compliment, praise, natter, adulate, applaud. 
 
 Ant. Insult, wound, condemn, blame. 
 Comply. See ACCEDE. 
 
 Compose, construct, form, compound, put together, con* 
 stitue, soothe, calm, quiet, lull, hush, frame, indite.
 
 44 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Dissect, analyze, pull apart, destroy, imitate, e* 
 
 cite, annoy. 
 
 Composed, serene, placid, calm, collected. 
 Ant. Decomposed, excited, bewildered, imitated, vexed, 
 
 angry. 
 
 Compound. See COMPLEX. 
 
 Comprehend, comprise, take in, embrace, contain, em- 
 body, include, conceive, imagine, apprehend, under- 
 stand. 
 
 Ant. Exclude, except, misunderstand. 
 Comprehension, capacity, capability, knowledge, intelli- 
 gence, understanding. 
 Ant. Misunderstanding, misconception. 
 Comprehensive, extensive, broad, wide, inclusive. 
 
 Ant. Exclusive, narrow, restricted, shallow. 
 Compress, condense, press, squeeze, abridge. 
 
 Ant. Expand, dilute, diffuse. 
 Comprise, embrace, contain, include, comprehend, em- 
 
 body. 
 
 Ant. Exclude, except, omit, reject. 
 Compromise, arbitrate, adjust, concede, implicate, in* 
 
 volve, entangle, embarrass. 
 
 Ant. Aggravate, perpetuate, extricate, exonerate, dis- 
 entangle. 
 
 Compulsion, constraint, force, coercion. 
 Ant. Persuasion, coaxing, inducement, temptation, se- 
 duction. 
 
 Compute. See CALCULATE. 
 Comrade. See COMPANION. 
 
 Conceal, hide, secrete, disguise, dissemble, suppress. 
 Ant. Reveal, exhibit, expose, j>ublish, divulge, confess, 
 
 avow. 
 
 Concede. See ALLOW. 
 Conceited, proud, vain, egotistical, affected. 
 
 Ant. Humble, natural, simple, unaffected, honest. 
 Conceive, thinlf of, imagine, suppose, comprehend, undet 
 
 derstand, design, believe. 
 Ant. Misconceive, execute, express, produce. 
 Concern. See AFFAIR. 
 
 Concerning, respecting, with regard to, regarding, with 
 reference to, with respect to, relative to, in relation to, 
 about.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS, 45 
 
 Ant. Omitting, disregarding. 
 Concert, contrive devise, design, manage. 
 
 Ant, Oppose, disregard, mismanage. 
 Concise. See BRIEF. 
 Conclude. See CLOSE. 
 Conclusion. See CLOSE. 
 Concord, concert, chorus, harmony, unity. 
 
 Ant. Discord, disagreement, variance, animosity. 
 Concourse, crowd, confluence, conflux, assembly, mob. 
 
 Ant. Solitude, dispersion, conclave, desertion, cabal. 
 Concur. See AGREE. 
 
 Condemn, blame, reprobate, reprove, reproach, upbraid, 
 censure, reprehend, doom, sentence. 
 
 Ant. Acquit, absolve, exonerate, pardon, approve. 
 Condense. See COMPRESS. 
 
 Condition, state, plight, case, predicament, category, stipu- 
 lation, covenant, article, term. 
 
 Ant, Relation, dependence, situation, circumstance, con- 
 cession, fulfillment, adaptation. 
 Condolence, sympathy, commiseration, compassion. 
 
 Ant. Congratulation, exultation, brutality, indifference. 
 Conduce, contribute, subserve, lead, tend, incline, avail, 
 aid, converge. 
 
 Ant. Indispose, counteract, deject, neutralize. 
 Conduct, guide, lead, direct, manage, bring, control. 
 
 Ant. Misconduct, mislead, miscarry, mismanage. 
 Confederate. See ABETTOR. 
 Confer, bestow, give, discourse, converse, consult. 
 
 Ant.. Withdraw, withhold, contrast, conjecture, disasso- 
 ciate. 
 
 Confess. See Avow. 
 Confide, trust, repose, depend, rely, believe. 
 
 Ant. Doubt, distrust, disbelieve. 
 Confidence, assurance, trust, faith, reliance, hope. 
 
 Ant. Doubt, distrust, disbelief, misgiving. 
 
 Confident, dogmatic, positive, absolute, bold, presumptu- 
 ous, sanguine. 
 
 Ant, Doubtful, fearful, weak, cowardly. 
 Confine, limit, bound, circumscribe, restrict, restrain, shut 
 
 up. 
 Ant. Expand, extend, widen, loosen, liberate.
 
 46 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS \ 
 
 Confirm, ratify, establish, substantiate, corroborate, settle, 
 
 strengthen. 
 Ant. Cancel, annul, repeal, abrogate, refute, weaken 
 
 upset. 
 Conflicting, jarring, discordant, irreconcilable. 
 
 Ant. Congruous, harmonious, consistent. 
 Conform, agree with, comply with, act according to, har- 
 monize, adapt, suit. 
 
 Ant. Unconform, dissent, disagree, secede, vary. 
 Confound, confuse, disconcert, bewilder, stun, astound, 
 
 absorb. 
 
 Ant. Elucidate, unravel, arrange, classify, enlighten. 
 Confubcd. muddled, mixed, promiscuous, indistinct, de- 
 ranged, disordered, disorganized, bewildered. 
 Ant. Clear, simple, plain, obvious, transparent, eluci- 
 dated. 
 Confusion, disorder, derangement, disorganization, chaos. 
 
 anarchy, misrule. 
 
 Ant. Order, simplicity, charity, arrangement. 
 Congregate, assemble, collect, gather, muster, convene, 
 
 convoke, bring together. 
 Ant. Separate, disperse, depart, go away. 
 Conjecture, guess, surmise, supposition, hypothesis. 
 
 Ant. Inference, deduction, proof, fact, calculation. 
 Conjure, adjure, beseech, entreat, implort. 
 
 Ant. Deprecate, protest, remonstrate, expostulate. 
 Connect, join, link, bind. 
 Ant. Disconnect, separate, unbind, break apart, disasso. 
 
 ciate. 
 Connected, joined, related, akin, kindred, relative, cognate, 
 
 congenial. 
 
 Atit. Unconnected, foreign, unrelated, opposed. 
 Connection. See ALLIANCE. 
 Conquer, vanquish, subdue, overcome, subjugate, sur. 
 
 mount, defeat, master. 
 
 Ant. Succumb, surrender, resign, lose, fail, fall, cede. 
 Conscious, cognizant, aware, sensible. 
 
 Ant. Unconscious, unaware, unsensible. 
 Consecrate, sanctify, hallow, devote, dedicate. 
 Ant. Desecrate, secularize, profane, pollute 
 Consent. See ASSENT. 
 Consequence} effect, result, event, issue, sequerc*.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 47 
 
 Ant. Cause, antecedence, origin, causation. 
 Consider, reflect, regard, weigh, ponder, deliberate, think, 
 
 observe, investigate. 
 
 Ant. Guess, hazard, conjecture, disregard, ignore. 
 Considerate, thoughtful, reflective, deliberate, prudent. 
 
 provident, careful, judicious, cautious. 
 Ant. Inconsiderate, thoughtless, careless, rude, selfish. 
 Consistent. See ACCORDANT. 
 Console. See SOOTHE. 
 Consort. See ASSOCIATE. 
 Conspicuouus, distinguished, noted, marked, prcminent, 
 
 eminent, pre-eminent, illustrious, famed. 
 4nt. Inconspicuous, unknown, unimportant, unnoticea- 
 
 ble. 
 Conspiracy, plot, treachery, intrigue. 
 
 Ant. Legislation, congress, parliament, revolution. 
 Constancy. See STABILITY. 
 
 Constantly, ever, always, continually, perpetually, inces- 
 santly, everlastingly. 
 
 Ant. Never, seldom, irregularly, occasionally, acci- 
 dentally. 
 Constitute, make, form, compose, mold. 
 
 Ant. Decompose, dissolve, destroy, abrogate, disor- 
 ganize, annul. 
 Constitutional, legal, regulated, organized, radical, rooted, 
 
 fundamental. 
 
 Ant. Unconstitutional, tyrannous, revolutionary, acci- 
 dental. 
 
 Constrain. See COMPEL. 
 Construct, build, make, erect, compile, constitute. 
 
 Ant. Destroy, demolish, derange, overthrow. 
 Construction, interpretation, version, explanation, view, 
 
 reading, meaning. 
 
 Ant. Misconstruction, misinterpretation, misunderstand- 
 ing. 
 Consult, advise with, take counsel, deliberate, debate. 
 
 Ant. Dictate, explain, expound, direct, order, command. 
 Consume, burn, absorb, spend, swallow, imbibe, engulf, 
 
 devour, use, appropriate, utilize, employ. 
 Ant. Construct, discard, disuse, reject. 
 Consumption. See CONSUME. 
 Contagious, infectious, pestilential, miasmatic, catching,
 
 48 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Preventative, sporadic, endemic. 
 Contain, comprise, comprehend, include, embrace, hold, 
 
 incorporate, embody. 
 
 Ant. Drop, exclude, emit, discharge, afford, yield. 
 Contemn, despise, disdain, scorn, scout. 
 
 Ant. Respect, revere, venerate, regard. 
 Contemplate, meditate, muse, think, observe, behold, 
 
 ponder. 
 
 .Int. Ignore, overlook, waive, abandon. 
 Contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, simultaneous. 
 Ant. Incontemporaneous, past, future, asyncronous. 
 Contemptible. See DISPICABLE. 
 
 Contemptuous, disdainful, scornful, supercilious, insolent. 
 Ant. Humble, affable, courteous, respectable, modest, 
 
 bashful. 
 Contend, contest debate, argue, dispute, cope, strive, vie, 
 
 wrangle. 
 Ant. Relinquish, surrender, concede, allow, waive, re, 
 
 sign. 
 
 Contest, n. See CONTEND. 
 Contest, v. See CONTEND. 
 Contiguous. See ADJACENT. 
 
 Contingency, casualty, accident, incident, occurrence, ad- 
 venture, event. 
 
 Ant. Purpose, design, order, cause. 
 Continual, unceasing, incessant, continuous, perpetual, 
 
 uninterrupted, unremitting, endless, everlasting. 
 Ant. Occasional, rare, fitful, casual, interrupted. 
 Continually, always, ever, constantly, incessantly, unceas- 
 ingly, unterruptedly, perpetually. 
 
 Ant. Sometimes, occasionally, rarely, fitfully, inter- 
 ruptedly. 
 Continuation, continuance, endurance, duration, sequence, 
 
 prolongaticr. 
 
 Ant. Interruption, cessation, break, gap, discontinu- 
 ance. 
 Contortion, distortion, twisting, writhing, wrestling, 
 
 wrenching. 
 
 Ant. Symmetry, uniformity, contour, configuration. 
 Contract, v. abbreviate, curtail, shorten, condense, 
 
 abridge, retrench, reduce, agree. 
 4nt. Expand, dilate, amplify, elongate, concede.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 49 
 
 Contract, . agreement, agree, compact, bargain, stipula. 
 
 tion, covenant. 
 
 Ant. Parole, promise, assurance. 
 Contrary. See ADVERSE. 
 Contribute, give to, co-operate, conspire, supply. 
 
 Ant. Refuse, withhold, misapply. 
 Contrition, repentance, penitence, remorse. 
 
 Ant. Impenitence, callousness, obduracy, reprobation. 
 Contrivance, plan, device, scheme, design, invention. 
 
 Ant. Chance, venture, hazard. 
 Control. See GOVERN. 
 
 Controversy, debate, contest, discussion, disquisition, dis- 
 pute. 
 
 Ant. Agreement, \manimity, coincidence. 
 Convene, call together, bring together, convoke, assemble, 
 
 congregate, muster. 
 Ant. Disperse, dismiss, disband. 
 Convenient, commodious, suitable, adapted, handy. 
 
 timely. 
 Ant. Inconvenient, awkward, useless, unseasonable, 
 
 untimely. 
 
 Convention. See ASSEMBLY. 
 Conventional, usual, ordinary, fashionable. 
 
 Ant. Natural, unusual, immutable, invariable, compul- 
 sory, unfashionable. 
 Conversation, dialogue, conference, talk, parley, colloquy, 
 
 chat. 
 4 Ant. Speech, oration, harangue, soliloquy, monologue, 
 
 silence. 
 Convert, change, turn, transform, apply. 
 
 Ant. Divert, conserve, perpetuate, clinch, alienate. 
 Convey. See CARRY. 
 
 Convivial, joyous, festal, social, sociable, hospitable. 
 Ant. Churlish, unsociable, ascetic, inhospitable, aus- 
 tere. 
 
 Convocation. See ASSEMBLY. 
 Convulse, upheave, upturn, shake, agitate. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, compose, assuage. 
 
 Cool, cold, frigid, dispassionate, unimpassioned, calm, un- 
 disturbed, composed. 
 
 Ant. Warm, heated, irritated, excited, inflamed. 
 Co-operate, assist, abet, conspire, conduce, contribute.
 
 50 A DICTION A R Y OF S YNON YMO US 
 
 Ant. Oppose, thwart, counteract, rival, antagonize, 
 Copious. See ABUNDANT. 
 
 Copy, model, pattern, imitation, exemplar, transcript, fac- 
 simile, illustration, duplicate. 
 Ant. Original, prototype, example. 
 Corporal. See BODILY. 
 Corpulent. See STOUT. 
 Correct, z/. right, mend, amend, i sctify, better, reform, im 
 
 prove, chasten. 
 Ant. Corrupt, falsify, spare. 
 Correct, a. accurate, exact, precise, proper, faultless, strict. 
 
 Ant. Incorrect, false, untrue, faulty, wrong. 
 Correspond, fit, tally, answer, suit, agree, match. 
 
 Ant. Differ, disagree, jar, clash, vary. 
 Correspondence, letters, intercourse, communication, com 
 
 merce, coincidence, concurrence. 
 Ant. Conversation, colloquy, difference, reservation,' 
 
 withdrawal. 
 
 Corrupt, v. contaminate, defile, taint, pollute, infect, adul- 
 terate, demoralize, deprave, spoil. 
 
 Ant. Purify, cleanse, ameliorate, better, mend, repair. 
 Corrupt, a. depraved, debased, vitiated, demoralized, pro- 
 fligate. 
 
 Ant. Incorrupt, pure, undefiled, good, honest. 
 Corruption, defilement, contamination, pollution, infection, 
 
 adulteration, vice, depravity, corruptness. 
 Ant. Purity, honesty, goodness, amelioration. 
 Cost, price, charge, expense, outlay. 
 
 Ant. Receipt, profit, revenue, income, emolument. 
 Council. See ASSEMBLY. 
 Counsel. See ADVICE. 
 Count, calculate, compute, reckon, number, sum, estimate, 
 
 rate. 
 
 Ant. Underestimate, guess, hazard, conjecture. 
 Countenance, encourage, patronize, support, confirm, sanc- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Discountenance, discourage, oppose, confront. 
 Counterfeit, spurious, forged, imitated, supposititious, false, 
 
 cheat, fraud, pretence, ruse. 
 
 Ant. Truth, fact, verity, reality, detection, exposure. 
 Countless, innumerable, numberless, incalculable, unnum- 
 bered.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 51 
 
 Ant. Few, scant, sparse, numbered, limited. 
 Courage, resolution, fearlessness, prowess, bravery, forti- 
 tude, chivalry, intrepidity, boldness, firmness. 
 Ant. Timidity, cowardice, pusillanimity poltroonery. 
 Course, way. road, route, passage, race, career, series, 
 
 process, succession. 
 
 Ant. Disorder, deviation, error, caprice. 
 Courteous, affable, conciliating, kind, urbane. 
 
 Ant. Rude, churlish, arrogant, uncivil, ungracious. 
 Courteousness. See AFFABILITY 
 Covenant. See CONTRACT. 
 Cover, shelter, screen, hide, overspread, overshadow, cloak, 
 
 conceal, secrete. 
 
 Ant. Expose, reveal, betray, exhibit, produce. 
 Covert, secret, clandestine, hidden, latent, concealed, 
 
 cabalistic, mysterious. 
 Ant. Open, exposed, exhibited, revealed. 
 Covet, desire, wish for, long for, aspire to. 
 
 Ant. Dislike, despise, undervalue. 
 Cozen, cheat gull, dupe, defraud, impose upon, deceive, 
 
 wheedle 
 
 Ant. Undeceive, disabuse, enlighten. 
 Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, subtle, wily, tricky. 
 
 Ant. Honest, open, frank, candid, straightforward, art- 
 less, sincere. 
 Crave, beg, entreat, solicit, beseech, implore, supplicate. 
 
 Ant. Demand, insist, require, seize. 
 Crazy, imbecile, foolish, crack-brained, brainless, idiotic. 
 
 Ant. Sound, robust, clever, vigorous, talented, learned. 
 Create, make, form, cause, produce, generate, engender, 
 
 invent. 
 
 Ant. Destroy, annihilate, demolish. 
 Credence, beiief, faith, confidence. 
 Ant. Disbelief, distrust, denial. 
 Credential, missive, diploma, title, testament, seal, watv 
 
 rant, letter, introduction. 
 
 Ant. Autocracy, self-appointment, self-constitution. 
 Credit, belief, trustworthiness, reputation, security, hono. 
 
 Ant. Disbelief, distrust, censure, disgrace, shame. 
 Credulity, gullibility, simplicity. 
 
 nt. Incredulity, scepticism, suspiciousness, shrewd* 
 MM
 
 52 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Crest, top, summit, apex, head, crown. 
 
 Ant. Bare, foot, bottom, sole. 
 Crime, offense, misdeed, misdemeanor, felony. 
 
 Ant. Good-deed, well-doing, duty, obligation, exploit. 
 Criminal, illegal, felonious, vicious, iniquitous, sinful, 
 
 guilty, nefarious, immoral. 
 
 Ant. Lawful, right, just, virtuous, moral, meritorious. 
 Cripple, weaken, impair, curtail, cramp. 
 
 Ant. Strengthen, renovate, augment, ease. 
 Criterion, test, touchstone, proof. 
 
 Ant. Eye, glance, conjecture, scan. 
 Critical, nice, exact, fastidious, precarious, ticklish, crucial, 
 
 important, hazardous. 
 / Ant. Uncritical, loose, easy, indiscriminately, inexact, 
 
 safe decided, settled. 
 Criticise, examine, scan, analyze, discuss, anatomize. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, survey, slur, skim. 
 Cross, ill-tempered, fretful, ill-humored, crusty, peevish, 
 
 fractious. 
 
 Ant. Amiable, genial, good-humored, good-tempered. 
 Crude, raw, undigested, unconsidered, half-studied, harsh, 
 
 unshaped, unfinished, unrefined, ill-prepared. 
 Ant. Refined, finished, ripe, well-prepared, well-digest- 
 ed, well-considered, elaborate. 
 Cruel, savage, barbarous, inhuman, malignant. 
 Ant. Humane, forbearing, merciful, benevolent, gener- 
 ous. 
 
 Cupidity. See AVARICE. 
 Cultivate, promote, foster, improve, cherish. 
 Ant. Neglect, discourage, blight, blast, uproot, eradi- 
 cate. 
 Curb, restrain, hold, check, moderate. 
 
 Ant. Loosen, release, liberate, instigate, incite, impel. 
 Curiosity, inquisitiveness, interest, rarity, celebrity, odd" 
 
 ity. 
 Ant. Abstraction, indifference, heedlessness, disregard, 
 
 bagatelle, song, cipher. 
 >urious, inquiring, inquisitive, searching, interrogative, 
 
 prying, peeping, peering, rare, odd. 
 
 Ant. Indifferent, incurious, uninterested, trite, com- 
 mon. 
 Curse, malediction, anathema, bane, blight.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 53 
 
 / Ant. Blessing, benediction, joy, crown, glory. 
 Cursory, summary, rapid, superficial. 
 
 Ant. Minute, elaborate, profound. 
 Custody, keeping, guardianship, conservation, care. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, exposure, abandonment, liberation, dis- 
 charge. 
 Custom, manner, habit, use, prescription. 
 
 Ant. Law, regulation, command, rule, disuse. 
 Cut, sever, slice, sunder, avoid, elude. 
 
 Ant. Unite, splice, accost, approach, address, salute. 
 Cutting, sharp, biting, trenchant, piercing, bitter, sar 
 castic. 
 
 Ant. Mild, soothing, conciliatory, indulgent, consoling. 
 Cynical, sarcastic, snarling, sneering, cross-grained. 
 
 Ant, Lenient, tolerant, genial, complaisant, urbane. 
 
 D 
 
 Dainty, choice, luxurious, rare, refined, tasteful, exquis- 
 ite, epicurean, fastidious. 
 
 Ant. Coarse, common, dirty, nasty, gluttonous. 
 Damage, injure, hurt, loss, impair. 
 
 Ant. Benefit, repair, bless, compensate, enhance, im- 
 prove. 
 Danger, peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy. 
 
 Ant. Security, safety, precaution, custody, defence. 
 Dare, venture, face, brave, hazard, risk, defy. 
 
 Ant. Shun, dread, fear, shrink, cower. 
 Dark, black, dusky, sable, swarthy, opaque, obscure, ab- 
 struse, unintelligible, blind, ignorant, dim, shadowy, 
 somber, joyless, mournful, sorrowful. 
 Ant. Light, fair, white, bright, radiant, transparent, 
 
 lucid, intelligible, plain, festive, luminous. 
 Dash, hurl, cast, throw, drive, rush, send, fly, speed, course, 
 
 Ant. Raise, erect, creep, crawl, lay. 
 Date, facts, grounds, postulates. 
 
 Ant. Assumption, conjectures, inferences. 
 Dauntless, valiant, gallant, fearless, intrepid. 
 
 Ant. Timid, cautious, cowardly. 
 Dawn, gleam, begin, rise, open, break. 
 Ant. Wane, set, sink, close, depart, end.
 
 54 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Dead, defunct, deceased, departed, gone, inanimate, life- 
 j less, insensible, heavy, unconscious, dull, spiritless. 
 
 Ant. Liv'ng, alive, animate, vivacious, stirring, bust- 
 ling. 
 Deaf, insensible, disinclined, averse, inexorable. 
 
 Ant. Attentive, alive, acute, interested, sensible, willing. 
 Death, departure, demise, decease, dissolution, mortality, 
 expiration. 
 
 Ant. Birth, growth, rise, life, spirit, vigor, activity, 
 
 action, vitality, inauguration. 
 
 Debase, degrade, lower, depress, deprave, deteriorate, cor- 
 rupt, alloy. 
 
 Ant. Enhance, exart, raise, purify, improve, promote. 
 Debate. See ARGUE. 
 
 Debateable, dubious, doubtful, uncertain, problematical, 
 unsettled. 
 
 Ant. Indisputable, hicontestible, certain, sure. 
 Debility, weakness, feebleness, lassitude, languor. 
 
 Ant. Strength, energy, vigor, nerve, robustness. 
 Debt, obligation, liability, default, 
 
 Ant. Credit, assets, gift, gratuity, trust, favor. 
 Decay, decline, wane, dwindle, waste, ebb, decrease. 
 
 Ant. Flourish, luxuriate, grow, increase, rise. 
 Decayed, rotten, corrupt, unsound, decomposed, faded, un- 
 prosperous, impoverished. 
 
 Ant. Sound, flourishing, wholesome, fresh, healthful. 
 Deceit. See CHEAT. 
 Deceive. See CHEAT. 
 Decide, determine, settle, adjudicate, terminate, resolve. 
 
 Ant. Waver, suspend, moot, brood over, cogitate, 
 
 doubt, misjudge. 
 Decipher. See INTERPRET. 
 Decision, determination, conclusion, resolution, firmness. 
 
 Ant. Indecision, uncertainty, irresolution, weakness. 
 Declaim, speak, debate, harangue, recite. 
 
 Ant. Read, study, write, compose. 
 Declaration, avowal, statement, manifestation, profession. 
 
 Ant. Denial, concealment, suppression. 
 Declivity, descent, fall, slope, incline. 
 
 Ant. Ascent, rise, mountain, verticality. 
 Decorum, seemliness, propriety, dignity, order. 
 
 Ant, Disorder, impropriety, disturbance.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 55 
 
 Decrease, diminish, lessen, wane, decline, retrench, cur- 
 tail, reduce. 
 
 Ant. Increase, amplify, expand, extend, grow, aug- 
 ment. 
 
 Decree, decision, determination, law, edict, order, mani- 
 festo, rule, verdict. 
 
 Ant. Request, hint, intimation, suggestion. 
 Dedicate, devote, consecrate, offer, set, apportion, assign. 
 
 Ant. Misuse, alienate, misapply, misappropriate. 
 Decrepit. See INFIRM. 
 Deed, act, action, achievement, commission, instrument, 
 
 document, muniment. 
 Ant. Non-performance, omission, failure, invalidation, 
 
 reversion. 
 
 Deep, profound, subterranean, submerged, designing, ab- 
 struse, learned. 
 Ant. Shallow, superficial, familiar, artless, undesigning, 
 
 easy, plain. 
 Deface. See INJURE. 
 
 Default, lapse, forfeit, omission, absence, want, failure. 
 Ant. Maintenance, appearance, presence, place, satis- 
 faction. 
 
 Defeat, conquer, overcome, worst, rout, frustrate, baffle. 
 Ant. Succumb to, surrender, foil, aid, advance, estab- 
 lish. 
 Defect, imperfection, flaw, fault, blemish. 
 
 Ant. Supply, sufficiency, compensation, ornament. 
 Defence, excuse, plea, vindication, bulwark, rampart. 
 Ant. Abandonment, surrender, exposure, accusation, 
 
 charge. 
 Defend, guard, protect, justify. 
 
 Ant. Abandon, betray, defeat, accuse, charge, retreat. 
 Defer, delay, postpone, put off, prorogue, adjourn. 
 
 Ant. Hasten, press, urge, hurry, expedite. 
 Deference. See HONOR. 
 Deficient, short, wanting, inadequate, scanty, incomplete; 
 
 Ant. Complete, sufficient, full, correct, satisfactory. 
 Defile, pollute, corrupt, sully. 
 
 Ant. Cleanse, purify, ameliorate, better. 
 Define, fix, settle, determine, limit. 
 
 Ant. Confuse, obscure, mystify, misstate, confound. 
 Definite, precise, exact, correct, fixed, determined.
 
 56 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Indefinite, vague, obscure, undefined, confused. 
 Deformity, ugliness, disfigurement, hideousness, mot*. 
 
 strosity. 
 
 Ant. Regularity, grace, beauty, ornament. 
 Defray, meet, liquidate, pay, discharge, quit. 
 
 Ant. Repudiate, dishonor, dissatisfy, misappropriate. 
 Degenerate, debased, fallen, impaired. 
 
 Ant. Regenerated advanced, improved. 
 Degree, grade, extent, measure, mark, range, quantity, 
 
 amount, limit. 
 
 Ant. Space, mass, magnitude, size. 
 Dejected. See MELANCHOLY. 
 Deliberate, v. consider, meditate, consult, ponder, debate. 
 
 Ant. Hazard, risk, chance. 
 
 Deliberate, a. purposed, intentional, designed, determined. 
 Ant. Irresolute, playful, hasty, quick, dictated, sug- 
 gested. 
 Delicacy, nicety, daintiness, refinement, tact, softness, 
 
 modesty. 
 Ant. Coarseness, indelicacy, roughness, rudeness, vigor, 
 
 robustness. 
 Delight, enjoyment, pleasure, happiness, transport, ecstacy, 
 
 gladness, rapture, bliss. 
 
 Ant. Pain, suffering, sorrow, trouble, misery, discom- 
 fort, dejection, disappointment, depression, distress, 
 melancholy. 
 
 Deliver, liberate, free, rescue, pronounce, hand to, give. 
 
 Ant. Confine, hold, take, capture, retain, appropriate. 
 Demand, claim, insist. 
 
 Ant. Disclaim, waive, petition, request, supplicate. 
 Demonstrate. See PROVE. 
 Denominate, name, call, designate, denote. 
 
 Ant. Misname, miscall, describe, suggest,. 
 Denude, strip, divest, lay bare. 
 
 Ant. Invest, clothe, drape, ornament, enrich. 
 Deny. See REFUSE. 
 Depart. See LEAVE. 
 Department, section, division, office, branch, province. 
 
 Ant. Institution, establishment, state, whole, body. 
 Deprive, strip, bereave, despoil, rob, divest. 
 
 ^Ant, Supply, invest, endow, compensate, present.
 
 AND AN-TITHETIC WORDS. 57 
 
 Depute, appoint, commission, cha*-ge, entrust, delegate. 
 
 authorize, accredit. 
 
 Ant. Recall, dismiss, discharge, supercede. 
 Deputy, vicegerent, lieutenant, representative, agent, com- 
 missioner, delegate, proxy, substitute. 
 Ant. Principal, master, chief, head, ruler, sovereign. 
 Derision, scorn, contempt, contumely, disrespect. 
 
 Ant. Respect, regard, admiration. 
 Derivation, origin, source, beginning, cause, etymology, 
 
 root, spring, analysis. 
 Ant. Result, issue, application, use. 
 
 Describe, draw delineate, portray, explain, illustrate, de- 
 fine, picture. 
 
 Ant. Confuse, caricaUre, distrust, suggest. 
 Desecrate, profane, secularize, misuse, abuse, pollute. 
 Ant. Sanctify, consecrate, dedicate, employ, devote, 
 
 purify, solemnize. 
 Desert, wild, waste, wilderness, solitude, void, 
 
 Ant. Garden, oasis, pasture, field. 
 Deserve, merit, earn, justify, win 
 
 Ant. Undeserve, forfeit, iose. 
 
 Design, delineation, sketch, drawing, cunning, contriv- 
 ance. 
 Ant. Structure, execution, performance, result, issue, 
 
 candor, fairness, sincerity, chance, accident. 
 Desirable, expedient, advisable, valuable, acceptable, 
 
 proper, judicious, beneficial, profitable, good. 
 Ant. Undesirable, unadvisable, unprofitable, evil. 
 Desire, longing, affection, craving. 
 
 Ant. Loathing, aversion, hate, repugnance, abomina* 
 
 tion. 
 Desist, cease, stop, discontinue, drop, abstain, 'irbear 
 
 Ant. Persist, continue, proceed. 
 Desolate, bereaved, forlorn, forsaken, deserted, wild, 
 
 waste, bare, bleak, lonely. 
 Ant. Cheerful, attended, consoled, cultivated, sheltered, 
 
 fertile, frequented, gay. 
 
 Despair. hopel / ~ssness, despondency, desperation. 
 Ant. Hope confidence, elation, sanguiness, andcipa- 
 
 tion. 
 
 Desperate, wild, daring, audacious, determined, reckless. 
 Ant. Hopeful, remediable, cautious, timid, propitious.
 
 58 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Destine, purpose, intend, design, devote. 
 
 Ant. Divert, alienate, misapply. 
 
 Destination, purpose, intention, design, consignment, ob. 
 ject, end, fate, doom, use, scope, goal, aim. 
 
 Ant. Project, effort, operation, tendency, exercise, ac- 
 
 tion. 
 Destiny, fate, decree, doom, end. 
 
 Ant. Will, freedom, volition, choice. 
 Destroy. See ANNIHILATE. 
 Detest. See HATE. 
 Destructive. See HURTFUL. 
 
 Desultory, rambling, discursive, loose, unmethodical, 
 superficial, unsettled, erratic, fitful, spasmodic. 
 
 Ant. Consecutive, continuous, methodical, systematic, 
 
 periodical, diligent, serious. 
 Detail, particularize, enumerate, specify. 
 
 Ant. Generalize, abstract, condense, sketch, amalga- 
 mate. 
 
 Detect. See DISCOVER. 
 
 Deter, warn, stop, dissuade, disspirit, discourage, dis- 
 hearten, terrify scare. 
 
 Ant. Prompt, tempt, encourage, incite, persuade. 
 Destitute. See DEVOID. 
 Detract, lessen, deteriorate, depreciate, diminish. 
 
 Ant. Enhance, raise, increase, augment. 
 Detriment. See HARM. 
 Detrimental. See HURTFUL. 
 Develop, amplify, expand, enlarge, enunciate. 
 
 Ant. Envelope, compress, restrict, contract, involve. 
 Device, artifice, expedient, contrivance. 
 
 Ant. Openness, fortune, mck, hazard. 
 Devious, tortuous, circuitous, roundabout, distorted. 
 
 Ant. Direct, plain, straightforward, frequented. 
 Devoid, void, wanting, destitute, unendowed, unprovided. 
 
 Ant. Provided, supplied, furnished, replete. 
 Devolve, impose, place, charge , commission, befall, fall 
 on. 
 
 Ant. Deprive, withhold, cancel, alienate, lapse. 
 Devoted. See FOND. 
 
 Devotion, piety, devoutness, religiousness, dedication, 
 love, attachment.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 59 
 
 Ant. Aversion, indifference, antipathy, alienation, 
 
 apathy. 
 devour, eat, consume, gorge, swallow, bolt. 
 
 Ant. Disgorge, vomit, emit. 
 Dictate, prompt, suggest, enjoin, order, command. 
 
 Ant. Follow, obey, echo, answer, repeat. 
 Dictatorial, imperative, imperious, domineering, arbitrary, 
 
 tyrannical, overbearing, commanding. 
 Ant. Persuasive, humble, subservient. 
 Die, expire, depart, perish, decline, languish, wane, sink, 
 
 fade, decay. 
 Ant. Live, begin, originate, grow, strength, flourish, 
 
 luxuriate. 
 Diet, food, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals, 
 
 fare, cheer, regimen. 
 
 Ant. Abstinence, starvation, fasting, gluttony. 
 Difference, separation, discord, dissent, disagreement, 
 
 estrangement, variety. 
 
 Ant. Similarity, likeness, agreement, sympathy, uni- 
 formity, identity. 
 Difficult, hard, intricate, involved, perplexing, obscure, 
 
 unman ageable. 
 
 Ant. Easy, plain, simple, lucid, tractable, favorable. 
 Diffuse, discursive, prolix, diluted, copious. 
 
 Ant. Terse, laconic, epigrammatic, condensed. 
 Dignify, aggrandize, elevate, invest, exalt, advance, pro- 
 mote, honor. 
 
 Ant. Degrade, disgrace, humiliate. 
 
 Dilapidation, ruin, decay, disintegration, crumbling, demo- 
 lition. 
 Ant. Solidity, freshness, integrity, roundness, repaira- 
 
 tion, structure. 
 Dilate, stretch, widen, expand, swell, distend, enlarge, 
 
 descant, expatiate. 
 Ant. Contract, narrow, restrict, constrict, concentrate, 
 
 epitomize, condense. 
 Dilatory, tardy, procrastinating, behind hand, lagging, 
 
 dawdling. 
 
 Ant. Prompt, alert, eager, quick, beforehand, vigilant. 
 Diligence, care, assiduity, attention, heed, industry. 
 
 Ant. Indifference, carlessness,^ neglect, heedlessness, 
 < idleness-
 
 60 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Dimension, measurement, size, configuration, delineation. 
 Ant. Segment, part, sector, fragment, mismeasure* 
 
 ment. 
 
 Diminish. See DECREASE. 
 Dingy, dim, dull, dusky, rusty, colorless, obscure, dead, 
 
 somber. 
 
 Ant, Bright, radiant, lustrous, shiny, glossy, gleaming. 
 Diplomatic, judicious, knowing, wise, prudent, sagacious. 
 Ant. Undiplomatic, injudicious, awkward, bungling, ill- 
 managed. 
 Disability, unfitness, incapacity. 
 
 Ant. Ability, fitness, qualification, merit. 
 Discern, descry, observe, recognize, see, discriminate, 
 
 separate, perceive. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, confound, omit, undiscern. 
 Discernible, visible, conspicuous, manifest, palpable. 
 Ant. Indiscernible, invisible, impalpable, obscure, mi- 
 nute. 
 
 Discernment, discrimination, farsightedness, clearsighted- 
 ness, penetration, observation, sagacity. 
 Ant. Dullness, stupidity, blindness heedlessness. 
 Discipline, order, strictness, training, coercion, punish- 
 ment, organization. 
 Ant. Disorder, confusion, rebellion, disorganization, 
 
 encouragement. 
 Disclose. See REVEAL. 
 Discomfort, disquiet, vexation, annoyance, trouble. 
 
 Ant. Comfort, ease, pleasure, agreeableness. 
 Disconcert, abash, confuse, confound, upset, baffle, de- 
 range, discompose, frustrate, discomfit. 
 Ant. Rally, aid, untangle, encourage, arrange, order. 
 Disconsolate, sad, forlorn, melancholy, unhappy, desolate, 
 
 woful. 
 
 Ant. Cheerful, joyous, blithe, merry, happy. 
 Discover, make known, find, invent, contrive, expose, 
 
 reveal, detect. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, suppress, mask, screen, cover, lose. 
 Discredit, v. disbelieve, distrust, disgrace, dishonor. 
 
 Ant. Credit, believe, trust. 
 Discredit, . disgrace, disrepute, dishonor. 
 Ant, Credit, honor, trust, faith, belief.
 
 ANTITHETIC WORDS. 61 
 
 Discreditable, shameful, disgraceful, scandalous, disrepu- 
 table. 
 
 Ant. Honorable, favorable, worthy, confidence, trust. 
 Discreet, cautious, prudent, wary, judicious. 
 
 Ant. Indiscreet, foolish, impudent, reckless, silly. 
 Discrepancy. See DIFFERENCE. 
 Discrimination. See JUDGMENT. 
 Discuss. See ARGUE. 
 Disdain. See SCORN. 
 Disgrace, . disrepute, reproach, dishono/, shame, odium. 
 
 Ant. Honor, favor, confidence, trust. 
 Disgrace, v. See DISHONOR. 
 
 Disgust, dislike, distaste, loathing, abomination, abhor- 
 rence. 
 
 Ant. Fondness, partiality, liking, desire, avidity, relish. 
 Dishonest, unjust, fraudulent, unfair, deceitful, cheating, 
 deceptive, wrongful. 
 
 Ant. Honest, just, honorable, equitable, right. 
 Dishonor, disgrace, shame, degrade, ravish, pollute. 
 
 Ant. Honor, justify, improve, enhance, raise, better. 
 Dislike. See ANTIPATHY. 
 
 Dismal, dreary, gloomy, lonesome, dull, melancholy, sad, 
 pitiable, cheerless. 
 
 Ant. Cheerful, gay, propitious, joyous, lively. 
 Dismay, v. terrify, frighten, scare, daunt, appal, dis- 
 hearten. 
 
 Ant. Inspirit, encourage, allure. 
 Dismay, n. See v. 
 Dismiss, send off, discharge, discard, banish. 
 
 Ant. Recall, retain, detain, keep. 
 
 Disorder, disease, malady, complaint, confusion, derange- 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Order, health, sanity, arrangement, method, 
 
 system. 
 Disorderly, irregular, confused, lawless, unruly. 
 
 Ant. Orderly, regular, systematized, lawful, jfovern- 
 
 able, amenable, pure. 
 Disown. See RENOUNCE. 
 Dispel. See SCATTER. 
 Disperse. See DISTRIBUTE. 
 Display. See SHOW. 
 Displease, offend, vex, anger, provoke, irritate.
 
 62 ,* DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Please, amuse, gratify, placate. 
 Dispose. See ARRANGE. 
 Dispute, v. argue, contest, contend, question, impugn. 
 
 Ant. Waive, concede, allow, forego. 
 Dispute, n. argument, debate, controversy, quarrel, dis. 
 
 agreement. 
 
 Ant. Agreement, decision, council. 
 Disregard, slight, neglect, despise, disparage. 
 
 Ant. Regard, honor, exalt, listen, attend, hear. 
 Dissent. See DISAGREE. 
 Dissolve. See MELT. 
 Distance, interval, remoteness, space. 
 Ant. Nearness, proximity, adjacency, contact, pres- 
 ence. 
 
 Distinct. See CLEAR. 
 
 Distinguish, perceive, discern, mark out, divide, discrimi- 
 nate. 
 
 Ant. Miss, overlook, confound, confuse. 
 Distinguished, famous, glorious, far famed, noted, illus- 
 trious, eminent, celebrated. 
 
 Ant. Undistinguished, dishonored, disgraced, un- 
 known. 
 
 Distract. See DISTURB. 
 
 Distress, trouble, pain, afflict, grieve, take, seize, distrain. 
 Ant. Soothe, compose, console, comfort, please, 
 
 gratify. 
 Distribute, allot, share, dispense, apportion, deal. 
 
 Ant. Receive, retain, withhold, restrict, keep, collect. 
 Disturb, derange, discompose, agitate, rouse, interrupt, 
 
 confuse, annoy, trouble, vex, worry, perplex. 
 Ant. Soothe, pacify, compose, quiet, order, arrange. 
 Divert, please, gratify, amuse, entertain, alter, change, 
 
 deflect. 
 
 Ant. Annoy, disturb, distress, prolong, continue, con- 
 fine. 
 Divide, part, separate, sever.deal out, distribute, sunder. 
 
 Ant. Unite, join, gather, convene, classify. 
 Divine, Godlike, holy, heavenly, sacred a parson, clergy- 
 man, minister. 
 
 Ant. Profane, unholy, devilish, satanic, layman. 
 Do, effect, make, perform, accomplish, finish, transact. / 
 Ant, Undo, omit, neglect.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 63 
 
 Docile, tractable, teachable, compliant, tame. 
 
 Ant. Stubborn, obstinate, intractable. 
 Doctrine, tenet, articles of belief, creed, dogma, teaching. 
 
 Ant. Practice, conduct, action, duty. 
 Domicile. See ABODE. 
 Doom, sentence, verdict, judgment, fate, lot, destiny. 
 
 Ant. Pardon, liberation, respite, acquitted. 
 Doubt, uncertainty, suspense, hesitation, scruple, am- 
 biguity. 
 
 Ant. Certainty, precision, decision, conviction, deter- 
 
 mination, clearness, satisfaction. 
 Draw, pull, haul, attract, inhale, sketch. 
 
 Ant. Push, carry, propel, repel, impel, throw, thrust, 
 
 describe. 
 Dread, fear, horror, terror, alarm, dismay, awe. 
 
 Ant. Courage, confidence, assurance. 
 Dreadful, fearful, frightful, shocking, awful, horrible, hor- 
 rid, terrific. i 
 
 Ant. Hopeful, inspiriting, encouraging, promising. 
 Dress, clothing, attire, apparel, garments, costume, 
 garb, livery. 
 
 Ant. Nudity, nakedness, undress, disarrangement. 
 Drift, purpose, meaning, scope, aim, tendency, direction. 
 
 Ant. Aimlessness, vagueness, indefiniteness, pointless* 
 
 ness. 
 Drill, train, teach, discipline, perforate, bore. 
 
 Ant. Disorder, confuse, disarrange. 
 Drive, force, urge, press, compel, guide, direct. 
 
 Ant. Draw, pull, hinder, obstruct, discourage. 
 Droll, funny, laughable, comic, whimsical, queer, amusing, 
 
 Ant. Sad, lugubrious, funereal, tragic. 
 Drown, inundate, swamp, submerge, overwhelm, engulf. 
 
 Ant. Dry, drain, expose, air, ventilate, resuscitate. 
 Drowsy, sleep, heavy, dozy. 
 
 Ant. Awake, alive, alert, vigilant. 
 
 Dry arid, parched, lifeless, dull, tedious, uninteresting 
 meagre. 
 
 Ant.-~- Wet, moist, juicy, fresh, lively, entertaining. 
 Due, owing to, attributable to, just, fair, proper, right. 
 
 Ant. Undue, irrelative, independent, unfair, improper 
 deficient.
 
 64 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Dull, stupid, blunt, gloomy, sad, dismal, commonplat* 
 opaque, cloudy. 
 
 Ant. Sharp, clever, lively, animated, bright, brilliant, 
 
 clear. 
 
 Dupe. See CHEAT. 
 Durable, lasting, permanent, abiding, continuing. 
 
 Ant. Perishable, unstable, transient, evanescent. 
 Dutiful. See OBEDIENT. 
 Dwell, stay, stop, abide, sojourn, linger, tarry. 
 
 Ant. Move, travel, wander, roam, migrate, flit. 
 Dwindle, pine, waste, diminish, decrease, fall off. 
 
 Ant. Enlarge, increase, flourish, develope, augment. 
 
 Eager, hot, ardent, impassioned, forward, impatient 
 
 Ant. Listless, cool, indifferent, sluggish. 
 Early, soon, by and by, shortly, ere long, anon, betimes. 
 
 Ant. Late, backward, tardy, belated. 
 Earn, acquire, obtain, win, gain, achieve. 
 
 Ant. Steal, lose, spend, waste, forfeit, forego. 
 Earnest, ardent, serious, grave, solemn, warm, pledge. 
 
 Ant. Playful, flippant, idle, irresolute, indifferent. 
 Ease, calm, alleviate, allay, mitigate, appease, assuage, 
 
 pacify, disburden, rid. 
 
 Ant. Trouble, annoy, vex, incommode, excite. 
 Eccentric, irregular, anomalous, singular, odd, abnormal, 
 
 wayward, particular, strange. 
 
 Ant. Regular, ordinary, customary, normal, usual. 
 Eclipse, shade, overcast, cloud, overshadow. 
 
 Ant. Brighten, enhance, heighten. 
 Economical, sparing, saving, provident, thr'fty, frugal, 
 
 careful, niggardly. 
 tfit. Extravagant, wasteful, improvident, generous, 
 
 loose, open-handed. 
 Edge. See BORDER. 
 Efface, blot out, expunge, obliterate, wipe out, cancel, 
 
 erase. 
 
 Ant. Restore, revive, portray, delineate. 
 Effect, n. consequence, result, issue, event, execution. 
 operation.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 65 
 
 Ant. Cause, antecedent, source, purpose, reason, mo- 
 tive. 
 
 Effect, v. accomplish, fulfil, realize, achieve, execute, oper- 
 ate, complete. 
 
 Ant. Prevent, obviate, mar, frustrate. 
 Effective, efficient, operative, serviceable. 
 
 Ant. Weak, ineffective, futile, inoperative. 
 Effects. See PROPERTY. 
 Effectual. See EFFECTIVE. 
 Efficacy, efficiency, energy, agency, instrumentality. 
 
 Ant. Inefficiency, uselessness. 
 
 Efficient, effectual, effective, competent, capable, able, 
 fitted. 
 
 Ant. Inefficient, useless, unable, unfitted, incompetent, 
 Eject, thrust out, cast out, expel, oust, dislodge, throw out, 
 dispossess. 
 
 Ant. Receive, retain, accept, accommodate, lodge, wel- 
 come, admit, inject, introduce. 
 Elaborate, labored, studied. 
 
 Ant. Simple, plain, unstudied. 
 Elapse, lapse, guide, pass. 
 
 Ant. Wait, abide, hold, continue. 
 Elastic, ductile, flexible. 
 
 Ant. Inelastic, rigid, inflexible, tough. 
 Elementary, primary, rudimentary, physical, material, 
 natural, component, constituent, ultimate. 
 
 Ant. Enveloped, organized, immaterial, incorporeal. 
 Eligible, fit, desirable. 
 
 Ant. Ineligible, unfit, unworthy, worthless. 
 Eliminate, drive out, expel, thrust out, eject, cast out, dis- 
 lodge, banish, proscribe. 
 
 Ant. Add, import, foist, involve. 
 Elucidate, make plain, explain, clear up, illustrate. 
 
 Ant. Mystify, obscure, confuse. 
 Elude, evade, escape, avoid, shun. 
 
 Ant. Meet, confront, encounter, defy. 
 Embarrass. See PERPLEXED. 
 Embellish. See ADORN. 
 Embolden. See ENCOURAGE. 
 
 Embrace, clasp, hug, comprise, comprehend, contain, in- 
 clude, embody, incorporate. 
 
 Ant, Exclude, reject, except.
 
 66 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Eminent. See ILLUSTRIOUS. 
 
 Emit. See DISCHARGE. 
 
 Emotion, perturbation, agitation, trepidation, tremor. 
 
 Ant. Insensibility, indifference, impressiveness, stoicism, 
 Employ, occupy, busy, take up with, engross, use, apply. 
 
 Ant. Dismiss, discard, misuse. 
 
 Employment, business, avocation, engagement, office , 
 function, trade, profession, occupation, calling, voca- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Idleness, slothfulness. 
 Empty, v. evacuate, exhaust, drain, draw out. 
 
 Ant. Fill, supply, replenish, glut, swell, increase. 
 Empty, a. void, devoid, hollow, unfilled, unoccupied, un- 
 furnished. 
 
 Ant. Full, supplied, occupied, inhabited, 
 Enchanted, charmed, captivated, fascinated, spell-bound, 
 
 transported, enchained, entranced, electrified, wrapt. 
 Ant. Disenchanted, disgusted, repelled, horrified. 
 Encircle. See ENCOMPASS. 
 Enclose, fence in, confine, circumscribe. 
 Ant. Expose, open, disclose, develop. 
 Encompass, encircle, surround, environ, beset, gird, be- 
 gird, invest. 
 
 Ant. Open, disinclose, disencircle. 
 
 Encounter, attack, conflict, combat, assault, onset, engage- 
 ment, battle, action. 
 
 Ant. Escape, retreat, surrender, defeat. 
 Encourage, countenance, support, foster, cherish, sanction, 
 inspirit, embolden, animate, cheer incite, urge, imp".l. 
 Ant. Discourage, dissuade, deter dispirit. 
 End, n. See AIM, TERMINATE, OBJECT. 
 Endanger. See IMPERIL. 
 Endeavor. See TRY. 
 
 Endless, everlasting, perpetual, deathless, undying, im- 
 perishable, infinite, interminable. 
 Ant. Terminable, limited, transient, brief, perodici, 
 
 finite. 
 
 Endorse. See RATIFY. 
 Endue, invest, endow, enrich, store. 
 
 Ant. Denude, strip, deprive, divest, spoiliate. 
 Endure, last, continue, support, bear, sustain . suffer, brook, 
 submit to, undergo.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 6 t 
 
 Ant. Succumb, stop, give way, fail, wane. 
 Enemy. See ADVERSARY. 
 
 Energetic, effectual, efficacious, powerful binding, strin-. 
 gent, forcible, nervous, active. 
 
 Ant. Lazy, slothful, uneffectual, weak, slow. 
 Energy, force, vigor, efficacy, potency, strength 
 
 Ant Laziness, weakness, slowness. 
 
 Engage, employ, busy, occupy, attract, invite, allure, tu> 
 tertain, engross, take up, enlist. 
 
 Ant. Refuse, dismiss, discard, disengage, withdraw. 
 Engagement, word, promise, battle, action, combat, con- 
 flict. 
 
 Ant. Declination, refusal, dismissal, skirmish, retreat. 
 Engulf. See SWALLOW. 
 Enjoin, order, ordain, appoint, prescribe. 
 
 Ant. Release, recall, dispense, dissuade. 
 Enjoyment. See PLEASURE. 
 Enlarge. See INCREASE. 
 Enliven. See ANIMATE. 
 
 Enmity, invidiousness, animosity, hatred, hostility, ill-will, 
 malignity, maliciousness. 
 
 Ant. Love, affection, esteem, cordiality. 
 Enormous, gigantic, colossal, huge, vast, immense, pro- 
 digious. 
 
 Aid. Diminutive, insignificant, trivial, ordinary, veniaL 
 Enough, sufficient, plenty, abundance. 
 
 Ant. Bare, scant, inadequate, insufficient. 
 Enraged, enfuriated, raging, wrathful. 
 
 Ant. Soothed, quiet, tame, pacified, pacific, Aiollified. 
 Enrapture. See CAPTIVATE. 
 
 Entangle, embarrass, inveigle, implicate, involve, compro* 
 mise, ensnare, entrap. 
 
 Ant. Disentangle, unrave' extricate. 
 Enterprise, adventure, unde. caking, effort, attempt. 
 
 Ant. Matter of fact, indifference. 
 Entertainment. See AMUSEMENT. 
 Enthusiasm, zeal, ardor, fervor, warmth, fervency. 
 
 Ant. Indifference, coldness, callousness, repugnano* 
 
 contempt. 
 
 Entice. See ALLURE. 
 Entire, whole, complete, perfect, total. 
 
 Ant, Partial, incomplete, broken, impaired.
 
 68 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Entitled, named, designated, denominated, styled, charac 
 terized, qualified, fit. 
 
 Ant. Unentitled, unfit, disqualified, disabled. 
 Entrance, entry, inlet, ingress, porch, portal. 
 
 Ant. Exit, egress, departure. 
 Entreat, beg, crave, solicit, beseech, implore, supplicate. 
 
 Ant. Command, insist, order, bid, enjoin. 
 Enumerate, tell, relate, narrate, recount, specify, detail, 
 reckon. 
 
 Ant. Lump, mass, miscount, confound. 
 Envy, invidiousness, jealousy, suspicion, grudging. 
 
 Ant. Satisfaction, generosity, gratification. 
 Epitome, abridgment, compendium, abstract, summary; 
 digest. 
 
 Ant. Amplification, expansion, enlargement, whole. 
 Equal, . fellow, colleague, companion, peer, compeer. 
 
 Ant. Inferior, superior, enemy, opponent. 
 Equal, a. equable, even, uniform, alike, adequate, suf- 
 ficient, compensating, equivalent, impartial. 
 
 Ant. Unequal, uneven, ununiform, unalike, inadequate 
 
 insufficient. 
 Equitable. See JUST. 
 Era, See AGE. 
 Erase, scratch out, blot out, expunge, efface, cancel. 
 
 Ant. Insert, mark, add, write, delineate. 
 Erect, set up, raise, elevate, construct, establish, institute, 
 found. 
 
 Ant. Lower, depress, overthrow, demolish, remove, 
 
 destroy. 
 Error, mistake, fallacy, blunder, hallucination, fault. 
 
 Ant. Correct, true, proper, honest. 
 Escape, elude, evade. 
 
 Ant. Confront, encounter, meet, incur. 
 Escort. See ACCOMPANY. 
 
 Especially, particularly, specially, mainly, principally, 
 chiefly. 
 
 Ant. Generally, universally, commonly. 
 Essay. See ATTEMPT. 
 Essential, necessary, indispensible, requisite, vital, 
 
 Ant. Accidental, unnecessary, superfluous, redundant. 
 Establish, institute, found, organize, confirm, settle, fix.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 69 
 
 Ant. Disestablish, unsettle, overthrow, upset, refute/ 
 
 suppose, guess. 
 Estate, domain, demesne, lands, property, possessions. 
 
 Ant. Waste, chattels, comity, goods, effects. 
 Esteem, prize, value, appreciate, respect, regard, rever- 
 ence, venerate, revere. 
 
 Ant. Dislike, decry, undervalue, depreciate. 
 Estimate. See CALCULATE. 
 Eternal, everlasting, endless, infinite, perpetual, deathless, 
 
 immortal, undying, imperishable. 
 Ant. Temporal, finite, transient, ephemeral. 
 Evade. See ELUDE. 
 
 Evasion, shift, subterfuge, prevarication, quibble, equivo- 
 cation. 
 
 Ant. Honesty, uprightness, frankness, straightforward- 
 ness. 
 
 Even, equal, equable, smooth, plain, level, uniform. 
 Ant. Uneven, unequal, variable, inclined, abrupt. 
 Event, incident, occurrence, accident, adventure, issue, 
 
 result, consequence. 
 Ant. Cause, antecedent, operation, inducement, ten* 
 
 dency. 
 
 Ever, always, eternally, everlastingly, evermore, aye, pet* 
 petual, continually, incessantly, endless, infinite. , - 
 Ant. Never, momentarily, transiently. 
 Everlasting. See EVER. 
 Evidence, . testimony, deposition, declaration. 
 
 Ant, Surmise, conjecture, concealment, refutation. 
 Evidence, v. manifest, evince, demonstrate, exemplify. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, surmise, hide, conjecture. 
 Evident. See APPARENT. 
 Evil, ill, wicked, bad, unfair, mischievous, harmful. 
 
 Ant. Good, wholesome, beneficial, felicitous. 
 Evince, show, argue, prove, evidence, manifest, demon- 
 strate. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, suppress, negative. 
 Evoke, call out, invite, summon, challenge, provoke, 
 
 elicit, produce. 
 
 Ant. Silence, seal, prevent, stop, allay, stifle. 
 Exact. See ACCURATE. 
 Exaggerate, overstated, heightened, amplified, enlarged.
 
 70 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Understated, mitigated, modified, qualified, pal- 
 liated. 
 Exalt, raise, elevate, erect, lift up, dignify, ennoble. 
 
 Ant. Debase, lower, depress, dishonor, defame. 
 Examination, search, inquiry, research, scrutiny, investi- 
 gation. 
 
 Ant. Conjecture, hazard, guess. 
 
 Example, pattern, sample, model, specimen, copy, in- 
 stance. 
 
 Ant. Principle, law, rule, system, material, substance. 
 Exasperate. See IRRITATE. 
 Exceed. See SURPASS. 
 Except, unless, save, saving, but. 
 
 Ant. Counting, including, reckoning, admitting. 
 Excess, superfluity, redundance, redundancy. 
 
 Ant. Deficiency, shortcoming, failure, temperance. 
 Excessive, exorbitant, extortionate, unreasonable, immod- 
 erate, inordinate, extravagant. 
 
 Ant. Insufficient, scant, inadequate. 
 Exchange. See CHANGE. 
 Excitable, irritable, susceptible. 
 
 Ant. Insensible, composed, quiet, cool, self-possessed. 
 Excite, incite, arouse, awaken, stir up, disquiet, disturb, 
 agitate, provoke, irritate. 
 
 Ant. Allay, calm, sooth, quiet, pacify, quell. 
 Exclaim, call out, shout, cry, ejaculate. 
 
 Ant. Write, whisper, sign, intimate, draw. 
 Exclude, shut out, debar, preclude, seclude. 
 
 Ant. Admit, include, open, retain, conserve. 
 Exclusive, sole, only, alone. 
 
 Ant. Comprehensive, inclusive, comity. 
 Excursion, trip, ramble, tour. 
 
 Ant. Rest, peace, quiet, home. 
 Excusable, pardonable, venial. 
 
 Ant. Inexcusable, uupardonable. 
 
 Excuse, palliate, mitigate, acquit, justify, absolve, dis- 
 pense, exempt. 
 
 Ant. Exact, charge, compel, condemn, accuse. 
 Execrable, abominable, detestable, hateful, accursed, 
 cursed. 
 
 Ant, Laudable, desirable, eligible, respectable.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 71 
 
 Execute, accomplish, effect, fulfill, release, achieve, com- 
 plete, finish. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, omit, drop, nullify, mar, frustrate, defeat. 
 Exemption, freedom, immunity, privilege. 
 
 Ant. Liability, responsibility, amenableness. 
 Exercise, exert, practice, pursue, carry on. 
 
 Ant. Rest, ease, relax, respite. 
 Exhale, emit, give out, smoke, steam. 
 
 Ant. Absorb, inhale. 
 Exhaust, spend, drain, empty, deliberate. 
 
 Ant. Fill, replenish, augment, invigorate, refresh. 
 Exhibition, show, sight, spectacle, pageant, representation. 
 
 Ant. Concealment, mark, suppression, secretion. 
 Exile, banishment, deportation, expatriation, expulsion, 
 proscription. 
 
 Ant. Reinstate, recall, welcome, domesticate. 
 Exonerate, clear, acquit, absolve, discharge, justify. 
 
 Ant. Charge, accuse, condemn. 
 Exorbitant. See EXCESSIVE. 
 
 Expand, spread, diffuse, dilate, extend, enlarge, amplify, 
 unfold, develop. 
 
 Ant. Contract, curtail, restrict, condense. 
 Expectation, expectancy, waiting for, hope, anticipation, 
 confidence, trust. 
 
 Ant. Realization, verification, exhibition. 
 Expedient, fit, necessary, essential, requisite. 
 
 Ant. Inexpedient, disadvantageous, unfit. 
 Expedite, accelerate, quicken, hasten, facilitate, forward, 
 advance. 
 
 Ant. Hinder, retard, delay, obstruct, restrain. 
 Expel. See EJECT. 
 Expend. See SPEND. 
 Expensive, costly, dear, valuable, sumptuous. 
 
 Ant. Cheap, poor, worthless, economical. 
 Experience, experiment, trial, proof, test. 
 
 Ant. Conjecture, theory, hazard, hypothesis, intuition. 
 Expert. See ADROIT. 
 Expiration. See TERMINATION. 
 Expire. See DIE. 
 Explain, expound, interpret, elucidate, clear up. 
 
 Ant. Mystify, obscure, confound, misinterpret. 
 Explanation. See EXPLAIN.
 
 Explicit, express, plain, definitive, positive, determinate. 
 
 Ant. Implicit, implied, suggested, limited, obscure. 
 Exploit. See ACHIEVEMENT. 
 Expound. See EXPLAIN. 
 
 Express, a. explicit, plain, positive, definitive, determin- 
 ate, categorical. 
 
 Ant. General, vague, undefined, loose. 
 Express, v. declare, enunciate, pronounce, articulate, de- 
 note, utter, signify, testify, intimate. 
 
 Ant. Hint, conceal, mystify, obscure, retain. 
 Expressive. See SIGNIFICANT. 
 Expunge. See ERASE. 
 Exquisite, pre-eminent, superlative, consummate. 
 
 Ant. Common, coarse, ordinary. 
 Extend. See INCREASE. 
 
 Extensive, comprehensive, wide, large, expansive, dif- 
 fusive. 
 
 Ant. Contracted, limited, restricted, narrow. 
 Exterior, outward, outer, external. 
 
 Ant. Interior, heart, core. 
 Exterminate, eradicate, root out, annihilate, extinguish. 
 
 Ant. Propogate, populate, increase, augment. 
 Extinguish, abolish, destroy, extirpate, eradicate, kill. 
 
 Ant. Establish, propogate, promote, fan, encourage, 
 
 aid, replenish. 
 Extort, exact, wrest, wring, draw from. 
 
 Ant. Coax, wheedle, cajole, cheat. 
 Extract, draw out, elicit, pump. 
 
 Ant. Restore, resist, replace, incorporate. 
 Extraordinary, remarkable, signal, eminent, uncommon, 
 peculiar, marvelous. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, usual, common, frequent. 
 Extravagant, prodigal, lavish, profuse, excessive, wild, 
 absurd. 
 
 Ant. Frugal, economical, careful, rational, consistent, 
 
 sound. 
 Extreme, utmost, furthest, most distant, last, extravagant. 
 
 Ant. Initial, primal, beginning, moderate, judicious. 
 Extricate, free, disengage, disentangle, disembarrass, 
 liberate. 
 
 Ant, -Involve, emmesh, en com pas, encircle.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 73 
 
 Exuberant, plenteous, plentiful, luxuriant, abundant, 
 rich. 
 
 Ant. Scant, deficient, sparse, mean. 
 Exultation, transport, joy, triumph, elation. 
 
 Ant. Depression, sorrow, grief, mournfulness, 
 
 Faoric, edifice, structure, pile, web, texture. 
 
 Ant. Destruction, fragment, wreck, ruin, rage. 
 Fabricate, invent, frame, feign, forge, coin, make, con- 
 struct. 
 
 Ant. Narrate, copy, represent, portray, repeat, demol- 
 ish, spoil. 
 Face, front, confront, encounter. 
 
 Ant. Avoid, escape, shun, elude. 
 Facetious, jocose, jocular, pleasant, witty. 
 
 Ant. Grave, serious, dull, lugubrious. 
 Facile, easy, pliable, flexible, docile, manageable. 
 
 Ant. Obstinate, determined, inflexible, self-willed. 
 Fact, reality, incident, circumstance, truth, deed. 
 
 Ant. Fiction, falsehood, lie, delusion, invention, ro 
 
 mance, supposition, theory. 
 
 Failing, imperfection, weakness, frailty, foible, miscar 
 riage, mishap. 
 
 Ant. Virtue, power, vigor, strength. 
 Failure, omission, neglect, default. 
 
 Ant. Success, achievement. 
 Faint, languid, weak, low, timid, dim, pale. 
 
 Ant. Strong, vigorous, fresh, prominent, conspicuous, 
 
 _ glaring. 
 Fair, clear, bright, just, honest, equitable, impartial. 
 
 Ant. Lowering, dull, cloudy, gloomy, foul, ugly, unfair, 
 
 fraudulent, dishonorable. 
 Faith. See BELIEF. 
 Faithless, unfaithful, falsehearted, treacherous. 
 
 Ant. Faithful, true, firm, loyal, exact, accurate, close. 
 Fall, drop, sink, droop, decline. 
 
 Ant. Rise, ascend, mount, climb, soar. 
 False, untrue, mendacious. 
 
 Ant. True, correct, real, genuine, sound, authentic. 
 Falsehood, untruth, story, lie, fabrication, fib, falsity.
 
 74 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Truth, fact, verity, reality, honesty. 
 Falter, halt, stammer, stutter, hesitate. 
 
 Ant. Persevere, revolve, proceed, speed, discourse. 
 Fame, reputation, glory, renown, celebrity, honor, credit 
 
 Ant. Silence, disgrace, dishonor, hush. 
 Familiar, free, frank, affable, conversant, intimate. 
 Ant. Unfamiliar, new, unacquainted, rare, strange, un- 
 common. 
 Family, household, house, lineage, ancestry, race. 
 
 Ant. Strangers, foreigners. 
 Famous. See FAME. 
 
 Fanciful, imaginative, ideal, fantastical, whimsical, capri- 
 cious, grotesque, erratic. 
 
 Ant. Natural, regular, sober, orderly, truthful, literal. 
 Fancy, imagi nation, notion, conceit, vagary, frolic, incli- 
 nation, liking, humor, thought. 
 
 Ant. Reality, fact, law, truth, verity, aversion, honor 
 Farewell, good-by, adieu, leave-taking. 
 
 Ant. Welcome, hail. 
 Farther. See PROMOTE. 
 
 Farthest, most distant, extreme, remotest, utmost, utter- 
 most. 
 
 Ant. Nearest, adjacent, next, adjoining, neighboring. 
 Fascinate. See CAPTIVATE. 
 
 Fashion, custom, manner, mode, practice, form, usage. 
 Ant. Eccentricity, strangeness, shapelessness, work 
 
 dress. 
 
 Fast, firm, solid, constant, steadfast, stanch, stable, steady 
 unyielding, inflexible, unswerving, gay, wild, dissi 
 pated. 
 
 Ant. Loose, insecure, slow, tardy, virtuous, respectable. 
 Fasten, fix, tie, link, stick, hold, affix, attach, annex. 
 
 Ant. Unfasten, loose, undo, relax, detach, remove. 
 Fat, obese, corpulent, pursy, unctuous, rich. 
 
 Ant. Lean, slender, barren, poor, scant. 
 Fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal, inevitable. 
 Ant. Beneficial, wholesome, nutritious, salubrious, 
 
 harmless. 
 
 Fatigue, weariness, lassitude, languor, enervation, ex- 
 haustion. 
 Ant. Freshness, vigor, activity.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 75 
 
 Fault, blemish, imperfection, vice, failure, defect, omis- 
 sion. 
 
 Ant. Perfection, correctness, completeness. 
 Favor, benefit, kindness, civility, grace, gift, boon. 
 
 Ant. Disfavor, disapproval, refusal, denial, prohibition. 
 Fear, fright, terror, dismay, alarm, dread, trepidation 
 
 consternation, apprehension. 
 
 Ant. Boldness, confidence, courage, trust, assurance. 
 Fearless. See COURAGEOUS. 
 Fearful, afraid, timid, nervous, timorous, terrific, dread 
 
 ful, awful, frightful, horrible, distressing, shocking. 
 Ant. Fearless, bold, audacious, confident, hopeful, al- 
 luring, attractive. 
 Fee, charge, bill, account, reckoning 
 
 Ant. Favor, gift. 
 
 Feeble, weak, infirm, nerveless, forceless, failing, frail, 
 enfeebled, debilitated, enervated, impotent, paralyzed, 
 palsied. 
 
 Ant. Strong, robust, active, effective, successful. 
 Feeling, emotion, sentiment, impression, sensation, con- 
 sciousness, sensibility. 
 
 Ant. Insensibility, coldness, callousness, imperturb- 
 ability. 
 
 Feign. See PRETEND. 
 
 Felicity, happiness, bliss, "blessedness, beatitude, blissful- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Unhappiness, sadness, gloominess, wretchedness. 
 Fell, cruel, inhuman, barbarous, merciless, ruthless, piti- 
 less, remorseless, relentless, savage, ferocious, brutal. 
 Ant. Generous, chivalrous, humane, lenient, propi- 
 tious. 
 
 Fellow, comrade, equa., companion, colleague, mate. 
 Ant. Foe, stranger, opponent, opposite, antagonist. 
 Fellowship, brotherhood, society, companionship, ac- 
 quaintance, familiarity, intimacy. 
 Ant. Severance, enmity, vendetta, disconnection. 
 Ferocious, fierce, savage, ravenous, voracious, cruel, in- 
 human, fell, barbarous, furious. 
 Ant. Gentle, docile, tame, harmless, calm, mild. 
 Fertile, fruitful, prolific, teeming, pregnant, productive, 
 rich\ luxuriant.
 
 76 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Sterile, barren, unfruitful, unproductive, unim 
 
 maginative. 
 
 Fervid, glowing, ardent, impassioned, fervent, warm. 
 Ant. Passionless, cool, apathetic, indifferent, phleg- 
 matic. 
 Festal, festive, convivial, joyous, gay. 
 
 Ant. Gloomy, deserted, solitary, sad, ascetic. 
 Festivity. See FESTAL. 
 
 Feud, fray, affray, boil, quarrel, dispute, enmity, strife. 
 Ant. Friendless, clanship, sympathy, reconciliation. 
 Fickle, unstable, inconstant, restless, fitful, variable, 
 
 changeable. 
 Ant. Reliable, stable, unchangeable, steady, trust* 
 
 worthy, uniform. 
 Fiction, romance, invention, falsehood, fabrication. 
 
 Ant. Fact, truth, verity, reality. 
 Fictitious. See FICTION. 
 
 Fidelity, faithfulness, honesty, integrity, exaction. 
 Ant. Treachery, disloyalty, untruthfulness, infidelity. 
 
 inaccuracy. 
 Fiendish, diabolic, demoniacal, devilish. 
 
 Ant. Angelic, divine, celestial. 
 Fierce. See FURIOUS. 
 
 Fiery, hot, glowing, ardent, fervid, impassioned, passion- 
 ate, impassionate, fervent, vehement. 
 Ant.- Cold, icy, tame, passionless, mild, quenched. 
 Fight, battle, action, engagement, combat, conflict, contest 
 
 encounter, contention, struggle. 
 Ant. Pacification, reconciliation, truce, retreat. 
 Figure, image, allegory, emblem, type, symbol, form, 
 
 shape. 
 
 Ant. Misrepresentation, disfigurement, deformity. 
 Fill, satisfy, content, store, replenish, glut, gorge, stuff. 
 Ant. Empty, drain, exhaust, diminish, subside, ebb. 
 Filthy, dirty, dingy, unclean, gross. 
 
 Ant. Pure, sweet, clean. 
 
 Final, ending, ultimate, last, latest, conclusive, decisive. 
 Ant. Inaugural, incipient, rudimentary, progressive, 
 
 current. 
 
 Finale. See END. 
 
 Fine, refined, delicate, pure, nice, handsome, pretty, beau- 
 tiful, elegant, showy, subtle, minute.
 
 AN1> ANTITHETIC WORDS. 77 
 
 Ant. Coarse, large, rough, blunt, rude, illiberal, paltry, 
 
 unaffected. 
 Finite, limited, bounded, terminable. 
 
 Ant. Infinite, unlimited, eternal, boundless. 
 Firm, strong, robust, sturdy, fast, steadfast, stable, solid. 
 Ant. Loose, insecure, weak, irresolute, indulgent, waver- 
 ing, unreliable. 
 First, primary, primitive, pristine, primeval, original. 
 
 Ant. Last, subordinate, subsequent, hindmost. 
 Fit, -v . suit, adapt, adjust, equip, prepare, qualify. 
 
 Ant. Misfit, unsuit, misadjust, disqualify. 
 Fit, a. apt, suitable, meet, befitting, becoming, decent, de- 
 corous, expedient. 
 
 Ant. Unfit, unsuitable, inadequate, inappropriate, inex- 
 pedient, unbecoming. 
 Fitful, fickle, unstable, unsteadfast, inconstant, mutable, 
 
 versatile, restless. 
 
 Ant. Regular, systematic, orderly, sober, equable. 
 Fix, v. fasten, tie, link, enlink, attach, stick, settle, estab- 
 lish, determine, define. 
 
 Ant. Unfix, displace, unfasten, untie, unsettle, disar- 
 range, remove, disturb, change, transfer. 
 Flagitious, disgraceful, scandalous, heinous, monstrous. 
 Ant. Honorable, creditable, meritorious, pardonable, 
 
 excusable. 
 Flashy, showy, ostentatious, gaudy, pompous, tawdry. 
 
 Ant. Subdued, dull, colorless, dim. 
 Flat, level, horizontal, even, insipid, mawkish, dull, spirit* 
 
 less, tasteless, lifeless. 
 Ant. Hilly, rolling, uneven, mountainous, exciting^ 
 
 thrilling. 
 Flattery, adulation, servility, cajolery. 
 
 Ant. Insult, rebuke, reprimand, satire, censure. 
 Flavor, taste, relish, savor. 
 
 Ant. Tastelessness, insipidity. 
 Flaw, See DEFECT. 
 Fleeting, temporary, transient, transitory, shortlived, 
 
 ephemeral. 
 
 Ant. Lasting, permanent, longlived, eternal. 
 Fleetness, quickness, celerity, swiftness, speed, rapidity, 
 velocity.
 
 78 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Slowness, tardiness, inertness, sluggishness, lazi- 
 ness. 
 Flicker, flutter, quiver, waver, glimmer. 
 
 Ant. Blaze, gleam, shine, stream. 
 Flexible, pliant, lithe, supple, ductile. 
 
 Ant. Rigid, inflexible, hard, tough, inelastic. 
 Flightiness, levity, lightness, giddiness. 
 
 Ant. Gravity, heaviness, sobriety. 
 Flimsy, light, weak, superficial, shallow. 
 
 Ant. Solid, sound, substantial, cogent, strong. 
 Fling, cast, throw, hurl, toss. 
 
 Ant. Hold, keep, retain, grasp, snatch, arrest. 
 Flippancy, pertness, sauciness, lightness. 
 
 Ant. Respect, gravity, sobriety, flattery, obsequious, 
 
 ness. 
 Flock, throng, crowd, swarm, shoal, congregate, assemble, 
 
 Ant. Separate, disperse, scatter. 
 
 Flood, deluge, inundation, overflow, submersion, drown- 
 tng. 
 
 Ant. Drought, scarcity, drain, ebb, subsidence. 
 Flourish, thrive, prosper, wave, brandish. 
 
 Ant. Decay, decline, fade, arrest, sheath, ground. 
 Flowery, florid, ornate, embellished. 
 
 Ant. Bare, nude, sober, chaste. 
 Fluctuate, waver, hesitate, oscillate, scruple, change. 
 
 Ant. Persist, abide, stay, stick, adhere. 
 Fluent, flowing, glib, voluble, unembarrassed, ready. 
 
 Ant. Labored, strained, dribbling, difficult, unready. 
 Fly, soar, mount, tower. 
 
 Ant. Crawl, sink, decline, descend. 
 Foe. See ADVERSARY. 
 Foil, balk, defeat, frustrate, baffle. 
 
 Ant. Aid, abet, assist, promote, advance, encourage. 
 Fold, wrap, envelop. 
 
 Ant. Unfold, disengage, expose. 
 Follow, succeed, ensue, imitate, copy, pursue. 
 
 Ant. Lead, precede, disobey, avoid, elude, cause. 
 Follower, partisan, disciple, retainer, pursuer, successor 
 
 Ant. Leader, teacher, rival, antagonist. 
 Folly, silliness, foolishness, imbecility, weakness. 
 
 Ant. Wisdom, prudence, sense, judgment. 
 Fond, enamored, attached, affectionate, loving.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 79 
 
 Ant. Unloving, averse, austere, sensible. 
 Pood, meal, repast, victuals, meat, viands, diet. 
 
 Ant. Drink, want, starvation, hunger. 
 Fool, idiot, buffoon, zany, clown. 
 
 Ant. Philosopher, student, scholar. 
 Foolery. See FOLLY. 
 
 Foolish, simple, silly, irrational, brainless, imbecile, crazy, 
 absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, nonsensical. 
 
 Ant. Sensible, wise, sane, sagacious, prudent, judicious, 
 
 advisable. 
 Foppish, dandified, dressy. 
 
 Ant. Modest, dowdy, slovenly, unaffected. 
 Forage, spoil, pillage, depredate, plunder. 
 
 Ant. Purchase, buy, protect, shield. 
 Forbear, abstain, refrain, withhold. 
 
 Ant. indulge, seek. 
 Force, v. compel, coerce, oblige, necessitate. 
 
 Ant. Persuade, ask, coax. 
 
 Force, n. strength, vigor, dint, might, energy, power, vio- 
 lence, army, host,. 
 
 Ant. Weakness, feebleness, inefficiency, debility. 
 Forcible, strong, vigorous, energetic, effective, operative, 
 powerful, cogent, irresistible. 
 
 Ant. Weak, feeble, inefficient, disabled, ineffective. 
 
 tame. 
 Forebode, pretsage, portend, augur. 
 
 Ant. Doubt, confess, consult, admit. 
 
 Forecast, forethought, foresight, premeditation, prognosti- 
 cation. 
 
 Ant. Result, effect end, record. 
 Forego. See ABANDON. 
 
 Foregoing, antecedent, anterior, preceding, previous, 
 prior, formes, 
 
 Ant. Subsequent, succeeding, latter. 
 Forerunner, herald, harbinger, precursor, omen. 
 
 Ant. Successor, follower, issue, result. 
 Foresight, forethought, forecast, premeditation. 
 
 Ant. Result, record, guess, hazard, issue. 
 Foretell. See PREDICT. 
 
 Forge, coin, invent, frame, feign, fabricate, counterfeit, 
 falsify.
 
 So A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Detect, expose, shatter, batter, shiver, blast; 
 
 verify. 
 Forget, lose, overlook. 
 
 Ant. Remember, recollect, retain, treasure, learn. 
 Forgive. See PARDON. 
 Forlorn. See FORSAKEN. 
 
 Form, n. ceremony, solemnity, observance, rite, figure 
 shape, conformation, fashion, appearance, representa- 
 tion, semblance. 
 
 Ant. Informality, illegality, mockery, distortion. 
 Form, v. make, create, produce, constitute, arrange, fash. 
 
 ion, mold, shape, frame. 
 Ant. Deform, derange, dislocate, distort, dissipate, 
 
 analyze. 
 Formal, ceremonious, precise, exact, stiff, methodical, 
 
 affected, regular, correct. 
 Ant. Informal, easy, unceremonious, incomplete, in. 
 
 correct. 
 Former, antecedent, anterior, previous, prior, preceding 
 
 foregoing. 
 
 Ant. Latter, succeeding, subsequent, posterior, future. 
 Formidable, terrible, dreadful, fearful, shocking, horrible. 
 
 Ant. Contemptible, despicable, weak, trivial. 
 Forsake. See ABANDON. 
 Forsaken, abandoned, forlorn, deserted, desolate, lone, 
 
 lonesome. 
 Ant. Cherished, protected, defended, pursued, sup. 
 
 ported, upheld. 
 Forthwith, immediately, directly, instantly, instanta. 
 
 neously. 
 
 Ant. Soon, presently, by and by, hereafter. 
 Fortify, strengthen, garrison, reinforce, intrench. 
 
 Ant. Weaken, invalidate, dismantle. 
 
 Fortitude, endurance, resolution, fearlessness, dauntless- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Timidity, faintness, delicacy, effeminacy. 
 Fortunate, lucky, happy, auspicious, prosperous, suc 
 
 cessful. 
 
 Ant. Unfortunate, unlucky, unhappy. 
 Fortune. See CHANCE. 
 
 Forward, a. onward, progressive, confident, presumpttt 
 ous, bold, imprudent-
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 81' 
 
 Ant. Backward, slow, tardy, indifferent, retiring, 
 
 modest. 
 Forward, v. farther, further, advance, promote, prefer. 
 
 Ant. Deter, retard, retain, hinder, obstruct. 
 Foster. See CHERISH. 
 Foul. See DIRTY. 
 Found, ground, base, rest, build, institute, establish, set 
 
 up. 
 
 Ant. Uproot, disestablish, subvert, overthrow, demolish. 
 Foundatiou, ground, basis, groundwork, establishment. 
 
 Ant. Superstructure, building, disestablishment. 
 Fractious, cross, petulant, touchy, captious, testy peevisV 
 
 fretful, splenetic. 
 
 '/. Good-humored, agreeable, genial, blithesome. 
 Fragile, brittle, frail, delicate, feeble. 
 Ant. Tough, hardy, stout, strong. 
 Fragment, piece, scrap, chip, remains, remnant. 
 
 Ant. Bulk, body, mass, whole. 
 Fragrant, spicy, sweet-scented, balmy, perfumed. 
 
 Ant. Malodorous, stinking, fetid, scentless. 
 Fraility. See WEAKNESS. 
 Frame. See FORM. 
 Franchise, right, exemption, immunity, privilege 
 
 dom, suffrage. 
 Ant. Obligation, disqualification, disaojl'.ty, 
 
 tion. 
 Frank, artless, candid, sincere, free, easy, familiar, open, 
 
 ingenuous, plain. 
 
 Ant. Disingenuous, close, reserved, taciturn. 
 Frantic, distracted, mad, furious, raving, frenzied. 
 
 Ant. Sane, sober, calm, collected, composed, unruffled. 
 Fraternize, co-operate, consort, associate with. 
 
 Ant. Oppose, renounce, abjure, foreswear. 
 Fraud. See DECEPTION. 
 Fray. See AFFRAY. 
 
 Free, a. liberal, generous, bountiful, bounteous, munifi- 
 cent, frank, artless, candid, familiar, open, unconfirm* 
 ed, unreserved, unrestricted, exempt, clear, loose, 
 easy, careless. 
 
 Ant. Illiberal, biased, bound, shackled, restricted 
 clogged, impeded, subject, liaole, amenable, qualified,
 
 83 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Free, v. release, set free, deliver, rescue, liberate, enfran- 
 chise, emancipate, exempt. 
 
 Ant. Bind, shackle, restrict, clog, hinder, enslave, dis- 
 enfranchise, confine. 
 Freedom, liberty, independence, unrestraint, familiarity, 
 
 license, franchise, exemption, privilege. 
 Frequent, often, common, usual, general. 
 
 Ant. Rare, few, solitary, scanty, casual, infrequent. 
 Fresh, new, novel, recent, modern, blooming, ruddy. 
 
 Ant. Stale, old, weary, stagnant, faded, decayed, pal- 
 
 lid, sickly, musty, putrid, former. 
 Fret, gall, chafe, agitate, irritate, vex. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, console. 
 Fretful. See FRACTIOUS. 
 Friendly, amicable, social, sociable, kindly. 
 
 Ant. Hostile, inimical, adverse, antagonistic. 
 Fright. See ALARM. 
 Frighten, scare, affright, dismay, appal, terrify, daunt. 
 
 Ant. Compose, reassure, allay, soothe, rally, embolden. 
 Frightful, fearful, dreadful, dire, direful, terrific, awful, 
 horrible, horrid. 
 
 Ant. Pleasing, attractive, fair, beautiful, lovely. 
 Frivolous, trifling, trivial, petty, silly. 
 
 Ant. Serious, earnest, grave important. 
 Frolic gambol, play, game, sport, prank, spree, lark. 
 
 Ant. Occupation, work, business, study, purpose. 
 Front. See FACE. 
 
 Forward, cross, untoward, captious, fractious, perverse, 
 peevish. 
 
 Ant. Agreeable, obedient, docile, amenable. 
 Frugal, provident, economical, saving, temperate. 
 
 Ant. Intemperate, profuse, extravagant, self-indulgent. 
 Fruitful, fertile, prolific, productive, abundant, plentiful. 
 
 Ant. Unfruitful, barren, sterile, useless, fruitless. 
 Frustrate, defeat, foil, baulk, disappoint. 
 
 Ant. Aid, abet, forward, push, incite, instigate. en 
 
 courage. 
 Fulfill, accomplish, complete, effect. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, ignore, disappoint, falsify. 
 Fullness. See ABUNDANCE. 
 Fulsome, coarse, gross, sickening, offensive, rank. 
 
 Ant, Chaste, sober, nice, delicate.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 83 
 
 Fun. See HUMOR. 
 
 Funereal, dismal, dark, mournful, 
 
 Ant. Festive, joyous, lively. 
 
 Furious, violent, boistrous, vehement, dashing, sweeping, 
 rolling, impetuous, frantic, distracted, stormy, angry, 
 raging, fierce. 
 
 Ant. Calm, sober, quiet, composed, sane, dull, unruffled. 
 Furniture. See EFFECTS. 
 Further. See ADVANCE. 
 Fury. See ANGER. 
 Futile, trifling, trivial, frivolous, useless. 
 
 Ant. Effective, powerful, cogent, useful, solid, 
 
 G. 
 
 Gaiety, merriment, jollity, mirth, hilarity. 
 
 Ant. Sadness, sorrow, melancholy, gravity. 
 Gain. n. profit, emolument, advantage, benefit, winnings, 
 earnings. 
 
 Ant. Loss, forfeiture, disadvantage, failure. 
 Gain, v. get, acquire, obtain, attain, procure, earn, win, 
 achieve, reap, release, reach. 
 
 Ant. Lose, forfeit, suffer, fail. 
 Gainsay, contradict, deny, dispute. 
 
 Ant. Affirm, verify, conform, attest, witness. 
 Gallant, brave, bold, courageous, gay, fine, showy, intre- 
 pid, fearless, heroic. 
 
 Ant. Cowardly, churlish, discourteous, rude, coarse. 
 Gallantry, prowess, courage, bravery, valor, heroism, bold- 
 ness, fearlessness, politeness. 
 
 Ant. Cowardice, timidity, rudeness, barbarity. 
 Galling. See IRRITATING. 
 Gambol, frisk, prank, play, spree, caper. 
 
 Ant. Droop, flag, tire, wean, work, study. 
 Game, play, pastime, diversion, sport, amusement. 
 
 Ant. Toil, work, business, duty, study, labor. 
 Gang. See COMPANY. 
 
 Gap, breach, chasm, hollow, cavity, cleft, crevice, rift, 
 chink. 
 
 Ant. Contrivance, connection, sequence. 
 Garble, mutilate, misquote, distort, pervert, falsify. 
 
 Ant. Quote, cite, extract, recite.
 
 84 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Garnish, embellish, adorn, beautify, deck, decorate 
 
 Ant. Denude, strip, dismantle, spoil, mark. 
 Gather. See COLLECT. 
 Gaudy, showy, tawdry, gay, glittering, bespangled. 
 
 Ant. Rich, simple, handsome, chaste. 
 
 Gaunt, emaciated, scraggy, shinny, meagre, lank, attena. 
 ated. spare, lean, thin. 
 
 Ant. Sleek, fat, well-fed, unctuous. 
 Gawky. See AWKWARD. 
 Gay, cheerful, merry, lively, jolly, sprightly, blithe. 
 
 Ant. Sad, melancholy, grave, heavy, sombre, dull. 
 Generate. See MAKE. 
 Generation, formation, race, breed, stock, kind, age, era. 
 
 Ant. Eternity, immortality, perpetuity. 
 Generous, beneficent, noble, honorable, bountiful, liberal. 
 
 Ant. Stingy, mean, selfish, illiberal, ignoble. 
 Genial, cordial, hearty, festive, joyous, warm. 
 
 Ant. Ungenial, cold, distant, harsh, deadly. 
 Genius, talent, taste, nature, character, cleverness. 
 
 Ant. Stupidity, imbecility, stolidity, inanity. 
 Gentle, placid, mild, meek, tame, bland, docile. 
 
 Ant. Rough, rude, harsh, coarse, fierce, savage. 
 Genuine, real, true, unaffected, sincere, authentic, veritable. 
 
 Ant. Spurious, fictitious, adulterated, false. 
 Germane, relative, allied, related, pertinent. 
 
 Ant. Foreign, alien, irrelevant, unconnected. 
 Gesture. See ATTITUDE. 
 Get, obtain, earn, gain, attain, procure, achieve. 
 
 Ant. Lose, forfeit, surrender, forego. 
 Ghastly, pallid, wan, hideous, grim, shocking. 
 
 Ant. Ruddy, blooming, fresh, comely, buxom. 
 Ghost, specter, sprite, apparition, shade, phantom. 
 
 Ant. Substance, body, animal, organism. 
 Gibe, scoff, sneer, flout, jeer, mock, taunt, deride. 
 
 Ant. Salute, compliment, bail, welcome, greet. 
 Giddy, unsteady, flighty, thoughtless, lofty. 
 
 Ant. Steady, stationary, wary, composed, slow, pon- 
 derous, thankful, low. 
 Gift, donation, benefaction, grant, alms, gratuity, booa 
 
 present, faculty, talent. 
 
 Ant. Earnings, purchase, compensation, remuneration, 
 forfeit, surrender, stupidity, inanity.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 85 
 
 Gigantic. See ENORMOUS. 
 
 Gild. See ADORN. 
 
 Gird, belt, encircle, enclose, engird. 
 
 Ant. Open, expand, ungird, disclose. 
 Give, grant, bestow, confer, yield, impart. 
 
 Ant. Withhold, retain, refuse, deny, withdraw. 
 Glad, pleased, cheerful, joyful, gladsome, gratified, cheer- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Sorry, unhappy, dismal, despondent. 
 Glare, flare, glisten, glitter, dazzle, gleam. 
 
 Ant. Flicker, glimmer, sparkle, scintillate. 
 Gleam. See GLARE. 
 Glee. See GAIETY. 
 Glib, voluble, fluent, flowing, ready, flippant. 
 
 Ant. Stammering, slow, hesitating, abrupt, rough. 
 Glide, slip, slide, run, roll on. 
 
 Ant. Jump, skip, hop, tumble, stumble, soar, fall. 
 Glimmer. See FLICKER. 
 Glimpse, glance, look, glint. 
 
 Ant. Scrutiny, analysis, investigation, inspection, ex- 
 posure. 
 
 Glitter. See FLICKER. 
 
 Gloom, cloud, darkness, dimness, blackness, dullness, sad- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Light, brightness, radiance, clearness. 
 Glorify, magnify, celebrate, adore, exalt, elevate, honor. 
 
 Ant. Debase, degrade, decry, defame, censure, abuse. 
 Glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated, illustrious, distin- 
 guished, conspicuous, noble, exalted, grand. 
 
 Ant. Degraded, infamous, unknown, debased, dis- 
 honored. 
 Glory, honor, fame, renown, splendor, grandure. 
 
 Ant. Ignominy, dishonor, degradation, obscurity. 
 Glowing. See HOT, 
 
 Glut, gorge, stuff, cram, cloy, satiate, block up, fill to re- 
 pletion, inundate. 
 
 Ant. Empty, drain, draw off. 
 Go, depart, proceed, move, budge, stir. 
 
 Ant. Come, stand, stay, abide, remain, persist, endure. 
 Good, n. benefit, weal, advantage, profit, boon. 
 
 Ant. Hurt, evil, injury, detriment disadvantage, 
 calamity, infliction.
 
 /86 A DIG TIONA RY OF S YNON YMO US 
 
 Good, a. virtuous, righteous, upright, just, true, pious,' 
 
 efficient, reputable. 
 Ant. Bad evil, wrong, mean, disgraceful, unperfect, 
 
 victous, invalid, fictitious. 
 Goodly, comely, pleasant, graceful, desirable, considerable. 
 
 Ant. Unpleasant, undesirable, inconsiderable, small. 
 Gorge. See GLUT. 
 
 Gorgeous, superb, grand, magnificent, splendid. 
 Ant. Dowdy, dingy, bare, cheap, poor, mean. 
 Govern, rule, manage, command, direct. 
 
 Ant. Misgovern, misrule, misdirect, tyrranize. 
 Government, rule, administration, cabinet, constitution, 
 
 state, control, sway. 
 Ant. Anarchy, revolution, rebellion. 
 Graceful, becoming, elegant, beautiful, comely. 
 
 Ant. Ungraceful, awkward, deformed, gawky. 
 Gracious, merciful, beneficent, courteous, merciful, civil. 
 
 Ant. Haughty, ungracious, churlish. 
 Gradual, slow, progressive. 
 Ant. Sudden, instanstaneous, intermittent, broken, 
 
 periodic. 
 
 Grand, majestic, stately, dignified, lofty, elevated, exalted, 
 splendid, gorgeous, superb, magnificent, sublime, 
 pompous. 
 
 Ant. Small, little, inferior, common, paltry, insignifi- 
 cant, undignified, petty, unimposing. 
 Grant, bestow impart, give, yield, cede, allow, confer, 
 
 invest. 
 
 Ant. Withhold, deny, withdraw, reserve. 
 'Graphic, forcible, pictorial, telling, picturesque, vivid. 
 
 Ant. Weak, unpicturesque, undescriptive. 
 Grasp, catch, seize, gripe, clasp, grapple. 
 Ant. Loose, lose, abandon, relinquish, release, sur- 
 render. 
 Grasping, greedy, avaricious, covetous, miserly. 
 
 Ant. Generous, benevolent, philanthropic. 
 Grateful, agreeable, pleasing, welcome, thankful. 
 
 Ant. Ungrateful, unacceptable, disagreeable unpleasant. 
 Gratification, enjoyment, pleasure, delight, reward. 
 
 Ant. Abstinence, abnegation, stinting, pain, dislike. 
 Grave, serious, sedate, thoughtful, solemn, sober, import- 
 ant, weighty, pressing, heavy.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 87 
 
 Ant. Joyous, merry, irivolous, facetious, light, trivial. 
 Gravity, weight, heaviness, importance, moment, serious- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Lightness,buoyancy, smallness, frivolity, triviality. 
 Great, big, huge, large, majestic, vast, grand, noble, 
 
 august. 
 Ant. Little, narrow, puny, few, scanty, short, mean, 
 
 ignoble, weak. 
 Greediness, avidity, eagerness, voracity. 
 
 Ant. Abstinence, temperance, indifference, content. 
 Grief. See SORROW. 
 Grieve, mourn, lament, sorrow, pain, hurt, wound, bewail. 
 
 Ant. Exult, rejoice, ease, console, soothe. 
 Gr*vious, painful, afflicting, heavy, baneful, unhappy, dis- 
 astrous, calamitous. 
 
 Ant. Joyous, pleasant, glad, acceptable, light. 
 Gripe, catch, seize, clutch, grasp, press, squeeze, pinch. 
 
 Ant. Abandon, relax, soothe, ease, relieve. 
 Grisly. See GHASTLY. 
 
 Gross, coarse, outrageous, unseemly, shameful, indelicate, 
 entire, whole. 
 
 Ant. Pure, refined, partial, net. 
 Ground. See ESTABLISH. 
 Groundless, unfounded, baseless, ungrounded, gratuitous. 
 
 Ant. Well-founded, authoritative, authentic, substantial. 
 Group. See ASSEMBLY. 
 Grovel, crawl, cringe, fawn, sneak. 
 
 Ant. Soar, aspire, mount, rise, 
 Grow, increase, vegetate, expand, advance. 
 
 Ant. Disminish, contract, die, wane, fail. 
 Growl, grumble, snarl, murmur, complain. 
 
 Ant. Chuckle, cackle, grin, acquiesce, purr. 
 Grudge, malice, rancor, spite, pique, hatred, aversion. 
 
 Ant. Welcome, liking, affection, attachment. 
 Gruff, rough, rugged, blunt, rude, harsh, surly, bearish. 
 
 Ant. Affable, courteous, smooth, mild. 
 Grumble. See GROWL. 
 Guard, v. See PROTECT. 
 Guard, n. See PROTECTION. 
 Guess. See SURMISE. 
 
 Guide, lead, conduct Direct, regulate, manage, superin- 
 tend
 
 88 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Mislead, misconduct, betray, deceive. 
 Guile, deceit, fraud, artifice, trickery. 
 
 Ant. Honesty, candor, sincerity, frankness. 
 Guilt, crime, offense, sin. 
 
 Ant. Honesty, truth, frankness, straightforwardness, 
 
 virtue. 
 Guise, manner, aspect, mien, habit, dress. 
 
 Ant. Individual, life, mind, soul, self. 
 Gull. See CHEAT. 
 Gush, stream, flow, rush, spout. 
 
 Ant. Drip, drop, dribble, trickle, ooze, filter. 
 Gust, breeze, blast, gale, squall. 
 
 Ant. Calm, quiet. 
 
 H 
 
 Habiliments. See DRESS. 
 Habit. See CUSTOM. 
 Habitation. See ABODE. 
 
 Habitual, usual, customary, accustomed, wonted, regular, 
 ordinary. 
 
 Ant. Unusual, rare, exceptional, occasional, extraor- 
 dinary. 
 Hail, greet, salute, welcome, accost, call. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, pass, cut, avoid. 
 Hale. See HEALTHY. 
 Hallow, consecrate, sanctify, venerate, dedicate, enshrine. 
 
 Ant. Desecrate, profane, abominate, execrate. 
 Halt, rest, pause, falter, limp, hop, hobble. 
 
 Ant. Advance, speed, proceed, progress. 
 Handle, manage, use, wield, feel. 
 
 Ant. Drop, mismanage, bungle, abstain. 
 Handsome, pretty, elegant, graceful, ample, beautiful, fine. 
 
 Ant. Uncomely, ugly, ill-looking, coarse. 
 Handy, near, convenient, ready, dexterous. 
 
 Ant. Remote, inconvenient, unhandy, awkward, un- 
 
 weildy. 
 
 Hapless. See LUCKLESS. 
 Happen, betide, befall, occur, 
 
 Ant. Ordain, ordered, caused. 
 Happiness, felicity, bliss, prosperity, wellbeing, welfare. 
 
 Ant. Unhappiness, sorrow, grief, despair, misery.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 89 
 
 Happy, prosperous, successful, lucky, fortunate, glad. 
 Ant. Unhappy, sorrowful, miserable, dull, sorry, dis- 
 consolate. 
 
 Harass. See PERPLEX. 
 Harbor, n. port, haven, asylum, refuge. 
 
 Ant. Exposure, peril, toil, labor, voyage. 
 Harbor, v. shelter, indulge, foster, cherish, entertain. 
 
 Ant. Exclude, eject, expel, banish, dismiss. 
 Hard, firm, solid, flinty, unfeeling, harsh, cruel, difficult, 
 
 arduous. 
 Ant. Soft, fluid, liquid, elastic, brittle, easy, mild, 
 
 lenient, tender, simple. 
 Hardened. See HARD. 
 Hardihood. See AUDACITY. 
 Hardy, manly, masculine, vigorous, courageous, brave, 
 
 heroic, intrepid, stout, strong, firm. 
 Ant. Weak, fragile, delicate, effeminate, enervated. 
 Harm, evil, ill, misfortune, mischief, mishap, injury, hurt, 
 
 detriment. 
 
 Ant. Benefit, boon, improvement, compensation, rep- 
 aration. 
 Harmonious, symphonious, accordant, amicable. 
 
 Ant. Discordant, incongruous, harsh, grating, riotous. 
 Harsh, rough, severe, rigorous, gruff, rugged, blunt, grat- 
 ing, jarring, sour. 
 
 Ant. Smooth, soft, melodious, suave, kindly, gentle. 
 Hasten, push on, press on, accelerate, quicken, expedite, 
 
 hurry. 
 
 Ant. Retard, impede, obstruct, hesitate, halt. 
 Hasty, quick, precipitate, rash, excitable, hot, fiery, pas- 
 sionate, angry cursory, slight. 
 
 Ant. Slow, careful, close, reflective, thoughtful, deliber- 
 ate. 
 Hate, detest, abominate, abhor, loathe, dislike. 
 
 Ant. Love, cherish, like, approve. 
 
 Hateful, odious, detestable, execrable, abominal, loath- 
 some, repulsive. 
 
 Ant. Loveable, desirable, delightful, attraction, pleas- 
 ant. 
 
 Haughtiness. See ARROGANCE. 
 Haunt. See FREQUENT. 
 Havoc, destruction, desolation, devastation.
 
 9o A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Prosperity, conservation, augmentation, enrich- 
 ment. 
 Hazard, peril, imperil, jeopardize, risk, dare, conjecture. 
 
 Ant. Insure, protect, guard, think, know, determine. 
 Haze, fog, mist, rime. 
 
 Ant. Clearness, transparency, brightness, 
 Head. See CHIEF. 
 Headstrong. See OBSTINATE. 
 Heal, cure, remedy, reconcile. 
 
 Ant. Hurt, wound, harm, pierce. 
 Healthy, hearty, hale, sound, strong, wholesome. 
 
 Ant. Unhealthy, unsound, delicate, sick, weak, noxious. 
 Heap. See ACCUMULATE. 
 Hear, hearken, overhear, listen. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, disregard, refuse. 
 Hearty. See HEALTHY. 
 Heavenly, celestial, divine, seraphic, angelic. 
 
 Ant. Hellish, diabolical, devilish. 
 Heaviness, dullness, gloom, lethargy, torpor. 
 
 Ant. Lightness, buoyancy, joyousness, animation. 
 Heavy, weighty, massive, dull, drowsy, insipid, oppres- 
 sive, inert, slow. 
 
 Ant. Light, agile, active, quick, brisk, animated, joyous. 
 Heed, mind, attend to, regard, notice. 
 
 Ant. Disregard, slight, ignore. 
 Height, top, crisis, acme, apex, climax, zenith. 
 
 Ant. Depth, base, lowness, depression, abasement. 
 Heighten, amplify, exaggerate, raise, enhance, increase. 
 
 Ant. Lower, depress, debase, diminish, tone, modify. 
 Help. See AID. 
 Heroic, courageous, brave, bold, intrepid, fearless, gallant. 
 
 Ant. Cowardly, cravenly, dastardly, timidly. 
 Hesitate, falter, pause, demur, scruple. 
 
 Ant. Resolve, decide, determine, proceed. 
 Hew, cut, fell, hack, chop. 
 
 Ant. Mould, model, form, carve. 
 Hidden, secret, occult, mysterious. 
 
 Ant. Open, exposed, revealed, understood, apparent, 
 
 evident. 
 Hide, -v. conceal, disguise, secrete, cover, screen. 
 
 Ant. Expose, exhibit, discover, betray, show. 
 Hide. n. See SKIN.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 91 
 
 Hideous, ghastly, grim, grisly, frightful, horrible, ugly. 
 
 Ant. Attractive, beautiful, graceful. 
 High, tall, lofty, elevated, proud, conceited. 
 
 Ant. Low, depressed, stunted, mean, base, affable. 
 Hilarity, mirth, glee, jollity, merriment, joviality. 
 
 Ant. Despair, grief, sorrow, mournfulness, depression. 
 Hinder, thwart, retard, stop, prevent, impede, obstruct. 
 
 Ant. Expedite, promote, facilitate, accelerate. 
 Hint. See SUGGEST. 
 Hire, pay, allowance, salary, wages, stipend. 
 
 Ant. Gratuity, present. 
 Hit, strike, dash, beat, thump. 
 
 Ant. Miss, mischance, fail, err. 
 Hoard, heap up, treasure, lay up, store. 
 
 Ant. Waste, squander, dissipate. 
 Hoax. See TRICK. 
 Hoist. See LIFT. 
 Hold, have, possess, keep, detain, retain. 
 
 Ant. Drop, abandon, release, forego, vacate, surrender, 
 
 fail. 
 Hollow, vacant, empty, void. 
 
 Ant. Solid, full, strong, firm, genuine, sound. 
 Holy, sacred, pious, devout, religious, divine. 
 
 Ant. Unholy, profane, evil, impure. 
 Homage, respect, deference, honor, veneration. 
 I Ant. Defiance, treason, rebellion, disaffection. 
 Home. See ABODE. 
 Honest, upright, honorable, conscientious, virtuous. 
 
 Ant. Dishonest, tricky, deceitful, fraudulent, guileful. 
 Honesty, integrity, purity, probity, sincerity, veracity, 
 virtue, justice. 
 
 Ant. Dishonesty, fraud, deceit, deception, guile. 
 Honor, n. homage, dignity, grandeur, deference, respect, 
 regard. 
 
 Ant. Disrespect, irreverence, abasement, dishonor. 
 Honor, v. reverence, revere, venerate, respect, dignify, 
 exalt. 
 
 Ant. Disrespect, despise, obscure, dishonor. 
 Hope, expectation, expectancy, trust, confidence, antici- 
 pation. 
 
 Ant. Despair, despondency, disbelief.
 
 92 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Horrible, fearful, dreadful, dire, direful, frightful, terrible; 
 terrific, horrid. 
 
 Ant. Lovely, desirable, enjoyable, beautiful, fair, amia- 
 ble. 
 
 Hostile. See ADVERSE. 
 Hostility. See ENMITY. 
 
 Hot, ardent, fervent, fiery, burning, glowing, intense, pas- 
 sionate. 
 
 Ant. Cold, cool, slow, indifferent, passionless. 
 House. See ABODE. 
 Huge. See ENORMOUS. 
 
 Humanity, kindness, benevolence, philanthropy, tender- 
 ness, sensibility. 
 
 Ant. Inhumanity, cruelty, unkindness, bestiality. 
 Humble, v. lower, debase, degrade, disgrace, humiliate. 
 
 Ant. Raise, enhance, honor, elevate. 
 
 Humble, a. lowly, modest, submissive, unpretending, un- 
 assuming. 
 
 Ant. Eminent, proud, boastful, arrogant, pretentious. 
 Humiliation. See DEGRADATION. 
 Humor, satire, wit, jocularity, temper, mood, frame, fun. 
 
 Ant. Seriousness, gravity, sorrow, grief, nature. 
 Hurl. See FUNG. 
 Hurricance. See GALE. 
 Hurry, v. hasten, speed, expedite, precipitate. 
 
 Ant. Hinder, retard, restrain, obstruct, dally, tarry. 
 Hurt, annoy, grieve, vex, wound. 
 
 Ant. Heal, soothe, repair, console, benefit, compensate. 
 Hurtful, pernicious, baneful, deleterious, noxious, detri 
 mental, prejudicial, destructive. 
 
 Ant. Advantageous, useful, beneficial, healthy, whole. 
 
 some. 
 Hush, lull, calm, still, quiet, silence. 
 
 Ant. Noise, riot, gale, disturbance, boisterity. 
 Hypocrisy, deceit, pretence, cant. 
 
 Ant, Honesty, candor, openness, virtue, fanaticism. 
 
 Idea, imagination, conception, notion, thought, sentiment, 
 
 impression. 
 Ant. Object, form, subject thintr -*'itv.
 
 ~AN~D ANTITHETIC WORDS. 93 
 
 Ideal, fanciful, imaginary, imaginative. 
 
 Ant. Physical, material, real, actual, palpable, visible, 
 
 tangible. 
 Identical, same, self-same, particular. 
 
 Ant. Different, distinct, contrary, opposed, separate. 
 Idiot. See FOOL. 
 Idle, lazy, indolent, inactive, unemployed. 
 
 Ant. Busy, employed, occupied, industrious, filled, pop- 
 ulated. 
 Ignominious, shameful, scandalous, infamous. 
 
 Ant. Creditable, reputable, honorable. 
 Ignorant, unlearned, illiterate, unlettered, uninformed, un* 
 educated. 
 
 Ant. Learned, wise, informed, educated, cultured, cuki* 
 
 vated. 
 
 111. See EVIL. 
 Ill, sick, indisposed, unwell, diseased. 
 
 Ant. Well, healthy, sound, hearty. 
 Ill-tempered. See SURLY. 
 Ill-will. See HATRED. 
 Illegal, unlawful, illicit, contraband, illegitimate. 
 
 Ant. Lawful, legal, legitimate, honest. 
 Illimitable. See INFINITE. 
 Illiterate. See IGNORANT. 
 
 Illness, sickness, indisposition, disease, disorder, malady, 
 ailment. 
 
 Ant. Health, vigor, soundess, activity. 
 Illusion, deception, phantasm, fallacy. 
 
 Ant. Reality, body, substance. 
 Illustrate, explain, elucidate, clear. 
 
 Ant. Obscure, confuse, mystify, darken. 
 Illustrious, celebrated, glorious, noble, eminent, distin- 
 guished, famous, renowned. 
 
 Ant. Infamous, disreputable, ignominious, disgraceful, 
 Image, likeness, picture, representation, effigy. 
 
 Ant. Original, substance, subject, reality, truth, verity. 
 Imaginary, ideal, fanciful, illusory. 
 
 Ant. Real, true, substantial, satisfactory, solid. 
 Imagine, conceive, fancy, apprehend, think, presume. 
 
 Ant. Prove, demonstrate, depict, exhibit, substantiate. 
 Imbecility, silliness, senility, dotage. 
 
 Ant. Wisdom, shrewdness, sagacity, cleverness.
 
 94 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Imbibe. See ABSORB. 
 
 Imbolden. See ENCOURAGE. 
 
 Imitate, copy, ape, mimic, mock, counterfeit. 
 
 Ant. Alter, distort caricature, modify, misrepresent, 
 
 vary. 
 Immaculate, unspotted, spotless, unsullied, staimess. 
 
 Ant. Defiled, impure, corrupt, sinful, contaminated, 
 
 polluted. 
 
 Immediately, instantly ; forthwith, directly, instanter, 
 presently, straightway. 
 
 Ant. By and by, distantly, remotely. 
 Immense. See ENORMOUS. 
 Immerse, dip, plunge, douse, souse. 
 
 Ant. Dry, drain, air, ventilate, hoist out. 
 Immigration, colonization, settlement 
 
 Ant. Emigration, exodus. 
 Immunity, privilege, prerogative, exemption. 
 
 Ant. Liability, obligation, impost, jurisdiction. 
 Immure, confine, shut up, imprison. 
 
 Ant. Release, dismiss, acquit, escape. 
 Impair, injure, diminish, decrease. 
 
 Ant. Enhance, improve, augment, repair. 
 Impart. See GIVE. 
 Impartial. See JUST. 
 
 Impassioned, passionate, glowing, burning, fiery, vehe- 
 ment, intense, impetuous. 
 
 Ant. Cool, impassive, indifferent. 
 Impeach, accuse, charge, arraign, censure. 
 
 Ant. Acquit, absolve, vindicate. 
 Impede. See OBSTRUCT. 
 Impediment. See OBSTA* LE 
 Impel. See ENCOURAGE. 
 Impending, imminent, threatening. 
 
 Ant. Distant, remote. 
 
 Imperative, commanding, dictatorial, authoritative, des- 
 potic, peremptory. 
 
 Ant. Indulgent, lenient, mild, supplicatory, optional, 
 
 discretional. 
 
 Imperfection. See BLEMISH. 
 Imperil, peril, endanger, hazard, jeopardise. 
 
 Ant. Defend, secure, protect, shield. 
 Imperious. See DICTATORIAL.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 95 
 
 Impertinent, intrusive, meddling, officious, rude, saucy, 
 impudent, insolent. 
 
 Ant. Pertinent, related, appropriate, fit, proper, appli- 
 cable. 
 Impervious, impassable, inaccessable, impenetrable. 
 
 Ant. Penetrable, explorable, traversable. 
 Impetuous, violent, boisterous, furious, vehement, rapid, 
 hasty. 
 
 Ant. Slow, thoughtful, deliberate, leisurely. 
 Impious, profane, irreligious, godless. 
 
 Ant. Pious, sacred, godly, religious. 
 Implicate, involve, entangle, embarrass, compromise. 
 
 Ant. Extricate, acquit, disconnect. 
 Implore. See ENTREAT. 
 Imply, involve, comprise, infold, import, denote, signify,. 
 
 Ant. Express* state, declare, pronounce. 
 Importance, signification, significance, avail, consequence, 
 weight, gravity, moment. 
 
 Ant. Unimportance, irrelevance, triviality, meanness. 
 Important, pressing, momentous, material, weighty, grave. 
 
 Ant. Unimporant, insignificant, trivial, irrelevant, petty. 
 
 mean. 
 Impose, put, place, set, fix, lay. 
 
 Ant. Remove, unburden. 
 
 Imposing, impressive, striking, majestic, august, noble, 
 grand. 
 
 Ant. Ineffective, undignified, petty. 
 Imposition. See CHEAT. 
 Impost, tax, duty, custom, excise, tribute, toll. 
 
 Ant. Exemption, immunity, proceeds, revenue. 
 Impostor. See CHEAT. 
 Imposture. See CHEAT. 
 Impotence. See WEAKNESS. 
 Impotent. See WEAK. 
 Impregnate. See SATURATE. 
 
 Impression, feeling, sentiment, sensation, susceptibility, 
 stamp, edition. 
 
 Ant. Apathy, insensibility, evenness. 
 Impressive, stirring, forcible, exciting, affecting, moving. 
 
 Ant. unimpressive, ordinary, common, laugnable, lu- 
 dicrous. 
 Imprison, See CONFINE.
 
 96 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS \ 
 
 Imprisonment, incarceration, captivity, durance, confine* 
 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Freedom, release, acquittal, liberty. 
 Improve, amend, better, mend, reform, rectify, ameliorate, 
 
 apply, use, employ. 
 Ant. Debase, lower, disgrace, abase, drag down, make 
 
 worse. 
 
 Improvement, progress, proficiency, amendment, correc- 
 tion, advancement. 
 
 Am. Debasement, retrogression, blemish, fault. 
 Improvident. See PRODIGAL. 
 Impudence, assurance, impertinence, confidence, insolence, 
 
 rudeness. 
 
 Ant. Courtesy, attention, flattery, compliment, good- 
 breeding. 
 
 Impudent. See IMPUDENCE. 
 Impugn, gainsay, oppose, attack, assail. 
 
 Ant. Confirm, prove, establish, evidence. 
 Impulse. See MOTIVE. 
 ' >puisive, rash, hasty, forcible, violent. 
 
 Ant. Deliberate, thoughtful, cool, quiet, self-restrained, 
 fmpure, mixed, adulterated, tainted, foul. 
 
 Ant. Pure, good, unadulterated, honest. 
 Imputation, blame, censure, reproach, charge, accusation. 
 
 Ant. Withdrawal, retraction, acquittal. 
 Inability, weakness, impotence, incapacity, incapability. 
 
 Ant. Ability, power, strength, capacity, capability. 
 Inactive, inert, lazy, slothful, sluggish, idle, indolent. 
 
 Ant. Active, smart, energetic, alert. 
 Inanimate, lifeless, dead, defunct, inert, extinct. 
 
 Ant. Animate, alive, sensible, active, lively. 
 Incapable, unable, inadequate, incompetent, insufficient 
 
 unfit. 
 
 Ant. Able, competent, fitted. 
 Incentive. See MOTIVE. 
 Incessantly, always, unceasingly, continually, perpetu. 
 
 ally. 
 
 Ant. Occasionally, periodically, intermittently, never. 
 Incident. See CIRCUMSTANCE. 
 
 Incidental, accidental, casual, contingent, occasional. 
 Ant. Essential, invariable, regular, irrelative, uniform, 
 inherent.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. <ft 
 
 Incite. See URGE. 
 
 Inclemency, harshness, rigor, intensity, severity. 
 
 Ant. Clemency, mercifulness, mildness, geniality. 
 Inclination. See INCLINE. 
 
 Incline, slope, lean, slant, tend, bend, turn, bias, dispose 
 Ant. Diverge, ascend, rise, trend, indispose, disincline, 
 
 deter. 
 
 Inclose. See SURROUND. 
 Include, comprehend, comprise, contain, embrace take in 
 
 hold. 
 
 Ant. Exclude, except, shut out. 
 Incoherent, loose, unconnected, incongruous, inconsistent. 
 
 incompatible. 
 
 Ant. Coherent, clear, continuous, intelligible. 
 Incommode, annoy, plague, molest, disturb, inconvenience^ 
 
 trouble. 
 
 Ant. Accommodate, oblige, supply, reconcile, fit. 
 Incompetent. See INCAPABLE. 
 Incomplete, imperfect, defective, unexecuted. 
 
 Ant. Complete, perfect, finished. 
 
 Inconstant, changeable, unsteadfast, unstable, fickle, rest- 
 less, fitful, variable. 
 
 Ant. Constant, faithful, changeless, stable, firm, steady. 
 Inconvenience. See INCOMMODE. 
 
 Increase, extend, enlarge, augment, dilate, expand, am- 
 plify, raise, enhance, aggravate, magnify, grow. 
 Ant, Decrease, diminish, modify, contract, narrow. 
 
 lessen. 
 Inculcate, impress, infuse, instil, implant. 
 
 Ant. Insinuate, suggest, disavow, abjure, denounce. 
 Incursion, inroad, invasion, irruption, aggression. 
 
 Ant Retreat, retirement, withdrawal, settlement, abode. 
 Indefinite, vague, uncertain, unsettled, loose, lax. 
 Ant. Defin/'e, exact, bounded, settled, fixed, unaltera- 
 ble. 
 Indicate, point out, show, mark, declare. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, contradict, falsify, misindicate. 
 Indication, mark, sign, note, symptom, token. 
 Ant. Silence, misdirection, surmise, guess. 
 Indifference, apathy, carelessness, listlessn^ss, inensi- 
 bility.
 
 98 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Interest, eagerness, gravity, ardor, affection, im- 
 portance, significance. 
 Indigence, want, penury, poverty, destitution, privation. 
 
 Ant. Abundance, wealth, richness. 
 Indignation. See ANGER. 
 Indignity, insult, affront, outrage, obloquy, opprobrium. 
 
 reproach, ignominy. 
 
 Ant. Deference, compliment, homage, respect. 
 Indiscriminate, promiscuous, chance, indistinct, contused. 
 
 Ant. Careful, discerning, sorted, select. 
 Indispensable, essential, neccessary, requisite, expedient. 
 
 Ant. Dispensable, unnecessary, useless, inexpedient. 
 Indisputable, undeniable, undoubted, incontestable, indub- 
 itable, unquestionable, sure, infallible. 
 Ant Disputable, debateable, doubtful, contestible, falli- 
 ble. 
 
 Indistinct, uncertain, indiscriminate, confused, ambigu- 
 ous, disputable, questionable, doubtful. 
 Ant. Distinct, certain, exact, clear, plain, intelligible, 
 
 indisputable, sure. 
 Indite, compose, couch, frame. 
 
 Ant. Write, transcibe, pen, speak, say. 
 Indolent. See LAZY. 
 Induce. See INSTIGATE. 
 Inducement. See MOTIVE. 
 Indulge, See CHERISH. 
 Industrious. See DILIGENT. 
 Ineffectual. See USELESS. 
 
 Inequality, disparity, disproportion, unevenness, dissimi- 
 larity. 
 
 Ant. Equality, justice, fairness, evenness. 
 Inestimable, invaluable, priceless. 
 
 Ant. Estimable, worthless, cheap, mean, poor. 
 Inevitable, unavoidable, not to be avoided, certain. 
 
 Ant. Avoidable, uncertain, indeterminate. 
 Infamous, scandalous, shameful, ignominious, opprobri- 
 ous, disgraceful. 
 
 Ant. Famous, honorable, reputable, celebrated, re- 
 nowned. 
 Infect, pollute, contaminate, taint, defile, corrupt 
 
 Ant. Purify, disinfect, 
 infectious. See CONTAGIOUS,
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 99 
 
 Inference, deduction, corollary, conclusion, consequence. 
 
 Ant. Premise, argument, statement, guess, assumption, 
 Inferior, secondary, subaltern, subordinate. 
 
 Ant. Superior, better, greater, higher. 
 Infernal, diabolical, fiendish, devilish, hellish. 
 
 Ant. Celestial, godly, heavenly. 
 Infest, annoy, plague, harass, disturb. 
 
 Ant. Regale, refresh, gratify, comfort. 
 infidelity, unbelief, distrust, incredulity, disbelief. 
 
 Ant. Faith, belief, trust, orthodoxy. 
 
 Infinite, boundless, unbounded, illimitable, unlimited, ab- 
 solute. 
 
 Ant. Limited, bounded, narrow, confined. 
 Infirm, weak, feeble, enfeebled, decrepit. 
 
 Ant. Firm, strong, sound, forcible, active, cogent. 
 I&flame, anger, irritate, enrage, incense, nettle, aggravate^ 
 imbitter, exasperate. 
 
 Ant. Cool, quench, extinguish, allay, pacify, quiet. ' 
 Iftflict, lay on, impose. 
 
 Ant. Remove, alleviate, suspend, spare. 
 Influence, credit, favor, reputation, character, weight, 
 authorky, sway, ascendency. 
 
 Ant. Neutrality, inefficacy, weakness, powerlessness, in. 
 
 efficiency. 
 
 Inform, communicate, tell, report, acquaint, apprise, 
 notify, disclose, reveal, divulge. 
 
 Ant.. -fez. silent, conceal, retain, mislead, deceive, 
 information. See INFORM. 
 
 Infraction, infringement, encroachment, invasion, intru- 
 sion. 
 
 Ant. Observance, respect, maintenance, integrity. 
 Infuse, instil, ingraft, implant, inspire, breathe into, im- 
 part. 
 
 Ant. Dry, drain, retract, divert, suck, withdraw. 
 Ingenuous, artless, candid, generous, open, frank, plain* 
 sincere. 
 
 Ant. Disingenuous, sly, reserved, mean, insincere. 
 Ingratitude, unthankfulness, thanklessness. 
 
 Ant. Gratitude, thankfulness. 
 Ingress, entry, entrance, inlet. 
 
 Ant. Egress, exit, outlet. 
 inhabit, dwell in, reside in, occupy.
 
 too A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Abandon, forsake, migrate. 
 Inherit, enjoy, possess, obtain, occupy. 
 
 Ant. acquire, earn, bequeath, devise. 
 
 Inhuman, cruel, brutal, savage, barbarous, ruthless, merci- 
 less, ferocious. 
 
 Ant. Human, merciful, civilized, kind, gentle. 
 Iniquity, injustice, wrong, grievance. 
 
 Ant. [Justice, integrity, virtue, holiness. 
 Injunction. See ORDER. 
 
 Injure, damage, hurt, deteriorate, wrong, aggrieve, harm, 
 spoil, mar, sully. 
 
 Ant. Benefit, profit, repair, ameliorate, enhance. 
 Injurious. See HURTFUL. 
 Injustice, wrong, iniquity, grievance. 
 
 Ant. Justice, right, law. 
 Inlet. See INGRESS. 
 
 Innocent, guiltless, sinless, harmless, inoffensive, innox- 
 ious. 
 
 Ant. Guilty, responsible, sinful, corrupt, bad, impure. 
 Innovation, alteration, novelty. 
 
 Ant. Conservation, maintainance, archaism. 
 Inoffensive, harmless, innocent, innoxious, unoffending. 
 
 Ant. Offensive, obnoxious, pernicious, harmful. 
 Inordinate, intemperate, irregular, disorderly, excessive, 
 an moderate. 
 
 Ant. Moderate, just, regular. 
 Inquisitive, prying, peeping, curious, peering. 
 
 Ant. Indifferent, careless, incurious, dull, blind. 
 Inquiry, investigation, examination, research, scrutiny, 
 disquisition, question, query, interrogation. 
 
 Ant. Conjecture, guess, assumption, supposition, hy- 
 pothesis. 
 
 Insane. See MAD. 
 Insanity. See LUNACY. 
 Inscribe, dedicate, devote, impress, engrave. 
 
 Ant. Erase, expunge, obliterate, efface, deface. 
 Inside, interior, within, inland. 
 
 Ant. Without, outside, extraneously, externally l 
 Insidious, sly, treacherous, crafty, artful, wily. 
 
 Ant. Sincere, straightforward, undesigning, 
 Insight. See DISCERNMENT. 
 Insinuate* hint, intimate, suggest, infuse , ingratiate.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS, 101 
 
 Ant. State, affirm, propound, announce, withdraw, re- 
 tract, extract. 
 Insipid, dull, fiat, mawkish, tasteless, vapid, inanimate, 
 
 lifeless. 
 
 Ant. Racy, intense, strong, full-flavored. 
 Insist, persist, persevere, urge. 
 
 Ant. Waive, yield, concede, surrender, forego. 
 Insolent, rude, saucy, pert, impertinent, abusive, scurrL 
 
 lous, opprobrious, insulting, offensive, outrageous. 
 Ant. Deferential, polite, modest, respectful, consider- 
 ate. 
 Inspect, examine, investigate, overhaul, supervise 
 
 Ant. Glance, overlook, connive, dismiss. 
 Inspire, animate, exhilarate, enliven, cheer, breathe, in. 
 
 hale. 
 
 Ant. Depress, discourage, dispirit, deter. 
 Instability, mutability, fickleness, mutableness, wavering, 
 
 Ant. Stability, durability, firmness, strength. 
 Install, induct, inaugurate, invest. 
 
 Ant. Eject, degrade, dismiss, deprive. 
 Instance. See EXAMPLE. 
 
 Instantaneous, direct, immediate, momentary, quick. 
 Ant. Enduring, continuing, periodic, long, eternal, per 
 
 petual. 
 Instantly, immediately, forthwith, straightway, directly, 
 
 instanter. 
 
 Ant. Soon, by and by, sometime. 
 
 Instigate, stir up, persuade, animate, incite, urge, stimu- 
 late, encourage, induce. 
 
 Ant. Discourage, deter, dispirit, hinder, obstruct. 
 Instil, implant, inculcate, infuse, insinuate. 
 
 Ant. Drain, extract, remove, eliminate, strain. 
 Institute, establish, found, erect, begin, form, organize, 
 
 prescribe. 
 Ant. Disestablish, overthrow, bankrupt, complete, fin. 
 
 ish, subvert. 
 
 Instruct, inform, teach, educate, enlighten, initiate. 
 Ant. Misinform, misinstruct, misguide, mislead, d& 
 
 ceive, barbarize, brutalize. 
 Instruction. See INSTRUCT. 
 
 Instrument, tool, implement; utensil, medium, channel, 
 agent.
 
 103 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Bar, preventive, obstruction, hindrance, counter- 
 agent, opponent. 
 
 Instrumental, conducive, assistant, helping, ministerial. 
 Ant. Non-instrumental, foreign, opposed, hindrance. 
 Insufficiency, inadequacy, incompetency, incapability, de- 
 ficiency, lack. 
 
 Ant. Sufficient, ei.ough, plenty, abundance, richness. 
 Insult, affront, outrage, indignity, blasphemy. 
 
 Ant. Respect, honor, praise, flattery, compliment. 
 Insulting. See INSOLENT. 
 
 Insurrection, rebellion, mutiny, revolt, sedition. 
 Ant. Law, peace, order, government, submission, suu 
 
 jection, obedience, bondage, servitude, pacification. 
 Integrity, uprightness, honesty, probity, entirety, entire- 
 
 ness, completeness, rectitude, purity. 
 Ant. Dishonesty, roguery, rascality, fraud, duplicity, 
 
 meanness, chicanery. 
 Intellect, understanding, sense, brains, mind, intelligence, 
 
 ability, talent, genius. 
 
 Ant. Matter, force, passion, body, mechanism, organ- 
 ism. 
 Intellectual, mental, ideal, metaphysical, learned. 
 
 Ant. Unintellectual, bodily, physical, ignorant, stupid. 
 Intelligence, advice, information, instruction, notice, in- 
 tellect, spirit, report, news. 
 Ant. Stupidity, dullness, ignorance, misunderstanding, 
 
 concealment, silence, 'misguidance. 
 
 Intelligent, understanding, enlightened, instructed, know- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Unintelligent, stupid, foolish, ignorant. 
 Intelligible, clear, obvious, plain, distinct. 
 Ant. Unintelligible, obscure, dull, indistinct, inco- 
 herent. 
 Intemperate, immoderate, excessive, drunken, nimious, 
 
 inordinate. 
 Ant. Temperate, moderate, self-restrained, ascetic, 
 
 austere, severe. 
 Intend. See PURPOSE. 
 Intense, ardent, earnest, glowing, fervid, burning, vehe. 
 
 ment, strained, forced, excessive, extreme. 
 Ant. Indifferent, apathetic, cool, dispassioned, phleg. 
 matie.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 103 
 
 Intent. See PURPOSE. 
 
 Intentional, designed, intended, contemplated, premedi- 
 tated, studied. 
 
 Ant. Unitentional, fortuitous, accidental, casual. 
 Inter, bury, entomb, inhume. 
 
 Ant. Disinter, exhume, ressurrect. 
 Intercede, interpose, interfere, mediate, advocate. 
 
 Ant. Inculpate, accuse, abandon, incriminate. 
 Intercourse, commerce, connection, intimacy, acquaint- 
 ance. 
 
 Ant. Reticence, cessation, suspension, opposition. 
 Interdict, forbid, prohibit, inhibit, proscribe, debar. 
 
 Ant. Grant, allow, indulge, concede. 
 Interfere. See INTERPOSE. 
 
 Interior, inward, inner, inside, internal, instrinsic, in- 
 herent, innate. 
 
 Ant. Exterior, outside, adjacent, external. 
 Intermediate, intervening, interjacent, between. 
 Ant, Surrounding, outside, extreme, enclosing. 
 Interminable, endless, infinite, unlimited, illimitable, 
 
 boundless, limitless. 
 
 Ant. Terminable, brief, moderate, curt, short. 
 Intermission, cessation, pause, rest, stop, stoppage, inter- 
 ruption. 
 Ant. Continuity, perpetuity, permanence, uninterrupt- 
 
 edness. 
 
 Internal. See INTERIOR. 
 
 Interpose, intercede, arbitrate, mediate, interfere, meddle. 
 ! Ant. Retire, recede, remove, hold aloof, withdraw, re- 
 tract. 
 Interpret, elucidate, explain, expound, unfold, decipher, 
 
 translate, declare. 
 Ant. Misinterpret, falsify, distort, mistake, misrepre* 
 
 sent. 
 Interpretation, version, rendering, sense, construction, 
 
 explanation. 
 
 Ant. Misinterpretation, distortion, mistake, error, fal- 
 sification. 
 Interrupt, disturb, hinder, break, divide. 
 
 Ant. Continue, prosecute, expedite. 
 
 Interval, interlapse, space, period, gap. 
 
 4 nt. Continuity, simultaneousness.
 
 104 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Intervention, agency, interposition, mediation. 
 
 Ant. Non-intervention, continuity, opposition, en- 
 couragement, instigation. 
 
 Intimate, hint, suggest, insinuate, express, signify, im- 
 part, tell. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, retain, withhold, reserve. 
 Intimidate, frighten, dishearten, alarm, affright, scare. 
 
 appal, daunt, cow, quail, browbeat. 
 Ant. Encourage, inspirit, animate, reassure. 
 Intolerable, insufferable, insupportable, unendurable. 
 Ant. Tolerable, allowable, endurable, supportable. 
 Intoxicated, drunk, tipsy, inebriated, fuddled, muddled. 
 
 Ant. Sober, sane, depressed, melancholy, clearheaded. 
 Intrepid. See BOLD. 
 Intricacy, difficulty, complexity, complication, involution, 
 
 perplexity. 
 
 Ant. Simplicity, directness, obviousness, clearness 
 Intrigue, plot, conspiracy, combination, artifice, ruse. 
 Ant. Rebellion, insurrection, candor, openness, hon- 
 esty, probity. 
 
 Intrinsic, genuine, sterling, native, real, true, natural. 
 Ant. Extrinsic, acquired, borrowed, added, assumed, 
 
 pretended. 
 Introduce, present, usher, bring in, begin. 
 
 Ant. Estrange, eject, conclude, terminate, end. 
 Introduction, preface, prelude, exordium, prologue, pre 
 
 amble. 
 
 Ant. Conclusion, completion, end. 
 
 Intrude, force in, obtrude, trench, infringe, invade inter- 
 fere. 
 
 Ant. Withdraw, hold back, retire, restrain, withhold. 
 Intrust. See COMMIT. 
 
 Inundate, drown, overflow, deluge, flood, submerge, over- 
 whelm. 
 
 Ant. Drain, dry, parch, burn. 
 Inure. See ACCUSTOM. 
 Invade, attack, assail, infringe, encroach, trench, intrude, 
 
 violate. 
 
 Ant. Vacate, abandon, evacuate, relinquish. 
 Invalid. See WEAK. 
 Invasion. See INVADE.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS 105 
 
 Invective, abuse, reproach, railing, censure, sarcasm, 
 satire. 
 
 Ant. Commendation, eulogy, panegyric, laudation. 
 Invent, devise, contrive, frame, fabricate, discover, design. 
 
 Ant. Imitate, copy, reproduce. 
 Invert, upset, overturn, overthrow, subvert, reverse- 
 
 Ant.^ Erect, fix, conserve, establish, ground. 
 Invest, surround, besiege, endue, clothe. 
 Investigation. See EXAMINATION. 
 Inveterate, confirmed, chronic, malignant. 
 
 Ant. Incipient, unformed, undeveloped. 
 Invidious, unfair, partial, envious, hateful, odious, malig- 
 nant. 
 
 Ant. Fair, impartial, considerate, due, just. 
 Invigorate, brace, harden, nerve, strengthen, fortify. 
 
 Ant. Enervate, depress, sadden, frighten. 
 Invincible, unconquerable, impregnable, insuperable. 
 
 Ant. Weak, powerless, spiritless, puny. 
 Invisible, unseen, imperceptible, impalpable, unperceiv- 
 able. 
 
 Ant. Visible, seen, perceptible, palpable, tangible, evi- 
 dent. 
 
 [nvite, summon, challenge, ask, call, bid, request, allure, 
 attract, solicit. 
 
 Ant. Forbid, exclude, expel, discard, repel. 
 Invoke, invocate, call upon, appeal, refer, implore, be- 
 seech. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, defy, warn, inhibit, deprecate. 
 Involuntary, compulsory, exacted, coercive. 
 
 Ant. Voluntary, spontaneous, free, deliberate, optional. 
 Involve, implicate, entangle, compromise, envelo^ 
 
 Ant. Separate, extricate, disconnect. 
 Inward, interior, internal, inner. 
 
 Ant. Outward, exterior, external. 
 Ire. See ANGER. 
 Irksome. See TEDIOUS. 
 Irony, sarcasm, satire, ridicule, raillery. 
 
 Ant. Compliment, seriousness, honesty. 
 Irrational, foolish, silly, imbecile, brutish. unreasonaote, 
 absurd, preposterous, ridiculous. 
 
 Ant. Rational, right, correct, learned, cultivated, rea- 
 sonable . logical.
 
 106 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Irregular, eccentric, anomalous, inordinate, intemperate. 
 
 Ant. Regular, ordinary, common, temperate. 
 Irreligious, profane, godless, impious, sacrilegious, dese- 
 crating. 
 
 Ant. Religious, pious, orthodox, sacred. 
 Irreproachable, blameless, spotless, irreprovable, un- 
 blemished. 
 
 Ant. Reproachable, blamable, censurable, reprovable. 
 Irresistible, resistless, opposeless, irrepressible. 
 
 Ant. Resistible, defensible, repressible. 
 Irresolute, wavering, undetermined, undecided, vacillating. 
 
 Ant. Resolute, determined, bold, decided, firm. 
 Irritable, excitable, irascible, susceptible, sensitive, hasty. 
 
 Ant. Calm, good tempered, cool, quiet. 
 Irritate, aggravate, worry, provoke, embitter, madden, e* 
 asperate, displease. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, mollify, pacify, caress. 
 Issue, emerge, rise, proceed, flow, spring, emanate. 
 
 Ant. Cause, ori / ~*3ate, commence, order. 
 
 Jade, harass, weary, tire, worry. 
 
 Ant. Refresh, recruit, invigorate, inspirit. 
 Jangle, wrangle, conflict, disagree. 
 
 Ant. Agree, debate, discourse. 
 Tarring. See DISCORDANT. 
 Jealousy, suspicion, envy, invidiousness, covetousness. 
 
 Ant. Liberality, indulgence, toleration, indifference. 
 Jeer, sneer, scoff, mock, deride, banter. 
 
 Ant. Flatter, fawn, compliment, eulogize. 
 Jeopardy, risk, peril, hazard, danger, chance, venture. 
 
 Ant. Safety, security, provision, insurance. 
 Jocose, jocular, jolly, facetious, witty, pleasant. 
 
 Ant. Serious, earnest, melancholy, grave, lugubrious. 
 Jocund, light-hearted, lively, sprightly, vivacious, sportive, 
 merry, mirthful, blithesome. 
 
 Ant. Melancholy, dull, grave, mournful, cheerless 
 
 sorrowful. 
 
 Join, accompany, go with, add, unite, append, adjoin, com- 
 bine, confederate, league, band. 
 
 Ant. Separate, leave, subtract, disconnect, oppose.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 107 
 
 Jolly, merry, gay, mirthful, genial, joyous. 
 
 Ant. Sad, mournful, cheerless, morose, gloomy. 
 Journey. See TOUR. 
 Joviality. See MERRIMENT. 
 Joy, delight, gladness, charm, pleasure, ecstacy, rapture, 
 
 transport. 
 Ant. Sorrow, pain, trouble, misery, melancholy, grief, 
 
 affliction, despondency. 
 
 Judgment, discernment, discrimination, sagacity, intelli- 
 gence, sentence, decision, order, award. 
 Ant. Insagacity, inquiry, argument, speculation, propo- 
 sition, investigation. 
 Judicious, wise, sage, thoughtful, discerning, just. 
 
 Ant. Unwise, foolish, imprudent, injudicious, indis- 
 creet, rash, blind, impolitic, unjust. 
 Juicy, succulent, bibulous, spongy. 
 
 Ant. Dry, parched, wizened. 
 Jump, leap, bound, spring. 
 
 Ant. Fall, crawl, glide, walk, run. 
 
 Junction, union, alliance, connection, confederacy, combi- 
 nation. 
 
 Ant. Separation, disunion, dispersion, division, segre- 
 gation, divergence. 
 Juncture, contact, touch, conjuncture, crisis. 
 
 Ant. Course, arrangement, provision, preparation. 
 Just, right, proper, fair, equitable, impartial, honest, sound, 
 
 reasonable, lawful. 
 
 Ant. Unjust, unfair, partial, inexact, dishonorable, un- 
 sound. 
 Justice, right, equity, law. 
 
 Ant. Injustice, wrong, partiality, unfairness, illegality. 
 Justify, excuse, clear, exonerate, defend, absolve. 
 
 Ant. Condemn, censure, convict, protest, accuse, incul- 
 pate. 
 
 Juvenile, young, youthful, boyish, infantile, childish. 
 Ant. Mature, aged, manly, womanly, adult, elderly 
 
 K 
 
 Keen, sharp, acute, penetrating, cutting, biting, stinging 
 
 sarcastic, satirical. 
 Ant. Blunt, dull, blind, indifferent, languid.
 
 io8 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Keep, retain, hold, detain, preserve, maintain, sustain, 
 
 hinder, obey, continue, celebrate. 
 
 Ant. Release, liberate, send, dismiss, betray, neglect, 
 divulge, abandon, discard, disobey, forsake, desert, 
 disregard. 
 
 Key. See SOLUTION. 
 Kill, murder, assassinate, slay, massacre, butcher. 
 
 Ant. Vivify, resuscitate, animate. 
 Kind, a. thoughtful, affable, gentle, meek, tender, good, 
 
 gracious, compassionate, indulgent, forbearing. 
 Ant. Unkind, harsh, severe, cruel, hard. 
 Kind, n. species, sort, class, genus, nature, character. 
 
 Ant. Inaffinity, irrelation. 
 Kindle, ignite, enkindle, awaken, arouse, stir up, excite. 
 
 Ant. Extinguish, quench, suppress, allay. 
 Kindred, affinity, relatives, kinsfolk, related, connected, 
 
 akin. 
 
 Ant. Strangers, foreigners, disconnection, unrelated. 
 Kingly. See REGAL. 
 Kinsfolk. See KINDRED. 
 Knave, rogue, scoundrel, rascal. 
 
 Ant. Gentleman, dupe, simpleton, innocent. 
 Knavish, roguish, dishonest, fraudulent. 
 
 Ant. Honest, square, fair. 
 Knowledge, learning, scholarship, acquirements, attain. 
 
 ments, information, understanding. 
 
 Ant. Ignorance, inexperience, illiteracy, incomprehen* 
 sion, stupidity. 
 
 Laborious, hard-working, industrious, diligent, assiduous, 
 active, toilsome, wearisome, 
 
 Ant. Idle, lazy, indolent, easy, light, simple. 
 Labor, work, task, toil, exertion. 
 
 Ant. Indolence, ease, inactivity, rest, recreation, facj 
 
 ity, skill. 
 
 Laborer. See WORKMAN. 
 Lack, want, need, require. 
 
 Ant. Supply, satisfy. 
 Laconic, short, brief, concise, curt. 
 
 4nt. Prolix, garrulous, loquacious, prosy, long.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. *og 
 
 Lag, tarry, linger, loiter, saunter. 
 
 Ant. Hasten, hurry, rush, press, speed. 
 Lame, limp, halt, hobble, hop, weak, hesitating: 
 
 Ant. Agile, robust, efficient, telling, effective. 
 Lament, grieve, mourn, regret, bewail, deplore, bemoan, 
 
 Ant. Welcome, hail, rejoice. 
 Language, speech, tongue, dialect, phraseology. 
 
 Ant. Muteness, jargon, gibberish, cry, whine, howl. 
 
 noise. 
 Languid, weak, faint, drooping, pining. 
 
 Ant. Strong, healthy, robust, active. 
 Lank, lean, thin, skinny, meager, scraggy. 
 
 Ant. Plump, rounded, short, full. 
 Lapse, elapse, glide, pass, roll. 
 
 Ant. Fix, stay, stand, arrest, stop, retain. 
 Large, big, great, huge, vast, extensive, wide, liberal. 
 
 Ant. Small, mean, narrow, contracted, scanty, petty, 
 
 illiberal, bigoted. 
 Lash, scourge, whip, flog, beat, fasten. 
 
 Ant. Anoint, smooth, rub, unfasten. 
 Lassitude, weariness, fatigue, languor. 
 
 Ant. Health, strength, activity, freshness. 
 Last, latest, hindmost, utmost, extreme, final, ultimate. 
 
 Ant. First, initiatory, opening, foremost, highest, next, 
 
 nearest. 
 
 Lasting, durable, abiding, permanent, perpetual, continu- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Ending, transient, ephemeral. 
 Latent, hidden, secret, occult, inscrutable. 
 
 Ant. Visible, apparent, manifest, conspicuous, explicit. 
 Laud. See PRAISE. 
 Laughable. See RIDICULOUS. 
 Lavish, profuse, extravagant, prodigal. 
 
 Ant. Chary, sparing, close, niggardly, mean, econom- 
 ical. 
 Lawful, legal, legitimate, rightful, constitutional. 
 
 Ant. Unlawful, illegal, wrong, lawless, unfair. 
 Lax, Loose, vague, dissolute, licentious, remiss. 
 
 Ant. Concise, coherent, compact, strict, rigid, severe, 
 
 conscientious. 
 Lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, sluggish, inactive. 
 
 Ant. Industrious, energetic, laborious, active, alert.
 
 no A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Lead, conduct, guide, direct, induce, persuade, influence. 
 Ant.- Mislead, dissuade, follow, abandon, leave, mis- 
 guide. 
 
 Leader. See CHIEF. 
 
 Leading, principal, chief, governing, ruling, important. 
 Ant. Unimportant, subordinate, inferior, lower, suc- 
 ceeding, following. 
 League, alliance, confederacy, combination, coalition 
 
 union. 
 
 Ant. Dissolution, neutrality, secession, disunion, aliena- 
 tion. 
 Lean, a. thin, scraggy, lank, skinny, meager. 
 
 Ant. Fat, stout, brawny, plump. 
 Lean, v. incline, tend, bend, slope, rest, repose, confide> 
 
 Ant. Erect, raise, rise, straighten, stabilitate. 
 Leap. See JUMP. 
 
 Learning, knowledge, scholarship, erudition, lore. 
 Ant. Ignorance, illiteracy, intuition. revelation, inspira* 
 
 tion. 
 Leave, n. liberty, licence, permission. 
 
 Ant. Prohibition, prevention, refusal, restriction. 
 Leave, v. quit, relinquish, renounce, give up, retire, de- 
 part, go, withdraw. 
 
 Ant. Pursue, prosecute, seek, court, hold, keep, sup- 
 port, occupy. 
 Legal. See LAWFUL. 
 Legend, fable, myth, memoir, chronicle. 
 
 Ant. Fact, history, transaction, substantiation. 
 Legitimate, legal, lawful, genuine, fair. 
 
 Ant. Illegitimate, illicit, unallowable, unfair, bastard. 
 Leisure, vacation, recess, freedom, convenience, ease. 
 Ant. Toil, labor, business, employment, occupation, 
 
 engagement. 
 Lengthen, extend, elongate, protract, prolong. 
 
 Ant. Condense, abbreviate, shorten, contract. 
 Lessen, abate, diminish, decrease, lower, subside. 
 
 Ant. Lengthen, increase, extend, elongate. 
 Let. See ALLOW. 
 
 Letter, epistle, note, communication. 
 Ant. Word, speech, conversation. 
 Level, even, plain, smooth, flat. 
 
 Ant.' Uneven, unequal, rough, rolling, inclined.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. Ill 
 
 t-evity, giddiness, lightness, flightiness. 
 
 Ant. Gravity, earnestness, seriousness. 
 Liable, exposed to, subject to, amenable. 
 
 Ant. Independent, autocratic. 
 Libel, lampoon, pasquinade, defamation, calumny. 
 Ant. Eulogy, panegyric, puff, encomium, apology, vin- 
 dication. 
 
 Liberal, generous, bountiful, bounteous, munificent, plenti- 
 ful. 
 
 Ant. Illiberal, mean, ungenerous, bigoted, prejudiced. 
 
 Liberate, set free, free, deliver, discharge, release, let gp. 
 
 Ant. Confine, immure, imprison, restrict, bind, enslave. 
 
 Liberty, leave, permission, freedom, independence. 
 
 Ant. Slavery, servitude, dependence, submission, co^ 
 
 straint. 
 
 Licentious, loose, lax, dissolute, rakish, unbridled, de- 
 bauched. 
 
 Ant. Temperate, strict, sober, ascetic, rigid. 
 Lie, untruth, falsehood, falsity, fabrication, fiction, io 
 
 vention, story. 
 Ant. Truth, fact, verity. 
 iLife, animation, vivacity, buoyancy, spirits, history, career, 
 
 existence. 
 
 Ant. Death, decease, lethargy, torpor, dullness. 
 Lift, raise, elevate, erect, exalt, hoist. 
 
 Ant. Sink, depress, degrade, lower, cast, hurt. 
 Light, illuminate, illumine, enlighten, lighten. 
 Ant. Darken, obscure, dim, shade, mystify, misinter- 
 
 pret. 
 
 Lightness, levity, flightiness, volatility, giddiness, in- 
 constancy. 
 
 Ant. Darkness, gravity, seriousness. 
 Likeness, picture, image, effigy, resemblance, similarity, 
 
 representation, similitude. 
 Ant. Original, unlikeness, dissimilarity, inequality, di* 
 
 parity. 
 
 Likelihood. See PROBABILITY. 
 Likewise, also, too, as well. 
 
 Ant. Nor, otherwise. 
 Limit, n. extent, boundary, bound, border. 
 
 Ant. Extension, infinity. 
 Limit, v. bound, circumscribe, restrict, confin*.
 
 Jl2 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Extend, prolong, unconfine, loosen. 
 Limpid. See CLEAR. 
 Lineage, descent, family, house, generation 
 
 Ant. Source, origin, ancestry. 
 Linger, tarry, loiter, wait, lag. saunter. 
 
 Ant. Hasten, speed, press push. 
 Link, tie, bind, join, chain. 
 
 Ant. Disjoin, break, untie, unbind. 
 Liquid, fluid, juicy, watery, fluent, limpid. 
 
 Ant. Solid, hard, congealed, dry harsh, discordant 
 Liquidate. See PAY. 
 List. See CATALOGUE. 
 Listen, list, hearken, heed, attend to. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, disregard, refuse, repudiate. 
 Listless, indifferent, indolent, careless, languid. 
 
 Ant. Eager, attentive, active, earnest, awake, in 
 
 terested. 
 Literal, actual, real, positive, true. 
 
 Ant. General, metaphorical, figurative, free. 
 Little, small, diminutive, dwarf, tiny, short, scanty, brief, 
 slight, weak, petty, paltry. 
 
 Ant. Big, bulky, large, enormous, huge. long, full, 
 
 much, important, liberal, generous, noble. 
 Live, exist, subsist, dwell, act. 
 
 Ant. Die, perish, wither, vanish, fade, fail, depart. 
 Livelihood, living, support, sustenance. 
 
 Ant. Want, starvation, beggary. 
 
 Lively, active, brisk, quick, sprightly, prompt, buoyant, 
 racy, vivacious. 
 
 Ant. Lifeless, listless, dull, indifferent, torpid, insenr 
 
 sible. 
 Loath, a. reluctant, backward, unwilling. 
 
 Ant. Eager, willing, alert, anxious. 
 Loathe. See ABHOR. 
 Lofty, high, tall, elevated, exalted. 
 
 Ant. Low, depressed, stunted, undignified. 
 Logical, sound, argumentative, conclusive, 
 
 Ant. illogical inconclusive, fallacious 
 Loiter, wait, linger, tarry, saunter, lag. 
 
 Ant. Hasten, hurry, speed, rush. 
 Lone. See SOLITARY, 
 Look. See ASPECT.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 113 
 
 Eo6k, see, witness, view, eye, inspect. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, hide, avert, miss, furk. 
 Loose, vague, indefinite, lax, slack, dissolute, licentious, 
 rakish, wanton. 
 
 Ant. Tied, fast, bound, tight, compact, accurate, ex- 
 act, logical, conscientious. 
 Loss, damage, detriment, waste. 
 
 Ant. Gain, advantage, satisfaction, recovery, econ- 
 omy. 
 Lot, destiny, future, doom. 
 
 Ant. Law, provision, design, purpose, portion. 
 Loud, noisy, clamorous, vociferous, blustering, riotous; 
 turbulent, tumultuous. 
 
 Ant. Soft, quiet, gentle, subdued, dulcet, inaudible. 
 Love, endearment, affection, attachment, fondness. 
 
 Ant. Hatred, dislike, coldness, indifference, repug- 
 nance, malice. 
 Lovely, charming, amiable, delightful. 
 
 Ant. Homely, unlovely, unattractive, hideous, plain. 
 Lover, suitor, sweetheart, wooer. 
 
 Ant. Rival, foe, opponent. 
 Low, humble, lowly, base, mean, filthy, foul, gentle. 
 
 Ant. High, tall, elevated, raised, loud, eminent. 
 Lower, reduce, humble, humiliate, degrade, debase. 
 
 Ant. Hoist, raise, heighten, increase, elevate. 
 Lowering. See GLOOMY. 
 Luck. See CHANCE. 
 (Luckless. See HAPLESS. 
 iucre, gain, profit, emolument, money. 
 
 Ant. Loss, poverty, dross, failure, privation. 
 Ludicrous. See RIDICULOUS. 
 Lull, quiet, hush, still, calm. 
 
 Ant. Storm, tempest, tumult, excitement. 
 Luminous. See LIGHT. 
 Lunacy, derangement, madness, insanity, aberration. 
 
 Ant. Sanity, reason, intelligence, lucidity. 
 Lurid, gloomy, murky, lowering. 
 
 Ant. Bright, luminous. 
 Luscious, honeyed, sweet, mellifluous. 
 
 Ant. Sour, sharp, tart, bitter. 
 
 Lustre, splendor, brightness, brilliancy, effulgence, refnU 
 gence.
 
 H4 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Dimness, dullness, darkness, cloudiness. 
 Lusty, stout, strong, able-bodied, stalwart, robust, mus- 
 cular,. 
 
 Ant. Infirm, weak, disabled, effete, listless. 
 Luxuriant, overflowing, exuberant, redundant, abundant. 
 
 Ant. Poor, mean, small. 
 Luxury, plenty, profusness, voluptuousness. 
 
 Ant, Ascetisism, self-denial, hardship, poverty^ 
 
 M 
 
 Machination, stratagem, imposture, fraud, cheat, trick 
 plot. 
 
 Ant. Detection, baffling, defeat, exposure, overthrow. * 
 Mad, wild, frantic, distracted, furious, rabid, insane. 
 
 Ant. Sane, sensible, composed, sober, rational. 
 Madden, irritate, enrage, exasperate. 
 
 Ant. Calm, soothe, pacify, assuage. 
 
 Madness, mental aberration, insanity, lunacy, mania^ 
 frenzy, rage, fury. 
 
 Ant. Sanity, sense, composure, sobriety, rationality. 
 Magnanimous, generous, august, dignified, noble, exalted, 
 lofty. 
 
 Ant. Mean, petty, paltry, spiteful. 
 Magnificence, splendor, grandeur, gorgeousness, pomp. 
 
 Ant. Tameness, tawdryness, pettiness, smallness. 
 Magnify, enlarge, extol, applaud, laud, amplify. 
 
 Ant. Diminish, contract, curtail, extenuate, decry. 
 Magnitude. See SIZE. J 
 
 Maim, mutilate, mangle, cripple, lame. 
 
 Ant. Mend, strengthen, restore. 
 Main, chief, principal, leading, first. 
 
 Ant. Portion, inferior, subordinate. 
 Maintain. See SUPPORT. x 
 
 Maintenance. See LIVELIHOOD. 
 Majestic, dignified, noble, stately, pompous, grand* 
 
 Ant. Mean, small, undignified, petty. 
 Majesty, grandeur, dignity, honor. 
 
 Ant. Meanness, debasement, degradation. 
 Make, create, form, produce, mold, shape, construct, gain, 
 fashion.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 113 
 
 Ant. Destroy, demolish, annihilate, dismember, undo 
 
 defeat, miss, lose, mar. 
 Malady, ailment, disease, distemper, disorder, sickness. 
 
 Ant. Health, vigor, soundness. 
 Malediction, curse, imprecation, denunciation, anathema. 
 
 Ant. Benediction, eulogy, compliment. 
 Malefactor. See CRIMINAL. 
 Malice, spite, rancor, ill-feeling, grudge, pique, animosity. 
 
 Ant. Charity, toleration, love, kindness, affection. 
 Malicious, virulent, malignant, wicked. 
 
 Ant. Kind, loveable, affectionate, charitable, good. 
 Manacle. See CHAIN. 
 
 Manage, contrive, concert, direct, handle, control, regu- 
 late, i 
 
 Ant. Mismanage, misconduct, upset, derange. 
 Management, direction, superintendence, care, economy. 
 
 Ant. Maltreatment, mismanagement, misconduct. 
 Mangle. See MAIM. 
 Mania. See MADNESS. 
 Manifest, v. See EXHIBIT. 
 Manifest, a. See EVIDENT. 
 Manifold, several, sundry, various, divers, numerous. 
 
 Ant. Limited, few, scant, rare. 
 
 Manly, masculine, hardy, vigorous, courageous, brave, 
 heroic. 
 
 Ant. Effeminate, childish, unmanly, dastardly, weak, 
 
 boyish, timid, feminine. 
 
 Manner, habit, custom, way, air, look, appearance, mode, 
 style, fashion. 
 
 Ant. Design, performance, life, action, appearance raw- 
 ing 
 Manners, morals, habits, behavior, carriage. 
 
 Ant. Misbehavior, awkwardness, misdemeanor. 
 Many, numerous, several, sundry, divers, various, mani? 
 fold, 
 
 Ant. Few, scarce, rare, infrequent. 
 Mar. See INJURE. 
 March, tramp, tread, walk, step, space. 
 
 Ant. Halt, stop, stand, rest, crawl, creep, Jump. 
 
 run. 
 Margin, edge, rim, border, brink, verge. 
 
 Ant. Center, space, figure, restriction.
 
 li6 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Marine, maritime, nautical, naval. 
 
 Ant. Territorial, land, earthly. 
 
 Mark, . sign, note, symptom, token, indication, tract, 
 vestige, track badge, brand. 
 
 Ant. Erasure, effacement, obliteration, plainness. 
 Mark, v. impress, print, stamp, engrave, note, notice, ** 
 mark, show, indicate. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, overlook, omit, misindicate. 
 Marked. See REMARKABLE. 
 Marriage, wedding, nuptials, matrimony, wedlock. 
 
 Ant. Celibacy, virginity. 
 Marsh. See SWAMP. 
 Martial. See MILITARY. 
 Marvelous. See WONDERFUL. 
 Masculine. See MANLY. 
 Mask, visor, cloak, veil, blind. 
 
 Ant. Truth, exposure, detection, openness, candor. 
 Massacre, carnage, slaughter, butchery. 
 
 Ant. Deliverance, quarter, ransom. 
 Massive, bulky, heavy, weighty, ponderous. 
 
 Ant. Slight, frail, light, slender. 
 Master, possessor, proprietor, head, owner. 
 
 Ant. Servant, slave, subject, property, pupil. 
 Masterly, skillful, clever expert, dexterous, adroit. 
 
 Ant. Clumsy, rude, unskilled. 
 
 Mastery, dominion, rule, sway, ascendancy, supremacy, 
 authority, victory. 
 
 Ant. Submission, tutelage, guidance, obedience, failure, 
 
 defeat, surrender. 
 
 Matchless, unrivaled, unequaled, unparalleled, peerless, 
 incomparable, inimitable, surpassing, unique. 
 
 Ant. Common, ordinary, commonplace. 
 Material, corporeal, bodily, physical, temporal, moment- 
 ous, essential. 
 
 Ant. Immaterial, spiritual, metaphysical, ideal, no 
 
 essential. 
 
 Matrimony. See MARRIAGE. 
 Matter. See SUBSTANCE ; see also AFFAIR. 
 Mature. See RIPE. 
 Mawkish, insipid, flat, spiritless, vapid. 
 
 Ant, Savorv. sound, pungent, palatable*
 
 'AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. "117 
 
 Maxim, adage, apophthegm, proverb, saying, by-word, 
 saw. 
 
 Ant. Enigma, sophism, quibble, absurdity, paradox. 
 Meager, poor, lank, emaciated, barren, dry, uninteresting. 
 
 Ant. Stout, fat, brawny, fertile, copious. 
 Mean, a. stingy, niggardly, low, abject, vile, ignoble, de- 
 graded, contemptible, vulgar, despicable. 
 
 Ant. Generous, openhanded, extravagant, noble, lofty, 
 
 dignified, exalted, extreme, excessive. 
 
 Mean, v. design, purpose, intend, contemplate, signify, de. 
 note, indicate. 
 
 Ant. Say, state, enunciate, do, perform. 
 Meaning, signification, import, acceptation, sense, purport. 
 
 Ant. Statement, saying, speech, proposition, passage. 
 Means, way, manner, method, mode, resources, instru- 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. End, purpose, object. 
 Mechanic. See WORKMAN. 
 Meddlesome, officious, intermeddling, interfering. 
 
 Ant. Helpful, unofficious, inobtrusive. 
 Mediate, intercede, interpose, interfere, arbitrate. 
 
 Ant. Combat, excite, irritate. 
 Mediocity, commonplace, mean, average. 
 
 Ant. Superiority, excellence, distinction. 
 Meditate, think, reflect, muse, plan. 
 
 Ant. Execute, enact, complete, consummate. 
 Medium. See MEANS. 
 Medley, mixture, variety, diversity, miscellany, confusion. 
 
 Ant. Classification, order, arrangement, assortment, 
 
 grouping. 
 Meek, unassuming, mild, gentle, yielding. 
 
 Ant. Bold, arrogant, proud, high-spirited. 
 Meet, apt, fit, suitable, expedient, proper. 
 
 Ant. Unsuitable, unfit, unmeet. 
 Meeting. See ASSEMBLY. 
 
 Melancholy, low-spirited, dispirited, dreamy, sad, de- 
 jected. 
 
 Ant. Merry, lively, sprightly, blithesome, cheerful, 
 
 happy. 
 Mellow, ripe, mature, soft. 
 
 Ant. Unripe, sour, harsh, crabbed, dry. 
 Melodious. Se MUSICAL.
 
 n8 A DICTION-ARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Melt, liquefy, fuse, dissolve, moisten. 
 
 Ant. Consolidate, freeze, congeal, crystalize. 
 Memoir, narrative, chronicle, legend, life, history. 
 
 Ant. Myth, tradition, romance. 
 Memorable, signal, distinguished, marked, famous, re* 
 
 markable, extraordinary. 
 Ant. Ordinary, insignificant, petty, trivia\. 
 Memorial, monument, memento, commemoration. 
 
 Ant. Obliteration, erasure, effacement. 
 Memory, remembrance, recollection, fame. 
 
 Ant. Forgetfulness, oblivion. 
 Menace. See THREAT. 
 Mend, amend, correct, better, ameliorate, improve, rectify. 
 
 Ant. Impair, damage, mar, corrupt, spoil, prevent. 
 Menial, servant, domestic, drudge. 
 
 Ant. Master, lord, soverign, autocrat. 
 Mention, tell, name, communicate, impart, divulge, reveal, 
 
 disclose, inform, acquaint. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, retain, withhold, suppress, omit, forget. 
 Mercenary, sordid, selfish, avaricious. 
 
 Ant. Generous, prodigal, liberal, unselfish. 
 Merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer. 
 
 Ant. Salesman, peddler, jobber, employee. 
 Merciful, compassionate, lenient, clement, tender, gracious, 
 
 kind. 
 
 Ant. merciless, cruel, unmerciful, pitiless, remorseless. 
 Mercy, lenient, mildness, clemency, compassion, pity. 
 
 Ant. Vengeance, cruelty, harshness, execution. 
 Merit, worth, desert, excellence. 
 
 Ant. Badness, demerit, imperfection, defect, fault, fafl 
 
 ing. 
 Merited, deserved, condign, suitable, adequate, proper. 
 
 Ant. Unmerited, undeserved, improper. 
 Merriment, mirth, joviality, jollity, hilarity. 
 Ant. Soberness, sobriety, gravity, moroseness, lugubri- 
 
 ousness. 
 Merry, cheerful, mirthful, joyous, gay, lively, sprightly, 
 
 blithe, blithesome, jovial, sportive, jolly. 
 Ant. Melancholy, dispirited, sad, gloomy, sober, grave. 
 Metaphorical, figurative, allegorical, symbolical. 
 
 Ant. Literal, exact, actual. 
 Method, way. manner, mode, process, order, rule, system.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 119 
 
 Ant. Disorder, assumption hazard, guess-work, con- 
 jecture. 
 
 Mien. See AIR. 
 Mighty, powerful, potent. 
 
 Ant. Weak, impotent, feeble, infirm. 
 Mild, soft, meek, gentle, kind, calm, moderate. 
 
 Ant. Violent, wild, fierce, savage, strong, severe, harsh 
 
 bitter. 
 Military, soiuierlike, martial, warlike. 
 
 Ant. Unmilitary, peaceful, civil, civilian, unmartial. 
 Mind, v. heed, advert to, regard. 
 
 Ant. Disregard, ignore, overlook, miss. 
 Mind, n. sentiirent. opinion, idea, notion, intellect, under- 
 standing 
 
 Ant. Body, limD_ action, conduct, object, aversion. 
 Mindful, observant, attentive, heedful, thoughtful. 
 
 Ant. Regardless, inattentive, mindless, oblivious 
 Mingle, mix, blend, compound, amalgamate. 
 
 Ant. Separate, sift, sort, analyze, eliminate, unravel. 
 Minister, n. official, divine, clergyman, ecclesiastic, par- 
 son, curate, incumbent. 
 
 Ant. Government, nation, master, head, layman. 
 Minister, v. administer, contribute, supply. 
 
 Ant. Rule, command, exact, lead. 
 Minute, particular, specific, circumstantial, microscopic. 
 
 Ant. Big, huge, enormous, superficial, general, com- 
 prehension. 
 
 Mirth, joy, merriment, gladness, festivity, joviality, hi- 
 ! larity, cheerfulness, vivacity, gaiety, fun, jollity. 
 
 Ant. Sadness, sorrow, trouble, gravity, sobriety, mel- 
 ancholy. 
 Miscellaneous, promiscuous, indiscriminate, mixed. 
 
 Ant. Selected, classified, orderly, systematized. 
 Miscellany, medley, diversity, variety, mixture. 
 
 Ant. System, order, group, collection, classification. 
 Mischance, calamity, disaster, misfortune, mishap, misad- 
 venture. 
 
 Ant. Chance, design, purpose, predestination, law. 
 Mischief, injury, harm, damage, hurt, evil, ill. 
 
 Ant. Compensation, benefit, favor, good. 
 Misconception, misapprehension, misunderstanding, mis- 
 take.
 
 MO A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Conception, understanding, truth, verity. 
 Miscreant. See ROGUE. 
 Miserable, unhappy, wretched, distressed, afflicted. 
 
 Ant. Happy, contented, comfortable, respectable, 
 
 worthy. 
 Miserly, stingy, niggardly, avaricious, griping. 
 
 Ant. Prodigal, extravagant, generous, liberal. 
 Misery, wretchedness, woe, destitution, penury, privation. 
 
 Ant. Happiness, comfort, content, respect, worth, lux- 
 ury, ease. 
 
 Misfortune. See DISASTER. 
 Misguide, mislead, dazzle, beguile, deceive. 
 
 Ant. Guide, lead, show, conduct, aid, help, encourage. 
 Mislead. See MISGUIDE. 
 Misrule, anarchy, confusion. 
 
 Ant. Rule, order, stability, government, peace. 
 Miss, omit, lose, fail, miscarry. 
 
 Ant. Meet, spy, accost, address, conduct. 
 Mission, commission, legation, embassy, errand. 
 
 Ant. Assumption, usurpation, self-appointment, relaxa- 
 tion, pleasure. 
 Mistake, n. See ERROR. 
 Mistake, v. err, fail, misconceive, misapprehend. 
 
 Ant. Apprehend, affirm, know, recognize. 
 Misty, murky, dark, dim, obscure, cloudy, shadowy, 
 dusky. 
 
 Ant. Bright, clear, lucid. 
 Misunderstand. See Mistake. 
 Mitigate, alleviate, relieve, abate, diminish. 
 
 Ant. Aggravate, enhance, enlarge, increase, extend. 
 Mix. See MINGLE. 
 Mixture. See VARIETY. 
 Mob, crowd, concourse, multitude, throng, bevy. 
 
 Ant. Individual, meeting, congregation. 
 Mock, mimic, imitate, ape, deride, ridicule. 
 
 Ant. Salute, respect, admire, compliment, copy. 
 Mode. See METHOD. 
 Model, copy, pattern, specimen, example, standard, type. 
 
 Ant. Imitation, copy, execution, production, work. 
 Moderate, temperate, abstemious, sober, abstinent. 
 
 Ant. Excessive, extravagant, intemperate, violent. 
 Moderation, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 121 
 
 Ant, Excess, intemperance, extravagance. 
 Modern, novel, new, recent, present. 
 
 Ant. By-gone, ancient, past, olden, antiquated. 
 Modest, chaste, virtuous, bashful, reserved, meek. 
 
 Ant. Immodest, bold, vulgar, coarse, forward, pushing, 
 
 assertive. 
 Moist, wet, damp, dank, humid. 
 
 Ant. Arid, dry, parched. 
 
 Molest, annoy, incommode, discommode incommodate, 
 vex, tease, disturb. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, caress, pacify, mollify. 
 Moment, consequence, weight, importance, instant, trice. 
 
 Ant. Triviality, unimportance, insignificance, age, 
 
 period. 
 Monotonous, unvaried, dull, tiresome, undiversified. 
 
 Ant. Varied, diversified, different, relieved. 
 Monster, ruffian, villain, brute, prodigy. 
 
 Ant. Beauty, gem, jewel, angel. 
 
 Monstrous, shocking, dreadful, horrible, prodigious, por. 
 tentous, marvellous, abnormal. 
 
 Ant. Fair, comely, shapely, beautiful, ordinary, famil- 
 iar, reasonable, just. 
 Monument. See MEMORIAL. 
 Mood, humor, vein, temper. 
 
 Ant. Disposition, nature, character. 
 Moral, regular, strict, virtuous, ethical. 
 
 Ant. Immoral, vicious, bad, physical, material. 
 Morass. See SWAMP. 
 Morbid, sick, ailing, sickly, diseased, corrupted. 
 
 Ant. Healthy, sound, wholesome. 
 Morning, daybreak, morn, dawn, sunrise, forenoon, A. M. 
 
 Ant. Evening, afternoon, night, sunset, P. M. 
 Morose, gloomy, sullen, surly, fretful, crabbed, crusty. 
 
 Ant. Genial, kindly, gentle, indulgent. 
 Mortal, human, deadly, fatal, destructive. 
 
 Ant. Divine, immortal, celestial, life-giving. 
 Mortify, vex, chagrin, grieve, hurt, afflict, annoy, rot, 
 putrefy. 
 
 Ant. Please, gratify, delight, indulge, pamper, heal, 
 
 recover. 
 Motion, proposition, proposal, movement, change, action. 
 
 Ant. Rest, equilibrium, stability, fixity, inaction.
 
 I2 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Motionless, still, stationary, torpid, stagnant. 
 
 Ant. Active, unstable, nervous, moving. 
 Motive, cause, reason, principle, inducement, incentive, 
 
 impulse, spur, stimulus. 
 
 Int. Result, end, action, effort, deed, attempt. 
 Xttotley, heterogeneous, diversified, mixed 
 
 Ant. Uniform, homogeneous, alike. 
 Mottled, dappled, dotted, spotted, flecked, speckled. 
 
 Ant. Uniform, unspotted, clear. 
 Mount. See ASCEND. 
 Mournful. See SAD. 
 
 Move, actuate, impel, induce, prompt, instigate, persuade, 
 stir, agitate, propel, push. 
 
 Ant. Stand, stop, rest, stay, allay, deter, prevent 
 
 arrest. 
 Moving, affecting, touching, pathetic, melting. 
 
 Ant. Laughing, ridiculous, absurd, ineffective- 
 Much, ample, plenteous, copious. 
 
 Ant. Little, scant, short, near. 
 Muffle, deaden, disguise, conceal, cover, shroud, 
 
 Ant. Unfold, exhibit, reveal. 
 Multitude, crowd, throng, host, mob, swarm. 
 
 Ant. Paucity, scarcity, sprinkling. 
 Munificent, bounteous, bountiful, generous, liberal. 
 
 Ant. Niggardly, mean, beggarly, miserly. 
 Murder, kill, assassinate, slay, massacre, despatch. 
 
 Ant. Resuscitate, revivify, protect, shield, guard. 
 Murderous. See SAVAGE. 
 Murky, dark, dusky, dim, cloudy, misty, shadowdy. 
 
 Ant. Clear, light, pleasant, bright. 
 
 Muse, meditate, contemplate, think, reflect, cognitate, pon- 
 der. 
 
 Ant. Stir, act, move, perform. 
 Music, harmony, melody, symphony. 
 
 Ant. Discord, babel, harshness. 
 Musical, tuneful, melodious, harmonious, dulcet, sweet. 
 
 Ant. Discordant, harsh, inharmonious, unmclodious. 
 Muster, collect, rally, assemble, congregate. 
 
 Ant. Dismiss, disperse, disband, relegate 
 Musty, stale, sour, fetid. 
 
 Ant. Fresh, odorous, aromatic, fragrant.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 123 
 
 Mutable, inconstant, unsteadfast, unstable, fickle, altera- 
 ble, restless, fitful, variable, changeable, unsteady, 
 undecided. 
 
 int. Immutable, permanent, changeless, eternal. 
 Mute, dumb, silent, speechless. 
 
 Ant. Voluble, garrulous, loquacious, talkative 
 Mutilate. See MAIM. 
 
 Mutinous, insurgent, seditious, tumultuous, turbulent, riot- 
 ous. 
 
 Ant. Orderly, obedient, quiet, pacific. 
 Mysterious, dark, obscure, hidden, secret, dim, mystic, 
 
 enigmatical, unaccountable. 
 
 Ant. Clear, plain, obvious, simple, explained, under- 
 stood. 
 Mystify, confuse, perplex, puzzle. 
 
 Ant. Enlighten, inform, guide, elucidate. 
 Myth, fable, legend, fiction, parable. 
 Ant. Fact, history, narration, truth. 
 
 N 
 
 Naked, nude, bare, uncovered, unclothed, rough, rude, 
 
 simple. 
 
 Ant. Dressed, robed, clothed, protected, veiled,shrouded. 
 Name, v. denominate, style, designate, term, call, christen, 
 
 specify. 
 
 Ant. Misname, miscall, hint, suggest. 
 Name, n. appellation, designation, denomination, title, cog- 
 nomen reputation, character, fame, credit, repute. 
 Ant. Misnomer, anonymity, pseudonym. 
 Narrate, tell, relate, detail, recount, describe, enumerate, 
 
 rehearse, recite. 
 
 Ant. Suppress, conceal, hide, retain, withhold, misrep- 
 resent. 
 
 Narrow, bigoted, illiberal, contracted, confined, circum- 
 scribed, straightened, limited. 
 Ant. Liberal, tolerant, generous, wide, broad, ample, 
 
 easy. 
 Nasty, filthy, foul, dirty, unclean, impure, indecent, gross, 
 
 vile. 
 
 y4/..~-Nice, pure, agreeable, pleasant. 
 Nation, people, community, realm, state.
 
 124 A DICTION A R Y OF S YNON YMO US 
 
 Ant. Individuals, subjects, dependents, colonists. 
 Native, real, genuine, indigenous, vernacular, mother. 
 
 Ant. Foreign, alien, imported, acquired, artificial, as- 
 sumed, affected. 
 Natural, original, regular, normal, bastard. 
 
 Ant. Unnatural, abnormal, adventitious, fictitious, af- 
 fected. 
 Nausea, qualm, sea-sickness, disgust, loathing, aversion. 
 
 Ant. Relish, enjoyment, taste, health. 
 Nautical. See MARINE. 
 Near, nigh, neighboring, close, adjacent, contiguous. 
 
 Ant. Far, distant, remote, off, foreign, removed. 
 Neat, nice, spruce, trim, precise, pure. 
 
 Ant. Slovenly, careless, dirty, unclean, nasty. 
 Necessary, needful, expedient, essential, requisite, indis- 
 pensable. 
 
 Ant. Unnecessary, contingent, unessential, accidental 
 
 casual, optional, discretional. 
 Necessitate, compel, force, oblige. 
 
 Ant. Ask, suggest, hint, supplicate, beg. 
 Necessity, need, occasion, exigency emergency, urgency, 
 want, poverty. 
 
 Ant. Uncertainty, uselessness, superfluity, competence, 
 
 casualty, contingency, freedom, choice. 
 Need. See NECESSITY. 
 Needful. See NECESSARY. 
 Neglect, v. disregard, slight, omit, overlook. 
 
 Ant. Respect, consider, notice, observe, attend, regard 
 
 foster. 
 
 Neglect, n. See . 
 Neighborhood, vicinity, nearness, adjacency, proximity. 
 
 Ant. Remoteness, distance. 
 Nerve, fiber, sinew, tendon, force, pluck, courage. 
 
 Ant. Timidity, cowardice, hesitation. 
 Nerveless, feeble, impuissant, weak, forceless, enfeebled, 
 debilitated, enervated, impotent, paralyzed, palsied. 
 
 Ant. Strong, healthy, sound, active, bold, fearless. 
 Nervous, timid, timorous, shaky. 
 
 Ant. Cool, collected, calm. 
 Nettle. See AGGRAVATE. 
 Neutralize, counterbalance, counteract. 
 
 Ant. Aggregate, enhance, intensify.
 
 AMD ANTITHETIC WORDS. 125 
 
 New, fresh, recent, novel, modern. 
 
 Ant. Old, ancient, antique, antiquated, obsolete 
 News, tidings, intelligence, information. 
 
 Ant. Antiquity, oldness, staleness. 
 
 Nice, good, fine, delicate, exact, accurate, particular, pre- 
 cise, fastidious. 
 
 Ant. Coarse, rude, rough, nasty, unscrupulous, inexact, 
 
 inaccurate. 
 
 Niggardly. See MISERL 
 Nigh. See NEAR. 
 Nimble. See ACTIVE. 
 Nobility, aristocracy, greatness, grandeur, peerage. 
 
 Ant. Obscurity, plebeian, meanness, commonality. 
 Noble, exalted, elevated, dignified, illustrious, great, grand, 
 stately, lofty. 
 
 Ant. Ignoble, mean, plebeian, paltry, small. 
 Nocturnal, nightly, gloomy, dark. 
 
 Ant. Diurnal, light, daily, brilliant, solar. 
 Noise, cry, outcry, clamor, row, din, uproar, tumult. 
 
 Ant. Stillness, hush, silence, music, note, melody. 
 Nominate, name, entitle, appoint, invest, present. 
 
 Ant. Suggest, indicate, recall, deprive, cancel, withdraw. 
 Nonsensical. See SILLY. 
 Notable. See REMARKABLE. 
 Note. See MARK. 
 Noted. See REMARKABLE. 
 
 Notice, advice, notification, intelligence, information 
 warning. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, oversight, disregard, slight, omission. 
 Noticeable. See REMARKABLE. 
 Notification. See NOTICE. 
 Notify, publish, acquaint, communicate, inform, declare, 
 
 Ant. Suppress, withhold, conceal. 
 
 Notion, conception, idea, belief, opinion, sentiment, im- 
 pression. 
 
 Ant. Misconception, misapprehension, falsification 
 Notorious, noted, well-known, renowned, infamour 
 
 Ant. Suspected, reported, famous. 
 Nourish, nurture, cherish, foster, supply. 
 
 Ant. Starve, blight, destroy, wither, kill. 
 Nourishment. See DIET. 
 Novel. See NEW.
 
 126 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Noxious, hurtful, deadly, poisonous, deleterious, baneful 
 
 Ant. Wholesome, healthy, useful, beneficial. 
 Nugatory, ineffectual, futile, useless, null, void. 
 
 Ant. Potent, serious, important, efficacious, successful. 
 Nullify. See ANNUL. 
 Number. See COUNT. 
 Numerous, many, sundry, various, several. 
 
 Ant. Few, sparse, scant. 
 Nuptials. See MARRIAGE. 
 Nurture. See NOURISH. 
 Nutrition, food, diet, nutriment, nourishment. 
 
 Ant, Exhaustion, starvation, inanition. 
 
 o 
 
 Obdurate, hard, callous, hardened, unbending, graceless, 
 
 unfeeling, insensible, unsusceptible. 
 Ant. Tender, softened, flexible, yielding, amenable, 
 
 docile. 
 Obedient, compliant, submissive, dutiful, respectful. 
 
 Ant. Disobedient, rebellious, mutinous, antagonistic. 
 Obese. See FAT. 
 Obey, conform, comply, submit. 
 
 Ant. Resist, rebel, violate, transgress, disobey. 
 Object, n. aim, end, purpose, design, mark, butt. 
 
 Ant. Idea, notion, subject, proposal. 
 
 Object, v. oppose, except to, contravene, Jmpeach, depre- 
 cate. 
 
 Ant. Agree, comply, aid, help, abet, encourage. 
 Obligation, duty, favor, engagement, contract, bond. 
 Ant. Promise, word, choice, freedom, intention, ex- 
 emption. 
 Oblige, compel, bind, engage, concuss, coerce, constrain, 
 
 force, impel, accommodate, gratify. 
 
 Ant. Release, acquit, induce, persuade annoy, dis- 
 obey. 
 Obliging, accommodating, civil, courteous, considerate. 
 
 Ant. Discourteous, rude, perverse, disobliging. 
 Obliterate, erase, blot out, expunge, efface. 
 
 Ant. Insert, mark, note, introduce. 
 Obloquy, odium, reproach, censure, abuse, scurrility, op 
 probrium, shame.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 127 
 
 Ant. Praise, enconium, encouragement, congratulation. 
 Obnoxious, hateful, offensive, liable, exposed, unpopular. 
 Ant. Pleasant, wholesome, salutary, beneficial, pop- 
 ular. 
 Obscene, lewd, foul, filthy, indecent, indelicate, shameless. 
 
 Ant. Pure, modest, virtuous, decent. 
 Obscure, a. dim, misty, cloudy, shadowy, dusky, dark, 
 
 gloomy, indistinct, unknown, humble, unintelligible. 
 Ant. Plain, distinct, lucid, bright, luminous, prominent, 
 
 eminent. 
 Obscure, v. shade, dim, cloud, darken. 
 
 Ant. Lighten, brighten, unveil, expose. 
 Observance, form, etiquette, ceremony, solemnity, rite, 
 
 celebration, usage, custom. 
 
 Ant. Disuse, omission, informality, disrespect, un- 
 mindful, unconventionality. 
 Observant, watchful, mindful, attentive, heedful. 
 
 Ant. Unobservant, heedless, careless, neglectful, un- 
 mindful. 
 Observation, remark, comment, notice. 
 
 Ant. Inattention, oversight, inadvertence, disregard. 
 Observe, keep, fulfill, heed, obey, perform, notice, remark 
 
 watch. 
 
 Ant. Omit, miss, ignore, fail, disregard. 
 Obsolete, disused, antiquated, old-fashioned, ancient, old. 
 
 Ant. Current, extant, modern, fashionable. 
 Obstacle, difficulty, impediment, stumbling-block, barrier, 
 
 hindrance, obstruction. 
 
 Ant. Aid, incentive, encouragement, help, course. 
 Obstinate, firm, dogged, pertinacious, perverse, intract- 
 able, stubborn, headstrong. 
 
 Ant. Docile, complaisant, amenable, yielding, irres- 
 olute. 
 Obstruct, hinder, prevent, impede, bar, clog, barricade, 
 
 choke, interrupt. 
 
 Ant. Clear, open, facilitate, expedite, aid, help, ad- 
 vance, promote. 
 Obtain. See ACQUIRE. 
 Obtuse, stolid, heavy-headed, dull, stupid, unintelligent. 
 
 Ant. Acute, sharp, clever, intelligent. 
 Obviate, prevent, preclude, hinder, provide against, 
 Ant. Necessitate, compel order.
 
 128 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Obvious. See APPARENT. 
 
 Occasion, . necessity, need, event, opening, ground, 
 
 reason. 
 
 Ant. Untimeliness, unseasonableness. 
 Occasion, v. cause, make, create, induce, generate. 
 
 Ant. Frustrate, hinder, mar. 
 Occasional, accidental, casual, incidental. 
 
 Ant. Frequent, often, always, permanent, continual. 
 Occult, secret, hidden, unknown, invisible, dark, mys- 
 terious. 
 
 Ant. Plain, clear, open, familiar, exposed. 
 Occupation, occupancy, profession, holding, tenure, busi- 
 ness, trade, avocation, calling, engagement, office, 
 pursuit. 
 Ant. Idleness, indolence, rest, enjoyment, leisure, 
 
 resignation, abandonment. 
 Occupy. See HOLD. 
 Occur, happen, take place, appear, offer, present itself. 
 
 Ant. Pass, threaten, impend. 
 
 Odd, singular, eccentric, strange, extraordinary, whim- 
 sical, comical, droll, uneven. 
 
 Ant. Usual, regular, normal common, balanced, aggre- 
 gate, matched, even. 
 Odious, hateful, loathsome, execrable, detestable, abom* 
 
 inable, disgusting, repulsive. 
 Ant. Pleasant, pleasing, acceptable, delectable. 
 Odor. See SMELL. 
 
 Offence, affront, insult, outrage, indignity, misdeed, tres- 
 pass, transgression, wrong, misdemeanor, injustice. 
 Ant. Defence, innocence, gentleness, favor, right. 
 Offend, displease, vex, nettle, irritate, shock, transgress, 
 
 err. 
 
 Ant. Conciliate, gratify, please. 
 Offensive, insulting, rude, saucy, impertinent, distasteful, 
 
 obnoxious, opprobrious. 
 
 Ant. Defensive, grateful, pleasant, agreeable, savory. 
 Offer, present, bid, tender, proffer, extend, propose, vol- 
 unteer. 
 
 Ant. Withdraw, retract, retain, withhold, divert. 
 Office, business, post, situation, duty, charge, benefit, 
 
 service, counting-house. 
 Ant. Leisure, vacancy, sinecure, home.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 129 
 
 Officer, functionary, official, commandant. 
 
 Ant. Private, civilian, member, servant, subordinate. 
 Officious, busy, obtrusive, interfering, meddling, 
 
 Ant. Modest, retiring, unofficious, negligent. 
 Offspring, issue, progeny, descendants, children. 
 
 Ant. Ancestry, paternity. 
 Often, frequently, recurrently, repeatedly, many times. 
 
 Ant. Seldom, infrequently, never. 
 Old. See AGED. 
 Omission, oversight, failure, neglect, default. 
 
 Ant. Attention, insertion, notice, performance. 
 Omit, leave out, miss, overlook. 
 
 Ant. Insert, notice, perform, do. 
 One, common, united, single, individual, undivided. 
 
 Ant. Plurality, multitude, variety, diversity. 
 Onerous, burdensome, heavy, laborious, responsible, op. 
 pressive, toilsome. 
 
 Ant. Light, easy, trivial, slight. 
 Onset. See ATTACK. 
 Onward, forward, ahead, progressive. 
 
 Ant. Backward, back, retrograde. 
 Ooze, exude, drop, percolate, filter. 
 
 Ant. Pour, rush, flow, stream. 
 Opaque, dull, dark, cloudy. 
 
 Ant. Transparent, clear. 
 
 Open, a. candid, frank, unreserved, free, ingenuous, sincere 
 unaffected, genuine, undisguised, unfolded. 
 
 Ant. Close, shut, reserved, unavailable, settled. 
 Open, v. unclose, unlock, unseal, exhibit, dissolve, spread 
 expand, begin. 
 
 Ant. Close, shut, cover, conceal, inclose, mystify. 
 Opening, breach, aperture, gap, rent, hollow, chasm, cleft, 
 crevice, cranny, fissure, chink, chance. 
 
 Ant. Obstruction, enclosure, close, end, conclusion. 
 Operate, act, do, make, work, labor. 
 
 Ant. Cease, rest, fail, stop. 
 
 Operation, action, agency s instrumentality, force, effort, 
 enterprise. 
 
 Ant. Cessation, inaction, rest, inefficacy. 
 Operative, stringent, effective, serviceable, binding. 
 
 Ant. Inoperative, inefficacious.
 
 13 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Opinion, view, idea, sentiment, feeling, notion, impression, 
 conviction, theory. 
 
 Ant. Knowledge, verity, fact. 
 Opponent. See ADVERSARY. 
 Opportune, seasonable, timely, fit, well-timed, proper. 
 
 Ant. Inopportune, untimely, unseasonable, infelicitous. 
 Opportunity, occasion, chance, opening. 
 
 Ant. Unseasonableness, lapse, omission. 
 Oppose, combat, bar, hinder, resist, withstand, contradict. 
 
 Ant. Aid, abet, help, support, expedite, sustain 
 Opposing, conflicting, jarring, neutralizing. 
 
 Ant. Agreeing, supporting, aiding, helping. 
 Opposite, adverse, diverse, contrary, hostile, antagonistic, 
 repugnant, incompatible, paradoxical, facing. 
 
 Ant. Agreeing, coincident, neighboring. 
 Oppress, overburden, overbear, overtask, persecute, abuse. 
 
 Ant. Encourage, support, assist, befriend 
 Oppressive. See OPPRESS. 
 
 Opprobrious, abusive, scurrilous, insulting, offensive, out- 
 rageous, shameful. 
 
 Ant. Eulogistic, panegyrical, flattering, pleasing, honor- 
 able. 
 Opprobrium, disgrace, odium, infamy, ignominy, obloquy. 
 
 Ant. Honor, respect, glory, praise. 
 Option, choice, preference, election, discretion. 
 
 Ant. -Obligation, necessity, compulsion. 
 Opulent. See RICH. 
 Oral, verbal, spoken, parole. 
 
 Ant. Written, documentary. 
 Oration, address, speech, harangue, discourse. 
 
 Ant. Essay, letter. 
 Ordain, order, consecrate, prescribe, enjoin, institute. 
 
 Ant. Revoke, cancel, annul, subvert, disestablish. 
 Order, . succession, series, method, rule, class, rank, de- 
 gree, fit condition, law, injunction, precept, command. 
 
 Ant. Disorder, confusion, inversion, execution, disar- 
 rangement. 
 
 Order, v. appoint, prescribe, enjoin, command, direct, ar- 
 range, range, dispose, regulate, organize, adjust, 
 classify. 
 
 Ant. Disorder, revoke, cancel, confuse, inrert, execute. 
 Orderly, regular, systematic, methodical, quiet, peaceable. ^
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 131 
 
 Ant. Disorderly, irregular, riotous. 
 Ordinance, decree, law, statute, edict, regulation. 
 
 Ant. Custom, usuage, prescription. 
 Ordinary, common, vulgar, plain, customary, settled, 
 
 wonted, conventional, habitual, usual. 
 Ant. Extraordinary, uncommon, strange, marvelous. 
 
 remarkable, unconventional, unusual. 
 Organic, fundamental, radical, rooted, elemental. 
 
 Ant. Accidental, unimportant, inorganic, vegetal. 
 Organize, dispose, arrange, regulate, adjust. 
 
 Ant. Disband, break up, disorganize, dismember, dis- 
 tort, adjourn. 
 Organization, structure, form, instrumentality, construe* 
 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Disruption, disorganization, dismemberment, ad- 
 journment. 
 Orifice, aperture, opening. 
 
 Ant, Stopper, plug, obstruction. 
 Origin, commencement, original, beginning, rise, source, 
 
 spring, cause. 
 
 Ant. Termination, conclusion, extinction. 
 Original, first, primary, pristine, primeval, peculiar, odd. 
 Ant. Derived, subsequent, terminal, later, modern, 
 
 plagarized. 
 Originate, create, form, spring, ooze, issue, proceed, 
 
 begin. 
 
 Ant. Prosecute, conduct, apply. 
 Ornament, adorn, beautify, deck, embellish, emblazon. 
 
 Ant. Disfigure, disgrace, brand, spoil, mar. 
 Ostensible, manifest, visible, outward, colorable, pro 
 
 fessed. 
 
 Ant. Real, genuine, concealed, actual, veritable. 
 Ostentation, display, pomp, show, parade, vaunting 
 
 boasting. 
 
 Ant. Reserve, modesty, diffidence, unobtrusiveness. 
 Oust, remove, eject, expel, dislodge, evict. 
 
 Ant. Install, restore, reinstate. 
 Outcast. See VAGRANT. 
 Outcry, cry, clamor, noise, scream, yell. 
 
 Ant. Quiet, silence, acclamation, plaudit. 
 Outdo. See EXCEL. 
 Outer. See EXTERIOR.
 
 132 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Outlandish, strange, foreign, alien, barbarous, clownish. 
 
 Ant. Regular, modish, fashionable, native. 
 Outline, sketch, plan, draft, contour. 
 
 Ant. Form, substance, figure, ground, space. 
 Outrage, affront, abuse, injury, insult, offence, indignity. 
 
 Ant. Favor, moderation, self-control, coolness, calm* 
 
 ness. 
 Outrageous, monstrous, flagrant, violent, furious, wild. 
 
 Ant. Moderate, reasonable, justifiable. 
 Outset, commencement, start, beginning, opening. 
 
 Ant. Close, termination, end, conclusion. 
 Outskirts, suburbs, environs, precincts. 
 
 Ant. Interior, center, heart. 
 Outward, outer, external, exterior, extrinsic, extraneous. 
 
 Ant. Inward, internal, intrinsic, toward, homeward. 
 Overcharge. See OPPRESS. 
 Overcome. See DEFEAT. 
 Overflow, inundate, submerge, deluge, flood. 
 
 Ant. Subsidence, deficiency, exhaustion. 
 Overlook, inspect, survey, excuse, forgive, pardon, neg* 
 lect, miss. 
 
 Ant. Visit, scrutinize, investigate, mark. 
 Overreach. See CHEAT. 
 
 Oversight, inadvertence, inattention, neglect, mistake, 
 error, omission, inspection, superintendance. 
 
 Ant. Scrutiny, correction, emendation, attention, mark, 
 
 notice. 
 Overt, "pen, public, notorious, manifest, patent. 
 
 Ant. Covert, secret, clandestine. 
 
 Overthrow, prostrate, demolish, overturn, destroy, ruin, 
 upset, beat, defeat, discomfit, rout. 
 
 Ant. Restore, reinstate, regenerate, revive, construct, 
 
 build. 
 Overture, pwposal, offer, invitation, resolution. 
 
 Ant. Inaction, quiescence. 
 Overturn. See OVERTHROW. 
 
 Overwhelm, drown, overbear, oppress, overpower, subdue, 
 crush. 
 
 Ant. Raise, re-establish, rescue, extricate. 
 Owe, indebted, beholden. 
 "\ Ant. Repay, liquidate, defray.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 133 
 
 Own, acknowledge, admit, confess, recognize, have 
 possess. 
 
 Ant. Disown, abjure, disavow, forfeit, lose, alienate. 
 Owner, proprietor, possessor, master, holder. 
 
 Ant. Servant, subordinate, lessee. 
 
 Pacific, peaceful, peaceable, mild, gentle, calm, quiet. 
 
 Ant. Warlike, tumultuous, harsh, quarrelsome, exasper- 
 
 ating. 
 Pacify, appease, calm, quiet, still, soothe. 
 
 Ant. Excite, exasperate, irritate, provoke, rouse. 
 Pagan, Gentile, heathen, idolater. 
 
 Ant. Believer, Christian. 
 Pageantry, pomp, splendor, show, magnificence. 
 
 Ant. Illusion, mockery, disorder, turbulence. 
 Pain, . anguish, agony, distress, suffering, pang, grief. 
 
 Ant. Pleasure, joy, felicity, enjoyment, delight, ease. 
 Pain, v. agonize, rack, torment, torture, trouble, annoy. 
 
 Ant. Relieve, ease, refresh, please, gratify. 
 Paint, color, represent, portray, delineate, depict. 
 
 Ant. Daub, caricature, misrepresent, misdepict, do 
 
 scribe. 
 Palatable, tasteful, savory, appetizing. 
 
 Ant. Unpalatable, disagreeable, sour, unsavory. 
 Pale, pallid, wan, whitish, sallow, faint. 
 
 Ant. Ruddy, deep, high-colored, conspicuous. 
 Palliate, extenuate, varnish, cover, allay, soothe, soften. 
 
 Ant. Expose, denounce, exaggerate, aggravate. 
 Pallid. See PALE. 
 Palpable. See APPARENT. 
 Palpitate, flutter, pant, throb, pulsate. 
 
 Ant. Pause, stop, cease. 
 
 Paltry, contemptible, pitiful, mean, sorry, despicable, 
 shabby, beggarly. 
 
 Ant. Admirable, magnificent, candid, straightforward, 
 
 estimable. 
 Panegyric, eulogy, encomium, eulogium, praise. 
 
 Ant. Satire, sarcasm, invective, tirade. 
 Pang, throe, twinge, agony, anguish, pain, distress. 
 
 Ant, Delight, glow, enjoyment, pleasure, gratification.
 
 134 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Pant. See PALPITATE. 
 
 Parable, fable, allegory, simile, similitude. 
 
 Ant. History, fact, narrative. 
 
 Parade, show, ostentation, vain-glory, procession, spec 
 tacle. 
 
 Ant. Concealment, modesty, humility, plainness, retirei 
 
 ment. 
 Parallel, equal, parity, analogous, like, similar. 
 
 Ant. Divergent, different, opposed, incongruous. 
 Paralyze. See ENERVATE. 
 Paramount, supreme, principal, chief. 
 
 Ant. Minor, inferior, subordinate. 
 Parasite, flatterer, sycophant, toady. 
 
 Ant. Friend, antagonist, traducer, calumniator. 
 Pardon, forgive, absolve, overlook, excuse, remit, acquit, 
 discharge, set free, clear, liberate. 
 
 Ant. Condemn, punish, visit, accuse. 
 Parent, author, origin, source, cause. 
 
 Ant. Offspring, child, issue, effect, progeny. 
 Parity. See EQUALITY. 
 Parsimonius. See MISERLY. 
 Parson, clergyman, incumbent, curate, minister. 
 
 Ant. Layman, member, sinner. 
 Part, separate, divide, sever, dissever, disunite, break. 
 
 Ant. Join, annex, compound, add, unite. 
 Partake, participate, share. 
 
 Ant. Forfeit, relinquish. 
 Partial, biassed, prejudiced, limited, incomplete. 
 
 Ant. Impartial, just, fair, equitable, total, universal 
 
 whole. 
 
 Participate. See PARTAKE. 
 Particular, singular, exact, nice, punctual, minute, careful. 
 
 Ant. General, universal, comprehensive, rough, coarse. 
 Particularly, primarily, especially, chiefly. 
 
 Ant. On the whole, generally. 
 Partisan. See ADHERENT. 
 Partition, part, divide, apportion, distribute. 
 
 Ant. Unite, coalesce, include, collect, incorporate. 
 Partner, colleague, coadjutor, associate, sharer, confeder- 
 ate, spouse. 
 
 Ant. Rival, opponent, competitor, antagonist.
 
 AtfD ANTITHETIC WORDS. I3 
 
 Partnership, union, connection, firm, house, association, 
 company, companionship, society. 
 
 Ant. Dissolution, separation, disunion. 
 Party, faction, confederacy, combination, detachment, 
 clique, league. 
 
 Ant. Individual, nation, state. 
 
 Passage, journey, course, road, route, avenue, channel, 
 clause, sentence. 
 
 Ant. Halt, rest, stop, discourse, essay. 
 Pass, elapse, glide, slip, slide. 
 
 Ant. Stay, remain, stand, wait. 
 
 Passion, anger, rage, fury, vehemence, impetuosity, love, 
 affection. 
 
 Ant. Apathy, indifference, coolness, frigidity. 
 Passionate, angry, excitable, fiery, vehement, impetuous, 
 glowing, burning, ardent, hot, hasty, irritable. 
 
 Ant. Impassionate, cool, deliberate, apathetic, quiet. 
 Passive, unresisting, unopposing, submissive, enduring; 
 patient. 
 
 Ant. Active, alert, positive, vehement. 
 Pastime, sport, play, recreation, amusement, diversion. 
 
 Ant. Business, study, labor, task, work. 
 Paternal. See PARENT. 
 Path. See ROAD. 
 Pathetic, moving, touching, affecting, melting, tender. 
 
 Ant. Ludicrous, funny, unaffecting, farcical. 
 Patience, resignation, endurance, fortitude. 
 
 Ant. Resistance, impatience, rebellion, inconstancy. 
 Patient. See PASSIVE. 
 Patronize, befriend, favor, countenance, support. 
 
 Ant. Discountenance, oppose, oppress, disfavor. 
 Pattern. See MODEL. 
 Pauperism. See POVERTY. 
 Pause, demur, hesitate, deliberate interval, suspense, 
 
 Ant. Continue, proceed, advance, persist, persevere. 
 Pay, n. wages, salary, hire, stipend, recompense. 
 
 Ant. Present, gratuity, gift. 
 
 Pay, v. liquidate, lessen, discharge, extinguish, cash, re- 
 ward. 
 
 Ant. Defraud, repudiate, hoard, retain, deprive. 
 Peace, quiet, calm, tranquility, repose, amity, 
 
 Ant, War, noise, tumult, disorder, strife, discord.
 
 136 A ZL CTIONAR Y OF S YNONYMO US 
 
 Peaceful, tranquil, quiet, still, pacific, undisturbed, calm, 
 
 placid, serene, mild, gentle. 
 
 Ant. Warlike, pugnacious, savage, hostile, fierce, vio- 
 lent. 
 Peasant, countryman, rustic, bumpkin, clodpole, swain. 
 
 Ant. Citizen, townsman, autocrat, lord. 
 Peculator. See THIEF. 
 Peculiar, particular, exclusive, remarkable, signal, special. 
 
 singular, uncommon. 
 
 Ant. General, universal, ordinary, common, public. 
 Pedantic, priggish, pedagogical learned. 
 
 Ant. Modest, unaffected. 
 Peel, skin, rind, husk. 
 
 Ant. Heart, core. 
 Peerless, unequaled, unmatched, matchless, unique. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, commonplace, mediocre. 
 Peevish, ill-natured, touchy, testy, captious, fractious, 
 
 cross, fretful, petulant, cynical, irascible. 
 Ant. Genial, good-natured, good-tempered, complaisant. 
 Pellucid. See CLEAR. 
 Penal, punitive, retributive, corrective. 
 
 Ant. Honorary, remunerative, reparatory. 
 Penalty, fine, amercement, mulct, forfeiture. 
 Ant. Reward, wages, premium, prize, compensation. 
 
 remuneration. 
 Penetrate, pierce, perforate, bore, fathom, reach. 
 
 Ant. Withdraw, fail. 
 
 Penetration, insight, sharpness, acuteness, sagacity, dis- 
 cernment, discrimination. 
 
 Ant. Dullness, shallowness, obtuseness, ignorance. 
 Penitence, contrition, repentance, remorse. 
 Ant. Obdi^acy, congratulation, approval, hard-hearted' 
 
 ness. 
 
 Pensive, thougfltful, meditative, dreamy, melancholy, de- 
 jected, depressed, cheerless, drooping. 
 Ant. Vacant, careless, thoughtless, joyous, unreflective. 
 Penurious. See MISERLY. 
 Penury, poverty, indigence, beggary, destitution, want, 
 
 need, privation. 
 
 Ant. Competence, wealth, affluence. 
 
 People, commonalty, populace, mob, mobility, nation, 
 tribe, race.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 137 
 
 Ant. Ruler, government, nobility, aristocracy 
 Perceive, see, discern, distinguish, observe, understand, 
 know, comprehend. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, miss, misconceive, misobserve. 
 Perception, seeing, sense, perceptibility, sensibility, sus- 
 ceptibility, sensation, apprehension, conviction. 
 
 Ant. Unsensibility, ignorance, misapprehension. 
 Peremptory, absolute, positive, arbitrary, despotic deci- 
 sive, imperative. 
 
 Ant. Suggestive, entreative, mild, gentle. 
 Perennial, imperishable, undying, immortal, deathless, 
 enduring, perpetual. 
 
 Ant. Occasional, periodical, uncertain, deficient. 
 Perfect, complete, whole, entire, finished, unbroken, 
 thorough, mature, ripe, absolute. 
 
 Ant. Imperfect, faulty, deficient, objective, scant, falli- 
 ble, blemished, spoiled. 
 Perfidous, faithless, treacherous, insidious, unfaithful. 
 
 Ant. True, staunch, faithful, honorable. 
 Perforate. See PENETRATE. 
 Perform. See ACCOMPLISH. 
 Performance. See ACT. 
 Performer, actor, player, comedian, tragedian. 
 
 Ant. Spectator, looker-on, audience. 
 Perfume, odor, scent, fragrance, aroma, smell, incense. 
 
 Ant. Stench, stink, fetor. 
 Perhaps, perchance, possibly, peradventure. 
 
 Ant. Certainly, inevitably, without doubt. 
 Peril, danger, hazard, jeopardy, risk, venture, insecurity. 
 
 Ant. Security, safety, certainty. 
 Period. See AGE. 
 Periodically, regularly, statedly. 
 
 Ant. Continually, spasmodically, fitfully. 
 Perish. See DIE. 
 
 Permanent, durable, abiding, enduring, lasting, fixed, 
 stable. 
 
 Ant. Transient, ephemeral, fleeting, frail, transitory. 
 i*ermission, permit, leave, liberty, license. 
 
 Ant. Prohibition, denial, refusal, prevention, hindrance. 
 Permit. See ALLOW. 
 Pernicious. See HURT.
 
 138 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Perpetual, constant, continual, continuous, endless, eter. 
 nal, lasting, incessant, ceaseless, unceasing, uninter- 
 rupted. 
 
 Ant. Occasional, transient, periodic, momentary, acci- 
 dental, casual. 
 Perplex, embarrass, harass, confuse, bewilder, entangle, 
 
 involve, puzzle. 
 
 Ant. Clear, enlighten, elucidate, simplify, explicate. 
 Persecute, oppress, harrow, afflict, worry, annoy. 
 
 Ant Encourage, inspirit, abet, support. 
 Persevere, continue, persist, pursue, proceed. 
 
 Ant. Lag, fail, rest, withdraw, refrain, abstain. 
 Persons, men, people, folks, individuals. 
 
 Ant. Collection, assembly, nation, state. 
 Perspicuous, clear, plain, distinct, unequivocal, unmistak- 
 able, intelligible. 
 
 Ant. Obscure, confused, unintelligible. 
 Persuade, extort, urge, allure, incite, influence. 
 
 Ant. Deter, disincline, dissuade, coerce, compel, order. 
 Persuasion. See PERSUADE. 
 Pert, forward, flippant, saucy, impertinent, impudent. 
 
 Ant. Modest, bashful, demure, staid. 
 Pertinacious, obstinate, inflexible, stubborn, determined. 
 
 Ant. Inconstant, irresolute, volatile, unreliable. 
 Pertinent, fit, relevant, proper, appropriate, applicable, 
 
 related. 
 
 Ant. Alien, discordant, unrelated, unconnected, repug- 
 nant. 
 
 Perturb. See VEX. 
 Pervade, diffuse, spread, permeate, overspread, fill. 
 
 Ant. Affect, touch. 
 Perverse, awkward, cross, untoward, petulant, peevish, 
 
 crooked, froward, wayward, stubborn. 
 Ant. Docile, complaisant, obliging, amenable, gentle. 
 Pest, bane, plague, ruin, pestilence, taint. 
 
 Ant. Benefit, blessing, good, acquisition. 
 Pestilential, contagious, infectious, epidemical, mischiev- 
 ous, pernicious, noxious, baneful, destructive. 
 Ant. Innocuous, genial, wholesome, salubrious, salu- 
 tary, pure, nutritive, healthy. 
 
 Petition, prayer, supplication, entreaty, request, suit, ap- 
 peal
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. '139 
 
 Ant. Protest, command, injunction, demand, exaction. 
 
 requirement. 
 Petty, trifling, trivial, frivolous, insignificant, small, little 
 
 Ant. Large, liberal, broad, noble, generous. 
 Petulant. See PEEVISH. 
 Phantom. See GHOST. 
 Philanthropic, charitable, kind, benevolent, gracious. 
 
 Ant. Selfish, egotistical, misanthropic, morose. 
 Philosophy, science, knowledge. 
 
 Ant. Ignorance, stupidity. 
 Phlegmatic, frigid, cold, heavy, unfeeling, apathetic. 
 
 Ant. Passionate, active, energetic, interested, alert. 
 Physical, material, corporeal, tangible, natural, bodily. 
 
 Ant. Spiritual, mental, immaterial, moral, intangible. 
 Pick, pluck, choose, cull, select, gather. 
 
 Ant. Reject, discard, repudiate, relegate, bunch, grasp. 
 Picturesque, graphic, imaginative. 
 
 Ant. Unpicturesque, tame, desolate, cheerless, homely. 
 Picture, likeness, painting, image, resemblance, drawing, 
 representation, effigy. 
 
 Ant. Original, landscape, scene, body, nature. 
 Pierce, penetrate, perforate, bore, broach, tap. 
 
 Ant. Blunt, soothe, allay, lull, compose. 
 Piercing. See PIERCE. 
 
 Piety, religion, sanctity, holiness, devotion, grace, godli- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Impiety, ungodliness, profanity, hypocrisy. 
 ^ile, v. heap, accumulate, hoard, amass, collect. 
 *' Ant. Demolish, scatter, upset, overthrow, disperse, 
 
 separate. 
 f*ile, n. building, edifice, structure, thread, fiber. 
 
 Ant. Heap, ruin, material, finish. 
 Pilfer, filch, steal, purloin. 
 
 Ant. Pillage, rifle, plunder, restore, refrain. 
 Pillage. See PLUNDER. 
 Pillar, column, shaft, post, support. 
 
 Ant. Base, capitol, arch, wall. 
 Pilot, guide, steer, direct, conduct. 
 
 Ant. Mislead, betray, lose, misdirect. 
 Pinch. See SQUEEZE. 
 Pine. See LANGUISH. 
 Pious, holy, godly vsaintly, devout, religious.
 
 I 4 o A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Impious, ungodly, sinful, hypocritical, bad. 
 Piquant, pungent, acrid, smart, keen, biting, harsh, sting- 
 ing, cutting, racy. 
 Ant. Tame, dull, flat, insipid. 
 Pique. See SPITE. 
 Pitch, fling, cast, launch, throw. 
 
 Ant. Draw, pull, hold, restrain, push. 
 Piteous, doleful, pitiable, mournful, sad, deplorable. 
 Ant. Joyous, pleasant, comfortable, desirable, delect* 
 
 able. 
 Pith, gist, kernel, cream, strength, marrow. 
 
 Ant. Dressing, surroundings, verbiage. 
 Pithy, terse, concise, forcible, strong. 
 
 Ant. Fruitless, vapid, weak, diluted, insipid. 
 Pitiful. See MEAN. 
 
 Pity, n. compassion, sympathy, condolence, mercy. 
 Ant. Cruelty, pitilessness, hardheartedness, relentless* 
 
 ness. 
 
 Place, n. See POSITION. 
 Place, v. put, set, lay, dispose, order, organize, array, 
 
 marshal. 
 Ant. Disturb, remove, disarrange, misplace, uproot. 
 
 transport. 
 
 Placid, serene, calm, peaceful, tranquil, unruffled, mild. 
 Ant. Ruffled, troubled, stormy, excited, agitated, dis 
 
 turbed. 
 Plague, annoy, molest, vex, tease, trouble, harass, tor 
 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Please, gratify, amuse, soothe, comfort, allay. 
 Plain, even, level, flat, smooth, apparent, visible, clear 
 obvious, intelligible, certain, evident, manifest, di 
 tinct, palpable, open, candid, frank, sincere, free, in> 
 genuous. 
 
 Ant. Uneven, undulatory, rough, broken, abrupt, con. 
 fused, obstructed, uncertain, dubious, ambiguous, enig- 
 matical, fair, beautiful, artful. 
 Plaintive, doleful, sad, mournful, melancholy. 
 
 Ant. Joyous, exultant, glad, cheerful, cheering. 
 Plan. See DESIGN. 
 Plastic, pliant, ductile, tractile. 
 
 Ant. Stubborn, unyielding, unmalleable, inflexible. 
 Plaudit. See ACCLAMATION.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. '4* 
 
 Plausible, colorable, specious, ostensible, feasible. 
 
 Ant. Unmistakable, genuine, sterling, true. 
 Play, game, sport, pastime, amusement, gambol, drama. 
 
 Ant. Occupation, labor, business, work, idleness. 
 Playful, sportive, lively, jocund, merry, gay, sprightly, 
 vivacious, racy, buoyant. 
 
 Ant. Inert, slow, sluggish, sad, melancholy. 
 Plea, excuse, apology, defence, vindication, entreaty. 
 
 Ant. Charge, accusation, impeachment, action. 
 Plead, defend, vindicate, exonerate, justify, exculpate, 
 I excuse. 
 
 Ant. Charge, accuse, impeach, condemn. 
 Pleasant. See AGREEABLE. 
 Please, gratify, satisfy, content, delight, fascinate, indulge. 
 
 Ant. Displease, dissatisfy, annoy, trouble, vex, irritate. 
 Pleasure, comfort, enjoyment, gratification, joy, delight, 
 rapture, charm, wish. 
 
 Ant. Pain, suffering, affliction, trouble, asceticism. 
 Plebeian, ignoble, vulgar, low-born. 
 
 Ant. Patrician, noble, aristocratic, high-born, high. 
 
 bred. 
 Pledge, pawn, earnest, security, surety, guarantee. 
 
 Ant. Word, promise, parole, assurance. 
 Plentiful. See ABUNDANT. 
 Plenty, enough, sufficiency, abundance, fullness. 
 
 Ant. Scantiness, insufficiency. 
 Pliable, pliant, flexible, lithe, supple, yielding, docile. 
 
 Ant. Stiff, brittle, stubborn, unbending, unmanageable. 
 Plight. See PLEDGE. 
 
 Plot, n. stratagem, conspiracy, combination, confederacy, 
 scheme, plan. 
 
 Ant. Action, execution, deed, resolution, law. 
 Plot, v. concoct, hatch, frame, contrive, conspire. 
 
 Ant. Resolve, consult, debate, discover, defeat. 
 Pluck, courage, mettle, spirit, nerve. 
 
 Ant. Timidity, cowardice. 
 Plump, fleshy, round, fat, full, chubby. 
 
 Ant. Lean, thin, wizened, shriveled, emaciated, lank. 
 
 weak. 
 Plunder, pillage, booty, loot, spoil, robbery, depredation, 
 
 Ant. Wages, desert, gratuity, present. 
 Plunge, dive, dip, douse, sink.
 
 I 4 2 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Emerge, issue, rise, extricate. 
 Ply. Se URGE. 
 
 Poetical, metrical, versified, imaginative, dreamy, ficti- 
 tious. 
 Ant. Prosaic, unmetrical, commonplace, historical, 
 
 mathematical, logical, sober. 
 Poignant, sharp, keen, biting, severe, deep, intense, 
 
 stinging. 
 
 Ant. Blunt, dull, gentle, shallow. 
 Pointed, aim, level, direct, sharpen, show, punctuate. 
 
 Ant. Suggest, intimate, hint. 
 Point, peaked, sharp, marked, keen, severe. 
 
 Ant. Pointless, aimless, feeble, inexpressive. 
 Poison, bane, pest, venom, virus, infection. 
 Ant. Purification, disinfectant, antidote. 
 Policy, plan, device, stratagem, management. 
 Ant. Conjecture, hazard, mismanagement. 
 Polish, brighten, burnish, glaze, civilize, cultivate, refine. 
 
 Ant. Dull, scratch, mar, spoil, dim, barbarize. 
 Polite, refined, genteel, civil, accomplished, well-bred. 
 Ant. Awkward, rude, uncouth, ill-bred, discourteous, 
 
 boorish. 
 
 Politeness. See AFFABILITY. 
 Politic, wise, political, civil, judicious, prudential. 
 
 Ant. Imprudent, unwise, improvident, impolitic. 
 Pollute, contaminate, soil, defile, taint, infect, corrupt, de- 
 prave, demoralize. 
 
 Ant. Purify, clarify, disinfect, filter. 
 Pomp, parade, display, gorgeousness, splendor, grandeur, 
 
 pageantry, show, state. 
 
 Ant. Quiet, simplicity, privacy, plainness, unceremo- 
 niousness. 
 Pompous, majestic, stately, grand, august, dignified, lofty, 
 
 inflated, bombastic. 
 
 Ant. Unassuming, modest, unobtrusive. 
 Ponder. See REFLECT. 
 Ponderous, heavy, weighty, massive, bulky. 
 Ant. Light, trifling, airy, volatile, subtle. 
 Poor, indigent, needy, penniless, necessitous, deficient, 
 
 scanty. 
 
 Ant. Rich, wealthy, affluent, abundant, liberal, ample, 
 moneyed, sufficient. /
 
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 Populace, people, commonalty, vulgar, mob. 
 
 Ant. Nobility, aristocracy, government, individual. 
 Popular, common, general, prevailing, favorite. 
 
 Ant. Exclusive, restricted, scientific, unpopular, odious. 
 Port, harbor, haven, entrance, portal. 
 
 Ant. Sea, ocean, coast. 
 Portal. See GATE. 
 Portend, foreshow, augur, presage, forebode, betoken, 
 
 threaten. 
 
 Ant. Avert, contradict, nullify, negative, preclude. 
 Portion, part, division, share, piece, bit, section, fragment, 
 
 parcel. 
 
 Ant. Whole, substance, bulk, mass. 
 Portly, majestic, stately, grand, dignified, burly, stout. 
 
 Ant. Thin, undignified, unimposing, mean. 
 Portray, draw, sketch, paint, depict, delineate, represent, 
 
 describe. 
 
 Ant. Caricature, misrepresent, misportray, suggest. 
 Position, place, locality, situation, spot, site, action, gesture, 
 
 posture, attitude. 
 Ant. Displacement, absence. 
 Positive, actual, true, real, certain, sure, definitive, fixed, 
 
 settled, confident, dogmatic. 
 
 int. Negative, fictitious, imaginary, contingent, de- 
 pendent, conditional, implied, dubious, uncertain, 
 doubtful. 
 Possess, have, own, hold, occupy. 
 
 Ant. Abandon, renounce, surrender, lose, forfeit, resign, 
 Possible, practicable, likely, feasible. 
 
 Ant. Impossible, impracticable. 
 Possibly, perhaps, peradventure, perchance, haply. 
 
 Ant. Certain, without doubt, positively, never. 
 Post. See POSITION ; also MAIL, STAKE, PILLAR. 
 Practical, serviceable, useful, experienced, skillful. 
 Ant. Impracticable, theoretical, unserviceable, awk- 
 ward. 
 Practice, custom, habit, manner, use, usage, exercise. 
 
 Ant. Theory, speculation, disuse, inexperience, idleness. 
 Praise, n. approval, eulogy, commendation, applause, ex- 
 altation, honor. 
 Ant. Blame, censure, disapproval.
 
 144 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Praise, v. commend, extol, eulogize, panegyrize, laud, ap. 
 plaud, glorify. 
 
 Ant. Condemn, reprove, disapprove, censure, blame. 
 Praiseworthy, laudable, honorable, commendable, merito- 
 rious, worthy. 
 
 Ant. Blamable, censurable, reprehensible. 
 Prate, tattle, babble, chat, chatter, prattle, gossip. 
 
 Ant. Orate, speak, debate, discuss. 
 Pray. See SUPPLICATE. 
 Prayer. See PETITION. 
 Preamble, preface, introduction. 
 
 Ant. Perorative, finale, conclusion, essay, body. 
 Precarious, doubtful, dubious, uncertain, insecure, unset 
 tied. 
 
 Ant. Safe, certain, assured, systematic, immutable. 
 Precaution, care, forethought. 
 
 Ant. Improvidence, carelessness, thoughtlessness. 
 Precede, lead, go before, herald. 
 
 Ant. Succeed, follow. 
 
 Precedence, priority, pre-eminence, preference, anteced 1 
 ence. 
 
 Ant. Inferiority, sequence, posteriority. 
 Precept, command, injunction, mandate, direction, order, 
 rule, law, maxim, doctrine, principle. 
 
 Ant. Suggestion- hint, prompting, impulse. 
 Preceptor, teacher, tutor, instructor, schoolmaster. 
 
 Ant. Pupil, scholar, student. 
 Precincts, borders, limits, bounds confines, districts. 
 
 Ant. Heart, center, nucleus. 
 Precious, valuable, costly, dear, estimable. 
 
 Ant. Worthless valueless, unvalued. 
 Precipitate, v. hurry, hasten, cast down, expedite. 
 
 Ant. Hinder, restrain, retard, deter, obstruct. 
 Precipitate, a. hasty, hurried, rash, premature. 
 
 Ant. Deliberate, slow, shallow, inclined, undulating 
 
 level. 
 
 Precise, accurate, correct, particular, exact, nice, punctili 
 ous. 
 
 Ant. Indefinite, vague, inexact, rough, loose, inaccuratf 
 
 unceremon ious. 
 Precision. See PRECISE. 
 Preclude, prevent, obviate, hinder, debar.
 
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 Ant. Admit, promote, further, advance. 
 Precursory, preceding, anterior, prefatory. 
 
 Ant. Subsequent, consequent, eventual, posterior. 
 Predecessor, ancestor, forefather, progenitor, forerunner 
 
 Ant. Successor, junior, posterity. 
 Predict, foretell, prognosticate, prophesy, foreshadow. 
 
 Ant. Tell, narrate, recount, recall, report. 
 Predilection, preference, partiality, bias, prejudice. 
 
 Ant. Aversion, antipathy, disinclination, apathy. 
 Predominant, prevailing, prevalent, ascendant, overruling 
 
 Ant. Subordinate, inferior 
 
 Pre-eminence, priority, precedence, antecedence, superi: 
 ority. 
 
 Ant. Inferiority, equality. 
 Preface. See PREAMBLE. 
 Prefer, choose, fancy, select, raise, exalt, promote, further. 
 
 Ant. Reject, postpone, defer, withhold, degrade, debase. 
 Pregnant, prolific, teeming, replete, enciente. 
 
 Ant. Sterile, barren, void, meaningless. 
 Prejudice, prepossession, bias, partiality, detriment, harm. 
 
 Ant. Impartiality, fairness, judgement, advantage. 
 Preliminary, prefatory, introductory, previous, anteced- 
 ent. 
 
 Ant. Subsequent, following, succeeding. 
 Prelude, introduction, preface, prologue. 
 
 Ant. Sequel, conclusion. 
 Premature, precipitate, rash, hasty, untimely, early. 
 
 Ant. Timely, seasonable, opportune. 
 Premeditation, forethought, forecast. 
 
 Ant. Hazard, impromptu, extemporization. 
 Premium, recompense, reward, bonus, bribe. 
 
 Ant. Penalty, fine, forfeit, depreciation. 
 Prepare, fit, equip, qualify, make ready, furnish, -adapt, 
 adjust, arrange. 
 
 Ant. Derange, demolish, subvert, misfit. 
 Preponderate, predominate, prevail, overbalance, out* 
 weigh, outbalance. 
 
 Ant. Fail, sink, succumb. 
 
 Prepossessing, charming, engaging, taking, attractive 
 winning. 
 
 Ant. Repulsive, unprepossessing, disagreeable. 
 Preposterous, irrational, foolish, absurd, ridiculous.
 
 146 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Reasonable, fair, just, moderate, sound, right. 
 Prerogative, privilege, immunity, right, exemption. 
 
 Ant. Disqualification, disfranchisement. 
 Presage, foresee, predict, portend, augur, forebode, crog 
 
 nosticate, betoken, threaten. 
 Ant. Fulfill, occur, recall, report, announce, 
 prescribe, appoint, ordain, dictate, decree, enjoin, impose. 
 
 order. 
 
 Ant. Prohibit, discountenance, suggest. 
 Present, a. existing, subsistent, nigh, immediate, instant 
 
 current. 
 
 Ant. Absent, distant, remote, separate. 
 Present. See GIFT. 
 Present, v. offer, exhibit, give, introduce. 
 
 Ant. Accept, take, receive, retain, withhold. 
 Presentiment, foreboding, foretaste, anticipation, fore 
 
 thought. 
 
 Ant. Surprise, miscalculation, accident, fore-knowledge. 
 Preserve, keep, save, secure, defend, uphold, embalm 
 
 protect, guard, spare. 
 Ant. Damage, impair, abandon, injure. 
 Press, compress, crush, squeeze, oppress, gall, urge, en- 
 force, impress, crowd, harass. 
 
 Ant. Relax, ease, free, relieve, liberate, entice, allure. 
 Pressure, urgency, exigency, hurry, crushing, squeezing. 
 
 Ant. Relief, ease, liberty. 
 
 Presume, suppose, think, infer, believe, conjecture, appre- 
 hend. 
 
 Ant. Deduce, prove, argue, hesitate, distrust. 
 Presumptuous, presuming, over-confident, forward, ar- 
 rogant, bold, rash, foolhardy. 
 Ant. Modest, diffident, bashful, hesitating. 
 Pretence, cloak, mask, garb, pretext, excuse, plea. 
 
 Ant. Reality, truth, candor, fact. 
 Pretend, feign, affect, simulate, profess. 
 
 Ant. Substantiate, test, verify, detect, refute. 
 Pretext. See PRETENCE. 
 Pretty. See BEAUTIFUL. 
 
 Prevalence, influence, custom, power, operation, prepond- 
 erance. 
 
 Ant. Disuse, decay, obsoleteness, disappearance, aboli- 
 tion.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 14? 
 
 Prevail, predominate, obtain, succeed. 
 
 Ant. Fail, sink, succumb, abolish, disappear. 
 Prevailing, proper, prevalent, ruling, ascendant. 
 
 Ant. Mitigated, diminishing, subordinate, powerless. 
 Prevaricate, quibble, caval, shuffle, equivocate. 
 
 Ant. Affirm, maintain, prove, substantiate. 
 Prevent, impede, thwart, obviate, hinder, obstruct, bar, 
 neutralize. 
 
 Ant. Promote, aid, expedite, encourage, advance, 
 
 cause. 
 Previous, preceding, foregomg, antecedent, anterior, prior 
 
 Ant. Subsequent, succeeding, following, later. 
 Prey, food, victim, sacrifice, spoil, booty, ravage. 
 
 Ant. Rights, earnings, wages, due. 
 Price, cost, charge, expense, figure, value, worth. 
 
 Ant. Discount, allowance, donation, gift. 
 Priceless, invaluable, inestimable. 
 
 Ant. Cheap, valueless. 
 
 Pride, arrogance, haughtiness, vanity, self-esteem, lordli- 
 ness, conceit, loftiness, vain-glory. 
 
 Ant. Meekness, modesty, humility, lowliness. 
 Priggish, dandified, foppish, affected, coxcombical. 
 
 Ant. Sensible, unaffected, plain, honest. 
 Prim, precise, demure, formal, starched, stiff, priggish. 
 
 Ant. Informal, easy, genial, natural. 
 Primary, first, earliest, primitive, pristine, original, 
 primeval. 
 
 Ant. Secondary, subordinate, inferior, subsequent, 
 later. 
 
 Prime, primal, first, capital, first-rate, perfect, excellent. 
 
 Ant. Inferior, impaired, deteriorated, defective. 
 Primitive, old-fashioned, first, pristine, ancient, anti- 
 quated, primeval. 
 
 Ant. Modern, modish, civilized, sophisticated. 
 Princely, royal, regal, stately, august, noble, munificent. 
 
 Ant. Lowly, beggarly, mean. 
 
 Principal, chief, leading, first, highest, supreme, main, 
 essential. 
 
 Ant. Subordinate, secondary, subject, auxiliary, minor. 
 Principally, chiefly, essentially, manly. 
 
 Ant. Secondarily, subsequently.
 
 i 4 8 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Principle, ground, reason, motive, impulse, maxim, rule; 
 
 rectitude, integrity. 
 
 Ant. Action, issue, exercise, application. 
 Print, mark, impress, stamp, imprint. 
 
 Ant. Write, speak, engrave. 
 Prior. See PREVIOUS. 
 Pristine. See PRIMARY. 
 Privacy, solitude, retirement, seclusion, retreat, secrecy, 
 
 concealment. 
 
 Ant. Publicity, exposure, notoriety. 
 Privation, loss, bereavement, destitution, poverty, want. 
 Ant. Supply, benefaction, compensation, recovery, 
 
 restitution. 
 
 Privilege, immunity, .advantage, favor, prerogative, ex- 
 emption, right, claim. 
 
 Ant. Prohibition, inhibition, exclusion, disqualification. 
 Prize, n. seizure, capture, booty, spoil, loot, plunder, 
 
 trophy, palm. 
 
 Ant. Loss, forfeiture, penalty, sacrifice, failure, in- 
 famy. 
 Prize, -v. esteem, rate, appraise, assess, value. 
 
 Ant. Dislike, abhor, condemn, despise. 
 Probability, chance, likelihood, appearance, presumption. 
 
 Ant. Improbability, unlikelihood. 
 
 Probity, recritude, honesty, integrity, uprightness, sincer- 
 ity, soundness. 
 
 Ant. Dishonesty, rascality, vice. 
 Procedure. See PROCEEDING. 
 Proceed, move, pass, advance, arise, issue, emanate. 
 
 Ant. Recede, retreat, stand, stop, stay, discontinue. 
 Proceeding, transaction, measure, step, procedure, pro. 
 cess, course, form, progress, progression, suit, trial, 
 case. 
 
 Ant. Inaction, abandonment, desistence, deviation. 
 Procession, train, march, caravan, retinue, cavalcade, 
 
 cortege. 
 
 Ant. Rabble, mob, confusion, rout. 
 
 Proclaim, advertise, announce, publish, declare, promul- 
 gate, report. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, suppress, secrete, contain. 
 Proclamation. See PROCLAIM.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 149 
 
 Proclivity, propensity, tendency, bias, bent, proneness, 
 
 aptitude. 
 
 Ant. Aversion, indisposition, disinclination. 
 Procrastinate, delay, defer, adjourn, postpone, put off, 
 
 dally. 
 
 Ant. Hurry, complete, finish. 
 Procure, obtain, acquire, gain, get, reap, win, earn. 
 
 Ant. Miss, lose, forfeit. 
 Prodigal, extravagant, improvident, lavish, profuse, waste* 
 
 ful. 
 
 Ant. Frugal, economical, close, saving, miserly. 
 Prodigious. See ENORMOUS. 
 Prodigy, wonder, miracle, marvel, monster. 
 
 Ant. Imposture, individual, nature. 
 Produce, yield, give, generate, occasion, realize, show, 
 
 lengthen. 
 
 Ant. Retain, withhold, destroy, contract, reduce. 
 Profane, impious, irreligious, unhallowed, secular, unholy, 
 
 ungodly, godless. 
 
 Ant. Pious, sacred, holy, devout, reverent. 
 Profess, affect, pretend, feign, own. 
 
 Ant. Renounce, repudiate, abjure. 
 Profession. See OCCUPATION. 
 Proffer, volunteer, offer, propose, tender. 
 
 Ant. Withhold, detain, refrain. 
 Proficiency, advancement, progress, improvement, skill, 
 
 dexterity. 
 
 Ant. Failure, backwardness, awkwardness. 
 Proficient, adept, master, expert. 
 
 Ant. Tyro, amateur, novice, dunce. 
 Profit, gain, emolument, advantage, benefit, service, avail, 
 
 use. 
 
 Ant. Loss, detriment, damage, waste. 
 Profligate, abandoned, dissolute, depraved, vicious, de* 
 
 generate, corrupt, demoralized. 
 Ant. Virtuous, honest, principled, conscientious. 
 Profound, deep, penetrating, solemn, abstruse, recondite. 
 
 Ant. Shallow, superficial. 
 Profuse, extravagant, prodigal, lavish, improvident exces. 
 
 sive, copious, plentiful. 
 
 Ant. Scanty, sparing, parsimonious, poor. 
 Progeny, children, descendants, cac/v. offspring, issue. v
 
 1 50 A DICTION AR Y OF S YNON YMO US 
 
 Ant. Stock, parentage, ancestry. 
 Prognosticate. See PREDICT. 
 Progress, advancement, growth, progression, movement, 
 
 march, improvement. 
 
 Ant. Delay, stoppage, retrogression, failure, relapse. 
 Prohibit, hinder, debar, prevent, forbid, interdict, inhibit. 
 
 Ant. Permit, grant, allow, sanction. 
 Project, n. design, plan, scheme, contrivance, device. 
 
 Ant. Hazard, chance, venture. 
 Project, v. shoot, discharge, throw, hurl, jut, protrude 
 
 bulge. 
 
 Ant. Withdraw, draw, pull, attract "ecoil, retain. 
 Prolific. See FERTILE. 
 Prolix. See DIFFUSE. 
 Prolong. See LENGTHEN. 
 
 Prominent, eminent, conspicuous, jutting, important, lead- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Inconspicuous, minor, unimportant, receding, in- 
 dented, engraved. 
 
 Promiscuous, mixed, unarranged, mingled, indiscriminate. 
 Ant. Sorted, select, arranged, reserved, exclusive, nice. 
 Promise. See PLEDGE. 
 Promote, encourage, aid, further, advance, forward, 
 
 farther. 
 
 Ant. Repress, hinder, discourage, check, allay, dis- 
 honor, abase. 
 Prompt, v. incite, animate, urge, impel. 
 
 Ant. Tardy, late, backward, sluggish, inactive- 
 prompt, a. expeditious, quick, alert, agile, active, brisk, 
 
 ready. 
 
 Ant. Tardy, late, sluggish, behindhand. 
 Promptitude, readiness, promptness, quickness, alacrity. 
 
 activity, briskness. 
 
 Ant. Unreadiness, tardiness, hesitation, inaction. 
 Promulgate, publish, announce, advertise, proclaim, de 
 
 clare, spread. 
 
 Ant. Suppress, conceal, stifle, hush, discountenance. 
 Prone, /nclining, prostrate, flat, tending, apt. 
 
 Ant. Averse, disinclined, indisposed. 
 Pronounce, articulate, speak, utter, deliver, express, enun- 
 ciate, declare, affirm. 
 , JLvt. Mispronounce, suppress, stifle, silence, mumble,
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 151 
 
 Proof, demonstration, evidence, testimony, experience, 
 
 trial, experiment, test, assay. 
 Ant. Disproof, failure, fallacy, invalidity. 
 Propagate, spread, circulate, diffuse, disseminate, extend, 
 
 breed, increase, generate. 
 Ant. Extinguish, contract, suppress, reduce, diminish, 
 
 fail, die. 
 
 Propensity, inclination, disposition, bias, proneness, ten- 
 dency, bent, predilection, proclivity. 
 Ant. Aversion, disinclination, indisposition. 
 Proper, legitimate, right, just, fair, equitable, honest, suit- 
 able, fit, befitting, decent, pertinent, appropriate. 
 Ant. Improper, wrong, unsuitable, common, indecent, 
 
 unbecoming. 
 Property, goods, possessions, wealth, estate, peculiarity, 
 
 quality, attribute, effects. 
 
 Ant. Poverty, want, failure, penury, aspect, essence. 
 Prophesy, foretell, predict, prognosticate. 
 
 Ant. Recount, tell, relate. 
 Propitiate, conciliate, reconcile. 
 
 Ant. Alienate, estrange, exasperate. 
 Propitious, fortunate, promising, favorable, auspicious, 
 
 timely. 
 
 Ant. Unpropitious, hostile, untimely, unfavorable. 
 Proportion, rate, ratio, degree. 
 
 Ant. Misproportion, misadjudgement. 
 Proposal, offer, tender, overture, proposition. 
 Ant. Withdrawal, order, command, warning, prohibi- 
 tion. 
 Propose, purpose, intend, mean, move, propound, design, 
 
 offer, proffer, bid, tender. 
 Ant. Chance, risk, venture, revoke. 
 Proprietor, possessor, owner, master. 
 Ant. Lessee, servant, subordinate. 
 
 Propriety, expediency, fitness, justness, decorum, correct- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Imppropriety, indecorum, unconventionality 
 Prorogue, adjourn, postpone, delay, defer. 
 Ant. Convene, call, assemble, prolong. 
 Prosecute, continue, pursue, persevere, persist, arraign. 
 Ant, Discontinue, abandon, exonerate, acquit.
 
 152 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Prospect, view, survey, landscape, perspective, vista, 
 scene, promise, hope. 
 
 Ant. Obscurity, darkness, cloud, hopelessness, improb- 
 ability. 
 
 Prosper. See SUCCEED. 
 Prosperity. See WELFARE. 
 Prostrate, oppressed, trampled on, abject, paralyzed. 
 
 Ant. Erect, upright, restored, vertical, revived 
 Protect. See DEFEND. 
 Protection, shield, defence, preservation, guard, shelter. 
 
 Ant. Betrayal, abandonment, exposure. 
 Protest, assert, affirm, declare, predicate, aver, assure, 
 denounce. 
 
 Ant. Sanction, endorse, acquiesce, agree. 
 Protract. See PROLONG. 
 Protrude, jut, project, bulge, shoot, out, suspend. 
 
 Ant. Recede, indent, incline. 
 
 Proud, stately, vain, lofty, arrogant, conceited, boastful, 
 grand, assuming, haughty, vain-glorious. 
 
 Ant. Humble, meek, lowly, affable, deferential. 
 Prove, examine, assay, evince, demonstrate, establish, 
 confirm, manifest, argue, attest, verify. 
 
 Ant. Disprove, refute, contradict. 
 Proverb, adage, maxim, aphorism, saying, byword, saw. 
 
 Ant. Essay, dissertation, oration, yarn. 
 Provide, procure, prepare, furnish, supply, arrange, get. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, overlook, withhold, retain, refuse, ap- 
 propriate. 
 Provident, careful, cautious, thrifty, prudent, economical. 
 
 Ant. Improvident, reckless, careless. 
 Provision, food, supplies, clause, duty, function. 
 
 Ant. Neglect, oversight, want, destitution, pittance. 
 Provoke. See IRRITATE. 
 Prowess. See BRAVERY. 
 Proximity, nearness, vicinity, neighborhood 
 
 Ant. Distance, remoteness, separation. 
 Proxy. See DEPUTY. 
 Prudence, carefulness, judgment, discretion, wisdom. 
 
 Ant. Impudence, rashness, indiscretion, silliness, reck- 
 lessness. 
 Pry, scrutinize, peep, peer, look into, search. 
 
 Ant. Disregard, overlook, connive.
 
 153 
 
 Public, common, general, open, notorious 
 
 Ant. Private, personal, secret, secluded. 
 Publish, proclaim, advertise, announce, declare, divulge, 
 disclose, reveal, issue, bring out, print. 
 
 Ant. Suppress, reserve, conceal, whisper, deny. 
 Puerile, youthful, juvenile, boyish, childish, infantile, tri- 
 fling, weak, silly. 
 
 Ant. Manly, vigorous, powerful, cogent. 
 Pull, draw, haul, gather, drag, tu^ 
 
 Ant. Push, eject, propel. 
 Punctilious, nice, particular, formal, precise. 
 
 Ant. Uncermonious, unconventional, unscrupulous. 
 Punctual, exact, precise, nice, particular prompt, timely. 
 
 Ant. Late, tardy, dilatory, unpunctual. 
 Pungent, acrid, acrimonious, piquant, smart, keen, sting- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Soothing, mellow, luscious, unctuous. 
 Punish, chastise, castigate, correct, chasten, scourge p 
 whip. 
 
 Ant. Reward, remunerate, approve, indemnify. 
 Puny. See WEAK. 
 Pupil, scholar, disciple, learner, student, ward, tyro. 
 
 Ant. Teacher, master, adept, guardian. 
 Purchase. See BUY. 
 
 Pure, unmixed, unspotted, unsullied, real, unadulterated, 
 genuine, unblemished, spotless, immaculate, absolute. 
 
 Ant. Impure, foul, corrupt, stained, denied, sullied, 
 
 tarnished, guilty. 
 Purify, clarify, clear, cleanse. 
 
 Ant. Blacken, befoul, corrupt, stain, defile, sully. 
 Purloin. See STEAL. 
 
 Purport, tenor, sense, meaning, import, drift, spirit, in- 
 tent, signification. 
 
 Ant. Statement, assertion, declaration, proposition. 
 Purpose, n. object, design, intention, view, aim, drift, end. 
 
 Ant. Chance, fate, hazard, lot, accident. 
 Purpose, v. See PROPOSE. 
 Pursue, chase, hunt, track, follow, prosecute. 
 
 Ant. Catch, hold, stop, withdraw, retire, abandon 
 Push, thrust, impel, urge, press, drive. 
 
 Ant. Pull, draw, drag. 
 Putative, supposed, reputed, credited, deemed, reported.
 
 154 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Real, veritable, authenticated, actual. 
 Putrefy, rot, decompose, corrupt, decay. 
 
 Ant. Purify, preserve, freshen, disinfect. 
 Puzzle, perplex, confound, embarrass, bewilder, confuse. 
 
 Ant. Enlighten, instruct, illumine, clear, solve. 
 
 Quack, impostor, pretender, charlatan, empiric, mounte- 
 bank. 
 
 Ant. Dupe, gull, victim, authority. 
 Quail, cow, daunt, dismay, intimidate, flinch, quake, 
 
 tremble. 
 
 Ant. Stand, defy, face, endure. 
 
 Quaint, artful, curious, far-fetched, fanciful, odd, singular. 
 Ant. Commonplace, ordinary, common, modern, 
 
 dowdy. 
 Quake, quail, shake, tremble, shudder, quiver. 
 
 Ant. Stand, rest, calm. 
 Qualification, capacity, fitness, capability. 
 
 Ant. Disqualification, incapacity, unfitness. 
 Qualify, fit, adapt, suit, abate, modify, soften. 
 
 Ant. Disqualify, unfit, absolve, incapacitate. 
 Quality, property, attribute, peculiarity, rank, fashion, 
 
 distinction, character, station. 
 Ant. Nondescript, incapacity, indistinctiveness, nega. 
 
 tion. 
 Quantity, amount, sum, deal, portion, prrt, division, share. 
 
 Ant. Deficiency, insufficiency, loss, diminution. 
 Quarrel, altercation, brawl, broil, tumult, feud, affray, dis- 
 agreement, wrangle. 
 Ant. Peace, agreement, harmony, friendliness, amity, 
 
 reconciliation. 
 Quarrelsome, irritable, hot, fiery, irascible. 
 
 Ant. Peaceable, mild, meek, conciliatory, genial. 
 Quash. See ANNUL. 
 Queer, quaint, whimsical, odd, suange, eccentric, singular. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, familiar, common, usual. 
 Quell. See SUBJ .UE. 
 Quench. See EXTINGUISH. 
 Querulous, complaining, frerting, repining. 
 Ant. Contented, satisfied, genial, cheerful.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 155 
 
 Query. See QUESTION. 
 
 Question, ask, interrogate, subject, point, doubt, dispute. 
 Ant. Answer, state, assert, dictate, concede, endorse, 
 
 allow. 
 Questionable, doubtful, uncertain, disputable, suspicious. 
 
 Ant. Certain, evident, obvious, indisputable. 
 Quick, lively, ready, prompt, alert, nimble, agile, active, 
 brisk, expeditious, adroit, fleet, rapid, swift, impetuous, 
 sweeping, dashing, clever, sharp. 
 Ant. Slow, tardy, sluggish, inert, inactive, dull. 
 Quicken, accelerate, hasten, expedite, despatch, animate, 
 
 revive, vivify. 
 
 Ant. Retard, delay, clog, sway, detain, discourage. 
 Quickness, speed, velocity, celerity, swiftness, fleetness. 
 Quiescence, quiet, quietude, rest, repose, tranquility, dor. 
 
 mancy, abeyance, stillness, silence. 
 
 Ant. Agitation, unrest, motion, noise, disturbance, ex- 
 citement, tumult. 
 Quiet, v. calm, still, hush, lull, pacify, soothe. 
 
 Ant. Rouse, excite, disturb, urge, agitate. 
 Quiet, n. See QUIESCENCE. 
 Quit, relinquish, abandon, leave, forego, give up, resign, 
 
 cede, surrender. 
 
 Ant. Hold, seek, occupy, bind, enforce, enter. 
 Quite, altogether, completely, wholly, entirely, totally. 
 
 Ant. Barely, hardly, partially, imperfectly. 
 Quiver. See QUAKE. 
 Quixotic, romantic, wild, freakish. 
 
 Ant. Rational, reasonable, hum-drum. 
 Quote, note, repeat, cite, adduce. 
 Ant. Misquote, contradict, disprove, retort, refute. 
 
 R 
 
 Jtabid, mad, furious, raging, frantic. 
 
 Ant. Rational, sane, sober. 
 Race. See ANCESTRY. 
 Rack. See TORTURE. 
 Radiance, splendor, brightness, brilliance, luster, glare. 
 
 Ant. Dullness, darkness, gloom. 
 Radiate, shine, gleam, glitter, glisten, sparkle, coruscate. 
 
 Ant. Darken* duT converge.
 
 156 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Radical, organic, innate, fundamental, original, constitu* 
 
 tional, inherent, complete, entire. 
 Ant. Adventitious, superficial, partial, derived, extra' 
 
 neous, unimportant. 
 Rage, w. anger, indignation, choler, fury, passion, frenzy, 
 
 fashion. 
 Ant. Reason, moderation, temperance, calm, mildness, 
 
 softness. 
 Rage, v. storm, rave, fret, chafe, fume. 
 
 Ant. Calm, assuage, cool. 
 Rail, censure, bluster, scold. 
 
 Ant. Flatter, compliment, approve. 
 Raiment, clothes, vestments, garments, attire, garb, dresw, 
 
 apparel. 
 
 Ant. Nudity, nakedness, nature. 
 
 Raise, hoist, lift, exalt, heave, heighten, aggregate, ele- 
 vate, erect, levy. 
 Ant. Lay, cast, depress, lower, depreciate, lull, quiet 
 
 calm, compose, destroy, silence. 
 Rally, assemble, congregate, recall, inspirit, animate. 
 
 Ant. Demoralize, disperse, disband. 
 Ramble, n. excursion, tour, jaunt. 
 Ant. Rest, quiet, business, ride. 
 Ramble, v. wander, stroll, roam, rove, range, expatiate 
 
 stray. 
 
 Ant. Hasten, speed, drive, run. 
 Rambling. See DISCURSIVE. 
 Rampant, prevalent, overruling, imperious, domineering 
 
 luxuriant, frisky, headstrong. 
 Ant. Curbed, controlled, disciplined, demure. 
 Rampart, bulwark, defence, fence, security, guard, fortifi- 
 cation, fort. 
 
 Ant. Exposure, vulnerability. 
 Rancid, fetid, rank, stinking, sour, tainted. 
 
 Ant. Sweet, pure, fresh, fragrant. 
 Rancor, malignity, hatred, hostility, antipathy, animosity, 
 
 enmity, ill-will, spite. 
 Range. See ARRANGE. 
 Rank, order, degree, dignity, consideration, distinction. 
 
 Ant. Disorder, confusion, commonalty. 
 Ransack, rummage, pillage, overhaul, explore, plunder. 
 Ant. Skim, survey, overlook, leave, omit.
 
 ANT> ANTITHETIC WORDS. 
 
 "57 
 
 Ransom, emancipate, free, unfetter. 
 
 Ant. Prosecute, hold, detain, indict, fine, forfeit. 
 Rant, bombast, fustian, cant. 
 
 Ant. Eloquence, rhetoric, reason, argument. 
 Rapacious, ravenous, voracious, greedy, grasping. 
 
 Ant. Frugal, contented, liberal, bountiful. 
 Rapidity, quickness, swiftness, speed, velocity, celerity, 
 
 fleetness, activity, expedition, dispatch. 
 Ant. Slowness, delay, tardiness. 
 Rapine. See PILLAGE. 
 
 Rapt, ecstatic, transported, ravished, entranced, spell- 
 bound, charmed, enchanted, delighted. 
 Ant. Agonized, tortured, pained, indifferent. 
 Rapture, ecstasy, transport, delight, bliss. 
 
 Ant. Agony, torture, pain, ennui. 
 Rare, scarce, singular, uncommon, incomparable, unusual, 
 
 unique. 
 Ant. Common, frequent, abundant, numerous, usual, 
 
 mean, dense, cheap, worthless. 
 Rascal. See ROGUE. 
 
 Rash, hasty, precipitate, foolhardy, venturesome, advent- 
 urous, thoughtless, heedless, reckless, careless. 
 Ant. Wary, cautious, timid, discreet, deliberate, reluc- 
 tant. 
 
 Rashness. See RASH. 
 Ratify, confirm, establish, substantiate, sanction, endorse. 
 
 Ant. Reject, repudiate, abrogate, annul, nullify. 
 Rational, reasonable, sagacious, judicious, wise, intel- 
 lectual, sensible, sane, sound. 
 Ant. Irrational, insane, weak, silly, absurd, injudicious, 
 
 unreasonable. 
 
 Ravage, overrun, overspread, desolate, devastate, de- 
 spoil, destroy, swoop. 
 
 Ant. Spare, preserve, protect, shield, indemnify. 
 Ravenous. See RAPACIOUS. 
 Raving, distracted, frantic, mad, furious, angry, violent. 
 
 Ant. Quiet, calm, reasonable, sane. 
 Ravish, entrance, enrapture, transport, enchant charm. 
 
 delight, violate, abuse. 
 
 Ant. Disgust, displease, annoy, shield, protect, honor. 
 Raze, demolish, destroy, overthrow, ruin, dismantle, 
 Ant. Raise-, erect, build, restore.
 
 158 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Reach, touch, stretch, attain, gain, arrive at. 
 
 Ant. Fail, miss, cease, rebate, stop. 
 Readiness. See READY. 
 
 Ready, prepared, ripe, apt, prompt, adroit, dexterous 
 handy. 
 
 Ant. Slow, tardy, late, reluctant, awkward, clumsy, un> 
 
 prepared, unwilling, constrained. 
 
 Real, actual, literal, positive, certain, genuine, true, veri- 
 table. 
 
 Ant. Fictitious, unreal, imaginary, false, untrue, spuri 
 
 ous, artificial, assumed, pretended, possible. 
 Realize, accomplish, achieve, effect, gain, get, acquire. 
 
 Ant. Fail, lose, miss, dissipate, falsify, misrepresent. 
 Reap, gain, get, acquire, obtain. 
 
 Ant. Sow, plant, waste, lose, squander. 
 Rear, lift, elevate, erect, breed, raise, train. 
 
 Ant. Kill, destroy, demolish, stifle. 
 
 Reason, motive, design, end, argument, proof, cause, 
 purpose. 
 
 Ant. Pretext, fallacy, folly, aimlessness. 
 Reasonable. See RATIONAL. 
 Rebellion, insurrection, revolt. 
 
 Ant. Support, adherence, law, order, conspiracy. 
 Rebuff, repell, repulse, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, check, 
 
 Ant. Welcome, hail, encourage. 
 Recall, revoke, reclaim, call back, annul, caned 
 
 Ant. Send, appoint, delegate, forget. 
 Recant, abjure, retract, revoke. 
 
 Ant. Propound, assert, maintain, declare, hold. 
 Recapitulate, repeat, recite, rehearse, enumerate. 
 
 Ant. State, say, deliver, pronounce. 
 Recede, retire, retreat, withdraw, ebb. 
 
 Ant. Advance, proceed, approach, flow. 
 Receive, accept, take, admit, entertain, hold. 
 
 Ant. Give, impart, reject, discharge, emit. 
 Recent, fresh, late, new, novel, modern. 
 
 Ant. Ancient, antiquated, archaic. 
 Reception, levee, receipt, admission. 
 
 Ant. Dismissal, denial, protest, rejection, repudiation. 
 Recess, retreat, depth, niche, vacation. 
 
 Ant. Projection, promontory, protrusion, publicity, 
 work.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 159 
 
 Reciprocal, mutual, alternate, interchangeable. 
 
 Ant. One-sided, unreciprocal. 
 Recite, relate, tell, repeat, rehearse, recapitulate. 
 
 Ant. Write, read, hear, misquote, misrepresent. 
 Reckless, heedless, regardless, careless, indifferent, uiv 
 mindful, headstrong, imprudent, wild. 
 
 Ant. Careful, heedful, cautious, timid, considerate 
 
 wary. 
 
 Reckon. See CALCULATE. 
 Reckoning. See RECKON. 
 Reclaim, recall, reform, regain, recover. 
 
 Ant. Vitiate, corrupt, debase. 
 Recline, lean, rest, repose, lie. 
 
 Ant. Erect, raise, rise, stand. 
 
 Recognize, acknowledge, own, coniess, avow, concede 
 remember. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, overlook, cut, disown, repudiate, forget. 
 Recollect, bear in mind, remember, think of, recall. 
 
 Ant. Forget, lose, disown. 
 
 Recompense, v. indemnify, compensate, repay, redeem, 
 remunerate, reimburse, requite. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, hurt, dissatisfy. 
 Reconcilable, placable, forgiving, consistent. 
 
 Ant. Irreconcilable, inconsistent, incompatible. 
 Reconcile, conciliate, pacify, propitiate, harmonize. 
 
 Ant. Estrange, alienate, separate, sever. 
 Record, v. enroll, note, register, minute, chronicle. 
 
 Ant. Suppress, obliterate, erase, withhold. 
 Record, . chronicle, register, note, trace, minute, memor- 
 andum. 
 
 Ant. Oblivion, obliteration. 
 
 Recount, relate, rehearse, narrate, detail, describe, enum- 
 erate, state. 
 
 Ant. Falsify, hear, listen. 
 Recover, regain, repossess, retrieve, repair, restore, rally. 
 
 Ant. Lose, forget, miss, "impair, decay, decline, re- 
 lapse. 
 
 Recreant, cowardly, base, dastardly, craven, fearful, 
 timid, false. 
 
 Ant. Faithful, true, loyal, gallant. 
 Recreation, sport, pastime, play, amusement, game, fun. 
 
 Ant, Weariness, toil, work, labor, fatigue.
 
 i6o A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Recruit, repair, replenish, renew, refresh, restore, replace 
 
 invigorate. 
 
 Ant. Waste, lose, impair, relapse, decay. 
 Rectify. See CORRECT. 
 Rectitude. See INTEGRITY. 
 Recumbent, leaning, lying, resting, reposing. 
 
 Ant. Erect, vertical, standing. 
 Redeem, ransom, get back, recover, atone for, recom 
 
 pense, make amends, rescue, deliver, save, free. 
 Ant. Profit, lose, abandon, betray, surrender. 
 Redolent, odorous, aromatic, fragrant, odoriferous. 
 
 Ant. Fetid, ill-savored, stinking. 
 Redound, tend, conduce, contribute, add. 
 
 Ant. Fail, miss, defeat, frustrate. 
 Redress, remedy, repair, abatement, relieve, mitigate. 
 Ant. Wrong, impair, aggravate, intensify, confirm, per. 
 
 petuate. 
 Reduce, abate, lessen, decrease, diminish, lower, abridge, 
 
 shorten, curtail, degrade, conquer, impoverish. 
 Ant. Enlarge, increase, augment, extend, broaden, ex- 
 pand, invigorate, restore, liberate, transform. 
 Redundant, superfluous, unnecessary, excessive, luxuriant 
 
 Ant. Defective, requisite, necessary. 
 Reel, stagger, totter, falter, roll. 
 
 Ant. Walk, stand, run. 
 Refer, appeal, allude, revert, relate, belong. 
 
 Ant. Disconnect, separate, alienate, misapply. 
 Referee, umpire, judge, arbitrator, arbiter. 
 
 Ant. Litigant, opponent, adversary. 
 Reference. See REFER. 
 
 Refined, polite, courtly, polished, genteel, purified. 
 Ant. Coarse, vulgar, gross, rude, blunt, unsophisticated 
 
 uncultivated. 
 
 Reflect, consider, think, ponder, muse, censure, reprove. 
 Ant. Disregard, overlook, dream, wander, divert, dissi- 
 pate. 
 Reform, amend, correct, mend, better, restore, ameliorate, 
 
 improve, reclaim. 
 Ant. Corrupt, deform, impair, vitiate, perpetuate, con' 
 
 firm. 
 
 Reformation. See REFORM. 
 Refractory. See OBSTINATE.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 161 
 
 Refrain, abstain, keep from, restrain, govern, forbear, de- 
 sist from, refuse. 
 
 Ant. Persist, continue, indulge, venture. 
 Refresh, revive, enliven, cheer, renew, vivify, regale, feast. 
 
 Ant. Oppress, weary, tire, fatigue, exhaust, enervate. 
 Refuge, asylum, protection, sanctuary, shelter, retreat. 
 
 Ant. Exposure, peril, snare. 
 Refund, reimburse, pay back, repay, return, restore. 
 
 Ant. Expend, embezzle, appropriate, steal, divert, with- 
 hold. 
 Refuse, v. deny, reject, repudiate, decline, withhold. 
 
 Ant. Grant, concede, afford, yield, comply. 
 Refuse, n. dregs, dross, scum, rubbish, leavings, remains. 
 
 Ant. Cream, flower, prime. 
 Refute, disprove, falsify, negative. 
 
 Ant. Prove, confirm, establish. 
 Regain. See RECOVER. 
 Regale, feast, entertain, delight, refresh, gratify. 
 
 Ant. Starve, stint, refuse, tantalize. 
 
 Regard, attend to, advert, mind, heed, notice, behold, view, 
 consider, respect, reverence, revere. 
 
 Ant. Disregard, miss, overlook, despise, hate, misjudge. 
 Regarding. See REFERRING. 
 
 Regardless, indifferent, careless, heedless, unmindful, reck- 
 less, inconsiderate, disregarding. 
 
 Ant. Careful, attentive, prudent, cautious, scrupulous, 
 
 mindful. 
 
 Register. See RECORD. 
 Regret, grief, sorrow, lamentation, repentance, remorse. 
 
 Ant Indifference, exultation, callousness. 
 Regular, orderly, methodic, systematical, uniform, un- 
 varied, customary, ordinary, stated, periodical. 
 
 Ant. Irregular, exceptional, abnormal, erratic, uncer- 
 tain, rare. 
 Regulate, arrange, adjust, organize, govern, rule. 
 
 Ant. Disorder, confuse, misrule. 
 Rehearse, narrate, repeat, recite, recount, te!3, relate. 
 
 Anl. Exhibit, perform, misrepresent. 
 Reimburse, refund, repay, satisfy, indemnify. 
 
 Ant. Embezzle, defraud, retain, appropriate. 
 Rein, restrain, moderate, govern, control, check. 
 
 Ant. Indulge, loose, vent.
 
 1 62 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Reiterate, repeat, reproduce, renew. 
 
 Ant. Retract, reverse, contradict, cancel. 
 Reject, repel, renounce, decline, refuse, repudiate. 
 
 Ant. Hail, welcome, accept, choose, select, admit. 
 Rejoice, delight, joy, gladden, exult, revel. 
 
 Ant. Mourn, grieve, lament, weep. 
 Rejoinder, retort, parry, reply, answer, replication. 
 
 Ant. Attack, hit, sally, sarcasm, silence. 
 Relate. See TELL. 
 Related, cognate, connected, kindred, akin. 
 
 Ant. Separated, disconnected, opposed, different. 
 Relation, narration, narrative, account, recital, detail, 
 affinity, kinsman. 
 
 Ant. Irrelative, disconnection, dissociation, irrelevancy. 
 Relax, abate, slacken, loosen, soften, relent. 
 
 Ant. Tighten, intensify, stretch, bend, brace, grow. 
 Release, free, extricate, disengage, liberate, loosen. 
 
 Ant. Bind, constrain, confine, fetter, imprison. 
 Relent. See RELAX. 
 Relevant, fit, proper, suitable, appropriate, pertinent, apt. 
 
 Ant. Irrelevant, impertinent, inappropriate. 
 Reliance, trust, hope, dependence, confidence. 
 
 Ant. Distrust, misgiving, suspicion, diffidence. 
 Relief, succor, aid, help, redress, alleviation. 
 
 Ant. Oppression, trouble, exhaustion, weariness. 
 Religious, pious, godly, holy, devout, sacred. 
 
 Ant. Irreligious, profane, ungodly, sceptic, impious. 
 Relinquish. See FORSAKE. 
 Relish, taste, flavor, piquancy, gusto. 
 
 Ant. Insipidity, drawback, disrelish. 
 Reluctant, unwilling, averse, loth, disinclined. 
 
 Ant. Eager, active, ready, forward, willing, prompt. 
 Remain, stop, tarry, halt, abide, stay, continue, sojourn, 
 wait. 
 
 Ant. Fly, vanish, go, disappear, hasten, depart. 
 Remark, note, heed, comment, observe. 
 
 Ant. Disregard, overlook, miss. 
 
 Remarkable, unusual, rare, noteworthy, noticeable, ex- 
 traordinary, observable, striking. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, common, every day, commonplace. 
 Remedial, healing, curative, mitigating.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 163 
 
 Ant. Noxious, hurtful, deleterious, unhealthy, unwhole, 
 
 some. 
 Remedy, help, relief, redress, cure, specific, reparation 
 
 Ant. Evil, ill, disease, hurt, plague, provocation. 
 Remember, recall, recollect, mind. 
 
 Ant. Forget, overlook, disregard. 
 Remiss. See CARELESS. 
 Remit. See FOREGO. 
 Remnant. See REMAINDER. 
 Remonstrate, object, protest, expostulate. 
 
 Ant. Acquiesce, submit, coincide. 
 Remorse, self-condemnation, anguish, penitence. 
 
 Ant Indifference, complacency, self-approval. 
 Remorseless, pitiless, relentless, cruel, ruthless, merciless. 
 
 Ant. Compassionate, humane, gentle, lenient. 
 Remote, distant, far, secluded, indirect. 
 
 Ant. Near, close, immediate, proximate, present, 
 
 urgent. 
 Remove, displace, dislodge, withdraw, suppress, eject, 
 
 oust. 
 Rend, tear, disunite, split, lacerate. 
 
 Ant. Repair, unite, piece, patch, perpetuate. 
 Render, present, restore, return, requite, give. 
 
 Ant. Keep, retain, withhold, appropriate. 
 Renew. See REFRESH. 
 
 Renounce, reject, abjure, quit, forego, abandon, foresake, 
 resign, relinquish, disown. 
 
 Ant. Acknowledge, recognize, maintain, assert, own, 
 
 avow, profess, defend. 
 Renown, distinction, reputation, fame, glory, celebrity. 
 
 Ant. Infamy, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, 
 
 oblivion. 
 Repair, mend, retrieve, recover, restore. 
 
 Ant. Impair, injure, waste, deteriorate. 
 Repay, reimburse, reward, refund, return, requite. 
 
 Ant. Defraud, embezzle, cheat, extort, confiscate. 
 Repeal. See ABOLISH. 
 Repeat, recite, relate, reproduce, recapitulate, rehearse. 
 
 Ant. Discontinue, drop, stop, ignore, suppress, con- 
 ceal, misquote. 
 Repeatedly, again and again, frequently, often. 
 
 Ant. Occasionally, infrequently.
 
 164 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Repel, reject, refuse, deter, repulse, beat back. 
 
 Ant. Propel, advance, encourage, promote, attack, 
 
 charge. 
 Repentance, self-reproach, penitence, contrition, remorse. 
 
 Ant. Impenitence, obduracy, self-approval. 
 Replace, reinstate, refund, restore. 
 
 Ant. Move, remove, derange, deprive. 
 Report, announce, notify, tell, communicate, relate. 
 
 Ant. Silence, hush, suppress, conceal. 
 Repose, . quiet, quietude, peace, ease, rest, sleep. 
 
 Ant. Unrest, agitation, disturbance, commotion, tumult 
 Repose, v. rest, recline, lie, settle, confide. 
 
 Ant. Rise, move, labor, remove. 
 Reprehend. See CENSURE. 
 Represent. See PORTRAY. 
 Representative. See AGENT. 
 Repress, quell, crush, subdue, check, curb, restrain. 
 
 Ant. Raise, rouse, excite, agitate, encourage, incite, 
 
 stimulate, fan. 
 Reprieve, pardon, acquittal, respite. 
 
 Ant. Conviction, condemnation. 
 Reprimand. See REPROVE. 
 Reproach. See REPROVE. 
 Reprobate, villain, ruffian, miscreant, castaway. 
 
 Ant. Example, paragon, model, pattern. 
 Reproduce, propagate, imitate, represent, copy. 
 
 Ant. Stifle, extinguish, exterminate, misrepresent. 
 Reprove, chide, rebuke, reprimand, scold. 
 
 Ant. Praise, approve, commend, extol. 
 Repudiate. See DISAVOW. 
 
 Repugnant, antagonistic, averse, adverse, hostile, un- 
 willing. 
 
 Ant. Friendly, harmonious, agreeable, consistent, con- 
 gruous. 
 
 Repulsive. See ODIOUS. 
 Reputable. See HONORABLE. 
 Request, desire, beg, ask, beseech, entreat. 
 
 Ant. Command, order, insist, dictate, enjoin, exact. 
 Requite. See REPAY. 
 Rescind. See CANCEL. 
 Rescue, save, preserve, recover, recapture, retake. 
 
 Ant. Endanger, expose, imperil, abandon, surrender.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 165 
 
 Research, inquiry, examination, lore, learning, investiga- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Oversight, ignorance, superficiality. 
 Resemblance, similarity, semblance, likeness, image. 
 
 Ant. Unlikeness. difference, dissimilarity. 
 Resent, resist, oppose, repel, rebel. 
 Ant. Overlook, submit, pardon. 
 Resentment, ire, indignation, anger, umbrage, animosity. 
 
 Ant. Endurance, forgiveness, mildness, calmness 
 Reserve, shyness, modesty, coyness, reservation. 
 Ant. Frankness, candor, openness, forwardness, pert- 
 ness. 
 
 Reside. See DWELL. 
 Resident. See INHABITANT. 
 Residue. See REMAINDER. 
 Resign, relinquish, leave, abandon, abdicate, forego. 
 
 Ant. Retain, grasp, claim, appropriate, hold. 
 Resist, withstand, oppose, check, thwart, hinder. 
 Ant. Encourage, promote, aid, help, submit, suffer, 
 
 tolerate, permit. 
 Resolute, determined, steadfast, decided, steady, constant, 
 
 persevering, dogged, unshaken, unflinching. 
 Ant. Irresolute, weak, undecided, inconstant, vacillat- 
 ing. 
 Resolution, determination, resolve, decision, motion, 
 
 courage, fortitude, firmness, conversion. 
 Ant. Indecision, inconstancy, composition, union, 
 
 synthesis. 
 Resort, fly to, retreat, repair, retire, go. 
 
 Ant. Shun, ignore, avoid, discard. 
 Resound, echo, re-echo, ring, respond, reverberate. 
 
 Ant. Whisper, murmur, mutter, die. 
 Resources, means, materials, devices, expedients, wealth, 
 
 riches. 
 
 Ant. Destitution, poverty, want, exhaustion. 
 Respect, regard, prefer, venerate, defer. 
 
 Ant. Despise, condemn, disregard, dishonor. 
 Respectable, good, worthy, laudable, esteemed, reputable, 
 
 decent, fair. 
 
 Ant. Disreptuable, bad, unworthy, mean. 
 Respite. See REPRIEVE. 
 Respond, reply, answer, rejoin, correspond, tally, accord.
 
 i66 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Ignore, overlook, disregard, disagree, differ. 
 Rest, repose, slumber, quiet, cessation, peace, tranquility, 
 
 interval, remainder, residue. 
 Ant. Motion, commotion, tumult, noise. 
 Restive, obstinate, stubborn, impatient, uneasy. 
 
 Ant. Docile, tractable, manageable. 
 Restoration, renewal, renovation, return, recovery, re- 
 vival, reparation. 
 Ant. Loss, lapse, forfeiture, abandonment, waste, 
 
 seizure. 
 
 Restore, replace, refund, repair, refresh, heal, cure. 
 Ant. Remove, displace, appropriate, deprive, demolish, 
 
 injure. 
 
 Restrain, repress, check, stop, limit, hinder, withhold. 
 Ant. Promote, advance, urge, incite, aid, loosen, am- 
 plify, enlarge, extend. 
 
 Result, end, termination, conclusion, effect, issue, con- 
 sequence. 
 
 Ant. Beginning, cause, origin, rise, operation, antece- 
 dent. 
 Resume, recommence, begin again, renew. 
 
 Ant. Drop, interrupt, discontinue. 
 Retain, keep, hold, restrain, retard, detain, engage, hire. 
 
 Ant. Abandon, forfeit, surrender, give up. 
 Retaliate, repay, revenge, requite, retort. 
 
 Ant. Pardon, condone, forgive. 
 Retard. See IMPEDE. 
 Retire. See DEPART. 
 Retort. See REPLY. 
 Retract. See RECALL 
 
 Retreat, departure, retirement, withdrawal, asylum, shel- 
 ter, refuge. 
 
 Ant. Advance, approach, publicity, exposure, promi- 
 nence. 
 Retrench, reduce, abbreviate, diminish, curtail, contract, 
 
 lessen, economize. 
 
 Ant, Increase, extend, enlarge, augment, amplify. 
 Retribution, penalty, punishment, requital 
 
 Ant. Pardon, reprieve, escape. 
 Retrieve, recover, rescue, regain, restore, repair. 
 
 Ant. Lose, forfeit, impair, surrender. 
 Retrospect, review, reminiscence, survey.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 167 
 
 Return, reappear, recur, revert, repay, requite, yield. 
 Ant. Depart, leave, go, vanish, disappear, appropriate, 
 
 withhold. 
 Reveal, disclose, show, divulge, expose, publish 
 
 Ant. Hide, obscure, conceal, cover, cloak. 
 Revel, feast, carouse, luxuriate, banquet, wallow. 
 
 Ant. Fast, abstain. 
 Revenge, vengeance, retaliation, requital, retribution. 
 
 Ant. Pardon, comparison, remission. 
 Revengeful, unforgiving, spiteful, resentful, vindictive. 
 
 Ant. Forgiving, generous, compassionate. 
 Revenue, produce, income, fruits, proceeds, wealth 
 
 Ant. Expenditure, expense, waste. 
 Reverence, honor, respect, awe, veneration, deference, 
 
 worship, homage. 
 
 Ant. Irreverence, dishonor, contempt, contumely. 
 Reverse, repeal, revoke, invert, overturn, overthrow, sub- 
 vert. 
 
 Ant. Order, arrange, place, ordain, affirm. 
 Revert. See RECUR. 
 
 Review, retrospect, retrospection, survey, revision, criti- 
 cism. 
 
 Ant. Glance, look, establishment. 
 Revile, vilify, calumniate, asperse, slander, reproach, 
 
 abuse, scandalize. 
 
 Ant. Flatter, compliment, eulogize. 
 .Revise, review, reconsider. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, skim, dismiss. 
 Revive, refresh, renew, renovate, animate, resuscitate, 
 
 vivify, cheer, comfort. 
 
 Ant. Extinguish, kill, depress, exhaust, droop, wither. 
 Revoke. See REPEAL. 
 Revolt, rebel, resist, shock. 
 
 Ant. Obey, submit, acquiesce. 
 Revolting, shocking, disgusting, frightful, horrible. 
 
 Anl. Attractive, pleasing, charming, genial. 
 Revolve, turn, circulate, whirl, twirl, wheel, rotate. 
 
 Ant. Stand, proceed, fly, walk. 
 
 Reward, recompense, compensation, remuneration, requital, 
 bounty, premium. 
 t. Punishment, wages, earnings.
 
 168 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent, copious, ample, abundant, 
 
 exuberant, plentiful, fertile, fruitful, gorgeous. 
 Ant. Poor, needy, indigent, barren, sterile, unfruitful. 
 Ridicule, laugh at, deride, mock, lampoon, rally, chaff. 
 
 Ant. Venerate, respect, salute, honor. 
 Ridiculous, ludicrous, droll, absurd, preposterous, gro- 
 tesque, comical, laughable. 
 
 Ant. Serious, grave, sober, important, weight/, ma- 
 jestic. 
 
 Rifle. See PILLAGE. 
 Right, a. lawful, correct, true, straight, direct, just, proper, 
 
 fit, suitable. 
 
 Ant. Wrong, unjust, untrue, incorrect, crooked, dis- 
 honest, bad, vile. 
 
 Right, n. claim, privilege, equity, justice. 
 Ant. Wrong, injustice, falsehood, emptiness, encroach- 
 ment, violence. 
 
 Righteous, godly, upright, just, fair, honest, virtuous. 
 Rigid, rigorous, austere, unyielding, stern, harsh, severe, 
 
 unmitigated, firm, stringent. 
 Ant. Pliant, docile, flexible, yielding, mild. 
 Riot, commotion, tumult, uproar, row, disturbance, corr 
 
 fusion. 
 
 Ant. Peace, order, law. 
 Ripe, ready, mellow, complete, mature. 
 
 Ant. Raw, green, crude, immature, imperfect, unfit. 
 Rise, v. See ASCEND. 
 Rise, n. origin, source, spring, fountain-head, beginning; 
 
 acclivity, ascent, increase. 
 
 Ant. End, subsidence, sinking, termination, disappear- 
 ance, conclusion. 
 Risk. See VENTURE. 
 Rite. See CEREMONY. 
 Rival, See COMPETITOR. 
 Roam, ramble, rove, wander, stray, stroll. 
 
 Ant. Hurry, speed, fly, hasten, press. 
 Roar, thunder, peal, howl, yell, vociferate. 
 
 Ant. Silence, hush, whisper, breathe. 
 Robbery, theft, plunder, pillage, larceny, depredation. 
 
 Ant. Restoration, protection. 
 
 Robust, strong, lusty, vigorous, sinewy, sto.. sturdy, stai* 
 wart, able-bodied.
 
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 Ant. Weak, frail, delicate, fragile, sickly. 
 Rogue, scamp, knave, rascal, villain, scoundrel, cheat, 
 
 swindler, sharper, miscreant. 
 Ant. Gentleman, citizen, victim 
 Roll, See CATALOGUE. 
 Romantic, sentimental, poetic, sensitive, fictitious, ideal. 
 
 Ant. Practical, prosaic, literal, unvarnished. 
 Room, hall, chamber, apartment, space. 
 
 Ant. Infinity, meadow, field, atmosphere. 
 Rough, craggy, uneven, shaggy, rugged, blunt, rude, gruff, 
 
 harsh. 
 Ant. Smooth, even, level, sleek, calm, tranquil, refined, 
 
 courteous, furnished. 
 Round, circular, entire, spherical, complete, plump. 
 
 Ant. Square, oblong, convex, lean. 
 Rouse. See AROUSE. 
 Rout. See DEFEAT. 
 Route, road, course, march, way, journey, path, direction. 
 
 Ant. Ramble, wandering, hazard, chance. 
 Rove. See ROAM. 
 Row, tumult, commotion, riot, disturbance, uproar, broil, 
 
 affray. 
 
 Ant. Peace, quiet, order, calm. 
 Rubbish, fragments, debris, litter, wreck, dross, refuse, 
 
 trash. 
 
 Ant. Valuables, trinkets, property. 
 
 Rude, rugged, rough, uncouth, unpolished, harsh, gruff, 
 impertinent, saucy, flippant, impudent, insolent, churl- 
 ish. 
 Ant. Refined, modest, bashful, civil, courteous, polished, 
 
 elegant, gentle, calm, peaceful, serene. 
 Rugged. See ROUGH. 
 
 Ruin, destruction, wreck, havoc, desolation, ravage, de- 
 feat, overthrow. 
 Ant. Success, rise, prosperity, completeness, integrity, 
 
 regeneration, organization. 
 Rule, sway, method, system, law, maxim, precept, guide, 
 
 formula, regulation, government, standard, test. 
 Ant. Irregularity, chance, hazard, exception, deviation. 
 Ruling, prevalent, predominant, ascendant, dominant, 
 
 rampant. 
 Ant. Unimportant, unessential, minor, subordinate.
 
 170 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Rumor, hearsay, talk, fame, report. 
 
 Ant. Verification, fact, proof, evidence. 
 Rumple, wrinkle, crumple, pucker, crease. 
 
 Ant. Smooth, flatten, arrange. 
 Run, flee, scamper, fly, hasten, go, flow. 
 
 Ant. Walk, saunter, lounge, stay, stop, halt, hold, fail, 
 
 drop, hesitate. 
 Rupture, fracture, breach, burst, disruption, hostility. 
 
 Ant. Union, coalition, fusion, junction. 
 Ruse. See TRICK. 
 Rush, stream, sweep, dash, press, roll. 
 
 Ant. March, halt, lag, hesitate. 
 Rustic, rural, countrified, rude, coarse, simple. 
 
 Ant. Urbane, elegant, refined, polished. 
 Ruthless, cruel, savage, barbarous, inhuman, merciless, 
 remorseless, relentless, unrelenting. 
 
 Ant. Forbearing, careful, tender, gentle, lenient, com- 
 passionate. 
 
 Sacred, holy, hallowed, divine, consecrated, devoted. 
 
 Ant. Profane, unholy, common. 
 Sad, sorrowful, mournful, dull, dismal, downcast, lugubri. 
 
 ous, dejected, gloomy, cheerless. 
 Ant. Joyous, gay, cheerful, glad, happy, blithe. 
 Safe, sure, secure, certain, substantial, trustworthy, relia- 
 ble. 
 
 Ant. Unsafe, insecure, dangerous, hazardous. 
 Sagacious, shrewd, discerning, sage, wise, prudent, acute, 
 
 discriminating, intelligent. 
 Ant. Dull, obtuse, stolid, unintelligent. 
 Salary, wages, allowance, pay. stipend, hire, remunera 
 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Gift, gratuity, reward. 
 Salient, striking, remarkable, prominent, projecting, jut* 
 
 ting. 
 
 Ant. Minor, inconsiderable, retreating, retiring. 
 Salutation, greeting, address, welcome, congratulation. 
 
 Ant. Disregard, scorn, affront, cut. 
 
 Sample, specimen, model, pattern, example, illustration. 
 Ant. Exception, nondescript, variety, nhenomenon.
 
 AND ANTITHE TIC WORDS. 171 
 
 Sanative. See SALUBRIOUS. 
 
 Sanction, confirm, countenance, encourage, support, ratify 
 
 authorize. 
 
 Ant. Discountenance, disallow, prohibit, nullify. 
 Sanguine, hopeful, confident. 
 
 Ant. Desponding, distrustful, suspicious, misgiving. 
 Sapient. See WISE. 
 Sarcasm, satire, irony, chaff, ridicule, mockery. 
 
 Ant. Eulogy, compliment, panegyric. 
 Satiate, glut, gorge, satisfy, surfeit. 
 
 Ant. Stint, starve. 
 Satire. See SARCASM. 
 
 Satisfaction, gratification, compensation, amend--, Recom- 
 pense, remuneration, contentment, complacency, pay- 
 ment. 
 Ant. Discontent, dissatisfaction, grievance, vexation, 
 
 annoyance, fraud, wrong, demand, claim, offence. 
 Satisfy, please, gratify, convince, satiate, glut, gorge. 
 Ant. Dissatisfy, displease, annoy, stint, starve, puzzle, 
 
 tantalize. 
 Saturate, Steep, soak, imbue, impregnate. 
 
 Ant. Drain, empty, dry, wrong. 
 Saucy, impertinent, rude, impudent, insolent, flippant, for* 
 
 ward. 
 
 Ant. Civil, deferential, obsequious, servile. 
 Saunter. See RAMBLE. 
 Savage. See BARBAROUS. 
 Save, rescue, deliver, keep, hold, husband, redeem, spare, 
 
 retrench, economize. 
 Ant. Lose, betray, abandon, destroy, surrender, impose, 
 
 promote, induce, cause, endanger, risk lavish, waste. 
 Savory, tasty, piquant, tasteful, palatable. 
 
 Ant Dry, flavorless, distasteful, nauseous. 
 Scandalize, shock, disgust, offend, caluimnate, vilify, re- 
 vile, malign, traduce, defame, slander. 
 Ant. praise, respect, honor. 
 Scanty, bare, pinched, insufficient, slender, meager. 
 
 Ant. Ample, full, liberal, bountiful, generous. 
 Scarce, rare, singular, uncommon, unique, wanting, uti- 
 
 usual. 
 
 Ant. Common, frequent, abundant, plentiful, thick, 
 valueless.
 
 172 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Scarcity, dearth, famine, lack, want. 
 
 Ant. Plenty, abundance, frequency. 
 Scare, v. See FRIGHTEN. 
 
 Scatter, strew, spread, fling around, disseminate, disperse. 
 dissipate, dispel. 
 
 Ant. Collect, gather, heap, save, accumulate. 
 Scheme, design, plan, project, theory, intrigue, plot. 
 
 Ant. Blunder, miscontrivance, chance. 
 Scholar, disciple, pupil, student, savanl. 
 
 Ant. Teacher, master, professor, dunce. 
 Science, knowledge, learning, scholarship. 
 
 Ant. Ignorance, inexperience. 
 Scoff, jibe, jeer, sneer, deride, taunt, twit. 
 
 Ant. Salute, respect, compliment, honor. 
 Scope, range, purpose, intention, drift, aim, tendency, de 
 sign, view, tenor, purport. 
 
 Ant. Aimlessness, accident, deviation. 
 Scorn, contempt, disdain, mockery, sneer. 
 
 Ant. Esteem, regard, honor, respect. 
 Scraggy. See LEAN. 
 Scrap. See FRAGMENT. 
 Screen. See CONCEAL. 
 Scruple, hesitate, doubt, waver. 
 
 Ant. Proceed, decide, determine, act. 
 Scrupulous, strict, nice, conscientious, precise. 
 
 Ant. Reckless, unscrupulous, confident, self-complacent. 
 Scrutinize, examine, sift, investigate, inquire into. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, disregard, miss, glance. 
 Scurrilous. See OFFENSIVE. 
 
 Search, exploration, scrutiny, inquiry, investigation, ex* 
 amination, research, quest, pursuit. 
 
 Ant. Abandonment, withdrawal, stoppage. 
 Season, time, period, occasion, term, spell. 
 
 Ant. Untimeliness, unseasonableness. 
 Seasonable, timely, fit, opportune, convenient, suitable. 
 
 Ant. Unseasonable, unsuitable, unexpected, inoppor* 
 
 tune. 
 
 Seclusion. See PRIVACY 
 
 Secondary, second, inferior, under, subordinate, minor, un. 
 important. 
 
 Ant. Primary, leading, prominent, important. 
 Secrecy. See PRIVACY.
 
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 Secret, concealed, hidden, clandestine, sly, underhand, 
 
 private. 
 
 Ant. Public, open, exposed, known, notorious, dis- 
 closed. 
 
 Secular, worldly, temporal, civil, lay, profane. 
 Ant. Religious, clerical, monastic, spiritual. 
 Secure. See SAFE. 
 Security. See PROTECTION. 
 Sedate, settled, grave, composed, calm, quiet, serene, staid. 
 
 Ant. Flighty, ruffled, frolicsome, indiscrete, playful. 
 Sedition, insurrection, rebellion, revclv, mutiny, tumult 
 
 riot. 
 
 Ant. Union, allegiance, fealty, quiet, obedience, order. 
 Seditious, factious, tumultuous, turbulent, insurgent, mu* 
 
 tinous, rebellious, incendiary. 
 Ant. Obedient, orderly, quiet, calm, peaceful. 
 Seduce, allure, attract, decoy, entice, abduct, inveigle. 
 Ant. Force, compel, command, overpower. 
 
 Sedulous, assiduous, diligent, industrious, indefatigable, 
 
 constant, persevering. 
 
 Ant. Idle, inconstant, wandering, distracted. 
 See, behold, view, witness, eye, spy, descry, discern, per- 
 ceive, understand, observe, note, mark, discover. 
 Ant. Miss, overlook, disregard, misunderstand, ignore. 
 Seek, look for, search, explore, examine, find out, dis- 
 cover, detect, ask. 
 
 Ant. Avoid, shun, elude, discard, abandon, ignore. 
 Seem, look, appear. 
 
 Ant Belie, misrepresent, differ. 
 
 Seemly, fit, suitable, becoming, decent, decorous, comely. 
 Ant. Unseemly, unbecoming, unfit, unsuitable, im- 
 proper, indecent, incongruous. 
 Seize, capture, catch, grasp, clutch, snatch, take, arrest, 
 
 apprehend, bind, fasten. 
 
 Ant. Loose, dismiss, liberate, abandon, drop, unfasten. 
 Seldom, rarely, unfrequently. 
 
 Ant. Often, frequently, invariably. 
 Select, elect, prefer, choose, pick, cull. 
 
 Ant. Lump, sweep, take. 
 
 Selfish, egotistical, self-seeking, earthly, sordid, merce- 
 ~v, nary, venal, greedy.
 
 174 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Unselfish, disinterested, generous, liberal, mag- 
 nanimous, considerate. 
 Sell, vend, dispose of, hawk, retail. 
 
 Ant. Give, bestow, present. 
 Send, transmit, forward, dispatch. 
 
 Ant. Detain, withhold, deny, recall. 
 Seniority, eldership, superiority, priority. 
 
 Ant. Juniority, inferiority, subordination. 
 Sensation, perception, apprehension, feeling, impression. 
 
 Ant. Apathy, insensibility. 
 
 Sense, discernment, appreciation, view, opinion, feeling, 
 perception, sensibility, susceptibility, thought, judg- 
 ment, signification, import, significance, meaning, pur- 
 port, wisdom, 
 Ant. Ignorance, folly, nonsense, insensibility, stolidity, 
 
 misconception, misinterpretation. 
 
 Senseless, foolish, imbecile, brainless, absurd, nonsensi- 
 cal, unmeaning, silly. 
 Ant. Sensible, wise, practical. 
 
 Sensible, wise, intelligent, reasonable, sober, sound, con- 
 scious, aware. 
 
 Ant. Insensible, ignorant, intangible, invisible, impal- 
 pable. 
 Sensual, carnal, fleshly, voluptuous, animal. 
 
 Ant. Spiritual, intellectual, abstemious, ascetic. 
 Sentiment, thought, feeling, notion, sensation, apprehen- 
 sion, opinion, impression, conviction. 
 Ant. Vacuity, nonsense, ignorance, conjecture, as- 
 sumption, prejudice. 
 Separate, distinct, different, unconnected, disconnected, 
 
 detatched, disjoined, severed. 
 Ant. United, joined, tied, wedded, linked, consolidated, 
 
 connected, fused, collected. 
 Sequel, end, close, termination, conclusion. 
 
 Ant. Original, beginning, opening. 
 Serene. See CALM. 
 Series. See ORDER. 
 Serious. See GRAVE. 
 Serve. See AID. 
 Service. See BENEFT. 
 Servile, mean, low, abject, sneaking.
 
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 Ant. Independent, refractory, stubborn, defiant, rebel- 
 lion. 
 Set, put, place, lay, arrange, locate, settle. 
 
 Ant. Remove, lift, raise, transfer, loosen, detach. 
 Settle, arrange, adjust, regulate, organize, conclude, de- 
 termine, fix, ratify, confirm. 
 
 Ant. Unsettle, remove, disturb, disorder, misplace. 
 Sever, break, disconnect, dissever, separate, detach. 
 
 Ant. Unite, connect, include, join. 
 Several, sundry, divers, various, many. 
 
 Ant. One, same, identical, united, total. 
 Severe, harsh, stern, stringent, unmitigated, rough, un- 
 yielding. 
 
 Ant. Gentle, considerate, lenient, kind, genial, indul- 
 gent, gay, cheerful, joyous. 
 Shade, shadow, dim, obscure, cloud. 
 
 Ant. Light, illuminate, shine, glare, expose. 
 Shadowy. See DIM. 
 Shake, tremble, shudder, shiver, quake, quiver. 
 
 Ant. Secure, fix, fasten, strengthen, stand. 
 Shame, disgrace, dishonor, immodesty, indecency. 
 
 Ant. Honor, glory, renown, credit. 
 Shameful. See SHAME. 
 Shameless. See SHAME. 
 Shape, form, fashion, mold, model. 
 
 Ant. Distort, derange, pervert, caricature. 
 Share, portion, lot, division, quantity, quota, contingent. 
 
 Ant. Whole, mass, aggregate, entirety. 
 Sharp, pointed, biting, pungent, acute, keen, shrewd, clever, 
 witty, penetrating, piercing, shrill. 
 
 Ant. Blunt, dull, obtuse, rounded, hollow, light, trivial, 
 
 mild, gentle, tender, indifferent, careless. 
 Shatter, shiver, derange, disorder. 
 
 Ant. Construct, organize, compose. 
 Shed, pour, effuse, spread, spill, diffuse. 
 
 Ant. Absorb, collect, assume, retain. 
 Shelter, n. asylum, refuge, retreat, cover, haven, security. 
 
 Ant. Exposure, betrayal. 
 Shelter, v. cover, screen, lodge, protect. 
 
 Ant. Expose, endanger, imperil, betray. 
 Shift, v. transpose, contrive, change, alter, veer. 
 
 Ant. Locate, fasten, fix, plant.
 
 176 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Shift, n. evasion, expedient, resource, alternative. 
 
 Ant. Location, permanence, fixity. 
 Shine, glow, gleam, glisten, glitter, radiate, sparkle. 
 
 Ant. Fade, wane, glimmer, gleam. 
 Shiver, shatter, break, quake, shudder, quiver, tremble. 
 
 Ant. Steady, stiffen, stand. 
 Shock, offend, disgust, appal, dismay, scare, stun, terrify. 
 
 Ant. Gratify, please, delight, amuse. 
 Shocking, disgusting, revolting, dreadful, terrible. 
 
 Ant. Pleasing, charming, delightful, creditable, attract* 
 
 ive. 
 Short, brief, concise, curt, compendious. 
 
 Ant. Long, protracted, extended, unlimited, ample, 
 
 abundant, complete. 
 Shorten. See ABBREVIATE. 
 
 Show, exhibition, sight, representation, spectacle, scene, 
 pageant, ostentation. 
 
 Ant. Secrecy, disguise, concealment, suppression, dis- 
 appearance. 
 Showy, pompous, gorgeous, fine, gay, grand. 
 
 Ant. Quiet, subdued, unnoticeable. 
 Shrewd. See SAGACIOUS. 
 Shroud. See COVER. 
 Shudder. See TREMBLE. 
 Shun. See AVOID. 
 Shut, close, preclude. 
 
 Ant. Open, expand, unfasten, unclose. 
 Shy, timid, reserved, coy. 
 
 Ant. Bold, impudent, forward, audacious. 
 Sick, ill, diseased, disordered, distempered, indisposed, un- 
 well, ailing. 
 
 Ant. Well, whole, healthy, strong, robust. 
 Side, edge, verge, margin, border, party, cause, interest, 
 policy. 
 
 Ant. Center, core, body, interior, neutrality, opposition. 
 Sight, seeing, perception, view, vision, spectacle, show. 
 
 Ant. Blindness invisibility, disappearance, oversight. 
 Sign, token, proof, indication, symbol, emblem, type, 
 symptom, mark, omen, signal, badge. 
 
 Ant. Misjudication, falsification, misrepresentation. 
 Signal, remarkable, noted, notable, extraordinary, emi- 
 nent, conspicuous, memorable, important.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 177 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, common, unimportant, unnoticeable. 
 Significant, expressive, indicative, momentous. 
 
 Ant. Insignificant, meaningless, unindicative, mute. 
 Signify, express, declare, intimate, imply, denote, mean, 
 
 betake. 
 
 Ant. Conceal, suppress, nullify, relute, neutralize. 
 Silence, stillness, quiet, calm, secrecy. 
 
 Ant. Noise, clamor, din, tumult, roar, agitation, pub- 
 licity, celebrity, loquacity. 
 Silly, simple, imbecile, foolish, witless, unwise, indiscreet, 
 
 nonsensical. 
 
 Ant. Sagacious, intelligent, astute, wise, discreet, pru- 
 dent, rational, sound. 
 Similar, resembling, alike, corresponding. 
 
 Ant. Different, unlike, dissimilar, alien, incongruous. 
 Similitude. See SIMILAR. 
 Simple, silly, imbecile, foolish, elementary, unmixed, mere, 
 
 plain, frank, open, shallow. 
 Ant. Complex, double, mixed, various, compound, 
 
 elaborate, complicated, sagacious, wise. 
 Sin, wrong, wickedness, iniquity, crime, ungodliness, evil. 
 Ant. Goodness, virtue, righteousness, purity, holiness. 
 Sincere, unvarnished, genuine, honest, unaffected, upright, 
 
 true, plain, frank, candid, cordial. 
 Ant. Insincere, false, feigned, pretended, dishonest. 
 Single, sole, unmarried, singular, particular, individual, 
 
 only. 
 
 Ant. Plural, many, collective, double, numerous, fre- 
 quent, married. 
 Singular, particular, odd, curious, eccentric, queer, strange, 
 
 rare, scarce. 
 Ant. Common, frequent, ordinary, usual, customary, 
 
 general. 
 
 Sinister, unfair, disingenuous, dishonest, bad, evil, left. 
 Ant. Honest, right, fair, lucky, fortunate, attractive. 
 Sink, droop, descend, suppress, conceal, submerge. 
 Ant. Rise, ascend, mount, soar, swell, increase. 
 Size, greatness, bulk, magnitude, largeness, dimension, 
 
 bigness, extent. 
 
 Ant. Smallness, littleness, minuteness. 
 Sketch. See PORTRAY. 
 Skillful. See ADROIT.
 
 178 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Skill. See APTITUDE. 
 
 Skulk, sneak, hide, cover, sink, shroud, shelter, veil. 
 
 Ant, Show, parade, issue. 
 
 Slack, loose, remiss, careless, negligent, backward, weak, 
 slow. 
 
 Ant. Tight, tense, diligent, alert, active, eager. 
 Slacken, loosen, unbind, relax, abate, flag, moderate. 
 
 Ant. Tighten, increase, freshen. 
 
 Slander, defame, asperse, calumniate, traduce, detract, 
 scandalize, revile, vilify, abuse. 
 
 Ant. Vindicate, commend, praise, honor, extol. 
 Slaughter, bloodshed, carnage, butchery. 
 
 Ant. Peace, order, arbitration. 
 Slavish. See SERVILE. 
 Slay. See KILL. 
 Sleek, glossy, shiny, velvety, silken. 
 
 Ant. Rough, bristly, hairy. 
 
 Sleepy, sluggish, lazy, somnolent, slumbrous, drowsy, 
 lethargic. 
 
 Ant. Wakeful, vigilant, alert, awake, active. 
 Slender, slim, thin, small, trivial, slight, fragile. 
 
 Ant. Stout, robust, thick, massive. ^ 
 Slight, a. See SLENDER. 
 Slippery, smooth, glossy, unsafe, deceptive, evasive. 
 
 Ant. Rough, firm, securely, safe, stable, trustworthy. 
 Slothful. See IDLE. 
 Slovenly, loose, negligent, disorderly, tidy. 
 
 Ant. Trim, neat, tidy, orderly, careful. 
 Slow, dilatory, tardy, sluggish, tedious, dull, lazy. 
 
 Ant. Quick, fast, rapid, alert, active, ready, prompt. 
 Sluggish. See SLOTHFUL. 
 
 Sly, cunning, astute, crafty, artful, subtle, wily, under, 
 hand. 
 
 Ant. Open, frank, artless, undesigning. 
 Small, little, diminutive, minute, slight, trivial. 
 
 Ant. Great, large, big, bulky, ample, stouf, spacious, 
 
 strong, important, liberal. 
 
 Smart, quick, keen, brisk, sharp, caustic, severe, clever, 
 witty, showy, spruce. 
 
 Ant. Dull, heavy, slow, stupid, sluggish, dowdy, shab- 
 by, clownish. 
 Smartness. See SMART
 
 A AD ANTITHETIC WORDS. 179 
 
 Smear, daub, besmear, begrime, varnish, spatter. 
 
 Ant. Polish, sour, scrape. 
 Smell. See ODOR. 
 Smite, beat, strike, slay, kill, afflict, chasten, punish. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, caress, console repel 
 Smoke, fumes, vapor, nothing, moonshine, triviality. 
 
 Ant Substance, reality, flame importance. 
 Smooth, a. suave, bland, even, level, plain, polished, flat 
 
 Ant Rough, uneven, rugged, harsh, blunt 
 Smooth, v vevel, flatten, ease, calm, allay mollify. 
 
 Ant Roughen, smear, dent, groove, excite, aggravate. 
 Smother, gag strangle, alloy, stifle, conceal, choke, suf 
 focate 
 
 Ant Fan, ventilate, resuscitate, foster, cherish, publish 
 Snare. See TRAP. 
 Snatch, pluck, pull, twitch, catch, clutch, grasp, grip. 
 
 Ant. Restore, release, unhand. 
 Sneak. See CROUCH. 
 Sneer, scoff, taunt, jibe. mock. 
 
 Ant. Compliment, eulogy, deference. 
 Snub. See REBUKE. 
 Snug, close, compact, concealed, comfortable. 
 
 Ant, Exposed, loose, uncomfortable, bare. 
 Soak, wet, moisten, steep, drench, saturate, macerate. 
 
 Ant Dry, air, wring, bleach. 
 Soar, rise, mount, tower, ascend, aspire. 
 
 Ant. Drop, sink, descend, alight 
 
 Sober, moderate, abstemious, abstinent, sedate, temperate, 
 cool, calm, dispassionate, reasonable, self-possessed. 
 
 Ant Intemperate, drunk, intoxicated, excited, impaa 
 
 sioned, agitated, furious, extravagant, eccentric. 
 Sociable, social, convivial, conversable, familiar, com. 
 panionable, genial, friendly. 
 
 Ant. Unsociable, ungenial, morose, retiring, bashful. 
 Social, civil, civic, sociable, convivial. 
 
 Ant. Individual, personal, solitary, physical. 
 Society, association, company, corporation, companion* 
 ship, community, fellowship, fraternity. 
 
 Ant. Individuality, personality, separation, privacy. 
 Soft, Supple, flexible, yielding, docile, tractable, manage 
 able, mild, gentle, meelf, tender, mellow, sleek, glossy
 
 I8o A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Hard, tough, rigid, unyielding, coarse, harsh, 
 
 rough, unkind, stern, sharp, ascetic, resolute. 
 Soften, civilize, mollify, mitigate. 
 
 Ant. Harden, barbarize, excite, infuriate. 
 Soil, v. stain, sully, tarnish, begrime, defile, doleful, dirty, 
 
 Ant. Cleanse, purity, bleach. 
 Sojourn, v. See DWELL. 
 Solace. See COMFORT. 
 Sole, only, solitary, single, alone, individual, exclusive. 
 
 Ant. Plural, numerous, collective. 
 Solemn. See GRAVE. 
 Solemnity, ceremony, rite, observance, form, celebration' 
 
 sancity, sacredness, impressiveness. 
 
 Ant. Gaiety, profanity, triviality, desecration, vulgarity./ 
 Solicit, ask, crave, beg, urge, pray, entreat, beseech, 
 
 implore, supplicate, importune, invite. 
 Ant. Demand, require, exact, claim. 
 Solicitude. See ANXIETY. 
 Solid, hard, firm, stable, substantial, compact, dense, 
 
 strong valid. 
 Ant. Hollow, soft, yielding, frail, brittle, elastic, weak, 
 
 invalid, unsound. 
 Solitary. See ALONE. 
 
 Solution, explanation, answer, key, disconnection. 
 Ant. Union, combination, connection, complication, 
 
 mystification, obscurity. 
 Solve. See EXPLAIN. 
 Sombre, dull, grave, gloomy, cloudy, murky, dusky, sable, 
 
 dark, mournful, funereal, lugubrious. 
 Ant. Bright, gay, sunny, joyous. 
 Song, ballad, carol, ditty, lay, strain, poem, hymn, 
 
 anthem. 
 
 Ant. Speech, prose, sermon. 
 Soothe, soften, allay, appease, relieVa, assuage, compose, 
 
 calm, quiet, still, hush, lull, paci*v. mitigate. 
 Ant. Rouse, excite, ruffle, irritats, agitate, aggravate, 
 
 annoy, infuriate. 
 Sordid, earthly, selfish, mean, covetous, niggardly, greedy 
 
 close, dirty, foul, gross, vile, base. 
 
 Ant. Pure, generous, unselfish, honorable, profuse, 
 lavish, prodigal, extravagant.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 181 
 
 'Sorrow, affliction, distress, grief, trouble, sadness, mourn- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant Joy, gladness, rejoicing. 
 Sorry, grieved, pained, hurt, afflicted, vexed, shabby, 
 
 paltry, worthless, vile, sorrowful, sad. 
 Ant. Glad, pleased, delighted, gratified, fine. 
 Sort, species, kind, quality, class, genus, nature, char- 
 acter. 
 
 Ant. Unliiteness, eccentricity, phenomenon, unique- 
 ness. 
 
 Soul, spirit, life, reason, intellect, vitality, energy, cour- 
 age, feeling, person, animation, vivacity 
 Ant. Materiality, body organism, physiology. 
 Sound, a. healthy, orthodox, unbroken, unimpaired, firm, 
 
 weighty, valid. 
 Ant. Unsound, imperfect, partial, broken, impaired, 
 
 unhealthy, weak, frail, fragile. 
 Sound, v. ring, peal, clash, clang, investigate, gauge. 
 
 Ant. Silence, hush, overlook, disregard 
 Sour, acid, sharp, tart, rancid, harsh, pungent, piquant, 
 
 crabbed, morose, peevish. 
 
 Ant. Sweet, wholesome, mellow, genial, kindly. 
 Source, origin, spring, fount, cause, rise, original, begin- 
 ning, commencement. 
 
 Ant. Mouth, end, exit, issue, result, effect. 
 Soverign, regal, royal, imperial, principal, chief, pre- 
 dominant, paramount, effectual. 
 Ant. Inferior, subject, subordinate, subservient, weak, 
 
 inefficient. 
 Space, room, interval, extent, expanse, field. 
 
 Ant. Limitation, restriction, confinement, proximity. 
 Spacious, ample, roomy, capacious, extensive* large, 
 
 wide. 
 
 Ant. Narrow, limited, cramped, confined. 
 Spare, v. afford, give, husband, store, forbear. 
 
 Ant. Spend, squander, lavish, scatter, int. Tlge. 
 Spare, a. meager, scanty, frugal, stinted, lean, thin. 
 Ant. Ample, plentiful, abundant, profuse, liberal, n 
 
 erous, bountiful, available. 
 Sparkle, shine, flash, gleam, twinkle, glitter, glisten, glare, 
 
 bubble, effervesce. 
 Ant. Smoulder, stagnate, expire.
 
 182 A DfCTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Speak, converse, say, tell, talk, discourse, utter, express. 
 
 Ant. Hush, sing, write, chant, conceal. 
 Special, exceptional, peculiar, particular, distinctive. 
 
 Ant. General, universal, common, generic. 
 Fnecify, particularize, state, designate, mention. 
 
 Int. Generalize, iump, combine, confound. 
 Specimen, model, sample, illustration, example, instance. 
 
 Ant. Exception, amomaly, nondescript, freak. 
 Specious, colorable, plausible, showy. 
 
 Ant. Absurd, ridiculous, inadmissible, unreasonable. 
 Spectacle, show, display, sight, scene, exhibition, repre- 
 sentation, pageant. 
 Ant. Fizzle, non-celebration 
 Spectator. See OBSERVER. 
 Speculation, contemplation, consideration, view, theory, 
 
 scheme, conjecture. 
 
 Ant. Realization, proof, fact, verification, certainty. 
 Speedy, early, quick, fast, rapid, swift, fleet. 
 
 Ant. Late, slow, tardy, loitering, lingering. 
 Spend, expend, disburse, exhaust, squander, lavish, waste. 
 
 Ant. Retain, save, hoard, accumulate, economize. 
 Spirit, breath, life, essence, soul, specter, apparition, ghost, 
 
 courage, zeal, mood, temper, principle. 
 Ant. Body, substance, flesh, frame, embodiment, torpor, 
 
 deadness, timidity, dejection. 
 Spirited. See ANIMATED. 
 
 Spiritual, divine, religious, incorporeal, inmaterial, eccle 
 > siastical, ghostly. 
 
 Ant. Material, carnal, fleshly. 
 Spite, rancor, spleen, malice, malevolence, ill-will, grudge,' 
 
 pique, vindictiveness. 
 Ant. Goodwill, kindliness, benevolence. 
 Spleen. See SPITE. 
 Splendid, magnificent, grand, brilliant, showy, superb; 
 
 sumptuous, pompous, glorious, illustrious, signal. 
 Ant. Tame, sombre, dull, obscure, unimposing, mean, 
 
 poor, ordinary, ineffective. 
 
 Split, cleave, break, burst, crack, divide, separate. 
 Ant. Unite, cohere, coalesce, combine, agree, consol* 
 
 date. 
 
 Spoil, destroy, mar, impair, injure, plunder. 
 A /. Preserve, improve, better, enrich, endow. '
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 183 
 
 Spontaneous, voluntary, willing, gratuitous. 
 
 Ant. Involuntary, compulsory, necessitated. 
 Sport, amusement, diversion, recreation, pastime, game; 
 
 play, frolic. 
 
 Ant, Work, business, earnestness, 
 
 Spread, extend, disperse, expand, diffuse, distribute, cir- 
 culate, propagate, disseminate, unfurl. 
 Ant. Contract, gather, furl, fold, close, shut, secrete, 
 
 suppress, restrict, hush, conceal. 
 Sprightly. See GAY. 
 Spring, rise, proceed, issue, flow, emerge, leap, bound, 
 
 jump. 
 
 Ant. Alight, land, drop, arrive, issue, end, terminate. 
 Sprout, bud, germinate, shoot forth, spring. 
 
 Ant. Blight, wither, decay. 
 Spruce. See NEAT 
 Spur, goad, incite, urge, stimulate. 
 
 Ant Hold, discourage, rein, check, restrain, deter. 
 Spurious, counterfeit, fictitious, unauthentic, false, un 
 
 sound. 
 
 Ant. Genuine, true, veritable, legitimate, authentic. 
 Spurn. See SCORN. 
 Squalid, foul, filthy, dirty, unclean, poverty-stricken. 
 
 Ant. Cleanly, wholesome, trim, neat, tidy. 
 Squander, waste, consume, dissipate. 
 
 Ant. Save, retain, hoard, hold, acquire, get. 
 Squeeze. See PRESS. 
 
 Stable, firm, established, solid, substantial, constant, 
 staunch, steadfast, steady, fast, standing, permanent, 
 perpetual. 
 Ant. Unstable, weak, infirm, insecure, precarious, frail, 
 
 transient, evanescent. 
 Stagnant, motionless, lifeless, tideless, standing. 
 
 Ant. Brisk, flowing, rapid, lively, seething, restless. 
 Staid, steady, sober, demure, grave, sedate. 
 
 Ant. Unsteady, flighty, indiscreet, eccentric, agitated. 
 Stain, color, dye blot, soil, befoul, tarnish, sully, pollute. 
 
 mar, injure, spoil. 
 
 Ant. Purify, cleanse, waste, decorate, honor. 
 Stalwart. See POWERFUL. 
 Stammer. S*e HESITATE.
 
 184 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Stamp, mark, impress, impression, print, genus, kind, de 
 
 scription, make, mold, type. 
 Ant. Formlessness, non-description. 
 Stand, stop, rest, stagnate, endure, halt. 
 Ant. Move, proceed, advance, progress, yield, fall, fail. 
 
 run, vanish, depart. 
 Standard, criterion, measure, gauge, test, rule. 
 
 Ant. Mismeasurement, misconformity, misfit. 
 Standing, status, ground, station, rank, position. 
 
 Ant. Insecurity, precariousness. 
 Starved, famished, lean, ill-fed, emaciated, 
 
 Ant. Fat, well-fed, plump. 
 State, n. See CONDITION. 
 State, v. specify, particularize, say, declare, propound, 
 
 avow, narrate, recite. 
 Ant. Suppress, conceal, suppose, imply, deny, retract, 
 
 contradict, hear. 
 Stately. See DIGNIFIED. 
 Station, standing, position, post, office, situation, state, 
 
 rank, location. 
 
 Ant. Removal, departure, ejectment. 
 Stationary, immovable, fixed, motionless. 
 Ant. Movable, changeable, migratory, alterable, un- 
 fixed. 
 
 Staunch. See SINCERE. 
 
 Stay, remain, abide, continue, await, wait for, dwell, sup- 
 port, sustain, hold, stop, restrain, arrest, hinder. 
 Ant. Go, leave, depart, move, proceed, hasten, speed, 
 
 send, expedite, free, oppress, burden, fail. 
 Steadfast, constant, staunch, firm, resolved. 
 Ant. Wavering, capricious, uncertain, dubious, irreso- 
 lute. 
 Steady, firm, fixed, constant, regular. 
 
 Ant. Unsteady, variable, changeable, inconstant. 
 Steal, purloin, pilfer, filch, embezzle. 
 Ant. Buy, restore, renew, pillage. 
 Steep, precipitous, abrupt, hilly, craggy. 
 Ant. Easy, level, gradual, accessible. 
 Sterile, unfruitful barren, desert, unproductiye. 
 
 Ant. Fertile, fruitful, productive, luxuriant, cultivated. 
 Sterling, genuine, pure, unalloyed, unadulterated, sound, 
 substantial.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 185 
 
 Ant. False, fictitious, specious, pretentious, unreliable. 
 Stern, harsh, severe, austere, rigid, rigorous, strict. 
 
 Ant. Lenient, kindly, easy, genial. 
 Stick. See ADHERE. 
 Stifle See EXTINGUISH. 
 Stigma, mark, brand, infamy, disgrace, blot, stain 
 
 Ant. Decoration, laurels, credit, renown. 
 Still See MOTIONLESS. 
 Stimulate. See ENCOURAGE. 
 Stingy, close, mean, niggardly, sparingly. 
 
 Ant. Liberal, generous, lavish, bountiful. 
 Stint, limit, stop, restrict. 
 
 Ant. Lavish, pour, heap, squander. 
 Stipend. See REMUNERATION. 
 Stipulate, bargain, contract, agree on, engage, covenant. 
 
 Ant. Retract, decline, refuse, withdram, disagree, pro 
 t test. 
 Stir, budge, move, agitate, disturb, excite, arouse. 
 
 Ant. Still, quiet, pacify, soothe, repress. 
 Stock. See STORE. 
 Stolid, obtuse, heavy-headed, doltish, dull senseless. 
 
 Ant. Acute, quick, clever, bright, sensitive. 
 Stoop, bend, yield, condescend. 
 
 Ant. Rise, erect, stand. 
 
 Stop, close, plug, cork, seal, arrest, check, hinder, impede, 
 bar, terminate. 
 
 Ant. Open, clear, unseal, promote, speed, hasten, pro- 
 ceed. 
 Store, stock, fund, supply, hoard, provision, treasury. 
 
 Ant. Emptiness, lack, want, consumption, exhaustion. > 
 Stormy, tempestuous, boisterous, blustering, roaring, rav 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Calm, quiet, peaceful. 
 
 Stout, robust, athletic, vigorous, stalwart, corpulent, 
 strong, lusty. 
 
 Ant. Lean, thin, slender, weak, frail, feeble, timid. 
 Straight, right, direct, undeviating. 
 
 Ant. Crooked, winding, curved, circuitous. 
 Strain, stretch, tighten, exert, filter. 
 
 Ant. Loosen, relax, slacken. 
 
 Strange, odd, surprising, singular, eccentric, rare, un* 
 -\ common, unusual.
 
 186 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Familiar, usual, ordinary, common, regular 
 
 general. 
 Stranger, foreigner, alien. 
 
 Ant. Neighbor, friend, acquaintance, countryman. 
 Stratagem, artifice, trick, deception, cheat, imposture, 
 
 delusion, deceit, plot, plan, device. 
 Ant. Attack, openness, frankness, blunder, defect. 
 Stray, rove, ramble, err, digress, deviate, wander. 
 
 Ant. Adhere, abide, stick, return. 
 Strength, power, might, authority, force, vigor. 
 Ant. Weakness, feebleness, infirmity, fraility, softness, 
 
 insecurity, invalidity. 
 Strengthen, fortify, reinforce, invigorate, consolidate, 
 
 establish, substantiate. 
 
 Ant. Weaken, loosen, shake, undermine, diminish. 
 Strenuous, vigorous, zealous, vehement, bold, ardent, 
 
 strong, resolute. 
 Ant. Weak, feeble, irresolute. 
 Stress, emphasis, force, accent, strain, weight, pressure. 
 
 Ant. Lightness, touch, triviality, unimportance. 
 Stretch, spread, expand, extend, lengthen, elongate, 
 
 reach. 
 
 Ant. Contract, shorten, shrink, curtail. 
 Strict, close, accurate, correct, exact, nice, stringent, 
 
 rigorous, severe. 
 
 Ant. Loose, lax, indulgent, lenient, inaccurate. 
 Stricture. See CENSURE. 
 Strife, struggle, quarrel, contention, discord, disagree* 
 
 ment, bickering, wrangle. 
 
 Ant. Peace, amity, friendship, reconciliation, good- 
 will. 
 Strike, hit, beat, smite, touch. 
 
 Ant. Avoid, graze, miss, escape, pass, 
 Striking. See MARVELOUS. 
 Strip, denude, divest, bare, despoil, rob, rifle. 
 
 Ant. Clothe, invest, endow, enrich, compensate. 
 Strive, labor, struggle, aim, contend, vie, contest, en- 
 deavor. 
 
 Ant. Submit, succumb, yield, withdraw. 
 Strong, forcible, cogent, powerful, fortified, potent, sturdy 
 stalwart, hale. .robust, sinewy, athletic, hardy, firm.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 187 
 
 Ant. Weak, frail, powerless, defenceless, feeble, sickly 
 
 infirm, calm, gentle, delicate, impotent, moderate. 
 Struggle. See STRIVE. 
 Stubborn. See OBSTINATE. 
 Studious. See DILIGENT. 
 Study, thought, consideration, care, attention, application. 
 
 Ant. Idleness, ease, carelessness, negligence. 
 Stupendous, astounding, amazing, marvelous, wondrous. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, unimposing, small. 
 Stupid, stolid, dull, obtuse. 
 
 Ant. Bright, quick, clever, sagacious, sensible. 
 Sturdy. See STRONG. 
 Suavity. See AFFABILITY. 
 
 Subdue, conquer, overpower, vanquish, subjugate, over- 
 come, tame, quell. 
 
 Ant. Exalt, aggrandize, strengthen, fortify, liberate* 
 Sublime, grand, noble, raised, exalted, lofty, elevated, 
 eminent, high, 
 
 Ant. Low, mean, base, ignoble, inglorious, ordinary. 
 Submerge, inundate, drown, deluge, flood, sink. 
 
 Ant. Raise, extricate, dry, save. 
 Submissive. See OBEDIENT. 
 Submit, succumb, comply, yield, surrender. 
 
 Ant. Resist, oppose, object, withdraw, resume, recoven 
 
 retain, hold, keep. 
 Subsequent, later, posterior, following. 
 
 Ant. Prior, former, earlier, anterior. 
 Subsist. See EXIST. 
 
 Substantial, real, true, solid, substantive, tangible, re- 
 sponsible. 
 
 Ant. Unreal, imaginary, fictitious, visionary, imma- 
 terial, weak, frail, ghostly. 
 Substitute. See DEPUTY. 
 Subterfuge, evasion, shift, quirk, subtility, artifice, dodge. 
 
 Ant. Candor, openness, frankness, honesty, challenge, 
 
 assertion, exhibition. 
 Subtile, fine, thin, rare, delicate, nice, acute, refined. 
 
 Ant. Coarse, thick, gross, dense. 
 Subtle, cunning, crafty, astute, sly, wily, artful, shrewd. 
 
 Ant. Simple, artless, open, frank, rough, undiscerning. 
 Subtract, deduct, subduct, withdraw, remove, take. 
 
 Ant. Add, import, give, bring.
 
 188 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Succeed, flourish, thrive, prosper, follow. 
 
 Ant. Fail, lose, miss, precede, anticipate. 
 Successful, fortunate, lucky, happy. 
 
 Ant. Unsuccessful, unfortunate, unlucky. 
 Succession, order, series, rotation, lineage, race. 
 
 Ant. Irregularity, disorder, failure, intermission, breaft, 
 
 gap. 
 Succinct, brief, short, concise. 
 
 Ant. Prolix, diffuse, discursive, long. 
 Succor. See AID. 
 Succumb. See SUBMIT. 
 
 Sudden, abrupt, quick, unexpected, unlocked for, unasu 
 ticipated. 
 
 Ant. Gradual, expected, anticipated, slow. 
 Suffer, bear, endure, tolerate, admit, allow, let, permit. 
 
 Ant. Resist, repel, reject, forbid, ignore. 
 Suffocate. See SMOTHER. 
 Suggest, hint, allude, refer, intimate, insinuate, propose, 
 
 Ant. Declare, insist, demand, dictate, enunciate. 
 Suit, serve, adapt, agree, answer, fit, please, harmonize. 
 
 Ant. Differ, disagree, misfit, vary. 
 
 Suitable, seemly, fit, apt, becoming, expedient, conven- 
 ient, eligible, opposite. 
 
 Ant. Unsuitable, unfitting, unbecoming, discordant. 
 Sulky, sullen, gloomy, morose, fretful. 
 
 Ant. Genial, kindly, obliging. 
 
 Sully, stain, tarnish, soil, spoil, blemish, mar, disgrace, 
 dishonor. 
 
 Ant. Purify, cleanse, glorify, ennoble, dignify. 
 Sum, amount, quantity, total, whole, problem, aggregate. 
 
 Ant. Part, portion, item, imperfection. 
 Summary, n. abstract, epitome, digest, abridgment, com- 
 pendium. 
 
 Ant. Expansion, dilution, explanation. 
 Summary, a. short, brief, concise, compendious, succinct. 
 
 Ant. Tedious, protracted, circuitous, formal, slow, 
 Summit, top, height, culmination, acme, apex, zenith. 
 
 Ant. Bottom, depth, base, foot, nadir. 
 Summon, call, fetch, cite, bid, challenge, convoke. 
 
 Ant. Send, discharge, remit, disband, dissolve, dismiss. 
 Sumptuous, costly, expensive, dear, valuable, princely, 
 superb.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 189 
 
 Ant. Poor, mean, inexpensive, sordid, beggarly, frugal. 
 Sunder. See SEPARATE. 
 Sundry. See DIFFERENT. 
 Superb, princely, grand, splendid, magnificent 
 
 Ant. Mean, commonplace, shabby. 
 Supercilious, haughty, arrogant, insolent. 
 
 Ant. Affable, courteous, modest. 
 Superficial, shallow, flimsy, slight, imperfect, external 
 
 outer. 
 
 Ant. Deep, profound, abstruse, accurate, exact. 
 Superfluous, needless, excessive, useless, unnecessary. 
 Ant. Essential, necessary, required, scant, deficient. 
 Superintend, supervise, overlook, control, direct, manage, 
 
 Ant. Obey, submit, do. 
 
 Superior, higher, upper, noble, head, better, excellent. 
 Ant. Inferior, lower, worse, subordinate, ordinary, 
 
 common. 
 Superlative, highest, greatest, extreme, supreme, exquisite. 
 
 Ant. Lowest, common, ordinary. 
 Supernatural, miraculous, preternatural. 
 
 Ant. Natural, physical, human. 
 Supercede, overrule, annul, set aside, suspend, supplant. 
 
 Ant. Confirm, perpetuate, continue, supply. 
 Supine, indolent, sluggish, lazy, listless, dull, apathetic, 
 
 torpid, inactive, careless. 
 
 Ant. Active, energetic, diligent, indefatigable. 
 Supple, lithe, flexible, pliant, bending, yielding, compliant. 
 Ant. Firm, stiff, stubborn, inflexible, unbending, inde- 
 pendent. 
 Supplicate, pray, beg, solicit, beseech, importune, entreat, 
 
 implore, crave. 
 
 Ant. Order, command, insist, demand. 
 Supply, furnish, give, grant, afford, provide, minister, con- 
 tribute, yield. 
 Ant. Expend, use, consume, absorb, demand, withhold, 
 
 retain. 
 
 Support, sustain, prop, uphold, maintain, help, befriend, 
 assist, countenance, patronize, favor, second, further, 
 forward, promote, nurture, nourish, foster. 
 Ant. Drop, abandon, betray, surrender, discontinue, 
 oppose, discourage, weaken, exhaust, subvert, sup* 
 press.
 
 IQO A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS \ 
 
 Suppose, presume, conceive, apprehend, imagine, think; 
 assume, believe, deem. 
 
 Ant. Prove, demonstrate, deny, negative. 
 Supposition. See CONJECTURE. 
 Suppositious, spurious, false, theoretical, speculative. 
 
 Ant. Genuine, true, real. 
 
 Suppress, repress, crush, quell, restrain, put down, stifle, 
 
 overwhelm, smother, check, stop. 
 
 Ant. Raise, support, fan, excite, incite, instigate, ag- 
 gravate, publish, spread, disseminate. 
 Supreme, paramount, highest, greatest, principal. 
 
 Ant. Inferior, subordinate, subject, lower. 
 Sure, infallible, certain, indisputable, unmistakable, 
 doubtless, firm, safe, secure, confident, positive, 
 assured. 
 Ant. Uncertain, ignorant, dubious, doubtful, weak, pre. 
 
 carious, insecure, transient, fallible. 
 Surfeit, glut, gorge, cloy, pall, satiate. 
 
 Ant. Stint, deprive, starve. 
 Surly, gloomy, morose, sulky, sullen, splenetic, ill-natur 
 
 ed, rough, gruff. 
 
 Ant. Genial, kindly, pleasant, happy. 
 Surmise, presume, conjecture, guess, suppose, suspect. 
 
 Ant. Prove, establish, verify, state. 
 Surmount, overcome subdue, vanquish, conquer, surpass, 
 
 exceed. 
 
 Ant. Succumb, fail, miss, submit, lose. 
 Surpass, excel, exceed, outdo, outstrip, surmount. 
 
 Ant. Fail, foil, miss, equal. 
 Surplus, remainder, overplus, residue, excess, balance. 
 
 Ant. Deficiency, deficit. 
 Surprise, astonish, amaze, startle, alarm. 
 
 Ant. Forewarn, prepare, premonish. 
 Surrender, cede, give up, deliver, yield, relinquish, resign 
 
 abandon. 
 
 Ant. Resist, defeat, retain, vindicate, withhold. 
 Surreptitious, underhand, furtive, stealthy, clandestine. 
 
 Ant. Open, frank, honest, ingenuous. 
 Surround, environ, encompass, encircle, invest, besiege 
 
 inclose. 
 Ant t Open, expose, liberate, free.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORD*. 19 
 
 Survey, examine, scrutinize, review, view, inspect, recon* 
 
 noiter. 
 
 Ant. Overlook, ignore, miss, disregard. 
 Susceptible, sensitive, excitable, tender, sensible. 
 
 Ant. Insusceptible, insensitive, impassive, cold. 
 Suspect, fear, surmise, guess, conjecture. 
 
 Ant. Trust, credit, confide. 
 Suspense, doubt, uncertainly, anxiety, solicitude, respite, 
 
 rest, pause. 
 
 Ant. Settlement, decision determination. 
 Suspicion, misgiving, jealousy, distrust, mistrust. 
 
 Ant. Belief, trust, confidence. 
 Suspicious, doubtful, questionable, mistrustful. 
 
 Ant. Trusting, confident. 
 Sustain. See SUPPORT. 
 Sustenance, support, living, livelihood, subsistence, main* 
 
 tenance, sustentation. 
 Ant. Starvation, exhaustion, inanition. 
 Swallow, absorb, imbibe, engulf, engross, consume, de* 
 
 vour. 
 
 Ant. Vomit, disgorge, discharge. 
 Swamp, bog, fen, morass, marsh, quagmire. 
 
 Ant. Field, meadow, river, lake, pond, hill. 
 Sway, influence., government, authority, dominion, so. 
 
 premacy, ascendency, rule. 
 
 Ant. Meekness, obedience subservience, subjection. 
 Swear, declare, depose, testify, curse, blaspheme. 
 
 Ant. Guess, surmise, conjecture hesitate. 
 Sweet, sugary, luscious, delicious pleasing, mild, gentie, 
 
 winning. 
 Ant. Sour bitter, offensive, nasty, discordant, reput 
 
 sive unwholesome, tainted. 
 Swell, heave, rise, enlarge, enhance, heighten, dilate, 
 
 expand, augment. 
 Ant. Contract, lessen, diminish, reduce, condense, 
 
 narrow. 
 Swift, quick, fleet, speed, rapid, prompt, ready, eager 
 
 Ant. Slow, tardy, lazy, loitering, sluggish. 
 Swindler, See CHEAT 
 
 Sycophant, flatterer, parasite, adulator, toady, hanger-on. 
 Ant Friend, rival,
 
 JQ2 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Sympathy commiseration, condolence, pity, compassion, 
 agreement fellow-feeling, union concert. 
 
 Ant. Antipathy unkindness, harshness 
 Symptom, token sign note, mark suggestion. 
 
 Ant. Misindication, mistake. 
 Synod. See ASSEMBLY 
 Synonymous. See EQUIVALENT. 
 Synopsis, epitome syllabus. 
 
 Ant. Oration, essay dilation, expansion. 
 System, method arrangement, regularity, order, rule, piaa 
 scheme, 
 
 Ant. Disorder, confusion, chance, fortuity. 
 
 Tacit, silent, implied, understood, implicit. 
 
 Ant. Open, avowed, declared, expressed. 
 Tact, address, adroitness, expertness, skill, nicety, discrim. 
 
 ination, dexterity. 
 
 Ant. Indiscretion, ignorance, awkwardness, mistake 
 Tactics, strategy policy, diplomacy. 
 
 Ant. Blunder, mistake. 
 Taint, contaminate, defile, pollute, corrupt, infect, Yitiate, 
 
 disgrace. 
 
 Ant. Purify, cleanse, disinfect, efface. 
 Take, accept, receive, catch, seize, remove, abstract. 
 
 Ant. Drop, reject, abandon, lose, miss, repel, give. 
 Talent, ability, faculty, genius, cleverness, gift, endow. 
 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Imbecility, stupidity, incompetence. 
 Talk, conversation, chat, gossip, dialogue, discourse, re- 
 port, rumor. 
 
 Ant. Writing, correspondence, literature. 
 Talkative, garrulous, loquacious, prating, chattering, 
 
 chatty. 
 
 Ant. Taciturn, silent, reserved, close, mute, reticent. 
 Tall. See HIGH. 
 Tally, match, suit, correspond, agree, accord, harmonize. 
 
 Ant. Differ, disagree. 
 
 Tame, gentle, domesticated, mild, docile, tedious, dull. 
 Ant. Wild, savage, undomesticated, fierce, spirited, ani- 
 mated, exciting, lively.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 193 
 
 Tangible, palpable, solid, substantial, material, percepti- 
 ble. 
 
 Ant. Intangible, impalpable, spiritual, incomprehensi- 
 ble. 
 
 Tantalize, aggravate, provoke, irritate, tease, vex, frus- 
 trate. 
 
 Ant. Gratify, soothe, satisfy. 
 Tantamount, equivalent, synonymous, equal to. 
 
 Ant. Unequivalent, unequal. 
 Tardy. See SLOW. 
 Tarnish. See TAINT. 
 Tarry, await, stay, remain, lag, loiter, abide, lodge, dwell* 
 
 Ant, Press, push, speed, haste. 
 Tart, sour, sharp, keen, acrid, bitter, acrimonious. 
 
 Ant. Mellow, sweet, mild, genial, kindly, oily, polite, 
 
 courteous. 
 Task, business, work, labor, toil, lesson. 
 
 Ant. Relaxation, leisure, amusement, hobby. 
 Taste, judgment, discernment, perception, sensibility, 
 
 relish, gusto, zest, nicety, elegance, refinement. 
 Ant. Indiscrimination, indiscernment, indelicacy, In- 
 sipidity, coarseness. 
 Tasteless, flat, insipid, mawkish, vapid, dead, stale. 
 
 Ant. Savory, toothsome, palatable, elegant, refined. 
 Taunt, gibe, jeer, sneer, scoff, twit, deride, reproach. 
 
 Ant. Compliment, eulogy, panegyric. 
 Tax, toll, duty, rate, assessment, impost, contribution, 
 
 custom. 
 
 Ant. Gift, wages, reward, remuneration. 
 Teach, instruct, inform, educate, inculcate, train, direct, 
 
 guide, counsel, advise, 
 Ant. Mislead, misinform, misguide, withhold, bru 
 
 talize. 
 Teacher, schoolmaster, professor, preceptor, instructor, 
 
 tutor. 
 
 Ant. Pupil, student, scholar. 
 Tear, rend, break, lacerate, sever, sunder. 
 
 Ant. Mend, unite. 
 Tease, vex, plague, torment, irritate, disturb, provoke. 
 
 int. Soothe, gratify, please, delight, fascinate. 
 i'edious, slow, dilatory, tardy, wearisome, irksome 
 dreary, tiresome, prosy, sluggish.
 
 C94 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Quick, exciting, interesting, amusing, delightful. 
 Teeming, prolific, fertile, pregnant, fruitful, full, fraugh^ 
 
 replete, swarming. 
 Ant. Barren, scant, sparse, few. 
 
 Tell, number, enumerate, count, state, mention, commu- 
 nicate, apprise, impart, reveal, inform, ascertain, 
 signify, acquaint, notify, intimate, report. 
 Ant. Hear, listen, repress, suppress misrecount, mis- 
 narrate, misjudge. 
 Temerity, foolhardiness, audacity, rashness, heedlessness. 
 
 Ant. Timidity, caution, calculation. 
 Temperate, abstinent, moderate, sober, abstemious, calm, 
 
 cool, sedate, frugal. 
 Ant. Intemperate, immoderate, self-indulgent, torrid, 
 
 frigid. 
 
 Tempest. See STORM. 
 Temporal, wordly, terrestrial, mundane, secular, transient. 
 
 Ant. Religious, spiritual, eternal, sacerdotal. 
 Temporary, present, immediate, transient, partial. 
 
 Ant. Perpetual, lasting, complete, perfect, permanent 
 
 final. 
 Temporize, fence, maneuver, procrastinate. 
 
 Ant. Act, decide, determine, confirm. 
 Tempt, allure, try. test, draw, attract, decoy, entice, 
 
 seduce. 
 
 Ant. Dissuade, deter, warn, frighten, repel. 
 Tenable, defensible, sound reasonable. 
 
 Ant. Indefensible, weak, fallacious, irrational, absurd. 
 Tend, keep, watch, guard, manage, incline, nurture. 
 
 Ant. Betray, desert, abandon. 
 Tendency, inclination, leaning, propensity, proclivity, 
 
 proneness, predisposition, scope, drift, aim, bias. 
 Ant. Disinclination, aversion, deviation, tangency. 
 Tender, v. offer, proffer, produce, bid. 
 
 Ant. Withhold, withdraw, retain. 
 Tender, a. mild, kind, bland, indulgent, compassionate, 
 
 gentle. 
 
 Ant. Strong, sturdy, hardy, tough, cruel, careless, lib- 
 eral, rough, rude, unfeeling. 
 Tenet. See OPINION. 
 
 Tenor, meaning, drift, intent, sense, purport. 
 
 Ant. Incoherence, irrelevance, variance.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS, - 195 
 
 Tension, strain, force, tone, stretch, tightness. 
 
 Ant. Looseness, laxity, slackness 
 Term. See DESIGNATE, 
 Terminate, close, end, conclude, complete, finish, stop. 
 
 Ant. Begin, commence, initiate, establish, progress, 
 Terrestrial, worldly, earthly, mundane, sublunary. 
 
 Ant. Celestial, infernal. 
 
 Terrible, awful, terrific, tremendous, fearful, dreadful, 
 shocking, frightful, horrible. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, common, pleasant. 
 7errify. See FRIGHTEN. 
 Terror. See ALARM 
 
 Terse, neat, smooth, compact, concise, succinct, pithy 
 forcible, energetic. 
 
 Ant. Coarse, rough, rude, inconcise, diffuse, prolix. 
 Tfest, criterion, standard, ordeal, experience, experiment, 
 trial, proof 
 
 ftnt. Misindication, error, misproof. 
 
 Ttstify, depose, declare, swear, attest, witness, prove, cer 
 tify. 
 
 Ant. Falsify, misaffirm, silence. 
 
 testimony, witness, confirmation, attestation, proof, evl 
 dence 
 
 Ant Refutation, contradiction, disproof, argument. 
 Testy. See IRRITABLE 
 Thankful. See GRATEFUL. 
 Thankless, ungracious, profitless, ungrateful, unthankful. 
 
 Ant. Thankful, profitable, reciprocative. 
 Thaw. See MELT 
 Theatrical, dramatic, showy, ceremonious, meretricious. 
 
 Ant. Simple, quiet, subdued, plain, unaffected. 
 Theft. See ROBBERY 
 Theory, speculation, scheme, plea, hypothesis, conjecture. 
 
 Ant Fact proof, verity, practice. 
 
 Thick, dense, close, compact, solid, coagulated, muddy* 
 turbid, misty, foggy, vaporous. 
 
 Ant. Thin, rare, fine, sparse, strained, pure, limpid, 
 
 slight, clear, distinct. 
 
 Thin, slim, slender slight, flimsy, lean, attenuated, scrag* 
 gy, emaciated, diluted. 
 
 Ant, Thick, dense, solid, close, bulky, deep, confused.
 
 196 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Think, cogitate, consider, reflect, ponder, contemplate; 
 meditate, muse, conceive, fancy, imagine, apprehend, 
 hold, esteem, reckon, consider, deem, believe, opine. 
 Ant. Guess, hazard, conjecture, dream, trifle, doubt. 
 Thought, idea, conception, imagination, fancy, conceit, 
 notion, supposition, care, provision, consideration, 
 opinion, view, sentiment, reflection, deliberation. 
 Ant. Vacuity, dream, hallucination, aberration, mis- 
 conception. 
 
 Thoughtful, considerate, careful, cautious, heedful, dili- 
 gent, contemplative, reflective, provident, pensive. 
 Ant, Thoughtless, inconsiderate, rash, precipitate, heed- 
 less. 
 Thraldom, slavery, enslavement, servitude, bondage, 
 
 vassalage, captivity. 
 Ant. Liberty, freedom, independence. 
 Threat, menace, intimidation. 
 
 Ant. Promise, encouragement, allurement. 
 Threatening, imminent, impending, menacing, intimidat- 
 ing, foreboding. 
 
 Ant. Encouraging, promising, reassuring, enticing. 
 Thrifty, sparing, careful, prudent, economical, frugal 
 
 saving, provident. 
 
 Ant. Prodigal, wasteful, extravagant. 
 Thrive, flourish, prosper, increase, succeed, grow, fatten. 
 
 Ant. Decay, fade, wither, waste, languish, droop 
 Throng. See CROWD. 
 Throw, propel, cast, hurl, fling. 
 
 Ant. Retain, revoke, hold, restrain, draw, haul. 
 Thrust, push, drive, force, impel, urge. 
 
 Ant. Draw, retract, snatch. 
 Thwart. See FRUSTRATE. 
 Tickle, amuse, titillate, gratify. 
 
 Ant. Irritate, hurt, annoy, vex. 
 Tide, current, stream, course, influx. 
 
 Ant. Stagnation, stoppage, cessation, subsidence, 
 Tidings. See NEWS. 
 
 Tidy, orderly, neat, spruce, clean, cleanly. 
 Ant. Untidy, dirty, unclean, slovenly. 
 Tie, bind, restrain, restrict, oblige, secure, unite, join. 
 
 Ant. Untie, unbind, sever, separate, release. 
 Tight, tense, stretched, not slack, snX li
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 197 
 
 Ant. Loose, slack, open, lax, large. 
 
 Time, duration, season, period, era, age, date, span, 
 spell 
 
 Ant. Eternity, indetermination, space, 
 Timely seasonable, opportune, early, judicious. 
 
 Ant. Untimely, late, inopportune, unseasonable. 
 Timid, timorous fearful, afraid, pusillanimous, cowardly, 
 dastardly, faint-hearted. 
 
 Ant. Bold, daring, courageous, rash, venturesome 
 
 audacious. 
 Tinge, flavor, taste, color, dye. 
 
 Ant. Disinfect, erase. 
 Tint, shade, tinge, hue, color, stain, dye, complexion. 
 
 Ant. Pallor, bleaching, achromatism 
 Tiny, small, little, diminutive, wee, lilliputian. 
 
 Ant. Huge, large, gigantic, bulky. 
 Tip. See END. 
 Tipsy. See INTOXICATED. 
 Tire, exhaust, fatigue, bore, weary, jade, harass, dispirit* 
 
 Ant. Enliven, refresh, animate, amuse, excite. 
 Title, denomination, designation, name, appellation, style, 
 dignity, epithet, right. 
 
 Ant. Indistinction, nondescript, indenomination. 
 Tittle. See ATOM. 
 Toil, work, task, travail, pain, labor, drudgery. 
 
 Ant. Ease, relaxation, rest, amusement, pleasure. 
 Token. See SIGN. 
 Tolerable, passable, ordinary, middling. 
 
 Ant. Intolerable, unbearable, insupportable, insuffera- 
 
 ble. 
 Tolerate, allow, admit, receive, suffer, permit, let, endure, 
 
 Ant. Repel, prohibit, reject, resist, disallow. 
 Tomb. See GRAVE. 
 Tone, style, manner, mode, sound, intonation, pitch. 
 
 Ant. Laxity, silence, hush. 
 Top, summit, apex, head, crown, surface. 
 
 Ant. Foot, bottom, base. 
 Topic. See SUBJECT. 
 
 Torment, torture, tease, worry, persecute, pain, offend, 
 tantalize, plague. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, gratify, please, delight, amuse. 
 Torpid, benumbed, numb, dull, stupid, sluggish, inert.
 
 198 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Lively, animated, gay, nimble, brisk, active. 
 Torrid, burning, hot, parching, scorching, sultry. 
 
 Ant. Frigid, arctic, cold, cool, fresh, temperate. 
 Torture, torment, anguish, agony. 
 
 Ant. Ecstacy, rapture, bliss, delight. 
 Toss. See PITCH. 
 Total, sum, gross, whole, aggregate, entire, complete. 
 
 Ant. Part, item, portion. 
 Totally, entirely, quite, altogether, fully, wholly. 
 
 Ant. Partly, partially, incompletely. 
 Totter, falter, reel, rock, tremble, shake, stcgger. 
 
 Ant. Steady, stand, stay. 
 Touch. See MOVE. 
 Touching, tender, affecting, moving, pathetic. 
 
 Ant. Amusing, ridiculous, indifferent. 
 Touchy. See IRRITABLE. 
 Tough, strong, hard, firm, leathery, difficult. 
 
 Ant. Soft, yielding, tender, fragile, brittle. 
 Tour. See EXCURSION. 
 Trace, derive, deduce, follow, pursue, track. 
 
 Ant. Miss, lose, stop, retreat, fail. 
 Track. See ROAD. 
 Tract. See DISTRICT. 
 Tractable, docile, manageable, amenable. 
 
 Ant. Refractory, unmanageable, unamenable. 
 Trade, traffic, commerce, dealing, occupation, employ* 
 ment. 
 
 Ant. Profession, idleness, leisure, relaxation. 
 Traditional, oral, uncertain, transmitted. 
 
 Ant. Written, documentary 
 Traduce. See CALUMNIATE. 
 Traffic. See TRADE. 
 Tragedy, disaster, calamity, affliction, catastrophe. 
 
 Ant. Joy, delight, boon, prosperity, comedy. 
 Tragic, fatal, calamitous, mournful, sorrowful. 
 
 Ant. Comical, joyous, gay, light. 
 Train, educate, instruct, dicipline, drill, inure. 
 
 Ant. Force, break, disqualify, miseducate. 
 Trait. See CHARACTERISTIC. 
 Trammel, fetter, shackle, clog, bond, chain, impediment, 
 
 hindrance. 
 Ant. Freedom, liberation, extrication.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 199 
 
 tranquil, still, unruffled, peaceful, quiet, hushed. 
 
 Ant. Agitated, disturbed, anxious, excited, restless, un- 
 easy. 
 
 Tranquilize. See SOOTHE. 
 Transact, perform, conduct, manage, negotiate, treat. 
 
 Ant. Mismanage, misconduct, fail. 
 Transaction, negotiation, occurrence, proceeding, affair. 
 
 Ant. Non-performance, mismanagement, suspension. 
 Transcend, surmount, overstep, exceed, surpass, excel, 
 eclipse. 
 
 Ant. Fail, fall, foil. 
 
 Transcendent, consummate, surpassing, unrivaled, unex- 
 ampled, matchless, incomparable. 
 
 Ant. Ordinary, attainable, common, average. 
 Transfer, make over, convey, remove, copy, transmit. 
 
 Ant. Retain, keep, withhold, fix, appropriate, receive. 
 Transform, change, metamorphose, transfigure, transmute. 
 
 Ant. Perpetuate, conserve, arrest. 
 Transgress, pass, exceed, violate, infringe, offend, trespass. 
 
 Ant. Observe, keep, obey, fulfill, respect. 
 Transient, fleeting, passing, transitory, temporary, short 
 lived. 
 
 Ant. Permanent, lasting, abiding, perpetual, enduring. 
 Transition, change, shifting, variation, transmutation. 
 
 Ant. Stability, permanence, perpetuity. 
 Transmit, remit, dispatch, convey, send, forward. 
 
 Ant. Retain, keep, withhold. 
 Transparent, clear, limpid, lucid, obvious. 
 
 Ant, Opaque, thick, turbid, mysterious, questionable. 
 Transport, n. bliss, ecstacy, rapture, carriage, conveyance. 
 
 Ant. Agony, distress, annoyance, vexation. 
 Transport, v. ravish, delight, enrapture, bear, carry, con- 
 vey, remove, banish. 
 
 Ant. Vex, displease, annoy, stop, hold, retain 
 Transpose, change, reverse, shift. 
 
 Ant. Retain, fix, keep. 
 Trap, snare, ambush, stratagem, pitfall. 
 
 Ant. Warning, beacon, light-house, premonition. 
 Trappings, gear, ornaments, tackle, harness, parapher- 
 nalia. 
 
 Ant. Nudity, nakedness, dismantlement. 
 Trash, nonsense, twaddle, trifles, dross.
 
 aoo A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Sense, wisdom, usefulness, goods, property. 
 Travel, trip, ramble, excursion, journey, tour, voyage. 
 
 Ant. Rest, halt, stop, settlement. 
 Traverse, cross, pass, thwart, obstruct. 
 
 Ant. Pass, omit, sanction, overlook, elude, avoid. 
 Treacherous, traitorous, disloyal, treasonable, faithless, 
 false-hearted, perfidious, sly, false. 
 
 Ant. True, faithful, open, honest, chivalric. 
 Treason, treachery, disloyalty, disaffection. 
 
 Ant. Openness, fidelity, honor, chivalry. 
 Treasure, riches, wealth, stock, store, reserve. 
 
 Ant. Trash, offal, refuse, dregs, scum. 
 Treat, negotiate, bargain, entertain, feast. 
 
 Ant. Drop, abandon, decline, maltreat, mismanage, mis- 
 arrange, Irifle. 
 Treaty, convention, negotiation, agreement, contract. 
 
 Ant. Neutrality, non-interference. 
 Tremble, quake, shake, quiver, shudder, totter. 
 
 Ant. Steady, settle, still, calm. 
 Tremendous, awful, fearful, frightful, terrible. 
 
 Ant. Unimposing, unappalling, inconsiderable. 
 Tremulous, trembling, jarring, quivering, vibrating, shak- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Motionless, smooth, equable. 
 Trenchant, cutting, sharp, severe, sarcastic. 
 
 Ant. Weak, impotent, unavailing. 
 Trend, incline, diverge, bend, tend, stretch. 
 
 Ant. Continue, proceed, advance. 
 Trepidation. See FEAR. 
 
 Trial, experiment, test, gauge, proof, ordeal, essay, 
 trouble, temptation, affliction, cause, action, suit. 
 
 Ant. Hazard, conjecture, guess, theory, relief, refresh- 
 ment, oversight, disregard. 
 Tribulation, affliction, grief, distress, trouble, misery, woe. 
 
 Ant. Joy, rejoicing, gladness, rest, delight. 
 Tribute, tax, impost, subsidy, duty, charge, custom, offer- 
 ing, contribution. 
 
 Ant. Gift, wages, reward, remuneration. 
 Trick, fraud, cheat, artifice, stratagem, guile, deception, 
 imposition, freak, antic, vagary, hoax. 
 
 Ant. Exposure, artlessness, honesty, fairness, candor, 
 openness.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. o* 
 
 Trifle, n. bauble, toy, gewgaw, bagatelle. 
 
 Ant. Treasure, portent, phenomenon, crisis, importance 
 
 urgency, necessity. 
 Trifle, v. toy, play, dally, wanton. 
 
 Ant. Treat, cope, tackle, grapple, deal. 
 Trifling, slight, silly, trivial, petty, unimportant, light. 
 
 Ant. Important, grave, serious: 
 Trim, compact, snug, neat, nice, tidy, clean, spruce. 
 
 Ant. Slovenly, untidy, loose, negligent. 
 Trip, mistake, error, blunder, excursion, tour, ramble, 
 
 jaunt. 
 
 Ant. Stand, speed, prosper, succeed. 
 Trite, stale, old, ordinary, commonplace, hackneyed. 
 
 Ant. Original, novel, startling. 
 
 Triumph, achievement, ovation, victory, conquest, jubila- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Defeat, failure, discomfiture, disappointment. 
 Triumphant, elated, victorious, exultant. 
 
 Ant. Unsuccessful, beaten, baffled, worsted, humiliated. 
 Trivial. See TRIFLING. 
 Troop, assemblage, multitude, gang, band, horde, com' 
 
 pany. 
 
 Ant. Scarcity, few, individual, bevy, squad. 
 Trouble, v. afflict, distress, agitate, annoy, tease, harass, 
 
 perplex, disturb, grieve, oppress, aggrieve. 
 Ant. Soothe, calm, allay, please, delight, gratify, re- 
 fresh, entertain. 
 
 Trouble, n. affliction, distress, grief, tribulation, adversity, 
 calamity, disaster, misfortune, anxiety, sorrow, mis- 
 ery, plague, torment. 
 Ant. Happiness, pleasure, delight, joy, gladness, 
 
 amusement. 
 Troublesome, tiresome, irksome, sore, grievous, arduous. 
 
 Ant. Easy, pleasant, amusing, light. 
 Truant, idling, loitering, vagabond, shirking, vagrant. 
 Ant. Diligent, industrious, domestic, loyal, faithful. 
 Truckling. See SERVILE. 
 True, genuine, actual, sincere, honest, upright, veritable, 
 
 real, veracious, authentic, exact, accurate, correct. 
 Ant. False, untrue, fictitious, erroneous, spurious, 
 
 counterfeit, faithless, fickle. 
 Trumpery, trivial, worthless, tawdrv
 
 8oa A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Valuable, costly, good. 
 Trunk, stem, stalk, body, proboscis, chest, box. 
 
 Ant. Head, limbs, bag, satchel. 
 Trust, believe, credit, hope, expect. 
 Ant. Distrust, suspect, discredit, doubt, disbelieve, r*+ 
 
 sume, withdraw. 
 Trusty. See TRUST. 
 Truth. See TRUE. 
 Try, attempt, endeavor, sti ".ve, struggle, test, examine, 
 
 prove. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, reject, abandon, decline, withdraw. 
 Tug. See DRAW. 
 Tumble. See FALL. 
 
 Tumult, ferment, outbreak, urawl, fray, turbulence, up- 
 roar, commotion, hubbub, disturbance, riot. 
 Ant. Peace, quiet, order, tranquility, subsidence. 
 Tumultuous, turbulent, riotous, disorderly, disturbed, con- 
 fused, unruly. 
 
 Ant. Peaceful, orderly, quiet, tranquil. 
 Tune. See TONE. 
 
 Turbid, foul, thick, muddy, impure, unsettled. 
 Ant. Clear, crystal, crystalline, transparent. 
 Turbulent. See TUMULTUOUS. 
 Turmoil. See TUMULT. 
 
 Turn, v. revolve, circulate, whirl, twirl, wheel, incline, in- 
 flect, deviate. 
 
 Ant. Fix, stand, stop, arrest, continue, proceed, per- 
 petuate. 
 
 Turn, n. spiral, maze, labyrinth, cast, bent, tendency, 
 i character, tone, manner, round, bout, form. 
 
 Ant. Straightness, stability, fixity, immobility, uni- 
 formity. 
 Turpitude, depravity, vileness, baseness, wickedness, sin. 
 
 Ant. Goodness, nobility, virtue, excellence. 
 Tutor. See TEACHER. 
 Twine, twist, wind, embrace, entwine. 
 
 Ant. Untwine, untwist, unwind, detach, disengage, 
 
 separate, sever, disunite. 
 Twirl. See TURN. 
 Twit. See MOCK. 
 
 Type, emblem, symbol, figure, sign, kind, sort, letter. 
 Ant. Caricature, monstrosity, deviation, eccentrieky.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 203 
 
 Tyrannical, cruel, severe, absolute, arbitrary, despotic. 
 
 Ant. Humane, kindly, liberal, generous, just. 
 Tyrant, oppressor, despot, autocrat, persecutor. 
 
 Ant. Philanthropist, judge. 
 Tyro, novice, beginner, learner. 
 
 Ant. Adeot, expert, master, professor. 
 
 u 
 
 Ugly, unsightly, ill-favored, hideous, plain, homely. 
 
 Ant. Attractive, fair, beautiful, handsome, seemly. 
 Ulterior, further, more distant, beyond, succeeding. 
 
 Ant, Immediate, present, prior, hither. 
 Ultimate, furthest, last, latest, final, eventual. 
 
 Ant. Proximate, preliminary, prior, intermediate. 
 Umbrage, offence, dissatisfaction, displeasure, resentment. 
 
 Ant. Complacency, satisfaction, gratification. 
 Umpire, referee, arbitrator, judge, arbiter. 
 
 Ant. Litigant, disputant. 
 Unanimity, accord, agreement, unity, concord. 
 
 Ant. Variance, discord, dissent, disagreement 
 Unaffected. See GENUINE. 
 Unalterable. See CHANGELESS. 
 Unanswerable, indisputable, unquestionable, undeniable. 
 
 Ant. Questionable, doubtful, disputable. 
 Unbind, loosen, untie, unfasten, set free. 
 
 Ant. Bind, tie, hold, fasten. 
 
 Unbounded, boundless, excessive, infinite, unsparing, un- 
 stinted, interminable. 
 
 Ant. Finite, bounded, restricted, narrow. 
 Unbridled, wanton, licentious, dissolute, loose, lax. 
 
 Ant. Austere, severe, ascetic, virtuous. 
 Unceasing. See ETERNAL. 
 Uncertain. See DOUBTFUL. 
 Uncivil. See RUDE. 
 Unclean. See DIRTY. 
 
 Uncommon, rare, strange, scarce, singular, unique, un 
 usual. 
 
 Ant. Common, ordinary, average, usual. 
 Unconcerned. See INDIFFERENT. 
 Uncouth, strange, odd, clumsy, ungainly.
 
 S04 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Polite, neat, trim, courtly, graceful, polished, re 
 
 fined, well-bred. 
 Uncover, reveal, strip, expose, lay bare, divest. 
 
 Ant. Cover, clothe, conceal, suppress, hide. 
 Under, below, underneath, beneath, subordinate, lower, 
 inferior. 
 
 Ant. Over, above, superior. 
 Undergo. See SUFFER. 
 Understand, know, comprehend, apprehend. 
 
 Ant. Misunderstand, ignore, declare, state, express. 
 Understanding', knowledge, intellect, intelligence, faculty, 
 comprehension, mind, reason, brains. 
 
 Ant. Ignorance, misunderstanding, misapprehension. 
 Undertake, engage in, embark in, agree, promise. 
 
 Ant. Abandon, drop, decline, discontinue, desist. 
 Undisturbed, quiet, still, tranquil, placid, peaceful. 
 
 Ant. Disturbed, annoyed, irritated, troubled, vexed. 
 Uneasy, restless, disturbed, unquiet, stiff, awkward. 
 
 Ant. Calm, easy, quiet, peaceful, unembarrassed. 
 Unequal, uneven, not alike, irregular, insufficient. 
 
 Ant. Equal, alike, similar. 
 Unfair, wrongful, dishonest, unjust. 
 
 Ant. Fair, just, equable, rational, honest. 
 Unfit, improper, unsuitable, untimely, incompetent. 
 
 Ant. Fit, able, capable, ready, timely, qualified, com- 
 petent. 
 
 Unfold, unravel, disclose, unbosom, divulge, display, re- 
 veal, declare, develop, explain. 
 
 Ant. Fold, conceal, suppress, hide. 
 
 Unfortunate, calamitous, ill-fated, unlucky, wretched, un 
 happy, miserable. 
 
 Ant. Fortunate, happy, lucky, cheerful, gay, joyous. 
 Unfriendly, inhospitable, ungenial, unkind, disobliging. 
 
 Ant. Friendly, hospitable, amicable, kindly. 
 Ungainly. See AWKWARD. 
 Unhappiness, misery, wretchedness, distress, woe. 
 
 Ant. Happiness, pleasure, delight, joy. 
 Unhappy, miserable, wretched, distressed, afflicted, pain* 
 ful, disastrous, dreary, dismal. 
 
 Ant. Happy, joyous, gay, merry, pleased, delighted. 
 Uniform, regular, symmetrical, equal, even, alike, un- 
 varied.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 205 
 
 Ant. Variable, varying, diverse, heterogeneous, irregu- 
 lar, bizarre, eccentric. 
 Uninterrupted. See INCESSANT. 
 Union, junction, combination, alliance, confederacy, 
 
 league, coalition, agreement, concert. 
 Ant. Separation, disunion, divorce, secession, discord, 
 
 disagreement, division. 
 Unique, uneqalled, uncommon, rare, choice, matchless. 
 
 .Ant. Ordinary, commonplace. 
 Unison, harmony, concord, agreement, union. 
 
 Ant. Discord, disunion, variance. 
 
 Unite, join, conjoin, combine, connect, add, attach, incor- 
 porate, embody, clench, merge. 
 
 Ant. Separate, sever, divide, part, sunder, disintegrate. 
 Unity, oneness, concord, uniformity, agreement. 
 Ant. Plurality, multitude, complexity, discord variety, 
 
 diversity. 
 
 Universal, general, all, entire, total, catholic. 
 Ant. Special, particular, partial, local, exclusive, ex- 
 ceptional. 
 
 Unlimited. See INFINITE. 
 
 Unreasonable, foolish, silly, absurd, preposterous, ridicu- 
 lous. 
 
 Ant. Reasonable, rational, sensible. 
 Unrivalled, unequalled, unique, unexampled, incompara- 
 
 able, matchless. 
 
 Ant. Equalled, common, ordinary, average. 
 Unroll. See UNFOLD. 
 Unruly, ungovernable, unmanageable, refractory. 
 
 Ant. Gentle, governable, manageable. 
 Unseemly, unbecoming, indecorous, unsuitable, unfit, un 
 
 befitting. 
 
 Ant. Decorous, polite, respectful, obedient, refined. 
 Unsettle. See DISTURB. 
 Unsteady, wavering, unstable, variable, fickle, restless 
 
 fitful. 
 
 Ant. Steady, fixed, firm, stable. 
 Untruth. See LIE. 
 Unusual, rare, singular, uncommon, remarkable, strange, 
 
 extraordinary. 
 
 Ant. Usual, common, average, ordinary. 
 Upbraid. See BLAME.
 
 206 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Uphold, maintain, defend, sustain, support, vindicate. 
 Ant. Drop, betray, abandon, oppose, attack, abjure, 
 
 renounce. 
 Upright, vertical, perpendicular, erect, just, equitable, 
 
 fair, pure, honorable. 
 
 Ant. Inclined, horizontal, inverted, dishonest, corrupt. 
 Uproar, tumult, row, riot, disturbance, brawl, noise. 
 
 clamor. 
 
 Ant. Peace, quiet, order, silence. 
 Uproot, eradicate, exterminate, weed out. 
 
 Ant. Sow, implant, cultivate, nurture, foster. 
 Urbanity. See AFFABILITY. 
 Urge, incite, impel, push, drive, instigate, stimulate, press 
 
 induce, solicit. 
 Ant. Hold, restrain, retain, prohibit, retard, hindei; 
 
 obstruct. 
 Urgent, pressing, important, imperative, immediate, seri 
 
 ous. 
 
 Ant. Unimportant, trivial, insignificant. 
 Usage. See CUSTOM. 
 Use, . usage, practice, habit, custom, advantage, utility, 
 
 benefit, application. 
 Ant. Disuse, obscurity, neglect. 
 Use, -v. employ, exercise, occupy, practice, accustom, inure 
 
 Ant. Discard, suspend, ignore, avoid. 
 Useful, advantageous, serviceable, available, helpful, bene- 
 ficial, good. 
 
 Ant. Useless, fruitless, ineffectual, unavailable, un- 
 profitable. 
 
 Useless, unserviceable, fruitless, idle, profitless, vain, in- 
 effectual. 
 
 Ant. Useful, advantageous, helpful, beneficial. 
 Usual, ordinary, common, accustomed, habitual, wonted, 
 
 customary, general. 
 
 Ant. Unusual, common, rare, exceptional, extraordina- 
 ry, abnormal, irregular. 
 Usurp, arrogate, seize, appropriate, a sume. 
 
 Ant. Receive, inherit, accept. 
 Utility. See USE. 
 Utter, speak, articulate, pronounce, express, issue. 
 
 Ant. Reveal, suppress, repress, hush, stifle, retain, heaft 
 Utterly, totally, completely, wholly, quite, entirely.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS 207 
 
 Ant. Partly, partially, in a measure. 
 
 V 
 
 Vacant, empty, unfilled, unoccupied, thoughtless, unthink- 
 ing. 
 
 Ant. Full, filled, employed, engaged, occupied, thought- 
 ful. 
 Vacation, holiday, recreation. 
 
 Ant. Term, business. 
 Vagrant, wanderer, beggar, tramp, vagabond, rogue. 
 
 Ant. Workman, gentleman, laborer. 
 Vague, unsettled, undetermined, uncertain, indefinite. 
 
 Ant. Definite, specific, limited, determined, strict. 
 Vain, useless, fruitless, empty, worthless, inflated, proud, 
 
 unreal, unavailing. 
 Ant. Solid, real, substantial, sound, efficient, effectual. 
 
 potent, modest. 
 Valiant, brave, bold, valorous, courageous, gallant. 
 
 Ant. Timid, cowardly, craven. 
 
 Valid, weighty, strong, powerful, sound, binding, efficient. 
 Ant. Invalid, weak, powerless, unsound, false, insuf- 
 ficient. 
 
 Valor. See COURAGE. 
 Valuable, precious, costly, dear, expensive, inestimable. 
 
 Ant. Valueless, cheap, poor, worthless, mean. 
 Value, appraise, assess, reckon, appreciate, estimate, prize, 
 
 esteem, treasure. 
 
 Ant, Despise, underrate, undervalue, disregard, dislike. 
 Vanish, disappear, melt, fade, dissolve. 
 
 Ant. Appear, approach, loom. 
 
 Vanity, emptiness, conceit, self-conceit, affectedness. 
 Ant. Substance, reality, truth, simplicity, modesty, hu- 
 mility. 
 
 Vanquish. See CONQUER. 
 Vapid, dull, flat, insipid, stale, tame. 
 
 Ant. Spirited, animated, pungent, pithy. 
 Vapor, fume, smoke, mist, fog, steam. 
 
 Ant, Water, substance, fluid. 
 
 Variable, changeable, unsteady, inconstant, shifting; 
 wavering, fickle, restless, fitful.
 
 *>8 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Ant. Invariable, firm, constant, true, unchangeably 
 
 staunch, inimitable. 
 Variance, disagreement, dissension, jarring, quarrel. 
 
 Ant. Unity, reconciliation, harmony, peace, consent. 
 Variation, change, diversity, deviation, discrepancy, dif. 
 ference. 
 
 Ant. Continuance, fixity, law, rule, uniformity, har- 
 mony. 
 
 Va iety, difference, diversity, change, diversification, mixt- 
 ure, medley, miscellany. 
 
 Ant. Uniformity, species, type, specimen. 
 Vary, change, alter, modify, diversify, variegate, differ, 
 disagree. 
 
 Ant. Perpetuate, strengthen, conform, harmonize. 
 Vast. See ENORMOUS. 
 Vaunt, boast, bray, puff, hawk, advertise, flourish, parade. 
 
 Ant. Suppress, conceal, disparage, decry, detract. 
 Vehement, furious, ardent, fervid, burning, raging, eager, 
 impetuous, forcible, vigorous. 
 
 Ant. Mild, feeble, subdued, cold, passionless, weak. 
 Veil, screen, hide, intercept, mask, conceal, cover, disguise. 
 
 Ant. Unveil, expose, strip, denude, exaggerate. 
 Velocity, swiftness, quickness, fleetness, celerity, speed 
 rapidity. 
 
 Ant. Slowness, languor, inactivity, sluggishness. 
 Vend. See SELL. 
 Venerable, grave, sage, wise, old, reverend. 
 
 Ant. Contemptible, despicable, young, foolish. 
 Venial, pardonable, excusable, justifiable. 
 Ant. -Unpardonable, mortal, inexcusable. 
 Venom. See POISON. 
 Venture, n. speculation, chance, peril, stakt. 
 
 Ant. Caution, calculation, law, method. 
 Venture, v. dare, risk, jeopardize. 
 
 Ant. Calculate, reserve, invest. 
 Veracity, truth, truthfulness, credibility, accuracy. 
 
 Ant. Falsehood, deceit, imagination, fiction. 
 Verbal, oral, spoken, literal, unwritten. 
 
 Ant. Written, documentary, recorded. 
 Verdict, judgment, finding, dec on, answer 
 
 Ant. Indecision, indetenninati O. 
 Verge. See BORDER.
 
 AND ANTITHETIC WORDS. 209 
 
 Versatile, unsteady, changeable, unfixed, wavering, vacil- 
 lating, oscillating, fluctuating, inconstant, fickle, rest- 
 less, manifold. 
 Ant. Immovable, fixed, one-sided, uniform, narrow, 
 
 limited, stolid, immobile. 
 Versed, skilled, practiced, conversant, clever, proficient. 
 
 Ant. Awkward, unskilled, ignorant, strange, unfamiliar. 
 Vex. See IRRITATE. 
 Vibrate, oscillate, swing, sway, wave, undulate, thrill. 
 
 Ant. Stand, remain, proceed, advance. 
 Vice, corruption, depravity, pollution, immorality, wicked. 
 
 ness, guilt, iniquity, crime, fault, defect, blemish. 
 Ant. Virtue, purity, perfection, goodness. 
 Vicious, corrupt, depraved, debased, bad, contrary, un- 
 ruly, demoralized, profligate, faulty. 
 Ant. Pure, sound, perfect, virtuous. 
 Victim, sacrifice, food, prey, sufferer, dupe, gull. 
 
 Ant. Sacrificer, seducer, attacker, fraud, cheat. 
 View, n. thought, notion, sentiment, opinion, perspective, 
 landscape, purpose, intention, design, light, aspect, end. 
 Ant. Darkness, blindness, deception, error, delusion, 
 
 misconception. 
 View, v. look, see, behold, eye, observe, scan, regard. 
 
 Ant. Ignore, overlook, disregard, miss, misjudge. 
 Vigilant, watchful, wakeful, observant, cautious, careful. 
 
 Ant. Careless, inattentive, indifferent. 
 Vigorous, healthy, strong, powerful, energetic, stalwart, 
 
 robust, hardy, firm, spirited, determined. 
 Ant Weak, feeble, powerless, debilitated, inactive, in- 
 dolent, irresolute. 
 Vile, ignoble, base, low, worthless, abject, sordid, mean,. 
 
 dishonorable, sinful, wicked, vicious. 
 Ant. Good, noble, exalted, pure, honorable, costly, 
 
 rare, precious. 
 Vilify, debase, degrade, slander, decry, defame, scandalize, 
 
 upbraid, brand, stigmatize, denounce. 
 Ant. Purify, refine, exalt, raise, improve, praise, laud. 
 Villainous. See VILE. 
 Vindicate, justify, assert, uphold, support, defend. 
 
 Ant. Fail, abandon, surrender, forego, nullify, destroy, 
 
 subvert, vitiate, condemn. 
 Vindictive, spiteful, resentful, revengeful, unforgiving.
 
 3io A DICTIONAR Y OF S YNON YMO US 
 
 Ant. Forgiving, generous, merciful, forbearing. 
 Violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, injure, hurt, ravish. 
 Ant, Respect, foster, cherish, protect, regard, preserve, 
 
 obey. 
 
 Violence, passion, rage, fury, vehemence, outrage, in- 
 justice. 
 Ant. Mildness, self-restraint, gentleness, forbearance, 
 
 self-control, obedience, protection. 
 Violent, forcible, raving, raging, passionate, furious, rapid, 
 
 dashing, sweeping, rolling. 
 Ant. Mild, feeble, calm, soft. 
 Virtuous, just, upright, moral, chaste, pure. 
 
 Ant. Vicious, bad, corrupt, debased, impure, immoral. 
 Visible. See APPARENT. 
 
 Vital, living, necessary, essential, indispensable. 
 Ant. Mortal, lifeless, unnecessary, unimportant, immsu 
 
 terial. 
 
 Vivacious, lively, brisk, gay, merry, racy, sprightly. 
 Ant. Dead, lifeless, dull, stolid, moody, heavy, sullen, 
 
 torpid, sluggish. 
 
 Vivid, lively, clear, lucid, bright, sunny, glowing, graphic. 
 Ant. Dull, opaque, obscure, sombre, dim, dusky, 
 
 cloudy, pale, wan. 
 
 Vocation, profession, calling, trade, business, employ- 
 ment, office, mission. 
 Ant. Leisure, incapacity. 
 Vogue, usage, way, custom, fashion, use, practice. 
 
 Ant. Disuse, disrepute, abolition. 
 
 Void, null, invalid, unfilled, empty, hollow, useless, nuga- 
 tory, 
 
 Ant. Occupied, full, solid, valid, efficacious, sound. 
 Volume, book, scroll, bulk, size, capacity. 
 
 Ant. Pamphlet, sheet, minuteness, smallness. 
 Voluntary, free, spontaneous, uncom trained, deliberate. 
 
 Ant. Compulsory, involuntary, coercive. 
 Vouch. See CERTIFY. 
 Vulgar, common, general, popular, ordinary, rude, coarse, 
 
 low. 
 Ant. Scientific, philosophic, restricted, technical* 
 
 choice, refined, polite, well-bred. 
 Vulnerable, assailable, weak, exposed, tender. 
 Ant, Invulnerable, impregnable, unassailable.
 
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 w 
 
 Waft, transport, bear, convey. 
 Ant. Push, pull, arag, draw. 
 Wage, make, carry on, engage in, undertake. 
 
 Ant. Desist, stop, abandon. 
 Wages, salary, hire, allowance, stipend, pay, remunera* 
 
 tion, earnings. 
 
 Ant. Gratuity, gift, premium, grace, bonus. 
 Wait, await, abide, bide, stay, remain, tarry. 
 
 Ant. Speed, hasten, press. 
 Waive, forego, relinquish, let go. 
 
 Ant. Press, urge, claim, arrest, enforce. 
 Wake, waken, awaken, arouse, stir up, excite, kindle, pro- 
 voke. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, allay, hush, quiet, tranquilize. 
 dVander, stroll, ramble, gad, rove, roam, range, stray, err, 
 
 deviate, swerve. 
 Ant. Rest, stop, halt, lie, anchor, alight, moor, pause, 
 
 repose. 
 
 Wardenng, vagrant, roving, strolling, discursive. 
 Ant. Stationary, fixf^, immovable, permanent. 
 Want, v. need, lack squire, desire, wish, crave for. 
 Ant. Supply, ofi/v, demand, give, afford, furnish. 
 Want, n. poverty, penury, indigence, destitution, priva* 
 
 tion, necessity, need, lack, scarcity. 
 Ant. Supply, sufficiency, provision, abundance, produe. 
 
 tion, adequacy. 
 Wanton, licentious, libertine, unrestrained, unbridled, un. 
 
 curbed, dissolute, loose, lax. 
 
 Ant. Staid, sober, demure, austere, formal, deliberate. 
 Ward, avert, parry, fend, repel, turn aside, guard, defend. 
 
 Ant. Attack, betray, surrender. 
 Warm, fervid, affectionate, attached, devoted, ardent, 
 
 fervent, glowing. 
 
 Ant. Frigid, cold, tepid, starved, indifferent, passionless, 
 Warmth, ardor, fervency, fervor, cordiality, vehemence, 
 
 heat, fervidness, glow. 
 Ant. Frigidity, frost, coldness calmness, indifference 
 
 apathy, slowness. 
 Warning. See ADMONITION.
 
 212 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Warrant, guarantee, insure, assure, secure, justify. 
 
 Ant. Imperil, endanger, nullify, invalidate, repudiate. 
 Wary, careful, cautious, circumspect, guarded, watchful, 
 
 heedful, prudent, vigilant. 
 
 Ant. Unwary, unsuspecting, heedless, unguarded. 
 Wash, clean, rinse, wet, moisten, tint. 
 
 Ant. Soil, foul, contaminate, dirty, stain. 
 Waste, -v, squander, dissipate, lavish, destroy, decay, 
 
 dwindle, wither. 
 
 Ant. Restore, repair, preserve, protect, husband, econo- 
 mize, hoard, accumulate, multiply, develop. 
 Waste, a. desolate, stripped, bare, dreary, unproductive, 
 
 wild, uncultivated. 
 
 Ant. Fertile, productive, cultivated. 
 
 Watchful, alert, vigilant, attentive, cautious, heedful, ob- 
 servant, circumspect, wakeful. 
 Ant. Heedless, careless, drowsy, incautious, unwary, 
 
 distracted. 
 
 Waver, v. hesitate, scruple, fluctuate, vacillate. 
 Ant. Determine, decide, settle, rest, repose. 
 Wavering, unsteady, unsettled, fluctuating, changeable, in* 
 
 constant, variable. 
 
 Ant. Steady, constant, fixed, immovable, changeless. 
 Way, method, plan, system, means, manner, mode, form, 
 fashion, course, process, road, route, track, path, habit, 
 practice. 
 
 Ant. Chance, hazard, conjecture, luck. 
 Wayward, forward, obstinate, stubborn, unruly, perverse. 
 
 Ant. Docile, manageable, amenable. 
 
 Weak, feeble, infirm, enfeebled, debilitated, powerless, 
 helpless, emaciated, prostrate, thin, watery, diluted, 
 flimsy, slight, poor, silly, defenceless. 
 Ant. Strong, vigorous, robust, muscular, powerful, 
 tough, stout, sturdy, hard, potent, efficient, spirited, 
 animated, sound, judicious, determined, forcible. 
 Weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, unnerve, paralyze, emaciate, 
 
 attenuate, dilute. 
 
 Ant. Strengthen, empower, invigorate, confirm. 
 Weakness, feebleness, infirmity, frailty, silliness, imbe- 
 cility, prostration, defect, failing, foible. 
 Ant. Strength, power, nerve, spirit, vigor, activity, 
 efficiency.
 
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 Wealth, riches, opulence, affluence, plenty, mammon. 
 
 abundance. 
 
 Ant. Poverty, indigence, scarcity, impecuniosity. 
 Wear, bear, carry, last, consume. 
 
 Ant, Doff, abandon, renew, renovate, augment. 
 Weary, tired, fatigued, exhausted, worn, faint. 
 
 Ant. Fresh, vigorous, renovated, hearty. 
 Wedding, marriage, nuptials, espousal. 
 
 Ant. Divorce, celibacy, singleness. 
 Weep. See GRIEVE. 
 "Weight, heaviness, pressure, oppression, burden, load, 
 
 value. 
 
 Ant. Lightness, weakness, levity, triviality, worthless- 
 ness. 
 Welcome, acceptable, agreeable, pleasing, grateful, pleas, 
 
 ureable, gratifying, pleasant. 
 Ant. Unwelcome, ungrateful, distasteful, unpleasant, 
 
 disagreeable. 
 
 Welfare, good fortune, prosperity, happiness, success. 
 Ant. Adversity, reverse, failure, ill-luck, unhappiness, 
 
 harm, hurt. 
 
 Wheedle. See COAX. 
 Whet, sharpen, incite, excite, provoke, stimulate. 
 
 Ant. Blunt, pall, deaden, satiate, nauseate. 
 Whimscal, odd, singular, capricious, fanciful, fantastic, 
 
 fantastical. 
 
 Ant. Staid, serious, sober, sedate, orderly. 
 Whirl. See TURN. 
 White, snowy, pure, spotless, unspotted, unblemished, 
 
 stainless, clean. 
 
 Ant. Black, impure, stained, dirty, foul. 
 Whole, sound, health'y, well, total, all, entire, perfect, 
 
 complete, integral, aggregate, undivided. 
 Ant. Sick, unsound, impaired, partial, imperfect, in- 
 complete. 
 
 Wholesome, nutritious, healthy, salubrious, healing, salu- 
 tary. 
 
 Ant. Unwholesome, unhealthy, deleterious, detrimental. 
 Wholly, entirely, totally, altogether, quite, /^rf-rtly, 
 
 completely, utterly. 
 Ant, Partially, in part, mostly.
 
 2t4 A DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS 
 
 Wicked, bad, ill, unjust, irreligious, ungodly, godless, 
 profane, impious, unhallowed, black, dark, foul, atro- 
 cious, villainous, enormous, monstrous, outrageous, 
 profligate, abandoned. 
 
 Ant. Good, virtuous, just, moral, upright, honest, pure, 
 stainless, sinless, incorrupt, spotless, honorable, es- 
 teemed, immaculate. 
 
 Wickedness, evil, sin, crime, criminality, guilt, iniquity, 
 offence, vileness, turpitude, corruption, vice, pollu- 
 tion. 
 
 Ant. Goodness, virtue, order, law, honor, purity. 
 Wide, broad, ample, large, expanded, diffuse, extensive. 
 
 Ant. Narrow, contracted, limited. 
 
 Wild, savage, uncivilized, loose, irregular, disorderly, un- 
 tamed, undomesticated, unruly. 
 
 Ant. Tame, civilized, cultivated, inhabited, regular, 
 peaceful, domesticated, docile, gentle, mild, regulated, 
 sane, coherent, sensible, calm. 
 
 Wilful, perverse, stubborn, self-willed, headstrong, obsti- 
 nate. 
 
 Ant. Thoughtful, considerate, amenable, docile, man- 
 ageable, accidental, unintentional. 
 Willingly, voluntarily, spontaneously, gratuitously. 
 
 Ant. Unwillingly, involuntarily. 
 Win, get, obtain, gain, procure, effect, accomplish, achieve. 
 
 Ant. Lose, fail, miss, forfeit, alienate. 
 Wind, coil, twine, wreath, turn, bend, curve, twist. 
 
 Ant, Unwind, untwist, uncoil, straighten. 
 Wing. See FLY. 
 Winning, attractive, charming, captivating, fascinating, 
 
 bewitching, enchanting, dazzling, brilliant. 
 Ant. Repulsive, unattractive, displeasing. 
 Wisdom, sense, knowledge, learning, prudence, judgment, 
 
 intelligence, sagacity, information. 
 Ant. Ignorance, impudence, folly. 
 
 Wise, intelligent, learned, skilled, judicious, rational, dis- 
 creet, prudent. 
 
 Ant. Ignorant, foolish, stupid, imprudent, indiscreet. 
 Wish. See DESIRE. 
 
 Wit, mind, intellect, understanding, genius, imagination, 
 humor, satire, irony . mirth.
 
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 /.Int. Dullness, vapidity, stupidity, platitude, common- 
 
 place. 
 Withdraw, retreat, retire, go back, recede, recall, regress, 
 
 retrograde, take back. 
 Ant. Offer, proffer, produce, afford, confirm, reiterate, 
 
 repeat. 
 
 Wtthhold, keep back, restrain, arrest, hinder, abstain, 
 refrain, keep from, desist from, refuse, retain, reserve. 
 Ant. Grant, furnish, afford, provide, allow, give, per- 
 mit, encourage, incite, aid, help, abet. 
 Withstand, oppose, resist, thwart, confront. 
 
 Ant. Yield, submit, surrender, support, encourage, aid. 
 Witness, attest, testify, evidence, prove, certify, vouch, 
 
 see, behold, view, observe. 
 Ant. Refute, invalidate. 
 
 Wizard, juggler, magician, conjurer, necromancer, sor- 
 cerer. 
 
 Ant. Dupe, dolt, ignoramus. 
 Woe, distress, sorrow, affliction, disaster, trouble. 
 
 Ant. Joy, gladness, comfort, happiness, prosperity, 
 
 blessing. 
 Wonder, amazement, surprise, astonishment, admiration, 
 
 miracle, marvel, prodigy, curiosity. 
 
 Ant. Indifference, apathy, expectation, familiarity, trivi- 
 ality, anticipation. 
 Wonderful, marvellous, wondrous, amazing, astonishing, 
 
 striking, surprising, admirable. 
 
 Ant. Common, regular, normal, usual, customary, ex- 
 pected, anticipated, calculated, natural. 
 Wondrous. See WONDERFUL. 
 
 Word, term, expression, accent, promise, engagement, ac- 
 count, tidings, message, order, command. 
 Ant. Idea, conception, assurance, pledge, contract, 
 
 agreement. 
 Work, n. employment, business, occupation, performance, 
 
 production, toil, task, labor. 
 Ant. Rest, non-performance, leisure, holiday. 
 Work, -v. labor, toil, drudge, strive, exert, ply. 
 
 Ant. Rest, sleep, play, refresh, amuse, enjoy. 
 Workman, artisan, mechanic, craftsman, artificer, jour- 
 neyman, operative. 
 Ant, Idler, tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
 
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 Worldly, terrestrial, mundane, temporal, secular carnal/ 
 
 earthly. 
 
 Ant. Unworldly, spiritual, religious, moral. 
 "Worry, plague, tease, torment, vex, annoy, irritate, fret. 
 
 Ant. Soothe, calm, gratify, please, amuse, quiet. 
 Worship, adore, revere, venerate, reverence, deify, idolize, 
 
 honor, respect. 
 
 Ant. Despise, blaspheme, rail, jeer, loathe, abominate. 
 Worth, price, value, desert, merit, virtue, excellence. 
 
 Ant. Worthlessness, demerit, cheapness. 
 Worthless, useless, valueless, frivolous, corrupt, disso- 
 lute. 
 Ant. Valuable, worthy, rich, rare, costly, estimable, 
 
 excellent, noble, precious, admirable, virtuous. 
 Worthy, excellent, deserving, eligible, preferable, merito- 
 rious, estimable, commendable, laudable, praise- 
 worthy. 
 
 Ant. Worthless, useless, valueless. 
 Wrap, muffle, envelop, fold, encase. 
 
 Ant. Unwind, unfold, unwrap, develop, ^xpose, show. 
 Wrath. See ANGER. 
 Wrathful, angry, ireful, enraged, infuriated, exasperated, 
 
 Ant. Calm, pleased, quiet. 
 Wreck, debris, ruins, havoc, rubbish. 
 
 Ant. Perfection, substance, completeness. 
 Wretched, deplorable, miserable, unhappy, distressed, af- 
 flicted, unfortunate, afflicting, disastrous, calamitous, 
 dreary, dismal. 
 Ant. Prosperous, happy, admirable, noble, worth,; 
 
 elated. 
 Wretchedness, misery, woe distress, misfortune, calamity, 
 
 disaster, affliction, unhappiness. 
 Ant. Happiness, prosperity, pleasure, joy. 
 Writer, scribe, penman, author, scribbler, amanuensis. 
 
 Ant. Speaker, orator, reader. 
 Writhe, distort, contort, twist, wrest, wrench, wring. 
 
 Ant. Quiet, soothe, calm, rest. 
 
 Wrong, bad, evil, incorrect, erroneous, unsuitable, im- 
 proper, unjust. 
 Ant. Right, fit, proper, suitable, correct, accurate, just, 
 
 fair, moral, beneficial. 
 Wry, twisted, distorted, awry, crooked.
 
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 Ant. Straight, right, fit, just, proper, comely. 
 
 Yearn, hanker after, long for, desire, crave. 
 
 Ant. Despise, loathe, recoil, dislike. 
 Yearly, annually, year by year, per annum. 
 
 Ant. Momentarily, eternally, weekly, daily, monthly. 
 Yield, bear, give, afford, impart, bestow, abdicate, resign, 
 cede, surrender, relinquish, relax, quiet, forego, let go, 
 waive, comply, accede, acquiesce, succumb, submit. 
 Ant. Withdraw, withhold, retain, deny, refuse, assert, 
 claim, disallow, resist, dissent, protest, struggle, strive. 
 Yielding, supple, pliant, bending, compliant, submissive, 
 
 unresisting. 
 
 Ant. Unyielding, stubborn, dogged, persevering. 
 Yoke, couple, link, connect. 
 
 Ant. Unyoke, unhitch, sever, disconnect, separate, lib- 
 erate, release, divorce. 
 Youth, boy, lad, minority, adolescence. 
 
 Ant. Man, maid, woman, age, maturity. 
 Youthful, young, juvenile, boyish, girlish, puerile. 
 Ant, Old, aged, senile, mature. 
 
 Zeal, fervor, ardor, earnestness, enthusiasm, energy, eager- 
 ness. 
 
 Ant. Apathy, indifference, torpor, coldness. 
 Zealot, bigot, partisan, fanatic. 
 
 Ant. Renegade, traitor, deserter. 
 Zest, relish, gusto, flavor, recommendation. 
 
 Ant, Distaste, disrelish, detriment, indifference, apathy
 
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