Chapter I: Preface (1)

The aim in compiling this book has been to make the list of words in common use concise yet full, and authoritative yet suggestive. Above five thousand leading words are given, and the synonyms and antonyms comprise several thousand more different words.

Actual references may be multiplied by looking up a synonym or antonym, as well as by consulting cognate words, such as the corresponding noun, verb, or adjective.

In some cases common words have been omitted, because they were composed of a root word and a prefix, intensive or privative. Their synonyms and antonyms may be found under the root word.

Occasionally within the lists words closely synonymous or antonymic have been grouped within semicolons.

The part of speech of a word is designated by an abbreviation in such cases as are necessary to save confusion.

Synonyms appear immediately after the leading word; antonyms, after the abbreviation “Ant.” This order is invariable.

In the effort to make this list authoritative, the standard dictionaries and the acknowledged authorities on the subject have been consulted.

E. B. O.

ABBREVIATIONS

_a._ Adjective.

_ad._ Adverb.

_Ant._ Antonym or Antonyms.

_conj._ Conjunction.

_interj._ Interjection.

_n._ Noun.

_p.p._ Past Participle.

_prep._ Preposition.

_Syn._ Synonym or Synonyms.

_v._ Verb.

SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

A

=Abandon.= Desert, leave, forsake, depart from, quit, give up, relinquish, discontinue, abdicate, renounce, repudiate, forswear, withdraw from, vacate, surrender, retract, recant, retire from, cast off, abjure, cede, cease, resign, forego, yield, waive, part with, let go, lay down, evacuate, drop, deliver up.

ANT. _Claim, cherish, defend, keep, hold, maintain, protect, adopt, uphold, advocate, vindicate, occupy, undertake, prosecute, pursue, follow, seek, guard, favor, retain, support, assert, haunt._

=Abandoned.= Discarded, rejected _and the p.p. of the syn. of “abandon”_; depraved, corrupt, profligate, wicked, unprincipled, shameless, sinful, hardened, impenitent, lost, demoralized, vicious, dissolute, reprobate, graceless, obdurate, licentious, incorrigible, irreclaimable, bad.

ANT. The p.p. of the ant. of “abandon”; _visited, frequented, sociable; virtuous, good, deserving, worthy, commendable, excellent, laudable; reclaimable, penitent; conscientious, correct, upright, righteous, self-controlled, high-principled, steady._

=Abandonment.= Desertion, renunciation, surrender, rejection, abandoning, relinquishment, dereliction; cession, resignation, abnegation, demission, abjuration, abdication, defection, abrogation.

ANT. _Solicitude, care, heed, watchfulness, vigilance; hospitality, entertainment, conviviality, welcome, reception; retention, completion, reclamation, support, help, correction, custody, tenacity._

=Abase.= Degrade, reduce, lower, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, sink, humiliate, bring low, cast down, stoop, debase, depress, drop, take down, demean.

ANT. _Elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, dignify, uplift, aggrandize._

=Abasement.= Degradation, humiliation, dishonor, degeneracy, shame, depression, reduction, lowering, fall, deterioration, debasement, degeneration, vitiation, perversion, depravation, abjection, disrepute, discredit, subserviency.

ANT. _Promotion, exaltation, honor, elevation, aggrandizement, dignity, repute, reputation, standing, supremacy._

=Abash.= Bewilder, confound, disconcert, discompose, confuse, daunt, humble, dishearten, mortify, shame, humiliate, snub, discountenance.

ANT. _Embolden, cheer, encourage, animate, uphold, rally, countenance, inspirit, abet, incite, buoy._

=Abate.= Lessen, lower, reduce, diminish, moderate, decrease, decline, ebb, mitigate, subside, suppress, terminate, remove; temper, assuage, alleviate, appease, pacify; remit, allow; relax, slacken; bate, deduct; soothe, soften, qualify, allay, mollify, compose, tranquilize, quiet, quell, calm, dull, blunt; batter down, beat down, demolish, raze.

ANT. _Increase, prolong, magnify, foment, enlarge, extend, aggravate, continue, develop, revive, raise, enhance, amplify._

=Abatement.= Subsidence, decline, lowering, reduction, decrease; allowance, discount, rebate, depreciation, drawback; moderation, lessening, mitigation, assuagement, remission, sinking, settling, waning, fading, ebb, evanishment, declension, deduction, diminution.

ANT. _Increase, augmentation, enlargement, increment, accretion, development, growth, aggrandizement, dilation, accession._

=Abbreviate.= Shorten, contract, curtail, reduce, abridge, condense, epitomize, compress.

ANT. _Lengthen, extend, elongate, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, produce, stretch, prolong, expatiate._

=Abbreviation.= Abridgment, contraction, condensation, compend, abstract, epitome, reduction, summary, curtailment, compression.

ANT. _Expansion, amplification, expatiation, extension, production, enlargement, dilation._

=Abdicate.= Resign, relinquish _office_ (_especially of the throne_), surrender, abandon, vacate, forego, renounce, give up, cede.

ANT. _Retain, claim, occupy, maintain, usurp, seize, grasp._

=Abdomen.= Belly, paunch, ventral region, visceral cavity.

=Abduct.= Take away (_surreptitiously or forcibly_), kidnap, run away with, carry off, spirit away, drag away.

ANT. _Restore, reinstate, adduct._

=Abduction.= Withdrawal, drawing away, abstraction, kidnapping, seizure, appropriation.

ANT. _Adduction, replacement, restitution, restoration, surrender, reinstatement._

=Aberrant.= Wandering, rambling, divergent, deviating, devious, erratic; irregular, abnormal, unusual, exceptional.

ANT. _Regular, true, consistent, uniform, consecutive, normal, natural, continuous._

=Aberration.= Wandering, divergence, irregularity, rambling, disconnectedness, hallucination, illusion, delusion, eccentricity, singularity, peculiarity.

ANT. _Uniformity, consecutiveness, regularity, progression, continuity, order, type, norm._

=Abet.= Aid, assist, promote, support, sanction, uphold, countenance, encourage, advocate, incite, instigate, embolden, favor, foment, connive at, coöperate with.

ANT. _Hinder, impede, obstruct, frustrate, baffle, confound, counteract, deter, discourage, thwart, contradict, disconcert, disapprove, denounce, dissuade, expose._

=Abettor.= Assistant, helper, aid, ally, coöperator, advocate, confederate, accomplice, accessory, adviser, promoter, instigator, associate, coadjutor.

ANT. _Opponent, foe, adversary, antagonist, rival, dissuader, detector, baffler, disconcerter._

=Abeyance.= Suspense, suspension, expectancy, waiting, anticipation, dormancy, intermission, quiescence, suppression, expectation.

ANT. _Renewal, revival, resuscitation, action, operation, exercise, force, possession._

=Abhor.= Hate, detest, loathe, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at, abominate, despise, dislike, eschew, nauseate, revolt at.

ANT. _Crave, desire, enjoy, covet, esteem, like, love, relish, admire, approve, affect._

=Abhorrent.= Odious, offensive, shocking, repugnant, loathsome, revolting, horrible, repellent, repulsive, nauseating.

ANT. _Admirable, enjoyable, lovely, estimable, desirable._

=Abide.= Wait for, await, attend; endure, tolerate, bear, suffer; anticipate, watch for, expect; bide, continue, reside, dwell, sojourn, tarry, lodge, rest, stay, inhabit, remain.

ANT. _Abandon, shun; resist, reject, avoid; deport, migrate, move, journey, continue, proceed, progress._

=Abiding.= Lasting, continuing, permanent, durable, constant, stable, immutable, changeless, unchanging.

ANT. _Ephemeral, fickle, changeable, unsubstantial, perishable._

=Ability.= Power, force, might, efficiency, vigor, skill, energy, dexterity, adroitness, skilfulness, cleverness, ingenuity, talent, aptitude, facility, knack, expertness, readiness, quickness, strength, capacity, qualification, competency, genius, caliber, capability, capableness, faculty, gift, parts.

ANT. _Incapacity, weakness, inability, unreadiness, maladroitness, imbecility, impotence, disability, inaptitude, inefficiency, incompetence, disqualification, helplessness, stupidity, folly._

=Abject.= Base, vile, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, worthless, groveling, fawning, beggarly, servile, cringing, miserable, degraded, menial, ignoble.

ANT. _Dignified, honorable, exalted, worthy, venerable, illustrious, independent, princely, self-assertive, self-reliant, vain, arrogant, insolent, haughty._

=Abjure.= Renounce, relinquish, reject, forswear, forego, repudiate, disown, give up, retract, revoke, recant, disavow, disclaim, withdraw, take back, deny, apostatize, discard.

ANT. _Claim, advocate, acknowledge, profess, vindicate, assert, demand, retain, appropriate, avow._

=Able.= Accomplished, adroit, talented, clever, ingenious, apt, skilful, efficient, capable, fitted, learned, gifted, masterly, telling, vigorous, strong, proficient, competent, versed, practical, endowed, powerful, mighty.

ANT. _Incapable, ineffective, unqualified, stupid, inept, weak, inefficient, unskilful, silly, incompetent._

=Ablution.= Washing, bathing, cleansing, lavation, purification, baptism.

ANT. _Pollution, defilement, dirt, soilure, contamination, taint, stain, abomination, impurity._

=Abnegation.= Denial, abjuration, renunciation, rejection, surrender, abandonment, disallowance, abstinence.

ANT. _Assertion, vindication, license, claim, indulgence, concession; affirmation, allegation, statement, declaration, word, averment, deposition; proposal, proffer._

=Abnormal.= Singular, unnatural, unusual, irregular, peculiar, exceptional, aberrant, erratic, monstrous, preternatural.

ANT. _Normal, regular, usual, natural, typical, customary, ordinary, common._

=Aboard.= On board, on the ship, afloat, inside, within.

ANT. _Ashore, aground._

=Abode.= Home, house, place, residence, domicile, habitation, dwelling, lodging, quarters, seat.

ANT. _Halt, tent, bivouac, perch._

=Abolish.= Abrogate, annul, destroy, repeal, revoke, suppress, terminate, rescind, cancel, nullify, suppress, overthrow, extirpate, remove, prohibit, set aside, end, stamp out.

ANT. _Establish, support, sustain, cherish, confirm, continue, restore, revive, reinstate, institute, promote, legalize._

=Abominable.= Hateful, horrible, loathsome, abhorrent, foul, odious, offensive, detestable, impure, execrable.

ANT. _Desirable, admirable, enjoyable, pleasing, pure, delectable._

=Abomination.= Offense, horror, shame, wickedness, abhorrence, aversion, disgust, curse, pollution, iniquity, defilement, corruption, nuisance, annoyance.

ANT. _Acquisition, enjoyment, gratification, blessing, desire, longing, delight, benefit, pleasure, satisfaction._

=Aboriginal.= Primitive, primeval, primary, pristine, native, original, indigenous, autochthonous.

ANT. _Subsequent, imported, exotic, recent, modern, late, novel, fresh, immigrant, adventitious_.

=Abortion.= Failure, miscarriage, disappointment, non-success, vain effort, defect, frustration, blunder.

ANT. _Success, consummation, completion, realization, perfection, achievement, development, exploit, feat._

=Abound.= Team, swarm, multiply, swell, increase, flow, luxuriate, flourish, prevail, wanton, revel, exuberate.

ANT. _Waste, lack, wane, vanish, lessen, decrease, die, decay, fall._

=About.= Concerning, regarding, touching, relative to, with reference to, in regard to; near, surrounding, around; almost, nearly, well-nigh; ready, on the point of, on the eve of; around, hind part before.

ANT. _Afar, distant, remote; precisely, exactly._

=Above.= Overhead, aloft, on high; before, previously; higher, having precedence; over, exceeding, beyond, superior, excessive.

ANT. _Below, beneath, within; later, subsequently; lower; less, diminished._

=Aboveboard.= Openly, candidly, frankly, sincerely, fairly, ingenuously, unreservedly, guilelessly.

ANT. _Secretly, elusively, underhand, deceitfully, wilily._

=Above-named.= Named before, aforesaid, above-mentioned, above-cited, above-described, mentioned above.

ANT. _Named below, described below, hereinafter named._

=Abrasion.= Rubbing, friction, wearing away _or_ off, disintegration, attrition.

ANT. _Accretion, augmentation, increment; supplement, reinforcement._

=Abreast.= Alongside, side by side, aligned; against, off, opposite to.

ANT. _Ahead, astern; behind._

=Abridge.= Abbreviate, shorten, condense, diminish, reduce, contract, cut down, deprive of, divest of, epitomize, compress.

ANT. _Amplify, expand, spread out, extend, dilate._

=Abridgment.= Summary, synopsis, compend, analysis, abstract, abbreviation, epitome, outline, compendium, digest.

ANT. _Amplification, expatiation, exposition, annotation, paraphrase, expansion, comment._

=Abroad.= Far away, distant, apart, dispersed, aloof, adrift; distracted, confused, dazed, confounded; forth, out of doors.

ANT. _Near, close, collected, fast, housed; composed, poised, self-contained; within._

=Abrogate.= Abolish, cancel, set aside, annul, make void, overrule, invalidate, nullify, repeal.

ANT. _Enact, confirm, enforce, establish, continue, revive._

=Abrogation.= Repeal, rescinding, annulment, abolition, revocation, voidance, cancelation, setting aside; discontinuance, disestablishment.

ANT. _Enactment, institution, establishment; sanction, continuance, confirmation._

=Abrupt.= Sudden, unexpected, hasty, ill-timed, precipitate; steep, precipitous, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged; short, blunt, curt, unceremonious; stiff, cramped, harsh, disconnected.

ANT. _Easy, gliding; polished, smooth, undulating; expected, courteous, elegant, complaisant, suave._

=Abscond.= Depart, steal away, decamp, bolt, disappear, run off, hide, withdraw, retreat, escape, elope, slink _or_ sneak off, absent one’s self.

ANT. _Show, appear, emerge, issue, present one’s self._

=Absence.= Non-attendance, non-appearance, non-existence, absenteeism; inattention, abstraction, preoccupation, musing; want, lack, privation, defect, deficiency.

ANT. _Presence, existence, manifestation, evidence, supply; attention, consideration; immanence, inherency._

=Absent.= Away, gone; abstracted, preoccupied, inattentive, dreaming.

ANT. _Present, here; attentive, alert._

=Absolute.= Perfect, complete, supreme, autocratic, authoritative, commanding, independent, unrestricted, unqualified, unlimited, unconditioned, self-existent, self-determined, ideal; despotic, arbitrary, exacting, domineering, tyrannical, imperious, dictatorial, irresponsible; positive, actual, real, veritable, genuine, certain, categorical, unquestionable.

ANT. _Related, responsible, conditioned, limited, qualified, restricted, accountable; ductile, humble, lenient, meek, mild, yielding, compliant, complaisant; dubious, contingent, defective, deficient, wanting, lacking, mutilated, incomplete._

=Absolution.= Acquittal, remission, release, deliverance, forgiveness, pardon, shriving, shrift; indulgence, justification.

ANT. _Charge, accusation, condemnation, censure, conviction; penance, purgation, fasting, flagellation._

=Absolve.= Acquit, clear, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, release, pardon, set free, discharge, exempt, exculpate.

ANT. _Accuse, condemn, convict, impeach, charge, compel; obligate, oblige, bind._

=Absorb.= Take in, consume, imbibe, swallow, suck up, exhaust; engross, engage, immerse, occupy, arrest, rivet (_of attention_).

ANT. _Give up, disgorge, send out, radiate, throw off, eject; dissipate, distract, disperse._

=Absorption.= Absorbing, imbibing, assimilation, destruction, consumption, exhaustion; engrossment, engagement, occupation, immersion.

ANT. _Ejection, rejection, expulsion, discharge; inadvertency, inattention, oversight, disregard._

=Abstain.= Refrain, resist, forbear, desist, deny one’s self, avoid, cease, stop, withhold, give up, relinquish.

ANT. _Indulge, wanton, revel, yield to, gratify._

=Abstemious.= Abstinent, sober, moderate, temperate, sparing, frugal, self-denying, continent.

ANT. _Sensual, self-indulgent, intemperate, greedy._

=Absterge.= Wipe off, purge, cleanse, purify, scrub, sponge, scour.

ANT. _Soil, pollute, begrime, contaminate, bespatter, bedaub._

=Abstersive.= Cleansing, purging, purifying, scouring; detergent, cathartic.

ANT. _Corruptive, contaminative, offensive._

=Abstinence.= Temperance, abstemiousness, self-control, self-restraint, self-denial, sobriety, fasting, continence, moderation, frugality.

ANT. _Excess, intoxication, self-indulgence, sensuality, wantonness, intemperance, greed, gluttony, revelry, dissipation._

=Abstinent.= Abstaining, fasting; abstemious, sober, temperate, self-restraining, self-denying, continent, austere.

ANT. _Sensual, self-indulgent, intemperate, epicurean, dissipated, incontinent, debauched._

=Abstract=, _n._ Epitome, summary, abridgment, compend, synopsis, syllabus, outline, digest, brief, compendium, gist, drift, contents.

ANT. _Amplification, disquisition, exposition, expansion, expatiation._

=Abstract=, _v._ Appropriate, withdraw, remove, separate, take away, detach, purloin, part, eliminate, distract, discriminate, abridge.

ANT. _Add, complete, increase, restore, unite, conjoin, fill up, strengthen, combine._

=Abstracted.= Separated, withdrawn, removed; subtle, refined, abstruse; inattentive, preoccupied, dreaming, absent-minded, oblivious, thoughtless, negligent, indifferent, heedless, absorbed, absent.

ANT. _Intelligible, lucid, transparent; attentive, intent, observant, alert, prompt, ready, thoughtful, wide-awake._

=Abstraction.= Disconnection, disjunction, removal, isolation, separation; preoccupation, revery, inattention, absorption, absence; taking, abduction, seizure, stealing, appropriation, purloining; classification, generalization.

ANT. _Addition, conjunction, union, restitution, importation, restoration; enumeration, analysis; attention, specification, observation, individualization._

=Abstruse.= Hidden, difficult, recondite, profound, deep, curious, occult, dark, obscure, mystical, hard, vague, indefinite, mysterious, abstract, transcendental.

ANT. _Patent, simple, obvious, trite, intelligible, manifest, lucid, clear, easy, plain, popular, superficial._

=Absurd.= Ludicrous, monstrous, nonsensical, preposterous, senseless, ridiculous, foolish, irrational, wild, unreasonable.

ANT. _Sensible, rational, reasonable, logical, wise, sagacious, sound, substantial, philosophical, reflective, consistent, true._

=Absurdity.= Unreasonableness, irrationality, foolishness, folly, fatuity, idiocy, extravagance, drivel.

ANT. _Reason, possibility; truism, axiom, maxim, adage._

=Abundance.= Profusion, wealth, affluence; flow, flood, overflow; copiousness, fertility, richness, largeness, store, plenty, exuberance, plenteousness.

ANT. _Scarcity, deficiency, rarity, scantiness, dearth, failure, poverty._

=Abundant.= Abounding, flowing, plentiful, liberal, bountiful, sufficient, lavish, plenteous, much, copious, replete, full, teeming.

ANT. _Rare, scarce, scant, deficient, insufficient, short, niggardly, sparing, impoverished, dry, drained._

=Abuse=, _n._ Misuse, dishonor, maltreatment, outrage, reviling, obloquy, defamation, insult, disparagement, reproach, ill usage.

ANT. _Kindness, praise, deference, respect, honor, good treatment, good usage._

=Abuse=, _v._ Harm, ill-treat, ill-use, injure, wrong, maltreat, oppress, molest, malign, impose on, ruin, victimize, slander, violate, ravish, defile, disparage, damage, defame, misuse.

ANT. _Cherish, protect, regard, shield, respect, care for, tend, benefit; laud, favor, applaud, extol, eulogize, praise; uphold, sustain, vindicate, conserve._

=Abusive.= Insulting, rude, denunciatory, reproachful, injurious, offensive, reviling, insolent, scurrilous, opprobrious.

ANT. _Respectful, attentive, laudatory, kind, flattering, courteous, complimentary, obsequious._

=Abut.= Be adjacent, extend, impinge, project, approximate, be contiguous, adjoin; end, border.

ANT. _Diverge, recede, return, retreat, recurve._

=Abutment.= Terminal support, buttress.

=Abuttal.= Adjacency, contiguity, nearness, juxtaposition; boundary, terminus, limit, termination.

ANT. _Interval, separation, gap, chasm, interspace, fissure, breach._

=Abyss.= Gulf, gorge, deep, chasm, profound, abysm; the pit.

ANT. _Surface, abutment, adhesion, contact, contiguity; heaven._

=Academical.= Scholastic, learned, literary, collegiate, classical.

ANT. _Illiterate, ignorant, unschooled._

=Academy.= School, seminary, institute, college, gymnasium, high school; scientific body, association of artists.

=Accede.= Consent, assent, acquiesce, comply, agree, accept, concur, approve, coincide.

ANT. _Decline, withdraw, refuse, demur, protest, dissent, reject._

=Accelerate.= Hasten, quicken, speed, precipitate, despatch, expedite, hurry, urge, push forward, press on; forward, advance, further.

ANT. _Delay, impede, clog, hinder, retard, drag, obstruct._

=Accent=, _n._ Stress, beat, emphasis, rhythm, pulsation, intonation, cadence, tone, modulation, ictus.

ANT. _Monotony, equableness, babble, flow, smoothness._

=Accentuate=, =Accent=, _v._ Lay stress upon, put the ictus on; emphasize, mark, make prominent.

ANT. _Make light of, make insignificant, underestimate, ignore._

=Accept.= Take, receive; admit, agree to, approve, acknowledge, avow; estimate, regard, value, construe.

ANT. _Refuse, decline, reject, ignore, disown, repudiate._

=Acceptable.= Welcome, pleasing, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, agreeable, pleasurable, seasonable, desirable, expedient.

ANT. _Unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, grievous, ungrateful, unwelcome._

=Acceptance.= Reception, taking; acknowledgment, approbation, approval, satisfaction, gratification.

ANT. _Rejection, refusal, repudiation, exclusion._

=Acceptation.= Meaning, significance, sense, import, interpretation, construction, understanding; approval, adoption, acceptance.

=Access.= Entrance, approach, passage, avenue, entry; admission, admittance, audience, interview; addition, increase, gain; accession; attack, onset, fit, paroxysm.

ANT. _Exit, egress, departure; exclusion; repulse, recoil; retirement, retreat; quiescence, inertia, languor, torpor._

=Accessary=, _see_ =Accessory=.

=Accessible.= Easy of access, approachable, affable, conversible.

ANT. _Distant, cold, unapproachable, difficult._

=Accession.= Addition, increase, enlargement, extension, augmentation; arrival, influx; attainment (_of power_).

ANT. _Abandonment, decrease, ebb, drain, subsidence, departure, resignation, diminution._

=Accessory=, _n._ Confederate, assistant, helper, associate, accomplice; detail, accompaniment, subordinate element; companion, partner.

ANT. _Foe, rival, adversary, antagonist, opponent, enemy; principal, instigator._

=Accessory=, _a._ Assisting, aiding, abetting, helping, acceding, additional; supplemental, subservient, subsidiary, subordinate, conducive; accompanying, contributory, auxiliary.

ANT. _Essential, inherent; superfluous, irrelevant._

=Accident.= Chance, disaster, happening, hazard, incident, misfortune, calamity, adventure, casualty, mishap, possibility.

ANT. _Certainty, provision, plan, intention, appointment, calculation, law, necessity, purpose, preparation._

=Accidental.= Casual, unintended, fortuitous, chance; incidental, immaterial, non-essential; occasional, contingent, adventitious.

ANT. _Intended, purposed, prepared, appointed, certain._

=Acclamation.= Applause, cheer, outcry, homage, gratulation, salutation.

ANT. _Censure, execration, denunciation, obloquy, sibilation._

=Acclivity.= Rise, incline, ascent, steep, hill, height.

ANT. _Decline, declivity, hollow, descent, depth._

=Accommodate.= Oblige, serve, furnish, supply, contain, hold, convenience; adapt, reconcile, adjust, harmonize, suit, conform, arrange.

ANT. _Deprive, aggravate, inconvenience, disturb, disoblige; misfit, incommode._

=Accommodating.= Kind, obliging, considerate, unselfish, polite, yielding, conciliatory.

ANT. _Rude, churlish, disobliging, inconsiderate, exacting._

=Accompany.= Follow, attend, consort with, go with, escort, convoy.

ANT. _Abandon, leave, quit, avoid, discard, desert._

=Accomplice.= Confederate, accessory, abettor, associate, ally, aid, assistant, promoter, coadjutor.

ANT. _Rival, enemy, foe, adversary._

=Accomplish.= Complete, finish, achieve, effect, perform, carry out, attain, realize, consummate, execute, perfect, fulfil, do; equip, furnish.

ANT. _Fail, mar, spoil, frustrate, defeat, disconcert, destroy._

=Accomplished.= Educated, experienced, practiced, finished, versed, consummate, adroit, expert, apt, skilful, talented, fine, qualified, proficient, polite, elegant; completed, effected, established.

ANT. _Unskilled, unfettered, ignorant, unpolished, uncouth, inefficient, incapable, inexpert, incompetent._

=Accomplishment.= Execution, achievement, performance, completion; acquirement, attainment, proficiency, ornament, grace.

ANT. _Failure, blunder, folly, stupidity, incompetency, mismanagement, bungling._

=Accord.= Agree, correspond, harmonize; grant, concede, give, yield, deign, vouchsafe, consent, answer.

ANT. _Differ, disagree; withhold, deny, refuse._

=Accordant.= Agreeable, suitable, consonant, harmonious, congruous, agreeing, corresponding, conformable.

ANT. _Adverse, inconsistent, discordant._

=Accordingly.= Suitably, conformably, agreeably; consequently, therefore, hence, wherefore.

ANT. _Conversely, inconsistently, impertinently._

=Accost.= Approach, address, salute, greet, confront, speak to.

ANT. _Depart, rebuff, check, repulse, shun, elude, pass, ignore._

=Account=, _n._ Record, register, inventory; bill, charge; count, calculation, enumeration; statement, description, narration, relation, narrative, recital, chronicle, history; explanation, exposition; consideration, regard, motive, reason; importance, worth, dignity, profit, advantage, benefit.

ANT. _Suppression, silence; attempt, project; misannouncement._

=Account=, _v._ Esteem, regard, deem, judge, think, hold, believe, consider, view; estimate, reckon, rate; explain, solve.

ANT. _Underrate, undervalue; disesteem, misestimate; mystify, perplex, darken._

=Accountable.= Responsible, punishable, answerable, liable, amenable; accredited, delegated.

ANT. _Independent, absolute, supreme, despotic, autocratic._

=Accouter.= Equip, furnish, dress, fit out, arm, array.

ANT. _Despoil, impoverish, denude, strip, bare._

=Accredit.= Credit, authorize, trust, empower, commission, depute.

ANT. _Recall, supersede, dismiss, discard; disbelieve, distrust, suspect._

=Accredited.= Authorized, commissioned, sanctioned; confidential, trusted, believed.

ANT. _Unauthorized, distrusted, discredited._

=Accretion.= Growth, accumulation, adhesion, coherence, increase.

ANT. _Abrasion, disintegration, diminution._

=Accrue.= Result, arise, issue, ensue, follow, proceed, come, increase, augment.

ANT. _Cause, occasion; reduce, weaken, abate._

=Accumulate.= Pile, collect, gather up, bring together; store, amass, garner, treasure, husband, lay by, hoard; aggregate.

ANT. _Separate, dissipate, disperse, scatter, waste, expend._

=Accumulation.= Collection, heap, mass, accretion, hoard, store.

ANT. _Separation, segregation; unit, individual; prodigality, leakage, expenditure._

=Accuracy.= Exactness, precision, nicety, truth, carefulness, correctness, exactitude, fidelity.

ANT. _Looseness, slovenliness, incorrectness, error, fallacy, misconception, misstatement._

=Accurate.= Careful, exact, faithful, precise, truthful, correct, rigorous, close, severe, just, unerring.

ANT. _Inexact, faulty, inaccurate, defective, loose, careless._

=Accusation.= Charge, indictment, arraignment, impeachment, imputation, crimination, censure.

ANT. _Discharge, acquittal, vindication, absolution, approval._

=Accuse.= Charge, indict, arraign, incriminate, impeach, cite, summon, tax, censure, taunt, blame, reproach.

ANT. _Discharge, acquit, defend, vindicate, exonerate, pardon, absolve, condone, release._

=Accustom.= Habituate, use, be wonted, harden, familiarize, train, addict, drill, break in, discipline.

ANT. _Estrange, wean, alienate, dishabituate._

=Acerbity.= Sourness, acidity, tartness, bitterness, roughness, harshness, acrimony.

ANT. _Sweetness, mildness, softness, gentleness, smoothness._

=Ache=, _n._ Pain, dull or continued pain, anguish, suffering, agony.

ANT. _Pleasure, relief, ease, refreshment, delight._

=Achieve.= Accomplish, perform, complete, finish, realize, bring to pass, work out, conclude; obtain, acquire, gain, win, get.

ANT. _Neglect, undo, mar, omit; fail of, lose._

=Achievement.= Accomplishment, performance, attainment, completion, consummation; exploit, deed, feat.

ANT. _Forfeit, failure, negligence, frustration, blunder._

=Acknowledge.= Recognize, be aware of; admit, concede, allow, accept; confess, avow; express thanks for; own _or_ profess.

ANT. _Disclaim, disown, deny, repudiate, ignore, disavow._

=Acme.= Summit, zenith, climax, top, apex, vertex, pinnacle, culmination.

ANT. _Base, nadir, depth, ground, foundation, foot, root._

=Acquaintance.= Association, familiarity; friend; intimacy, companionship, experience, knowledge, friendship, fellowship.

ANT. _Ignorance, inexperience, unfamiliarity, ignoring._

=Acquiesce.= Assent, concur, yield, comply, submit, agree, consent.

ANT. _Object, demur, dissent._

=Acquire.= Gain, earn, win, reap, obtain, attain, achieve, get, secure; master, learn thoroughly.

ANT. _Lose, surrender, miss, forego, forfeit._

=Acquit.= Discharge, exonerate, release, absolve, excuse, pardon, exculpate.

ANT. _Charge, condemn, sentence, compel, indict, imprison._

=Acquittal.= Discharge, release, deliverance, liberation, absolution.

ANT. _Judgment, punishment, penalty, trial, retribution, correction, castigation._

=Acrimony.= Bitterness, sharpness, sourness, tartness, severity, asperity, hardness, rancor, ill-temper, spite, unkindness.

ANT. _Gentleness, good nature, kindness, sweetness, courtesy._

=Act=, _n._ Deed, performance, exploit, accomplishment, achievement, effect, movement, transaction, work.

ANT. _Cessation, inertia, quiescence, inaction, rest, repose, quiet, deliberation._

=Act=, _v._ Work, do, perform, execute; behave; play, feign, pretend, dissemble; operate, have effect; be, realize, actualize.

ANT. _Rest, cease, stop, stay; neglect, omit, mar, undo; expose, reveal, vaunt; be quiescent or latent; fancy; endure, suffer._

=Action.= Exercise, motion, movement, deed, performance; agency, force, operation; battle, conflict; gesture; representation, play; subject, plot; lawsuit, case.

ANT. _Inertia, torpor, languor; quiescence, rest, passiveness; harmony, truce, peace._

=Active.= Agile, brisk, alert, lively, quick, prompt, ready, spry; industrious, energetic, busy, diligent.

ANT. _Dull, idle, indolent, lazy, quiet, slow, stupid._

=Actual.= Real, true, genuine, certain, absolute, positive, veritable, substantial; present, sensible, perceptible.

ANT. _Possible, fictitious, supposititious, virtual, theoretical, hypothetical, conjectural._

=Acumen.= Discernment, penetration, keenness, shrewdness, insight, sharpness, sagacity, acuteness.

ANT. _Dulness, obtuseness, stupidity, bluntness._

=Acute.= Sharp, pointed, keen, shrewd; violent, intense; high, sudden, severe, distressing; subtile, ingenious, sagacious, discerning.

ANT. _Dull, blunt, obtuse, stupid, heavy; chronic; stolid._

=Adaptation.= Adjustment, fitness, conformity, suitableness, aptness, harmony.

ANT. _Incompatibility, incongruity, misfit, discord._

=Add.= Sum up, increase, adjoin, append, attach, augment, enlarge, amplify, annex, affix.

ANT. _Deduct, subtract, lessen, reduce, remove, diminish._

=Addicted.= Habituated, disposed to, inclined, prone, attached to, devoted, given over to, wedded to.

ANT. _Averse, disinclined, unaccustomed, indisposed, divorced from._

=Addition.= Accession, enlargement, increase, extension, accretion, augmentation, adjunct.

ANT. _Subtraction, decrease, diminution._

=Address=, _n._ Courtesy, manners, politeness, tact, ingenuity, dexterity, discretion, adroitness; discourse, harangue, oration, lecture, speech, appeal, request, suit, solicitation.

ANT. _Clumsiness, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, folly; refusal._

=Address=, _v._ Accost, approach, court, greet, hail, salute, speak to.

ANT. _Avoid, elude, ignore, shun, cut, pass, overlook._

=Adduce.= Offer, present, advance; cite, quote, introduce, name, mention; allege.

ANT. _Withdraw, except, deduct, suppress, retract._

=Adept.= Expert, master, proficient, genius, veteran, professor.

ANT. _Novice, tyro, blunderer, inexpert._

=Adequate.= Equal, competent, fitted, qualified, suitable, sufficient, capable, adapted, satisfactory; proportionate, commensurate.

ANT. _Inferior, poor, useless, worthless, unfit, incompetent._

=Adhere.= Stick, cling, cohere, hold, cleave; belong, pertain; be attached, fixed, or devoted.

ANT. _Part, separate, sunder, sever, give way._

=Adherence.= Tenacity, attachment, constancy, fidelity, devotion, partisanship; adhesion.

ANT. _Desertion, separation, disunion, unfaithfulness._

=Adjacent.= Near, close, bordering, adjoining, contiguous, beside.

ANT. _Separate, distant, remote, detached, disconnected._

=Adjourn.= Postpone, delay, defer; suspend, interrupt, close, end, dissolve.

=Ant.= _Despatch, hasten, conclude, complete, terminate, consummate._

=Adjunct.= Addition, appendage, accessory, aid, advantage, help; colleague, associate.

ANT. Detriment, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, detraction.

=Adjure.= Entreat, beseech, pray, supplicate, implore, beg; swear by.

ANT. _Defy, deprecate, remonstrate, dare, expostulate, warn._

=Adjustment.= Arrangement, disposal; settlement, agreement, understanding; fitting, adaptation, conformity; regulation, rectification, accommodation.

ANT. _Disturbance, disorder, confusion; dissension, divergence; non-conformity._

=Administer.= Dispense, distribute, supply; direct, manage, control, superintend; offer, proffer, tender.

ANT. _Withhold, refuse, retain; betray, mismanage; repulse, rebuff._

=Admiration.= Wonder, approval, love, surprise, astonishment, appreciation, reverence, high regard.

ANT. _Disapproval, contempt, dislike._

=Admire.= Honor, esteem, approve, adore, wonder at, venerate, extol, marvel at, applaud, revere, respect.

ANT. _Despise, dislike, execrate, hate, abhor, scorn, detest._

=Admissible.= Allowable, lawful, permissible, possible, probable.

ANT. _Absurd, preposterous, improper, wrong, unlawful._

=Admission.= Admittance, entrance, access; avowal, acknowledgment, concession, concurrence, allowance.

ANT. _Denial, contradiction, rejection, negation._

=Admit.= Receive; accept, acknowledge, own, confess; permit, allow, suffer.

ANT. _Exclude, debar; disown, deny; dismiss, reject, repudiate._

=Admonish.= Advise, warn, caution, counsel, censure, rebuke, reprove; forewarn, remind, dissuade; instruct, teach, apprise, acquaint.

ANT. _Encourage, urge, countenance, applaud, abet, instigate._

=Admonition.= Caution, warning, advice, counsel, instruction, reminder, hint, reproof, reprehension.

ANT. _Applause, encouragement, incitement, urging, instigation._

=Ado.= Trouble, toil, labor, pains; bustle, stir, fuss, noise, turmoil.

ANT. _Quiet, calm, composure, tranquillity._

=Adopt.= Appropriate, assume; approve, accept, support, maintain; affiliate, father.

ANT. _Reject, discard; renounce, abandon, disclaim; disown, repudiate._

=Adoration.= Worship, devotion, homage, reverence, veneration, idolatry.

ANT. _Execration, disesteem, abomination, abhorrence, hatred, detestation._

=Adorn.= Beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament, garnish, illustrate, gild, bedeck, grace, dignify, honor, exalt.

ANT. _Mar, spoil, deface, disfigure, deform, denude, strip._

=Adroit.= Dexterous, expert, skilful, apt, handy, quick, clever, ready, deft, ingenious, cunning.

ANT. _Clumsy, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unhandy, maladroit._

=Adulation.= Flattery, extravagant compliment, fulsome praise, fawning, sycophancy, blandishment, obsequiousness.

ANT. _Defamation, obloquy, ridicule, satire, sarcasm, detraction, aspersion, libel._

=Adumbrate.= Shadow, outline, indicate, hint, trace, delineate; typify, represent, symbolize; darken, obscure, hide, conceal.

ANT. _Fulfil, realize, embody; misrepresent; reveal, illumine._

=Advance=, _n._ Progress, improvement, growth; offer, proposal, overture, tender, proposition; rise, appreciation.

ANT. _Regress, return, retrogression; diminution; depreciation._

=Advance=, _v._ Push _or_ send forward, propel; promote, elevate, dignify, exalt; improve, strengthen, benefit; propose, offer; furnish, lend, loan; increase, augment, raise; proceed, progress; thrive, prosper; accelerate.

ANT. _Retard, hinder, withhold, withdraw; suppress, degrade, depress; oppose, recall, weaken, retreat; lessen, diminish._

=Advantage.= Benefit, profit, expediency, favorable opportunity, blessing; behalf, account, interest; privilege, convenience, assistance, utility, service.

ANT. _Loss, disappointment, frustration, difficulty, dilemma._

=Advent.= Approach, coming, arrival, accession.

ANT. _Departure, exit, exodus, retirement._

=Adventitious.= Accidental, incidental, extrinsic, non-essential, foreign, casual; redundant, superfluous.

ANT. _Intrinsic, pertinent, regular, proper, necessary, appropriate._

=Adventure.= Chance, hazard, risk, venture, experiment, trial; event, incident, occurrence, contingency, crisis.

ANT. _Matter-of-fact, matter-of-course; prospect; monotony, routine._

=Adventurous.= Bold, daring, venturesome, rash, reckless, headlong; dangerous, perilous, uncertain; fearless, enterprising.

ANT. _Timid, nervous, hesitating, cautious, cowardly._

=Adversary.= Foe, enemy, antagonist, opponent, rival, assailant.

ANT. _Ally, helper, assistant, accomplice, aider, abettor, accessory._

=Adverse.= Opposite, contrary, conflicting; hostile, injurious, harmful; unlucky, unfortunate, disastrous.

ANT. _Favorable, friendly, propitious, fortunate, lucky._

=Adversity.= Calamity, affliction, trouble, disaster, woe, distress, suffering.

ANT. _Success, prosperity, advancement, good luck._

=Advert to.= Consider, notice, remark, heed, attend, refer, allude, mention, touch upon; regard.

ANT. _Ignore, pass, drop, overlook, omit._

=Advertent.= Mindful, regardful, attentive, watchful, observant, thoughtful, considerate, heedful.

ANT. _Thoughtless, heedless, inconsiderate, inattentive._

=Advertise.= Announce, publish, proclaim, declare, circulate, noise abroad; offer for sale; inform, notify, apprise; promulgate.

ANT. _Suppress, ignore, hush, conceal; mislead, misinform._

=Advice.= Counsel, suggestion, admonition, instruction, caution; tidings, intelligence, notice; deliberation, care, forethought; recommendation, exhortation, information.

ANT. _Remonstrance, restraint, expostulation, prohibition; deception, delusion._

=Advisable.= Judicious, expedient, politic, prudent, desirable, beneficial, profitable; proper, fitting.

ANT. _Imprudent, undesirable, inexpedient, improper, detrimental._

=Advocate.= Counsel, lawyer, attorney; defender, promoter, friend, patron, supporter, pleader, maintainer.

ANT. _Accuser, impugner, gainsayer, adversary, opponent._

=Affable.= Open, free, frank, unreserved; accessible, familiar; cordial, social, courteous, polite, obliging, urbane, benign, gracious, mild, well-bred; condescending.

ANT. _Distant, unapproachable, inaccessible, haughty, contemptuous, supercilious._

=Affair.= Business, concern, function, matter, circumstance, question, subject; event, incident, occurrence, performance; battle, combat, engagement, skirmish, collision, brush, encounter.

ANT. _Detail, item, feature, point._

=Affect.= Influence, change, transform, modify, alter; concern, interest, touch, move, impress; crave, yearn, desire, like; assume, adopt, feign, pretend; operate, act on; melt, soften, subdue, overcome.

ANT. _Shun, repel, repudiate, spurn, dislike, eschew._

=Affectation.= Airs, mannerism, pretension, pretense, foppery, display.

ANT. _Simplicity, artlessness, naturalness, genuineness._

=Affection.= Feeling, passion, attachment, fondness, tenderness, love; propensity, disposition; endearment, devotion, partiality; attribute, quality, characteristic, mark.

ANT. _Indifference, repulsion, disaffection, repugnance._

=Affiance.= Trust, confidence, homage, reliance, betrothal, fealty, faith, plighting.

ANT. _Disloyalty, distrust, treason, suspicion, infidelity._

=Affiliate.= Associate, adopt, join, connect, incorporate, annex.

ANT. _Sever, transplant, separate, disjoin, dissociate._

=Affinity.= Relationship, kin, consanguinity, propinquity; likeness, resemblance, relation, analogy, connection, correspondence; sympathy, attraction.

ANT. _Repugnance, discordance, antipathy, antagonism._

=Affirm.= Assert, swear, state, declare, maintain, allege, protest, confirm, ratify, approve, endorse, aver, asseverate, assure, avouch, establish.

ANT. _Deny, doubt, demur, contradict, negative, gainsay, impugn, oppose, dispute._

=Affirmation.= Avowal, declaration, statement, assertion, testimony, deposition, confirmation, ratification, approval, endorsement.

ANT. _Doubt, denial, contradiction, disputation, disapproval._

=Affix.= Join, annex, attach, fasten, connect to, unite to, append.

ANT. _Remove, detach, separate, unfasten._

=Affliction.= Adversity, misfortune, grief, sorrow, distress, tribulation, disaster, trial, misery, calamity, pain, anguish, trouble, hardship.

ANT. _Consolation, relief, blessing, gratification, pleasure._

=Affluence.= Wealth, fortune, riches, opulence, abundance, plenty, profusion.

ANT. _Want, scarcity, poverty, penury, lack, indigence._

=Afford.= Supply, furnish, contribute, bestow, offer, confer, bear, endure, support, yield, impart, administer.

ANT. _Withhold, deny, retain, stint, grudge, withdraw._

=Affray.= Quarrel, tussle, scuffle, scrimmage, collision, brawl, disturbance, fight, rumpus, struggle, contest, strife, encounter, feud, tumult.

ANT. _Peace, amity, friendship, good will._

=Affront.= Outrage, insult, abuse, annoyance, displeasure, offense, provocation, wrong, vexation, wound, exasperation, irritation.

ANT. _Courtesy, homage, amends, compliment, apology._

=Afire.= Ablaze, burning, ignited, aflame.

ANT. _Out, quenched, extinguished._

=Afloat.= Adrift, at sea, abroad, loose; happening, betiding, brewing.

ANT. _Moored, anchored, aground, stranded, fixed, steadfast, firm._

=Afoot.= Afloat, preparing, forthcoming, ready, brewing, on hand, astir.

ANT. _Unprepared, unprovided for, inactive, sluggish, latent._

=Aforesaid.= Above-mentioned, foregoing, preceding, abovenamed.

ANT. _Following, subsequent, subjoined, forthcoming, after-cited._

=Afraid.= Fearful, timid, apprehensive, anxious, alarmed, terrified, frightened.

ANT. _Fearless, bold, confident, reckless, venturesome, indifferent, secure, hopeful, audacious._

=Afresh.= Anew, again, newly, frequently, repeatedly, once more.

ANT. _Uniformly, connectedly, continuously._

=After.= Subsequent, later; following, behind, rear, back, posterior; concerning, about, for, in relation to; in imitation of, in the pattern of.

ANT. _Before, preceding, introducing; in front of; opposite; facing; previous or prior to, afore; in advance; previously, already._

=Again.= Anew, afresh, repeatedly; further, moreover, besides; on the contrary; back, in answer _or_ restitution, in return; once more.

ANT. _Once, continuously, uninterruptedly, uniformly._

=Against.= Opposite, across, adverse to, counter to, athwart; facing, fronting, close up to, in contact with; for, in preparation for, in expectation of; in compensation for, in requital of, to match.

ANT. _With, for, beside, accompanying, aiding, promoting._

=Agape.= Yawning, open-mouthed; wondering, gazing, dazed, amazed; curious, inquisitive, agog, astare, eager.

ANT. _Listless, lukewarm, incurious, indifferent._

=Age.= Duration; period, date, epoch, time; maturity, generation; era, century.

ANT. _Infancy, youth, boyhood, childhood; moment, instant._

=Agent.= Actor, doer, operator, promoter, performer; cause, force, power; deputy, factor, attorney, representative, substitute; means, instrument.

ANT. _Counteragent, counteractor, opponent, neutralizer; chief, principal; originator, inventor._

=Agglomeration.= Accumulation, heap, pile, mass, conglomeration, cluster.

ANT. _Dispersion, division, separation, sifting, dissipation._

=Aggrandize.= Exalt, honor, elevate, dignify, promote, advance, enrich, augment.

ANT. _Degrade, impoverish, debase, humiliate, dishonor, lower._

=Aggravate.= Exasperate, provoke, wound, make worse, intensify, embitter, heighten.

ANT. _Soothe, assuage, palliate, diminish, conciliate, alleviate._

=Aggregation.= Collection, accumulation, mass, heap, pile, amount, total, sum, result, whole, agglomeration.

ANT. _Dispersion, dissipation, separation, division; unit; element, individual, ingredient, item._

=Aggression.= Attack, invasion, encroachment, assault, injury, offense, onslaught, provocation, intrusion.

ANT. _Retaliation, repulsion, retreat, resistance, evacuation._

=Aghast.= Dismayed, horrified, terrified, frightened; amazed, astounded, startled, astonished, dumfounded.

ANT. _Cool, fearless, indifferent, unmoved, unaffected, unexcited._

=Agile.= Nimble, active, lively, smart, prompt, alert, supple, brisk, quick, ready, sprightly, spry.

ANT. _Slow, heavy, clumsy, bulky, awkward, inert, ponderous._

=Agitate.= Disturb, trouble, shake, jar, convulse; excite, rouse, ferment; fluster, hurry, disconcert; discuss, controvert, debate, examine, ventilate, investigate; deliberate, contrive, devise, plan.

ANT. _Calm, allay, pacify, smooth, compose, quiet; solve, determine, settle._

=Ago.= Past, gone, since.

ANT. _Future, coming, hereafter, hence._

=Agony.= Anguish, torture, torment, distress, throe, pangs, pain, suffering, woe, excruciation.

ANT. _Assuagement, comfort, relief, composure, ease, enjoyment._

=Agree.= Accept, assent, approve, comply, consent, concur, admit, accede.

ANT. _Contend, disagree, deny; dissent, dispute, protest, oppose, demur, differ; decline._

=Agreeable.= Suitable, proper, appropriate, befitting, accordant, conformable, consonant, welcome, amiable, pleasing, gratifying.

ANT. _Unpleasant, disobliging, obnoxious, disagreeable, unwelcome, offensive, inharmonious, unaccommodating._

=Agreement.= Contract, compact, bond, bargain, covenant, harmony, liaison, obligation, undertaking, treaty.

ANT. _Promise, understanding, parole; discord, dissension._

=Agriculture.= Farming, husbandry, cultivation of the soil, tillage.

ANT. _Fallowness, sterility, unproductiveness, waste._

=Aground.= Ashore, stranded, not afloat; exhausted in resources.

ANT. _Afloat, loose, abroad, adrift; flush._

=Ahead.= In front, forward, onward, in advance.

ANT. _Abaft, astern, back, behind, aft._

=Aid.= Help, support, assist, serve, befriend, minister to, relieve, succor; supply, give alms to; foster, protect, encourage, favor.

ANT. _Oppose, discourage, thwart, baffle, deter, confront._

=Ailing.= Sick, ill, indisposed, unwell, feeble, infirm, weakly, delicate, unhealthy, pining.

ANT. _Well, healthy, energetic, strong, vigorous._

=Ailment.= Disease, malady, indisposition, distemper, complaint.

ANT. _Health, sanity, convalescence, vigor, recovery._

=Aim.= Direction, course, tendency, bent, proclivity, bearing; intention, purpose, design, scheme; reason; view, scope, drift, mark, goal, point; endeavor, attempt, aspiration, determination.

ANT. _Deviation, divergence, deflection, digression, aberration; tangent; venture, leap, fluke, chance, hazard, speculation; neglect, avoidance, carelessness, oversight._

=Air.= Atmosphere, gas; breeze, vapor, zephyr, wind; weather; appearance, aspect, manner, sort, style, way, behavior, carriage, bearing, expression, look, demeanor, mien, fashion; tune.

=Airy.= Aërial, thin, rare, ethereal; light, subtle, sublimated; sprightly, buoyant, vivacious, volatile, jolly, jovial, light-hearted; graceful, lithe, pliant, flexible, showy, jaunty, flaunting, garish; windy, empty.

ANT. _Thick, ponderous, heavy, inert, clumsy, dull, sluggish, wooden, slow, cheerless, sullen, doleful, leaden, lugubrious._

=Akin.= Related, allied, homogeneous, cognate, similar, congenial, sympathetic.

ANT. _Foreign, alien, hostile, heterogeneous, dissimilar._

=Alacrity.= Readiness, briskness, activity, quickness, willingness, promptness, compliance, cheerfulness, eagerness, gaiety, agility.

ANT. _Slowness, reluctance, repugnance, aversion, refusal, shrinking, recoil, disinclination._

=Alarm.= Summons, tocsin, distress signal, war-cry; fear, terror, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, affright.

ANT. _Lullaby; confidence, quiet, composure, assurance, courage._

=Alert.= Lively, prompt, ready, prepared, vigilant, wide-awake, bustling, active, brisk, nimble, watchful, sprightly, agile.

ANT. _Slow, lazy, absent, oblivious, sluggish, dilatory, drowsy._

=Alien=, _n._ Foreigner, stranger.

ANT. _Citizen, countryman, native, naturalized person._

=Alien=, _a._ Strange, foreign, hostile, remote, distant, contrasted, contrary, unlike, unconnected.

ANT. _Pertinent, essential; domesticated, naturalized; germane, akin, appropriate._

=Alienation.= Estrangement, transfer, conveyance, disaffection, variance, rupture, breach; (_relating to the mind_) insanity, aberration, delusion, lunacy, delirium, mania, imbecility.

ANT. _Confederacy, coalition, alliance, league, union; sanity, soundness, sobriety, rationality._

=Alight.= Perch, settle, drop, lodge; dismount, descend.

ANT. _Soar, spring, ascend, start, mount._

=Alike.= Similar, kindred, same, resembling, equivalent, homogeneous, identical, analogous, uniform, akin, allied.

ANT. _Different, unequal, dissimilar, unlike, heterogeneous, distinct, various._

=Aliment.= Food, nourishment, subsistence, fare, diet, regimen, nutriment, viands, meat, sustenance.

ANT. _Poison, bane; starvation, exhaustion; venom, scourge._

=Alive.= Living, quick, subsisting, animate, alert, active, breathing; sensitive, susceptible; operative; cheerful, joyous; brisk.

ANT. _Dead, defunct, lifeless, deceased; inanimate, dull; departed, cold; dispirited._

=All=, _n._ Whole, totality.

ANT. _Part, piece, share, portion._

=All=, _a._ Whole, entire, complete, total; each, every.

ANT. _Some, part._

=Allay.= Repress, restrain, check, subdue, silence, still, hush, soothe, compose, calm, appease, lull, alleviate, mitigate, solace, abate, relieve, palliate.

ANT. _Aggravate, arouse, excite, stir, kindle, fan, provoke._

=Allege.= Declare, affirm, claim, maintain, state, asseverate; advance, aver, introduce; profess, cite.

ANT. _Contradict, gainsay, refute, deny, disprove, quash._

=Allegiance.= Fealty, loyalty, devotion, homage, faithfulness, obedience.

ANT. _Treason, rebellion, sedition, disloyalty, disaffection._

=Allegory.= Parable, fable, myth, story, tale, apologue, metaphor, illustration, simile.

ANT. _History, fact, narrative, chronicle, record._

=Alleviate.= Abate, mitigate, reduce, relieve, lessen, assuage, remove, soften, moderate, lighten.

ANT. _Augment, increase, heighten, intensify, magnify, aggravate, enhance, embitter._

=Alliance.= Connection, relationship, affinity; confederacy, league, union, treaty, co-partnership, coalition; affiliation, similarity.

ANT. _Separation, estrangement, divorce; antagonism, disruption, enmity, hostility, schism, secession._

=Allot.= Divide, apportion, distribute, deal out, dispense; assign, grant, give, appoint, destine.

ANT. _Refuse, retain, misdeal, deny, confiscate, appropriate, seize, withhold._

=Allow.= Grant, own, confess, admit; permit, let, authorize; suffer, tolerate, endure; yield, give, grant; approve, sanction, abate, remit.

ANT. _Protest, refuse, deny, disapprove, forbid, disallow, reject, withstand, resist._

=Allowance.= Leave, permission, sanction, approval; admission, acknowledgment, assent; commission; qualification, exception; ration.

ANT. _Refusal, disapproval, denial; ratification, confirmation._

=Alloy=, _n._ Admixture, adulteration, deterioration, debasement, disparagement, drawback.

ANT. _Genuineness, enhancement, purity, integrity._

=Allude.= Intimate, insinuate, point, refer, suggest, signify, hint, imply, indicate, mention.

ANT. _Demonstrate, specify, declare._

=Allure.= Decoy, entice, coax, attract, tempt, inveigle, seduce.

ANT. _Dissuade, repel, warn, chill, damp, drive away, deter, alarm, terrify._

=Allusion.= Hint, suggestion, intimation, reference, implication, innuendo.

ANT. _Mention, demonstration, specification._

=Ally=, _n._ Assistant, helper, aider, friend, associate, colleague, partner, accessory, accomplice.

ANT. _Opponent, adversary, foe, enemy, antagonist._

=Aloft.= Above, skyward, heavenward, overhead, in the air.

ANT. _Beneath, earthward, below._

=Alone.= Solitary, sole, single, isolated.

ANT. _Accompanied, associated._

=Along.= Lengthwise, onward, forward; together, beside, simultaneously.

ANT. _Across, sidewise or sideways, lateral; apart, tandem._

=Aloof.= Apart, distant, away, off.

ANT. _Close, near, together, unitedly._

=Aloud.= Distinctly, audibly, vociferously, clamorously, sonorously.

ANT. _Softly, silently, inaudibly._

=Also.= As well, likewise, too, similarly, withal, besides, in addition, in like manner.

ANT. _Nevertheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, but, yet, in spite of, on the other hand._

=Alter.= Change, turn, vary, modify, shift, substitute, remodel, transform, convert.

ANT. _Conserve, perpetuate, preserve, arrest, solidify, retain._

=Alteration.= Change, variation, modification, shifting, mutation.

ANT. _Changelessness, identity, fixity, permanence._

=Altercation.= Dispute, contention, controversy, difference, quarrel, wrangle, dissension.

ANT. _Concord, agreement, compromise, reconciliation, unanimity, harmony, consonance._

=Alternate.= Reciprocal, every other one, one after another, in turn, interchangeable, mutual.

ANT. _Continuous, successive, consequent, proximate, sequent._

=Alternative.= Choice, option, preference, election, pick, resource.

ANT. _Compulsion, quandary, necessity; fixity, changelessness._

=Although.= Albeit, even if, supposing, grant that.

ANT. _Yet, notwithstanding._

=Altitude.= Height, elevation, loftiness, ascent, eminence.

ANT. _Depth, declivity, descent, abasement._

=Altogether.= Collectively, conjointly, wholly, quite, completely, totally, utterly, entirely, thoroughly, fully, in the mass.

ANT. _Partially, piecemeal, by instalments, partly, incompletely, by halves, wanting; individually, separately._

=Altruism.= Philanthropy, unselfishness, public spirit, devotion to others, self-sacrifice, self-forgetfulness, generosity.

ANT. _Selfishness, self-indulgence, worldliness, meanness; egoism._

=Always.= Ever, forever, eternally, for aye, evermore, everlastingly, perpetually; uniformly, invariably, generally, habitually.

ANT. _Now, momently, instantly, suddenly; sometimes, occasionally._

=Amalgamate.= Mix, commingle, unite, combine, blend, compound, incorporate, join, fuse, consolidate.

ANT. _Disintegrate, decompose, disperse, separate, dissipate, analyze._

=Amaranthine.= Of the amaranth; fadeless, imperishable, undying, immortal, perennial; purplish, amethystine.

ANT. _Ephemeral, perishable, mortal, fading._

=Amass.= Accumulate, heap up, collect, gather, hoard, store up.

ANT. _Disperse, divide, scatter, spend, squander, waste, dissipate; portion, distribute, parcel._

=Amateur.= Lover, votary, devotee; beginner, neophyte, novice, tyro, dilettante.

=Amazement.= Astonishment, bewilderment, wonder, marvel, stupefaction, confusion, perplexity, awe.

ANT. _Anticipation, calmness, coolness, familiarity, preparation, stoicism, self-possession, steadiness, composure._

=Amazing.= Astonishing, astounding, wonderful, surprising, marvelous, prodigious, strange, miraculous, stupendous, extraordinary.

ANT. _Common, familiar, trivial, commonplace, frequent, hackneyed, usual, customary._

=Ambagious.= Winding, devious, sinuous; tortuous, indirect, evasive, circuitous; diffuse, dull, tedious; dubious, enigmatical, vague.

ANT. _Direct, straight, frank, open, simple, straightforward, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable._

=Ambassador.= Minister, envoy, legate, deputy, plenipotentiary.

=Ambient.= Surrounding, encompassing, enfolding, circling, investing.

ANT. _Penetrating, infiltrating, permeating, intervening._

=Ambiguous.= Doubtful, dubious, uncertain, indefinite, vague, obscure, indistinct, equivocal, enigmatical.

ANT. _Obvious, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable._

=Ambition.= Emulation, rivalry, aspiration, competition, opposition.

ANT. _Contentment, moderation, indifference, satisfaction._

=Amelioration.= Amendment, improvement, promotion, bettering, elevation.

ANT. _Degeneration, deterioration, injury, detriment._

=Amenable.= Liable, responsible, answerable, accountable; open, impressible, pliant, docile.

ANT. _Obstinate, irresponsible, independent, autocratic._

=Amend.= Improve, mend, repair, ameliorate, reform, correct, rectify.

ANT. _Harm, corrupt, spoil, debase, aggravate._

=Amends.= Compensation, atonement, expiation, recompense, indemnity.

ANT. _Insult, injury, fault, offense._

=Amenity.= Softness, mildness, suavity, gentleness, refinement, amiability.

ANT. _Austerity, ungraciousness, discourtesy, moroseness._

=Amiable.= Agreeable, gentle, good-natured, pleasing, winsome, attractive, charming, lovable.

ANT. _Crusty, hateful, sullen, surly, crabbed, cruel, unlovely, gruff, disagreeable, ill-tempered._

=Amicable.= Cordial, kind, friendly, harmonious, peaceable, propitious, favorable, sociable, amiable.

ANT. _Unkind, cold, distant, hostile, adverse, unfriendly._

=Amid.= Among, between, in the midst of, betwixt, surrounded by.

ANT. _Outside, without, beyond, afar from, away from._

=Amiss.= Wrong, improper, faulty, incorrect, inaccurate, inopportune.

ANT. _Correct, right, faultless, perfect, effective, true._

=Amount=, _n._ Sum, total, aggregate, whole; effect, substance, purport.

ANT. _Portion, instalment, part; failure, deficiency._

=Ample.= Liberal, large, spacious, plentiful, copious, lavish, exuberant, bountiful, generous.

ANT. _Niggardly, stingy, scant, mean, narrow, insufficient._

=Amplify.= Augment, enlarge, expand, expatiate, increase, develop, widen, dilate, extend.

ANT. _Abbreviate, condense, reduce, abridge, amputate, epitomize, summarize._

=Amusement.= Diversion, sport, play, fun, entertainment, merriment, pastime, game, frolic, relaxation.

ANT. _Weariness, disgust, satiety, tedium, monotony, strenuosity._

=Analogy.= Likeness, relation, resemblance, similitude, comparison.

ANT. _Unlikeness, incongruity, disproportion, disagreement._

=Analysis.= Separation, dissection, investigation, partition.

ANT. _Synthesis, composition, aggregation, combination, coherence._

=Anarchy.= Misrule, disorder, lawlessness, violence, confusion.

ANT. _Law, order, government, control, organization, subjection._

=Anatomy.= Analysis, dissection; skeleton; dismemberment.

ANT. _Synthesis, organization, union, construction; body._

=Ancient.= Old, antique, antiquated, obsolete, primeval, aged.

ANT. _Modern, young, fresh, new, juvenile, upstart._

=Ancillary.= Auxiliary, helping, instrumental; subsidiary, subordinate, subservient.

ANT. _Alien, adverse, redundant, obstructive, impertinent, irrelative, counteractive._

=Angelic.= Seraphic, celestial, pure, ethereal, adorable, rapturous, heavenly, divine, spiritual.

ANT. _Demoniac, demoniacal, diabolical, hellish, fiendish, foul._

=Anger.= Fury, ire, offense, passion, choler, indignation, rage, temper, vexation, displeasure, animosity, wrath, resentment.

ANT. _Patience, self-control, self-restraint, forbearance, leniency, mildness, forgiveness, giveness, charity, love._

=Angry.= Provoked, indignant, exasperated, irritated, wrathful, furious, resentful, mad, passionate, sulky, piqued, galled.

ANT. _Calm, unresentful, peaceful, self-controlled, good-tempered, forgiving, lenient._

=Anguish.= Agony, torture, torment, pang, acute distress, extreme suffering.

ANT. _Ease, pleasure, relief, solace, assuagement, ecstasy._

=Animal.= Brute, beast, living organism, sentient being; fauna.

ANT. _Man; vegetable; angel; inanimate object, substance; soul, spirit._

=Animate.= Enliven, vivify, quicken, invigorate, revive, stimulate, waken, rouse, excite, provoke, encourage, inspire, elate.

ANT. _Deaden, discourage, deter, depress, dishearten, stifle._

=Animation.= Life, vitality, spirit, vivacity, energy, exhilaration, sprightliness, courage, force, buoyancy, vigor, liveliness.

ANT. _Dulness, deadness, spiritlessness, inertness, stolidity._

=Animosity.= Hatred, enmity, malignity, antipathy, aversion, acrimony, strife, bitterness, hostility, dissension, malice, anger.

ANT. _Congeniality, unanimity, friendship, companionship, harmony, concord, regard, alliance, kindness, sympathy._

=Annals.= Chronicles, records, registers, rolls, archives.

ANT. _Romance, tradition, hearsay, legend, lays._

=Annex.= Add, affix, attach, adjoin, append, subjoin, tag, join, unite, connect.

ANT. _Detach, disconnect, withdraw, separate, remove, disengage._

=Annihilation.= Extermination, obliteration, eradication, destruction; non-existence; oblivion, non-being, eternal blank; Nirvana.

ANT. _Perpetuation, immortality; genesis, evolution, development._

=Annotation.= Note, comment, remark, observation, gloss, scholium, explanation, illustration, elucidation.

ANT. _Narrative, text, assertion, proposition, statement._

=Announce.= Proclaim, publish, report, herald, make known, state, reveal, tell, declare, communicate, promulgate, circulate, enunciate.

ANT. _Suppress, secrete, hide, cover up, conceal, bury, withhold._

=Announcement.= Notice, proclamation, declaration, advertisement, notification, manifesto, promulgation.

ANT. _Suppression, concealment, secrecy, equivocation, ambiguity, insinuation._

=Annoyance.= Trouble, discomfort, vexation, torment, infliction, nuisance, irritation.

ANT. _Gratification, delight, ease, pleasure, relief._

=Annual=, _n._ Yearly publication, year-book, annals; plant living but a year.

ANT. _Perennial, biennial, triennial; exotic._

=Annul.= Cancel, abrogate, recall, repeal, revoke, countermand, reverse, rescind, abolish, nullify, supersede, invalidate.

ANT. _Conserve, confirm, maintain, enact, establish._

=Anomalous.= Abnormal, unnatural, irregular, peculiar, exceptional, aberrant, unusual, singular, eccentric, erratic.

ANT. _Normal, regular, usual, ordinary, common, wonted._

=Anon.= Soon, shortly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, directly, ere long; afterward, presently, again.

ANT. _Herewith, now; already, previously._

=Anonymous.= Nameless, unacknowledged, of unknown authorship.

ANT. _Identified, authorized, authenticated, attested, signed._

=Answer=, _v._ Reply, rejoin, respond; be accountable, responsible, or liable, go surety; correspond, be similar; do, serve, suit, pass; refute, defend; satisfy, fulfil.

ANT. _Challenge, defy, question, interrogate, query, summon._

=Answerable.= Refutable, responsible, amenable, liable, accountable; corresponding, correlative, suitable, proportionate.

ANT. _Independent, irresponsible, irrefutable; unsuitable, dissimilar, different._

=Antagonism.= Opposition, contradiction, hostility, animosity, enmity.

ANT. _Amity, alliance, association._

=Antecedent=, _a._ Preceding, previous, prior, foregoing, anterior, precursory.

ANT. _Subsequent, posterior, sequent, following._

=Antedate.= Date before the true time; anticipate, forestall, foretaste.

ANT. _Postdate, follow, succeed, supervene._

=Anticipate.= Forestall, expect, foretaste, antedate, forecast, apprehend, hope for, look forward to.

ANT. _Postdate, follow; reflect upon, recall, recollect, remember; despair of, doubt, dread, fear._

=Anticipation.= Expectation, prospect, hope, trust, contemplation, abeyance, foreboding, apprehension, presentiment; prescience, prevision, forethought.

ANT. _Realization, consummation, despair, enjoyment, surprise, doubt, dread, wonder, fear._

=Antipathy.= Repugnance, repulsion, aversion, detestation, abhorrence, hatred, hostility, loathing.

ANT. _Attraction, affinity, congeniality, sympathy, harmony._

=Antiquated.= Quaint, obsolete, bygone, ancient, archaic, old-fashioned.

ANT. _Modern, modish, new, recent, stylish, fashionable, fresh._

=Antiquity.= Ancient times, eld, early days; ancients, people of early days; great age; (_pl._) relics of ancient days, archeology.

ANT. _Modernity; futurity, eventuality, posterity; the present, to-day._

=Anxiety.= Perplexity, apprehension, care, concern, solicitude, worry, dread, trouble, foreboding, misgiving, eagerness, diffidence.

ANT. _Ease, confidence, contentment, apathy, acquiescence, calmness, nonchalance, assurance._

=Apathy.= Stoicism, calmness, composure, lethargy, unconcern, indifference, insensibility, immobility, quietude, phlegm, stillness.

ANT. _Fury, frenzy, susceptibility, sensitiveness, anxiety, excitement, agitation, feeling, passion, vehemence, emotion._

=Ape=, _v._ Mimic, imitate, counterfeit, copy, affect, personate, represent.

ANT. _Vary, modify, change._

=Aperture.= Opening, hole, gap, rift, chasm, loophole, orifice, cleft.

ANT. _Closure, blank wall; seclusion, imperviousness._

=Apex.= Acme, vertex, pinnacle, summit.

ANT. _Base, nadir, foot, root._

=Aphorism.= Adage, maxim, proverb, saying, dictum, apothegm, saw.

ANT. _Lecture, disquisition, discourse, sermon._

=Apiece.= Each, individually, severally, distributively, separately.

ANT. _Together, collectively, synthetically, in the aggregate._

=Apocalyptic.= In _or_ from “The Revelation of St. John the Divine”; prophetic, mystical, mysterious; manifesting, revealing, unveiling.

ANT. _Concealing, obscuring, shrouding, eclipsing._

=Apocryphal.= Unauthentic, uncanonical, legendary, fictitious, false, equivocal, doubtful, spurious.

ANT. _Palpable, authorized, accepted, authentic, genuine, current, verified, attested._

=Apology.= Plea, excuse, defense, confession, acknowledgment, justification, vindication, explanation, extenuation.

ANT. _Charge, censure, imputation, condemnation, insult, complaint, offense, wrong._

=Apostate.= Renegade, turncoat, backslider, deserter, pervert, traitor.

ANT. _Adherent, supporter, zealot, dogmatist, fanatic._

=Apothegm.= Saying, dictum, proverb, aphorism, precept, byword.

ANT. _Sermon, discourse, tirade, harangue._

=Appall.= Terrify, frighten, dismay, shock, daunt, alarm, affright.

ANT. _Reassure, embolden._

=Apparel.= Clothes, dress, raiment, attire, costume, habit, guise, garments, robes, vesture, wardrobe, equipment, trappings.

ANT. _Nudity, deshabille, rags, tatters._

=Apparent.= Seeming, probable, likely, obvious, conspicuous, manifest, clear, patent, evident, plain, legible, specious.

ANT. _Real, hidden, dubious, improbable, doubtful, unimaginable, unsupposable, minute._

=Appeal.= Address, invoke, entreat, implore, supplicate, sue, petition.

ANT. _Protest, defy, abjure, disdain, deprecate, repudiate._

=Appearance.= Semblance, look, show, pretense, guise, fashion; arrival, advent, apparition; demeanor, air, complexion, manner.

ANT. _Disappearance, evanition, departure, vanishing._

=Appease.= Calm, pacify, soothe, quell, mollify, mitigate, lull; propitiate, placate, satisfy, reconcile.

ANT. _Aggravate, exasperate, provoke, inflame, incense, excite._

=Appellation.= Epithet, title, description, designation, name.

ANT. _Anonymousness, namelessness._

=Appendage=, =Appendix=. Attachment, addition, adjunct, supplement.

ANT. _Main body, original, whole, total._

=Appertain.= Belong, inhere, adhere, regard, concern, touch, relate.

ANT. _Be remote, far-fetched, or forced, have no bearing upon._

=Appetite.= Longing, craving, desire, relish, gust, zest, liking.

ANT. _Aversion, loathing, repugnance, antipathy, disgust._

=Applause.= Praise, approbation, commendation, compliment, plaudit, acclamation, éclat, clapping of hands.

ANT. _Denunciation, censure, blame, sibilation, vituperation, hissing._

=Appliances=, _n. pl._ Means, instruments, appointments, appurtenances, tools, adjuncts, equipment; resources, steps, measures, ways; contrivances.

=Applicable.= Fit, appropriate, suitable, pertinent, apt, proper, relevant, germane; adjustable.

ANT. _Irrelevant, useless, unavailable, impertinent._

=Applicant.= Petitioner, solicitor, suitor, candidate, aspirant.

=Apply.= Use, employ, exercise, appropriate; execute, carry out, practice; devote, engage, dedicate; request, petition.

ANT. _Divert, misuse, discard, divorce._

=Appoint.= Determine, establish, fix; assign, allot, designate; nominate, name, create; equip, supply, furnish; direct, command, decree, enjoin, impose, require, ordain.

ANT. _Reserve, cancel, disarrange, reverse, withhold, retain, undo, suspend, recall, withdraw._

=Appointment.= Assignation, assignment, agreement, arrangement; meeting, tryst; station, position, office, place; decree, command, order, edict, ordinance, mandate, requirement, law.

=Apportion.= Appoint, allot, appropriate, divide, distribute, share, grant, dispense, assign, deal.

ANT. _Retain, collect, consolidate, receive, gather, divert._

=Apposite.= Apt, pertinent, suitable, seasonable, apropos, fit, applicable, adapted.

ANT. _Untimely, irrelevant, unfitting, impertinent, misplaced._

=Appraise.= Estimate, prize, value, rate, fix a price for, survey, assess, assize.

ANT. _Undervalue, discard, misprize; discount, rebate, allow._

=Appreciate.= Estimate justly, value highly, esteem, prize, raise the value of; recognize, respect.

ANT. _Undervalue, misjudge, ignore, misconceive; depreciate, disdain._

=Apprehend.= Arrest, seize, take, catch, capture; imagine, conceive, regard; perceive, realize, understand, appreciate; fear, forebode.

ANT. _Miss, lose, misunderstand, ignore, misconceive._

=Apprehension.= Arrest, capture; understanding, intelligence, mind, reason; notice, cognizance; conception, imagination; knowledge, discernment, perception, sense; opinion, fancy, sentiment, notion, fear, suspicion, anxiety.

ANT. _Escape, non-detection; sensibility, emotion; apathy, lethargy; illiteracy, stupidity, stolidity; confidence, nonchalance._

=Apprise.= Give notice, inform, tell, publish, advise, acquaint.

ANT. _Deceive, mislead, hoodwink, mystify._

=Approach=, _v._ Advance, draw near, bring near, go near, push; broach, address confidentially; resemble closely, be like, similar, _or_ equal.

ANT. _Diverge, retreat, go back; retard, restrain; be unlike._

=Approbation.= Praise, commendation, approval, liking; support, consent, sanction, indorsement, concurrence, assent.

ANT. _Censure, protest, denial, disapproval, dissatisfaction._

=Approve.= Praise, commend, sanction, support, encourage, authorize.

ANT. _Disparage, condemn, disown, repudiate, dislike._

=Approximation.= Approach, nearness, similarity, likeness, contiguity, resemblance, propinquity, neighborhood.

ANT. _Remoteness, variation, distance, difference, divergence._

=Appurtenant.= Belonging, connected, appended, attached, coordinate.

ANT. _Isolated, detached, unallied, independent._

=A priori.= Theoretically; necessarily, apodictically, constitutionally, absolutely, primordially, inductively.

ANT. _A posteriori; practically, according to experience; deductively from facts._

=Apropos.= Opportune, seasonable, apposite, timely, apt, suitable.

ANT. _Inopportune, irrelevant, untimely, inapt, unsuitable._

=Aptitude.= Disposition, knack, endowment, tendency, inclination, fitness, suitability, bias, propensity.

ANT. _Unreadiness, unskilfulness, repugnance, incongruity._

=Arbiter.= Umpire, judge, referee; controller, master, lord.

ANT. _Appellant, claimant, litigant, disputant._

=Arbitrary.= Despotic, autocratic, tyrannical, overbearing, peremptory; capricious, wilful, fanciful; imperious, dictatorial.

ANT. _Considerate, lenient, obliging, equitable._

=Arbitration.= Mediation, intercession, interposition, intervention; arbitrament, umpirage, trial, judgment, decision.

ANT. _Litigation, contention, disputation, appeal, dissension._

=Ardent.= Passionate, fervent, intense, vehement, fierce, fiery; hot, burning; zealous, enthusiastic, strenuous.

ANT. _Cool, cold, indifferent, torpid, apathetic, dispassionate, phlegmatic._

=Argument.= Reasoning, proof, evidence, controversy, discussion, debate; subject, topic, theme, thesis; summary, abstract, outline.

ANT. _Assertion, assumption; dogma._

=Aridity.= Dryness, parchedness, sterility, unfertility, barrenness; dulness, indifference, torpidity, insensibility.

ANT. _Moisture, fertility, verdancy, luxuriance, productivity._

=Arise.= Ascend, mount, get up, stand up; rebel, revolt; result, eventuate.

ANT. _Descend, dismount; submit, cower; cause, instigate._

=Aristocracy.= Government of nobles; nobility, peerage, gentry.

ANT. _Democracy; people, populace, masses, rabble._

=Arm=, _v._ Equip, array, furnish, gird, accouter, provide; fortify, cover, protect, guard; prepare.

ANT. _Divest, disarm; expose._

=Army.= Soldiery, legion, armament, forces, host, phalanx, troops.

ANT. _Individual; citizens._

=Aromatic.= Fragrant, spicy, balmy, redolent, odoriferous, ambrosial.

ANT. _Scentless, malodorous, fetid, offensive, noisome, rank._

=Arouse.= Excite, provoke, instigate, stimulate, animate, kindle, warm, whet, summon, awaken.

ANT. _Allay, mitigate, moderate, still, quiet, assuage, quell._

=Arraign.= Accuse, charge, indict, impeach, denounce; prosecute.

ANT. _Acquit, discharge, condone, release._

=Arrange.= Settle, determine, adjust; dispose, group, marshall, rank, range, distribute, place; plan, contrive, project, devise, construct, organize.

ANT. _Confuse, disturb, jumble, disperse, disorder, derange._

=Array=, _n._ Order, parade, show, exhibition, collection, arrangement, line of battle, disposition.

ANT. _Disorder, confusion, jumble._

=Arrest.= Apprehend, capture, seize, detain, hold, take prisoner; stop.

ANT. _Liberate, free, dismiss, release, discharge; expedite._

=Arrival.= Advent, coming; comer, person _or_ thing arrived.

ANT. _Departure, going._

=Arrive.= Reach, get to, come; attain, touch, overtake; happen.

ANT. _Depart, set out_ or _forth, be gone_.

=Arrogant.= Haughty, insolent, proud, lordly, disdainful, supercilious, self-important, egoistic, overbearing, dogmatic, imperious.

ANT. _Humble, diffident, polite, bashful, servile, considerate._

=Art.= Craft, business, calling, employment, trade; practical knowledge; creation of beauty; skill, dexterity, sagacity, aptitude, cleverness, ingenuity; cunning, artifice, deceit, guile.

ANT. _Misrepresentation, caricature; candor, simplicity; incompetency, inability._

=Article.= Thing, substance, commodity; part, portion, particular, point, item, member; essay, paper, monograph, brochure.

ANT. _Nothing, nullity, cipher; totality, entirety, unity, integer._

=Articulate.= Join, unite, connect, fasten together; enunciate, utter distinctly, pronounce.

ANT. _Disperse, separate, rend, dissect, disjoin, disconnect; whisper; render mute, silence, muzzle._

=Artifice.= Cunning, craft, machination, stratagem, guile, device, contrivance, cheat, imposture, trick, ruse, maneuver, wile.

ANT. _Fairness, frankness, candor, openness, sincerity, truth, honesty, artlessness, ingenuousness, simplicity._

=Artificial.= Unnatural, factitious; feigned, counterfeit, fictitious, spurious, sham; affected, forced, strained.

ANT. _Natural, genuine, spontaneous, transparent, artless, unaffected._

=Artist.= Designer, contriver, skilled workman, artisan; mechanic, operative; painter; sculptor, carver; master, master-hand.

=Ascend.= Rise, mount, soar, aspire, go up, tower.

ANT. _Descend, fall, sink._

=Ascendancy.= Power, authority, sway, dominion, rule, mastery, control, government, influence.

ANT. _Subordination, servility._

=Ascertain.= Determine, establish, settle, fix, define, verify; discover, find out, get at.

ANT. _Guess, surmise, suppose, presume, conjecture._

=Ascetic.= Austere, rigid, severe, self-denying, abstinent, stern, puritanical.

ANT. _Lenient, indulgent, epicurean, pampered, mild, tolerant._

=Ascribe.= Impute, attribute, assign, refer, charge, set down.

ANT. _Dissociate, exclude; deny, refuse; disconnect._

=Ask.= Request, petition, solicit, entreat, beg, beseech, supplicate, require of, crave, demand.

ANT. _Refuse, reject, deny; command, claim, exact, extort, enforce, insist._

=Aspect.= Air, mien, look, countenance, expression, feature, bearing; state, attitude, posture, condition, appearance; direction, outlook, prospect.

=Asperity.= Acrimony, sourness, sharpness; sternness, severity, bitterness, sullenness, ill-temper; roughness, unevenness.

ANT. _Sweetness, pleasantness; gentleness, mildness; smoothness._

=Asperse.= Slander, calumniate, traduce, vilify, attack, abuse, blemish, besmirch, vituperate, disparage, censure, slur, malign.

ANT. _Eulogize, vindicate, clear, defend, extol, praise, shield._

=Aspiration.= Pronouncing with the rough breathing; yearning, longing, ardent desire, craving, spiritual ambition.

ANT. _Apathy, inertia, indifference, dulness, aversion, repudiation, avoidance._

=Assault.= Attack, invasion, charge, onset, onslaught, aggression.

ANT. _Resistance, defense, repulsion, retaliation, undermining._

=Assemble.= Gather, collect, convene, congregate, meet, come together.

ANT. _Disperse, scatter, dismiss._

=Assembly.= Concourse, company, gathering, congregation, assemblage, meeting, convocation, throng; congress, parliament, legislature, synod, diet, council, convention; ball, dance, dancing party.

ANT. _Dispersion, dismissal, disunion, disruption._

=Assent=, _n._ Acquiescence, acknowledgment, approval, concurrence, approbation, accord, consent, agreement, compliance.

ANT. _Disagreement, dissent, difference, protest, declension._

=Assertion.= Asseveration, protestation, allegation; position, statement, word, declaration; vindication, defense, maintenance.

ANT. _Denial, contradiction, abandonment, protest, disavowal, retraction, repudiation, confutation, abjuration._

=Assess.= Tax, value, appraise, estimate, compute, fix, assign, determine, impose.

ANT. _Discount, rebate, allow._

=Assiduous.= Diligent, industrious, untiring, indefatigable, devoted, constant, attentive, painstaking, laborious, persistent, active.

ANT. _Indolent, remiss, inattentive, lazy, desultory, inconstant._

=Assignment.= Appointment, allotment; specification, fixing, determination, offer, presentation; transfer, allowance.

ANT. _Withdrawal, refusal; acceptance, reception._

=Assimilate.= Make similar, cause to resemble; digest, appropriate, incorporate, absorb.

ANT. _Contrast, reject, separate, segregate._

=Assist.= Help, aid, succor, relieve, support, befriend, serve; speed, sustain, promote, further, coöperate with, patronize.

ANT. _Hinder, oppose, antagonize, prevent, resist, counteract._

=Associate=, _n._ Companion, comrade, chum, friend, helpmate, partner, colleague, coadjutor, accomplice, ally, consort, confederate, peer.

ANT. _Antagonist, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger, opposer._

=Association.= Federation, fellowship, alliance, companionship, society, union, partnership, lodge, company, confederacy, corporation, fraternity, club.

ANT. _Solitude; disintegration; independence, separation, disunion, estrangement, disruption, avoidance; individuality._

=Assortment.= Arrangement, allotment, distribution; set, class, group, parcel, collection; variety, miscellany.

ANT. _Disarrangement, displacement, misplacement; conglomeration._

=Assuage.= Soothe, pacify, mitigate, ease, alleviate, abate, calm.

ANT. _Excite, inflame, provoke, aggravate, exasperate._

=Assume.= Arrogate, feign, pretend, take, usurp, accept, affect, appropriate, claim.

ANT. _Waive, allow, surrender; doff; concede, grant, abandon, resign; demonstrate, prove, argue._

=Assumption.= Presumption, hypothesis, theory, postulate, conjecture; acceptance of, responsibility for; usurpation, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, lordliness, impudence, effrontery.

ANT. _Truth, fact; timidity, distrust, misgiving, consternation._

=Assurance.= Confidence, effrontery, presumption, assumption, arrogance, impudence, self-reliance, boldness, assertion; pledge.

ANT. _Doubt, distrust, hesitancy, misgiving, timidity, confusion, dismay, shyness._

=Astonish.= Amaze, startle, surprise, astound, stupefy, stagger.

ANT. _Encourage, embolden, assure._

=Astute.= Keen, discerning, acute, sagacious, shrewd, sharp, cunning, subtle, discriminating, knowing, perspicacious, crafty.

ANT. _Stupid, unintelligent, imbecile, dull, idiotic, shortsighted, shallow._

=Atrocious.= Infamous, outrageous, nefarious, villainous, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, horrible.

ANT. _Humane, noble, honorable, admirable, chivalrous, generous._

=Attachment.= Adherence, friendship, regard, tenderness, love, esteem, affection, devotion, inclination, union.

ANT. _Alienation, aversion, coolness, distance, estrangement, indifference, antipathy, animosity, dislike, enmity, divorce._

=Attack=, _v._ Assault, storm, assail, invade, charge, rush upon, spring upon; censure, criticize; combat, besiege, beset.

ANT. _Withstand, defend, resist, support, shield, aid, uphold, shelter, vindicate, protest._

=Attain.= Achieve, accomplish, gain, master, secure, earn, obtain, win, acquire, accomplish.

ANT. _Lose, fail of, forfeit, give up, abandon, let go, miss._

=Attainment.= Winning, getting, accomplishing, securing; erudition, acquirement, wisdom, accomplishment, mental resources, information, learning, enlightenment.

ANT. _Inspiration, intuition, genius; ignorance._

=Attempt.= Try, undertake, seek, endeavor, essay, attack, strive.

ANT. _Abandon, shun, drop, dismiss, neglect._

=Attendance.= Presence; persons present; train, retinue; ministration, service, waiting on.

ANT. _Absence; non-attendance; neglect, abandonment._

=Attention.= Care, notice, observation, consideration, watchfulness, alertness; study, reflection, application; respect, courtesy, politeness, civility, regard; courtship, devotion, wooing.

ANT. _Indifference, carelessness, heedlessness, abstraction, distraction, absence of mind; neglect, preoccupation, ignoring._

=Attenuate.= Rarefy, thin, reduce, diminish, make slender, slim, _or_ spare, lessen.

ANT. _Amplify, dilate, swell, develop, enlarge, broaden, expand, increase._

=Attest.= Bear witness, certify, indorse, corroborate, support, authenticate; invoke, adjure; prove, show, manifest, exhibit.

ANT. _Controvert, contradict, disprove, deny, upset, refute; conceal; vitiate._

=Attire.= Dress, apparel, robes, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, uniform, costume, livery.

ANT. _Nudity, nakedness._

=Attitude.= Position, pose, posture, situation, standing, aspect.

ANT. _State, condition, essence; amorphism._

=Attraction.= Drawing, allurement, lure, fascination, charm, enticement, witchery, grace.

ANT. _Repulsion, aversion, disinclination, repugnance._

=Attribute=, _n._ Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity, mark.

ANT. _Essence, substance, nature, being._

=Attribute=, _v._ Ascribe, assign, impute, refer, charge, connect, associate.

ANT. _Separate, sever, sunder, disconnect, deny, dissociate._

=Audacious.= Bold, daring, fearless, courageous, venturesome, intrepid, dauntless; presumptuous, forward, assuming, impudent, impertinent, insolent.

ANT. _Timid, cowardly, cautious; unenterprising; retiring._

=Augur=, _v._ Foretell, portend, predict, presage, prophesy, divine, prognosticate, betoken.

ANT. _Demonstrate, establish, settle, prove, warrant, calculate._

=August.= Awful, imposing, majestic, stately, grand, regal, kingly, princely, noble, dignified.

ANT. _Mean, common, vulgar, beggarly, commonplace, paltry._

=Auspicious.= Successful, fortunate, lucky, happy, prosperous; propitious, promising, opportune, favorable.

ANT. _Hopeless, abortive, unpromising, unsatisfactory, discouraging._

=Austere.= Severe, hard, stiff, stern, uncompromising, unrelenting, ascetic, rigid, formal.

ANT. _Affable, kindly, indulgent, genial, bland, mild, tender._

=Authentic.= Genuine, trustworthy, veritable, accepted, authorized, certain, accredited, sure, true, reliable, original, legitimate.