Chapter M (2)

ANT. _Failure, defeat, omission, abortion, undoing, nonperformance._

=Perfume.= Odor, redolence, balminess, fragrance, smell, aroma, scent.

ANT. _Stench, stink, fume._

=Perfunctory.= Mechanical, careless, listless, indifferent.

ANT. _Animated, spirited, assiduous, careful, ardent, zealous, interested._

=Perhaps.= By chance, peradventure, perchance, maybe, haply, possibly.

ANT. _Certainly, inevitably._

=Peril.= Hazard, risk, jeopardy, danger, venture, insecurity, liability.

ANT. _Safety, assurance, certainty, security._

=Period.= Time, cycle, age, epoch, limit, end, conclusion; era, duration, date, term, continuance, termination, conclusion, bound.

ANT. _Eternity, infinity, perpetuity, endlessness, everlasting._

=Periodical.= Recurring, regular, stated, recurrent, systematic, calculable, serial.

ANT. _Indeterminate, eccentric, fitful, spasmodic, irregular._

=Permanent.= Enduring, abiding, changeless, constant, durable, steadfast, unchangeable, immutable, invariable, fixed, unchanging, stable, lasting, persistent, perpetual.

ANT. _Transient, brief, fleeting, evanescent, passing, transitory, momentary, temporary, ephemeral._

=Permission.= Authority, allowance, consent, liberty, leave, license, permit, authorization.

ANT. _Hindrance, opposition, objection, denial, prevention, prohibition, refusal, resistance._

=Pernicious.= Mischievous, baneful, destructive, noisome, deleterious, harmful, hurtful, poisonous, noxious, pestilential, unhealthful, unwholesome, detrimental, deadly, evil, foul, injurious, insalubrious, pestiferous, perverting, ruinous.

ANT. _Helpful, invigorating, salutary, advantageous, good, favorable, life-giving, rejuvenating, useful, serviceable, beneficent, wholesome, beneficial, healthful._

=Perpetual.= Continual, endless, unceasing, unfailing, incessant, constant, eternal, everlasting, perennial, permanent, enduring.

ANT. _Periodic, transient, recurrent, temporary, occasional, casual, momentary._

=Perplex.= Entangle, involve, complicate, embarrass, puzzle, bewilder, confuse, distract, annoy, confound, trouble, worry, disturb, pester, bother, mystify.

ANT. _Enlighten, clear, explicate, simplify, elucidate, illumine, unfold, explain, manifest, calm, quiet, control, please, instruct, solve, illustrate, make intelligible, account for._

=Perplexity.= Confusion, bewilderment, disturbance, distraction, doubt, embarrassment, astonishment, amazement.

ANT. _Composure, calmness; discernment, insight._

=Perseverance.= Persistency, tenacity, steadfastness, steadiness, constancy, pertinacity, indefatigableness, resolution.

ANT. _Fitfulness, caprice, instability, variableness, irregularity; indecision, vacillation, wavering, irresoluteness._

=Perspicacity.= Acuteness, keenness, discernment, penetration, perspicaciousness, insight, sagacity, astuteness, distinctness, explicitness.

ANT. _Dulness, stupefaction, obtuseness, hebetude, stolidity, inobservance, insensibility._

=Perspicuity.= Plainness, lucidity, clearness, explicitness, intelligibility, transparency, perspicuousness.

ANT. _Obscurity, turbidness, unintelligibility, incomprehensibility, indefiniteness, doubtfulness, mysticism, confusion._

=Persuade.= Dispose, allure, entice, urge, move, influence, prevail upon, coax, bring over, incline, convince, lead, induce, incite, win over, impel.

ANT. _Deter, discourage, restrain, hinder, repel, dissuade, hold back._

=Pertinent.= Apposite, relevant, suitable, appropriate, proper, fit, adapted.

ANT. _Unrelated, unsuitable, impertinent, incongruous, alien, unconnected, discordant, inharmonious._

=Pertness.= Impertinence, boldness, forwardness, sauciness, flippancy, impudence, briskness, liveliness, smartness, sprightliness.

ANT. _Diffidence, humility, modesty, shyness, bashfulness, demureness._

=Perverse.= Obstinate, contrary, fractious, froward, intractable, petulant, wilful, wayward, ungovernable, stubborn, factious, untoward.

ANT. _Compliant, genial, accommodating, governable, kind, obliging, complaisant, amenable._

=Petition=, _n._ Prayer, supplication, entreaty; solicitation, application, suit, appeal, address.

ANT. _Protest, claim, expostulation, demand, injunction, dictation, exaction, dissension, dissent._

=Philanthropy.= Love, good will, charity, benevolence, humanity, public-spiritedness.

ANT. _Misanthropy, ill will, selfishness._

=Philosopher.= Student, theorist, speculator, teacher, master, savant, schoolman, doctor; adept.

ANT. _Learner, pupil, beginner; ignoramus, dunce._

=Philosophical.= Rational, wise, temperate, calm, cool, reasonable, sound, collected, composed, sedate, tranquil, Platonic.

ANT. _Popular, crude, loose, inaccurate, illogical, irrational, unsound, unscientific, thoughtless, hotheaded, impulsive._

=Physical.= Material, natural, corporal, sensible, visible, tangible, bodily, corporeal.

ANT. _Mental, spiritual, immaterial, unsubstantial, hyperphysical, intangible, moral, unreal, intellectual, invisible._

=Picturesque.= Graphic, vivid, artistic, beautiful, scenic, pictorial, graceful, comely, seemly.

ANT. _Unseemly, ugly, inartistic, ungraceful, tame, flat, insipid._

=Piety.= Sanctity, godliness, holiness, religion, reverence, devotion, grace.

ANT. _Impiety, sacrilege, sinfulness, ungodliness, hypocrisy, formalism, sanctimoniousness._

=Piquant.= Tart, sharp, pungent, stimulating, biting, racy, stinging, cutting, severe.

ANT. _Flat, tame, dull, insipid._

=Pique.= Resentment, umbrage, irritation, displeasure, grudge, offense.

ANT. _Delight, gratification, pleasure, satisfaction, contentment, approval, complacency._

=Piteous.= Sorrowful, mournful, affecting, doleful, lamentable, woful, rueful, sad, pitiable, pitiful.

ANT. _Joyous, glad, merry, happy, cheerful, comfortable, desirable, pleasant, agreeable, delectable._

=Pitiful.= Lamentable, mournful, base, contemptible, piteous, pathetic, pitiable, touching, sorrowful, woful, wretched, despicable, moving, paltry.

ANT. _Exalted, glorious, helpful, great, grand, sublime, superior, beneficent, commanding, august, dignified, noble, lofty, mighty, superb._

=Pity.= Sympathy, mercy, tenderness, condolence, compassion, commiseration.

ANT. _Cruelty, severity, mercilessness, sternness, hardness, rigor, inhumanity, brutality, barbarity, harshness, pitilessness, ruthlessness, hardheartedness, ferocity, truculence._

=Placid.= Pleased, contented, unruffled, undisturbed, peaceful, serene, tranquil, quiet, gentle, collected, calm, composed, passionless.

ANT. _Discontent, disturbed, distressed, anxious, distracted, perplexed, distrait; vehement, wild, passionate, impulsive, agitated, ruffled, excited, impassioned._

=Plain.= Artless, undisguised, sincere, frank, honest, ingenuous, candid, unembellished, simple, downright, blunt, distinct, apparent, manifest, open, clear, evident, visible, obvious, unmistakable, conspicuous, level, flat, smooth; easy, natural, homely, ugly; simple, frugal.

ANT. _Unnatural, pretended, affected, assumed, feigned, artificial, insincere, vain, pretentious, conceited; ornate, ornamented, decorated, embellished; involved, obscure, hidden, invisible, inconspicuous, uneven, undulating, rugged, broken, ambiguous, abrupt, obstructed, uncertain, enigmatical, abstruse; beautiful, sophisticated, artful._

=Plant=, _v._ Seed, set, sow, seed down, set out.

ANT. _Eradicate, uproot, extirpate, weed out, root up._

=Plausible.= Specious, seeming, pretending, fair-spoken, passable, pretentious, ostensible, apparent; colorable, feasible.

ANT. _Genuine, transparent, true, sterling, veritable, unmistakable, authentic, sincere, unaffected._

=Plead.= Advocate, ask, beg, urge, argue, solicit, entreat, implore, press.

ANT. _Grant, bestow, answer._

=Pleasant.= Kindly, obliging, attractive, pleasing, pleasurable, agreeable, kind, good-natured.

ANT. _Disagreeable, gloomy, glum, harsh, hateful, repulsive, unpleasant, repellent, offensive, unkind, forbidding, dreary, arrogant, austere, grim, ill-natured, ill-humored, repelling._

=Pleasure.= Satisfaction, comfort, solace, joy, gladness, delight, will, choice, purpose, command, kindness, enjoyment, gratification, happiness, self-indulgence, voluptuousness.

ANT. _Suffering, affliction, pain, sorrow, sadness, distress, misery, compulsion, force, coercion; mourning, depression, dejection, melancholy, misfortune, poverty, want._

=Plenitude.= Fulness, abundance, completeness, plenty, repletion, plethora; luxury, affluence, exuberance, wealth, richness, profusion, amplitude, enough, supply, sufficiency.

ANT. _Want, need, scarcity, scantiness, dearth, insufficiency, restriction, poverty, partiality, stint, reserve, narrowness, penury, impecuniosity._

=Plentiful.= Bountiful, generous, large, abundant, adequate, copious, enough, full, profuse, rich, sufficient, complete, exuberant, plenteous, replete, teeming, affluent, ample, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, overflowing, abounding.

ANT. _Deficient, drained, impoverished, scanty, insufficient, small, sparing, stingy, straitened, poor, scant, exhausted, inadequate, mean, miserly, narrow, niggardly, scarce, short, scrimped._

=Plot.= Intrigue, conspiracy, cabal, contrivance, scheme, stratagem, project, combination, machination; story.

ANT. _Blunder, botch; misarrangement, miscontrivance._

=Poet.= Bard, author of poems, singer, rimester, rimer, versifier.

=Poetical.= Metrical, rhythmical, lyric, rimed, versified; imaginative, fictitious, creative.

ANT. _Prosaic, unpoetical, unrimed, unversified, unrhythmic; commonplace, matter-of-fact, unimaginative, realistic; mathematical, historical._

=Poetry.= Meter, rime, numbers, poesy, song, verse, poem, metrical composition.

ANT. _Prose, prosaic speech, prosaic writing._

=Poignant.= Pricking, piercing, sharp, pungent; pointed, keen, satirical.

ANT. _Blunt, dull, obtuse, insipid, pointless, vapid, inexpressive._

=Poisonous.= Venomous, baneful, corrupting, noxious, pestilential, malignant, virulent, pestiferous, deleterious, mephitic.

ANT. _Salubrious, wholesome, healthful, beneficial, sanative, genial, remedial, hygienic._

=Polite.= Courteous, civil, courtly, obliging, gracious, polished, accomplished, complaisant, cultivated, cultured, elegant, genteel, urbane, well-behaved, well-mannered, well-bred.

ANT. _Awkward, clownish, unmannerly, uncouth, boorish, blunt, impertinent, brusk, bluff, impolite, insolent, coarse, ill-bred, ill-behaved, rude, rustic, impudent, ill-mannered, untutored, uncivil, untaught, discourteous, unpolished, insulting._

=Politeness.= Courtesy, civility, gentility, refinement, courtliness, elegance, urbanity, good breeding, decorum, complaisance, affability.

ANT. _Rudeness, arrogance, incivility, churlishness, ungraciousness, insolence, sauciness, impertinence, effrontery, presumption._

=Poor.= Needy, indigent, destitute; lean, emaciated; feeble, dejected; shabby, mean; unfavorable, uncomfortable; barren; sterile; inadequate, insignificant, insufficient; meek.

ANT. _Rich, wealthy, affluent, opulent; splendid, costly, valuable, estimable; fruitful, abundant, luxuriant, productive, prolific; copious, abounding, ample, well-supplied, comfortable, favorable; adequate, sufficient; important, significant, arrogant, self-assertive._

=Popular.= Cheap, common, ordinary, inferior; familiar, plain, easy, comprehensible; favorite, liked, approved, accepted, accredited; current, prevalent, general, prevailing; pertaining to the people, vulgar, plebeian; mediocre.

ANT. _Unpopular, exclusive, aristocratic, snobbish; special, excellent, unique, superior, eminent; selfish, narrow, illiberal, uncharitable; sole, only, scientific, restricted, esoteric; odious, detested._

=Position.= Situation, station, assertion, place, posture, locality, site; attitude; state, condition, circumstances; principle, doctrine, proposition, dictum, affirmation, thesis; rank.

=Positive.= Real, actual, absolute, explicit, definite, confident, certain, dogmatic; defined, precise, clear; veritable, substantial, true; indisputable, incontrovertible; indubitable; decisive, unconditional, imperative, unequivocal, settled, assured, express.

ANT. _Negative, denying, indirect, disavowing, disclaiming, privative; relative; unreal, fictitious, imaginative, contingent, dependent, implied, conditional, dubious, unsubstantial, indefinite, equivocal._

=Possession.= Control, ownership, tenure, retention, management, occupation; (_pl._) property, estate, wealth, dominion.

ANT. _Dispossession, resignation, surrender, abandoning, renouncing._

=Potent.= Powerful, mighty, puissant, strong, able, efficient, efficacious, forcible, cogent, influential, effective, active, energetic.

ANT. _Impotent, powerless, weak, feeble, infirm; inefficient, incapable, incompetent, incapacitated._

=Potential.= Possible, implicit, undeveloped, virtual, immanent, inherent, intrinsic.

ANT. _Actual, explicit, real, objective, developed, express, determinate, positive, clear, definite._

=Poverty.= Distress, beggary, indigence, destitution, pauperism, penury, privation, want, need, mendicancy.

ANT. _Wealth, riches, affluence, luxury, comfort._

=Power.= Ability, competency, capacity, faculty, aptitude, dexterity, efficiency, might, talent, energy, skill, strength, readiness, capability, cleverness, expertness, efficacy, force, qualification, cogency, susceptibility.

ANT. _Feebleness, weakness, helplessness, impotence, incompetence, inability, inaptitude, dulness, awkwardness, imbecility, incapacity, inefficiency, unskilfulness, maladroitness, stupidity._

=Practice=, _n._ Usage, habit, custom; performance, application, system; manner, method, mode, experience.

ANT. _Theory, speculation, assumption, ideal, conjecture, abstraction._

=Practice=, _v._ Do, perform, exercise, carry out, execute; teach, train; habituate, try; apply, use; pursue.

ANT. _Abandon, misuse, disuse, neglect, disregard, slight, omit, pass over._

=Praise=, _n._ Applause, approval, cheering, compliment, acclaim, adulation, acclamation, approbation, cheers, plaudit, eulogy, encomium, flattery, laudation, panegyric, sycophancy.

ANT. _Abuse, blame, censure, contempt, reproach, ignominy, slander, scorn, obloquy, animadversion, condemnation, denunciation, disapprobation, disparagement, vituperation, reproof, disapproval, repudiation, hissing, vilification._

=Praise=, _v._ Laud, eulogize, celebrate, magnify, glorify; honor, commend; applaud, extol, compliment.

ANT. _Decry, blame, censure, reprove, disparage, depreciate, discredit, traduce, condemn._

=Pray.= Ask, beg, beseech, entreat, implore, invoke, petition, supplicate, request, importune, bid, plead, call upon, conjure.

=Precarious.= Doubtful, dubious, hazardous, perilous, risky, insecure, uncertain, unsettled, unsteady, unstable, unassured.

ANT. _Firm, settled, stable, sure, certain, real, undoubted, unquestionable, actual, assured, immutable, incontestable, undeniable, infallible, strong, steady._

=Precaution.= Foresight, prudence, forethought, providence, wariness, care.

ANT. _Thoughtlessness, improvidence, carelessness, imprudence._

=Precedent=, _n._ Example, antecedent, case, instance, pattern, authority, warrant.

=Precept.= Commandment, law, injunction, mandate, rule, direction, principle, maxim; doctrine, dogma; order; instruction.

ANT. _Hint, suggestion, allusion, insinuation, prompting, impulse, instigation._

=Precise.= Accurate, exact, correct, definite, scrupulous, punctilious, particular, nice, formal; explicit, terse.

ANT. _Inaccurate, inexact, incorrect, heedless, careless, incautious, implicit, ambiguous, circumlocutory, loose, vague, informal, unceremonious._

=Predatory.= Plundering, pillaging, ravaging, rapacious, marauding.

ANT. _Protecting, guarding, watching, keeping, sheltering, shielding, saving._

=Predestination.= Fate, necessity, foreknowledge, foreordination.

ANT. _Choice, freedom, free will, independence, uncertainty, accident, chance, free agency._

=Prediction.= Prophecy, prognostication, foreboding, divination, augury, soothsaying, vaticination, foretelling, presage.

ANT. _Reminiscence, recollection, report; history, narration, account._

=Preface.= Introduction, proem, preamble, prologue, exordium, prelude.

ANT. _Sequel, postscript, appendix, peroration, epilogue, conclusion._

=Prefer.= Choose, elect, select, desire, pick out, fancy, single out, fix upon; elevate, advance, promote; offer, proffer, present, address.

ANT. _Reject, discard, decline, refuse, repudiate; degrade, depress; postpone, defer, withhold._

=Prejudice.= Bias, partiality, unfairness, preconception, prepossession, presumption.

ANT. _Certainty, evidence, proof, conviction, conclusion, demonstration, reason, reasoning._

=Preliminary.= Prior, introductory, preparatory, prefatory, proemial, previous, precedent, antecedent.

ANT. _Subsequent, following, consequent, appended, succeeding._

=Premium.= Reward, remuneration, recompense, prize, bonus, bounty, guerdon, meed, bribe, douceur, enhancement, gratuity.

ANT. _Penalty, fine, mulct, amercement, forfeiture, depredation, decline, fall, loss._

=Preposterous.= Irrational, foolish, monstrous, absurd, perverted, extravagant, ridiculous, exorbitant.

ANT. _Reasonable, moderate, right, just, due, fair, judicious, mediocre, commonplace._

=Presence.= Person, personality, individuality, port, mien, appearance, nearness, immediacy; vicinity, neighborhood.

ANT. _Absence, distance, remoteness, separation; society, world; temperament, character._

=Preservation.= Security, safety, maintenance, conservation, integrity, protection, care, guardianship, watch and ward, soundness.

ANT. _Exposure, abandonment, impairment, peril, damage, injury._

=Presumption.= Assumption, arrogance, effrontery, audacity, assurance; presupposition, hypothesis, guess, conjecture, belief, opinion, judgment, understanding, concession, condition.

ANT. _Modesty, deference, diffidence, bashfulness, hesitation; proof, deduction, demonstration, verification, certainty, fact._

=Pretend.= Claim, represent, allege, simulate, feign, profess; counterfeit.

ANT. _Verify, substantiate, refute, detect, expose, unmask, test._

=Pretense.= Disguise, excuse, affectation, mask, show, pretension, semblance, wile, trick, subterfuge, simulation, ruse, assumption, pretext, seeming, dissimulation, air, cloak, color.

ANT. _Candor, sincerity, ingenuousness, frankness, honesty, truth, openness, reality, simplicity, guilelessness, fact, actuality._

=Prevalence.= Success, superiority, predominance, preponderance; influence, force, power, strength, efficacy; universality, extension, acceptation, custom, operation.

ANT. _Decay, desuetude, disappearance, evanescence, subordination, collapse, destruction, abolition, subsidence, subjection, diminution._

=Previous.= Antecedent, before, earlier, precedent, preliminary, introductory, prior, preceding, front, forward, former, foregoing, anterior.

ANT. _After, concluding, following, consequent, later, posterior, latter, succeeding, subsequent, hindmost, hinder, hind._

=Price.= Expense, outlay, worth, expenditure, value, charge, cost.

=Pride.= Arrogance, insolence, reserve, haughtiness, self-esteem, presumption, superciliousness, vanity, ostentation, conceit, self-respect, self-exaltation, disdain, vainglory, self-conceit, self-complacency.

ANT. _Humility, lowliness, modesty, self-distrust, meekness, self-abasement._

=Primary.= First, fundamental, primitive, original, preparatory; chief, principal, pristine; elementary, leading.

ANT. _Secondary, posterior, subsequent, later, following; unimportant, subordinate, inferior; supplemental, auxiliary._

=Prime=, _n._ Perfection, culmination, apex, zenith; dawn, opening, youth, spring, beginning; cream, flower.

ANT. _Wane, winter, evening; decadence, decay._

=Primeval.= Immemorial, original, old, primal, patriarchal, native, primitive, pristine, uncreated, ancient, aboriginal, autochthonic, indigenous, prime, primary, primordial.

ANT. _Foreign, fresh, late, modern, new, novel, recent, exotic, adventitious._

=Principal.= Highest, most important, chief, main; leading, foremost, preëminent, capital, essential; primary, first.

ANT. _Subordinate, inferior, secondary, auxiliary, supplemental, minor, dependent, subservient, ancillary._

=Principle.= Source, cause, origin; faculty, endowment; postulate, truth, maxim, axiom; rule, law; element; doctrine, dogma, opinion; ground, motive, reason; integrity, rectitude, uprightness, probity, virtue, worth, honor.

ANT. _Result, sequence, development, issue; application, action, operation, exercise, manifestation, exhibition; iniquity, immorality._

=Prize.= Trophy, honor, reward, premium, guerdon, palm, laurels; capture; gain, advantage; spoil, plunder, booty.

ANT. _Loss, failure, fine, forfeiture; brand, stigma, infamy._

=Probation.= Examination, trial, ordeal, test, assay, proof, experiment.

ANT. _License, irresponsibility, non-probation._

=Proclaim.= Publish, announce, declare, promulgate, herald, advertise, enunciate, utter, blaze abroad, report, make known.

ANT. _Silence, repress, suppress, conceal, secrete; retract, recall._

=Prodigal=, _a._ Extravagant, profuse, lavish, bountiful, wasteful, squandering.

ANT. _Economical, thrifty, saving, frugal; close, miserly, niggardly._

=Profession.= Avowal, declaration, claim; occupation, vocation, employment; law, theology, or medicine; assertion, acknowledgment; representation, pretense, protestation.

ANT. _Denial, concealment, suppression; retraction, recantation, disavowal; leisure, fad, hobby, avocation; trade, business._

=Proficient.= Expert, adept, skilful, skilled, competent, conversant, qualified, practiced, accomplished, finished, trained.

ANT. _Unskilled, inexpert, awkward, ignorant, backward, inconversant, incompetent, untrained, unpracticed, inept._

=Profit.= Gain, advantage, benefit, emolument, improvement, proceeds, utility, usefulness, returns, value, receipts, avail, expediency, good, service.

ANT. _Damage, destruction, harm, hurt, loss, injury, waste, ruin, detriment, disadvantage._

=Profitable.= Lucrative, beneficial, useful, advantageous, productive, desirable, gainful, remunerative.

ANT. _Useless, vain, fruitless, unproductive, unremunerative, unprofitable, undesirable, disadvantageous, detrimental, unbeneficial._

=Profound.= Deep, descending; thorough; fathomless, abysmal; mysterious, abstruse, occult, obscure, recondite; complete; penetrating, intimate, intense, philosophical.

ANT. _Superficial, shallow, commonplace, external, slight, apparent, obvious, incomplete; surface._

=Progress.= Advance, advancement, attainment, increase, improvement, proficiency, progression, growth, development.

ANT. _Delay, check, retrogression, stay, stop, stoppage, falling off, relapse, decline, falling back._

=Prohibit.= Forbid, hinder, inhibit, interdict, preclude, prevent, debar, disallow.

ANT. _Allow, empower, let, license, order, require, sanction, authorize, command, direct, enjoin, permit, warrant, suffer, tolerate, put up with, give permission, give consent, consent to._

=Prolific.= Fertile, fruitful, productive, generating, teeming, active.

ANT. _Barren, sterile, unproductive, unfruitful, effete._

=Prolix.= Long, diffuse, tiresome, prolonged, protracted; wordy, verbose, prosaic, rambling, discursive; tedious, wearisome.

ANT. _Condensed, terse, concise, brief, laconic, curt, epigrammatic._

=Prominent.= Projecting, manifest, protuberant, conspicuous; eminent, distinguished, famous, celebrated, important, main, principal, leading, characteristic.

ANT. _Receding, hollowed, concave, indented, engraved; insignificant, secondary, unimportant, minor, indistinguishable, indistinct, subordinate, inconspicuous, trivial, immaterial, unessential._

=Promote.= Encourage, forward, foster, push, advance, aid, assist, foment, excite, further, help, raise, urge forward, urge on, elevate, exalt.

ANT. _Abase, allay; hinder, prevent, foil, frustrate._

=Prompt.= Ready, quick, agile, alert, brisk, nimble, expeditious; willing, hasty, inclined, disposed, responsive, unhesitating.

ANT. _Dilatory, slow, tardy, lingering, loitering, inactive, sluggish, unready, unresponsive, procrastinating, behindhand, backward._

=Pronounce.= Deliver, speak, utter, articulate, enunciate; declare, affirm; propound, assert, express.

ANT. _Mispronounce, gabble, mumble; silence, suppress; deny, retract._

=Propagate.= Increase, diffuse, disseminate, promote; spread, extend, generate, promulgate, circulate.

ANT. _Strangle, stifle, extinguish, suppress, repress, check, hush up; contract, diminish, reduce; contradict, deny._

=Proper.= Own, individual, peculiar, particular; right, fit, decent; personal, constitutional, special, specific; suitable, appropriate, seemly, legitimate; decent, respectable.

ANT. _Common, universal, general; unfitting, inappropriate, unsuitable, unseemly, indecent, wrong, improper, unbecoming, unbefitting._

=Propitiation.= Expiation, satisfaction, atonement, reconciliation.

ANT. _Reprobation, retribution, vengeance, wrath, alienation, estrangement, curse, penalty, punishment, offense, condemnation, chastisement._

=Propitious.= Auspicious, kind, benign, gracious, friendly, benignant, clement, kindly, favorable, merciful.

ANT. _Adverse, antagonistic, hostile, repellent, unfriendly, unpropitious, unfavorable, ill-disposed, forbidding, inauspicious._

=Proportion.= Ratio, symmetry, relation, harmony, share, lot; equality, similarity; adjustment, distribution; arrangement, adaptation.

ANT. _Disproportion, disparity, disorder, incongruity, discrepancy, absurdity, contrariety._

=Proposal.= Bid, offer, overture, proposition.

ANT. _Acceptance, denial, refusal, rejection, repulse, disapproval._

=Proposition.= Proposal, statement, offer, declaration; overture, suggestion, proffer, tender; position, thesis, dictum, assertion, affirmation, doctrine.

ANT. _Withdrawal, recantation, abjuration, disavowal, revocation._

=Prosperity.= Thrift, weal, welfare, happiness, well-being, success, good fortune.

ANT. _Woe, misfortune, ill luck, failure, adversity, calamity, reverses, affliction, distress, disaster, misery._

=Protest=, _v._ Assert, aver, attest, testify; affirm, declare; asseverate, avow, profess; expostulate, remonstrate, repudiate, deprecate, denounce.

ANT. _Retract, withdraw, abjure, revoke; coincide, sanction, agree, endorse, subscribe, acquiesce._

=Protract.= Defer, continue, delay, extend, elongate, lengthen, procrastinate, postpone, prolong, draw out.

ANT. _Abbreviate, contract, conclude, hasten, hurry, reduce, shorten, abridge, curtail, limit._

=Proud.= Arrogant, haughty, presumptuous, lordly; worthy, admirable, grand, splendid, magnificent, ostentatious; lofty, supercilious, imperious, boastful, elated, imposing, vainglorious.

ANT. _Humble, unassuming, unobtrusive, meek, lowly, mild, submissive, unpretending, deferential, affable, unpresuming, mean._

=Proverb.= Axiom, byword, dictum, adage, aphorism, maxim, motto, precept, truism, saying, saw, apothegm.

=Provide.= Prepare, supply, afford, contribute, furnish; engage, bargain, agree; stipulate; procure.

ANT. _Neglect, withhold, refuse, mismanage, appropriate, overlook; divert, alienate, misuse; fail, disappoint._

=Provocation.= Vexation, incitement, stimulus, incentive; affront, insult, offense, indignity.

ANT. _Pacification, mitigation, assuagement; deference, compliment, homage, honor, respect._

=Prowess.= Heroism, valor, gallantry, bravery, courage, intrepidity.

ANT. _Fear, effeminacy, timidity, cowardice, cowardliness, pusillanimity._

=Prudence.= Discretion, frugality, forethought, judgment, judiciousness, providence, care, caution, foresight, wisdom, consideration, carefulness, circumspection.

ANT. _Folly, heedlessness, prodigality, recklessness, indiscretion, wastefulness, improvidence, imprudence, thoughtlessness, rashness._

=Prudent.= Cautious, considerate, judicious, provident; circumspect, sagacious, wise, discreet; frugal, economical, thrifty.

ANT. _Reckless, inconsiderate, improvident, wasteful, extravagant, lavish, prodigal; indiscreet, unwise; foolish, rash, imprudent, audacious._

=Public.= Common, general, popular, social, open; notorious.

ANT. _Private, individual, secret, domestic, secluded, close, personal._

=Punctilious.= Exact, particular, precise, careful, nice, scrupulous, conscientious; punctual, ceremonious.

ANT. _Careless, slovenly, unscrupulous; informal, unceremonious._

=Puny.= Small, feeble, inferior, petty; weak, diminutive, undeveloped, dwarfed, stunted, undersized, tiny.

ANT. _Large, great, robust, developed, fine, vigorous; colossal, gigantic._

=Pupil.= Learner, disciple, student, novice, ward, tyro.

ANT. _Teacher, master, proficient, scholar, adept; guardian._

=Purchase=, _v._ Buy, obtain, procure, secure, acquire, bargain for, barter for, get.

ANT. _Exchange, sell, barter, dispose of, put to sale._

=Pure.= Innocent, unsullied, spotless, unspotted, stainless, true, guiltless, incorrupt, clean, genuine, chaste, guileless, classic, classical, holy, immaculate, virtuous, real, sheer, mere, simple, unmixed, unpolluted, unadulterated, unmingled, undefiled, unblemished, uncorrupted, unstained, untainted, untarnished, upright, perfect.

ANT. _Impure, indecent, polluted, foul, tainted, unchaste, immodest, lewd, obscene, indelicate, defiled, dirty, filthy, gross, mixed, stained, sullied, unclean, tarnished, adulterated._

=Purpose=, _n._ Design, end, intention, aim, scope, meaning, object, plan, intention, purport, effect, project.

ANT. _Lot, chance, accident, haphazard, casualty, fate._

=Put.= Deposit, place, set, lay; cause, produce, propose, state; attach, attribute, assign; assume, suppose; entice, constrain.

ANT. _Remove, raise, withdraw, displace, transpose, transfer, change._

=Putrid.= Decayed, decomposed, rotten, stinking, putrefied, foul, offensive.

ANT. _Clean, sweet, wholesome, fragrant, pure, healthful, fresh._

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=Quaint.= Odd, antique; curious, fanciful, affected, whimsical; archaic, singular, unusual; antiquated, extraordinary, droll.

ANT. _Commonplace, usual, ordinary, common; fashionable, modish, modern._

=Quality.= Property, peculiarity, sort, disposition, temper; character, attribute, rank, part, position; characteristic; acquisition; nature, trait, mood, condition, station, capacity, tendency.

ANT. _Negation, heterogeneity, anomalousness, lack of distinction, nondescript, weakness, ineffectiveness, incapacity, disqualification._

=Quantity.= Greatness, measure, amount, bulk, extent, size, aggregate, length, duration, content, comprehensiveness.

ANT. _Scantiness, want, deficiency, margin, deterioration, diminution, waste, wear, loss._

=Queer.= Curious, bizarre, droll, comical, odd, peculiar, quaint, strange, uncommon, unusual, whimsical, singular, ridiculous, anomalous, fantastic, funny, erratic, extraordinary, ludicrous, grotesque, laughable, preposterous, unique, unmatched, eccentric, crotchety.

ANT. _Common, customary, normal, ordinary, usual, regular, familiar, natural._

=Querimonious=, =Querulous=. Lamenting, complaining, whining, bewailing, mourning, murmuring, discontented, dissatisfied, malcontent.

ANT. _Contented, easy, uncomplaining, satisfied, complacent, cheerful, genial, good-tempered._

=Query=, =Question=, _n._ Inquiry, doubt; point, topic, subject; dispute, discussion, debate; investigation, examination; experimentation, scrutiny, interrogation.

ANT. _Solution, explanation, answer, reply, response; concession, admission._

=Question=, _v._ Ask, interrogate, catechize, doubt, controvert, dispute; examine, converse with; call in question; inquire, investigate, query, dubitate.

ANT. _Answer, reply, satisfy, respond._

=Quick.= Speedy, expeditious, active, rapid, nimble, fleet, alert, lively, sprightly; alive, living, animate; agile, brisk, ready; hasty, swift; impatient, eager, passionate; fresh, bracing, keen, sharp; sensitive, perceptive, intelligent.

ANT. _Slow, tardy, inactive, inert, sluggish, dull, insensitive, deliberate, gradual, moderate, late, unready, dilatory, slack, unresponsive, lingering, heavy, stupid, wearisome._

=Quicken.= Hasten, hurry, accelerate, despatch, drive, expedite, facilitate, further, speed, urge, promote, advance, make haste, press forward.

ANT. _Hinder, impede, check, obstruct, retard, clog, delay._

=Quiet=, _n._ Rest, repose, tranquillity, silence, calm, peace, stillness.

ANT. _Tumult, noise, shouting, action, commotion, activity, storm; unrest, excitement, agitation, disturbance, turmoil._

=Quiet=, _a._ Tranquil, unruffled, smooth, unmolested, peaceful, undisturbed, peaceable, calm, patient, contented, hushed, still, placid; gentle, mild, undemonstrative, meek.

ANT. _Turbulent, tumultuous, uproarious, disturbed, agitated, wild, excited, violent, uneasy, boisterous, restless, confused, noisy._

=Quote.= Cite, recite, plagiarize, repeat, excerpt, extract, paraphrase.

ANT. _Suppress, ignore, disdain, omit._

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=Rabble.= Mob, crowd, people, populace; herd, the masses, multitudes, commonalty; scum, dregs.

ANT. _Aristocracy, nobility, élite, galaxy._

=Racy.= Lively, piquant, pungent, spicy, spirited, forcible, flavorous, rich.

ANT. _Flat, cold, flavorless, insipid, stale, stupid, tasteless, dull, prosy, vapid._

=Radiant.= Lustrous, brilliant, splendid, gorgeous, glittering, glaring, radiating, beaming, resplendent, shining, sparkling, luminous, effulgent, glorious.

ANT. _Dull, dark, somber, murky, lusterless, non-luminous, sunless, shadowy, lurid, cloudy, gloomy, obscure, overcast, ebon, black._

=Radical.= Fundamental, innate, essential, native, natural, original, organic, primitive; entire, complete, extreme, thorough, positive, perfect, thorough-going, total; ingrained, constitutional.

ANT. _Superficial, tentative, trial; inadequate, incomplete, moderate, partial, palliative, slight; conservative._

=Raise.= Lift, elevate, heave; exalt, advance, enhance; increase, excite, aggravate, intensify, heighten, set upright; awaken, arouse, originate, produce, effect, cause; build, erect; levy, collect; propagate, breed, rear; bring up, incite, start; utter, summon; cultivate.

ANT. _Depress, lower, drop, sink, let down; degrade, disgrace; debase, humble, reduce; lessen, diminish, decrease._

=Ramble.= Rove, roam, wander, range, stroll, saunter, straggle, stray.

ANT. _Speed, hasten, drive, run, proceed, rush, hurry._

=Random=, _a._ Chance, haphazard, fortuitous, casual, wandering, stray, wild, aimless, purposeless, unpremeditated, accidental, vague.

ANT. _Aimed, intended, controlled, purposed, deliberate, designed, intentional, regular, systematic, planned._

=Ransom=, _v._ Redeem, liberate, rescue, deliver, release, emancipate, indemnify.

ANT. _Hold for ransom, kidnap, imprison, hold as hostage, indict, fine, mulct, prosecute._

=Rapid.= Swift, quick, fast, fleet, hasty, brisk, expeditious, hurried.

ANT. _Slow, deliberate, cumbrous, lazy, retarded, moderate, gradual, dilatory, lingering, tardy._

=Rapidity.= Rapidness, haste, celerity, speed, velocity, agility, swiftness, fleetness, quickness, despatch.

ANT. _Slowness, dilatoriness, tardiness, delay, deliberateness, moderation._

=Rare.= Curious, extraordinary, incomparable, odd, peculiar, remarkable, precious, scarce, singular, strange, uncommon, unusual, unprecedented, unique, unparalleled, infrequent.

ANT. _General, usual, normal._

=Rash.= Precipitate, headlong, indiscreet, foolhardy, hasty, heedless, thoughtless, incautious, careless, inconsiderate, unwary.

ANT. _Cautious, wary, discreet, thoughtful, prudent, calculating; timid, hesitating, reluctant._

=Rational.= Sane, sound, intelligent, reasonable, sensible, wise, discreet, judicious; reasoning, intellectual; sagacious, equitable, enlightened.

ANT. _Irrational, insane, unsound, foolish, absurd, injudicious, unreasonable, preposterous, unintelligent, extravagant._

=Raw.= Unprepared, uncooked, immature, unripe, unseasoned, inexperienced, unpracticed, untried, unwrought, unfinished; bare, galled; chilly, bleak.

ANT. _Cooked, dressed, prepared, developed, mature, ripe, mellow, seasoned, practiced, experienced, tried, tested, expert, habituated, familiar, trained; healed; genial, balmy._

=Reach.= Attain, arrive, get to, enter, land, come to, gain.

ANT. _Depart, leave, set out, weigh anchor, embark, start, go, go away, set sail._

=Ready.= Prompt, expeditious, speedy, unhesitating, dexterous, apt, skilled, handy, expert, facile, easy, opportune, fitted, prepared, disposed, free, willing, cheerful.

ANT. _Tardy, slow, inexpeditious, hesitating, clumsy, inept, unskilled, inexpert, hard, difficult, inopportune, unfit, ill-prepared, unwilling, reluctant, unresponsive, unaccommodating._

=Real.= Actual, veritable, genuine, demonstrable, substantial, authentic, certain; developed, essential, positive; true, unquestionable.

ANT. _Illusory, imaginary, unreal, untrue, supposititious, fictitious, hypothetical, fabulous, fanciful, conceived, supposed, feigned, reported, visionary, theoretical._

=Reality.= Verity, actuality, substance, truth, genuineness, authenticity, fact, substantiality, existence.

ANT. _Fiction, falsehood, untruth, myth, imagination, fabrication, fancy, supposition, unreality, chimera, vision, hypothesis, hollowness._

=Realm.= Domain, kingdom, region, province, country, department, empire, state; jurisdiction, sovereignty, dominion.

ANT. _Anarchy, insurrection; independence; democracy._

=Rear.= Lift, elevate, erect, raise, build, establish, exalt, foster, construct, breed, educate, instruct, train, discipline, cherish.

ANT. _Tear down, degrade, undermine, depress, overthrow; destroy, kill, demolish, subvert, stifle, extinguish._

=Reason=, _n._ Cause, ground, aim, motive, account, argument, design, consideration, end, object, purpose, principle.

ANT. _Pretext, pretense, falsification; unreason, unreasonableness, irrationality, absurdity, fallacy._

=Reason=, _v._ Debate, demonstrate, argue, contend, discuss, prove, establish, question, controvert, wrangle, dispute.

ANT. _Quibble, pervert, equivocate, evade, mystify; cavil, refine; misrepresent; dictate, assert._

=Reasoning.= Argument, argumentation, debate, ratiocination.

ANT. _Sophistry, instinct, intuition, presentiment._

=Rebellious.= Intractable, refractory, seditious, unmanageable, contumacious, disobedient, insubordinate, mutinous, ungovernable, uncontrollable.

ANT. _Deferential, compliant, docile, manageable, obedient, submissive, subservient, yielding, tractable, gentle, controllable, dutiful._

=Recant.= Retract, revoke, recall, abjure, disown, disavow, renounce.

ANT. _Profess, confess, assert, declare, enunciate, maintain, hold; vindicate._

=Reception.= Admission, receipt; entertainment; acceptance, credence; welcome.

ANT. _Rejection, dismissal, repudiation, denial, protest, renunciation, disavowal._

=Recite.= Describe, recapitulate, detail, number; repeat, deliver, rehearse; relate, narrate, recount; quote; count, enumerate, tell.

ANT. _Misquote, garble, falsify, misrepresent, pervert; forget, fail._

=Reckless.= Mindless, negligent, thoughtless, regardless, unconcerned, inattentive, remiss, improvident, rash, inconsiderate.

ANT. _Circumspect, careful, wary, thoughtful, mindful, attentive, considerate, provident, prudent, calculating._

=Recognize.= Acknowledge, confess, own, allow, concede, identify, avow.

ANT. _Overlook, repudiate, disown, ignore, disavow, disclaim._

=Reconcile.= Placate, propitiate, pacify, appease; conciliate, reunite, content, harmonize; adjust, settle, compose.

ANT. _Separate, sever, alienate, estrange, disaffect._

=Reconciliation.= Reconcilement, reunion, pacification, appeasement, propitiation, atonement, expiation; adjustment, restoration, harmony.

ANT. _Separation, estrangement, alienation, disaffection._

=Record.= Account, entry, enrolment, catalogue, enumeration, inventory, register, roll; archive, chronicle, document, history, inscription, instrument, memorandum, memorial, muniment, schedule, scroll.

=Recover.= Cure, heal, retrieve, restore; be cured or healed, recruit, recuperate, resume; reanimate, repossess.

ANT. _Relapse, sink, die, fail, grow worse._

=Recovery.= Repossession, resumption; recruiting, healing, restoration; regaining, recuperation, convalescence, retrieval, redemption, resuscitation, revival; vindication, reinstatement, reëstablishment.

ANT. _Loss, forfeiture, privation, damage, ruin, destruction, waste; illness, relapse, declension, incurableness, hopelessness._

=Recreation.= Sport, amusement, diversion, refreshment, reanimation; holiday, pastime, relaxation.

ANT. _Toil, labor, work, industry, employment, fatigue, weariness, lassitude, exhaustion._

=Rectitude.= Justice, honesty, uprightness, fairness, integrity, straightforwardness, conscientiousness, equity.

ANT. _Iniquity, wrong, injustice, immorality, corruption, dishonesty, duplicity, underhandedness._

=Redemption.= Ransom, release, rescue, retrieval, recovery, deliverance, liberation, salvation; discharge, fulfilment; atonement, compensation.

ANT. _Abandonment, forfeiture, sacrifice, betrayal, deprivation, desertion._

=Reduce.= Lessen, decrease, curtail, abate, shorten, impair, lower, subjugate, subject; diminish, attenuate, abridge, contract; subdue.

ANT. _Magnify, augment, expand, amplify, exalt, raise, invigorate, promote, restore, repair, renovate, transform._

=Redundant.= Exuberant, superabundant, overflowing, pleonastic; superfluous, excessive, copious, plentiful; unnecessary.

ANT. _Requisite, necessary, sufficient, enough; scanty, deficient, scarce, wanting, lacking, incomplete, inadequate, insufficient._

=Refinement.= Culture, elegance, cultivation, civilization, politeness.

ANT. _Coarseness, grossness, rudeness, rusticity, barbarism, boorishness, brutality, clownishness, savagery, vulgarity._

=Reflect.= Consider, think, cogitate, meditate, contemplate, ruminate, ponder, muse; animadvert.

ANT. _Idle, dream, imagine, fancy, wander, rove; disregard, neglect._

=Reform=, _v._ Amend, correct, rectify, emend, repair, better, improve, restore, reclaim, mend; remodel.

ANT. _Corrupt, impair, vitiate, deteriorate, deform; spoil, deprave, pollute, defile, injure, contaminate._

=Refuge.= Shelter, asylum, retreat, covert; protection, sanctuary, stronghold, defense; hiding-place, harbor.

ANT. _Exposure, peril, snare, menace, pitfall, danger, threat._

=Regard=, _v._ Consider, observe, remark, heed, mind, respect, esteem, estimate, value; attend, notice; contemplate; revere, reverence.

ANT. _Overlook, disregard, miss, neglect, omit; misprize; dislike, hate, loathe; contemn._

=Regret=, _n._ Grief, concern, sorrow, lamentation, repentance, penitence, self-condemnation; compunction, remorse, contrition.

ANT. _Joy, exultation, happiness, delight, self-gratulation, approbation; praise, commendation; felicitation._

=Regular.= Orderly, methodical; conformable, agreeing; governed, subject; normal; constituted, selected; customary, systematic, stated, established, periodical, recognized, formal, recurrent, certain.

ANT. _Unusual, exceptional, rare, irregular, abnormal, eccentric, capricious, variable, uncertain, erratic._

=Regulation.= Rule, method, principle, precept; adjustment, disposal; arrangement, ordering, disposition, government, control.

ANT. _Disorder, anarchy, license, misgovernment, misrule, non-regulation, caprice, maladjustment, derangement._

=Rehearse.= Recapitulate, detail, recount, describe, tell; narrate, repeat, recite, relate; practice.

ANT. _Misrepresent; act, perform, play._

=Rejoice.= Delight, joy, exult, triumph, please, cheer, exhilarate, gladden, transport, charm, enliven, gratify, make happy.

ANT. _Mourn, grieve, weep, lament, pain, distress, defeat, sadden, deaden, vex, annoy, oppress, afflict, trouble, depress, burden, deject._

=Relation.= Recital, rehearsal, account, narration, tale, narrative, detail, description; kindred, affinity, consanguinity, kinsman, kinswoman; connection, association, pertinency, relevancy, agreement.

ANT. _Action, happening, occurrence; alien, stranger, foreigner; absoluteness, disagreement, dissociation, disconnection, irrelevancy._

=Release=, _v._ Discharge, extricate, disengage, quit, acquit; free, loose, liberate; exempt, indemnify; deliver, remit.

ANT. _Hold, bind, constrain, confine, fetter, shackle, fine, imprison, sentence, condemn._

=Relief.= Alleviation, mitigation, aid, help, succor, assistance, redress, remedy, indemnification; exemption, deliverance, refreshment, support, comfort.

ANT. _Oppression, persecution, aggravation, severity, cruelty; weariness, discomfort, exhaustion._

=Religion.= Devotion, faith, piety, righteousness, holiness, morality, godliness, pietism, worship, theology.

ANT. _Irreligion, atheism, unbelief, blasphemy, impiety, godlessness, profanity, sacrilege, ungodliness, wickedness._

=Relinquish.= Resign, leave, quit, forsake, abandon, renounce, desert, forbear, forego; surrender, discontinue.

ANT. _Retain, hold, keep, detain, preserve, support, cling to, sustain, maintain; continue, be constant to, persevere, persist._

=Reluctant.= Loath, slow, disinclined, indisposed, averse, backward, opposed, unwilling.

ANT. _Eager, favorable, willing, inclined, desirous, disposed._

=Remain.= Wait, tarry, rest, sojourn, last, dwell; stay, abide, continue, endure; survive, outlive.

ANT. _Leave, abandon, depart, remove, go, disappear, flit; die, pass._

=Remark.= Comment, note, observation, utterance, annotation.

=Remarkable.= Observable, rare, noticeable, extraordinary, unusual, strange, wonderful, notable, eminent; distinguished, famous, prominent, conspicuous; singular, peculiar, individual.

ANT. _Ordinary, usual, commonplace, mediocre, everyday, common, general._

=Remembrance.= Memory, recollection, reminiscence; memento, souvenir, memorandum, memorial, token.

ANT. _Oblivion, forgetfulness._

=Reminiscence.= Memory, recollection, remembrance; remnant, relic, trace.

ANT. _Oblivion, forgetfulness; announcement, warning, suggestion, prognostic._

=Remote.= Removed, far, distant; irrelevant, not related; foreign, indirect, unconnected, alien, unallied; separate, abstract.

ANT. _Near, close, direct, related, connected, contiguous, immediate; present, pressing, urgent; proximate; essential, important._

=Rend.= Burst, break, rip, sever, mangle, rupture, sunder, tear, lacerate, rive, slit.

ANT. _Mend, reunite, secure, unite, weld, heal, join, solder, sew, stitch._

=Render.= Return, pay back, restore; requite; give up, yield, surrender; furnish, contribute, deliver; translate, interpret, set forth, exhibit, try out; apportion, give, present, assign.

ANT. _Keep, withhold, appropriate, retain, refuse, use, apply, employ; alienate, misapportion._

=Renounce.= Abandon, abjure, deny, disavow, disown, forswear, disclaim, retract, repudiate, revoke, recall, refuse, reject, discard, recant.

ANT. _Advocate, avow, claim, assert, defend, hold, proclaim, own, acknowledge, cherish, retain, uphold, vindicate, maintain._

=Renown.= Fame, distinction, notice, repute, name, reputation, celebrity, honor, glory, eminence.

ANT. _Disgrace, shame, dishonor, disrepute, discredit, degradation, taint, stain, brand._

=Renunciation.= Denial, disownment, renouncement, disclaimer, rejection, abjuration, recantation, abandonment.

ANT. _Maintenance, support, vindication, assertion, defense, apology, justification._

=Repeat.= Reiterate, renew, relate, recapitulate, recite, reproduce, rehearse, renovate.

ANT. _Discontinue, drop, end, finish, stop, cease, break off, interrupt._

=Repentance.= Penitence, regret, remorse, sorrow, compunction, contrition, self-condemnation, contriteness.

ANT. _Impenitence, obstinacy, obduracy; comfort, complacency, approval, hardness, content, self-approval, self-complacency, self-congratulation; stubbornness._

=Repletion.= Fulness, superabundance, plethora, abundance, amplitude, sufficiency, enough.

ANT. _Scarcity, want, lack, insufficiency, need._

=Reply.= Answer, respond, rejoin, replicate.

ANT. _Question, query, ask, inquire; disregard, pass, drop, ignore._

=Report.= Account, description, narration, narrative, recital, rehearsal, relation, record, tale, rumor, statement, story.

ANT. _Allegory, fabrication, fiction._

=Repose=, _n._ Rest, recumbency, reclination, ease, quiet, quietness, tranquillity, peace; calmness, quiescence.

ANT. _Unrest, agitation, tumult, movement, restlessness, turmoil, commotion, distraction._

=Represent.= Present anew, portray, typify, delineate; personate, act; perform; depict, describe, show, exhibit.

ANT. _Misrepresent; falsify, caricature, distort._

=Reproach=, _n._ Disrepute, opprobrium, discredit, dishonor, invective, contumely, reviling, vilification, abuse, scurrility, insolence, insult, scorn, contempt, ignominy, shame, scandal, disgrace, infamy.

ANT. _Approbation, satisfaction, praise, encouragement, exaltation, commendation, honor, applause, eulogy, assent, acceptance, approval._

=Reproach=, _v._ Chide, rebuke, revile, condemn, vilify; blame, censure, taunt, upbraid, reprove.

ANT. _Praise, approve, commend, laud, applaud, eulogize._

=Reproof.= Comment, criticism, disapproval, chiding, reproach, upbraiding, reproval, admonition, animadversion; censure, blame, condemnation, denunciation, objurgation, reprehension, rebuke, reprimand; reflection, check.

ANT. _Commendation, panegyric, approbation, applause, approval, encomium, praise, eulogy._

=Reprove.= Admonish, blame, reproach, censure, condemn, reprimand, warn, upbraid, chide, check, chasten, find fault with, expostulate with, rebuke, reprehend, remonstrate with, take to task.

ANT. _Abet, applaud, encourage, cheer, countenance, incite, urge on, impel, instigate, approve._

=Repugnant.= Opposite, opposed, adverse, contrary, inconsistent, irreconcilable, hostile, inimical; incompatible, loath; heterogeneous.

ANT. _Harmonious, friendly, amicable, willing, consistent, compatible, congruous; homogeneous._

=Reputable.= Honorable, respectable, estimable, creditable.

ANT. _Disreputable, disgraceful, dishonorable, discreditable, despicable._

=Requite.= Avenge, pay off, quit, punish, retaliate, revenge; satisfy, settle with, reward, return, repay, remunerate, recompense, compensate, reciprocate.

ANT. _Absolve, acquit, forgive, excuse, neglect, pardon, slight, forget, overlook, pass over._

=Research.= Inquiry, scrutiny, examination, experimentation, exploration, discovery, investigation, study, observation.

ANT. _Ignorance, oversight, inobservance; shallowness, superficiality, sciolism._

=Reserve=, _n._ Reservation, retention, limitation, backwardness, coldness, shyness, coyness, modesty; taciturnity, restraint, repression, constraint.

ANT. _Profuseness, prodigality, diffusion; affability, geniality, cordiality, abandonment, surrender, openness, frankness, transparency, indiscretion, volubility._

=Resignation.= Relinquishment, forsaking, abandonment, abdication, renunciation, endurance; patience, long-suffering, forbearance; acquiescence, submission.

ANT. _Maintenance, grasp, resistance, retention, rebellion, remonstrance, contention, reservation, holding, keeping, retaining, detention; murmuring, dissatisfaction, discontent, protestation._

=Resolute.= Determined, decided, fixed, steadfast, constant, persevering, firm, bold, unshaken, steady; undaunted, unflinching, stout-hearted.

ANT. _Irresolute, timid, hesitating, doubtful, wavering, vacillating, capricious, variable, weak, undetermined, undecided._

=Resources.= Expedient, means, resort, contrivance; supplies, devices, money, wealth, appliances, funds.

ANT. _Destitution, poverty, indigence, bareness, want, exhaustion, inanition, lack, drain._

=Respectable.= Estimable, honorable, worthy, considerable, reputable, honest; passable.

ANT. _Unworthy, bad, mean, dishonorable, dishonest, paltry, inconsiderable._

=Resplendent.= Brilliant, splendid, glorious, luminous, effulgent, gorgeous, shining, glittering, burnished.

ANT. _Dull, tarnished, lusterless, somber, dimmed, sullied._

=Rest.= Pause, peace, quiet, stillness, tranquillity, intermission, cessation, ease, calm, peacefulness, calmness, quiescence, stop, repose, quietude, quietness, recreation, sleep, slumber.

ANT. _Agitation, commotion, disturbance, excitement, restlessness, strain, stir, tumult, work, unrest, toil, disquiet, motion, movement, rush._

=Restive.= Restless, restiff, fidgety, fretful, fractious, refractory, intractable, impatient, rebellious, skittish; resentful, recalcitrant, balky, vicious, unruly, stubborn, mulish, mutinous, obstinate.

ANT. _Docile, gentle, submissive, passive, quiet, tractable, yielding, obedient, manageable, peaceable._

=Restore.= Return, replace, refund, repay, reinstate, rebuild, repair, revive, heal, cure, recover.

ANT. _Remove, steal, appropriate, abstract, destroy, shatter, injure, dilapidate, impair; deprive; wound, harm._

=Restrain.= Constrain, hold in, check, repress, circumscribe, confine, curb, hinder, hold, hold back, restrict, suppress, withhold, bridle, abridge, keep back, keep down, keep in, keep under.

ANT. _Let loose, set free, release, arouse, aid, emancipate, animate, incite, excite, encourage, free, impel._

=Result.= Consequence, issue, conclusion, effect; end, event, termination, product, outcome; inference, deduction; resolution, determination.

ANT. _Cause, beginning, commencement, rise, origin, antecedent, prognostic, initiation, premonition, indication._

=Retinue.= Attendants, suite, followers, train, retainers, satellites, escort, cortège.

ANT. _Solitariness, non-attendance._

=Retirement.= Privacy, solitude, loneliness, seclusion.

ANT. _Company, converse, society, fellowship, companionship, association._

=Retribution.= Requital, retaliation, payment, recompense; repayment, compensation, reward, return; penalty, punishment, visitation.

ANT. _Remission, reprieve; pardon, condonation, sparing._

=Retrospect.= Review, survey, reconsideration, reëxamination; recollection, reminiscence, memory.

ANT. _Prospect, prophecy, anticipation, forecasting, prognostication, speculation._

=Return=, _v._ Turn back, come back; reply, respond; answer; restore, recompense, remit, render; reappear, recur; revert, retaliate.

ANT. _Depart, vanish, disappear, remove; retain, misappropriate; withhold._

=Revelation.= Disclosure, manifestation, apocalypse.

ANT. _Concealment, shrouding, veiling, mystery, obscuration, cloud, cloudiness, hiding._

=Revenge.= Retaliation, retribution, vengeance, avenging, requital.

ANT. _Mercy, pardon, reconciliation, pity, compassion, excuse, grace, forgiveness._

=Revenue.= Income; taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents, receipts; produce, return, wealth, proceeds.

ANT. _Outgo, waste, expenditure, expense, deductions, impoverishment._

=Reverse=, _n._ Contrary, opposite, counterpart; change, vicissitude; inversion, counter-position; derangement, alteration; rear, back; misfortune, defeat.

ANT. _Obverse, front; order, arrangement, version, position, location; continuance, perpetuation, identity, stability, regularity, uniformity._

=Revive.= Reanimate, reinvigorate; restore, raise, recover, renew, recall; awake, revivify, resuscitate.

ANT. _Kill, destroy, extinguish, discourage; decline, die, droop._

=Revolution.= Lawlessness, insurrection, revolt, riot, sedition, anarchy, insubordination, rebellion, mutiny, confusion, disorder, tumult, disintegration.

ANT. _Government, submission, obedience, authority, control, command, dominion, domination, law, empire, rule, sovereignty, loyalty, supremacy, order._

=Revolve.= Roll, rotate, turn.

ANT. _Bind, grind, stand, slide, slip, stick, chafe._

=Reward=, _n._ Recompense, compensation, remuneration, pay, requital, retribution, punishment.

=Rich.= Wealthy, opulent, affluent, supplied, abounding; abundant, copious, bountiful; fertile, productive; valued, sumptuous, precious, costly; high-seasoned; luscious; vivid.

ANT. _Poor, indigent, needy, impoverished, destitute, impecunious, penniless; lacking, scanty, scarce, meager; barren, sterile; trivial, worthless, unproductive, fruitless, paltry, valueless; dull, tame, dry._

=Riches.= Opulence, wealth, affluence, richness, plenty, abundance.

ANT. _Poverty, want, indigence, scarcity, need, lack, impecuniosity._

=Riddle.= Conundrum, paradox, problem, puzzle, enigma.

ANT. _Axiom, answer, explanation, solution, proposition._

=Ridicule.= Derision, raillery, banter, burlesque, irony, satire, mocking, sarcasm, gibe, jeer, sneer.

ANT. _Respect, homage, veneration, deference, honor._

=Right=, _n._ Claim, liberty, prerogative, license, privilege, exemption, franchise, immunity, duty, justice, uprightness, integrity; title, ownership; interest; rectitude, correctness, power; propriety, fitness, suitableness.

ANT. _Wrong, falsehood, incorrectness, perverseness; liability, illegitimacy, non-legality, usurpation, injustice, impropriety, unfitness, encroachment, force, violence._

=Righteous.= Holy, uncorrupt, honest, equitable, rightful, upright, virtuous, just, good, conscientious.

ANT. _Unholy, corrupt, dishonest, unjust, wicked, evil, unscrupulous, vicious, false, unprincipled, profligate._

=Ripe.= Mature, complete, finished; perfect, developed, full-grown; fit, consummate; prepared; full, seasoned, mellow.

ANT. _Raw, unripe, crude, fresh, green, unseasoned, unprepared._

=Rise=, _v._ Arise, issue, flow, proceed, spring, ascend, emanate.

ANT. _Descend, drop, fall, go down, set, settle, sink, decline._

=Rival=, _v._ Emulate, antagonize, compete with, contend, strive, oppose, equal.

ANT. _Surrender, yield, defer, retire._

=Robber.= Brigand, marauder, pirate, plunderer, thief, burglar, bandit, highwayman, footpad, despoiler, depredator, raider, buccaneer, forager, freebooter.

=Robust.= Strong, lusty, sinewy, muscular, hale, hearty, vigorous, forceful; healthy, sturdy, sound; violent, rude, rough.

ANT. _Puny, weak, delicate, frail, sickly, emaciated, thin, slender, gentle, mild, considerate, tender._

=Romantic.= Sentimental, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, wild, extravagant, chimerical.

ANT. _Unromantic, truthful, unvarnished, unadorned, veritable, actual, real, realistic, reasonable._

=Root.= Radix, radicle, stock, origin, foundation, base, source, stem, parent, commencement, beginning, radical, bottom.

ANT. _Branch, ramification, product, issue, progeny, superstructure._

=Rough.= Uneven, uncut, boisterous, unpolished; coarse, disordered, shaggy, ragged; rude, uncivil, harsh; loud, offensive; tempestuous, stormy; rugged, knotty, craggy, gruff; incomplete; uncourteous, churlish, blunt.

ANT. _Smooth, plain, level, polished, flat, glossy, sleek, soft, mild, quiet, refined, tender, gentle; balmy, zephyrlike._

=Routine.= Practice, custom, procedure, round, course, wont, order; gradation, rotation, sequence, tenor, system, method; regulation.

=Royal.= August, kinglike, majestic, munificent, princely, regal, magnificent, kingly.

ANT. _Beggarly, contemptible, mean, poor, servile, slavish, vile._

=Rude.= Rough, uneven, shapeless, unfashioned, rugged, uncouth, inelegant, rustic, vulgar, raw, clownish, unskilful, untaught, illiterate, ignorant, uncivil, impolite, saucy, impudent, insolent, surly, uncivilized, brutal, barbarous, savage, violent, fierce, tumultuous, impetuous, boisterous, inclement, severe.

ANT. _Polite, urbane, accomplished, cultivated, courteous, refined, civil, affable, courtly, gracious, elegant, polished, well-bred, obliging; modest, bashful; considerate, serene, placid, genial, calm; fashionable, modern, civilized, modish._

=Rugged.= Rough, uneven, rude, wrinkled, cragged, harsh, hard, crabbed; steep, precipitate; violent, sour, surly, boisterous, tumultuous, stormy, inclement, tempestuous; austere, severe; ruffled, blunt.

ANT. _Smooth, even, gentle, soft, low; pleasant, kindly; balmy, soothing; complaisant, mild._

=Rule.= Regulation, law, precept, maxim, canon, order, method, direction, control, sway, empire; principle, practice; domination, mastery, government; test, criterion, formula.

ANT. _Exception, deviation, eccentricity, irregularity._

=Run.= Race, hasten, speed, proceed, hurry, scamper, post; go, flow, glide, move, roll on; melt, fuse; pass, advance; course, fly, rush; hustle; pursue; cast, shape, mold; drive, force; indicate, mark out; incur, encounter, venture, risk; conduct, manage, carry on; flee.

ANT. _Delay, walk, halt, stop, saunter, rest, linger, hesitate; harden; retrograde, slip._

=Rustic.= Rural, sylvan, pastoral, country, countrified, bucolic, agricultural, verdant; artless, inelegant, plain, rude, unpolished, untaught, unsophisticated; awkward, boorish, outlandish, clownish, coarse, hoydenish, uncouth.

ANT. _City-like, urban; accomplished, elegant, cultured, polite, urbane, polished, well-bred, refined._

=Ruthless.= Cruel, pitiless, harsh, relentless, unsparing.

ANT. _Tender, gentle, pitiful, compassionate, lenient, regretful, long-suffering._

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=Sable.= Dark, black, ebon, somber.

ANT. _Light, white, cheerful, bright, ivory._

=Sacrament.= Eucharist, Lord’s Supper, communion; ceremony, rite, service, solemnity, ordinance, observance.

=Sacred.= Holy, divine, hallowed, consecrated, dedicated, devoted, religious, venerable, reverend.

ANT. _Secular, profane, common, unconsecrated, human._

=Sacrifice=, _n._ Offering, propitiation, expiation, thanksgiving; destruction, immolation, devotion, surrender; oblation, atonement.

ANT. _Offense, transgression; retention, reservation; acceptance._

=Sad.= Sorrowful, mournful, dejected, gloomy, depressed, sedate, cheerless, downcast, grievous; dull, grave, dark, somber; afflicted; calamitous; serious, staid; melancholy, disconsolate, despondent, disastrous, deplorable.

ANT. _Cheerful, joyous, glad, mirthful, jubilant, jovial, light-hearted; exultant, gay, exhilarated, happy, blithe._

=Sagacious.= Sage, sensible, keen, discerning, clear-sighted, apt, acute, intelligent, sharp, wise, rational, shrewd, able, keen-sighted, keen-witted, judicious, perspicacious, quick-scented, sharp-witted.

ANT. _Obtuse, senseless, irrational, silly, stupid, simple, unintelligent, undiscerning, dull, absurd, foolish, futile, sottish, ignorant._

=Sale.= Bargain, barter, deal, exchange, trade, change.

=Salient.= Leaping, bounding, jumping; projecting; prominent, conspicuous, noticeable, significant; strategic.

ANT. _Retreating, retiring, low-lying; unimportant, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, minor, inconsiderable, subordinate, insignificant._

=Salvation.= Saving, preservation, deliverance; redemption; rescue.

ANT. _Perdition, destruction, damnation, condemnation, loss._

=Sample.= Specimen, example, illustration, case, instance, exemplification.

ANT. _Total, whole, exception, aggregate; abnormality, monstrosity._

=Sanction.= Authorization, authority, countenance; ratification, confirmation, approbation; approval, support, seal, allowance.

ANT. _Discountenance, disallowance, unauthorization; cancelation, nullification; disapproval, non-support._

=Sanguine.= Blood-red, crimson; warm, ardent; hopeful, lively, animated, cheerful; confident, enthusiastic, buoyant; trustful.

ANT. _Pallid, cold, frigid; unresponsive, depressed, lifeless, despondent, despairing, dejected, anxious, suspicious, misgiving, distrustful._

=Sanity.= Saneness, soundness, rationality; reasonableness, wisdom; amenableness.

ANT. _Insanity, aberration, derangement, unsoundness, irrationality, madness, lunacy, alienation, dementia, folly._

=Sarcasm.= Taunt, gibe; scorn, contempt, satire; irony, sneer, ridicule.

ANT. _Compliment, eulogy, praise, approbation, appreciation, panegyric._

=Satisfy.= Satiate, sate, compensate; cloy, surfeit, suffice, content, glut, fill, requite; relieve, reassure, convince; please, recompense, gratify, fulfil.

ANT. _Deprive, deny, starve, stint, refuse; annoy, tantalize; aggravate, tease; displease._

=Savage.= Wild, uncultivated, untamed, uncivilized, rude, brutish, brutal, barbarous, cruel, inhuman, fierce, pitiless, merciless, atrocious, ferocious; murderous, violent.

ANT. _Tame, civilized, cultivated, domesticated, tender, refined, polished, gentle, humane, considerate, pitiful, merciful, protective, generous, subdued, chivalrous, clement, self-controlled._

=Save.= Preserve, rescue, deliver; lay up, reserve, keep; spare, prevent; protect; be economical, hoard, husband; obviate, snatch, catch.

ANT. _Lose, destroy, abandon, imperil, expose, endanger, risk, hazard; waste, lavish, spend, fling away._

=Say.= Utter, express, tell, speak, declare; repeat, rehearse, recite; assert; mention, suggest; suppose; answer; respond, reply; state, pronounce; affirm, deny; allege.

ANT. _Silence, hush, whisper, mumble; be taciturn; suppress, repress; mispronounce._

=Scarce.= Rare, infrequent, deficient; uncommon; scant, sparing, meager, insufficient; unusual, unique, singular, wanting, few, precious.

ANT. _Plenty, abundant, frequent, plentiful, common, thick._

=Scheme=, _n._ Plan, project, contrivance, design, purpose, plot, device; system, outline; machination, intrigue, stratagem, cabal, conspiracy; theory.

ANT. _Blunder, derangement, misarrangement, bungle, botch._

=Scholar.= Learner, pupil, student, savant, disciple.

ANT. _Dunce, fool, ignoramus, illiterate person, idiot, idler._

=Science.= Literature, art, knowledge; truth, facts; skill, expertness; comprehension; information, investigation, experimentation, learning, experience.

ANT. _Ignorance, error, smattering, fallacy, sciolism; inexperience, unfamiliarity, incomprehension._

=Scorn=, _n._ Disdain, derision, contumely, despite, slight, mockery, dishonor; contempt, disregard; sneer, opprobrium.

ANT. _Compliment, commendation, deference, approval, esteem, respect, regard, approbation._

=Scruple=, _n._ Unwillingness, hesitation, doubt; particle; qualm, reluctance, misgiving.

ANT. _Confidence, assurance, recklessness, heedlessness; daring, self-complacency._

=Scrupulous.= Cautious, careful, conscientious, hesitating; exact, nice; questioning, unwilling, punctilious, precise; diffident, dubious.

ANT. _Reckless, confident, careless, unconscientious, self-complacent, heedless, unwary, incautious, daring._

=Scrutiny.= Examination, inspection, observation, search, sifting, exploration, inquisition, inquiry.

ANT. _Oversight, misobservance, disregard, slight, inattention._

=Season.= Time, period, term, interval, spell, while; occasion, opportunity, timeliness, seasonableness.

ANT. _Contretemps, unseasonableness, untimeliness, unsuitableness._

=Seasonable.= Opportune, suitable, timely, fit, convenient, appropriate, normal; periodical; welcome.

ANT. _Inopportune, unsuitable, unfit, untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate, unwelcome, unexpected, abnormal._

=Secure=, _a._ Undisturbed, assured, heedless, inattentive; easy, unanxious, trustful, insured; obtained, acquired; fast, firm; defended, guarded, protected, certain, sheltered, safe.

ANT. _Disturbed, endangered, imperiled, insecure, hazardous; anxious, distrustful, suspicious, careful, precarious; loose, drifting, doubtful, dubious._

=Sedate.= Settled, composed, calm, quiet, tranquil, still, serene, unruffled, undisturbed, contemplative, sober, serious; passive.

ANT. _Flighty, disturbed, uneasy, restless, excited, discomposed, agitated, indiscreet; active, moving; frivolous._

=Sedition.= Riot, rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny; outbreak, uprising, secession, treason; insubordination; tumult, turmoil, anarchy.

ANT. _Peace, pacification, order, quiet, orderliness, obedience, allegiance, fealty, union, patriotism, fidelity._

=See.= Perceive, behold, descry, view; observe, discern, understand, comprehend; watch, look after; interview, visit; associate, meet; accompany, escort; attend, heed, be attentive; gaze, glance at.

ANT. _Be blind; overlook, mistake; misunderstand, miscomprehend; pass, ignore, neglect; disregard, misconceive._

=Seek.= Search, try for, solicit, inquire for, strive after, hunt, follow, trace, prosecute, attempt, endeavor, investigate.

ANT. _Shun, elude, ignore, neglect, disregard, avoid, relinquish, drop, abandon, discard._

=Seldom.= Rarely, not often, infrequently; hardly ever, occasionally.

ANT. _Often, frequently, generally, commonly, regularly, habitually, invariably, uniformly, systematically._

=Selection.= Choice, pick, preference, election, option.

ANT. _Repudiation, rejection, discarding, refusal; exclusion._

=Self-abnegation.= Self-renunciation, self-sacrifice, self-control, self-devotion, self-immolation, self-denial.

ANT. _Self-indulgence, self-gratification, self-will, selfishness, self-seeking._

=Selfish.= Self-seeking, mean, ungenerous, narrow, illiberal, mercenary, greedy, egoistical, self-indulgent.

ANT. _Generous, liberal, altruistic, philanthropic, beneficent, self-denying, public-spirited, magnanimous, unselfish, considerate._

=Send.= Sling, throw, fling, hurl, lance, launch, propel, project, cast, dart, despatch, discharge, drive, emit; forward, transmit, impel, dismiss, delegate, depute.

ANT. _Receive, keep, retain, hold; bring, carry, hand, get, give, convey._

=Sensation.= Emotion, sense, feeling, perception.

ANT. _Apathy, non-sensibility, non-perception, indifference._

=Sense.= Understanding, reason; cognition, apprehension; deduction; perception, feeling; recognition, discernment; reasoning; opinion, judgment, notion, meaning, import, signification.

ANT. _Nonsense, misunderstanding; stupidity, non-apprehension; non-comprehension; stolidity, inertness, non-observance; fancy, folly, unsoundness._

=Sensibility.= Feeling, sensitiveness, susceptibility, impressibility.

ANT. _Coldness, deadness, unconsciousness, hardness, numbness, insensibility._

=Sentiment.= Thought, opinion, notion, sensibility, feeling; susceptibility, impressibility, impression, conviction; emotion; maxim, saying, toast.

ANT. _Nonsense, conjecture, vacuity; assumption, prejudice, preconception._

=Separate=, _v._ Disunite, divide, sever; come between, part; disjoin, divorce; disengage, detach; sunder; withdraw, eliminate, remove, segregate.

ANT. _Unite, consolidate, integrate, connect, join, attach, link, weld, engage, wed; gather, convene, collect._

=Sequence.= Succession, following, consequence, arrangement, order; series, progression, continuity.

ANT. _Precedence, introduction, priority; disorder, disconnection; intermission, irregularity._

=Serious.= Sober, earnest, momentous, grave; thoughtful, sedate, solemn; important, weighty; dangerous.

ANT. _Gay, thoughtless, frivolous, laughing, joking, jocose, careless, trifling, trivial, unimportant, light, insignificant._

=Serve.= Obey, minister to, subserve, promote, aid, help, abet, assist, benefit, succor.

ANT. _Command, order, manage; obstruct, counteract, retard, defeat, injure, thwart, oppose._

=Set.= Put, seat, place, fix; affix, attach; fasten, make stable or firm; obstruct, embarrass; determine upon, fix upon; plant; frame; stiffen, solidify; adjust, regulate, adapt; prepare; replace; spread; stud, variegate; value at, rate at; establish, furnish, prescribe, strengthen, stabilitate, ground, confirm, determine, appoint, assign.

ANT. _Remove, uproot, transfer, eradicate, transplant, unsettle, weaken, soften, destroy, demolish; disperse, discard; denude, disarrange, divest, strip; misvalue, under- or over-rate; abolish, frustrate._

=Settle.= Regulate, arrange, compose, decide; establish; still, calm; clear; restore; depress, sink, lower, make compact, harden; determine, adjust, make up, pacify; liquidate, balance; colonize, people.

ANT. _Disturb, confuse, derange; agitate, unsettle, excite, uproot, overturn; obstruct; elevate, upheave, break up; discompose, disorder, rise, ascend, move; misregulate, aggravate._

=Severe.= Stern, strict, austere, hard, relentless, rigorous, unrelenting, inexorable, harsh, inflexible, rigid, morose, stiff, uncompromising, unmitigated, unyielding; critical, grave, serious.

ANT. _Lenient, clement, unexacting, mild, easy, gay, cheerful, joyous; loose, slack, inexact, indulgent, uncritical, moderate, kind, considerate._

=Shade.= Shadow; darkness, obscurity; screen, shelter, protection; body, spirit, ghost; umbrage, adumbration; degree, minuteness; seclusion.

ANT. _Light, illumination, sunshine, brightness, daylight; glare, radiance, exposure; publicity; quantity, amount; defenselessness._

=Shake.= Agitate, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, quake, quiver, quaver, rock, shiver, shudder, totter, tremble, waver, wave, sway, swing, vibrate, thrill, jar.

ANT. _Fasten, fix, set, secure, settle, confirm._

=Shame.= Disgrace, reproach, dishonor, ignominy; degradation, contempt, infamy; diffidence, modesty, discredit; humiliation, abashment; decency, decorum.

ANT. _Fame, honor, glory, approval, renown, credit; impudence, shamelessness, indecency, immodesty, indecorum, impropriety._

=Shape.= Appearance, figure, aspect, form, guise; outline; embodiment; character, fashion, mold, pattern, cast, model.

ANT. _Imitation, reproduction, copy; deformity, disfigurement._

=Sharp.= Quick, sagacious, witty, discerning, shrewd, ingenious, sour, acid, tart, acrid, biting, poignant, acrimonious, sarcastic, bitter, painful, afflictive, violent, fierce, ardent, fiery; acute, keen, trenchant, astute, subtle, penetrating, discriminating, inventive, piquant; severe, vigilant, attentive; caustic, cutting; eager, hungry; thin, emaciated; shrill, high; exacting, close.

ANT. _Dull, blunt, slow, obtuse, undiscerning, unresourceful, sweet, honeyed, cloying, saccharine, mellow; soft, gentle, mild, tender, considerate, kindly, lenient, clement; uninventive, indifferent, sluggish, inactive, tame, characterless, spiritless, careless, inattentive; thick; generous, unexacting._

=Shelter.= Defend, guard, harbor, protect, shield, screen, ward, cover, conceal.

ANT. _Expose, betray, imperil, endanger, exhibit, lay bare, discover, attack._

=Short.= Brief, contracted, inadequate, limited, scanty; insufficient, incomplete, imperfect; abrupt, petulant, quick; near, direct, straight; succinct, concise, condensed, compendious; terse, pithy, laconic, curt, sententious; severe, uncivil; narrow; destitute.

ANT. _Long, protracted, extended, adequate, ample, sufficient, plentiful, abundant, copious; perfect, complete; civil, suave, complaisant; circuitous, indirect; tedious, prolix, verbose, extended, wordy; broad; provided for._

=Show=, _v._ Exhibit, present, display; tell, reveal; direct, conduct; clear, prove, manifest, explain, evince; bestow, confer; appear, look, seem; demonstrate, unfold, inform, teach; evidence.

ANT. _Conceal, hide, withhold, suppress, obscure, mystify, cloak, wrap; contradict, deny, refute, disprove, falsify; misinterpret._

=Shrewd.= Keen, critical, subtle, arch, astute, sagacious, acute, discerning, penetrating; malicious, evil, vicious; wily, artful, cunning; clever, sharp, able; discriminating, intelligent.

ANT. _Stolid, stupid, unintelligent, dull, thick, unsagacious, undiscerning, undiscriminating; plain, blank, blunt, frank; kindly, sincere, benevolent; fair, open._

=Sick.= Diseased, ill, disordered, distempered, indisposed, weak, ailing, feeble, morbid; imperfect, impaired, weakened, corrupted; disgusted, surfeited.

ANT. _Healthy, whole, well, sound, strong, robust, salubrious, vigorous, hale, wholesome, salutary._

=Side.= Margin, edge, verge, border, boundary; party, sect, faction, interest, cause, policy, behalf; face, aspect, plane; slope, declivity; half.

ANT. _Center, interior, body, heart, core; opposition, secession, neutrality._

=Sight.= Vision, show, representation, exhibition; faculty of seeing, view; visibility, spectacle; inspection, examination; opinion, judgment; perception, ken, cognizance; contemplation, survey; insight; appearance.

ANT. _Blindness, non-visibility, obscuration; non-appearance; oversight, neglect; disappearance; vanishing; impression, prejudice._

=Sign.= Mark, manifestation, indication, presage, symbol, type, token, emblem, note, omen, signal, prognostic, symptom.

=Significant.= Expressive, suggestive, important; weighty, momentous; manifest, intimating, declarative, betokening, implying, meaning, denoting; telling, speaking; forcible; conspicuous.

ANT. _Insignificant, meaningless, inconspicuous, mute, inexpressive, expressionless, unsuggestive._

=Silence.= Stillness, hush, restfulness, quiet, muteness, noiselessness, calm, peace, tranquillity; dumbness, taciturnity; obscurity, secrecy, oblivion.

ANT. _Noise, sound, tumult, clamor, roar, storm, din, unrest, babel, commotion, reverberation, resonance, agitation, clatter; talkativeness, loquacity, garrulity; publicity, fame, rumor, repute, celebrity._

=Similar.= Corresponding, like, resembling, uniform, homogeneous; congruous, harmonious.

ANT. _Dissimilar, unlike, different, alien, discordant, heterogeneous, incongruous._

=Simple.= Silly; single, uncombined; plain, unadorned; mere; sincere, artless, unaffected, natural; direct, clear, perspicuous; credulous, foolish; humble, undistinguished, lowly; innocent; elementary.

ANT. _Complex, double, compound, combined, mixed; ornate, adorned; blended, fused, multiform; artful, affected, artificial; indirect, complicated, circuitous, skeptic, pragmatic; proud, haughty, distinguished, celebrated; various, organized, elaborate; designing, insincere, double-minded; developed, perfect._

=Sin.= Evil, crime, guilt, offense, wickedness, fault, vice, criminality, misdeed; viciousness, ungodliness, wrong, wrongdoing, unrighteousness, iniquity, transgression, immorality, depravity, delinquency.

ANT. _Virtue, godliness, rectitude, uprightness, sinlessness, excellence, blamelessness, goodness, holiness, innocence, morality, integrity, purity, righteousness, right._

=Sing.= Chant, carol, chirp, hum, warble, chirrup.

=Singular.= Unexampled, eminent, unprecedented, extraordinary, remarkable, uncommon, rare, unusual, peculiar, strange, odd, eccentric, fantastic; individual, unique; conspicuous, consummate, exceptional, particular; curious, queer.

ANT. _Common, everyday, ordinary, commonplace, general, universal, usual, regular, customary, frequent, numerous; unnoticeable, normal, typical, inconspicuous, humdrum._

=Sink.= Subside, drop, droop, decay, lower, lessen; submerge, immerse, engulf; depress, degrade, debase, diminish; fall, descend; decline, dwindle, decrease; weary, flag, abate; reduce; drown; attenuate.

ANT. _Rise, ascend, mount, increase, augment, aggrandize, swell; flourish, exalt, heighten, promote, enhance; encourage, perpetuate._

=Situation.= Site, station, post, case, plight, state; location, position; place, office; condition; locality, seat, ground, spot; circumstance, predicament; category; employment; footing, aspect; birth, standing.

ANT. _Absence, dislodgment, displacement, non-assignment._

=Skeptic.= Agnostic, doubter, freethinker, infidel, unbeliever, deist, atheist, disbeliever.

ANT. _Christian, believer._

=Sketch=, _n._ Outline, picture, design, drawing, draft; skeleton, plan, brief.

=Skilful.= Expert, dexterous, apt, handy, adroit, clever, deft, proficient, skilled, trained, accomplished, happy, ingenious, practiced; adept, masterly, cunning.

ANT. _Unskilled, clumsy, inexpert, unskilful, unintelligent, awkward, incompetent, unprepared, untrained, unable, untaught, bungling, helpless, maladroit, shiftless._

=Slander=, _v._ Defame, disparage, depreciate, malign, asperse, calumniate, libel, vilify, revile, traduce, decry, backbite.

ANT. _Extol, eulogize, laud, praise, vindicate, defend._

=Slang.= Vulgarity, cant, colloquialism, vulgarism.

ANT. _Diction, language._

=Slender.= Small, narrow, slim; weak, feeble, slight; moderate, trivial, inconsiderable, meager; spare, abstemious, frugal.

ANT. _Thick, stout, robust, broad, ample, deep, bulky, considerable, massive, weighty; giant, colossal._

=Slippery.= Smooth, glib; mutable, uncertain, fickle, inconstant; unstable, changeable; wanton, loose, unchaste; icy, glassy, insecure, perilous, unsafe; shifty, elusive; deceptive, evasive; unprincipled.

ANT. _Rough, firm, safe, secure, stable; constant, certain, dependable, upright, sincere, outright, trustworthy, sound._

=Slow.= Deliberate, dilatory, lingering, gradual, moderate, procrastinating, tardy; inert, inactive, sluggish, drowsy, dull, delaying, dawdling.

ANT. _Nimble, active, brisk, alert, lively, prompt, speedy, quick, spry, swift, agile._

=Small.= Little, diminutive, inconsiderable; inconsequential, uninfluential, trivial, insignificant; paltry, mean, incapable, unable; short; weak, slender, gentle, low; tiny, puny; unimportant; scanty, moderate; sordid, selfish; inferior, unintellectual, ungifted, unintelligent.

ANT. _Large, great, big, extensive, enormous, bulky, massive, weighty, ample, spacious, broad, strong, stout, generous, liberal, munificent; important, significant, notable, influential, distinguished, gifted, magnanimous, intelligent, intellectual, superior, competent._

=Smart.= Acute, quick, lively, brisk, clever, dashy, showy; pungent, pricking; keen, severe, poignant; vigorous, sharp; active, shrewd; efficient, witty; pretentious, spruce; fresh.

ANT. _Dull, heavy, blunt, obtuse, dense, stupid; aching; slow, inactive, sluggish, inefficient, shabby, dowdy, boorish, clownish._

=Sneer.= Jeer, mock, gibe, taunt, fling, scoff.

ANT. _Smile, laugh; flatter, compliment; cheer._

=Sober.= Abstinent, abstemious, moderate, regular; steady, collected, quiet, cool, staid, somber; temperate; dispassionate, self-controlled, calm, self-possessed, solemn, sedate.

ANT. _Intemperate, intoxicated, drunk, impassioned, excited, heated, furious, passionate; unreasonable, immoderate, uncontrolled, agitated, extravagant; erratic, eccentric._

=Socialism.= Communism, collectivism, fabianism.

=Society.= Companionship, fellowship, company; participation, connection; association, partnership; community, sodality, communion, intercourse.

ANT. _Solitude, solitariness, privacy, separation, segregation; individuality, personality; disconnection, dissociation, unsociability._

=Soft.= Yielding, impressible, malleable; smooth, delicate; agreeable, gentle, flowing; flexible; mild, tender, conciliatory, kind; effeminate, weak; easy; quiet, peaceful, tranquil.

ANT. _Hard, unyielding, impervious, tough, stubborn, impermeable; non-resilient; disagreeable, harsh, brusk, gruff, unkind; strong, manly; virile; rough, coarse, rigid, rigorous, abrupt; resolute, determined._

=Solemnity.= Gravity, formality, ritual, ceremonial, sobriety, seriousness, reverence, devotion; celebration, observance; sanctity, awfulness, sacredness; impressiveness.

ANT. _Levity, triviality, gaiety, vulgarity; secularity, desecration, profanity; meaning, unimpressiveness, unimposingness; simplicity._

=Solid.= Hard, sound, real, valid, weighty, profound; compact, resistant, dense; heavy; strong, firm, stable; substantial; impenetrable; cubic.

ANT. _Hollow, yielding, soft, resilient, malleable, fluid, flexible, impressible, liquid; brittle, frail; light, trifling, frivolous; invalid, weak, fallacious, unsound._

=Solitude.= Loneliness, solitariness, loneness, recluseness, retiredness; withdrawal, remoteness, destitution, absence; seclusion, retirement; desertion, retreat, wilderness, desert, privacy, isolation.

ANT. _Populousness, society, popularity, throng, crowd, intercourse, meeting, convening, populace, multitude._

=Solution.= Disruption, separation, breach; disentanglement, explanation, clearing up; resolution, disintegration; release, discharge; solvency; disconnection, discontinuance; key, answer, elucidation.

ANT. _Union, amalgamation, conjunction, connection, combination, entanglement, complication; continuity; integration; obscurity, confusion, perplexity, mystification._

=Soothe.= Soften, allay, compose, tranquilize, pacify; humor, flatter, please; assuage, calm, mollify, comfort; lull; mitigate, relieve.

ANT. _Rouse, excite, disturb, disquiet; aggravate, displease, scold, irritate, exasperate, annoy, infuriate; dissatisfy._

=Sordid.= Vile, base, gross; mean, avaricious, covetous, niggardly; greedy; low, degraded; stingy, close, ungenerous, penurious; illiberal.

ANT. _Pure, noble, honorable, refined; generous, unselfish, liberal, broad, munificent, uncovetous; prodigal, profuse, lavish; high-minded._

=Soul.= Spirit, life, courage, fire, ardor; vitality, animus; leader, inspirer; passion, fervor, affection; person; reason, intellect, emotions; ghost, specter.

ANT. _Lifelessness, soullessness; body; coldness, spiritlessness; irrationality, unintellectuality._

=Sound=, _n._ Noise, note, tone, report; impulse, vibration.

ANT. _Silence; taciturnity; stillness, hush, lull, muteness._

=Sound=, _a._ Whole, unbroken, unharmed, free, perfect, healthy; firm, strong, solid, safe; correct, true, orthodox; deep, profound, undisturbed; right; legal, valid, undefective; entire, thorough, substantial, irrefutable.

ANT. _Unsound, broken, partial, harmed; imperfect, soft, diseased; weak, mellow, unsafe; incorrect, untrue, heterodox; light, trivial, fragile; illegal, illegitimate, invalid, defective; insubstantial, fallacious, hollow, unfounded._

=Sovereign=, _n._ King, prince, potentate, monarch, emperor; ruler.

ANT. _Subject, peasant, serf._

=Sovereign=, _a._ Supreme, paramount, superior, chief; independent, unlimited, absolute; controlling, efficacious; princely, royal; primary, principal, regal, imperial; predominant.

ANT. _Inferior, subordinate, subservient, ministerial, secondary, subject; popular, menial; inefficient, unefficacious, uncertain, weak._

=Space.= Extension, room; interval, duration, time; capacity, distance, measure, quantity; boundlessness, illimitableness; immeasurableness, immensity.

ANT. _Confinement, proximity, limitation, restriction, contiguity, continuity._

=Spare=, _a._ Scanty, sparing, frugal, wanting, lacking, parsimonious, needed, chary; superfluous; lean, meager, thin, gaunt.

ANT. _Ample, abundant, profuse, plentiful, liberal, bountiful, unsparing, unstinted, unrestricted, generous; plump, fat, corpulent, portly._

=Sparse.= Scattered, sprinkled, infrequent, thin, scanty, meager, few.

ANT. _Dense, thick, plentiful, many, populous, crowded, numerous, frequent, multitudinous._

=Speak.= Say, talk, tell, utter, discourse, articulate, converse, express, chat, chatter, enunciate, pronounce; announce, declaim, declare, deliver.

ANT. _Be mute or dumb; keep silence, be taciturn; suppress; recall._

=Speculation.= Venture; theory, view, notion, conjecture; consideration, meditation, contemplation, thought, weighing; hypothesis, scheme.

ANT. _Certainty, fact, verity, proof, realization, verification._

=Speech.= Address, discourse, language, speaking, talk, oration, utterance, sermon, harangue, dissertation, oratory, disquisition.

ANT. _Hush, silence, stillness, taciturnity, speechlessness._