Chapter M (1)

=Macerate.= Weaken, soften; attenuate, make lean, waste, wear away; harass, mortify, torture; steep, soak, digest.

ANT. _Fatten, replenish, repair, pamper, swell._

=Machinate.= Plan, contrive, devise, plot, scheme, harm.

ANT. _Think aloud, speak out, be artless; counterplot, compete; expose, defeat, baffle._

=Machination.= Plot, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, stratagem, design, trick, artifice, contrivance, scheme.

ANT. _Detection, counteraction, overthrow, baffling, defeat, exposure, defiance, challenge; conflict, competition._

=Machine.= Engine, instrument; tool, puppet; organization, machinery, system, supernatural agency.

=Maculate=, _a._ Blotched, defiled, impure, spotted, blurred, corrupt, unclean, mottled.

ANT. _Unspotted, spotless, speckless, pure, clean, immaculate._

=Mad.= Crazy, insane; excited, inflamed, furious, rabid, angry; distracted, lunatic, delirious, crazed, deranged, demented, maniac; enraged, raging; exasperated, provoked, incensed, wrathful; wild, infatuated; frenzied, frantic, raving.

ANT. _Sane, sound, sensible, quiet, composed, sober, unexcited._

=Madden.= Make mad, enrage; irritate, provoke, inflame, infuriate.

ANT. _Calm, pacify, assuage, mesmerize; heal, soothe, restore._

=Madness.= Insanity, craziness, derangement, mania, aberration; frenzy, fury, rage, delirium.

ANT. _Sanity, calmness, rationality, soberness, reason._

=Magazine.= Warehouse, receptacle, storehouse, depository, repository; periodical.

=Magic.= Sorcery, witchcraft, conjuration, necromancy, enchantment, incantation; fascination, witchery, charm.

=Magisterial.= Stately, pompous, august, lordly, dignified, lofty, official, imperious, proud, domineering, haughty, despotic, arrogant, dogmatical; dictatorial, consequential, imposing, authoritative.

ANT. _Submissive, docile, undignified, unimposing, unassuming, modest._

=Magistrate.= Judge; civil _or_ police officer, chief official.

ANT. _Citizen, prisoner, civilian, subject._

=Magnanimity.= Generosity, disinterestedness, greatness, heroism, nobleness, forbearance.

ANT. _Meanness, pettiness, paltriness, spitefulness, spleen._

=Magnanimous.= Great, elevated, generous, lofty, noble, courageous; brave, dauntless, heroic, illustrious; unselfish, exalted, chivalrous, high-minded, honorable.

ANT. _Mean, small, ignoble, base, selfish, cowardly, cringing; mediocre; parsimonious, carping._

=Magnificent.= Glorious, grand, majestic, splendid, admirable, superb, sublime; imposing, gorgeous, stately, showy; august, dignified.

ANT. _Petty, mean, paltry, little, flat, beggarly, ordinary, small-minded, tawdry, unimposing, tame._

=Magnify.= Enlarge, augment, increase, amplify; laud, extol; exaggerate; celebrate, glorify, bless, praise.

ANT. _Diminish, curtail, contract, palliate, extenuate, decry._

=Magniloquent.= Pompous, grandiloquent, bombastic, declamatory, stilted, high-flown, turgid, inflated, boastful.

ANT. _Simple, vernacular, unaffected, plain-spoken._

=Magnitude.= Extent, size; grandeur, greatness; importance; volume, dimension, mass; consequence; sublimity, loftiness.

ANT. _Smallness, diminutiveness, littleness, meagerness; insignificance, meanness, unimportance._

=Maid.= Maiden, girl, damsel, virgin, lass.

ANT. _Matron, married woman._

=Maim.= Disable, cripple, mangle, mar, mutilate, disfigure, lame.

ANT. _Restore, strengthen, invigorate, mend._

=Main=, _a._ Bulk, majority, body, principal, trunk, chief, leading, most important, first, cardinal, capital; necessary, vital, essential, indispensable, requisite; huge, enormous; absolute, entire, mere, direct.

ANT. _Subordinate, non-essential, auxiliary, minor, tributary, inferior._

=Main=, _n._ Ocean, mainland, continent; main conduit or pipe; force, power, might, strength; gross, majority.

ANT. _Bay, gulf; island; inability, weakness; tributaries; minority._

=Mainly.= Chiefly, principally; largely, greatly, mightily, absolutely, primarily, entirely.

ANT. _Secondarily, subordinately; partially, somewhat, slightly._

=Maintain.= Uphold, assert, vindicate, allege, support, sustain; defend, continue; supply; provide; affirm.

ANT. _Retract, deny, withdraw; fail, turn traitor to._

=Maintenance.= Sustenance, support, vindication, defense, justification, provisions, subsistence, livelihood.

=Majestic.= August, sublime, magnificent, regal, royal, pompous, stately, dignified, elevated, imperial, princely, grand, imposing.

ANT. _Low, humble, mean, sordid, groveling; plebeian, vulgar, common; unassuming._

=Majesty.= Dignity, power, authority, loftiness, stateliness, augustness, grandeur, elevation.

ANT. _Meanness, paltriness; humility._

=Majority.= Superiority, seniority; eldership, priority; bulk, preponderance.

ANT. _Minority, inferiority, juniority._

=Make.= Produce, falsify; find; acquire; travel over; cause; esteem, suppose, represent; compel, force; be; amount to; attain, reach, arrive at; manage, interfere; proceed, tend, move, go; contribute, increase, accrue, constrain, bring about, occasion, require; shape, fabricate, construct, fashion, frame, manufacture, perform, do; become, compose, constitute, create, establish, effect, execute, reach, get, render.

ANT. _Abolish, demolish, annihilate, break, disintegrate, unmake, undo; destroy, defeat, mar, disestablish, miss, lose, fail of; upset; misrepresent, mismanage; hesitate, stop; decrease, diminish._

=Maker.= Creator, former, manufacturer, builder, constructor; author, composer, writer, compiler.

ANT. _Destroyer, exterminator, annihilator._

=Make up.= Collect; constitute, form; reconcile, settle, adjust, compose; make good, compensate; supply, furnish, provide; determine.

ANT. _Distribute, disperse, scatter; pi; default._

=Mal-= or =Male-=. A prefix denoting _ill_. For words thus compounded and not found here, see the synonyms and antonyms of the root word, from which derivatives may be readily chosen.

=Malady.= Disorder, distemper, disease, sickness, ailment, illness; complaint, indisposition.

ANT. _Health, sanity, vigor, robustness, soundness._

=Malediction.= Curse, cursing, execration, imprecation, denunciation, anathema.

ANT. _Benediction, blessing, praise, compliment._

=Malefactor.= Evil-doer, culprit, felon, criminal, convict, outlaw.

ANT. _Benefactor, hero._

=Malice.= Spite, ill will, malevolence, grudge, pique, bitterness, animosity, malignity, rancor, maliciousness, virulence.

ANT. _Good will, benevolence, kindliness._

=Manacle=, _n._ Handcuff, shackle, fetter.

=Manacle=, _v._ Handcuff, shackle, fetter, bind, chain.

ANT. _Unbind, unfetter, unchain._

=Manage.= Direct, govern, control, wield, order, contrive, concert, conduct, transact; administer, regulate, supervise, superintend, handle, rule.

ANT. _Mismanage, misgovern, misconduct, upset, misuse, derange; let go._

=Manageable.= Tractable, governable, controllable, tamable, docile.

ANT. _Unmanageable, untamable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, difficult, impracticable, impossible, refractory._

=Management.= Conduct, administration, government, guidance, direction, care, charge, contrivance, intrigue; skill, address; economy, treatment, superintendence, surveillance; negotiations, dealings, transactions.

ANT. _Misconduct, maladministration, mismanagement._

=Manager.= Director, superintendent, supervisor, comptroller, governor, overseer, conductor; economist.

ANT. _Workman, follower, workingman, employee._

=Mandate.= Command, commission, order, charge, precept, injunction, requirement, edict.

ANT. _Petition, request, entreaty, suggestion._

=Maneuver= (=Manœuvre=), _n._ Management; stratagem, artifice, scheme, plan, trick, ruse, intrigue; evolution, movement; operation, tactics, contrivance.

ANT. _Countermovement, defeat, check, bafflement, counteraction, detection, neutralization._

=Maneuver=, _v._ Perform an evolution, move; scheme, plot, intrigue, manage, contrive.

ANT. _Counteract, play up to, check, checkmate._

=Mangle.= Cut, bruise, mutilate, lacerate, maim, hack, tear; destroy, mar, spoil; polish, calender, smooth, press.

ANT. _Restore, heal._

=Manhood.= Virility, maturity; humanity; courage, resolution, bravery, hardihood, fortitude, manliness, manfulness.

ANT. _Womanhood, femininity; effeminacy; cowardliness, cowardice, delicacy._

=Mania.= Insanity, derangement, madness, lunacy, aberration, alienation, delirium, frenzy.

ANT. _Sanity, health, soundness; poise, self-control._

=Maniac.= Lunatic, madman, insane, bedlamite.

=Manifest=, _a._ Open, clear, evident, apparent, visible, conspicuous, plain, obvious; patent, palpable, unmistakable, distinct, indubitable.

ANT. _Hidden, indistinct, inconspicuous, occult, latent, obscure, confused, hazy, foggy._

=Manifest=, _v._ Reveal, declare, evince, make known, disclose, discover, display, show, exhibit, evidence, expose.

ANT. _Hide, cover, conceal._

=Manifold.= Various, duplicate, multiplied; numerous, many, multitudinous; diverse, multifarious; sundry.

ANT. _Few, rare, limited, scarce, scant; uniform, facsimile._

=Mankind.= Man; humanity, humankind; men; society.

ANT. _Womankind; childhood; divinity, deity, Heaven, God; earth, world, universe, nature, creation; cattle, animals, minerals, vegetables._

=Manly.= Bold, daring, valorous, courageous, undaunted, hardy, dignified; intrepid, heroic, vigorous, firm, noble, chivalrous; mature, masculine, manlike.

ANT. _Womanly, childlike; timid, womanish, childish, unmanly, boyish, weak, dastardly, cowardly; effeminate._

=Manner.= Mode, custom, habit, deportment, fashion, air, look, mien, aspect, appearance; behavior, conduct; method, form, style.

ANT. _Being, action, proceeding, life, work, performance, project, business._

=Mannerism.= Characteristic, peculiarity, uniformity, self-repetition, self-consciousness, affectation, idiosyncrasy, specialty.

ANT. _Unaffectedness, simplicity, naturalness, character, genuineness._

=Mannerly.= Civil, complaisant, respectful, courteous, polite, urbane, refined, well-behaved, ceremonious, well-bred.

ANT. _Rude, coarse, unmannerly, rough, impolite, uncivil, boorish._

=Manufacture=, _n._ Making, production, fabrication; product, composition, construction, manipulation, molding.

ANT. _Use, consumption, employment, wear._

=Manumission.= Release, emancipation, liberation, deliverance, enfranchisement, dismissal, discharge.

ANT. _Slavery, capture, subjugation; restraint, repression, coercion._

=Manumit.= Release, liberate, enfranchise, free, emancipate.

ANT. _Enslave, capture, subjugate, enthral._

=Many.= Frequent, manifold, diverse, divers, sundry, numerous, multiplied, various, abundant, multifarious.

ANT. _Few, rare, scarce, infrequent, scanty._

=Mar.= Injure, mark, spoil, ruin, blemish, damage, disfigure, deface, hurt, harm, impair, maim, deform.

ANT. _Make, mend, restore, improve, reinstate, enhance, repair, conserve._

=Marauder.= Plunderer, robber, ravager, pillager, outlaw, bandit, brigand, freebooter, rover, invader.

ANT. _Guard, sentry, keeper, steward, ranger, outpost._

=Margin.= Border, edge, brim, lip, rim, brink, verge, confine, limit, skirt, boundary, extremity; loophole, profit, interest, leeway.

ANT. _Center, main, space; limitation, stringency, restriction._

=Marine.= Naval, nautical, maritime; oceanic, salt-water, pelagic.

ANT. _Terrene, fresh-water, terrestrial, land._

=Marital.= Connubial, nuptial, hymeneal, conjugal, wedded, matrimonial.

ANT. _Single, unwedded, celibate._

=Maritime.= Marine, oceanic, nautical.

ANT. _Terrene, land._

=Mark=, _n._ Impress, stamp, vestige, impression, imprint, track, evidence, proof, characteristic, badge, indication; distinction, eminence, importance.

ANT. _Effacement, obliteration, erasure, plainness._

=Mark=, _v._ Remark, notice, regard, heed, show, betoken, characterize, denote, stamp, imprint, impress, brand; label, designate, observe, stigmatize, signalize, specify, specialize; decorate.

ANT. _Overlook, ignore, omit; mislabel, misindicate, mismark._

=Marked.= Noted, notable, prominent, remarkable, eminent, distinguished, conspicuous.

ANT. _Ordinary, mean, commonplace, everyday, undistinguished._

=Marriage.= Matrimony, wedlock, wedding, espousal, nuptials, conjugal union, spousal, union.

ANT. _Divorce, celibacy, virginity, bachelorhood, widowhood, maidenhood._

=Marrow.= Medulla, pith, essence, quintessence; gist, substance, cream, kernel.

ANT. _Excrescence, surplusage, redundancy, superfluity; surface, exterior; amplification; body, volume, mass._

=Marsh.= Fen, swamp, quagmire, morass, bog, slough.

ANT. _Solid ground._

=Marshal=, _v._ Order, arrange, direct, guide, lead, rank, array, dispose, draw up; herald.

ANT. _Disarray, misguide, disarrange, disorder._

=Martial.= Warlike, military, soldierly, brave.

ANT. _Peaceful, unmilitary, unwarlike._

=Martyrdom.= Martyrlike state; torture, torment, persecution; confession.

ANT. _Denial, retraction; abjuration, renegation._

=Marvel=, _n._ Wonder, prodigy, miracle; surprise, astonishment, amazement, admiration; portent, phenomenon.

ANT. _Commonplace, imposture, cipher, farce, trifle._

=Marvelous.= Wonderful, astonishing, surprising, strange, improbable, incredible; miraculous, stupendous, extraordinary, wondrous, supernatural, portentous, prodigious.

ANT. _Commonplace, everyday, regular, normal, customary, natural, anticipated, current, calculated, expected._

=Masculine.= Male, manly, virile, manlike; strong, robust, powerful, bold, hardy, courageous.

ANT. _Feminine, womanly, womanlike, female; effeminate, womanish._

=Mask=, _n._ Cover, disguise, pretext, subterfuge, screen; revel, frolic, evasion, pretense, ruse, plea; redoubt; domino, blind, veil; hypocrisy.

ANT. _Truth, nakedness, candor, verity, openness; exposure, detection, unmasking._

=Mask=, _v._ Disguise, cover, hide, protect, conceal, veil, shroud, screen.

ANT. _Expose, unmask, discover, detect._

=Mass.= Quantity, sum, bulk, magnitude, body, size, main part, majority; aggregate, whole, totality; heap, assemblage, combination, concretion.

ANT. _Fragment, section, portion, bit, morsel, minority, segment._

=Massacre=, _v._ Murder, butcher, kill, slaughter, slay.

ANT. _Preserve, spare, rescue, restore._

=Massive.= Compacted, weighty, heavy, massy, ponderous, bulky, huge, immense, vast, solid, colossal.

ANT. _Slight, slender, frail, airy; petty, small, light._

=Master=, _n._ Ruler, director, manager, leader, employer, owner, governor, superintendent, commander, captain; teacher, instructor, tutor; adept; possessor, proprietor; professor, head, chief.

ANT. _Servant, slave, pupil, employee, subject, learner, student._

=Master=, _v._ Conquer, subdue, vanquish, overcome; acquire, learn.

ANT. _Yield, fail, surrender, succumb._

=Masterly.= Imperious, domineering, arbitrary, despotic; skilful, clever, expert, dexterous, adroit; finished, excellent, artistic, consummate.

ANT. _Humble, obedient, compliant, rude, clumsy, bungling._

=Mastery.= Authority, dominion, supremacy; victory, triumph, preëminence, ascendency, superiority; acquirement, attainment, acquisition; skill, dexterity, cleverness, ability.

ANT. _Subservience, tutelage, submission, guidance, obedience, inexpertness, ignorance; defeat, failure, surrender._

=Masticate.= Grind, chew.

ANT. _Bolt, gobble, swallow._

=Match=, _n._ Equal, mate; contest; union, marriage; competition, trial; companion; pair.

ANT. _Superior, inferior; disparity, mismatch, oddity, inequality._

=Match=, _v._ Mate, rival, oppose, equal; correspond; adapt, fit, suit; marry; harmonize; join, couple, combine.

ANT. _Fail, exceed, surpass, preponderate; separate, dissociate._

=Matchless.= Unequaled, peerless, unparalleled, incomparable, inimitable, consummate, exquisite, excellent, surpassing, unrivaled.

ANT. _Common, ordinary, mediocre, everyday, commonplace, general._

=Mate=, _n._ Companion, associate, compeer, match, equal; fellow, intimate; assistant, subordinate; peer.

ANT. _Stranger; superior, inferior; principal, chief, head._

=Material=, _n._ Substance, solidity, weight, stuff, matter.

ANT. _Work, production, design; spirit, purpose._

=Material=, _a._ Corporeal, physical; important, essential; momentous, vital, weighty; bodily.

ANT. _Spiritual, sublimated, incorporeal, evanescent, ethereal._

=Matrimony.= Marriage, wedlock.

ANT. _Celibacy, virginity._

=Matron.= Wife, widow, dame; housekeeper, head nurse; dowager.

ANT. _Girl, maid, maiden, virgin, spinster, miss, lass._

=Matter.= Substance, body, material, constituency; concern, affair, business; trouble, difficulty; amount, portion, space; sense, significance, moment; import, importance; topic, subject, question; thing, event.

ANT. _Immateriality, incorporeality, spirituality; mind, soul, spirit, intellect; animus, zeal, temper._

=Mature.= Ripe, perfect, ready, perfected, completed, full-grown.

ANT. _Raw, crude, blighted, immature, undeveloped, unripe._

=Matutinal.= Morning, dawning, early, waking.

ANT. _Vesper, evening, late, waning, twilight._

=Maudlin.= Tearful, sentimental, weak, silly; drunken; intoxicated, inebriated, tipsy, muddled.

ANT. _Dry, sober, sensible, unsentimental, unromantic._

=Mawkish.= Nauseous, disgusted, squeamish; insipid, flat, stale, sickly, disgusting, loathsome, maudlin.

ANT. _Sensible, savory, fine, sound, palatable, pungent._

=Maxim.= Principle, axiom, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, adage, saying, saw, dictum, precept, rule.

ANT. _Sophism, quibble, absurdity, enigma, paradox._

=Maximum.= Greatest; climax, zenith, apex, acme, culmination, completion, utmost, ultimate.

ANT. _Minimum, least; morsel, fragment; initiative, commencement; decrease, wane; incompletion, abortion._

=Maybe=, _ad._ Perhaps, possibly, haply, mayhap.

=Maze.= Labyrinth, intricacy; bewilderment, uncertainty, perplexity; embarrassment.

ANT. _Clue, elimination, explication; solution._

=Meager.= Thin, lean, lank, poor, gaunt, starved, hungry, emaciated, barren, scanty.

ANT. _Stout, brawny, fat, chubby; abundant, fertile, copious._

=Mean=, _n._ Middle, medium, average, intermediate point; (_pl._) resources, property, revenue; media.

ANT. _Extreme, excess, exorbitance, enormity, extravagance; poverty, end, purpose, object._

=Mean=, _v._ Purpose, intend, design; signify, import, indicate, denote, express.

ANT. _Do, perform, execute; say, state, enunciate, declare._

=Mean=, _a._ Ignoble, abject, beggarly, wretched, degraded, degenerate, vulgar, vile, servile, menial, groveling, slavish, dishonorable, disgraceful, shameful, despicable, contemptible, paltry, sordid.

ANT. _Noble, kingly, heroic, princely, exalted, generous, eminent, honorable, spirited, liberal, masterly, worthy, bountiful, munificent._

=Meaning.= Purpose, aim, intention, import, design, object; sense, explanation, significance, interpretation, force, purport, acceptation.

ANT. _Statement; proceeding; affidavit, declaration._

=Meanness.= Stinginess, illiberality, sordidness, vileness, penuriousness, niggardliness, abjectness, baseness; destitution, poverty, lowness, scantiness, smallness, rudeness, selfishness.

ANT. _Nobleness, generosity, unselfishness, liberality, large-heartedness._

=Measure=, _n._ Dimension, capacity, quantity, amount; moderation, restraint; extent, limit, proportion, degree; rule, gage, standard; meter.

ANT. _Bulk, mass; segment, section, portion; immensity, infinity._

=Measureless.= Unlimited, infinite, immeasurable, immense, boundless, limitless, vast, unbounded.

ANT. _Circumscribed, finite, limited, bounded, restricted._

=Mechanic.= Artificer, artisan, handicraftsman, hand, craftsman, operative, workman.

ANT. _Artist, designer, planner, architect, constructor._

=Mechanical.= Approximate, empirical; machine-made; automatic, involuntary, blind; habitual, unreflective, spontaneous, effortless, unimpassioned.

ANT. _Labored, feeling, self-conscious, forced, spirited, appreciative, lifelike, lively, animated, impassioned._

=Meddle.= Interfere, handle, disturb; intrude, interpose, intervene, intercede; mediate, arbitrate.

ANT. _Withdraw, retire, remove, recede, retreat._

=Meddlesome.= Meddling, intrusive, officious; pragmatical, interfering; impertinent, obtrusive.

ANT. _Unobtrusive, modest, unofficious, shy, retiring, unassuming, reserved._

=Mediate=, _v._ Intervene, reconcile, interpose, intercede, arbitrate.

ANT. _Retire, withdraw, let be, leave, abandon._

=Mediation.= Interposition, intercession, intervention, arbitration, interference, adjustment, reconciliation.

ANT. _Indifference, neutrality; non-interference._

=Mediator.= Reconciler, intercessor, interceder, advocate, umpire, propitiator.

=Medicament.= Remedy, specific, medicine, cure, relief, help, restorative.

ANT. _Irritant, infection, aggravation, hurt, disease._

=Medicate.= Drug, treat, heal, cure.

ANT. _Harm, infect; catch, contract._

=Medicine=, _n._ Drug, physic, remedy, medicament; antidote, corrective, salve, cure; therapeutics.

ANT. _Poison, virus, bane; aggravation._

=Mediocre.= Moderate, indifferent, ordinary, mean, medium, average, middling, commonplace.

ANT. _Superior, inferior, extraordinary, distinguished, distinctive._

=Mediocrity.= Inferiority, average, moderate or middle state, medium; moderation; commonplace, mean; sufficiency.

ANT. _Excellence, superiority, distinction, brilliance, rarity._

=Meditate.= Consider, ponder, revolve, study, weigh, plan, contrive, devise, scheme, purpose, intend; contemplate, muse, reflect, think, cogitate.

ANT. _Execute, enact, complete, consummate._

=Medium=, _n._ Middle, mean; moderation, average; proportion; mediator, intermediary; means, agency, instrumentality.

=Medium=, _a._ Middle, mean, middling, intermediate, medial, mediocre, central.

ANT. _Outer, extreme, distant, remote._

=Medley.= Mixture, jumble, miscellany, potpourri, hodge-podge; tumult, confusion, litter, diversity, complexity.

ANT. _Order, harmony, simplicity; arrangement, classification, assortment, disposition, grouping._

=Meed.= Merit, reward, recompense; worth, desert; guerdon, premium, prize, award, remuneration; gift, present.

ANT. _Penalty, punishment, brand, stigma, amercement._

=Meek.= Submissive, yielding, unassuming, gentle; mild, patient, humble; lowly, modest.

ANT. _Bold, arrogant, proud, self-assertive, irritable, presumptuous, high-spirited._

=Meet=, _v._ Join; confront, encounter; be present; perceive, experience, suffer; equal, satisfy; assemble, congregate; harmonize, agree, unite; fulfil, comply, gratify, answer.

ANT. _Miss, escape, elude; be absent; avoid, separate, vary, diverge, decline, part, disagree; disappoint, fall short, fail._

=Meet=, _a._ Suitable, fit, proper, appropriate, qualified, convenient.

ANT. _Inappropriate, unfit, inconvenient, unsuited, improper._

=Meeting.= Conference, assembly, company, convention, congregation, junction, union, confluence; interview, encounter; assemblage, concourse, gathering.

=Melancholy=, _n._ Melancholia; depression, dejection, brooding, gloominess.

ANT. _Happiness, gladness, sanity, merriment, mirth, cheer, hopefulness._

=Melancholy=, _a._ Sad, dispirited, low-spirited, down-hearted, unhappy, hypochondriac, heavy, doleful, afflictive; dejected, depressed, disconsolate, gloomy, sorrowful, moody, desponding; grave, somber, dark.

ANT. _Happy, cheerful, gladsome, sprightly, lively, merry, mirthful, blithesome, gleeful._

=Mellifluous.= Smooth, honeyed, sweet, mellow, euphonious, silvery, dulcet.

ANT. _Raucous, hoarse, discordant, harsh, rough, broken, abrupt._

=Mellow.= Ripe, soft, tender; subdued, delicate; genial, jovial.

ANT. _Unripe, hard, green, acid, sour; harsh, glaring; discordant._

=Melodious.= Musical, agreeable, harmonious, dulcet, sweet, tuneful, rhythmical, concordant, mellifluous.

ANT. _Discordant, harsh, dissonant, raucous, jarring, inharmonious._

=Melody.= Harmony, rhythm, air, tune, music, song, sweetness of sound, descant, theme, unison, symphony.

ANT. _Discord, jarring, dissonance, harshness, discordance._

=Melt.= Liquefy, fuse, thaw, mollify, soften; be dissipated, run, blend, flow, dissolve.

ANT. _Harden, combine, consolidate, unite, crystallize._

=Member.= Organ, limb; constituent, part; clause, phrase; essential; portion, component.

ANT. _Whole, body, entirety, aggregate, sum, totality, community, society, association, organization, constitution._

=Memoir.= Memorial, biography, record, narrative, chronicle, register.

=Memorable.= Important, illustrious, remarkable, extraordinary, signal, distinguished, famous, celebrated, great, conspicuous, prominent.

ANT. _Ordinary, trivial, commonplace, insignificant, mediocre._

=Memorial.= Monument, record, memorandum, memento, souvenir.

ANT. _Silence, oblivion; non-observance; erasure._

=Memory.= Remembrance, recollection, reminiscence; fame, renown, reputation; monument; retrospection, retrospect; perpetuation, retention.

ANT. _Oblivion, oversight, unmindfulness, obliviousness, forgetfulness._

=Menace=, _n._ Threat, evil intention, denunciation, threatening.

ANT. _Good will, benediction, blessing, kindness; protection._

=Mend.= Help, amend, emend, correct, rectify; repair, improve, reform, better, restore, ameliorate.

ANT. _Impair, damage, spoil, corrupt; harm, deteriorate, pervert._

=Mendacity.= Lying, deceit, falsehood, untruth, duplicity, lie, untruthfulness, deception; prevarication.

ANT. _Truth, honesty, rectitude, uprightness, veracity, accuracy, exactness._

=Menial.= Servile, mean; domestic; dependent, attendant.

ANT. _Noble, independent, autocratic, supreme, superior._

=Mental.= Intellectual, spiritual, metaphysical, subjective, psychological, psychical, intelligent.

ANT. _Physical, corporeal, objective, bodily._

=Mention=, _n._ Reference, allusion, notice, remembrance, hint, communication, observation, declaration.

ANT. _Omission, silence, suppression, forgetfulness, neglect._

=Mention=, _v._ Speak of, notice, announce, observe, remark, hint, declare, tell, state, report, disclose, allude to, name, refer to.

ANT. _Suppress, omit, be silent about, forget, silence, drop, neglect, disregard, slight._

=Mercantile=. Commercial, traffic, business; wholesale, retail; interchangeable, marketable.

ANT. _Professional; unmercantile, unmarketable, stagnant, unprofitable._

=Mercenary.= Paid, hired, hireling, venal; greedy, sordid, avaricious, selfish.

ANT. _Generous, unselfish, lavish, prodigal, liberal, philanthropic, benevolent._

=Merchandise.= Wares, commodities, goods; trade, traffic, commerce; stock.

=Merchant.= Trader, shopkeeper, dealer, tradesman, trafficker; importer.

ANT. _Shopman, salesman, retailer, pedler, huckster._

=Merciful.= Compassionate, tender, humane, gracious, kind, mild, clement, benignant, lenient, pitiful, forgiving; tender-hearted.

ANT. _Remorseless, pitiless, inexorable, unrelenting, severe, cruel, hard, illiberal._

=Mercy.= Compassion, grace, favor, helpfulness, clemency, forbearance, tenderness, forgiveness, gentleness, pardon, blessing, pity, kindness, mildness, lenity, benevolence, benignity, lenience, leniency.

ANT. _Harshness, rigor, severity, sternness, penalty, justice, vengeance, revenge, punishment, hardness, cruelty, implacability, ruthlessness, inhumanity, brutality, exaction._

=Mere.= Unmixed, pure, absolute, unqualified, simple, bare, unaffected; unadulterated.

ANT. _Compound, mixed, impure, blended, combined, adulterated._

=Meridian=, _n._ Midday, noon, zenith, height, culmination, summit, apex, pinnacle, acme.

ANT. _Midnight, antipodes, depth, profundity, base, depression, nadir._

=Merit=, _n._ Desert, worth, excellence, reward, approbation; worthiness, credit, goodness.

ANT. _Worthlessness, error, unworthiness, demerit, weakness, imperfection, fault._

=Merry.= Gay, jovial, sportive; cheerful, happy; blithe, lively, sprightly, vivacious, mirthful, gleeful, joyous, jocund, hilarious.

ANT. _Gloomy, sad, disconsolate, dismal, moody, dejected._

=Message.= Notice, word, communication, missive, letter, intimation.

ANT. _Interception, silence, non-communication, neglect._

=Messenger.= Carrier, harbinger, intelligencer, courier, forerunner, herald, precursor.

=Metaphysical.= Mental, intellectual, psychological, abstract, general, ideal, psychical, subjective, rational, abstruse, conceptual.

ANT. _Physical, substantial, physiological, material, practical, objective, palpable, external._

=Method.= Order, system, rule, way, manner, mode, course, arrangement, process, means, regularity.

ANT. _Disorder, experimentation, guesswork, conjecture, attempt, empiricism._

=Midst.= Middle, center, heart; thick; press; burden.

ANT. _Circumference, rim, surface, border, outside, perimeter._

=Mien.= Aspect, manner, bearing, look, carriage, deportment, appearance.

ANT. _Character, disposition, nature, constitution, personality._

=Might.= Force, energy, power, means, resources; strength, capacity, ability.

ANT. _Weakness, feebleness, infirmity, impotence; inability, inefficiency, incapability; want, lack._

=Mild.= Gentle, pleasant, clement, kind, soft, bland; moderate, placid, tender, genial, meek.

ANT. _Harsh, fierce, savage, rough, wild, violent, merciless, severe._

=Mind.= Understanding, intellect, soul; opinion, judgment, belief; choice, inclination, liking, intent, will; courage, spirit; remembrance, memory, recollection; reason, brain, sense, consciousness, disposition, intelligence, thought, instinct.

ANT. _Body, matter, brute force, brawn, limbs, material substance, members; feelings, emotions, heart, affections, sensibilities; conduct; forgetfulness, obliviousness._

=Mindful.= Regardful, attentive, heedful, observant, thoughtful, careful.

ANT. _Inattentive, regardless, careless, forgetful, oblivious, absent-minded._

=Mingle.= Combine, join, confuse, compound, mix; unite, associate; intermarry; blend, amalgamate.

ANT. _Separate, sever, segregate, dissolve, sift, sort, classify, analyze._

=Minister=, _n._ Delegate, official, ambassador; clergyman, priest, parson, ecclesiastic, preacher, divine, vicar, curate; envoy.

ANT. _Monarch, master, superior, principal; layman; government._

=Minor=, _a._ Inferior, less important, smaller, less, junior, unimportant, younger.

ANT. _Major, greater, older, senior, elder, main, important._

=Minute.= Small, tiny, slender, diminutive, slight, little; precise, particular, detailed, critical, circumstantial, exact, fine, comminuted, specific; inconsiderable; microscopic.

ANT. _Monstrous, great, enormous, grand, huge; general, abstract, broad, comprehensive; inexact, superficial._

=Miraculous.= Supernatural, super-physical; wonderful, awesome.

ANT. _Natural, ordinary, scientific._

=Mis-.= A prefix used in the sense of _amiss_, _wrong_, _ill_. Words to which this prefix but adds this meaning are omitted here, and their synonyms and antonyms may usually be readily found by reference to the root words.

=Misanthropy.= Cynicism, hatred, egoism.

ANT. _Philanthropy, benevolence, altruism, humanitarianism._

=Miscellany.= Mass, mixture, collection, medley, jumble, variety, hodge-podge, diversity.

ANT. _Selection, system, arrangement, order, group, assortment, classification._

=Mischief.= Damage, harm, hurt, injury, detriment, evil, ill; mishap, trouble.

ANT. _Benefit, good, blessing, profit, gratification, compensation, favor._

=Miser.= Niggard, skinflint, curmudgeon, churl.

ANT. _Spendthrift, profligate._

=Miserable.= Abject, forlorn, pitiable, wretched, mean; worthless, despicable, contemptible; unfortunate, unlucky.

ANT. _Comfortable, happy, respectable, contented, cheerful, easy._

=Misery.= Unhappiness, wretchedness, woe; calamity, disaster, misfortune.

ANT. _Happiness, contentment, ease, comfort, pleasure, enjoyment._

=Misfortune.= Adversity, failure, ill luck, hardship, harm, ill, affliction, calamity, blow, disaster, disappointment, trial, tribulation, sorrow, ruin, distress, stroke, misery, reverse, mischance, visitation, chastening, trouble, chastisement, misadventure, bereavement, mishap.

ANT. _Consolation, blessing, boon, happiness, joy, prosperity, relief, triumph, success, comfort, good fortune, gratification, good luck, pleasure._

=Mission.= Message, errand, commission, deputation; embassy; ministry, legation; trust, office.

ANT. _Assumption, usurpation, self-appointment; faithlessness, betrayal._

=Mist.= Fog, vapor; obscuration, cloudiness, perplexity, bewilderment, haze.

ANT. _Clarity, brightness; perspicuity, revelation, clearness, discernment, insight, understanding; lucidity._

=Mob.= Rabble, masses, dregs of the people, the vulgar, populace, crowd, canaille, lower classes.

ANT. _Élite, aristocracy, nobility, nobles, patricians._

=Mobile.= Movable, excitable, inconstant, changeable, fickle; variable, ductile, sensitive.

ANT. _Immovable, firm, set, steady, unvarying, unchangeable, inexorable._

=Model.= Mold, copy, design, example, image, imitation, standard, type, representation, pattern, prototype, facsimile, original, archetype; norm.

ANT. _Imitation; work, production, execution; accomplishment._

=Moderate=, _a._ Sparing, temperate, frugal, calm, mild; limited, restrained, reasonable; dispassionate, controlled; abstinent, sober; austere, ascetic.

ANT. _Immoderate, intemperate, luxurious, excessive, extravagant._

=Modern.= New, novel, modish, fashionable, present, late, extant, recent.

ANT. _Past, ancient, antiquated, old, antique, obsolete, former._

=Modesty.= Humility, lowliness, humbleness, meekness, shyness, reserve, coldness, bashfulness, backwardness, constraint, timidity, unobtrusiveness, coyness.

ANT. _Frankness, freedom, impudence, indiscretion, self-conceit, sauciness, abandon, arrogance, confidence, egoism, assumption, assurance, boldness, forwardness, haughtiness, loquacity, pertness, pride, vanity, self-sufficiency, openness, effrontery._

=Moment.= Instant, twinkling, consequence, weight, consideration, force, value, signification, avail; second, trice.

ANT. _Age, period, decade, century, generation; insignificance, unimportance, triviality._

=Monarch.= Ruler, sovereign; king, prince, emperor, queen.

ANT. _Subject, peer, plebes._

=Money.= Coin, cash, currency, gold, funds, property, specie, silver, bills, bullion, notes, capital.

=Monopoly.= Exclusiveness, possession, privilege, appropriation, engrossment, preëmption.

ANT. _Community, partnership, competition, free trade; participation, sharing; communism; socialism._

=Monotonous.= Unvarying, uniform, wearisome, dull, tedious, same, unison, humdrum, undiversified; similar, like.

ANT. _Varied, changed, diversified; harmonic; lively; divergent, variant._

=Monster.= Prodigy, enormity, marvel, portent; monstrosity, wonder; demon, fiend, dragon, sphinx, colossus, leviathan; ogre.

ANT. _Pigmy, dwarf, elf; angel, beauty, cherub._

=Monstrous.= Abnormal, extraordinary, prodigious, portentous, marvelous, unnatural; vast, immense, colossal, stupendous; shocking, horrible, hateful, terrible, hideous.

ANT. _Beautiful, small, reasonable, little, shapely, regular, fair, pretty, comely; ordinary, familiar, natural; charming, lovely._

=Moral=, _a._ Dutiful, right, virtuous, just, worthy, ethical; intellectual, spiritual, religious, pious, righteous, ideal.

ANT. _Immoral, wrong, sinful, unjust, unworthy, vicious, gross; irreligious, impious, sensual; physical, bodily, carnal._

=Moreover.= Besides, further, in addition; also, likewise, in addition to.

ANT. _Finally, lastly._

=Morose.= Gruff, gloomy, crusty, crabbed, acrimonious, severe, snappish, sullen, surly, churlish, dogged, ill-humored, ill-natured, sulky.

ANT. _Bland, gentle, benignant, good-natured, kind, loving, pleasant, sympathetic, genial, amiable, friendly, tender, indulgent, complaisant, mild._

=Mortal.= Deathlike; deadly, destructive, poisonous; vulnerable, vital; human, perishable, ephemeral, transient, transitory.

ANT. _Immortal, undying, everlasting, eternal, divine, celestial, life-giving, perennial._

=Motherly.= Maternal, motherlike, parental; kind, loving, affectionate.

ANT. _Paternal, fatherlike, fatherly; harsh, unloving, unkind, hateful._

=Motion.= Movement, change, action, act, passage, move, process, transit, transition.

ANT. _Quiescence, quiet, rest, repose, stillness, immobility._

=Motive.= Incentive, incitement, inducement, reason, spur, stimulus, cause; object, purpose; argument, conviction; impulse, prompting.

ANT. _Deed, achievement, execution, action, attempt, project; deflector, preventive, dissuasion, deterrent._

=Mourn.= Lament, grieve, regret, rue, bewail, sorrow.

ANT. _Exult, joy, rejoice, be joyful, triumph, make merry._

=Mournful.= Lugubrious, heavy, sad, sorrowful, grievous, calamitous.

ANT. _Joyful, jubilant, gladsome, cheerful, happy, pleasant, joyous._

=Move.= Stir, agitate, trouble, affect, persuade, actuate, impel, prompt, instigate, incite, offer, induce.

ANT. _Stop, stay, arrest, prevent, deter; calm, appease, deflect._

=Movement.= Motion; compulsion, stimulation, incitement, agitation, arousing, instigation.

ANT. _Stoppage, stay, pause, calm, quiet._

=Much.= Great; long; considerable; abundant; far; ample, plenteous.

ANT. _Little, small, scarce, few, scanty, near; narrow._

=Multiplication.= Teeming, multiplicity, multitude, increase, plurality, reproduction, augmentation, swarming, multifariousness, multitudinousness.

ANT. _Diminution, division, subtraction, reduction; extinction; rarity, scantiness; unity, singularity._

=Multitude.= Throng, crowd, assembly, assemblage, commonalty, swarm, populace; host, rabble, mob, concourse.

ANT. _Individual, solitude; aristocracy; oligarchy; scantiness, paucity, scarcity._

=Mundane.= Worldly, terrestrial, earthly; sublunary; secular, temporal.

ANT. _Unworldly, spiritual, celestial, eternal, supramundane, stellar, solar, lunar._

=Munificent.= Bounteous, bountiful, liberal, generous; beneficent, free, lavish, extravagant.

ANT. _Small, niggardly, saving, sparing, mean, close._

=Musical.= Melodious, harmonious, tuneful, symphonious, mellifluous, rhythmical.

ANT. _Discordant, inharmonious, harsh, raucous, unmelodious._

=Mute.= Silent, dumb, speechless; voiceless; still, unpronounced; unresponsive; taciturn.

ANT. _Talkative, chattering, garrulous, vocal, speaking, loquacious, loud, noisy._

=Mutual.= Common, correlative, reciprocal, joint, interchangeable.

ANT. _Detached, distinct, disunited, separate, severed, sundered, unshared, unreciprocated, unrequited, disconnected._

=Mysterious.= Abstruse, enigmatical, dark, mystical, occult, obscure, secret, transcendental, unknown, unfathomable, mystic, hidden, inexplicable, inscrutable, cabalistic, incomprehensible, recondite.

ANT. _Clear, plain, apparent, manifest, bright, light, explainable, simple, comprehensible, obvious, easy, revealed, understood._

=Mystic.= Unknowable, obscure, mysterious; allegorical, enigmatical; transcendental; cabalistic, symbolical.

ANT. _Familiar, simple, ordinary, commonplace, obvious, plain._

=Myth.= Fable, tradition, legend; parable, invention, fiction, allegory; falsehood, lie.

ANT. _Truth, fact, history, narrative, incident._

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=Nabob.= Millionaire, Crœsus, viceroy, governor, Dives.

ANT. _Beggar, suppliant._

=Naked.= Nude, bare; defenseless, unprotected, destitute; manifest, undisguised; simple, mere, plain; unclothed, undraped, denuded; uncolored, unvarnished.

ANT. _Robed, draped, veiled, dressed, shrouded, muffled; protected, sheltered; colored, varnished, qualified._

=Name=, _n._ Appellation, denomination, cognomen, designation, surname, title, style, epithet.

=Name=, _v._ Call, indicate, designate, specify, mention, denominate, style, nominate.

ANT. _Miscall, misname, misindicate; be nameless or anonymous; hint, suggest, shadow, intimate, imply._

=Narrate.= Relate, tell, recount, describe, detail, rehearse, report, recite.

ANT. _Misrepresent, mistake; suppress, conceal._

=Narrative.= Narration, recital, account, rehearsal, relation, description, story, tale, history.

=Narrow.= Not wide, straitened, limited, without margin; bigoted, illiberal; parsimonious, niggardly, selfish; close, scrutinizing, exact; slender, spare, thin, contracted, cramped.

ANT. _Wide, broad, ample, expanded, thick; generous, benevolent; unlimited; liberal._

=Nascent.= Embryo, rudimental, budding, incipient.

ANT. _Grown, developed, mature; aged; confirmed, set._

=Nasty.= Filthy, foul, dirty, offensive, damp, disgusting, disagreeable, wet; indecent, obscene.

ANT. _Pleasant, sweet, agreeable, savory, nice, pure._

=Nation.= People, race, stock; realm, community, state, commonwealth.

=Native.= Innate, natal, natural, original, indigenous.

ANT. _Alien, artificial, foreign, unnatural, acquired, assumed._

=Natural.= Native; essential, normal, regular, intrinsic, cosmical, spontaneous, original, artless, ingenuous; kind, affectionate; genuine, unaffected.

ANT. _Abnormal, monstrous, unnatural, improbable, adventitious, fictitious, coarse; artful, affected._

=Nature.= Creation, universe; essence, constitution; kind, sort, character, quality; temper, disposition, mood; mind, intelligence; vitality.

ANT. _Thing, subject, object, man, being, creature, monstrosity, unnaturalness; art, fiction, romance, invention._

=Naught.= Nothing, cipher, zero.

ANT. _Anything, everything, aught._

=Naughty.= Mischievous, perverse, froward; bad, corrupt, worthless, good-for-nothing; refractory, wicked.

ANT. _Good, worthy, well-behaved, tractable, pure, docile, innocent._

=Nausea.= Seasickness, loathing, disgust, qualm; repugnance, aversion.

ANT. _Enjoyment, taste, delight, relish._

=Nautical.= Marine, maritime, naval, oceanic.

=Near=, _ad._ Nigh, not remote, almost, nearly, well-nigh, intimately, closely.

=Near=, _a._ Nigh, close, adjacent, adjoining, approximate; imminent, impending, forthcoming, approaching; familiar, dear, intimate; immediate; literal, accurate; narrow, parsimonious; short; proximate, contiguous, present, ready.

ANT. _Distant, remote, far; reserved, uncordial, cool, stiff; indistinct, obscure, future._

=Nearly.= Almost, well-nigh, intimately, closely, approximately.

ANT. _Quite, entirely, distantly, remotely._

=Neat.= Trim, tidy, prim, precise, spruce, clean, cleanly, orderly, natty, dapper, nice.

ANT. _Negligent, slack, slovenly, slouchy, dirty, soiled, disorderly, dowdy, untidy, rough, unkempt, rude, uncared for._

=Necessary.= Essential, inevitable, needful, infallible, undeniable, indispensable, required, requisite, unavoidable.

ANT. _Optional, useless, contingent, worthless, casual, non-essential, needless._

=Necessitate.= Force, compel, coerce, make necessary, oblige, constrain, make, drive, impel.

ANT. _Persuade, convince, induce, tempt, coax, allure; liberate, release._

=Necessity.= Need, requirement, want, compulsion, fate, fatality, requisite, destiny, essential, emergency, extremity, exigency, indispensableness, urgency, unavoidableness, sine qua non.

ANT. _Choice, contingency, doubt, option, freedom, uncertainty, fortuity, doubtfulness, dubiousness, possibility._

=Need.= Exigency, emergency, extremity, strait, distress, indigence, penury.

ANT. _Competence, affluence, choice, wealth, luxury, profuseness; superfluity, uselessness, dispensableness; casualty, accident; contingency, freedom._

=Needful.= Requisite, needy, necessitous, distressful, essential, indispensable.

ANT. _Contingent, casual, unnecessary, unessential, discretional, optional, needless._

=Needless.= Unnecessary, useless, superfluous, groundless, gratuitous.

ANT. _Needful, useful, helpful, obligatory._

=Nefarious.= Wicked, abominable, iniquitous, execrable, atrocious, impious.

ANT. _Noble, honorable, admirable, laudable; benevolent, generous, humane._

=Negation.= Denial, disavowal, disclaimer, contradiction.

ANT. _Assertion, declaration, deposition, avowal, affirmation, allegation, protestation, claim._

=Negative=, _a._ Denying, indirect, unaffirmative, privative, disclaiming.

ANT. _Positive, direct, assertive, attributive, affirmative, declarative._

=Neglect=, _n._ Negligence, failure, omission, disregard, oversight, indifference, remissness, slight, thoughtlessness, slackness, default, carelessness, disrespect, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, scorn.

ANT. _Care, attention, notice, regard, esteem, consideration, respect._

=Negotiate.= Transfer, sell, pass, arrange, treat, bargain, trade, communicate, transact, effect, perform.

ANT. _Stop, quash, mismanage, misconduct._

=Neighborly.= Kind, civil, social, friendly, near, adjoining, adjacent, neighboring, friendly, attentive.

ANT. _Individual, solitary, personal, distant, remote, unkind, uncivil, unfriendly._

=Nerve.= Steadiness, firmness, fortitude, self-command, resolution, strength, courage, pluck, endurance, coolness, presence of mind.

ANT. _Weakness, cowardice, timidity, feebleness, nervelessness._

=Nervous.= Excitable, agitated, annoyed, irritable, weak, fearful; strong, vigorous, spirited, nervy, forceful.

ANT. _Self-possessed, self-controlled, poised, calm, composed; dull, inert, phlegmatic, sluggish._

=Neutral.= Neuter, undecided, indifferent, unpronounced, uninterfering, negative, impartial, unavowed, unaffiliated.

ANT. _Interested, interfering, positive, partial, active, allied, avowed, declared._

=Neutralize.= Render neutral, invalidate, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, render inoperative.

ANT. _Enhance, intensify, aggravate._

=New.= Fresh, modern, novel, late, recent, juvenile, upstart, young, new-fangled, youthful, new-fashioned.

ANT. _Old, antique, ancient, old-fashioned, aged, elderly._

=News.= Information, tidings, intelligence, advice, word, report, account, announcement, rumor.

ANT. _Ignorance, silence, nonpublication, suppression; misintelligence, misreport._

=Nice.= Exquisite, accurate, correct, precise, particular, punctilious, squeamish, finical, effeminate, silly, exact, critical, definite, strict, fastidious, cautious, scrupulous; discerning, discriminating; fine, minute, refined, delicate, dainty, pleasant, agreeable.

ANT. _Coarse, rude, rough, inaccurate, blind, undiscriminating, unscrupulous, incautious, undiscerning, careless, negligent, disagreeable, nauseous._

=Nicety.= Fastidiousness, accuracy, scrupulousness, delicacy, precision, daintiness, subtlety, distinction, exactness.

ANT. _Coarseness, roughness, inaccuracy, rudeness._

=Niggardly.= Avaricious, covetous, parsimonious, miserly, sordid, sparing, penurious, stingy.

ANT. _Generous, bountiful, copious, ample, profuse, abundant, bounteous, plentiful, munificent._

=Nimble.= Alert, brisk, bustling, lively, prompt, quick, speedy, swift, spry, agile, sprightly, active.

ANT. _Clumsy, dilatory, dull, heavy, inert, inactive, slow, unready, sluggish._

=Nobility.= Greatness, dignity, superiority, nobleness, eminence, elevation, worthiness; family, rank, title, birth; aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.

ANT. _Obscurity, meanness, serfdom, paltriness, plebeianism._

=Noble.= Honorable, worthy, dignified, elevated, superior, sublime, great, eminent, stately. generous, liberal, free, aristocratic, patrician, illustrious, grand, lordly, renowned, magnificent, knightly.

ANT. _Ignoble, plebeian, paltry, vulgar, baseborn, low-born, rustic, peasant, contemptible, unworthy, mean._

=Nobody.= No person, no one, not anybody, cipher, nonentity.

ANT. _Somebody, notability, celebrity, colossus, star._

=Nocturnal.= Nightly, dark, tenebrose, gloomy.

ANT. _Daily, diurnal, solar, brilliant, light._

=Noise.= Cry, outcry, clamor, din, clatter, uproar; rumor, report, rattle, tumult.

ANT. _Music, melody, harmony; silence, hush, stillness, voicelessness._

=Noiseless.= Silent, quiet, inaudible.

ANT. _Noisy, uproarious, turbulent, clamorous, boisterous, brawling, tumultuous, loud._

=Noisome.= Noxious, insalubrious, unwholesome, mischievous, destructive, nocuous, hurtful, pestilential, harmful.

ANT. _Wholesome, salutary, salubrious, beneficial._

=Noisy.= Loud, clamorous, stunning, boisterous, turbulent.

ANT. _Noiseless, subdued, inaudible, whispering; melodious, tuneful._

=Nominal.= Literal, verbal, titular; formal, avowed, pretended, ostensible, supposititious.

ANT. _Veritable, essential, intrinsic, actual, substantial, important, real, serious, true._

=Nominate.= Name, specify, appoint, designate, entitle.

ANT. _Suggest, withdraw, reject, indicate, cancel, deprive, recall._

=Nonsense.= Folly, silliness, absurdity, trash, inanity, platitude, pretense.

ANT. _Sense, wisdom, fact, truth, gravity, reason, science._

=Normal.= Regular, ordinary, natural, standard, usual, typical, recognized, common.

ANT. _Exceptional, abnormal, uncommon, singular, unusual, monstrous, irregular, peculiar, rare, unprecedented, remarkable, unnatural._

=Notable.= Plain, evident, noted, noticeable, distinguished, memorable, extraordinary, conspicuous, manifest; notorious.

ANT. _Ordinary, mean, commonplace, everyday, undistinguished, unimpressive, insignificant._

=Note.= Memorandum, comment, remark, record, scholium; account, catalogue, bill; heed, observation; reputation, distinction, celebrity, fame, repute, renown.

ANT. _Misindication, misrepresentation, misleader._

=Notice=, _n._ Observation, regard, cognizance, information, advice, news, intelligence, intimation, announcement, premonition, instruction, warning, attention, consideration.

ANT. _Oversight, disregard, neglect, slight, ignorance, connivance, omission, heedlessness, misinformation._

=Notice=, _v._ Mark, observe, note, heed, regard, perceive, see, remark, mention, comment on, attend, mind.

ANT. _Overlook, disregard, misjudge, neglect._

=Notification.= Information, notice, declaration, publication, announcement, advertisement.

=Notify.= Intimate, declare, publish, announce, acquaint, warn, apprise, communicate, inform.

ANT. _Withhold, conceal, suppress, misinform, misreport._

=Notion.= Idea, conception, apprehension, sentiment, judgment, opinion, belief, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction.

ANT. _Misconception, misapprehension, frustration, falsification._

=Notorious.= Distinguished, conspicuous, remarkable, famous, celebrated, noted, renowned.

ANT. _Suspected, reputed, reported._

=Notwithstanding=, _conj._ Still, however, although, but, nevertheless, howbeit, yet, though.

=Notwithstanding=, _prep._ Despite, in spite of.

=Nourish.= Feed, foster, cherish, nurse, tend, support, maintain, train, educate, promote.

ANT. _Starve, blight, destroy, kill._

=Nourishment.= Nutrition, nutriment, food, aliment, provision, sustenance.

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

=Novel=, _a._ New, recent, modern, fresh, strange, uncommon, rare, unusual, fantastic, odd, upstart, new-fangled.

ANT. _Venerable, ancient, old-fashioned, time-honored._

=Noxious.= Noisome, injurious, hurtful, pernicious, unwholesome, deadly, poisonous.

ANT. _Wholesome, salutary, beneficial, healthful, salubrious._

=Nucleus.= Kernel, core, center.

ANT. _Exterior, face, appearance._

=Nudity.= Nakedness, exposure, bareness.

ANT. _Clothing, dress, vestment, drapery._

=Nugatory.= Trifling, vain, insignificant, futile, ineffectual, unavailing, trivial, worthless, useless, null.

ANT. _Important, potent, momentous, efficacious, successful, grave, serious, satisfactory._

=Nuisance.= Annoyance, plague, pest, affliction, bane, trouble.

ANT. _Pleasure, delight, benefit, blessing, gratification._

=Nullify.= Revoke, annul, cancel, abolish, render void, abrogate, neutralize, repeal.

ANT. _Enact, confirm, perpetuate, establish, stabilitate._

=Numb.= Enfeebled, destitute, torpid, benumbed, insensible, paralyzed, deadened.

ANT. _Alive, alert, sensitive, keen, lively, animated, attentive._

=Number=, _n._ Aggregation, multitude, collection, numeral, numerous, quantity.

ANT. _Scarcity, fewness, paucity._

=Number=, _v._ Count, enumerate, calculate, tell, compute, reckon, estimate.

ANT. _Guess, hazard, conjecture; lump, mass._

=Numberless.= Innumerable, infinite, countless.

ANT. _Few, scarce, rare, infrequent._

=Numerous.= Many, abundant, diverse, multifarious, manifold, sundry.

ANT. _Few, scarce, rare, infrequent._

=Nuptial.= Wedding, marriage, hymeneal, espousal, connubial, bridal.

ANT. _Bachelor, virgin._

=Nurse=, _v._ Nourish, cherish, foster, attend, manage, train, educate, teach, feed, nurture.

ANT. _Starve, kill, destroy; neglect._

=Nurture.= Nourish, nurse, tend, cherish, educate, train, feed.

ANT. _Neglect, deprive, disregard, slight._

=Nutriment.= Aliment, food, sustenance, nourishment, sustentation, subsistence, nutrition.

ANT. _Starvation, detriment, exhaustion, poison, decay, inanition._

=Nutrition.= Nutriment, feeding, sustentation.

ANT. _Poison, venom._

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=Oath.= Curse, imprecation, profanity, swearing, adjuration, affidavit, anathema, ban, blasphemy, denunciation, execration, malediction, vow, reprobation, sworn statement.

ANT. _Blessing, benediction, benison._

=Obdurate.= Firm, unbending, inflexible, unyielding, obstinate, stubborn, impenitent, callous, unfeeling, insensible.

ANT. _Yielding, teachable, tender, docile, amenable, flexible, softened._

=Obedience.= Submission, duty, compliance, respect, dutifulness, subservience.

ANT. _Resistance, rebellion, transgression, disobedience, antagonism, insubordination._

=Obedient.= Dutiful, respectful, compliant, submissive, humble, yielding, obsequious, modest, docile.

ANT. _Disrespectful, undutiful, arrogant, hard, unyielding, obstinate, obdurate, stubborn._

=Obesity.= Fatness, corpulence, fleshiness, corpulency.

ANT. _Leanness, thinness._

=Obey.= Submit, yield, comply.

ANT. _Resist, refuse, disobey._

=Object=, _n._ Reality, fact, existence, phenomenon; aim, intention, end, purpose, appearance, motive, design, sight, view, goal.

ANT. _Subject, idea, fancy, conception._

=Objective.= Outward, external, extrinsic, concrete, universal, actual, positive, real.

ANT. _Subjective, intrinsic, abstract, notional._

=Oblation.= Offering, gift, sacrifice, contribution, presentation.

ANT. _Spoliation, sacrilege, withholding, refusal._

=Obligation.= Responsibility, engagement, contract, agreement, bond, covenant, stipulation, necessity, debt, duty, compulsion.

ANT. _Choice, freedom, assurance, promise, declaration, intention._

=Oblige.= Bind, please, gratify, accommodate, favor, constrain, compel, force, coerce, benefit, necessitate, obligate.

ANT. _Release, acquit; persuade, induce; annoy, disoblige._

=Obliging.= Civil, courteous, complaisant, kind, considerate, accommodating, compliant.

ANT. _Discourteous, inconsiderate, rude, disobliging, unaccommodating._

=Oblique.= Indirect, slanting, inclined, perverse, disingenuous, diagonal, divergent, angular.

ANT. _Straightforward, rectilineal._

=Oblivion.= Forgetfulness, disremembrance.

ANT. _Memory, reminiscence, remembrance, recollection, celebration, commemoration._

=Obloquy.= Censure, odium, contumely, reproach, gainsaying, reviling, calumny, slander, detraction.

ANT. _Praise, acclamation, encomium, panegyric._

=Obnoxious.= Odious, detrimental, blameworthy, pernicious, offensive.

ANT. _Pleasant, grateful, independent, wholesome, beneficial, salutary._

=Obscure=, _a._ Abstruse, deep, involved, difficult, hidden, profound, mysterious, ambiguous, unintelligible, cloudy, complex, complicated, dark, darksome, dense, dim, doubtful, intricate, dusky, indistinct, enigmatical, incomprehensible, muddy, turbid, shadowy, misty, unknown, secluded, unascertained, remote.

ANT. _Clear, luminous, distinct, lucid, plain, plain-spoken, intelligible, prominent, eminent._

=Obsequious.= Servile, cringing, fawning, compliant, submissive, deferential, sycophantic, flattering.

ANT. _Impudent, self-assertive, independent, arrogant, insubmissive, haughty, proud._

=Observance.= Observation, heeding, form, practice, custom, attention, celebration, ceremony, performance.

ANT. _Inobservance, inattention, disuse, disregard, disrespect, omission, unceremoniousness, informality._

=Observant.= Observing, watchful, attentive, regardful, obedient, mindful, careful, heedful.

ANT. _Unmindful, disobedient, disregardful, heedless._

=Observation.= Contemplation, remark, study, notice, view, conclusion, judgment, attention, comment, note, observance.

ANT. _Inattention, oversight, silence, ignorance, inadvertence._

=Observe.= Remark, note, watch, heed, see, discover, attend, comment.

ANT. _Overlook, misconceive, misunderstand._

=Obsolete.= Disused, ancient, neglected, antiquated, archaic, effete, past, old-fashioned, old, rare, obsolescent.

ANT. _Fashionable, modern, current, customary, new, novel, extant._

=Obstacle.= Impediment, obstruction, difficulty, hindrance, barrier, check.

ANT. _Course, proceeding, career, advancement, progress._

=Obstinacy.= Pertinacity, firmness, resoluteness, inflexibility, persistency, perverseness, contumacy.

ANT. _Flexibility, docility, complaisance._

=Obstinate.= Perverse, obdurate, intractable, determined, stubborn, resolved, resolute, inflexible, unyielding, intractable, indomitable, unflinching, contumacious, decided, dogged, mulish, heady, headstrong, fixed, firm, immovable, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, refractory, unconquerable.

ANT. _Pliant, docile, submissive, dutiful, gentle, obedient, compliant, tractable, yielding, amenable, complaisant, irresolute, wavering, undecided, pliable, teachable._

=Obstruct.= Bar, barricade, hinder, oppose, impede, stay, stop, arrest, check, embarrass, clog, choke, retard, interrupt.

ANT. _Aid, facilitate, accelerate, forward, promote, clear, advance, open, pave the way for, further, free, expedite._

=Obstruction.= Obstacle, barrier, bar, impediment, check, clog, hindrance.

ANT. _Course, proceeding, advancement, progress, career._

=Obtain.= Attain, gain, procure, acquire, earn, win.

ANT. _Lose, forfeit, surrender, forego._

=Obtrude.= Intrude, force, interfere, thrust.

ANT. _Suggest, hint, insinuate; retire, withdraw._

=Obtuse.= Blunt, dull, stupid, unintelligent, stolid.

ANT. _Keen, quick, sharp, intelligent, acute, clever._

=Obverse.= Opposite, facing.

ANT. _Hinder, reverse._

=Obvious.= Opposing; plain, evident, clear, manifest, apparent, discovered, perceived, open, explicit, patent.

ANT. _Remote, obscure, far-fetched, involved, latent._

=Occasion=, _v._ Cause, produce, create, induce, originate, furnish, compose, constitute, generate.

=Occasionally.= Sometimes, casually, rarely.

ANT. _Always, constantly, regularly, frequently._

=Occult.= Secret, concealed, hidden, unknown, invisible, latent, eclipsed, unrevealed, mysterious.

ANT. _Developed, plain, exposed, patent, clear, familiar, open._

=Occupancy.= Possession, occupation, tenury.

ANT. _Eviction, ejection, dispossession._

=Occupation.= Occupancy, avocation, employment, engagement, vocation, calling, office, trade, profession.

ANT. _Idleness, leisure, vacancy, vacation, abandonment, resignation._

=Occupy.= Possess, hold, employ, fill.

ANT. _Abandon, release, desert, surrender, vacate, concede._

=Occur.= Happen, appear, meet, befall, betide, take place.

ANT. _Threaten, pass, impend._

=Occurrence.= Event, happening, incident, affair, adventure, circumstance, transaction, episode.

ANT. _Cause, antecedent, inducement, predisposition, tendency, contribution._

=Odd.= Quaint, unmatched, queer, unusual, eccentric, fantastical, droll, comical, singular, peculiar.

ANT. _Common, usual, regular, normal, matched._

=Odious.= Hateful, detestable, disgusting, abominable, repulsive, forbidding, unpopular, invidious, loathsome.

ANT. _Pleasing, pleasant, acceptable, agreeable, grateful, delectable, bewitching, charming._

=Odium.= Hatred, abhorrence, detestation, antipathy, unpopularity, offensiveness.

ANT. _Welcome, acceptableness, popularity._

=Odor.= Scent, perfume, smell, fragrance, aroma, redolence; trail, effluvium, fume.

ANT. _Inodorousness._

=Odorous.= Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, odorant.

ANT. _Scentless, inodorous; fetid._

=Offend.= Displease, affront, harm, pain, annoy, transgress.

ANT. _Please, gratify, conciliate._

=Offense.= Umbrage, misdeed, delinquency, transgression, fault, affront, indignity, outrage, insult.

ANT. _Defense, guiltlessness, innocence._

=Offensive.= Disagreeable, obnoxious, distasteful, impertinent, disgusting, rude, saucy, opprobrious, insulting, insolent, attacking, abusive, invading, assailant.

ANT. _Defensive, pleasing, grateful, savory._

=Offer.= Propose, propound, tender, sacrifice, immolate, undertake, attempt, try, proffer.

ANT. _Withhold, withdraw, retract, retain, alienate, divert._

=Offhand.= Instant, ready, extemporaneous, unpremeditated, unstudied, impromptu.

ANT. _Premeditated, elaborate, studied, thought-out._

=Office.= Service, duty, custom, position, charge, authority, function, business.

ANT. _Leisure, vacancy, sinecure, resignation._

=Officer.= Official, functionary, director, dignitary, manager, administrator.

ANT. _Member, servant, private, employee._

=Official=, _a._ Administrative, authoritative, functional, professional.

ANT. _Private, unofficial, unprofessional._

=Officiate.= Act, serve, perform.

ANT. _Witness, retire._

=Officious.= Impertinent, meddlesome, interfering, forward, intrusive, pushing.

ANT. _Negligent, backward, remiss; retiring, modest._

=Often.= Frequently, repeatedly, commonly, many times, not seldom.

ANT. _Infrequently, seldom, rarely._

=Old.= Aged, ancient, primitive, pristine, antique, antiquated, old-fashioned, obsolete; senile; gray, hoary, olden, immemorial, time-honored, decrepit, elderly, patriarchal, remote, venerable, time-worn.

ANT. _Youthful, childlike, young; recent, modern, fresh, new-fashioned, current._

=Omen.= Prognostic, augury, presage, sign, portent, foreboding.

ANT. _Fulfilment, event, occurrence, realization._

=Ominous.= Significant, portentous, unpropitious, threatening, inauspicious, foreboding, premonitory, suggestive.

ANT. _Encouraging, auspicious, propitious._

=Omit=, _v._ Leave out, neglect, forbear, fail, miss, overlook.

ANT. _Consider, observe, notice, attend, regard._

=Omnipotent.= All-powerful, irresistible, Almighty.

ANT. _Powerless, inefficient, impotent._

=Omniscient.= All-knowing, infallible, all-wise.

ANT. _Shortsighted, fallible, ignorant._

=One.= Single, individual, solitary, certain, undivided, common, united, unitary.

ANT. _Many, several; few._

=Onerous.= Burdensome, oppressive, heavy, toilsome, difficult, laborious, responsible.

ANT. _Light, easy, trivial._

=Only=, _ad._ Solely, singly, exclusively, merely, barely, wholly.

ANT. _Among, amongst, together, collectively._

=Only=, _a._ Single, sole, alone, preëminent, chief.

ANT. _Many, together, several, mixed._

=Onset=, =Onslaught=. Assault, attack, storming, aggression, invasion.

ANT. _Repulse, resistance, protection, shelter, support, defense._

=Onward.= Forward, in advance, ahead.

ANT. _Aback, astern, backward._

=Opaque.= Impervious, not transparent, obscure, unintelligible.

ANT. _Pellucid, translucent, transparent, obvious, clear, intelligible, perspicuous._

=Open=, _v._ Unclose, disclose, expose, explain, begin, commence, initiate.

ANT. _Close, shut, cover, conceal; conclude, terminate; misinterpret, mystify._

=Open=, _a._ Unclosed, uncovered, unprotected, exposed, plain, obvious, evident, public, artless, candid, free, available, accessible, undisguised, ingenuous.

ANT. _Closed, barred, inaccessible, unavailable, reserved, shut, secreted._

=Opening.= Aperture, hole, space, breach, gap, fissure; start, inauguration, commencement, initiation, beginning; opportunity.

ANT. _Obstruction, stop-gap, termination, enclosure, close, end, conclusion, inopportunity, unseasonableness._

=Operation.= Agency, action, exercise, production, influence, force, performance, result, procedure, effect, execution.

ANT. _Failure, uselessness, futility, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, powerlessness, inaction, cessation, rest._

=Opinion.= Persuasion, idea, sentiment, view, conviction, judgment, notion, impression, estimation.

ANT. _Evidence, argument, inquiry, speculation, investigation, pleading._

=Opponent.= Antagonist, foe, adversary, enemy, rival.

ANT. _Helper, assistant, accomplice, ally._

=Opportune.= Timely, seasonable, convenient, ready, suitable, auspicious, meet, appropriate.

ANT. _Untimely, unseasonable, inopportune, infelicitous._

=Opportunity.= Occasion, convenience, occurrence, turn, opening.

ANT. _Lapse, omission, inopportuneness, contre-temps._

=Oppose.= Combat, withstand, contradict, deny, gainsay, oppugn, contravene, check, obstruct.

ANT. _Aid, abet, support, advance, expedite._

=Opposite.= Facing, contrary, repugnant, antagonistic, adverse, counter, contradictory, opposed.

ANT. _Agreeing, coincident, harmonious, conformable, suiting, fitting, accordant._

=Opposition.= Restraint, defeat, resistance, hostility, obstacle, obstruction, animosity.

ANT. _Sympathy, harmony, concord, alliance, congeniality._

=Oppress.= Impose, weigh down, burden, grind, persecute, overwhelm, crush, overpower, subdue.

ANT. _Encourage, assist, support, befriend._

=Oppression.= Cruelty, tyranny, hardship, injustice, severity.

ANT. _Kindness, mercy, justice, clemency, leniency._

=Oppressive.= Heavy, oppressing, rigorous, tyrannical, unjust, extortionate, grinding.

ANT. _Light, easy, compassionate, just, humane, generous._

=Opprobrium.= Disgrace, infamy, reproach, contempt, scandal, obloquy, odium.

ANT. _Popularity, welcome, acceptableness._

=Option.= Choice, preference, selection, discretion, wish, election.

ANT. _Compulsion, necessity, obligation._

=Opulence.= Wealth, riches, fortune, affluence, independence.

ANT. _Poverty, impecuniosity, indigence, want._

=Oracle.= Revelation; prophet, angel.

ANT. _Empiricism, pragmatism._

=Oracular.= Prophetic, ominous, portentous; authoritative, positive, dogmatical; wise, grave, sage; obscure, equivocal, ambiguous.

ANT. _Cautious, modest, vacillating, diffident._

=Oral.= Verbal, unwritten, vocal, spoken, traditional.

ANT. _Documentary, written._

=Oration.= Address, speech, discourse, harangue, lecture, disputation, declamation, effusion.

ANT. _Reasoning, suggestion, insinuation._

=Oratory.= Eloquence, rhetoric, elocution, declamation.

ANT. _Hesitation, stammering, dulness._

=Orb.= Sphere, globe, ball; circle, orbit, circuit; disk; revolution.

=Orbit.= Revolution, path, circuit, sphere.

ANT. _Deviation, eccentricity, perturbation._

=Ordain.= Set, regulate, establish, appoint, decree, constitute, institute, prescribe, dictate.

ANT. _Revoke, subvert, cancel, countermand._

=Ordeal.= Test, trial, experiment, probation, proof, scrutiny, assay, investigation.

ANT. _Result, event; argument, evidence, plea, discussion._

=Order.= Arrangement, system, procedure, method, rule, regulation; command, mandate, rank, direction, grade, class, character, kind, management, injunction, prohibition, requirement, instruction.

ANT. _Allowance, consent, leave, permission, permit, liberty, license._

=Orderly.= Regular, obedient, systematic, quiet, peaceable, methodical, well-regulated.

ANT. _Disorderly, riotous, irregular._

=Ordinance.= Statue, law, edict, decree, rescript, regulation, institute, rule.

ANT. _Custom, usage, tradition, fashion._

=Ordinary.= Normal, usual, common, customary, settled, frequent, wonted, habitual, indifferent, mediocre, plain, commonplace.

ANT. _Extraordinary, superior, unusual, uncommon._

=Organic.= Inherent, fundamental, essential, constitutional, radical, vital; organized, systematized.

ANT. _Non-essential, circumstantial, provisional, contingent, inorganic, secondary._

=Organization.= Structure, form, construction; organism.

ANT. _Disorganization._

=Organize.= Arrange, constitute, shape, adjust, frame, establish, construct, systematize.

ANT. _Disorganize, dismember, disband, break up, annul._

=Origin.= Source, rise, commencement, spring, fountain, derivation, cause, root, foundation.

ANT. _Termination, conclusion, extinction._

=Original.= Primitive, new, primary, pristine, genuine, inventive, peculiar, initiatory, primordial, ancient, former, first.

ANT. _Subsequent, later, derivative, modern, terminal._

=Originate.= Begin, cause, commence, start, invent, create, spring, rise.

ANT. _Prosecute, conduct; conclude, finish, end._

=Ornament.= Decoration, embellishment, adornment.

ANT. _Disgrace, brand, disfigurement, detraction._

=Ornate.= Adorned, beautiful, embellished, decorated, elaborate, rich, ornamented.

ANT. _Bare, bald, nude, plain, naked._

=Orthodox.= Sound, conventional, approved, correct.

ANT. _Heretical, unorthodox, liberal, radical._

=Ostensible.= Exhibited, avowed, professed, apparent, pretended, declared, manifest, specious, plausible, outward.

ANT. _Real, actual, genuine, veritable, concealed, hidden._

=Ostentation.= Display, boasting, show, boast, vaunting, flourish, pageant, pomp, parade, pageantry.

ANT. _Diffidence, modesty, reserve, timidity, shrinking, retirement, quietness, unobtrusiveness._

=Ostracism.= Banishment, exclusion, expulsion, blackball, excommunication, separation.

ANT. _Admittance, enlistment, enrolment; welcome, fellowship._

=Outbreak.= Outburst, eruption, tumult, commotion, rebellion, insurrection, riot, conflict.

ANT. _Quiet, order, pacification, subsidence, quelling._

=Outcast.= Exile, vagabond, reprobate, castaway, pariah, vagrant.

=Outcry.= Clamor, tumult, vociferation, alarm, yell, scream, noise.

ANT. _Quiet, silence; acclamation, plaudit._

=Outer.= Outside, outward, external, exterior.

ANT. _Inward, inside, internal, interior._

=Outlaw.= Brigand, bandit, robber, highwayman, marauder, freebooter.

=Outlet.= Egress, exit, vent.

ANT. _Entrance, ingress._

=Outline.= Contour, sketch, delineation, draft, plan.

ANT. _Form, substance, bulk, figure, field, ground, space; object, subject._

=Outrage.= Outbreak, offense, violence, mischief, abuse, affront, insult, indignity.

ANT. _Favor; self-restraint, self-control._

=Outrageous.= Violent, furious, excessive, exorbitant, wanton, atrocious, monstrous, nefarious, heinous.

ANT. _Moderate, reasonable, justifiable._

=Outskirts.= Border, edge, outpost, precincts, environs, suburbs.

ANT. _Interior, center, bulk, mass, body, heart._

=Outstanding.= Uncollected, undischarged, unappropriated, unpaid; projecting; opposing.

ANT. _Collected, appropriated, gathered, paid; supporting; reëntrant._

=Outward.= Out, outer, external, exterior, public, visible, sensible, extraneous, superficial, apparent, extrinsic, ostensible.

ANT. _Internal, intrinsic, inward, withdrawn._

=Overcast.= Cloudy, lowering, obscured, murky, darkened, overspread, eclipsed.

ANT. _Cloudless, clear, luminous._

=Overcome.= Vanquish, conquer, surmount, excel, overthrow, subjugate, rule, domineer over.

ANT. _Lose, forfeit, surrender, fail, submit, retreat, succumb._

=Overflow=, _n._ Redundancy, inundation, deluge, exuberance, superabundance.

ANT. _Subsidence, deficiency, exhaustion._

=Overruling.= Governing, controlling, superior, predominant, directing, prevailing.

ANT. _Governed, controlled, inferior, subordinate._

=Oversight.= Charge, superintendence, management, supervision, command, care, watchfulness, surveillance, control, inspection, direction, watch; omission, error, inadvertence.

ANT. _Mismanagement, negligence, disregard, slight; particularity, attention to minutiæ._

=Overt.= Public, manifest, apparent, deliberate, open, avowed.

ANT. _Covert, secret, furtive, clandestine, implied._

=Overthrow.= Upset, ruin, demolish, destroy, overcome, defeat.

ANT. _Restore, reinstate, revive._

=Overture.= Proposal, proposition, offer, opening, prelude, invitation, advance, initiation.

ANT. _Inaction, quiescence._

=Overweening.= Rash, arrogant, egoistic, vain, haughty, conceited.

ANT. _Affable, courteous, sociable, condescending, gracious, polite, approachable._

=Overwhelm.= Submerge, engulf, immerse, overpower, extinguish, bury, crush, sink, subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat.

ANT. _Raise, reinstate, reëstablish, rescue, extricate._

=Owe.= Be indebted for, be obliged for, borrow, hypothecate, attribute.

ANT. _Repay, requite, defray, liquidate._

=Own.= Possess, grant, acknowledge, admit, confess, avow.

ANT. _Lose, disown, abandon, forfeit, alienate, disinherit, abjure._

P

=Pacific.= Appeasing, reconciling, tranquil, mild, calm, peaceful, conciliatory.

ANT. _Harsh, irritating, exasperating, quarrelsome, turbulent, tumultuous, warlike._

=Pacification.= Conciliation, compromise, reconcilement, adjustment, reconciliation.

ANT. _Warfare, fighting, hostilities, war._

=Pact.= Agreement, league, compact, covenant, bargain, stipulation, alliance, bond.

ANT. _Understanding, promise, parole, honor._

=Pæan.= Jubilation.

ANT. _Dirge._

=Pagan=, _a._ Gentile, heathen, idolater.

ANT. _Christian, believer._

=Paganism.= Heathenism, polytheism, pantheism.

ANT. _Christianity, Christendom._

=Pageant.= Spectacle, exhibition, display, show, ceremony, procession, parade.

ANT. _Illusion, mockery, fantasmagoria, dream._

=Pageantry.= Pomp, parade, display, show, spectacle, splendor, magnificence.

=Pain=, _n._ Agony, ache, distress, suffering, torture, anguish, torment, pang, throe, paroxysm, twinge, woe, grief.

ANT. _Ease, peace, rapture, enjoyment, relief, solace, comfort, delight._

=Pain=, _v._ Hurt, grieve, afflict, disquiet, trouble, distress, agonize, torment, torture.

ANT. _Please, delight, rejoice, charm, refresh._

=Painful.= Disquieting, troublesome, afflictive, distressing, laborious, grievous, toilsome, arduous, difficult.

ANT. _Pleasant, pleasurable, acceptable, agreeable, grateful, desirable, delectable, delicious._

=Painstaking.= Careful, diligent, attentive, faithful, laborious.

ANT. _Neglectful, heedless, unmindful, disregardful, improvident, thoughtless, careless._

=Paint.= Color, picture, depict, delineate, sketch, draw, portray.

ANT. _Misrepresent, caricature, daub._

=Pair.= Two, couple, span, brace, yoke.

ANT. _One, several, many._

=Pale.= Pallid, white, wan, colorless, dim, sallow.

ANT. _Ruddy, high-colored, conspicuous, brilliant._

=Palliate.= Cover, conceal, extenuate, hide, veil, screen, cloak, gloss over, apologize for, mitigate.

ANT. _Alleviate; aggravate, heighten, increase, intensify._

=Palm.= Laurels, bays, prize, trophy, crown.

ANT. _Shame, blot, stigma, brand._

=Palpable.= Perceptible, obvious, plain, gross, material, corporeal, manifest, evident, patent, distinct.

ANT. _Immaterial, intangible, ethereal, impalpable, indistinct, dubious, imperceptible._

=Paltry.= Contemptible, worthless, mean, vile, pitiful, trifling.

ANT. _Valuable, estimable, admirable, worthy, grand, excellent, magnificent._

=Panegyric.= Eulogy, encomium, praise, laudation, commendation.

ANT. _Satire, sarcasm, tirade, stricture, invective, philippic._

=Pang.= Agony, anguish, distress, paroxysm, throe.

ANT. _Pleasure, delight, refreshment, enjoyment, gratification._

=Parable.= Fable, allegory, apologue, similitude.

ANT. _History, fact, narrative._

=Parade=, _n._ Ostentation, display, show, pomp, pageant, spectacle, procession.

ANT. _Modesty, humility, retirement, simplicity, plainness, seclusion, suppression._

=Paradise.= Bliss, heaven, Eden, ecstasy, Elysium.

ANT. _Purgatory, hell, torture, misery, torment._

=Paradox.= Contradiction, ambiguity, absurdity, enigma, mystery.

ANT. _Axiom, postulate, precept, truism, proposition._

=Parallel.= Correspondent, correlative, analogous, concurrent, equidistant.

ANT. _Different, opposed, divergent, irrelative, incongruous._

=Paralyze.= Deaden, benumb, unnerve, destroy, impair, enfeeble, prostrate, debilitate.

ANT. _Nerve, strengthen, restore, invigorate._

=Paramount.= Supreme, preëminent, chief, superior, principal.

ANT. _Minor, inferior, secondary, subordinate._

=Parasite.= Flatterer, sycophant, courtier.

ANT. _Calumniator, traducer, detractor._

=Pardon=, _n._ Absolution, mercy, forgiveness, forbearance, remission, acquittal, indulgence.

ANT. _Penalty, punishment, vengeance, retribution, retaliation._

=Pardon=, _v._ Condone, forgive, absolve, excuse, overlook, remit, pass over or by, acquit.

ANT. _Convict, castigate, condemn, chastise, correct, punish, doom, sentence, scourge, visit upon, recompense, chasten._

=Pardonable.= Excusable, forgivable, venial.

ANT. _Inexcusable, unpardonable._

=Parentage.= Descent, extraction, lineage, birth, stock, pedigree.

=Parsimonious.= Avaricious, frugal, sparing, close, stingy, penurious, niggardly, illiberal.

ANT. _Liberal, profuse, unsparing, extravagant._

=Part=, _n._ Fraction, fragment, section, atom, segment, element, piece, portion, instalment, constituent, component, ingredient, member, particle, share, subdivision.

ANT. _Whole, mass, bulk, entirety, quantity, totality._

=Partake.= Share, participate.

ANT. _Yield, forfeit, forego, relinquish._

=Partial.= Biased, restricted, specific, limited, imperfect, incomplete, unfair, unjust, warped, interested, inequitable.

ANT. _Unrestricted, universal, general, equitable, just, unbiased, impartial._

=Particle.= Atom, corpuscle, iota, grain, jot, mite, molecule, element, whit, tittle, scrap, shred, scintilla.

ANT. _Mass, quantity, sum, entirety, sum total, whole, aggregate, total._

=Particular=, _n._ Detail, point, feature.

ANT. _Whole, subject, case._

=Particular=, _a._ Sole, single, individual, respective, appropriate, personal, singular, important, peculiar, especial, specific, precise, critical, circumstantial.

ANT. _Universal, general, comprehensive, indiscriminate, abstract, inaccurate, inexact, undiscriminating._

=Parting.= Separation, leave-taking, farewell, dividing, division, disruption, detachment.

ANT. _Union, attachment._

=Partisan.= Adherent, follower, supporter, disciple.

ANT. _Opponent, antagonist, adversary._

=Partition.= Division, distribution, separation, allotment, apportionment; compartment, interspace, barrier.

ANT. _Combination, inclusion, comprehension, collection, union._

=Partly.= In part, somewhat, partially, not wholly.

ANT. _Altogether, entirely, completely, to the full extent._

=Partner.= Associate, colleague, coadjutor, confederate, participator, partaker, comrade, mate, companion.

ANT. _Rival, competitor, opponent, adversary, alien._

=Partnership.= Company, firm, union, connection, society, interest, house, association, participation.

ANT. _Independence, disconnection, disjunction, disunion, dissociation._

=Pass.= Go, move, proceed, disappear, vanish, depart, take place, occur, elapse, spend, live, experience; transcend, exceed; send, transmit, deliver; utter, promise, pledge; finish.

ANT. _Hold up; abide, wait, halt, continue, endure._

=Passable.= Navigable, current, acceptable, tolerable, admissible, moderate, traversable, mediocre.

ANT. _Impassable, impenetrable, inadmissible, impervious; excellent._

=Passage.= Transit, conveyance, journey, way, road, path, hall, course, progress, process, vestibule, corridor.

=Passible.= Susceptible, sensitive, sensible, impressible.

ANT. _Impassible, insusceptible, unsensitive._

=Passion.= Feeling, emotion, susceptibility, sentiment, ardor, excitement, desire, anger, warmth, vehemence.

ANT. _Indifference, apathy, coldness, coolness, frigidity._

=Passive.= Quiescent, unopposing, enduring, submissive, patient, unresisting, inert, inactive, relaxed, negative.

ANT. _Resistant, positive, impatient, vehement, active, alert._

=Past.= Gone by, elapsed, ended, spent, departed, late, accomplished.

ANT. _Present; future._

=Pastime.= Entertainment, recreation, sport, play, amusement, diversion.

ANT. _Business, work, task, labor, occupation, study._

=Patent.= Open, expanded, evident, apparent, manifest, public.

ANT. _Ambiguous, questionable, dubious._

=Paternal.= Fatherly, tender, careful, hereditary.

ANT. _Careless, rough, harsh; acquired, conferred, won._

=Path.= Footway, track, pathway, route, course, road; method.

=Pathetic.= Affecting, emotional, moving, pitiful, tender, touching, melting, plaintive.

ANT. _Ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, unaffecting._

=Pathless.= Untrodden, impenetrable, trackless.

ANT. _Trodden, frequented._

=Patience.= Composure, calmness, leniency, fortitude, sufferance, submission, endurance, forbearance, resignation, long-suffering.

ANT. _Anger, impatience, ire, passion, fury, frenzy, rage, temper, vexation, petulance, wrath, fretfulness, peevishness._

=Patient.= Resigned, passive, enduring, unrepining, calm, forbearing, long-suffering.

ANT. _Impatient, insubmissive, malcontent, vehement, resistant._

=Patrician.= Noble, aristocratic, high-born, well-born.

ANT. _Plebeian, churlish, ordinary, peasant._

=Patrimony.= Heritage, inheritance, estate.

=Pattern.= Archetype, exemplar, specimen, sample, design, mold.

ANT. _Caricature, misrepresentation, monstrosity, perversion._

=Paucity.= Scantiness, deficiency, fewness, lack, want, rarity.

ANT. _Fulness, number, frequency, abundance, quantity._

=Pause=, _n._ Stop, cessation, interruption, suspension, hesitation, suspense, doubt.

ANT. _Continuance, continuity, perseverance, progress, progression, advancement._

=Pause=, _v._ Stop, cease, intermit, wait, stay, tarry, demur, hesitate.

ANT. _Continue, proceed, persist, persevere, advance._

=Pay=, _n._ Earnings, stipend, salary, wages, allowance, retainer, remuneration, payment, compensation, hire, fee, requital, honorarium.

=Pay=, _v._ Recompense, requite, satisfy, compensate, discharge, remunerate, fulfil, expend, liquidate, disburse.

ANT. _Deprive, defraud, retain, exact, hoard, invest._

=Payment.= Pay, compensation, satisfaction, content, salary, reward, wages, recompense, requital, return.

=Peace.= Quiet, calm, repose, tranquillity, stillness, silence, harmony, amity, concord, reconciliation, order, pacification.

ANT. _Noise, disturbance, disorder, war, strife, discord, variance, tumult, agitation, hostility._

=Peaceable.= Peaceful, pacific, undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, mild, serene, still.

ANT. _Warlike, quarrelsome, hostile, savage, fierce, violent, restless._

=Peasant.= Countryman, rustic, swain, laborer, villager.

ANT. _Citizen, townsman._

=Peculiar.= Special, especial, individual, particular, appropriate, unusual, singular, strange, rare.

ANT. _General, universal, ordinary, public, common._

=Peculiarity.= Individuality, singularity, idiosyncrasy, distinctiveness, specialty, characteristic, particularity.

ANT. _Universality, generality, uniformity, homogeneity, community._

=Pedigree.= Lineage, descent, ancestry, genealogy, birth, parentage.

ANT. _Ancestor, founder, origin; plebeianism; extinction._

=Peer.= Equal, match, mate, comrade, associate; nobleman.

ANT. _Superior; subordinate._

=Peerless.= Unmatched, matchless, unequaled, unique, superlative, paramount.

ANT. _Ordinary, mediocre, commonplace._

=Peevish.= Querulous, cross, testy, ill-tempered, captious, discontented, petulant, irritable, ill-natured, irascible.

ANT. _Good-natured, easy, genial, mild, complaisant, gentle._

=Penal.= Punitive, retributive, corrective.

ANT. _Preventive, reparatory; honorary, remunerary._

=Penalty.= Retribution, forfeiture, fine, punishment, amercement, mulct.

ANT. _Reward, wages, guerdon, prize, honorarium, remuneration, compensation._

=Pendent.= Pendulous, overhanging, hanging, suspended, depending.

ANT. _Supported, sustaining, propped._

=Penetrate.= Enter, pierce, comprehend, discern, understand, perforate, permeate, fathom.

ANT. _Glance off, be tangent to, find impermeable; misunderstand, mistake; float._

=Penetration.= Discernment, sagacity, acuteness, discrimination, sharpness, observation, insight.

ANT. _Obtuseness, shortsightedness; stupidity, shallowness, dulness._

=Penitence.= Repentance, contrition, remorse, sorrow, regret, compunction.

ANT. _Self-approval, gratulation; obduracy, hardheartedness._

=Penitent=, =Penitential=. Repentant, contrite, doing penance.

ANT. _Impenitent, obdurate, hardhearted._

=Pensive.= Thoughtful, sad, wistful, meditative, dreamy, sober; serious, mournful, melancholy, solemn, reflective.

ANT. _Joyous, glad, happy, gay, care-free, thoughtless, unreflecting._

=Penurious.= Covetous, parsimonious, stingy, avaricious, niggardly, sordid.

ANT. _Liberal, bountiful, generous, prodigal._

=Penury.= Want, privation, indigence, poverty, destitution, beggary, need.

ANT. _Wealth, abundance, affluence, luxury, competence._

=People.= Nation, race, population, state, tribe, community, commonwealth.

=Perceivable=, =Perceptible=. Discernible, distinguishable, cognizable, observable.

ANT. _Imperceptible, indistinguishable, insensible, inappreciable._

=Perceive.= Comprehend, apprehend, conceive, understand.

ANT. _Ignore, lose, miss, fail of, overlook, misconceive, misapprehend._

=Perception.= Discernment, apprehension, recognition, understanding, comprehension, feeling, sensation, sense.

ANT. _Conception, concept, imagination, idea, notion; misunderstanding._

=Percolate.= Filter, strain, exude, drain, ooze.

ANT. _Flow, rush, stream, run, disgorge._

=Percussion.= Shock, clash, collision, concussion, encounter.

ANT. _Recoil, rebound, reverberation._

=Perdition.= Loss, ruin, destruction, overthrow, wreck, demolition.

ANT. _Restoration, recovery, rescue, salvation._

=Peremptory.= Decisive, positive, absolute, final, authoritative, arbitrary, express, dogmatical, determined, resolute.

ANT. _Hortatory, mild, entreative, expostulatory, suggestive._

=Perennial.= Perpetual, unceasing, never failing, enduring, continual, constant, permanent, uninterrupted.

ANT. _Occasional, intermittent, periodic, uncertain; perishing, ephemeral, transient, fleeting._

=Perfect.= Finished, complete, entire, faultless, consummate, accurate, ideal, finished, absolute, completed, correct, immaculate, sinless, blameless, holy, undefiled, stainless, spotless, unblemished.

ANT. _Imperfect, bad, deficient, blemished, faulty, corrupt, poor, inferior, incomplete, perverted, worthless, spoiled, insufficient, meager, defective, short, scant, marred, defaced, corrupted, deformed, fallible, ruined._

=Perfection.= Excellence, completeness, faultlessness, maturity, wholeness, consummation, perfectness.

ANT. _Defect, imperfection, incompleteness, blemish._

=Perfectly.= Thoroughly, exquisitely, completely, faultlessly, entirely, fully, wholly, exactly, accurately.

ANT. _Imperfectly, faultily, partially, inaccurately._

=Perfidious.= False, treacherous, faithless, disloyal, dishonest, untrustworthy.

ANT. _True, loyal, stanch, upright, faithful, honest, trustworthy._

=Perform.= Complete, accomplish, execute, do, discharge, fulfil; represent, act, play, enact, consummate, achieve.

ANT. _Spoil, injure, harm, ruin, mar; fail of, misconduct._

=Performance.= Completion, consummation, execution, accomplishment, achievement, work, production, act, action, deed, exploit, feat.