Ailing. Sick, ill, indisposed, unwell, feeble, infirm, weakly, delicate, unhealthy, pining.
Ant. Well, healthy, energetic, strong, vigorous.
Ailment. Disease, malady, indisposition, distemper, complaint.
Ant. Health, sanity, convalescence, vigor, recovery.
Aim. Direction, course, tendency, bent, proclivity, bearing; intention, purpose, design, scheme; reason; view, scope, drift, mark, goal, point; endeavor, attempt, aspiration, determination.
Ant. Deviation, divergence, deflection, digression, aberration; tangent; venture, leap, fluke, chance, hazard, speculation; neglect, avoidance, carelessness, oversight.
Air. Atmosphere, gas; breeze, vapor, zephyr, wind; weather; appearance, aspect, manner, sort, style, way, behavior, carriage, bearing, expression, look, demeanor, mien, fashion; tune.
Airy. Aërial, thin, rare, ethereal; light, subtle, sublimated; sprightly, buoyant, vivacious, volatile, jolly, jovial, light-hearted; graceful, lithe, pliant, flexible, showy, jaunty, flaunting, garish; windy, empty.
Ant. Thick, ponderous, heavy, inert, clumsy, dull, sluggish, wooden, slow, cheerless, sullen, doleful, leaden, lugubrious.
Akin. Related, allied, homogeneous, cognate, similar, congenial, sympathetic.
Ant. Foreign, alien, hostile, heterogeneous, dissimilar.
Alacrity. Readiness, briskness, activity, quickness, willingness, promptness, compliance, cheerfulness, eagerness, gaiety, agility.
Ant. Slowness, reluctance, repugnance, aversion, refusal, shrinking, recoil, disinclination.
Alarm. Summons, tocsin, distress signal, war-cry; fear, terror, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, affright.
Ant. Lullaby; confidence, quiet, composure, assurance, courage.
Alert. Lively, prompt, ready, prepared, vigilant, wide-awake, bustling, active, brisk, nimble, watchful, sprightly, agile.
Ant. Slow, lazy, absent, oblivious, sluggish, dilatory, drowsy.
Alien, n. Foreigner, stranger.
Ant. Citizen, countryman, native, naturalized person.
Alien, a. Strange, foreign, hostile, remote, distant, contrasted, contrary, unlike, unconnected.
Ant. Pertinent, essential; domesticated, naturalized; germane, akin, appropriate.
Alienation. Estrangement, transfer, conveyance, disaffection, variance, rupture, breach; (relating to the mind) insanity, aberration, delusion, lunacy, delirium, mania, imbecility.
Ant. Confederacy, coalition, alliance, league, union; sanity, soundness, sobriety, rationality.
Alight. Perch, settle, drop, lodge; dismount, descend.
Ant. Soar, spring, ascend, start, mount.
Alike. Similar, kindred, same, resembling, equivalent, homogeneous, identical, analogous, uniform, akin, allied.
Ant. Different, unequal, dissimilar, unlike, heterogeneous, distinct, various.
Aliment. Food, nourishment, subsistence, fare, diet, regimen, nutriment, viands, meat, sustenance.
Ant. Poison, bane; starvation, exhaustion; venom, scourge.
Alive. Living, quick, subsisting, animate, alert, active, breathing; sensitive, susceptible; operative; cheerful, joyous; brisk.
Ant. Dead, defunct, lifeless, deceased; inanimate, dull; departed, cold; dispirited.
All, n. Whole, totality.
Ant. Part, piece, share, portion.
All, a. Whole, entire, complete, total; each, every.
Ant. Some, part.
Allay. Repress, restrain, check, subdue, silence, still, hush, soothe, compose, calm, appease, lull, alleviate, mitigate, solace, abate, relieve, palliate.
Ant. Aggravate, arouse, excite, stir, kindle, fan, provoke.
Allege. Declare, affirm, claim, maintain, state, asseverate; advance, aver, introduce; profess, cite.
Ant. Contradict, gainsay, refute, deny, disprove, quash.
Allegiance. Fealty, loyalty, devotion, homage, faithfulness, obedience.
Ant. Treason, rebellion, sedition, disloyalty, disaffection.
Allegory. Parable, fable, myth, story, tale, apologue, metaphor, illustration, simile.
Ant. History, fact, narrative, chronicle, record.
Alleviate. Abate, mitigate, reduce, relieve, lessen, assuage, remove, soften, moderate, lighten.
Ant. Augment, increase, heighten, intensify, magnify, aggravate, enhance, embitter.
Alliance. Connection, relationship, affinity; confederacy, league, union, treaty, co-partnership, coalition; affiliation, similarity.
Ant. Separation, estrangement, divorce; antagonism, disruption, enmity, hostility, schism, secession.
Allot. Divide, apportion, distribute, deal out, dispense; assign, grant, give, appoint, destine.
Ant. Refuse, retain, misdeal, deny, confiscate, appropriate, seize, withhold.
Allow. Grant, own, confess, admit; permit, let, authorize; suffer, tolerate, endure; yield, give, grant; approve, sanction, abate, remit.
Ant. Protest, refuse, deny, disapprove, forbid, disallow, reject, withstand, resist.
Allowance. Leave, permission, sanction, approval; admission, acknowledgment, assent; commission; qualification, exception; ration.
Ant. Refusal, disapproval, denial; ratification, confirmation.
Alloy, n. Admixture, adulteration, deterioration, debasement, disparagement, drawback.
Ant. Genuineness, enhancement, purity, integrity.
Allude. Intimate, insinuate, point, refer, suggest, signify, hint, imply, indicate, mention.
Ant. Demonstrate, specify, declare.
Allure. Decoy, entice, coax, attract, tempt, inveigle, seduce.
Ant. Dissuade, repel, warn, chill, damp, drive away, deter, alarm, terrify.
Allusion. Hint, suggestion, intimation, reference, implication, innuendo.
Ant. Mention, demonstration, specification.
Ally, n. Assistant, helper, aider, friend, associate, colleague, partner, accessory, accomplice.
Ant. Opponent, adversary, foe, enemy, antagonist.
Aloft. Above, skyward, heavenward, overhead, in the air.
Ant. Beneath, earthward, below.
Alone. Solitary, sole, single, isolated.
Ant. Accompanied, associated.
Along. Lengthwise, onward, forward; together, beside, simultaneously.
Ant. Across, sidewise or sideways, lateral; apart, tandem.
Aloof. Apart, distant, away, off.
Ant. Close, near, together, unitedly.
Aloud. Distinctly, audibly, vociferously, clamorously, sonorously.
Ant. Softly, silently, inaudibly.
Also. As well, likewise, too, similarly, withal, besides, in addition, in like manner.
Ant. Nevertheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, but, yet, in spite of, on the other hand.
Alter. Change, turn, vary, modify, shift, substitute, remodel, transform, convert.
Ant. Conserve, perpetuate, preserve, arrest, solidify, retain.
Alteration. Change, variation, modification, shifting, mutation.
Ant. Changelessness, identity, fixity, permanence.
Altercation. Dispute, contention, controversy, difference, quarrel, wrangle, dissension.
Ant. Concord, agreement, compromise, reconciliation, unanimity, harmony, consonance.
Alternate. Reciprocal, every other one, one after another, in turn, interchangeable, mutual.
Ant. Continuous, successive, consequent, proximate, sequent.
Alternative. Choice, option, preference, election, pick, resource.
Ant. Compulsion, quandary, necessity; fixity, changelessness.
Although. Albeit, even if, supposing, grant that.
Ant. Yet, notwithstanding.
Altitude. Height, elevation, loftiness, ascent, eminence.
Ant. Depth, declivity, descent, abasement.
Altogether. Collectively, conjointly, wholly, quite, completely, totally, utterly, entirely, thoroughly, fully, in the mass.
Ant. Partially, piecemeal, by instalments, partly, incompletely, by halves, wanting; individually, separately.
Altruism. Philanthropy, unselfishness, public spirit, devotion to others, self-sacrifice, self-forgetfulness, generosity.
Ant. Selfishness, self-indulgence, worldliness, meanness; egoism.
Always. Ever, forever, eternally, for aye, evermore, everlastingly, perpetually; uniformly, invariably, generally, habitually.
Ant. Now, momently, instantly, suddenly; sometimes, occasionally.
Amalgamate. Mix, commingle, unite, combine, blend, compound, incorporate, join, fuse, consolidate.
Ant. Disintegrate, decompose, disperse, separate, dissipate, analyze.
Amaranthine. Of the amaranth; fadeless, imperishable, undying, immortal, perennial; purplish, amethystine.
Ant. Ephemeral, perishable, mortal, fading.
Amass. Accumulate, heap up, collect, gather, hoard, store up.
Ant. Disperse, divide, scatter, spend, squander, waste, dissipate; portion, distribute, parcel.
Amateur. Lover, votary, devotee; beginner, neophyte, novice, tyro, dilettante.
Amazement. Astonishment, bewilderment, wonder, marvel, stupefaction, confusion, perplexity, awe.
Ant. Anticipation, calmness, coolness, familiarity, preparation, stoicism, self-possession, steadiness, composure.
Amazing. Astonishing, astounding, wonderful, surprising, marvelous, prodigious, strange, miraculous, stupendous, extraordinary.
Ant. Common, familiar, trivial, commonplace, frequent, hackneyed, usual, customary.
Ambagious. Winding, devious, sinuous; tortuous, indirect, evasive, circuitous; diffuse, dull, tedious; dubious, enigmatical, vague.
Ant. Direct, straight, frank, open, simple, straightforward, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable.
Ambassador. Minister, envoy, legate, deputy, plenipotentiary.
Ambient. Surrounding, encompassing, enfolding, circling, investing.
Ant. Penetrating, infiltrating, permeating, intervening.
Ambiguous. Doubtful, dubious, uncertain, indefinite, vague, obscure, indistinct, equivocal, enigmatical.
Ant. Obvious, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable.
Ambition. Emulation, rivalry, aspiration, competition, opposition.
Ant. Contentment, moderation, indifference, satisfaction.
Amelioration. Amendment, improvement, promotion, bettering, elevation.
Ant. Degeneration, deterioration, injury, detriment.
Amenable. Liable, responsible, answerable, accountable; open, impressible, pliant, docile.
Ant. Obstinate, irresponsible, independent, autocratic.
Amend. Improve, mend, repair, ameliorate, reform, correct, rectify.
Ant. Harm, corrupt, spoil, debase, aggravate.
Amends. Compensation, atonement, expiation, recompense, indemnity.
Ant. Insult, injury, fault, offense.
Amenity. Softness, mildness, suavity, gentleness, refinement, amiability.
Ant. Austerity, ungraciousness, discourtesy, moroseness.
Amiable. Agreeable, gentle, good-natured, pleasing, winsome, attractive, charming, lovable.
Ant. Crusty, hateful, sullen, surly, crabbed, cruel, unlovely, gruff, disagreeable, ill-tempered.
Amicable. Cordial, kind, friendly, harmonious, peaceable, propitious, favorable, sociable, amiable.
Ant. Unkind, cold, distant, hostile, adverse, unfriendly.
Amid. Among, between, in the midst of, betwixt, surrounded by.
Ant. Outside, without, beyond, afar from, away from.
Amiss. Wrong, improper, faulty, incorrect, inaccurate, inopportune.
Ant. Correct, right, faultless, perfect, effective, true.
Amount, n. Sum, total, aggregate, whole; effect, substance, purport.
Ant. Portion, instalment, part; failure, deficiency.
Ample. Liberal, large, spacious, plentiful, copious, lavish, exuberant, bountiful, generous.
Ant. Niggardly, stingy, scant, mean, narrow, insufficient.
Amplify. Augment, enlarge, expand, expatiate, increase, develop, widen, dilate, extend.
Ant. Abbreviate, condense, reduce, abridge, amputate, epitomize, summarize.
Amusement. Diversion, sport, play, fun, entertainment, merriment, pastime, game, frolic, relaxation.
Ant. Weariness, disgust, satiety, tedium, monotony, strenuosity.
Analogy. Likeness, relation, resemblance, similitude, comparison.
Ant. Unlikeness, incongruity, disproportion, disagreement.
Analysis. Separation, dissection, investigation, partition.
Ant. Synthesis, composition, aggregation, combination, coherence.
Anarchy. Misrule, disorder, lawlessness, violence, confusion.
Ant. Law, order, government, control, organization, subjection.
Anatomy. Analysis, dissection; skeleton; dismemberment.
Ant. Synthesis, organization, union, construction; body.
Ancient. Old, antique, antiquated, obsolete, primeval, aged.
Ant. Modern, young, fresh, new, juvenile, upstart.
Ancillary. Auxiliary, helping, instrumental; subsidiary, subordinate, subservient.
Ant. Alien, adverse, redundant, obstructive, impertinent, irrelative, counteractive.
Angelic. Seraphic, celestial, pure, ethereal, adorable, rapturous, heavenly, divine, spiritual.
Ant. Demoniac, demoniacal, diabolical, hellish, fiendish, foul.
Anger. Fury, ire, offense, passion, choler, indignation, rage, temper, vexation, displeasure, animosity, wrath, resentment.
Ant. Patience, self-control, self-restraint, forbearance, leniency, mildness, forgiveness, giveness, charity, love.
Angry. Provoked, indignant, exasperated, irritated, wrathful, furious, resentful, mad, passionate, sulky, piqued, galled.
Ant. Calm, unresentful, peaceful, self-controlled, good-tempered, forgiving, lenient.
Anguish. Agony, torture, torment, pang, acute distress, extreme suffering.
Ant. Ease, pleasure, relief, solace, assuagement, ecstasy.
Animal. Brute, beast, living organism, sentient being; fauna.
Ant. Man; vegetable; angel; inanimate object, substance; soul, spirit.
Animate. Enliven, vivify, quicken, invigorate, revive, stimulate, waken, rouse, excite, provoke, encourage, inspire, elate.
Ant. Deaden, discourage, deter, depress, dishearten, stifle.
Animation. Life, vitality, spirit, vivacity, energy, exhilaration, sprightliness, courage, force, buoyancy, vigor, liveliness.
Ant. Dulness, deadness, spiritlessness, inertness, stolidity.
Animosity. Hatred, enmity, malignity, antipathy, aversion, acrimony, strife, bitterness, hostility, dissension, malice, anger.
Ant. Congeniality, unanimity, friendship, companionship, harmony, concord, regard, alliance, kindness, sympathy.
Annals. Chronicles, records, registers, rolls, archives.
Ant. Romance, tradition, hearsay, legend, lays.
Annex. Add, affix, attach, adjoin, append, subjoin, tag, join, unite, connect.
Ant. Detach, disconnect, withdraw, separate, remove, disengage.
Annihilation. Extermination, obliteration, eradication, destruction; non-existence; oblivion, non-being, eternal blank; Nirvana.
Ant. Perpetuation, immortality; genesis, evolution, development.
Annotation. Note, comment, remark, observation, gloss, scholium, explanation, illustration, elucidation.
Ant. Narrative, text, assertion, proposition, statement.
Announce. Proclaim, publish, report, herald, make known, state, reveal, tell, declare, communicate, promulgate, circulate, enunciate.
Ant. Suppress, secrete, hide, cover up, conceal, bury, withhold.
Announcement. Notice, proclamation, declaration, advertisement, notification, manifesto, promulgation.
Ant. Suppression, concealment, secrecy, equivocation, ambiguity, insinuation.
Annoyance. Trouble, discomfort, vexation, torment, infliction, nuisance, irritation.
Ant. Gratification, delight, ease, pleasure, relief.
Annual, n. Yearly publication, year-book, annals; plant living but a year.
Ant. Perennial, biennial, triennial; exotic.
Annul. Cancel, abrogate, recall, repeal, revoke, countermand, reverse, rescind, abolish, nullify, supersede, invalidate.
Ant. Conserve, confirm, maintain, enact, establish.
Anomalous. Abnormal, unnatural, irregular, peculiar, exceptional, aberrant, unusual, singular, eccentric, erratic.
Ant. Normal, regular, usual, ordinary, common, wonted.
Anon. Soon, shortly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, directly, ere long; afterward, presently, again.
Ant. Herewith, now; already, previously.
Anonymous. Nameless, unacknowledged, of unknown authorship.
Ant. Identified, authorized, authenticated, attested, signed.
Answer, v. Reply, rejoin, respond; be accountable, responsible, or liable, go surety; correspond, be similar; do, serve, suit, pass; refute, defend; satisfy, fulfil.
Ant. Challenge, defy, question, interrogate, query, summon.
Answerable. Refutable, responsible, amenable, liable, accountable; corresponding, correlative, suitable, proportionate.
Ant. Independent, irresponsible, irrefutable; unsuitable, dissimilar, different.
Antagonism. Opposition, contradiction, hostility, animosity, enmity.
Ant. Amity, alliance, association.
Antecedent, a. Preceding, previous, prior, foregoing, anterior, precursory.
Ant. Subsequent, posterior, sequent, following.
Antedate. Date before the true time; anticipate, forestall, foretaste.
Ant. Postdate, follow, succeed, supervene.
Anticipate. Forestall, expect, foretaste, antedate, forecast, apprehend, hope for, look forward to.
Ant. Postdate, follow; reflect upon, recall, recollect, remember; despair of, doubt, dread, fear.
Anticipation. Expectation, prospect, hope, trust, contemplation, abeyance, foreboding, apprehension, presentiment; prescience, prevision, forethought.
Ant. Realization, consummation, despair, enjoyment, surprise, doubt, dread, wonder, fear.
Antipathy. Repugnance, repulsion, aversion, detestation, abhorrence, hatred, hostility, loathing.
Ant. Attraction, affinity, congeniality, sympathy, harmony.
Antiquated. Quaint, obsolete, bygone, ancient, archaic, old-fashioned.
Ant. Modern, modish, new, recent, stylish, fashionable, fresh.
Antiquity. Ancient times, eld, early days; ancients, people of early days; great age; (pl.) relics of ancient days, archeology.
Ant. Modernity; futurity, eventuality, posterity; the present, to-day.
Anxiety. Perplexity, apprehension, care, concern, solicitude, worry, dread, trouble, foreboding, misgiving, eagerness, diffidence.
Ant. Ease, confidence, contentment, apathy, acquiescence, calmness, nonchalance, assurance.
Apathy. Stoicism, calmness, composure, lethargy, unconcern, indifference, insensibility, immobility, quietude, phlegm, stillness.
Ant. Fury, frenzy, susceptibility, sensitiveness, anxiety, excitement, agitation, feeling, passion, vehemence, emotion.
Ape, v. Mimic, imitate, counterfeit, copy, affect, personate, represent.
Ant. Vary, modify, change.
Aperture. Opening, hole, gap, rift, chasm, loophole, orifice, cleft.
Ant. Closure, blank wall; seclusion, imperviousness.
Apex. Acme, vertex, pinnacle, summit.
Ant. Base, nadir, foot, root.
Aphorism. Adage, maxim, proverb, saying, dictum, apothegm, saw.
Ant. Lecture, disquisition, discourse, sermon.
Apiece. Each, individually, severally, distributively, separately.
Ant. Together, collectively, synthetically, in the aggregate.
Apocalyptic. In or from “The Revelation of St. John the Divine”; prophetic, mystical, mysterious; manifesting, revealing, unveiling.
Ant. Concealing, obscuring, shrouding, eclipsing.
Apocryphal. Unauthentic, uncanonical, legendary, fictitious, false, equivocal, doubtful, spurious.
Ant. Palpable, authorized, accepted, authentic, genuine, current, verified, attested.
Apology. Plea, excuse, defense, confession, acknowledgment, justification, vindication, explanation, extenuation.
Ant. Charge, censure, imputation, condemnation, insult, complaint, offense, wrong.
Apostate. Renegade, turncoat, backslider, deserter, pervert, traitor.
Ant. Adherent, supporter, zealot, dogmatist, fanatic.
Apothegm. Saying, dictum, proverb, aphorism, precept, byword.
Ant. Sermon, discourse, tirade, harangue.
Appall. Terrify, frighten, dismay, shock, daunt, alarm, affright.
Ant. Reassure, embolden.
Apparel. Clothes, dress, raiment, attire, costume, habit, guise, garments, robes, vesture, wardrobe, equipment, trappings.
Ant. Nudity, deshabille, rags, tatters.
Apparent. Seeming, probable, likely, obvious, conspicuous, manifest, clear, patent, evident, plain, legible, specious.
Ant. Real, hidden, dubious, improbable, doubtful, unimaginable, unsupposable, minute.
Appeal. Address, invoke, entreat, implore, supplicate, sue, petition.
Ant. Protest, defy, abjure, disdain, deprecate, repudiate.
Appearance. Semblance, look, show, pretense, guise, fashion; arrival, advent, apparition; demeanor, air, complexion, manner.
Ant. Disappearance, evanition, departure, vanishing.
Appease. Calm, pacify, soothe, quell, mollify, mitigate, lull; propitiate, placate, satisfy, reconcile.
Ant. Aggravate, exasperate, provoke, inflame, incense, excite.
Appellation. Epithet, title, description, designation, name.
Ant. Anonymousness, namelessness.
Appendage, Appendix. Attachment, addition, adjunct, supplement.
Ant. Main body, original, whole, total.
Appertain. Belong, inhere, adhere, regard, concern, touch, relate.
Ant. Be remote, far-fetched, or forced, have no bearing upon.
Appetite. Longing, craving, desire, relish, gust, zest, liking.
Ant. Aversion, loathing, repugnance, antipathy, disgust.
Applause. Praise, approbation, commendation, compliment, plaudit, acclamation, éclat, clapping of hands.
Ant. Denunciation, censure, blame, sibilation, vituperation, hissing.
Appliances, n. pl. Means, instruments, appointments, appurtenances, tools, adjuncts, equipment; resources, steps, measures, ways; contrivances.
Applicable. Fit, appropriate, suitable, pertinent, apt, proper, relevant, germane; adjustable.
Ant. Irrelevant, useless, unavailable, impertinent.
Applicant. Petitioner, solicitor, suitor, candidate, aspirant.
Apply. Use, employ, exercise, appropriate; execute, carry out, practice; devote, engage, dedicate; request, petition.
Ant. Divert, misuse, discard, divorce.
Appoint. Determine, establish, fix; assign, allot, designate; nominate, name, create; equip, supply, furnish; direct, command, decree, enjoin, impose, require, ordain.
Ant. Reserve, cancel, disarrange, reverse, withhold, retain, undo, suspend, recall, withdraw.
Appointment. Assignation, assignment, agreement, arrangement; meeting, tryst; station, position, office, place; decree, command, order, edict, ordinance, mandate, requirement, law.
Apportion. Appoint, allot, appropriate, divide, distribute, share, grant, dispense, assign, deal.
Ant. Retain, collect, consolidate, receive, gather, divert.
Apposite. Apt, pertinent, suitable, seasonable, apropos, fit, applicable, adapted.
Ant. Untimely, irrelevant, unfitting, impertinent, misplaced.
Appraise. Estimate, prize, value, rate, fix a price for, survey, assess, assize.
Ant. Undervalue, discard, misprize; discount, rebate, allow.
Appreciate. Estimate justly, value highly, esteem, prize, raise the value of; recognize, respect.
Ant. Undervalue, misjudge, ignore, misconceive; depreciate, disdain.
Apprehend. Arrest, seize, take, catch, capture; imagine, conceive, regard; perceive, realize, understand, appreciate; fear, forebode.
Ant. Miss, lose, misunderstand, ignore, misconceive.
Apprehension. Arrest, capture; understanding, intelligence, mind, reason; notice, cognizance; conception, imagination; knowledge, discernment, perception, sense; opinion, fancy, sentiment, notion, fear, suspicion, anxiety.
Ant. Escape, non-detection; sensibility, emotion; apathy, lethargy; illiteracy, stupidity, stolidity; confidence, nonchalance.
Apprise. Give notice, inform, tell, publish, advise, acquaint.
Ant. Deceive, mislead, hoodwink, mystify.
Approach, v. Advance, draw near, bring near, go near, push; broach, address confidentially; resemble closely, be like, similar, or equal.
Ant. Diverge, retreat, go back; retard, restrain; be unlike.
Approbation. Praise, commendation, approval, liking; support, consent, sanction, indorsement, concurrence, assent.
Ant. Censure, protest, denial, disapproval, dissatisfaction.
Approve. Praise, commend, sanction, support, encourage, authorize.
Ant. Disparage, condemn, disown, repudiate, dislike.
Approximation. Approach, nearness, similarity, likeness, contiguity, resemblance, propinquity, neighborhood.
Ant. Remoteness, variation, distance, difference, divergence.
Appurtenant. Belonging, connected, appended, attached, coordinate.
Ant. Isolated, detached, unallied, independent.
A priori. Theoretically; necessarily, apodictically, constitutionally, absolutely, primordially, inductively.
Ant. A posteriori; practically, according to experience; deductively from facts.
Apropos. Opportune, seasonable, apposite, timely, apt, suitable.
Ant. Inopportune, irrelevant, untimely, inapt, unsuitable.
Aptitude. Disposition, knack, endowment, tendency, inclination, fitness, suitability, bias, propensity.
Ant. Unreadiness, unskilfulness, repugnance, incongruity.
Arbiter. Umpire, judge, referee; controller, master, lord.
Ant. Appellant, claimant, litigant, disputant.
Arbitrary. Despotic, autocratic, tyrannical, overbearing, peremptory; capricious, wilful, fanciful; imperious, dictatorial.
Ant. Considerate, lenient, obliging, equitable.
Arbitration. Mediation, intercession, interposition, intervention; arbitrament, umpirage, trial, judgment, decision.
Ant. Litigation, contention, disputation, appeal, dissension.
Ardent. Passionate, fervent, intense, vehement, fierce, fiery; hot, burning; zealous, enthusiastic, strenuous.
Ant. Cool, cold, indifferent, torpid, apathetic, dispassionate, phlegmatic.
Argument. Reasoning, proof, evidence, controversy, discussion, debate; subject, topic, theme, thesis; summary, abstract, outline.
Ant. Assertion, assumption; dogma.
Aridity. Dryness, parchedness, sterility, unfertility, barrenness; dulness, indifference, torpidity, insensibility.
Ant. Moisture, fertility, verdancy, luxuriance, productivity.
Arise. Ascend, mount, get up, stand up; rebel, revolt; result, eventuate.
Ant. Descend, dismount; submit, cower; cause, instigate.
Aristocracy. Government of nobles; nobility, peerage, gentry.
Ant. Democracy; people, populace, masses, rabble.
Arm, v. Equip, array, furnish, gird, accouter, provide; fortify, cover, protect, guard; prepare.
Ant. Divest, disarm; expose.
Army. Soldiery, legion, armament, forces, host, phalanx, troops.
Ant. Individual; citizens.
Aromatic. Fragrant, spicy, balmy, redolent, odoriferous, ambrosial.
Ant. Scentless, malodorous, fetid, offensive, noisome, rank.
Arouse. Excite, provoke, instigate, stimulate, animate, kindle, warm, whet, summon, awaken.
Ant. Allay, mitigate, moderate, still, quiet, assuage, quell.
Arraign. Accuse, charge, indict, impeach, denounce; prosecute.
Ant. Acquit, discharge, condone, release.
Arrange. Settle, determine, adjust; dispose, group, marshall, rank, range, distribute, place; plan, contrive, project, devise, construct, organize.
Ant. Confuse, disturb, jumble, disperse, disorder, derange.
Array, n. Order, parade, show, exhibition, collection, arrangement, line of battle, disposition.
Ant. Disorder, confusion, jumble.
Arrest. Apprehend, capture, seize, detain, hold, take prisoner; stop.
Ant. Liberate, free, dismiss, release, discharge; expedite.
Arrival. Advent, coming; comer, person or thing arrived.
Ant. Departure, going.
Arrive. Reach, get to, come; attain, touch, overtake; happen.
Ant. Depart, set out or forth, be gone.
Arrogant. Haughty, insolent, proud, lordly, disdainful, supercilious, self-important, egoistic, overbearing, dogmatic, imperious.
Ant. Humble, diffident, polite, bashful, servile, considerate.
Art. Craft, business, calling, employment, trade; practical knowledge; creation of beauty; skill, dexterity, sagacity, aptitude, cleverness, ingenuity; cunning, artifice, deceit, guile.
Ant. Misrepresentation, caricature; candor, simplicity; incompetency, inability.
Article. Thing, substance, commodity; part, portion, particular, point, item, member; essay, paper, monograph, brochure.
Ant. Nothing, nullity, cipher; totality, entirety, unity, integer.
Articulate. Join, unite, connect, fasten together; enunciate, utter distinctly, pronounce.
Ant. Disperse, separate, rend, dissect, disjoin, disconnect; whisper; render mute, silence, muzzle.
Artifice. Cunning, craft, machination, stratagem, guile, device, contrivance, cheat, imposture, trick, ruse, maneuver, wile.
Ant. Fairness, frankness, candor, openness, sincerity, truth, honesty, artlessness, ingenuousness, simplicity.
Artificial. Unnatural, factitious; feigned, counterfeit, fictitious, spurious, sham; affected, forced, strained.
Ant. Natural, genuine, spontaneous, transparent, artless, unaffected.
Artist. Designer, contriver, skilled workman, artisan; mechanic, operative; painter; sculptor, carver; master, master-hand.
Ascend. Rise, mount, soar, aspire, go up, tower.
Ant. Descend, fall, sink.
Ascendancy. Power, authority, sway, dominion, rule, mastery, control, government, influence.
Ant. Subordination, servility.
Ascertain. Determine, establish, settle, fix, define, verify; discover, find out, get at.
Ant. Guess, surmise, suppose, presume, conjecture.
Ascetic. Austere, rigid, severe, self-denying, abstinent, stern, puritanical.
Ant. Lenient, indulgent, epicurean, pampered, mild, tolerant.
Ascribe. Impute, attribute, assign, refer, charge, set down.
Ant. Dissociate, exclude; deny, refuse; disconnect.
Ask. Request, petition, solicit, entreat, beg, beseech, supplicate, require of, crave, demand.
Ant. Refuse, reject, deny; command, claim, exact, extort, enforce, insist.
Aspect. Air, mien, look, countenance, expression, feature, bearing; state, attitude, posture, condition, appearance; direction, outlook, prospect.
Asperity. Acrimony, sourness, sharpness; sternness, severity, bitterness, sullenness, ill-temper; roughness, unevenness.
Ant. Sweetness, pleasantness; gentleness, mildness; smoothness.
Asperse. Slander, calumniate, traduce, vilify, attack, abuse, blemish, besmirch, vituperate, disparage, censure, slur, malign.
Ant. Eulogize, vindicate, clear, defend, extol, praise, shield.
Aspiration. Pronouncing with the rough breathing; yearning, longing, ardent desire, craving, spiritual ambition.
Ant. Apathy, inertia, indifference, dulness, aversion, repudiation, avoidance.
Assault. Attack, invasion, charge, onset, onslaught, aggression.
Ant. Resistance, defense, repulsion, retaliation, undermining.
Assemble. Gather, collect, convene, congregate, meet, come together.
Ant. Disperse, scatter, dismiss.
Assembly. Concourse, company, gathering, congregation, assemblage, meeting, convocation, throng; congress, parliament, legislature, synod, diet, council, convention; ball, dance, dancing party.
Ant. Dispersion, dismissal, disunion, disruption.
Assent, n. Acquiescence, acknowledgment, approval, concurrence, approbation, accord, consent, agreement, compliance.
Ant. Disagreement, dissent, difference, protest, declension.
Assertion. Asseveration, protestation, allegation; position, statement, word, declaration; vindication, defense, maintenance.
Ant. Denial, contradiction, abandonment, protest, disavowal, retraction, repudiation, confutation, abjuration.
Assess. Tax, value, appraise, estimate, compute, fix, assign, determine, impose.
Ant. Discount, rebate, allow.
Assiduous. Diligent, industrious, untiring, indefatigable, devoted, constant, attentive, painstaking, laborious, persistent, active.
Ant. Indolent, remiss, inattentive, lazy, desultory, inconstant.
Assignment. Appointment, allotment; specification, fixing, determination, offer, presentation; transfer, allowance.
Ant. Withdrawal, refusal; acceptance, reception.
Assimilate. Make similar, cause to resemble; digest, appropriate, incorporate, absorb.
Ant. Contrast, reject, separate, segregate.
Assist. Help, aid, succor, relieve, support, befriend, serve; speed, sustain, promote, further, coöperate with, patronize.
Ant. Hinder, oppose, antagonize, prevent, resist, counteract.
Associate, n. Companion, comrade, chum, friend, helpmate, partner, colleague, coadjutor, accomplice, ally, consort, confederate, peer.
Ant. Antagonist, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger, opposer.
Association. Federation, fellowship, alliance, companionship, society, union, partnership, lodge, company, confederacy, corporation, fraternity, club.
Ant. Solitude; disintegration; independence, separation, disunion, estrangement, disruption, avoidance; individuality.
Assortment. Arrangement, allotment, distribution; set, class, group, parcel, collection; variety, miscellany.
Ant. Disarrangement, displacement, misplacement; conglomeration.
Assuage. Soothe, pacify, mitigate, ease, alleviate, abate, calm.
Ant. Excite, inflame, provoke, aggravate, exasperate.
Assume. Arrogate, feign, pretend, take, usurp, accept, affect, appropriate, claim.
Ant. Waive, allow, surrender; doff; concede, grant, abandon, resign; demonstrate, prove, argue.
Assumption. Presumption, hypothesis, theory, postulate, conjecture; acceptance of, responsibility for; usurpation, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, lordliness, impudence, effrontery.
Ant. Truth, fact; timidity, distrust, misgiving, consternation.
Assurance. Confidence, effrontery, presumption, assumption, arrogance, impudence, self-reliance, boldness, assertion; pledge.
Ant. Doubt, distrust, hesitancy, misgiving, timidity, confusion, dismay, shyness.
Astonish. Amaze, startle, surprise, astound, stupefy, stagger.
Ant. Encourage, embolden, assure.
Astute. Keen, discerning, acute, sagacious, shrewd, sharp, cunning, subtle, discriminating, knowing, perspicacious, crafty.
Ant. Stupid, unintelligent, imbecile, dull, idiotic, shortsighted, shallow.
Atrocious. Infamous, outrageous, nefarious, villainous, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, horrible.
Ant. Humane, noble, honorable, admirable, chivalrous, generous.
Attachment. Adherence, friendship, regard, tenderness, love, esteem, affection, devotion, inclination, union.
Ant. Alienation, aversion, coolness, distance, estrangement, indifference, antipathy, animosity, dislike, enmity, divorce.
Attack, v. Assault, storm, assail, invade, charge, rush upon, spring upon; censure, criticize; combat, besiege, beset.
Ant. Withstand, defend, resist, support, shield, aid, uphold, shelter, vindicate, protest.
Attain. Achieve, accomplish, gain, master, secure, earn, obtain, win, acquire, accomplish.
Ant. Lose, fail of, forfeit, give up, abandon, let go, miss.
Attainment. Winning, getting, accomplishing, securing; erudition, acquirement, wisdom, accomplishment, mental resources, information, learning, enlightenment.
Ant. Inspiration, intuition, genius; ignorance.
Attempt. Try, undertake, seek, endeavor, essay, attack, strive.
Ant. Abandon, shun, drop, dismiss, neglect.
Attendance. Presence; persons present; train, retinue; ministration, service, waiting on.
Ant. Absence; non-attendance; neglect, abandonment.
Attention. Care, notice, observation, consideration, watchfulness, alertness; study, reflection, application; respect, courtesy, politeness, civility, regard; courtship, devotion, wooing.
Ant. Indifference, carelessness, heedlessness, abstraction, distraction, absence of mind; neglect, preoccupation, ignoring.
Attenuate. Rarefy, thin, reduce, diminish, make slender, slim, or spare, lessen.
Ant. Amplify, dilate, swell, develop, enlarge, broaden, expand, increase.
Attest. Bear witness, certify, indorse, corroborate, support, authenticate; invoke, adjure; prove, show, manifest, exhibit.
Ant. Controvert, contradict, disprove, deny, upset, refute; conceal; vitiate.
Attire. Dress, apparel, robes, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, uniform, costume, livery.
Ant. Nudity, nakedness.
Attitude. Position, pose, posture, situation, standing, aspect.
Ant. State, condition, essence; amorphism.
Attraction. Drawing, allurement, lure, fascination, charm, enticement, witchery, grace.
Ant. Repulsion, aversion, disinclination, repugnance.
Attribute, n. Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity, mark.
Ant. Essence, substance, nature, being.
Attribute, v. Ascribe, assign, impute, refer, charge, connect, associate.
Ant. Separate, sever, sunder, disconnect, deny, dissociate.
Audacious. Bold, daring, fearless, courageous, venturesome, intrepid, dauntless; presumptuous, forward, assuming, impudent, impertinent, insolent.
Ant. Timid, cowardly, cautious; unenterprising; retiring.
Augur, v. Foretell, portend, predict, presage, prophesy, divine, prognosticate, betoken.
Ant. Demonstrate, establish, settle, prove, warrant, calculate.
August. Awful, imposing, majestic, stately, grand, regal, kingly, princely, noble, dignified.
Ant. Mean, common, vulgar, beggarly, commonplace, paltry.
Auspicious. Successful, fortunate, lucky, happy, prosperous; propitious, promising, opportune, favorable.
Ant. Hopeless, abortive, unpromising, unsatisfactory, discouraging.
Austere. Severe, hard, stiff, stern, uncompromising, unrelenting, ascetic, rigid, formal.
Ant. Affable, kindly, indulgent, genial, bland, mild, tender.
Authentic. Genuine, trustworthy, veritable, accepted, authorized, certain, accredited, sure, true, reliable, original, legitimate.
Ant. False, fictitious, spurious, unauthorized, apocryphal, fabulous, counterfeit.
Author. Creator, maker, contriver, originator, inventor; writer, composer.
Ant. Destroyer, demolisher, spoiler, annihilator.
Authority. Power, government, empire, dominion; supremacy, control, influence, interest; order, precept, sanction, liberty, warranty; expert, master, connoisseur.
Ant. Anarchy, license, insubordination, misrule, lynch law; embargo, restriction, hindrance, proscription, prohibition, injunction, interdiction; weakness, wrong, usurpation.
Autocratic. Absolute, unlimited, tyrannical, oppressive, disdainful, overbearing, arrogant.
Ant. Subordinate, dependent, responsible, constitutional.
Automatic. Self-moving, self-acting.
Ant. Voluntary, free, optional.
Auxiliary, n. Assistant, helper, confederate, aid, ally, accessory, promoter, subordinate.
Ant. Opponent, antagonist, hinderer, opposer.
Available. Serviceable, useful, profitable, beneficial, advantageous.
Ant. Useless, inappropriate, irrelevant, inoperative.
Avaricious. Grasping, sordid, greedy, covetous, miserly, stingy.
Ant. Liberal, bountiful, extravagant, wasteful, prodigal, unselfish.
Avenge. Punish, retaliate, revenge, vindicate.
Ant. Forgive, pardon, overlook, condone, waive, forego, remit.
Avenue. Access, entrance, entry, approach, passage; alley, walk, street, road; route, channel.
Aver. Assert, declare, say, protest, affirm, asseverate, allege.
Ant. Deny, contradict, disavow.
Average. Medium, medial, middling, ordinary, tolerable, moderate, mediocre, passable.
Ant. Extreme, excessive, perfect, extraordinary, excellent.
Aversion. Dislike, hatred, repugnance, disgust, loathing, antipathy, abhorrence, detestation, unwillingness.
Ant. Sympathy, congeniality, ardor, eagerness, avidity, love, desire, affection.
Avidity. Eagerness, longing, desire, yearning; rapacity, craving, greediness.
Ant. Apathy, indifference, coldness, aversion, loathing.
Avoid. Quit, shun, abandon, escape, elude, withdraw, forsake, dodge.
Ant. Seek, court, approach, accost, address, affect.
Avouch. Assert, affirm, declare, protest, profess, asseverate.
Ant. Deny, contradict, gainsay.
Avow. Confess, own, acknowledge, admit, profess, proclaim, testify.
Ant. Disavow, repudiate, deny, contradict, disclaim, ignore.
Awaken. Rouse, kindle, excite, provoke.
Ant. Allay, quiet, subdue.
Award. Grant, allot, accord, distribute, assign, decree, determine.
Ant. Refuse, withhold, retain, misappropriate, deny.
Aware. Conscious, sensible, cognizant, knowing, apprised, mindful.
Ant. Unconscious, ignorant, insensible.
Awe. Fear, dread, reverence, veneration, terror, wonder.
Ant. Contempt, familiarity, irreverence, disrespect, insolence.
Awful. Dread, grand, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, appalling, august, alarming, horrible, frightful, shocking, terrible.
Ant. Commonplace, contemptible, despicable, vulgar, undignified.
Awkward. Clumsy, bungling, ungainly, uncouth, rough, unskilful.
Ant. Clever, skilful, handy, dexterous, adroit.
Awry. Oblique, slanting, twisted, crooked, distorted, athwart.
Ant. Straight, direct, true, right.
Axiom. Truism, postulate, self-evident proposition, necessary truth.
Ant. Paradox, sophism, contradiction, nonsense, absurdity.
Azure. Blue, sky-color, cerulean.