Thesaurus

abysmal: ( adj) abyssal, appalling,

indifference, superior, underdog;

ANTONYMS: ( adj) compliant,

unfathomable, terrible, dreadful,

( adj) unwanted, despised, disliked,

flexible, amenable.

immeasurable, profound, awful,

hated, unusual.

scrupulousness: ( adj) scrupulosity; ( n) horrible, unending, frightful.

galatea: ( n) Galathea, Egeria, coutil.

meticulousness, conscientiousness,

ANTONYMS: ( adj) exceptional,

godlike: ( adj) celestial, heavenly,

punctiliousness, meticulosity,

fathomable, finite, limited,

seraphic, holy, angelic, godly, divine accuracy, care, honesty, fidelity, measurable, wonderful, great,

worship, deified, elysian, foreboding, wariness, thoroughness. ANTONYM: superb.

divine songs.

( n) negligence.

favorite: ( adj, n) darling, favourite,

mulish: ( adj) cussed, obstinate,

swank: ( n, v) flash; ( v) show off,

dear, number one; ( adj) favored,

headstrong, hardheaded, dogged,

flaunt, boast, brag, swagger; ( n)

beloved, popular; ( n) pet, choice,

tenacious, willful, pigheaded,

smartness; ( adj) swanky, posh,

pick, preference. ANTONYMS: ( n)

wayward, intractable, obdurate.

fashionable, stylish.

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aback: (adv) aft, astern, backward,

unexpectedly, steeply.

(adj, v) scholastic, speculative,

abaft, backwards, short, sternmost,

ANTONYMS: (adv) gradually,

hypothetical; (adj, n) intellectual; (n)

unawares, suddenly; (adj) back

civilly, attentively, kindly, politely,

academician. ANTONYMS: (adj)

abandoned: (adj) immoral, profligate,

verbosely, eventually, pleasantly,

practical, meaningful, untutored,

deserted, stranded, empty,

slowly, indirectly

untaught, unschooled,

shameless, wicked, lonely,

absence: (n) absenteeism, deficiency,

understandable, realistic, ordinary,

depraved, corrupt, licentious.

lack, default, dearth, want,

ignorant, functional, concrete

ANTONYMS: (adj) inhabited,

nonattendance, scarcity, paucity,

academy: (n) school, academe,

orderly, overcrowded, used, pure,

shortage, privation. ANTONYMS:

college, university, institution,

virtuous, upright, seemly, reserved,

(n) attendance, existence,

Acadmie des Beaux Arts, academia,

principled, moral

fulfillment, inclusion, occurrence,

lycee, secondary school,

abated: (adj) slack

abundance, glut, confirmation,

establishment, campus

ability: (n) hand, power, faculty,

supply, excess

accent: (v) emphasize, emphasise,

dexterity, aptitude, capacity,

absolutely: (adv) entirely,

punctuate, accentuate; (n) dialect,

expertise, flair, genius; (adj, n)

completely, fully, purely, utterly,

emphasis, idiom, importance,

cleverness; (adj, n, v) talent.

perfectly, totally, categorically,

speech, articulation, pronunciation.

ANTONYMS: (n) inability, injury,

definitely, thoroughly; (adv, int)

ANTONYMS: (v) attenuate,

incompetence, ineptitude, paralysis,

certainly. ANTONYMS: (adv)

downplay, hide, ignore, lessen,

limitation, weakness, stupidity,

partly, doubtfully, questionably,

minimize, slight

ineptness, ignorance, impotence

somewhat, moderately, indefinitely,

accept: (v) acknowledge, take, admit,

able: (adj) dexterous, competent,

incompletely, fairly, conditionally,

recognize, yield, abide, accede,

clever, ingenious, accomplished,

probably, possibly

acquiesce, adopt, believe, assume.

gifted, effective, fit, expert; (adj, n)

absorbing: (adj) fascinating,

ANTONYMS: (v) refuse, reject,

talented, efficient. ANTONYMS:

engrossing, charming, enthralling,

deny, snub, renounce, oppose, resist,

(adj) incapable, incompetent, weak,

gripping, captivating, riveting,

disbelieve, dispute, repudiate,

untrained, inept, delicate, feeble,

absorbent, attractive, readable; (adj,

quibble

infirm, clumsy, ineffective,

v) exciting. ANTONYMS: (adj) dull,

accepted: (adj) standard, acceptable,

ineffectual

irksome, tedious, repellent,

orthodox, acknowledged, assumed,

abominably: (adv) atrociously,

uninteresting

established, understood, received,

awfully, terribly, repulsively, badly,

absurd: (adj) ridiculous, foolish,

approved, current, proper.

frightfully, awful, sadly, hideously,

unreasonable, irrational,

ANTONYMS: (adj) concealed,

sickeningly, rottenly

meaningless, inept, senseless,

unusual, unorthodox,

above: (adv, prep) beyond, aloft, on,

nonsensical, illogical, ludicrous; (adj,

unconventional, refused,

in excess of; (adv) up, supra, on top;

n) silly. ANTONYMS: (adj) rational,

questionable, irregular, rejected,

(adj) preceding, former; (adj, prep)

reasonable, logical, wise, weighty,

unknown, innovative, incorrect

past; (prep) surpassing.

sound, consistent, serious, plausible,

accepting: (adj) tolerant, sympathetic,

ANTONYMS: (prep) beneath,

credible, acceptable

thoughtful, understanding, willing

under, deficient, underneath; (adj)

abysmal: (adj) abyssal, appalling,

to help, yielding, lenient, acceptant,

inferior, following

unfathomable, terrible, dreadful,

obliging, soft, permissive.

abroad: (adj, adv) overseas, away;

immeasurable, profound, awful,

ANTONYMS: (adj) resistant,

(adv) afield, forth, beyond seas,

horrible, unending, frightful.

uncooperative, unforgiving, severe,

yonder, farther, at large, further;

ANTONYMS: (adj) exceptional,

unsympathetic

(adj) foreign, out. ANTONYMS:

fathomable, finite, limited,

access: (n, v) approach; (n)

(adj) remaining, nearby

measurable, wonderful, great,

admission, entry, entree,

abruptly: (adv) precipitously, rudely,

superb

admittance, gate, entranceway,

brusquely, curtly, gruffly, shortly,

academic: (adj) scholarly, studious,

entryway, opening, outburst; (v)

sharply, bluntly, hastily,

pedantic, learned, didactic, bookish;

enter. ANTONYMS: (n) exit, outlet,

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egress, exclusion; (v) seal

accused: (n) panel, defendant,

shun, slight, cut, disregard; (n)

accessibility: (n) approachability,

prisoner, respondent, suspect,

tactlessness

availability, access, affability,

suspected person

admire: (v) revere, look up to, idolize,

receptiveness, approachableness,

accustomed: (adj, n) habitual; (adj)

appreciate, adore, wonder, praise,

handiness, receptivity, ease of use,

familiar, normal, wonted, usual,

worship, admiring, esteem, honor.

convenience, command.

natural, everyday, ordinary,

ANTONYMS: (v) despise, loathe,

ANTONYMS: (n) hostility,

habituated, common, traditional.

scorn, hate, condemn, abhor,

remoteness, inaccessibility

ANTONYMS: (adj) unusual, green,

disrespect, detest, disregard,

accessible: (adj) available, open,

unseasoned, unconventional,

disapprove, deprecate

convenient, handy, easy,

untrained, abnormal,

admired: (adj) respected, admirable,

comprehensible, amenable,

uncharacteristic, exceptional

estimable, favorite, pet, beloved,

obtainable, ready, sociable; (adj, v)

achieve: (v) reach, execute, perform,

honored, August, loved, accepted,

weak. ANTONYMS: (adj)

complete, do, effect, gain, get, fulfill,

popular. ANTONYM: (adj)

unavailable, limited, difficult,

obtain, bring about. ANTONYMS:

disreputable

unobtainable, unattainable,

(v) Miss, fail, quit, choke, neglect

admit: (n, v) allow; (adj, v)

restricted, unapproachable, obscure,

achieved: (adj) finished, fulfilled

acknowledge; (v) concede, accede,

hostile, distant

achieving: (adj) effectual; (n)

grant, affirm, confess, include,

accessories: (n) fittings, equipment,

perfection

permit, take, welcome.

accessory, paraphernalia,

acquaintances: (n) associates

ANTONYMS: (v) reject, exclude,

attachments, props, appurtenances,

acquired: (adj) acquisitive, acquisite,

bar, dispute, gainsay, withhold,

accompaniments, trimmings,

extrinsic, noninheritable, derivative

refuse, oust, hide, eject, dismiss

possession, garnishes

acquiring: (n) acquisition, getting,

adopt: (v) admit, affiliate, assume,

accompanying: (adj) concomitant,

receipt, contracting, acceptance,

borrow, espouse, take up, take, pass,

concurrent, related, acceding,

appropriation, obtainment,

acquire, choose, embrace.

incidental, accessory, subservient,

occupancy, occupation; (adj)

ANTONYMS: (v) disinherit, cancel,

auxiliary, collateral, minor,

acquisitive, appropriative

discard, shun, repudiate, refuse,

supplementary

acre: (n) agrimensor, Akka

ignore, oppose

accomplishment: (n) attainment,

across: (adv) crossways, crosswise,

adopted: (adj) adoptive, elected,

completion, exploit, performance,

sideways, traverse, diagonally; (adj)

consecrated, inspired, justified,

deed, skill, fulfillment, feat, action,

crossed; (prep) cross, athwart,

regenerated, sanctified, unearthly,

act, acquisition. ANTONYMS: (n)

above, thwart; (adv, prep)

converted, select, adoptious.

abandonment, washout, flop,

overthwart. ANTONYMS: (adv)

ANTONYM: (adj) native

debacle, defeat

along, lengthways; (adj) uncrossed

advantage: (n) privilege, behalf,

according: (adj) pursuant, consonant,

action: (n, v) achievement, deed; (n)

profit, good, preponderance,

equal, agreeable, harmonious,

battle, play, performance,

account, lead, virtue, expediency,

conformable, consistent,

movement, accomplishment,

perk; (n, v) boot. ANTONYMS: (n,

corresponding, respondent; (adv)

agency, activity, fight, effect.

v) disadvantage; (n) drawback,

correspondingly, accordingly

ANTONYMS: (n) inaction,

difficulty, detriment, hindrance,

accordingly: (adv) therefore, thus, so,

inactivity, inactiveness, ambush,

minus, restriction, obstacle, loss,

then, ergo, as a result,

stillness

inferiority, inconvenience

correspondingly, according,

acts: (n) Acts of the Apostles,

adventure: (n, v) venture, chance; (n)

appropriately, as a consequence,

revelations, Epistles, apocalypse,

accident, escapade, incident, event,

properly. ANTONYM: (adv)

act, advanced communications

undertaking, consequence, essay; (v)

unsuitable

technology satellite, evangelists,

risk, jeopardize. ANTONYMS: (n)

account: (n) narrative, score, tale,

gospels

stillness, passiveness, inactivity,

reckoning, narration, description,

actually: (adv) genuinely,

inaction, avoidance, inertia, bore

tally, tab, reason; (n, v) regard,

substantially, positively,

advertize: (v) plug, promote,

report

authentically, certainly, truely,

publicize, push, praise, denote,

accounts: (n) financial statement

physically, presently, absolutely,

announce, report, publish, boost,

accurate: (adj) exact, faithful, correct,

exactly, in reality. ANTONYMS:

communicate

truthful, nice, meticulous, literal,

(adv) seemingly, falsely,

advice: (n) warning, counsel, caution,

authentic, detailed, right; (adj, n)

hypothetically, nominally, mentally

report, exhortation, council, tidings,

true. ANTONYMS: (adj) wrong,

added: (adj) additional, further, extra,

counselling, notice, intelligence,

false, vague, imprecise, unrealistic,

more, supplementary, accessorial,