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Part 20

ANT. _Beginning, initiation, inception, commencement, rise, start, origin, source, cause, process, course._

=Terrible.= Terrific, fearful, horrible, shocking, awful; dreadful, formidable, frightful; tremendous; astounding, startling.

ANT. _Insignificant, amusing, pleasing; unastonishing._

=Terse.= Concise, pithy, succinct, short, brief, laconic, compact, sententious, condensed, compendious, neat.

ANT. _Long, lengthy, tedious, wordy, diffuse, prolix, verbose._

=Testimony.= Affirmation, certification, deposition, proof, evidence, witness, affidavit, attestation, oath.

ANT. _Demonstration._

=Theory.= Hypothesis, speculation; doctrine, conjecture, explanation; assumption, scheme, postulate, plan; science, philosophy; exposition, rationale; supposition.

ANT. _Fact, truth, verity, actuality._

=Therefore.= Consequently, then, hence, thence, whence, wherefore, accordingly.

ANT. _Because, as for, inasmuch as, since._

=Thick.= Dense, close, compact, solid, coarse, gross; muddy, turbid, misty; crowded, abundant; indistinct; dull; numerous; inarticulate.

ANT. _Thin, rare, sparse, infrequent; pure, limpid, crystalline, clear, distinct, incompact, shallow, articulate._

=Think.= Cogitate, contemplate; remember, reflect, muse, meditate, ponder, consider, deliberate, judge, conclude, believe; purpose, intend, design, mean; presume, venture; imagine, apprehend.

ANT. _Guess, hazard; dream, idle, stargaze, wander, rove._

=Thought.= Imagination, fancy, conceit, notion, consideration, supposition, contemplation, deliberation; reflection, cogitation, meditation, conception, solicitude, care, concern; reasoning; idea, opinion, concept, judgment, purpose, intention, provision.

ANT. _Thoughtlessness, giddiness, carelessness, inconsideration, dreaminess, dulness, stupidity, rashness, impulsiveness; vacuity, dream, hallucination, aberration._

=Threat.= Menace, denunciation, threatening, intimidation.

ANT. _Promise, encouragement, allurement, enticement; anticipation._

=Thrifty.= Economical, saving, careful; sparing, frugal, industrious, prosperous, thriving; provident, foresighted.

ANT. _Wasteful, prodigal, uneconomical, lavish, spendthrift, extravagant; slack, lazy; improvident, unprepared._

=Throng.= Concourse, crowd, host, jam, mass, multitude, press.

ANT. _Solitude; wilderness, desert, waste._

=Tidings.= Message, information, intelligence, news, rumor, report, advices, announcement.

ANT. _Suppression, censorship, misinformation, canard._

=Time.= Epoch, era, period, date, age, eon, season, term, while, succession, sequence, duration.

=Timid.= Fearful, timorous, cowardly, afraid, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, shrinking, retiring, shy; diffident, bashful.

ANT. _Bold, confident, venturesome, courageous, adventurous, heedless._

=Tip.= Incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tilt, cant, careen, dip, heel over.

=Tire.= Exhaust, fag, weary, fatigue, jade, harass, wear out.

ANT. _Refresh, recreate, rest, relax, relieve, repose, restore, invigorate._

=Title.= Epithet, name, appellation, designation, cognomen, denomination; address, inscription, heading, style.

ANT. _Nondescript, namelessness._

=Together.= With, in company, associated, conjoined, unitedly, simultaneously, contemporaneously, coincidently.

ANT. _Separately, variously, independently._

=Toil.= Labor, drudgery, work, exertion, employment, occupation, task, travail.

ANT. _Rest, relaxation, recreation, ease; amusement, pleasure, enjoyment, fun._

=Tolerable.= Endurable, bearable, supportable; passable, medium, ordinary, mediocre, indifferent.

ANT. _Intolerable, unendurable, insufferable, unbearable, insupportable._

=Tool.= Appliance, implement, apparatus, mechanism, utensil, machine, weapon.

=Topic.= Head, division, motion, point, proposition, question, issue, subject, theme, matter.

=Torment.= Pain, misery, agony, anguish, torture, distress.

ANT. _Enjoyment, pleasure, comfort, ease, gratification, delight._

=Total=, _a._ Whole, entire, full, absolute, complete, undivided.

ANT. _Partial, imperfect, incomplete, divided, fractional, sectional._

=Trace.= Mark, remains, sign, vestige, track, token, trail, footmark, footprint, footstep, impression, memorial, remnant.

=Trade.= Profession, occupation, office, calling, avocation, employment, commerce, dealing, traffic.

ANT. _Stagnation, inactivity, dulness, embargo; leisure, vacation, idleness, vacancy._

=Tragedy.= Mournful drama; catastrophe, calamity, adversity, disaster, affliction.

ANT. _Comedy, happiness, mirthful drama, prosperity, luck, good fortune._

=Traitor.= Betrayer, turncoat, renegade, rebel, deceiver, apostate; insurgent, deserter, mutineer.

ANT. _Patriot, adherent, defender, supporter._

=Tranquil.= Quiet, calm, undisturbed, peaceful, unagitated; unruffled, composed, poised, collected, cool.

ANT. _Agitated, excited, uneasy, anxious, troubled, restless._

=Transact.= Conduct, carry on, perform, act, accomplish, do, negotiate, treat.

ANT. _Leave alone, rest, stop, refrain, desist, cease._

=Transaction.= Business, action, deed, proceeding, doing, affair, act, negotiation, performance.

ANT. _Inactivity, quiescence, rest, neglect, inaction, passivity._

=Transgression.= Infringement, misdemeanor, misdeed, affront; violation, breach, fault, crime, offense, sin.

ANT. _Innocence, guiltlessness; purity, righteousness; observance, obedience, fulfilment._

=Transient.= Fleeting, temporary, transitory, ephemeral, evanescent, brief, flitting, flying, momentary, passing, fugitive, short.

ANT. _Permanent, perpetual, lasting, enduring, abiding, immortal, everlasting, unfading, undying, persistent, eternal, imperishable._

=Transparent.= Translucent, pellucid, clear, lucid; diaphanous; open, porous; crystalline, limpid, bright; perspicuous.

ANT. _Opaque, thick, turbid; mysterious, questionable, dubious._

=Travel.= Go, pass, journey, migrate, move, traverse, wander, roam.

ANT. _Dwell, reside, stay, remain, settle._

=Treasure.= Wealth, abundance, plenty; money, jewels, cash, valuables, hoard, riches, bullion; reserve.

ANT. _Refuse, trash, offal; dregs, trifles._

=Treaty.= Negotiation, compact, agreement, covenant, alliance, convention, contract.

ANT. _Neutrality, non-interference, non-intervention._

=Tremendous.= Frightful, terrific, horrible, awful; fearful, appalling, alarming, horrifying, dreadful.

ANT. _Unappalling, inconsiderable, unimposing._

=Trial.= Attempt, endeavor, essay; effort, exertion; experience, proof, test; examination, experiment; criterion, ordeal, assay; temptation, trouble, affliction, distress, grief, suffering, tribulation.

ANT. _Non-attempt; ease, facility; acceptance; oversight, disregard; trifle, triviality._

=Trick.= Stratagem, wile, fraud, cheat, juggle, finesse, sleight; deception, imposture, delusion, imposition; artifice, machination, contrivance, legerdemain.

ANT. _Exposure, revelation, examination; blunder, botch, bungling, fumbling, maladroitness, mishap; genuineness, artlessness, openhandedness._

=Triumph.= Success, conquest, victory; ovation, celebration, jubilee, jubilation, exultation; achievement, attainment.

ANT. _Defeat, failure, disappointment, discomfiture, abortion, baffling._

=Trouble.= Affliction, sorrow, disturbance, perplexity, vexation, molestation, annoyance, inconvenience, calamity, misfortune, adversity, misery; tribulation, distress, disaster, torment, difficulty, anxiety.

ANT. _Blessing, peace, composure, alleviation, appeasement, pleasure, fortune, boon, affluence, happiness, joy, success, gladness, ease, facility, amusement, recreation._

=True.= Correct, accurate, precise, exact; unwavering, faithful, loyal; actual, pure, real, genuine; veritable.

ANT. _Untrue, false, fictitious, unreliable, incorrect, inaccurate, inexact; vacillating, disloyal, faithless; counterfeit, impure, unreal, factitious, untrustworthy, adulterated, spurious, fickle, treacherous._

=Trust=, _n._ Confidence, belief, expectation, faith, hope; reliance.

ANT. _Doubt, misgiving, distrust, skepticism, suspense; despair._

=Truth.= Fact, reality, fidelity, conformity, exactness; steadfastness; veracity, verity; accuracy, precision, faithfulness.

ANT. _Falsehood, falsity, lie, untruth, fabrication, fiction; fallacy, mistake, sophism._

=Tumult.= Ferment, disturbance, turbulence, disorder, bluster, hubbub, bustle, brawl, riot; excitement, distraction, confusion, turmoil, noise.

ANT. _Peace, order, orderliness, pacification, quiet, subsidence._

=Turn=, _n._ Revolution; alteration, vicissitude; winding, bending, meandering; stroll; succession, alternation; chance, occasion; convenience, purpose, exigence; form, cast, shape, manner, fashion; rotation, recurrence; opportunity; deed, office, treatment, act; tendency, talent, gift; crisis.

ANT. _Fixity, unchangeableness, immobility, uniformity, stability, continuity; independence; malformation, shapelessness._

=Turn=, _v._ Revolve, reverse, deflect, change; divert, transfer, use, employ, apply, devote; alter, metamorphose, transform, convert; shape, mold, adapt; whirl; hinge, depend; eventuate, issue, terminate.

ANT. _Stick, stop, remain; adhere, hold to; persist, continue; stabilitate, perpetuate, arrest, stereotype._

=Tutor.= Teacher, instructor, professor, preceptor, master, savant, guardian, governor.

ANT. _Pupil, student, novice, disciple, scholar, ward, learner._

=Twist=, _v._ Contort, writhe, convolve; pervert, distort; wind, wreathe; insinuate; encircle.

ANT. _Straighten, untwist, rectify, unwind, disentangle, unravel; verify, substantiate._

=Type.= Mark, stamp, sign, emblem; style, semblance; representation, similitude, figure, symbol, token; character, pattern, archetype, model, norm; cast, mold, fashion.

ANT. _Caricature, monstrosity, abnormity; falsification, deviation; misrepresentation._

U

=Ubiquity.= Omnipresence; universal presence, all-pervasiveness.

ANT. _Localization, limitation._

=Ugly.= Loathsome, unsightly, repulsive; ill-natured, quarrelsome; unpleasant; plain, ordinary, homely, hideous, frightful; cross, vicious.

ANT. _Attractive, handsome, fair, pleasant, agreeable, beautiful, shapely, comely; lovely, kindly, good-natured, gentle._

=Ultimate.= Final, last, conclusive, farthest, extreme, most remote; elemental.

ANT. _Initial, nearest, beginning, primary._

=Un-.= A prefix meaning _not_ or _without_, or simply intensive, which is prefixed to nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and the participles of verbs. Words whose meaning is simply that of the root word with negative or intensive emphasis are omitted here, and their synonyms and antonyms may be formed from those of the root word.

=Unction.= Anointing, ointment; power, fervor, animation, fervency, ardor, enthusiasm, energy, spirit, emotion.

ANT. _Tameness, perfunctoriness, coldness, lifelessness._

=Unctuous.= Fatty, oily, greasy; bland, suave, tender, fervid; obsequious, fawning, servile, sycophantic.

ANT. _Blunt, brush, abrupt; cynical, sarcastic; harsh, unmannerly, uncomplimentary._

=Under-.= A prefix meaning _beneath_ or _below_. Words whose meaning is simply that of the root word with the meaning of the prefix added are omitted in this place, and their synonyms and antonyms may be formed in many cases from those of the root word.

=Under=, _prep._ Below, beneath, underneath.

ANT. _Above, upon, over._

=Understand.= Know, comprehend; learn, be informed, hear; recognize, interpret; imply, assume; apprehend, discern, see, perceive, conceive, penetrate.

ANT. _Misunderstand, miscomprehend, misinterpret; declare, state; express, inform._

=Understanding.= Sense, intelligence, conception, perception, discernment, knowledge, intuition, cognition, reason; interpretation; mind, brains.

ANT. _Insensibility, stupidity, dulness, obtuseness, senselessness, slowness, irrationality, sluggishness, ignorance, unintelligence._

=Undertake.= Engage, enter, set about, attempt; covenant, contract; guarantee, promise, affirm; project, commence; stipulate.

ANT. _Abandon, drop, desist, discontinue, decline; complete, finish, end, terminate._

=Undertaking.= Enterprise, engagement, attempt, adventure, business, effort, endeavor; experiment, venture, interest, affair, matter, concern.

ANT. _Leisure, inactivity; recreation._

=Undulation.= Waving motion; vibration; wavy outline; pulsation; oscillation, swelling; wave, ripple.

ANT. _Equilibrium; arrestation, standing; plain, tableland._

=Uniform.= Unchanging, equable, consistent, homogeneous; consonant; regular, constant, invariable, steady; similar, unvaried, alike.

ANT. _Heterogeneous, variable, varying, diverse; irregular, inconsistent, erratic, eccentric, unsymmetrical._

=Union.= Unity, connection, concord, combination, confederacy, alliance; coalition, conjunction; harmony, concert, agreement; league, confederation, consolidation; oneness, juncture, unification.

ANT. _Disconnection, separation, disjunction, disunion, divorce, severance, analysis, dissociation, contrariety, decomposition, division, schism, partition, discord, disagreement, secession, disruption; multiplication, diversification._

=Unique.= Sole, only, unmatched, unequalled, unparalleled, singular, peculiar, exceptional, rare.

ANT. _Common, universal, everyday, commonplace, ordinary, familiar, vulgar, mean._

=Unison.= Harmony, agreement, concord, union, accordance.

ANT. _Discord, variance, disagreement, divergence._

=Unit.= Oneness, unity; one; integral; item, individual.

ANT. _Sum, mass, total, aggregate, whole, collection._

=Unite.= Add, join, attach, annex; combine, connect; agree, harmonize, associate, coalesce; incorporate, consolidate, amalgamate, blend, embody, merge, concur, coöperate, league, confederate.

ANT. _Disjoin, sever, separate, divide, resolve, disconnect; disintegrate, dissociate, sunder, diverge; multiply, split, disrupt._

=Unity.= Oneness, concord, conjunction, agreement, junction, uniformity, harmony, union; singleness, unanimity.

ANT. _Separation, disunion, disconnection, division, disagreement, divorce._

=Universal.= General, unlimited, all-reaching; total, whole, entire; catholic, common; comprehensive, exhaustive, complete.

ANT. _Specific, special, individual, particular, limited, local,

## partial, exclusive, exceptional._

=Up-.= A prefix giving the idea of elevation or an intensive value. Words whose meaning is derived quite simply from that of the root plus that of the prefix are omitted here. Their synonyms and antonyms may be readily formed from those of the root word.

=Upbraid.= Reproach, censure, blame, condemn; taunt, chide, reprove.

ANT. _Approve, commend, praise, eulogize, compliment, applaud._

=Upon.= On; about, concerning; with, immediately after, forthwith.

ANT. _Under, beneath, below; before, after, without._

=Upper.= Higher, superior, on top.

ANT. _Lower, inferior, below, beneath._

=Upright.= Erect, perpendicular, vertical; honest, just, honorable, conscientious, virtuous, good, faithful, true, trustworthy.

ANT. _Inclined, slanted; inverted; unprincipled, dishonest, unscrupulous, corrupt, unconscientious._

=Uproar.= Tumult, disturbance, confusion, bustle, clamor, commotion, turmoil, racket, noise, din.

ANT. _Peace, calm, quiet, silence, order, tranquillity._

=Urbane.= Courteous, polite, refined, suave, elegant; civil, polished.

ANT. _Discourteous, uncivil, unrefined, impolite, rude, boorish._

=Urge.= Animate, instigate, stimulate, encourage, arouse; impel, press, drive; beseech, entreat, importune; goad, spur, incite; hasten, accelerate, expedite.

ANT. _Hold back, hinder, obstruct, prevent, retard, inhibit, restrain; defy, challenge, dare; oppose, object._

=Urgent.= Urging, pressing, importunate, immediate, important, imperative, grave, momentous, serious, cogent, solicitous, critical, emergency, necessitous.

ANT. _Trivial, insignificant, unimportant, immaterial, inconsiderable._

=Usage.= Custom, wont, habit, use; mode, method, manners, behavior; practice, procedure; fashion.

=Use.= Employment, application, occasion, necessity, usefulness, utility; practice, usage, custom, manner, habit; service, advantage; profit, avail, need; benefit.

ANT. _Uselessness, misapplication, superfluousness, worthlessness, disuse, non-observance, desuetude._

=Useful.= Advantageous, profitable, serviceable, beneficial; fruitful, effectual, suitable, effective, adapted, helpful, good, convenient, valuable, available.

ANT. _Useless, profitless, unprofitable, valueless, unserviceable, fruitless, inconducive, ineffectual, unavailing, retarding, hindering, preventive, obstructive, cumbersome, burdensome, unusable._

=Usual.= Familiar, frequent, ordinary, regular, wonted, prevalent, accustomed, common, customary, everyday, general, normal, habitual, prevailing, public.

ANT. _Exceptional, infrequent, extraordinary, strange, uncommon, unparalleled, unusual, out-of-the-way, singular, rare._

=Usurp.= Arrogate, assume, appropriate, seize.

ANT. _Inherit, accept, receive._

=Utility.= Profit, expediency, use, usefulness, avail, benefit, advantage, service, usableness.

ANT. _Futility, inutility, inadequacy, inexpediency, uselessness, folly, impolicy, disadvantage, worthlessness, unprofitableness._

=Utmost.= Farthest, extreme, remotest, last, most distant; uttermost; greatest.

ANT. _Nearest, next; least._

=Utter=, _v._ Issue, deliver, liberate, discharge; circulate, pass; express, publish, disclose, speak, pronounce; promulgate.

ANT. _Suppress, recall, check, stifle, hush, repress; retract, disavow._

=Utter=, _a._ Complete, perfect, total, entire, absolute; peremptory, unconditional, unqualified; thorough.

ANT. _Imperfect, incomplete; conditioned, qualified; partial._

=Utterly.= Fully, totally, thoroughly.

ANT. _Partially, imperfectly, specifically._

V

=Vacancy.= Emptiness; leisure, intermission, idleness; vacuum; chasm, gap; interval; vacuity, space, void.

ANT. _Fulness, plethora, repletion; business, occupation, employment._

=Vacant.= Blank, empty, void, unoccupied, waste, unemployed, untenanted, vacuous, unfilled, devoid, unencumbered, disengaged, idle, uncrowded; inane, silly; free; thoughtless, unreflective; abandoned; inane; leisure; unmeaning.

ANT. _Full, filled, occupied, replenished, diligent, busy, engaged, employed; reflective, thoughtful, meaningful; brimful, busy, crammed, inhabited, packed, replete, brimmed, overflowing, brimming, jammed, gorged, crowded._

=Vacate.= Empty, make vacant, quit, resign, surrender; annul, abrogate, cancel, invalidate, abscind, abolish, overrule, neutralize.

ANT. _Fill, occupy, employ, hold, retain, substantiate._

=Vacation.= Interval, intermission, holidays, rest, leisure.

ANT. _Worktime, term, business._

=Vacillate.= Fluctuate, waver, be unsteady, stagger, reel, sway, rock, hesitate, be inconstant, dubitate.

ANT. _Adhere, abide, determine, be steadfast, stay._

=Vacillation.= Wavering, fluctuating, swaying, reeling, rocking, fluctuation, hesitation, inconstancy, unsteadiness.

ANT. _Steadiness, firmness, inflexibility, determination._

=Vacuity.= Emptiness, vacancy, void, vacuum; inanity, nihility, inanition, unreality; space.

ANT. _Fulness, bulk, matter, substance; occupation, actuality, reality; contents._

=Vagabond.= Wanderer, vagrant, tramp, rascal; outcast, loafer, nomad, idler, beggar, rogue.

ANT. _Worker, laborer._

=Vagary.= Whim, freak, crotchet, whimsicality, caprice, fancy.

ANT. _Purpose, idea, determination, judgment, seriousness, conviction._

=Vagrant=, _a._ Wandering, erratic, unsettled, strolling, itinerant, roving, sauntering, nomadic.

ANT. _Domestic, local, established, resident, abiding, dwelling._

=Vague.= Unsettled, undetermined, indefinite, ambiguous, lax, uncertain, dim, doubtful, obscure, indistinct, unfixed, general, intangible, equivocal, pointless; unwarranted, unauthorized.

ANT. _Determined, limited, strict, specific, pointed, definite, distinct, scientific, settled, clear, fixed, manifest, perspicuous._

=Vain.= Futile, trivial, vapid, visionary, worthless, abortive, unsatisfying, fruitless, empty, deceitful, baseless, delusive, bootless, idle, ineffectual, shadowy, trifling, unserviceable, unsubstantial, profitless, inconstant, unprofitable, null, nugatory, unavailing, unimportant, unreal; showy, useless; conceited, arrogant, ostentatious.

ANT. _Adequate, solid, useful, effective, powerful, worthy, important, sufficient, serviceable, potent, competent, advantageous, beneficial, efficient, expedient, profitable, real, sound, substantial, valid, valuable, essential, cogent, availing, satisfactory, modest._

=Valediction.= Farewell, valedictory, leave-taking, adieu.

ANT. _Salutation, welcome, hail, reception, recognition._

=Valiant.= Strong, powerful, intrepid, courageous, brave, valorous, heroic, gallant, chivalrous, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, redoubtable, undaunted, stout-hearted.

ANT. _Timid, cowardly, fearful, timorous, recreant, craven._

=Valid.= Sound, good, justified, trustworthy, well-grounded, efficacious, weighty, powerful, efficient, conclusive, logical, solid, cogent, important, grave, substantial, sufficient.

ANT. _Weak, invalid, null, void, unsound, baseless, fallacious, unfounded, untrue; unavailable, inoperative, superseded._

=Validity.= Soundness, justness, efficacy, force, weight, cogency, importance.

ANT. _Weakness, impotency, ineffectiveness, lightness, futility._

=Valor.= Bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity, heroism, boldness, daring.

ANT. _Timidity, fearfulness, cowardice, pusillanimity._

=Valuable.= Worthy, estimable, costly, precious, expensive, useful, dear, serviceable.

ANT. _Worthless, valueless, cheap, inexpensive, silly, useless, trifling, trivial._

=Value=, _n._ Worth, utility, desirability, importance, power; import, signification; esteem, regard, excellence; price, cost, equivalent.

ANT. _Cheapness, reduction, depreciation._

=Value=, _v._ Compute, esteem, respect, regard; be worth, rate, appraise, estimate; appreciate, prize, treasure, account.

ANT. _Cheapen, reduce, contemn, despise, undervalue, underestimate; disregard, disesteem, misprize._

=Vanish.= Disappear, fade, pass away, dissolve, melt away, be annihilated.

ANT. _Appear, approach, be manifest, loom up, arrive._

=Vanity.= Pride, conceit; unreality, worthlessness, emptiness; hollowness, triviality, futility, unsubstantiality, falsity; egoism, self-sufficiency; show, ostentation.

ANT. _Reality, truth, worth; simplicity; modesty, humility, self-distrust; substance, solidity._

=Vanquish.= Conquer, overcome, subdue, defeat, surmount, confute, silence; subjugate, overthrow, master, foil, discomfit, quell; disprove, confound.

ANT. _Succumb, yield, fail._

=Vapid.= Dead, spiritless, flat, insipid, dull, unanimated; tasteless, stale, tame; languid, prosaic, feeble, prosy.

ANT. _Pungent, spirited, animated, pithy, trenchant._

=Vapor=, _n._ Fume, steam, reek, exhalation, smoke, fog, mist; vagary, phantom, whim, dream, vision; flatulence; fantasy.

ANT. _Inhalation, absorption._

=Variable.= Changeable, fickle, inconstant, mutable, shifting, unsteady, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, versatile, capricious.

ANT. _Unchanging, immutable, constant, firm, unwavering, steady, invariable, unalterable._

=Variance.= Variation, dissension, disagreement, discord, difference, alteration, strife; hostility, antagonism, discrepancy, estrangement.

ANT. _Harmony, agreement, assimilation, reconciliation, accommodation, peace._

=Variation.= Modification, alteration, mutation, change, diversity, vicissitude, variety, deviation; departure, difference, discrepancy.

ANT. _Fixity, harmony, continuance, uniformity, rule, law, agreement._

=Variegated.= Streaked, dappled, particolored, diversified, varied, checkered, figured, mottled.

ANT. _Unspotted, spotless, speckless._

=Variety.= Diversity, difference, assortment, species, class, multifariousness, medley, miscellany, multiplicity, kind.

ANT. _Type, species, specimen, uniformity._

=Various.= Different, diverse, several, manifold, changeable, uncertain, inconstant, variable, variegated, sundry, diversified.

ANT. _Identical, few, same, uniform, similar, single._

=Varnish=, _v._ Gloss, palliate, conceal, cover, embellish, disguise, lacquer, extenuate, excuse, mitigate, glaze over.

ANT. _Simplify, divest; reveal, bare, manifest._

=Vary.= Alter, change, modify, alternate, diversify, variegate, differ, deviate, depart, be diverse, swerve, disagree, transform, metamorphose.

ANT. _Stereotype, perpetuate; conform, assimilate, harmonize._

=Vast.= Spacious, huge, immense, great, mighty, transcendent, measureless, boundless, colossal, enormous, stupendous, prodigious, gigantic, monstrous, remarkable, extraordinary.

ANT. _Moderate, limited, confined, circumscribed, narrow, close, small._

=Vaticination.= Prediction, divination, prophecy, prognostication, augury.

ANT. _Fulfilment, ratification, realization, verification, accomplishment._

=Vault.= Jump, spring, bound, leap; tumble, turn.

ANT. _Crawl, creep, grovel._

=Vaunt.= Boast, brag, display, show off; advertise, flourish, parade.

ANT. _Conceal, disparage, decry, detract, repress, suppress._

=Veer.= Shift, turn, change, trim, vacillate.

ANT. _Stand, stick, adhere, persist, remain._

=Vegetate.= Sprout, grow, germinate; bask, idle, hibernate.

ANT. _Decay, fade, wither, pine; bustle, energize, work, stir._

=Vehemence.= Impetuosity, violence, fury, frenzy, ardor, fervor, fervency, warmth, zeal, enthusiasm, passion, force, intensity.

ANT. _Passivity, inertia, quiescence, coldness, stoicism, indifference, unconcern, apathy, inattention._

=Vehement.= Raging, hot, ardent, fervid, burning, passionate, eager, violent, impetuous, furious, urgent, mighty, forcible, powerful, sanguine, enthusiastic.

ANT. _Cool, impassive, indifferent, feeble, mild, controlled, subdued, cold, stoical, passionless, weak, inanimate._

=Veil=, _v._ Cover, invest, hide, conceal, screen, mask, shroud, envelop.

ANT. _Expose, disclose, strip, denude, unveil, make manifest._

=Velocity.= Celerity, fleetness, rapidity, speed, swiftness; impetus, momentum.

ANT. _Inertia, sluggishness, inertness; resistance; passivity, languor, inactivity._

=Venal.= Mercenary, hireling, sordid, purchasable, salable, prostitute.

ANT. _Honest, honorable, incorruptible, public-spirited, patriotic, unpurchasable, generous, disinterested._

=Vend.= Barter, trade, sell, hawk, retail.

ANT. _Buy, purchase, bribe, subsidize._

=Venerable.= Worthy, honorable, estimable; dread, awful; sage, wise, grave.

ANT. _Despicable, dishonored; informal, free, intimate, easy; foolish, silly._

=Venerate.= Honor, respect, revere, reverence, adore, admire, worship.

ANT. _Dishonor, disregard, scorn, scoff at, slight, spurn, detest, disdain, despise, contemn, abhor, execrate._

=Veneration.= Reverence, adoration, respect, awe, worship, esteem, dread.

ANT. _Irreverence, loathing, disrespect, contempt, disdain, dishonor, scorn._

=Vengeance.= Punishment, retribution, revenge, retaliation.

ANT. _Forgiveness, pardon, reprieve, indulgence, amnesty, remission, absolution._

=Venial.= Excusable, justifiable, pardonable, slight, trivial.

ANT. _Inexcusable, heinous, unpardonable, flagrant, mortal, infamous, unjustifiable, inexpiable._

=Venom.= Virus, bane, poison; spite, malice, malignity, hate, ill will, maliciousness, rancor, grudge, bitterness, acrimony.

ANT. _Medicine, remedy; benevolence, kindness, good will._

=Venomous.= Poisonous, malignant, noxious, mischievous, virulent, spiteful.

ANT. _Wholesome, remedial, salubrious; kindly, compassionate, genial._

=Vent.= Outlet, escape, emission, utterance, discharge, opening, hole, passage; market, sale.

ANT. _Close, stop-gap, end, termination, obstruction, stoppage._

=Venture=, _n._ Chance, risk, hazard, speculation; accident, contingency; stake, adventure, experiment; luck, hap; danger, jeopardy.

ANT. _Certainty, surety, security, inevitableness, assurance; safety, protection; law, method; caution, calculation._

=Venture=, _v._ Dare, hazard, adventure, risk, jeopardize, imperil, chance.

ANT. _Calculate, warrant, secure, guarantee, protect._

=Venturesome.= Bold, daring, adventurous, hardy, courageous, intrepid, enterprising, doughty, fearless.

ANT. _Fearsome, timid, reluctant, averse, loath, unwilling._

=Venturous.= Bold, daring, fearless, venturesome.

ANT. _Timid, fearful, diffident, shy._

=Veracious.= True, truthful, reliable, trustworthy, straightforward, honest, credible.

ANT. _False, deceitful, mendacious, lying, dishonest, perfidious._

=Veracity.= Honesty, truthfulness, reality, candor, truth, ingenuousness, frankness, verity, exactness, correctness, accuracy.

ANT. _Deception, duplicity, falsehood, fiction, guile, mendacity, untruth, lie, delusion, fabrication, deceit, error, falseness, falsity, imposture._

=Verbal.= Spoken, oral, literal, parole, vocal, unwritten, unrecorded.

ANT. _Written, recorded, epistolary, documentary._

=Verbose.= Wordy, prolix, diffuse, prosy, tedious.

ANT. _Laconic, terse, concise, succinct, curt._

=Verdict.= Decision, judgment, opinion, pronouncement, finding, sentence.

ANT. _Indecision, indetermination._

=Verge=, _n._ Border, limit, boundary, edge, margin, brink; circumference, circle, ring; rim, brim, confine, skirt.

ANT. _Center, midst, heart, depth._

=Verge=, _v._ Tend, incline, slope, lean, trend, bear, border, approach, approximate.

ANT. _Deviate, recede, revert, return, depart, retrocede._

=Verify.= Prove, correct, establish, confirm, authenticate, affirm; corroborate, attest, substantiate; fulfil, demonstrate, warrant.

ANT. _Falsify, misrepresent, subvert, misstate, fail, disestablish, mistake._

=Verisimilitude.= Likelihood, probability, consistency.

ANT. _Improbability, inconsistency, unlikelihood._

=Veritable.= Actual, real, genuine, true; positive, absolute; original, authentic.

ANT. _False, fictitious, sham, spurious, untrue, feigned, supposititious._

=Verity.= Fact, truth, reality, actuality, existence, truthfulness.

ANT. _Falsity, unreality, delusion, fancy, dream, conjecture, hypothesis._

=Vernal.= Spring, balmy, genial, youthful.

ANT. _Wintry, aged, autumnal, decadent, brumal, harsh, cutting._

=Versatile.= Changeable, inconsistent, variable, many-sided, capricious, erratic, fickle, unstable; mobile, plastic, ready.

ANT. _Fixed, uniform, one-sided, immobile, immutable, unvaried._

=Versed.= Experienced, studied, practiced, skilled, acquainted, conversant, proficient, familiar, clever, indoctrinated.

ANT. _Unskilled, ignorant, unpracticed, untaught, uninitiated._

=Version.= Account, description, translation, rendering, interpretation, reading; statement.

ANT. _Text, problem, difficulty; misinterpretation._

=Vertical.= Perpendicular, plumb, upright.

ANT. _Inclined, slanting, sloping._

=Vestige.= Trace, mark, footstep, track, sign, remains, trail, token, remnant, record.

ANT. _Misindication; obliteration, effacement._

=Veteran.= Old soldier; expert, adept, proficient; habitué.

ANT. _Novice, recruit, tyro._

=Veto.= Prohibit, forbid, negative, withhold assent to.

ANT. _Pass, approve, assent to, promulgate, endorse._

=Vex.= Agitate, disquiet, harass, afflict, tease, weary, jade; torment, worry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, perplex, bother, persecute, fret, irritate, offend, provoke, affront, disturb, tantalize.

ANT. _Please, soothe, quiet, allay, appease._

=Vexation.= Chagrin, agitation, mortification, uneasiness, grief, trouble, sorrow, distress, irritation, displeasure, affliction, plague, torment.

ANT. _Pleasure, enjoyment, gratification, satisfaction._

=Vibrate.= Swing, oscillate, fluctuate, quiver, waver, undulate, quake.

ANT. _Rest, be still._

=Vice.= Crime, sin, fault, iniquity; defect, error, blemish, imperfection, immorality, depravity, wickedness; evil, corruption.

ANT. _Virtue, goodness, perfection, righteousness, nobility, honor._

=Vicinity.= Neighborhood, vicinage, nearness, proximity, propinquity.

ANT. _Distance, remoteness, separation, removal._

=Vicious.= Faulty, wicked, corrupt, depraved; foul, noxious, defective, unruly, refractory, spiteful, malignant, mischievous, immoral.

ANT. _Virtuous, pure, good, upright, noble, moral, perfect._

=Vicissitude.= Change, alternation, mutation, interchange, variation, revolution.

ANT. _Fixity, changelessness, stability, perpetuity, immutability._

=Victorious.= Conquering, triumphant, winning, successful, exultant, elated, boastful, vanquishing, subduing, prevailing, overcoming, mastering, subjugating.

ANT. _Defeated, worsted, humiliated, beaten, baffled, discomfited, conquered, overcome, vanquished, routed, repulsed, foiled, disconcerted._

=Victory.= Success, supremacy, triumph, achievement, advantage, conquest, mastery.

ANT. _Defeat, disaster, destruction, overthrow, miscarriage, retreat, rout, failure, disappointment, frustration._

=Victuals.= Food, provisions, viands, sustenance, meat.

=View=, _n._ Sight, look, survey, inspection; perception, examination; reach, range; scene, prospect; sketch; conception, judgment, opinion; object, aim, purpose, design; vista, perspective; picture, intention, scope, drift; estimate; apprehension.

ANT. _Blindness, darkness, obscuration, mistiness; prejudice, misconception, misrepresentation, deception, error, delusion, aimlessness, non-intention, occultation._

=View=, _v._ See, behold, look at, survey, examine, inspect, explore, consider, contemplate, regard, scan, witness, study, reflect upon, reconnoiter.

ANT. _Overlook, neglect, pass by, miss, slight, ignore; misestimate, misjudge._

=Vigilance.= Sleeplessness, wakefulness, watchfulness, circumspection, attentiveness, wariness, cautiousness, caution, activity, lookout, alertness, observation.

ANT. _Torpor, dulness, inattention, somnolence, carelessness, drowsiness, indifference, apathy._

=Vigilant.= Alert, awake, careful, on the alert, on the lookout, wary, watchful, wakeful, wide-awake, sleepless, cautious, circumspect.

ANT. _Negligent, thoughtless, unwary, oblivious, drowsy, inattentive, careless, dull, heedless, inconsiderate, neglectful, incautious._

=Vigorous.= Full of vigor, strong, lusty, robust; forcible, energetic, powerful, sturdy, hearty, thrifty, flourishing, spirited, lively.

ANT. _Weak, impotent, incapacitated, feeble, inactive, debilitated, powerless, effete, enervated, indolent._

=Vile.= Low, base, worthless, despicable, mean, depraved, impure, sinful, wicked, bad, dishonorable, ignoble, degraded, sordid, infamous, low-minded.

ANT. _Noble, exalted, honorable, upright, estimable, great, worthy, eminent, liberal, free, generous, superior, dignified, sublime, stately._

=Villain.= Scoundrel, knave, rascal, scamp, ruffian, rogue; malefactor.

ANT. _Gentleman, man of refinement, polish, delicacy, and honor._

=Villainous.= Base, vile, mean, depraved; sorry, mischievous, infamous, knavish; heinous, sinful, outrageous, atrocious.

ANT. _Gentlemanly, noble, refined, honorable, worthy, upright._

=Vindicate.= Maintain, defend, justify; assert, protest, pronounce, declare, asseverate; uphold, claim, substantiate, support, advocate.

ANT. _Surrender, yield, give up, resign; abandon, forego, waive; destroy, annul, vitiate; accuse, charge, impute, tax, slur._

=Vindictive.= Revengeful, unforgiving, implacable, spiteful, unrelenting, malicious.

ANT. _Forgiving, generous, merciful, long-suffering, magnanimous._

=Violate.= Injure, disturb, interrupt, transgress, desecrate, debauch, dishonor, outrage, profane, abuse, infringe, ravish.

ANT. _Respect, protect, reverence, honor, value, prize, foster, shelter._

=Violence.= Vehemence, impetuosity, fierceness, force, violation, infraction, infringement, transgression, profanation, assault, outrage.

ANT. _Preservation, defense, protection; mildness, self-control, gentleness, respect, obedience, conservation._

=Violent.= Fierce, vehement, outrageous, boisterous, turbulent, impetuous, passionate, severe, extreme.

ANT. _Sane, sober, calm, collected, unruffled, composed, cool._

=Virgin=, _n._ Maid, maiden, girl, damsel.

ANT. _Wife, mother, married woman; prostitute, whore._

=Virgin=, _a._ Chaste, maidenly, modest; pure, undefiled, fresh, new.

ANT. _Married, matronly, motherly; defiled, polluted._

=Virile.= Mature, masculine; masterful, forceful; robust, vigorous.

ANT. _Feminine; feeble, effeminate, puerile, emasculate._

=Virtual.= Potential, efficacious, energizing, implicit, indirect, practical, essential, equivalent.

ANT. _Stated, direct, definite, expressed, explicit, emphatic, categorical._

=Virtue.= Energy, strength, potency, efficacy; value, merit, excellence; worth, meritoriousness; integrity, purity, virginity, chastity; goodness, morality, uprightness, rectitude, probity, righteousness; force, power, capacity; honor, worthiness, honesty, truth, duty, virtuousness, faithfulness, justice.

ANT. _Inability, weakness, impotency, inefficacy; badness, corruption, impurity, unchastity, depravity, wickedness, laxity, dishonesty._

=Virtuous.= Excellent, upright, righteous, pure, chaste; good, honest, exemplary, blameless, worthy, modest.

ANT. _Wicked, bad, wrong, unrighteous, impure, dishonest, worthless, immodest, blameworthy._

=Virulence.= Malignancy, virus, contagion, poison, venom; bitterness, malevolence, acrimony.

ANT. _Mildness, blandness, salubriousness, abatement, assuagement; potency; benevolence, virtue._

=Visible.= Perceptible, noticeable, apparent, open, conspicuous, obvious, manifest, evident, clear, plain, observable, palpable, discernible.

ANT. _Invisible, unseen, imperceptible, concealed, eclipsed, indistinguishable, impalpable, microscopic, indiscernible._

=Vision.= Sight; apparition, creation, phantom, fancy, specter, appearance, chimera, illusion, phantasm.

ANT. _Material, substance; reality, fact, actuality._

=Visionary.= Fanciful, fantastic, unreal, imaginary, ideal, chimerical, fantastical, wild, whimsical, capricious, illusory, romantic, shadowy, dreamy, unsubstantial, fabulous.

ANT. _Actual, real, true, substantial, genuine, palpable, authentic, veritable._