Part 3
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.
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=Babble.= Chatter, prattle, jibber; prate, gossip, tattle; tell secrets, blab, blurt out; murmur.
ANT. _Hush, suppress; enunciate._
=Babel.= Tumult, disorder, clamor, confusion, discord, din, pother.
ANT. _Silence; articulation, distinctness, enunciation; monotony._
=Back=, _a._ and _ad._ Remote, hindmost, in the rear; again, return.
ANT. _Near, foremost, in advance._
=Back=, _v._ Support, aid, second, sustain, assist; retire, retreat, withdraw; move backward, cause to go backward.
ANT. _Fail, disappoint; advance, push._
=Backbiter.= Slanderer, defamer, traducer, calumniator, detractor, cynic.
ANT. _Advocate, upholder, defender, vindicator._
=Backslider.= Recreant, apostate, renegade, deserter, abjurer.
ANT. _Confessor, zealot, bigot, adherent._
=Backward.= Averse, indisposed, reluctant, loath, unwilling, hesitating, wavering; dull, slow, stupid, stolid; late, tardy.
ANT. _Forward, eager, willing, ready, prompt; quick, bright; previous, antecedent, prior._
=Bad.= Evil, wicked, depraved, abandoned, corrupt, immoral, unfair, unprincipled, villainous; pernicious, mischievous, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, unwholesome; unlucky, unfortunate; sad, unwelcome, distressing, disappointing; sorry, mean, shabby, vile, wretched, abominable; poor, imperfect; serious, hard, severe.
ANT. _Good, perfect, right, holy, beautiful, pleasant._
=Baffle.= Frustrate, thwart, defeat, circumvent, checkmate, undermine; bewilder, perplex, confound, disconcert.
ANT. _Aid, assist, advance, encourage, promote._
=Balance.= Poise, hold in equilibrium; weigh, compare, estimate; neutralize, counteract, compensate; equalize, square, adjust.
ANT. _Upset, cant, tilt, overbalance, subvert._
=Bald.= Bare, hairless; treeless, unsheltered, naked, verdureless; unadorned, prosaic, dull, vapid, tame, inelegant; literal, unvarnished; mere, unsupported, uncorroborated.
ANT. _Adorned, periwigged; forested, shaded; bright, elegant, rhetorical; ornate, polished, witty, scintillating._
=Baleful.= Harmful, hurtful, injurious, baneful, pernicious, deadly, ruinous.
ANT. _Innocent, beneficial, salutary, advantageous._
=Balk.= Frustrate, defeat, foil.
ANT. _Aid, promote, instigate._
=Banish.= Dismiss, drive out, eject, expel, exile, ostracize, evict, expatriate.
ANT. _Welcome, admit, protect, domesticate, harbor._
=Banquet.= Feast, treat, regalement, entertainment, festivity, carousal, cheer.
ANT. _Fast, starvation, abstinence._
=Banter=, _n._ Badinage, irony, raillery, ridicule, satire, chaff, mockery, jeering, derision.
ANT. _Discourse, discussion._
=Barbarous.= Brutal, atrocious, cruel, inhuman, merciless, savage, barbaric, barbarian.
ANT. _Civilized, humane, polite, refined, tender, delicate, cultured, elegant, nice, courtly._
=Bare.= Nude, naked, unclothed, exposed; sheer, simple, mere; bald, unadorned, meager; poor, destitute, indigent, empty.
ANT. _Dressed, protected; rich, luxurious, costly._
=Bargain.= Agreement, contract, stipulation, transaction; purchase, speculation, haggling, getting, proceeds; cheap purchase.
ANT. _Loss, misprofit; cheat._
=Barren.= Sterile, childless, unprolific; unfertile, unproductive; uninstructive, ineffectual.
ANT. _Productive, fertile, luxuriant, fecund; profitable, useful._
=Barrier.= Obstruction, hindrance, obstacle, bar, barricade, rampart; restraint, restriction.
ANT. _Thoroughfare, entrance, admittance, opening, passage._
=Base.= Cheap, worthless, inferior; vulgar, humble, unknown; mean, contemptible, servile; shameful, scandalous, vile.
ANT. _Noble, honored, exalted, pure, valued, lofty, esteemed, refined._
=Bashful.= Modest, shy, retiring, reserved, diffident.
ANT. _Bold, forward, pert, impudent, confident, conceited, egoistic._
=Basis.= Base, foundation, groundwork.
ANT. _Apex, top, superstructure._
=Bathe.= Wash, lave, cover, flood, immerse, suffuse.
ANT. _Dry, expose._
=Battle=, _n._ Fight, contest, skirmish, combat, encounter, bout, engagement, strife, action, conflict.
ANT. _Armistice, truce, concord._
=Bauble.= Trifle, toy, plaything, trinket, gimcrack, knickknack.
ANT. _Valuable, jewel, ornament, decoration, gem, possession._
=Bays.= Crown, wreath, garland, chaplet; honors, renown, plaudits, praise, glory, applause.
ANT. _Disgrace, contumely, stigma, brand._
=Beach.= Shore, strand, margin, sands, marge, rim, coast, seashore, seaboard.
ANT. _Ocean, sea, deep, main._
=Beacon=, _n._ Signal fire, mark, sign, guide, light, flame.
ANT. _Shadow; dark; will-o’-the-wisp, ignis fatuus._
=Beam=, _v._ Shine, emit rays, beacon, gleam, glitter, be radiant.
ANT. _Die out, grow dark, go out._
=Bear.= Support, sustain, hold up, carry; have, hold, possess; suffer, undergo, endure, tolerate, submit to; permit, allow; maintain, cherish, harbor; be responsible for; produce, yield, give birth to; generate.
ANT. _Drop, drag; release, give up; protest, resist, rebel, resent, reject._
=Bearing.= Behavior, deportment, demeanor, appearance, aspect, position, carriage, mien, air; relation, connection; patience, endurance; direction, course, aim; effect, force, meaning, scope; producing; bed, socket.
ANT. _Misbehavior; disconnection, independence, irrelevancy; pendency, suspension; diversion, deflection; inanity, absurdity._
=Beat.= Strike, thrash, flog, cudgel, pound, scourge, whip, batter, smite, pommel, overcome, chastise, conquer, defeat, castigate, bruise, bastinado, belabor, switch, spank, worst, vanquish.
ANT. _Soothe, stroke, caress, pat, shield, protect, mollify, heal._
=Beatific.= Ravishing, enrapturing, enchanting, transporting, ecstatic.
ANT. _Tormenting, disgusting, obnoxious._
=Beatitude.= Bliss, felicity, blessedness.
ANT. _Suffering, tribulation, pain, dolor._
=Beautiful.= Handsome, lovely, charming, fair, pretty, graceful, exquisite, beauteous, bewitching, attractive, picturesque, comely.
ANT. _Hideous, repulsive, ugly, deformed, frightful, ghastly, grim._
=Because.= Since, inasmuch as, for, as.
ANT. _Yet, notwithstanding, however, although, nevertheless._
=Beckon.= Signal, sign, call by gesture, nod.
ANT. _Ignore, repulse._
=Become.= Suit, adorn, fit, set off, be appropriate to; get _or_ grow to, turn to, change into; befall, bechance, happen to.
ANT. _Disagree, clash, mismatch._
=Becoming.= Befitting, beseeming, fit, graceful, proper, neat, suitable, congruous, worthy.
ANT. _Unseemly, indecent, derogatory, unsuitable._
=Befall.= Happen, occur, chance, betide.
ANT. _Impend, threaten, loom._
=Befitting.= Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, appropriate, expedient.
ANT. _Compulsory, obligatory; improper, inexpedient._
=Before.= Preceding, in front of; prior to, previous; in advance of, ahead of; hitherto; above, in a former place _or_ previous passage; formerly, of old, already; under the judgment _or_ control of.
ANT. _Behind, after, subsequently, later._
=Beg.= Beseech, pray, ask, request, supplicate, solicit, sue, implore, importune.
ANT. _Require, demand, extort, exact, insist; refuse._
=Beggar.= Mendicant, supplicant, pauper, suitor, applicant.
ANT. _Bestower, giver, benefactor._
=Beggary.= Want, penury, indigence, destitution.
ANT. _Riches, wealth, affluence, abundance, plenty._
=Beginning.= Origin, commencement, fountain, source, spring, start, opening, initiation, arising, outset, rise, inception, inauguration.
ANT. _End, finish, fulfilment, outcome, conclusion, termination, result, effect, expiration, completion._
=Beguile.= Cheat, deceive, befool; amuse, entertain, cheer, solace.
ANT. _Enlighten, advise; weary, bore._
=Behavior.= Conduct, deportment, manners, breeding, carriage, bearing,
## action, demeanor, life.
ANT. _Misconduct, misdemeanor._
=Behest.= Command, injunction, charge, precept.
ANT. _Option, liberty._
=Behind.= Back, astern, rearward.
ANT. Before, in front of.
=Behold.= See, look, discern, gaze, scan, observe, contemplate.
ANT. _Ignore, miss, wink, overlook, disregard, connive._
=Behoof.= Advantage, profit.
ANT. _Loss, detriment, disadvantage._
=Being.= Reality, existence, actuality; essence, inmost nature, substance, life, vital principle, root, heart.
ANT. _Nonentity, nullity, non-existence._
=Beleaguer.= Besiege, beset, blockade, invest; compass, block up, surround, obstruct, environ.
ANT. _Abandon; conquer, subdue._
=Belief.= Trust, confidence, conviction, credence, persuasion, reliance, assurance; dogma, creed, tenets, opinion, view; credit, acceptance, assent, currency.
ANT. _Distrust, denial, discredit, dissent, rejection, disavowal._
=Belligerent.= Warlike, contending, conflicting, hostile, rival, opposed, adverse, antagonistic, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome.
ANT. _Peaceful, friendly, forbearing, pacific, neutral._
=Belonging=, _n._ Quality, gift, endowment, attribute; property, goods, estate, chattel, possession; appendage, appurtenance, accessory.
=Belonging=, _a._ Related, connected, appertaining, congenial, cognate, accompanying.
ANT. _Alien, optional, independent, irrelevant._
=Below.= Under, beneath, underneath, hereinafter.
ANT. _Above, beforementioned, previously._
=Bend.= Curve, twist, crook, bow, deflect, deviate, diverge, twine; influence, persuade, incline, submit.
ANT. _Straighten, stiffen, direct; resist, break, crush._
=Beneath.= Below, under, underneath; unworthy of, unbefitting.
ANT. _Above, superior to; over, aloft._
=Benediction.= Benison, blessing, beatitude; gratitude, thanks, praise; benefit, grace, boon.
ANT. _Curse, censure, execration, ingratitude._
=Benefactor.= Patron, supporter, upholder, friend, contributor.
ANT. _Destroyer, enemy, oppressor, brute._
=Beneficence.= Charity, bounty, liberality, benevolence.
ANT. _Malevolence, hatred, stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness._
=Benefit.= Boon, service, advantage, profit, favor, blessing.
ANT. _Evil, loss, damage, calamity, injury, privation._
=Benevolence.= Kindness, humaneness, charitableness, good will, altruism, beneficence, liberality, philanthropy, benignity, bounty, humanity, sympathy, munificence, generosity, unselfishness, kind-heartedness.
ANT. _Malevolence, malignity, selfishness, stinginess, unkindness, brutality, churlishness, barbarity, illiberality, self-seeking, niggardliness, harshness_.
=Benign.= Kind, gracious, amiable, gentle, friendly, benevolent, humane, obliging, good.
ANT. _Hateful, harsh, brutal, churlish._
=Bequeath.= Will, leave, devise; hand down, transmit, impart.
ANT. _Withhold, alienate, disinherit._
=Bereavement.= Deprivation, loss, destitution, affliction, forlorn condition, desolation.
ANT. _Blessing, compensation, reparation, consolation, restitution, restoration, substitution._
=Bereft.= Stripped, despoiled, deprived.
ANT. _Endowed, blessed, enriched, compensated._
=Beseech.= Beg, implore, pray, ask, solicit, entreat, petition, importune.
ANT. _Grant, requite, confer; disdain, defy._
=Beset.= Surround, circle, hem in, besiege, beleaguer; embarrass.
ANT. _Defend, defy, repel._
=Beside.= Near, close together; aside from; out of.
ANT. _Far, distant._
=Besides= or =Beside=. Except, save, distinct from; moreover, furthermore, else, beyond that.
ANT. _Apart, separate from; exclusively; finally._
=Bestow.= Give, present, award, grant, confer; place, stow, store.
ANT. _Receive; seize, appropriate, usurp; disperse, throw away._
=Bet.= Stake, wager, pledge.
ANT. _Plan, calculate, dispose._
=Betide.= Happen, bechance, befall, come to pass, occur, take place.
ANT. _Result, be destined_ or _doomed_.
=Betimes.= Seasonably, in good time or season.
ANT. _Inopportune, late, tardy, unseasonable._
=Betoken.= Signify, denote, indicate, represent, imply, prove, show, augur; presage, prefigure, foretell, portend.
ANT. _Mask, hide, mislead, belie, misrepresent._
=Betray.= Reveal, expose, divulge, deliver up, deceive; manifest, show, indicate; lure, ensnare, entrap, beguile; seduce, ruin, corrupt.
ANT. _Protect, preserve, foster, cherish, conceal, suppress, guard._
=Betrothal.= Engagement, plighting, affiancing.
=Better.= Amend, ameliorate, improve, correct, advance, reform.
ANT. _Make worse, degrade, wreck, weaken, cripple, impair, injure._
=Between.= Amid, among, betwixt.
ANT. _Outside, beyond, without._
=Bewail.= Bemoan, lament, sorrow, grieve.
ANT. _Rejoice, joy, exult._
=Beware.= Take care, be cautious, be wary, look out, mind.
ANT. _Be reckless, careless; neglect, ignore._
=Bewilderment.= Confusion, embarrassment, daze, maze, perplexity, mystification.
ANT. _Enlightenment, self-possession, calmness, discernment, perspicacity._
=Bewitch.= Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate.
ANT. _Repulse, avoid, recoil, annoy, harass._
=Beyond.= Over, across, remote, farther than, before; yonder, above, exceeding.
ANT. _Beside, near, at hand, close; behind, back; below, less than._
=Bias.= Bent, inclination, tendency, leaning, proneness, proclivity, propensity, partiality, predilection.
ANT. _Repulsion, reaction, repugnance._
=Bicker.= Wrangle, quarrel, dispute, squabble.
ANT. _Agree, sympathize, understand, harmonize._
=Bidding.= Command, order, direction, appointment, mandate; offer, bid, proposal.
ANT. _Request, solicitation; refusal, rebuff._
=Bide.= Dwell, stay, reside, wait, tarry, remain; endure, bear.
ANT. _Depart, go, move, migrate; resist, rebel, protest._
=Big.= Large, great, wide, bulky, huge, gross, fat; proud, arrogant, haughty, pompous.
ANT. _Small, little, least, thin, narrow; humble, subservient, unassuming._
=Bigot.= Zealot, fanatic, dogmatist, devotee.
ANT. _Skeptic, liberal, apostate, proselyte, doubter, agnostic._
=Bigoted.= Intolerant, opinionated, prejudiced, dogmatical, narrow-minded, one-sided.
ANT. _Liberal, broad-minded, open to conviction._
=Bill.= Account, charge, score, amount due, reckoning; draft of law; poster, placard, advertisement.
=Bind.= Fetter, tie, fasten, shackle, restrict, restrain, secure; compel, oblige, engage.
ANT. _Free, loose, set free, untie._
=Birth.= Family, parentage, origin, source, lineage, nativity, descent, extraction, race; rise.
ANT. _Death, extinction._
=Bit.= Part, piece, fragment, morsel.
ANT. _Whole, mass, aggregation._
=Biting.= Gnawing, sharp, severe, sardonic, censorious, piercing, sarcastic, trenchant.
ANT. _Pleasant, gentle, soothing, genial, flattering._
=Bitter.= Harsh, caustic, cutting, savage, acidulous, acrimonious, irate, sharp, sour, stinging, pungent, virulent.
ANT. _Sweet, honeyed, nectared, luscious, dulcet, saccharine._
=Blacken.= Slander, malign, defame, daub, bespatter, befoul, asperse, traduce, vilify, decry, calumniate.
ANT. _Clear, eulogize, vindicate, whiten, whitewash._
=Blackguard.= Rascal, scoundrel, villain.
ANT. _Gentleman._
=Blame.= Censure, rebuke, chide, reprove, reproach, condemn, vituperate, reprobate, reprehend, dispraise.
ANT. _Approve, praise, exonerate, acquit, exculpate._
=Blameless.= Pure, innocent, irresponsible, without fault.
ANT. _Guilty, implicated, blameworthy, faulty._
=Blanch.= Bleach, whiten, whitewash.
ANT. _Blacken, stain, dye, darken, color._
=Bland.= Soft, gentle, mild, affable, gracious, tender, benign, courteous, complaisant.
ANT. _Harsh, abrupt, rough, biting, savage, severe, impolite._
=Blandishment.= Flattery, coaxing, fascination, wheedling, attraction, charm, fawning, cajolery.
ANT. _Bluntness, unmannerliness, roughness, scolding, severity, sternness._
=Blank.= Bare, drear, bleak, void, empty; utter, pure, simple, mere, unqualified, unmitigated; amazed, astonished, confused, disconcerted.
ANT. _Full, replete; complex; modified, qualified; composed, controlled, self-possessed, cognizant, intelligent._
=Blasphemy.= Profanity, sacrilege, impiety, swearing.
ANT. _Reverence, godliness, veneration._
=Blast.= Shrivel, destroy, blight, kill, ruin, wither, annihilate; explode, rend, burst.
ANT. _Restore, expand, swell._
=Blazon.= Exhibit, show off, blaze, blare, trumpet, proclaim, publish.
ANT. _Conceal, hush, cover, hide, suppress, shroud, bury._
=Bleach.= Blanch, whiten.
ANT. _Blacken, darken, soil, stain._
=Bleak.= Windy, exposed, bare; cold, chill, raw, desolate, comfortless, cheerless.
ANT. _Sheltered, protected, warm, balmy, cheerful, comfortable._
=Blemish.= Blot, spot, flaw, fault, imperfection, stain; defacement, tarnish, disfigurement, disgrace, defect, dishonor, stigma, taint.
ANT. _Purity, unsulliedness, honor, integrity, wholeness._
=Blend.= Mix, unite, fuse, merge, mingle, amalgamate, combine, coalesce, harmonize.
ANT. _Separate, run, dissociate, divide._
=Bless.= Delight, gladden, make happy, thank, glorify, exalt, praise, extol, felicitate, cheer.
ANT. _Curse, anathematize, sadden, grieve._
=Blessing.= Benediction, benison; good, benefit, happiness, profit, boon, gain; glory, praise, gratitude.
ANT. _Malediction, curse; bereavement, impoverishment, calamity, deprivation, disaster, damage, detriment._
=Blight.= Pestilence, withering, blast, destruction.
ANT. _Development, maturity._
=Blind.= Sightless, unseeing, eyeless, undiscerning, ignorant, unconscious, uninformed.
ANT. _Clear-sighted, far-seeing, discerning, penetrating, conscious, keen, aware, sensitive._
=Blink.= Wink, ignore, connive, overlook.
ANT. _Notice, note, mark._
=Bliss.= Blessedness, happiness, joy, ecstasy, rapture, felicity, beatitude.
ANT. _Torment, woe, suffering, misery, accursedness._
=Blithe.= Merry, joyous, cheerful, gay, lively, airy, sportive, blithesome, mirthful, jocund, elated, vivacious, joyful.
ANT. _Dejected, heavy, dull, sullen._
=Block.= Obstruct, arrest, stop, fill.
ANT. _Free, open, clear._
=Blockhead.= Dunce, dolt, stupid fellow, numskull, ninny, simpleton, ignoramus, dullard, booby.
ANT. _Sage, adept, savant, philosopher, schoolman, luminary._
=Blood-thirsty.= Cruel, savage, ferocious, murderous, bloody, bloody-minded, gory, barbarous, inhuman, ruthless, sanguinary.
ANT. _Humane, kind, merciful, mild, tender, compassionate._
=Bloom=, _n._ Blossom, flower, flowering, efflorescence; flush, freshness, prime, vigor, glow; delicacy, innocence.
ANT. _Decay, decadence, blight, blast, roughness, toughness, ghastliness, superannuation, cadaverousness, coarseness._
=Bloom=, _v._ Blossom, bud, flower, germinate, sprout, blow, develop.
ANT. _Blight, be blasted, wither._
=Blooming.= Flourishing, flowering; young, beautiful, fair, fresh.
ANT. _Fading, waning, old, unsightly, deformed, blasted, withered._
=Blot.= Sully, spot, tarnish, spoil, discolor, pollute, stain, erase, blur, blotch, smear, smutch, obliterate.
ANT. _Cleanse, clear, whiten, blanch; perpetuate, preserve._
=Blot out.= Erase, cancel, expunge, obliterate, efface, destroy, wipe out.
ANT. _Restore, replace._
=Blow=, _n._ Knock, thump, stroke, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut, concussion, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stroke, wound, affliction, blast, gale, gust; disappointment.
ANT. _Relief, comfort, blessing, consolation, assuagement._
=Bluff.= Abrupt, blunt, inconsiderate, open, rough, unmannerly, uncivil, blustering, bold, brusque, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, plain-spoken, rude.
ANT. _Bland, courteous, genial, polite, refined, reserved, urbane, polished._
=Blunder.= Error, mistake, misunderstanding, fault, slip, oversight, inaccuracy, delusion.
ANT. _Accuracy, correctness, truthfulness, exactness, ratification, foresight, achievement, success, correction._
=Blunt=, _a._ Obtuse, dull, pointless, edgeless, brusk, abrupt, plain, informal, stupid, stolid.
ANT. _Sharp, keen, acute, sensitive, polished, courteous, refined._
=Blunt=, _v._ Subdue, numb, harden, dull, make dull, deaden, paralyze, stupefy; moderate, allay, mitigate, assuage.
ANT. _Quicken, sharpen, instigate, excite, stimulate, animate, vitalize._
=Blush=, _n._ Bloom, color, reddening, carnation, complexion; shame, confusion, guiltiness.
ANT. _Pallor; innocence, purity, unconsciousness; boldness, effrontery._
=Bluster.= Storm, rage, insult, roar, swagger, vaunt, boast.
ANT. _Cringe, whine, whimper._
=Boast.= Vaunt, brag, swagger, magnify, make much of, swell, bluster, triumph, glory, vapor.
ANT. _Whine, cringe; minimize, apologize._
=Bodily.= Corporeally; completely, wholly, altogether, entirely, collectively, unitedly.
ANT. _Spiritually, ghostly; piecemeal, partially, gradually, fragmentarily._
=Body.= Material _or_ physical substance; carcass, corpse; trunk, stem, bulk, main part; person, individual, mortal, creature, being; company, society, corporation; system; consistency, substance; ashes, form, dust, frame, remains, clay.
ANT. _Intellect, intelligence, soul, spirit, mind; branch, limb; world, universe; mass, conglomeration._
=Boil.= Bubble, rage, effervesce, explode, fume.
ANT. _Calm, subside, cool, recover._
=Boisterous.= Loud, unrestrained, stormy, noisy, furious, violent, clamorous.
ANT. _Quiet, silent, unostentatious, mild, gentle, peaceful, calm, serene, self-possessed._
=Bold.= Courageous, fearless, adventurous, brave, intrepid, dauntless, audacious, daring, valiant.
ANT. _Timorous, fearful, retiring, shy, bashful._
=Bolster.= Support, prop, help, sustain, aid, buoy, patch, defend, maintain.
ANT. _Depress, fail, relax._
=Bombast.= Bluster, pomposity, fustian, braggadocio, rhodomontade.
ANT. _Modesty, humility, veracity, moderation, temperance._
=Bond.= Tie, fastening, manacle, fetter; compact, obligation, security.
ANT. _Option, freedom, parole, honor, discretion._
=Bondage.= Servitude, slavery, imprisonment, captivity, incarceration, subjection, serfdom, confinement, thraldom.
ANT. _Liberty, freedom, manumission, independence._
=Bondsman.= Slave, serf, captive, vassal, prisoner.
ANT. _Freeman, gentleman, master, lord._
=Bonny.= Fair, pretty, pleasant, handsome, shapely, buxom.
ANT. _Homely, ugly, unseemly, deformed, ill-favored._
=Bonus.= Premium, douceur, boon, benefit.
ANT. _Fine, penalty, discount, mulct._
=Booby.= Dunce, idiot, numskull.
ANT. _Wiseacre, solon, oracle._
=Bookish.= Pedantic, studious, learned, erudite, educated.
ANT. _Illiterate, ignorant._
=Boor.= Rustic, clown, lout, peasant, countryman, plowman, swain, bumpkin.
ANT. _Gentleman, courtier._
=Boorish.= Rude, rustic, clownish, loutish, ungainly, awkward, coarse, rough, gawky.
ANT. _Polite, civil, polished, urbane, courtly, affable, gracious._
=Bootless.= Useless, unavailing, unprofitable, profitless, vain.
ANT. _Effectual, profitable, useful, effective._
=Booty.= Plunder, prey, spoil, pillage, loot.
ANT. _Restitution, fine, forfeiture, confiscation, penalty._
=Border.= Edge, limit, boundary, brink, rim, verge, enclosure, confine, band.
ANT. _Land, tract, interior, center, space, substance._
=Bore.= Pierce, perforate, penetrate, drill; weary, plague, trouble, vex, worry, annoy.
ANT. _Delight, gratify, please._
=Bosom.= Breast, heart, affection; hollow, depths, midst, inmost recesses; retreat, retirement, quiet, privacy.