Part 4
ANT. _Surface, exterior, expanse; manner, deportment, demeanor._
=Both.= Twain, two.
ANT. _Either, each, every, neither, none, not any, no one._
=Bother.= Worry, pester, perplex, harass, plague, tease, vex, molest, annoy, excite.
ANT. _Aid, assist, calm, quiet, compose._
=Bottom.= Deep, profound, base, foot; foundation, basis, groundwork; valley, meadow; ship, vessel; seat; grounds, lees, sediments; stamina, power of endurance.
ANT. _Top, height, acme, apex, summit, crown, brow; surface._
=Bound=, _v._ Skip, leap, frisk, jump, spring; confine, limit, circumscribe, terminate, restrict, restrain.
ANT. _Hobble, limp, crawl, creep, shamble; enlarge, open, extend, spread out._
=Boundary.= Margin, limit, confines, border, bound, frontier, line, marge, verge, termination, term, barrier, bourn, edge, enclosure, landmark; circumference.
ANT. _Land, region, estate, interior, territory; center, citadel; inside._
=Boundless.= Unlimited, illimitable, unbounded, measureless, infinite.
ANT. _Narrow, restricted, confined, circumscribed._
=Bountiful.= Liberal, generous, benevolent, unselfish, munificent.
ANT. _Miserly, selfish, stingy, niggardly._
=Bounty.= Liberality, gift, generosity, charity, benefaction, benignity, benevolence, munificence, donation; premium, reward, bonus.
ANT. _Closeness, stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness._
=Bower.= Recess, arbor, retreat, alcove, summerhouse.
ANT. _Open place._
=Brag.= Boast, vaunt, bully, swagger.
ANT. _Cringe, whine, whimper._
=Braid.= Bind, weave, plait, tie.
ANT. _Unbind, dishevel._
=Branch.= Member, bough, limb, shoot, arm, twig, scion, offshoot, ramification; section, department, division; article, part, portion; tributary; derivative line, cognate stock.
ANT. _Trunk, stock, stem; race, family, house._
=Brand=, _v._ Denounce, mark, stigmatize, disgrace.
ANT. _Honor, decorate, distinguish._
=Brandish.= Flourish, wield, whisk, shake, wave.
ANT. _Suspend, stay, arrest._
=Bravado.= Boasting, bragging, bluster.
ANT. _Diffidence, reserve, concealment, modesty._
=Brave.= Fearless, heroic, undaunted, undismayed, adventurous, bold, courageous, daring, dauntless, gallant, intrepid, valiant, venturesome, doughty, chivalrous, chivalric, splendid, courteous.
ANT. _Afraid, cringing, fearful, shrinking, timid, timorous, frightened, cowardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, churlish, discourteous, fearsome._
=Brawny.= Muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, sinewy, herculean, robust, stout.
ANT. _Weak, fragile, delicate, feeble, effeminate, lean._
=Breach.= Break, rupture, opening, fracture, flaw, fissure, rent; violation, infringement, non-observance; quarrel, difference, variance, dissension, schism, alienation.
ANT. _Integrity, wholeness, flawlessness, completeness; reconciliation, healing; conservation, observance; inviolateness; union, fidelity, amalgamation._
=Break.= Fracture, rend, part, sever, shatter, smash, shiver; weaken, impair, enfeeble, enervate; tame; make bankrupt; dismiss, discard, degrade, cashier; mitigate, assuage; interrupt, stop, cut short; open, unfold; destroy, sunder, burst, rive, crack, crush, demolish, rupture, split, transgress.
ANT. _Fasten, join, mend, secure, unite, weld, attach, bind, solder, heal, piece, conjoin, rejoin; protect, conserve; encourage, strengthen, preserve; observe, obey._
=Breast.= Bosom, heart, affection, conscience.
=Breathless.= Out of breath; lifeless, dead; exhausted, eager, absorbed, attentive, fascinated; astonished, astounded, bewildered.
ANT. _Calm, collected, cool, composed; indifferent, uninterested._
=Breed=, _n._ Lineage, race, pedigree, progeny, stock, line, family, extraction, strain.
ANT. _Ancestor, source, original, origin._
=Breed=, _v._ Bring forth, bear, beget, produce; nurture, foster, nourish; discipline, educate, instruct, train, teach, school; occasion, originate, generate, procreate, propagate, cause, evolve.
ANT. _Destroy, extirpate, stifle, extinguish._
=Breeding.= Discipline, instruction, education, nurture, training, schooling; manners, deportment.
ANT. _Ill manners, misbehavior; ignorance, illiteracy._
=Brevity.= Shortness, terseness, conciseness, compression, pithiness, succinctness, pointedness; abbreviation, abridgment.
ANT. _Prolixity, diffuseness, verbosity, length, protraction, elongation, extension, tediousness._
=Brew.= Concoct, compound, mix, hatch, foment, excite; prepare, collect, gather, grow; threaten, impend; form.
ANT. _Disperse, break, spoil, mar, miscompound._
=Bridle=, _v._ Restrain, curb, control, govern, check; bristle, ruffle; master, moderate, compress, repress.
ANT. _Relax, loosen, give vent, liberate, discharge; soothe, calm._
=Brief.= Short, concise, succinct.
ANT. _Long, tedious, diffuse._
=Bright.= Shining, resplendent, luminous, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, glistening, blazing, flaming, flashing, radiant, ruddy, refulgent, brilliant, dazzling, sparkling, scintillating, burnished; lucid, clear, transparent, pellucid, lambent, cloudless, limpid; glorious, famous, illustrious; intelligent, acute, discerning, keen, ingenious; auspicious, promising, propitious, favorable, inspiring; cheerful, merry, lively, happy, animated.
ANT. _Opaque, dull, dark, gloomy, black, ebon, shadowy, rayless, sunless, murky, cloudy, overcast, pitchy, lurid; obscure, mysterious, enigmatical, mystic, unintelligible, occult, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental; disheartening, discouraging, dismal, cheerless; ignorant, unlettered, untaught, imbecile, rude, benighted; foul, infamous, horrible, damnable, vile, infernal, wicked, sullen, atrocious, dejected._
=Brilliant.= Bright, radiant, flashing, lustrous, glorious, luminous, effulgent, beaming, sparkling; illustrious, distinguished, celebrated, famous, renowned, eminent.
ANT. _Dark, dull, stupid, gloomy; notorious, infamous; obscure, insignificant._
=Bring.= Bear, fetch, convey; conduct, guide, lead, attend, accompany, convoy; obtain, gain, procure, produce; induce, prevail upon.
ANT. _Remove, export, send, exclude, debar, transport, abstract, subtract._
=Brisk.= Lively, quick, vivacious, active, alert, animated, prompt, sprightly, nimble, spry, agile.
ANT. _Slow, heavy, dull, sluggish, indolent, inactive, unenergetic, stagnant._
=Bristling.= Full, crowded, swarming, stocked, multifarious, multitudinous; bristly, standing on end like bristles; ruffled, roughened, corrugated, bespined; bridled, angered, offended.
ANT. _Smooth, soothed, allayed; prone; bare, nude, scant, devoid, vacant._
=Brittle.= Fragile, crumbling, shivery, frail, easily broken.
ANT. _Tough, stout, strong, hardy._
=Broach.= Open, pierce, tap; suggest, hint, approach, break; utter, publish, proclaim, give out; originate, propound.
ANT. _Repress, cork, bottle, secrete, conceal, hide._
=Broad.= Wide; large, ample, extensive, vast, spacious, capacious; liberal, tolerant, free, hospitable; spread, diffused, open; gross, vulgar, indecent, coarse.
ANT. _Narrow; contracted, restricted, confined, limited; prejudiced, illiberal, bigoted, reserved; veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded; refined, delicate, sketchy; specific, pointed._
=Broil.= Affray, quarrel, contention.
=Brook.= Tolerate, bear, suffer, endure, abide, submit to, undergo, permit.
ANT. _Resist, resent, reject._
=Brotherhood.= Fraternity, fellowship, association, sodality, society.
=Browbeat.= Bully, intimidate, bulldoze, overawe.
ANT. _Rally, support._
=Bruise.= Pommel, crush, squeeze, break, pound, batter, deface.
ANT. _Heal, soothe._
=Brunt.= Shock, attack, impulse, onslaught, onset, assault.
ANT. _Repulse, resistance, endurance._
=Brutal.= Brutish, animal, beastly, bestial; savage, ferocious, cruel, harsh, uncivil, rude, rough, gruff, impolite, brusque; sensual, carnal.
ANT. _Humane, self-controlled, civilized, enlightened, elevated, noble, refined, intelligent, grand._
=Bubble.= Toy, trifle, fancy, conceit, dream, vision, froth, trash.
ANT. _Prize, treasure, reality, substance, jewel, good, advantage._
=Buffoon.= Wag, clown, jester, mountebank, harlequin, droll, punch, fool.
ANT. _Wit, genius, pedant, philosopher._
=Build.= Make, form, shape, figure, model; construct, erect, raise.
ANT. _Demolish, overthrow, destroy._
=Building.= Architecture, edifice, structure, fabric, pile, erection.
ANT. _Ruin, demolition, dilapidation, dismantlement._
=Bulk.= Magnitude, size, volume, mass; greatness, amplitude, massiveness; majority, major part, most, principal part; dimension.
ANT. _Portion, section, atom, particle; diminution, tenuity, contraction, dismemberment, disintegration._
=Bulwark.= Rampart, fortress, fortification, stronghold, intrenchment, bastion, parapet, citadel.
ANT. _Siege, bombardment, cannonade, boarding, storming._
=Bungler.= Botcher, clown, fumbler, clumsy workman, novice.
ANT. _Adept, adroit, master, artist, proficient workman, professor._
=Buoy=, _v._ Float, support, sustain; elevate, inspire, assure, animate, cheer.
ANT. _Sink, drown, depress, swamp; crush, betray, fail, deject, overcome._
=Buoyant.= Light; cheerful, hopeful, sprightly, vivacious, joyous, blithesome, jocund, sportive, jubilant, elastic, floating.
ANT. _Heavy, dejected, depressed, moody, joyless, cheerless, desponding._
=Burden.= Load, weight; cargo, freight; capacity, tonnage: impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, affliction, sorrow; chorus, refrain; topic, drift, tenor, point, substance.
ANT. _Ease, lightness; facility, airiness, light-heartedness; consolation, assuagement, alleviation, liberation, mitigation._
=Burial.= Interment, sepulture, entombment, burying.
ANT. _Exhumation, disinterment._
=Burlesque.= Parody, travesty, caricature, ridicule, farce.
ANT. _Classic, history, fact._
=Burn.= Char, consume, cremate, scorch, set on fire, singe, ignite, incinerate, kindle, blaze, cauterize, glow, smolder.
ANT. _Smother, stifle, subdue, extinguish, cool, put out; subside, glimmer, lower, pale._
=Burnish.= Brighten, polish, make to glisten, glaze, gloss.
ANT. _Dull, bedim, cloud, scratch, abrade._
=Burst.= Break, open, explode, blow up, rend, split, crack, discharge, shatter, disrupt.
ANT. _Cohere, hold, stand, stick together, adhere._
=Bury.= Inter, cover up, entomb, inearth, inhume, inurn; shroud, conceal, secrete, hide; immure, confine; cancel, compose, hush, cover with oblivion.
ANT. _Resurrect, exhume, disinter, excavate, expose, resuscitate; publish, announce, advertise._
=Business.= Employment, craft, trade, commerce, handicraft, traffic, transaction, work, vocation, job, affairs, avocation, profession, occupation, calling, concern, duty, office, interest.
ANT. _Stagnation, leisure, inactivity._
=Bustle.= Activity, stir, commotion, excitement, haste, hurry, energy, eagerness, flurry.
ANT. _Idleness, inactivity, vacation, stagnation, quiet, indolence, indifference, unconcern._
=Busy.= Engaged, employed, occupied; diligent, industrious, active, working, sedulous; brisk, stirring, bustling, agile, spry, nimble; meddling, officious.
ANT. _Idle, lazy, indolent, slothful._
=But.= Save, except, furthermore, barely, besides, however, just, only, notwithstanding, though, unless, yet, still, merely, nevertheless, provided, moreover.
=Buxom.= Bonny, blithe, shapely.
ANT. _Lean, slender, ill-shaped._
=Buy.= Purchase, bargain, acquire; bribe, corrupt, pervert, suborn, subsidize.
ANT. _Sell, hawk, retail, vend._
=By.= Through, with; at, on; from, according to; near, close by; past; along, over; before, in the sight of, in the name of; per, at.
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=Cabal.= Confederacy, conspiracy, conclave, combination, faction, crew, junto, gang, coterie, plot, political intrigue, league.
=Cadaverous.= Bloodless, pallid, pale, wan, ghastly, deathlike, ashy.
ANT. _Rosy, blushing, sanguine, incarnadine._
=Cage=, _v._ Imprison, immure, confine, incarcerate.
ANT. _Liberate, free, dismiss, unbar._
=Caitiff.= Rascal, miscreant, villain, wretch, coward, sneak, traitor, scoundrel, vagabond.
ANT. _Gentleman, patriot, philanthropist._
=Cajole.= Coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn upon, blandish; deceive, entrap, beguile, inveigle, impose upon.
ANT. _Scold, chide, warn._
=Calamitous.= Disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky, adverse, untoward, deplorable, ruinous, inauspicious, wretched, distressing, grievous, ill-starred, troublous, hapless, ill-omened.
ANT. _Fortunate, auspicious, felicitous, propitious, favorable, advantageous._
=Calamity.= Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, trial, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, hardship, ill luck, visitation.
ANT. _Blessing, boon, advantage, good fortune, benefaction._
=Calculate.= Number, reckon, sum up, count, compute, account, estimate, enumerate, rate; consider, deem, apportion, investigate.
ANT. _Guess, risk, chance, conjecture, stake._
=Calculating.= Wary, cautious, scheming, crafty, cool, hard, selfish; careful, circumspect, sagacious, farsighted.
ANT. _Shortsighted, improvident, rash, careless._
=Calculation.= Reckoning, computation; expectation, anticipation, prospect; foresight, forethought, caution, wariness, discretion, prudence, deliberation.
ANT. _Omission, carelessness, imprudence, indiscretion, inconsideration._
=Caliber.= Diameter, gage, capacity; faculty, scope, talent, ability, gifts, parts, endowment.
ANT. _Smallness, thinness; imbecility, incapacity, puerility._
=Call.= Cry, bellow, clamor, ejaculate, scream, roar, shout, shriek, bawl, yell, exclaim, vociferate; invite, summon, send for, bid; assemble, convene, muster; elect, ordain, appoint; invoke, appeal to.
ANT. _Be silent, hush, list, listen, harken, be still; ignore; disperse; disdain, defy._
=Calm.= Composed, peaceful, placid, quiet, still, tranquil, self-possessed, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unruffled.
ANT. _Frantic, frenzied, passionate, furious, raging, stormy, violent, boisterous, agitated, excited, fierce, turbulent, wild, heated, wrathful, disturbed._
=Calumniate.= Slander, traduce, defame, vilify, revile, asperse.
ANT. _Praise, commend, vindicate, laud, honor, eulogize; shield._
=Calumny.= Slander, aspersion, defamation, detraction, abuse, obloquy.
ANT. _Vindication, justification; eulogy, panegyric._
=Camp.= Encampment, bivouac.
=Cancel.= Obliterate, scratch out, erase, efface, expunge, cross off; abolish, abrogate, nullify, annul, revoke, rescind, make void, repeal.
ANT. _Confirm, enact, perpetuate, approve, enforce, uphold, sustain, maintain, establish, record, write._
=Candid.= Honest, open, straightforward, transparent, unbiased, artless, frank, guileless, ingenuous, naive, sincere, impartial, innocent, unprejudiced, aboveboard, simple, truthful, unsophisticated, fair.
ANT. _Deceitful, designing, foxy, sharp, shrewd, crafty, artful, sly, tricky, subtle, adroit, cunning, insincere, diplomatic, intriguing, wily._
=Candidate.= Aspirant, solicitant, petitioner, canvasser, claimant, solicitor.
ANT. _Non-competitor; resigner, abandoner, abjurer._
=Canvass.= Debate, discuss, dispute, agitate; examine, investigate, scrutinize, sift, study, consider; solicit votes from, apply for.
ANT. _Admit, pass, misexamine, allow, ignore, disregard._
=Capability.= Capacity, ability, skill, power, competency, efficiency, caliber, force, faculty, scope, brains, talent.
ANT. _Dulness, inability, inaptitude, difficulty, awkwardness._
=Capacity.= Space, magnitude, volume, dimensions, extent, size, tonnage, caliber; faculty, gift, talent, genius, competency, capability, discernment, cleverness, skill, aptitude; sphere, office, province, character, function.
ANT. _Restriction, narrowness, contractedness, incapacity; incompetency, inefficiency, inability._
=Capital=, _n._ Metropolis; large letter; stock, sum invested; head of a column _or_ pillar; mental, physical, _or_ financial resources.
=Capital=, _a._ Chief, principal, essential, leading, cardinal; fatal, forfeiting life; excellent, prime, first-class, first-rate, consummate, high, important.
ANT. _Subordinate, inferior, unimportant, minor; defective, mean._
=Capitulate.= Surrender, yield, submit, stipulate.
ANT. _Resist, contend, struggle._
=Caprice.= Vagary, freak, whim, fancy, crotchet.
ANT. _Purpose, plan, determination, conviction, seriousness._
=Capricious.= Wayward, fanciful, freakish, whimsical, inconstant, uncertain, fitful, fickle, changeable.
ANT. _Firm, inflexible, unswerving, constant, decided, serious._
=Captious.= Carping, hypercritical, censorious; crabbed, snappish, touchy, cross, snarling, acrimonious, contentious; insidious, ensnaring.
ANT. _Appreciative, commendatory, complimentary, encouraging, flattering, laudatory, approving._
=Captivate.= Charm, enchant, fascinate, enamor, bewitch, please highly, lead captive, win, catch.
ANT. _Disenchant, disillusionize; disgust._
=Captivity.= Thraldom, confinement, duress, imprisonment, bondage, subjection, slavery, servitude, durance.
ANT. _Freedom, liberty, independence._
=Capture.= Seize, catch, arrest, apprehend, make captive; prize.
ANT. _Liberate, free, release; acquit._
=Care.= Anxiety, trouble, solicitude, concern, vigilance, worry, charge, caution, attention, heed, forethought, management, perplexity, watchfulness, wariness, precaution, oversight, prudence.
ANT. _Indifference, heedlessness, negligence, oversight, remissness, slight, recklessness, disregard, carelessness, inattention._
=Career.= Course, line of achievement, passage, race, flight, procedure, conduct, progress, active life, success.
=Careful.= Thoughtful, provident, considerate, reflective, heedful, diligent, pensive, regardful, contemplative.
ANT. _Careless, thoughtless, improvident, unthinking, heedless, inconsiderate, rash, wanton, idle, dreamy, trifling._
=Caress=, _v._ Embrace, fondle, kiss, pet, pamper, coddle, court, flatter.
ANT. _Vex, tease, affront, annoy, provoke, persecute._
=Cargo.= Freight, load, goods, lading, consignment, merchandise.
=Caricature.= Imitation, mimicry, parody, travesty, burlesque, exaggeration, extravaganza, takeoff, farce, monstrosity.
ANT. _Portraiture, resemblance, representation, reproduction._
=Carnage.= Massacre, bloodshed, slaughter, havoc, butchery.
ANT. _Deliverance, ransom, quarter, redemption._
=Carnal.= Sensual, fleshly, lustful, lascivious; natural, unregenerate, earthly, temporal.
ANT. _Spiritual, ethereal, refined, pure, exalted, temperate, self-controlled._
=Carnival.= Festival, revel, masquerade, rout.
ANT. _Fast, retirement, Lent, penance, mortification._
=Carol.= Sing, warble, chirp, twitter, chant, whistle, hum; hymn.
ANT. _Whine, lament, dirge, cry, croak, weep, groan, moan._
=Carousal.= Feast, festival, banquet, revel, debauch, wassail, orgies.
ANT. _Fast, abstinence, starvation; temperance, moderation; self-denial._
=Carp.= Cavil, find fault, object to, pick flaws, challenge, censure, hypercriticize.
ANT. _Concede, admit, compliment, approve, applaud, acquiesce, assent._
=Carpet.= Covering for floor; table _or_ board (_metaphorical_), consideration, consultation.
ANT. _Shelf_ (metaphorical), _rejection, oblivion, disposal_.
=Carry.= Convey, move, transport, lift, bring, bear, transmit, support, sustain, take; impel, urge, push forward; signify, infer, involve, implicate.
ANT. _Drop, let go, throw down, fall under, shake off; retard, impede; leave, be separate from._
=Case.= Box; covering, sheathe; state, condition, plight, predicament; instance, example, occurrence; circumstance, event, contingency; suit,
## action, process, trial, cause; question, subject of discussion; form,
inflection.
ANT. _Hypothesis, supposition, fancy, theory, conjecture; generalization, principle, universality._
=Cash.= Coin, money, specie, currency, capital.
ANT. _Paper money, greenbacks, bills._
=Cast.= Hurl, throw, pitch, fling, drive, thrust, sling, toss; shed, lay aside; calculate, compute, reckon; found, form; direct, turn; assign, appoint, allot; impart, shed, diffuse, communicate.
ANT. _Raise, elevate, erect; accept, approve, retain, carry; miscalculate; break, dismember, dissipate._
=Caste.= Grade, rank, order, lineage, dignity, respect.
ANT. _Abasement, degradation, disrepute, taboo, reproach, ostracism._
=Castigate.= Whip, flagellate, cane.
ANT. _Reward, encourage, caress, pat._
=Casual.= Accidental, incidental, fortuitous, chance, contingent.
ANT. _Regular, certain, fixed, ordinary, periodic, systematic._
=Casuistry.= Sophistry, fallacy, quibble; refinement.
ANT. _Reason, common sense, conscience._
=Catalogue.= List, register, index, enrolment, entry, record, roll, inventory, schedule.
ANT. _Non-registration, obliteration, oblivion, forgetfulness; non-entry, oversight, omission._
=Catastrophe.= Revolution, disaster, mishap, misfortune, calamity, cataclysm, blow, visitation.
ANT. _Victory, triumph, benefit, ovation, success, felicitation, blessing._
=Catch.= Grasp, seize, clutch, capture, clasp, secure, snatch, take, arrest, ensnare, entrap, grip, lay hold; comprehend, apprehend, understand.
ANT. _Lose, miss, fail of, let go, give up, release, restore._
=Categorical.= Plain, absolute, distinct, positive, declaratory, affirmative.
ANT. _Obscure, ambiguous, dubious, hypothetical, contingent, mystical, enigmatical._
=Category.= Class, division, order, rank; universal aspect, primitive relation.
ANT. _Essence, truth, being, substance, nature._
=Causality.= Causation, potentiality, eventuality, operativeness.
ANT. _Counteractivity, barrenness, sterility; finality._
=Cause.= Agent, origin, source, creator, spring; reason, power; designer, antecedent, originator, author, producer; condition, principle.
ANT. _Effect, result, end, production, issue, accomplishment, development, consequence, creation, fruit, event, outcome, outgrowth._
=Caution.= Care, heed, wariness, circumspection, forethought, discretion; warning, admonition, advice, counsel.
ANT. _Temerity, heedlessness, unguardedness, improvidence, imprudence._
=Cavalier=, _a._ Arrogant, haughty, overbearing, insolent, disdainful.
ANT. _Courteous; subservient, servile; civil, polite._
=Cavil.= Carp, object, censure.
ANT. _Approve, allow, concede._
=Cavity.= Opening, gap, aperture, hole, fissure.
ANT. _Obstruction, filling._
=Cease.= End, finish, desist, leave off, quit, stop, refrain, abstain, discontinue, pause, terminate.
ANT. _Begin, commence, continue, originate, inaugurate, start, set going, set in operation._
=Celebrated.= Famous, renowned, distinguished, famed, illustrious, eminent, glorious, notable, exalted.
ANT. _Obscure, unknown, unnotable, mean, insignificant, inconspicuous._
=Celebration.= Solemnization, observance, commemoration, laudation, praise, commendation.
ANT. _Oblivion, desuetude, non-observance._
=Celebrity.= Fame, renown, reputation, glory, honor, repute, eminence, distinction; person of note, “lion.”
ANT. _Obscurity, ignominy, disgrace, contempt, meanness; infamy; oblivion._
=Celerity.= Rapidity, speed, haste, velocity, swiftness, fleetness, despatch.
ANT. _Slowness, tardiness, inertness._
=Celestial.= Heavenly, angelic, supernal, ethereal, atmospheric, immortal, seraphic, divine, godlike.
ANT. _Earthly, terrestrial; human, mortal; infernal._
=Censure.= Blame, disapproval, reproach, disapprobation, reprimand, condemnation, remonstrance, rebuke.
ANT. _Praise, approval, eulogy, commendation, encouragement._
=Center.= Middle, midst.
ANT. _Perimeter, rim, bound, circumference, boundary._
=Central.= Convenient, medial, accessible.
ANT. _Remote, inaccessible, inconvenient._
=Centralize.= Concentrate, collect, localize.
ANT. _Disperse, distribute._
=Ceremonial=, _n._ Ritual, rites, formalities, etiquette.
=Ceremonial=, _a._ Ritualistic, formal, official, ministerial, pompous, sumptuous, scenic, functional.
ANT. _Private, unostentatious, undramatic, unimposing, unassuming._
=Ceremonious.= Stately, lofty, courtly; formal, studied, punctilious; prim, precise.
ANT. _Brusk, blunt, supercilious, plain, simple._
=Certain.= Sure, infallible, positive, undeniable, unfailing; assured, fixed, regular, established; true, accurate, unmistakable.
ANT. _Dubious, irregular, undecided, doubtful, exceptional, casual._
=Certainty.= Assurance, conviction, confidence, positiveness.
ANT. _Hesitation, doubt, misgiving, conjecture, indecision._
=Certify.= Acknowledge, avow, declare, prove, inform, assure, attest.
ANT. _Disavow, misinform, disprove._
=Cessation.= Stop, pause, abeyance, suspension, lull, respite.
ANT. _Incessancy, continuity, continuance._
=Chafe.= Vex, irritate, gall, rub, chagrin, tease, worry, harass, annoy, fret; rage, fume; nettle, exasperate, anger.
ANT. _Soothe, coax, calm, console, humor; submit, endure, succumb._
=Chaff.= Banter, badinage, nonsense, frivolity; refuse, trash.
ANT. _Sense, reason, pith, gist, seriousness, substance._
=Chagrin.= Humiliation, shame, mortification, confusion, discomposure, dismay, disappointment.
ANT. _Delight, glory, exultation, triumph, rejoicing._
=Challenge=, _v._ Dare, brave, defy; demand, require, claim; object to, take exceptions.
ANT. _Pass, allow, grant, concede, permit; retract, retreat._
=Champion.= Defender, protector, vindicator; hero, winner, chief, victor, combatant.
ANT. _Renegade, traitor, deserter, coward; adversary, opponent._
=Chance.= Hazard, casualty, accident, luck, fortune.
ANT. _Law, sequence, purpose, design, intention, causation, certainty._
=Change=, _n._ Transformation, variation, transition, conversion, innovation, diversion, novelty, variety, vicissitude, alteration, transmutation.
ANT. _Fixity, identity, constancy, uniformity, firmness, permanence, persistence, steadiness._
=Change=, _v._ Alter, transform, vary, turn, veer, shift, qualify, modify, exchange, diversify, convert, metamorphose, substitute.
ANT. _Continue, endure, stay, hold, keep, retain, abide, remain, persist._
=Changeless.= Stationary, undeviating, immovable, reliable, consistent.
ANT. _Fluctuating, vacillating, capricious, variable, plastic._
=Character.= Mark, figure, sign, symbol, emblem, letter; constitution, nature, disposition, turn, cast, bent; temperament, moral qualities, personality, traits, habits; person, individual; repute, reputation.
ANT. _Anonymousness; disrepute; vagueness; indefiniteness._
=Characteristic.= Attribute, peculiarity, trait, sign, indication, mark, feature, distinction, singularity, property, idiosyncrasy.
ANT. _Nondescript, generality, miscellany, commonness._
=Charge=, _v._ Load, freight, burden; intrust; impute, ascribe; accuse, impeach, incriminate, arraign, indict; command, order, require, bid; attack, assault.
ANT. _Free, acquit, liberate, discharge._
=Charitable.= Benign, bountiful, liberal; lenient, mild, considerate.
ANT. _Selfish, harsh, exacting, revengeful, churlish, censorious._
=Charity.= Benevolence, liberality, bounty, generosity, philanthropy.
ANT. _Harshness, ill will, malignity, malevolence._
=Charlatan.= Quack, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug, cheat.
ANT. _Victim, dupe, gull._
=Charm.= Spell, incantation, enchantment; fascination, attraction, allurement; witchery, sorcery, magic, necromancy.
ANT. _Fear, repulsion, disenchantment, disillusion._
=Chary.= Careful, cautious, wary; frugal, sparing, saving, reluctant.
ANT. _Liberal, lavish, profuse, extravagant._
=Chase.= Pursue, track, hunt, follow, prosecute; emboss, enchase.
ANT. _Flee, shun, elude, evade; abandon, relinquish._
=Chaste.= Pure, spotless, immaculate, modest, virtuous, simple, refined, classic, elegant.
ANT. _Corrupt, impure, flashy, gaudy; coarse, inelegant._
=Chasten.= Discipline, chastise, subdue, afflict, punish, soften, try.
ANT. _Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize._
=Chattels.= Goods, wares, effects, furniture.
ANT. _Freehold._
=Cheap.= Common, inexpensive, mean, worthless, vile, paltry, low-priced, poor, indifferent.
ANT. _Rare, costly, expensive, high, precious._
=Cheat=, _n._ Fraud, trick, artifice, swindle, deceit, fiction, imposture.
ANT. _Truth, reality, fact, honesty, authenticity, certainty, openness, sincerity._
=Check=, _v._ Restrain, curb, stop, bridle, hinder, impede, inhibit; reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.
ANT. _License, indulge, allow, loose, liberate, abet, instigate._
=Cheer=, _n._ Gladness, joy, gaiety, mirth, merriment, cheerfulness, happiness, hope, conviviality, plenty, hospitality.
ANT. _Gloom, dearth, sullenness, niggardliness, unsociableness._
=Cheerful.= Glad, lively, mirthful, animated, jocund, jolly, blithe, buoyant, merry, joyous.
ANT. _Gloomy, dejected, unhappy, lifeless, dull, depressing, melancholy, joyless, dispiriting._
=Cherish.= Foster, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, comfort, cheer.
ANT. _Abandon, afflict, check, discourage._
=Chief=, _a._ Head, important, excellent, high, principal, consummate.
ANT. _Subordinate, minor, inferior._
=Chieftain.= Captain, commander, general, leader, chief.
ANT. _Vassal, minion, adherent, retainer, attendant, follower._
=Childish.= Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.
ANT. _Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous._
=Chimerical.= Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.
ANT. _Real, actual, substantial, veritable._
=Chivalrous.= Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.
ANT. _Dastardly, recreant, sneaking._
=Choice=, _n._ Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.
ANT. _Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination._
=Choice=, _a._ Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.
ANT. _Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior._
=Choose.= Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.
ANT. _Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside._
=Chronicle.= Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.
ANT. _Legend, romance, tradition._
=Cipher.= Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.
ANT. _Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus._
=Circular.= Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.
ANT. _Linear, direct, straight._
=Circulate.= Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.
ANT. _Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate._
=Circumference.= Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.
ANT. _Center, interior._
=Circumlocution.= Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.
ANT. _Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness._
=Circumscribe.= Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.
ANT. _Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend._
=Circumspect.= Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.
ANT. _Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary._
=Circumstance.= Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.
ANT. _Deed, case, transaction, business, affair._
=Cite.= Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.
ANT. _Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove._
=Citizen.= Inhabitant, dweller, townsman, burgher, resident, subject, denizen.
ANT. _Foreigner, alien, exile, visitor, tramp, transient, tourist, sight-seer._
=Civilization.= Culture, cultivation, refinement, amelioration, humanization.
ANT. _Demoralization, savagery, barbarism, rudeness._
=Claim=, _n._ Assertion, requisition, demand, call; title, privilege, right, pretension.
ANT. _Disclaimer, surrender, abjuration, waiver._
=Claim=, _v._ Demand, ask, require, call for, assert, insist, request, maintain, pretend.
ANT. _Repudiate, waive, concede, forego, abjure._
=Clamor=, _n._ Noise, uproar, hubbub, outcry, vociferation, exclamation.
ANT. _Silence, reticence, acquiescence; repression, stifling._
=Clandestine.= Secret, private, furtive, stealthy, underhand, sly, surreptitious, hidden.
ANT. _Open, aboveboard, sincere, frank._
=Class.= Company, grade, order, rank, caste, clan, circle, association, club, clique, coterie, set.
=Classical.= Refined, elegant, polished, chaste, pure.
ANT. _Corrupt, barbarous, uncouth, debased, inelegant._
=Classification.= Grouping, disposition, arrangement, distribution, category, genus, designation, order, species, nature, character; homogeneity.
ANT. _Individuality, speciality, singularity, distinction, heterogeneity._
=Clause.= Portion, section, passage, paragraph, stipulation, article, chapter, provision.
ANT. _Document, instrument, writing._
=Clean=, _a._ Pure, neat, clear, spotless, cleansed, untarnished, upright.
ANT. _Foul, impure, untidy, hampered, unclean._
=Cleanse.= Purify, wash, clean, disinfect, lave, scour, sponge, scrub, sweep, wipe, rinse, dust, purge.
ANT. _Defile, pollute, stain, deprave, sully, taint, befoul, contaminate, corrupt, vitiate._
=Clear=, _a._ Pure, bright, transparent, free, serene, unclouded, obvious, manifest, pellucid, unadorned, plain, distinct, evident, lucid, intelligible, explicit, straightforward, perspicuous.
ANT. _Mysterious, unintelligible, vague, opaque, foggy, dim, cloudy, dubious, turbid, ambiguous._
=Clever.= Gifted, expert, capable, apt, bright, ingenious, quick-witted, skilful, adroit, dexterous, intellectual, happy, smart, talented, keen, knowing, intelligent, quick, sharp.
ANT. _Foolish, slow, stupid, idiotic, thickheaded, witless, bungling, awkward, dull, ignorant, clumsy, senseless._
=Climax.= Acme, top, summit, culmination, height, consummation, zenith, head.
ANT. _Base, floor, nadir, anticlimax, depth; bathos._
=Cling.= Stick, cleave, fasten, hold, adhere.
ANT. _Drop, relax, swerve, let go._
=Close.= Packed, condensed, compressed, narrow, restricted, solid; secret, reserved; niggardly.
ANT. _Ample, wide, open, spacious, patent, public, advertised; open-handed, free, liberal._
=Clownish.= Rude, rustic, boorish, awkward, clumsy, bucolic, cloddish.
ANT. _Polite, affable, civil, urbane._
=Clumsy.= Awkward, inexpert, uncouth, bungling, unskilful, unwieldly.
ANT. _Neat, skilful, clever, expert, adroit, dexterous, workmanlike._
=Coalesce.= Blend, mix, harmonize, unite, consolidate, combine, adhere.
ANT. _Disagree, sunder, separate, sever._
=Coalition.= League, union, alliance, confederacy, combination, compact, amalgamation.
ANT. _Disruption, rebellion, disagreement, sedition, mutiny._
=Coarse.= Of large fibers, crude, rough, gross; indecent, indelicate, unrefined, unpolished, vulgar, common, ordinary.
ANT. _Fine, choice, delicate, gentle._
=Coax.= Wheedle, flatter, cajole, fawn, allure, seduce, circumvent.
ANT. _Coerce, impel, drive, intimidate._
=Coerce.= Impel, restrain, inhibit, force, compel, drive, check, intimidate.
ANT. _Persuade, coax, permit, urge, induce, tempt._
=Coexistent.= Contemporary, concurrent, coincident, simultaneous.
ANT. _Preceding or succeeding._
=Cogent.= Forcible, powerful, effective, irresistible, convincing, conclusive, persuasive, potent, urgent.
ANT. _Weak, feeble, powerless, ineffectual._
=Cogitate.= Meditate, think, reflect, consider, ponder, contemplate.
ANT. _Dream, idle, wish._
=Cognizance.= Knowledge, observation, notice, recognition, experience.
ANT. _Ignorance, oversight, neglect._
=Coherent.= Compact, consecutive, close, logical, consistent.
ANT. _Rambling, loose, discursive, aberrant._
=Coincidence.= Chance, fortuity, harmony, agreement, casualty, concurrence, contemporaneousness.
ANT. _Design, purpose, asynchronism, anachronism, difference._
=Cold.= Frigid, chilly, frosty, icy, polar, wintry; dull, lifeless, unimpassioned, sluggish, apathetic, indifferent, spiritless.
ANT. _Hot, warm, ardent, impassioned, fiery, burning, fervid, vehement, passionate._
=Colleague.= Associate, coadjutor, collaborator, helper, companion, partner, assistant, ally, confederate.
ANT. _Opponent, rival, antagonist, competitor._
=Collect.= Gather, glean, amass, garner, muster, congregate, assemble, convoke, accumulate.
ANT. _Distribute, dispense, divide, assort, deal._
=Collision.= Clash, shock, impact, concussion, encounter, contact, opposition, conflict.
ANT. _Divergence; concord, harmony, agreement, coincidence, concert, unity, amity, unison._
=Colloquy.= Dialogue, conversation, talk, discourse, consultation, conference.
ANT. _Babel, tumult, outcry, clamor; silence, taciturnity._
=Collusion.= Connivance, accompliceship, confederacy.
ANT. _Frustration, betrayal, exposure._
=Color.= Hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion; pigment, paint; pretense, speciousness, varnish, appearance, semblance, excuse, makeshift.
ANT. _Paleness; transparency, openness._
=Combat.= Conflict, encounter, battle, struggle, contest, contention.