A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning. Fallows Samuel
Cynic, sardonic, derisive, sarcastic, jocular, flippant, nonchalant, sportive, sprightful, buoyant.
ANT: Lachrymose, plaintive, maundering, querimonious, plaintive, dolesome, lackadaisical, grumbling, croaking, lugubrious.
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KEY: Abdicate.
SYN: Abandon, relinquish, resign, surrender, vacate.
ANT: Retain, maintain, claim, occupy, assert, grasp, seize, usurp.
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KEY: Abdomen.
SYN: Belly, paunch.
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KEY: Abduction.
SYN: Abstraction, subtraction, deprivation, ablution, rape, seizure, appropriation.
ANT: Addition, adduction, replacement, restitution, restoration, surrender, reinstatement.
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KEY: Aberrant.
SYN: Erratic, devious, divergent, incontinuous, desultory, disconnected, wandering, idiotic, inconsistent, inconsecutive, abnormal, exceptional.
ANT: Continuous, rectilineal, true, consistent, uniform, consecutive, normal, natural, faithful, regular.
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KEY: Aberration.
SYN: Wandering, divergence, deviation, desultoriness, rambling, disconnectedness, hallucination, inconsecutiveness, idiocy, insanity, exception, abnormity.
ANT: Uniformity, consecutiveness, continuity, connectedness, principle, law, order, type, norm, project, line, tenor, progression, rectilinearity, regularity.
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KEY: Abet.
SYN: Aid, support, promote, countenance, uphold, assist, instigate, encourage, incite, advocate, sanction, subsidize, embolden.
ANT: Thwart, contradict, obstruct, oppose, baffle, confound, discourage, disapprove, disconcert, counteract, deter, dissuade, frustrate, impede, denounce, expose.
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KEY: Abettor.
SYN: Supporter, advocate, instigator, promoter, assistant, companion, accomplice, ally, encourager, associate, adviser, confederate, 'participes_criminis', coadjutor, accessary, helper.
ANT: Opponent, counteracter, foe, adversary, detector, baffler, antagonist, disconcerter, dissuader, rival.
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KEY: Abeyance.
SYN: Suspension, reservation, dormancy, expectation, intermission.
ANT: Revival, renewal, operation, resuscitation, action, enjoyment, possession, exercise, force.
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KEY: Abhor.
SYN: Hate, abominate, detest, loathe, despise, dislike, eschew, nauseate.
ANT: Love, admire, enjoy, approve, affect, covet, relish, crave, desire.
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KEY: Abide.
SYN: Dwell, stay, inhabit, continue, rest, tarry, lodge, reside, live, wait, sojourn, remain, expect, endure, tolerate, anticipate, confront, await, bear, face, watch.
ANT: Deport, migrate, move, journey, proceed, resist, mislike, forefend, avoid, shun, reject, abandon, forfeit.
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KEY: Ability.
SYN: Power, cleverness, faculty, skill, capacity, talent, expertness, aptitude, dexterity, efficiency, competency, qualification.
ANT: Weakness, incapacity, imbecility, inability, unreadiness, maladroitness.
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KEY: Abject.
SYN: Degraded, outcast, miserable, vile, pitiable, worthless, despicable, groveling, fawning, squalid, base-minded, slavish, beggarly, servile, cringing, low, wretched, sordid.
ANT: Honorable, dignified, eminent, exalted, esteemed, worthy, venerable, noble, princely, illustrious, independent, self-assertive, self-reliant, vain, arrogant, insolent, haughty.
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KEY: Abjure.
SYN: Renounce, deny, apostatize, discard, recant, disclaim, disavow, repudiate, revoke, retract, disown.
ANT: Profess, assert, demand, vindicate, claim, cherish, advocate, retain, acknowledge, appropriate, hug.
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KEY: Able.
SYN: Strong, powerful, clever, skillful, talented, capable, fitted, efficient, effective, learned, gifted, masterly, telling, nervous, vigorous.
ANT: Weak, inefficient, unskillful, silly, stupid, incapable, ineffective, unqualified.
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KEY: Ablution.
SYN: Washing, purification, cleansing, abstersion, defecation.
ANT: Pollution, soilure, defilement, dirt, contamination, taint, stain.
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KEY: Abnegation.
SYN: Denial, disallowance, renunciation, abjuration, stint, abstinence.
ANT: Assertion, vindication, claim, indulgence, concession, license.
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KEY: Abnormal.
SYN: Irregular, erratic, peculiar, unusual, exceptional, monstrous, aberrant, devious, divergent, eccentric, strange.
ANT: Typical, normal, regular, ordinary, usual, natural, customary, illustrative.
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KEY: Aboard.
SYN: Afloat.
ANT: Ashore.
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KEY: Abode.
SYN: Home, stay, placate, residence, domicile, habitation, lodging, berth, quarters, {with_the_idea_of_permanence}.
ANT: Halt, perch, tent, bivouac, caravansary, {with_the_idea_of_transience}.
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KEY: {[&boliNli]?}.
SYN: Destroy, eradicate, invalidate, make_void, obliterate, extirpate, abrogate, annul, subvert, cancel, revoke, quash, nullify, overthrow, annihilate, supersede, suppress, expunge.
ANT: Support, sustain, cherish, promote, continue, confirm, restore, repair, revive, reinstate, enact, institute, re-enact.
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KEY: Abominable.
SYN: Abhorrent, foul, accursed, detestable, hateful, horrible, loathsome, odious, offensive, execrable, nauseous, impure.
ANT: Delectable, desirable, admirable, enjoyable, lovable, charming, delightful, grateful, pure.
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KEY: Abominate.
SYN: Abhor, loathe, detest, execrate, hate.
ANT: Desire, like, long_for, love.
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KEY: Abomination.
SYN: Loathing, detestation, hatred, abhorrence, plague, nuisance, evil, annoyance, infliction, curse.
ANT: Love, affection, desire, enjoyment, longing, acquisition, gratification, blessing, treat, delight, benefit.
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KEY: Aboriginal.
SYN: Primordial, primeval, pristine, autochthonic, immemorial, indigenous, native, original.
ANT: Subsequent, adventitious, imported, exotic, immigrant, recent, upstart, modern, late, novel, fresh.
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