A Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms or, Synonyms and Words of Opposite Meaning. Fallows Samuel
inattention, absence.
ANT: Addition, conjunction, union, adduction, importation, restoration, restitution, individualization, enumeration, analysis, specification, observation, attention, Abstracted, [See ABSTRACT_and_ABSTRACTION].
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KEY: Abstruse.
SYN: Hidden, recondite, difficult, profound, deep, curious, obscure, mystical, occult, hard, dark.
ANT: Patent, popular, superficial, simple, obvious, trite, intelligible, lucid, plain, easy, manifest, clear.
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KEY: Absurd.
SYN: Irrational, ridiculous, monstrous, senseless, asinine, stupid, chimerical, unreasonable, preposterous, silly, nonsensical, foolish.
ANT: Sensible, rational, reasonable, consistent, sound, substantial, logical, wise, sagacious, reflective, philosophical.
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KEY: Abundance.
SYN: Plenty, largeness, copiousness, sufficiency, plentitude, exuberance, ampleness, profusion, luxuriance, wealth.
ANT: Rarity, scarcity, paucity, deficiency, scantiness, dearth, failure, poverty.
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KEY: Abundant.
SYN: Plentiful, copious, plenteous, large, ample, overflowing, teeming, full, lavish, luxuriant, bountiful, abounding, profuse, liberal, rich.
ANT: Rare, scarce, scant, deficient, short, insufficient, niggardly, sparing, dry, drained, exhausted, impoverished.
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KEY: Abuse \v.\.
SYN: Injure, damage, spoil, maltreat, treat-all, ill-use, ill-treat, retile, scandalize, disparage, reproach, upbraid, asperse, malign, slander, vituperate, prostitute, defame, pervert, misuse, misemploy, vilify.
ANT: Tend, protect, conserve, consider, regard, shield, cherish, praise, extol, laud, vindicate, panegyrize, respect.
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KEY: Abuse \n.\.
SYN: Mistreatment, invective, ill-treatment, opprobrium, scurrility, vituperation, ribaldry, obloquy, reproach, insolence, misusage, ill-usage.
ANT: Good-usage, good-treatment, kindness, praise, deference, respect.
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KEY: Abusive.
SYN: Insulting, insolent, offensive, opprobrious, reproachful, vituperative, rude, denunciatory, scurrilous.
ANT: Respectful, kind, panegyrical, laudatory, attentive.
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KEY: Abut.
SYN: Extend, project, impinge, approximate.
ANT: Recurve, retreat, diverge, return, recede.
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KEY: Abyss.
SYN: Gulf, profound, gorge, deep, pit, chasm, depth.
ANT: Surface, cavity, depression, indentation.
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KEY: Academical.
SYN: Collegiate, classical, learned.
ANT: Illiterate, uncollegiate.
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KEY: Academy.
SYN: School, seminary, college, university, educational, establishment, institute.
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KEY: Accede.
SYN: Assent, consent, acquiesce, comply_with, accept, concur, approve, coincide.
ANT: Dissent, decline, withdraw, refuse, protest, demur.
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KEY: Accelerate.
SYN: Hasten, urge, expedite, quicken, speed, urge_on, press_forward, hurry, promote, dispatch, facilitate.
ANT: Delay, obstruct, impede, clog, retard, hinder, shackle, drag.
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KEY: Accent.
SYN: Stress, rhythm, pulsation, beat, emphasis.
ANT: Smoothness, inaccentuation, monotony, equableness, babble, flow.
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KEY: Accept.
SYN: Welcome, hail, admit, recognize, avow, acknowledge, take, accede_to, receive, assent_to.
ANT: Refuse, decline, reject, disown, disavow, ignore, repudiate.
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KEY: Acceptable.
SYN: Grateful, pleasant, welcome, agreeable, pleasure, seasonable, gratifying.
ANT: Ungrateful, unwelcome, disagreeable, unpleasant.
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KEY: Acceptation.
SYN: Meaning, significant, signification.
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KEY: Access.
SYN: Approach, admit, course_entrance, avenue, admittance, mod_way, passage, road.
ANT: Exit, egress, departure, exclusion, repulse, [See {[/]?}].
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KEY: Accessible.
SYN: Affable, approachable, easy, conversible.
ANT: Distant, cold, difficult, unapproachable.
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KEY: Accession.
SYN: Arrival, addition, increase, influx, augmentation, reinforcement, enlargement, extension.
ANT: Departure, abandonment, resignation, retirement, diminution, decrease, efflux, ebb, drain, subsidence.
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KEY: Accessory_or_Accessary \a.\.
SYN: Assistant, additive, additional, auxiliary, supplementary, conducive.
ANT: Essential, inherent, immanent, incorporate, superfluous, irrelevant, malapropos, obstructive, cumbersome.
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KEY: Accessory \n.\.
SYN: Accomplice, associate, abettor, ally, colleague, confederate, helper.
ANT: Foe, antagonist, adversary, rival.
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KEY: Accident.
SYN: Chance, fortuity, disaster, incident, adventure, casualty, hazard, contingency, calamity, misadventure, mishap.
ANT: Law, purpose, appointment, ordainment, provision, preparation.
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KEY: Acclamation.
SYN: Applause, homage, gratulation, salutation, joy, commendation, plaudit, hosannas, cheer, shouting, exultation, triumph, approval.
ANT: Obloquy, censure, execration, contumely, outcry, sibilation, denunciation.
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KEY: Acclivity.
SYN: Ascent, rise, incline.
ANT: Declivity, descent.
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KEY: Accommodate.
SYN: Convenience, oblige, adapt, supply, reconcile, suit, fit, adjust, furnish, serve, harmonize.
ANT: Inconvenience, disoblige, disturb, misfit, incommode, deprive, aggravate.
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KEY: Accommodating.
SYN: Kind, unselfish, obliging, polite, yielding, conciliatory.
ANT: Disobliging, selfish, churlish, rude, imperious, dictatorial,