English Synonyms and Antonyms

comprehend it in its fulness. We can apprehend the will of God as revealed in conscience or the Scriptures;
we can conceive of certain attributes of Deity, as his truth and justice; but no finite intelligence can
comprehend the Divine Nature, in its majesty, power, and perfection. Compare ANTICIPATE; ARREST;
CATCH; KNOWLEDGE.
Antonyms:
fail of, ignore, lose, misapprehend, misconceive, miss, overlook.
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PERFECT.
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Synonyms:
absolute, consummate, holy, spotless, accurate, correct, ideal, stainless, blameless, entire, immaculate,
unblemished, complete, faultless, sinless, undefiled. completed, finished,
That is perfect to which nothing can be added, and from which nothing can be taken without impairing its
excellence, marring its symmetry, or detracting from its worth; in this fullest sense God alone is perfect, but in
a limited sense anything may be perfect in its kind; as a perfect flower; a copy of a document is perfect when
it is accurate in every particular; a vase may be called perfect when entire and unblemished, even tho not
artistically faultless; the best judges never pronounce a work of art perfect, because they see always ideal
possibilities not yet attained; even the ideal is not perfect, by reason of the imperfection of the human mind; a
human character faultlessly holy would be morally perfect tho finite. That which is absolute is free from
admixture (as absolute alcohol) and in the highest and fullest sense free from imperfection or limitation; as,
absolute holiness and love are attributes of God alone. In philosophical language, absolute signifies free from
all necessary, or even from all possible relations, not dependent or limited, unrelated and unconditioned; truth
immediately known, as intuitive truth, is absolute; God, as self-existent and free from all limitation or
dependence, is called the absolute Being, or simply the Absolute. Compare INNOCENT; INFINITE;
RADICAL.
Antonyms:
bad, defective, imperfect, meager, scant, blemished, deficient, incomplete, perverted, short, corrupt, deformed,
inferior, poor, spoiled, corrupted, fallible, insufficient, ruined, worthless. defaced, faulty, marred,
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PERMANENT.
Synonyms:
abiding, enduring, lasting, steadfast, changeless, fixed, perpetual, unchangeable, constant, immutable,
persistent, unchanging. durable, invariable, stable,
Durable (L. durus, hard) is said almost wholly of material substances that resist wear; lasting is said of either
material or immaterial things. Permanent is a word of wider meaning; a thing is permanent which is not liable
to change; as, a permanent color; buildings upon a farm are called permanent improvements. Enduring is a
higher word, applied to that which resists both time and change; as, enduring fame.
Antonyms:
See synonyms for TRANSIENT.
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PERMISSION.
Synonyms:
allowance, authorization, leave, license, authority, consent, liberty, permit.
Authority unites the right and power of control; age, wisdom, and character give authority to their possessor; a
book of learned research has authority, and is even called an authority. Permission justifies another in acting
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without interference or censure, and usually implies some degree of approval. Authority gives a certain right
of control over all that may be affected by the action. There may be a failure to object, which constitutes an
implied permission, tho this is more properly expressed by allowance; we allow what we do not oppose,