English Synonyms and Antonyms

bitter, 81
bitterness, acrimony, 15 " enmity, 152 " feud, 170
bizarre, queer, 297
blab, babble, 71
black, dark, 122
blame, v., condemn, 113 " reprove, 312
blame, n., reproof, 311
blameless, innocent, 220 " perfect, 268
blanch, bleach, 82
blank, vacant, 363
blaspheming, oath, 254
blasphemy, oath, 254
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blaze, v., burn, 87
blaze, n., fire, 173 " light, 231
bleach, 82
blemish, 82 " injury, 219
blessed, happy, 190 " holy, 200
blessedness, happiness, 189
blessing, mercy, 239
blind, artifice, 58
bliss, happiness, 189
blissful, happy, 190
blithe, happy, 190
blithesome, happy, 190
block, hinder, 199
blood, kin, 227
blot, blemish, 82 " stain, 341
blot out, cancel, 92
blow, 83 " misfortune, 242
bluff, 83
blunt, bluff, 83
blur, blemish, 82
blurt, babble, 71
blustering, bluff, 83
boast, ostentation, 259
boasting, ostentation, 259
bode, augur, 66
bodily, physical, 272
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body, 84
bold, bluff, 83 " brave, 85
boldness, assurance, 61 " effrontery, 144 " impudence, 213 " pertness, 271
bolt, lock, 234
bondage, fetter, 169
bonds, fetter, 169
bonny, beautiful, 76
bonus, subsidy, 345
books, literature, 233
boon, gift, 184
boorish, awkward, 70 " rustic, 321
bootless, vain, 364
border, bank, 72 " boundary, 84
bordering, adjacent, 22
both, 84 " every, 158
bound, bank, 72 " boundary, 84 " end, n., 148
boundary, 84 " end, n., 148
boundless, infinite, 216
bounteous, plentiful, 276
bountiful, generous, 182 " plentiful, 276
bounty, benevolence, 80 " gift, 184 " subsidy, 345
bourn, boundary, 84
bourne, boundary, 84
bout, battle, 74
bow, bend, 79
box, blow, 83
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boyish, youthful, 375
brain, mind, 241
brand, v., burn, 87
brand, n., blemish, 82
brandish, shake, 330
brass, effrontery, 144
brave, 85
bravery, prowess, 294
brawl, feud, 170
break, 86 " rend, 309
break off, end, v., 148
breastwork, barrier, 74
breathing, alive, 30
breeding, behavior, 79 " education, 143
bribe, gift, 184
bridle, restrain, 315
bridle-path, way, 372
brief, a., terse, 354 " transient, 361
brief, n., sketch, 334
brigand, robber, 320
bright, clever, 109 " happy, 190
brim, bank, 72
bring, carry, 96
bring about, do, 135 " make, 236
bring into being, make, 236
bring low, abase, 2
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bring over, persuade, 271
bring to an end, cease, 98
bring to pass, do, 135 " make, 236
brink, bank, 72
brisk, active, 17 " alert, 28 " alive, 30 " nimble, 253
briskness, pertness, 271
broad, large, 229
broil, feud, 170
brood, flock, 173
brook, endure, 150
brotherly, friendly, 178
browbeat, frighten, 180
bruise, beat, 75
brush, cleanse, 107
brusk, bluff, 83
brutal, barbarous, 73 " brutish, 87
brute, a., brutish, 87
brute, n., animal, 45
brutish, 87
buccaneer, robber, 320
bucolic, rustic, 321
buffet, blow, 83
bulky, large, 229
bullion, money, 244
bulwark, barrier, 74 " defense, 123
bungling, awkward, 70
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buoyant, happy, 190
burden, load, 233
burglar, robber, 320
burlesque, caricature, 95 " wit, 373
burn, 87
burning, eager, 142 " fire, 173
burst, break, 86 " rend, 309
bury, hide, 197 " immerse, 212
business, 88 " duty, 142 " transaction, 360 " work, 374
bustling, active, 17 " alert, 28 " nimble, 253
busy, active, 17 " industrious, 215
but, 89 " notwithstanding, conj., 254
butcher, kill, 226
butchery, massacre, 237
buy, purchase, 295
by, 89
by dint of, by, 89
by means of, by, 89
byword, proverb, 293
cabal, 90
cabalistic, mysterious, 247
cackle, babble, 71
cajole, allure, 37
calamity, accident, 14 " blow, 83 " catastrophe, 97 " misfortune, 242
calculate, 90 " esteem, v., 156
call, 91 " convoke, 120
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calling, business, 88
callow, youthful, 375
call together, convoke, 120
call upon, pray, 281
calm, v., allay, 31
calm, a., 91
calm, n., rest, 313
calmness, apathy, 50 " patience, 265 " rest, 313
calumniate, slander, 336
canaille, mob, 243
cancel, 92
candid, 93 " honest, 202
candor, veracity, 367
canon, law, 229
cant, v., tip, 357
cant, hypocrisy, 204 " slang, 336
capability, power, 279
capable, adequate, 21 " clever, 109
capacious, large, 229
capacity, power, 279
caparison, 93
capital, 94 " money, 244
capitulate, surrender, 349
caprice, fancy, 167
captivate, allure, 37
captivating, charming, 103
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capture, arrest, 57 " catch, 97
carcass, body, 84
care, 94 " anxiety, 49 " oversight, 260 " prudence, 294
careen, tip, 357
career, 95
careful, vigilant, 369
carefulness, prudence, 294
carelessness, neglect, 251
caress, 95
cargo, load, 233
caricature, 95
carnage, massacre, 237
carnal, brutish, 87
carol, sing, 333
carp at, disparage, 134
carriage, air, 27 " behavior, 79
carry, 96 " convey, 119 " keep, 226 " support, 348
carry on, keep, 226 " transact, 360
carry out, do, 135 " execute, 161
carry through, do, 135
cartel, contract, 118
case, event, 158 " precedent, 282 " sample, 323
cash, money, 244
cashier, break, 86
cast, calculate, 90 " send, 327
cast down, abase, 2
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caste, class, 106
castigate, beat, 75 " chasten, 103
castle, fortification, 176
cast off, abandon, 1
cast up, add, 18
casualty, accident, 14 " hazard, 194
cataclysm, catastrophe, 97
catalog(ue, record, 304
catastrophe, 97
catch, v., 97 " arrest, 57
catch, n., lock, 234
causality, cause, 98
causation, cause, 98
cause, v., make, 236
cause, n., 98 " design, 128 " reason, n., 302
caustic, bitter, 81
causticity, acrimony, 15
cauterize, burn, 87
caution, care, 94 " prudence, 294
cautious, vigilant, 369
cease, 98 " abandon, 1 " die, 130 " end, v., 148
ceaseless, continual, 117
cede, abandon, 1 " give, 185 " surrender, 349
celebrate, 99 " keep, 226
celebrity, fame, 166
censure, v., arraign, 56 " condemn, 113 " reprove, 312
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censure, n., reproof, 311
center, 99
ceremony, sacrament, 321
certain, authentic, 67 " conscious, 116 " real, 301
certainty, demonstration, 127
certification, testimony, 355
certified, conscious, 116
certify, confess, 114 " state, 341
cessation, end, n., 148 " rest, 313
chaff, banter, 73
chagrin, v., abash, 3
chagrin, n., 100
chains, fetter, 169
chance, v., happen, 188
chance, accident, 14 " event, 158 " hazard, 194
change, v., 100 " convey, 119
change, n., 101 " motion, 245 " sale, 323
changeless, permanent, 269
channel, way, 372
chant, sing, 333
char, burn, 87
character, 102 " characteristic, 103
characteristic, 103
charge, v., arraign, 56 " attack, v., 63 " attribute, v., 65
charge, n., care, 94 " career, 95 " load, 233 " oversight, 260 " price, 285
charitable, humane, 203
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charity, benevolence, 80 " love, 235
charming, 103 " amiable, 42 " beautiful, 76
chase, follow, 174 " hunt, 203
chaste, pure, 296 " tasteful, 353
chasten, 103
chasten, reprove, 312
chastening, misfortune, 242
chastise, beat, 75 " chasten, 103
chastisement, misfortune, 242
chastity, virtue, 370
chat, babble, 71 " conversation, 118 " speak, 339
chatter, babble, 71 " speak, 339
chattering, garrulous, 181
cheat, artifice, 58 " fraud, 177 " hypocrite, 204
cheating, fraud, 177
check, v., hinder, 199 " obstruct, 257 " reprove, 312 " restrain, 315
check, n., reproof, 311
checkmate, conquer, 115
cheer, v., cherish, 104 " entertain, 152
cheer, n., entertainment, 153 " happiness, 189
cheerful, comfortable, 110 " happy, 190
cheering, a., happy, 190
cheering, n., praise, 280
cheers, praise, 280
cheery, comfortable, 110 " happy, 190
cherish, 104 " support, 348
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chide, reprove, 312
chiding, reproof, 311
chief city, capital, 94
childish, youthful, 375
childlike, youthful, 375
chimerical, absurd, 11 " fanciful, 167
chirp, sing, 333
chirrup, sing, 333
chivalric, brave, 85
chivalrous, brave, 85 " generous, 182
choice, alternative, 38
choke, obstruct, 257
choler, anger, 44
choose, 104
chronicle, history, 200 " record, 304
chum, associate, 60
churlish, morose, 245
circle, class, 106
circulate, announce, 46
circumlocution, 105
circumscribe, restrain, 315
circumspect, vigilant, 369
circumspection, care, 94 " prudence, 294
circumstance, 105 " event, 158
circumstantial, minute, 242
citadel, fortification, 176
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cite, allege, 31 " arraign, 56 " quote, 298
city, capital, 94
civil, polite, 277
civilization, refinement, 305
claim, allege, 31 " assume, 61 " right, 319 " state, 341
clamor, call, 91
clan, class, 106
clarified, fine, 172
clash, collision, 109
clashing, collision, 109
clasp, catch, 97 " lock, 234
class, 106
classes, lower, mob, 243
classic, pure, 296
classical, pure, 296
clay, body, 84
clean, cleanse, 107 " innocent, 220 " neat, 249 " pure, 296
cleanly, neat, 249
cleanse, 107 " amend, 41
clear, v., absolve, 9
clear, a., 107 " evident, 159 " fine, 172 " innocent, 220 " pure, 296
clear-sighted, astute, 62 " sagacious, 322
cleave, rend, 309
clemency, mercy, 239
clement, humane, 203 " propitious, 291
clever, 109 " skilful, 335
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cleverness, acumen, 18 " dexterity, 129 " power, 279
cling to, cherish, 104
clique, class, 106
cloak, v., hide, 197 " palliate, 261
cloak, n., pretense, 283
clog, v., hinder, 199 " obstruct, 257
clog, n., impediment, 213 " load, 233
close, v., end, v., 148
close, a., adjacent, 22 " avaricious, 68 " taciturn, 351
close, n., end, n., 148
clothes, dress, 140
clothing, dress, 140
cloudy, obscure, 255
clownish, awkward, 70 " rustic, 321
cloy, satisfy, 324
club, association, 60 " class, 106
clumsy, awkward, 70
clutch, catch, 97
coadjutor, accessory, 13 " associate, 60 " auxiliary, 67
coalition, alliance, 34 " union, 362
coarse, bluff, 83 " brutish, 87 " large, 229 " rustic, 321
coast, bank, 72
coax, allure, 37 " persuade, 271
coddle, caress, 95
code, law, 229
coerce, compel, 111
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coercive, absolute, 8
cogency, power, 279
cognition, knowledge, 227
cognizance, knowledge, 227
cognizant, conscious, 116
cognomen, name, 247
cohesive, adhesive, 22
coin, money, 244
coincide, agree, 25
coincidence, analogy, 43
coldness, modesty, 244
colleague, accessory, 13 " associate, 60
collect, amass, 38 " convoke, 120
collected, calm, 91
collection, array, 57 " company, 110
collectivism, socialism, 338