English Synonyms and Antonyms

extemporaneous, 163
extemporary, extemporaneous, 163
extempore, extemporaneous, 163
extend, add, 18 " amplify, 43 " protract, 293
extension, appendage, 53
extensive, large, 229
extent, end, n., 148
extenuate, palliate, 261
exterminate, 163 " abolish, 6
extinguish, subvert, 346
extirpate, abolish, 6 " exterminate, 163
extol, admire, 23
extract, quote, 298
extraordinary, queer, 297 " rare, 300
extravagance, enthusiasm, 153 " excess, 160
extravaganza, caricature, 95
extreme, radical, 299
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extremity, end, n., 148 " necessity, 250
exuberant, plentiful, 276
fabianism, socialism, 338
fable, allegory, 33 " fiction, 170
fabricate, make, 236
fabrication, deception, 123 " fiction, 170
facetiousness, wit, 373
facilitate, quicken, 297
facility, ease, 143
facsimile, duplicate, 141 " model, 243
fact, circumstance, 105 " event, 158
faction, cabal, 90
factious, perverse, 272
factor, agent, 24
faculty, power, 279
fade, die, 130
faded, faint, 164
fadeless, eternal, 157
fag, tire, 357
failure, misfortune, 242 " neglect, 251
faint, 164
faint-hearted, faint, 164
fainting, stupor, 344
fair, beautiful, 76 " candid, 93 " honest, 202
fairness, justice, 225
fair play, justice, 225
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fairylike, airy, 27
faith, 164 " religion, 307 " article of, doctrine, 136
faithful, 165 " honest, 202
faithfulness, allegiance, 32 " justice, 225 " virtue, 370
fall, happen, 188
fallacy, delusion, 127
fall out, happen, 188
fall upon, attack, v., 63
false, absurd, 11
falsehood, deception, 123 " fiction, 170
faltering, faint, 164
fame, 166
familiar, general, 181 " usual, 362
familiarity, acquaintance, 15 " association, 60
family, kin, 227
fanaticism, 166 " enthusiasm, 153
fanciful, 167
fancy, 167 " dream, 139 " idea, 206 " imagination, 209
fantastic, fanciful, 167 " queer, 297
fantasy, dream, 139 " idea, 206 " imagination, 209
fare, food, 175
farewell, 168
farming, agriculture, 25
fascinating, charming, 103
fashion, v., make, 236
fashion, n., air, 27 " habit, 187
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fasten, bind, 81
fastening, lock, 234
fastidious, tasteful, 352
fasting, abstinence, 10
fastness, fortification, 176
fatality, necessity, 250
fate, necessity, 250 " predestination, 282
fatigue, tire, 357
fatigued, faint, 164
fatuity, idiocy, 207
fault, blemish, 82 " sin, 332
faultless, innocent, 220 " perfect, 268
fauna, animal, 45
favor, n., esteem, n., 157 " friendship, 179 " mercy, 239
favorable, friendly, 178 " propitious, 291
favored, fortunate, 177
fealty, allegiance, 32
fear, 168 " alarm, 28 " anxiety, 49
fearful, awful, 70
fearless, brave, 85
feat, act, 16
feature, characteristic, 103 " circumstance, 105
federation, alliance, 34 " association, 60
fee, pay, 266
feeble, faint, 164
feed, food, 175
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feeling, sensation, 328 " sensibility, 328
feign, assume, 61
felicitate, congratulate, 115
felicitous, happy, 190
felicity, happiness, 189
fellow, associate, 60
fellowship, acquaintance, 15 " association, 60
felonious, criminal, 120
female, feminine, 169
feminine, 169
ferocious, fierce, 171
ferret out, discover, 133
fervency, enthusiasm, 153
fervent, eager, 142
fervor, enthusiasm, 153
fetter, v., bind, 81
fetter, n., 169
feud, 170
fiction, 170 " allegory, 33
fidgety, restive, 314
fierce, 171
fiery, fierce, 171
fight, battle, 74
figment, fiction, 170
figure, emblem, 146
fill, satisfy, 324
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final cause, design, 128
finale, end, n., 148
financial, 172
find, discover, 133
find fault, complain, 112
find fault with, reprove, 312
find out, discover, 133
fine, 172 " beautiful, 76 " minute, 242 " tasteful, 352
finesse, artifice, 58 " deception, 123
finis, end, n., 148
finish, v., cease, 98 " do, 135 " end, v., 148
finish, n., end, n., 148
finished, perfect, 268
fire, 173
fireside, home, 201
firm, faithful, 165 " obstinate, 256
fiscal, financial, 172
fit, adequate, 21 " becoming, 77
fitted, adequate, 21
fitting, adequate, 21 " becoming, 77
fix, bind, 81 " confirm, 114
fixed, obstinate, 256 " permanent, 269
flagitious, criminal, 120
flame, burn, 87 " fire, 173 " light, 231
flap, shake, 330
flare, light, 231
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flash, burn, 87 " light, 231
flat, horizontal, 202
flatter, caress, 95
flattery, praise, 280
flavorous, racy, 299
flaw, blemish, 82
fleeting, transient, 361
flicker, light, 231
flight, career, 95
fling, send, 327 " sneer, 337
flippancy, pertness, 271
flitting, transient, 361
flock, 173
flog, beat, 75
floriculture, agriculture, 25
flourish, v., succeed, 346
flourish, n., ostentation, 269
flow, rise, 319
fluctuate, 173 " shake, 330
fluid, 174
flutter, shake, 330
flying, transient, 361
fodder, food, 175
foe, enemy, 157
foil, hinder, 199
follow, 174
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follower, accessory, 13 " adherent, 21
folly, idiocy, 207
foment, promote, 291
fond, friendly, 178
fondle, caress, 95
fondness, love, 235
food, 175
foolhardiness, temerity, 353
foolish, absurd, 11
foolishness, idiocy, 207
footmark, trace, 359
footpad, robber, 320
footprint, trace, 359
footstep, trace, 359
for, because, 77
forage, food, 175
forager, robber, 320
forbearance, mercy, 239 " pardon, 262 " patience, 265
forbid, prohibit, 290
force, v., compel, 111 " make, 236
force, n., army, 56 " operation, 258 " power, 279
forces, army, 56
forcible, racy, 299
forebode, augur, 66
foreboding, anticipation, 48 " anxiety, 49
forecast, v., anticipate, 47
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forecast, n., anticipation, 48 " prudence, 294
forego, abandon, 1
foregoing, previous, 285
foreign, alien, a., 29
foreigner, alien, n., 29
foreknowledge, predestination, 282
foreordination, predestination, 282
foresight, anticipation, 48 " prudence, 294 " wisdom, 372
forestall, prevent, 284
foretaste, v., anticipate, 47
foretaste, n., anticipation, 48
foretell, augur, 66
forethought, anticipation, 48 " care, 94 " prudence, 294
forgive, absolve, 9 " pardon, 262
forgiveness, mercy, 239 " pardon, 262
forgiving, humane, 203
form, body, 84
formalism, hypocrisy, 204
former, previous, 285
formidable, 176
form or system of government, polity, 278
formula, law, 229
forsake, abandon, 1
forswear, abandon, 1 " renounce, 309
fort, fortification, 176
forthwith, immediately, 211
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fortification, 176
fortitude, 176 " patience, 265
fortress, defense, 123 " fortification, 176
fortuity, accident, 14 " hazard, 194
fortunate, 177 " happy, 190
fortune, event, 158
forward, v., promote, 291 " send, 327
forward, a., previous, 285
forwardness, impudence, 213 " pertness, 271
foster, cherish, 104 " help, 195 " promote, 291
foul, pernicious, 270
fount, beginning, 78
fountain, beginning, 78 " cause, 98
fraction, part, 264
fractious, perverse, 272 " restive, 314
fracture, break, 86
fragment, part, 264
frame, body, 84 " make, 236
franchise, right, 319
frank, bluff, 83 " candid, 93 " honest, 202
frankness, veracity, 367
fraternity, association, 60
fraud, 177 " artifice, 58 " deception, 123
fray, feud, 170
free, absolve, 9 " generous, 182 " spontaneous, 340
freebooter, robber, 320
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freedom, liberty, 230
free-handed, generous, 182
free-hearted, generous, 182
freethinker, skeptic, 334
freight, load, 233
frenzy, enthusiasm, 153 " insanity, 221
frequent, general, 181 " usual, 362
fresh, new, 252
fretful, restive, 314
fretfulness, anger, 44 " anxiety, 49
fretting, anxiety, 49
friend, associate, 60
friendliness, friendship, 179