English Synonyms and Antonyms

uncertainty may relate to any period, and be quite indifferent. Misgiving is ordinarily in regard to the outcome
of something already done or decided; hesitation, indecision, and irresolution have reference to something
that remains to be decided or done, and are due oftener to infirmity of will than to lack of knowledge. Distrust
and suspicion apply especially to the motives, character, etc., of others, and are more decidedly adverse than
doubt. Scruple relates to matters of conscience and duty.
Antonyms:
assurance, certainty, conviction, determination, resolution, belief, confidence, decision, persuasion, resolve.
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DRAW.
Synonyms:
allure, drag, haul, induce, lure, tow, attract, entice, incline, lead, pull, tug.
One object draws another when it moves it toward itself or in the direction of its own motion by the exertion
of adequate force, whether slight or powerful. To attract is to exert a force that tends to draw, tho it may
produce no actual motion; all objects are attracted toward the earth, tho they may be sustained from falling.
To drag is to draw against strong resistance; as, to drag a sled over bare ground, or a carriage up a steep hill.
To pull is to exert a drawing force, whether adequate or inadequate; as, the fish pulls on the line; a dentist
pulls a tooth. To tug is to draw, or try to draw, a resisting object with a continuous straining motion; as, to tug
at the oar. To haul is to draw somewhat slowly a heavy object; as, to haul a seine; to haul logs. One vessel
tows another. In the figurative sense, attract is more nearly akin to incline, draw to induce. We are attracted
by one's appearance, drawn to his side. Compare ALLURE; ARRAY; INFLUENCE.
Antonyms:
alienate, estrange, rebuff, reject, repel, repulse.
See synonyms for DRIVE.
Prepositions:
To draw water from or out of the well; draw the boat through the water, to the shore; draw air into the lungs;
draw with cords of love; the wagon is drawn by horses, along the road, across the field, over the stones,
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through the woods, to the barn.
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DREAM.
Synonyms:
day-dream, fantasy, reverie, trance, fancy, hallucination, romance, vision.
A dream is strictly a train of thoughts, fantasies, and images passing through the mind during sleep; a vision
may occur when one is awake, and in clear exercise of the senses and mental powers; vision is often applied to
something seen by the mind through supernatural agency, whether in sleep or wakefulness, conceived as more
real and authoritative than a dream; a trance is an abnormal state, which is different from normal sleep or
wakefulness. A reverie is a purposeless drifting of the mind when awake, under the influence of mental
images; a day-dream that which passes before the mind in such condition. A fancy is some image presented to
the mind, often in the fullest exercise of its powers. Hallucination is the seeming perception of non-existent
objects, as in insanity or delirium. In the figurative sense, we speak of dreams of fortune, visions of glory,
with little difference of meaning except that the vision is thought of as fuller and more vivid. We speak of a
trance of delight when the emotion almost sweeps one away from the normal exercise of the faculties.
Antonyms:
certainty, fact, reality, realization, substance, verity.
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DRESS.
Synonyms:
apparel, clothes, garb, habit, uniform, array, clothing, garments, raiment, vestments, attire, costume,
habiliments, robes, vesture.