English Synonyms and Antonyms

manifest which we can lay the hand upon; manifest is thus stronger than evident, as touch is more absolute
than sight; that the picture was a modern copy of an ancient work was evident, and on comparison with the
original its inferiority was manifest. That is obvious which is directly in the way so that it can not be missed;
as, the application of the remark was obvious. Visible applies to all that can be perceived by the sense of sight,
whether the noonday sun, a ship on the horizon, or a microscopic object. Discernible applies to that which is
dimly or faintly visible, requiring strain and effort in order to be seen; as, the ship was discernible through the
mist. That is conspicuous which stands out so as necessarily or strikingly to attract the attention. Palpable and
tangible express more emphatically the thought of manifest.
Antonyms:
concealed, impalpable, latent, secret, unknown, covert, impenetrable, obscure, undiscovered, unseen, dark,
imperceptible, occult, unimagined, unthought-of. hidden, invisible,
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EXAMPLE.
Synonyms:
archetype, ideal, prototype, type, ensample, model, sample, warning. exemplar, pattern, specimen,
exemplification, precedent, standard,
From its original sense of sample or specimen (L. exemplum) example derives the seemingly contradictory
meanings, on the one hand of a pattern or model, and on the other hand of a warning--a sample or specimen of
what is to be followed, or of what is to be shunned. An example, however, may be more than a sample or
specimen of any class; it may be the very archetype or prototype to which the whole class must conform, as
when Christ is spoken of as being an example or leaving an example for his disciples. Example comes nearer
to the possible freedom of the model than to the necessary exactness of the pattern; often we can not, in a
given case, exactly imitate the best example, but only adapt its teachings to altered circumstances. In its
application to a person or thing, exemplar can scarcely be distinguished from example; but example is most
frequently used for an act, or course of action, for which exemplar is not used; as, one sets a good (or a bad)
example. An exemplification is an illustrative working out in action of a principle or law, without any
reference to its being copied or repeated; an example guides, an exemplification illustrates or explains.
Ensample is the same as example, but is practically obsolete outside of Scriptural or theological language.
Compare MODEL; SAMPLE.
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EXCESS.
Synonyms:
dissipation, lavishness, redundance, surplus, exorbitance, overplus, redundancy, waste, extravagance,
prodigality, superabundance, wastefulness. intemperance, profusion, superfluity,
Excess is more than enough of anything, and, since this in very many cases indicates a lack either of judgment
or of self-control, the word is used frequently in an unfavorable sense. Careless expenditure in excess of
income is extravagance; we may have also extravagance of language, professions, etc. As extravagance is
excess in outlay, exorbitance is excess in demands, and especially in pecuniary demands upon others.
Overplus and superabundance denote in the main a satisfactory, and superfluity an undesirable, excess;
lavishness and profusion, a generous, bountiful, or amiable excess; as, a profusion of fair hair; lavishness of
hospitality. Surplus is neutral, having none of the unfavorable meaning that often attaches to excess; a surplus
is that which remains over after all demands are met. Redundance or redundancy refers chiefly to literary
style, denoting an excess of words or matter. Excess in the moral sense is expressed by dissipation,