English Synonyms and Antonyms

 retirement one withdraws from association he has had with others; we speak of the retirement of a public
man to private life, tho he may still be much in company. In seclusion one shuts himself away from the
society of all except intimate friends or attendants; in solitude no other person is present. While seclusion is
ordinarily voluntary, solitude may be enforced; we speak of the solitude rather than the seclusion of a
prisoner. As "private" denotes what concerns ourselves individually, privacy denotes freedom from the
presence or observation of those not concerned or whom we desire not to have concerned in our affairs;
privacy is more commonly temporary than seclusion; we speak of a moment's privacy. There may be
loneliness without solitude, as amid an unsympathizing crowd, and solitude without loneliness, as when one is
glad to be alone.
Antonyms:
association, companionship, company, converse, fellowship, society.
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REVELATION.
Synonyms:
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apocalypse, disclosure, manifestation.
Revelation (L. re, back, and velum, veil), literally an unveiling, is the act or process of making known what
was before secret or hidden, or what may still be future. Apocalypse (Gr. apo, from, and kalypto, cover),
literally an uncovering, comes into English as the name of the closing book of the Bible. The Apocalypse
unveils the future, as if to the very gaze of the seer; the whole gospel is a disclosure of the mercy of God; the
character of Christ is a manifestation of the divine holiness and love; all Scripture is a revelation of the divine
will. Or we might say that nature is a manifestation of the divine character and will, of which Scripture is the
fuller and more express revelation.
Antonyms:
cloud, concealment, mystery, shrouding, cloudiness, hiding, obscuration, veiling.
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REVENGE.
Synonyms:
avenging, retaliation, retribution, vengeance. requital,
Revenge is the act of making return for an injury done to oneself by doing injury to another person.
Retaliation and revenge are personal and often bitter. Retaliation may be partial; revenge is meant to be
complete, and may be excessive. Vengeance, which once meant an indignant vindication of justice, now
signifies the most furious and unsparing revenge. Revenge emphasizes more the personal injury in return for
which it is inflicted, vengeance the ill desert of those upon whom it is inflicted. A requital is strictly an even
return, such as to quit one of obligation for what has been received, and even if poor or unworthy is given as
complete and adequate. Avenging and retribution give a solemn sense of exact justice, avenging being more
personal in its infliction, whether by God or man, and retribution the impersonal visitation of the doom of
righteous law. Compare AVENGE; HATRED; REQUITE.
Antonyms:
compassion, forgiveness, mercy, pardon, pity, reconciliation. excuse, grace,
Prepositions:
To take revenge upon the enemy, for the injury.
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REVOLUTION.
Synonyms:
anarchy, insurrection, revolt, confusion, lawlessness, riot, disintegration, mutiny, sedition, disorder, rebellion,
tumult. insubordination,
The essential idea of revolution is a change in the form of government or constitution, or a change of rulers,
otherwise than as provided by the laws of succession, election, etc.; while such change is apt to involve armed
hostilities, these make no necessary part of the revolution. The revolution by which Dom Pedro was
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dethroned, and Brazil changed from an empire to a republic, was accomplished without a battle, and almost
without a shot. Anarchy refers to the condition of a state when human government is superseded or destroyed
by factions or other causes. Lawlessness is a temper of mind or condition of the community which may result
in