English Synonyms and Antonyms

resentment, the best word of the three, always holds itself to be justifiable, but looks less certainly to action
than grudge or revenge. Simple goodness may arouse the hatred of the wicked; they will be moved to revenge
only by what they deem an injury or affront. Compare ABOMINATION; ANGER; ANTIPATHY; ENMITY.
Antonyms:
See synonyms for FRIENDSHIP; LOVE.
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HAVE.
Synonyms:
be in possession of, hold, occupy, own, possess. be possessed of,
Have is the most general word, and is applied to whatever belongs to or is connected with one; a man has a
head or a head-ache, a fortune or an opinion, a friend or an enemy; he has time, or has need; he may be said to
have what is his own, what he has borrowed, what has been entrusted to him, or what he has stolen. To
possess a thing is to have the ownership with control and enjoyment of it. To hold is to have in one's hand, or
securely in one's control; a man holds his friend's coat for a moment, or he holds a struggling horse; he holds a
promissory note, or holds an office. To own is to have the right of property in; to possess is to have that right
in actual exercise; to occupy is to have possession and use, with some degree of permanency, with or without
ownership. A man occupies his own house or a room in a hotel; a man may own a farm of which he is not in
possession because a tenant occupies it and is determined to hold it; the proprietor owns the property, but the
tenant is in possession. To be in possession differs from possess in that to possess denotes both right and fact,
while to be in possession denotes simply the fact with no affirmation as to the right. To have reason is to be
endowed with the faculty; to be in possession of one's reason denotes that the faculty is in actual present
exercise.
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HAZARD.
Synonyms:
accident, chance, danger, jeopardy, risk, casualty, contingency, fortuity, peril, venture.
Hazard is the incurring the possibility of loss or harm for the possibility of benefit; danger may have no
compensating alternative. In hazard the possibilities of gain or loss are nearly balanced; in risk the possibility
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of loss is the chief thought; the foolhardy take great risks in mere wantonness; in chance and venture the hope
of good predominates; we speak of a merchant's venture, but of an insurance company's risk; one may be
driven by circumstances to run a risk; he freely seeks a venture; we speak of the chance of winning, the
hazard or risk of losing. Accidents are incalculable; casualties may be to a certain extent anticipated; death
and wounds are casualties of battle, certain to happen to some, but uncertain as to whom or how many. A
contingency is simply an indeterminable future event, which may or may not be attended with danger or risk.
See ACCIDENT; DANGER.
Antonyms:
assurance, necessity, protection, safety, surety. certainty, plan, safeguard, security,
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HEALTHY.
Synonyms:
hale, hygienic, sanitary, vigorous, healthful, salubrious, sound, well, hearty, salutary, strong, wholesome.
Healthy is most correctly used to signify possessing or enjoying health or its results; as, a healthy person; a
healthy condition. Healthful signifies promotive of health, tending or adapted to confer, preserve, or promote
health; as, a healthful climate. Wholesome food in a healthful climate makes a healthy man. With healthful are
ranged the words hygienic, salubrious, salutary, sanitary, and wholesome, while the other words are
associated with healthy. Salubrious is always used in the physical sense, and is chiefly applied to air or
climate. Salutary is now chiefly used in the moral sense; as, a salutary lesson.
Antonyms:
delicate, failing, ill, unsound, worn, diseased, fainting, sick, wasted, worn down, emaciated, fragile, unhealthy,
weak, worn out. exhausted, frail,
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HELP.
Synonyms:
abet, befriend, foster, succor, uphold. aid, cooperate, second, support, assist, encourage, stand by, sustain,