English Synonyms and Antonyms

announce, 46 " speak, 339
annoy, affront, 24
annoyance, abomination, 7
annul, abolish, 6 " cancel, 92
anomalous, absurd, 11 " queer, 297
answer, 46
antagonism, antipathy, 48 " enmity, 152
antagonist, enemy, 151
antecedent, a., previous, 285
antecedent, n., cause, 98 " precedent, 282
antepast, anticipation, 48
anterior, previous, 285
anticipate, 47 " abide, 5 " prevent, 284
anticipation, 48
antipathy, 48 " hatred, 193
antiquated, antique, 48 " obsolete, 256 " old, 257
antique, 48 " old, 257
anxiety, 49 " care, 94
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anxious, eager, 142
any, every, 158
apathy, 50 " stupidity, 344 " stupor, 344
aphorism, proverb, 293
apiece, 51
apocalypse, revelation, 316
apologize for, palliate, 261
apologue, fiction, 170
apology, 51 " defense, 123
apothegm, proverb, 293
appal, frighten, 180
appalling, awful, 70
apparatus, tool, 358
apparel, dress, 140
apparent, 52 " clear, 107 " evident, 159
appeal, address, v., 19
appear, 52
appearance or semblance of, have, appear, 52
appearance, air, 27
appease, allay, 31
appellation, name, 247
append, add, 18
appendage, 53
appendix, appendage, 53
appetency, appetite, 54 " desire, 128
appetite, 54 " desire, 128
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applaud, admire, 23
applause, praise, 280
appliance, tool, 358
application, exercise, 162 " industry, 216
appoint, allot, 34 " apportion, 54
apportion, 54 " allot, 34
appreciate, esteem, v., 156
apprehend, anticipate, 47 " arrest, 57 " catch, 97 " perceive, 267
apprehension, alarm, 28 " anticipation, 48 " anxiety, 49 " fear, 168 " idea, 206 " knowledge, 227
apprised, conscious, 116
approach, address, v., 19
approach, n., approximation, 55 " entrance, 154
approbation, praise, 280
appropriate, abstract, 10 " apportion, 54 " assume, 61
approval, praise, 280
approve, admire, 25 " agree, 25
approximation, 55
appurtenance, appendage, 53
apostrophize, address, v., 19
a priori, transcendental, 361
apt, clever, 109 " likely, 232 " sagacious, 322 " skilful, 335
aptitude, dexterity, 129 " power, 279
arbiter, judge, 224
arbitrary, absolute, 8
arbitrate, interpose, 222
arbitrator, judge, 224
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archaic, obsolete, 256
archetype, example, 160 " idea, 206 " ideal, 206 " model, 243
archive, record, 304
archives, history, 200
ardent, eager, 142
ardor, enthusiasm, 153
arduous, difficult, 132
argue, plead, 274 " reason, v., 302
argument, reason, n., 302 " reasoning, 303
argumentation, reasoning, 303
arise, rise, 319
arising, beginning, 78
armament, army, 56
armor, arms, 55
arms, 55
army, 56 " array, 57
arraign, 56
arrangement, array, 57 " contract, 118
array, 57 " army, 56 " dress, 140
arrest, 57 " obstruct, 257
arrive, attain, 64 " reach, 300
arrogance, assurance, 61 " pride, 286
arrogant, absolute, 8 " dogmatic, 137
arrogate, assume, 61
art, artifice, 58 " business, 88 " science, 325
article, term, 354
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article of belief, doctrine, 136 " of faith, doctrine, 136
articulate, speak, 339
artifice, 58 " fraud, 177
artificer, artist, 58
artisan, artist, 58
artist, 58
artistic, tasteful, 352
artless, candid, 93 " rustic, 321
as, because, 77
ascend, rise, 319
ascertain, discover, 133
ascribe, attribute, v., 65
ashes, body, 84
ask, 59 " plead, 274 " pray, 281
asperity, acrimony, 15
asperse, slander, 336
asphyxia, stupor, 344
aspiration, aim, 26 " ambition, 40 " desire, 128
assail, attack, v., 63
assassinate, kill, 226
assault, v., attack, v., 63
assault, n., attack, n., 64
assemblage, company, 110
assemble, convoke, 120
assembly, company, 110
assent, v., agree, 25
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assent, n., faith, 164
assert, allege, 31 " state, 341
assertion, assurance, 61
asseverate, allege, 31 " state, 341
assiduity, industry, 216
assiduous, industrious, 215
assign, allege, 31 " allot, 34 " apportion, 54 " attribute, v., 65 " commit, 110
assist, abet, 4 " help, 195 " promote, 291
assistant, accessory, 13 " auxiliary, 67
associate, 60 " accessory, 13 " attribute, v., 65
association, 60 " acquaintance, 15 " class, 106
assuage, alleviate, 33
assume, 61
assumption, assurance, 61 " pretense, 283 " pride, 286
assurance, 61 " effrontery, 144 " faith, 164 " impudence, 213
assure, confirm, 114 " state, 341
assured, conscious, 116
astonishment, amazement, 39 " perplexity, 270
astute, 62
as well, also, 37
as well as, also, 37
at ease, comfortable, 110
atheist, skeptic, 334
atom, part, 264 " particle, 264
at once, immediately, 211
atonement, propitiation, 291
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at rest, comfortable, 110
atrocious, barbarous, 73
attach, add, 18
attached, addicted, 19 " adjacent, 22
attachment, 63 " appendage, 53 " friendship, 179 " love, 235
attack, v., 63
attack, n., 64
attain, 64 " get, 183 " reach, 300 " succeed, 346
attainment, progress, 289 " wisdom, 372
attempt, v., endeavor, v., 149
attempt, n., endeavor, n., 150
attend, follow, 174 " listen, 232
attendant, accessory, 13
attention, care, 94 " industry, 216
attestation, testimony, 355
attire, dress, 140
attitude, 65
attract, allure, 37 " draw, 138
attraction, love, 235
attractive, amiable, 42 " beautiful, 76 " pleasant, 275
attribute, v., 65
attribute, n., 66 " characteristic, 103 " emblem, 146
audacity, effrontery, 144 " temerity, 353
augment, add, 18 " amplify, 43
augur, 66
august, awful, 70 " royal, 320
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auspicious, propitious, 291
austere, severe, 329
authentic, 67 " real, 301
author, cause, 98
authoritative, absolute, 8 " authentic, 67 " dogmatic, 137
authority, permission, 269 " precedent, 282
authorization, permission, 269
authorized, authentic, 67
autobiography, history, 200
autochthonic, primeval, 287
autocratic, absolute, 8
automatic, spontaneous, 340
auxiliary, 67 " appendage, 53
avail, profit, 288 " utility, 363
avaricious, 68
avenge, 69 " requite, 313
avenging, revenge, 316
avenue, way, 372
aver, allege, 31 " avow, 69 " state, 341
averse, reluctant, 308
aversion, abomination, 7 " antipathy, 48 " hatred, 193
avocation, business, 88
avouch, avow, 69 " state, 341
avow, 69 " confess, 114 " state, 341
await, abide, 5
awake, vigilant, 369
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award, allot, 34
aware, conscious, 116
awe, amazement, 39 " fear, 168 " veneration, 366
awful, 70
awkward, 70 " rustic, 321
axiom, 71 " proverb, 293
babble, 71
backbite, slander, 336
backer, adherent, 21
backward, reluctant, 308
backwardness, modesty, 244
bad, pernicious, 270
badinage, banter, 73
baffle, hinder, 199
bail, security, 326
balk, hinder, 199
balky, restive, 314
ban, v., banish, 72
ban, n., oath, 254
bandit, robber, 320
baneful, pernicious, 270
banish, 72 " exterminate, 163
bank, 72
bankrupt, break, 86
banter, 73 " wit, 373
bar, barrier, 74 " hinder, 199 " impediment, 213 " lock, 234 " obstruct, 257
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barbarian, barbarous, 73
barbaric, barbarous, 73
barbarism, language, 228
barbarous, 73
barely, but, 89
bargain, contract, 118 " sale, 323
bargain for, purchase, 294
barricade, v., obstruct, 257
barricade, n., barrier, 74
barrier, 74 " boundary, 84 " impediment, 213
barter, business, 88 " sale, 323
barter for, purchase, 295
base, brutish, 87 " pitiful, 273
baseless, vain, 364
bashfulness, modesty, 244
bastinado, beat, 75
batter, beat, 75
battle, 74
battle array, array, 57
bawl, call, 91
beach, bank, 72
bear, abide, 5 " carry, 96 " endure, 150 " support, 348
bearing, air, 27 " behavior, 79 " direction, 132
bear up under, endure, 150
bear with, endure, 150
beast, animal, 45
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beastly, brutish, 87
beat, 75 " conquer, 115
beauteous, beautiful, 76
beautiful, 76 " fine, 172 " graceful, 186
beautify, adorn, 23
because, 77 " therefore, 355
bechance, happen, 188
become, make, 236
becoming, 77
bedeck, adorn, 23
befall, happen, 188
befitting, becoming, 77
befoul, defile, 124
befriend, help, 195
beg, ask, 59 " plead, 274 " pray, 281
beggary, poverty, 279
beginning, 78
beguile, entertain, 152
behavior, 79 " air, 27
behold, discern, 133 " look, 234
belabor, beat, 75
beleaguer, attack, v., 63
belief, doctrine, 136 " faith, 164 " fancy, 167 " idea, 206
belittle, disparage, 134
belles-lettres, literature, 233
bellow, call, 91
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bemoan, mourn, 246
bend, 79
benefaction, gift, 184
beneficence, benevolence, 80
benefit, profit, 288 " utility, 363
benevolence, 80 " mercy, 239
benevolent, humane, 203
benign, propitious, 291
benignant, amiable, 42 " humane, 203
benignity, benevolence, 80 " mercy, 239
bequest, gift, 184
bereavement, misfortune, 242
beseech, ask, 59 " plead, 274 " pray, 281
beseeming, becoming, 77
beset, attack, v., 63
beside, adjacent, 22
besides, also, 37 " but, 89 " yet, 374
besiege, attack, v., 63
bestial, brutish, 87
bestow, give, 185
betide, happen, 188
betoken, augur, 66
better, amend, 41
between, amid, 42
betwixt, amid, 42
bevy, flock, 173
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bewail, mourn, 246
bewilder, abash, 3
bewilderment, amazement, 39 " perplexity, 270
bewitching, beautiful, 76 " charming, 103
bias, bend, 79 " prejudice, 283
bid, pray, 281 " proposal, 292
bide, abide, 5
big, large, 229
bigotry, fanaticism, 166
bills, money, 244
bind, 81
biography, history, 200
birth, kin, 227
biting, bitter, 81