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(v.)To regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply
Synonyms: detest, despise, abominate
Antonyms: admire, cherish, respect, relish |
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(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
Synonyms: modify, improve, correct |
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(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow
Synonyms: batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
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(n.) great confusion, disorder
Synonyms: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
Antonyms: order, regularity, tranquility |
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(adj.) roomy, spacious
Synonyms: comfortable, ample, capacious
Antonyms: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient |
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(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic
Synonyms: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
Antonyms: bland, mild, benign, amiable |
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(v.) to see clearly, recognize
Synonyms: perceive, detect, distinguish
Antonyms: overlook |
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(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
Synonyms: surviving, in existence
Antonyms: extinct, defunct, vanished |
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(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
Synonyms: incriminate, entangle
Antonyms: absolve, exculpate |
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(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion
Antonyms: unearth, exhume |
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(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
Synonyms: taskmaster, slave driver |
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(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
Synonyms: preclude, forestal, ward off |
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(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw, (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
Synonyms: (n.) turncoat, defector, heretic
Antonyms: (n.) loyalist, patriot |
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(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
Synonyms: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
Antonyms: commendable, blameless, meritorious |
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(adj.) dark, gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit
Synonyms: mournful, dismal
Antonyms: bright, sunny, light hearted, cheerful, jaunty |
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(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
Synonyms: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
Antonyms: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty |
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(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
Synonyms: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
Antonyms: calm, placid, tranquil, still |
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(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention
Synonyms: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
Antonyms: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued |
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(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
Synonyms: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
Antonyms: scant, meager, brief, succinct |
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(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, deter
Synonyms: decline, relinquish, forgo
Antonyms: claim,accept |
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