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(adj) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple plain; harsh or sour in flavor
syn: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
ant: mild, indulgent,luxurious, flamboyant |
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(adj) performing acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits doing good
syn: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
ant: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious |
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(adj) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
syn: corpse-like, wasted, haggard,emaciated, ghastly
ant: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health |
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(v) to prepare by combining ingredients, make up (as a dish; to devise, invent, fabricate
syn: create, fashion, rustle up |
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(adj) coarse; unfeeling, stupid
syn: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
ant: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant |
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(v) to lower in character, quality, or value to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
syn: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
ant: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance |
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(v) to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute
syn: profane
ant: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate |
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(v)to confuse; to disturb the composure of
syn: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
ant: relax, calm, put at ease |
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(adj) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
syn: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
ant: simple, modest, unaffected, humble |
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(adj) trifling, unimportant
syn: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
ant: important, essential, crucial, vital |
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(n) a breaking of a law or obligation
syn: violation, transgression, breach, offense |
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(v)to make milder softer, to moderate in force or intensity
syn: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
ant: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate |
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(v) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; (n) the act of looting: booty
syn: (v) ravage, sack, loot; (n) booty |
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(v) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
syn: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver
ant: come to the point, not waste words |
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(adj) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety
syn: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
ant: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory |
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(adj) inspiring fear or awe; illustrious, eminent
syn: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
ant: laughable, risible, contemptible |
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(v) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
syn: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
ant: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back |
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(n) the act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
syn: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration |
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(adj) strong sturdy; brave; resolute;(n) a brave, strong person; a strong supporter; one who takes an uncompromising position
syn:(adj) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; (n) mainstay
ant:(adj) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating |
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(adj) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
syn: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
ant: invincible, protected, safe, secure |
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