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an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through Antonyms: close, seal |
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to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty Synonyms: warn, call on the carpet Antonyms: praise, pat on the back |
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a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman |
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careful, cautious Synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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to seize for military or official use Synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate |
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clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving Synonyms: unwieldly, ponderous Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle |
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a standstill resulting from the opposite of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill Synonyms: standoff, stalemate, impasse Antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough |
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a standstill resulting from the opposite of two equal forces or factions; to bring to such a standstill Synonyms: standoff, stalemate, impasse Antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough |
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scattered fragments, wreckage Synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam |
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to spread or scatter freely or widely; wordy, longwinded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread Synonyms: disperse, rambling, verbose, prolix Antonyms: concentrate, brief, concise, succint |
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a difficult or perplexing situation or problem Synonyms: predicment, quandary, pickle, bind Antonyms: cinch |
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to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed Synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge |
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to make a mess of; to get by; a hopeless mess Synonyms: jumble, mess up; confusion, disorder Antonyms: orderliness, tidiness, neatness |
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stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible Antonyms: open-minded, reasonable |
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lasting for a long time, persistent; a plant that lives for many years Synonyms: enduring, recurring Antonyms: brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral |
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to incline to beforehand Synonym: make susceptible to Antonyms: immunize against, shield from |
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to let go, give up Synonyms: surrender, abandon Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to |
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to save from fire or shipwreck; property thus saved Synonyms: rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim Antonyms: abandon, scrap, junk |
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sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent Synonyms: irregular, occasional Antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic |
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not genuine, not true, not valid Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid |
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