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Harsh, Strident, grating, rowdy
Syn: Loud, gruff, dissonant, rasping
Ant:Calm, Quiet, Harmonious |
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Expressing something strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting
Syn: Angry, incensed, enraged, furious, wrathful
Ant: Calm, Pleased, Restrained |
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Desolate or dreary, unhappy or miserable
Syn: Lonely, Sad, Forsaken, Forgotten
Ant: used, Cared for |
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Depression or lowness of spirts
Syn: Despondence, grief, sadness
Ant: Joy, elation, happiness |
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Disinclined or indisposed to believe, skeptical
Syn: Doubtful, Dubious, Suspicious
Ant: Gullible, certain |
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To escape from by trickery or cleverness, or to elude
Syn: to equivocate, dodge, deceive
Ant:Confront, Elucidate, face |
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To suggest or hint slyly or indirectly
Syn: to intimate, suggest, mention, propose
Ant: to hide, conceal, or cover |
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To implore urgently or beg eagerly for
Syn: Entreat, Plead, urge, Conjure, Crave, Solicit
Ant: Bestow, Give, Endow |
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Astute or sharp impractical matters
Syn: clever, perceptive, intelligent
Ant: Awkward, clumsy, unskillful |
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Feeling of doubt, mistrust, or apprehension
Syn: qualm, foreboding, hesitation
Ant: Certainty, trust, faith |
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The act exclaiming, outcry, loud complaint, or protest
Syn: Vociferation, interjection
Ant: Whisper, murmur, silence |
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Having a harsh sound, grating, shrill, irritating quality
Syn: Vociferous, raucous, boisterous, clamorous
Ant: Tame, silent, quiet |
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Vicious, wanton, mischievous in purpose or motivation
Syn:Rancor, Pernicious, virulent
Ant: Benevolent, friendly, kind |
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Impertinent, insolent, boldly smart
Syn: Impudent, intrusive, nervy
Ant: Subdued, courteous, humble |
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Not meant to be taken seriously or literally, amusing or humorous
Syn: Blithe, flippant, irreverent, ludicrous
Ant: Formal, grave, serious |
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Tightly drawn, tense, not slack
Syn: Flexed, snug, stretched
Ant: relaxed, unstressed |
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Without purpose or goal, disconnected
Syn: Capricious, directionless, drifting
Ant: Determined, goal, oriented, motived |
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Frivolously disrespectful, lacking in seriousness, characterized by levity
Syn: Glib, Impertinent, impudent, insolent
Ant: Courteous, gracious, humble |
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A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing
Syn: a daydream, contemplation, detachment
Ant: reality |
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To settle securely or snugly; to hide or tuck away
Syn: To bury or cache, conceal, stash, nestle
Ant: Reveal, take out, uncover, unveil |
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