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(adj.) sever or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury
SYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, subdued
ANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant |
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(adj.)performing acts of kindnessor charity; conferring benefits, doing good
SYN: humanitarian, magnanamiuos, charitable
ANT: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious |
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(adj.)pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
SYN: corpselike, 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, obtuse
ANT: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished |
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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, defile, violate
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 affection 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 or softer, to moderatein force or intensity
SYN: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
ANT: aggravate, intensity, 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, 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 and 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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