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favoring one side unruly, prejudiced
Synonyms: unfair, partial, bigoted
Antonyms: fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just |
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to free from tangles or complication
Synonyms: unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl
Antonyms: tangle up, ensnarl, snag |
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determined in advance by destiny or fortune
Synonyms: destined, preodrained, doomed
Antonyms: accidental, fortuitous, chance, random
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to mislead by a trick, decieve
Synonyms: dupe, put one over on
Antonyms: undecieve, disabuse, clue in |
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theft
Synonyms: stealing, robbery, burgulary |
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a person who takes part in a crime
Synonyms: partner in crime, confederate |
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a large scale depature or flight
Synonyms: emigration, escape, hegira
Antonyms: immigration, influx, arrival, entrance |
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not able to be corrected, beyond control
Synonyms: unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate
Antonyms: tractable, docile, curable, reparable |
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to offer arguements or evidence that contradicts an assertion, to refute
Synonyms: disprove, confute, shoot holes in Antonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate |
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to scold, find fault with, a rebuke
Synonyms: reprove, reporach, reproof
Antonyms: praise, pat on the back |
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to make up for
Synonyms: expiate, make amends for |
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cheif in importance, above all others
Synonyms: supreme, foremost, primary, dominant
Antonyms: secondary, sobordinate, ancillary |
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careful, cautious
Synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded
Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless |
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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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breif and to the point
Synonyms: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet
Antonyms: verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix |
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loose in one's morals or behavior
Synonyms: dissipated, debuached, immoral, corrupt
Antonyms: virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper |
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to disagree, a disagreement
Synonyms: differ, dispute
Antonyms: agree, concur, unanimity, harmony |
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hard to do, requiring much effor
Synonyms: hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing
Antonyms: easy, simple, effortless |
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having a gloomy or sullen manner, not friendly or sociable
Synonyms: morbid, doleful
Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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unreasonable, based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness
Synonyms: capricious, high handed, autocratic
Antonyms: reasoned, rational, objective, equitable |
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy
Synonyms: assiduous, sedulous
Antonyms: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory |
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dangerous
Synonyms: risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe
Antonyms: safe, secure, harmless |
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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
Synonyms: pollute, taint, smear
Antonyms: cleanse, purify, decontaminate |
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to tease, torment by teasing
Synonyms: tempt, lead on, make ones mouth water
Antonyms: satisfy, fulfill, gratify |
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firm, showing no sings of fear, not drawing back
Synonyms: resolute, steadfast, unwavering
Antonyms: irresolute, wavering, vacillating |
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to make shorter
Synonyms: shorten, condense, abbreviate
Antonyms: expand, enlarge, augment |
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to run off and hide
Synonyms: bolt, make off, skip town |
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approach or admittance to places, persons, or things, an increase, to get at, obtain
Synonyms: entry, admittance, entree
Antonyms: total exclusion |
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a lack of government and law, confusion
Synonyms: chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium
Antonyms: law and order, peace and quiet |
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holding fast, holding together firmly, persistent
Synonyms: obstinate, stubborn, dogged Antonyms: yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack |
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favorable, fortunate
Synonyms: promising, encouraging, propitious
Antonyms: ill omened, ominous, sinister |
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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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scattered fragments, wreckage
Synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam
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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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to jeer at, mock, an insulting or mocking remark
Synonyms: ridicule, deride
Antonyms: cheer, applaud, acclaim |
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a citizen of another country, foreign, strange Synonyms: exotic, unfamiliar
Antonyms: native, endemic, familiar |
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to make up for, to repay for services
Synonyms: pay back, reimburse, recompense
Antonyms: fail to reward, stiff |
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the process of driving or forcing out
Synonyms: ejection, ouster, eviction
Antonyms: admittance, admission
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difficult or impossible to read
Synonyms: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled
Antonyms: readable, decipherable, distinct, clear
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly, a rude remark of derision
Synonyms: laugh at, mock, taunt
Antonyms: applause, plaudits, accolades
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average, ordinary, undistinguished
Synonyms: run of the mill
Antonyms: exceptional, outstanding, distinguished |
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an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety
Synonyms: sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge
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to comfort, the keyboard of an organ, a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
Synonyms: soothe, solace, alleviate
Antonyms: distress, aggravate, bother, vex, torment |
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to lessen, diminish
Synonyms: decrease, shrink, fade, peter out
Antonyms: increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate |
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resistance to disease, freedom from some charge or obligation
Synonyms: exemption, impunity
Antonyms: vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure |
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting
Synonyms: argumentative, combative, belligerent
Antonyms: peace loving, friendly, amicable, congenial
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(a) farewell
Synonyms: so long, goodbye
Antonyms: hello, greeting |
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to speak evil of, slander, evil
Synonyms: defame, vilify, badmouth, wicked
Antonyms: praise, commend, kind, benevolent |
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an arrival, a coming into place or view
Synonyms: approach
Antonyms: departure, going away, exodus |
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to flood, overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or size
Synonyms: submerge, deluge, swamp |
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unreasonably high, excessive
Synonyms: extreme, inordinate, overprice
Antonyms: inexpensive, affordable, reasonable |
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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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a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions, to bring to such a standstill
Synonyms: standoff, stalemate, impasse
Antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough |
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to let go, give up
Synonyms: surrender, abandon
Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
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uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted |
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to stop proceedings temporarily, move to another place
Synonyms: postpone, suspend, discontinue
Antonyms: open, call to order |
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brining in money, profitable
Synonyms: gainful, moneymaking
Antonyms: unprofitable, losing, in the red |
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a follower, supporter, attached, sticking to
Synonyms: disciple
Antonyms: opponent, adversary, critic, detractor |
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to bring to an end
Synonyms: conclude, finish, discontinue
Antonyms: begin, commence, initiate |
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to make, manufacture, to make up, invent
Synonyms: put together, devise, contrive, concoct
Antonyms: take apart, undo, destroy, demolish |
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occuring or published after death
Synonyms: postmorten
Antonym: prenatal |
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complicated, difficult to understand
Synonyms: complex, convoluted
Antonyms: simple, uninvolved, uncomplicated |
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overly neat, precise, proper, formal, prudish
Synonyms: fussy, fastidious, squeamish
Antonyms: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax |
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sad, dreary
Synonyms: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous
Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
Synonyms: caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry
Antonyms: bland, mild, saccharine, good natured |
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exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Synonyms: surplus, supererogatory
Antonyms: necessary, essential, vital, indispensable |
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to take the place of, supersede
Synonyms: replace, displace, oust |
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