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(n.) an enemy, opponent
SYNONYMS: antagonist, rival, foe
ANTONYMS: friend, ally, supporter, confederate |
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(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
SYNONYMS: separate, drive apart, estrange
ANONYMS: befriend, attract, captivate, reconcile |
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(n.) a skillfull or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
SYNONYM: ruse, stratagem, contrivance |
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(v.) to compel, force
SYNONYM: pressure, bully, intimidate, constrain
ANTONYM: persuade, cajole |
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(adj.) cowardly;
(n.) a coward
SYNONYM: (adj.) fearful, fainhearted, pusillanimous
ANTONYM: (adj.) brave, courageous, valiant |
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(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
SYNONYM: elegant
ANTONYMS: crude, uncouth, boorish |
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(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
SYNONYMS: remove, cancel, expunge
ANTOMYMS: insert, add, retain, include |
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(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
SYNONYMS: decease, passing away
ANTOYMS: birth, begining, commencement |
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(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
SYNONYMS: stimulate, excite, gladden
ANTONYMS: discourage, dispirit, dishearten, inhibit |
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(adj.) plowed but not seeded; inactice; reddish-yellow
(v.) to plow but not seed
SYNONYMS: (adj.) unproductive, inert, dormant
ANTONYMS: (adj.) productive, fertile, prolific |
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(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
SYNONYMS: annoy, pester, bedevil, beleaguer |
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(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe, in attitude or action
SYNONYMS: blustery, tempestuous, inplacable
ANTONYMS: mild, gentle, balmy, tranquil |
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(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
SYNONYMS: meditate, contemplate, daydream |
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(adj.) so unimportant that it could be disregarded
SYNONYMS: trivial, inconsequential, insignificant
ANTONYMS: significant, crucial, momentous |
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(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
SYNONYMS: continue, preserve, prolong indefinitely
ANTONYMS: discontiue, abolish, abandon |
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(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
SYONYMS: guide, tradition, model |
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(v.) to set right, remedy;
(n.) relief from wrong or injury
SYNONYMS: (v.) rectify, correct, mitigate |
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(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
SYNONYMS: penalizing, retaliatory |
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(n.) a temporary stay;
(v.) to stay for a time
SYNONYMS: (n.) visit, stopover, brief stay |
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(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave
SYNONYM: elegant
ANTONYMS: crude, uncouth, boorish |
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