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Not usual, not typical, strange
Synonyms: Freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous
Antonyms: normal, usual, regular, typical |
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To turn bottom size up, upset
Synonyms: overturn, upend, tip over
Antonyms: remain upright |
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A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
Synonyms: Calamity, tragedy, cataclysm
Antonyms: Triumph, victory, success |
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To become or make less
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A lessening
Synonyms: (v.) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
Antonyms: (v.) increase, grow, develop, wax |
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Adjective.
Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
Synonyms: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious
Antonyms: nonargumentative,peaceable, pacific |
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verb: to drive or throw out, evict
Synonyms: oust, expel, kick out
Antonyms: admit, let in, insert |
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verb: to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; noun: a dramatic gesture, a fanfare of horns
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon, increase
Antonyms: wither, die, fade, shrivel up |
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noun: a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
Synonyms: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
Antonyms: curb, check, restraint, hindrance |
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