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KEY: Trait.

SYN: Feature, characteristic, touch, stroke, line, [See RETINUE].

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KEY: Traitor.

SYN: Rebel, renegade, betrayer, turncoat, [See FEATURE].

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KEY: Traitorous.

SYN: Treacherous, false, faithless, perfidious, treasonable, disloyal, [See RENEGADE].

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KEY: Trammel.

SYN: Restraint, shackles, fetters, impediment, clog, hindrance.

ANT: Liberation, freedom, extrication, unconfinement, unrestraint, play.

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KEY: Tranquil.

SYN: Quiet, peaceful, calm, still, undisturbed, unruffled, composed, unanxious, smooth.

ANT: Unquiet, agitated, disturbed, anxious, excited, restless, uneasy.

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KEY: Tranquillize.

SYN: Calm, quiet, appease, pacify, allay, assuage, soothe, [See LOYAL and PERFIDIOUS].

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KEY: Transact.

SYN: Conduct, perform, treat, complete, carry on, manage, negotiate.

ANT: Mistransact, misconduct, mismanage, misnegotiate.

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KEY: Transaction.

SYN: Business, affair, negotiation, occurrence, performance, proceeding, action.

ANT: Nonperformance, desistance, mistransaction, mismanagement, suspension, postponement, adjournment, non-transaction.

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KEY: Transcend.

SYN: Surmount, surpass, out-top, outstrip, excel, exceed, eclipse, outvie.

ANT: Fail, fall, foil.

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KEY: Transcendent.

SYN: Consummate, egregious, superior, unexampled, insurpassable, unattainable, surpassing, supreme, matchless, unrivalled, peerless, incomparable, supereminent.

ANT: Ordinary, attainable, average, common, unsurprising.

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KEY: Transcribe.

SYN: Copy, transfer.

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KEY: Transfer.

SYN: Convey, transport, remove, sell, assign, remand, make over, transplant, give, alienate, translate, transmit, forward, exchange.

ANT: retain, withhold, fix, appropriate, keep.

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KEY: Transfigure, [See SOOTHE].

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KEY: Transform.

SYN: Transfigure, metamorphose, change, transmute.

ANT: Stabilitate, arrest, perpetuate, conserve.

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KEY: Transgress.

SYN: Break, violate, pass, disobey, contravene, sin, offend, infringe, trespass.

ANT: Observe, keep, obey, fulfil, respect.

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KEY: Transgression.

SYN: Offence, fault, sin, crime, [See TRANSFORM].

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KEY: Transgressor.

SYN: Offender, wrongdoer, sinner, culprit, [See OFFENCE], [See CURT].

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KEY: Transient.

SYN: Fleeting, fugitive, transitory, temporary, passing, evanescent, ephemeral, momentary, brief.

ANT: Abiding, permanent, perpetual, persistent, lasting, enduring.

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KEY: Translate.

SYN: Construe, render, interpret, transfer, transform, [See INTERPRET and TRANSFER].

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KEY: Transmit, [See TRANSFER].

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KEY: Transmute, [See TRANSFORM].

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KEY: Transparent.

SYN: Pellucid, crystalline, translucent, limpid, diaphanous, obvious, clear, indisputable, self-evident.

ANT: Thick, turbid, opaque, intransparent, mysterious, dubious, questionable.

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KEY: Transpire.

SYN: Escape, appear, exude.

ANT: Lurk, latitat, lie.

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KEY: Transport \v.\

SYN: Bear, carry, convey, banish, enrapture, delight, ravish, [See ENRAPTURE], [See ENRAPTURE].

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KEY: Transport \n.\

SYN: Ecstasy, rapture, enravishment, bliss.

ANT: Agony, paroxysm, mortification, distress, annoyant, {[vexauu]?}.

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KEY: Transpose.

SYN: Change, transmute, interchange, reverse, shift, transfer, displace.

ANT: Stereotype, stabilitate, fix, retain.

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KEY: Transverse.

SYN: Athwart, crosswise, across, rectangular.

ANT: Parallel, rectilinear.

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KEY: Trap.

SYN: Snare, ambush, stratagem, noose, pitfall.

ANT: Warning, beacon, signal-post, lighthouse, premonition.

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KEY: Trapping, Trappings.

SYN: Gear, adornments, decorations, ornaments, apparatus, paraphernalia, tackle, harness, housings.

ANT: Divestment, dismantlement, stripping.

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KEY: Trash.

SYN: Nonsense, refuse, vileness, superfluity, offal, worthlessness, dross, trifles, stuff, waste matter, seaweed, sawdust, twaddle.

ANT: Sense, soundness, usefulness, wisdom, treasure.

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KEY: Travail.

SYN: Labor, toil, heaviness, affliction.

ANT: Ease, rest, lightness, joy.

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KEY: Travel.

SYN: Journey, wandering, migration, rustication, pilgrimage, excursion, tramp, expedition, trip, ramble, voyage, tour, peregrination.

ANT: Best, settlement, domestication.

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KEY: Traveler.

SYN: Tourist, passenger, voyager, itinerant, wayfarer.

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KEY: Traverse.

SYN: Cross, thwart, obstruct, survey, explore.

ANT: Pass, omit, sanction, permit, overlook, disregard, elude, avoid, pretermit.

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KEY: Travesty.

SYN: Burlesque, parody, disguise, caricature, misrepresentation, misportraiture.

ANT: Representation, reproduction, portraiture, copy, exhibition, recast.

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KEY: Treacherous, [See TRANSFER].

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KEY: Treachery.

SYN: Insidiousness, faithlessness, perjury, betrayal, fractiousness, treason.

ANT: Openness, fidelity, honor, chivalry, generosity, Treason, [See TRAITOROUS].

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KEY: Treasure \n.\

SYN: Jewel, store, valuable, cash, bullion, accumulation, abundance, stock, wealth, riches, hoard, gem, paragon, model.

ANT: Trash, offal, refuse, scum, dregs, dirt.

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KEY: Treasure \v.\

SYN: Hoard, accumulate, save, value, enshrine, idolize.

ANT: Scatter, squander, dissipate, disregard, disesteem, prostitute, waste, betray.

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KEY: Treat.

SYN: Handle, manage, use, bargain, discuss, entertain, discourse, write, speak, negotiate.

ANT: Drop, waive, abandon, decline, suppress, mismanage, misuse, mistreat, maltreat, misconduct, misconsider, misarrange, trifle.

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KEY: Treatise.

SYN: Tract, essay, paper, pamphlet, disquisition, brochure, dissertation, tractate, monograph, article.

ANT: Jottings, notes, adversaria, memoranda, effusion, ephemera.

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KEY: Treaty.

SYN: Contract, agreement, league, covenant, alliance, negotiation, convention.

ANT: Neutrality, noninterference, non-alliance, nonagreement, non-convention.

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KEY: Treble.

SYN: Sharp, acute, highest.

ANT: Base, low, deepest.

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KEY: Tremble.

SYN: Shake, quake, quiver, totter, shiver, shudder, vibrate, jar.

ANT: Stand, steady, settle, still, calm.

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KEY: Tremendous.

SYN: Terrible, dreadful, awful, fearful, appalling.

ANT: Unimposing, unappalling, inconsiderable.

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KEY: Tremulous.

SYN: Vibratory, shivering, shaking, trembling, jarring, quivering.

ANT: Equable, motionless, smooth, invibratory, vibrationless.

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KEY: Trench \n.\

SYN: Moat, ditch, drain, fosse.

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KEY: Trench \v.\

SYN: Trespass, infringe, encroach, [See TREACHERY].

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KEY: Trenchant.

SYN: Sharp, cutting, severe, sarcastic, unsparing, incisive, [See INFRINGE].

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KEY: Trend.

SYN: Deviate, diverge, tend, bend, curve, incline, bear.

ANT: Continue, proceed, advance.

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KEY: Trepidation.

SYN: Terror, trembling, excitement, alarm, fright, peturbation, tremor, hurry, emotion, disturbance, agitation, panic, demoralization.

ANT: Immobility, firmness, bold, ness, steadfastness, courage, confidence, self-command.

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KEY: Trespass \v.\ [See TRANSGRESS].

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KEY: Trespass \n.\

SYN: Infringement, violation, transgression, encroachment, damage, [See DAMAGE and TRANSGRESSION].

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KEY: Trial.

SYN: Test, gauge, experiment, temptation, trouble, affliction, grief, burden, suffering, attempt, endeavor, proof, essay, criterion, ordeal, tribulation, verification.

ANT: Non-trial, non-probation, mismeasurement, miscalculation, misestimate, trifle, triviality, alleviation, relief, disburdenment, refreshment, non-attempt, pretermission, oversight, disregard, non-verification.

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KEY: Tribulation.

SYN: Trouble, distress, woe, sorrow, persecution, suffering, affliction, anguish.

ANT: Joy, rejoicing, gladness, rest, deliverance.

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KEY: Tribunal.

SYN: Judgment seat, court of justice, bench, bar, court.

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KEY: Tributary.

SYN: Subject, subordinate, inferior, dependent, accessory, auxiliary.

ANT: Independent, unsubdued, unconquered, unreduced.

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KEY: Tribute.

SYN: Tax, impost, subsidy, duty, charge, customs, offering, contribution, acknowledgment.

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KEY: Trice.

SYN: Twinkling, flash, instant.

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KEY: Trick.

SYN: Artifice, contrivance, machination, guile, stratagem, wile, fraud, cheat, juggle, antic, vagary, finesse, sleight, deception, imposition, delusion, legerdemain.

ANT: Blunder, exposure, bungling, mishap, botch, fumbling, inexpertness, maladroitness, genuineness, openhandedness, artlessness.

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KEY: Trickery.

SYN: Deception, fraud, artifice, chicanery, knavery, [See ARTIFICE].

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KEY: Trickle.

SYN: Drip, drop, dribble, ooze, percolate, distil.

ANT: Flow, rush, stream, pour, gush, burst.

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KEY: Trifle \n.\

SYN: Bauble, bagatelle, toy, straw, nothing, triviality, levity, joke, cipher, bubble, gewgaw, kickshaw, rush.

ANT: Treasure, portent, phenomenon, crisis, conjuncture, importance, urgency, weight, necessity, seriousness.

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KEY: Trifle.

SYN: Toy, play, dally, wanton, quibble, fribble.

ANT: Treat, cope, tackle, grapple, deal.

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KEY: Trifling.

SYN: Trivial, slight, petty, frivolous, unimportant, inconsiderable, worthless, [See ARTIFICE].

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KEY: Trim.

SYN: Prepare, order, deck, adjust, clip, embellish, arrange.

ANT: Disorder, derange, dismantle, denude, divest, disarrange.

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KEY: Trip.

SYN: Bound, skip, taunt, fail, stumble, mistake, offend, err, fall.

ANT: Stand, succeed, speed, prosper.

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KEY: Trite.

SYN: Worn, hackneyed, stale, threadbare, commonplace, obvious, familiar, trivial.

ANT: Original, novel, startling, inventive.

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KEY: Triumph.

SYN: Victory, success, ovation, achievement, conquest, exultation, trophy.

ANT: Defeat, discomfiture, failure, unsuccess, abortion, baffling, disappointment.

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KEY: Triumphant.

SYN: Victorious, successful, rejoicing, exultant, elated, boastful.

ANT: Unvictorious, baffled, humiliated, unsuccessful, discomfited, beaten, worsted.

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KEY: Trivial.

SYN: Trifling, trite, common, unimportant, useless, nugatory, paltry, inconsiderable.

ANT: Important, weighty, critical, original, novel.

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KEY: Troop.

SYN: Crowd, assemblage, multitude, herd, collection, band, company, gang, horde, throng.

ANT: Paucity, selection, bevy, elite.

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KEY: Trophy.

SYN: War-spoil, acquisition, laurels, palm, bays, wreath, prize, medal, feather.

ANT: Brand, stigma, tarnish, stain, blot.

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KEY: Trouble \v.\

SYN: Disturb, vex, agitate, confuse, perplex, distress, annoy, harass, tease, molest, grieve, mortify, oppress.

ANT: Compose, calm, allay, appease, please, soothe, delight, gratify, recreate, entertain, relieve, refresh.

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KEY: Trouble \n.\

SYN: Affliction, disturbance, annoyance, perplexity, molestation, vexation, inconvenience, calamity, distress, uneasiness, tribulation, disaster, torment, misfortune, adversity, anxiety, embarrassment, sorrow, misery, grief, depression, difficulty, labor, toil, effort.

ANT: Alleviation, composure, pleasure, appeasement, delight, assuagement, happiness, gratification, boon, blessing, exultation, joy, gladness, ease, facility, luck, recreation, amusement, carelessness, indifference, indolence, inertia, indulgence.

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KEY: Troublesome.

SYN: Tiresome, irksome, difficult, tedious, arduous, laborious, grievous, importunate, vexatious.

ANT: Easy, pleasant, amusing, facile, light, unlaborious, untroublesome.

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KEY: Troublous.

SYN: Afflictive, agitated, tumultuous, trying.

ANT: Soothing, healing, calming, comforting.

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KEY: Truant.

SYN: Vagabond, loitering, idling, shirking, vagrant, loose, apostate, renegade.

ANT: Sedulous, domestic, Industrious, diligent, loyal, adherent, faithful, attached.

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KEY: Truck \v.\

SYN: Barter, deal, traffic, exchange, [See TRIVIAL].

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KEY: Truckle.

SYN: Cringe, stoop, crouch, bend the knee, yield, submit servilely, [See DEAL].

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KEY: Truculent.

SYN: Fierce, savage, ruthless, destructive, barbarous, cruel, bloodthirsty.

ANT: Mild, inoffensive, gentle.

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KEY: True \a.\

SYN: Veritable, veracious, explicit, precis, accurate, faithful, actual, loyal, genuine, pure, real.

ANT: Fictitious, unreliable, unhistorical, untrustworthy, inveracious, false, inaccurate, unfaithful, faithless, fickle, treacherous, erroneous, spurious, perfidious, counterfeit, adulterated.

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KEY: Truism.

SYN: Commonplace, platitude.

ANT: Discovery, originality, paradox.

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KEY: Truly.

SYN: Really, actually, verily, sincerely, truthfully, surely, in truth, [See ACTUALLY].

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KEY: Trumpery.

SYN: Trash, tinsel, nonsense, tawdriness, trifles, rubbish.

ANT: Treasure, valuables, sense, wisdom, truth.

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KEY: Trunk.

SYN: Stem, stock, body, shaft.

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KEY: Trust \v.\

SYN: Confide, rely, credit, believe, charge, deposit, entrust, repose, hope.

ANT: Distrust, suspect, discredit, doubt, disbelieve, resume, withdraw, despair.

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KEY: Trust \n.\

SYN: Faith, confidence, reliance, belief, hope, expectation, credit, duty, commission, charge, [See ACTUALLY].

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KEY: Trusty.

SYN: Faithful, honest, firm, reliable, strong, [See CONFIDENCE].

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KEY: Trustworthy.

SYN: Faithful, trusty, honest, strong, firm, reliable, [See CONFIDENCE].

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KEY: Truth.

SYN: Veracity, verity, fact, fidelity, faithfulness, exactness, accuracy, precision, [See FAITHFUL].

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KEY: Truthful.

SYN: Sincere, veracious, correct, accurate, [See VERACIOUS].

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KEY: Truthless, [See VERACIOUS].

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KEY: Try.

SYN: Attempt, endeavor, strive, aim, examine, test, sound, gauge, probe, fathom.

ANT: Ignore, pretermit, reject, abandon, discard, misexamine, misinvestigate.

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KEY: Tuft.

SYN: Bunch, cluster, knot, plume.

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KEY: Tug \v.\

SYN: Pull, drag, haul, draw, [See PEEVISH].

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KEY: Tuition.

SYN: Teaching, training, discipline, schooling, [See PULL].

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KEY: Tumble.

SYN: Fall, topple, precipitate, derange, rumple, [See DISCIPLINE].

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KEY: Tumid.

SYN: Swollen, distended, protuberant, inflated, turgid, bombastic, pompous, high-flown, stilted, grandiloquent.

ANT: Smooth, flat, level, plane, equable, uninflated, subdued.

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KEY: Tumult.

SYN: Uproar, ferment, disturbance, turbulence, mutiny, insubordination, excitement, outbreak, fray, bustle, distraction, turmoil, disorder, confusion, noise, bluster, brawl, riot.

ANT: Peace, pacification, subsidence, quiet, tranquillity, order, orderliness.

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KEY: Tumultuous.

SYN: Disorderly, disturbed, confused, turbulent, agitate, seditious, lawless, riotous, unruly, [See ORDERLY (antonym)].

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KEY: Tune.

SYN: Strain, melody, air.

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KEY: Tuneful.

SYN: Musical, melodious, harmonious, [See MUSICAL].

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KEY: Turbid.

SYN: Foul, thick, muddy, impure, unsettled, disordered, roiled.

ANT: Clear, limpid, crystalline.

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KEY: Turbulence, [See TUMULT].

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KEY: Turbulent, [See TUMULTUOUS].

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KEY: Turgid, [See TUMID].

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KEY: Turmoil, [See TUMULT].

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KEY: Turn \v.\

SYN: Round, shape, mold, adapt, spin, reverse, deflect, alter, transform, convert, metamorphose, revolve, rotate, hinge, depend, deviate, incline, diverge, decline, change.

ANT: Misshape, misadapt, perpetuate, stabilitate, stereotype, fix, arrest, continue, proceed.

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KEY: Turn \n.\

SYN: Revolution, rotation, recurrence, change, alteration, vicissitude, winding, bend, deflection, curve, alternation, opportunity, occasion, time, deed, office, act, treatment, purpose, requirement, convenience, talent, gift, tendency, character, exigence, crisis, form, cast, shape, manner, mold, fashion, cut.

ANT: Stability, fixity, immobility, stationariness, unchangeableness, uniformity, rectilinearity, indeflection, continuity, untimeliness, incognizance, oversight, independence, nonrequirement, malformation, shapelessness.

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KEY: Turncoat.

SYN: Trimmer, deserter, renegade, [See FEATURE].

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KEY: Turpitude.

SYN: Baseness, vileness, depravity, badness, wickedness, disgracefulness.

ANT: Goodness, nobility, commendableness, excellence.

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KEY: Tutelage.

SYN: Protection, guardianship, minority, training, pupilage.

ANT: Majority, non-tutelage, independence, discretion.

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KEY: Tutor.

SYN: Guardian, governor, instructor, teacher, preceptor, professor, master, savant.

ANT: Ward, pupil, scholar, student, disciple, learner, tyro.

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KEY: Twaddle.

SYN: Balderdash, tattle, nonsense, rigmarole, [See RENEGADE].

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KEY: Twig.

SYN: Sprig, spray, shoot, branch.

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KEY: Twine.

SYN: Twist, wind, embrace, entwine, wreath, bind, unite, braid, bend, meander.

ANT: Untwist, unwind, separate, disunite, detach, unwreath, unravel, disentwine, continue, straighten.

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KEY: Twirl.

SYN: Revolve, whirl, turn round, [See LASH].

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KEY: Twist.

SYN: Contort, convolve, complicate, pervert, distort, wrest, wreath, wind, encircle, form, weave, insinuate, unite, interpenetrate.

ANT: Straighten, untwist, rectify, verify, represent, reflect, render, preserve, express, substantiate, unwreath, unwind, detach, disengage, separate, disunite, disentangle, disincorporation, unravel,.

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KEY: Twit.

SYN: Taunt, gibe, reproach, upbraid, jeer, scoff, [See REVOLVE].

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KEY: Type.

SYN: Mark, stamp, emblem, kind, character, sign, symbol, pattern, archetype, form, model, idea, image, likeness, expression, cast, mold, fashion.

ANT: Non-description, non-classification, inexpression, misrepresentation, misindication, falsification, abnormity, deviation, caricature, monstrosity.

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KEY: Typify.

SYN: Prefigure, adumbrate, predelineate, prerepresent, foreshow, predemonstrate, foreshadow.

ANT: Verify, fulfill, realize.

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KEY: Tyrannical.

SYN: Arbitrary, despotic, cruel, severe, high-handed, [See JEER].

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KEY: Tyranny.

SYN: Despotism, inclemency, persecution, autocracy.

ANT: Freedom, independence, humanity, clemency, constitutionalism.

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KEY: Tyrant.

SYN: Despot, persecutor, oppressor, [See ARBITRARY].

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KEY: Tyro.

SYN: Beginner, novice, neophyte.

ANT: Professor, adept, expert, master.

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KEY: Ubiquity.

SYN: Omnipresence, all-pervasiveness, boundlessness.

ANT: Nullibiety, localization, limitation.

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KEY: Ugly.

SYN: Loathsome, hideous, hateful, frightful, uncouth, ill-favored, unsightly, ill-looking, plain, homely, deformed, monstrous, ungainly.

ANT: Attractive, fair, seemly, shapely, beautiful, handsome.

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KEY: Ulterior.

SYN: Further, remote, more distant, remoter, succeeding, beyond.

ANT: Immediate, present, prior, hither.

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KEY: Ultimate.

SYN: Last, final, extreme, conclusive, remotest, farthest.

ANT: Prior, intermediate, proximate, preliminary.

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KEY: Umbrage.

SYN: Offence, dissatisfaction, resentment, jealousy, displeasure.

ANT: Complacency, satisfaction, gratification.

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KEY: Umpire.

SYN: Judge, referee, arbiter, arbitrator.

ANT: Litigant, disputant.

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KEY: Unaccountable.

SYN: Strange, inexplicable, [See STRANGE].

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KEY: Unadvised.

SYN: Indiscreet, imprudent, thoughtless, inconsiderate, rash, [See STRANGE].

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KEY: Unaffected.

SYN: unchanged, unshaken, simple, sincere, natural, real, [See DISCREET and RASH].

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KEY: Unalterable, [See CERTAINTY].

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KEY: Unanimity.

SYN: Accord, concord, unity, agreement, consent, consensus.

ANT: Variance, discord, disagreement, dissent, dissentience.

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KEY: Unanimous.

SYN: Of one mind, agreeing, like-minded.

ANT: Discordant, disagreeing.

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KEY: Unanswerable.

SYN: Unquestionable, indisputable, undeniable, incontrovertible, [See CONTROVERTIBLE and INDISPUTABLE].

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KEY: Unavoidable.

SYN: Necessary, certain, [See INEVITABLE].

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KEY: Unbecoming, [See BECOMING].

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KEY: Unbelief, [See BELIEF].

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KEY: Unbeliever, [See INFIDEL].

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KEY: Unbind.

SYN: Set free, [See BIND].

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KEY: Unblemished.

SYN: Pure, spotless, unspotted, unsullied, [See PURE].

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KEY: Unbounded.

SYN: Boundless, excessive, unsparing, unstinted, interminable, [See BOUNDLESS].

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KEY: Unbridled.

SYN: Wanton, licentious, dissolute, loose, lax, [See LICENTIOUS].

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KEY: Unceasing.

SYN: Endless, continual, continuous, perpetual, incessant, everlasting, eternal, [See ENDLESS].

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KEY: Uncertain.

SYN: Doubtful, dubious, questionable, fitful, equivocal, ambiguous, indistinct, variable, fluctuating, [See CERTAIN].

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KEY: Uncertainty, [See CERTAINTY].

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KEY: Unchangeable, [SeeMUTABLE and PERISHABLE].

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KEY: Uncivil.

SYN: Rude, discourteous, disrespectful, disobliging, [See CIVIL].

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KEY: Unclean.

SYN: Dirty, foul, filthy, sullied, [See CLEAN, \a.\].

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KEY: Uncommon.

SYN: Rare, strange, scarce, singular, choice, unique, unusual, [See COMMON].

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KEY: Unconcerned.

SYN: Careless, Indifferent, apathetic, [See ].

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KEY: Uncouth.

SYN: Odd, unseemly, awkward, boorish, clumsy, clownish, ungraceful, strange, underbred, ungainly.

ANT: Quaint, neat, polite, trim, modish, fashionable, graceful, courtly, well-mannered, refined, polished, well-bred.

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KEY: Uncover.

SYN: Reveal, strip, expose, lay bare, divest, unveil, reveal, [See THOUGHTFUL].

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KEY: Unction.

SYN: Life, spirit, force, animation, fervor, power.

ANT: Flatness, lameness, weakness, Inanimateness, coldness, perfunctoriness, lifelessness, dilutedness, vapidity.

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KEY: Unctuous.

SYN: Oily, smooth, fawning, flattering, fulsome, sycophantic, complimentary.

ANT: Abrupt, unmannerly, uncomplimentary, sarcastic, cynical, blunt.

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KEY: Undecided.

SYN: Wavering, hesitating, irresolute, undetermined, [See COVER].

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KEY: Undeniable.

SYN: Incontestable, Indisputable, unquestionable, incontrovertible, [See DECIDE], [See CONTROVERTIBLE and INDISPUTABLE].

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KEY: Under.

SYN: Below, underneath, beneath, subordinate, lower, inferior, [See {[}]?}].

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KEY: Underestimate.

SYN: Underrate, undervalue, disparage.

ANT: Overrate, overvalue, exaggerate.

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KEY: Undergo.

SYN: Bear, rafter, endure, sustain, experience, [See BELOW and BENEATH].

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KEY: Underhand.

SYN: Clandestine, furtive, dishonest, unfair, fraudulent, surreptitious.

ANT: Openhanded, straightforward, fair, honest, undisguised.

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KEY: Underling.

SYN: Menial, subordinate.

ANT: Master, superior.

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KEY: Undermine.

SYN: Sap, subvert, counteract, baffle, thwart.

ANT: Prop, support, countenance, promote, aid, corroborate.

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KEY: Underrate, [See UNDERESTIMATE].

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KEY: Understand.

SYN: Apprehend, comprehend, know, perceive, discern, conceive, learn, recognize, Interpret, imply.

ANT: Misapprehend, miscomprehend, ignore, misinterpret, declare, state, enunciate, express.

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KEY: Understanding.

SYN: Knowledge, discernment, interpretation, construction, agreement, intellect, intelligence, mind, sense, conception, reason, brains.

ANT: Ignorance, misapprehension, misunderstanding, misinterpretation, misconstruction, mindlessness, irrationality.

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KEY: Undertake.

SYN: Engage, attempt, enter upon, agree, set about, embark, stipulate, project, commence, promise.

ANT: Decline, abandon, drop, discontinue, desist.

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KEY: Undertaking.

SYN: Enterprise, adventure, attempt, effort, project, business, [See ADVENTURE and BUSINESS].

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KEY: Undervalue, [See VALUE].

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KEY: Undisturbed.

SYN: Quiet, still, tranquil, placid, peaceful, [See DISCOVER].

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KEY: Undo.

SYN: Annul, frustrate, untie, unfasten, destroy, [See ANNUL].

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KEY: Undulation.

SYN: Wave, vibration, {[wwlling]?}, oscillation, bill.

ANT: Standing, arrestation, rest, flattening, table-land, plain.

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KEY: Uneasy.

SYN: Restless, disturbed, {[un]?}, quiet, stiff, awkward, [See ANNUL].

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KEY: Uneducated.

SYN: Ignorant, uncultivated, [See EAST].

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KEY: Unequal.

SYN: Uneven, not alike, irregular, insufficient, inadequate, illmatched, [See EQUAL].

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KEY: Unequalled.

SYN: Matchless, unique, unparalleled, novel, new, unheard of, [See EQUAL].

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KEY: Unerring.

SYN: Infallible, sure, [See FALLIBLE].

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KEY: Unexpected.

SYN: Unforeseen, unlocked for, sudden.

ANT: Expected, provided for, foreseen.

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KEY: Unfair.

SYN: Wrongful, dishonest, unjust, disingenuous, trickish, [See HONEST].

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KEY: Unfaithful.

SYN: Disloyal, inconstant, treacherous, [See FAITHFUL].

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KEY: Unfavorable, [See FAVORABLE].

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KEY: Unfeeling.

SYN: Insensible, cruel, hard-hearted, callous, [See HARD].

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KEY: Unfeigned.

SYN: Clear, undisguised, veracious, sincere, [See SINCERE].

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KEY: Unfit \a.\

SYN: Improper, unsuitable, inconsistent, untimely, incompetent, [See FIT].

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KEY: Unfit \v.\

SYN: Disable, incapacitate, disqualify, render unfit, [See QUALIFY].

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KEY: Unfitness.

SYN: inaptness, inaptitude, incapacity, incompetency, disqualification, [See QUALIFICATION].

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KEY: Unfold.

SYN: Unravel, disclose, unbosom, divulge, display, spread out, expand, reveal, develop, explain, declare, [See EXPAND and REVEAL].

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KEY: Unforgiving.

SYN: Implacable, vindictive, relentless, [See RELENTLESS and VINDICTIVE].

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KEY: Unfortunate.

SYN: Calamitous, Illfated, unlucky, wretched, unhappy, miserable, [See HAPPY].

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KEY: Unfounded.

SYN: false, groundless, baseless, vain, idle, [See FALSE and GROUNDLESS].

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KEY: Unfrequented.

SYN: Unvisited, uninhabited, lone, solitary, deserted.

ANT: Frequented.

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KEY: Unfriendly.

SYN: Inhospitable, ungenial, unkind, disobliging, [See FRIENDLY].

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KEY: Unfruitful, [See FRUITFUL].

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KEY: Ungainly.

SYN: Clumsy, awkward, lumbering, uncouth, [See UNCOUTH].

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KEY: Ungovernable.

SYN: Unruly, unmanageable, refractory, disobedient, lawless, [See LAWLESS and REFRACTORY].

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KEY: Ungraceful.

SYN: Awkward, inelegant, [See UNGAINLY].

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KEY: Ungrateful.

SYN: Thankless, unthankful, [See GRATEFUL].

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KEY: Unhandy.

SYN: Awkward, clumsy, uncouth, [See AWKWARD].

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KEY: unhappiness.

SYN: Misery, wretchedness, distress, woe, [See AWKWARD].

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KEY: Unhappy.

SYN: Miserable, wretched, distressed, afflicted, painful, disastrous, drear, dismal, [See HAPPY].

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KEY: Unhealthy, [See HEALTHY].

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KEY: Uniform.

SYN: Unvarying, invariable, conformable, homogeneous, consistent, equal, even, alike, unvaried, regular, symmetrical, equable.

ANT: Varying, variable, inconformable, incongruous, diverse, heterogeneous, inconsistent, irregular, unsymmetrical, multifarious, multigenous, polymorphic, bizarre, eccentric, erratic.

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KEY: Uninteresting.

SYN: Dull, tedious, tiresome, unattractive, [See ATTRACTIVE and DULL].

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KEY: Uninterrupted.

SYN: Continuous, perpetual, unceasing, incessant, endless, [See PERPETUAL].

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KEY: Union.

SYN: Junction, coalition, combination, agreement, harmony, conjunction, concert, league, connection, alliance, confederacy, concord, confederation, consolidation.

ANT: Disjunction, separation, severance, divorce, disagreement, discord, disharmony, secession, disruption, multiplication, diversification, division.

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KEY: Unique.

SYN: Sole, matchless, singular, rare, choice, uncommon, [See COMMON].

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KEY: Unison.

SYN: harmony, agreement, concord, union.

ANT: Discord, disharmony, disagreement, disunion, variance.

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KEY: Unit.

SYN: Ace, item, part, individual.

ANT: Total, aggregate, collection, sum, mass.

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KEY: Unite.

SYN: Join, combine, link, attach, amalgamate, associate, coalesce, embody, merge, be mixed, conjoin, connect, couple, add, incorporate, with, cohere, concatenate, integrate, converge.

ANT: Disjoin, sever, dissociate, separate, disamalgamate, resolve, disconnect, disintegrate, disunite, disrupt, divide, multiply, part, sunder, diverge.

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KEY: Unity.

SYN: Oneness, singleness, individuality, concord, conjunction, agreement, uniformity, indivisibility.

ANT: Plurality, multitude, complexity, multiplicity, discord, disjunction, separation, severance, variety, heterogeneity, diversity, incongruity, divisibility.

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KEY: Universal.

SYN: All, embracing, total, unlimited, boundless, comprehensive, entire, general, whole, exhaustive, complete.

ANT: Partial, local, limited, incomplete, exclusive, exhaustive, exceptional.

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KEY: Unjust, [See JUST and HONEST].

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KEY: Unknown.

SYN: Mysterious, hidden, obscure, unrecognized, [See OBSCURE].

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KEY: Unlawful, [See LAWFUL].

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KEY: Unlearned, [See LEARNED].

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KEY: Unlike, [See LIKE].

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KEY: Unlimited, [See BOUNDLESS].

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KEY: Unlucky, [See LUCKY].

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KEY: Unmistakable.

SYN: Unambiguous, plain, evident, manifest, clear, unequivocal, [See AMBIGUOUS].

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KEY: Unnecessary.

SYN: Uncalled for, useless, needless, [See NECESSARY].

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KEY: Unpardonable.

SYN: Inexcusable, unjustifiable, [See PARDONABLE].

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KEY: Unpleasant, [See PLEASANT].

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KEY: Unprecedented.

SYN: Unrivalled, unexampled, unequalled, rare, [See EXCEPTIONAL and RARE].

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KEY: Unprincipled, [See WICKED].

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KEY: Unprofitable.

SYN: Useless, bootless, futile, fruitless, [See PROFITABLE].

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KEY: Unqualified.

SYN: Absolute, unconditioned, outright, [See ABSOLUTE].

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KEY: Unquestionable.

SYN: Irrefragable, incontrovertible, indubitable, undeniable, indisputable, [See INDISPUTABLE and INCONTESTABLE].

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KEY: Unreasonable.

SYN: Foolish, silly, absurd, preposterous, immoderate, exorbitant, ridiculous, [See RATIONAL and EXCESSIVE].

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KEY: Unrelenting.

SYN: Inexorable, unyielding, pitiless, stem, cruel, bard, [See HARD].

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KEY: Unrighteous.

SYN: Wrongful, unjust, unfair, unequitable, [See RIGHTEOUS].

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KEY: Unrivalled.

SYN: Unequalled, unique, unexampled, Incomparable, matchless, [See INCOMPARABLE].

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KEY: Unroll.

SYN: Unfold, open, discover, [See DISCOVER].

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KEY: Unruffled, [See TRANQUIL].

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KEY: Unruly.

SYN: Ungovernable, unmanageable, refractory, [See REFRACTORY].

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KEY: Unsafe, [See SAFE].

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KEY: Unseasonable, [See SEASONABLE].

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KEY: Unseemly.

SYN: Unbecoming, indecorous, unsuitable, unfit, unbefitting, [See SEEMLY].

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KEY: Unselfish, [See SELFISH].

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KEY: Unseen.

SYN: Invisible, unnoticed, unperceived, [See VISIBLE].

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KEY: Unsettle.

SYN: Disturb, derange, displace, ruffle, [See SETTLE].

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KEY: Unskillful, [See CLUMSY].

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KEY: Unsophisticated, [See SIMPLE].

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KEY: Unsound, [see SOUND].

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KEY: Unspeakable, [See INDESCRIBABLE].

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KEY: Unsteady.

SYN: Wavering, unstable, variable, fickle, restless, fitful, [See STEADY].

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KEY: Unsuccessful.

SYN: Futile, vain, ineffectual, fruitless, unfortunate, [See FUTILE].

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KEY: Untrodden.

SYN: Trackless, pathless.

ANT: Trodden, frequented.

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KEY: Untruth.

SYN: Lie, falsehood, fib, fiction, fabrication, deception.

ANT: Truth, fact, verity.

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KEY: Unusual.

SYN: Rare, unwonted, singular, uncommon, remarkable, strange, extraordinary, [See USUAL].

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KEY: Unwearied.

SYN: Indefatigable, persevering, tireless, [See INDEFATIGUEABLE].

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KEY: Unwilling.

SYN: Averse, backward, disinclined, loth, reluctant, [See RELUCTANT].

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KEY: Unyielding.

SYN: Inflexible, unbending, stanch, stiff, determined, obstinate, [See INFLEXIBLE and OBSTINATE].

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KEY: Upbraid.

SYN: reprove, taunt, reproach, chide.

ANT: Commend, praise, eulogize, laud, compliment, applaud.

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KEY: Uphold.

SYN: Support, sustain, elevate, raise, countenance, advocate, sanction, encourage, defend, maintain, vindicate, stand by.

ANT: Subvert, drop, discard, betray, discountenance, oppose, discourage, attack, repudiate, abandon, abjure, renounce.

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KEY: Upright.

SYN: Vertical, erect, perpendicular, honest, honorable, pure, principled, conscientious, just, fair, equitable.

ANT: Inverted, Inclined, dishonest, dishonorable, corrupt, unprincipled, unconscientious.

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KEY: Uproar, [See TUMULT].

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KEY: Uproot.

SYN: Eradicate, extirpate, weed, deracinate, exterminate, destroy.

ANT: Implant, sow, foster, nurture, cultivate.

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KEY: Upset.

SYN: Overturn, overthrow, capsize, overbalance, subvert, disestablish.

ANT: Establish, plant, stabilitate, corroborate, confirm.

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KEY: Upshot.

SYN: Result, conclusion, outcome.

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KEY: Denouement, issue, finale, [See RESULT].

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KEY: Upstart.

SYN: Plebeian, mushroom.

ANT: Personage, patrician.

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KEY: Urbane.

SYN: Affable, courteous, refined, polite.

ANT: Boorish, discourteous, fined, coarse.

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KEY: Urbanity.

SYN: Politeness, ment, courtesy, polished manners, suavity, good breeding, civility, [See REFINEMENT].

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KEY: Urge.

SYN: Press, push, drive, impel, propel, force, importune, solicit, animate, incite, instigate, stimulate, hasten, expedite, accelerate, despatch.

ANT: Repress, bold, retain, inhibit, coerce, restrain, cohibit, hinder, retard, discourage, damp, obstruct.

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KEY: Urgent.

SYN: Pressing, imperative, immediate, importunate, forcible, strenuous, serious, grave, momentous, indeferrible.

ANT: Unimportant, insignificant, trifling, trivial, deferrable.

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KEY: Linage.

SYN: Custom, use, fashion, prescription, treatment, [See FASHION].

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KEY: Use \n.\

SYN: Advantage, custom, habit, practice, service, utility, usage, [See CUSTOM].

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KEY: Use \v.\

SYN: Employ, exercise, treat, practice, accustom, habituate, inure.

ANT: Discard, suspend, ignore, avoid, disaccustom, dishabituate, disinure.

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KEY: Useful.

SYN: Advantageous, profitable, helpful, serviceable, beneficial, available, adapted, suited, conducive.

ANT: Disadvantageous, unprofitable, obstructive, retardative, preventative, antagonistic, hostile, cumbersome, burdensome, unbeneficial, unavailable, inconducive, useless, fruitless, ineffectual.

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KEY: Useless, [See CUSTOM].

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KEY: Usher.

SYN: Herald, introduce, precede, announce.

ANT: Follow, attend, succeed.

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KEY: Usual.

SYN: Common, customary, ordinary, normal, regular, habitual, wonted, accustomed, general.

ANT: Uncommon, rare, exceptional, uncustomary, extraordinary, abnormal, irregular, unusual.

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KEY: Usurp.

SYN: Seize, arrogate, appropriate, assume.

ANT: Receive, inherit, accept.

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KEY: Utility.

SYN: Usefulness, benefit, profit, advantage, advantageousness, service, [See ADVANTAGE].

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KEY: Utilize.

SYN: Localize, economize, husband.

ANT: Dissipate, waste, squander, sacrifice, lose.

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KEY: Utmost.

SYN: Farthest, remotest, [See ADVANTAGE], Unroot, greatest.

ANT: Nearest, smallest.

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KEY: Utter \v.\

SYN: Circulate, issue, promulgate, express, articulate, pronounce, speak.

ANT: Recal, suppress, repress, hush, stifle, check, swallow.

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KEY: Utter \a.\

SYN: Extreme, perfect, complete, unqualified, absolute, thorough, consummate, entire, sheer, pure.

ANT: Imperfect, incomplete, impure.

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KEY: Utterly.

SYN: Totally, completely, wholly, quite, altogether, entirely, [See ALTOGETHER and COMPLETELY].

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KEY: Vacancy.

SYN: Empty, emptiness, space, vacuity, leisure, void.

ANT: Fullness, business, occupation.

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KEY: Vacant.

SYN: Empty, leisure, unemployed, unencumbered, unoccupied, void, unfilled, mindless, exhausted.

ANT: Full, replenished, business, employed, engaged, occupied, filled, thoughtful.

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KEY: Vacate.

SYN: Resign, surrender, annul, invalidate, abrogate, neutralize.

ANT: Hold, retain, fill, occupy, substantiate.

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KEY: Vacation.

SYN: Holiday, recreation.

ANT: Term, business.

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KEY: Vacillate.

SYN: Fluctuate, dubitate, waver, be unsteady.

ANT: Determine, abide, adhere.

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KEY: Vacuity.

SYN: Emptiness, inanity, nihility, space, void.

ANT: Fullness, substance, matter, occupation, quantity, bulk.

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KEY: Vagabond.

SYN: Wanderer, vagrant, rogue, tramp.

ANT: Worker, laborer.

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KEY: Vagary.

SYN: Whim, fancy, crotchet, freak, caprice.

ANT: Purpose, determination, judgment, conviction, seriousness.

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KEY: Vagrant.

SYN: Vagabond, strolling, itinerant, wandering, sauntering, roaming, roving.

ANT: Domestic, established, local, resident.

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KEY: Vague.

SYN: General, lax, indefinite, undetermined, popular, intangible, equivocal, unsettled, uncertain, ill-defined, pointless.

ANT: Strict, definite, determined, limited, scientific, pointed, specific.

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KEY: Vain.

SYN: Empty, worthless, fruitless, unsatisfying, unavailing, idle, ineffectual, egotistic, showy, unreal, conceited, arrogant.

ANT: Solid, substantial, sound, worthy, efficient, effectual, cogent, potent, unconceited, modest, real.

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KEY: Valediction.

SYN: Leave-taking, farewell, adieu.

ANT: Salutation, hail, welcome, reception, recognition.

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KEY: Valiant.

SYN: Intrepid, heroic, courageous, brave, redoubtable, stout-hearted, valorous, gallant.

ANT: Timid, puny, cowardly, craven.

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KEY: Valid.

SYN: Strong, powerful, cogent, weighty, sound, substantial, available, efficient, sufficient, operative, conclusive.

ANT: Weak, invalid, powerless, unsound, unsubstantial, unavailable, inefficient, insufficient, inoperative, obsolete, effete, superseded, inconclusive.

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KEY: Valor, [See COURAGE].

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KEY: Valuable.

SYN: Precious, costly, estimable.

ANT: Cheap, vile, worthless, valueless.

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KEY: Value \v.\

SYN: Appreciate, compute, rate, estimate, esteem, treasure, appraise, prize.

ANT: Miscompute, misestimate, disesteem, disregard, vilipend, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, despise, contemn, cheapen, vilify.

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KEY: Value \n.\ [See COURAGE].

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KEY: Vanish.

SYN: Disappear, dissolve, melt, fade away.

ANT: Appear, approach, loom.

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KEY: Vanity.

SYN: Emptiness, unsubstantiality, unreality, falsity, conceit, self-sufficiency, ostentation, pride, worthlessness, triviality.

ANT: Substance, solidity, substantiality, reality, truth, modesty, selfdistrust, simplicity, unostentatiousness, humility.

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KEY: Vanquish.

SYN: Conquer, surmount, subdue, discomfit, confute, overcome, defeat, master.

ANT: Succumb, yield, faint, fail.

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KEY: Vapid.

SYN: Flat, dull, spiritless, {[irtiilw]?}, tasteless, flavorless, insipid, {[tarn*]?}.

ANT: Spirited, animated, pungent, trenchant, pithy.

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KEY: Vapor.

SYN: Steam, fog, mist, fume, gas, exhalation, [See WORTH].

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KEY: Variable.

SYN: Changeable, mutable, fickle, capricious, wavering, unsteady, inconstant, shifting.

ANT: Unchanging, unchangeable, immutable, constant, firm, true, fast, stanch, unwavering, steady, unalterable, invariable.

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KEY: Variance.

SYN: Difference, disagreement, discord, estrangement, antagonism, strife, hostility, discrepancy.

ANT: Unity, reconciliation, harmony, agreement, pacification, peace, accommodation, consent.


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