rebuke,v.reprove,upbraid,censure, reprehend,chide, admonish.rebuke,n.reproof,censure;chastisement,punishment.recall,v.revoke,annul,retract,recant, rescind,repeal, abjure;remember,recollect.recall,n.revocation, rescission,repeal,recantation,retraction.recalling,a.revocatory.recant,v.retract, abjure.recantation,n.retraction, abjuration, retractation.recapitulate,v.summarize.recapitulation,n.summary,résumé.receipt,n.receiving,reception;formula,recipe,formulary;voucher.receive,v.take, accept;admit,allow;welcome;hold,contain.receiver,n.recipient, donee; beneficiary;receptacle; fence (receiver of stolen goods).recent,a.new,late.receptacle,n.container,repository.reception,n.receipt, receiving; levee, soirée,function;acceptance,welcome,admittance.recess,n.retreat,withdrawal,retirement; intermission; alcove,niche,nook,retreat;seclusion,privacy.recipe,n.formula,receipt.recipient,n.receiver, beneficiary, donee, conferree.reciprocity,n.reciprocation,interchange.recital,n.recitation,narration,narrative.recitation,n.reciting, rehearsal; cantillation (recitation with musical modulations).recite,v.relate, recount,repeat, deliver; cantillate.reckless,a.heedless,inconsiderate,unmindful,thoughtless, temerarious,rash, uncircumspect,incautious,hasty,foolhardy.reckon,v.compute,calculate,count, enumerate;esteem,regard.reckoning,n.computation,calculation, enumeration;settlement,adjustment.reclaim,v.tame, domesticate;reform.reclamation,n.reclaiming,recovery,reformation.reclining,a.recumbent,leaning,lying.--n.recumbence, reclination.recluse,a.solitary, eremitic.recluse,n.solitary, eremite, anchoret,hermit.reclusion,n.seclusion, eremitism.recoil,v.rebound,react;flinch,shrink,quail.recollect,v.remember.recollection,n.remembrance,memory, reminiscence.recommend,v.commend,praise.recommendation,n.commendation.recompense,v.Seerepay.reconcile,v.conciliate, propitiate,pacify;harmonize, adjust,settle.Antonyms:estrange, disaffect,alienate.reconciliation,n.conciliation, pacification,appeasement, reunion.recondite,a.Seeabstruse.record,n.register,memoir, diary,chronicle,minute,memorandum,note,annals, document, muniment, cartulary;testimony,witness,attestation.recorder,n.register, registrar; cartulary.records,n. pl.annals,archives.recover,v.regain,reclaim, retrieve,repair, recoup, recruit,rally, repossess, recuperate.recoverable,a.retrievable.recovery,n.retrieval, recuperation, regaining,restoration,convalescence.recreancy,n.cowardliness, mean-spiritedness, pusillanimity,apostasy.recreant,a.mean-spirited,pusillanimous,cowardly,craven,faithless,false,apostate.recreation,n.pastime,amusement,relaxation,diversion,sport,fun, divertisement.rectify,v.correct, amend.rectitude,n.probity, integrity,uprightness,honesty,virtue.rector,n.pastor,clergyman,priest.rectorship,n.rectorate, pastorate.rectory,n.parsonage.red,n.carmine, crimson, scarlet, cerise, garnet, vermilion.Associated words: rubefacient, rubefaction.red,a.florid,blushing, flushed, ruby,ruddy,rubicund, blowzed, rubescent, auburn (reddish brown).redeem,v.repurchase;regain,recover;ransom,rescue, deliver.redeemer,n.ransomer, deliverer, savior.redemption,n.repurchase;ransom,salvation,deliverance,rescue.red-letter,a.fortunate,auspicious,happy.redoubtable,a.formidable,terrible;valiant,courageous,brave.redound,v.contribute,conduce,react.red pepper.cayennepepper.redress,n.reparation,amends, indemnification,relief.reduce,v.diminish,lower,degrade, minimize, depress,debase;humble,conquer,subdue,vanquish, subjugate,subject.reduction,n.diminution,abatement, minimization, decrement,debasement; subjugation,subjection,conquest, subdual,overthrow.redundance,n.superabundance,superfluity,excess,plethora.redundant,a.superabundant,superfluous,excessive, plethoric.reëcho,n.reverberation.--v.reverberate,resound,peal.reek,n.fume,vapor, exhalation, effluvium,steam.reeking,a.fumy,vaporous, steaming,smoky.reel,v.stagger.refer,v.allude.referable,a.attributable,ascribable, traceable, assignable.referee,n.umpire,judge,arbitrator, arbiter.refine,v.purify, defecate, clarify, sublimate, subtilize,sublime, devulgarize, decrassify.refined,a.exquisite,polished,fine, well-bred,courtly,cultured; purified, sublimated,subtle, subtilized.refinement,n.culture,elegance,polish, fastidiousness;purification, sublimation, subtility, clarification, tenuity.Antonyms:vulgarity, coarseness, crudity,barbarity, Philistinism.reflect,v.mirror;rebound, revert;meditate,ruminate,consider, contemplate.reflection,n.meditation, contemplation,rumination;stricture, animadversion.reforestization,n.reforesting, reafforestation, reboising.reforestize,v.reafforest, reboise.reform,v.reclaim, regenerate,convert, amend.reformable,a.corrigible.Antonym: irreformable.reformation,n.reform,reclamation,betterment,improvement.refraction,n.deflection.refractory,a.Seeunruly.refrain,v.restrain,curb,check;forbear,abstain, desist.refresh,v.revive, enliven, reanimate; renovate,renew,restore.refreshing,a.reviving, reanimating,cooling, reinvigorating, refective.refreshment,n.collation,lunch, refection, regalement.refuge,n.stronghold,asylum,retreat,covert;shelter,protection,security,guard; expedient,device,shift, resort.refugee,n.fugitive,runaway.refund,v.repay,return,restore.refusal,n.dissent,denial, non-acceptance,negation;option, preëmption.refuse,v.deny,decline;reject,rebuff,repulse.refuse,n.offal,dregs, offscum,garbage, fag-ends, recrement, riffraff, lees,dross, draff,offscouring,rubbish,waste, culls.refutable,a.confutable.Antonym: irrefutable.refutation,n.confutation,disproof.refute,v.confute,disprove.regain,v.recover, retrieve.regal,a.kingly,royal.regale,v.feast,entertain,gratify.regalia,n. pl.insignia.regard,v.heed, observe,consider.regard,n.respect,esteem,estimation,opinion;respect, reference,relation;heed,attention, observation,notice.Antonyms:disregard, heedlessness. Seedisregard.regardful,a.mindful,heedful,attentive, observant.regardless,a.heedless,careless,unmindful,inattentive,indifferent.regards,n. pl.compliments,respects.region,n.district, quarter, locality,neighborhood,vicinity.register,n.list,roll,schedule, roster; registrar,recorder.register,v.record,enroll, matriculate.registration,n.registry,enrollment, matriculation.regret,n.sorrow,compunction, deprecation,rue.regret,v.deplore, be sorry for,rue, deprecate.regular,a.formal,normal, conventional,systematic:steady,uniform,methodical,constant; (Colloq.) unmitigated,thorough, out-and-out.regularity,n.uniformity,symmetry, shapeliness,constancy,order,system, method.Antonyms:irregularity,inconstancy, unshapeliness,disorder.rehash,n.réchauffé.reign,n.sovereignty,rule,dominion; regnancy,sway,power,influence;kingdom,realm.reins,n. pl.loins.reject,v.castaway, discard;refuse,decline,rebuff,repulse, contemn,repudiate.rejection,n.refusal, declination,rebuff,repulse, discarding,repudiation.rejoice,v.glory, exult;gladden,cheer, delight,please, exhilarate.rejoicing,n.joy,gladness, exultation, delight,pleasure.relate,v.recount,narrate,tell.related,a.allied, cognate,german, agnate,akin,kindred; consanguineous; cognate; agnate; correlated, correlative.relation,n.connection,bearing,relationship, reference, correlation,alliance,correspondence,relevancy; affinity, consanguinity,kindred, kinship, cognation, filiation;telling,account,recital,narration,narrative,detail,report.Antonyms: irrelation, alienage.relationship,n.kindred, affinity,alliance, kinship, cognation.relationship by blood.consanguinity; cognation; agnation.relationship by marriage.affinity.relative,a.relating, referring, respecting, pertaining;particular,definite,specific,pertinent.relative,n.relation,kinsman, kinswoman,connection; cognate, agnate.Associated words: nepotism, nepotic, nepotist.relax,v.loosen,slacken;abate,diminish,mitigate,temper.relaxation,n.loosening, slackening;diversion,recreation,rest.relay,n.reinforcement.release,v.liberate,loose,discharge,free,acquit, extricate,disengage,relinquish,absolve, remit,relieve, exonerate, disencumber.release,n.liberation,discharge,deliverance, acquittance, extrication, exoneration, disengagement,freedom.relentless,a.ruthless,implacable,unrelenting,inexorable,unmerciful.relevancy,n.pertinency, applicability, relevance.relevant,a.pertinent,germane, apposite.reliability,n.trustworthiness.reliable,a.trustworthy,trusty,dependable.reliance,n.dependence,confidence,trust.reliant,a.confident, trusting.relics,n. pl.leavings,remains, reliquiæ, remnants;memorial,souvenir,memento, trophy,keepsake.Associated words: reliquary,confession, hierotheca.relict,n.widow.relief,n.alleviation,mitigation,comfort,ease,succor,palliation, assuagement,help;redress,remedy;relay, reinforcement; prominence, projection.relieve,v.assuage,alleviate,allay,lessen,remedy,ease,mitigate,palliate,succor, extricate, disentangle, disburden,redress,disengage.relieving,a.mitigative, assuasive,palliative, remedial, emollient, lenitive, comforting.religious,a.pious,godly,devout,righteous,devotional;strict,exact,scrupulous,conscientious.relinquish,v.surrender,waive,forego,renounce,cede,abandon,desert.relinquishment,n.surrender,abandonment,renunciation.relishable,a.palatable, gustable.reluctance,n.unwillingness, disinclination,aversion.reluctant,a.disinclined,unwilling,averse, loath,indisposed.remain,v.Seestay.remainder,n.residue, remnant,balance,rest,surplus, surplusage, residuum.remaining,a.residual, remanent,remainder.remains,n. pl.relics, debris, remnants;corpse.remand,v.recommit, sendback.--n.recommitment.remark,v.notice, observe,heed,see,note;say,state,assert.remark,n.comment, observation.remarkable,a.noteworthy,striking,extraordinary,wonderful,notable.remediless,a.irremediable,incurable,desperate, irreparable, insanable.
rebuke,v.reprove,upbraid,censure, reprehend,chide, admonish.
rebuke,n.reproof,censure;chastisement,punishment.
recall,v.revoke,annul,retract,recant, rescind,repeal, abjure;remember,recollect.
recall,n.revocation, rescission,repeal,recantation,retraction.
recalling,a.revocatory.
recant,v.retract, abjure.
recantation,n.retraction, abjuration, retractation.
recapitulate,v.summarize.
recapitulation,n.summary,résumé.
receipt,n.receiving,reception;formula,recipe,formulary;voucher.
receive,v.take, accept;admit,allow;welcome;hold,contain.
receiver,n.recipient, donee; beneficiary;receptacle; fence (receiver of stolen goods).
recent,a.new,late.
receptacle,n.container,repository.
reception,n.receipt, receiving; levee, soirée,function;acceptance,welcome,admittance.
recess,n.retreat,withdrawal,retirement; intermission; alcove,niche,nook,retreat;seclusion,privacy.
recipe,n.formula,receipt.
recipient,n.receiver, beneficiary, donee, conferree.
reciprocity,n.reciprocation,interchange.
recital,n.recitation,narration,narrative.
recitation,n.reciting, rehearsal; cantillation (recitation with musical modulations).
recite,v.relate, recount,repeat, deliver; cantillate.
reckless,a.heedless,inconsiderate,unmindful,thoughtless, temerarious,rash, uncircumspect,incautious,hasty,foolhardy.
reckon,v.compute,calculate,count, enumerate;esteem,regard.
reckoning,n.computation,calculation, enumeration;settlement,adjustment.
reclaim,v.tame, domesticate;reform.
reclamation,n.reclaiming,recovery,reformation.
reclining,a.recumbent,leaning,lying.--n.recumbence, reclination.
recluse,a.solitary, eremitic.
recluse,n.solitary, eremite, anchoret,hermit.
reclusion,n.seclusion, eremitism.
recoil,v.rebound,react;flinch,shrink,quail.
recollect,v.remember.
recollection,n.remembrance,memory, reminiscence.
recommend,v.commend,praise.
recommendation,n.commendation.
recompense,v.Seerepay.
reconcile,v.conciliate, propitiate,pacify;harmonize, adjust,settle.Antonyms:estrange, disaffect,alienate.
reconciliation,n.conciliation, pacification,appeasement, reunion.
recondite,a.Seeabstruse.
record,n.register,memoir, diary,chronicle,minute,memorandum,note,annals, document, muniment, cartulary;testimony,witness,attestation.
recorder,n.register, registrar; cartulary.
records,n. pl.annals,archives.
recover,v.regain,reclaim, retrieve,repair, recoup, recruit,rally, repossess, recuperate.
recoverable,a.retrievable.
recovery,n.retrieval, recuperation, regaining,restoration,convalescence.
recreancy,n.cowardliness, mean-spiritedness, pusillanimity,apostasy.
recreant,a.mean-spirited,pusillanimous,cowardly,craven,faithless,false,apostate.
recreation,n.pastime,amusement,relaxation,diversion,sport,fun, divertisement.
rectify,v.correct, amend.
rectitude,n.probity, integrity,uprightness,honesty,virtue.
rector,n.pastor,clergyman,priest.
rectorship,n.rectorate, pastorate.
rectory,n.parsonage.
red,n.carmine, crimson, scarlet, cerise, garnet, vermilion.Associated words: rubefacient, rubefaction.
red,a.florid,blushing, flushed, ruby,ruddy,rubicund, blowzed, rubescent, auburn (reddish brown).
redeem,v.repurchase;regain,recover;ransom,rescue, deliver.
redeemer,n.ransomer, deliverer, savior.
redemption,n.repurchase;ransom,salvation,deliverance,rescue.
red-letter,a.fortunate,auspicious,happy.
redoubtable,a.formidable,terrible;valiant,courageous,brave.
redound,v.contribute,conduce,react.
red pepper.cayennepepper.
redress,n.reparation,amends, indemnification,relief.
reduce,v.diminish,lower,degrade, minimize, depress,debase;humble,conquer,subdue,vanquish, subjugate,subject.
reduction,n.diminution,abatement, minimization, decrement,debasement; subjugation,subjection,conquest, subdual,overthrow.
redundance,n.superabundance,superfluity,excess,plethora.
redundant,a.superabundant,superfluous,excessive, plethoric.
reëcho,n.reverberation.--v.reverberate,resound,peal.
reek,n.fume,vapor, exhalation, effluvium,steam.
reeking,a.fumy,vaporous, steaming,smoky.
reel,v.stagger.
refer,v.allude.
referable,a.attributable,ascribable, traceable, assignable.
referee,n.umpire,judge,arbitrator, arbiter.
refine,v.purify, defecate, clarify, sublimate, subtilize,sublime, devulgarize, decrassify.
refined,a.exquisite,polished,fine, well-bred,courtly,cultured; purified, sublimated,subtle, subtilized.
refinement,n.culture,elegance,polish, fastidiousness;purification, sublimation, subtility, clarification, tenuity.Antonyms:vulgarity, coarseness, crudity,barbarity, Philistinism.
reflect,v.mirror;rebound, revert;meditate,ruminate,consider, contemplate.
reflection,n.meditation, contemplation,rumination;stricture, animadversion.
reforestization,n.reforesting, reafforestation, reboising.
reforestize,v.reafforest, reboise.
reform,v.reclaim, regenerate,convert, amend.
reformable,a.corrigible.Antonym: irreformable.
reformation,n.reform,reclamation,betterment,improvement.
refraction,n.deflection.
refractory,a.Seeunruly.
refrain,v.restrain,curb,check;forbear,abstain, desist.
refresh,v.revive, enliven, reanimate; renovate,renew,restore.
refreshing,a.reviving, reanimating,cooling, reinvigorating, refective.
refreshment,n.collation,lunch, refection, regalement.
refuge,n.stronghold,asylum,retreat,covert;shelter,protection,security,guard; expedient,device,shift, resort.
refugee,n.fugitive,runaway.
refund,v.repay,return,restore.
refusal,n.dissent,denial, non-acceptance,negation;option, preëmption.
refuse,v.deny,decline;reject,rebuff,repulse.
refuse,n.offal,dregs, offscum,garbage, fag-ends, recrement, riffraff, lees,dross, draff,offscouring,rubbish,waste, culls.
refutable,a.confutable.Antonym: irrefutable.
refutation,n.confutation,disproof.
refute,v.confute,disprove.
regain,v.recover, retrieve.
regal,a.kingly,royal.
regale,v.feast,entertain,gratify.
regalia,n. pl.insignia.
regard,v.heed, observe,consider.
regard,n.respect,esteem,estimation,opinion;respect, reference,relation;heed,attention, observation,notice.Antonyms:disregard, heedlessness. Seedisregard.
regardful,a.mindful,heedful,attentive, observant.
regardless,a.heedless,careless,unmindful,inattentive,indifferent.
regards,n. pl.compliments,respects.
region,n.district, quarter, locality,neighborhood,vicinity.
register,n.list,roll,schedule, roster; registrar,recorder.
register,v.record,enroll, matriculate.
registration,n.registry,enrollment, matriculation.
regret,n.sorrow,compunction, deprecation,rue.
regret,v.deplore, be sorry for,rue, deprecate.
regular,a.formal,normal, conventional,systematic:steady,uniform,methodical,constant; (Colloq.) unmitigated,thorough, out-and-out.
regularity,n.uniformity,symmetry, shapeliness,constancy,order,system, method.Antonyms:irregularity,inconstancy, unshapeliness,disorder.
rehash,n.réchauffé.
reign,n.sovereignty,rule,dominion; regnancy,sway,power,influence;kingdom,realm.
reins,n. pl.loins.
reject,v.castaway, discard;refuse,decline,rebuff,repulse, contemn,repudiate.
rejection,n.refusal, declination,rebuff,repulse, discarding,repudiation.
rejoice,v.glory, exult;gladden,cheer, delight,please, exhilarate.
rejoicing,n.joy,gladness, exultation, delight,pleasure.
relate,v.recount,narrate,tell.
related,a.allied, cognate,german, agnate,akin,kindred; consanguineous; cognate; agnate; correlated, correlative.
relation,n.connection,bearing,relationship, reference, correlation,alliance,correspondence,relevancy; affinity, consanguinity,kindred, kinship, cognation, filiation;telling,account,recital,narration,narrative,detail,report.Antonyms: irrelation, alienage.
relationship,n.kindred, affinity,alliance, kinship, cognation.
relationship by blood.consanguinity; cognation; agnation.
relationship by marriage.affinity.
relative,a.relating, referring, respecting, pertaining;particular,definite,specific,pertinent.
relative,n.relation,kinsman, kinswoman,connection; cognate, agnate.Associated words: nepotism, nepotic, nepotist.
relax,v.loosen,slacken;abate,diminish,mitigate,temper.
relaxation,n.loosening, slackening;diversion,recreation,rest.
relay,n.reinforcement.
release,v.liberate,loose,discharge,free,acquit, extricate,disengage,relinquish,absolve, remit,relieve, exonerate, disencumber.
release,n.liberation,discharge,deliverance, acquittance, extrication, exoneration, disengagement,freedom.
relentless,a.ruthless,implacable,unrelenting,inexorable,unmerciful.
relevancy,n.pertinency, applicability, relevance.
relevant,a.pertinent,germane, apposite.
reliability,n.trustworthiness.
reliable,a.trustworthy,trusty,dependable.
reliance,n.dependence,confidence,trust.
reliant,a.confident, trusting.
relics,n. pl.leavings,remains, reliquiæ, remnants;memorial,souvenir,memento, trophy,keepsake.Associated words: reliquary,confession, hierotheca.
relict,n.widow.
relief,n.alleviation,mitigation,comfort,ease,succor,palliation, assuagement,help;redress,remedy;relay, reinforcement; prominence, projection.
relieve,v.assuage,alleviate,allay,lessen,remedy,ease,mitigate,palliate,succor, extricate, disentangle, disburden,redress,disengage.
relieving,a.mitigative, assuasive,palliative, remedial, emollient, lenitive, comforting.
religious,a.pious,godly,devout,righteous,devotional;strict,exact,scrupulous,conscientious.
relinquish,v.surrender,waive,forego,renounce,cede,abandon,desert.
relinquishment,n.surrender,abandonment,renunciation.
relishable,a.palatable, gustable.
reluctance,n.unwillingness, disinclination,aversion.
reluctant,a.disinclined,unwilling,averse, loath,indisposed.
remain,v.Seestay.
remainder,n.residue, remnant,balance,rest,surplus, surplusage, residuum.
remaining,a.residual, remanent,remainder.
remains,n. pl.relics, debris, remnants;corpse.
remand,v.recommit, sendback.--n.recommitment.
remark,v.notice, observe,heed,see,note;say,state,assert.
remark,n.comment, observation.
remarkable,a.noteworthy,striking,extraordinary,wonderful,notable.
remediless,a.irremediable,incurable,desperate, irreparable, insanable.