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remedy,v.heal,cure,repair,relieve,redress,alleviate, assuage,palliate.remedy,n.medicine,cure,antidote,corrective,specific, restorative,panacea, alterant, carminative, medicament, arcanum, prescription, nostrum, elixir,balm;reparation,cure,redress,aid,relief.remember,v.recollect,recall.remembrance,n.recollection,memory, reminiscence;souvenir,keepsake,memento,memorial, trophy,reminder.Antonyms:forgetfulness, amnesia, amnesty, oblivion.remembrancer,n.memento,souvenir,keepsake, trophy,memorial.reminder,n.remembrancer.remiss,a.negligent,derelict,careless,slack, heedless,neglectful.remission,n.surrender,relinquishment;discharge, acquittance;abatement, assuagement,mitigation,subsidence;absolution, exculpation,forgiveness.remmnant,n.remainder,residue,rest;fragment,piece.remonstrance,n.expostulation, protest, protestation.remonstrant,a.expostulatory,remonstrative.remonstrate,v.expostulate, protest.remonstrative,a.expostulatory,remonstrant.remorse,n.self-reproach,sorrow,regret,penitence;pity,compassion,sympathy.remorseless,a.implacable,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful.remote,a.distant.remoteness,n.distance.removal,n.displacement, dislodgement, transference,expulsion, elimination,dismissal,discharge,ejection,dispossession, divestiture, extraction.remove,v.move,displace, transfer, dislodge;dismiss,discharge, divest,dispossess,eject;extract,isolate,abstract,withdraw.remuneration,n.Seepay.remunerative,a.profitable,lucrative.rend,v.tear, rive,lacerate,cleave, sunder.render,v.repay,restore;translate,interpret, construe;extract, tryout; yield up, contribute.rendering,n.repayment,restoration; contribution,surrender;translation,version; extraction.rending,n.tearing asunder,laceration, riving.renegade,n.deserter,recreant,backslider, turncoat;rebel, traitor;vagabond,outcast.renew,v.renovate, rejuvenate,restore, rebuild, remodel, reconstruct, revamp, redintegrate,repair; regenerate,transform.renewal,n.renovation,repair,restoration, redintegration, reconstruction, rejuvenation, regeneration.renounce,v.disclaim,disown,repudiate,reject;forswear, abjure,forsake.renouncement,n.renunciation, abnegation,repudiation, abdication,rejection.renovation,n.restoration,renewal, rehabilitation, reconstruction.renown,n.celebrity,repute,fame,notoriety,note.renowned,a.famous,celebrated,eminent, far-famed, illustrious.Antonyms: unrenowned,obscure, inglorious,unknown.rent,v.lease,let,hire.renter,n.lessee, tenant.renunciation,n.abjuration,denial, disownment, disclaimer, abnegation.repair,v.mend,restore,patch, tinker, revamp, darn, cobble, remodel; indemnify,redress, atone for, retrieve,regain.repair,n.renovation,restoration, reconstruction,reparation, rehabilitation.reparable,a.restorable, retrievable.Antonyms: irreparable, irretrievable.reparation,n.restoration, rehabilitation, instauration,renovation;atonement,restitution.repartee,n.bon mot.repay,v.refund,restore, reimburse;recompense,requite;revenge, avenge,retaliate.repayment,n.restoration, reimbursement;recompense,requital;retaliation,revenge.repeal,v.revoke, rescind,abrogate.repeal,n.revocation, rescission,abrogation.repeat,v.iterate, reiterate, verbigerate.repeating,n.repetition, iteration, reiteration; verbigeration.repel,v.repulse,rebuff,resist,oppose.repellence,n.repulsion,rebuff,opposition.repellent,a.repulsive, repelling.repentance,n.penitence,contrition,compunction,remorse.Antonym:impenitence.repentant,a.contrite,penitent.Antonyms:unrepentant,impenitent.repetition,n.iteration, reiteration, recurrence; verbigeration; tautology;echo, rote;recapitulation;reverberation.repine,v.complain,murmur.replace,v.restore,refund,repay.replacement,n.restoration, reinstatement.repletion,n.excess,superabundance,surfeit;plethora.reply,v.answer, respond, rejoin, retort.reply,n.answer,response, rejoinder; retort,repartee.report,n.rumor,on dit,hearsay,bruit;account,statement, communication;fame,repute,reputation;sound,noise, repercussion, detonation,discharge,explosion; cahier;description,narrative,narration,recital.report,v.announce, communicate,describe;bruit,circulate, promulgate,publish.Antonyms:suppress,withhold,reserve.repose,n.rest,inactivity, motionlessness;composure, tranquillity.repository,n.depository,storehouse,depot,magazine.represent,v.show,typify,symbolize;personate,impersonate;portray, delineate,depict.representative,a.delegated, vicarious;typical,figurative, symbolical, emblematic.representative,n.deputy,delegate,vicar, proxy,agent,substitute, vicegerent, surrogate, regent, commissioner, envoy, emissary,ambassador, exponent.repress,v.quell,subdue,suppress,overpower,restrain,curb, stifle.repression,n.suppression,restraint,quelling,check.reproach,v.censure,upbraid,rebuke, reprimand,revile,chide,vilify.reproach,n.censure, scurrility, contumely, invective,odium, obloquy,shame,disgrace.reproachful,a.upbraiding, opprobrious,abusive;shameful,disgraceful,scandalous.reprobate,a.abandoned, depraved, profligate, incorrigible.--n.castaway,outcast,wretch.reprobate,v.condemn, denounce,reject,abandon.reprobation,n.condemnation,denunciation, censureabandonment.reproduce,v.portray,duplicate,imitate;generate,beget, propagate.reproduction,n.duplication,copy,imitation;generation, procreation, propagation.reproof,n.Seecensure.reprovable,a.culpable,censurable, reprehensible,blamable, reproachable.reprove,v.Seecensure.repudiate,v.reject,renounce, disavow, abjure,disclaim.repudiation,n.disavowal,rejection, abjuration, disclaimer,disowning.repugnance,n.aversion,reluctance, unwillingness,hostility,antipathy.repugnant,a.hostile,contrary,refractory, adverse,offensive,antagonistic, opposed.repulse,v.repel,reject.repulse,n.repulsion, repelling,rejection,refusal,rebuff.repulsive,a.repellent,offensive,forbidding,revolting.reputation,n.repute,name,credit,esteem,honor.repute,n.reputation,esteem,credit.reputed,a.putative.request,n.asking,solicitation,demand,instance,prayer,petition, entreaty,suit,quest.request,v.ask, supplicate,petition,beg, entreat, importune,beseech.require,v.demand,claim,exact,need,want, necessitate, enjoin.requirement,n.demand, requisition,requisite;command,essential,need.requisite,a.necessary, required,essential, indispensable.requital,n.recompense,remuneration,retribution, recaliation, reprisal.requite,v.compensate, remunerate,repay,pay,retaliate, avenge, reciprocate.rescue,n.deliverance,liberation,salvation,ransom, extrication, disentanglement.rescue,v.release, deliver,liberate, recapture,redeem,save, extricate, disenthrall.resemblance,n.likeness, similitude,similarity,analogy, parity, semblance.resentment,n.dudgeon,umbrage,displeasure,grudge.reserve,n.reticence,constraint, uncommunicativeness, taciturnity,restraint.reserved,a.retained, withheld, excepted;uncommunicative,reticent, taciturn, restrained.residence,n.dwelling, domiciliation,abode, habitancy, habitation, domicile,home.resident,n.denizen,inhabitant,dweller, residentiary.residue,n.remainder, remnant, residuum,rest,balance;surplus,excess.resign,v.demit, abdicate,withdraw,surrender,relinquish,submit.resignation,n.surrender, abdication, demit;forbearance, fortitude,long-suffering,patience.resigned,a.surrendered;uncomplaining,submissive,patient.resist,v.oppose, withstand, impugn, oppugn,defy,baffle,contravene,rebuff.resistance,n.opposition, renitence, recalcitration, oppugnation, antagonism,rebuff.resistant,a.resisting,opposing, renitent.resistless,a.irresistible.resolute,a.determined,unwavering,unflinching,steadfast,firm,pertinacious.resolution,n.firmness, determination,pertinacity, persistence, steadfastness,constancy;resolve,purpose, determination; decomposition,solution,dissolution.resolvable,a.solvable, resoluble,dissolvable.resolve,v.determine;dissolve, liquefy.resolve,n.resolution, determination,intention,purpose,design.resonance,n.reverberation.resonant,a.resounding, reverberating.resound,v.reverberate,reëcho,peal.resound,n.echo,reverberation.resounder,n.resonator, reverberator.resounding,a.resonant.resource,n.resort, expedient,device,shift.resources,n. pl.assets,means.respect,n.care,caution,regard;esteem,veneration, deference,reverence,homage, obeisance; reference,regard;particular,feature.Antonyms: Seedisrespect.respect,v.esteem,venerate,revere,honor,reverence.respectable,a.reputable,honorable,estimable;moderate,fair,average.respectful,a.deferential,courteous,polite, obeisant,reverent.Antonyms:disrespectful,discourteous,defiant, irreverent.respective,a.relative;particular,own.respect of persons.partiality,favoritism.respects,n. pl.compliments,regards, devoirs.response,n.reply,answer, rejoinder, retort,repartee, antiphon, antiphone, antiphony.responsibility,n.accountability,liability;duty,trust.responsible,a.accountable,answerable,amenable.Antonyms:irresponsible,unaccountable,independent.responsive,a.responding, antiphonal.responsory,n.antiphone, antiphony, antiphonary.rest,n.quiet,quietness,inactivity,repose,ease, tranquillity, quiescence, stillness, stagnation,security, cessation,abeyance, intermission, respite, reprieve,pause,recess, sabbatism; cæsura,pause;support,stay,brace;residue,remainder,balance, residuum, others;surplus.Antonyms:activity,agitation,unrest,commotion.rest,v.stop, halt,pause, desist;repose, recline,lie;trust, rely,depend, acquiesce.restaurant,n.café,eating-house, chophouse, refectory, buffet.restaurant keeper.restaurateur.rest house.caravansary (in Eastern countries).resting,a.reclining,lying,incumbent.resting on something else.superincumbent.--n.superincumbence.restitution,n.repayment,restoration,return, indemnification;reparation,requital, compensation.restive,a.restless,impatient, fidgety, intractable,uneasy,fractious,rebellious.restless,a.restive, fidgety, agitated, unquiet,uneasy, kicksy-wicksy.

remedy,v.heal,cure,repair,relieve,redress,alleviate, assuage,palliate.

remedy,n.medicine,cure,antidote,corrective,specific, restorative,panacea, alterant, carminative, medicament, arcanum, prescription, nostrum, elixir,balm;reparation,cure,redress,aid,relief.

remember,v.recollect,recall.

remembrance,n.recollection,memory, reminiscence;souvenir,keepsake,memento,memorial, trophy,reminder.Antonyms:forgetfulness, amnesia, amnesty, oblivion.

remembrancer,n.memento,souvenir,keepsake, trophy,memorial.

reminder,n.remembrancer.

remiss,a.negligent,derelict,careless,slack, heedless,neglectful.

remission,n.surrender,relinquishment;discharge, acquittance;abatement, assuagement,mitigation,subsidence;absolution, exculpation,forgiveness.

remmnant,n.remainder,residue,rest;fragment,piece.

remonstrance,n.expostulation, protest, protestation.

remonstrant,a.expostulatory,remonstrative.

remonstrate,v.expostulate, protest.

remonstrative,a.expostulatory,remonstrant.

remorse,n.self-reproach,sorrow,regret,penitence;pity,compassion,sympathy.

remorseless,a.implacable,ruthless,merciless,unmerciful.

remote,a.distant.

remoteness,n.distance.

removal,n.displacement, dislodgement, transference,expulsion, elimination,dismissal,discharge,ejection,dispossession, divestiture, extraction.

remove,v.move,displace, transfer, dislodge;dismiss,discharge, divest,dispossess,eject;extract,isolate,abstract,withdraw.

remuneration,n.Seepay.

remunerative,a.profitable,lucrative.

rend,v.tear, rive,lacerate,cleave, sunder.

render,v.repay,restore;translate,interpret, construe;extract, tryout; yield up, contribute.

rendering,n.repayment,restoration; contribution,surrender;translation,version; extraction.

rending,n.tearing asunder,laceration, riving.

renegade,n.deserter,recreant,backslider, turncoat;rebel, traitor;vagabond,outcast.

renew,v.renovate, rejuvenate,restore, rebuild, remodel, reconstruct, revamp, redintegrate,repair; regenerate,transform.

renewal,n.renovation,repair,restoration, redintegration, reconstruction, rejuvenation, regeneration.

renounce,v.disclaim,disown,repudiate,reject;forswear, abjure,forsake.

renouncement,n.renunciation, abnegation,repudiation, abdication,rejection.

renovation,n.restoration,renewal, rehabilitation, reconstruction.

renown,n.celebrity,repute,fame,notoriety,note.

renowned,a.famous,celebrated,eminent, far-famed, illustrious.Antonyms: unrenowned,obscure, inglorious,unknown.

rent,v.lease,let,hire.

renter,n.lessee, tenant.

renunciation,n.abjuration,denial, disownment, disclaimer, abnegation.

repair,v.mend,restore,patch, tinker, revamp, darn, cobble, remodel; indemnify,redress, atone for, retrieve,regain.

repair,n.renovation,restoration, reconstruction,reparation, rehabilitation.

reparable,a.restorable, retrievable.Antonyms: irreparable, irretrievable.

reparation,n.restoration, rehabilitation, instauration,renovation;atonement,restitution.

repartee,n.bon mot.

repay,v.refund,restore, reimburse;recompense,requite;revenge, avenge,retaliate.

repayment,n.restoration, reimbursement;recompense,requital;retaliation,revenge.

repeal,v.revoke, rescind,abrogate.

repeal,n.revocation, rescission,abrogation.

repeat,v.iterate, reiterate, verbigerate.

repeating,n.repetition, iteration, reiteration; verbigeration.

repel,v.repulse,rebuff,resist,oppose.

repellence,n.repulsion,rebuff,opposition.

repellent,a.repulsive, repelling.

repentance,n.penitence,contrition,compunction,remorse.Antonym:impenitence.

repentant,a.contrite,penitent.Antonyms:unrepentant,impenitent.

repetition,n.iteration, reiteration, recurrence; verbigeration; tautology;echo, rote;recapitulation;reverberation.

repine,v.complain,murmur.

replace,v.restore,refund,repay.

replacement,n.restoration, reinstatement.

repletion,n.excess,superabundance,surfeit;plethora.

reply,v.answer, respond, rejoin, retort.

reply,n.answer,response, rejoinder; retort,repartee.

report,n.rumor,on dit,hearsay,bruit;account,statement, communication;fame,repute,reputation;sound,noise, repercussion, detonation,discharge,explosion; cahier;description,narrative,narration,recital.

report,v.announce, communicate,describe;bruit,circulate, promulgate,publish.Antonyms:suppress,withhold,reserve.

repose,n.rest,inactivity, motionlessness;composure, tranquillity.

repository,n.depository,storehouse,depot,magazine.

represent,v.show,typify,symbolize;personate,impersonate;portray, delineate,depict.

representative,a.delegated, vicarious;typical,figurative, symbolical, emblematic.

representative,n.deputy,delegate,vicar, proxy,agent,substitute, vicegerent, surrogate, regent, commissioner, envoy, emissary,ambassador, exponent.

repress,v.quell,subdue,suppress,overpower,restrain,curb, stifle.

repression,n.suppression,restraint,quelling,check.

reproach,v.censure,upbraid,rebuke, reprimand,revile,chide,vilify.

reproach,n.censure, scurrility, contumely, invective,odium, obloquy,shame,disgrace.

reproachful,a.upbraiding, opprobrious,abusive;shameful,disgraceful,scandalous.

reprobate,a.abandoned, depraved, profligate, incorrigible.--n.castaway,outcast,wretch.

reprobate,v.condemn, denounce,reject,abandon.

reprobation,n.condemnation,denunciation, censureabandonment.

reproduce,v.portray,duplicate,imitate;generate,beget, propagate.

reproduction,n.duplication,copy,imitation;generation, procreation, propagation.

reproof,n.Seecensure.

reprovable,a.culpable,censurable, reprehensible,blamable, reproachable.

reprove,v.Seecensure.

repudiate,v.reject,renounce, disavow, abjure,disclaim.

repudiation,n.disavowal,rejection, abjuration, disclaimer,disowning.

repugnance,n.aversion,reluctance, unwillingness,hostility,antipathy.

repugnant,a.hostile,contrary,refractory, adverse,offensive,antagonistic, opposed.

repulse,v.repel,reject.

repulse,n.repulsion, repelling,rejection,refusal,rebuff.

repulsive,a.repellent,offensive,forbidding,revolting.

reputation,n.repute,name,credit,esteem,honor.

repute,n.reputation,esteem,credit.

reputed,a.putative.

request,n.asking,solicitation,demand,instance,prayer,petition, entreaty,suit,quest.

request,v.ask, supplicate,petition,beg, entreat, importune,beseech.

require,v.demand,claim,exact,need,want, necessitate, enjoin.

requirement,n.demand, requisition,requisite;command,essential,need.

requisite,a.necessary, required,essential, indispensable.

requital,n.recompense,remuneration,retribution, recaliation, reprisal.

requite,v.compensate, remunerate,repay,pay,retaliate, avenge, reciprocate.

rescue,n.deliverance,liberation,salvation,ransom, extrication, disentanglement.

rescue,v.release, deliver,liberate, recapture,redeem,save, extricate, disenthrall.

resemblance,n.likeness, similitude,similarity,analogy, parity, semblance.

resentment,n.dudgeon,umbrage,displeasure,grudge.

reserve,n.reticence,constraint, uncommunicativeness, taciturnity,restraint.

reserved,a.retained, withheld, excepted;uncommunicative,reticent, taciturn, restrained.

residence,n.dwelling, domiciliation,abode, habitancy, habitation, domicile,home.

resident,n.denizen,inhabitant,dweller, residentiary.

residue,n.remainder, remnant, residuum,rest,balance;surplus,excess.

resign,v.demit, abdicate,withdraw,surrender,relinquish,submit.

resignation,n.surrender, abdication, demit;forbearance, fortitude,long-suffering,patience.

resigned,a.surrendered;uncomplaining,submissive,patient.

resist,v.oppose, withstand, impugn, oppugn,defy,baffle,contravene,rebuff.

resistance,n.opposition, renitence, recalcitration, oppugnation, antagonism,rebuff.

resistant,a.resisting,opposing, renitent.

resistless,a.irresistible.

resolute,a.determined,unwavering,unflinching,steadfast,firm,pertinacious.

resolution,n.firmness, determination,pertinacity, persistence, steadfastness,constancy;resolve,purpose, determination; decomposition,solution,dissolution.

resolvable,a.solvable, resoluble,dissolvable.

resolve,v.determine;dissolve, liquefy.

resolve,n.resolution, determination,intention,purpose,design.

resonance,n.reverberation.

resonant,a.resounding, reverberating.

resound,v.reverberate,reëcho,peal.

resound,n.echo,reverberation.

resounder,n.resonator, reverberator.

resounding,a.resonant.

resource,n.resort, expedient,device,shift.

resources,n. pl.assets,means.

respect,n.care,caution,regard;esteem,veneration, deference,reverence,homage, obeisance; reference,regard;particular,feature.Antonyms: Seedisrespect.

respect,v.esteem,venerate,revere,honor,reverence.

respectable,a.reputable,honorable,estimable;moderate,fair,average.

respectful,a.deferential,courteous,polite, obeisant,reverent.Antonyms:disrespectful,discourteous,defiant, irreverent.

respective,a.relative;particular,own.

respect of persons.partiality,favoritism.

respects,n. pl.compliments,regards, devoirs.

response,n.reply,answer, rejoinder, retort,repartee, antiphon, antiphone, antiphony.

responsibility,n.accountability,liability;duty,trust.

responsible,a.accountable,answerable,amenable.Antonyms:irresponsible,unaccountable,independent.

responsive,a.responding, antiphonal.

responsory,n.antiphone, antiphony, antiphonary.

rest,n.quiet,quietness,inactivity,repose,ease, tranquillity, quiescence, stillness, stagnation,security, cessation,abeyance, intermission, respite, reprieve,pause,recess, sabbatism; cæsura,pause;support,stay,brace;residue,remainder,balance, residuum, others;surplus.Antonyms:activity,agitation,unrest,commotion.

rest,v.stop, halt,pause, desist;repose, recline,lie;trust, rely,depend, acquiesce.

restaurant,n.café,eating-house, chophouse, refectory, buffet.

restaurant keeper.restaurateur.

rest house.caravansary (in Eastern countries).

resting,a.reclining,lying,incumbent.

resting on something else.superincumbent.--n.superincumbence.

restitution,n.repayment,restoration,return, indemnification;reparation,requital, compensation.

restive,a.restless,impatient, fidgety, intractable,uneasy,fractious,rebellious.

restless,a.restive, fidgety, agitated, unquiet,uneasy, kicksy-wicksy.


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