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Babble.Chatter, prattle, jibber; prate, gossip, tattle; tell secrets, blab, blurt out; murmur.
Ant.Hush, suppress; enunciate.
Babel.Tumult, disorder, clamor, confusion, discord, din, pother.
Ant.Silence; articulation, distinctness, enunciation; monotony.
Back,a.andad.Remote, hindmost, in the rear; again, return.
Ant.Near, foremost, in advance.
Back,v.Support, aid, second, sustain, assist; retire, retreat, withdraw; move backward, cause to go backward.
Ant.Fail, disappoint; advance, push.
Backbiter.Slanderer, defamer, traducer, calumniator, detractor, cynic.
Ant.Advocate, upholder, defender, vindicator.
Backslider.Recreant, apostate, renegade, deserter, abjurer.
Ant.Confessor, zealot, bigot, adherent.
Backward.Averse, indisposed, reluctant, loath, unwilling, hesitating, wavering; dull, slow, stupid, stolid; late, tardy.
Ant.Forward, eager, willing, ready, prompt; quick, bright; previous, antecedent, prior.
Bad.Evil, wicked, depraved, abandoned, corrupt, immoral, unfair, unprincipled, villainous; pernicious, mischievous, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, unwholesome; unlucky, unfortunate; sad, unwelcome, distressing, disappointing; sorry, mean, shabby, vile, wretched, abominable; poor, imperfect; serious, hard, severe.
Ant.Good, perfect, right, holy, beautiful, pleasant.
Baffle.Frustrate, thwart, defeat, circumvent, checkmate, undermine; bewilder, perplex, confound, disconcert.
Ant.Aid, assist, advance, encourage, promote.
Balance.Poise, hold in equilibrium; weigh, compare, estimate; neutralize, counteract, compensate; equalize, square, adjust.
Ant.Upset, cant, tilt, overbalance, subvert.
Bald.Bare, hairless; treeless, unsheltered, naked, verdureless; unadorned, prosaic, dull, vapid, tame, inelegant; literal, unvarnished; mere, unsupported, uncorroborated.
Ant.Adorned, periwigged; forested, shaded; bright, elegant, rhetorical; ornate, polished, witty, scintillating.
Baleful.Harmful, hurtful, injurious, baneful, pernicious, deadly, ruinous.
Ant.Innocent, beneficial, salutary, advantageous.
Balk.Frustrate, defeat, foil.
Ant.Aid, promote, instigate.
Banish.Dismiss, drive out, eject, expel, exile, ostracize, evict, expatriate.
Ant.Welcome, admit, protect, domesticate, harbor.
Banquet.Feast, treat, regalement, entertainment, festivity, carousal, cheer.
Ant.Fast, starvation, abstinence.
Banter,n.Badinage, irony, raillery, ridicule, satire, chaff, mockery, jeering, derision.
Ant.Discourse, discussion.
Barbarous.Brutal, atrocious, cruel, inhuman, merciless, savage, barbaric, barbarian.
Ant.Civilized, humane, polite, refined, tender, delicate, cultured, elegant, nice, courtly.
Bare.Nude, naked, unclothed, exposed; sheer, simple, mere; bald, unadorned, meager; poor, destitute, indigent, empty.
Ant.Dressed, protected; rich, luxurious, costly.
Bargain.Agreement, contract, stipulation, transaction; purchase, speculation, haggling, getting, proceeds; cheap purchase.
Ant.Loss, misprofit; cheat.
Barren.Sterile, childless, unprolific; unfertile, unproductive; uninstructive, ineffectual.
Ant.Productive, fertile, luxuriant, fecund; profitable, useful.
Barrier.Obstruction, hindrance, obstacle, bar, barricade, rampart; restraint, restriction.
Ant.Thoroughfare, entrance, admittance, opening, passage.
Base.Cheap, worthless, inferior; vulgar, humble, unknown; mean, contemptible, servile; shameful, scandalous, vile.
Ant.Noble, honored, exalted, pure, valued, lofty, esteemed, refined.
Bashful.Modest, shy, retiring, reserved, diffident.
Ant.Bold, forward, pert, impudent, confident, conceited, egoistic.
Basis.Base, foundation, groundwork.
Ant.Apex, top, superstructure.
Bathe.Wash, lave, cover, flood, immerse, suffuse.
Ant.Dry, expose.
Battle,n.Fight, contest, skirmish, combat, encounter, bout, engagement, strife, action, conflict.
Ant.Armistice, truce, concord.
Bauble.Trifle, toy, plaything, trinket, gimcrack, knickknack.
Ant.Valuable, jewel, ornament, decoration, gem, possession.
Bays.Crown, wreath, garland, chaplet; honors, renown, plaudits, praise, glory, applause.
Ant.Disgrace, contumely, stigma, brand.
Beach.Shore, strand, margin, sands, marge, rim, coast, seashore, seaboard.
Ant.Ocean, sea, deep, main.
Beacon,n.Signal fire, mark, sign, guide, light, flame.
Ant.Shadow; dark; will-o’-the-wisp, ignis fatuus.
Beam,v.Shine, emit rays, beacon, gleam, glitter, be radiant.
Ant.Die out, grow dark, go out.
Bear.Support, sustain, hold up, carry; have, hold, possess; suffer, undergo, endure, tolerate, submit to; permit, allow; maintain, cherish, harbor; be responsible for; produce, yield, give birth to; generate.
Ant.Drop, drag; release, give up; protest, resist, rebel, resent, reject.
Bearing.Behavior, deportment, demeanor, appearance, aspect, position, carriage, mien, air; relation, connection; patience, endurance; direction, course, aim; effect, force, meaning, scope; producing; bed, socket.
Ant.Misbehavior; disconnection, independence, irrelevancy; pendency, suspension; diversion, deflection; inanity, absurdity.
Beat.Strike, thrash, flog, cudgel, pound, scourge, whip, batter, smite, pommel, overcome, chastise, conquer, defeat, castigate, bruise, bastinado, belabor, switch, spank, worst, vanquish.
Ant.Soothe, stroke, caress, pat, shield, protect, mollify, heal.
Beatific.Ravishing, enrapturing, enchanting, transporting, ecstatic.
Ant.Tormenting, disgusting, obnoxious.
Beatitude.Bliss, felicity, blessedness.
Ant.Suffering, tribulation, pain, dolor.
Beautiful.Handsome, lovely, charming, fair, pretty, graceful, exquisite, beauteous, bewitching, attractive, picturesque, comely.
Ant.Hideous, repulsive, ugly, deformed, frightful, ghastly, grim.
Because.Since, inasmuch as, for, as.
Ant.Yet, notwithstanding, however, although, nevertheless.
Beckon.Signal, sign, call by gesture, nod.
Ant.Ignore, repulse.
Become.Suit, adorn, fit, set off, be appropriate to; getorgrow to, turn to, change into; befall, bechance, happen to.
Ant.Disagree, clash, mismatch.
Becoming.Befitting, beseeming, fit, graceful, proper, neat, suitable, congruous, worthy.
Ant.Unseemly, indecent, derogatory, unsuitable.
Befall.Happen, occur, chance, betide.
Ant.Impend, threaten, loom.
Befitting.Decent, becoming, suitable, proper, appropriate, expedient.
Ant.Compulsory, obligatory; improper, inexpedient.
Before.Preceding, in front of; prior to, previous; in advance of, ahead of; hitherto; above, in a former placeorprevious passage; formerly, of old, already; under the judgmentorcontrol of.
Ant.Behind, after, subsequently, later.
Beg.Beseech, pray, ask, request, supplicate, solicit, sue, implore, importune.
Ant.Require, demand, extort, exact, insist; refuse.
Beggar.Mendicant, supplicant, pauper, suitor, applicant.
Ant.Bestower, giver, benefactor.
Beggary.Want, penury, indigence, destitution.
Ant.Riches, wealth, affluence, abundance, plenty.
Beginning.Origin, commencement, fountain, source, spring, start, opening, initiation, arising, outset, rise, inception, inauguration.
Ant.End, finish, fulfilment, outcome, conclusion, termination, result, effect, expiration, completion.
Beguile.Cheat, deceive, befool; amuse, entertain, cheer, solace.
Ant.Enlighten, advise; weary, bore.
Behavior.Conduct, deportment, manners, breeding, carriage, bearing, action, demeanor, life.
Ant.Misconduct, misdemeanor.
Behest.Command, injunction, charge, precept.
Ant.Option, liberty.
Behind.Back, astern, rearward.
Ant.Before, in front of.
Behold.See, look, discern, gaze, scan, observe, contemplate.
Ant.Ignore, miss, wink, overlook, disregard, connive.
Behoof.Advantage, profit.
Ant.Loss, detriment, disadvantage.
Being.Reality, existence, actuality; essence, inmost nature, substance, life, vital principle, root, heart.
Ant.Nonentity, nullity, non-existence.
Beleaguer.Besiege, beset, blockade, invest; compass, block up, surround, obstruct, environ.
Ant.Abandon; conquer, subdue.
Belief.Trust, confidence, conviction, credence, persuasion, reliance, assurance; dogma, creed, tenets, opinion, view; credit, acceptance, assent, currency.
Ant.Distrust, denial, discredit, dissent, rejection, disavowal.
Belligerent.Warlike, contending, conflicting, hostile, rival, opposed, adverse, antagonistic, pugnacious, contentious, quarrelsome.
Ant.Peaceful, friendly, forbearing, pacific, neutral.
Belonging,n.Quality, gift, endowment, attribute; property, goods, estate, chattel, possession; appendage, appurtenance, accessory.
Belonging,a.Related, connected, appertaining, congenial, cognate, accompanying.
Ant.Alien, optional, independent, irrelevant.
Below.Under, beneath, underneath, hereinafter.
Ant.Above, beforementioned, previously.
Bend.Curve, twist, crook, bow, deflect, deviate, diverge, twine; influence, persuade, incline, submit.
Ant.Straighten, stiffen, direct; resist, break, crush.
Beneath.Below, under, underneath; unworthy of, unbefitting.
Ant.Above, superior to; over, aloft.
Benediction.Benison, blessing, beatitude; gratitude, thanks, praise; benefit, grace, boon.
Ant.Curse, censure, execration, ingratitude.
Benefactor.Patron, supporter, upholder, friend, contributor.
Ant.Destroyer, enemy, oppressor, brute.
Beneficence.Charity, bounty, liberality, benevolence.
Ant.Malevolence, hatred, stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness.
Benefit.Boon, service, advantage, profit, favor, blessing.
Ant.Evil, loss, damage, calamity, injury, privation.
Benevolence.Kindness, humaneness, charitableness, good will, altruism, beneficence, liberality, philanthropy, benignity, bounty, humanity, sympathy, munificence, generosity, unselfishness, kind-heartedness.
Ant.Malevolence, malignity, selfishness, stinginess, unkindness, brutality, churlishness,barbarity, illiberality, self-seeking, niggardliness, harshness.
Benign.Kind, gracious, amiable, gentle, friendly, benevolent, humane, obliging, good.
Ant.Hateful, harsh, brutal, churlish.
Bequeath.Will, leave, devise; hand down, transmit, impart.
Ant.Withhold, alienate, disinherit.
Bereavement.Deprivation, loss, destitution, affliction, forlorn condition, desolation.
Ant.Blessing, compensation, reparation, consolation, restitution, restoration, substitution.
Bereft.Stripped, despoiled, deprived.
Ant.Endowed, blessed, enriched, compensated.
Beseech.Beg, implore, pray, ask, solicit, entreat, petition, importune.
Ant.Grant, requite, confer; disdain, defy.
Beset.Surround, circle, hem in, besiege, beleaguer; embarrass.
Ant.Defend, defy, repel.
Beside.Near, close together; aside from; out of.
Ant.Far, distant.
BesidesorBeside. Except, save, distinct from; moreover, furthermore, else, beyond that.
Ant.Apart, separate from; exclusively; finally.
Bestow.Give, present, award, grant, confer; place, stow, store.
Ant.Receive; seize, appropriate, usurp; disperse, throw away.
Bet.Stake, wager, pledge.
Ant.Plan, calculate, dispose.
Betide.Happen, bechance, befall, come to pass, occur, take place.
Ant.Result, be destinedordoomed.
Betimes.Seasonably, in good time or season.
Ant.Inopportune, late, tardy, unseasonable.
Betoken.Signify, denote, indicate, represent, imply, prove, show, augur; presage, prefigure, foretell, portend.
Ant.Mask, hide, mislead, belie, misrepresent.
Betray.Reveal, expose, divulge, deliver up, deceive; manifest, show, indicate; lure, ensnare, entrap, beguile; seduce, ruin, corrupt.
Ant.Protect, preserve, foster, cherish, conceal, suppress, guard.
Betrothal.Engagement, plighting, affiancing.
Better.Amend, ameliorate, improve, correct, advance, reform.
Ant.Make worse, degrade, wreck, weaken, cripple, impair, injure.
Between.Amid, among, betwixt.
Ant.Outside, beyond, without.
Bewail.Bemoan, lament, sorrow, grieve.
Ant.Rejoice, joy, exult.
Beware.Take care, be cautious, be wary, look out, mind.
Ant.Be reckless, careless; neglect, ignore.
Bewilderment.Confusion, embarrassment, daze, maze, perplexity, mystification.
Ant.Enlightenment, self-possession, calmness, discernment, perspicacity.
Bewitch.Charm, enchant, fascinate, captivate.
Ant.Repulse, avoid, recoil, annoy, harass.
Beyond.Over, across, remote, farther than, before; yonder, above, exceeding.
Ant.Beside, near, at hand,close; behind, back; below, less than.
Bias.Bent, inclination, tendency, leaning, proneness, proclivity, propensity, partiality, predilection.
Ant.Repulsion, reaction, repugnance.
Bicker.Wrangle, quarrel, dispute, squabble.
Ant.Agree, sympathize, understand, harmonize.
Bidding.Command, order, direction, appointment, mandate; offer, bid, proposal.
Ant.Request, solicitation; refusal, rebuff.
Bide.Dwell, stay, reside, wait, tarry, remain; endure, bear.
Ant.Depart, go, move, migrate; resist, rebel, protest.
Big.Large, great, wide, bulky, huge, gross, fat; proud, arrogant, haughty, pompous.
Ant.Small, little, least, thin, narrow; humble, subservient, unassuming.
Bigot.Zealot, fanatic, dogmatist, devotee.
Ant.Skeptic, liberal, apostate, proselyte, doubter, agnostic.
Bigoted.Intolerant, opinionated, prejudiced, dogmatical, narrow-minded, one-sided.
Ant.Liberal, broad-minded, open to conviction.
Bill.Account, charge, score, amount due, reckoning; draft of law; poster, placard, advertisement.
Bind.Fetter, tie, fasten, shackle, restrict, restrain, secure; compel, oblige, engage.
Ant.Free, loose, set free, untie.
Birth.Family, parentage, origin, source, lineage, nativity, descent, extraction, race; rise.
Ant.Death, extinction.
Bit.Part, piece, fragment, morsel.
Ant.Whole, mass, aggregation.
Biting.Gnawing, sharp, severe, sardonic, censorious, piercing, sarcastic, trenchant.
Ant.Pleasant, gentle, soothing, genial, flattering.
Bitter.Harsh, caustic, cutting, savage, acidulous, acrimonious, irate, sharp, sour, stinging, pungent, virulent.
Ant.Sweet, honeyed, nectared, luscious, dulcet, saccharine.
Blacken.Slander, malign, defame, daub, bespatter, befoul, asperse, traduce, vilify, decry, calumniate.
Ant.Clear, eulogize, vindicate, whiten, whitewash.
Blackguard.Rascal, scoundrel, villain.
Ant.Gentleman.
Blame.Censure, rebuke, chide, reprove, reproach, condemn, vituperate, reprobate, reprehend, dispraise.
Ant.Approve, praise, exonerate, acquit, exculpate.
Blameless.Pure, innocent, irresponsible, without fault.
Ant.Guilty, implicated, blameworthy, faulty.
Blanch.Bleach, whiten, whitewash.
Ant.Blacken, stain, dye, darken, color.
Bland.Soft, gentle, mild, affable, gracious, tender, benign, courteous, complaisant.
Ant.Harsh, abrupt, rough, biting, savage, severe, impolite.
Blandishment.Flattery, coaxing, fascination, wheedling, attraction, charm, fawning, cajolery.
Ant.Bluntness, unmannerliness, roughness, scolding, severity, sternness.
Blank.Bare, drear, bleak, void, empty; utter, pure, simple, mere, unqualified, unmitigated; amazed, astonished, confused, disconcerted.
Ant.Full, replete; complex; modified, qualified; composed, controlled, self-possessed, cognizant, intelligent.
Blasphemy.Profanity, sacrilege, impiety, swearing.
Ant.Reverence, godliness, veneration.
Blast.Shrivel, destroy, blight, kill, ruin, wither, annihilate; explode, rend, burst.
Ant.Restore, expand, swell.
Blazon.Exhibit, show off, blaze, blare, trumpet, proclaim, publish.
Ant.Conceal, hush, cover, hide, suppress, shroud, bury.
Bleach.Blanch, whiten.
Ant.Blacken, darken, soil, stain.
Bleak.Windy, exposed, bare; cold, chill, raw, desolate, comfortless, cheerless.
Ant.Sheltered, protected, warm, balmy, cheerful, comfortable.
Blemish.Blot, spot, flaw, fault, imperfection, stain; defacement, tarnish, disfigurement, disgrace, defect, dishonor, stigma, taint.
Ant.Purity, unsulliedness, honor, integrity, wholeness.
Blend.Mix, unite, fuse, merge, mingle, amalgamate, combine, coalesce, harmonize.
Ant.Separate, run, dissociate, divide.
Bless.Delight, gladden, make happy, thank, glorify, exalt, praise, extol, felicitate, cheer.
Ant.Curse, anathematize, sadden, grieve.
Blessing.Benediction, benison; good, benefit, happiness, profit, boon, gain; glory, praise, gratitude.
Ant.Malediction, curse; bereavement, impoverishment, calamity, deprivation, disaster, damage, detriment.
Blight.Pestilence, withering, blast, destruction.
Ant.Development, maturity.
Blind.Sightless, unseeing, eyeless, undiscerning, ignorant, unconscious, uninformed.
Ant.Clear-sighted, far-seeing, discerning, penetrating, conscious, keen, aware, sensitive.
Blink.Wink, ignore, connive, overlook.
Ant.Notice, note, mark.
Bliss.Blessedness, happiness, joy, ecstasy, rapture, felicity, beatitude.
Ant.Torment, woe, suffering, misery, accursedness.
Blithe.Merry, joyous, cheerful, gay, lively, airy, sportive, blithesome, mirthful, jocund, elated, vivacious, joyful.
Ant.Dejected, heavy, dull, sullen.
Block.Obstruct, arrest, stop, fill.
Ant.Free, open, clear.
Blockhead.Dunce, dolt, stupid fellow, numskull, ninny, simpleton, ignoramus, dullard, booby.
Ant.Sage, adept, savant, philosopher, schoolman, luminary.
Blood-thirsty.Cruel, savage, ferocious, murderous, bloody, bloody-minded, gory, barbarous, inhuman, ruthless, sanguinary.
Ant.Humane, kind, merciful, mild, tender, compassionate.
Bloom,n.Blossom, flower, flowering, efflorescence; flush, freshness, prime, vigor, glow; delicacy, innocence.
Ant.Decay, decadence, blight, blast, roughness, toughness, ghastliness, superannuation, cadaverousness, coarseness.
Bloom,v.Blossom, bud, flower, germinate, sprout, blow, develop.
Ant.Blight, be blasted, wither.
Blooming.Flourishing, flowering; young, beautiful, fair, fresh.
Ant.Fading, waning, old, unsightly, deformed, blasted, withered.
Blot.Sully, spot, tarnish, spoil, discolor, pollute, stain, erase, blur, blotch, smear, smutch, obliterate.
Ant.Cleanse, clear, whiten, blanch; perpetuate, preserve.
Blot out.Erase, cancel, expunge, obliterate, efface, destroy, wipe out.
Ant.Restore, replace.
Blow,n.Knock, thump, stroke, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut, concussion, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stroke, wound, affliction, blast, gale, gust; disappointment.
Ant.Relief, comfort, blessing, consolation, assuagement.
Bluff.Abrupt, blunt, inconsiderate, open, rough, unmannerly, uncivil, blustering, bold, brusque, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, plain-spoken, rude.
Ant.Bland, courteous, genial, polite, refined, reserved, urbane, polished.
Blunder.Error, mistake, misunderstanding, fault, slip, oversight, inaccuracy, delusion.
Ant.Accuracy, correctness, truthfulness, exactness, ratification, foresight, achievement, success, correction.
Blunt,a.Obtuse, dull, pointless, edgeless, brusk, abrupt, plain, informal, stupid, stolid.
Ant.Sharp, keen, acute, sensitive, polished, courteous, refined.
Blunt,v.Subdue, numb, harden, dull, make dull, deaden, paralyze, stupefy; moderate, allay, mitigate, assuage.
Ant.Quicken, sharpen, instigate, excite, stimulate, animate, vitalize.
Blush,n.Bloom, color, reddening, carnation, complexion; shame, confusion, guiltiness.
Ant.Pallor; innocence, purity, unconsciousness; boldness, effrontery.
Bluster.Storm, rage, insult, roar, swagger, vaunt, boast.
Ant.Cringe, whine, whimper.
Boast.Vaunt, brag, swagger, magnify, make much of, swell, bluster, triumph, glory, vapor.
Ant.Whine, cringe; minimize, apologize.
Bodily.Corporeally; completely, wholly, altogether, entirely, collectively, unitedly.
Ant.Spiritually, ghostly; piecemeal, partially, gradually, fragmentarily.
Body.Materialorphysical substance; carcass, corpse; trunk, stem, bulk, main part; person, individual, mortal, creature, being; company, society, corporation; system; consistency, substance; ashes, form, dust, frame, remains, clay.
Ant.Intellect, intelligence, soul, spirit, mind; branch, limb; world, universe; mass, conglomeration.
Boil.Bubble, rage, effervesce, explode, fume.
Ant.Calm, subside, cool, recover.
Boisterous.Loud, unrestrained, stormy, noisy, furious, violent, clamorous.
Ant.Quiet, silent, unostentatious, mild, gentle, peaceful, calm, serene, self-possessed.
Bold.Courageous, fearless, adventurous, brave, intrepid, dauntless, audacious, daring, valiant.
Ant.Timorous, fearful, retiring, shy, bashful.
Bolster.Support, prop, help, sustain, aid, buoy, patch, defend, maintain.
Ant.Depress, fail, relax.
Bombast.Bluster, pomposity, fustian, braggadocio, rhodomontade.
Ant.Modesty, humility, veracity, moderation, temperance.
Bond.Tie, fastening, manacle, fetter; compact, obligation, security.
Ant.Option, freedom, parole, honor, discretion.
Bondage.Servitude, slavery, imprisonment, captivity, incarceration, subjection, serfdom, confinement, thraldom.
Ant.Liberty, freedom, manumission, independence.
Bondsman.Slave, serf, captive, vassal, prisoner.
Ant.Freeman, gentleman, master, lord.
Bonny.Fair, pretty, pleasant, handsome, shapely, buxom.
Ant.Homely, ugly, unseemly, deformed, ill-favored.
Bonus.Premium, douceur, boon, benefit.
Ant.Fine, penalty, discount, mulct.
Booby.Dunce, idiot, numskull.
Ant.Wiseacre, solon, oracle.
Bookish.Pedantic, studious, learned, erudite, educated.
Ant.Illiterate, ignorant.
Boor.Rustic, clown, lout, peasant, countryman, plowman, swain, bumpkin.
Ant.Gentleman, courtier.
Boorish.Rude, rustic, clownish, loutish, ungainly, awkward, coarse, rough, gawky.
Ant.Polite, civil, polished, urbane, courtly, affable, gracious.
Bootless.Useless, unavailing, unprofitable, profitless, vain.
Ant.Effectual, profitable, useful, effective.
Booty.Plunder, prey, spoil, pillage, loot.
Ant.Restitution, fine, forfeiture, confiscation, penalty.
Border.Edge, limit, boundary, brink, rim, verge, enclosure, confine, band.
Ant.Land, tract, interior, center, space, substance.
Bore.Pierce, perforate, penetrate, drill; weary, plague, trouble, vex, worry, annoy.
Ant.Delight, gratify, please.
Bosom.Breast, heart, affection; hollow, depths, midst, inmost recesses; retreat, retirement, quiet, privacy.
Ant.Surface, exterior, expanse; manner, deportment, demeanor.
Both.Twain, two.
Ant.Either, each, every, neither, none, not any, no one.
Bother.Worry, pester, perplex, harass, plague, tease, vex, molest, annoy, excite.
Ant.Aid, assist, calm, quiet, compose.
Bottom.Deep, profound, base, foot; foundation, basis, groundwork; valley, meadow; ship, vessel; seat; grounds, lees, sediments; stamina, power of endurance.
Ant.Top, height, acme, apex, summit, crown, brow; surface.
Bound,v.Skip, leap, frisk, jump, spring; confine, limit, circumscribe, terminate, restrict, restrain.
Ant.Hobble, limp, crawl, creep, shamble; enlarge, open, extend, spread out.
Boundary.Margin, limit, confines, border, bound, frontier, line, marge, verge, termination, term, barrier, bourn, edge, enclosure, landmark; circumference.
Ant.Land, region, estate, interior, territory; center, citadel; inside.
Boundless.Unlimited, illimitable, unbounded, measureless, infinite.
Ant.Narrow, restricted, confined, circumscribed.
Bountiful.Liberal, generous, benevolent, unselfish, munificent.
Ant.Miserly, selfish, stingy, niggardly.
Bounty.Liberality, gift, generosity, charity, benefaction, benignity, benevolence, munificence, donation; premium, reward, bonus.
Ant.Closeness, stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness.
Bower.Recess, arbor, retreat, alcove, summerhouse.
Ant.Open place.
Brag.Boast, vaunt, bully, swagger.
Ant.Cringe, whine, whimper.
Braid.Bind, weave, plait, tie.
Ant.Unbind, dishevel.
Branch.Member, bough, limb, shoot, arm, twig, scion, offshoot, ramification; section, department, division; article, part, portion; tributary; derivative line, cognate stock.
Ant.Trunk, stock, stem; race, family, house.
Brand,v.Denounce, mark, stigmatize, disgrace.
Ant.Honor, decorate, distinguish.
Brandish.Flourish, wield, whisk, shake, wave.
Ant.Suspend, stay, arrest.
Bravado.Boasting, bragging, bluster.
Ant.Diffidence, reserve, concealment, modesty.
Brave.Fearless, heroic, undaunted, undismayed, adventurous, bold, courageous, daring, dauntless, gallant, intrepid, valiant, venturesome, doughty, chivalrous, chivalric, splendid, courteous.
Ant.Afraid, cringing, fearful, shrinking, timid, timorous, frightened, cowardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, churlish, discourteous, fearsome.
Brawny.Muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, sinewy, herculean, robust, stout.
Ant.Weak, fragile, delicate, feeble, effeminate, lean.
Breach.Break, rupture, opening, fracture, flaw, fissure, rent; violation, infringement, non-observance; quarrel, difference, variance, dissension, schism, alienation.
Ant.Integrity, wholeness, flawlessness, completeness; reconciliation, healing; conservation, observance; inviolateness; union, fidelity, amalgamation.
Break.Fracture, rend, part, sever, shatter, smash, shiver; weaken, impair, enfeeble, enervate; tame; make bankrupt; dismiss, discard, degrade, cashier; mitigate, assuage; interrupt, stop, cut short; open, unfold; destroy, sunder, burst, rive, crack, crush, demolish, rupture, split, transgress.
Ant.Fasten, join, mend, secure,unite, weld, attach, bind, solder, heal, piece, conjoin, rejoin; protect, conserve; encourage, strengthen, preserve; observe, obey.
Breast.Bosom, heart, affection, conscience.
Breathless.Out of breath; lifeless, dead; exhausted, eager, absorbed, attentive, fascinated; astonished, astounded, bewildered.
Ant.Calm, collected, cool, composed; indifferent, uninterested.
Breed,n.Lineage, race, pedigree, progeny, stock, line, family, extraction, strain.
Ant.Ancestor, source, original, origin.
Breed,v.Bring forth, bear, beget, produce; nurture, foster, nourish; discipline, educate, instruct, train, teach, school; occasion, originate, generate, procreate, propagate, cause, evolve.
Ant.Destroy, extirpate, stifle, extinguish.
Breeding.Discipline, instruction, education, nurture, training, schooling; manners, deportment.
Ant.Ill manners, misbehavior; ignorance, illiteracy.
Brevity.Shortness, terseness, conciseness, compression, pithiness, succinctness, pointedness; abbreviation, abridgment.
Ant.Prolixity, diffuseness, verbosity, length, protraction, elongation, extension, tediousness.
Brew.Concoct, compound, mix, hatch, foment, excite; prepare, collect, gather, grow; threaten, impend; form.
Ant.Disperse, break, spoil, mar, miscompound.
Bridle,v.Restrain, curb, control, govern, check; bristle, ruffle; master, moderate, compress, repress.
Ant.Relax, loosen, give vent, liberate, discharge; soothe, calm.
Brief.Short, concise, succinct.
Ant.Long, tedious, diffuse.
Bright.Shining, resplendent, luminous, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, glistening, blazing, flaming, flashing, radiant, ruddy, refulgent, brilliant, dazzling, sparkling, scintillating, burnished; lucid, clear, transparent, pellucid, lambent, cloudless, limpid; glorious, famous, illustrious; intelligent, acute, discerning, keen, ingenious; auspicious, promising, propitious, favorable, inspiring; cheerful, merry, lively, happy, animated.
Ant.Opaque, dull, dark, gloomy, black, ebon, shadowy, rayless, sunless, murky, cloudy, overcast, pitchy, lurid; obscure, mysterious, enigmatical, mystic, unintelligible, occult, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental; disheartening, discouraging, dismal, cheerless; ignorant, unlettered, untaught, imbecile, rude, benighted; foul, infamous, horrible, damnable, vile, infernal, wicked, sullen, atrocious, dejected.
Brilliant.Bright, radiant, flashing, lustrous, glorious, luminous, effulgent, beaming, sparkling; illustrious, distinguished, celebrated, famous, renowned, eminent.
Ant.Dark, dull, stupid, gloomy; notorious, infamous; obscure, insignificant.
Bring.Bear, fetch, convey; conduct, guide, lead, attend, accompany, convoy; obtain, gain, procure, produce; induce, prevail upon.
Ant.Remove, export, send, exclude, debar, transport, abstract, subtract.
Brisk.Lively, quick, vivacious, active, alert, animated, prompt, sprightly, nimble, spry, agile.
Ant.Slow, heavy, dull, sluggish, indolent, inactive, unenergetic, stagnant.
Bristling.Full, crowded, swarming, stocked, multifarious, multitudinous; bristly, standing on end like bristles; ruffled, roughened, corrugated, bespined; bridled, angered, offended.
Ant.Smooth, soothed, allayed; prone; bare, nude, scant, devoid, vacant.
Brittle.Fragile, crumbling, shivery, frail, easily broken.
Ant.Tough, stout, strong, hardy.
Broach.Open, pierce, tap; suggest, hint, approach, break; utter, publish, proclaim, give out; originate, propound.
Ant.Repress, cork, bottle, secrete, conceal, hide.
Broad.Wide; large, ample, extensive, vast, spacious, capacious; liberal, tolerant, free, hospitable; spread, diffused, open; gross, vulgar, indecent, coarse.
Ant.Narrow; contracted, restricted, confined, limited; prejudiced, illiberal, bigoted, reserved; veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded; refined, delicate, sketchy; specific, pointed.
Broil.Affray, quarrel, contention.
Brook.Tolerate, bear, suffer, endure, abide, submit to, undergo, permit.
Ant.Resist, resent, reject.
Brotherhood.Fraternity, fellowship, association, sodality, society.
Browbeat.Bully, intimidate, bulldoze, overawe.
Ant.Rally, support.
Bruise.Pommel, crush, squeeze, break, pound, batter, deface.
Ant.Heal, soothe.
Brunt.Shock, attack, impulse, onslaught, onset, assault.
Ant.Repulse, resistance, endurance.
Brutal.Brutish, animal, beastly, bestial; savage, ferocious, cruel, harsh, uncivil, rude, rough, gruff, impolite, brusque; sensual, carnal.
Ant.Humane, self-controlled, civilized, enlightened, elevated, noble, refined, intelligent, grand.
Bubble.Toy, trifle, fancy, conceit, dream, vision, froth, trash.
Ant.Prize, treasure, reality, substance, jewel, good, advantage.
Buffoon.Wag, clown, jester, mountebank, harlequin, droll, punch, fool.
Ant.Wit, genius, pedant, philosopher.
Build.Make, form, shape, figure, model; construct, erect, raise.
Ant.Demolish, overthrow, destroy.
Building.Architecture, edifice, structure, fabric, pile, erection.
Ant.Ruin, demolition, dilapidation, dismantlement.
Bulk.Magnitude, size, volume, mass; greatness, amplitude, massiveness; majority, major part, most, principal part; dimension.
Ant.Portion, section, atom, particle; diminution, tenuity, contraction, dismemberment, disintegration.
Bulwark.Rampart, fortress, fortification, stronghold, intrenchment, bastion, parapet, citadel.
Ant.Siege, bombardment, cannonade, boarding, storming.
Bungler.Botcher, clown, fumbler, clumsy workman, novice.
Ant.Adept, adroit, master, artist, proficient workman, professor.
Buoy,v.Float, support, sustain; elevate, inspire, assure, animate, cheer.
Ant.Sink, drown, depress, swamp; crush, betray, fail, deject, overcome.
Buoyant.Light; cheerful, hopeful, sprightly, vivacious, joyous, blithesome, jocund, sportive, jubilant, elastic, floating.
Ant.Heavy, dejected, depressed, moody, joyless, cheerless, desponding.
Burden.Load, weight; cargo, freight; capacity, tonnage: impediment, incubus, grievance, trial, trouble, affliction, sorrow; chorus, refrain; topic, drift, tenor, point, substance.
Ant.Ease, lightness; facility, airiness, light-heartedness; consolation, assuagement, alleviation, liberation, mitigation.
Burial.Interment, sepulture, entombment, burying.
Ant.Exhumation, disinterment.
Burlesque.Parody, travesty, caricature, ridicule, farce.
Ant.Classic, history, fact.
Burn.Char, consume, cremate, scorch, set on fire, singe, ignite, incinerate, kindle, blaze, cauterize, glow, smolder.
Ant.Smother, stifle, subdue, extinguish, cool, put out; subside, glimmer, lower, pale.
Burnish.Brighten, polish, make to glisten, glaze, gloss.
Ant.Dull, bedim, cloud, scratch, abrade.
Burst.Break, open, explode, blow up, rend, split, crack, discharge, shatter, disrupt.
Ant.Cohere, hold, stand, stick together, adhere.
Bury.Inter, cover up, entomb, inearth, inhume, inurn; shroud, conceal, secrete, hide; immure, confine; cancel, compose, hush, cover with oblivion.
Ant.Resurrect, exhume, disinter, excavate, expose, resuscitate; publish, announce, advertise.
Business.Employment, craft, trade, commerce, handicraft, traffic, transaction, work, vocation, job, affairs, avocation, profession, occupation, calling, concern, duty, office, interest.
Ant.Stagnation, leisure, inactivity.
Bustle.Activity, stir, commotion, excitement, haste, hurry, energy, eagerness, flurry.
Ant.Idleness, inactivity, vacation, stagnation, quiet, indolence, indifference, unconcern.
Busy.Engaged, employed, occupied; diligent, industrious, active, working, sedulous; brisk, stirring, bustling, agile, spry, nimble; meddling, officious.
Ant.Idle, lazy, indolent, slothful.
But.Save, except, furthermore, barely, besides, however, just, only, notwithstanding, though, unless, yet, still, merely, nevertheless, provided, moreover.
Buxom.Bonny, blithe, shapely.
Ant.Lean, slender, ill-shaped.
Buy.Purchase, bargain, acquire; bribe, corrupt, pervert, suborn, subsidize.
Ant.Sell, hawk, retail, vend.
By.Through, with; at, on; from, according to; near, close by; past; along, over; before, in the sight of, in the name of; per, at.