Chapter 8

Congregate.Assemble, collect, meet, convene, gather, throng.

Ant.Disperse, disappear, separate, part, scatter.

Congregation.Assembly, meeting, audience, conference.

Ant.Dispersion, dismissal.

Congress.Parliament, conclave, cabinet, council, assembly, legislature, synod, convention, conference.

Ant.Cabal, sedition, uprising, mob; intrigue.

Congruous.Accordant, agreeing, harmonious, coherent, suitable, consistent, proper, appropriate.

Ant.Discordant, heterogeneous, inharmonious, improper, unsuitable.

Conjecture,n.Supposition, surmise, guess, hypothesis, theory, notion, divination.

Ant.Calculation, inference, deduction, proof; fact, surety, certainty, security.

Conjuncture.Combination, concurrence; emergency, crisis, exigency, juncture.

Ant.Provision, preparation, arrangement.

Connection.Conjunction, combination, union, association, dependence.

Ant.Independence, disjunction, dissociation, dissolution.

Conquer.Overcome, subjugate, master, vanquish, subdue, rout, defeat, overpower, overthrow, prevail over, reduce, win, surmount, worst, checkmate, beat, crush, down, discomfit.

Ant.Surrender, capitulate, cede, forfeit, fly, yield, retreat, withdraw, retire, submit, succumb, fall, lose, resign, fail.

Conquest.Victory, subjugation, triumph.

Ant.Defeat, failure, surrender, submission.

Conscience.Moral sense, intuition, integrity, principle.

Ant.Irresponsibility, laxity, undutifulness, unscrupulousness.

Conscientious.Scrupulous, exact, upright, high-principled, honest, honorable, equitable, incorruptible, fair, faithful.

Ant.Lax, unprincipled, unscrupulous, reprobate, dishonorable, faithless.

Conscious.Sensible, cognizant, aware, intelligent, advised, apprised, assured, sure, certain, informed; thinking, reflecting, rational, intellectual.

Ant.Insensible, unaware, ignorant, dead, cold, deaf; irrational, thoughtless.

Conscription.Drafting, impressment.

Ant.Volunteering, enlistment.

Consecrate.Dedicate, ordain; sanctify, hallow.

Ant.Desecrate, defile.

Consecutive.Sequent, continuous, orderly, following.

Ant.Disordered, rambling, discursive, illogical.

Consent.Assent, approve, agree, yield, comply, acquiesce.

Ant.Refuse, resist, decline, dissent.

Consequence.Result, issue, sequel, effect, outgrowth, event, end, upshot; importance, dignity, moment.

Ant.Cause, occasion, origin; axiom, postulate, premise, antecedence; insignificance, paltriness.

Consequential.Following, resulting, coherent, cogent, connected; pompous, self-conceited, arrogant, vainglorious.

Ant.Incoherent, illogical; affable, accessible, humble, considerate.

Conservation.Protection, perpetuation, preservation, maintenance.

Ant.Neglect, exposure, destruction, abolition.

Conservative.Stationary, traditional, opposed to change.

Ant.Radical, progressive, changeable, transitional, modifiable, innovating.

Consider.Think, ponder, meditate, reflect, investigate, weigh, deliberate, observe, attend, regard.

Ant.Guess, conjecture, ignore, chance, hazard.

Considerate.Kindly, thoughtful, reflective, careful, prudent, deliberate, serious, charitable, forbearing, cautious.

Ant.Rash, careless, imprudent, thoughtless, rude, selfish, overbearing, injudicious.

Consignment.Custody, commission, delegation; sending, shipping.

Ant.Miscommitment.

Consistency.Density, solidity, compactness, coherence; agreement, congruity, correspondence, uniformity, harmony, invariableness.

Ant.Tenuity, subtility, volatility; incoherence, incongruity, contrariety, contradiction.

Console.Comfort, condole with, sympathize, encourage, soothe, assuage, solace.

Ant.Distress, grieve, disturb, annoy, sadden, trouble, wound, hurt.

Consolidate.Solidify, harden, condense, compress, compact; thicken, strengthen, solder, cement, fuse; conjoin, combine.

Ant.Dissolve, melt, vaporize, weaken, dissipate, sublimate, pulverize; dissect, disjoin.

Conspicuous.Visible, apparent, discernible, plain, clear, perceptible, noticeable; eminent, distinguished, prominent, famous, noted, manifest.

Ant.Invisible, microscopic, hidden, imperceptible, unseen; ordinary, mediocre, commonplace.

Conspiracy.Intrigue, treason, cabal, plot, machination, combination; sedition.

Ant.Legislation, congress, parliament, synod.

Constant.Fixed, immutable, invariable, unchanging, permanent, perpetual; resolute, firm, steady; persevering, assiduous; incessant, unbroken, continuous; faithful, true, loyal, devoted.

Ant.Irregular, exceptional, casual, incidental, fickle, faithless, broken, treacherous, untrustworthy, false.

Consternation.Amazement, terror,alarm, dismay, panic, bewilderment.

Ant.Fearlessness, boldness, composure, presence of mind.

Constituent.Elector, patron, voter, supporter, sender; ingredient, component, element.

Ant.Representative, nominee; constitution, system, compound, whole.

Constitution.Organization, formation; quality, character, temperament, peculiarity, characteristic; charter, law.

Ant.Conspiracy, rebellion, tyranny, anarchy, despotism, destruction, disorganization; disposition, mood, frame of mind, temper.

Construct.Build, erect, invent, form, shape, combine.

Ant.Demolish, overthrow, destroy, derange.

Construction.Building, erection, composition, fabrication; structure, formation, form, figure; explanation, version, rendering, interpretation.

Ant.Dislocation, dismemberment, dissolution; misunderstanding, misconception.

Consult.Deliberate, take counsel, confer, advise with, canvass, question, consider, regard.

Ant.Dictate, counteract, contradict.

Consume.Eat up, devour; destroy, lavish, dissipate, waste, spend.

Ant.Discard, reject, throw aside; preserve, replenish, supply, provide.

Consummate,a.Perfect, excellent, supreme, finished, complete.

Ant.Common, faulty, defective, ordinary, mediocre.

Consummation.Achievement, attainment, completion, termination, accomplishment, fulfilment, realization, close, finish, finale.

Ant.Beginning, attempt, inception, initiation, source, origin.

Consumption.Expenditure, use, waste, extinction, destruction.

Ant.Development, increase, growth, enlargement, augmentation.

Contact.Touch, junction, contiguity, closeness, union.

Ant.Adjacence, proximity; separation, distance, isolation.

Contagion.Infection; contamination, taint, pestilence, corruption.

Ant.Prevention; antisepsis, disinfection.

Contain.Include, embody, comprehend, comprise, embrace; restrain, hold.

Ant.Omit, exclude, drop, discharge; yield, give way.

Contaminate.Taint, defile, corrupt, sully.

Ant.Cleanse, purify.

Contemn.Despise, scorn, disdain, slight.

Ant.Venerate, respect.

Contemplate.Meditate, study, ponder, survey, reflect; intend, design.

Ant.Overlook, waive, abandon; execute, complete, do.

Contemptible.Despicable, abject, base, worthless, mean, low.

Ant.Respectable, venerable; worthy, estimable, important, grave.

Contend.Strive, fight, struggle, combat; debate, argue, dispute; affirm, assert, maintain, claim.

Ant.Concede, allow, surrender.

Content.Satisfied, pleased, easy, willing, resigned, gratified.

Ant.Reluctant, unwilling, unsatisfied, rebellious, discontent.

Contention.Strife, dissension, quarrel, rupture, dispute, debate, controversy, altercation.

Ant.Peace, amity, harmony, concord, reconciliation.

Contingent,a.Casual, happening, fortuitous, dependent, incidental, provisional, uncertain.

Ant.Independent, absolute, positive, uncontrolled, uninfluenced, unaffected.

Continual.Incessant, ceaseless, invariable, perpetual, constant, uninterrupted, unbroken, unremitting, continuous.

Ant.Exceptional, irregular, casual, contingent, intermittent, interrupted, suspended.

Continually.Constantly, perpetually, ever, always, repeatedly, frequently, continuously.

Ant.Occasionally, rarely, sometimes.

Continue.Remain, endure, persist; abide, stay, tarry; persevere, be constant or steadfast.

Ant.Stop, cease, fail, pause.

Contract,n.Compact, stipulation, agreement, arrangement, bargain, covenant, pact, obligation, pledge, engagement, bond.

Ant.Promise, parole, assurance, understanding, assumption.

Contract,v.Narrow, abbreviate, abridge, lessen, reduce, compress; shrivel, shrink; agree, stipulate, bargain.

Ant.Expand, amplify, dilate; reverse, cancel, abandon.

Contradict.Deny, gainsay, dispute, impugn, controvert; oppose, counteract, annul, thwart, abrogate.

Ant.Maintain, argue, confirm, state, affirm, endorse.

Contrary.Opposite, opposed, adverse, counter; conflicting, contradictory, antagonistic, repugnant; perverse, obstinate, stubborn, headstrong.

Ant.Compatible, agreeing, kindred, compliant, submissive; consistent.

Contrast,v.Differentiate, discriminate, oppose, compare.

Ant.Resemble, be like or similar, liken, harmonize.

Contribute.Add, give, coöperate, assist, subscribe, supply.

Ant.Refuse, withhold, deny.

Contribution.Donation, offering, gift, subscription, subsidy, aid, assistance.

Ant.Withholding, retention, reservation.

Contrive.Plan, design, devise, invent, project, form, frame, scheme, plot, consider; manage, make out; concert, adjust.

Ant.Hit, chance, venture, bungle, hazard; mismanage, miscontrive.

Control,v.Direct, manage, rule, command, sway, superintend; hinder, repress, restrain, curb, check.

Ant.License, free; neglect, abandon; mismanage, misconduct.

Controversy.Dispute, altercation, contention, disagreement.

Ant.Agreement, unanimity, coincidence.

Contumacy.Obstinacy, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity, obduracy; disobedience, insolence.

Ant.Docility, tractableness, flattering, fawning, servility.

Contumely.Obloquy, reproach, opprobrium, insolence, abuse, contempt, scorn, disdain, arrogance.

Ant.Regard, consideration, adulation, obsequiousness.

Convene.Assemble, meet, congregate, summon, master, collect.

Ant.Dismiss, disperse, disband, dissipate.

Convenient.Suitable, fit, appropriate, proper, adapted; advantageous, commodious, comfortable, useful, serviceable.

Ant.Inconvenient, useless, awkward, superfluous; inopportune.

Convention.Assemblage, conference, meeting, concourse, session, synod, congress, convocation; treaty, compact.

Ant.Recess, dissolution, prorogation; dispersion, scattering; promise, understanding, parole.

Conventional.Usual, customary, ordinary, habitual, regular, wonted, prevalent, social, everyday; stipulated.

Ant.Unusual, erratic, extraordinary; legal, compulsory.

Conversant.Familiar, skilled, acquainted, proficient, versed.

Ant.Strange, ignorant, unversed, unlearned.

Conversation.Converse, communion, intercourse, parley, talk, chat, conference, communication, discourse, colloquy, dialogue.

Ant.Speech, oration, harangue, soliloquy, apostrophe, monologue, silence, taciturnity.

Converse,a.Opposite, reverse, contrary, counter, contradictory.

Ant.Identical, one, same, indistinguishable; direct, primary.

Conversion.Alteration, transmutation, change, transformation.

Ant.Permanence, identity, persistence, conservation.

Convertible.Equivalent, interchangeable, identical; reversible.

Ant.Variant, contrary, incommensurate.

Convey.Take, transfer, move, change, carry, shift, transmit, transport, remove, consign, relegate.

Ant.Retain, preserve, hold, cling to, possess.

Conviction.Belief, assurance, persuasion; confutation, refutation; proof, detection.

Ant.Doubt, disbelief, misgiving; vindication, justification.

Convince.Persuade, satisfy, enlighten, indoctrinate, inoculate.

Ant.Mislead, mystify, perplex, puzzle, unsettle, upset; turn, convert.

Convivial.Social, festive, hospitable, jovial, jolly, companionable, gay.

Ant.Inhospitable, unsocial, unneighborly, churlish; abstemious, ascetic, austere.

Convocation.Convention, congress, assemblage, council, synod.

Ant.Dispersion, disruption, dismission, dismissal.

Convolution.Coil, involution, spiral, twist, contortion.

Ant.Unfolding, evolution, unraveling, explication.

Convoy.Escort, guard, attendance, protection.

Ant.Capture, betrayal, onset, onslaught, hold up.

Convulse.Disturb, shake, agitate.

Ant.Calm, compose, soothe, assuage.

Cool.Somewhat cold, chilling, frigid, freezing; unimpassioned, composed, collected, unruffled, self-possessed, sedate, placid, quiet; indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic.

Ant.Hot, warm, burning, heated, excitable, ardent, eager.

Coöperate.Assist, abet, help, conspire, concur, co-labor.

Ant.Oppose, thwart, rival, counteract, conflict, hinder, defeat, frustrate.

Coördinate.Equal, equivalent, proportionate, commensurate, tantamount, equipollent.

Ant.Subordinate; disparate, extraneous; inferior, superior.

Copy.Portraiture, facsimile, duplicate, imitation, likeness, image, transcript, counterfeit.

Ant.Model, original, pattern, example, prototype, archetype, exemplar.

Cordial.Earnest, warm, hearty, ardent, affectionate, sincere, invigorating, refreshing, pleasing, grateful.

Ant.Cool, formal, ceremonious, distant, reserved, disinclined.

Corner.Angle, bend, crotch, knee; nook, recess, niche, retreat.

Ant.Abutment, protrusion, prominence, convexity, projection.

Corollary.Inference, conclusion, deduction, consequence.

Ant.Problem, proposition.

Corporal, Corporeal.Fleshly, bodily, material, physical.

Ant.Spiritual, mental, intellectual, moral, ethereal, immaterial.

Corps.Body of troops, division of army, squadron, band, company.

Ant.Aggregate, army, host, mass, force, organization.

Corpse.Remains, dead body, cadaver, carcass, dust.

Ant.Soul, spirit, individual, personality, mentality.

Corpulent.Fat, fleshy, plump, obese, portly, round, stout.

Ant.Lean, thin, attenuated, emaciated, slight, slender, frail.

Correct.True, exact, accurate, proper, faultless, right.

Ant.False, untrue, wrong, inexact, inaccurate, fallacious, defective.

Corrective.Regulative, preventive, alterative, preservative, rectifying, modifying, improving, reformatory.

Ant.Confirmative, stimulative, intensitive, provocative, conducive.

Correlation.Interrelation, correspondence, apposition, interdependence, mutuality, reciprocation, interchange, reciprocity.

Ant.Contradiction, independence, opposition, inconsistency, incongruity.

Correspond.Agree, suit, match, fit, tally, harmonize, answer, correlate, stand counter; communicate, write.

Ant.Vary, disagree, clash, jar; ignore, disregard, neglect.

Correspondence.Adaptation, agreement, congruity; writing, letter, despatches, communication.

Ant.Conversation; withdrawal, non-intercourse; incongruity, discord, disagreement.

Corroborate.Strengthen, establish, sustain, support, confirm.

Ant.Weaken, confute, rebut, invalidate, shake, enfeeble, overthrow.

Corrode.Consume, eat away, waste, impair, rust, canker, wear, crumble.

Ant.Renew, restore.

Corrupt,v.Defile, pollute, infect, taint, vitiate, demoralize, contaminate, debase, spoil, deteriorate.

Ant.Cleanse, purify, better, correct, ameliorate.

Corruption.Decay, decomposition,pollution, defilement, infection, contamination, adulteration; depravity, immorality, laxity, wickedness; dishonesty, bribery.

Cost.Price, worth, expenditure, expense, charge, disbursement, outlay; preciousness, richness, splendor; loss, damage, pain.

Costume.Dress, livery, robes, uniform.

Ant.Disguise, incognito; nudity, nakedness.

Council.Cabinet, bureau, chamber, conclave, synod, convocation, meeting, conference, parliament, consultation, convention.

Ant.Cabal, league, conspiracy; multitude, mob.

Counsel.Advice, consultation, opinion, suggestion, recommendation, instruction, caution, admonition; deliberation, forethought; plan, design, scheme; purpose; lawyer, barrister, attorney.

Count.Compute, reckon, add, tell, estimate, number, enumerate, sum, calculate.

Ant.Guess, conjecture, surmise, think, fancy.

Countenance,v.Approve, support, sanction, help, aid, abet, encourage, patronize, befriend, assist, favor.

Ant.Oppose, confront, discourage, browbeat, face, compare, disparage.

Counter.Contrary, opposed, opposite, against.

Ant.Accordant with, coincident, consonant.

Counteract.Oppose, foil, baffle, thwart, hinder, rival, resist, defeat, cross, frustrate, neutralize.

Ant.Aid, coöperate, subserve, promote, advance, assist.

Counterfeit,n.Forgery, fraudulent copy, cheat, artifice, pretense, sham, fabrication.

Ant.Exposure, detection; verity, fact, truth, reality.

Countermand.Abrogate, annul, revoke, rescind, recall, make void.

Ant.Order, command, bid, charge, enjoin, direct, instruct.

Counterpart.Duplicate, copy; correlative, complement, supplement, obverse; match, mate, tally, twin.

Ant.Antithesis, contradiction, contrast.

Countervail.Balance, compensate, make up, counterbalance, offset.

Ant.Overthrow, unbalance, weigh down.

Countryman.Rustic, agriculturist, farmer, swain, yeoman, laborer, peasant, husbandman; clown, boor.

Ant.Citizen, townsman; alien.

Couple,v.Link, unite, connect, join, clasp, tie, yoke, buckle, pair, splice, button; marry, wed.

Ant.Loose, part, separate, detach, isolate, unclasp; divorce.

Courage.Bravery, valor, fearlessness, spirit, heroism, fortitude, hardihood, boldness, daring, mettle, pluck, resolution, intrepidity.

Ant.Cowardice, timidity, fear, dread, terror, dismay, consternation.

Course.Route, way, road, track, race; direction, bearing, progress, process; career; succession, order, regularity; deportment, conduct; series, system.

Ant.Deviation; disorder, discursion; hindrance, error.

Court,v.Woo, flatter, seek, invite, solicit.

Ant.Avoid, shun, repudiate, repel, antagonize.

Courtesy.Politeness, affability, urbanity, civility, complaisance.

Ant.Rudeness, incivility, churlishness, ungraciousness.

Courtly.Polished, elegant, polite, ceremonious, formal, respectful.

Ant.Undignified, unrefined, coarse, awkward, boorish, plebeian.

Covenant.Agreement, stipulation, bond, compact, contract, bargain, arrangement, concordant, pact, treaty.

Ant.Promise, understanding, assurance, parole.

Cover,v.Hide, conceal, overspread, overlay, secrete, cloak, veil, screen, mask, shroud, disguise; invest, clothe, wrap; protect, shelter, shield, guard, defend; comprehend, comprise, embrace; balance, compensate, countervail.

Ant.Expose, reveal, produce, exhibit; betray, divulge; omit, exclude.

Covet.Desire, long for, wish for, aim after, aspire to.

Ant.Dislike, despise; undervalue.

Covetous.Eager, avaricious, desirous, greedy, grasping, acquisitive, rapacious.

Ant.Liberal, unselfish, generous, bountiful.

Coward.Craven, recreant, dastard.

Ant.Hero, champion; daredevil, desperado.

Coy.Bashful, shy, modest, reserved, retreating, shrinking.

Ant.Bold, forward, impertinent, pert, brazen, flippant.

Crack.Split, break, chop, rend, cleave, snap; craze, madden.

Ant.Mend, unite, repair; restore, heal.

Craft.Skill, ability, power, talent, dexterity, aptitude, tact; artifice, shrewdness, guile, deception, cunning, deceit; art, trade, employment, vocation, calling; vessel.

Ant.Inaptitude, tactlessness; fairness, openness, candor, sincerity, frankness, ingenuousness, straightforwardness.

Cramp.Restrain, hinder, check, confine, hamper, clog, fetter, cripple.

Ant.Free, liberate, loose, expand, ease, relieve, extricate.

Crash.Jar, uproar, clash, rending, noise, clang, resonance.

Ant.Murmur, whisper; silence.

Crassitude.Grossness, thickness, density, corpulence, obesity.

Ant.Tenuity, agility, activity; spareness, slightness.

Crave.Intreat, beg, beseech, implore, supplicate, desire, long for, hunger for, yearn.

Ant.Demand, insist, require.

Crazy.Shattered, broken, tottering; distracted, mad, lunatic, insane, delirious, cracked, demented, deranged.

Ant.Sound, robust, vigorous, sane, whole.

Create.Form, produce, make, originate, cause, occasion, appoint, constitute; beget, engender, generate; imagine, compose, fashion, design.

Ant.Destroy, demolish, annihilate.

Creature.Created being, being, animal, man, person; dependent, vassal, parasite; wretch, miscreant.

Ant.Chimera, ghost, hallucination, fantasy, phantom, conceit, crotchet.

Credence.Belief, trust, faith, acceptance, confidence, reliance.

Ant.Denial, distrust, disbelief, doubt, skepticism.

Credentials.Diploma, missive, title, warrant, vouchers, certificates, testimonials.

Credible.Probable, possible, reliable, trustworthy, likely.

Ant.Improbable, unlikely, incredible, unreliable, untrustworthy.

Credit.Trust, belief, faith, confidence, credence, reliance; reputation, influence, power; esteem, regard; loan, securities.

Ant.Insecurity; distrust; shame, disgrace, censure.

Credulity.Gullibility, credulousness, simplicity.

Ant.Skepticism, suspiciousness, incredulity, shrewdness.

Creed.Belief, catechism, confession, articles of faith, tenets, dogmas, doctrines.

Ant.Protest, abjuration, disbelief, recantation, retraction.

Crestfallen.Downcast, dispirited, dejected, disheartened, depressed, desponding, low-spirited, down-hearted.

Ant.Exuberant, elated, confident, inspirited.

Crew.Gang, set, band, horde, crowd, mob, throng.

Ant.Supercargo; bevy, galaxy, cream, élite.

Crime.Offense, misdeed, wrong, felony, sin, iniquity, misdemeanor, enormity, transgression, wickedness, delinquency.

Ant.Good deed, well-doing, exploit, achievement, duty, service, benefit, benefaction, heroism.

Criminal,a.Immoral, iniquitous, sinful, unlawful, wicked, wrong, vile, nefarious, culpable, abominable, illegal, vicious.

Ant.Virtuous, moral, innocent, just, honorable, praiseworthy, lawful, legal, right, meritorious.

Criminate.Charge, accuse, arraign, impeach.

Ant.Acquit, absolve, extricate.

Cripple,v.Weaken, disable, impair, break down, cramp, curtail.

Ant.Renovate, strengthen, augment, liberate, ease, expedite.

Criterion.Standard, test, rule, touchstone, measure, canon, proof.

Ant.Eye, glance; intention, conjecture.

Critic.Judge, censor, reviewer, connoisseur; caviller, carper; arbiter, savant.

Ant.Artist, author, writer, performer, maker, poet, composer.

Critical.Accurate, nice, exact; decisive, crucial, determining, important; dangerous, hazardous, imminent, momentous, dubious, precarious.

Ant.Inexact, loose, undiscriminating; unimportant, inconclusive; safe, sure, settled, decided, retrieved, redressed.

Criticism.Censure, stricture, animadversion, review, critique.

Ant.Approbation, praise, approval.

Criticize.Examine, estimate, judge, discuss, analyze, anatomize, scan, animadvert.

Ant.Survey, overlook, slur, skim, slight, neglect.

Crooked.Bent, curved, bowed; distorted, twisted, wry, askew, deformed, disfigured; perverse, contumacious, capricious; dishonest, unfair, unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, tricky.

Ant.Straight, linear, upright,direct, honest, straightforward.

Cross.Fretful, petulant, peevish, snappish, touchy, morose, ill-natured, sullen, snarling, cynical, sour, out of humor, captious, crabbed, sulky.

Ant.Amiable, genial, good-tempered, good-natured, blithesome, charming, winsome, attractive, benign.

Crowd.Throng, multitude, concourse, press, horde, herd, host, rabble, mob, populace.

Ant.Cream, élite, bevy, constellation, galaxy; solitude, solitariness.

Crown,n.Diadem, coronet, garland, chaplet, wreath, laurel, bays; reward, honor, distinction, dignity; summit, crest, top, head, brow, apex.

Ant.Base, bottom, floor, foot, pedestal, foundation, sole; infamy, shame.

Crown,v.Complete, consummate, conclude, seal, achieve, accomplish.

Ant.Mar, spoil, frustrate, fail.

Crucial.Severe, trying, searching, decisive, critical, momentous, strategic.

Ant.Superficial, indifferent, mild, lenient, lax, unimportant.

Crude.Raw, immature, unripe; coarse, unrefined; undigested, unconsidered, unpolished, uncouth, awkward.

Ant.Mature; refined, sensitive; well-considered, finished, classical, highly wrought, elaborate.

Cruel.Inhuman, merciless, unfeeling, dire, ruthless, pitiless, relentless, savage, brutal, ferocious, blood-thirsty, sanguinary; severe, sharp, bitter, hard.

Ant.Gentle, mild, merciful, humane, forbearing, generous.

Crush.Pound, crumble, demolish, overpower, squeeze, compress, bruise, shatter, raze, pulverize.

Ant.Consolidate, compact, amalgamate, solidify, stabilitate.

Culmination.Zenith, success, consummation, acme, completion, apex.

Ant.Failure, downfall, defeat, descent, decline.

Culpable.Blameworthy, blamable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, wrong.

Ant.Innocent, blameless, laudable, praiseworthy.

Culprit.Criminal, delinquent, felon, malefactor, offender.

Ant.Hero, example, pattern, model, saint, upright man.

Cultivate.Till; fertilize; improve, refine, train, discipline, develop; study, pursue, investigate; nourish, foster, cherish, promote.

Ant.Neglect, blight, blast; uproot, eradicate, extirpate; stifle, abandon, prevent, discourage.

Cunning.Craft, artifice, deceit, intrigue, subtlety, chicane.

Ant.Candor, guilelessness, sincerity.

Cupidity.Longing, greed, lust; covetousness, avarice, acquisitiveness, stinginess.

Ant.Prodigality, liberality, generosity, extravagance.

Curb.Restrain, check, control, repress, bridle.

Ant.Indulge, emancipate, loose, release, free, liberate.

Cure,n.Remedy, antidote, restorative, corrective, help, specific; healing, restoration, convalescence, alleviation, renovation.

Ant.Complaint, contagion, disease, ailment; aggravation, confirmation; inoculation.

Curiosity.Inquisitiveness, wonder, marvel, rarity, celebrity; inquiry, investigation, scrutiny, research.

Ant.Indifference, heedlessness, disregard, abstraction; apathy.

Curious.Prying, meddling, inquisitive, searching, scrutinizing; rare, singular, strange; elegant, finished.

Ant.Indifferent, uninterested; trite, common, usual.

Current.Common, general, prevalent, present, floating, popular, ordinary, vulgar.

Ant.Obsolete, rejected, exploded; private, secret; confined.

Curse,n.Execration, malediction, anathema, denunciation; scourge, plague, torment, affliction, trouble; imprecation, ban, oath.

Ant.Blessing, benediction, joy, crown; prosperity, welfare, luck, success.

Cursory.Hasty, superficial, desultory, careless, slight, rapid.

Ant.Elaborate, searching, minute, profound.

Custody.Care, keeping, protection; confinement, duress, imprisonment.

Ant.Neglect, betrayal, exposure, desertion; liberation discharge.

Custom.Usage, habit, fashion, practice, rule; form, formality, observance; patronage; duty, tax.

Ant.Law, regulation, command; disuse, non-observance, desuetude.

Cutting.Sharp, keen; sarcastic, severe, satirical, wounding, piercing, trenchant, stinging, sardonic, cruel.

Ant.Mild, soothing, flattering, indulgent, consoling, gratifying.

Cynical.Censorious, churlish, carping, cross, peevish; derisive, contemptuous, scornful, pessimistic, misanthropic.

Ant.Genial, lenient; optimistic, philanthropic.


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