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Eager.Impatient, anxious, desirous, longing, yearning, ardent, enthusiastic, earnest, animated, fervent, impetuous, vehement.
Ant.Torpid, sluggish, slow, backward, belated, late, tardy.
Earn.Acquire, merit, win, get, gain, procure, deserve, achieve, obtain, realize.
Ant.Waste, lose, spend, forfeit, squander.
Earnest.Eager, zealous, fervent; steady, intent, fixed; sincere, serious, true; important, momentous.
Ant.Indifferent, irresolute, sportive, jesting, flippant.
Ease.Facility, knack, readiness, expertness, easiness, satisfaction, contentment, comfort, repose, refreshment, relief.
Ant.Perplexity, irritation, annoyance, constraint, disquiet, trouble, vexation, difficulty, uneasiness, awkwardness, worry.
Easy.Quiet, comfortable, tranquil, compliant, facile, complacent, submissive; unaffected, natural, smooth; moderate, affluent.
Ant.Disturbed, uncomfortable, hard, difficult, anxious, exacting.
Ebb.Retire, recede, abate, decrease, subside, wane, sink.
Ant.Flow, swell, increase, flood, inundate, deluge.
Eccentric.Irregular, abnormal, uncommon, peculiar, singular, wayward, strange, aberrant, erratic, whimsical.
Ant.Normal, conventional, common, usual, regular, customary.
Echo.Resonance, repetition, reverberation, imitation, answer.
Ant.Sound, voice, original, tone, noise, speech.
Eclipse,n.Obscuration, dimming, obscurity, hiding, shrouding, concealment, vanishing, extinction, obliteration, annihilation, destruction.
Ant.Illumination, enlightenment, revelation; perpetuation; radiation; unveiling, discovery.
Economics.Science of wealth, publicorpolitical economy; household management, household economy, housewifery.
Economize.Save, husband, retrench, manage frugally, be frugalorprudent, practice economy, avoid waste; develop resources, utilize.
Ant.Waste, misuse, sacrifice, be lavish, profuse, orextravagant; squander, dissipate.
Economy.Thrift, thriftiness, frugality, providence, good husbandry; management, arrangement, regulation, administration; plan, system, established order, dispensation.
Ant.Prodigality, wastefulness, extravagance, lavishness.
Ecstasy.Transport, rapture, inspiration, fervor, frenzy, emotion, delight, enthusiasm, happiness.
Ant.Coolness, dulness, ennui, weariness, tedium, indifference.
Edge.Border, margin, brink, rim, brim, verge; sharpness, keenness, intensity, animation, zest.
Ant.Center, interior; dulness, bluntness, flatness; inertness, inactivity.
Edible.Eatable, esculent, wholesome, culinary.
Ant.Poisonous, deleterious, harmful, dangerous, noxious, uneatable.
Edict.Decree, command, order, proclamation, mandate, ordinance.
Ant.Hoax, canard; request, wish.
Edifice.Building, tenement, fabric, structure.
Ant.Ruin, heap, demolition, destruction.
Edify.Build up, enlighten, improve, stimulate, strengthen, nurture.
Ant.Defile, debase, mislead, misguide, pervert, corrupt.
Edit.Revise, correct, prepare for the press, annotate, emend; bring out; conduct, manage.
Ant.Distort, pervert, falsify, garble, mutilate.
Educate.Discipline, teach, instruct, train, nurture, breed, develop.
Ant.Dwarf, stunt, hinder; pervert, corrupt.
Education.Training, teaching, tuition, instruction, schooling, discipline, cultivation, breeding, development, nurture, information, knowledge, learning, reading, study.
Ant.Ignorance, illiteracy, nescience, blindness, darkness.
Educe.Draw out, extract, elicit, evolve, produce.
Ant.Adduce, cite, allege, quote, advance, name, mention; apply, insert, deposit, bestow.
Efface.Obliterate, erase, blot out, destroy, cancel, eradicate, expunge.
Ant.Restore, revive, delineate, imprint, portray, replace, reinstate, renew.
Effect,n.Result, consequence, event, issue; force, efficiency, validity, weight, power; purport, drift, tenor, meaning; fact, reality, truth; impression, appearance,ensemble; (pl.) chattels, goods, commodities, property, movables.
Ant.Cause, motive, source, incentive; origin.
Effect,v.Cause, produce, accomplish, change, achieve, create, execute, perform, realize, compass, effectuate, consummate, fulfil.
Ant.Obviate, frustrate, prevent, mar, hinder; deter, deflect.
Effective.Adequate, competent, effectual, sufficient; potent, cogent, efficacious, forcible, energetic, powerful; active, efficient, operative; conducive; serviceable, able, talented.
Ant.Weak, futile, nugatory, inconducive, inoperative, inadequate, impotent, incompetent, powerless.
Effectuate.Accomplish, effect, execute, achieve, secure, fulfil.
Ant.Prevent, hinder, abolish, defeat, nullify, stifle, blight.
Effeminate.Feminine, womanly, delicate; womanish, feeble, unmanly, timorous, enervated, soft, weak, emasculated.
Ant.Strong, manly, masculine, virile, manlike, vigorous, hardy, robust.
Effervesce.Boil, bubble, froth, foam, ferment, sparkle;express irrepressible emotion.
Ant.Subside; acquiesce, refrain, bear, brook, digest.
Effete.Barren, unfruitful; decayed, spent, exhausted, worn, wasted, decrepit.
Ant.Vigorous, fertile, prolific, productive, exuberant, luxuriant, rank.
Efficacious.Effectual, effective, active, operative, powerful, adequate, cogent.
Ant.Insufficient, inadequate, ineffectual.
Efficacy.Power, potency, force, competency, strength, effectiveness, vigor, energy, usefulness.
Ant.Inefficacy, incompetency.
Efficiency.Power, strength, capability, virtue, energy, usefulness, productiveness, effectiveness; attentiveness, aptitude, skill, ingenuity, competence, inventiveness, readiness, ingeniousness, faculty, cleverness, genius, acuteness.
Ant.Weakness, inability, incompetence, unproductivity; inattention, awkwardness, absence of mind, thoughtlessness, preoccupation, distraction, laziness, stupidity.
Efficient.Operative, active, potent, efficacious, effective, effectual; able, skilled, ready, energetic, proficient, competent.
Ant.Inactive, impotent, ineffective, abortive; dull, inert, indolent, sluggish, senseless, stupid.
Effigy.Image, representation, figure, statue, likeness; dummy.
Ant.Caricature, misrepresentation, distortion; bust, portrait.
Efflorescence.Flowering, blooming, blossoming, budding; outburst; bloom, luxuriance.
Ant.Deflorescence, fading, waning, blasting, withering; nudity, bareness, denudation; absorption, desiccation.
Effluence.Emanation, flow, effusion, efflux; issue, outpouring; emission, discharge; abundance, overflow.
Ant.Influx, infusion, refluence, ebb; exhaustion; absorption, retention.
Effluvium.Exhalation, emanation, malaria, miasma, stink, noxious vapor.
Ant.Ventilation, scent, disinfectant; zephyr, aroma, balm.
Effort.Endeavor, attempt, trial, exertion, struggle, essay, strain, striving, stretch.
Ant.Failure, frustration, futility, weakness, deficiency, misadventure; ease, inactivity, spontaneity, facility.
Effrontery.Assurance, impudence, audacity, shamelessness, presumption, hardihood, boldness, brass; insolence, sauciness.
Ant.Modesty, coyness, shyness, diffidence, sensitiveness, shrinking, timidity, bashfulness.
Effulgence.Brilliancy, splendor, luster, brightness, radiance, refulgence, glory, flame, luminosity, resplendence.
Ant.Darkness, tenebrosity, obscuration, gloom, opaqueness, shade.
Effuse,a.Profuse, poured forth freely, lavish, prodigal, copious, abundant, effluent.
Ant.Dry, scanty, sparing, meager, thin.
Effusion.Outpouring, effluence, discharge, emission; abundance; speech, address, oration; waste, shedding, spilling.
Ant.Infusion, absorption; essay, reading, document, instrument; influx; retention.
Effusive.Lavish, generous, profuse, prodigal, gushing; spread widely, diffused.
Ant.Sparing; taciturn, laconic, curt, brief.
Egoism.Selfishness, self-assurance, self-conceit, self-consciousness, self-confidence, self-esteem, conceit, vanity, self-assertion, self-praise, self-admiration, self-love, self-exaltation.
Ant.Self-abnegation, deference, self-forgetfulness, diffidence, bashfulness, humility, modesty, self-distrust, shyness, unobtrusiveness, considerateness, unostentatiousness.
Egregious.Surpassing, extraordinary, remarkable, enormous, monstrous, outrageous, tremendous, prodigious, peculiar; flagrant, gross.
Ant.Ordinary, usual, commonplace, mediocre, everyday.
Egress.Exit, way out, departure, going out, outlet; sally.
Ant.Entrance, avenue, approach, inlet; inroad, incursion, invasion.
Either.Oneorthe other of two; each, both.
Ant.Neither, not any one of two.
Ejaculation.Exclamation, cry, utterance; expletive.
Ant.Silence, speechlessness, dumfounderment; drawl; oration, speech.
Eject.Cast out, emit, vomit, void, evacuate; expel, dismiss, discharge, oust; reject, banish, throw aside, cast away.
Ant.Retain, absorb; accept, receive, house, store, admit, accommodate, welcome; introduce, inject.
Eke out.Add to, supply, increase, stretch, raise, augment, help.
Ant.Stint, drain, withhold, diminish, exhaust.
Elaborate.Improve, refine, develop, mature, execute, forge, prepare, concoct, work upon, labor over.
Ant.Slight, neglect, disregard, overlook; miscontrive, mismanage; chance, hit, guess, conjecture, extemporize.
Elapse.Pass, slip, glide away, lapse; intervene.
Ant.Wait, abide, halt, hold; continue, endure; grasp, seize.
Elastic.Flexible, springy, resilient, extensile, ductile, buoyant; alterable, modifiable; rebounding, recoiling.
Ant.Rigid, tough, inflexible; crystallized, unchangeable; dull, inert.
Elated.Cheered, excited, exhilarated, animated, flushed, inspirited, inflated.
Ant.Depressed, dejected, discouraged, dispirited, humiliated, abashed, confounded.
Elder.Senior, older, more ancient,earlier born; superior; precedent.
Ant.Younger, junior, juvenile.
Elect,a.Picked, selected, chosen, choice; appointed, delegated; redeemed, saved; élite, accepted.
Ant.Rejected, doomed, reprobate; abandoned, depraved.
Election.Selection, preference, choice; appointment by vote; alternative, free will, freedom, power to choose; discrimination, discernment, distinction; predestination.
Ant.Postponement; rejection, reprobation, abandonment.
Electric.Charged with electricity, relating to electricity; inspiring, inspiriting, stimulating; lightninglike, swift, flashing, thrilling, stirring, exciting.
Electrify.Charge with electricity, render electric; rouse, excite, thrill, stir, astonish, astound, amaze, appal.
Ant.“Kill” (of something charged, from which the electricity is suddenly removed);disconnect, sever(of apparatus for carrying electricity);stupefy, soothe, deaden, calm, mesmerize.
Elegance.Grace, beauty, propriety, symmetry; polish, politeness, refinement, gentility, gracefulness, taste.
Ant.Deformity, awkwardness, coarseness, rudeness, disproportion.
Elegant.Graceful, well-formed, symmetrical, lovely, handsome, comely, refined, tasteful, ornamental, accomplished, polished.
Ant.Awkward, deformed, ill-proportioned, misshapen, ungraceful, hideous, coarse, rude.
Elegy.Dirge, threnody, lament, jeremiad, requiem, coronach, funeral song; seriousormelancholy poem.
Ant.Pæan, jubilee, halleluiah, anthem.
Element.Constituent, component, ingredient, part, principle, atom; (pl.) rudiments, outlines, essential parts.
Ant.Whole, mass, aggregate, total, totality, gross, sum, amount.
Elementary.Simple, uncompounded, rudimentary, primary; physical, material, natural; ultimate, component, constituent.
Ant.Compounded, collective, aggregate, developed, organized; immaterial, incorporeal, impalpable.
Elevate.Raise, lift up, exalt, promote, advance, aggrandize; improve, dignify, ennoble, refine, inspire, greaten; animate, elate, cheer, excite, exhilarate.
Ant.Lower, degrade, debase, depress, demean, humble, humiliate.
Elevation.Raising, elevating; promotion, aggrandizement, exaltation; dignity, refinement, improvement; amelioration; hill, height, altitude, superiority, eminence, loftiness, tallness.
Ant.Degradation, debasement, depression, decline, fall, depth; deterioration, inferiority; shortness, stuntedness.
Elicit.Draw out, evoke, educe, call forth, bring out, deduce, bring to light; express, extract, evolve, worm out, extort.
Ant.Insert, implant, introduce, inoculate, inject, infuse, instill, incorporate, insinuate; suggest.
Eligible.Desirable, preferable, worthy of choice, qualified, capable, suitable, prime, choice.
Ant.Worthless, ordinary, indifferent, unprofitable, undesirable.
Elimination.Expulsion, exclusion, discharge, removal, rejection, eradication, erasure, riddance, obliteration.
Ant.Inclusion, retention; approval; preservation, conservation.
Elision.Omission, ejection, ellipsis, abridgment, excerption.
Ant.Insertion, inoculation, introduction, implantation; inclusion; augmentation.
Elliptical.Contracted, abbreviated; suggestive, latent, allusive; significant, pregnant; defective, incomplete.
Ant.Explanatory, categorical, full; expository, declaratory, enunciative.
Elocution.Speech, power of expression, utterance, delivery, declamatory art; eloquence, oratory.
Ant.Reading, lection.
Elongation.Protraction, extension, production, drawing out, continuation; withdrawal, distance.
Ant.Apocope, elision, curtailment, abridgment, contraction.
Eloquence.Oratory, graceful utterance, appropriate expression, impassioned speech.
Ant.Verbosity, wordiness, prolixity, tediousness; grandiloquence, bombast, fustian.
Elucidate.Explain, illustrate, clear, make manifest, unfold, make plain, expound.
Ant.Confuse, mystify, obscure, puzzle, bewilder, befog.
Elucidation.Explanation, exposition, illustration, demonstration; comment, annotation, commentary, gloss, scholium.
Ant.Mystification, confusion; obscurity, ambiguity.
Elude.Escape, avoid, shun, slip away; baffle, foil, thwart, disappoint, disconcert, balk, frustrate, evade, mock.
Ant.Meet, encounter, confront; dare, defy; court, invite, challenge.
Elusive, Elusory.Evasive, delusive, equivocating, deceptive, fraudulent, fallacious, deceitful, illusory; shuffling, shifting, slippery, fugitive; shadowy, unsubstantial, intangible.
Ant.Persistent, staple, certain, solid; true, sure, unequivocal.
Em-, oren-. A prefix meaninginorinto, sometimes interchangeable within-. The formem-is used before words beginning withp,b, orm. The prefix has also a causal force. Words beginning with this prefix, whose original meaning is simply the meaning of the root word plus that of the prefix, are omitted here, for their synonyms and antonyms may be readily formed from those of the root word.
Emaciation.Leanness, lankness, thinness, tenuity, attenuation, wasting, gauntness, skinniness, meagerness.
Ant.Obesity, fatness, corpulence.
Emanate.Flow forth continuously, issue, arise, spring, proceed, emerge.
Ant.End, terminate, culminate, eventuate, cease; dry up.
Emancipate.Free, enfranchise, liberate, rescue, release, manumit, unfetter, unchain, disenthrall, set free.
Ant.Subjugate, enslave, enthrall, bind; disqualify, incapacitate.
Embalm.Preserve, cherish, enshrine, keep; scent, perfume, make fragrant; treasure, store, consecrate.
Ant.Abandon, desecrate, expose, vulgarize, violate, profane.
Embargo.Prohibition, ban, restraint, hindrance, restriction; detention, stoppage.
Ant.Permit, permission, release, discharge, congé, liberation, dismissal.
Embark.Ship; engage, enlist, put in, invest; launch, enter, start.
Ant.Land, arrive, anchor, disembark, go ashore.
Embarrass.Entangle, perplex, make intricateordifficult; distress, trouble, harass, hamper, confuse, disconcert, clog, puzzle, abash, confound, encumber.
Ant.Extricate, relieve, disentangle, liberate, deliver; expedite, facilitate, accelerate, assist; calm, compose, tranquilize.
Embellish.Adorn, decorate, ornament, deck, beautify.
Ant.Detract, diminish, derogate from, strip, destroy, denude.
Embezzle.Appropriate, steal, purloin, peculate; falsify, forge, counterfeit.
Ant.Square, clear, balance; restore, refund, retrieve.
Embitter.Make bitter, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, enrage, anger, madden; molest, provoke, excite.
Ant.Alleviate, soothe; compose, quiet, pacify; sweeten; delight, please, comfort.
Emblem.Figure, image, sign, symbol, token, type, attribute; device, cognizance, representation; badge, mark, signal.
Ant.Disguise, decoy, incognito, ruse, blind, domino, mask.
Embody.Incorporate, make corporeal, concentrate, compact, integrate, combine, collect; systematize, codify; comprehend, include, embrace, comprise, contain.
Ant.Analyze, dismember, disband, disintegrate, dissipate.
Embolden.Encourage, animate, reassure, inspirit, incite, urge, stimulate.
Ant.Intimidate, frighten, alarm, deter, overwhelm, discourage.
Embosomed.Concealed, enveloped, surrounded, encircled, enfolded.
Ant.Exposed, open, unconcealed, revealed.
Embrace.Clasp, hug, press; seize, welcome, accept; comprehend, include, cover, contain, embody, take in.
Ant.Cast off, reject; exclude, except.
Embroider.Embellish, enrich, emboss, adorn with needlework.
Ant.Darn, botch, patch, repair.
Embroil.Implicate, entangle, ensnarl, involve; disturb, perplex, confuse, distract, trouble.
Ant.Extricate, separate, remove; compose, pacify, arrange, calm.
Embryo.Germ, rudiment, nucleus, origin.
Ant.Development, completion, maturity, fulfilment.
Emendation.Amendment, correction, rectification, reformation, improvement.
Ant.Error, defect, fault, incorrectness, inaccuracy.
Emerge.Rise, issue, emanate, escape; appear, become visible.
Ant.Disappear, sink; retreat, abscond, recede; enter; depart.
Emergency.Exigency, urgency,necessity, crisis, difficulty, extremity, strait; juncture, turn of events; unforeseen occasion; embarrassment, difficulty, casualty.
Ant.Rescue, deliverance, solution, provision, arrangement, anticipation, foresight, climax.
Emigration.Removal, exodus, migration from, colonization; departure.
Ant.Immigration, migration toorinto; settlement, sojourn, abode, stay; domiciliation, domestication.
Eminence.Prominence, projection, elevation, protuberance, hill, high point; distinction, celebrity, reputation, renown, repute, fame, preferment; note, conspicuousness; superiority.
Ant.Debasement, degradation, lowliness, decline; infamy, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal.
Eminent.High, lofty, elevated; celebrated, distinguished, prominent, illustrious, remarkable, renowned, conspicuous, famous, reputed.
Ant.Mediocre, worthless; infamous, notorious; egregious, outrageous.
Emission.Ejection, expulsion, issue; issuance, putting into circulation.
Ant.Injection, admission, entrance.
Emit.Eject, expel, throw out; issue, decree, discharge; put into circulation.
Ant.Inject; retain, withhold.
Emollient.Softening, laxative, balsamic, soothing, palliative.
Ant.Irritant, astringent, irritating, galling.
Emolument.Gain, pay, profit, remuneration, wages, salary, income, hire, stipend, lucre, compensation; advantage, benefit; gratuity, perquisite.
Ant.Loss, damage, waste; disadvantage.
Emotion.Feeling, passion, excitement, agitation, sensibility, perturbation, tremor, trepidation.
Ant.Indifference, insensibility, impassiveness, stoicism, imperturbability.
Emphasis.Stress, force, ictus; weight, significance, impressiveness.
Ant.Elision, monotony, uniformity.
Emphatic.Significant, expressive, strong, forcible, positive, energetic, decided, distinct, unequivocal, earnest, important, special.
Ant.Mild, ordinary, usual, unimportant, commonplace, unnoticeable, cool, unimpassioned, undemonstrative.
Empire.Dominion, supremacy, sovereignty, authority, government, command, control, sway, rule, kingdom.
Ant.Independence, insurrection, anarchy, mutiny, sedition, uprising.
Empiric, Empirical.Tentative, experimental, provisional, hypothetic, experiential; quackish.
Ant.Regular, scientific, uniform, constant, inductive, categorical.
Employ.Engage, call, hire, use, engross, busy, exercise; apply, enlist, entrust, occupy, economize.
Ant.Discard, dismiss, misuse.
Employment.Business, vocation, pursuit, calling, profession, craft, trade, occupation; service, agency, office, employ; application, engrossment.
Ant.Leisure, laziness, indolence; recreation, vacation.
Empower.Commission, authorize, warrant, qualify; enable, encourage; delegate, sanction, direct.
Ant.Hinder, prevent, discourage, disqualify, disable; recall, revoke, withdraw.
Empty,a.Void, without contents, vacant, unoccupied; destitute, devoid; unsupplied, unfurnished, unfilled; unsatisfactory, vain, hollow, unsubstantial; desolate, waste, deserted, uninhabited; senseless, weak, frivolous; clear, unencumbered, unobstructed, vacuous, untenanted, evacuated; silly, idle, deficient.
Ant.Full, occupied, inhabited, colonized, obstructed, encumbered; cultivated, informed, well-instructed, sensible, experienced; significant, important, forcible, substantial.
Emulation.Rivalry, desire to excel, exceed,orsurpass, competition; jealousy, envy, contention; vying, aspiration, contest.
Ant.Stagnation, inactivity, dulness; contempt, disregard, disdain, disaffection; abandonment, resignation, discouragement.
Enable.Empower, strengthen, qualify, make capable, capacitate, invigorate.
Ant.Weaken, disqualify, incapacitate, disable, hinder.
Enact.Decree, establish by law, ordain; play, personate, represent, act, feign, dissimulate; pass.
Ant.Abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, repeal, rescind, expunge.
Enamor.Charm, captivate, fascinate, inflame with love, enslave, endear, bewitch, enchain.
Ant.Disenthrall, repel, estrange, disgust, disenchant, horrify.
Encamp.Bivouac, pitch, settle, quarter, camp.
Ant.March, decamp, retire, retreat, advance, charge.
Enchain.Bind with chains, fetter, manacle, enslave.
Ant.Loose, liberate, manumit, extricate, free.
Enchant.Charm, fascinate, bewitch, enamor, captivate, win, catch, lead captive; enrapture, ravish, transport, beatify, delight.
Ant.Repel, estrange, disgust, horrify, shock, alienate.
Enchantment.Incantation, fascination, charm, conjuration, necromancy, magic, witchery, sorcery, spell; delight, rapture, ravishment, transport, bliss.
Ant.Disillusionment, repulsion, shock, alienation.
Encircle.Surround, encompass, environ, gird, enclose; embrace, fold, clasp; hem in, beset, circumscribe.
Enclose.Encompass, encircle, shut, include, environ, envelop, wrap, circumscribe.
Enclosure.Space enclosed, compass, circle; yard, compound; fence, ring, limit, park, field, boundary, precinct.
Ant.Space, waste, desert, wild, open, prairie, wilderness, stretch, void, clearing.
Encomium.Eulogy, praise, eulogium, panegyric, commendation, laudation, pæan, compliment, good word.
Ant.Invective, taunt, vituperation, obloquy, vilification, slander.
Encompass.Encircle, enclose, gird, hem in, surround, circumscribe.
Encounter.Meet, confront, face,withstand; assault, combat, engage, fight, attack, contend, compete with; fall upon.
Ant.Elude, avoid, escape, shun, miss, flee, frustrate.
Encourage.Inspirit, animate, embolden, hearten, incite, stimulate; cheer, comfort, console; support, countenance, reassure; advance, further; foster, abet, aid, help, patronize; prompt, urge.
Ant.Deter, discourage, dishearten, dissuade; depress, deject; provoke, incite, exasperate; retard, hinder, prevent.
Encroach.Intrude, trespass, infringe, invade; creep, advance stealthily; transgress.
Ant.Respect, recognize, observe; protect; refrain.
Encumber.Clog, load, impede, obstruct, hinder, burden, overload; embarrass, perplex, involve, entangle, complicate.
Ant.Free, liberate; assist, aid, help; relieve, straighten.
Encumbrance.Load, impediment, hindrance; debt, claim, liability.
Ant.Aid, assistance; relief; cancelation.
End,n.Limit, outcome, period, extremity, extent, bound, conclusion, boundary, completion, close, effect, expiration, finish, finis, finale; issue, goal, intent, fulfilment, purpose, point, result, termination, terminus; utmost, uttermost; accomplishment, achievement; cessation, consummation, design, consequence; fragment, scrap, remnant.
Ant.Commencement, origin, beginning, source, spring, start, fountain, arising, inception, opening, initiation, outset, rise.
End,v.Cease, break off, close, complete, conclude, stop, quit, desist, terminate, finish, expire, wind up; destroy, kill, put to death.
Ant.Begin, commence, initiate, start, open; restore, revivify.
Endanger.Hazard, risk, peril; commit, compromise, expose to danger, jeopardize.
Ant.Protect, shield, save, defend, cover, screen, preserve.
Endear.Make dear, attach, secure the affection of, gain; conciliate.
Ant.Estrange, alienate, embitter, antagonize.
Endeavor,v.Attempt, essay, try, strive, undertake, make effort, labor, aim, exert one’s self.
Ant.Neglect, omit, abandon, drop, dismiss, pass by, let go, give up, throw away, up, orover, overlook.
Endless.Interminable, boundless, limitless, infinite, immeasurable, illimitable; everlasting, perpetual, eternal, unending, without end; incessant, ceaseless, uninterrupted, continual, continuous; immortal, deathless, undying, imperishable.
Ant.Limited, brief, temporary, periodic, transient, fugitive, finite, ephemeral, transitory, temporal.
Endow.Furnish with dowry, enrich, endue, put on, invest, present, furnish, qualify, supply, clothe.
Ant.Denude, deprive, divest, spoliate, strip, impoverish, despoil.
Endowment.Grant, gift, bequest, bounty, present, largess, boon; property, fund, revenue; talent, faculty, power, quality, capability, aptitude, parts, genius, qualification, ability; attainment,provision, benefaction.
Ant.Poverty, lack, incapacity, impoverishment, spoliation.
Endure.Suffer, submit, bear, tolerate, allow, sustain, support, undergo, abide, afford, brook; experience; continue, remain, persist, be permanent.
Ant.Fail, sink, succumb, surrender, yield, break down, despair, droop, faint, fall, falter, give out, give up.
Enemy.Adversary, competitor, foe, opponent, rival, antagonist.
Ant.Abettor, ally, friend, accomplice, supporter, helper, accessory, associate, companion, familiar, confidant, adherent.
Energetic.Vigorous, active, forcible, powerful, effective, potent, efficacious, efficient, able, capable.
Ant.Weak, languid, faint, drooping, pining, exhausted, feeble; listless, spiritless, inactive.
Energy.Agility, activity, force, power, potency, strength, intensity, vigor, might, efficacy, efficiency; spirit, animation, life, manliness, animal spirits, zeal.
Ant.Indolence, slowness, sloth, clumsiness, lassitude, inactivity, sluggishness, heaviness, inertness, laziness.
Enervate.Unnerve, weaken, enfeeble, debilitate, effeminate; break, paralyze; incapacitate.
Ant.Invigorate, strengthen, harden, nerve, brace, empower.
Enfeeble.Enervate, weaken, debilitate, unnerve.
Ant.Strengthen, nerve, invigorate, brace.
Enfold.Envelop, wrap, enclose, embrace, encircle, encompass.
Ant.Disclose, unwrap, develop, reveal, expose.
Enforce.Urge, impress, compel, constrain, oblige, force, require, exact, exert, strain.
Ant.Relax, abandon, remit, waive, forego.
Enforcement.Inculcation, execution, sanction, constraint, compulsion.
Ant.Relaxation, abandonment, remission.
Enfranchise.Endow with franchise or suffrage; free, emancipate, release, qualify, manumit.
Ant.Disenfranchise, disqualify.
Engage.Promise, bind, pledge, commit; plight, affiance, betroth; enlist, induce to serve; attract, allure, gain, win, entertain; arrest, fix, occupy, busy, employ, engross; encounter, attack, fight with, battle with; contend, struggle, contest; involve; stipulate, agree; adopt.
Ant.Decline, refuse, withdraw, extricate, disengage, dismiss, discard; retreat, retract.
Engagement.Promise, stipulation, contract, obligation, assurance, pledge; betrothal, affiancing; employment, occupation, business, vocation; combat, battle, contest, fight, encounter, action, conflict.
Ant.Release, liberation; dismissal; excuse.
Engaging.Attractive, winning, charming, pleasing, interesting, delightful.
Ant.Repulsive, unattractive, disagreeable.
Engender.Beget, generate, create, breed, produce, cause, occasion, propagate.
Ant.Stifle, destroy, extinguish. blight, prevent, neutralize.
Engrave.Carve, cut, chisel, imprint, cut in, infix, grave, impress deeply; sculpture, stereotype.
Ant.Erase, obliterate, wear out, efface, destroy; carve in relief.
Engross.Absorb, engage, monopolize, engulf, occupy, forestall; copy.
Ant.Distract, disperse, dissipate, scatter, vanish.
Enhance.Heighten, swell, raise the price of, advance; augment, increase; aggrandize.
Ant.Undervalue, depreciate, disparage, detract, underestimate.
Enigmatic, Enigmatical.Obscure, puzzling, hidden, mysterious, perplexing, unintelligible, ambiguous, recondite, incomprehensible, mystical, occult.
Ant.Plain, clear, manifest, self-evident, lucid, explanatory, open, intelligible.
Enjoin.Urge, admonish, advise, order, direct, command, bid, require; prohibit, restrain; commission, ordain, oblige, prescribe.
Ant.Dissuade; remit, absolve, exonerate; recall, dispense with, disqualify.
Enjoy.Possess; delight in, like, be pleased with.
Ant.Dislike, loathe, endure, tolerate, lose, disrelish.
Enjoyment.Pleasure, delight, happiness, gratification; fruition; possession; satisfaction, gladness, felicity.
Ant.Misery, wretchedness, grief, affliction, suffering, calamity.
Enlarge.Amplify, augment, increase, extend, expand, magnify; make greater, ennoble; dilate, descant, expatiate; swell, grow.
Ant.Contract, narrow, reduce, diminish, restrict, lessen, curtail.
Enlighten.Illuminate, light up; inform, teach, edify, make intelligent, instruct.
Ant.Darken, obscure; mystify, mislead, perplex, confound.
Enlist.Enroll, register, incorporate, enter, embody, record, chronicle, muster.
Ant.Erase, expunge, withdraw, dismiss, disband, muster out.
Enliven.Amuse, quicken, animate, rouse, invigorate, inspire, inspirit, cheer, delight, gladden, exhilarate.
Ant.Depress, dispirit, subdue, sober, moderate, oppress, weary, paralyze, deaden, tire, stupefy.
Enmity.Hatred, hostility, malice, rancor, animosity, antagonism, acrimony, bitterness, ill will, malevolence, spite, malignity, maliciousness, opposition, asperity, aversion, hate, discord.
Ant.Friendship, love, affection, esteem, cordiality, amity, alliance, concord, agreement, regard, harmony, sympathy, kindliness, kindness.
Ennoble.Dignify, elevate, exalt, ameliorate, enlarge, make great.
Ant.Debase, degrade, deteriorate, depress, deprave, corrupt, vitiate.
Enormity.Depravity, atrocity, wickedness, villainy, outrageousness, heinousness, nefariousness, abomination, perpetration, sin.
Ant.Innocence, righteousness, guilelessness, inoffensiveness.
Enormous.Huge, vast, immense,immoderate, inordinate, abnormal, exceptional, monstrous, gigantic, colossal, prodigious, elephantine; heinous, depraved, nefarious.
Ant.Trivial, insignificant, ordinary, average, diminutive, moderate.
Enough.Sufficient, plenty, satisfactory, ample, abundant.
Ant.Insufficient, short, inadequate, scant, ill-supplied, bare.
Enrage.Exasperate, provoke, irritate, madden, incite, incense, inflame, infuriate, excite, aggravate, anger.
Ant.Soothe, conciliate, allay, tame, quiet, mollify, appease, pacify, tranquilize.
Enrapture.Enchant, entrance, enravish, delight, transport, beatify, satisfy, please, gladden, fascinate, bewitch, captivate, charm, attract, enamor, enslave.
Ant.Disgust, nauseate, repel, torment, torture, horrify.
Enrich.Aggrandize, enhance, endow, augment, store, supply; adorn, decorate, ornament, embellish; fertilize.
Ant.Impoverish, rob, denude, fleece, reduce, beggar, despoil, strip.
Enroll.Enlist, register, record, chronicle, embody, list, catalogue.
Ant.Erase, expunge, withdraw.
Enrolment.Registration; register, record.
Ant.Omission; withdrawal; erasure.
Enshrine.Treasure, preserve, cherish, embalm, consecrate.
Ant.Lose, misplace, expose, destroy, desecrate.
Enslave.Captivate, charm, enthral, subjugate, master, dominate, bewitch, delight, fascinate.
Ant.Repel, disgust, alienate; free.
Ensue.Follow, result, eventuate, succeed, befall, accrue, happen, take place, supervene; issue, arise, spring, come.
Ant.Precede, herald, introduce; forewarn, threaten, premonish, caution.
Entail.Transfer, transmit, fix, devolve, involve, bequeath, demise, leave, induce, necessitate.
Ant.Prevent, obviate, nullify; neutralize; estrange, alienate, supersede.
Entangle.Implicate, involve, compromise, entrap, knot, perplex, embarrass, confuse, intertwist, interweave, intertwine.
Ant.Straighten, extricate, disentangle, unravel, deliver.
Enter.Go or come into; pierce, penetrate; begin, commence; enroll, inscribe, chronicle, note, register, record; engage in; embark, enlist, join; invade.
Ant.Depart, leave, issue, quit, vacate; go out; finish, end; withdraw from, retire, resign.
Enterprise.Adventure, undertaking, effort, attempt, essay, endeavor, trial, experiment; energy, activity, readiness, willingness; progress.
Ant.Routine, monotony, humdrum, matter-of-fact, unprogressiveness; caution, inactivity.
Enterprising.Venturesome, adventurous, daring, audacious, bold; prompt, alert, active, energetic, efficient, spirited, strenuous, eager, zealous, stirring; progressive, speculative.
Ant.Timid, cautious, inactive, fearful, cowardly; conservative; wary, prudent, discreet,anxious, careful, thoughtful; indolent, unenterprising, inactive, unready, laggard.
Entertain.Amuse, interest, divert, cheer, delight, recreate, beguile, please, occupy, gratify, enliven, disport; consider, ponder; lodge, treat hospitably, cherish, harbor, hold, receive.
Ant.Annoy, tire, bore, disturb, weary, distract, disquiet; refuse, reject, deny, debar, exclude, eject.
Entertainment.Delight, diversion, amusement, cheer, enjoyment, pastime, fun, merriment, pleasure, recreation, sport, hospitality, frolic, reception, lodging.
Ant.Weariness, work, toil, ennui, labor, fatigue, disturbance; refusal, rejection.
Enthrone.Crown, instal, exalt, elevate, invest with power.
Ant.Dethrone, depose, debase, degrade.
Enthusiasm.Ardor, earnestness, excitement, inspiration, frenzy, vehemence, warmth, ecstasy, passion, zeal, rapture, eagerness, devotion, fervency, fanaticism, fervor, intensity, transport.
Ant.Indifference, caution, calmness, prudence, timidity, policy, coldness, dulness, calculation, lukewarmness, deadness, callousness.
Entice.Lure, attract, seduce, coax, persuade, wheedle, cajole, delude, entrap, decoy, inveigle, lead astray, induce.
Ant.Warn, hinder, deter, repel, admonish, caution, make aware.
Entire.Whole, complete, perfect, unimpaired, unbroken, undiminished, undivided; full, integral, thorough, solid, unalloyed, plenary; unmixed, sheer, mere, unmitigated, pure; total, absolute.
Ant.Partial, incomplete, broken, impaired, alloyed, limited, divided, defective, mixed; relative.
Entitle.Name, designate, denominate, call, style, characterize; christen; enable, fit, empower, qualify.
Ant.Disable, disqualify.
Entity.Being, essence, existence.
Ant.Nonentity, chimera, phantom, fantasy, hallucination.
Entomb.Bury, inter, inhume.
Ant.Exhume, disinter.
Entrance.Approach, doorway, opening, door, entry, ingress, gate, gateway, inlet, portal, access, admission, admittance, entrée, introduction, penetration, avenue, adit; beginning, commencement, initiation.
Ant.Departure, egress, refusal, exit, withdrawal, ejection, exclusion, expulsion, rejection.
Entreat.Beg, supplicate, solicit, beseech, implore, pray, appeal, petition, adjure, crave, importune, enjoin, urge.
Ant.Command, insist, bid, enjoin, charge, direct; grant, heed, hear, answer, respond.
Entry.Entrance, ingress, access; avenue, passage, hall, inlet; minute, note, record, register, memorandum; initiation, beginning.
Ant.Egress, exit, departure; outlet, vent; misrecord, falsification, blank, omission; conclusion, quittance, disposal.
Entwine.Interlace, weave, entwist, wreathe together or round.
Ant.Disentwine, dissever, untwist.
Enumerate.Compute, reckon, numerate, number, tell, cite, estimate, recount, specify, detail, calculate, rehearse, recapitulate.
Ant.Mingle, jumble, confuse; miscount, misreckon, miscalculate.
Enunciate.Announce, proclaim, declare; pronounce, syllable; state, propound, articulate, relate, utter, publish, promulgate.
Ant.Mutter, babble, stammer.
Envelop,v.Wrap, surround, encircle, fold, encompass, cover, hide.
Ant.Expose, unwrap, reveal, extract; develop.
Envenom.Poison, taint, vitiate, infect, pollute; embitter; enrage, provoke, exasperate, irritate, madden, inflame.
Ant.Purify, disinfect; delight, please, gratify.
Envious.Jealous, suspicious, grudging.
Ant.Friendly, kindly, well-disposed, trustful, contented, satisfied.
Environ.Surround, encircle, encompass, gird, belt, enclose, envelop; invest, besiege, hem in, beset.
Envoy.Messenger (in diplomatic service); ambassador, minister, legate, plenipotentiary.
Ant.Scout, spy, orderly(as messengers in military service).
Envy.Malice, ill will; jealousy, hate, spite, hatred, grudging; chagrin, discontent, mortification.
Ant.Admiration, good will, regard, esteem, benevolence; aspiration, emulation.
Ephemeral.Transient, momentary, daily, diurnal, fleeting, fugitive, brief, evanescent, transitory.
Ant.Permanent, immortal, eternal, lasting, enduring, perpetual, abiding, persistent, perennial.
Epigrammatic.Pointed, terse, laconic, concise, graphic.
Ant.Diffuse, prolix, pointless, copious, circumlocutory, verbose, periphrastic.
Epitome.Summary, compend, abstract, curtailment, reduction.
Ant.Expansion, extension, amplification, dilation.
Equable.Even, uniform, steady, regular, proportionate, smooth, easy, invariable.
Ant.Variable, fitful, irregular, disjointed, desultory, uneasy.
Equal.Like, equivalent, identical, tantamount; uniform, regular, even, steady; proportionate, commensurate; impartial, unbiased; competent, fit, adequate, sufficient; fair, equitable, just.
Ant.Dissimilar, unsteady, incommensurate, irregular, disproportionate; incompetent, inadequate; unjust, unfair; variable, disparate.
Equality.Likeness, uniformity, identity, evenness, equableness, sameness of rank.
Ant.Dissimilarity, difference.
Equanimity.Composure, calmness, tranquillity, steadiness, serenity.
Ant.Impatience, perturbation, restlessness, disquiet.
Equip.Accouter, arm, provide, furnish, fit out, supply, dress, array, garnish, arrange, invest, clothe.
Ant.Divest, denude, dismantle, despoil, derange.
Equipage.Carriage, retinue, vehicle, attendance, procession, suite, train; equipment, furniture, baggage, effects.
Equipment.Accouterments, apparatus, furnishings, dress, rigging, trappings, gear, outfit, provisions, equipage, arms, supplies.
Equitable.Upright, just, impartial, unbiased, unprejudiced, reasonable, fair, right, proper, honest, even-handed, proportionate.
Ant.Unfair, unjust, unreasonable, partial, prepossessed, prejudiced, biased.
Equity.Justice, right, uprightness, rectitude, fairness, impartiality, fair play, honesty, integrity.
Ant.Injustice, corruption, dishonesty, partiality, unfairness, prejudice.
Equivalent.Equal, equipollent, tantamount; synonymous, interchangeable, equiponderant.
Ant.Unequal, incommensurate, uneven, unbalanced.
Equivocal.Ambiguous, indefinite, enigmatical, dubious, uncertain, doubtful, questionable, perplexing, indeterminate, indistinct, suspicious.
Ant.Evident, clear, plain, direct, manifest, obvious, indubitable, unquestionable, perspicuous, unambiguous, lucid, distinct, certain, indisputable.
Eradicate.Abolish, extinguish, exterminate, extirpate, uproot, destroy, annihilate, excise.
Ant.Cherish, encourage, instil, propagate, implant, inculcate, inspire, foster.
Erase.Efface, expunge, cancel, obliterate, blot out, scratch out.
Ant.Mark, delineate, write, inscribe, imprint, engrave.
Erect,a.Upright, standing, elevated; bold, undaunted, firm.
Ant.Leaning, lying, supine; groveling, abject; mean, servile, cowardly.
Erect,v.Raise, uplift, placeorset upright, build, construct; exalt, elevate, magnify; establish, institute, form, found, plant.
Ant.Lower, incline, slant; subvert, depress, remove, destroy, demolish; debase, degrade.
Err.Deviate, wander, ramble, rove; mistake, misjudge, blunder; sin, fall, lapse, trip, offend, trespass, misapprehend, stray, stumble, go astray.
Ant.Succeed, prosper; correct, rectify.
Errand.Message, mandate, commission, mission, charge, delegation.
Ant.Misannouncement, misdelivery.
Erratic.Wandering, nomadic, roving, rambling; planetary, moving; irregular, eccentric, abnormal; desultory, aberrant, flighty, changeful, capricious.
Ant.Static, stationary; undeviating, steady, regular, normal; unalterable, methodical, calculable.
Erring.Sinful, fallible, liable to err, wandering, misguided, misled.
Ant.Virtuous, good, upright.
Error.Blunder, mistake, misapprehension, oversight, inaccuracy; sin, fault, offense, transgression, iniquity, trespass, delinquency, misdeed, shortcoming, wrongdoing; deception, fallacy, untruth, falsity, hallucination.
Ant.Truth, correctness, accuracy; correction, soundness,rectification; exactness, verification.
Erudition.Knowledge, learning, lore, scholarship, letters.
Ant.Illiterateness, duncedom, sciolism, ignorance, stupidity.
Eruption.Explosion, outbreak, outburst; sally, sudden excursion; discharge, eructation, exsufflation, ejection.
Ant.Absorption, swallowing, engulfing, engrossment, irruption, inburst; consumption, devouring.
Escape.Avoid, shun, evade, flee from, elude; pass unobserved; abscond, fly, hide.
Ant.Incur, encounter, meet, confront; suffer.
Esoteric.Private, secret, acroamatic, inner, inmost; abstruse, profound; special, advanced.
Ant.Exoteric, public, popular; rudimentary, primary, elementary.
Essence.Nature, quintessence, substance, vital part, element; volatile part, extract; perfume; scent, odor; being, existence, entity, life.
Ant.Accident; property; garb, clothing, surroundings.
Essential.Vital, necessary, indispensable, requisite, important; volatile, pure, diffusible, highly rectified; innate, inherent, immanent, leading.
Ant.Accidental, induced, imported, adventitious; quantitative, qualitative; promotive, redundant, regulative, superfluous.
Establish.Fix, settle, make steadfast; decree, enact, ordain; institute, originate, constitute, found, plant, organize, form; place, secure, set up; confirm, sanction, ratify, approve; verify, prove, substantiate; fulfil, carry out, make good; endow; demonstrate.
Ant.Unsettle, supplant, disestablish, break up, subvert, upset; misstate, refute, confute; guess, conjecture, presume, suppose, surmise.
Estate.State, condition; rank, position; property, possessions, fortune, effects; class, division, order; lands, demesne, domain, freehold.
Ant.State, country, chattels, community, waste, goods, effects.
Esteem,n.Estimate, favor, regard, respect, estimation; admiration.
Ant.Aversion, hatred, dislike, contempt, abhorrence, antipathy, repugnance, loathing.
Esteem,v.Estimate, hold, regard, prize, value, think, appreciate, deem, calculate, consider; price; believe, affect; revere, honor, respect, admire, venerate, love, like.
Ant.Disregard, depreciate, undervalue, dislike, misprize, underrate, decry.
Estimable.Appreciable, calculable, computable; worthy, excellent, good, deserving, meritorious; amiable, lovable, delectable, praiseworthy.
Ant.Unworthy, bad, indelectable, unamiable; undeserving, unlovable.
Eternal.Immortal, perpetual, fadeless, perennial, unfailing, imperishable, endless, everlasting, ever-living, interminable, never-ending, never-fading, unceasing, timeless, undying, unending, unfading; infinite.
Ant.Ephemeral, transient, fleeting, mortal, temporal, transitory, evanescent, sublunary.
Etiquette.Manners, breeding, fashion, conventionality.
Ant.Misobservance, nonconformance, boorishness, rudeness, singularity.
Euphonious.Euphonic, mellifluous, clear, musical, silvery, sweet-toned, melodious, harmonious, mellow.