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Labor,n.Toil, exertion, work, effort, task, travail; drudgery, industry, painstaking; burden, duties.
Ant.Ease, indolence, rest, respite, recreation, refreshment, vacation, inactivity, laziness.
Labored.Elaborate, studied, highly wrought, overwrought, stiff, heavy.
Ant.Easy, natural, simple.
Laborer.Workman, operative, workingman, hand, employee, bread-winner.
Ant.Employer.
Laborious.Toilsome, difficult, tiresome, onerous, wearisome, fatiguing, arduous, hard, burdensome, tedious, irksome; industrious, diligent, toiling, assiduous, hard-working, painstaking, sedulous, indefatigable, active.
Ant.Easy, light, simple, facile, feasible; lazy, indolent, indiligent, idle.
Labyrinth.Maze, confusion, intricacy, windings; perplexity, complexity, bewilderment, involutions; difficulty.
Ant.Simplicity, calm, perspicacity; insight, understanding.
Lack,n.Deficiency, want, need, destitution, failure, scantiness, dearth, scarcity, fault, deficit, shortness, insufficiency.
Ant.Plenty, fulness, abundance, supply, sufficiency, competence, satisfaction.
Laconic,Laconical. Short, epigrammatic, brusk, brief, concise, pithy, sententious, terse, curt.
Ant.Wordy, tedious, prolix, diffuse, prosy, loquacious, garrulous.
Laggard,n.Loiterer, lingerer, sluggard, saunterer, dawdler, idler.
Laical.Laic, lay, unprofessional; secular, temporal; civil, non-legal.
Ant.Clerical, professional, theological, sacred, divine, ecclesiastic, ministerial, priestly, canonical, legal, sacerdotal.
Laity.Laymen, the people.
Ant.Clergy, professional people.
Lame.Hobbling, crippled, limping; inefficient, imperfect, defective; weak, feeble, poor, unsatisfactory, insufficient; halt, faltering, impotent.
Ant.Robust, strong, potent, efficient, cogent, effective, convincing, telling, satisfactory.
Lament,v.Mourn, bemoan, bewail, deplore, sorrow over, regret, grieve.
Ant.Rejoice, enjoy, hail, welcome.
Language.Idiom, speech, dialect, tongue, patois, barbarism, diction, expression, vernacular, vocabulary, mother tongue, phraseology, discourse, conversation, talk; articulation, accents; style, utterance, voice.
Ant.Jargon, gibberish, cry, howl, roar; speechlessness, inarticulateness, muteness, dumbness.
Languid.Drooping, indisposed, inanimate, feeble, weak, faint, sickly, pining, weary, listless, heavy, dull, exhausted, heartless; enervated, flagging, spiritless, unnerved, unbraced.
Ant.Strong, vigorous, robust, active, braced, healthy, energetic, animated, alert.
Languish.To be languid, pine, droop, sink, faint, decline.
Ant.Luxuriate, thrive, prosper, flourish, bloom.
Languor.Feebleness, weakness, faintness, weariness, lassitude, listlessness, heaviness, dulness.
Ant.Strength, vigor, energy, freshness, lithesomeness.
Lank.Slender, thin, shrunken, lean, loose, slim, long, lax.
Ant.Plump, fat, chubby, short, full, rounded.
Lapse,n.Slipping, falling, slip, fault; termination, failure; escheatment, flow, flux, progress, reversion, elapsing; apostasy.
Ant.Stability, fixedness, retention, fixture, stoppage, uprightness; inheritance, possession.
Large.Colossal, ample, broad, bulky, extensive, vast, massive, spacious, wide, commodious, enormous, coarse, grand, long, gigantic, immense, huge, great, big, capacious, considerable, abundant; diffuse, comprehensive, profuse, plentiful, populous, copious, liberal; enlightened, catholic.
Ant.Circumscribed, illiberal, contracted, niggardly, sordid, bigoted; small, little, microscopic, mean, minute, tiny, slender, trifling, trivial, diminutive, inconsiderable, slight, infinitesimal, limited, short, insignificant, scanty, petty, narrow, paltry.
Lash,v.Strike, whip, scourge, flog, beat, tie, fasten; censure, satirize, castigate.
Ant.Soothe, smooth, caress; eulogize, compliment, extol.
Lassitude.Languor, weariness, weakness, debility, inertia.
Ant.Energy, strength, robustness, vigor, freshness.
Last,v.Continue, endure, persist, remain, hold, abide, live.
Ant.End, stop, terminate, depart, fade, cease, fail, die.
Last,a.Final, hindmost, farthest; next, past; highest or lowest, supreme, utmost; most unlikely, least fit; latest, final, concluding, ultimate.
Ant.First, foremost, opening, introductory, initiatory; ensuing, next, nearest.
Lasting.Durable, permanent, unending, enduring, abiding, perpetual.
Ant.Temporary, transient, ephemeral, momentary, occasional, periodic, recurrent.
Late.Slow, tardy; deceased, departed; far advanced; recent; not long past; delayed.
Ant.Early, coming, present, future, forthcoming, existing.
Lately.Recently, of late, not far past, but just.
Ant.Formerly, remotely, distantly in past or future.
Latent.Hidden, secret, invisible, dormant, unobserved, concealed, inapparent, potential, implicit, undeveloped, inherent.
Ant.Visible, explicit, apparent, exposed, developed, active, conspicuous, manifest.
Lateral.At the side, oblique; indirect, secondary, resultant, parallel, incidental.
Ant.Direct, primary, immediate, lineal.
Latter.Later, modern, more recent; last, final.
Ant.Former, previous, ancient; penultimate.
Laudable.Praiseworthy, commendable.
Ant.Blameworthy, execrable.
Laughter.Laughing, mirth, merriment, glee; derision, ridicule, contempt.
Ant.Weeping, tears, sorrow, mourning, lamentation; respect, veneration, admiration.
Launch,v.Hurl, throw, let fly; set afloat; start, propel, move; expatiate, enlarge.
Ant.Recall, repress, retain; ignore, avoid, shun.
Lavish,a.Profuse, prodigal; superabundant, excessive, extravagant, bountiful, wasteful.
Ant.Sparing, economical, close, niggardly, chary.
Law.Code, canon, edict, decree, order, mandate, legislation, ordinance, rule, regulation, jurisprudence, enactment, command, commandment, economy, formula, polity, principle, statute; mode, method, sequence, adjudication, jurisdiction.
Ant.Misrule, anarchy, disorder, insubordination, rebellion; caprice, chance, irregularity, accident, casualty.
Lawful.Conformable to law, legitimate, competent, constituted, authorized; legal, constitutional, rightful, regular; permissible, orderly, right, allowable, fair.
Ant.Illegal, impermissible, unlawful, wrong.
Lawless.Contrary to law, illegal; unrestrained, unregulated; wild, rebellious, savage, disorderly.
Ant.Peaceful, law-abiding, loyal, civilized, honest, tractable, well-disposed.
Lawyer.Counselor, attorney, counsel, advocate.
Ant.Client.
Lax.Slack, vague, unconfined; dissolute, licentious; incoherent; unprincipled, loose, remiss, flabby.
Ant.Concise, strict, rigid, coherent, compact; conscientious, principled.
Lay.Put, place, establish, deposit, arrange, spread, dispose, set down; allay, prostrate.
Ant.Raise, erect, lift up; excite, disorder, disarrange.
Lazy.Shirking, idle, inactive, slothful, slow, sluggish.
Ant.Industrious, energetic, active, assiduous.
Lead,n.Guidance, direction, initiative, control; precedence, priority, preëminence.
Ant.Following, submission, subordination; inferiority.
Lead,v.Guide, conduct, direct, counsel; precede, draw, induce, entice, allure; convoy; commence, inaugurate; persuade, influence.
Ant.Follow; dissuade, mislead, misguide; leave, abandon.
Leader.Guide, conductor; director, chief, head.
Ant.Follower, disciple.
League.Alliance, compact, coalition, confederacy, confederation, bond, combination, union.
Ant.Neutrality; divorce, disruption, disunion, secession, disconnection, alienation, dissolution.
Lean,v.Incline, deviate, bend, rest, rely on; conform; tend, depend, hang; slope; repose, confide.
Ant.Support, raise, erect, stabilitate, rise, straighten.
Lean,a.Slender, spare, meager, thin, lank, gaunt, skinny, bare, scant, barren, mean; shriveled, emaciated, bony, scraggy.
Ant.Fat, plump, brawny, well-conditioned, obese, stout.
Leaning.Tendency, proclivity, propensity, bias, liking, partiality, inclination.
Ant.Loathing, aversion, repugnance, avoidance, dislike.
Leap,v.Jump, vault, spring, bound, hop, bounce.
Ant.Walk, dive, swim, run.
Learn.Acquire, imbibe, attain, collect, know, gather, understand, study.
Ant.Forget, lose; teach, instruct.
Learned.Erudite, versed, well-informed, scholarly, skilled, literary, conversant, read.
Ant.Ignorant, unlearned, illiterate, unscholarly.
Learner.Pupil, scholar, student, disciple, novice.
Ant.Teacher, professor, authority, adept, master, doctor.
Learning.Knowledge, erudition, skill, literature, science, lore, letters, education, culture, tuition, acquirements, attainments, scholarship.
Ant.Ignorance, illiteracy, boorishness, stupidity; inspiration, revelation.
Least.Smallest, shortest, lowest, most unimportant, meanest, last.
Ant.Greatest, longest, noblest, highest, most important, first, principal, main, leading, preëminent.
Leave,v.Quit, abandon, give up, forego, resign, surrender, forbear; cease, stop, desist; depart, go from; bequeath.
Ant.Persist, stay, hold, retain; continue; arrive.
Legal.Authorized, legitimate, constitutional, licit, lawful, allowable.
Ant.Illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional, lay, illegitimate.
Legend.Chronicle; myth, fable; inscription, motto; hearsay, fiction.
Ant.Fact, history, truth, verity.
Legible.Distinct, plain, apparent, discernible, clear, manifest, decipherable, well-written.
Ant.Illegible, cryptographic, cabalistic, undecipherable, obscure.
Legitimate.Lawful, valid; authorized, real, genuine, licit, allowable, normal, standard.
Ant.Illegitimate, unallowable, unfair, unauthorized, illicit, false.
Leisure.Freedom, ease, vacation, convenience; opportunity, retirement, spare time.
Ant.Occupation, employment, absorption, work, labor, constraint, engagement, business, toil.
Leisurely.Deliberate, convenient, easy, sauntering.
Ant.Hurried, hasty, difficult, speedy, industrious, assiduous,eager, precipitate, expeditious.
Lend.Let, afford, furnish, loan, advance, grant.
Ant.Refuse, withhold, retain, appropriate, withdraw; recall.
Lengthen.Elongate, stretch, extend, prolong.
Ant.Shorten, contract, confine, narrow.
Lengthy.Long, drawn out, tedious, verbose, diffuse, prolix.
Ant.Concise, comprehensive, laconic, short, brief, condensed, succinct, compact.
Lenient.Merciful, mild, relaxing, assuasive, softening, compassionate.
Ant.Harsh, cruel, hard, severe, stern.
Lessen.Diminish, reduce, decrease, abate, lower, impair, degrade, weaken.
Ant.Increase, enlarge, extend, develop, heighten, multiply, strengthen, spread, enhance.
Lesson.Instruction, precept, doctrine, study; reproof, warning, rebuke, lecture, homily.
Ant.Misguidance, misinformation, deception.
Let.Permit, allow, suffer; rent, lease, hire out; assign, grant, give, contract.
Ant.Prevent, hinder, check, thwart; refuse, deny, withhold, withdraw.
Lethal.Fatal, deadly, mortal, poisonous, venomous, baneful, noxious.
Ant.Remedial, wholesome, salutary, vital, invigorating, restorative.
Lethargy.Drowsiness, torpor, swoon, trance, stupor, oblivion; indifference.
Ant.Alertness, liveliness, vigilance, wakefulness, life, activity, quickness; eagerness, attention, interest.
Letter.Epistle; mark, character; note, communication, message, missive; (pl.) erudition, learning.
Level,n.Plane; surface, floor; rank, standard, degree, position; ground; horizontality, equality, platform.
Ant.Unevenness, acclivity, inequality, verticality, declivity.
Level,v.Smooth, flatten, even; overthrow; aim, direct; plane, raze, equalize.
Ant.Roughen, furrow, graduate, grade.
Level,a.Flat, horizontal, even, plane, smooth.
Ant.Rough, uneven, broken, rolling, undulating, hilly.
Levity.Inconstancy, unsteadiness, thoughtlessness, frivolity, fickleness; flightiness, volatility.
Ant.Gravity, earnestness, seriousness, sobriety, dignity, importance.
Levy,v.Raise, collect, assess, seize, exact; attack; tax, impose, muster.
Ant.Pay, forego, surrender, reimburse, repay, liquidate.
Liable.Accountable, bound, responsible, answerable, subject, exposed, obnoxious; amenable.
Ant.Irresponsible, refractory, independent, autocratic.
Libel,n.Lampoon, satire, defamation, detraction, slander, calumny, traducement.
Ant.Retraction, vindication, apology; puff, praise, encomium, advocacy, panegyric.
Liberal.Generous, munificent, beneficent, large, free, catholic, unselfish, unrestrained, tolerant; ample, profuse.
Ant.Mean, grasping, greedy,niggardly, avaricious; narrow-minded, bigoted, prejudiced, inadequate, contracted, scanty.
Liberate.Deliver, set free, disengage, release.
Ant.Confine, imprison, arrest; sentence, doom, condemn.
Libertine.Rake, debauchee, dissolute person, profligate.
Ant.Ascetic, anchorite.
Liberty.Emancipation, choice, freedom, license, independence, leave, permission, exemption; privilege, franchise, immunity.
Ant.Slavery, captivity, servitude, serfdom, compulsion, necessity, constraint, imprisonment, oppression, thraldom, superstition, obligation.
License,n.Permission, leave, privilege, right, warrant; laxity, disorder, anarchy, lawlessness.
Ant.Obligation, constraint, compulsion, submission, necessity, restraint, restriction, moderation, temperance.
License,v.Permit, authorize, let.
Ant.Prohibit, restrain, forbid, constrain, inhibit, interdict, withhold, withdraw; annul, disallow.
Licentious.Excessive, abusive; unrestrained, uncurbed, unruly, lawless, immoral, lewd, riotous, ungovernable, wanton, lax, dissolute, profligate, loose, sensual, impure, unchaste, lascivious.
Ant.Temperate, strict, moderate, controlled, self-controlled, ascetic, austere, sober, self-denying, puritanic, renunciatory.
Licit.Lawful, legal.
Ant.Illegal, illicit, unlawful, unlicensed, unauthorized, illegitimate, improper, forbidden.
Lie,n.Untruth, fiction, fable, deception, falsehood, falsification; delusion, illusion.
Ant.Truth, verity, reality, fact; veracity, exactness, precision, principle, honesty, sincerity.
Lie,v.Utter a lie; rest, recline, be situated; abide, remain, continue; exist, belong, consist; lodge, sleep.
Ant.Rise, stir, move, walk, be active, go, change, run.
Life.Being, soul, spirit; affairs; animation, vivacity, energy, vigor, living being; biography.
Ant.Death, mortality, decease, lifelessness, annihilation, non-existence; lethargy, coma, stupor; demise, departure, dissolution.
Lift,v.Raise, elevate; exalt, improve; steal.
Ant.Lower, sink, depress, let descend; reduce, degrade, humble; crush, overwhelm; hurl, dash, fling, throw.
Ligament.Bandage, bond, connection, ligature, strap, girth, band, brace, tie; tying, binding.
Ant.Fracture, disconnection, dislocation, disruption, severance, laceration, splinter, rupture, break.
Light,n.Gleam, shine, glitter, flame, blaze, illumination, incandescence, glow, flash, flare, sparkle, twinkle, flicker, glare, glimmer, glistening, sheen, luster, shimmer, shining, scintillation, day; open view, publicity; enlightenment, knowledge, information; prosperity, joy, happiness, felicity.
Ant.Dark, gloom, darkness, dimness, blackness, dusk, shade, shadow, gloominess, obscurity; extinction, night, tenebrosity, death; confusion, mystification,ignorance, misunderstanding, illiteracy, blindness, nescience.
Light,a.Bright, clear, white; unweighty, imponderable, portable, easy, volatile, insubstantial, buoyant; small, trifling, inconsiderable, moderate, insignificant; porous, spongy; unsteady, fickle, frivolous, unsettled; empty, slight, vain, capricious, thoughtless.
Ant.Weighty, ponderous, oppressive, grievous, burdensome; onerous, difficult, laborious, hard; dejected, depressed, despondent; dull, inert, inactive.
Like,v.Be pleased with, approve, enjoy, love, relish, esteem, fancy, affect.
Ant.Dislike, hate, loathe, detest, abhor, abominate.
Like,a.Resembling, similar; equal; probable, likely; disposed to, inclined toward; correspondent.
Ant.Different, dissimilar, counterpart; improbable, unlikely; disinclined, indisposed.
Likelihood.Probability, semblance, appearance, verisimilitude.
Ant.Improbability, inconceivability, impossibility, unlikelihood; distinction, difference, uncertainty, contrariety; inconsistency.
Likely.Probable, presumable, reasonable, apt, credible, conceivable, conjectural.
Ant.Unlikely, doubtful, incredible, dubious, improbable, questionable, unreasonable.
Likeness.Resemblance, similarity; guise; portrait, similitude, correspondence, copy, imitation, image, representation, effigy, picture.
Ant.Unlikeness, disparity, dissimilarity, inequality; original.
Likewise.Also, moreover, too, besides.
Ant.Otherwise.
Liking.Inclination, pleasure, desire, preference, approval, affection, fondness, taste, partiality.
Ant.Dislike, disrelish, abhorrence, hatred, loathing, repugnance, aversion.
Limit.Boundary, termination, restriction, confine, enclosure, border.
Ant.Expanse, space, interior, center, tract, land; void.
Limitless.Boundless, illimitable, immeasurable, vast, immense, infinite, interminable, unrestricted, unhindered, unobstructed.
Ant.Bounded, limited, restricted, circumscribed, defined, restrained, hindered, prevented, hampered, obstructed, conditioned.
Limpid.Clear, transparent, lucid, pellucid, pure, translucent, bright, crystal.
Ant.Turbid, foul, muddy, opaque, dark, black.
Line,n.Thread, cord, hawser, rope; boundary, contour, outline; family, race; track, railroad, course, method; continuity, sequence, succession.
Ant.Breadth, width; expanse, space, deviation, divergency, variation; discontinuance.
Lineage.Ancestry, family, descendants, house, breed, race, descent, progeny.
Ant.Ancestor, source, ancestry, origin, founder, progenitor.
Lineament.Profile, form, feature, mark, outline.
Ant.Face, aspect, countenance,visage, front, expression.
Linear.Direct, straight, rectilinear, lineal.
Ant.Zigzag, wandering, divergent, crooked, hooked, incurvate.
Linger.Lag, saunter, tarry, delay, halt, stop, hesitate, wait, pause.
Ant.Hasten, speed, push on, go, press forward, advance, progress.
Liquid,a.Fluid, flowing, fluent, running, melting, liquescent; mellifluous, soft, limpid, clear.
Ant.Solid, hard, congealed, insoluble, solidified, concrete; harsh, discordant.
List.Roll, catalogue, schedule, inventory, record, register, index.
Ant.Non-registration.
Listen.Harken, hear, attend, hark, heed, list.
Ant.Ignore, scorn, neglect, slight, be deaf to.
Listless.Indifferent, spiritless, heedless, careless, languid, uninterested; indolent, vacant, supine, torpid.
Ant.Interested, eager, earnest, spirited, careful, heedful, thoughtful, alert, attentive, absorbed, curious, engaged, active.
Literal.Unimaginative, matter-of-fact; real; accurate, correct, exact, grammatical, positive, verbal, close, plain, actual; word by word, specific.
Ant.General, free, liberal, metaphorical.
Literary.Learned, bookish, literate, lettered, erudite, scholarly, well-read, studious, instructed, educated.
Ant.Illiterate, unlettered, unscholarly.
Literature.Books, literary productions or works, publications, writings, belles-lettres; study, lore, reading, scholarship, attainment; inspiration, genius, intuition, the divine afflatus; science, learning, letters, erudition.
Lithe.Pliant, flexible, limber, supple, elastic, agile, flexile.
Ant.Stiff, tough, inelastic, inflexible, unresponsive, hard, resistant.
Litter.Clutter, disorder, untidiness, rubbish.
Ant.Order, cleanliness, arrangement, tidiness, system, method.
Little.Small, diminutive; insignificant, contemptible; short, brief; inefficient, weak, slight; narrow, mean, illiberal; pigmy, scanty, unimportant, inconsiderable, trivial, petty, paltry, dwarf, puny.
Ant.Great, big, large, huge, monstrous, enormous, long, developed, bulky, full; important, momentous, grave, serious, considerable, significant; colossal.
Live,v.Have life; abide, dwell, reside; survive, remain, last; enjoy; feed, subsist; vegetate, grow, continue, behave, act, exist, breathe.
Ant.Die, perish, depart, decay, wither, fade, vanish, fail, demise, drop, languish, expire, decline, faint, sink, fall.
Live,a.Alive, living, active, vigorous, earnest, energetic, animate.
Ant.Defunct, inanimate, dead, moribund, deceased, departed, gone.
Livelihood.Support, maintenance, sustenance, subsistence; substance, living.
Ant.Beggary, want, starvation, penury, inanition.
Liveliness.Sprightliness, animation, gaiety, vivacity, smartness, briskness, activity.
Ant.Slowness, torpor, stupidity, dulness, insensibility, listlessness, languor, inertness.
Lively.Quick, nimble, smart, active, alert, sprightly, brisk, animated, prompt, earnest, energetic, strong, vivacious, gleeful, blithe, airy, gay, jocund, keen, eager, vivid, spirited, vigorous.
Ant.Lifeless, dull, torpid, inanimate, inert, insensate, listless, languid, indifferent.
Livery.Release, deliverance; clothing, food, uniform, peculiar garb; ration, boarding; dependence, servitude, badge, retinue.
Living,n.Subsistence, estate, existence.
Ant.Want, starvation, privation, beggary, dearth, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, indigence.
Living,a.Active, lively, vigorous; issuing, flowing; quickening, invigorating; burning, ignited; vegetating, growing.
Ant.Dead, perishable, decaying, perishing, departed, inanimate, vanishing, deceased, defunct, withered.
Load.Burden, charge, weight, pack, lading, incubus, clog, encumbrance, cargo, freight, drag, oppression, pressure.
Ant.Support, solace, alleviation, lightness, refreshment, emptiness.
Loan,n.Advance, mortgage, hypothecation.
Ant.Foreclosure, recall, resumption.
Loath,a.Averse, unwilling, reluctant; backward, indisposed, disinclined.
Ant.Eager, ardent, zealous, enthusiastic, anxious, desirous, impatient, impetuous, earnest, forward, fervent.
Loathe,v.Abominate, execrate, abhor, dislike, detest, hate.
Ant.Desire, like, long for, love.
Locality.Position, location; town, village, city; situation, place, habitat.
Locate.Place, set; designate, define; establish, settle, lodge, fix, dispose.
Ant.Remove, leave, disestablish, dislodge, displace.
Lock,n.Clasp, catch, bar, bolt, fastening, hasp, hook, latch.
Locomotion.Movement, travel, passage, migration.
Ant.Rest, abode, stoppage, remanence, fixture, stationariness, permanence.
Lodge,v.Rest, remain, shelter, stay, abide, stop.
Ant.Remove, travel, pass on, go, move, journey.
Lofty.Tall, sublime, exalted, dignified, stately, majestic, sublime, proud, haughty, elevated, towering, high, eminent.
Ant.Low, stunted, ordinary, unimposing, unassuming, undignified, depressed.
Logical.Dialectical, reasonable, coherent, consistent, sound, argumentative, close, discriminating.
Ant.Illogical, unsound, inconsistent, unreasonable, incoherent, undiscriminating, fallacious, inconclusive.
Lonely,Lonesome. Forlorn, forsaken, dreary, wild, desolate, secluded, solitary, depressed, alone, retired.
Ant.Frequented, populous, companioned; cheerful, festive, gay, bustling, animated.
Long,a.Drawn out, protracted, extended; continued; lingering;distant, far away; extensive, far-reaching.
Ant.Short, brief, curtailed, contracted, abbreviated, condensed, concise.
Look,n.Appearance, aspect; manner; glance, sight, view.
Look,v.Behold, see, stare, scan, contemplate, view, glance, descry, watch, discern, gaze, regard, inspect, survey; consider; seem, appear; face, front, take notice; expect, anticipate.
Ant.Be blind or unseeing; overlook, miss, pass, neglect.
Loose,a.Unbound, untied, free, unattached, unfastened, unconstrained; vague; liberal, unchaste, dissolute; unconnected, rambling; lax; detached, flowing, scattered, sparse; inexact.
Ant.Tight, close; bound, tied, fastened, secured; thick, compact, dense; accurate, exact, strict, logical, scientific; conscientious, self-controlled, firm, rigorous.
Loquacity.Garrulity, talkativeness.
Ant.Taciturnity, silence, unresponsiveness.
Lordly.Imperious, noble, honorable; proud, haughty, lofty, majestic, magnificent.
Ant.Humble, mean, servile, ignoble, lowly, meek, dishonorable, abject.
Lordship,n.Manor; dominion, power, authority; rule, jurisdiction.
Ant.Subjection, subordination, homage, submission, subservience.
Lore.Knowledge; instruction, wisdom, advice, counsel.
Ant.Ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, folly, imprudence.
Lose.Part with, deprive of; destroy, waste, squander, wander, miss, ruin; fail of.
Ant.Keep, retain, hold, obtain, grasp, recover, preserve, treasure, hoard, save, husband, economize, guard, utilize.
Loss.Failure, destruction, privation; defect, harm; waste; squandering, deprivation, forfeiture; detriment, ruin, defeat, injury, damage, disadvantage.
Ant.Restoration, recovery, reimbursement, retention, preservation, hoarding, guarding; utilization; gain, aggrandizement, augmentation, advantage, acquisition, profit, benefit, increment, earnings.
Lot.Chance, accident, fate, fortune, hazard; destiny, doom, allotment, apportionment; portion, division, part, parcel, land.
Ant.Law, arrangement, design, purpose, plan, prearrangement.
Loud.Noisy; clamorous, boisterous, vociferous; obstreperous, turbulent, blustering; ostentatious, gaudy.
Ant.Gentle, subdued, soft, quiet, silent, inaudible; whispering, murmuring; rustling.
Love,n.Friendship, liking, tenderness, regard, fondness, devotion, affection, attachment, attraction, charity, courtship; good will; kindness, delight, inclination; benevolence.
Ant.Antipathy, hatred, enmity; alienation, dislike, disaffection, estrangement, bitterness, coldness, repugnance, infidelity; desertion.
Lovely.Beautiful, charming, delightful, delectable, enchanting, lovable, amiable; pleasing, winning, sweet, admirable.
Ant.Hateful, hideous, ugly, homely, unattractive, unlovely, plain, gawky, unamiable, unlovable.
Low.Sunken; quiet; small; submissive,humble; mean, vulgar, base, ignoble, dishonorable; moderate; feeble, weak; plain, simple; reasonable, cheap, abject, servile, slavish, degraded, vile, groveling; deep; reverent; dejected, depressed, dispirited.
Ant.High, tall, lofty, elevated, exalted; eminent, noble, illustrious, rising, strong, influential; honorable; elaborate, ornate; notable; costly, expensive, precious, dear; arrogant, haughty, proud, masterly, lordly; high, loud, violent; irreverent, sacrilegious, blatant; elated, excited; intensified.
Lower,v.Depress, sink, reduce, diminish, humble; let down, drop; degrade, disgrace, debase; lessen.
Ant.Raise, exalt, elevate, hoist; increase, aggrandize.
Lower,a.Inferior.
Ant.Higher, superior, more influential.
Lowering.Gloomy, threatening, sullen; cloudy, overcast, murky, dark.
Ant.Clear, bright, light; vaporless.
Lowly.Low, humble, unimportant, meek, modest; mean, unpretending, mild.
Ant.Lofty, eminent, proud, arrogant, lordly, haughty, elevated; supercilious, conceited, pretentious.
Loyal.Faithful, true, constant, devoted, staunch, trusty, obedient, submissive.
Ant.Inconstant, untrue, traitorous, mutinous, seditious, insurgent, insubmissive, rebellious, disobedient, unfaithful, disaffected, dastardly.
Loyalty.Allegiance, fidelity, fealty, faithfulness, constancy.
Ant.Treason, treachery, unfaithfulness, disloyalty; sedition, rebellion, inconstancy, insurrection.
Lucid.Luminous, transparent, sane, reasonable; shining, resplendent, bright; clear; radiant, brilliant; limpid, lucent; distinct, intelligible, perspicuous, sober, sound.
Ant.Dark, opaque, muddy, black, somber, turbid, obscure; indistinct, unintelligible, mystifying, insane, unsound, confused, involved; illegible.
Luck.Chance, hap, fate, fortune, hazard, casualty, accident; success, good fortune.
Ant.Rule, law, causation, purpose, design, certainty; fate.
Luckless.Unfortunate, unsuccessful, unlucky, ill-fated, unprosperous, ill-starred, unpropitious, unhappy.
Lucky.Fortunate, successful, auspicious, prosperous, happy, favored, blessed.
Lucrative.Profitable, gainful, paying, remunerative.
Ant.Disadvantageous, unremunerative, unprofitable, useless, fruitless, vain, unproductive.
Lucre.Gain, profit, riches, pelf, emolument, greed, mammon.
Ant.Loss, poverty, failure, privation.
Lucubration.Nocturnal study, meditation, speculation, cogitation.
Ant.Idleness, dulness, stupidity, torpor, vacuity.
Ludicrous.Laughable, comic, burlesque, droll, sportive, ridiculous, comical, odd, funny, farcical, absurd.
Ant.Grave, serious, important, momentous; sad, sorrowful, melancholy, tragic, mournful, lugubrious.
Lugubrious.Mournful, woful,pitiable, doleful, sad, sorrowful, melancholy, complaining.
Ant.Ludicrous, droll, ridiculous, comic, witty, jovial, absurd, funny, laughable, comical.
Lull,v.Compose, calm, quiet, soothe, hush, tranquilize, still.
Ant.Excite, aggravate, incite, stimulate, exasperate, provoke, inflame.
Luminous.Shining, brilliant, bright; illuminated; enlightened, intelligent, clear, intelligible.
Ant.Dark, black, gloomy; unintelligible, unintelligent, involved, mixed, confused.
Lunacy.Derangement, mania, craziness, insanity, madness, aberration.
Ant.Sanity, intellect, reason, rationality, lucidity, intelligence, brains; mind; self-control.
Lunatic,n.Insane person, maniac, madman.
Ant.Philosopher, sage, luminary, savant, scholar, scientist, intellectual person.
Lunatic,a.Insane, mad, crazy, cracked, deranged.
Ant.Sane, rational, intelligent, reasonable, reasoning, intellectual, knowing, sound.
Lure,n.Enticement, decoy; allurement, bait, temptation, attraction.
Lure,v.Allure, entice, decoy, tempt, attract, inveigle, seduce.
Ant.Warn, guide, alarm, premonish, ward, instruct, conduct, guard; extricate, save.
Lurid.Yellow, pale, wan, dismal, ghastly, gloomy, murky, lowering.
Ant.Bright, luminous, radiant, clear.
Lurk.Lie hid, lie in wait, hide, skulk.
Ant.Rise, spring, emerge, appear, reveal.
Luscious.Sweet, delicious, fulsome, cloying, savory, delightful, pleasing, grateful; sugary, honeyed; rank, nauseous, unctuous.
Ant.Sour, sharp, tart, bitter, pungent, acid.
Luster.Brilliancy, brightness, splendor, glitter; renown, distinction, glory; gleam, radiance, resplendence; eminence, repute, celebrity, honor.
Ant.Darkness, tenebrosity, blackness, gloom, obscuration; detraction, derogation, infamy, disrepute, dishonor, notoriety.
Lustration.Washing, purification, cleansing; lustrum.
Ant.Defilement, contamination, infection, desecration; soiling, pollution.
Lustrous.Bright, shiny, gleaming, luminous, brilliant, radiant.
Ant.Dark, black, gloomy.
Lusty.Stout, strong, vigorous, robust, healthful, able, lively, sturdy; bulky, large, fat.
Ant.Weak, infirm, feeble, incapable, ailing, effete, listless, invalid, powerless, convalescent.
Luxuriant.Exuberant, excessive, rank, abundant, profuse, plentiful, plenteous.
Ant.Delicate, frail, scanty, scarce, feeble.
Luxuriate.Grow exuberantly, feed luxuriously; flourish, indulge; revel, wanton; delight, indulge to excess.
Ant.Toil, slave, drudge, labor, work; pine, waste, droop, decay, languish.
Luxurious.Voluptuous, epicurean, sensual, intemperate, effeminate, self-indulgent.
Ant.Austere, ascetic, hard,painful, self-denying, self-controlled, temperate, restrained, restricted.
Luxury.Voluptuousness, epicurism, effeminacy, sensuality; dainty, delicacy, gratification; pleasure, enjoyment, delight; treat, animalism.
Ant.Stoicism, asceticism, self-denial, austerity, hardship; spirituality.
Lying,a.False, mendacious, untruthful, untrue; recumbent.
Ant.Truthful, true, veracious, upright, honest, accurate, exact; erect.