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Waft.Bear, convey, transmit, carry, transport, make to float on waves (of air or water).

Ant.Sink, weigh down, depress.

Wages.Salary, stipend, allowance, remuneration, fruit, hire, pay, compensation; earnings; reward, emolument.

Ant.Gratuity, bonus, premium, grace, douceur, gift, boon.

Wait.Stay, tarry, delay, stop, abide, remain, linger; rest; expect, watch, await, look for.

Ant.Hasten, hurry, speed, press on; go, depart.

Waive.Relinquish, forbear, refuse, forego; throw away, cast off, reject, desert; abandon, remit, quit claim, cancel, drop, renounce, surrender.

Ant.Urge, assert, press, enforce, claim, defend, vindicate.

Wake.Be awake, watch; excite, arouse, stir; reanimate, revive; call, evoke, summon, provoke.

Ant.Soothe, hush, tranquilize,quiet; mesmerize; allay, appease, calm.

Wakeful.Vigilant, awake, sleepless; watchful, observant, wary.

Ant.Drowsy, sleepy; heedless, careless, incautious, unwary.

Walk.Move on foot, proceed; be stirring, be abroad; behave, pursue, conduct one’s self; perambulate, pass, traverse; step, stride, march, stalk, tramp, plod, trudge, tread.

Ant.Halt, stop, stand still; ride, drive.

Wan.Pale, sickly, languid, pallid; ashen, colorless, haggard, cadaverous; livid, bloodless.

Ant.Fresh-colored, bright, rosy, lively, sanguine, incarnadine.

Wander.Straggle, stroll, range; turn aside; be delirious, rave; be crazed; expatiate; depart, saunter; navigate, travel; deviate, diverge, err, ramble, go astray, rove, stray, veer, roam, swerve, digress.

Ant.Remain, stay, settle, rest, stop, pause, moor, anchor, perch, bivouac, halt, alight, repose.

Wane.Be diminished, decrease; decline, fail, sink; fade, pale; ebb; pine, droop, deteriorate, attenuate, contract, recede.

Ant.Wax, increase, rally, improve, brighten, expand, develop, advance.

Want,n.Defect, failure, dearth, indigence, absence, scarcity, deficiency, lack; destitution, poverty, need, shortness, insufficiency, scantiness.

Ant.Supply, sufficiency, allowance, provision, abundance, production, adequacy, supplement.

Ward,n.Watch, guardianship, guard; garrison, defender, protector; defense, protection; custody; keeper, guardian, warden; pupil, minor; division; apartment.

Ward,v.Watch, guard; defend, protect; repel, turn aside; be vigilant; keep guard, avert, repel, parry, fend.

Ant.Betray, surrender, admit.

Warfare.Hostilities, war; contest, struggle; strife, discord; belligerence, antagonism; campaign, battle, skirmish, engagement.

Ant.Peace, truce, armistice; amity, pacification; neutrality; reconciliation; tranquillity, friendliness, harmony, order, quiet, concord.

Warlike.Military, martial, hostile, soldierly, inimical, bellicose, unfriendly, belligerent.

Ant.Peaceful, civil, unmilitary, friendly, pacific, amicable.

Warm.Ardent, zealous, fervent, cordial, hot, glowing; violent, vehement, furious, excited, passionate; warm-blooded, warm-hearted; sunny, mild, genial, pleasant; close, oppressive; fervid, earnest, eager, enthusiastic, hearty; lively, interested; irascible.

Ant.Cool, cold; dispassionate, collected, composed, calm, unruffled, placid, sedate, quiet, staid; unconcerned, frigid, apathetic, chilling; repellent.

Warmth.Fervency, glow, earnestness, cordiality, animation, eagerness, excitement, vehemence; interest, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm, passion, fervor, heat, intensity, spirit; emotion, life.

Ant.Coolness, calmness, indifference, frigidity, torpidity, apathy, impassiveness; calm, chill, obtuseness, frost, iciness.

Warn.Make ware, notify, admonish,caution; advise, mention to, inform, apprise; dissuade, deter, alarm, premonish.

Ant.Encourage, embolden, inspirit, hearten, induce, instigate, prompt, impel.

Warrant,n.Guaranty, security, voucher; commission, credentials.

Warrant,v.Secure, guarantee, support, justify, sanction, assure; empower, engage, undertake, authorize.

Ant.Invalidate, nullify, repudiate, cancel, make void; endanger, imperil.

Wary.Circumspect, watchful, cautious, vigilant, prudent, discreet, heedful, thoughtful, careful, guarded, scrupulous, chary.

Ant.Unsuspecting, unwary, incautious, negligent, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, remiss.

Wash,v.Cleanse, wet, scrub, moisten, bathe, lave; overflow, fall on; waste, abrade; stain, tint, color; overlay, cover; cleanse, rinse.

Ant.Soil, stain, pollute, defile, contaminate, bemire.

Waste,n.Squandering, devastation, loss, decrease; void, desert, wilderness; refuse; prodigality, diminution, dissipation, destruction, havoc, desolation, ravage; solitude, expanse; consumption, expenditure, extravagance.

Ant.Restoration, renovation, reimbursement, renewal, recovery, restitution, reparation; accumulation, frugality, economy, thrift, hoard, store, accretion.

Waste,v.Squander, dissipate, lavish, desolate; ruin, devastate, destroy; wear away, impair, use up, consume, spend; damage, injure.

Ant.Restore, renovate, repair, renew; develop, multiply, augment; economize, hoard, accumulate, treasure, husband, protect.

Waste,a.Desolate, devastated, stripped, bare, dreary, dismal, gloomy, cheerless; worthless, valueless, refuse, rejected, unused, superfluous.

Ant.Populated, occupied, cheerful, lively; valuable, useful, essential, necessary.

Wasteful.Destructive, ruinous; lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant.

Ant.Careful, economical, frugal, protective.

Watch,v.Be awake, keep vigil, be on guard, tend; heed, observe, expect.

Ant.Sleep, drowse, slumber; be careless, neglect, overlook.

Watchful.Circumspect, wakeful, heedful; vigilant, awake, attentive, wary, cautious, observant.

Ant.Drowsy, slumbrous, inobservant, careless, heedless, inattentive, unwary, incautious, remiss, distracted, inadvertent.

Waver.Reel, totter, vacillate, fluctuate, hesitate, dubitate, be undetermined, alternate, be perplexed, scruple.

Ant.Decide, choose, settle, determine, dispose of, be steadfast.

Wavering,n.Fluctuation, hesitancy, indecision, vacillation; uncertainty, irresolution.

Ant.Decision, determination, resolution, promptness.

Way.Path, road, route, street, track, alley, avenue, channel, course, highway, pathway, highroad, driveway, lane, pass, passageway, passage, thoroughfare, roadway; distance, interval; motion, progression, journey;means, scheme, device, plan; manner, method, mode, fashion, style; practice, habit, habitude, custom, wont.

Ant.Deviation, error, discursion; deflection, divergence, rambling, wandering; exception, variation.

Wayward.Disobedient, headstrong, froward, perverse, wilful, obstinate, stubborn, unruly, capricious, contrary.

Ant.Amenable, docile, manageable, compliant, obedient.

Weak.Feeble, infirm, sickly, exhausted, unable; deficient; soft, pliant, frail; low, faint; spiritless; foolish, wavering, lacking; debilitated, unsound, invalid, fragile, delicate, tender; exposed, unguarded, defenseless; pliable, irresolute; simple, silly, witless, shallow, imbecile, childish; injudicious, unwise; insipid, tasteless, thin, diluted, watery; imprudent, indiscreet, erring; flimsy, slight, frivolous; unsafe, unsubstantial, untrustworthy; ineffectual.

Ant.Strong, sturdy, vigorous, hardy, robust, powerful; sound, hale, healthy, stout, able; efficient, capable, potent, mighty; firm, compact, secure, impregnable; forcible, intense, energetic; biting, sharp, racy, pungent; rank; tough, tenacious, cohesive, resisting; strenuous, ardent, eager, zealous, hearty; vivid, brilliant; solid, substantial; valid, confirmed, binding.

Weaken.Debilitate, enfeeble, enervate; invalidate; depress, impair, reduce, lower, sap, dilute, attenuate.

Ant.Strengthen, empower, invigorate; confirm, corroborate, substantiate; augment, increase, mend, improve; enhance.

Weakness.Feebleness, debility, languor, imbecility, infirmity, decrepitude, faintness, frailty.

Ant.Strength, vigor, tone, health, power, efficiency, nerve, spirit.

Wealth.Riches, affluence, opulence, abundance, plenty, fortune, competence, estate, treasure, money, funds, cash, property; luxury, satiety.

Ant.Poverty, scarcity, indigence, lack, want, need, impecuniosity.

Wear.Carry, bear, have on; use up; impair, waste, diminish, consume; last; don, exhibit, sport.

Ant.Doff, abandon; renew, renovate, repair; increase, augment, swell.

Weariness.Fatigue, languor, exhaustion, lassitude, prostration, depression.

Ant.Strength, vigor, force, energy, restedness.

Wearisome.Tiresome, tedious, irksome, vexatious, fatiguing; trying, wearing; prosy, monotonous, annoying, uninteresting; toilsome, laborious.

Ant.Easy, pleasing, comfortable; invigorating; facile; interesting, exciting, fascinating, delightful, amusing, stirring.

Weary,a.Fatigued, tiresome, irksome, wearisome; tired, sick, exhausted.

Ant.Energetic, strong, refreshed, invigorated; pleased, interested.

Weave.Interlace, unite; compose, fabricate; intwine, plait, braid, plat.

Ant.Disentangle, unravel, untwist, disunite, untwine; extricate, simplify.

Wed.Marry, espouse; unite, attach.

Ant.Separate, divorce.

Wedding.Marriage, bridal, espousals, nuptials, nuptial ceremony.

Ant.Celibacy, bachelorhood, virginity.

Wedlock.Marriage, matrimony, nuptial state.

Ant.Celibacy, bachelorhood, virginity.

Weep.Cry, shed tears, lament, complain; drip, be soaked; sob, bewail, bemoan; droop.

Ant.Laugh, smile; rejoice, be cheerful, enjoy.

Weight.Heaviness; pressure, burden; importance, influence, consequence, moment; ponderousness, gravity, load, power; efficacy, impressiveness.

Ant.Lightness, levity, volatility; insignificance, triviality, weakness, inefficacy, worthlessness; portableness, ease, facility.

Weighty.Heavy, ponderous, burdensome, onerous; forcible, momentous; efficacious, impressive, cogent.

Ant.Easy, light, unencumbered; active, swift; slight, unimportant; frivolous, volatile, unsettled, giddy.

Welcome,n.Greeting, salutation, reception.

Ant.Farewell, adieu, parting, good-by, leave-taking; repulse, repudiation.

Welcome,a.Grateful, pleasing, gladly entertained, acceptable, agreeable, gratifying; gratuitous, free.

Ant.Unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unacceptable.

Welfare.Prosperity, happiness, well-being, enjoyment, success, weal, advantage, benefit, profit, luck, thrift.

Ant.Adversity, misfortune, reverses, failure, ill luck, unhappiness.

Well,a.Good, desirable, fortunate, advantageous; healthy; favored, lucky; hale, sound.

Ant.Ill, sickly, diseased, unwell, poorly; unlucky, unfortunate.

Well,adv.Justly, rightly, abundantly, fully, adequately, thoroughly, satisfactorily, advantageously, conveniently, properly.

Ant.Ill, wrongly, poorly, imperfectly, improperly, badly.

Wet.Damp, moist, rainy, humid; nasty; dank; showery; lively, interesting.

Ant.Dry, parched, thirsty, arid; plain, unvarnished; shrewd, sharp, quaint.

Wheedle.Cajole, flatter, entice, coax, inveigle, fawn upon.

Ant.Deter, undeceive, detract, decry; chide, scold, rebuke, blame.

Whereas.Since, considering; when in fact, while, although; seeing that; inasmuch as.

Whimsical.Capricious, fanciful, queer, strange, freakish, quaint, fantastic.

Ant.Staid, serious, sober, matter-of-fact, steady, sedate.

White.Snowy, pale, pallid; unblemished, innocent, pure; gray, hoary; fortunate, happy, favorable.

Ant.Black, dark, colorless, negro, sooty, coallike; dismal, gloomy, forbidding, threatening, sullen, foreboding; impure, sullied.

Whole.All, total, complete, entire, undivided, uninjured, unbroken; unimpaired, integral; sound, perfect, faultless, strong, well, healthy.

Ant.Partial, imperfect, unsound, ill, sick; divided, fractional.

Wholesome.Salubrious, salutary, healthy, healthful, nourishing,nutritious, strengthening, invigorating; beneficial, good; fresh, sound, uncorrupt.

Ant.Detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, hurtful, pernicious, noxious.

Wholly.Entirely, completely, perfectly, totally, fully, altogether, utterly.

Ant.Partially, imperfectly, incompletely, separately, in part.

Wicked.Sinful, criminal, guilty, immoral, ungodly, profane, unrighteous, atrocious, unholy, vicious, nefarious, heinous, abandoned, iniquitous, depraved, unprincipled, irreverent, vile, abandoned, bad, evil, unjust, ill, outrageous, monstrous, villainous.

Ant.Good, righteous, just, godly, virtuous, fair, honorable, unsullied, pious, benevolent, upright, reputable, true, excellent.

Wickedness.Crime, sin, vice, iniquity, evil, depravity, immorality, enormity; badness, vileness, corruption.

Ant.Goodness, piety, godliness, righteousness, honor, virtue, benevolence.

Wide.Broad, spacious, vast, extensive, comprehensive, liberal; remote, distant, far; ample, expanded.

Ant.Narrow, contracted, confined, cramped, constricted, limited; bigoted, parsimonious; close, near.

Wife.Married woman, consort, spouse, helpmate.

Ant.Sweetheart, maiden; widow.

Wild,a.Untamed, uncultivated, undomesticated; savage, uncivilized, rude, ferocious; violent, turbulent; disorderly, crazy, ungoverned; visionary; unsheltered, exposed.

Ant.Tame, domesticated, cultivated, civilized; populated, frequented; polite, gentle, refined; rational, orderly, sane, controlled, sober, collected.

Wile.Trick, snare, artifice, beguilement, allurement, stratagem, cheat, fraud, imposture, deceit, deception, contrivance, device.

Ant.Artlessness, openness, candor, straightforwardness.

Wilful.Self-determined, voluntary; obstinate, perverse, stubborn, refractory; self-willed, headstrong; wayward; intentional, prepense, preconceived, premeditated, designed, deliberate, purposed.

Ant.Concessive, compliant, amenable, obedient, docile, manageable; adventitious, accidental.

Will,n.Choice, determination, preference, volition; decree, desire, command, purpose; control, disposal; testament; resolution, decision, self-reliance, force; inclination, pleasure, disposition; behest, order, direction.

Ant.Indecision, vacillation, indeterminateness, indifference; sensibility, perception.

Will,v.Bequeath, devise, direct; choose, decide, determine, decree; wish, desire, incline to have; be willing.

Ant.Die intestate; be indifferent.

Willing.Inclined, consenting, ready, complying; chosen, desired; disposed, minded, desirous; voluntary.

Ant.Loath, disinclined, reluctant, averse, backward.

Win.Gain, get, procure, earn; be victorious, prevail; obtain; acquire, achieve; conquer; succeed, accomplish.

Ant.Lose, fail of, miss, forfeit, be deprived or bereaved of.

Wind,v.Coil, twine, wreathe, twist, turn; enfold, encircle; direct; insinuate.

Ant.Straighten, unravel, untwist.

Winding.Twisting, circuitous, bending, curving, meandering, flexuous, serpentine, sinuous.

Ant.Straight, rectilinear, direct, undeviating, unswerving.

Winning.Charming, attractive, alluring, pleasing, bewitching, winsome, fascinating, delightful, lovely, captivating, prepossessing, enchanting.

Ant.Repulsive, unpleasing, repellent, disagreeable, offensive, repugnant, revolting, disgusting, odious.

Wisdom.Judgment, prudence, reason, understanding, sense, skill, sagacity, attainment, discernment, depth, discretion, information, foresight, learning, profundity, reasonableness, prescience, knowledge, insight, judiciousness, erudition, enlightenment.

Ant.Folly, imbecility, stupidity, error, foolishness, fatuity, idiocy, absurdity, imprudence, indiscretion, miscalculation, nonsense, misjudgment, silliness, senselessness.

Wise.Knowing, erudite, wary, learned, sagacious; crafty; judicious, discreet; skilled, intelligent, rational; sage, sensible; logical; deep, discerning, profound, philosophical.

Ant.Senseless, idiotic, irrational; nonsensical, imprudent, irrational, indiscreet, ridiculous, preposterous, insensate.

Wish,v.Long for, hanker after, desire; invoke, imprecate.

Ant.Despise, dislike; disrelish, be averse to, displease.

Wit.Ingenuity, humor, satire, sarcasm, irony, burlesque; intellect, mind, understanding, sense; man of genius or humor; penetration, discernment, insight, acumen; facetiousness, drollery, waggery, jocularity, sparkle, repartee, joke, playfulness, fun, witticism, pleasantry, banter, jest, raillery.

Ant.Stupidity, inanity, obtuseness, vapidity, dulness, commonplace, matter-of-fact; irrationality, platitude; dolt, dullard; sobriety, solemnity, seriousness, gravity, stolidity.

Witchcraft.Sorcery, enchantment, magic, necromancy, conjuration, incantation, charm, spell, thaumaturgy.

Witchery.Sorcery, witchcraft; fascination, enchantment, spell, entrancement, ravishment.

Ant.Reality, actuality, disillusionment, bald facts.

With.By, on the side of, by the help of; attending, accompanying, close; against; according to; in contrast with; upon, immediately after.

Withdraw.Take back, recall, retire; draw back, remove; recede, depart.

Ant.Offer, afford; produce; repeat, reiterate, confirm; renew; furnish, propose, give.

Withhold.Hold back, restrain, impede, hamper; retain, refuse; suppress, check, rein in, inhibit, stint, forbear; detain.

Ant.Let go, give, bestow, confer; admit, yield; furnish, allow, provide, permit; encourage, embolden, cheer, hearten, animate.

Within,a.Inside, inwardly, internally, indoors, in the limits of.

Ant.Without, outside, outwardly, externally, outdoors.

Without,prep.Out of, beyond, out of the limits of, in the absence of, in separation from; independently of; exclusive of, omitting.

Ant.Within, inside of, in the limits of, including, embracing.

Without,conj.Unless, except.

Withstand.Oppose, resist, confront, thwart, combat, prevent, contradict.

Ant.Concede, grant, assist, submit, acquiesce, abet, countenance, encourage, support.

Witness,n.Attestation, testimony, evidence, proof; one who attests or is directly cognizant of; eye-witness; deponent, corroborator; spectator, auditor, voucher.

Ant.Belief, hearsay, rumor, report; invalidation, refutation.

Witty.Acute, sharp, smart, facetious, arch, keen, amusing, humorous, satirical, taunting, ironical.

Ant.Dull, stupid, obtuse, dry, prosaic, prosy, tiresome, tedious, serious.

Woe.Grief, sorrow, misery, calamity; curse, malediction; disconsolateness, tribulation, melancholy, agony, depression, unhappiness.

Ant.Joy, delight, pleasure, prosperity, enjoyment, bliss, felicity, welfare, cheerfulness, merriment.

Woful.Sorrowful, distressed, wretched, afflicted, unhappy, sad; paltry, poor, piteous, disconsolate, miserable, burdened, troubled.

Ant.Joyous, light-hearted, cheerful, merry, rejoiced, glad, delighted, gay, blessed.

Womanhood.Muliebrity, maturity in woman, feminality; womanliness; woman, womankind.

Ant.Manhood, manliness, masculinity; man, mankind.

Womanish.Effeminate, weak, foolishly feminine.

Ant.Mannish, aping a man, foolishly masculine.

Womanly.Becoming a woman, feminine, delicate, refined.

Ant.Manly, strong, virile, becoming a man.

Wonder,n.Astonishment, admiration, amazement, surprise, awe, bewilderment, curiosity; portent, miracle, prodigy, marvel; phenomenon, sight, rarity, spectacle.

Ant.Expectation, anticipation; familiarity, apathy, indifference; foreknowledge, prescience; ennui; satiety; platitude, truism, commonplace.

Wonderful.Amazing, astonishing, marvelous, surprising, improbable, strange, incredulous; startling, awesome, portentous, extraordinary, prodigious, wondrous.

Ant.Commonplace, familiar, expected, ordinary, wonted, hackneyed, customary, habitual.

Wonted.Accustomed, usual, habitual, customary, habituated, used, conventional, regular, frequent, common.

Ant.Exceptional, unusual, unused, unconventional, infrequent, irregular.

Wood.Forest, grove, thicket; timber, trees; copse, woodland, forestland.

Ant.Open, prairie, clearing.

Word.Term, expression, accents, tongue, vocable; account, tidings, message; statement, declaration, affirmation, promise; (pl.) contention, dispute,wrangling, altercation; speech, talk, discourse, language.

Ant.Idea, conception, suggestion; sentence, unit of composition, paragraph.

Work,n.Exertion, activity, effort, toil, employment, labor; business, duty; product, fabric, production, performance, manufacture; act, deed, service, result, effect, achievement, feat; composition, structure; management, treatment, operation, issue, fruit; occupation; action, drudgery.

Ant.Frustration, abortion, hodge-podge; failure, deficiency, defect, fault; miscarriage; rest, inertia, fruitlessness, inoperativeness; inefficiency, futility; repose, relaxation, ease, vacation, idleness, leisure, recreation.

Work,v.Exert one’s self, labor, be engaged, toil; operate, act, perform; effect, affect, conduce, influence; strain; use, utilize; produce, accomplish; prevail upon, manage, lead; ferment.

Ant.Rest, recreate, stop, repose, halt, relax, be at ease, lie, recline, sleep, slumber; fail, miscarry, be wanting, lapse.

Workman.Worker, artificer, laborer, artisan, mechanic, operative, craftsman; toiler, hand; master.

Ant.Employer, superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, overseer.

Workmanship.Handicraft, execution, skill, art, manipulation, handiwork.

Ant.Bungling, botching.

World.Earth, universe, creation; affairs, interests, life, action, occupation; inhabitants, people, mankind; globe, cosmos, planet, nature; public, society, human race.

Ant.Heaven; atom, individual.

Worldly.Human, common; secular, temporal; mundane, terrestrial, earthly; fleshly, carnal; universal; sublunary; sordid, selfish, ambitious, earthborn, groveling.

Ant.Spiritual, ethereal, celestial, heavenly, lunar, solar; incorporeal, ghostly; ideal, abstract, mental, intellectual; sacred, holy, pure.

Worry,n.Care, anxiety, fret, solicitude, torment, vexation, trouble, annoyance, plague, disquiet; perplexity, concern, fear, apprehension, uneasiness, misgiving.

Ant.Trust, calm, courage, serenity, tranquillity, placidity, quiet, ease of mind, resolution, dauntlessness.

Worship,n.Reverence, homage, adoration, submission, obsequiousness, honor, abjectness.

Ant.Detestation, hatred, abhorrence, loathing, disgust, antipathy, assertion, defiance, challenge.

Worship,v.Adore, reverence, revere, idolize, respect, defer, venerate, deify, honor, exalt.

Ant.Defy, dare; abhor, detest, hate, disdain, abominate, contemn, loathe.

Worth.Desert, merit, excellence; price, rate; value, quality, equivalence; virtue, character, worthiness, integrity; credit, cost, estimate.

Ant.Demerit, worthlessness, cheapness, uselessness, futility, poverty.

Worthless.Undeserving, useless, valueless, vile, mean, miserable, poor, wretched, abject, unworthy, ignoble, abandoned, depraved; refuse, waste.

Ant.Costly, valuable, dear, high-priced, expensive; sumptuous, splendid, rich, precious; useful, excellent, estimable, virtuous, worthy.

Worthy.Valuable, deserving, estimable, virtuous; suitable, adapted, meritorious, exemplary, upright, righteous, honest, honorable.

Ant.Worthless, valueless, ignoble, defective, unsuitable.

Wound,v.Hurt, injure, damage, harm, cut, stab, rend, lacerate, pain; annoy, mortify, offend.

Ant.Heal, allay, cure, remedy, soothe, repair; appease, assuage, comfort, harmonize.

Wrap,v.Wind, fold, cover, envelop, enfold, involve, conceal, hide, muffle.

Ant.Unwind, unfold, lay bare, reveal, develop, expose.

Wrath.Fury, ire, resentment, passion, anger, rage, exasperation, indignation, choler, irritation.

Ant.Calmness, control, restraint, composure, placidity, serenity.

Wrathful.Furious, raging, indignant, passionate, choleric, ireful, angry, exasperated, incensed, irate, wroth, mad, provoked, resentful.

Ant.Calm, collected, controlled, repressed, masterly, restrained, good-tempered.

Wreath.Garland, chaplet, festoon, crown, bays, diadem.

Wreck,n.Ruins, remains, rubbish, wreckage, débris; havoc, destruction, shipwreck, ruin, desolation, perdition, demolition.

Ant.Preservation, conservation, saving, protection, security.

Wrench,v.Pull, twist, wrest, force, strain, sprain; pervert, distort, wring.

Ant.Straighten, untwist; rectify.

Wretched.Miserable, calamitous, afflicted, unhappy, degraded, woful; worthless, paltry; forlorn, wobegone, comfortless, distressed; shocking, deplorable, depressing, sad; contemptible, mean, pitiful, debased, humiliated.

Ant.Prosperous, flourishing, fortunate, happy, enviable, felicitous, successful, thriving; valuable; honored, noble, exalted.

Wrong,a.Injurious, unjust, faulty, detrimental, unfit; improper, incorrect; mistaken, erroneous; illegal, immoral.

Ant.Right, upright, lawful, equitable, fair, just, becoming, proper, suitable, appropriate, fit; correct, true, actual, real.

Wrought.Worked, elaborated; performed, done, effected, executed, produced, manufactured.

Ant.Rough, crude, coarse, raw, unpolished.

Wry.Twisted, distorted; misdirected, perverted, wrested; askew, contorted, deformed, deranged; crooked, awry.

Ant.Straight, rectilinear, direct, upright, erect; perpendicular, shapely, comely, symmetrical, proper, well-formed.


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