SynonymsAbateDeclineDecreaseSubsideGrow lessFade awayFallHaltTerminateRise (A)AberrantAbnormalUnusualDeviantAnomalousPeculiarUncharacteristicIrregularAtypicalNormal (A)AbeyanceSuspensionPostponementDeferralDefermentDelayAbscondRun awayEscapeBreak outLeave suddenlyMake offFleeRun offAbstemiousSelf-denyingSelf-disciplined

ModerateAsceticSoberTemperateTeetotalUnrestrained (A)AdmonishReproveCautionWarn aboutGive a warningReprimandRebukeReproachTell offScoldChideApprove (A)AdulterateContaminateTaintMake impureSpoilPolluteInfectRuinPurify (A)AestheticArtisticVisualAggregateCollectiveTotalCombinedCumulativeAmassedSummativeComprehensive

AlacrityEagernessEnthusiasmReadinessQuicknessPromptnessSpeedSwiftnessRapidityKeennessZealSluggishness (A)AlleviateEaseLessenAssuageImproveLightenAggravate (A)AmalgamateMergeJoinJoin togetherCombineUniteIntegrateMingleFuseSeparate (A)AmbiguousVagueUnclearUncertainIndefiniteConfusingIndistinctHazyWoolly

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Clear (A)AmbivalenceMixed Feelings or EmotionsAmeliorateImproveRestructureRevolutionizeRemodelReorganizeModernizeRearrangeUpgradeAmendRestoreAnachronismRelicSurvivalLeftoverHistorical objectArtefactAnalogousSimilarEquivalentParallelCorrespondingComparableLikeRelatedAkinDifferent (A)AnarchyDisorderChaosLawlessnessAnarchismRevolutionMayhem

RebellionOrder (A)AnomalousIrregularUncharacteristicStrangeAbnormalInconsistentOut of the ordinaryJarringAtypicalUnusualUsual (A)AntipathyOppositionAversionHostilityAntagonismHatredDislikeIll feelingIll willGoodwill (A)ApathyIndifferenceLack of concernLack of interestLethargyLazinessBoredomEnnuiDroopinessInterest (A)AppeaseMollifyConciliatePacifyPlacate

SootheSettleSettleQuieten downCalm downAccede to somebody's demandsProvoke (A)AppriseExplainDescribeTellImpartPass onAcquaintApprobationApprovalConsentPraiseAdmirationEsteemGood opinionDisapproval (A)AppropriateSuitableFittingAptProperAppositeRightCorrectInappropriate (A)ArduousDifficultHardToughLaboriousGruelling

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DemandingStrenuousOnerousTiringEasy (A)ArtlessSimpleNaturalOpenSincereGuilelessIngenuousInnocentUncontrivedPureNaiveChildlikeCunning (A)AsceticAustereAbstinentFrugalAbstemiousSpartanSevereHedonistic (A)AssiduousDiligentPerseveringIndustriousAttentiveTirelessHard-workingLazy (A)AssuageModerateRelaxTemper

Tone downAllayAttenuateSatisfyAssuageCalmSootheEaseIntensify (A)AudaciousDaringBoldBraveOverconfidentCheekyImpudentRiskyFoolhardyCowardly (A)AustereSevereStrictSternGraveSoberAsceticSeriousRigorousEasy-going (A)AutonomousIndependentSelf-directedSelf-sufficientSelf-governingSovereignSelf-rulingDependent (A)Aver

AvowStateClaimDeclareAssertAffirmMaintainProfessSwearRefute (A)BanalCommonplaceTriteHackneyedProsaicPredictableOrdinaryDullBoringClichédTrivialFacileOriginal (A)BelieContradictDisproveGive the lie toBeneficentBolsterBoostStrengthenReinforceEncourageShore upSupportAugmentSustainUndermine (A)

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BombasticPompousPretentiousVerboseLong-windedOverbearingGrandiloquentStraightforward (A)BoorishRudeIll-manneredImpoliteCoarseRoughLoutishUncouthCrudeIgnorantChurlishBaseWell-mannered (A)BurgeonMushroomMULTIPLYProsperProliferateFlourishGrow rapidlyDwindle (A)BurnishPolishShineMake shineWaxBuff RubRub upClean

ButtressSupport (N)PropReinforcementFlying buttressStructureStrengthenBolster (V)Hold upCacophonousDissonant (adj,)JarringHarshInharmoniousUnmusicalHarmonious (A)CapriciousImpulsiveUnpredictableChangeableVariableWhimsicalUnreliableFickleErraticPredictable (A)CastigationCriticismRebukeReprimandTelling offTicking offScoldingChastisementPraise (A)CatalystMeansChannel

VehicleMethodMediumMechanismCausticScathingCuttingBitingSarcasticMordantAcerbicAcidSharpRazor sharpUnkindMild (A)ChicaneryTrickeryWileTrickDodgeSubterfugeConScamHoaxDeceptionPloyStuntCoagulateClotCongealThickenCoalesceSetForm a massCodaPostscriptAddendum

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AfterthoughtAdditionStop pressCogentPostscriptAddendumAfterthoughtAdditionCodaCommensurateEqualProportionateCorrespondingAppropriateAdequateMatchingDisproportionateCompendiumA concise but comprehensive Summary of a larger work

AbridgmentSynopsisDigestCondensationHandbookBriefSketchComplaisantObligingHelpfulKindConsiderateWillingCooperativeAgreeablePoliteCourteousAccommodating

Unhelpful (A)CompliantAcquiescentObedientBiddableSubmissiveYieldingAmenableAccommodatingResistant (A)ConciliatoryAppeasingPeace-makingPacifyingAssuagingMollifyingProvocative (A)CondoneOverlookDisregardIgnoreClose the eyes toAcknowledge (A)ConfoundStunAmazePuzzleLeave speechlessMystifyConfuseBewilderBafflePerplexFloorConnoisseurExpertAuthoritySpecialist

Good judgeContentionArgumentDisputationDisagreementDebateConflictControversyStrifeHarmony (A)ContentiousControversialDebatableArguableLitigiousTouchyContriteSorryRemorsefulRepentantRegretfulApologeticPenitentAshamedUnrepentant (A)ConundrumPuzzleMysteryChallengePoserProblemRiddleConvergeMeetJoinTouchUniteCongregate

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Come togetherDiverge (A)ConvolutedComplicatedLong-windedElaborateComplexDifficultTortuousDrawn-outIntricateStraightforwardCravenCowardlyGutlessSpinelessWeakLily-liveredTimorousFearfulPusillanimousBold (A)DauntPut offDeterDiscourageIntimidateScareFrightenOverwhelmDisheartenEncourage (A)DecorumGood mannersGood behaviourModestyRespectabilityCorrectness

DemurenessEtiquettePolitesseRestraintAbandon (A)DefaultNon-paymentFailure to payNon-attendanceDefaultingEvasionPayment (A)DeferenceRespectEsteemHigh esteemRegardReverenceAdmirationAweObsequiousnessDisrespect (A)DelineateDefineOutlineDescribeExplainDemarcateMark outSet downDenigrateDisparagePour scorn onPut downDegradeBelittleMalignDefame

Praise (A)DerideRidiculeScoffPut downDisparageMockScornDisdainKnockApprove (A)DerivativeCopiedUnoriginalImitativePlagiaristicDerivedLacking in originalityOriginal (A)DesiccateDryDry outBurnScorchDehydrateDesultoryAimlessRandomUnfocusedHaphazardIndiscriminateHalf-heartedMethodicalDeterrentPreventionRestrictionRestraintCurb

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DisincentiveReinLimitIncitement (A)DiatribeAttackTiradeInvectiveDenunciationHarangueRantCriticismDiscourseDichotomyBeing twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

DivisionDisunionSeparationSplitDiffidenceShynessHesitancyReserveTimidityReticenceQuietnessBrashness (A)DiffuseDisperseSpreadDisseminateDistributeCirculateScatterStrewConcentrate (A)

DigressionAsideParenthesisDeparture from the subjectDetourExcursionForayDeviationDirgeFuneral songElegyRequiemFuneral hymnHymnLamentChantDisabuseFree somebody (from an erroneous belief)

DiscerningDiscriminatingSharpAstuteJudiciousEagle-eyedPerceptiveSensitiveShrewdIndiscriminate (A)DiscordantJarringIncongruousContradictoryConflictingAt oddsAt varianceIncompatibleInappropriate

Agreeable (A)DiscreditDisgraceHarm the reputation ofDestroy confidence inBring into disreputeDamage the reputation ofDishonourShameHonour (A)DiscrepancyInconsistencyDifferenceIncongruityDivergenceDisagreementDiscreteSeparateDistinctDisconnectedDetachedIsolatedDisingenuousInsincereUntruthfulHypocriticalDeceitfulDeviousDishonestStraightforward (A)DisinterestedFair-mindedUnbiasedImpartialWithout prejudiceNeutralObjective

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Able to see all sidesBiasedDisjointedRamblingAll over the placeIncoherentLacking coherenceLacking continuityDisorganizedDisorderlyCoherent (A)DismissSend awayAllow to goReleaseSend homeDisparageBelittleLaugh atMockRidiculePour scorn onSneer atCriticizeVilifyRubbishDenigrateRun downPraise (A)DisparateDissimilarUnlikeUnequalDifferentIncongruentUnrelatedContrastingDistinct

Similar (A)DissembleHedgeEvadeBeat about the bushQuibbleStallPut offDitherDisseminateDistributeBroadcastCirculateSpreadPublicizePublishPropagateDissolutionClosureDisbandingTerminationEndingSuspensionConclusionInauguration (A)DissonanceDiscordDisagreementDissensionConflictDifferenceDifference of opinionHarmony (A)DistendSwellBloatBalloonInflate

Swell upExpandIncreaseDeflateDistillPurifySublimateExtractCondenseDivergeDeviateMove awayWanderDepartSwerveConverge (A)DivestStripRidDissociate fromSeparate fromPart fromDenyDepriveRobAdd (A)Document (v)TextFileArticleEssayPaperManuscriptDeedCertificateRecordDogmaticRigid

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InflexibleUnbendingStrictAssertiveNarrowDoctrinaireFixedAuthoritarianDictatorialFlexible (A)DormantLatentInactiveSleepingRestingUndevelopedHiddenQuiescentActive (A)DupeFoolTrickDeceiveConTake inCheatHoodwinkSwindlePull the wool over somebody's eyesEbullientCheerfulHappyFunJovialBrightCheerySad (A)

EclecticAssortedDiverseFreeMiscellaneousEfficacyEffectivenessEfficiencyUsefulnessWorthValueInefficiency (A)EffronteryPertnessImpudenceNerveCheekCheekinessConfidenceElegyFuneral songPoemDirgeSpeechCompositionElicitDraw outDrawBring outExtractObtainBring forthEduceEmbellishDecorateAdornEmbroiderBeautify

Make fancyMake elegantEmbossEmpiricalExperientialExperimentalObservedPragmaticPracticalEmulateImitateFollowCopyTry to be likeEndemicWidespreadPrevalentCommonRifeEnervateWeakenDebilitateSap your strengthEngenderProvokePromptBring aboutBring aboutCauseCreateEnhanceImproveAugmentAdd toDevelopIncreaseBoostEphemeral

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Short-livedTransientPassingFleetingBriefMomentaryTemporaryLasting (A)Permanent (A)EquanimityComposureCalmnessLevel-headednessEquabilitySelf-controlPoiseEquivocatePrevaricateBeat about the bushFudgeVacillateQuibbleBe evasiveEruditeLearnedScholarlyKnowledgeableWell-educatedWell-readCulturedIntellectualWidely readBookishLiteraryAcademicStudiousEsotericObscure

MysteriousAbstruseImpenetrableCrypticArcaneEulogyTributeAcclamationEuphemismAn inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

ExacerbateMake worseWorsenAggravateIntensifyImprove (A)ExculpateFree from blameClearExoneratePardonAbsolveAcquitConvict (A)ExigencyDemandNeedRequirementEmergencyNecessityPressureConstraintExtrapolationCalculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values

FacetiousTeasingTongue in cheekFacilitateMake easyEaseMake possibleSmooth the progress ofHelpAidAssistImpede (A)FallaciousUntrueMisleadingErroneousDeceptiveMythicalWrongFatuousIdioticSillyStupidChildishPointlessMeaninglessFoolishInaneAbsurdSensible (A)FawningIdioticSillyStupidChildishPointlessMeaninglessFoolish

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InaneAbsurdSensible (A)FelicitousFortunateLuckyBlessedFortuitousOut of luck (A)FervorFeelings of great warmth and intensity

Flag (v)StandardEnsignPennantPennonColoursBuntingBannerFledglingBaby birdBaby chickenChickenHatchlingFloutDisobeyBreakIgnoreDefyContraveneBe in breach ofObey (A)FomentStimulateStir upProvokeIncreaseFuel

EncourageGenerateDrum upInciteFermentAgitateAggravateDefuse (A)ForestallPreventPrecludeAvertObviateHinderFrugalityAbstinenceSelf-denialStinginessThriftPenny-pinchingParsimonyPrudenceEconomyThriftinessGenerosity (A)FutileUselessPointlessFruitlessUnsuccessfulVainIneffectiveIneffectualWastedUseful (A)GainsayOpposeContradict

Argue withRefuteDenyAgree (A)GarrulousTalkativeVolubleChattyTaciturn (A)GoadProvokeProdDrivePushStingStirStimulateSpurInciteCalm (A)GougeScratchScoreScrapeMarkCut intoGashChiselGrandiloquentPompousPretentiousVerboseLong-windedOverbearingStraightforward (A)GregariousOutgoingSociable

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SocialExtrovertExpressiveExpansiveUnreservedCompanionableConvivialShy (A)GuilelessFrankOpenHonestTruthfulSincereBluntStraightOutspokenForthrightStraightforwardUpfrontGuarded GullibleNaiveSusceptibleEasy to foolEasy to fleeceInnocentTrustingCredulousStreetwise (A)HarangueBerateLectureCriticizeRantAddressSermonizeScold

HomogeneousAll the sameUniformHarmonizedStandardizedConsistentIdentical Heterogeneous (A)HyperboleExaggerationOverstatementUnderstatement (A)IconoclasticDestructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited

IdolatryWorshipHero worshipAdorationAdmirationVenerationIdolizationAdulationReverenceImmutableBindingIrreversibleFinalUnalterableUnchangeablePermanentIrretrievableFixedFlexible (A)ImpairDamage

HarmSpoilWeakenMake worsePrejudiceBlightMess upRuinMarEnhance (A)ImpassiveUnemotionalEmotionlessBlankExpressionlessInexpressivePokerfacedNot giving anything awayDeadpanCoolAloofExpressive (A)ImpedeObstructHinderHamperSlow downDelayHold backHold upEncumberInhibitBlockGet in the way ofFacilitate (A)ImpermeableResistant

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ImperviousWaterproofWater-resistantRainproofWatertightSolidPermeable (A)ImperturbableCalmCoolUnflappableIn controlCollectedComposedSteadySereneUnflusteredLevel-headedUnruffledExcitable (A)ImperviousImpermeableSolidResistantImplacablePitilessMercilessRelentlessRuthlessCruelHardheartedCold-heartedCallousRigidUnbendingUnyieldingObdurateImplicit

UnderstoodImpliedUnspokenContainedCouchedInherentHiddenEmbeddedBuriedExplicit (A)ImplodeTo fall down or in as a result of physical pressure <a controlled demolition during which the entire building imploded in a matter of seconds.

InadvertentlyUnintentionallyInvoluntarilyAccidentallyUnconsciouslyBy accidentBy mistakePurposely (A)InchoateUnclearUnformedUndevelopedTentativeEmbryonicAmorphousMature (A)IncongruityStrangenessAbsurdityInappropriatenessInaptnessUneaseClash

InconsequentialUnimportantMinorInsignificantTrivialPettyNegligibleImportant (A)IncorporateSlot inFit inAdd inSlip inIncludeIntegrateExclude (A)IndeterminateUndefinedUndeterminedIndefiniteUnfixedImpreciseUncertainVagueDefinite (A)IndigencePovertyNeedPenuryDeprivationDestitutionImpecuniousnessWealth (A)IndolentLazyLaid-backLethargicIdle

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SluggishSlothfulApatheticIndustrious (A)InertStillMotionlessLifelessImmobileUnmovingStaticNot movingMoving (A)IngenuousFrankHonestCandidInnocentNaiveTrustingSimpleSincereDisingenuous (A)InherentIntrinsicInnateInbuiltNaturalInbornInnocuousInoffensiveHarmlessInnocentSafeMildBlandOffensive (A)Insensible

NumbLacking feelingInsensitiveInsensateNumbedAnaesthetizedNot sensitiveSensitive (A)InsinuateImplySuggestMake outHintIntimateIndicateInsipidDullBlandWishy-washyCharacterlessColourlessTriteTameUnexcitingUninterestingBoringExciting (A)InsularityNarrow-mindednessNarrownessSmall-mindednessBlinkerednessIntractableStubbornObstinateObdurateWilfulInflexible

Pig-headedEasy-goingIntransigenceInflexibilityStubbornnessNarrow-mindednessObstinacyUnyieldingnessObduracyFlexibility (A)InundateFloodOverwhelmSnow underSwampDelugeEngulfSubmergeInuredTrainedBroken inHabituatedHardenedAccustomedUntrained (A)InvectiveDiatribeCriticismTiradeAttackAbusePraise (A)IrascibleIrritableTouchyTestyPetulantQuick-tempered

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Hot-temperedShort-temperedGrumpySnappyEasy-going (A)IrresoluteIndecisiveVacillatingUnsureWeakUndeterminedWishy-washyCowardlyDetermined (A)ItineraryRouteJourneyCircuitTourScheduleProgrammeLaconicTerseBriefShortConciseEconomicalCurtTo the pointLong-winded (A)LassitudeTirednessExhaustionFatigueLethargyInertiaApathyDisillusionment

Energy (A)LatentDormantHiddenCovertBuriedConcealedEmbryonicUnderlyingSuppressedUndevelopedOvert (A)LaudPraiseSpeak well ofAcclaimExtolMentionDenigrate (A)LethargicSluggishTiredWearyLacklustreLazyLanguidIndolentExhaustedEnergetic (A)LeveeEmbankmentBankMoundEdgeGuardWallDamBreakwater

LevityLight-heartednessCheerfulnessHumourLightnessFlippancyJokinessGravity (A)LogRegisterRecordProjectPlotMonitorChronicleKeep a record ofFollowMapOutlineLoquaciousChattyTalkativeGarrulousVolubleFluentGlibConversationalReticent (A)LucidArticulateWell-spokenSilver-tonguedSmooth-tonguedEloquentIncoherent (A)LuminousGlowingShining

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BrilliantBrightRadiantGleamingShimmeringIncandescentResplendentDull (A)MagnanimityNobilityGenerosity of spiritHigh-mindednessFairnessPettinessMalingererLayaboutTimewasterSkiverIdlerMalleableImpressionableCompliantAcquiescentSoftSuppleFlexibleBendyPliablePlasticRigid (A)MaverickNonconformistUnconventional personEccentricIndividualistRebelOne of a kindOdd one out

Conformist (A)MendaciousUntruthfulUntrueMisleadingFalseUnreliableTruthful (A)MetamorphosisChangeAlterationTransformationTransmutationMeticulousCarefulScrupulousThoroughParticularPainstakingFussyCareless (A)MisanthropeAnchoriteEgoistCynicMisanthropistPessimistScepticDisparagerDetractorDoubterMitigateAlleviateLessenEaseAllayModerateTake the edge off

DiminishTone downDullSoftenAssuageRelieveMollify (A)MollifyPlacatePacifyAppeaseCalmCalm downSootheEnrageMoroseMiserableGlumDepressedDownLowGloomyPessimisticDown in the dumpsBlueSadSullenCheery (A)MundaneOrdinaryDullRoutineEverydayCommonplaceBoringUnexcitingHumdrumDreary

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MonotonousTediousUninterestingExotic (A)NegateCancel outCounteractUndoWork againstGo againstReverseContradictWipe outReinforce (A)NeophyteBeginnerLearnerTraineeApprenticeGreenhornOld hand (A)ObdurateObstinateStubbornInflexiblePig-headedAdamantUnyieldingUnbendingImmovableStiff-neckedCompliant (A)ObsequiousFlatteringToadyingSubmissiveSycophanticFawning

Assertive (A)ObviatePreventPrecludeAvertHinderOccludeChokeClogCloseOfficiousBossyBureaucraticSelf-importantOverbearingInterferingIntrusiveFussyOnerousBurdensomeArduousHeavyDifficultTiringTime-consumingTediousEasy (A)OpprobriumDisgraceBlack EyeStigmaOscillateSwingMove back and forthMove to and froMove backwards and forwardsFluctuate

VacillateAlternateOstentatiousPretentiousAffectedShowyBrazenFlamboyantGrandioseModest (A)ParagonModelIdealShining exampleEpitomeArchetypeQuintessencePartisanFollowerSupporterAdherentFanMemberEnthusiastDevoteeSponsorOpponent (A)PathologicalHealingCurativeRemedialTherapeuticMedicinalCuringPaucityScarcityRarenessSmall number

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ScantinessLackRarityDearthScarcenessPlethora (A)PedanticFinickyPloddingObscureArcaneDullDoctrinaireSophisticHair-splittingNit-pickingDilettante (A)PenchantLikingFondnessProclivityDesireWeaknessAffinityInclinationPredilectionPartialityHorror (A)PenuryPovertyPennilessnessDestitutionIndigenceNeedinessPerennialRecurrentPermanentReturning

PerpetualConstantPersistentLastingContinuingOccasional (A)PerfidiousDisloyalTreacherousDeceitfulDishonestLyingUntrueBaseLowHonest (A)PerfunctoryUnthinkingAutomaticMechanicalDutifulObligatoryTokenThoughtful (A)PermeablePorousHoleyLeakyWatertight (A)PervasiveAll-encompassingEnvelopingInvasivePersistentOmnipresentInsidiousContained (A)Phlegmatic

ApatheticIndifferentUnconcernedUndemonstrativeMatter-of-factPlacidEnergetic (A)PietyGoodnessFaithfulnessGodlinessHolinessPiousnessDevoutnessWickedness (A)PlacatePacifyConciliateCalm downSootheCalmMollifyAppeaseEnrage (A)PlasticitySmoothnessGracefulnessGraceAgilityFlexibilityPlatitudeClichéInanityTired expressionCommonplaceBanalityPlethoraOverabundance

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ExcessSurfeitGlutSurplusEmbarrassmentSuperfluityShortage (A)PlummetFallPlungeDropDiveTumbleNose-diveCrash downClimb (A)PorousAbsorbentPermeableLeakySpongyImpermeable (A)PragmaticPracticalRealisticHard-headedHard-nosedSensibleMatter-of-factNo-nonsenseDown-to-earthIdealistic (A)PreambleIntroductionPrefaceForeword PreludeOvertureOpening

PostscriptPrecariousShakyUnstableInsecureUncertainWobblyUnsafeUnsteadyStable (A)PrecipitateImpulsiveImpetuousSuddenHastyHurriedRashSwiftRapidHeadlongConsidered (A)PrecursorForerunnerAncestorAntecedentPredecessorHeraldPioneerSignOriginatorFoundationForetasteSuccessor (A)PresumptuousArrogantBig-headedConceitedPresuming

AudaciousInsolentBoldRashModest (A)PrevaricateHedgeEvadeBeat about the bushQuibbleStallPut offDitherDissemblePristineImmaculatePerfectUnspoiledUntouchedLike newFaultlessSpotlessPureSoiled (A)ProbityGoodnessDecencyHonestyIntegrityHonourVirtueGodlinessSaintlinessWickedness (A)ProblematicDifficultTrickyChallenging

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StickyAwkwardKnottyProblematicalEasy (A)ProdigalWastefulRecklessDissoluteProfligateExtravagantUncontrolledCautious (A)ProfoundDeepThoughtfulReflectivePhilosophicalWeightyInsightfulSuperficial (A)ProhibitiveHigh-pricedExcessiveExorbitantToo expensiveUnaffordableUnreasonableAffordableProliferateReproducePropagateProduce offspringMultiplyBreedGrowFlourishThrive

IncreaseBloomBurgeonProsperMushroomDecrease (A)PropensityTendencyInclinationPartialityProclivityPredispositionSusceptibilityPredilectionPenchantPropitiateConciliateMake peacePacifyAppeaseReconcilePlacateResolve differencesMollifySootheProvoke (A)

ProprietyPolitenessDecorumModestyGood mannersRespectabilityDecencyProscribeBanBarForbid

ExcludeMake illegalVetoDisallowRule outProhibitPermit (A)Allow (A)PungentStrongSpicyHotHeadyOverpoweringSharpBitterBland (A)QualifiedFitCapableCompetentSkilledTrainedPractisedExperiencedEligibleAuthorizedCertifiedLicensedUnqualified (A)QuibbleEquivocateHedgeSplit hairsNitpickCavilBe pedanticQuiescent

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QuietInactiveDormantSluggishInertActive (A)RarefiedObscurePerplexingPuzzlingComplexProfoundMysteriousTechnicalHighbrowSimple (A)RecalcitrantUnrulyIntractableRefractoryDisobedientWaywardHeadstrongObstinateUnmanageableNoncompliantStubbornWell-behaved (A)RecantTake backRenounceRepudiateDisavowRetractWithdrawDenyRevokeRecluse

HermitLonerOutsiderAsceticReconditeObscureAbstruseComplexOut-of-the-wayLittle knownEsotericHiddenConcealedMainstream (A)RefractoryUnrulyIntractableDisobedientWaywardHeadstrongObstinateUnmanageableNoncompliantStubbornWell-behaved (A)RefuteDisproveContestRebutCounterProve falseProve (A)RelegateDemoteDowngradeTransferConsignRefer

Reduce in importanceReproachAdmonishChideAccuseReproveCriticizeScoldRebukeReprimandBlamePoint the finger atReprobateDegenerateRascalNo-goodGood-for-nothingTroublemakerRepudiateRejectDisclaimRenounceDenyNot acceptRebutTurn your back onWash your hands ofAcknowledge (A)RescindWithdrawAnnulCancelRepealReinstate (A)ResolutionDecreeDeclarationDecision

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MotionRulingResolveMake your mind upDecideDetermineResolutionDeterminationSteadfastnessTenacityDoggednessFirmnessReticentReservedQuietRestrainedUnforthcomingUncommunicativeTaciturnSilentTalkative (A)ReverentDeferentialReverentialRespectfulWorshipfulGrovellingAwedIrreverent (A)Sage (n)WiseSagaciousLearnedCleverPerceptiveEruditeAstuteKnowledgeable

PrudentSalubriousHealthyWholesomeRespectableDecentHygienicCleanUnhealthy (A)SanctionAuthorizePermitApproveAllowPassEndorseOkayConsent toGive authorization toGive permission toGive approval toAgree toSatiateSatisfyFillSateQuenchSlakeSaturateSoakDrenchWet throughDry out (A)SavourRelishEnjoyDelight inTake pleasure in

AppreciateValueSecreteHideHide awayConcealStowStashSquirrel awayShardSliceShavingSplinterFlakeScepticCynicDisbelieverDoubterDoubting ThomasSolicitousConsiderateCaringAttentiveConcernedKindUncaring (A)SoporificSleep-inducingHypnoticHeavyMonotonousDullStimulatingSpeciousFalseHollowErroneousBaseless

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InaccurateUnfoundedFallaciousPhoneyShamBogusIncorrectUntrueUnsoundWrongSpuriousMisleadingDeceptiveValid (A)True (A)Correct (A)SpectrumRangeBandFieldGamutVarietyScaleContinuumSporadicIrregularIntermittentInfrequentPeriodicErraticPatchyRandomRegular (A)StigmaShameDisgraceDishonourStint (n)

SpellStretchPeriodTimeTurnShiftStipulateSpecifyLay downInstructOrderRequireDemandInsist onStolidImpassiveUnresponsiveDullEmotionlessInsensitiveIndifferentSlow-wittedStriatedWritWarrantSummonsCourt orderInjunctionStrutSwaggerMarchParadePranceWalkSubpoenaLegislative documentLaw-makingParliamentary

GovernmentalWarrantSubsideCollapseCave inFall downDropSinkSlipDipSettleSubstantiateValidateAuthenticateVerifyCorroborateProveConfirmDemonstrateBear outSupportSupersedeSucceedTake over fromOvertakeSupplantTake the place ofReplaceSurpassDisplaceSuppositionBeliefGuessIdeaTheoryPossibilityHypothesisAssumption

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DeductionConclusionPresumptionTacitUnspokenImplicitInferredImpliedUnderstoodUnstatedExplicit (A)TangentialPeripheralLateralAt a tangentDivergentCentral (A)TenuousWeakTenancyShakyUnsubstantiatedQuestionableFragileFeebleUnconvincingVagueHalf-heartedStrong (A)TiradeOutburstInvectiveRantDiatribeHarangueLectureTorporInactivity

InertiaIndolenceLanguorTortuousConvolutedCircuitousIndirectRoundaboutComplexComplicatedByzantineLabyrinthineInvolvedDirect (A)TractableGoodObedientDutifulWell-manneredPoliteWell brought-upBiddableDisobedient (A)TransgressionWrongdoingMisbehaviourDisobedienceLapseSinContraventionMisdemeanourIndiscretionOffenceCrimeTruculenceFightBrawlClash

ScrapWrestleStruggleTussleBattleCome to blowsExchange blowsAggressionVacillateWaverHesitateChop and changeBe indecisiveDitherThink twiceFluctuateDecide (A)VenerateRevereWorshipAdoreIdolizeEsteemHonourRespectHold in the highest regardLook up toAdmireScorn (A)VeraciousTrueFactualAccurateRightSpot onCorrectProper

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ExactFalse (A)VerboseWordyProlixLongwindedTalkativeBombasticEffusivePompousGarrulousPretentiousLoquaciousRamblingTaciturn (A)ViableFeasiblePracticablePracticalWorkablePossibleDoableImpossible (A)ViscousThickStickyGlutinousGelatinousGlueyTackyGooeyGummyRunny (A)VituperativeInsultingAbusiveOffensiveMalicious

SlanderousScathingVolatileUnstableUnpredictableExplosiveHot-bloodedImpulsiveFickleCapriciousHot-temperedPlacid (A)WarrantedJustifiedNecessaryDefensibleRightAcceptableReasonableUnjustified (A)WaryCautiousSuspiciousCageyDistrustfulMistrustfulCharyOn your guardGuardedCircumspectCarefulUnwary (A)Careless (A)WelterFlurryJumbleMassConfusion

SpateMuddleWhimsicalFancifulQuirkyCapriciousUnusualZealotSupporterBelieverDevoteeAdvocateFanaticEnthusiastAficionadoMemberSceptic (A)

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