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(v.)to regard with horrow or loathing; to hate deeply
synonyms: detest, despise, abominate |
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(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better
synonyms: modify, improve, correct |
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(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blowsl to force one's way with difficulty; (n.) a slap, blow
synonmys: batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about |
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(n.) great confusion, disorder
synonyms: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium |
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(adj.) roomy, spacious
synonyms: comfortable, ample, capacious |
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(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike: bitterly sarcastic
synonyms: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful |
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(v.) to see clearly, recognize
synonyms: perceive, detect, distinguish |
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(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost
synonyms: surviving, in existence |
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(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to
synonyms: incriminate, entangle |
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(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to obvlivion |
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(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules
synonyms: taskmaster, slave driver |
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(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of
synonyms: preclude, forestall, ward off |
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(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw; (adj.) traitorous; unconventional, unorthodox
synonyms: (n.) turncoat, defector, heretic |
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(adj.) deserving blame or punishment
synonyms: objectionable, blameworthy, sulpable, odious |
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(adj.) dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit
Synonyms: mournful, dismal |
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(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased
Synonyms: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject |
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(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy
Synonyms: tumultuous, unruly, agitated |
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(adj.) lous and noisy; compelling attention
Synonyms: clamorous, uproarious, blustering |
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(adj.) of great size; numerous; writing or speaking at great length
Synonyms: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful |
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(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer
Synonyms: decline, relinquish, forgo |
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(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility
Synonyms: enmity, rancor, antipathy |
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(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
Synonyms: indifference, disinterest, detachment |
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(adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future
Synonyms: worried, nervous, fretful, jittery |
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(v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of
Synonyms: applaud; entrust |
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(adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system
Synonmys: harmonious, in agreement, like-minded |
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(n.) an expression of sympathy
Synonyms: commiseration, solace, sympathy |
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(v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
Synonyms: devote, dedicate, sanctify |
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(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
Synonyms: infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated |
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(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt
Synonyms: mock, scorn, disparge, jeer at |
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(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere
Synonyms: naive, artless, guileless, candid |
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(adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse
Synonyms: varied, manifold, heterogeneous |
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(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use
Synonyms: outmoded, antiqued, passe, old hat |
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(adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
Synonyms: all-devouring, voracious |
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(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small
Synonyms: frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap |
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(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt
Synonyms: confusion, dilemma, predicament |
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(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority
Synonyms: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery |
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(n.) an injury done in return for injury
Synonyms: retaliation, revenge, retribution |
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(v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration
Synonyms: (v.) relish, savor, bask in, carouse |
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(v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on
Synonyms: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate |
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(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
Synonyms: sophisticated, urbane, polished |
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(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
Synonyms: assign, allot, apportion |
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(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned
Synonyms: intense, zealous, feverent, avid |
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(adj.) persistent, attentive, dilligent
Synonyms: industrious, unremitting, sedulous |
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(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent
Synonyms: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent |
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(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies
Synonyms: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial |
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(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction, to scold severely
Synonyms: discipline, censure |
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(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
Synonyms: ample, profuse, bountiful |
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(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
Synonyms: (v.) diverge, veer, swerve |
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(adj., part.) unnaturally thin
Synonyms: gaunt, withered, shriveled |
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(v.) to rejoice greatly
Synonyms: revel, glory |
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(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy
Synonyms: knotty, misshappen, contorted |
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(n.) a payment for damage or loss
Synonyms: compensation, resitution, reparation |
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(n.) a hint; a vague notion
Synonyms: clue, intimation, suggestion |
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(adj.) clear, tranparent, readily understood
Synonyms: lucid, intelligible |
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(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority
Synonyms: all-powerful |
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(adj.) agreeable to the taste, or ones sensibilities, suitable for consumption
Synonyms: edible, appetizing, attractive |
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(adj.) deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell
Synonyms: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy |
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(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will
Synonyms: animosity, enmity, bitterness |
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(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited
Synonyms: pretentious, superficial, fatuous |
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(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
Synonyms: unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu |
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