English Words:
Descend
Meaning: Move or fall downwards.
Sentence: We have to descend the hill to reach the valley.
Synonyms: cascade, collapse, crash, dip, disembark, dive, go down, penetrate, plummet, plunge, settle, sink, slide, slip, stumble, subside, swoop, trickle, tumble
Antonyms: ascend, go up, grow, increase, leave, rise, even, level, mount, pour, straighten
Escape
Meaning: to get yourself free
Sentence: The prisoner tried to escape from prison.
Synonyms: breakout, departure, desertion, disappearance, flight, freedom, liberation, outbreak, rescue, withdrawal
Antonyms: arrival, coming, entrance, stay, staying, directness, meeting, capture
Hasty
Meaning: hurried, done too quickly
Sentence: Her hasty decisions did not always have the required effect.
Synonyms: abrupt, careless, expeditious, hurried, ill-advised, impulsive, quick, rapid, reckless, sudden, swift, urgent
Antonyms: careful, cautious, kind, leisurely, slow, sluggish, thoughtful, wise
Remarkable
Meaning: unusual or extraordinary
Sentence: He climbed over the wall with remarkable ease.
Synonyms: curious, exceptional, important, impressive, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, phenomenal, rare, significant, singular, solid, strange, striking, surprising, uncommon, unique, wonderful
Antonyms: average, bad, common, commonplace, familiar, inconsequential, inconspicuous, inferior, insignificant, like, normal, ordinary, poor, regular, similar, standard, trivial, unexceptional, unimportant, unimpressive, unnoticeable, unremarkable, usual, worthless
Tremendous
Meaning: Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
Sentence: A tremendous wave rocked the boat.
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, awesome, colossal, dreadful, enormous, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, formidable, great, immense, incredible, marvelous, massive, monumental, prodigious, terrible, terrific, vast, wonderful
Antonyms: bad, believable, common, commonplace, conventional, customary, expected, familiar, inferior, insignificant, little, miniature, minute, nice, normal, ordinary, plain, pleasant, poor, powerless, small, teeny, tiny, trivial, unamazing, unimportant, unnoteworthy, usual, weak, wonderful
Vision
Meaning: The faculty or state of being able to see.
Sentence: He needs glasses to improve his vision.
Synonyms: eyesight, perception, view
Antonyms: actuality, blindness, fact, reality, sightlessness
Aggravate
Meaning: To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
Sentence: His remarks really aggravate me.
Synonyms: Bother,Bug,Bum,Dog,Exasperate,Gall,Get,Grate,Hack,Irk,Irritate,Nag,Needle,Nettle,Peeve,Pester,Pique,Tease,Vex,Wig,Provoke,Get To,Be At,Be On The Back Of,Give A Hard Time,Pick On,Drive Up The Wall,
Antonyms: Aid,Alleviate,Appease,Calm,Delight,Gladden,Help,Improve,Mollify,Please,Relieve,Soften,Soothe,Make Happy,
Aloof
Meaning: Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
Sentence: The emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
Synonyms: Above,Apart,Casual,Chilly,Cold,Cool,Detached,Distant,Forbidding,Haughty,Incurious,Indifferent,Loner,Reserved,Secluded,Solitary,Supercilious,Unapproachable,Unconcerned,Unfriendly,Uninterested,Unresponsive,Unsociable,Unsympathetic,Uppity,Withdrawn,Laid Back,On Ice,Offish,Stuck Up,Cold Fish,Lone Wolf,Putting On Airs,
Antonyms: Compassionate,Concerned,Friendly,Interested,Kind,Sociable,Sympathetic,Warm,
Alternative
Meaning: Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
Sentence: I left my job after an altercation with my boss.
Synonyms: Another,Different,Second,Substitute,Surrogate,Other Side,
Antonyms: Compulsion,Constraint,Necessity,Obligation,Rejection,Restraint,
Ambiguous
Meaning: Having a double meaning.
Sentence: The ambiguous account confused the judge.
Synonyms: Aafa,Aggressive,Anxious,Ardent,Aspiring,Avid,Climbing,Designing,Desirous,Determined,Driving,Eager,Earnest,Energetic,Enterprising,Enthusiastic,Hopeful,Hungry,Industrious,Inspired,Intent,Longing,Resourceful,Sharp,Soaring,Striving,Thirsty,Vaulting,Zealous,Purposeful,Pushy,Pushing,Come On,Eager Beaver,Ball Of Fire,Bent Upon,Come On Strong,Hard Ball,
Antonyms: Content,Easy,Facile,Fulfilled,Lethargic,Satisfied,Unassuming,Unenthusiastic,
Analogy
Meaning: Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
Sentence: Our teacher explained the heart, using the analogy of a pump.
Synonyms: Affinity,Comparison,Correlation,Correspondence,Equivalence,Homology,Likeness,Metaphor,Parallel,Relation,Relationship,Resemblance,Semblance,Simile,Similitude,Alikeness,
Antonyms: Difference,Disagreement,Dissimilarity,Unlikeness,
Animate
Meaning: to make a thing lively
Sentence: The teacher can animate even the most boring literature and make it interesting.
Synonyms: Breathing,Live,Living,Mortal,Moving,Viable,Vital,Zoetic,
Antonyms: Dead,Discouraged,Dull,Inactive,Quiet,Shy,Spiritless,
Annex
Meaning: to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission
Sentence: The UK annexed this small island west of Scotland in 1955.
Synonyms: Addendum, Addition, Adjunct, Affix, Appendix, Arm, Attachment, Ell, Subsidiary, Supplement, Wing
Antonyms: Base, Lessening, Subtraction
Anonymous
Meaning: Of unknown authorship.
Sentence: He wished he could thank the anonymous donor for paying his school fees.
Synonyms: Bearding,Incognito,Innominate,Nameless,Secret,Unacknowledged,Unattested,Unavowed,Unclaimed,Uncredited,Undisclosed,Unidentified,Unnamed,Unsigned,Unspecified,X,Pseudo,Pseudonymous,Jane/john Doe,Undesignated,You Know Who,
Antonyms: Known,Named,Identified,
Anticlimax
Meaning: A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
Sentence: The adventure story ended in an anticlimax.
Synonyms: Bathos,Comedown,Decline,Descent,Disappointment,Drop,Letdown,Slump,
Antonyms: Ascent,Boon,Boost,Climax,Improvement,Increase,Rise,Success,
Antiseptic
Meaning: Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro- organisms.
Sentence: She cleaned the wound with an antiseptic.
Synonyms: Antibacterial,Antibiotic,Aseptic,Bactericidal,Clean,Disinfectant,Germicidal,Hygienic,Medicated,Sanitary,Sterile,Sterilized,Sterilizing,Unpolluted,Pure,Prophylactic,Purifying,
Antonyms: Contaminated,Dirty,Polluted,Unclean,Unsanitary,Unsterile,
Apparition
Meaning: a ghost
Sentence: The children were scared by the apparition.
Synonyms: Bogeyman,Chimera,Delusion,Hallucination,Haunt,Illusion,Phantasm,Phantom,Revenant,Specter,Spirit,Spook,Visitant,Bump In The Night,
Antonyms: Animate,Being,Certainty,Fact,Reality,Truth,
Aroma
Meaning: An agreeable odor.
Sentence: The aroma of coffee filled the air.
Synonyms: Balm,Bouquet,Fragrance,Incense,Odor,Perfume,Redolence,Scent,Spice,
Antonyms: Odor,Stench,Stink,
Assassinate
Meaning: To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
Sentence: The police discovered a plot to assassinate the king.
Synonyms: Eliminate,Execute,Hit,Kill,Liquidate,Slaughter,Slay,Do In,Knock Off,Bump Off,Gun Down,
Antonyms: Bear,Create,Keep,Give Birth,
Authentic
Meaning: Of undisputed origin.
Sentence: This is an authentic Picasso painting and not a fake.
Synonyms: Accurate,Actual,Authoritative,Certain,Convincing,Credible,Creditable,Dependable,Factual,Faithful,Legit,Legitimate,Official,Original,Reliable,Sure,True,Trustworthy,Trusty,Valid,Veritable,Pure,For Real,Bona Fide,
Antonyms: Corrupt,Counterfeit,Doubtful,Fake,False,Falsified,Implausible,Improbable,Incredible,Invalid,Unauthorized,Unlikely,Unreal,Unreliable,Untrustworthy,Ungenuine,
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