Sunday, April 5, 2009

Synonyms A-Z

A

abandon
discard
vacate

accord
agree
grant

adversity
difficulty
misfortune

affluent
plentiful
rich

aggravate
annoy
infuriate

alleviate
lighten
mitigate

amenable
agreeable
favorable

anguish
distress
sorrow

apathetic
dispirited
lifeless

arrogant
disdainful
imperious

astonish
confound
overwhelm

atrocious
appalling
detestable

augment
add
enlarge

avoid
ignore
shun

awkward
graceless
inept

B

baffle
confuse
deceive

banal
common
plain

barren
desolate
sterile

berate
criticize
disapprove

betray
deceive
fool

bias
inclination
predisposition

bitter
acrid
sour

blend
combine
mix

bliss
happiness
joy

bluff
boast
feign

bold
daring
fearless

bonus
award
gift

bother
annoy
irritate

brief
concise
short

brilliant
clever
intelligent

brisk
fast
swift

budget
allot
plan

C

candid
honest
truthful

caricature
cartoon
imitation

casual
informal
natural

category
classification
division

cease
desist
stop

chaotic
disordered
messy

cherish
esteem
love

circumvent
avoid
go around

commemorate
celebrate
honor

compensate
balance
recompense

competent
able
capable

conceive
design
plan

confirmation
acknowledgement
proof

contradict
deny
oppose

contribution
donation
grant

courteous
polite
well-mannered

craving
desire
longing

credulous
confident
trustful

D

damp
moist
wet

dare
challenge
defy

decay
decline
rot

decent
honorable
pure

dense
filled
packed

designate
name
select

detain
hold
keep

disclose
announce
reveal

dogma
belief
view

durable
constant
lasting

dwindle
abate
diminish

E

eager
earnest
keen

eccentric
abnormal
idiosyncratic

elaborate
embellish
enhance

emanate
arise
radiate

embezzle
purloin
steal

eminent
distinguished
prominent

encourage
foster
induce

endure
last
persist

essential
cultured
learned

essential
basic
necessary

estimate
guess
predict

evaluate
appraise
judge

exhaust
deplete
empty

exhilarated
cheerful
zestful

explicit
definite
specific

F

fastidious
exacting
particular

federation
alliance
band

feeble
helpless
infirm

fervour
intensity
passion

feud
argument
dispute

filth
dirt
squalor

flatter
compliment
praise

fleet
nimble
swift

frivolous
inconsequential
trivial

frugal
prudent
saving

furious
angry
outraged

G

generous
benevolent
unselfish

genuine
actual
real

glare
gleam
glisten

gloomy
cheerless
dim

goad
provoke
badger

grasp
grab
hold

greed
avarice
longing

guarantee
assure
pledge

guile
cunning
deceit

gullible
credulous
unsuspicious

H

habitual
accustomed
regular

handicap
disability
disadvantage

harass
annoy
disturb

harmless
innocuous
inoffensive

harsh
hard
coarse

hasty
abrupt
hurried

haughty
arrogant
pretentious

humiliate
humble
shame

hygiene
cleanliness
sanitation

hypocrisy
duplicity
falseness

I

ideal
goal
perfection

idle
lazy
unoccupied

ignorant
stupid
unintelligent

illogical
incongruent
rambling

illustrious
eminent
famous

imitate
copy
reflect

immense
huge
mammoth

impartial
candid
impersonal

impatient
anxious
eager

implicate
accuse
insinuate

importune
beg
solicit

inadvertent
accidental
unintentional

indifferent
apathetic
disinterested

isolate
detach
quarantine

J

jargon
argot
slang

jovial
genial
merry

judge
estimate
referee

justification
excuse
reason

juvenile
adolescent
immature

K

keen
clever
observant

L

label
brand
classify

labuor
toil
work

lead
direct
proceed

lean
slim
thin

leave
abandon
desert

liberal
copious
unrestrained

liberal
lenient
open-minded

limitation
boundary
constraint

lucid
clear
understandable

lucky
auspicious
fortunate

M

mad
furious
irate

manage
administer
control

manipulate
control
shape

marginal
borderline
limited

match
agree
correspond

maze
complexity
labyrinth

meditate
ponder
think

memorial
commemoration
monument

mention
allude
refer to

merge
blend
fuse

N

narrow
confined
restricted

nature
aspect
character

necessary
mandatory
requisite

negate
contradict
refute

negligent
careless
remiss

negotiate
bargain
deal

nice
affable
benign

noble
aristocratic
distinguished

novice
beginner
nonprofessional

nuisance
annoyance
offense

O

obedient
faithful
loyal

objection
disapproval
protest

obligatory
compulsory
required

observe
notice
watch

obvious
conspicuous
definite

offend
anger
irritate

offer
bid
proposal

omen
premonition
sign

omit
exclude
remove

opportune
advantageous
auspicious

P

pacify
appease
placate

pain
ache
discomfort

paramount
chief
leading

partisan
biased
dogmatic

passive
inactive
lethargic

pause
break
cease

permeate
diffuse
disseminate

perpetuate
endure
preserve

perplex
astonish
baffle

persecute
afflict
harass

R

radiate
effuse
emanate

radical
basic
fundamental

rage
anger
fury

rank
arrange
classify

realize
accomplish
fulfill

recalcitrant
obstinate
stubborn

receptacle
container
repository

reconcile
atone
conciliate

regret
deplore
grieve

reliable
dependable
trustworthy

S

sanction
approval
permit

scope
aim
extent

section
division
portion

settle
adjust
compromise

shallow
superficial
trivial

shrewd
careful
calculating

significant
distinctive
important

slight
delicate
slender

spontaneous
impromptu
unplanned

spread
announce
broadcast

stabilize
balance
steady

T

tame
domesticate
subdue

tangle
intertwine
twist

temper
mood
nature

tendency
inclination
trend

term
cycle
duration

thrift
conservation
prudence

tough
aggressive
unyielding

transfer
convey
exchange

tumult
agitation
commotion

turbulent
disordered
violent

V

vain
boastful
inflated

valid
authorized
legitimate

variety
assortment
diversify

verify
authenticate
substantiate