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allay
to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve.
allay synonyms
reduce, alleviate, moderate
allay antonyms
aggravate, exacerbate, intensify
bestial
beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
bestial syn
animalistic, loathsome
bestial ant
human, clement, virtuous, upright
convivial
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
convivial syn
fun-loving, jovial, merry
convivial ant
dour, sullen, unsociable
coterie
a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, a group of people with a common interest.
coterie syn
clique, set
counterpart
a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
counterpart syn
match
demur
to object or take exception to; an objection
demur syn
protest, object to
demur ant
assent to, consent to, accept, agree to
effrontery
shameless boldness, impudence
effrontery syn
chutzpah, nerve, impertinence, cheek
effrontery ant
shyness, diffidence, timidity
embellish
to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
embellish syn
garish
embellish ant
strip, mar, disfigure
ephemeral
lasting only a short time, short-lived
ephemeral syn
transient, evanescent, transitory
ephemeral ant
durable, long lasting, permanent, perpetual
felicitous
appropiate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
felicitous syn
fortunate, well-put
felicitous ant
inappropriate, inept, graceless, unhappy
furtive
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
furtive syn
covert, surreptitious
furtive ant
aboveboard, open
garish
glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
garish syn
gaudy, flashy
garish ant
subdued, muted, understated, quiet
illusory
misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
illusory syn
specious, spurious, imaginary
illusory ant
actual, real, factual, objective
indigent
needy, impoverished
indigent syn
penniless, poverty-stricken, destitute
indigent ant
affluent, prosperous
inordinate
far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
inordinate syn
exorbitant, extravagant
inordinate ant
reasonable, equitable
jettison
to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
jettison syn
cast off, discard, dump, junk
jettison ant
conserve, retain, hold, keep
misanthrope
a person who hates or despises people
misanthrope syn
people-hater
pertinacious
very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or set of beliefs; hard to get rud of, refusing to be put off or denied
pertinacious syn
stubborn, determined
picayune
of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
picayune syn
piddling, trifling
picayune ant
important, significant
raiment
clothing, garments
raiment syn
apparel, attire
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