Allege
(V.) to assert without proof or confirmation
Allege (syn)
Contend
Allege (ant)
Prove
Arrant
(Adj.) thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant
Arrant (syn)
Egregious, unmitigated
Badinage
(N.) light and playful conversation
Badinage (syn)
Banter, persiflage, repartee
Badinage (ant)
Sermon
Conciliate
(V.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent
Conciliate (syn)
Mollify, propitiate
Conciliate (ant)
Antagonize, alienate, estrange
Countermand
(V.) to cancel or reverse on order or command with another that is contrary to the first
Countermand (syn)
Recall, revoke
Countermand (ant)
Reaffirm, reassert
Echelon
(N.) one of a series of grades in an organization or field of activity; an organized military unit; a steplike formation or arrangement
Echelon (syn)
Rank
Exacerbate
(V.) to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
Exacerbate (syn)
Intensify, worsen
Exacerbate (ant)
Alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate
Fatuous
(Adj.) foolish in a self-satisfied way
Fatuous (syn)
Silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous
Fatuous (ant)
Intelligent, perceptive, bright
Irrefutable
(Adj.) impossible to disprove; beyond argument
Irrefutable (syn)
Indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable
Irrefutable (ant)
Disputable, indefensible, untenable
Juggernaut
(N.) a massive and inescapable force or object that crushes whatever is in its path
Lackadaisical
(Adj.) lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted
Lackadaisical (syn)
Indolent, indifferent, lax
Lackadaisical (ant)
Energetic, vigorous, wholehearted
Litany
(N.) a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant; a long list
Litany (syn)
Catalog, Megillah
Macabre
(Adj.) grisly, gruesome; horrible, distressing; having death as a subject
Macabre (syn)
Grim, ghoulish
Paucity
(N.) an inadequate quantity, scarcity, dearth
Paucity (syn)
Lack
Paucity (ant)
Glut, plenitude, deluge
Portend
(V.) to indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of
Portend (syn)
Bode, foretell, suggest
Raze
(V.) to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out
Raze (syn)
Pull down, demolish, shave off
Raze (ant)
Build, construct, raise, erect
recant
(V.) to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed, renounce, retract
Recant (syn)
Repudiate, disavow
Recant (ant)
Reassert
Saturate
(V.) to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully
Saturate (syn)
Drench, flood, imbue
Saturate (ant)
Drain
Saturnine
(Adj.) of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood
Saturnine (syn)
Morose
Saturnine (ant)
Cheerful, vivacious
Slough
(V.) to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary; to plod through as if through mud; (n.) admire; a state of depression
Slough (syn)
(V.) shed, slog
Slough (ant)
(V.) to take on, acquire, assume