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EAGER
Synonyms : Fervent, impatient, zealous, enthusiastic, keen, ardent, longing, desirous, anxious, yearning, excited, ambitious, aspiring.
Antonyms : Indifferent, apathetic, loath, disinterested, unambitious, cool, unconcerned, passive, lazy, opposed, adverse.
EARLY
Synonyms : Soon, shortly, premature, presently, quickly, ere, initial, anon, before time, timely, reasonably, forward.
Antonyms : Belated, pastbehind, latter, modern, delayed, late, conclusive, tardy, slow.
EARN
Synonyms : Achieve, acquire, merit, obtain, deserve, gain, win, benefit, accumulate, get, receive, procure.
Antonyms : Spend, forego, forfeit, renounce, miss, squander, lose, waste, alienate, dissipate, suffer.
EARNEST
Synonyms : Eager, serious, determined, pledge, sincere, steady, security, enthusiasm.
Antonyms : Indifferent, insincere, trifling, unstable, frivolous, unenthusiasm.
EARTH
Synonyms : Planet, world, mankind, clay, land, globe, ground, soil, turf, sod.
EASY
Synonyms : Convenient, restful, satisfied, content, comfortable, untroubled, smooth, light, managease.
Antonyms : Difficult, exacting, irritating, troublesome, anxious, exhausting, harsh, insincere, strict, hand, intricate, toilsome, onerour, opprenive.
EBB
Synonyms : Decay, sink, recede, retire, subside, wane, decline, retire, decrease, diminish, linen, shrink.
Antonyms : Incline, swell, advance, progress, backslide, flow, increase, replace, degenerate, ascend flow, clions.
ECCENTRIC
Synonyms : Irregular, odd, strange, whimsical, abnormal, uncommon, wayward, unnatural, aberrant, outlandish.
Antonyms : Regular, familiar, average, ordinary, normal, routine.
EDUCATED
Synonyms : Civilized, instructed, initiated, litereate, cultured, trained, learned.
Antonyms : Uncultured, uncivilized, untrained, illiterate, ignorant. uneducated, naive.
EFFECTIVE
Synonyms : Active, efficient, efficacious, fruitful, telling, powerful, potent, able, talented, sufficient, competent.
Antonyms : Useless, weak, powerless, ineffective, inefficient, inactive, important, futile, fruitless, worthless, unavailing.
EFFORT
Synonyms : Essay, attempt, exertion, struggle, endeavor, try, trial.
Antonyms : Passive, lethargy, laziness, inert, inactivity, submission, ease.
EGOISM
Synonyms : Self-importance, vanity, selfishness, egotism, self-conceit, self-seeking, self interest, superiority, pride.
Antonyms : Self-denying, unselfishness, charitable, altruistic, self-effacing, generous, noble.
ELATION
Synonyms : Ecstasy, exhilaration, exultation, jubilation, delight, rapture, joyfulness.
Antonyms : Dejection, discouragement, sadness, depression, unhappiness, joylessness.
ELECT
Synonyms : Appoint, nominate, prefer, pick, approve, select, choose, support, adopt.
Antonyms : Discard, remove, condemn, dispense with, reject, drop, cast, abide, throw, out, abjure, quest, vote down.
ELEGANCE
Synonyms : Beauty, grace, politeness, refinement, charm, polish, propriety.
Antonyms : Clumsiness, mis-shape, tastelessness, roughness, ugliness, unrefined.
ELEGANT
Synonyms : Luxurious, grandiose, sumptuous, elaborate, deluxe.
Antonyms : Plain, mediocre, unadorned, simple, inexpensive, usual, vulgar.
ELEMENTARY
Synonyms : Primary, introductory, fundamental, simple, basic, rudimentary, significant.
Antonyms : Unimportant, auxiliary, advanced, complex, secondary, complicated, higher., advanced, difficult.
ELEPHANTINE
Synonyms : Spacious, big, colossal, tremendous, huge, vast, enormous, gigantic.
Antonyms : Narrow, limited, minute, diminutive, dwarfish, small, lilliputian, adroit, co-ordinated, graceful.
ELEVATE
Synonyms : Support, dignify, ennoble, promote, exalt, lift, raise, improve, advance, drag, upheld, heighten.
Antonyms : Lower, cheapen, degrade, disgrace, dishonour, debase, reduce, shame, vitiate, decrease, drop, push-down.
ELIGIBLE
Synonyms : Appropriate, worthy, qualified, preferable, suitable, fitted, acceptable, desirable.
Antonyms : Undesirable, disqualified, unacceptable, unworthy, unfit, inappropriate.
ELIMINATE
Synonyms : Revmove, destroy, exclude, erase, reject, eradicate, banish, dislodge.
Antonyms : Accept, include, admit, involve, form, establish, erect, originate.
ELUCIDATION
Synonyms : Exposition, elaboration, elucidating, unfolding, illustration, explanation, enunciation, annotation.
ELUSIVE
Synonyms : Deceptive, elusory, fallacious, illusory, evading, fugitive, unsubstantial.
Antonyms : Real, factual, stable, true, genuine, substantial, concrete, considerable.
EMANCIPATE
Synonyms : Free, let loose, release, rescue, unlock, liberate, unchain, unshackle, enfranchise.
Antonyms : Ensnare, bind, dominate, enchain, enthral, enslave, captivate, subjugate.
EMBRACE
Synonyms : Incorporate, comprehend, enclose, include, contain, embody, encircle, clutch, envelop, loch.
Antonyms : Veto, bar, preclude, exclude, except, debar, let go, loose, release.
EMBARRASS
Synonyms : Perplex, dumbfound, plague, confuse, trouble, vex, discomfit.
Antonyms : Disconcert, harass, puzzle, annoy, distress, comfort, help, please, relieve, soothe.
EMBODY
Synonyms : Combine, incorporate, incarnate, integrate, codify, aggregate, collect, combine.
Antonyms : Exclude, disintegrate, scatter, dislimb, dismember, disjoin.
EMBOLDEN
Synonyms : Incite, inspire, rouse, agitate, instigate, encourage, excite, urge, stimulate.
Antonyms : Discourage, dishearten, calm, assuage, deject, daunt, dampen, deter.
EMINENT
Synonyms : Famous, celebrated, illustrious, prominent, well-known, renowned, distinguished.
Antonyms : Unknown, common, infamous, unremarkable, obscure, unimportant.
EMOTION
Synonyms : Tremor, passion, feeling, sentiment, agitation, desire.
Antonyms : Insensibility, rationality, reason, indifferenc.
EMOTIONAL
Synonyms : Sensitive, passionate, touchy, excitable, warm, sentimental.
Antonyms : Dispassionate, insensitive, undemonstrative, apathetic, cold, unsentimental.
EMPLOYMENT
Synonyms : Profession, occupation, service, duty, work, situation, position, pursuit.
Antonyms : Unemployment.
EMPTY
Synonyms : Unoccupied, evacuate, deserted, vacant, desolate, void, waste.
Antonyms : Engaged, filled, full, populate, crowded, occupied, frequented, furnished.
ENCHANTED
Synonyms : Bewitched, captivated, enraptured, enamoured, fascinated, entranced, spell-bound, charmed.
Antonyms : Repulsed, disgusted, nauseated, repelled, repulsed.
ENCHANTMENT
Synonyms : Spell, charming, attractive, conjuration, charm, magic, fascination, delight, captivating, ravishment, rapture.
Antonyms : Repulsion, disgusting, disagreeable, disenchantment, odious, offensive.
ENCIRCLE
Synonyms : Begird, hem in, embrace, surround, encompass.
Antonyms : Reject, preclude, except, exclude.
ENCLOSURE
Synonyms : Ring, yard, compass, paddock, close, palisade, precinct.
ENCOURAGE
Synonyms : Excite, inspire, stimulate, urge, reassure, incite, cheer, back up, animate, embolden, foster, hearten, support, promote.
Antonyms : Discourage, abash, dishearten, thwart, hinder, deject, dissuade, dismay, depress.
ENCROACH
Synonyms : Jeopardize, risk, imperil, venture, insecure, hazard, peril.
Antonyms : Shield, defend, screen, save, preserve, boundless, imperishable, protect, safeguard, incessant, ceaseless, undying, uneding.
END
Synonyms : Conclude, cease, terminate, exterminate, close, finish, kill, completion.
Antonyms : Opening, start, birth, commencement, beginning, inception, launch.
ENDEAVOR
Synonyms : Essay, struggle, strive, labour, work, toil, attempt, aim, exert, effort, try.
Antonyms : Neglect.
ENDLESS
Synonyms : Limitless, continuous, interminable, immortal, unceasing, unlimited, boundless, eternal, infinite, lasting.
Antonyms : Brief, furgitive, limited, discontinuous, finite, short, temporary, intermittent, short perodic, passing, bounded, mortal.
ENDORSE
Synonyms : Accredit, ratify, confirm, approve, sanction.
Antonyms : Disapprove, reject, discredit, condemn, denounce, protest, repudiate.
ENDURE
Synonyms : Brook, bear, last, abide, sustain, tolerate, support.
Antonyms : Break, Cave-in, resign, succumb.
ENERGETIC
Synonyms : Potent, active, vibrant, effective, lively, powerful, strong, vigorous.
Antonyms : Lifeless, impotent, inactive, ineffective, weak, vigourless.
ENLARGE
Synonyms : Expand, amplify, magnify, increase, broaden, grow, augment, stretch out, extend.
Antonyms : Condense, narrow, shorten, reduce, decrease, diminish, contract, lessen, abridge, abbreviate, limit.
ENMITY
Synonyms : Hostility, hate, discord, animus, rancour, animosity, antagonism, strife, rivalry, biterness, war.
Antonyms : Harmony, fellowship, sympathy, affection, friendship, amity, love, cooperation, cordiality, goodwill.
ENORMOUS
Synonyms : Huge, spacious, vast, colossal, elephantine, large, immense.
Antonyms : Little, short, narrow, limited, meagre, dwarf, small, petty, pigmy.
ENOUGH
Synonyms : Adequate, plenty, abundant, sufficient, ample.
Antonyms : Inadequate, scarcity, insufficient, deficient.
ENRAGE
Synonyms : Madden, incense, anger, infuriate.
Antonyms : Soothe, tranquillize, placate, mere, pacify, mollify.
ENSNARE
Synonyms : Allure, enmesh, net, seduce, trap, entangle, entice, decoy, beguile.
Antonyms : Unlock, release, set free, deliver, liberate, loose, discharge, emancipate.
ENTANGLE
Synonyms : Tangle, catch, confuse, bewilder, ensnare, perplex, entrap, puzzle, involve.
Antonyms : Disengage, disentangle, free, extricate.
ENTERPRISE
Synonyms : Attempt, endeavour, effort, undertaking, adventure, daring, boldness, activitiy, venture, endeavour.
Antonyms : Cowrdice, passivity, timidity, faint-heartedness,inactivity, pusillanimity, diffidence, indolent, triffling.
ENTERTAIN
Synonyms : Please, recreate, cherish, hold, amuse, foster, receive.
Antonyms : Annoy, bother, worry, vex, bore, trouble.
ENTHUSIASM
Synonyms : Zest, zeal, passion, devotion, excitement, ardour, eagerness, frenzy.
Antonyms : Indifference, unintersted, biased, dispassionate, apathy, half-hearted.
ENTIRE
Synonyms : Complete, intact, total, perfect, thorough, whole, full, unbroken, undivided.
Antonyms : Partial, divided, damaged, destroyed, empty, imperfect, imcomplete, broken, limited, some what, in part, a little.
ENTRAP
Synonyms : Enprison, cage, ensnare, hinder, impede, capture, involve, perplex.
Antonyms : Extricate, liberate, release, free, unhampered, let loose, leave.
ENTREAT
Synonyms : Beg, ask, adjure, implore, supplicate, crave, pray, petition, enjoin.
Antonyms : Order, enforce, coarse, insist, oblige, command, demand, persist, urge.
ENVELOP
Synonyms : Wrap, encircle, enfold, enwrap, surround, cover, hide, conceal.
Antonyms : Expose, bare, reveal, display, exhibit, uncover, disclose, unmask.
EPHEMERAL
Synonyms : Short, momentary, passing, brief, temporary, transitory, fleeting.
Antonyms : Eternal, ever lasting, permanent, ever, immortal, undying, continuous.
EQUAL
Synonyms : Alike, akin, regular, equivalent, compeer, fellow, even, peer, similar.
Antonyms : Unequal, different, diverse, irregular, dissimilar, unbalanced, uneven, unlike.
ERADICATE
Synonyms : Eliminate, destroy, erase, abolish, exterminate.
Antonyms : Erect, start, implant, support, encourage, advance, found, establish, enact, inaugurate, instal, plant, originate.
ERASE
Synonyms : Eradicate, obliterate, cancel, efface, delete.
Antonyms : Insert, putin, restore, add.
ERRATIC
Synonyms : Unreliable, capricious, eccentric, changeable, vagarant, irregular, desultory.
Antonyms : Reliable, steady, continuous, certain, constant, regular, dependable, invariable.
ERECT
Synonyms : Construct, build, instal, manufacture, plant, vertical, upright, make, establish, constitute, set up, raise, elevate, firm, still.
Antonyms : Destroy, demolish, break, ruin, level, overthrow, raze, dismantle, bent, horizantal, stooping, slanting.
ERROR
Synonyms : Mistake, fallacy, fault, blunder, inaccuracy, misapprehension, hallucination.
Antonyms : Correctness, verify, exactitude, accuracy, truth.
ERRONEOUS
Synonyms : False, mistaken, inaccurate, wrong, fallacious.
Antonyms : Exact, unmistaken, accurate, right, correct, true, appropriate.
ESCAPE
Synonyms : Avoid, elude, shun, fly, evade, slip.
Antonyms : Arrest, seize, conceive, remember, captivate, capture, catch.
ESPECIAL
Synonyms : Particular, distinctive, exceptional, specific, unusual, extraordinary, peauliar.
Antonyms : General, common, habitual, usual, ordinary, customary, wonted.
ESSENTIAL
Synonyms : Compulsory, important, inherent, necessary, requisite, innate, indispensable, vital.
Antonyms : Unnecessary, redundant, inessential, inessential, dispensable, extra, lesser, minor, trivial, secondary, excessive, needless, useless.
ESTABLISH
Synonyms : Found, organise, constitute, enact, ratify, substantiate, verify, confirm, prove, demonstrate, fit, institute, settle.
Antonyms : Break down, disorganise, dismantle, demolish, ovethrow, disband, closely, deny, destroy, confine, disapprove, negative, uproot, unsettle.
ESTEEM
Synonyms : Credit, honour, love, respect, regard, reputation, reverence, value.
Antonyms : Disregard, dishonour, irreverence, disdain, disparage, disrespect, neglect.
ETERNAL
Synonyms : Perpetual, ceaseless, deathless, perennial, unending.
Antonyms : Momentary, occasional, perishable, temporal, random.
EULOGY
Synonyms : Admiration, praise, commendation, applause, laud, magnify.
Antonyms : Condemn, censure, blame accusation, criticise, condemn, disapproval.
EVADE
Synonyms : Dodge, elude, miss, shun, baffle, avoid, escape, decline.
Antonyms : Encounter, catch, capture, control, face, meet.
EVASION
Synonyms : Subterfuge, prevasication, excuse, pretext, quibble.
Antonyms : Reply, rejoinder, response, defence, refutation, answer.
EVEN
Synonyms : Equal, uniform, flat, equable, flush, balanced, level, plane, steady, regular, constant, smooth, equitable, straight forward, fair, just, impartial.
Antonyms : Unsteady, irregular, fluctuating, wavy, odd, rough, variable, indulating, awry, bumpy, unfair unjust, partial, inequitable, biased, prejudiced.
EVER
Synonyms : Perpetual, continual, lasting, immortal, always, habitual, everyday, wonted, forever.
Antonyms : Occasional, sometimes, irregular, temporary, never, transitory.
EVIDENT
Synonyms : Distinct, clear, visible obvious, evident, apparent plain, patent, manifest, distinct.
Antonyms : Obscure, secret, latent, masked, vague, indistinct, covered, hidden, abstruse, hidden.
EVIL
Synonyms : Base, corrupt, harmful, malignity, wicked, wrong, bad, ill, injurious.
Antonyms : Moral, ethical, beneficent, benevolent, right, good.
EXACERBATE
Synonyms : Worsen, deteriorate, embitter, exasperate, aggravate, inflame, excite.
Antonyms : Appease, dull, dim, placate, pacify, allay, ameliorate, calm, compose.
EXACT
Synonyms : Relevant, accurate, faithful, unerring, truthful, correct, to the point, careful, precise, strict.
Antonyms : Erring, incorrect, careless, negligent, untruthful, inexact, imprecise, irrelevant.
EXAMINE
Synonyms : Study, probe, supervise, overhaul, inquire, pursue, scan, serutinise, explore, investigate, inspect.
Antonyms : Overlook, disregard, ignore, discard, evade, escape, overlook, neglect.
EXAMPLE
Synonyms : Sample, model, illustration, quotation.
Antonyms : Brevity, muddleheadedness, theory, vagueness, confusion, precept.
EXCEL
Synonyms : Exceed, outwit, beat, outstrip, outdo, transcend, outweigh.
Antonyms : Decrease, dismay, eclipse.
EXALT
Synonyms : Honour, elevate, dignify, glorify, applaud, extol, magnify.
Antonyms : Criticise, disparage, degrade, condemn, upbraid.
EXCELLENT
Synonyms : First-class, prime, first-rate, good, select, praise, exceptional, superior, pre-eminent.
Antonyms : Faulty, imperfect, poor, second-class, mean, mediocre, inferior, blamable, condemnable, accusable.
EXCESS
Synonyms : Too much, superfluity, extravagance, abundance, immoderation, surplus.
Antonyms : Moderation, scarce, scant, lack, limited, want, deficiency.
EXCITE
Synonyms : Provoke, arise, awake, inflame, stimulate, animate, arouse, kindle, irritate.
Antonyms : Soothe, allay, hush, molify, quell, compose, appease, quieten, pacify, lull.
EXCITING
Synonyms : Inciting, irritating, passionating, disturbing, animating, sensational.
Antonyms : Quiet, allay, dull, appeasing, assuaging, calm, pacifying.
EXCLUDE
Synonyms : Bar, reject, preclude, omit, leave out, debar, expel, boycott.
Antonyms : Involve, admit, comprising, containing, include, embodying.
EXCLUSIVE
Synonyms : Omitting, debarring, only, aristocratic, excluding, excepting, snobbish, alone, special.
Antonyms : Including, inclusive, embracing, enclosing.
EXCUSE
Synonyms : Clear, exonerate, remit, overlook, forgive, absolve, free, apologise, pardon, condone, justify, acquit, exempt.
Antonyms : Blame, accuse, implicate, involve, charge.
EXERTION
Synonyms : Energy, strain, effort, stretch, pull, tug, bout, drill, spurt, struggle, pain, trouble, endeavor.
Antonyms : Repose, peace, tranquillity, idleness, rest, laziness.
EXHAUSTED
Synonyms : Destroyed, squandered, dissipated, drained, consumed, spent, impoverished.
Antonyms : Animated, revived, invigorated, preserved, conserved, restored, replenished.
EXHIBITION
Synonyms : Parade, spectacle, demonstration, pageant, display, pomp, reveal, unfold, divulge, prove, evince, exhibit, blazon, demonstrate.
Antonyms : Hide, conceal, cover, mask, dissemble, suppress.
EXHILARATION
Synonyms : Encouragement, elating, cheering, incpiring, stimulation, gladdening.
Antonyms : Depression, dampen, gloom, sadness, dejection, despondency.
EXPAND
Synonyms : Magnify, broaden, unfold, amplify, spread, distend, increase, enlarge, develop, stretch.
Antonyms : Diminish, curtail condense, lessen, close, shrink, decrease, contract, reduce, shorten.
EXPANSION
Synonyms : Spreading, distension, stretching, amplification, extension, increase.
Antonyms : Shirk, cut-short, shrink, evaporate.
EXPECTATION
Synonyms : Faith, anticipation, prediction, reckoning, prospect, hope, belief, foresea, expectancy, lookout.
Antonyms : Discredit, dubiety, dibelieve, dubiousness, unbelief, jealousy, irreligion.
EXPENSIVE
Synonyms : Dear, uneconomical, unreasonsable, wasteful, costly, valuable.
Antonyms : Inexpensive, economical, low-priced, cheap, reasonable.
EXPERIENCED
Synonyms : Able, expert, qualified, accomplished, skilled.
Antonyms : Learning, apprentice, raw, immature, unexperienced, unskilled, unqualified.
EXPERT
Synonyms : Top swayer, top man, virtuous, wizard, master, practised, adept, sharp, whip.
Antonyms : Apprentice, unskilful, pupil, inexperienced, raw, green horn.
EXPLAIN
Synonyms : Clear up, elucidate, expand, decipher, interpret, teach, unfold.
Antonyms : Conceal, obscure, disguise.
EXPLORE
Synonyms : Examine, research, investigate, scrutinise, try, enquire, plumb, fathom.
Antonyms : Coverup, overlook, ignore, disregard.
EXPOSE
Synonyms : Unmask, disclose, bare, reveal, disclose, uncover, risk.
Antonyms : Cover, hide, protect, conceal, shield.
EXTEND
Synonyms : Protract, widen, stretch, elongate, prolong, expand, increase, lengthen, amplify, augment, grow.
Antonyms : Shorten, narrow, shrink, terminate, truncate, reduce, decrease, contract, curtail, diminish, lessen, abate.
EXTERNAL
Synonyms : Visible, outer, foreign, outward, superficial.
Antonyms : Internal, inside, interior, intrinsic, inner, inherited.
EXTINCT
Synonyms : Non-existing, defunct, extinguished, terminated, dead, expired, finished.
Antonyms : Extant, thriving, living, active, surviving.
EXTRA
Synonyms : Extra-ordinary, extreme, spare, accessory, unusual, special, supplemental, additional, supplementary.
Antonyms : Restricted, normal, limited, bounded.
EXTRAORDINARY
Synonyms : Uncommon, peculiar, strange, unusual, remarkable, wonderful, noticeable.
Antonyms : Usual, ordinary, customary, commonplace, common, normal, habitual, everyday.
EXTRAVAGANT
Synonyms : Excessive, immoderate, inordinate, spendthrift, unreasonable, lavish, profuse, wasteful, prodigal.
Antonyms : Judicious, moderate, temperate, economical, reasonable, thrifty, sparing, miserly.
EXTREME
Synonyms : Most, distant, outermost, terminal, outermost, last, ultimate, greatest, extravagant, immoderate, excessive, farthest, final.
Antonyms : Modest, common, initial, mild, reasonable, traditional, temperate, moderate, primary, original, first.
EXUBERANCE
Synonyms : Excess, lavishness, profusion, plenty, copiousness.
Antonyms : Scarce, want, lack, dearth, deficiency, scant, shortage, need.