Синонимы и антонимы. Сборник общеупотребительных слов с похожими и с противоположными по смыслу словами.
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Ant. Linear, direct, straight.
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Circulate. Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.
Ant. Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate.
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Circumference. Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.
Ant. Center, interior.
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Circumlocution. Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.
Ant. Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness.
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Circumscribe. Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.
Ant. Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend.
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Circumspect. Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.
Ant. Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary.
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Circumstance. Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.
Ant. Deed, case, transaction, business, affair.
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Cite. Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.
Ant. Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove.
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Citizen. Inhabitant, dweller, townsman, burgher, resident, subject, denizen.
Ant. Foreigner, alien, exile, visitor, tramp, transient, tourist, sight-seer.
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Civilization. Culture, cultivation, refinement, amelioration, humanization.
Ant. Demoralization, savagery, barbarism, rudeness.
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Claim, n. Assertion, requisition, demand, call; title, privilege, right, pretension.
Ant. Disclaimer, surrender, abjuration, waiver.
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Claim, v. Demand, ask, require, call for, assert, insist, request, maintain, pretend.
Ant. Repudiate, waive, concede, forego, abjure.
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Clamor, n. Noise, uproar, hubbub, outcry, vociferation, exclamation.
Ant. Silence, reticence, acquiescence; repression, stifling.
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Clandestine. Secret, private, furtive, stealthy, underhand, sly, surreptitious, hidden.
Ant. Open, aboveboard, sincere, frank.
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Class. Company, grade, order, rank, caste, clan, circle, association, club, clique, coterie, set.
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Classical. Refined, elegant, polished, chaste, pure.
Ant. Corrupt, barbarous, uncouth, debased, inelegant.
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Classification. Grouping, disposition, arrangement, distribution, category, genus, designation, order, species, nature, character; homogeneity.
Ant. Individuality, speciality, singularity, distinction, heterogeneity.
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Clause. Portion, section, passage, paragraph, stipulation, article, chapter, provision.
Ant. Document, instrument, writing.
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Clean, a. Pure, neat, clear, spotless, cleansed, untarnished, upright.
Ant. Foul, impure, untidy, hampered, unclean.
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Cleanse. Purify, wash, clean, disinfect, lave, scour, sponge, scrub, sweep, wipe, rinse, dust, purge.
Ant. Defile, pollute, stain, deprave, sully, taint, befoul, contaminate, corrupt, vitiate.
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Clear, a. Pure, bright, transparent, free, serene, unclouded, obvious, manifest, pellucid, unadorned, plain, distinct, evident, lucid, intelligible, explicit, straightforward, perspicuous.
Ant. Mysterious, unintelligible, vague, opaque, foggy, dim, cloudy, dubious, turbid, ambiguous.
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Clever. Gifted, expert, capable, apt, bright, ingenious, quick-witted, skilful, adroit, dexterous, intellectual, happy, smart, talented, keen, knowing, intelligent, quick, sharp.
Ant. Foolish, slow, stupid, idiotic, thickheaded, witless, bungling, awkward, dull, ignorant, clumsy, senseless.
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Climax. Acme, top, summit, culmination, height, consummation, zenith, head.
Ant. Base, floor, nadir, anticlimax, depth; bathos.
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Cling. Stick, cleave, fasten, hold, adhere.
Ant. Drop, relax, swerve, let go.
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Close. Packed, condensed, compressed, narrow, restricted, solid; secret, reserved; niggardly.
Ant. Ample, wide, open, spacious, patent, public, advertised; open-handed, free, liberal.
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Clownish. Rude, rustic, boorish, awkward, clumsy, bucolic, cloddish.
Ant. Polite, affable, civil, urbane.
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Clumsy. Awkward, inexpert, uncouth, bungling, unskilful, unwieldly.
Ant. Neat, skilful, clever, expert, adroit, dexterous, workmanlike.
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Coalesce. Blend, mix, harmonize, unite, consolidate, combine, adhere.
Ant. Disagree, sunder, separate, sever.
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Coalition. League, union, alliance, confederacy, combination, compact, amalgamation.
Ant. Disruption, rebellion, disagreement, sedition, mutiny.
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Coarse. Of large fibers, crude, rough, gross; indecent, indelicate, unrefined, unpolished, vulgar, common, ordinary.
Ant. Fine, choice, delicate, gentle.
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Coax. Wheedle, flatter, cajole, fawn, allure, seduce, circumvent.
Ant. Coerce, impel, drive, intimidate.
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Coerce. Impel, restrain, inhibit, force, compel, drive, check, intimidate.
Ant. Persuade, coax, permit, urge, induce, tempt.
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Coexistent. Contemporary, concurrent, coincident, simultaneous.
Ant. Preceding or succeeding.
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Cogent. Forcible, powerful, effective, irresistible, convincing, conclusive, persuasive, potent, urgent.