by Damon Suede
ADAPT (+): acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, acquaint, adjust, align, alter, amend, approximate, attune, automate, bend, calibrate, case-harden, change, computerize, condition, convert, correct, customize, diversify, doctor, edit, embellish, embroider, emend, equalize, equip, establish, exchange, familiarize, fashion, fiddle, fine-tune, fit, game, gear, harden, harmonize, improve, inure, jerry-rig, match, mechanize, metamorphose, militarize, model, modernize, modify, mold, motorize, orient, overhaul, pace, pattern, phase, prepare, prime, put, qualify, radicalize, ready, realign, recalibrate, recast, reclaim, reconceive, reconceptualize, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refit, refocus, register, regulate, rehearse, reimagine, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, reorient, reshape, restore, restructure, rethink, retool, retrofit, revamp, revise, revolutionize, rework, rig, right, root, sculpt, season, settle, shape, shift, shuffle, skew, square, substitute, suit, supplant, swap, switch, tailor, tone, toughen, transfigure, transform, transmute, transpose, tune, turn, tweak, update, vary, weaponize, wiggle, wriggle (≠ abide, -abort, anesthetize, bolster, brace, complete, conclude, conserve, continue, deaden, debilitate, destroy, disable, disqualify, dull, endure, finalize, finish, fix, fortify, freeze, hamper, hamstring, harden, hinder, hold, immobilize, incapacitate, keep, leave, lock, maintain, misadjust, numb, paralyze, restrain, retain, set, settle, stabilize, steady, stop, strengthen, sustain, transfix, weather)
ADD (+): accumulate, adjoin, affix, aggrandize, amplify, annex, append, attach, augment, beef, blend, boost, combine, complement, complete, compound, deepen, elongate, enforce, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, fasten, fix, furnish, gather, graft, heighten, hike, hitch, improve, include, increase, infuse, inject, insert, intensify, interfuse, introduce, join, lengthen, magnify, maximize, mix, multiply, pad, piggyback, prolong, protract, raise, reinforce, spike, stockpile, strengthen, supplement, supply, sweeten, swell, tag, tie, unify, unite (≠ abate, abbreviate, abridge, amputate, compress, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, debit, decrease, deduct, detach, diminish, disconnect, disjoin, dissolve, excise, extract, lessen, lop, lower, miniaturize, minimize, reduce, release, remove, separate, sever, shorten, shrink, subtract, sunder, take, truncate, unfasten, withdraw)
ADD (+): analyze, anatomize, appraise, assess, audit, calculate, check, cipher, compute, count, determine, divide, enumerate, evaluate, examine, figure, multiply, number, reckon, recompute, refigure, study, sum, synthesize, table, tabulate, tally, tell, total (≠ abstract, deduct, -deny, disbelieve, -discount, -disregard, distrust, doubt, estimate, -exclude, guess, -ignore, mistrust, -negate, -neglect, -nullify, -omit, -overlook, question, subtract, suspect)
ADDLE (/): abash, agitate, amaze, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, bother, buffalo, chagrin, confound, confuse, deafen, deceive, discombobulate, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, dismay, disorient, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, dizzy, embarrass, faze, flummox, fluster, fox, gaslight, get, mismatch, mortify, muddle, muddy, mystify, nonplus, overset, perplex, perturb, puzzle, rattle, shake, stump, stun, throw, unhinge, unsettle, upset, vex (≠ anchor, assure, calm, clarify, coach, edify, educate, encourage, enlighten, explain, guide, illuminate, illustrate, inform, instruct, reassure, rephrase, satisfy, school, simplify, solve, stabilize, steady, teach, tutor, unravel)
ADDRESS (→): accost, acknowledge, approach, brave, buttonhole, challenge, command, communicate, compare, contact, control, convey, counter, cross, debate, direct, email, engineer, face, field, finesse, greet, guide, hack, hail, handle, harangue, impart, invite, invoke, jockey, lecture, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mediate, message, micromanage, name, negotiate, play, regulate, retort, run, send, steer, swing, take, text, treat (≠ -avoid, botch, bungle, -bypass, -circumvent, -cut, -desert, -disregard, -elude, foozle, forget, fumble, goof, -ignore, mishandle, miss, muff, -omit, -overlook, pass, -shun, skip, -snub, -spurn) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ADJUDICATE (+): adjudge, appraise, arbitrate, ascertain, assess, assist, broker, compromise, conciliate, conclude, consider, critique, decide, deliberate, determine, equalize, facilitate, find, hear, judge, mediate, moderate, mull, negotiate, pass, ponder, pronounce, prosecute, reconcile, referee, resolve, rule, sentence, settle, try, umpire, weigh (≠ appeal, confound, confuse, debate, defer, disbelieve, -disregard, -ignore, leave, miss, muddy, -neglect, -overlook, overrule, postpone, praise, -reject, shelve, skirt) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ADJUST (+): acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, acquaint, adapt, align, alter, amend, approximate, arrange, attune, balance, bend, calibrate, case-harden, center, change, clarify, compose, computerize, condition, contemporize, convert, coordinate, correct, customize, dispose, doctor, edit, equalize, equip, establish, familiarize, fashion, fiddle, fine-tune, fit, fix, gear, habituate, harden, harmonize, improve, inure, jerry-rig, level, match, measure, mend, militarize, model, modernize, modify, modulate, naturalize, orient, pace, pattern, perfect, phase, polish, prepare, prime, put, readjust, ready, realign, recast, reclaim, recline, reconceive, reconceptualize, reconcile, rectify, recycle, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refashion, refit, refocus, register, regulate, rehearse, reimagine, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, renovate, reorient, repair, rephrase, reshape, reshuffle, restore, restructure, rethink, retool, retrofit, reunite, revamp, revise, revolutionize, rework, rig, right, root, sculpt, season, set, settle, shape, shift, shine, shuffle, square, straighten, suit, tailor, temper, time, tone, toughen, transform, troubleshoot, tune, tweak, update, weaponize, wiggle (≠ abide, botch, break, cement, challenge, confuse, continue, corrode, damage, defy, derange, destroy, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, dissuade, disturb, endure, erode, freeze, fumble, hold, hurt, incite, increase, insist, keep, leave, maintain, misadjust, mismatch, paralyze, -rebuff, -refuse, repress, resist, retain, ruin, sabotage, scatter, spoil, stagnate, suppress, sustain, unsettle, upset)
ADMINISTER (→): allocate, allot, allow, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, authorize, bestow, bring, chunk, circulate, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, discharge, dispense, disperse, disseminate, distribute, divide, divvy, dole, donate, drizzle, execute, extend, foist, force-feed, fuel, furnish, give, hand, impose, inflict, inject, issue, mainline, measure, mete, offer, overfeed, parcel, part, pledge, portion, proportion, prorate, provide, ration, reallocate, redistribute, scatter, serve, set, share, spare, split, spread, supply, tender, tithe, trickle, volunteer, vouchsafe (≠ begrudge, -decline, -deny, deprive, disallow, grudge, hoard, hog, hold, keep, misallocate, monopolize, -neglect, pinch, -refuse, -reject, remove, scant, skimp, starve, stint, tap, withdraw, withhold, yank)
ADMINISTER (+): boss, captain, chair, choreograph, command, conduct, control, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, execute, govern, guard, guide, handle, head, instruct, keep, lead, manage, micromanage, mind, negotiate, officiate, operate, orchestrate, organize, oversee, pace, pilot, police, protect, referee, regiment, regulate, rule, run, safeguard, spearhead, stage-manage, steer, steward, superintend, supervise, tend, watch (≠ -abandon, abdicate, bobble, bomb, botch, bugger, bungle, collapse, debate, -deny, fake, flub, flunk, follow, forgo, -forsake, fudge, fumble, goof, half-ass, louse, mar, mess, mishandle, misjudge, mismanage, misrule, mistake, muff, -neglect, obey, overestimate, -overlook, -refuse, serve, -shirk, skip, squander, subvert, waste)
ADMIRE (+): acclaim, accredit, adore, adulate, applaud, appreciate, approve, blandish, bless, boost, canonize, cherish, commend, compliment, congratulate, consider, credit, deify, dig, enjoy, esteem, extol, fancy, favor, flatter, glorify, hallow, honor, idolize, laud, love, praise, prize, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence, savor, toast, treasure, trumpet, value, venerate, worship (≠ abhor, abominate, -blank, boo, condemn, decry, deplore, -despise, -detest, disapprove, -discount, -disdain, disfavor, dismiss, -disregard, execrate, -hate, -loathe, -scorn, underestimate, vilify) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ADMIT (→): accept, accord, acknowledge, a
dopt, affirm, allow, avow, bare, blab, blurt, communicate, concede, confess, confide, confirm, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, embrace, encompass, enumerate, expose, grant, initiate, involve, number, out, own, permit, proclaim, profess, receive, recognize, relate, reveal, spill, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield (≠ ban, banish, bar, conceal, confront, contradict, debate, -deny, discredit, disguise, -disown, dispute, distrust, doubt, eject, erase, -exclude, -forbid, gainsay, hide, hush, impugn, invalidate, obscure, -omit, oppose, -ostracize, oust, -prevent, -prohibit, protest, quiet, rebut, -refuse, -repudiate, -scorn, scruple, -spurn, suppress, -veto, withhold) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ADMONISH (/): abuse, advise, assail, attack, badmouth, belittle, berate, blackguard, blame, blast, castigate, caution, censure, chastise, check, chide, condemn, correct, counsel, criticize, crucify, demonize, denounce, denunciate, deprecate, deride, ding, discipline, disparage, diss, excoriate, exhort, fault, finger, flay, fulminate, harangue, jaw, keelhaul, knock, lambaste, lash, lecture, minimize, mock, pan, pillory, punish, rate, ream, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, ridicule, scold, score, -scorn, slam, upbraid, warn, zap (≠ applaud, approve, blandish, commend, compliment, congratulate, countersign, encourage, endorse, extol, flatter, gratify, hail, instigate, okay, permit, praise, salute, sanction, tout, unleash, urge)
ADOPT (←): absorb, accept, adapt, affect, affirm, appoint, appropriate, approve, arrogate, assimilate, assume, borrow, cherish, choose, coopt, copy, cultivate, decide, determine, domesticate, elect, embrace, emulate, endorse, espouse, fancy, favor, feign, follow, heed, honor, imitate, incorporate, integrate, internalize, judge, maintain, mimic, naturalize, pick, prefer, pretend, prize, ratify, receive, seize, select, simulate, support, tap, treasure, use, usurp, utilize, welcome, wish (≠ -abandon, abnegate, cease, discard, -discontinue, disfavor, -disown, -forsake, jettison, junk, -reject, relinquish, -renounce, -repudiate, repulse, -spurn, surrender, toss, withdraw)
ADOPT (+): attend, choose, cradle, cultivate, discipline, educate, father, feed, foster, harbor, host, incubate, instruct, invite, mentor, mind, mother, naturalize, nourish, nurse, nurture, parent, pick, protect, raise, rear, receive, select, shelter, train, watch, welcome (≠ -abandon, abuse, birth, -desert, discard, -disown, -ditch, dump, exile, expel, -forsake, hatch, -ignore, leave, maroon, mistreat, -neglect, offload, -reject, -shun, sire, wrong)
ADORE (+): admire, adulate, applaud, appreciate, approve, canonize, cherish, deify, dig, endorse, enjoy, enshrine, esteem, exalt, extol, fancy, favor, hallow, hero-worship, honor, idealize, idolize, love, prefer, prize, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence, savor, support, treasure, value, venerate, worship (≠ abhor, abominate, antagonize, belittle, blackguard, boo, condemn, deprecate, -despise, -detest, -disdain, disfavor, disparage, displease, execrate, -hate, -loathe, ridicule, -scorn, -spurn) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ADORN (+): accessorize, aggrandize, apparel, appliqué, array, attire, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, bejewel, bespangle, blazon, braid, brighten, caparison, clothe, costume, crown, dandify, deck, decorate, distinguish, drape, dress, elaborate, embellish, emblazon, emboss, embroider, enhance, enrich, fancify, feather, festoon, figure, filigree, flavor, flounce, freshen, frill, fringe, furbish, garland, garnish, gild, glitter, glitz, grace, hang, lace, lard, optimize, ornament, pad, paint, pigment, prettify, pretty, ribbon, smarten, spangle, spiff, spruce, stipple, stud, swag, tinsel, titivate, tool, trim, wreathe (≠ bare, blemish, deface, deform, denude, disfigure, dismantle, display, divest, efface, expose, foul, harshen, mar, reveal, scar, simplify, spoil, streamline, strip, uglify, unbuckle, unbutton, uncover)
ADULTERATE (/): alloy, amalgamate, attenuate, bastardize, befoul, blend, bowdlerize, canker, cheapen, commingle, contaminate, cook, corrupt, counterfeit, cut, debase, defile, degrade, depreciate, deteriorate, devalue, dilute, dirty, doctor, dose, envenom, extend, fake, falsify, foul, fudge, impair, infect, infiltrate, intermix, irrigate, lace, load, manipulate, mingle, misrepresent, mix, moderate, poison, pollute, qualify, soil, sophisticate, spike, spoil, sully, taint, temper, thin, transfuse, vitiate, water, weaken (≠ augment, better, clarify, clean, cleanse, compact, concentrate, condense, decontaminate, delouse, distill, enhance, enrich, fertilize, filter, flush, focus, fortify, free, improve, lard, leach, optimize, pasteurize, purge, purify, rarefy, refine, reinforce, strengthen, supplement)
ADVANCE (→): abet, advertise, advocate, aggrandize, aid, amplify, assist, back, ballyhoo, benefit, boost, champion, condone, cultivate, encourage, endorse, endow, energize, facilitate, favor, finance, float, forward, foster, fund, further, grow, heighten, help, hype, improve, increase, incubate, inspire, kindle, lift, limelight, magnify, motivate, nourish, nurse, nurture, patronize, plug, presell, present, prioritize, promote, provoke, publicize, push, sanction, second, spitball, spur, stake, strengthen, submit, subsidize, suggest, support, tout, underwrite, upgrade, uphold, uplift, urge (≠ -abort, arrest, ban, bar, block, check, checkmate, cramp, curb, discourage, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, disinherit, -disown, encumber, enjoin, fetter, foil, -forbid, -frustrate, -halt, hamper, hamstring, harm, hinder, hobble, impede, inhibit, injure, -interdict, manacle, monkey-wrench, obstruct, oppose, outlaw, pause, -prevent, -prohibit, proscribe, protest, repress, restrain, restrict, retard, shackle, slow, snuff, squash, squelch, stall, stifle, stop, stymie, subdue, suppress, -thwart)
ADVERTISE (→): acclaim, announce, bait, ballyhoo, blare, blaze, blazon, blurb, broadcast, bulletin, champion, circulate, commodify, communicate, confess, confide, confirm, declare, disclose, display, disseminate, divulge, enunciate, feature, flash, herald, hustle, hype, impart, inform, intimate, introduce, laud, leverage, limelight, lure, mainstream, manifest, market, merchandize, notify, overestimate, overstate, peddle, pimp, pitch, placard, plug, popularize, post, praise, presell, proclaim, promo, promote, promulgate, publicize, publish, puff, push, recommend, release, report, reveal, sell, shill, show, sound, spotlight, spread, stimulate, telegraph, tout, trumpet (≠ baffle, block, bury, chide, cloak, conceal, criticize, deceive, -deny, deride, -deter, -discount, discourage, disparage, ensconce, -halt, hide, hush, insult, lambaste, mock, niche, -prevent, protect, protest, recant, retract, revoke, ridicule, -scorn, screen, shield, -shun, silence, slam, suppress, withhold)
ADVISE (→): acquaint, adjure, admonish, advocate, alert, appraise, apprise, arbitrate, beg, brief, caution, coach, commend, consult, convince, counsel, critique, cue, direct, dissuade, edify, educate, encourage, enjoin, enlighten, exhort, familiarize, forewarn, guide, impart, implore, induce, inform, instruct, lead, mediate, mentor, moderate, notify, persuade, pilot, prepare, prescribe, prompt, propose, ready, recommend, referee, report, school, shepherd, show, steer, suggest, teach, tout, tutor, update, urge, warn (≠ -abandon, -avoid, betray, cheat, command, compromise, conceal, deceive, delude, demand, demotivate, -desert, discourage, endanger, fool, -forsake, imperil, mislead, -neglect, outwit, pretend, risk, trick, withhold)
ADVOCATE (→): adopt, advance, advise, aid, approve, assist, back, bless, bolster, boost, buttonhole, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, endorse, espouse, favor, forward, further, help, justify, lobby, patronize, plug, preach, prescribe, press, promote, propose, propound, publicize, push, recommend, spitball, spur, strengthen, support, tout, upgrade, uphold, urge (≠ assail, attack, baffle, block, chide, confound, counteract, criticize, decry, denounce, deride, -deter, discourage, dissuade, -frustrate, -halt, hinder, impede, impugn, obstruct, oppose, -prevent, protest, -refuse, -reject, -repudiate, sabotage, scold, -scorn, scotch, scupper, scuttle, shelve, -spurn, undermine)
AFFECT (→): afflict, agitate, allure, alter, attack, attract, bewitch, bias, bother, captivate, change, charm, color, concern, contact, dazzle, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, fluster, harass, harry, impact, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, penetrate, perturb, pester, pierce, plague, ravish, regard, relate, smite, stir, strain, stress, s
trike, sway, touch, transform, transport, trouble, try, upset, worry (≠ -avert, -avoid, bore, -bypass, calm, -disregard, -dodge, -duck, -elude, -eschew, -evade, forego, -ignore, isolate, jade, -omit, -overlook, shelve, -sidestep, skip, stagnate, tire, underwhelm, weary) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
AFFIX (+): add, adhere, anchor, annex, append, attach, batten, bend, bind, bolt, button, cinch, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, clip, connect, fasten, fix, fuse, glue, hang, harness, join, lace, lash, latch, link, nail, paste, pin, plaster, reaffix, reattach, refasten, resecure, rivet, screw, secure, shackle, solder, staple, stick, strap, stud, tack, tackle, tie, toggle, unite, weld, yoke (≠ detach, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, disunite, divide, divorce, loose, loosen, part, remove, separate, sever, slack, slacken, split, sunder, unbind, uncouple, undo, unfasten, unhook, unlash, unlink, untie, unyoke)