by Damon Suede
ANALYZE (←): adjudge, anatomize, annotate, appraise, arrange, ascertain, assay, assess, assort, beta, calculate, catalog, categorize, check, classify, codify, compare, conclude, condense, connect, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, crack, criticize, critique, crosscheck, debate, decipher, decode, deconstruct, decrypt, deduce, delineate, determine, devise, diagnose, diagram, dissect, distill, distinguish, divide, elucidate, enumerate, estimate, evaluate, examine, explain, explore, extract, generalize, grade, index, infer, inspect, interpret, investigate, judge, mull, order, paraphrase, ponder, predict, probe, process, profile, prove, prowl, read, reduce, reference, render, rephrase, report, research, resolve, restate, review, sample, schematize, scrutinize, segment, separate, sift, simplify, solve, sort, study, subdivide, summarize, suss, tabulate, test, translate, try, verify, vivisect, weigh (≠ accept, aggregate, amalgamate, assimilate, becloud, befog, believe, -blank, blur, -bypass, coalesce, concatenate, confound, confuse, conglomerate, consolidate, -discount, -disregard, distort, elide, forget, -ignore, integrate, jumble, miss, muddle, -neglect, obfuscate, -omit, -overlook, scramble, swallow, synthesize, tantalize, trust, unify) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ANCHOR (+): affix, attach, balance, base, bed, brace, catch, check, clamp, clinch, compose, control, curb, deactivate, dock, embed, entrench, equalize, establish, fasten, fix, freeze, ground, -halt, hamstring, hitch, hobble, hold, immobilize, implant, inactivate, incapacitate, infuse, ingrain, instill, leash, lodge, moor, paralyze, pinion, place, plant, position, postpone, put, relax, restrain, root, secure, set, settle, soothe, stabilize, stay, steady, stick, still, stop, stuff, subdue, support, tie, transfix, wedge (≠ accelerate, animate, boost, detach, discombobulate, disconnect, disengage, dislodge, displace, drive, eject, expel, extract, force, grease, hasten, launch, loose, loosen, mobilize, move, prize, propel, pry, pull, punt, quicken, release, remove, roil, rush, send, shake, shift, shoot, shunt, slack, slacken, speed, tear, thrust, unfasten, unleash, untie, uproot, weed, wiggle, wobble, wrench, wrest, yank)
ANESTHETIZE (←): blunt, chloroform, daze, deactivate, deaden, desensitize, disable, dope, dose, drug, dull, enfeeble, etherize, gas, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hobble, impair, incapacitate, inject, medicate, narcotize, neutralize, numb, paralyze, petrify, poison, prostrate, relax, sap, scotch, sedate, spike, stun, stupefy, torpefy, treat, vitiate, weaken (≠ activate, alarm, alert, amplify, animate, arouse, awaken, convulse, electrify, energize, excite, galvanize, hurt, ignite, incite, kindle, motivate, pain, prod, provoke, shake, shock, spur, stimulate, stir, trigger, wake)
ANGER (/): affront, aggravate, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, burn, cross, embitter, enrage, envenom, exasperate, gall, heckle, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, miff, needle, nettle, offend, outrage, peeve, pique, provoke, rankle, rile, roil, ruffle, steam, vex (≠ allay, appease, assuage, beguile, bewitch, calm, charm, comfort, console, delight, disarm, gratify, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, please, quell, quiet, relax, relieve, sedate, settle, soothe, thrill, wow)
ANIMATE (→): activate, actuate, agitate, arouse, awaken, bait, begin, boost, buoy, charge, coax, commandeer, compel, crank, drive, elate, electrify, elevate, empower, encourage, energize, engage, enliven, enthuse, excite, exhilarate, fire, flick, force, galvanize, gladden, goad, grease, hasten, hearten, incite, initiate, inspire, instigate, invigorate, kindle, lift, lubricate, mobilize, motivate, move, nerve, nudge, power, press, prompt, propel, provoke, quicken, raise, rally, recharge, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, reset, revive, rouse, shock, spark, spur, start, stimulate, stir, strengthen, thrill, throw, trigger, twiddle, uplift, urge, vitalize, vivify, wake, warm (≠ anesthetize, bore, calm, check, curb, dampen, daunt, deaden, debilitate, demoralize, demotivate, depress, -deter, discourage, dissuade, drain, dull, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, freeze, -halt, inhibit, kill, paralyze, petrify, quell, quench, quiet, repress, restrain, sap, sedate, slow, stagnate, stale, stem, stop, stunt, suppress, tire, tucker, undermine, weaken, wear, weary, wither)
ANNEX (+): acquire, add, adjoin, affix, aggrandize, amplify, append, appropriate, associate, attach, augment, boost, complement, compound, connect, conquer, double, elongate, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, fasten, fix, graft, heighten, hitch, incorporate, increase, infuse, inject, insert, intensify, introduce, join, lengthen, magnify, maximize, multiply, occupy, procure, prolong, protract, raise, seize, strengthen, supplement, swell, tack, tag, tie, treble, triple, unite, usurp (≠ abate, abbreviate, abridge, amputate, compress, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, deduct, detach, diminish, disconnect, disjoin, divide, excise, lessen, lop, lower, minimize, recoup, reduce, remove, retrench, separate, sever, shorten, split, subtract, unfasten)
ANNIHILATE (/): abolish, annul, atomize, bulldoze, -cancel, censor, checkmate, clobber, conquer, cream, crush, cut, decimate, deep-six, defeat, delete, demolish, depopulate, desolate, destroy, devastate, disintegrate, dismantle, drub, edit, eliminate, eradicate, erase, excise, execute, expunge, expurgate, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, finish, flatten, immolate, level, liquidate, massacre, mortar, -negate, nuke, -nullify, obliterate, -omit, pulverize, quash, quell, ravage, raze, rout, ruin, scrub, slaughter, smash, strike, terminate, thrash, topple, trounce, vanquish, vaporize, vitiate, wallop, weed, wreck (≠ armor, begin, bronze, constitute, defend, embalm, establish, eternalize, fabricate, found, guard, heal, help, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, introduce, machine, make, manufacture, mend, nurture, perpetuate, preserve, protect, reinvigorate, revive, save, secure, shield, survive, sustain, weather, withstand)
ANNOUNCE (→): advertise, advise, air, apprise, bellow, bill, billboard, blare, blaze, blazon, blurb, broadcast, bulletin, choose, communicate, decide, declare, determine, disclose, disseminate, divulge, enunciate, expose, feature, flash, herald, hype, impart, inform, intimate, introduce, knell, limelight, manifest, notify, out, pick, pitch, placard, plug, post, proclaim, promote, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, report, reveal, ring, roar, select, shill, show, sound, spread, state, toll, trumpet (≠ bury, censor, conceal, contain, cover, disguise, gag, hide, hush, interrupt, mask, muffle, mute, muzzle, -prevent, quash, quell, quiet, recall, recant, redact, retract, revoke, secrete, shush, silence, spin, stifle, suppress, swallow, withhold)
ANNOY (/): abrade, aggravate, agitate, antagonize, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, bore, bother, break, bug, chafe, chaff, chagrin, chivy, disconcert, displease, distress, disturb, earbash, exasperate, fret, gall, gnaw, goad, gravel, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, henpeck, hinder, incense, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, miff, nag, needle, nettle, niggle, nitpick, nudge, peeve, perturb, pester, plague, provoke, rattle, ride, rile, ruffle, tease, trouble, vex, weary, worry (≠ aid, appease, assist, butter, calm, candy-coat, charm, cheer, comfort, content, delight, gratify, grease, honor, inspire, lubricate, mitigate, oblige, please, quiet, reassure, soothe, sugarcoat, support, thrill)
ANNUL (/): abate, abolish, -abort, abrogate, annihilate, -avoid, ban, call, -cancel, countermand, delete, disallow, dismiss, dissolve, drop, eliminate, enjoin, eradicate, erase, expunge, -forbid, invalidate, liquidate, -negate, -nix, null, -nullify, outlaw, override, overrule, overturn, -prohibit, quash, recall, -reject, remove, repeal, -rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, strike, suspend, vacate, -veto, -void, withdraw (≠ allow, approve, authorize, clear, command, decree, enact, endorse, enforce, establish, formalize, found, institute, legalize, legislate, legitimate, legitimize, mandate, notarize, ordain, order, pass, permit, prescribe, ratify, restore, sanction, validate, warrant)
ANNUL (/): -cancel, correct, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, expense, expiate, invalidate, -negate, neuter, neutralize, -nullify, offset, outbalance, outweigh, override, overrule, redeem, redress, relieve, remedy, right (≠ advocate, aid, assist, compel, countenance, embolden, encourage, facilitate, help, incite, initiate, instigate, permit, promote, second, support, sustain, uphold, worsen)
ANOINT (+): baptize, besmear, bless, coat, consecrate, daub, dedicate, grease, gum, h
allow, lard, lubricate, oil, ordain, paint, plaster, rub, sanctify, slather, smear, smudge, syrup, tar (≠ clean, cleanse, condemn, curse, defile, denigrate, dirty, disparage, dry, foul, impugn, malign, rinse, scour, scrape, scrub, shame, -shun, stain, sully, vilify, wash, wipe)
ANTAGONIZE (/): afflict, aggravate, alarm, alienate, anger, anguish, annoy, badger, bait, bedevil, beleaguer, besiege, bother, browbeat, bug, bully, burden, chaff, chagrin, concern, contradict, counter, counteract, countercheck, curdle, demean, demonize, disaffect, disgruntle, dismay, distract, distress, disturb, dog, embitter, enrage, envenom, estrange, exasperate, faze, fluster, fret, fuss, goad, gravel, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, hector, hound, importune, incense, incommode, inconvenience, infuriate, insult, irk, irritate, isolate, jeer, kid, madden, militarize, mock, molest, nag, needle, niggle, nitpick, nudge, oppose, orphan, -ostracize, oust, outrage, perplex, perturb, pester, pillory, plague, poke, prod, provoke, rag, rally, razz, repel, rib, ride, ridicule, roast, slam, sorrow, sour, tantalize, taunt, tease, tickle, torment, trouble, unsettle, upset, vex, worry (≠ amuse, appease, arm, armor, assist, assuage, defend, delight, demilitarize, disarm, dulcify, enchant, endear, entertain, grace, gratify, guard, heal, help, ingratiate, lull, mellow, mollify, nurture, pacify, placate, please, propitiate, protect, relax, rescue, restore, retort, reunite, save, shelter, shield, sugarcoat, support, sweeten, thrill, tranquilize, woo)
ANTICIPATE (→): -abort, arrest, block, catch, check, deflect, delay, forestall, -frustrate, impede, intercept, interrupt, obstruct, preempt, -prevent, second-guess, seize, shelve, stop, stymie, -thwart, waylay (≠ -abandon, accept, -avoid, -disregard, -dodge, forfeit, -ignore, -omit, -overlook, -shirk, -shun, withdraw)
ANTICIPATE (←): alert, apprehend, assume, augur, await, caution, contemplate, descry, discern, divine, dread, envisage, envision, expect, eye, fear, forecast, foresee, foreshadow, foretell, forewarn, outguess, perceive, predetermine, predict, prefigure, presage, presume, presuppose, preview, prognosticate, prophesy, trust, view, visualize (≠ bemoan, consult, dispute, distrust, doubt, forget, lament, question, recall, recollect, regret, -reject, remember, rue)
APE (←): adopt, affect, caricature, clone, copy, counterfeit, ditto, dupe, duplicate, echo, emulate, feign, follow, ghostwrite, imitate, impersonate, mimic, mirror, mock, parody, parrot, playact, pretend, reflect, retrace, roleplay, simulate (≠ alter, coin, contrast, create, customize, differentiate, distinguish, distort, hatch, individualize, initiate, invent, juxtapose, mint, originate, respect, separate, skew, spark, specify, tailor, twist)
APPALL (/): affright, alarm, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, brutalize, chill, crush, daunt, deafen, demoralize, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, disgust, dismay, dispirit, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, emasculate, flabbergast, floor, freak, frighten, horrify, intimidate, jolt, muckrake, nauseate, offend, outrage, overpower, overwhelm, panic, perturb, petrify, repel, revolt, savage, scandalize, scare, scarify, shake, shock, sicken, spook, startle, stun, stupefy, terrify, terrorize, throw, trash-talk, unman, unnerve, unsettle, unstring, upset (≠ amuse, assure, blunt, buffer, charm, cheer, comfort, console, cushion, delight, entice, grace, gratify, please, reassure, rejoice, solace, soothe, tempt, thrill, tickle, woo) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
APPEASE (+): allay, alleviate, amuse, assuage, baby, blandish, cajole, calm, candy-coat, cater, coax, coddle, comfort, compose, console, content, delight, disarm, dulcify, ease, entertain, favor, gentle, gladden, gratify, humor, hush, indulge, infantilize, ingratiate, lull, mellow, mitigate, mollify, mollycoddle, oblige, overindulge, pacify, pamper, placate, please, propitiate, quell, quench, quiet, reconcile, relax, relieve, reunite, satisfy, serve, slake, soften, soothe, spoil, still, subdue, sugarcoat, sweeten, sweet-talk, syrup, tranquilize, wheedle, woo (≠ affront, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, antagonize, appall, bother, bug, chafe, cross, discomfort, distress, disturb, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, harass, harry, incense, inflame, infuriate, insult, irk, irritate, madden, nettle, offend, outrage, peeve, persecute, perturb, pester, pique, provoke, rankle, rile, roil, rouse, ruffle, sadden, -slight, tease, unhinge, unsettle, upset, vex, worry)
APPLAUD (+): acclaim, accredit, acknowledge, admire, adore, adulate, aggrandize, appreciate, approve, ballyhoo, blandish, boost, celebrate, cheer, commend, compliment, congratulate, dignify, distinguish, elevate, emblazon, encourage, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, favor, fête, fetishize, flannel, flatter, glorify, gold-star, gratify, hail, high-five, honor, hype, idealize, idolize, laud, lionize, magnify, overpraise, plug, praise, promote, raise, recognize, recommend, respect, revere, reward, romanticize, salute, sanction, support, thank, toast, tout, trumpet, uplift, value, venerate, welcome (≠ abuse, admonish, badmouth, belittle, blackguard, blast, blister, boo, castigate, chide, condemn, criticize, critique, damn, decry, demean, demonize, denigrate, denounce, deride, -detest, diminish, discredit, disgrace, disparage, disrespect, excoriate, execrate, fault, heckle, humiliate, insult, jeer, keelhaul, knock, lambaste, malign, minimize, mock, neg, pan, pillory, reproach, revile, ridicule, savage, scold, -scorn, skewer, slam, smear, vilify)
APPOINT (→): accredit, allot, arrange, assign, authorize, charge, choose, command, commission, coopt, decide, decree, delegate, designate, detail, determine, direct, elect, employ, engage, enjoin, enlist, enroll, establish, finger, fix, hire, indicate, install, name, nominate, ordain, pick, recruit, select, set, settle, specify, tap, task (≠ appropriate, blackball, -cancel, choose, confiscate, -deny, dismantle, dismiss, eject, expel, fire, -ignore, -neglect, oust, overthrow, predetermine, -refuse, -reject, remove, retain, sack, take, unsettle, wrack, wreck)
APPRAISE (←): adjudge, advise, analyze, ascertain, assay, assess, audit, audition, beta, calculate, caliper, categorize, check, clock, compare, conclude, consider, contemplate, criticize, critique, decide, detect, determine, discover, educe, estimate, evaluate, examine, explore, eye, eyeball, fetishize, figure, gauge, guesstimate, infer, inspect, investigate, judge, learn, measure, misjudge, misprize, observe, ogle, overestimate, overvalue, peg, peruse, price, prioritize, prize, probe, prowl, rate, read, reappraise, reassess, reckon, reevaluate, regard, reinvestigate, review, sample, scan, scope, score, scrutinize, search, settle, sift, study, surmise, survey, suss, tally, test, time, underestimate, undervalue, valuate, value, vet, watch, weigh (≠ assume, -blank, blind, blindfold, -bypass, conceal, confound, confuse, disguise, -disregard, forgive, guess, hide, -ignore, jumble, misgauge, miss, mistake, muddle, mystify, -neglect, -omit, -overlook, perplex, predetermine, puzzle, scramble, -shirk, -shun)
APPROACH (→): accost, address, air, broach, buttonhole, cite, debate, express, greet, hail, high-five, introduce, meet, name, offer, propose, raise, reach, suggest, tackle, welcome (≠ -avoid, -bypass, censor, -cut, detour, -elude, -evade, -ignore, -overlook, pass, quiet, redact, silence, -slight, suppress)
APPROPRIATE (←): adopt, annex, arrogate, assume, attach, bogart, bootleg, borrow, burglarize, burgle, carjack, claim, collar, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, convert, defalcate, despoil, devour, dragoon, embezzle, filch, freeboot, grab, grasp, heist, hijack, hog, hook, hotwire, impound, infringe, invade, lift, loot, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, mooch, nab, nail, nip, nobble, occupy, own, pick, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pirate, plunder, poach, pocket, preempt, press, purloin, reap, reclaim, recoup, recover, recycle, redeem, repossess, requisition, rescue, retrieve, rifle, rob, rustle, sack, salvage, scavenge, seize, sequester, shoplift, snaffle, snag, snatch, snitch, sponge, steal, swipe, take, thieve, trespass, usurp, wrench, wrest (≠ bestow, buy, comp, contribute, disseminate, dissipate, donate, fritter, furnish, give, hand, hoard, keep, offer, present, provide, purchase, -refuse, -reject, replace, replenish, restore, save, scatter, spare, squander, stock, tender, tithe, volunteer, yield)
APPROVE (+): accept, acclaim, accord, accredit, acknowledge, adopt, advocate, affirm, allow, applaud, authorize, back, bless, boost, canonize, certify, champion, clear, commend, condone, confirm, countenance, empower, enable, encourage, endorse,
favor, finalize, formalize, greenlight, initial, legalize, license, mandate, notarize, okay, pass, permit, ratify, reapprove, recommend, rubber-stamp, sanctify, sanction, second, sign, support, uphold, validate, warrant (≠ ban, banish, bar, block, boo, -decline, -deny, disallow, disapprove, discredit, -disregard, enjoin, -exclude, -forbid, -ignore, -interdict, negative, -neglect, outlaw, -overlook, -prohibit, proscribe, -rebuff, rebut, -refuse, -reject, -spurn, turn down, -veto)
ARBITRATE (←): adjudicate, ascertain, assess, broker, conclude, consider, control, decide, deliberate, determine, direct, equalize, hear, judge, manage, mediate, moderate, mull, negotiate, pacify, ponder, prosecute, reconcile, referee, resolve, reunite, rule, settle, skirt, solve, transact, try, umpire, weigh (≠ accuse, aggravate, anguish, blame, cheat, claim, debate, disobey, -dodge, exacerbate, fault, frame, goad, manipulate, menace, predetermine, prompt, skew, skirt, subvert, torment, victimize, worsen) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
ARM (→): accoutre, appoint, array, bolster, brace, buttress, clout, defend, deliver, dispense, empower, equip, forearm, fortify, furnish, gird, grant, guard, harden, heel, interest, issue, load, offer, outfit, prepare, prime, protect, provide, ready, rearm, reinforce, rig, secure, steel, strengthen, supply, toughen (≠ abrogate, botch, cripple, deactivate, demobilize, disable, disarm, disband, enfeeble, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hobble, immobilize, impair, incapacitate, neutralize, paralyze, prostrate, sabotage, scotch, scupper, subvert, undermine)