by Damon Suede
CATCH (←): ascertain, clock, consult, descry, detect, discern, disclose, discover, distinguish, expose, grok, identify, note, notice, observe, perceive, recognize, reveal, sense, spot, spy, surprise, uncover, unearth, unmask (≠ addle, baffle, blind, confound, confuse, disguise, distort, forget, garble, -ignore, mask, miscommunicate, misinterpret, misquote, misread, misrepresent, miss, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, -overlook, twist)
CATCH (←): arrest, attract, bewitch, captivate, capture, charm, draw, enchant, engage, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, fascinate, grasp, hold, pull, seduce (≠ alienate, bore, bug, caution, -deter, disappoint, dissuade, irk, lose, offend, -refuse, -reject, repel, tire, warn, weary)
CATEGORIZE (+): align, alphabetize, arrange, array, assort, box, brand, cast, catalog, characterize, chart, class, classify, clump, cluster, codify, collate, compartment, compartmentalize, cull, designate, digest, distinguish, distribute, establish, file, frame, grade, group, hierarchize, identify, index, label, limit, list, marshal, methodize, orchestrate, order, organize, package, peg, pigeonhole, place, prepare, prioritize, program, range, rank, rate, recategorize, reclassify, recognize, regroup, regulate, relegate, schedule, schematize, score, screen, separate, shelve, sieve, sift, simplify, slot, sort, stamp, stereotype, structure, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, typecast, unsnarl, winnow (≠ addle, befuddle, blend, blur, boggle, churn, complicate, confuse, derange, disarrange, discombobulate, dishevel, disorganize, disorient, disrupt, disturb, -ignore, jumble, lump, misclassify, mislabel, mix, muddle, -neglect, pile, rummage, scatter, scramble, shuffle, toss, unsettle, untidy, upset)
CAUTION (→): admonish, adumbrate, advise, alert, apprise, augur, counsel, -deter, exhort, flag, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, forewarn, harbinger, inform, notify, outguess, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, signal, tip, urge, wake, warn, worry (≠ attack, compromise, -disregard, embrace, endanger, expose, gamble, hasten, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, miss, -neglect, -overlook, regret, repent, risk, rue, -slight, target, threaten)
CELEBRATE (+): acclaim, advocate, aid, amplify, bless, boost, broadcast, buoy, ceremonialize, cheer, chronicle, comfort, commemorate, commend, congratulate, consecrate, dedicate, distinguish, emblazon, embolden, encourage, enhance, enjoy, entertain, eulogize, exalt, expand, extol, feast, fête, foster, further, glorify, hallow, hold, honor, hype, incite, increase, inspire, intensify, keep, laud, limelight, lionize, magnify, mark, memorialize, observe, perform, praise, presell, prioritize, proclaim, promote, publicize, raise, record, remember, revere, ritualize, rouse, solemnize, sound, stir, strengthen, telegraph, toast, trumpet, urge (≠ admonish, bemoan, blame, bury, chastise, chide, cloak, conceal, condemn, criticize, -disregard, fault, forget, frame, hide, -ignore, lambaste, lament, mourn, -neglect, obscure, -overlook, profane, rebuke, regret, repent, reprimand, rue, scold, -scorn, shame, -shun, veil, violate)
CEMENT (+): affix, attach, bind, blend, bond, combine, connect, fasten, fix, fuse, glue, gum, hybridize, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, spackle, stick, unite, weld (≠ break, chop, cleave, cut, detach, divide, extract, loosen, remove, rip, separate, sever, split, sunder, tear, unfasten, yank)
CENSOR (/): abridge, adulterate, ban, blacklist, bleep, bowdlerize, conceal, control, criticize, cut, delete, edit, excise, -exclude, expurgate, gag, -omit, -prohibit, purge, restrain, restrict, sanitize, silence, squelch, sterilize, stifle, suppress, withhold (≠ approve, authorize, bellow, blab, blurt, circulate, confess, disclose, disseminate, divulge, encourage, endorse, legalize, permit, promote, reveal, sanction, support, trumpet)
CENTER (+): align, anchor, attune, balance, calibrate, collect, concentrate, consolidate, coordinate, direct, equalize, focus, gather, ground, harmonize, intensify, join, level, meet, poise, root, square, stabilize, steady, still, tune, unify (≠ addle, baffle, befuddle, confuse, convulse, daze, diffuse, discombobulate, disconcert, disperse, dissipate, dizzy, -ignore, jangle, knock, muddle, rattle, rile, roil, scatter, shake, unnerve, upset)
CERTIFY (+): accredit, affirm, allow, approve, ascertain, assure, attest, authenticate, authorize, avow, charter, clear, commission, confirm, corroborate, credential, crosscheck, declare, empower, enable, endorse, enfranchise, ensure, entitle, guarantee, inaugurate, induct, initiate, install, instate, invest, legalize, let, license, notarize, notify, okay, permit, privilege, profess, pronounce, prove, qualify, ratify, reassure, recognize, rubber-stamp, sanction, show, state, substantiate, swear, testify, validate, verify, vest, warrant, witness (≠ abolish, ban, bar, block, constrain, contest, contradict, counteract, debate, decertify, -deny, disallow, disavow, disbar, discourage, discredit, disenfranchise, -disown, disprove, dispute, disqualify, distrust, doubt, enjoin, -exclude, -forbid, gainsay, hinder, impede, inhibit, invalidate, obstruct, outlaw, override, -prevent, -prohibit, proscribe, -reject, -renounce, -repudiate, scruple, stop, -veto)
CHAFE (→): abrade, bind, bite, blister, burn, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eat, erase, erode, excoriate, file, flay, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, hone, incense, inflame, irritate, nibble, peel, rasp, reduce, rub, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scratch, scuff, sharpen, shave, skin, wear, whet, wipe (≠ alleviate, anoint, bandage, butter, calm, caress, cool, grease, lube, lubricate, medicate, mend, moisturize, oil, relieve, salve, smooth, soothe, steady, still, wax)
CHAFE (/): affront, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, antagonize, badger, bait, bother, bug, bullyrag, burn, chaff, devil, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, eat, enrage, exasperate, exercise, freak, fret, frost, gall, get, gravel, hagride, harass, harry, hassle, heckle, henpeck, incense, inflame, infuriate, insult, irk, irritate, madden, miff, nag, nettle, offend, outrage, peeve, persecute, perturb, pester, pique, plague, provoke, rankle, rile, roil, rouse, ruffle, spite, tease, troll, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, vex, worry (≠ allay, appease, assure, cheer, comfort, conciliate, console, content, delight, gladden, gratify, lull, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, propitiate, quiet, reassure, satisfy, soothe, sugarcoat, thrill)
CHAIN (/): attach, bind, cage, confine, constrain, constrict, cuff, curb, enchain, encumber, enslave, entangle, fasten, fetter, fix, hamper, handcuff, hinder, hitch, hobble, hogtie, hold, impede, imprison, indenture, join, lash, leash, limit, link, lock, manacle, pinion, restrain, restrict, rope, secure, shackle, straightjacket, straiten, subjugate, tether, tie, trammel, truss, yoke (≠ break, cut, detach, emancipate, -escape, free, liberate, loose, open, release, rescue, unbind, unchain, uncuff, unfasten, unfetter, unleash, unlock, unshackle, untether)
CHAIR (→): administer, boss, bridle, captain, command, conduct, control, convene, direct, discipline, dominate, execute, govern, handle, harness, lead, manage, master, moderate, order, oversee, pilot, rule, run, steer, superintend, supervise (≠ begrudge, botch, bungle, collapse, -decline, -disregard, follow, fumble, -ignore, mishandle, misrule, -neglect, obey, -refuse, -reject, stint, subvert, yield)
CHALLENGE (→): accost, attack, beard, block, brave, brazen, breast, champion, confront, dare, defy, face, intercept, invite, provoke, rival, stomach, stump, summon, tackle, weather, wrestle (≠ ban, bar, blacklist, demotivate, -deter, discourage, dissuade, eliminate, -exclude, expel, -forbid, -ostracize, -prevent, -prohibit, protest, -refuse, -reject, stop, -thwart)
CHALLENGE (→): accuse, assault, attack, battle, combat, contest, counter, counteract, cross-examine, debate, defy, -deny, discredit, -disown, disprove, dispute, distrust, doubt, fight, grill, impeach, interrogate, invalidate, mistrust, oppose, oppugn, protest, query, question, race, resist, retort, scruple (≠ abide, accept, advocate, approve, back, believe, champion, confirm, defend, embrace, endure, legalize, obey, promote, sanction, stomach, support, swallow, tolerate, trust)
CHALLENGE (/): burden, drain, encumber, enervate, exact, exhaust, impose, load, lumber, overextend, overload, sap, strain, stretch, tax, test, threaten, tire, try, weaken, wear, weary, weigh (≠ abate, alleviate, ameliorate, assuage, calm, diminish, facilitate, lessen, lighten, lull, mellow, mitigate, mo
derate, mollify, reduce, relax, relieve, soothe)
CHALLENGE (←): ask, beg, claim, command, demand, enjoin, entail, exact, insist, involve, press, require, specify, stipulate, take, want, warrant (≠ bequeath, bestow, confer, eliminate, grant, hold, -obviate, offer, own, possess, relinquish, surrender, yield)
CHAMPION (→): abet, adopt, advance, advocate, affirm, aid, approve, assist, back, bolster, boost, buttress, commend, confirm, contend, defend, embrace, encourage, endorse, espouse, favor, forward, foster, further, guard, help, hold, legalize, maintain, patronize, plug, preach, prioritize, promote, protect, push, ratify, reinforce, represent, second, support, uphold, warrant (≠ baffle, battle, betray, checkmate, counter, counteract, -deny, -desert, disappoint, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, fail, foil, -frustrate, hamper, hinder, hobble, minimize, monkey-wrench, muzzle, oppose, -reject, sabotage, scotch, scupper, scuttle, shelve, subvert, -thwart, undercut, undermine, wrong)
CHANCE (→): attempt, beard, bet, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, compromise, confront, dare, defy, endanger, expose, face, gamble, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, menace, plunge, risk, spitball, stake, subject, tempt, try, venture, wager (≠ appraise, arrange, calculate, defend, design, ensure, formulate, guarantee, machinate, mastermind, measure, organize, plan, plot, promise, protect, safeguard, scheme)
CHANGE (→): accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, amend, calibrate, commute, convert, customize, deform, develop, diminish, diversify, edit, equalize, evolve, exchange, gentrify, innovate, level, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, move, mutate, naturalize, recast, reconceive, reconceptualize, recondition, redefine, redo, reduce, refashion, reform, regenerate, reimagine, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, renew, renovate, reorganize, rephrase, replace, reshape, reshuffle, resolve, restore, restructure, restyle, retool, revamp, revise, revolutionize, rework, sculpt, shape, shift, shunt, substitute, temper, transfer, transfigure, transform, translate, transmute, transpose, tune, turn, vary, warp, weaponize (≠ affix, bear, brook, cage, cement, endure, fasten, fix, freeze, glue, guard, hold, immobilize, keep, maintain, paralyze, pin, pinion, preserve, -prevent, protect, restore, retain, safeguard, save, secure, set, stabilize, stay, steady, stomach, sustain, tolerate, weather)
CHANGE (→): alternate, bandy, barter, cede, commute, convert, displace, exchange, interchange, invert, remove, replace, reverse, rotate, shift, substitute, supersede, supplant, surrender, swap, switch, trade, transmit, transpose, yield (≠ clasp, -deny, grasp, grip, hold, keep, leave, pin, remove, reserve, retain, sustain, take, withhold)
CHANNEL (←): beam, carry, choreograph, concentrate, conduct, consolidate, convey, direct, focus, force, funnel, guide, orchestrate, pipe, route, send, siphon, transmit, transport (≠ block, derail, eject, -exclude, hamper, hinder, hobble, impair, impede, jettison, -omit, pause, -prevent, stop, -thwart)
CHAPERONE (+): accompany, advise, assess, attend, audit, carry, check, conduct, control, convoy, counsel, detect, direct, escort, follow, gauge, govern, guard, guesstimate, guide, handle, herd, inspect, judge, manage, mind, monitor, nanny, note, observe, organize, oversee, patrol, plot, proctor, protect, record, referee, safeguard, scan, shepherd, supervise, survey, trace, track, umpire, watch (≠ -abandon, abuse, bed, blindfold, challenge, compromise, debauch, deceive, deflower, -desert, -discount, dishonor, -ditch, dump, fake, forget, -forsake, -ignore, injure, mislead, miss, mistake, molest, -neglect, offload, -omit, -overlook, ravish, seduce, shame, trick)
CHARGE (→): ambush, assail, assault, attack, barrage, batter, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blindside, blitz, bolt, bomb, bombard, buck, buffet, bum-rush, bushwhack, chase, dash, envelop, flank, harry, invade, jump, loot, lunge, mob, mug, overrun, pillage, plaster, plunder, press, raid, ram, ravage, rob, rush, sack, smash, stampede, storm, strike, surprise, swarm, tear, waylay (≠ armor, -avoid, -bypass, -circumvent, cover, defend, detour, -disregard, -ditch, -dodge, -duck, -elude, guard, -ignore, parry, protect, secure, shield, -sidestep, skip, skirt)
CHARGE (→): animate, arouse, awaken, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, electrify, enchant, energize, enliven, enthrall, excite, exhilarate, fire, galvanize, hypnotize, incite, inspire, interest, intoxicate, intrigue, invigorate, jolt, mesmerize, move, power, prod, provoke, pump, quicken, razzle-dazzle, rivet, rouse, shock, spellbind, spur, startle, stimulate, stir, strengthen, tantalize, thrill, titillate, urge, vitalize, wow (≠ bore, cannibalize, demoralize, demotivate, -deter, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, jade, sap, tire, undermine, weary)
CHARGE (→): adjure, advise, appoint, ask, assign, authorize, beg, beseech, bid, boss, choreograph, coerce, command, commission, compel, conduct, constrain, control, counsel, direct, enjoin, entreat, force, instruct, lead, manage, muscle, oblige, orchestrate, order, oversee, petition, railroad, request, require, superintend, supervise, task, warn (≠ accept, adopt, discharge, disobey, execute, follow, heed, honor, keep, mind, obey, observe, perform, -refuse, subvert, welcome)
CHARGE (→): bloat, bulk, cram, crowd, crush, drench, energize, feed, fill, flood, fuel, glut, honeycomb, imbue, impregnate, infuse, instill, inundate, invigorate, load, mat, overcharge, overfill, overflow, overwhelm, pack, penetrate, permeate, pervade, press, railroad, ram, refill, refresh, regenerate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, reload, renew, repack, replenish, restimulate, restore, resuscitate, revive, saturate, shove, squash, squeeze, steamroller, suffuse, surfeit, swamp, transfuse (≠ bleed, cannibalize, clean, clear, consume, deplete, depredate, drain, draw, eliminate, empty, evacuate, exhaust, flush, leach, leech, lighten, purge, sap, scour, sweep, tap, unpack, vacate, void, weary)
CHARGE (←): ask, assess, bill, blackmail, bleed, bring, coerce, command, commercialize, commodify, compel, debit, deduct, demand, dock, exact, excise, expense, extort, fetch, fine, fleece, force, gazump, gouge, impose, inflict, invoice, lay, levy, mark, milk, monetize, overcharge, overextend, penalize, price, require, sell, skin, squeeze, tax, toll, undercharge, value, wrest, wring (≠ abate, borrow, comp, compensate, condone, diminish, -disregard, donate, earn, excuse, forgive, furnish, give, -ignore, lessen, loan, outbid, outlay, overpay, overspend, pardon, patronize, pay, release, remit, spare, steal, supply, tender, tithe, underpay)
CHARGE (/): accuse, arraign, assail, blame, book, castigate, censure, chastise, chide, cite, condemn, criticize, damn, denounce, fault, finger, frame, impeach, implicate, impugn, incriminate, inculpate, indict, involve, name, peg, prosecute, rebuke, report, reproach, reprove, resent, scapegoat, scold, sue, summon, tax (≠ absolve, acquit, alibi, clear, defend, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, forgive, free, justify, liberate, pardon, remit, shrive, spare, vindicate)
CHARM (→): becharm, bespell, bewitch, bind, brew, captivate, cast, compel, conjure, constrain, curse, dazzle, dedicate, devise, devote, enchant, ensorcel, enthrall, entice, entrance, evoke, fascinate, force, glamour, hex, hoodoo, hypnotize, invoke, jinx, juggle, lure, maledict, mesmerize, possess, prophesy, seduce, spell, spellbind, strike, taint, tantalize, tempt, voodoo, weave, whammy, witch (≠ aid, banish, bless, cleanse, consecrate, defend, disenchant, dislodge, dispel, dissipate, exorcise, expel, free, heal, liberate, protect, purge, purify, rectify, release, sanctify, shield, unbind, ward)
CHARM (←): allure, amuse, arrest, attract, beckon, bed, beguile, bewitch, bind, blandish, cajole, captivate, caress, catch, cherish, coax, coddle, convince, court, cuddle, delight, disarm, distract, divert, drag, draw, enamor, enchant, endear, engage, engross, enlist, enrapture, entertain, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, flannel, flatter, grab, gratify, hex, hug, hypnotize, implore, induce, ingratiate, interest, intrigue, inveigle, invite, kill, lure, magnetize, mesmerize, palaver, persuade, please, possess, pull, ravish, razzle-dazzle, refresh, relax, schmooze, seduce, serenade, snuggle, solicit, spellbind, stimulate, sway, take, tempt, thrill, tickle, titillate, transport, urge, vamp, win, woo, wow (≠ afflict, affront, anguish, annoy, blackmail, bore, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, disgust, displease, enrage, heckle, infuriate, intimidate, irk, irritate, molest, nag, nauseate, needle, nettle, ni
ggle, nitpick, offend, outrage, pester, plague, railroad, repel, repulse, revolt, sicken, tire, torment, trash-talk, vex, weary)
CHARTER (←): allow, arrange, authorize, borrow, commission, contract, employ, engage, greenlight, hire, lease, let, license, order, permit, rent, reserve, sanction, sublease, sublet (≠ ban, block, buy, -cancel, commodify, -forbid, leverage, obstruct, outlaw, own, -prohibit, sell, -veto)
CHASE (→): bird-dog, capture, cull, dog, drag, drive, ferret, fish, follow, gun, harpoon, heel, hound, hunt, kill, net, poach, press, pursue, ride, run, scent, scratch, seek, shadow, shoot, snare, spoor, stalk, start, target, track, trail, trap (≠ aid, conserve, defend, guard, husband, -ignore, nurture, preserve, protect, raise, ranch, rear, shield)
CHASE (←): accompany, bird-dog, capture, cull, dog, drag, drive, escort, eye, ferret, follow, harpoon, hawk, hound, hunt, hurry, kill, net, observe, orbit, poach, pursue, retrace, run, rush, search, seek, shadow, shoot, sleuth, snare, spoor, stalk, tag, tail, trace, track, trail, trap, watch (≠ baffle, blackball, blind, confound, confuse, corner, deceive, disguise, -dodge, -escape, -evade, expel, -flee, guide, head, lead, muddle, outrun, outwit, pilot, puzzle, trick)