by Damon Suede
CLAIM (/): annihilate, assassinate, butcher, croak, decimate, deep-six, demolish, destroy, dispatch, doom, eliminate, end, eradicate, erase, execute, fell, finish, get, kill, martyr, massacre, molochize, mow, murder, obliterate, orphan, slaughter, slay, smite, snuff, terminate, topple, waste (≠ animate, bear, birth, gestate, heal, mend, nourish, nurture, raise, reinvigorate, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive, survive, sustain, weather, withstand)
CLARIFY (+): accent, accentuate, affirm, amplify, analyze, annotate, assert, clear, construe, contextualize, contrast, convey, convince, decipher, decode, deduce, define, delineate, demonstrate, demystify, disentangle, distinguish, elucidate, emphasize, expand, explain, explicate, explore, expound, extract, factor, formulate, generalize, gloss, illuminate, illumine, illustrate, interpret, paraphrase, pinpoint, profile, punctuate, rephrase, resolve, settle, sharpen, simplify, solve, specify, straighten, strip, summarize, teach, translate, uncomplicate, undo, unpack, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle (≠ baffle, befog, churn, cloud, complicate, confound, confuse, elaborate, embellish, exaggerate, froth, gaslight, jumble, mess, minimize, mix, muddle, muddy, obfuscate, obscure, perplex, puzzle, scramble)
CLARIFY (+): clean, cleanse, clear, decontaminate, disinfect, distill, extract, filter, leach, perfect, process, purge, purify, rarefy, rectify, reduce, refine, sanitize, screen, sieve, sift, wash (≠ bedraggle, begrime, besmirch, camouflage, cloud, contaminate, defile, dirty, dull, foul, muddle, muddy, pollute, soil, sully, taint)
CLASP (←): bear-hug, catch, clamp, clinch, clutch, cradle, crush, cuddle, embrace, encircle, enclasp, enfold, entwine, envelop, fasten, fold, fondle, gather, grab, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, lock, nab, nestle, nuzzle, pet, press, seize, snatch, snuggle, squeeze, squoosh, take, twine, wrap (≠ deliver, drop, entrust, free, give, hand, loose, loosen, pass, release, relinquish, send, slack, slacken, transfer, transmit, unchain, unclasp, unclench, unfasten, unleash)
CLASSIFY (+): align, allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, array, assign, assort, brand, calculate, catalog, categorize, choose, class, clump, cluster, codify, comb, compartment, compartmentalize, concatenate, conclude, connect, contrast, coordinate, correlate, cue, cull, deduce, designate, digest, display, dispose, distill, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, document, embody, file, grade, groom, group, hierarchize, identify, incorporate, index, label, line, link, list, map, mark, marshal, match, name, number, order, organize, package, peg, pigeonhole, place, prioritize, queue, range, rank, rate, recategorize, reclassify, recognize, record, refer, regiment, register, regroup, relegate, riddle, screen, segregate, separate, sequence, set, shelve, sieve, sift, size, slot, sort, specify, spruce, stamp, stereotype, straighten, string, subcategorize, subdivide, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, thread, ticket, tidy, type, typecast, unscramble, winnow (≠ anonymize, baffle, clutter, collect, confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, gather, heap, jumble, lump, mess, misclassify, mislabel, missort, mix, muddle, muss, nonplus, perplex, pile, puzzle, rumple, scatter, scramble, shuffle, tangle, upset)
CLASSIFY (/): bleep, block, bury, camouflage, cloak, conceal, couch, cover, -deny, disguise, distort, encrypt, enshroud, fabricate, guard, hide, hush, kill, maintain, mask, mislead, muddy, obfuscate, obscure, obstruct, occlude, -omit, redact, repress, reserve, screen, seclude, secrete, secure, shroud, smother, stash, stifle, subdue, suppress, withhold (≠ admit, advertise, air, announce, bare, betray, broadcast, clarify, concede, confess, confide, confirm, debrief, declassify, disclose, discover, display, divulge, expose, flaunt, herald, hint, identify, leak, out, proclaim, publish, reveal, showcase, spread, telegraph, uncover, unmask, volunteer)
CLAW (/): break, butcher, cleave, crab, cut, dig, dismember, dissect, gash, graze, hack, hurt, incise, injure, itch, lacerate, mangle, maul, open, rend, rip, rive, rupture, scrape, scratch, shred, slash, split, tatter, tear (≠ aid, armor, bandage, bind, block, close, heal, mend, nurse, remedy, repair, restore, retract, salve, seal, smooth, soothe, stitch, suture)
CLEAN (+): bathe, brighten, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear, comb, dab, decontaminate, delete, delouse, deodorize, disinfect, distill, dredge, dry, dry-clean, dust, erase, filter, flush, freshen, launder, mop, muck, neaten, -nullify, order, organize, polish, purge, purify, rake, refine, remove, rinse, rub, sanitize, scour, scrape, scrub, shampoo, shine, shower, smear, soak, soap, sponge, spruce, sterilize, straighten, swab, sweep, sweeten, tidy, unclutter, vacuum, wash, wipe (≠ bedraggle, befoul, begrime, blacken, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, discolor, foul, infect, mar, muddy, pollute, replace, smear, smudge, soil, spill, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, untidy)
CLEANSE (+): absolve, acquit, alibi, amend, baptize, clarify, clean, clear, decontaminate, delouse, disinfect, elevate, ennoble, exonerate, expunge, expurgate, heal, improve, launder, moralize, purge, purify, refine, regenerate, restore, rinse, sanitize, scour, scrub, sterilize, uplift, vindicate (≠ besmirch, canker, corrode, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, incriminate, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, stain, sully, tarnish, warp)
CLEAR (→): aerate, anonymize, -blank, clean, cleanse, delouse, disengage, disentangle, empty, erase, evacuate, filter, fine, free, lighten, move, oxygenate, refine, relieve, remove, shift, shunt, solve, tidy, unblock, unburden, uncomplicate, unload, unpack, vacate, vent, ventilate, void, wipe (≠ affix, block, burden, clog, complicate, cram, elaborate, embalm, fasten, fix, glue, insert, jam, load, lumber, maintain, overstuff, pack, pin, preserve, restore, sustain, -thwart)
CLEAR (+): absolve, acquit, alibi, avenge, condone, defend, defray, discharge, disengage, disentangle, dismiss, dispel, except, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forget, forgive, free, justify, liberate, license, mitigate, -overlook, pardon, permit, privilege, refute, release, relieve, remit, reprieve, spare, stay, tolerate, vindicate (≠ accuse, arraign, blame, charge, condemn, contradict, convict, -deny, -desert, destroy, discredit, -disown, disprove, dispute, distrust, doom, doubt, fault, forget, frame, gainsay, grill, -ignore, impeach, implicate, imprison, incriminate, indict, interrogate, oppose, prove, punish, question, rebut, refute, reproach, ruin, sentence)
CLEAVE (/): amputate, axe, carve, chop, crack, cut, detach, disconnect, dismember, dissect, divide, divorce, hack, halve, hew, incise, joint, open, part, pierce, razor, rend, rip, rive, separate, sever, slash, slice, slit, smite, split, stab, sunder, tear, vivisect, whack (≠ annex, attach, combine, connect, fuse, join, marry, meld, mend, merge, part, repair, restore, secure, sew, solder, stitch, suture, tie, unite, weld)
CLENCH (←): bag, bear, capture, carry, catch, clasp, clutch, collar, corral, cradle, embrace, enfold, envelop, fasten, feel, finger, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, handle, hold, hook, hug, land, nab, nail, paw, press, seize, snare, snatch, squeeze, squoosh, take, trap, wrap (≠ bequeath, cede, deliver, drop, free, give, hand, liberate, loose, loosen, release, relinquish, render, slacken, unchain, unclasp, unclench, unfasten, unhand, unleash, yield)
CLIMB (→): ascend, crest, escalate, lift, mount, scale, span, straddle, surmount, thrust, top (≠ descend, dip, dismount, drop, lower, plunge, sink, slide)
CLINCH (+): affirm, assure, clarify, conclude, confirm, consult, convince, decide, define, demonstrate, determine, end, ensure, establish, finish, illuminate, insure, nail, prove, rubber-stamp, seal, secure, settle, show, specify, state, stipulate, verify (≠ addle, baffle, confuse, debate, discredit, disprove, dispute, doubt, invalidate, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, puzzle, question, scruple, unnerve, unsettle, wrangle)
CLIP (→): bang, bash, bat, batter, bean, beat, belt, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, brain, buffet, bump, bung, bunt, bust, butt, cane, chop, clap, clobber, clock, clout, club, concuss, conk, crack, cream, cudgel, cuff, deck, drub, fell, flail, flick, flog, floor, graze, hammer, hit, jab, jostle, kick, knee, knock, lace, lambaste, lash, level, lick, mangle, maul, nail, paste, pelt, pepper, poke, pommel, pound, prod, pummel, punch, push, rabbit-punch, rap, rough, sap, scuff, shove, skull, slam, slap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, s
log, slug, smack, smite, sock, spear, stab, stamp, strike, sucker-punch, swat, swipe, switch, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, whip, zap (≠ armor, -avoid, block, caress, cuddle, deflect, -dodge, -duck, guard, hold, miss, parry, pet, protect, repel, secure, shelter, shield, stroke, undershoot)
CLIP (/): abbreviate, bob, crop, curtail, cut, dock, lop, manicure, mow, nip, pare, pinch, poll, pollard, prune, shave, shear, shorten, skive, snip, stump, trim, truncate, whittle (≠ augment, cultivate, develop, elongate, expand, extend, foster, grow, increase, lengthen, pad, protect, protract, spin, stretch, sustain, unspool)
CLOAK (/): act, affect, assume, blanket, bleep, camouflage, clothe, conceal, costume, counterfeit, cover, curtain, disguise, dissimulate, dress, enshroud, fake, feign, gild, hide, impersonate, mask, obscure, occult, palliate, play, playact, pose, pretend, roleplay, screen, sheathe, shield, shroud, simulate, spackle, varnish, veil, whitewash (≠ bare, betray, brandish, circulate, confess, confide, confirm, denude, disclose, discover, display, disrobe, divulge, exhibit, expose, flaunt, parade, reveal, show, showcase, strip, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unmask, unveil, wag)
CLOAK (/): becloud, bedim, befog, belie, blanket, block, bury, camouflage, clothe, cloud, conceal, cover, curtain, darken, disguise, eclipse, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, gild, gloss, hide, mask, obscure, obstruct, occlude, occult, overshadow, rephrase, screen, shade, shadow, shield, shroud, smother, suppress, varnish, veil, whitewash, wrap (≠ advertise, air, bare, broadcast, clarify, confess, confide, confirm, confront, detect, disclose, display, disseminate, divulge, expose, floodlight, hype, illuminate, light, peel, present, proclaim, publicize, publish, reveal, show, spread, telegraph, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil)
CLOBBER (→): bang, bash, bat, batter, bean, beat, belt, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, brain, buffet, bump, bung, bunt, burst, bust, butt, cane, chop, clap, clip, clock, clout, club, concuss, conk, crack, cream, cudgel, cuff, deck, ding, drub, fell, flail, flick, flog, floor, hammer, hit, jab, jostle, kick, knee, knock, lace, lambaste, lash, level, lick, mangle, maul, nail, paste, pelt, pepper, poke, pommel, pound, prod, pulverize, pummel, punch, push, rap, rough, sap, scuff, shove, skull, slam, slap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, slog, slug, smack, smash, smite, sock, spank, spear, stab, stamp, strike, stroke, sucker-punch, swat, swipe, switch, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, whip, zap (≠ armor, defend, deflect, -dodge, -duck, guard, harbor, heal, help, nurse, parry, preserve, protect, repel, safeguard, save, sentinel, shelter, shield, -sidestep, uphold)
CLOBBER (/): annihilate, beat, best, better, bomb, break, bulldoze, bury, cap, checkmate, conquer, cream, crush, defeat, destroy, devastate, dispatch, doom, drub, dust, eclipse, exceed, finish, flatten, hurdle, knock, lick, master, one-up, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outgun, outmatch, outperform, outreach, outsell, outshine, outstrip, outthink, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, paste, quell, rout, ruin, shellac, sink, skin, skunk, slaughter, steamroller, subdue, subjugate, surmount, surpass, sweep, take, thrash, throw, top, transcend, trim, trounce, upend, upset, vanquish, wallop, wax, whip, whomp, whup, wrack, wreck (≠ back, barricade, blockade, bolster, buttress, champion, contest, cover, defend, defy, -deter, guard, hold, maintain, oppose, preserve, protect, rescue, resist, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, support, survive, sustain, uphold, vindicate, weather, withstand)
CLOCK (→): bang, bash, bat, batter, bean, belt, bludgeon, bonk, bop, brain, buffet, bump, clip, clobber, clout, club, concuss, conk, crack, cream, cudgel, cuff, deck, drub, fell, floor, hammer, hit, jab, knock, level, nail, paste, pepper, pound, prod, pummel, punch, rabbit-punch, rap, sap, skull, sledgehammer, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, sucker-punch, swat, swipe, thrash, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap (≠ armor, assist, bandage, block, buffer, counter, cushion, defend, deflect, -dodge, -duck, endure, guard, heal, help, -ignore, mend, miss, pad, parry, pet, protect, repel, shelter, shield, stroke, support, weather)
CLOCK (←): analyze, assay, case, check, consider, contemplate, crosscheck, examine, eyeball, inspect, learn, notice, observe, ogle, patrol, peg, peruse, read, regard, review, scan, scope, scout, scrutinize, search, sift, spot, spy, study, survey, verify, watch, winnow (≠ -blank, blind, block, bury, -bypass, -circumvent, cloak, conceal, confound, confuse, deceive, -discount, -disregard, excuse, face, forget, guard, hide, -ignore, misjudge, mislead, miss, mistake, -neglect, -overlook, pass, perplex, protect, puzzle, screen, shield, -sidestep, skirt, trick, withhold)
CLOG (/): baffle, bar, block, bottleneck, brake, bung, burden, catch, check, choke, close, complicate, congest, constipate, constrain, counter, cramp, crimp, cripple, curb, dam, delay, detain, -deter, drag, encumber, entangle, entrap, fetter, fill, foul, -frustrate, hamper, hamstring, handicap, hinder, impair, impede, inhibit, interrupt, jam, lumber, mire, obstruct, occlude, oppose, oppress, overload, paralyze, plug, resist, restrain, restrict, retard, seal, snag, snarl, stem, stop, stopper, stuff, stymie, tangle, -thwart, wedge (≠ accelerate, advantage, aerate, breach, catalyze, clear, compel, decongest, edge, expedite, facilitate, fast-track, hasten, hurry, jump, midwife, open, oxygenate, penetrate, pierce, pull, quicken, rupture, scour, speed, unblock, unclog, unplug, unstop, untangle, ventilate)
CLONE (←): adopt, ape, bootleg, copy, counterfeit, double, duplicate, echo, emulate, freeboot, ghostwrite, imitate, impersonate, mirror, multiply, photocopy, pirate, playact, repeat, replicate, reproduce, roleplay, simulate (≠ challenge, coin, contradict, counter, create, -deny, destroy, develop, discredit, dispute, doubt, eliminate, eradicate, expose, exterminate, gainsay, initiate, introduce, invent, oppose, originate, refute, reveal, reverse, spark)
CLOSE (+): acquire, adjudicate, arbitrate, arrange, broker, clinch, complete, conclude, confirm, contract, decide, determine, establish, execute, land, mediate, negotiate, organize, procure, renegotiate, resolve, seal, secure, settle, transact, verify (≠ botch, bungle, debate, -deny, dispute, half-ass, lose, offer, predetermine, propose, -refuse, ruin, seek, solicit, spitball, spoil, squander, suggest)
CLOSE (/): bar, barricade, batten, block, blockade, bolt, chain, clog, cork, deadbolt, fasten, fill, fix, latch, lock, obstruct, occlude, padlock, plug, pucker, seal, secure, shut, slam, stopper, tighten (≠ broach, crack, expose, open, unbar, unbolt, unchain, unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unseal)
CLOSE (/): adjourn, cease, complete, conclude, -discontinue, end, finish, -halt, recess, stop, suspend, terminate, wrap (≠ begin, build, commence, expand, found, inaugurate, initiate, instigate, kick-start, open, prolong, spur, start)
CLOTHE (+): adjust, adorn, arrange, array, attire, buckle, button, caparison, clean, comb, costume, cover, deck, decorate, don, drape, dress, fit, garb, garnish, groom, gussy, outfit, prepare, primp, rig, robe, straighten, style, tidy, trim, uniform, wear, zip (≠ bare, denude, disorder, display, disrobe, divest, exhibit, expose, flash, peel, remove, reveal, shed, strip, unbuckle, unbutton, unclothe, uncover, undrape, undress, unveil, unzip)
CLOUD (/): adumbrate, becloud, befog, blacken, blur, camouflage, churn, cloak, clothe, complicate, conceal, confuse, cover, curtain, darken, dim, disarrange, disarray, discompose, disguise, dishevel, disorder, disorient, disrupt, disturb, dull, eclipse, elaborate, embellish, entangle, extinguish, fog, froth, hide, implicate, jumble, mantle, mask, mix, muddle, muddy, obfuscate, obliterate, obscure, overshadow, perplex, scramble, screen, shade, shadow, shroud, shuffle, snarl, sophisticate, tangle, tousle, upset, veil (≠ analyze, brighten, clarify, cleanse, clear, decipher, decode, disentangle, explain, expose, floodlight, illuminate, light, reveal, simplify, straighten, streamline, uncloud, uncomplicate, uncover, undo, unravel, unscramble, untangle, unveil)
CLUB (→): abuse, assail, assault, attack, bang, bash, baste, bat, batter, bean, beat, belt, beset, birch, blackjack, bludgeon, bonk, bop, box, brain, buffet, bust, cane, chop, clip, clobber, clock, clout, concuss, conk, cowhide, crack, cream, crush, cudgel, cuff, deck, drub, fell, flagellate, flatten, flog, floor, fracture, hammer, hide, hit, knock, lace, lambaste, lash, lather, level, lick,
mangle, mar, maul, nail, paddle, paste, pelt, pistol-whip, pommel, pound, pulverize, pummel, punch, rap, rough, sap, scourge, skull, slam, slap, slate, sledge, sledgehammer, slug, smack, smash, smite, sock, spank, strap, strike, swat, swipe, switch, tan, tap, thrash, thresh, thump, thwack, trounce, wallop, whack, whale, whip, whomp, whup (≠ aid, armor, assist, bandage, block, buffer, caress, coddle, cure, cushion, defend, deflect, -dodge, -duck, endure, fix, guard, heal, help, hold, -ignore, mend, miss, pad, parry, pet, protect, repair, rescue, shelter, shield, stroke, support, weather)
CLUTCH (←): bag, bear, capture, carry, catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, collar, corral, cradle, embrace, fasten, feel, finger, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, handle, harbor, hold, hook, hug, keep, land, nab, nail, paw, seize, snag, snare, snatch, take, trap (≠ -abandon, bequeath, bestow, cede, deliver, donate, drop, give, hand, impart, lose, miss, provide, release, relinquish, render, restore, unclasp, unfasten, unhand, yield)
COACH (+): accompany, advise, assist, attend, brainwash, brief, chaperone, choreograph, civilize, condition, consult, convince, convoy, counsel, cram, cultivate, demonstrate, develop, direct, discipline, drill, edify, educate, engineer, enhance, enlighten, escort, expand, extend, familiarize, foster, godfather, groom, guide, help, hone, improve, inculcate, indoctrinate, influence, inform, instruct, lead, mentor, monitor, nurture, optimize, orchestrate, oversee, pilot, prepare, prime, question, ready, retrain, school, shepherd, show, steer, stretch, superintend, supervise, sway, teach, test, train, tutor, upgrade (≠ -abandon, abuse, accept, cheat, decondition, decrease, deflect, destroy, doom, follow, forfeit, forget, hocus-pocus, -ignore, interview, learn, mislead, -neglect, obey, play, practice, sabotage, scupper, shelve, -shun, sidetrack, undermine, wrong)