by Damon Suede
EXECUTE (/): annihilate, assassinate, behead, blot, bump, butcher, claim, croak, crucify, decapitate, destroy, dispatch, doom, drown, electrocute, eliminate, eradicate, exterminate, fell, finish, gas, guillotine, hang, ice, impale, kill, liquidate, lynch, massacre, murder, neutralize, off, orphan, purge, shoot, slaughter, slay, smite, snipe, snuff, terminate, whack, zap (≠ acquit, alibi, animate, bear, exonerate, gestate, guard, heal, protect, raise, reinvigorate, release, rescue, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revive, save, survive, withstand)
EXEMPT (/): absolve, acquit, alibi, clear, discharge, dismiss, dispense, except, -exclude, excuse, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, -omit, -overlook, pardon, release, relieve, remit, spare, waive (≠ accuse, blame, condemn, convict, disrespect, enforce, fault, finger, frame, obligate, oblige, overcommit, punish, scapegoat, -scorn, -shun)
EXERCISE (→): abuse, apply, bestow, direct, discharge, employ, enjoy, exert, exploit, handle, harness, implement, maneuver, manipulate, operate, ply, practice, recycle, reuse, run, try, use, utilize, weaponize, wield, work (≠ break, damage, discard, drop, -ignore, jettison, misapply, misuse, -neglect, -reject, scrap)
EXERCISE (+): break, condition, cultivate, develop, discipline, drill, edify, foster, groom, habituate, hone, improve, inure, learn, limber, perfect, practice, prepare, ready, refine, rehearse, repeat, review, school, sharpen, strain, study, teach, train, tune (≠ -abandon, -disregard, forget, hamper, hamstring, hinder, impede, -neglect, -omit, -overlook, stall, stiffen, stymie, weaken, worsen)
EXERCISE (/): abash, aggravate, agitate, ail, alarm, anger, annoy, appall, bedevil, bother, bug, chafe, concern, confound, confuse, daunt, demoralize, derail, discomfit, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, disquiet, distemper, distract, distress, disturb, dizzy, embarrass, exasperate, faze, fluster, frazzle, fret, fuss, gall, harass, harry, haunt, irk, irritate, jar, mortify, nettle, nonplus, peeve, perturb, pester, pique, plague, rattle, rile, shake, undo, unhinge, unnerve, unsettle, upset, vex, worry (≠ allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, comfort, compose, conciliate, console, help, humor, mellow, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, quiet, settle, soothe, stabilize, steady, tranquilize)
EXHAUST (/): bankrupt, beggar, bleed, castrate, consume, debilitate, decondition, deplete, devour, diminish, disable, dispel, disperse, dissipate, drain, draw, dry, eat, empty, enervate, enfeeble, erode, expend, fatigue, finish, impoverish, incapacitate, jade, knacker, leach, leech, milk, overextend, overtax, overwork, reduce, sap, slather, spend, squander, strain, straiten, stultify, tax, tire, unhinge, -void, waste, weaken, weary, wither (≠ augment, bank, boost, budget, condition, conserve, deposit, embattle, energize, fortify, invigorate, lard, refresh, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renew, replenish, restimulate, restore, revive, stimulate, strengthen)
EXHIBIT (→): adduce, advertise, air, amplify, announce, array, assert, attest, bare, bear, bellow, blaze, brandish, brief, broadcast, carry, certify, circulate, communicate, concede, confess, confide, confirm, confront, corroborate, declare, demonstrate, disclose, discover, display, disseminate, divulge, document, elevate, embody, establish, evidence, evince, exemplify, expose, express, exteriorize, externalize, extol, feature, flash, flaunt, flourish, glorify, herald, highlight, hype, illuminate, illustrate, indicate, magnify, manifest, mark, materialize, offer, parade, placard, plug, possess, post, presell, present, proclaim, produce, promote, prove, publicize, reveal, show, showcase, sound, sport, spotlight, state, substantiate, support, telegraph, testify, trumpet, uncloak, uncloud, uncover, unmask, unsheathe, unveil, validate, volunteer, wag, wave, wear (≠ baffle, belie, blacken, blind, block, blur, bury, camouflage, censor, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, confuse, costume, cover, curtain, darken, dim, disguise, eclipse, ensconce, enshroud, fog, forget, hide, holster, hush, mask, misconstrue, miss, mistake, muddle, muddy, niche, obfuscate, obscure, occlude, occult, -omit, -overlook, overshadow, perplex, remove, screen, shade, shadow, sheathe, shroud, skip, spackle, veil, withhold)
EXHILARATE (+): activate, amuse, animate, arouse, awaken, boost, brighten, buoy, charge, cheer, delight, elate, electrify, elevate, energize, enliven, excite, freshen, generate, gladden, ignite, inflame, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, jolt, juice, lift, light, motivate, quicken, raise, razzle-dazzle, refresh, rejoice, restimulate, restore, revitalize, revive, rouse, spark, stimulate, thrill, uplift, vitalize, wake, wow (≠ agitate, bore, bother, bug, burden, deaden, demoralize, demotivate, depress, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, dissuade, distress, dull, encumber, enervate, frustrate, harass, hassle, hurt, insult, jade, offend, oppress, punish, receive, repress, sadden, sicken, suppress, tire, tranquilize, upset, weaken, weary, worry)
EXHORT (→): admonish, advise, beseech, bid, caution, coerce, convince, counsel, encourage, enjoin, entreat, force, goad, implore, incite, inflame, insist, inspire, instigate, persuade, plead, preach, press, pressure, prick, prod, prompt, propel, rally, sandbag, spur, stimulate, urge, warn (≠ answer, block, brake, check, constrain, curb, daunt, demotivate, -deter, discourage, dissuade, -forbid, hamper, hinder, impede, inhibit, -preclude, -prevent, -prohibit, protest, restrain, stall, stem, -thwart)
EXHUME (←): dig, disclose, disinter, excavate, expose, resurrect, reveal, revive, unbury, unearth, unveil (≠ bury, conceal, ensconce, entomb, hide, inter, obscure, plant, shroud, stash, store)
EXILE (→): ban, banish, bar, denaturalize, deport, displace, dispossess, eject, evacuate, -excommunicate, expatriate, expel, extradite, -ostracize, oust, outlaw, proscribe, relegate, repatriate, separate, transport, uproot (≠ accept, admit, allow, collect, conjure, embrace, greet, harbor, hold, host, invite, keep, permit, receive, repatriate, solicit, summon, welcome)
EXONERATE (+): absolve, acquit, alibi, avenge, cleanse, clear, condone, defray, discharge, dismiss, exculpate, excuse, exempt, forget, forgive, free, justify, liberate, mitigate, -omit, -overlook, pardon, purge, purify, redeem, refute, release, remit, reprieve, spare, tolerate, vindicate, wash (≠ accuse, anathematize, attaint, bind, blame, burden, charge, compel, condemn, convict, damn, denounce, discipline, fault, finger, frame, implicate, imprison, impugn, incarcerate, incriminate, institutionalize, intern, jail, litigate, obligate, oblige, punish, restrain, revile, scapegoat, sentence)
EXORCISE (/): -abandon, abdicate, abolish, adjure, annihilate, ban, bar, cashier, chuck, deep-six, -desert, discard, discharge, dismiss, -ditch, dump, eighty-six, eject, eliminate, eradicate, evacuate, evict, exile, expel, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, -forsake, free, jettison, junk, liquidate, lose, oust, pitch, purify, -reject, remove, scrap, shed, shuck, sideline, slough, toss, unload, uproot (≠ accept, adopt, colonize, conjure, dominate, embrace, employ, encourage, guard, harbor, hold, inhabit, invite, keep, possess, retain, shelter, shield, summon, use, utilize, welcome)
EXPAND (→): diffuse, diversify, extend, fan, flare, open, outstretch, spread, stretch, unfold, unfurl, unravel, unroll, unspool, wax (≠ close, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, crush, fold, press, reduce, wrinkle)
EXPAND (+): accelerate, accent, accentuate, accrue, accumulate, affirm, aggrandize, amass, amplify, assert, augment, beef, belabor, bloat, bolster, boost, broaden, build, bulge, buttress, caricature, collect, color, complement, compound, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, dramatize, elaborate, elongate, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, escalate, extend, fatten, flesh, foster, fudge, glitz, grow, heighten, heroicize, heroize, hike, hype, hyperbolize, idealize, idolize, increase, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, maximize, mount, multiply, optimize, overdo, overdramatize, overdraw, overemphasize, overhaul, overplay, oversell, overstate, pad, parlay, piggyback, poeticize, prioritize, prolong, protract, puff, punctuate, pyramid, raise, ratchet, reinforce, romanticize, satirize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, sharpen, sophisticate, spread, stockpile, stoke, strengthen, stress, stretch, supersize, supplement, swell, thicken, treble, triple, up, widen (≠ abate, abbreviate, abridge, belittle, compress, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, decrease, decry, deemphasi
ze, de-escalate, deflate, deprecate, diminish, -discount, dismiss, disparage, downplay, downsize, lessen, lower, miniaturize, minify, minimize, reduce, retrench, shorten, shrink, soften, soft-pedal, subtract, trivialize, underemphasize, underrate, understate)
EXPAND (+): add, amplify, broaden, complement, deepen, detail, develop, dilate, elaborate, embellish, embroider, enlarge, exaggerate, flesh, supplement, widen (≠ abbreviate, abridge, adumbrate, compress, concentrate, condense, contract, curtail, edit, generalize, outline, précis, reduce, shorten, summarize, truncate)
EXPEDITE (+): accelerate, advance, assist, brainstorm, catalyze, discharge, dispatch, facilitate, fast-forward, fast-track, forward, frogmarch, further, grease, hasten, hurry, hustle, lube, lubricate, march, midwife, precipitate, press, promote, push, quicken, railroad, rush, speed, spur, urge (≠ -abort, block, -cancel, cripple, curb, decelerate, delay, -halt, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hobble, pause, shelve, slacken, slow, stall, stop, stymie, -thwart)
EXPEL (→): barf, belch, blow, breathe, cast, discharge, disgorge, ejaculate, eject, emit, erupt, evacuate, exhale, expectorate, fire, fling, gush, heave, hurl, hurtle, issue, jet, jettison, launch, pitch, pour, puke, regurgitate, release, shoot, spew, spit, splutter, spout, spring, spurt, squirt, stream, toss, upchuck, vent, void, vomit (≠ absorb, bottle, consume, contain, devour, eat, engulf, gobble, ingest, inhale, inspire, receive, restrain, smell, sniff, swallow)
EXPEL (→): alienate, amputate, antagonize, axe, ban, banish, bar, blackball, blacklist, boot, bounce, -boycott, bust, can, cashier, cast, chase, cloister, closet, confine, cordon, defenestrate, -deny, deport, detach, disallow, disbar, discard, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, displace, dispossess, disqualify, divorce, drop, eject, eliminate, eradicate, estrange, evacuate, evict, excise, -exclude, -excommunicate, exile, expatriate, extirpate, extradite, extrude, fire, -forbid, -ignore, impel, insulate, isolate, offload, -omit, -ostracize, oust, out, outlaw, pink-slip, -prohibit, propel, proscribe, protest, -reject, release, relegate, remove, -renounce, -repudiate, retire, rout, sack, screen, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester, sever, sideline, -spurn, suspend, target, terminate, turf (≠ accept, admit, entertain, greet, harbor, house, include, invite, lodge, permit, receive, reunite, room, shelter, take, welcome)
EXPEL (→): cast, discharge, ejaculate, eject, eliminate, emit, erupt, evacuate, evolve, excrete, exhale, exude, give, gush, irradiate, issue, jet, ooze, pour, radiate, release, secrete, send, shoot, spew, spout, spray, spurt, squirt, throw, vent (≠ absorb, draw, drink, infuse, inhale, lap, marinate, slurp, smell, sniff, soak, sponge, steep, suck, take, taste, vacuum)
EXPEND (→): afford, blow, buy, disburse, dissipate, drop, fritter, give, lard, lavish, misspend, outbid, outlay, overfeed, overpay, overspend, pay, procure, purchase, rain, slather, spend, squander, waste (≠ acquire, cache, earn, gain, garner, hoard, make, procure, realize, save, secure, starve, stiff, stint, win)
EXPEND (←): absorb, bankrupt, beggar, burn, cannibalize, consume, cripple, debilitate, deplete, devour, diminish, disable, dissipate, drain, draw, eat, employ, empty, enfeeble, exhaust, guzzle, impoverish, leech, overextend, sap, spend, undermine, use, utilize, weaken, wither (≠ augment, bank, bolster, budget, conserve, enforce, enlarge, fortify, increase, preserve, rebuild, recoup, reinforce, reinvigorate, renew, repair, replace, restore, revive, save, stabilize, steal, stimulate, strengthen, withhold)
EXPLAIN (+): analyze, annotate, circulate, cite, clarify, classify, clear, construe, contrast, decipher, decode, define, delineate, demonstrate, demystify, describe, disclose, disentangle, distinguish, elaborate, elucidate, explicate, explore, expound, extract, floodlight, generalize, gloss, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, paraphrase, predict, profile, resolve, school, simplify, solve, specify, summarize, teach, translate, uncomplicate, undo, unfold, unravel, unriddle, unscramble, untangle (≠ addle, baffle, befog, cloud, complicate, confound, confuse, flummox, muddy, mystify, nonplus, obfuscate, obscure, perplex, puzzle, scramble, stump, tangle, trouble, vex) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
EXPLAIN (+): absolve, acquit, alibi, attribute, condone, defend, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, forgive, justify, rationalize, vindicate (≠ -abandon, abjure, accuse, blame, condemn, fault, -forsake, indict, refute, -scorn)
EXPLOIT (→): apply, choreograph, direct, employ, exercise, exert, handle, harness, mine, operate, orchestrate, recycle, reuse, run, tap, use, utilize, weaponize, wield, work (≠ -bypass, -ignore, leave, misapply, misuse, -neglect, -reject, -shun)
EXPLOIT (/): abuse, bastardize, beguile, bestialize, betray, bleed, bluff, cheapen, cheat, chisel, commercialize, commodify, con, cozen, debase, deceive, defraud, degrade, delude, demean, devalue, devise, dupe, engineer, euchre, finagle, finesse, fleece, fool, gazump, gull, handle, hoax, hoodwink, hustle, ill-treat, leverage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, milk, misapply, mistreat, misuse, oppress, outsmart, outthink, outwit, overcharge, pervert, profane, prostitute, remainder, sacrifice, shanghai, skin, snooker, snow, soak, stiff, sucker, swindle, trick, use, whore, work, wrong (≠ afford, bankroll, bestow, confess, confront, contribute, defend, dower, endow, fund, furnish, give, guard, honor, maintain, offer, preserve, protect, provide, repair, rescue, restore, save, supply, support, sustain, underwrite, volunteer)
EXPLORE (←): analyze, anatomize, appraise, ascertain, ask, assay, audit, browse, canvass, case, catch, catechize, challenge, check, chew, clock, consider, consult, contemplate, criticize, critique, cross-examine, cruise, debate, debunk, detect, determine, diagnose, discern, disclose, dispute, dissect, distinguish, elicit, espy, examine, excavate, eyeball, frisk, glimpse, grill, hear, hunt, identify, inspect, interpolate, interrogate, interview, investigate, learn, locate, monitor, mull, notice, observe, parse, perceive, peruse, pick, pioneer, poll, ponder, probe, prove, query, question, quiz, read, realize, recognize, reconnoiter, reference, reinvestigate, research, resolve, reveal, review, riffle, rifle, sample, scan, scope, screen, scrutinize, search, see, seek, sense, sift, size, skim, spitball, spot, study, surf, survey, suss, sweep, test, vet, view, weigh (≠ addle, assimilate, baffle, bewilder, -blank, blind, blindfold, bury, cloud, conceal, confound, confuse, consolidate, deceive, defraud, digest, disguise, -disregard, fake, forget, fudge, gaslight, grok, -ignore, integrate, leave, mask, misconstrue, misdiagnose, misgauge, mislead, misread, miss, misunderstand, muddle, mystify, -neglect, obscure, -omit, -overlook, perplex, puzzle, skim, skip, synthesize, -thwart, trick, trust, unify)
EXPLORE (←): analyze, beat, comb, consult, dig, disclose, discover, dredge, examine, excavate, expose, fathom, ferret, gouge, grub, hunt, inspect, investigate, observe, pace, patrol, perambulate, pilfer, plumb, plunder, probe, prospect, prowl, question, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, reconnoiter, research, reveal, rummage, scoop, scour, scout, scrounge, scrutinize, search, seek, shovel, sift, sound, spade, survey, test, tour, transit, travel, traverse, tread, trowel, unearth, visit, wander (≠ -abandon, -avoid, bestow, blind, bury, buy, -bypass, circumnavigate, -circumvent, clean, conceal, confound, contribute, cover, defend, donate, -evade, fill, free, give, guard, hide, -ignore, keep, lose, mislead, miss, mistake, neaten, -neglect, offer, -omit, orbit, order, organize, -overlook, present, protect, purchase, receive, -refuse, -reject, return, shield, skip, skirt, -slight, -snub, stash, stow, supply, tidy, volunteer, yield)
EXPOSE (→): accost, accuse, admit, attaint, betray, circulate, clarify, concede, confess, confide, confront, confute, crack, debunk, denounce, detect, disclose, display, disseminate, divulge, exhibit, exteriorize, externalize, floodlight, illuminate, leak, manifest, open, out, present, prove, reveal, show, showcase, spill, uncover, unearth, unmask, unveil (≠ bleep, bullshit, bury, camouflage, candy-coat, censor, cloud, conceal, confuse, cover, -deny, gloss, hide, mask, obscure, overshadow, protect, puzzle, redact, refute, shroud, snooker, snow, spackle, suppress, trick, varnish, veil, whitewash, withhold)
EXPOSE (→): advertise, air, amplify, announce, bare, bellow, betray, blab, blaze, blurt, boost, brandish, broadcast, bulletin, circulate, communicate, confi
de, confirm, debunk, declare, demonstrate, disclose, discover, disinter, display, disseminate, divulge, elevate, evince, exhibit, feature, flaunt, flourish, heighten, herald, highlight, hype, illuminate, impart, inform, leak, light, magnify, manifest, out, parade, placard, post, proclaim, produce, project, promote, promulgate, publicize, publish, rake, relate, report, reveal, share, show, showcase, sound, spill, sport, spotlight, telegraph, tell, trumpet, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unearth, unmask, unsheathe, unshroud, unveil, wave (≠ bleep, camouflage, censor, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, costume, couch, counterfeit, cover, curtain, darken, disguise, distort, eclipse, enshroud, falsify, garble, gild, gloss, hide, holster, hood, mask, miscommunicate, misrepresent, obscure, occlude, occult, -omit, overshadow, redact, shade, sheathe, shroud, twist, varnish, veil, whitewash)
EXPOSE (+): bare, bark, clear, defoliate, deforest, denude, disrobe, divest, excoriate, flash, flay, peel, skin, streak, strip, unbuckle, unbutton, unclothe, uncover, undrape, undress, unfold, unmask, unveil, unzip (≠ accoutre, apparel, arm, array, attire, buckle, button, caparison, cloak, clothe, costume, cover, deck, drape, dress, equip, furnish, garb, outfit, robe, spackle, swaddle, swathe, veil, zip)
EXPOSE (+): accost, chasten, concede, confess, confirm, confront, debunk, demolish, denounce, denunciate, -deny, disclose, discredit, disgrace, disprove, divulge, humiliate, incriminate, invalidate, nail, oppose, out, prove, shame, tell, trust, uncloak, uncover, undress, unmask, unveil, validate (≠ bluff, bullshit, bury, camouflage, cloak, clothe, conceal, costume, deceive, -deny, disguise, double-talk, ensconce, hide, mask, mislead, -rebuff, secrete, veil)