by Damon Suede
FREE (+): clear, deliver, discharge, disembody, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, divest, emancipate, enfranchise, extricate, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, redeem, release, relieve, rescue, rid, save, slack, slacken, spring, unbind, unburden, uncage, unchain, uncuff, unfetter, unravel, unsnarl, untangle, untie, untwine (≠ block, bog, burden, cuff, embroil, encumber, entangle, fetter, hamper, hinder, impede, load, lumber, obstruct, restrain, saddle, shackle, straightjacket, subject, weigh, weight)
FREE (+): aerate, clean, clear, decongest, ease, facilitate, loosen, open, oxygenate release, smooth, strip, unblock, unclog, unclutter, unplug, unstop, ventilate (≠ barricade, block, blockade, clog, close, clutter, constrict, dam, encumber, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct, occlude, plug, stem, stop, trammel)
FREEZE (/): calcify, chill, clot, coagulate, concrete, congeal, cool, crystallize, deep-freeze, embalm, firm, glaciate, harden, ice, indurate, ossify, petrify, preserve, refrigerate, rigidify, set, solidify, stiffen, thicken (≠ de-ice, dissolve, flux, fuse, liquefy, loosen, melt, smelt, soften, steam, thaw, unfreeze)
FREEZE (/): -abort, arrest, cripple, deactivate, disable, fix, -halt, hold, immobilize, inactivate, numb, paralyze, peg, stop, stun, suspend (≠ accelerate, catalyze, free, grease, hasten, loose, midwife, mobilize, move, quicken, speed, stir, unleash, weaponize)
FRESHEN (+): activate, aerate, air, assist, brace, cheer, clean, cleanse, cool, disburse, dispense, energize, enliven, exhilarate, fortify, galvanize, gentrify, heal, invigorate, liven, modernize, neaten, overhaul, prod, prompt, purify, quarantine, quicken, recharge, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, recreate, redesign, redevelop, redo, reengineer, refill, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, rehab, rehabilitate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, remake, remodel, renew, renovate, repair, replenish, reshuffle, restimulate, restore, restructure, resupply, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revolutionize, rouse, shuffle, stimulate, sweeten, tidy, update, upgrade, ventilate (≠ age, bleed, blemish, blight, cannibalize, consume, cripple, damage, debilitate, deplete, depredate, destroy, doom, drain, enervate, exhaust, hamstring, harm, impair, infect, injure, leech, mangle, mar, overextend, paralyze, ruin, shrivel, trouble, weaken, wither, wizen, wreck)
FRIGHTEN (/): affright, agitate, alarm, amaze, appall, astound, awe, blackjack, blackmail, bludgeon, boggle, browbeat, brutalize, bulldoze, bully, chill, cow, daunt, deafen, demoralize, demotivate, -deter, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, emasculate, faze, floor, freeze, funk, haunt, horrify, intimidate, jolt, menace, numb, panic, paralyze, perturb, petrify, railroad, rattle, repel, sandbag, savage, scare, shake, shock, spook, startle, strong-arm, stun, stupefy, terrify, terrorize, threaten, trash-talk, traumatize, unhinge, unman, unnerve, unsettle, unstring, upset, victimize, warn, worry (≠ allay, amuse, assuage, assure, baby, boost, buoy, calm, charm, cheer, coddle, comfort, compose, console, delight, embolden, enchant, encourage, entertain, exhilarate, fortify, gladden, guard, hearten, help, humor, inspire, invigorate, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nurture, pacify, placate, please, protect, quiet, reassure, release, relieve, save, secure, seduce, soothe, stabilize, steady, steel, stimulate, strengthen, thrill, uplift, vamp, woo, wow)
FRISK (←): browse, check, despoil, examine, explore, fan, ferret, grope, inspect, investigate, learn, peruse, probe, ransack, rifle, scan, scope, scrutinize, search, study, survey, toss (≠ -abandon, conceal, hide, -ignore, miss, mistake, -neglect, -overlook, pocket, stash, stow, tuck, wedge)
-FRUSTRATE (/): anticipate, arrest, -avert, baffle, -balk, bar, battle, beat, block, check, checkmate, clog, conquer, counteract, defeat, discomfit, encumber, fetter, fight, foil, forestall, -halt, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, impede, inhibit, manacle, monkey-wrench, -negate, neutralize, nobble, -nullify, obstruct, -obviate, occlude, offset, oppose, outlast, overcome, override, -preclude, -prevent, protest, shackle, short-circuit, stall, stop, stultify, stymie, -thwart (≠ abet, advance, aid, assist, cultivate, ease, encourage, facilitate, forward, foster, further, midwife, nurture, promote, smooth)
FRUSTRATE (/): afflict, alarm, bother, browbeat, bully, chill, cow, dampen, daunt, deaden, debilitate, demoralize, demotivate, depress, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, distress, enfeeble, frighten, horrify, intimidate, irk, sadden, scare, sicken, trouble, undermine, unman, unnerve, vex, weaken, weigh, wither, worry (≠ animate, boost, buoy, cheer, encourage, energize, enliven, excite, fortify, galvanize, inspire, invigorate, prioritize, reassure, reinforce, steel, stir, strengthen)
FRY (+): barbecue, brown, cook, fricassee, frizzle, griddle, grill, roast, sauté, sear, singe, sizzle, toast (≠ bake, baste, butter, chill, cool, douse, drench, freeze, grease, ice, oil, refrigerate, soak, wet)
FUEL (→): augment, beef, bolster, boost, buttress, charge, contribute, dispense, encourage, energize, fan, feed, fill, fire, force-feed, gas, incite, inflame, nourish, nurture, overfeed, power, prioritize, service, stimulate, stoke, strengthen, supply, sustain, victual (≠ bleed, cannibalize, consume, cripple, debilitate, demotivate, deplete, depredate, discourage, drain, empty, exhaust, finish, knacker, leach, leech, overextend, sap, spend, squander, tap, tax, withhold)
FULFILL (+): accomplish, achieve, acquire, actualize, answer, attain, claim, complete, conclude, consummate, crest, deliver, discharge, dispatch, earn, effect, effectuate, enact, end, execute, fill, finish, gain, get, implement, keep, manage, manifest, meet, negotiate, obey, observe, obtain, perfect, perform, please, procure, produce, qualify, reach, realize, resolve, satisfy, score, seal, settle, sign, solve, suit, win (≠ -abandon, -abort, -avoid, begin, breach, -cancel, commence, concede, create, destroy, displease, -disregard, dissatisfy, drop, fail, forfeit, forget, -halt, -ignore, introduce, leave, lose, miss, -neglect, -overlook, pass, question, scant, scrimp, skimp, -slight, start, stop, violate) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
FUMBLE (/): blemish, blight, blow, bobble, boggle, boot, botch, bugger, bungle, butcher, damage, destroy, dismiss, -disregard, doom, drop, fail, flaw, flub, fluff, foozle, forget, goof, half-ass, harm, hurt, -ignore, impair, injure, jumble, lose, louse, mangle, mar, mess, miscarry, mishandle, mislay, mismanage, misplace, miss, mistake, misunderstand, mix, muddle, muff, murder, -neglect, -omit, -overlook, overshoot, ruin, scramble, skip, spoil, undershoot, vitiate, wreck (≠ accomplish, achieve, actualize, ameliorate, bemoan, better, claim, crest, doctor, enhance, fix, handle, help, improve, lament, manage, mourn, nail, optimize, outsell, outshine, overhaul, pass, patch, perfect, recondition, rectify, refine, reform, regret, remedy, renovate, repair, revamp, revolutionize, steady, surpass, transfer)
FUMIGATE (/): circulate, cleanse, decontaminate, delouse, deodorize, disinfect, fan, freshen, oxygenate, purify, quarantine, sanitize, smoke, sterilize, vaporize (≠ afflict, choke, cloud, contaminate, foul, infect, infest, plague, pollute, sully, taint)
FUND (→): advantage, advocate, aid, assist, award, back, bankroll, benefit, bequeath, bestow, capitalize, champion, clear, cofinance, compensate, contribute, defray, discharge, dispense, dower, endorse, endow, enrich, ensure, extend, facilitate, feed, finance, float, foot, force-feed, foster, fuel, furnish, grant, grubstake, guarantee, help, house, keep, lend, liquidate, loan, maintain, nourish, nurture, offer, overfeed, patronize, pay, pony, proffer, profit, promote, provide, -quit, recompense, refinance, refund, reward, serve, settle, sponsor, stake, stand, subsidize, suckle, supplement, supply, support, sustain, tend, underwrite, volunteer (≠ -abandon, accept, acquire, bankrupt, beggar, bilk, borrow, break, bust, cadge, consume, cripple, defund, demand, deplete, deprive, -desert, diminish, disappoint, disinherit, -disown, drain, earn, exhaust, expect, expend, exploit, famish, fleece, foil, -frustrate, hinder, impoverish, inherit, leech, -neglect, obtain, overextend, pauperize, reduce, request, ruin, sabotage, sap, scant, scotch, skimp, spend, squander, starve, stiff, stint, straiten, subvert, take, tap, tax, -thwart, waste, weaken, withhold)
FURNISH (→): accoutre, afford, allocate, allot, apparel, appoint, apportion, arm,
array, assign, award, bequeath, bestow, clothe, comp, contribute, decorate, deliver, dispense, distribute, dole, dollop, donate, dower, endow, enrich, equip, feather, feed, fill, force-feed, fortify, fuel, gird, give, grant, hand, lend, loan, offer, outfit, overfeed, prepare, present, provide, provision, refill, rig, spare, stock, store, supply, tender, transfer, victual, volunteer, yield (≠ bank, borrow, budget, cadge, claim, commandeer, confiscate, conserve, debit, deduct, demand, -deny, deprive, dispossess, divest, grab, impound, keep, maintain, pickle, preserve, -refuse, reserve, retain, rob, save, scant, scrounge, seize, skimp, starve, steal, stint, strip, swipe, take, weasel, withdraw, withhold)
FURTHER (→): abet, advance, advertise, advocate, aid, amplify, assist, back, ballyhoo, benefit, boost, champion, condone, cultivate, encourage, endorse, endow, energize, facilitate, favor, finance, float, forward, foster, fund, 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)
FUSE (+): add, amalgamate, annex, attach, bind, blend, bond, cement, coalesce, combine, commingle, composite, compound, concrete, conflate, conjoin, connect, couple, emulsify, entwine, fasten, flux, fold, glue, homogenize, incorporate, integrate, intermingle, intermix, intertwine, interweave, join, knit, link, marry, match, meld, melt, mend, merge, mingle, mix, mortar, network, reintegrate, run, smelt, solder, splice, stir, synthesize, tie, toss, unify, unite, weave, weld, yoke (≠ atomize, break, cleave, detach, diffuse, disengage, disjoin, disperse, dissolve, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, fracture, fragment, kibble, part, pulverize, rend, rupture, scatter, separate, sever, shatter, split, sunder, tear, unmix, vaporize)
G
GAG (/): asphyxiate, bar, bind, block, censor, check, choke, clog, close, constrict, curb, hinder, muffle, mute, muzzle, obstruct, overpower, overwhelm, plug, -prevent, -prohibit, quiet, repress, restrain, shush, silence, smother, squeeze, squelch, stifle, still, stop, straightjacket, strangle, subdue, suffocate, suppress, throttle (≠ aid, air, allow, amplify, assist, augment, boost, broadcast, clear, disseminate, encourage, expose, extend, free, help, loose, magnify, oxygenate, publicize, release, restore, reveal, share, soothe, spread, unclog, vent, ventilate, voice)
GAIN (←): accept, accrue, achieve, acquire, apprehend, attain, bag, bilk, bogart, borrow, buy, cadge, capture, catch, claim, cop, crest, download, earn, enlist, exact, extract, find, get, grab, gross, harvest, import, increase, inherit, lease, milk, mine, mooch, nab, net, obtain, occupy, pilfer, poach, possess, procure, pull, purchase, reclaim, recoup, rent, scoop, scrounge, secure, seize, select, snag, snare, snatch, source, steal, swipe, take, tap, weasel, win, wrest (≠ -abandon, bequeath, bestow, cost, debit, decrease, deduct, deplete, disburse, disinherit, expend, forfeit, give, grant, lessen, lose, lower, miss, reduce, relinquish, scrounge, shrink, subtract, thin, undershoot, yield)
GALVANIZE (→): activate, amaze, animate, arouse, astonish, awaken, bewitch, captivate, catalyze, charge, charm, delight, egg, electrify, empower, enchant, encourage, energize, enliven, enthrall, excite, exhilarate, fire, foment, freshen, frighten, fuel, hypnotize, incite, inspire, interest, intoxicate, intrigue, invigorate, jolt, mesmerize, motivate, move, pique, power, prime, prod, provoke, quicken, razzle-dazzle, rivet, rouse, shock, spellbind, spur, startle, stimulate, stir, stun, tantalize, thrill, titillate, urge, vitalize, wake, wow, zap (≠ bore, calm, comfort, cripple, dampen, deaden, demoralize, demotivate, depress, -deter, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, dissuade, dull, hamper, hamstring, hinder, hobble, impair, incapacitate, inhibit, jade, lull, mellow, mesmerize, numb, pacify, quiet, retard, sadden, sedate, sicken, tire, weaken, weary)
GAMBLE (→): ante, back, bet, bid, brave, challenge, chance, compromise, dare, defy, endanger, face, game, hazard, imperil, invest, jeopardize, lay, offer, parlay, play, risk, spare, spitball, stake, venture, volunteer, wager (≠ assure, clinch, crosscheck, defend, design, ensure, guarantee, indemnify, insure, plan, promise, protect, prove, script, secure, verify, vouchsafe, warrant)
GARBLE (/): alter, belie, bend, bleep, bowdlerize, buckle, camouflage, censor, churn, cloud, color, complicate, confound, confuse, contort, cook, corrupt, deceive, deform, disguise, distort, doctor, double-talk, embellish, embroider, fake, falsify, fudge, gloss, half-ass, heave, interpolate, jumble, manipulate, mask, misdescribe, mishear, misinterpret, mislead, misquote, misread, misrepresent, misstate, mistake, mistranslate, misunderstand, mix, muddle, mutilate, mystify, obscure, pervert, redact, scramble, slant, tinge, twist, veil, warp, whitewash (≠ align, clarify, clear, correct, crack, decipher, decode, decrypt, deduce, detect, distill, edit, elaborate, elucidate, explain, filter, grok, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, order, punctuate, purify, realign, rectify, rephrase, represent, right, simplify, solve, strain, streamline, translate, uncomplicate, unravel, unscramble, untangle)
GARNER (+): accumulate, amass, archive, arrange, assemble, ball, band, batch, brigade, bunch, cluster, collate, collect, combine, compile, concentrate, congregate, connect, corral, cull, deposit, gather, glean, group, heap, herd, hive, hoard, husband, join, link, lump, merge, muster, organize, pack, pile, pool, press, raise, rally, reserve, save, scavenge, scrape, stack, stockpile, store, stow, swarm, systematize, throng, treasure, unite (≠ break, diffuse, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, dispel, disperse, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, offload, part, scatter, send, separate, sever, split, squander, waste)
GARNER (←): accomplish, accumulate, achieve, acquire, actualize, amass, annex, attain, bag, bring, capture, carry, catch, claim, clear, clinch, crest, download, draw, earn, gain, get, gross, land, make, net, notch, obtain, occupy, procure, pull, reacquire, realize, reap, recapture, regain, score, secure, source, win (≠ accord, bequeath, bestow, confer, forfeit, give, grant, hand, impart, lose, offer, pay, relinquish, spare, starve, surrender, undershoot, volunteer, yield)
GARNISH (←): cull, cut, debit, decrease, deduct, diminish, dock, downsize, excise, extract, lessen, mitigate, pull, reduce, remove, reserve, subtract, take, tax, withhold (≠ accord, augment, boost, donate, earn, furnish, give, increase, make, offer, pay, recoup, spare, stiff, stint, supply, tender, volunteer, yield)
GARNISH (+): accessorize, adorn, amplify, appliqué, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, bespangle, better, blazon, braid, brighten, caparison, color, costume, crown, dandify, deck, decorate, drape, dress, drizzle, elaborate, embellish, emblaze, emblazon, emboss, embroider, enhance, enrich, exaggerate, fancify, feather, festoon, filigree, fillet, fix, flavor, flounce, freshen, frill, fringe, further, garland, gild, glamorize, glitter, glitz, grace, hang, improve, increase, lace, magnify, marinate, optimize, ornament, overhaul, paint, perfume, pigment, prettify, refine, renovate, ribbon, season, sensationalize, smarten, sophisticate, spangle, spice, spiff, spruce, stipple, stud, swag, tinsel, titivate, tool, trim, upgrade, wreathe (≠ bare, besmirch, blemish, damage, decrease, deface, defile, deform, denude, disfigure, dismantle, display, divest, dull, efface, expose, harm, harshen, hurt, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, remove, reveal, scalp, scar, simplify, smear, spoil, stain, streamline, strip, sully, taint, tarnish, uglify, uncover)
GASH (/): bite, carve, claw, cleave, cut, damage, flay, furrow, gore, gouge, hack, harm, hurt, incise, injure, lacerate, lance, mark, maul, mutilate, nick, nip, notch, perforate, pierce, puncture, razor, rend, rip, scalp, scar, score, scrape, scratch, slash, slice, slit, split, tear, wound (≠ aid, armor
, block, close, cure, defend, deflect, fix, guard, heal, help, join, mend, parry, protect, repair, seal, sew, shield, stitch, suture)
GATHER (→): accrue, accumulate, add, advance, amass, amplify, augment, boost, broaden, build, deepen, develop, double, elevate, enhance, enlarge, enrich, excite, expand, extend, gain, grow, heighten, improve, increase, intensify, jack, maximize, mingle, mount, progress, raise, ramp, stimulate, swell, thicken, triple (≠ abate, cut, decrease, diffuse, diminish, dismiss, dissipate, divide, lessen, lose, scatter, spend, squander, taper)
GATHER (←): accept, adjudge, affirm, anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, assume, await, believe, conceive, conclude, conjecture, construe, contemplate, credit, decide, declare, deduce, derive, detect, determine, diagnose, dread, educe, envision, expect, extrapolate, fancy, fear, feel, follow, foresee, grant, guess, hear, hold, imagine, infer, interpret, judge, learn, maintain, premise, presume, presuppose, profess, profile, rationalize, read, reason, reckon, suppose, surmise, suspect, think, trust, understand (≠ bury, conceal, -disregard, ensconce, forget, hide, -ignore, lose, mask, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misdiagnose, mishear, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, miss, mistake, misunderstand, -overlook, predetermine) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!