by Damon Suede
JAM (→): bloat, block, brim, bulk, bung, charge, chock, choke, clog, close, clot, confine, congest, constipate, cork, cram, crowd, crush, dam, drench, elbow, fill, flood, force, fur, glut, gum, -halt, heap, honeycomb, insert, inundate, jam-pack, jostle, load, lock, mat, obstruct, occlude, overcharge, overcrowd, overfill, overflow, overstuff, overwhelm, pack, penetrate, plug, press, push, ram, refill, refresh, reload, repack, replenish, sandwich, sardine, saturate, shoehorn, shove, silt, squash, squeeze, squish, stall, stem, stick, stop, stopper, stopple, stuff, stymie, surfeit, swamp, thrust, -thwart, wedge (≠ aerate, bleed, clean, clear, consume, core, deplete, dislodge, drain, draw, eliminate, empty, evacuate, excavate, exhaust, extract, flush, free, hollow, leach, lighten, open, oxygenate, purge, remove, scoop, scour, sweep, unblock, unclog, unpack, unstop, vacate, ventilate, void)
JAR (→): agitate, annoy, bandy, chafe, challenge, clash, consider, contest, dare, debate, defy, disconcert, discuss, dispute, disturb, fight, gall, grate, grind, hassle, irk, irritate, jangle, jerk, jog, jolt, jostle, kick, mismatch, nag, needle, nitpick, object, offend, overset, protest, rasp, rattle, shake, trouble, upset, wrangle (≠ accept, accord, align, balance, blend, -bypass, calm, center, compose, drag, drop, equalize, fit, harmonize, lull, match, mitigate, pacify, pull, push, root, set, settle, smooth, soothe, steady, still)
JEOPARDIZE (/): bet, bias, blackjack, bluff, bobble, botch, brutalize, bugger, bungle, chance, compromise, endanger, expose, fumble, gamble, half-ass, hazard, imperil, intimidate, menace, predetermine, prejudice, risk, stake, subject, target, terrorize, threaten, undermine, venture, wager, weaken (≠ defend, guard, maintain, patrol, preserve, protect, rescue, resume, safeguard, save, shelter, shield)
JERK (←): bounce, buck, bump, dislodge, drag, draw, force, grab, haul, heave, hitch, jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, jounce, lug, move, pitch, pluck, pull, rip, shake, snag, snatch, stagger, strain, tear, throw, tug, tweak, twitch, wrench, wrest, wring, yank (≠ bash, elbow, grasp, grip, hold, jog, jostle, nudge, pin, press, push, ram, release, shove, shunt, stroke, thrust)
JETTISON (→): -abandon, abdicate, abolish, annihilate, bandy, belch, cant, cashier, cast, chuck, -desert, discard, disgorge, dismiss, -ditch, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, eradicate, exorcise, expel, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, fling, -forsake, heave, junk, liquidate, lose, offload, pitch, plonk, -reject, relinquish, remove, -repudiate, root, scrap, shed, shuck, skitter, sling, slough, throw, toss, trash, unload, upchuck, vomit (≠ accept, accumulate, acquire, adopt, allow, approve, burden, choose, collect, compile, embrace, employ, gather, glean, hold, hound, keep, load, lumber, maintain, pick, poach, procure, ratify, recycle, remainder, retain, retrofit, return, salvage, sanction, save, scavenge, secure, steal, stockpile, sustain, take, use, utilize)
JEWEL (+): adorn, array, beautify, bedazzle, bedeck, bedizen, bejewel, bestow, brighten, deck, decorate, diamond, embellish, enrich, fancify, garnish, gem, gild, glamorize, glitter, glitz, grace, impearl, ornament, pearl, provide, set, spangle, spruce, stud, tinsel, tool, trim (≠ bare, besmirch, blemish, blot, deface, disgrace, dismantle, divest, dull, efface, expose, harshen, mar, roughen, scar, shame, simplify, smudge, spoil, stain, strip, sully, tarnish)
JILT (/): -abandon, bar, belch, betray, blackball, blacklist, check, chop, chuck, clip, crop, cull, curtail, -cut, deceive, deep-six, -deny, -desert, disallow, disappoint, disapprove, discard, discharge, disclaim, disgorge, dismiss, -ditch, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, evacuate, excise, -exclude, -forsake, jettison, junk, leave, lop, offload, oppugn, -ostracize, oust, -reject, relinquish, scrap, shear, shed, snip, spew, -spurn, trash, vent, vomit, wrong (≠ befriend, charm, chase, court, entice, hold, keep, latch, maintain, oblige, pursue, regard, romance, shadow, stalk, take, tantalize, target, tease, tempt, track, win, woo)
JIMMY (→): access, blow, breach, break, bust, crack, crowbar, detach, disengage, disjoin, divide, elevate, expose, force, hack, hoist, invade, jack, jam, lever, lift, open, part, penetrate, pick, pierce, prize, pry, pull, reveal, separate, split, unbolt, unfasten, unlock, unseal (≠ bar, barricade, bolt, brace, clinch, close, connect, defend, defy, fasten, guard, join, keep, lock, maintain, padlock, preserve, protect, repair, resist, seal, secure, shield, shut)
JINX (/): afflict, anguish, annoy, bedevil, beset, besiege, bespell, bewitch, blight, charm, checkmate, condemn, confound, cripple, crush, curse, damn, discourage, distress, doom, enchant, ensorcel, fret, frustrate, harass, harm, hex, impair, irk, irritate, maledict, mar, pester, plague, poison, pollute, ruin, scourge, spike, stain, tease, torment, torture, trouble, vex, whammy, witch, worry (≠ advantage, aid, assist, benefit, bless, boost, cure, defend, enhance, further, nurture, optimize, overhaul, profit, promote, protect, rectify, remedy, rescue, secure, shield, ward)
JOG (→): activate, arouse, elicit, encourage, energize, goad, hasten, impel, incite, incur, induce, inspire, instigate, joggle, jostle, make, motivate, move, nudge, prod, produce, prompt, propel, provoke, remind, spur, stimulate, stir, trigger, urge (≠ block, deactivate, demotivate, discourage, dissuade, freeze, -halt, hamper, hinder, impede, jam, knock, pinion, postpone, -prevent, pull, repress, stall, stop, stunt, stymie, suppress)
JOIN (+): add, adhere, amalgamate, annex, articulate, assemble, associate, attach, bind, blend, bond, braid, button, cement, chain, cluster, coalesce, combine, compile, compound, concatenate, congregate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, convene, cord, couple, dovetail, entwine, fasten, fuse, gather, glue, hitch, hook, hybridize, incorporate, integrate, interconnect, interlink, intertwine, knit, link, marry, match, mate, meet, mend, merge, mortar, network, raddle, recombine, reconnect, reintegrate, rejoin, reunify, reunite, sew, splice, string, synthesize, tie, unify, unite, weave, weld, wire, yoke, zip (≠ break, cleave, detach, diffuse, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, disperse, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, mismatch, orphan, part, rupture, scatter, seclude, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, tear, unbraid, unchain, uncouple, unhitch, unlink, unmarry, unsew, unyoke)
JOIN (+): accompany, ally, associate, attend, buttonhole, chaperone, combine, conduct, direct, enlist, enroll, escort, follow, guide, incorporate, integrate, lead, partner, pilot, reintegrate, shepherd, show, squire, steer, team, unify, unite, usher, waylay (≠ -abandon, alienate, -avoid, -bypass, -circumvent, -desert, detour, disband, -ditch, divorce, dump, -exclude, exile, fire, follow, -forsake, isolate, -omit, -ostracize, oust, quarantine, -reject, seclude, separate, split)
JOLT (→): buck, bump, churn, convulse, crank, drag, elbow, grab, hitch, jar, jerk, jig, jiggle, jog, joggle, jostle, jounce, knock, lug, nudge, pitch, pluck, pull, rip, rock, shake, shove, shunt, snatch, stagger, sway, tear, tug, tweak, twitch, wrench, wrest, wring, yank (≠ calm, -circumvent, comfort, -dodge, freeze, hold, lull, mellow, order, pacify, paralyze, placate, -sidestep, skip, soothe, stabilize, steady)
JOLT (→): affright, alarm, amaze, appall, astonish, astound, awe, blindside, chill, crush, daunt, demoralize, discomfort, discompose, disconcert, disgust, dismay, dispirit, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, electrify, emasculate, excite, fire, flabbergast, floor, freak, frighten, galvanize, gobsmack, horrify, invigorate, jar, nauseate, offend, outrage, overpower, overwhelm, panic, perturb, razzle-dazzle, repel, revolt, rouse, scandalize, scare, scarify, shake, shock, sicken, spook, stagger, startle, stimulate, stir, stun, stupefy, surprise, terrify, terrorize, thrill, undo, unman, unnerve, unsettle, unstring, upset, wow (≠ anesthetize, assure, blunt, bore, buffer, calm, charm, cheer, comfort, console, cushion, dampen, deaden, delight, dull, entice, gratify, help, humor, knacker, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, mollify, numb, pacify, pad, placate, please, reassure, rejoice, sap, sedate, soothe, stagnate, stale, stall, tempt, tickle, torpefy, tranquilize, weaken)
JOSTLE (→): bang, bulldoze, bump, butt, catapult, crash, crowd, drive, elbow, frogmarch, goad, hustle, impel, jab, jam, jog, joggle, jolt, knock, march, move, muscle, nudge, poke, press, prod, push, ram, scramble, shake, shoulder, shove, slam, squeeze, strike, throng, thrust, trigger,
urge (≠ balance, bind, -bypass, center, chain, compose, -evade, fasten, grasp, grip, hobble, hold, immobilize, manacle, pin, pinion, shackle, -sidestep, skirt, stabilize, steady, still)
JUDGE (←): account, add, analyze, appraise, ascertain, assess, benchmark, calculate, call, compare, compute, conclude, conjecture, consider, count, critique, deduce, detect, determine, discern, distinguish, divide, educe, enumerate, estimate, evaluate, examine, extrapolate, figure, gather, gauge, guess, infer, measure, number, numerate, place, quantify, rank, rate, rationalize, read, reason, reckon, review, sample, schedule, scheme, score, second-guess, study, sum, suppose, systematize, tally, total, triangulate, try, understand, value, weigh (≠ addle, assume, baffle, befuddle, bewilder, bury, calibrate, conceal, confound, confuse, deceive, defraud, disguise, -disregard, gaslight, hide, -ignore, imagine, mask, miscalculate, misgauge, misinterpret, misjudge, misread, miss, mistake, misunderstand, muddle, mystify, -neglect, obscure, overestimate, perplex, puzzle, trick, trust, underestimate, wonder)
JUDGE (←): accept, affirm, ascertain, assume, await, believe, conclude, conjecture, construe, contemplate, decide, deduce, derive, determine, discern, extrapolate, find, gather, guess, hold, imagine, infer, interpret, maintain, presume, profess, rationalize, read, reason, suppose, surmise, think, trust, understand (≠ challenge, contest, counter, debunk, -deny, discover, discredit, expose, oppose, perceive, predetermine, prove, verify)
JUDGE (+): adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, conclude, condemn, consider, decide, decree, deliberate, determine, discipline, find, hear, mediate, moderate, mull, negotiate, penalize, ponder, pronounce, prosecute, punish, referee, resolve, rule, sentence, settle, try, umpire, weigh (≠ absolve, acquit, alibi, -avoid, -bypass, commute, compliment, debate, -duck, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, favor, forgive, help, incriminate, legalize, pardon, ransom, release, reprieve, reward, skirt, spare, vindicate) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
JUGGLE (←): adjust, alter, balance, bamboozle, beguile, betray, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, change, cheat, con, conjure, cook, cozen, dazzle, deceive, delude, disguise, doctor, double-cross, dupe, equalize, fake, falsify, fiddle, finagle, finesse, fix, fool, game, gull, handle, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, humbug, hustle, kid, maneuver, manipulate, massage, misguide, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, modify, prestidigitate, rearrange, rejigger, rig, rook, scam, shortchange, shuffle, skin, snow, spoof, squeeze, stick, sting, sucker, swindle, tease, trick, wow (≠ confess, confront, debunk, disabuse, disclose, disenchant, disillusion, divulge, drop, expose, -neglect, reveal, stabilize, steady, tell, trust, uncloak, uncover, undeceive, unmask, unveil)
JUICE (→): abet, activate, actuate, amp, animate, arouse, awaken, boost, brace, buoy, charge, cheer, drive, electrify, embolden, energize, enkindle, enliven, enthuse, excite, exhilarate, ferment, fire, foment, fortify, galvanize, ginger, hearten, impel, incite, inflame, infuse, inspire, instigate, invigorate, jazz, jump-start, kindle, lift, liven, motivate, move, prioritize, propel, provoke, psych, quicken, raise, rally, reactivate, reanimate, reawaken, recharge, recreate, reenergize, refresh, regenerate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, rekindle, renew, restimulate, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, rouse, shock, spark, spike, steel, stimulate, stir, strengthen, supercharge, trigger, vitalize, vivify, wake (≠ bore, castrate, check, cripple, curb, dampen, daunt, deactivate, deaden, debilitate, demoralize, demotivate, -deter, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, drain, dull, emasculate, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fatigue, foil, freeze, frustrate, harass, hinder, hobble, impair, impede, inactivate, inhibit, irk, jade, kill, knacker, leech, overextend, paralyze, quell, quench, repress, restrain, sap, sedate, slow, still, stunt, suppress, tire, tucker, undermine, weaken, wear, weary)
JUICE (←): acquire, cull, decant, deplete, derive, distill, draft, drain, draw, elicit, empty, evacuate, exhaust, exploit, express, extract, flush, garner, gather, glean, harvest, leech, milk, obtain, press, prize, procure, pry, pull, pump, purge, remove, select, siphon, squeeze, suck, take, tap, use, vacate, vacuum, -void, withdraw, wrest, wring (≠ bathe, cram, deluge, douse, drench, drown, fill, flood, infuse, insert, install, instill, inundate, jam, marinate, ram, replace, restore, soak, souse, staunch, submerge, swamp, swell, wash, water, wet)
JUMBLE (/): addle, agitate, befuddle, blend, blur, churn, clutter, confound, confuse, convulse, derange, diffuse, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, displace, disrupt, disturb, embroil, entangle, faze, garble, hash, mess, mingle, mislabel, mislay, misplace, mix, muddle, muss, overset, perplex, perturb, ripple, roil, roughen, ruffle, rummage, rumple, scatter, scramble, shuffle, snarl, stir, swirl, tangle, toss, tousle, trouble, tumble, unsettle, untidy, upset, whip, whisk (≠ adjust, align, arrange, array, calibrate, classify, clean, codify, coordinate, fix, groom, gussy, hierarchize, line, manicure, methodize, order, organize, pace, queue, regiment, regulate, right, sort, straighten, systematize, tidy, tune, uncloud, unscramble)
JUMP (→): accost, ambush, antagonize, assail, assault, attack, bash, batter, blindside, block, bushwhack, buttonhole, capture, catch, challenge, charge, check, checkmate, clip, clutch, combat, confront, corner, counter, crush, down, flip, -frustrate, grab, grapple, grasp, -halt, harass, hassle, hunt, intercept, manhandle, menace, mug, nail, obstruct, ram, rush, sack, sandbag, seize, shove, slam, smash, smear, smite, stalk, stop, storm, strike, surprise, tackle, take, threaten, throw, topple, trap, unhorse, unseat, upend, upset, victimize, waylay, wrestle (≠ armor, assist, -avoid, block, brave, -bypass, -circumvent, defend, deflect, -dodge, -duck, -elude, embrace, endure, -evade, face, free, guard, help, -ignore, invite, liberate, loose, observe, protect, receive, release, rescue, save, shelter, shield, -shirk, -sidestep, skip, skirt, weather, welcome, withstand)
JUMP (/): -avoid, -bypass, clear, cover, -cut, -disregard, -dodge, -elude, -escape, -evade, -exclude, hop, hurdle, -ignore, leap, leapfrog, leave, miss, negotiate, -nullify, -omit, -overlook, overshoot, pass, postpone, shelve, -shun, skip, spring, surmount, vault (≠ access, accost, address, approach, attack, brave, choose, confront, engage, face, grasp, handle, intercept, mark, meet, oppose, pinpoint, seek, seize, select, tackle, target, threaten)
JUNK (/): -abandon, abdicate, bar, blackball, blacklist, cashier, chop, chuck, clip, crop, cull, -cut, deep-six, demolish, -desert, disallow, disassemble, discard, disclaim, disgorge, dismantle, dismiss, -ditch, drop, dump, eject, eliminate, eradicate, excise, -exclude, expunge, -forsake, jettison, jilt, liquidate, lose, offload, -omit, oppugn, oust, pitch, -reject, relinquish, remove, -repudiate, scrap, separate, shed, shuck, slough, snip, strip, toss, trash, unload, vomit (≠ acquire, adopt, assemble, borrow, cherish, claim, craft, cultivate, defend, develop, embrace, employ, foster, hold, keep, maintain, pickle, preserve, procure, protect, recover, recycle, remainder, repair, rescue, retain, retrieve, retrofit, salvage, save, scavenge, secure, utilize)
JUSTIFY (+): absolve, accent, accentuate, acquit, advocate, affirm, argue, assert, authorize, avow, belabor, champion, claim, clear, condone, confirm, contend, contextualize, debate, defend, deserve, discuss, -disregard, emphasize, espouse, establish, excuse, exonerate, explain, forgive, gloss, -ignore, insist, maintain, overemphasize, pardon, plead, proclaim, profess, protest, prove, rationalize, remit, state, stress, substantiate, support, sustain, underline, underscore, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant, whitewash (≠ -abandon, abjure, accuse, attack, blame, charge, condemn, contradict, controvert, convict, damn, debate, -deny, -desert, discredit, disprove, dispute, distrust, doubt, fault, -forsake, frame, implicate, impugn, incriminate, invalidate, -neglect, oppose, rebut, recant, refute, resent, retract, reverse, scapegoat, scruple, suspect, switch, underemphasize, -veto, withdraw)
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KEEP (→): abet, advantage, aid, assist, back, bankroll, benefit, capitalize, compensate, contribute, dispense, dower, endow, ensure, facilitate, feed, finance, foster, fuel, fund, guarantee, harbor, help, house, maintain, nourish, nurture, patronize, pay, promote, provide, room, serve, sponsor, stake, subsidize, su
ckle, supply, support, sustain, tend, underwrite, victual (≠ -abandon, accept, acquire, antagonize, anticipate, beggar, bilk, cadge, condemn, defund, demand, -desert, disappoint, discourage, disinherit, -disown, expect, exploit, fail, foil, -frustrate, hinder, hurt, -ignore, maroon, -neglect, oppose, sabotage, scant, scotch, scupper, scuttle, shelve, skimp, stiff, stint, subvert, take, -thwart, withhold)
KEEP (←): accumulate, acquire, amass, archive, bear, boast, bronze, budget, cache, carry, cellar, cherish, coffer, collect, command, conduct, conserve, control, deal, deposit, detain, direct, embalm, enjoy, file, furnish, garage, garner, grasp, grip, guard, hangar, harbor, heap, hoard, hold, house, maintain, manage, own, pack, pickle, pile, place, possess, preserve, protect, recycle, reserve, retain, rule, salvage, save, scavenge, season, shelve, skimp, stack, stint, stock, stockpile, store, stow, sustain, treasure, warehouse, withhold (≠ -abandon, bequeath, bestow, cede, circulate, commodify, comp, consume, contribute, -decline, diffuse, discard, dispense, disperse, disseminate, distribute, dole, dollop, donate, drop, dump, eat, give, hand, leverage, lose, monetize, offer, offload, plonk, -reject, release, relinquish, remainder, -repudiate, scatter, sell, spare, -spurn, squander, surrender, tender, tithe, transfer, volunteer, waste, yield)
KEEP (+): administer, attend, board, chair, choreograph, command, conduct, continue, control, defend, direct, endure, feed, foster, govern, guard, guide, handle, lead, maintain, manage, micromanage, mind, nourish, nurture, operate, orchestrate, ordain, order, oversee, pace, parent, patrol, pilot, preserve, protect, provision, raise, rear, regulate, run, safeguard, serve, shelter, shield, stage-manage, steer, steward, subsidize, superintend, supervise, support, sustain, tend, watch (≠ -abandon, botch, bungle, damage, -disregard, flub, forget, -forsake, fumble, half-ass, harm, -ignore, injure, misrule, -neglect, ruin, -shirk, stagnate, stunt, wreck)