by Damon Suede
MANUFACTURE (+): accomplish, assemble, build, carve, cast, cobble, complete, compose, concoct, configure, construct, contrive, cook, craft, create, erect, execute, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, fudge, handcraft, hew, machine, make, mass-produce, mill, model, mold, prefab, prefabricate, process, produce, raise, rear, refashion, remake, sculpt, shape, structure, synthesize, tool, weave (≠ break, corrode, crumble, damage, destroy, disassemble, dismantle, dissolve, explode, flatten, fracture, fragment, pulverize, raze, ruin, shatter, shiver, shred, smash, splinter, tatter, tear, wreck)
MANUFACTURE (+): arrange, brew, coin, compose, conceive, concoct, construct, contrive, create, daydream, design, devise, dream, envisage, establish, fabricate, father, formulate, frame, generate, hatch, imagine, institute, invent, mint, organize, originate, picture, plan, plot, produce, script, visualize, weave (≠ adopt, clone, copy, copycat, derive, duplicate, emulate, imitate, mimic, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce)
MAP (+): arrange, blueprint, bound, calculate, chart, choreograph, compass, define, delineate, design, diagram, draft, draw, frame, fringe, graph, heed, margin, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, organize, outline, plan, plot, prepare, profile, project, regard, retrace, scheme, script, shape, silhouette, sketch, strategize, survey, trace, triangulate (≠ addle, adumbrate, baffle, bewilder, confound, confuse, disorganize, -disregard, erase, gloss, -ignore, jumble, lose, mislead, muddle, mystify, -omit, -overlook, perplex, puzzle, skip)
MAR (/): abrade, abuse, afflict, batter, bend, blemish, blight, blister, blot, blotch, botch, break, bruise, bugger, bungle, chafe, cheapen, check, chip, contaminate, contort, corrupt, cripple, crosshatch, cut, damage, deface, defile, deform, deprave, desecrate, despoil, detract, ding, disable, discolor, disfigure, distort, dot, efface, flaw, fleck, fluff, fracture, freckle, fumble, gash, hack, harm, harshen, hinder, hurt, ill-treat, impair, infect, injure, kink, maim, maltreat, mangle, mark, miscalculate, misconstrue, mishandle, misjudge, mutate, mutilate, nick, notch, pervert, pillage, pockmark, pollute, prejudice, ransack, ravage, rend, ruin, sabotage, scalp, scar, score, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, slit, smash, speck, splotch, spoil, spot, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, torment, torture, traumatize, twist, vandalize, violate, vitiate, warp, welt, wither, wound, wreck (≠ accomplish, achieve, adorn, aid, align, ameliorate, appreciate, assist, barbarize, beautify, better, bless, build, cherish, clean, cleanse, create, cure, decontaminate, decorate, defend, dignify, doctor, edit, elevate, embellish, enhance, ennoble, enrich, enshrine, fancify, fix, flatter, glitz, glorify, grace, grow, guard, hallow, heal, help, improve, increase, manage, mend, optimize, ornament, overhaul, patch, perfect, preserve, protect, purify, raise, rarefy, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, rectify, refine, rehabilitate, remedy, remodel, renovate, repair, respect, restore, rethink, retool, revamp, revise, revolutionize, right, save, sophisticate, straighten, strengthen, tinsel, tool, trim, upgrade)
MARAUD (←): attack, burgle, capture, despoil, devastate, filch, fleece, forage, grab, hijack, lift, loot, misappropriate, nab, pilfer, pillage, pinch, pluck, plunder, poach, pocket, purloin, raid, ransack, ravage, raze, remove, rifle, rob, sack, seize, shanghai, snatch, sneak, spoil, steal, strip, swindle, take, vandalize (≠ aid, assist, bestow, contribute, defend, entrust, furnish, guard, offer, patrol, police, preserve, protect, rebuild, recover, rescue, restore, retain, return, safeguard, save, secure, shelter, shield, withstand)
MARGINALIZE (/): abjure, abstract, alienate, -avoid, ban, banish, bar, bench, blackball, blacklist, bump, -cold-shoulder, consign, degrade, delegate, demote, deport, detach, diminish, disaffect, disconnect, dispatch, divorce, downgrade, eject, -eschew, -exclude, exile, expel, humble, isolate, lower, maroon, minimize, -omit, orphan, -ostracize, oust, reduce, -refuse, -reject, relegate, remove, seclude, segregate, separate, sequester, -shirk, -shun, sideline, -snub, -spurn, strand, transfer, underemphasize (≠ absorb, accentuate, acclaim, accommodate, adopt, advance, aggrandize, assimilate, celebrate, commend, compliment, elevate, embrace, emphasize, ennoble, exalt, feature, foreground, highlight, include, incorporate, integrate, internalize, join, lift, praise, present, promote, refine, spotlight, support, upgrade, value, welcome)
MARK (→): brand, budget, call, caption, chalk, characterize, designate, distinguish, dub, earmark, entitle, flag, hallmark, identify, inscribe, invoice, label, monogram, name, package, stamp, stigmatize, style, tab, tag, term, ticket, title (≠ anonymize, baffle, conceal, confuse, hide, -ignore, mask, mislabel, muddle, mystify, obfuscate, obscure, perplex, stump)
MARK (←): analyze, appraise, ascertain, assay, assess, benchmark, categorize, clock, compare, correct, critique, decide, determine, discover, estimate, evaluate, grade, guesstimate, judge, learn, misjudge, misprize, price, prioritize, prize, rank, rate, read, reappraise, reassess, reevaluate, revalue, scan, scrutinize, set, settle, survey, test, underestimate, undervalue, valuate, value (≠ -blank, -bypass, -disregard, -ignore, miss, -neglect, -omit, -overlook, predetermine, -sidestep, skip)
MARK (+): acknowledge, bless, celebrate, ceremonialize, commemorate, consecrate, enshrine, exalt, fête, fetishize, glorify, honor, keep, laud, memorialize, mourn, observe, praise, recognize, regret, remember, ritualize, sanctify, solemnize (≠ break, contemn, -despise, disgrace, dishonor, -disregard, forget, -ignore, -neglect, -overlook, profane, transgress, violate)
MARK (/): blemish, blot, blotch, brand, bruise, chip, crosshatch, cut, damage, dapple, daub, dent, discolor, dot, fleck, freckle, gash, gouge, groove, indent, marble, mottle, nick, nock, notch, pepper, scar, score, scratch, serrate, smudge, snick, soil, speck, speckle, splash, splatter, splotch, spot, spray, sprinkle, stain, stipple, streak, stripe, stud, taint, tally, vandyke (≠ anonymize, blanch, bleach, blot, -cancel, clean, cleanse, delete, efface, eradicate, erase, even, excise, expunge, fade, fix, heal, launder, level, miss, obliterate, polish, rectify, remove, repair, rinse, shine, smooth, wash, wipe)
MARKET (→): advertise, aggrandize, aid, announce, assist, auction, back, ballyhoo, barter, boost, broadcast, carry, champion, circulate, commend, commercialize, commodify, condone, declare, display, disseminate, distribute, elevate, encourage, endorse, exchange, export, favor, further, handle, hawk, hype, import, inform, inspire, keep, kindle, leverage, license, limelight, mainstream, merchandize, monetize, motivate, notify, peddle, pimp, plug, popularize, praise, presell, proclaim, promo, promote, promulgate, provide, publicize, publish, push, retail, sanction, sell, shill, spark, spur, stimulate, stock, supply, support, swap, telegraph, tout, trade, traffic, upgrade, wholesale (≠ ban, -boycott, buy, camouflage, conceal, criticize, critique, deride, disguise, disparage, -eschew, foil, hide, insult, knock, mock, neg, pan, picket, pillory, -prohibit, protest, purchase, recall, recant, -refuse, -reject, reserve, ridicule, -scorn, -shun, slam, -spurn, suppress, -thwart, withhold)
MAROON (/): -abandon, abjure, banish, beach, deliver, -desert, discard, -disown, -ditch, dump, -escape, -exclude, exile, fling, -forsake, isolate, jettison, junk, leave, marginalize, offload, -ostracize, oust, -quit, -reject, relinquish, -renounce, -repudiate, scrap, seclude, segregate, shed, shuck, strand, surrender, vacate, yield (≠ befriend, chase, chauffeur, harbor, hold, invite, join, keep, maintain, own, possess, reclaim, redeem, rescue, reserve, retain, reunite, save, seek, welcome, withhold)
MARRY (+): ally, amalgamate, assemble, associate, bind, chain, cluster, coalesce, combine, compound, congregate, conjoin, conjugate, connect, convene, couple, fuse, gather, hitch, hook, hybridize, integrate, join, knit, link, match, mate, meet, merge, pair, recombine, reconnect, reintegrate, rejoin, reunify, reunite, splice, synthesize, unify, unite, weld, yoke (≠ cleave, detach, disband, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, disperse, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, mismatch, -ostracize, oust, part, resolve, scatter, section, separate, sever, split, sunder, uncouple, unmarry, unyoke)
MARSHAL (→): accompany, attend, chair, chaperone, conduct, control, convoy, direct, escort, guide, lead, manage, pilot, route, see, shepherd, show, spearhead, steer, take, usher (≠ concede, dog, follow, hou
nd, obey, shadow, tail, tailgate, trail)
MARSHAL (+): activate, arrange, assemble, call, collect, congregate, conjure, convene, gather, group, include, integrate, invoke, mobilize, muster, order, organize, rally, reassemble, reform, regroup, reorganize, summon, unify, unite (≠ alienate, deactivate, demobilize, detach, diffuse, disarrange, disband, dismiss, disorder, disorganize, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, disturb, divide, estrange, -ostracize, oust, part, scatter, split)
MARSHAL (+): align, alphabetize, arrange, array, assemble, classify, codify, collect, compile, coordinate, cue, deploy, display, dispose, file, gather, glean, groom, group, line, map, muster, order, organize, place, prioritize, queue, range, rank, regiment, sequence, set, spruce, straighten, systematize, tidy, unscramble (≠ derange, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, jumble, mess, muss, rumple, scramble, tangle, untidy, upset)
MASH (/): beat, crush, extract, extrude, grind, mangle, mince, pestle, pound, powder, press, pulp, pulverize, pummel, purée, ream, smash, squash, squeeze (≠ assemble, build, construct, forge, form, mend, mold, preserve, produce, protect, raise, reconstitute, repair, restore, save, shape)
MASK (/): act, affect, assume, becloud, bedim, befog, belie, blanket, bleep, block, blot, bury, camouflage, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, costume, counterfeit, cover, curtain, darken, disguise, dissimulate, dress, eclipse, ensconce, enshroud, fake, feign, gild, gloss, hide, holster, hood, impersonate, obscure, obstruct, occlude, occult, -omit, overlap, overshadow, paper, play, playact, pose, pretend, roleplay, screen, shade, sheathe, shield, shroud, simulate, smother, spackle, suppress, varnish, veil, whitewash (≠ accost, advertise, air, augment, bare, bellow, betray, boost, brandish, broadcast, circulate, clarify, concede, confess, confide, confirm, confront, disclose, discover, display, disseminate, divulge, elevate, enhance, enlarge, exhibit, expose, flaunt, floodlight, illuminate, limelight, magnify, maximize, parade, present, proclaim, publicize, publish, reveal, shout, show, showcase, spread, telegraph, trumpet, uncloak, unclothe, uncover, undrape, unmask, unveil)
MASS (+): accumulate, agglomerate, amass, assemble, bank, build, clump, cluster, collect, compile, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, crowd, gather, glean, heap, lump, muster, overcrowd, pile, rally, salvage, scavenge, stack, stockpile, swarm, throng (≠ deplete, diffuse, disperse, dissipate, donate, empty, estrange, exhaust, gut, -omit, scatter, separate, spend, spill, split, squander, use, waste)
MASSACRE (/): annihilate, assassinate, axe, blitzkrieg, butcher, croak, decimate, defeat, destroy, devastate, dispatch, doom, eradicate, erase, execute, exterminate, fell, kill, liquidate, murder, obliterate, orphan, rout, slaughter, slay, smite, snuff, terminate, thrash, vanquish, waste, weed, wreck (≠ armor, bear, birth, build, create, defend, embalm, entomb, gestate, harbor, heal, help, maintain, nourish, nurture, preserve, protect, repair, rescue, save, shelter, shield, survive, sustain, withstand)
MASSAGE (→): caress, curb, knead, manipulate, mold, pat, press, pummel, push, relax, rolf, rub, shampoo, stimulate, stretch, stroke, strum, touch (≠ aggravate, damage, distress, -ignore, injure, irritate, -neglect, pain)
MASSAGE (→): adulterate, alter, bend, cook, counterfeit, diddle, distort, doctor, elaborate, embellish, embroider, fake, falsify, fiddle, fix, forge, fudge, game, half-ass, maneuver, manipulate, misrepresent, misstate, outsmart, outwit, pervert, pretend, rig, twist (≠ authenticate, certify, clarify, confirm, correct, corroborate, decipher, detect, document, establish, evidence, expose, illuminate, illustrate, protect, prove, realign, rectify, right, show, substantiate, support, validate, verify, witness)
MASTER (→): ace, administer, annihilate, beat, best, better, block, bomb, boss, break, bridle, bury, cap, capture, charge, check, checkmate, clobber, command, conduct, conquer, control, coordinate, cream, crush, curb, defeat, direct, discipline, dispatch, dominate, drub, eclipse, exceed, finish, flatten, foil, get, govern, grip, handle, head, hold, housebreak, housetrain, humble, lead, lick, manage, one-up, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outgrow, outgun, outlast, outmaneuver, outperform, outplay, outrank, outreach, outshine, outstrip, outthink, overcome, overpower, oversee, overtake, overthrow, overturn, overwhelm, prejudice, pressure, quell, rout, rule, shellac, skin, skunk, slaughter, smoke, spearhead, subdue, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise, suppress, surmount, surpass, sway, sweep, take, tame, thrash, top, transcend, trim, trounce, trump, unseat, upend, upset, vanquish, wallop, wax, whip, win (≠ -abandon, adulate, aid, assist, bobble, bomb, botch, bungle, copy, defy, deregulate, fail, flunk, fold, follow, forfeit, -forsake, fumble, half-ass, help, liberate, lose, mind, mismanage, misrule, muff, -neglect, obey, permit, release, resign, respect, retire, serve, submit, subvert, surrender, survive, trail, unleash, withstand, worship, yield)
MASTER (+): absorb, acquire, analyze, apprehend, assimilate, comprehend, consider, contemplate, cram, diagnose, digest, discover, examine, get, glean, grasp, grok, imbibe, incorporate, integrate, internalize, investigate, know, learn, manage, meditate, memorize, mull, ponder, procure, read, realize, reference, research, revise, scan, scrutinize, secure, study, survey, suss, train, understand, work (≠ botch, confuse, dismiss, -disregard, flunk, forget, garble, half-ass, -ignore, misconstrue, misdiagnose, mishear, misinterpret, misread, misremember, miss, misunderstand, -neglect, -omit, -overlook, unlearn, wipe) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
MASTERMIND (→): adjust, arrange, assemble, automate, brew, broker, calibrate, captain, chair, chart, choreograph, command, compass, compose, conceive, concert, conclude, concoct, conduct, contrive, control, cook, coordinate, design, devise, direct, engineer, facilitate, finagle, finalize, finesse, forge, frame, gerrymander, graph, handle, hatch, improvise, inspire, lead, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, marshal, mechanize, mediate, negotiate, orchestrate, order, organize, originate, outsmart, outthink, outwit, plan, plot, prep, prepare, program, quarterback, ready, regulate, renegotiate, run, schedule, scheme, script, settle, shape, solve, spearhead, stage, stage-manage, steer, strategize, structure, supervise, synthesize, transact, wangle, weave (≠ addle, baffle, bewilder, blow, bobble, bomb, botch, bungle, butcher, capsize, clutter, confound, confuse, damage, destroy, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, doom, drop, flub, fluff, flunk, forget, fudge, fumble, half-ass, -ignore, jumble, mangle, mar, mishandle, mismanage, miss, muddle, muff, muss, -neglect, perplex, puzzle, ruffle, ruin, scotch, scramble, -shirk, spoil, upset, wreck)
MATCH (→): approach, beat, better, compare, eclipse, equal, meet, oppose, outclass, outdistance, outdo, outpace, outperform, outrank, outshine, outstrip, overtake, parallel, rival, suggest, surpass, tie, top, touch, transcend, trump, vanquish (≠ abide, advance, aggrandize, back, bear, bolster, boost, cede, coach, concede, endure, fail, flunk, foster, further, half-ass, improve, nurture, promote, suffer, support, survive, train, uplift)
MATCH (+): accompany, accord, adapt, align, balance, blend, complement, connect, coordinate, counterbalance, counterpoise, echo, equalize, fit, harmonize, image, mirror, pattern, relate, repeat, square, suit, supplement, tally (≠ -abandon, challenge, contradict, counter, defy, -deny, disavow, disclaim, -disown, disprove, dispute, gainsay, invalidate, mismatch, -negate, question, rebut, refute, -reject, -repudiate)
MATCH (+): affiance, ally, betroth, combine, commit, couple, engage, espouse, hitch, join, link, marry, mate, pair, pledge, promise, team, unite, wed, yoke (≠ break, dissolve, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, mismatch, -ostracize, oust, part, separate, split, sunder, unmarry)
MATERIALIZE (←): actualize, attest, compel, concretize, conjure, create, demonstrate, display, engender, establish, evince, evoke, exhibit, expose, express, exteriorize, externalize, form, generate, illustrate, initiate, invoke, make, manifest, originate, present, produce, propagate, prove, raise, reify, reveal, rouse, show, showcase, summon (≠ abolish, annihilate, conceal, deep-six, delete, destroy, dissolve, eliminate, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, hide, kill, nullify, obliterate, terminate)
MATURE (+): advance, age, brew, concoct, correct, develop, edify
, educate, evolve, gray, grow, harden, mellow, open, perfect, prepare, realign, rectify, ripen, school, season, soften, sophisticate, teach, temper, toughen, train, unfold, weather (≠ baby, cocoon, coddle, -decline, fade, infantilize, pamper, refresh, rejuvenate, shrivel, spoil, weaken, wilt, wither, worsen)
MAUL (/): abuse, assault, attack, backhand, bang, bash, batter, beat, belt, bite, bludgeon, buffet, claw, clout, club, concuss, conk, drub, flagellate, flail, hamstring, hit, hobble, hurt, ill-treat, lacerate, lash, maim, maltreat, mangle, manhandle, molest, mug, muscle, mutilate, paste, paw, pelt, pound, pummel, rend, savage, skin, tear, thrash, trample, wallop, wax, whip (≠ aid, armor, assist, bandage, block, coddle, comfort, doctor, fix, fondle, guard, heal, help, lose, maintain, mend, nurse, nurture, preserve, protect, repair, replace, rescue, restore, sew, shelter, shield, stitch, support, surrender)
MAXIMIZE (→): accelerate, accent, accentuate, accrue, accumulate, add, advance, aggrandize, amass, amplify, assert, augment, beef, bolster, boost, breed, broaden, build, bump, buttress, collect, complement, compound, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, elevate, elongate, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, fatten, flavor, foster, further, grow, heighten, hype, increase, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, multiply, optimize, overemphasize, overhaul, prioritize, proliferate, prolong, propagate, protract, pump, punctuate, raise, ratchet, reinforce, revolutionize, richen, scale, season, spice, spread, stoke, strengthen, stretch, supersize, supplement, swell, treble, triple, unspool, up, upgrade, widen (≠ abate, abbreviate, abridge, attenuate, cheapen, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, de-escalate, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, diminish, downsize, elide, lessen, lowball, lower, miniaturize, minify, minimize, mitigate, moderate, reduce, restrain, restrict, retrench, shorten, shrink, subtract, syncopate, trim, truncate, underemphasize)