by Damon Suede
RAILROAD (→): badger, blackjack, bludgeon, bluff, bogart, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, coerce, command, compel, constrain, control, cow, decree, demand, dictate, direct, dragoon, drive, enforce, force, frogmarch, guide, hound, hustle, impel, intimidate, make, march, muscle, oblige, order, press, press-gang, pressure, push, require, sandbag, steamroll, steamroller, steer, strong-arm, threaten, trample, urge (≠ allow, argue, bait, beg, beseech, bribe, cajole, coax, console, convince, court, entice, gauge, induce, influence, inspire, lubricate, lure, midwife, move, permit, persuade, request, romance, satisfy, schmooze, solicit, sway, tantalize, tease, tempt, trigger, win, woo)
RAISE (→): advance, animate, ascend, boost, brace, brighten, buttress, crane, elate, elevate, encourage, erect, escalate, heave, heft, hike, hoist, jack, levitate, lift, mount, pitch, prop, rear, shore, soar, up, upend, uphold, uplift, upraise (≠ bear, capsize, demolish, depress, dip, drop, flatten, knock, level, lower, pitch, plunge, press, push, raze, sink, submerge, topple)
RAISE (→): accelerate, accentuate, accrue, accumulate, add, aggrandize, amass, amplify, assert, augment, beef, boost, broaden, build, bump, catalyze, collect, complement, compound, deepen, develop, dilate, distend, double, elongate, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, escalate, exalt, excite, exhilarate, expand, extend, fatten, flesh, foster, grow, hearten, heighten, hype, increase, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, maximize, multiply, optimize, overhaul, prioritize, prolong, promote, protract, pump, punctuate, ratchet, reinforce, revolutionize, spike, steel, stir, stoke, strengthen, stretch, supersize, supplement, support, swell, treble, triple, up, upgrade, widen (≠ abate, abbreviate, abridge, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, decrease, de-escalate, downsize, lessen, lower, minimize, reduce, shorten, subtract, underemphasize)
RAISE (→): acclaim, advance, affirm, aggrandize, apotheosize, applaud, bless, boost, celebrate, cite, commend, commission, compliment, congratulate, decorate, deify, deputize, elevate, empower, enfranchise, enhance, ennoble, enshrine, entitle, eulogize, exalt, extol, fetishize, forward, further, glorify, gratify, hail, heighten, honor, idolize, improve, knight, laud, lift, lionize, magnify, ordain, praise, prioritize, promote, salute, treasure, upgrade, uplift, worship (≠ abase, bastardize, belittle, bench, bestialize, blacklist, blast, boo, censure, condemn, criticize, critique, damn, debase, declass, decry, degrade, demean, demote, denounce, depose, dethrone, diminish, disgrace, dishonor, dismiss, disparage, downgrade, expel, humble, humiliate, impeach, incriminate, lessen, lower, mortify, oust, overthrow, raze, reduce, remove, reproach, ruin, shame, sideline, topple, unhorse, unmake, unseat, weaken, wrack, wreck)
RAISE (→): advertise, air, announce, articulate, broach, broadcast, circulate, cite, communicate, convey, debate, declare, define, describe, discuss, disseminate, expound, express, give, interject, interrupt, introduce, mention, name, offer, place, proclaim, propose, publish, sound, spitball, state, submit, suggest, telegraph, vent, ventilate, verbalize, vocalize, voice, volunteer, write (≠ ban, blue-pencil, bowdlerize, censor, cut, delete, edit, erase, expurgate, hush, quiet, redact, rephrase, restrain, restrict, silence, stifle, strike, suppress) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
RAISE (←): accrue, accumulate, add, amass, arouse, ask, assemble, beckon, bewitch, call, charm, collect, compel, conjure, cultivate, elicit, evoke, externalize, gather, generate, glean, hoard, increase, invite, invoke, manifest, materialize, muster, obtain, prompt, provoke, pull, rally, recruit, salvage, scavenge, source, stimulate, stockpile, summon, welcome (≠ banish, decrease, deliver, disperse, dissipate, dissuade, distribute, divide, donate, drop, expel, give, lessen, lose, oust, pay, -prevent, protest, reduce, -refuse, scatter, spend, squander, tender, tithe, waste)
RAISE (+): adopt, advance, attend, breed, cradle, crop, cultivate, culture, develop, direct, discipline, dress, edify, educate, enlighten, father, feed, forward, foster, further, gather, generate, germinate, glean, grow, guide, harvest, hatch, indoctrinate, instruct, lead, mentor, mind, mother, nourish, nurse, nurture, parent, plant, prepare, produce, promote, propagate, quicken, reap, rear, ripen, root, school, shelter, shepherd, show, sire, sow, spawn, sprout, supply, teach, tend, train, tutor, watch (≠ abuse, curb, cut, dig, discourage, extirpate, harm, harvest, hay, hinder, hobble, hurt, -ignore, ill-treat, injure, kill, maltreat, mishandle, mistreat, mow, mutate, -neglect, pick, pluck, pulverize, ruin, shatter, stifle, stunt, uproot, wreck, wrong)
RALLY (→): animate, awaken, boost, comfort, encourage, foment, improve, incite, inspire, invigorate, prod, quicken, reactivate, reanimate, reawaken, recover, reestablish, refresh, reintroduce, reinvigorate, rekindle, renew, restore, resurrect, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, rouse, stimulate, strengthen, wake (≠ bore, bug, burden, checkmate, curb, dampen, debilitate, depress, -deter, discourage, disenchant, dishearten, dissuade, downplay, enervate, exhaust, -frustrate, -halt, hamper, hamstring, hinder, impede, inhibit, quell, quench, restrain, sap, sicken, slow, stunt, tax, tire, undermine, weaken, weary)
RALLY (←): assemble, collect, congregate, conjure, convene, gather, group, herd, integrate, marshal, mobilize, muster, organize, reassemble, reform, regroup, reorganize, reshape, retool, summon, unify, unite (≠ alienate, detach, diffuse, disaffect, disconnect, dislodge, dismiss, disperse, divide, estrange, foil, isolate, leave, monkey-wrench, -ostracize, oust, part, scatter, seclude, segregate, send, separate, split, spread, -thwart)
RAM (→): attack, bang, bash, beat, bounce, brush, bulldoze, bump, butt, charge, contact, crash, dash, drive, drum, elbow, graze, hammer, hit, horn, impact, jostle, kiss, knock, land, muscle, nudge, poke, pound, press, push, ricochet, scrape, shave, skim, skip, slam, smash, stab, stem, stick, strike, sweep, swipe, touch (≠ -avoid, -bypass, -circumvent, deflect, -evade, miss, parry, -rebuff, -sidestep, sideswipe, skirt, stroke, strum, tap)
RAM (→): compress, cram, crowd, crush, drive, fill, force, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack, sandwich, sardine, shoehorn, sink, squeeze, stuff, tamp, tap, thrust, wedge (≠ cull, drag, draw, ease, extract, glean, pluck, prize, pull, remove, strip, tug, withdraw, wrench, wrest, yank)
RANK (+): align, alphabetize, arrange, array, assort, catalog, categorize, class, classify, clump, cluster, codify, compare, compartment, compartmentalize, contextualize, coordinate, cull, digest, dispose, distinguish, distribute, establish, estimate, evaluate, eyeball, file, fix, gauge, grade, group, hierarchize, identify, include, index, judge, juxtapose, list, locate, marshal, order, organize, peg, pigeonhole, place, position, prioritize, range, rate, recognize, refer, regard, relegate, screen, separate, set, shelve, sieve, sift, situate, slot, sort, systematize, tab, type, typecast, valuate, value, winnow (≠ churn, confuse, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, jumble, level, lump, misclassify, misgauge, missort, mistype, mix, scatter, scramble)
RANKLE (/): affront, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, bug, burn, canker, chafe, chagrin, cross, earbash, embitter, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, get, harass, heckle, hector, hound, hurt, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, miff, mortify, nag, needle, nettle, niggle, nitpick, nonplus, noodge, offend, outrage, pain, peeve, pester, pique, plague, provoke, rile, roil, ruffle, torment, troll, unnerve, upset, vex, weary, worry (≠ allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, buoy, calm, captivate, charm, comfort, console, delight, disarm, favor, gratify, humor, hush, hypnotize, lull, mellow, mesmerize, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, placate, please, quiet, relax, relieve, satisfy, sedate, settle, smooth, soothe, stabilize, steady, still, tranquilize)
RANSACK (←): ascertain, audit, browse, check, comb, descry, detect, determine, discover, dredge, examine, explore, ferret, find, fish, frisk, hit, hunt, inspect, investigate, learn, locate, peruse, probe, prowl, rake, review, rifle, rummage, scan, scour, scrutinize, search, seek, sound, spy, study, survey (≠ -abandon, bury, conceal, cover, disguise, ensconce, hide, -ignore, leave, lose, -neglect, niche, obscure, stash, tuck, veil, withhold)
RANSACK (/): appropriate, burglarize, burgle, comb, depredate, despoil,
devastate, filch, gut, harry, hunt, loot, maraud, overhaul, pilfer, pillage, pinch, plunder, poach, purloin, raid, rake, rape, ravage, ravish, rifle, rob, rustle, sack, seize, spoil, steal, strip, thieve, toss (≠ clean, defend, fill, give, guard, hoard, hold, keep, maintain, neaten, offer, order, organize, patrol, preserve, protect, receive, repair, restore, right, save, secure, shield, straighten, tidy)
RANSOM (+): bail, buy, deliver, emancipate, extricate, free, liberate, pay, recover, redeem, regain, release, repay, reprise, rescue, retrieve, salvage, save, unchain, unfetter (≠ abduct, blackmail, coerce, demand, disappear, extort, extract, hijack, kidnap, persecute, shanghai, steal, stiff, stint, victimize)
RAPE (/): abuse, assault, attack, debauch, defile, deflower, degrade, demean, demote, desecrate, despoil, devastate, humiliate, impregnate, inseminate, loot, maltreat, molest, mortify, penetrate, pillage, plunder, raid, ransack, ravage, ravish, rob, ruin, sack, seduce, strip, torment, violate, wreck, wrong (≠ benefit, comfort, console, defend, dignify, guard, heal, honor, nurture, obey, preserve, protect, purify, rescue, respect, revere, save, shield, vindicate)
RATE (+): analyze, appraise, ascertain, assay, assess, benchmark, calculate, categorize, class, classify, compare, compute, conclude, consider, contrast, correlate, count, critique, decide, deduce, determine, discover, esteem, estimate, evaluate, eyeball, figure, gauge, grade, guesstimate, hierarchize, judge, learn, measure, misjudge, misprize, price, prioritize, rank, reappraise, reassess, reckon, reevaluate, regard, sample, settle, subdivide, survey, test, time, underestimate, undervalue, value, weigh (≠ accept, assume, dismiss, -disregard, excuse, -ignore, miss, -neglect, -overlook, pardon, pooh-pooh, predetermine, -reject, skip, -slight)
RATIFY (+): accept, accredit, acknowledge, affirm, allow, approve, authenticate, authorize, back, bless, canonize, certify, champion, clear, confirm, corroborate, countersign, enable, endorse, establish, favor, finalize, formalize, initial, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, license, notarize, okay, pass, permit, reapprove, recommend, rubber-stamp, sanctify, sanction, seal, second, sign, support, uphold, validate, warrant (≠ abolish, ban, -decline, delegitimize, -deny, disallow, disapprove, -disregard, enjoin, -forbid, -ignore, -interdict, invalidate, -negate, negative, -neglect, oppose, -overlook, -prohibit, proscribe, -rebuff, rebut, -refuse, -reject, -renounce, repeal, -repudiate, revoke, -spurn, turn down, -veto)
RATION (→): accord, administer, afford, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, award, bestow, budget, chunk, confer, conserve, contribute, deal, deliver, designate, dispense, distribute, divide, dole, dollop, donate, earmark, furnish, give, grant, impart, issue, limit, measure, mete, meter, parcel, part, portion, present, proffer, prorate, provide, reallocate, reapportion, reassign, redistribute, reserve, restrain, restrict, save, share, split, supply, tender (≠ accept, acquire, appropriate, arrogate, begrudge, commandeer, confiscate, -deny, deprive, impound, keep, lavish, obtain, procure, -rebuff, -refuse, -reject, -rescind, retain, revoke, rob, seize, squander, stint, swipe, withhold)
RATIONALIZE (+): absolve, acquit, attribute, clear, condone, confirm, contextualize, defend, establish, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, explain, forgive, justify, maintain, pardon, prove, spare, substantiate, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant (≠ berate, blame, chastise, chide, condemn, criticize, critique, curse, damn, fault, finger, -forsake, incriminate, punish, rebuke, rebut, refute, scold, -scorn)
RATTLE (/): addle, agitate, alarm, bash, bewilder, bother, bug, confound, confuse, daunt, discombobulate, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disorient, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, embarrass, faze, flummox, frighten, harrow, haunt, horrify, indispose, intimidate, menace, mismatch, muddle, nonplus, panic, perplex, perturb, petrify, puzzle, rile, roil, ruffle, scare, shake, shock, spook, terrify, threaten, throw, unman, unnerve, unsettle, upset (≠ appease, assure, balance, buoy, calm, center, cheer, clarify, comfort, compose, console, educate, encourage, enlighten, explain, gladden, gratify, hearten, help, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, mollify, organize, pacify, placate, please, quiet, reassure, regiment, relieve, sedate, soothe, stabilize, steady, still, tranquilize)
RAVAGE (/): annihilate, bulldoze, burgle, cannibalize, capture, consume, crack, cream, crush, damage, decimate, demolish, depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, dismantle, disorganize, disrupt, doom, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, forage, fracture, fragment, gut, harry, impair, level, loot, maraud, nuke, obliterate, overpower, overrun, overthrow, overwhelm, pillage, pirate, plunder, prostrate, pulverize, raid, rape, raze, rob, ruin, sack, scourge, seize, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, strip, total, trample, trash, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreck, wrest (≠ advantage, aid, armor, fix, guard, help, inspire, maintain, mend, patch, patrol, protect, recondition, recover, rectify, redeem, rehabilitate, repair, restore, resuscitate, revamp, shield, spark, survive, sustain, weather, withstand)
RAVISH (←): absorb, allure, amuse, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, delight, draw, elate, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, exhilarate, fascinate, galvanize, gladden, gratify, grip, hold, hypnotize, intrigue, magnetize, mesmerize, monopolize, obsess, please, possess, preoccupy, satisfy, seduce, spellbind, stimulate, stir, thrill, transport, wow (≠ annoy, appall, -balk, bore, bother, bug, burden, dampen, deaden, demoralize, depress, desensitize, discourage, disenchant, disgust, disillusion, dispirit, drain, dull, enervate, exhaust, fatigue, frustrate, infuriate, irk, irritate, knacker, nauseate, needle, nettle, numb, offend, paralyze, repel, repulse, sadden, sicken, stifle, tire, trouble, underwhelm, vex, weary, worry)
RAVISH (/): abduct, abuse, assault, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, debauch, defile, deflower, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, force, maltreat, molest, oppress, outrage, rape, ruin, spellbind, violate, wrong (≠ benefit, cherish, conserve, defend, displease, guard, nurture, protect, purify, respect, sanctify, shield, sustain, tend, uphold, vindicate)
RAZE (/): abolish, annihilate, atomize, bulldoze, -cancel, crush, -cut, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, disintegrate, dismantle, doom, dynamite, efface, eradicate, erase, explode, exterminate, extirpate, fell, flatten, level, obliterate, pulverize, ruin, smash, topple, vaporize, wreck (≠ brace, build, -bypass, construct, defend, develop, embattle, erect, fabricate, fortify, foster, guard, keep, maintain, manufacture, protect, raise, rear, shield, steady, strengthen, survive, sustain, weather, withstand)
REACH (→): access, accomplish, achieve, acquire, actualize, approach, attain, bag, beat, capture, carry, claim, complete, consummate, contact, crest, draw, earn, effect, equal, execute, find, finish, fulfill, gain, garner, get, grasp, hit, land, log, make, manage, match, meet, net, notch, obtain, outdo, perform, procure, produce, realize, rival, score, secure, surpass, tie, top, touch, win (≠ -abandon, accord, attempt, begin, consider, cordon, fail, forfeit, -forsake, give, grant, lose, miss, part, pay, ponder, relinquish, start, surrender, try, undershoot, yield) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
REACH (→): accrue, amplify, augment, broaden, continue, deepen, develop, elongate, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, intensify, lengthen, maximize, project, prolong, protract, spread, stretch, unwind, widen (≠ compress, condense, contract, curtail, decrease, diminish, draw, lessen, minimize, reduce, shorten, shrink, shrivel, tense)
REACH (→): brush, caress, contact, feel, finger, fondle, grasp, graze, handle, hit, hold, pat, pet, skim, strike, stroke, strum, tap, tickle, touch (≠ -avoid, -bypass, -circumvent, -disregard, -dodge, -duck, -elude, -evade, miss, outwit, -overlook, -refuse, -shun, -sidestep, -thwart)
REACH (→): access, acquaint, address, advise, apprise, approach, brief, buzz, call, clue, contact, email, enlighten, familiarize, get, inform, instruct, message, notify, phone, ring, telephone, tell, text, write (≠ belie, conceal, distort, garble, hide, hush, -ignore, miscommunicate, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, -neglect, obscure, suppress, withhold)
REACH (→): affect, afflict, agitate, allure
, attract, bewitch, bias, bother, captivate, charm, color, concern, dazzle, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, enchant, energize, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, excite, fascinate, fluster, harass, harry, impact, impress, influence, inspire, interest, intrigue, involve, move, penetrate, perturb, pester, pierce, plague, ravish, smite, stimulate, stir, strain, stress, strike, sway, touch, transport, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring (≠ annoy, bore, bother, bug, -circumvent, dampen, deaden, desensitize, dispirit, drain, exhaust, fatigue, frustrate, irk, jade, knacker, miss, nag, needle, nettle, numb, paralyze, stagnate, tire, trouble, underwhelm, vex, weary, worry) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
READ (→): articulate, communicate, declaim, deliver, depict, describe, detail, enumerate, impart, lecture, narrate, perform, portray, pronounce, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, repeat, report, speak, spiel, spout, tell, unfold, utter, verbalize, vocalize (≠ attend, baffle, bewilder, bury, conceal, -disregard, heed, hush, miss, muddle, muddy, mystify, -neglect, observe, perplex, puzzle, quiet, silence, watch)