by Damon Suede
SCAR (/): beat, blemish, blight, blot, brand, burn, cauterize, cut, damage, deface, deform, discolor, disfigure, efface, flaw, injure, maim, mar, mark, pinch, scald, scalp, scorch, score, scratch, sear, shock, slash, spoil, spot, stab, stigmatize, traumatize, welt, wound (≠ adorn, beautify, clear, conceal, correct, decorate, doctor, enhance, erase, heal, hide, mend, ornament, perfect, rectify, refine, smooth)
SCARE (/): 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, frighten, funk, haunt, horrify, intimidate, jolt, menace, numb, panic, paralyze, perturb, petrify, railroad, rattle, repel, sandbag, savage, 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)
SCATTER (/): break, broadcast, cast, circulate, diffuse, disassemble, disband, disintegrate, dispel, disperse, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve, disunite, divide, dot, fling, fracture, fragment, intersperse, isolate, litter, melt, orphan, part, pepper, segregate, separate, shake, shatter, shower, sow, spatter, spill, split, splutter, spray, spread, sprinkle, squander, strew, telegraph (≠ agglomerate, assemble, cluster, collect, compile, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, gather, glean, herd, integrate, maintain, preserve, reclaim, recoup, recover, reintegrate, reunite, salvage, scavenge, sustain, unify, unite, withhold)
SCAVENGE (←): accumulate, acquire, arrogate, bogart, claim, collect, comb, confiscate, convert, forage, gather, glean, grab, hunt, loot, nab, obtain, pick, pilfer, pillage, plunder, poach, preserve, probe, procure, rake, ransack, reap, reclaim, recover, recycle, rescue, retrieve, rifle, rummage, salvage, save, scour, scrounge, search, secure, seek, seize, snaffle, snag, snatch, source, stockpile, strip (≠ -abandon, -avoid, bestow, bury, buy, cache, conceal, contribute, deposit, discard, dissipate, donate, dump, fritter, furnish, hide, hoard, -ignore, jettison, keep, leave, lose, -neglect, offer, -omit, -overlook, present, purchase, recoup, -refuse, -reject, replace, replenish, restore, scatter, spare, squander, stock, tender, volunteer, waste, withhold)
SCENT (→): anoint, bathe, brush, cloud, cologne, conceal, dab, disguise, douse, drench, embellish, emit, enhance, exude, hide, intensify, mist, oil, perfume, release, smear, splash, spray (≠ breathe, detect, discern, discover, find, identify, inhale, nose, notice, perceive, recognize, retrace, sense, smell, sniff, trace, track, whiff)
SCENT (←): breathe, detect, discern, discover, find, identify, inhale, nose, notice, perceive, recognize, retrace, sense, smell, sniff, snuff, trace, track, trail, whiff (≠ choke, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, dab, disguise, exude, hide, perfume, plug, release, spray) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
SCHEDULE (+): appoint, arrange, assign, book, calendar, card, catalog, classify, compile, contract, docket, enroll, enter, file, index, inscribe, list, manage, mark, micromanage, note, order, organize, overcommit, plan, program, record, regiment, register, reschedule, slate, table, tabulate, tally, task, time, timetable, wait-list (≠ -abort, axe, -cancel, -decline, delete, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, drop, -dump, end, erase, expunge, finish, forget, -halt, kill, -neglect, -nix, -omit, -overlook, purge, reconsider, -rescind, revoke, scrap, scratch, shelve, terminate)
SCHLEP (←): bear, bring, carry, cart, chauffeur, convey, convoy, deliver, drag, draw, ferry, fetch, haul, heave, hump, lift, lug, move, pack, pull, push, shift, ship, shuttle, smuggle, take, tote, tow, trail, transfer, transport, tug (≠ -abandon, discard, dispatch, drop, dump, eliminate, -forsake, fumble, jettison, leave, lose, miss, -omit, -refuse, -reject, repel, send, thrust)
SCHMOOZE (←): bamboozle, beguile, bluff, butter, buttonhole, cajole, charm, coax, convince, cozen, dazzle, encourage, extort, fast-talk, finagle, finesse, flimflam, glad-hand, grease, honey, hustle, induce, influence, inveigle, leverage, lobby, lubricate, manipulate, nudge, oil, palaver, persuade, pressure, seduce, sell, snow, soft-sell, soft-soap, sway, tempt, urge, wheedle (≠ abuse, affront, anger, assume, attack, believe, confess, defend, disturb, doubt, expose, harm, incense, injure, insult, irk, irritate, offend, outrage, shield, -slight, -snub, suspect, trust, verify, vex, wrong)
SCHOOL (+): advance, brief, catechize, civilize, coach, control, cultivate, develop, direct, discipline, drill, edify, educate, elevate, enlighten, familiarize, fit, foster, ground, guide, impart, implant, improve, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instill, instruct, introduce, lead, lecture, manage, mentor, nurture, prepare, prime, qualify, rear, reeducate, reschool, reteach, retrain, teach, train, tutor (≠ -abandon, barbarize, cloud, conceal, confuse, darken, -desert, forget, hide, -ignore, learn, misguide, mislead, mismanage, -neglect, obscure, perplex, puzzle, -reject, resist, study)
SCOLD (/): abuse, accuse, admonish, attaint, berate, blame, blast, browbeat, castigate, caution, censure, chasten, chastise, chide, condemn, correct, criticize, critique, demean, denigrate, denounce, disparage, earbash, exasperate, fault, flog, hector, henpeck, lambaste, lecture, lesson, mock, nag, pillory, punish, rate, ream, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, revile, ridicule, scapegoat, taunt, trash-talk, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, wrong (≠ approve, blandish, commend, compliment, congratulate, endorse, flannel, flatter, glorify, gratify, heroicize, idolize, praise, respect, reward, sanction, venerate)
SCOPE (←): analyze, appraise, assay, assess, audit, benchmark, case, categorize, check, classify, clock, compare, consider, consult, critique, diagnose, discover, dissect, evaluate, examine, explore, eye, eyeball, gauge, inspect, investigate, learn, mull, observe, peruse, police, ponder, prioritize, probe, process, prowl, rank, read, reckon, reference, research, review, sample, scan, scrutinize, search, sift, slot, sort, study, survey, tabulate, test, value, vet, weigh (≠ addle, -avoid, baffle, blind, blindfold, -bypass, -circumvent, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, confound, confuse, deceive, detour, -discount, disguise, -disregard, -evade, forget, -ignore, mask, misdiagnose, mislead, miss, mistake, muddle, mystify, -neglect, -overlook, perplex, puzzle, skirt, trick)
SCORCH (/): bake, blacken, blast, blister, broil, burn, cauterize, char, cook, deep-fry, discolor, dry, frizzle, fry, griddle, grill, melt, panfry, parch, roast, sauté, scald, scathe, sear, shrivel, simmer, singe, sizzle, stale, stew, wither, zap (≠ butter, chill, cool, douse, drench, freeze, grease, heal, oil, rinse, salve, spatter, wet)
SCORE (→): blemish, cleave, crosshatch, cut, damage, deface, dent, ding, efface, engrave, furrow, gash, gouge, graze, groove, incise, indent, line, mark, mill, nick, nock, notch, scrape, scratch, serrate, slash, slit (≠ beautify, blend, buff, fill, fix, mend, patch, perfect, plaster, polish, repair, shine, smooth, spackle)
SCORE (←): accomplish, achieve, actualize, add, amass, attain, calculate, chalk, claim, count, crest, earn, enumerate, gain, get, impress, make, notch, number, procure, reach, realize, reckon, record, register, secure, tally, total, win (≠ dismiss, -disregard, estimate, exaggerate, fake, falsify, forget, -ignore, lose, miss, -overlook, pretend, undershoot)
-SCORN (/): blackball, blackguard, blacklist, condemn, crucify, defy, demean, demonize, deride, -despise, -disdain, dismiss, disparage, -disregard, flout, -hate, -ignore, jeer, mock, pillory, -rebuff, -refuse, refute, -reject, -renounce, -repudiate, ridicule, scorch, shame, -shun, -slight, -spurn, taunt, trash, zing (≠ accept, admire, allow, approve, champion, cherish, compliment, covet, crave, desire, embrace, enjoy, esteem, fancy, fetishize, flan
nel, flatter, gratify, include, invite, involve, lionize, love, note, praise, prioritize, regard, relish, respect, sanction, tolerate, treasure, welcome)
SCOTCH (/): abnegate, abrogate, annihilate, annul, atomize, -blank, bulldoze, -cancel, decimate, deep-six, delete, demolish, -deny, desolate, destroy, devastate, disavow, disintegrate, dismantle, dismiss, dissolve, divorce, efface, eliminate, end, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, flatten, -halt, invalidate, level, -negate, neutralize, -nullify, obliterate, overturn, pulverize, quash, raze, refute, -repudiate, retract, revoke, ruin, scrap, scupper, scuttle, smash, snuff, stop, suppress, terminate, topple, undo, uproot, vaporize, -veto, vitiate, -void, wreck (≠ authorize, begin, brainstorm, bring, build, catalyze, commence, create, enact, establish, fashion, forge, form, found, generate, greenlight, hatch, inaugurate, induce, initiate, institute, introduce, launch, legislate, make, notarize, ordain, retain, shape, spawn, survive, weather)
SCOUR (→): brush, buff, burnish, clean, cleanse, flush, furbish, lather, mop, oil, polish, pumice, purge, rub, sand, scrape, scrub, shine, sweep, wash, wax, whiten, wipe (≠ bedraggle, blemish, callous, canker, coarsen, corrode, dirty, exfoliate, pollute, spot, stain, sully, tarnish)
SCOUR (←): ascertain, audit, beat, browse, check, comb, descry, detect, determine, discover, drag, dredge, examine, explore, expose, ferret, find, forage, frisk, get, grub, hit, hunt, inspect, investigate, learn, locate, peruse, poke, police, probe, prowl, rake, ransack, reinvestigate, review, rifle, rout, rummage, scan, scope, scrutinize, search, seek, study, survey, track (≠ -abandon, bury, conceal, cover, ensconce, forget, hide, -ignore, lose, -neglect, niche, -overlook, presume)
SCOURGE (/): afflict, beat, belt, birch, brutalize, burden, cane, castigate, chastise, crucify, curse, devastate, discipline, excoriate, flail, flog, harass, hit, horsewhip, lambaste, lash, penalize, persecute, plague, punish, scathe, scorch, strap, tan, terrorize, thrash, torment, torture, trounce, wallop, whip (≠ advantage, armor, baby, benefit, coddle, comfort, console, defend, delight, gratify, guard, help, humor, indulge, maintain, protect, shield, spoil, support, thrill, uplift)
SCOUT (→): case, check, clock, examine, explore, eye, ferret, hunt, inspect, investigate, observe, patrol, police, probe, prowl, reconnoiter, scan, scope, scrutinize, search, seek, spot, spy, survey, suss, watch (≠ -avoid, blind, blindfold, -bypass, -circumvent, cloud, conceal, deceive, detour, disguise, -dodge, -duck, -evade, fake, forget, guard, hide, -ignore, mask, mislead, miss, mystify, -omit, -overlook, perplex, puzzle, screen, shield, -shun, -sidestep, skip, skirt)
SCRAMBLE (/): adulterate, agitate, alloy, amalgamate, blend, clutter, commingle, compound, cross, disorder, disorganize, disturb, fuse, garble, incorporate, infuse, jumble, lump, merge, mess, mingle, miscommunicate, mislabel, misrepresent, mix, stir, synthesize, tangle, unite, untidy (≠ align, arrange, catalog, classify, colander, compose, consolidate, filter, hierarchize, index, neaten, order, organize, regiment, regulate, sift, slot, sort, strain, tidy, unscramble)
SCRAP (→): -abandon, abdicate, annihilate, axe, cashier, chuck, deep-six, demolish, -desert, discard, dismiss, -ditch, drop, dump, eliminate, eradicate, exorcise, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, forfeit, -forsake, jettison, junk, liquidate, lose, offload, pitch, -reject, remove, shed, shuck, slough, toss, unload (≠ adopt, amass, collect, compile, conserve, embrace, employ, gather, hoard, hold, keep, preserve, recover, restore, retain, spare, stockpile, store, use, utilize)
SCRAP (/): -abandon, abolish, -abort, abrogate, annul, call, -cancel, countermand, -discontinue, drop, end, -halt, interrupt, invalidate, -nullify, recall, recant, relinquish, repeal, -rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub, stop, surrender, suspend, terminate, -void, withdraw (≠ begin, brainstorm, bronze, commence, continue, embalm, engage, found, initiate, keep, maintain, pledge, preserve, promise, start, sustain, undertake)
SCRAPE (→): bang, clash, crunch, dent, ding, drag, gnash, grate, grind, grit, jangle, jar, mark, rasp, rub, score, scratch, scrunch (≠ buffer, cushion, hush, muffle, mute, pad, quiet, shush, silence, upholster)
SCRAPE (←): abrade, bark, bruise, chafe, claw, clean, contuse, curette, cut, de-ice, descale, erase, file, flesh, fret, gall, grate, graze, grind, hoe, lacerate, maul, paw, rake, rasp, raze, remove, rub, scalp, scour, scratch, scuff, shave, shred, skin (≠ assist, butter, ease, grease, lard, lubricate, oil, polish, shine, smooth, soften, wax)
SCRATCH (/): abrade, bark, bruise, chafe, claw, contuse, cut, damage, fret, gall, grate, graze, grind, lacerate, maim, maul, nick, pick, prick, rasp, rub, score, scrape, scuff, skin, slice, tear, wound (≠ bandage, bind, buff, butter, cover, dress, glide, grease, heal, mend, nurse, oil, polish, rectify, remedy, repair, seal, sew, shield, shine, slide, smooth, soften, stitch, wax)
SCREEN (←): analyze, appraise, ascertain, assay, assess, benchmark, beta, calculate, check, colander, compare, compute, critique, decide, deduce, determine, diagnose, discern, discover, estimate, evaluate, examine, figure, filter, gauge, grade, guesstimate, investigate, judge, leach, learn, notice, number, percolate, price, process, rank, rate, read, reassess, reevaluate, reinvestigate, riddle, sample, scan, scrutinize, set, sieve, sift, slot, sort, strain, survey, test, total, valuate, value, vet (≠ addle, assume, baffle, believe, bewilder, bury, conceal, confound, confuse, conjecture, deceive, defraud, disguise, -disregard, guess, hide, -ignore, mask, misgauge, misjudge, misprize, misread, mistake, misunderstand, muddle, mystify, -neglect, obscure, overestimate, -overlook, overvalue, perplex, predetermine, puzzle, snooker, snow, trick, trust, underestimate, undervalue)
SCREEN (/): becloud, bedim, befog, belie, blanket, bleep, block, blot, bury, camouflage, canopy, cap, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, costume, cover, curtain, darken, defend, disguise, drape, eclipse, enshroud, gild, gloss, guard, hide, mask, obscure, obstruct, occlude, occult, overlap, overshadow, pall, paper, protect, safeguard, shade, shelter, shield, shroud, smother, spackle, suppress, varnish, veil, whitewash (≠ accost, advertise, air, bare, broadcast, circulate, clarify, concede, confess, confide, confirm, confront, disclose, display, disseminate, divulge, expose, floodlight, illuminate, present, proclaim, publicize, publish, reveal, show, spread, telegraph, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil)
SCREW (+): ball, bang, bed, boff, boink, bone, bonk, debauch, deflower, devour, diddle, drill, enter, fuck, hump, impale, jump, nail, penetrate, pillage, pleasure, plow, plunder, poke, pork, pound, rail, ravish, ride, seduce, shag, shtup, skewer, tap, tumble (≠ -avoid, block, -deny, -disdain, dismiss, -disregard, -ditch, drop, -dump, -ignore, jilt, -neglect, -rebuff, -refuse, -reject, -shun, -snub, -spurn)
SCROUNGE (←): abuse, appropriate, beg, bilk, bleed, bogart, borrow, bum, cadge, cheat, crib, defalcate, drain, embezzle, employ, exploit, fleece, gouge, hunt, leech, lift, manipulate, milk, mooch, panhandle, pilfer, scam, schnorr, seek, sponge, stint, swindle, tap, use, weasel, wheedle (≠ bestow, deserve, disburse, dispense, donate, earn, endow, furnish, give, help, lend, merit, offer, outbid, outlay, overpay, overspend, pay, provide, recoup, replace, restore, serve, supply, support, tender, tithe, volunteer)
SCRUB (→): abrade, brush, buff, burnish, clean, cleanse, dress, dust, file, flush, furbish, gloss, grind, polish, pumice, purge, rasp, rub, sand, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, shine, smooth, wash, wipe (≠ bedraggle, begrime, blacken, dirty, muddy, pollute, smear, smirch, smudge, soil, spoil, sully, taint, tarnish)
SCRUB (/): -abandon, abolish, -abort, abrogate, annul, axe, brush, call, -cancel, clean, cleanse, countermand, delete, -discontinue, drop, end, forget, -halt, interrupt, invalidate, -nullify, recall, recant, relinquish, repeal, -rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, rub, scour, scrap, stop, surrender, suspend, terminate, -void, wash, wipe, withdraw (≠ begin, brainstorm, commence, continue, endure, engage, extend, hold, initiate, keep, maintain, pledge, promise, start, sustain, undertake)
SCRUTINIZE (←): analyze, assess, audit, benchmark, canvass, case, categorize, check, classify, clock, comb, con, consider, consult, contemplate, dig, dissect, examine, exp
lore, eye, eyeball, filter, grade, inspect, investigate, learn, mark, notice, observe, oversee, parse, peg, penetrate, peruse, pierce, plumb, police, prioritize, probe, prowl, rank, ransack, read, reference, reinvestigate, research, review, rifle, scan, scope, scour, search, sift, smoke, study, survey, suss, vet, view, vivisect, watch, weigh, winnow, x-ray (≠ baffle, -blank, blind, blindfold, bury, -bypass, cheat, cloak, conceal, confound, confuse, deceive, disguise, -disregard, ensconce, erase, fake, forget, fudge, gaslight, half-ass, hide, -ignore, mask, mislead, misplace, miss, misunderstand, mystify, -neglect, niche, -overlook, perplex, puzzle, scam, skim, skip, sucker, trick, veil)
SCULPT (+): adapt, adjust, alter, calibrate, carve, cast, chisel, contour, convert, correct, customize, cut, doctor, edit, engrave, etch, fake, fashion, fine-tune, fit, form, hew, incise, inscribe, model, modify, mold, prepare, prime, ready, recast, recycle, redesign, redevelop, reengineer, refashion, reinvent, rejigger, remake, remodel, represent, restore, retool, revamp, revise, rework, rig, salvage, sculpture, shape, square, tailor, transform, tune, tweak (≠ batter, borrow, break, canker, copy, corrode, crack, damage, deface, destroy, disfigure, dissolve, disturb, duplicate, efface, eradicate, erase, hurt, mangle, melt, obliterate, pulverize, ruin, sabotage, scar, scatter, scotch, scramble, shatter, shelve, smash, spoil, topple, vandalize, worsen, wreck)