by Damon Suede
TRAP (←): abduct, ambush, apprehend, arrest, bag, beguile, bind, birdlime, blindside, boobytrap, box, bushwhack, cage, capture, catch, chain, clasp, clutch, collar, confine, convince, cop, corner, corral, deceive, decoy, detain, disappear, double-cross, double-talk, dupe, embroil, endanger, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, entrap, fasten, fetter, fool, frame, get, glom, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, halter, handcuff, herd, hoax, hold, hook, immure, imperil, implicate, imprison, incarcerate, institutionalize, intern, inveigle, involve, jail, kidnap, land, lasso, latch, lock, lure, manacle, mine, mire, nab, nail, net, outmaneuver, outsmart, outwit, overtake, package, pigeonhole, pin, restrain, rope, secure, seduce, seize, shackle, snaffle, snag, snare, snatch, spirit, subdue, surprise, take, tangle, trammel, trick, wrangle, wrest (≠ aid, allow, assist, benefit, clear, deliver, detach, discharge, disengage, disentangle, -disregard, distrust, doubt, dread, drop, emancipate, enfranchise, -exclude, extricate, fear, forget, free, help, -ignore, liberate, loose, loosen, lose, manumit, miss, mistake, -neglect, open, -overlook, ransom, redeem, release, rescue, save, solve, spring, unbind, uncage, unchain, unhand, unshackle, untangle, warn)
TRASH (/): abrade, assail, attack, badmouth, batter, blackguard, blame, boo, break, censure, chastise, condemn, criticize, critique, decry, defame, demolish, denigrate, denounce, denunciate, depreciate, destroy, detract, devastate, diminish, -discount, disparage, doom, eradicate, erase, excoriate, fault, finger, frame, fulminate, impugn, knock, lessen, malign, mar, mock, neg, pulverize, ravage, rebuke, reduce, reprimand, resent, ridicule, ruin, scapegoat, shatter, sink, slam, slate, smash, spoil, violate, vituperate, weed, wreck, zap (≠ accept, acclaim, aggrandize, applaud, canonize, cherish, compliment, congratulate, dignify, elevate, enshrine, exalt, fetishize, flatter, glamorize, glitz, glorify, gratify, heroicize, heroize, honor, idealize, idolize, ingratiate, overrate, praise, protect, respect, revere, romanticize, sentimentalize, shield, treasure, uphold, venerate, vindicate)
TRAUMATIZE (/): abuse, amaze, anguish, appall, assault, astound, attack, batter, beat, bestialize, break, castrate, confuse, constrain, cripple, crucify, damage, daze, deaden, deafen, debase, debilitate, deduct, degrade, demote, deplete, depredate, deprive, devalue, diminish, disable, discipline, dismay, distress, drain, emasculate, enervate, exhaust, exploit, famish, fracture, grieve, harass, harm, hit, horrify, humble, hurt, impair, impoverish, imprison, injure, lower, maim, malnourish, menace, molest, mutilate, numb, offend, oppress, outrage, overextend, paralyze, persecute, rape, sadden, sap, scalp, scant, shock, shrivel, sicken, stagger, startle, starve, stun, stupefy, subjugate, subordinate, terrify, threaten, torment, torture, trouble, underfeed, unman, unnerve, upset, vanquish, vex, victimize, violate, weaken, welt, wither, wound, wrong (≠ aid, amuse, appease, assist, baby, bandage, calm, coddle, cosset, defend, delight, doctor, entertain, favor, fix, foster, gratify, heal, help, humor, infantilize, inspire, lull, mellow, mend, misdiagnose, mitigate, moderate, mollify, mollycoddle, nourish, nurse, nurture, oblige, pacify, pamper, pity, placate, please, pleasure, protect, regret, rehabilitate, rejuvenate, remedy, repair, rescue, restore, reward, satiate, satisfy, save, sedate, soothe, splint, spoil, spoon-feed, stabilize, steady, sustain, thrill, tickle, tolerate, treat, uplift, wow)
TREASURE (+): admire, adore, appreciate, bronze, caress, ceremonialize, cherish, consecrate, conserve, defend, dig, embalm, enjoy, enshrine, esteem, fancy, fetishize, guard, honor, idolize, immortalize, love, memorialize, pet, preserve, prize, protect, regard, relish, respect, revere, reverence, ritualize, save, secure, value, venerate, worship (≠ abhor, abominate, badmouth, belittle, denigrate, -despise, -detest, -discount, -disdain, disparage, disrespect, execrate, fritter, -hate, -loathe, minimize, mock, ridicule, -scorn, -slight, -snub, squander, trash, undervalue, waste) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
TREAT (→): afford, amuse, appoint, bankroll, bestow, blow, buy, decorate, delight, dispense, divert, endow, entertain, equip, escort, feast, flaunt, fund, furnish, give, grant, host, indulge, offer, outlay, overpay, patronize, pay, present, provide, regale, rig, satisfy, stake, stand, stock, supply, tender, underwrite, volunteer (≠ bill, charge, commodify, curb, demand, -deny, deprive, disappoint, discipline, disinherit, -disown, -eschew, expense, forgo, frustrate, -ignore, loan, -neglect, -overlook, persecute, sell, -slight, starve, steal, stiff, stint, take, torment, upset, victimize, withhold, worry, wound, wrong)
TREAT (+): administer, apply, attend, bandage, cure, decontaminate, delouse, diagnose, doctor, dose, dress, drug, heal, help, hospitalize, medicate, mend, nurse, prescribe, purify, quarantine, rectify, rehabilitate, remedy, splint, sterilize, tend (≠ afflict, contaminate, damage, harm, hurt, impair, indispose, infect, infest, injure, maltreat, misdiagnose, mistreat, -neglect, overdose, pain, palsy, plague, poison, sicken, spike, wound)
TRICK (←): bait, bamboozle, beard, beat, bed, beguile, betray, bilk, bleed, bluff, bootleg, bottom-deal, buffalo, bullshit, bunk, burn, candy-coat, catch, cheat, chisel, clip, con, convince, cook, cozen, deacon, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, disinform, doctor, double-cross, double-talk, dupe, enmesh, ensnare, entangle, entice, entrap, euchre, fake, fleece, flimflam, fool, fox, frame, fudge, gammon, gas, gouge, gull, gyp, hoax, hocus-pocus, hoodwink, hook, hornswoggle, hose, humbug, hustle, hype, ice, inveigle, juggle, lure, maneuver, manipulate, misdirect, misguide, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, mousetrap, outfox, outslick, outsmart, outwit, overreach, pervert, plant, pluck, pretend, rephrase, rook, rope, salt, sandbag, scam, screw, seduce, shaft, shortchange, skin, snooker, snow, soak, spoof, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, stonewall, sucker, swindle, take, tease, tempt, trap, two-time, underpay, vamp, victimize, whitewash, wrong (≠ assume, assure, believe, blab, blurt, confess, confide, confirm, confront, debunk, disabuse, disclose, disenchant, disillusion, divulge, expose, face, honor, protect, regret, restore, reveal, show, tell, trust, uncloak, uncover, undeceive, unmask, unveil)
TRIGGER (→): accelerate, activate, actuate, arouse, brainstorm, buzz, catalyze, charge, crank, cue, detonate, discharge, drive, electrify, elicit, energize, excite, fire, flip, fuel, generate, goose, ignite, incite, initiate, instigate, jolt, jump-start, kick-start, launch, light, move, power, prod, produce, prompt, provoke, push, quicken, reactivate, reboot, recharge, release, run, spark, start, stimulate, switch, trip, vitalize, zap (≠ -abort, arrest, brake, check, cripple, cut, dampen, deactivate, deaden, decelerate, freeze, -halt, hamper, hinder, hobble, incapacitate, jam, kill, numb, paralyze, repress, reset, sedate, slow, stall, stick, stop, stunt, stymie, suppress, -thwart)
TRIM (+): adjust, adorn, arrange, array, beautify, bedeck, beribbon, costume, deck, decorate, dress, edge, elaborate, embellish, emblazon, embroider, fancify, festoon, fringe, garnish, glitter, grace, neaten, order, ornament, paint, provide, sculpt, set, spangle, stipple, stud, tidy, tinsel, tool (≠ blemish, damage, deform, disfigure, dismantle, expose, harshen, hurt, mar, reduce, scar, spoil, stain, streamline, strip, uglify)
TRIM (/): abbreviate, abridge, abstract, barber, bob, chop, clip, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, crop, cull, curtail, cut, decrease, deflate, deplete, diminish, dock, drain, edit, erode, lessen, lighten, lop, minimize, mow, nip, pare, pollard, précis, prune, razor, reduce, rephrase, shave, shear, shorten, shrink, slice, snip, summarize, taper, truncate, weed, whittle (≠ accentuate, accrue, add, amplify, augment, boost, broaden, double, elaborate, elongate, emphasize, enhance, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, heighten, increase, inflate, intensify, lengthen, magnify, maximize, multiply, raise, reinforce, strengthen, stretch, swell, treble, triple)
TRIVIALIZE (/): abuse, badmouth, belittle, criticize, critique, decry, deemphasize, defame, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, diminish, -discount, discredit, disgrace, dismiss, disparage, disrespect, downplay, lessen, malign, minimize, rip, -scorn, shrink, slander, -slight, slur, soft-pedal, traduce, underemphasize, underestimate, underplay, understate, undervalue, vilify (≠ accent, accentuate, acclaim, affirm, amplify, applaud, belabor, boost, broadcast, commen
d, compliment, congratulate, credit, elevate, emphasize, exaggerate, exalt, flatter, glorify, gratify, honor, idealize, idolize, inflate, laud, lionize, magnify, overdramatize, oversell, overstate, praise, prioritize, punctuate, raise, revere, telegraph, worship)
TROUBLE (/): afflict, aggravate, aggrieve, agitate, anger, annoy, badger, bedevil, bother, bug, burden, chafe, chagrin, concern, confound, confuse, crucify, discomfort, discommode, disconcert, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, disoblige, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, encumber, exasperate, fetter, fret, gall, get, gravel, grieve, hamper, hamstring, handicap, harass, harm, harry, hassle, haunt, hinder, hobble, impede, incommode, inconvenience, inflame, inhibit, irk, irritate, manacle, muddle, nag, needle, nettle, niggle, nitpick, noodge, obstruct, pain, peeve, perplex, perturb, pester, pique, plague, provoke, psych, rile, sadden, saddle, shackle, short-circuit, sorrow, spook, strain, stress, torment, torture, trammel, traumatize, troll, try, unnerve, unsettle, upset, vex, weaken, weary, weigh, worry (≠ abet, accommodate, aid, alleviate, amuse, appease, assist, comfort, console, content, delight, disarm, ease, entertain, facilitate, favor, gladden, gratify, help, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, please, reassure, satisfy, smooth, steady, sugarcoat, support, thrill)
TROUBLESHOOT (+): accommodate, adjust, align, alleviate, amend, balance, break, calibrate, connect, correct, crack, debug, decipher, decode, decrypt, deduce, defray, diagnose, edit, expose, fine-tune, fit, fix, focus, grind, improve, isolate, mend, overhaul, patch, polish, punctuate, quarantine, readjust, realign, reassemble, rectify, regulate, remedy, renovate, repair, rephrase, reshuffle, restore, rethink, retool, retrofit, revise, right, service, set, sharpen, simplify, solve, square, tighten, tune, tweak (≠ afflict, blunt, breach, break, confuse, contaminate, damage, derange, destroy, disorder, disorganize, dull, hamstring, hurt, infect, misdiagnose, monkey-wrench, poison, ruin, sabotage, scotch, scupper, scuttle, shelve, spoil, stymie, undermine, upset)
TRUMPET (→): advertise, announce, bellow, blare, blast, blazon, blurb, broadcast, bulletin, call, circulate, communicate, concede, confess, confide, confirm, confront, declare, disclose, disseminate, divulge, emblazon, extol, feature, flash, herald, impart, intimate, laud, notify, pitch, plug, praise, proclaim, promote, promulgate, publicize, publish, puff, report, reveal, roar, salute, shout, show, sound, spotlight, spread, telegraph, toast (≠ bury, cloak, conceal, confound, denounce, devoice, erase, expunge, hide, hush, -ignore, mislead, misrepresent, muffle, mute, -omit, quiet, redact, retract, revoke, silence, smother, stifle, suppress, swallow, throttle, whisper)
TRUNCATE (/): abate, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, compress, concentrate, condense, constrict, contract, curtail, cut, decrease, de-escalate, deflate, digest, diminish, dock, downsize, elide, encapsulate, epitomize, generalize, lessen, lower, minimize, moderate, modify, pare, précis, prune, recapitulate, reduce, retrench, shorten, shrink, slash, subtract, summarize, syncopate, taper, trim (≠ accentuate, accrue, add, amplify, augment, broaden, build, elaborate, elongate, emphasize, enlarge, expand, extend, increase, inflate, lengthen, magnify, maximize, ornament, stretch, supplement, unspool)
TRUST (+): accept, account, accredit, anticipate, assume, await, believe, buy, conclude, conjecture, consider, consult, credit, decide, deduce, expect, fancy, gather, guess, imagine, infer, judge, predetermine, presume, reason, reckon, suppose, surmise, suspect, swallow, take, understand (≠ challenge, cross-examine, debate, debunk, disbelieve, discredit, dispute, distrust, double-deal, doubt, dread, fear, grill, interrogate, interview, mistrust, question, -reject, scruple, suspect) (¿) ABSTRACTION ALERT. Concrete goals essential!
TUG (←): attract, carry, coax, convey, dislodge, drag, draw, ferry, fish, force, grab, haul, heave, hitch, jerk, lug, move, pluck, pull, shuttle, snag, snatch, strain, tear, tow, transport, wrench, wrest, yank (≠ bash, bump, cast, drive, heave, nudge, pitch, propel, punt, push, ram, release, repel, repulse, shove, shunt, stab, throw, thrust, toss)
TUNE (+): adapt, adjust, align, attune, balance, blend, calibrate, center, compose, coordinate, correct, equalize, harmonize, integrate, measure, modulate, pace, pitch, realign, rectify, regulate, right, set, streamline, synchronize, temper, tweak (≠ agitate, crack, discombobulate, disrupt, disturb, interrupt, jangle, jar, jolt, mismatch, muddle, rattle, silence)
TURN (→): bend, circle, circulate, coil, corner, crank, curve, dial, incline, loop, manipulate, negotiate, orbit, oscillate, pass, pivot, reel, revolve, roll, rotate, round, screw, shunt, spin, sway, swing, swirl, swivel, twiddle, twirl, twist, unscrew, weave, wheel, whip, whirl, wind (≠ bind, correct, direct, fasten, freeze, hobble, hold, level, lock, nail, paralyze, pin, smooth, stabilize, steady, stop, straighten, tie, unbend)
TURN (→): aim, alter, alternate, -avert, bend, capsize, change, channel, convert, curve, deflect, depart, detour, detract, direct, divert, double, face, focus, funnel, incline, invert, loop, move, pivot, rechannel, redirect, refract, reorient, reposition, retrace, return, reverse, rotate, shift, shunt, sidetrack, subvert, sway, swerve, swing, swirl, switch, swivel, tack, transfer, transform, twist, upset, vary, wheel, whip, whirl, zigzag (≠ abide, bide, continue, defy, endure, fix, freeze, hold, keep, resist, retain, set, stabilize, stay, straighten, target)
TURN (+): adapt, adjust, alter, calibrate, cast, change, convert, coordinate, customize, deflect, develop, divert, fashion, fit, form, get, grow, invert, make, metamorphose, modify, mold, move, mutate, refashion, remake, remodel, render, rephrase, retort, reverse, run, sculpt, shape, shift, switch, transfer, transfigure, transform, translate, transmute, transpose, tune, tweak, vary, wax (≠ abide, bide, broaden, continue, endure, expand, fix, freeze, hold, keep, paralyze, retain, set, stabilize, stay, steady, still)
TURN (/): bias, bribe, condition, convince, corrupt, curdle, -desert, dispose, distort, incline, influence, nobble, persuade, poison, predetermine, predispose, prejudge, prejudice, prepossess, -renounce, -repudiate, retract, slant, spike, suborn, subvert, suggest, sway, taint (≠ -deter, discourage, dissuade, hamper, hinder, hold, inhibit, maintain, -prevent, repel, restrain, sustain, sweeten)
TUTOR (+): advise, aid, apprentice, apprise, assist, brief, civilize, coach, compel, condition, convince, counsel, cultivate, demonstrate, develop, direct, discipline, drill, edify, educate, elevate, enlighten, familiarize, foster, groom, ground, guide, help, housebreak, housetrain, impart, implant, improve, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, inspire, instill, instruct, introduce, lead, lecture, mentor, monitor, nurture, order, parrot, perfect, prepare, prime, qualify, question, quiz, read, ready, rear, rehearse, retrain, reveal, school, scold, season, shape, sharpen, show, steer, stretch, supervise, tame, tax, teach, test, train, update (≠ abuse, addle, baffle, bewilder, censor, cheat, conceal, confound, confuse, consult, debase, deceive, defraud, delude, demean, discombobulate, disguise, -disregard, fabricate, fluster, follow, gaslight, hamper, heed, hide, hinder, -ignore, impair, impede, learn, lower, mind, misinform, mislead, muddle, mystify, -neglect, nonplus, obey, obscure, observe, -omit, -overlook, perplex, puzzle, ruffle, stall, study, stump, stymie, suppress, surprise, withhold)
TWEAK (+): accommodate, adapt, adjust, align, alter, amend, arrange, balance, calibrate, change, compose, convert, coordinate, correct, customize, doctor, edit, enhance, fine-tune, fit, fix, flavor, improve, jerk, magnify, marinate, maximize, modify, modulate, nip, patch, perfect, pinch, pull, punctuate, realign, reconceive, reconceptualize, rectify, refashion, reform, regulate, reimagine, reinvent, remodel, repair, rephrase, reshape, restore, rethink, retool, revise, richen, right, season, set, shape, shift, spice, square, squeeze, strengthen, suit, temper, tug, tune, twist, uncomplicate, upgrade, weaponize (≠ blemish, blight, break, confuse, damage, defy, destroy, diminish, disorganize, disturb, dull, freeze, harm, hurt, -ignore, impair, maintain, mar, -neglect, paralyze, preserve, -prevent, resist, retain, ruin, save, scatter, spoil, stabilize, stay, stymie, tarnish, -thwart, undermine, unsettle, vitiate, weaken, worsen)
TWIST (/): alter, bend, braid, break, change, coil, color, contort, corkscrew, cur
l, deform, derange, dial, distort, embellish, embroider, entangle, entwine, falsify, flip, fold, garble, gnarl, impair, miscommunicate, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, misshape, misstate, modify, mutate, pervert, plait, raddle, rotate, screw, skew, spin, turn, twine, twirl, warp, weave, wiggle, wind, wrap, wrench, wrest, wriggle, wring, wrinkle (≠ align, clarify, clear, expand, explain, explicate, flatten, rephrase, right, simplify, smooth, still, straighten, unbend, unbraid, uncoil, uncurl, unfold, unravel, unskew, unspool, untangle, untwist, unwind)
TYRANNIZE (/): abase, abuse, anguish, badger, blackjack, browbeat, brutalize, bulldoze, bully, butcher, coerce, cow, crush, daunt, degrade, dehumanize, demean, depersonalize, desensitize, dictate, dominate, domineer, dragoon, enforce, enslave, frighten, grind, harass, hassle, hector, hound, humble, humiliate, intimidate, lynch, maltreat, manhandle, menace, mistreat, muscle, objectify, oppress, outrage, overpower, overwhelm, persecute, pervert, poison, pollute, pressure, profane, quash, quell, railroad, repress, ride, rule, savage, scare, subdue, subjugate, suppress, taint, terrorize, threaten, torment, torture, trample, traumatize, victimize, violate, warp, wrong (≠ allay, alleviate, assist, baby, cherish, coddle, cosset, defend, defy, dignify, elevate, endure, ennoble, exalt, favor, foster, gratify, guard, help, honor, humanize, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, nurture, pamper, pity, preserve, protect, regret, relax, repent, resist, respect, restore, sabotage, save, secure, shield, spoil, subvert, support, topple, undermine, uplift, usurp, weather, withstand)