| look |
behold |
contemplate |
descry |
discern |
| discover |
espy |
examine |
explore |
eye |
| gape |
gawk |
gaze |
glance |
glare |
| glimpse |
inspect |
monitor |
note |
notice |
| observe |
ogle |
peek |
peep |
peer |
| perceive |
peruse |
recognize |
scan |
scrutinize |
| search for |
see |
seek |
sight |
stare |
| study |
supervise |
survey |
track |
view |
| watch |
witness | |
| happy |
bland |
blissful |
calm |
capricious |
| cheerful |
confident |
content |
convinced |
dazed |
| delighted |
delightful |
ecstatic |
elated |
enchanted |
| epicurean |
excessive |
excited |
fain |
fanciful |
| formidable |
funny |
| glad |
glorious |
gratified |
| hilarious |
hopeful |
humorous |
joyful |
jubilant |
| love struck |
lunatic |
overwhelmed |
pleased |
sanguine |
| satisfied |
sensuous |
solemn |
splendid |
sprightly |
| spruce |
sybaritic |
thrilled |
voluptuous |
| wry |
zestful |
| mischievous |
impish |
naughty |
playful |
prankish |
| roguish |
whimsical |
| careful |
attentive |
fastidious |
heedful |
mindful |
| observant |
persnickety |
vigilant |
wary |
| foolish |
absurd |
asinine |
certifiable |
comical |
| cracked |
crazy |
dizzy |
droll |
dotty |
| farcical |
fatuous |
gaga |
giddy |
insane |
| jocose |
lightheaded |
ludicrous |
mad |
mentally deranged |
| nonsensical |
not all there |
nuts |
out of one's mind |
preposterous |
| ridiculous |
risible |
screwy |
silly |
troubled |
| vertiginous |
wild |
woozy |
zany |
|
| amazing |
astonishing |
astounding |
awesome |
breathtaking |
| extraordinary |
fabulous |
fantastic |
improbable |
incredible |
| marvelous |
overwhelming |
phenomenal |
remarkable |
spectacular |
| splendid |
staggering |
startling |
wonderful |
| unbelievable |
unforeseen |
unthinkable |
unimaginable |
unanticipated |
| unexpected |
unpredicted |
| beautiful |
aesthetic |
appealing |
attractive |
awesome |
| blooming |
bonny |
comely |
cute |
dazzling |
| dishy |
drawing attention |
elegant |
exquisite |
fine |
| glorious |
good-looking |
gorgeous |
graceful |
handsome |
| lovely |
magnificent |
marvelous |
nice |
picturesque |
| pleasing |
pretty |
pulchritudinous |
ravishing |
scenic |
| shapely |
sparkling |
splendid |
statuesque |
stunning |
| | wonderful |
audacious |
adorable |
awesome |
beauty |
| brilliant |
charming |
enchanting |
extraordinary |
exuberant |
| fabulous |
fanciful |
fantastic |
fascinating |
imaginative |
| impressive |
incredible |
ingenious |
irresistible |
keen |
| lavish |
lovely |
lush |
luxuriant |
outstanding |
| prodigal |
profuse |
riotous |
smart |
splendid |
| terrific |
very good |
| | pleasant |
agreeable |
appealing |
charming |
congenial |
| delightful |
enjoyable |
favorable |
fun |
good |
| gratifying |
pleasurable |
positive |
satisfying |
swell |
| to one's liking |
to one's taste |
welcome |
winning |
| | afraid |
anxious |
apprehensive |
ashamed |
cowardly |
| frightened |
guilty |
horrified |
paralyzed |
petrified |
| scared |
shocked |
shy |
skittish |
startled |
| terrified |
terrorized |
timid |
troubled |
worried |
| |
| annoyed |
asinine |
bored |
disgusted |
dullish / dull |
| obtuse |
peeved |
riled |
vexed |
| | nervous |
alarmed |
anxious |
apprehensive |
cautious |
| concerned |
confused |
conspicuous |
disturbed |
doubtful |
| insecure |
irritable |
panicked |
perturbed |
suspicious |
| | | pathetic |
affecting |
agitating |
lamentable |
piteous |
| pitiful |
poignant |
stirring |
touching |
| sad |
bleak |
dejected |
depressed |
desolate |
| dingy |
discouraged |
dismal |
doleful |
dreary |
| forlornly |
gloomy |
glum |
grievous |
grim |
| heart broken |
lonely |
lugubrious |
melancholic |
miserable |
| mopish |
morose |
mournful |
poor |
seamy |
| somber |
sordid |
sorrowful |
sulky |
sullen |
| temperamental |
unfortunate |
unhappy |
wistful |
wretched |
| frustrated |
balked |
disappointed |
discontented |
foiled |
| thwarted |
| stubborn |
adamant |
hardheaded |
inflexible |
obdurate |
| obstinate |
relentless |
unyielding |
| terrible |
abhorrent |
abominable |
appalling |
awful |
| bizarre |
calamitous |
dire |
disastrous |
dreadful |
| fearful |
formidable |
freakish |
frightful |
ghastly |
| grotesque |
gruesome |
heinous |
horrible |
horrid |
| lurid |
odious |
painful |
terrifying |
tragic |
| unctuous |
| aggressive |
bellicose |
belligerent |
combative |
hawkish |
| merciless |
presumptuous |
pugnacious |
ruthless |
self-assertive |
| angry |
enraged |
exasperated |
furious |
incensed |
| indignant |
livid |
mad |
outraged |
wrathful |
| evil |
abusive |
baneful |
contaminated |
contemptible |
| corrupt |
cruel |
demonic |
depraved |
despicable |
| devilish |
diabolic |
ferocious |
fiendish |
fierce |
| heartless |
hellish |
infernal |
inimical |
malicious |
| nasty |
nefarious |
nether |
perfidious |
putrefied |
| savage |
scrupulous |
sinister |
sneaky |
spiteful |
| spoiled |
tainted |
treacherous |
venal |
vile |
| villainous |
wicked |
| quarrelsome |
blatant |
boisterous |
cantankerous |
clamorous |
| conspicuously |
contentious |
cross |
deafening |
disagreeable |
| fretful |
hysterical |
jealous |
litigious |
mean |
| mean-spirited |
militant |
nasty |
noisy |
offensively |
| ornery |
peevish |
pugnacious |
rambunctious |
recalcitrant |
| renitent |
roisterous |
strident |
testy |
touchy |
| truculent |
unpleasant |
vociferous |
Synonyms for Size
| size |
area |
bulk |
capacity |
diameter |
| dimensions |
expanse |
extent |
girth
|
heaviness |
heft
|
height |
length |
magnitude |
mass |
| measure |
proportions |
spread |
volume |
weight |
| width |
Synonyms for Mass
| mass |
abundance |
amount |
array |
assemblage
|
| batch |
bulk |
block |
bunch |
cluster |
| collection |
couple |
crop |
crowd |
deal |
| heap |
host |
hunk
|
lion's share |
lot |
magnitude
| number |
parcel |
pile |
portion |
| quantity |
Synonyms for Big
big
|
ample
|
astronomical |
broad |
capacious |
| colossal |
commodious
|
enormous |
expansive |
gargantuan |
| gigantic |
grand |
great |
huge |
immense |
| large |
mammoth |
mountainous |
sizable |
spacious |
stupendous
|
substantial |
tremendous |
vast |
Synonyms for Small
little
|
atomic |
cramped |
diminutive |
dinky |
| exiguous |
itsy-bitsy |
limited |
microscopic |
miniature |
| minuscule |
minute |
petite |
puny |
slight |
| small |
tiny |
wee |
undersized |
Synonyms for High
high
|
above |
above and beyond |
aerial |
aloft |
| altitudinal |
beyond |
elevated |
eminent |
lofty |
| onto |
over |
superior to |
tall |
top |
| upmost |
upon |
upward of |
Synonyms for Low
low
|
abyssal |
base |
below |
beneath |
| bottom |
cavernous |
deep |
down |
ground-level |
| inferior to |
nether |
squatty |
subordinate to |
subsided |
| to the ground |
under |
underneath |
Synonyms for Far
| far |
afar |
aloof |
apart |
back |
| behind |
detached |
dislocated |
distant |
faraway |
| out of reach |
out of sight |
recede |
remote |
removed |
| retreat |
separated |
transferred |
withdrawn |
Synonyms for Near
| near |
abutting |
adjacent |
adjoining |
alongside |
| beside |
bordering |
close by |
conterminous |
contiguous |
| local |
next to |
nearby |
neighbor |
nigh |
| peripheral |
in the proximity |
surrounding |
touching |
in the vicinity |
Synonyms for Limit
limit
|
ambit |
border |
border line |
bottom line |
| boundary |
boundary line |
bounds |
breaking point |
brim |
| brink |
ceiling |
circumscription |
confinement |
constraint |
| curbing |
cutoff point |
deadline |
edge |
end point |
| extent |
extreme |
extremity |
far out |
farthest point |
| fence |
finality |
limitation |
margin |
maximum |
| the max |
the most |
pale |
perimeter |
periphery |
| pole |
regulation |
restriction |
rim |
tops |
| ultimate |
upper limit |
utmost |
verge |
Synonyms for Excess
| excess |
cornucopia |
deluge |
drove |
fat |
| flood |
glut |
greater part |
lion's share |
majority |
| more than half |
mountain |
nimiety |
overabundance |
overflow |
| overkill |
plethora |
plurality |
preponderance |
profusion |
| superfluity |
superfluousness |
surfeit |
surplus |
swarm |
| trillions |
wealth |
Synonyms for Plenty
| plenty |
army |
bushel |
crowd |
dozens |
| group |
heaps |
hill |
host |
legion |
| loads |
lots |
mine |
multitude |
myriad |
| oodles |
pack |
reams |
scores |
Synonyms for Lack
lack
|
absence |
dearth |
defect |
deficiency |
| deprivation |
destitution |
drought |
exiguity |
inadequacy |
| indigence |
insufficiency |
insufficient supply |
impecuniousness |
impoverishment |
| less than half |
minority |
meagerness |
need |
paucity |
| pauperism |
penury |
poverty |
privation |
rareness |
| scantiness |
scarcity |
shortage |
skimpiness |
sparseness |
| want |
Synonyms for Many and Much
| a lot of |
abundant |
adequate |
ample |
bountiful |
| copious |
countless |
exuberant |
fruitful |
infinite |
| lavish |
lush |
many |
much |
multiple |
| most |
numerous |
opulent |
prodigal |
| profuse |
prolific |
rampant |
riotous |
umpteen |
Synonyms for Almost
| almost |
a good deal |
about |
all but |
approximately |
| around |
as good as |
diverse |
enough |
just about |
| more or less |
nearly |
practically |
quite a few |
roughly |
| several |
some |
sufficient |
various |
virtually |
| well-nigh |
Synonyms for Few
| few |
dearth of |
exiguous |
hardly any |
infinitesimal |
| insubstantial |
insufficient |
lack of |
least |
limited |
| little |
minimal |
minimum |
meager |
nominal |
| paltry |
paucity of |
poor |
rare |
scant |
| scarce |
short of |
skimpy |
slight |
sparse |
| trifling |
trivial |
wanting |
Synonyms for Famous
famous
|
celebrated |
considerable |
distinguished |
excellent |
| famed |
fine |
grand |
great |
honorable |
| illustrious |
legendary |
marvelous |
mighty |
notable |
| noted |
paramount |
powerful |
predominant |
preeminent |
| preponderant |
qualified |
remarkable |
renowned |
respectable |
| suited |
superior |
supreme |
noteworthy |
sublime |
Synonyms for Popular
popular
|
accepted by |
adhered to |
appreciated |
approved |
| common |
conforming to |
conventional |
current |
customary |
| established |
favorite |
liked |
prevalent |
standard |
| well known |
widely liked |
widespread |
Synonyms for Greatly
greatly
|
awfully |
considerably |
damned |
darned |
| dreadfully |
enormously |
especially |
exceedingly |
exceptionally |
| excessively |
extra |
extraordinarily |
extremely |
fabulously |
| frightfully |
hellishly |
highly |
immensely |
incredibly |
| inordinately |
intensely |
jolly |
mighty |
outrageously |
| particularly |
quite |
rather |
really |
remarkably |
| specially |
terribly |
too |
tremendously |
very much |
Synonyms for Place
| place |
abode
|
area |
district |
domain |
| dwelling |
environment |
field |
habitat
|
haunt |
| home |
locality |
location |
lot |
neighborhood |
| oasis |
plot |
precinct |
province |
quarter |
| realm |
region |
residence |
room |
set |
| section |
site |
space |
spot |
state |
| station |
terrain |
territory |
tract |
vault |
| zone |
Synonyms for Range
| range |
ambit
|
breadth |
circle |
compass |
| control |
extension |
extent |
horizon |
influence |
| orbit |
purview |
radius |
reach |
realm |
| scope |
span |
sphere |
spread |
stretch |
Synonyms for Fast
fast
|
accelerated |
alacritous |
breakneck |
brisk |
| celeritous |
expeditious |
fleet |
hasty |
hurried |
| hustling |
lightning-quick |
nimble |
quick |
rapid |
| responsive |
speedy |
swift |
Synonyms for Slow
slow
|
adagio |
andante |
behind |
creeping |
| deliberate |
dilatory |
gradual |
laggard |
late |
| leaden-footed |
leisurely |
slack |
slow-footed |
slow-going |
| sluggardly |
sluggish |
snail-like |
static |
steady |
| tardy |
tortoise-like |
unhurried |
Synonyms for Go
go
|
climb |
coast |
crawl |
creep |
| cross |
cruise |
depart |
disappear |
drive |
| exit |
fade |
fly |
glide |
head for |
| hobble |
hump |
impel |
journey |
jump |
| leap |
leave |
limp |
mosey |
paddle |
| plod |
prance |
proceed |
recede |
ride |
| sail |
scramble |
scoot |
ship |
skedaddle |
| skim |
slouch |
transport |
travel |
trip |
| trot |
waft |
Synonyms for Run
run
|
accelerate |
bustle |
dash |
elope |
| escape |
flee |
flicker |
flit |
flitter |
| flutter |
gallop |
hasten |
hover |
hurry |
| race |
run |
rush |
scamper |
scurry |
| soar |
speed |
sprint |
urge |
Synonyms for Walk
walk
|
amble |
dawdle |
gad |
gait |
| gallivant |
go forward |
head for |
hike |
jaunt |
| jog |
lope |
march |
meander |
pace |
| perambulate |
pad |
promenade |
prance |
ramble |
| range |
roam |
rove |
saunter |
shimmy |
| stray |
stride |
strike for home |
stroll |
strut |
| swank |
swagger |
tiptoe |
toddle |
tour |
| traipse |
trek |
trudge |
waddle |
wander |
Synonyms for Stumble
stumble
|
blunder |
bumble |
flounder |
lumber |
| lurch |
pitch |
shamble |
shuffle |
Synonyms for Move
move
|
actuate |
advance |
budge |
change |
| dislocate |
dislodge |
drag |
drift |
evacuate |
| exchange |
fling |
initiate |
migrate |
proceed |
| progress |
propel |
push |
put in motion |
relocate |
| remove |
roam |
roll |
shift |
shove |
| shuffle |
slide |
slip |
slither |
slump |
| split |
stagger |
stir |
switch |
tear |
| transfer |
transpose |
traverse |
whisk |
wobble |
Synonyms for Come
| come |
advance |
appear |
approach |
arrive |
| break through |
check in |
emerge |
land |
make it |
| near |
pop in |
reach |
show up |
Synonyms for Get
get
|
accumulate |
acquire |
collect |
derive |
| fetch |
gain |
gather |
obtain |
procure |
| secure |
Synonyms for Put
| put |
assign |
attach |
attribute |
do |
| effect |
establish |
launch |
locate |
place |
| position |
send |
set |
set aside |
site |
| situate |
Synonyms for Keep
| keep |
detain |
guard |
hold |
look after |
| maintain |
pocket |
preserve |
reserve |
retain |
| save |
support |
sustain |
withhold |
|
Synonyms for Take
| take |
assume |
bereave |
buy |
capture |
| catch |
choose |
confiscate |
consume |
engage |
| gather |
grab |
grasp |
hold |
lift |
| occupy |
pick |
prefer |
purchase |
recall |
| remove |
retract |
rob |
seize |
select |
| steal |
win |
Communication: Synonyms for words related to speech
assume
|
conjecture |
fancy |
guess |
hint at |
| hypothesize |
imagine |
imply |
indicate |
infer |
| ponder |
posit |
postulate |
predict |
premise |
| presume |
presuppose |
reckon |
suppose |
speculate |
| surmise |
suspect |
test |
theorize |
think |
| wonder |
discuss
|
analyze |
annotate |
chat |
chatter |
| check |
chime in |
chin |
chitchat |
comment on |
| communicate |
conclude |
confabulate |
confer |
consult |
| converse |
continue |
debate |
deliberate |
discourse |
| evaluate |
inquire of |
meet |
negotiate |
palaver |
| parley |
pass judgment on |
powwow |
ramble on |
reason |
| review |
schmooze |
speak |
talk |
talk over |
| thrash out |
thrash out
|
turn to |
wrangle |
approve
|
accede |
accept |
accord |
acknowledge |
| add |
admit |
affirm |
agree |
allow |
| avow |
assure |
concede |
concur |
confess |
| confirm |
consent |
grant |
permit |
praise |
| promise |
recommend |
sanction |
welcome |
yield |
deny
|
ban |
contradict |
contravene |
decline |
| dispute |
enjoin |
forbid |
gainsay |
impugn |
| interdict |
negate |
negative |
prohibit |
proscribe |
| rebuff |
refuse |
refute |
reject |
repudiate |
| spurn |
traverse |
argue
|
accuse |
balk at |
be at odds with |
bicker |
| caterwaul |
chide |
complain |
conflict |
correct |
| counter |
dare |
debate |
deviate |
differ |
| disagree |
disapprove |
dispute |
dissent |
fight |
| fling back |
frown on |
gossip |
hassle |
hurl back |
| interject |
nag |
object |
oppose |
protest |
| quarrel |
quibble |
retaliate |
revolt at |
shudder at |
| squabble |
tease |
urge |
vilify |
wrangle |
lie
|
bamboozle |
beguile |
betray |
counterfeit |
| deceive |
delude |
disguise |
distort |
dupe |
| fabricate |
falsify |
feign |
fib |
forge |
| forswear |
make believe |
mislead |
misrepresent |
perjure |
| pretend |
prevaricate |
rig |
sham |
simulate |
Synonyms for idea
| idea |
aim |
ambition |
apperception |
arrangement |
| aspiration |
belief |
blueprint |
clue |
composition |
| concept |
contrivance |
course of action |
design |
device |
| diagram |
expedient |
figure |
format |
glimmer |
| goal |
grand design |
hunch |
intent |
image |
| inkling |
insight |
intention |
interpretation |
intimation |
| intuition |
maneuver |
master plan |
mental picture |
method |
| motif |
notion |
objective |
opinion |
pattern |
| perception |
picture |
plan |
plot |
premonition |
| procedure |
proposal |
project |
purpose |
resolution |
| road-map |
scheme |
strategy |
suspicion |
system |
| tactics |
target |
thought |
understanding |
view |
| way |
| agreement |
accord |
affinity |
alikeness |
analogy |
| concord |
congruity |
correspondence |
harmony |
homogeneity |
| likeness |
parallelism |
resemblance |
similarity |
uniformity |
| difference |
at odds |
conflict |
contention |
contradiction |
| contrast |
deviation |
difference |
disagreement |
discord |
| discrepancy |
disparity |
dissension |
dissidence |
dissimilarity |
| distinction |
divergence |
division |
feud |
friction |
| gap |
hornet's nest |
incompatibility |
inconsistency |
strife |
| unlikeness |
variance |
variation |
Synonyms for Ask
ask
|
beg |
beseech |
catechize
|
delve |
| demand |
debrief
|
entreat |
examine |
explore |
| grill |
inquire |
insist |
interrogate |
investigate |
| petition |
plead |
pled |
pray |
propose to |
| probe |
pry |
query |
question |
quiz |
| request |
spy |
suggest to |
Synonyms for Answer
answer
|
quip |
react |
rebut |
rejoin |
| reply |
respond |
retort |
riposte |
sass |
| talk back |
write back |
Synonyms for Say
say
|
allege |
articulate |
assert |
avow |
| chorus |
contend |
enounce |
enunciate |
maintain |
| mouth |
profess |
pronounce |
speak |
sound |
| utter |
verbalize |
vocalize |
voice |
The following words all describe manners of speaking or tones of voice (often reflecting the emotional state of the speaker) and should be used when necessary and appropriate.
| said |
babble |
bark |
bawl |
beam |
| bellow |
bleat |
blurt |
boast |
brag |
| cajole |
cheer |
choke |
chuckle |
cough |
| crow |
cry |
drawl |
fret |
fulminate |
| gasp |
giggle |
groan |
growl |
grumble |
| grunt |
hiss |
holler |
howl |
jeer |
| laugh |
lisp |
marvel |
mimic |
moan |
| mumble |
murmur |
mutter |
muse |
nod |
| pant |
pipe |
quaver |
rant |
roar |
| scold |
scream |
screech |
shout |
shriek |
| sigh |
sing |
smile |
smirk |
snap |
| snarl |
sneer |
sneeze |
snicker |
sniff |
| snort |
sob |
sputter |
squawk |
squeak |
| stammer |
storm |
thunder |
trumpet |
vociferate |
| wail |
weep |
whimper |
whine |
whisper |
| worry |
yell |
Synonyms for Announce
announce
|
address |
advert |
advertise |
advocate |
| allude |
animadvert |
beat the drum for |
bespeak |
betoken |
| blazon |
boost |
bring up |
broadcast |
celebrate |
| champion |
claim |
comment |
confide |
declare |
| exclaim |
express |
extol |
hype |
indicate |
| mention |
name |
note |
observe |
play up |
| point to |
praise |
proclaim |
promote |
promulgate |
| propagandize |
publicize |
puff |
push |
publish |
| refer |
remark |
report |
restate |
reveal |
| sell |
state |
talk up |
touch upon |
tout |
| trumpet |
vow |
Synonyms for Denounce
denounce
|
accuse |
arraign |
asperse |
blame |
| brand |
calumniate |
censure |
challenge |
charge with |
| condemn |
correct |
criticize |
defame |
denunciate |
| deplore |
fault |
implicate |
incriminate |
inculpate |
| indict |
libel |
malign |
pillory |
shame |
| slander |
tax |
traduce |
vilify |
Synonyms for Tell
tell
|
adduce |
behest |
characterize |
cite |
| chronicle |
coax |
command |
communicate |
convince |
| dictate |
delineate |
divulge |
enumerate |
impart |
| mandate |
narrate |
quote |
recapitulate |
recite |
| relate |
report |
review |
spin |
stipulate |
Synonyms for Repeat
repeat
|
echo |
iterate |
rehash |
reiterate |
| restate |
retell |
Synonyms for Describe
| describe |
characterize |
couch |
express |
formulate |
| lay out |
narrate |
phrase |
recite |
record |
| recount |
relate |
report |
represent |
term |
| word |
Synonyms for Explain
| explain |
account for |
brief |
clarify |
construe |
| define |
demonstrate |
elaborate |
elucidate |
explicate |
| expound |
get across |
illuminate |
illustrate |
interpret |
| justify |
make clear |
portray |
spell out |
Synonyms for Show
| show |
disclose |
display |
divulge |
emerge |
| exhibit |
expose |
flaunt |
indicate |
manifest |
| materialize |
note |
parade |
point to / out |
present |
| prove |
reveal |
stage |
unfold |
unveil |
Synonyms for Inform
| inform |
acquaint |
advise |
apprise |
assure |
| caution |
clue in |
counsel |
edify |
familiarize |
| forewarn |
fill in |
guide |
impose |
instruct |
| lecture |
notify |
post |
ordain |
reassure |
| tip off |
warn |
wise up |
Synonyms for Talkative
talkative
|
articulate |
babbling |
boisterous |
chatty |
| deafening |
earsplitting |
eloquent |
gabby |
garrulous |
| glib |
gossipy |
high-pitched |
intense |
long-winded |
| loquacious |
loud |
noisy |
obstreperous |
pandemoniac |
| pealing |
prolix |
pronounced |
rambunctious |
raucous |
| resonant |
resounding |
roaring |
roisterous |
sonorous |
| stentorian |
strident |
talky |
thundering |
uproarious |
| vehement |
verbal |
verbose
|
vocal |
vocalized |
| voluble |
wordy |
Synonyms for Quiet
quiet
|
buttoned up |
clammed up |
close-mouthed |
dumb |
| hushed |
inarticulate |
inaudible
|
incommunicative |
ineffable |
| inexpressible |
inexpressive |
low-pitched |
muffled |
mum |
| mute |
noiseless |
quiescent |
reserved |
restrained |
| reticent |
secretive |
shushed |
silent |
silentious |
| soundless |
speechless |
still |
taciturn |
tight-lipped |
| tongue-tied |
tranquil |
uncommunicative |
unspeakable |
whist |
Performing an action
| decide |
adopt |
agree |
call shots |
choose |
| commit oneself |
conclude |
decree |
determine |
elect |
| form an opinion |
go for |
judge |
opt for |
pick |
| rule |
resolve |
select |
settle on |
take a stand |
| plan |
aim |
arrange |
aspire |
assign |
| book |
concoct |
conspire |
contemplate |
contrive |
| coordinate |
design |
devise |
draft |
draw up |
| envisage |
establish |
fabricate |
fix |
foresee |
| frame |
get ready |
intend |
intrigue |
map out |
| orchestrate |
organize |
outline |
plot |
prearrange |
| prepare |
program |
register |
schedule |
scheme |
| set up |
slate |
straighten |
take measures |
take precautions |
| target |
think out |
| think |
calculate |
conjecture |
fancy |
guess |
| hypothesize |
imagine |
infer |
intuit |
presume |
| presuppose |
reason |
reckon |
speculate |
surmise |
| suspect |
theorize |
action
|
accomplishment |
achievement |
act |
activity |
| approach |
attempt |
behavior |
best practice |
bringing about |
| composition |
conduct |
consummation |
coup |
deed |
| discharge |
doing |
effectuation |
effort |
enactment |
| endeavor |
enterprise |
execution |
exercise |
exploit |
| feat |
fruition |
fulfillment |
implementation |
maneuver |
| masterstroke |
modus operandi |
operation |
performance |
perpetration |
| play |
presentation |
practice |
procedure |
proceeding |
| project |
realization |
running |
struggle |
stunt |
| transaction |
trial |
undertaking |
venture |
work |
ability
|
adeptness |
aptitude |
capability |
capacity |
| cleverness |
command |
competence |
craft |
effectiveness |
| efficacy |
endowment |
expertise |
expertness |
facility |
| faculty |
flair |
genius |
gift |
knack |
| know-how |
makings |
mastery |
material |
means |
| might |
mind |
potency |
potential |
productiveness |
| professionalism |
proficiency |
quality |
savvy |
skill |
| specialization |
stuff |
talent |
wherewithal |
Synonyms for Postpone
postpone
|
adjourn |
dally |
defer |
delay |
| hold off |
hold over |
hold up on |
lay over |
linger |
| mull |
play for time |
prorogue |
put off |
put on hold |
| put on ice |
put over |
remit |
respite |
shelve |
| stall |
stay |
stonewall |
suspend |
take one's time |
| tarry |
temporize |
Synonyms for Hesitate
hesitate
|
alternate |
be irresolute |
be uncertain |
blow hot and cold |
| dither |
falter |
hang back |
seesaw |
shift |
| shilly-shally |
switch |
vacillate |
waffle |
wag |
| waggle |
waver |
whiffle |
yo-yo |
Synonyms for Resume
resume
|
begin over |
carry on |
continue |
forge ahead |
| go on |
keep moving |
pick up |
proceed |
progress |
| recapitulate |
recommence |
reestablish |
reinstate |
renew |
| reopen |
restore |
return to |
take up |
Synonyms for Do
| do |
accomplish |
achieve |
attain |
bring about |
| carry out |
discharge |
enact |
execute |
effect |
| fulfill |
implement |
perform |
present |
realize |
Synonyms for Make
| make |
assemble |
build |
cast |
cause |
| compose |
conceive |
configure |
constitute |
construct |
| craft |
create |
design |
develop |
establish |
| execute |
fabricate |
figure |
forge |
form |
| found |
generate |
invent |
knead |
manufacture |
| model |
mold |
organize |
originate |
prepare |
| produce |
profile |
render |
shape |
synthesize |
| work |
Synonyms for Use
| use |
access |
actuate |
apply |
avail oneself |
| bestow |
bring to bear |
consume |
effect |
employ |
| establish |
exercise |
expend |
exploit |
handle |
| implement |
make use of |
operate |
put into practice |
put to use |
| spend |
utilize |
wield |
Synonyms for Follow
follow
|
effect |
ensue |
replace |
result |
| succeed |
supplant |
supersede |
supervene |
|
Synonyms for Result
result
|
breed |
bring forth |
bring on |
bring to pass |
| cause |
educe |
effect |
effectuate |
elicit |
| engender |
evoke |
excite |
get things rolling |
give rise |
| impel |
induce |
initiate |
kindle |
lead to |
| make |
mediate |
occasion |
open |
operate |
| originate |
precipitate |
procure |
produce |
prompt |
| provoke |
set in motion |
spark |
spur |
wreak |
Synonyms for Sort
| sort |
alphabetize |
arrange |
catalogue |
categorize |
| classify |
codify |
collate |
configure |
file |
| grade |
group |
harmonize |
index |
integrate |
| interfile |
order |
organize |
position |
rank |
| register |
reorder |
reorganize |
size |
space |
| systematize |
tidy |
type |
unify |
Synonyms for Label
| label |
brand |
call |
christen |
define |
| denominate |
designate |
determine |
diagnose |
dub |
| flag |
identify |
imprint |
price |
mark |
| name |
note |
sign |
stamp |
tab |
| tag |
tally |
term |
ticket |
title |
Synonyms for Start
| start |
activate |
begin |
bring forward |
commence |
| embark on |
enter upon |
get underway |
inaugurate |
initiate |
| introduce |
kick off |
launch |
open |
originate |
| set about |
set into motion |
start operation |
to boldly go |
Synonyms for Stop
| stop |
abandon |
abolish |
abrogate |
annul |
| avert |
bar |
block |
break up |
cancel |
| cease |
close |
conclude |
countermand |
cut off |
| dam |
desist |
discontinue |
disrupt |
eliminate |
| end |
expire |
finalize |
finish |
foreclose |
| forestall |
give up |
halt |
hamper |
hinder |
| impede |
interfere |
interrupt |
obstruct |
obviate |
| pause |
preclude |
prevent |
quit |
quash |
| settle |
shut down |
suspend |
terminate |
Synonyms for Smart
| smart |
alert |
analytic |
astute |
brainy |
| bright |
brilliant |
canny |
cerebral |
clear-eyed |
| clear-sighted |
clever |
creative |
cunning |
deductive |
| deft |
discerning |
egg-headed |
enlightened |
exceptional |
| fast |
genius |
hard-boiled |
hard-headed |
heady |
| hyper-intelligent |
imaginative |
ingenious |
inspired |
intellectual |
| intelligent |
inventive |
judicious |
keen |
keen-witted |
| knowing |
logical |
nimble |
percipient |
perspicacious |
| pointed |
prehensile |
profound |
quick |
quick-witted |
| resourceful |
sagacious |
sage |
sapient |
savvy |
| sharp |
sharp-witted |
shrewd |
sophisticated |
super-smart |
| syllogistic |
ultra-smart |
versed |
wise |
Synonyms for Dumb
| dumb |
brainless |
careless |
cloudy |
colorless |
| doltish |
dopey |
drab |
dull |
dull-witted |
| humdrum |
idiotic |
ill-advised |
ill-conceived |
ill-considered |
| ill-founded |
ill-judged |
illogical |
imbecilic |
im-plausible |
| inane |
lackluster |
mindless |
moronic |
muddled |
| non-sensical |
obtuse |
pointless |
senseless |
short-sighted |
| silly |
simple |
simpleminded |
slow |
stodgy |
| stupid |
trivial |
un-inspired |
un-intelligent |
un-reasonable |
| un-thinking |
witless |
Synonyms for Important
| important |
central |
considerable |
constitutional |
critical |
| elementary |
eminent |
especial |
essential |
foundational |
| fundamental |
indispensable |
inherent |
intrinsic |
main |
| necessary |
needful |
particular |
primary |
principal |
| required |
requisite |
significant |
special |
specific |
| substantial |
underlying |
valuable |
vital |
Synonyms for Irrelevant
| irrelevant |
beside the point |
casual |
idle |
im-material |
| in-consequential |
in-considerable |
in-different |
in-significant |
in-substantial |
| in-valid |
light |
little |
low-ranking |
meaningless |
| exciting |
fascinating |
inspiring |
intelligent |
intriguing |
| minor |
negligible |
non-essential |
nugatory |
of no account |
| of no consequence |
paltry |
petty |
picayune |
second-rate |
| superficial |
trifling |
trivial |
un-important |
un-necessary |
| useless |
worthless |
Synonyms for Nothing
| nil |
null |
nothing |
zero |
zilch |
zip |
Synonyms for Interesting
| interesting |
absorbing |
alluring |
animating |
appealing |
| arresting |
attractive |
beckoning |
bewitching |
bright |
| captivating |
challenging |
consuming |
covetable |
curious |
| enchanting |
engaging |
entertaining |
enthralling |
enticing |
| exciting |
fascinating |
fetching |
inspiring |
intriguing |
| inviting |
involving |
lively |
mesmeric |
moving |
| piquant |
prepossessing |
provocative |
spellbinding |
spirited |
| tantalizing |
tempting |
Synonyms for Boring
| boring |
arid |
banal |
bromidic |
characterless |
| colorless |
commonplace |
drab |
drag |
drudging |
| flat |
hackneyed |
ho hum |
humdrum |
insipid |
| interminable |
irksome |
lame |
lifeless |
monotonous |
| moth-eaten |
mundane |
nothing |
platitudinous |
prosaic |
| repetitious |
routine |
shop-worn |
spiritless |
stale |
| stereotyped |
stodgy |
tame |
tedious |
threadbare |
| tiresome |
tiring |
trite |
un-exciting |
un-interesting |
| un-varied |
vapid |
wearisome |
well-worn |
Synonyms for Bad
| bad |
amiss |
atrocious |
coarse |
contaminated |
| contemptible |
corrupt |
crappy |
cruddy |
crummy |
| defective |
deficient |
deplorable |
depraved |
disagreeable |
| dismal |
dissatisfactory |
evil |
execrable |
faulty |
| foul |
ghastly |
grungy |
harmful |
heinous |
| icky |
improper |
infamous |
inferior |
|
| injurious |
junky |
lousy |
nasty |
nefarious |
| off poor quality |
putrid |
rotten |
scandalous |
sinful |
| sinister |
snide |
spoiled |
substandard |
tainted |
| the pits |
uncouth |
wicked |
Synonyms for Awful
| awful |
abominable |
appalling |
atrocious |
baneful |
| blatant |
crude |
deleterious |
despicable |
destructive |
| detestable |
detrimental |
disastrous |
disgusting |
disturbing |
| dreadful |
egregious |
excessive |
flagrant |
frightening |
| glaring |
gross |
grotesque |
gruesome |
hideous |
| horrible |
horrifying |
hostile |
injurious |
jolty |
| monstrous |
nauseous |
noxious |
obnoxious |
odious |
| offensive |
outlandish |
outrageous |
preposterous |
put off |
| repellent |
repulsive |
rude |
terrible |
ugly |
| unreasonable |
unwarranted |
upsetting |
Synonyms for Good
| good |
A-1 |
accomplished |
all set |
A-one grade |
| best |
certified |
champion |
choicest |
crowning |
| distinct |
excellent |
exceptional |
exemplary |
|
| exquisite |
extraordinary |
fine |
finest |
| first |
first-class |
first-grade |
first-rate |
fit |
| foremost |
great |
greatest |
high |
high-quality |
| in-comparable |
in-valuable |
magnificent |
marvelous |
matchless |
| meritorious |
notable |
noted |
note-worthy |
out-standing |
| peculiar |
peerless |
phenomenal |
piked |
premium |
| priceless |
prime |
pukka |
ready |
remarkable |
| second to none |
select |
ship-shape |
singular |
| sound |
star |
sterling |
striking |
superb |
| superior |
superlative |
supreme |
tip-top |
top-grade |
| top-notch |
transcendent |
unique |
un-matched |
un-precedented |
| un-usual |
world-class |
worthy |
Synonyms for Complete
complete
|
accomplished |
all-embracing |
all-inclusive |
broad |
| closed |
comprehensive |
concluded |
done |
ended |
| extensive |
finished |
fulfilled |
full |
overall |
| perfect |
wide-ranging |
far-ranging |
terminated |
thorough |
| total |
unabridged |
uncut |
whole |
widespread |
Synonyms for Exact
exact
|
accurate |
appropriate |
approved |
correct
|
| definite |
faithful |
just |
literal |
meticulous |
| particular |
precise |
proper |
right |
rigorous |
| specific |
spot-on |
standard |
strict |
thorough |
| true |
truthful |
Synonyms for Suitable
suitable
|
acceptable |
adequate |
appropriate |
authentic |
| becoming |
bona fide |
coherent |
compatible |
consistent |
| consistent |
constant |
decent |
decorous |
desirable |
| favorable |
fitting
|
founded |
genuine |
in agreement |
| reliable |
satisfactory |
seemly |
steady |
uniform |
Synonyms for Certain
certain
| assured |
clear |
confident |
of course |
| definite |
determined |
distinct |
inescapable |
inevitable |
| by all means |
obvious |
positive |
proved |
right on |
| safebet |
sure |
unavoidable |
undoubted |
without fail |
Synonyms for Really
really
|
actually
|
by all means |
beyond doubt |
categorically |
| certainly |
de facto |
definitely |
easily |
factually |
| for real |
genuinely |
honestly |
indeed |
indubitably |
| in fact |
legitimately |
literally |
no ifs ands or buts |
nothing else but |
| of course |
positively |
precisely |
surely |
truly
|
| undoubtedly |
unquestionably |
verily |
very |
well |
Synonyms for Questionable
questionable
|
ambivalent |
arguable |
debatable |
doubtful |
| dubious |
farfetched |
improbable |
inconclusive |
indecisive |
| indefinite |
irresolute |
moot |
noncommittal |
on the fence |
| open |
problematic |
suspicious |
uncertain |
unconvinced |
| undecided |
unproven |
unresolved |
unsure |
Synonyms for New
new
|
contemporary |
current |
fashionable |
fresh |
| imaginative |
inexperienced |
ingenious
|
innovative |
inventive |
| late-model |
latest |
latter-day |
modern |
modern-day |
| naive |
naif |
newest |
newfangled |
novel |
| now |
original |
present |
present-day |
recent |
| timely |
topical |
trendy |
uninitiated |
untested |
| untried |
up-to-date |
up-to-the-minute |
young |
Synonyms for Old
old
|
advanced in years |
aged |
ancient |
antediluvian |
| antiquated |
antique |
archaic |
banal |
bygone |
| dated |
elder |
elderly |
extinct |
faded |
| former |
mature |
medieval |
moldy |
musty |
| obsolescent |
obsolete |
old hat |
old-fashioned |
oldish |
| old-time |
outdated |
out-of-date |
passe |
past |
| prehistoric |
previous |
primitive |
ragged |
senescent |
| senior |
stale |
trite |
unfashionable |
used |
| venerable |
veteran |
vintage |
washed-up |
Synonyms for Easy
easy
|
basic |
breeze |
child's play |
cinch |
| clear |
comprehensible |
crystal clear |
direct |
easy as pie |
| effortless |
elementary |
facile |
|
intelligible |
| light |
limpid |
little effort |
lucid |
manageable |
| manageable |
mild |
modest |
perspicuous |
piece of cake |
| plain |
pushover |
self-explanatory |
simple |
simple as ABC |
| smooth |
snap |
straightforward |
transparent |
unambiguous |
| uncomplicated |
understandable |
walkaway |
walkover |
Synonyms for Difficult
difficult
|
abstract |
abstruse |
ambiguous |
arduous |
| augean |
backbreaking |
bruising |
brutal |
burdensome |
| challenging |
complex |
complicated |
convoluted |
cruel |
| daunting |
demanding |
distressing |
effortful |
elusive |
| exacting |
exhausting |
formidable |
frustrating |
grievous |
| hard |
harsh |
heavy |
Herculean |
inhuman |
| insoluble |
intensive |
intimidating |
intricate |
involved |
| knotty |
labored |
laborious |
merciless |
mistakable |
| moiling |
murderous |
onerous |
opaque |
oppressive |
| overwhelming |
painful |
pick-and-shovel |
problematic |
punishing |
| recondite |
rigid |
rigorous |
rough |
rugged |
| serious |
severe |
Sisyphean |
spiny |
stiff |
| strenuous |
stressful |
strict |
stringent |
stubborn |
| sweaty |
tall |
taxing |
testing |
thorny |
| ticklish |
tight |
toilsome |
tough |
tricky |
| troublesome |
trying |
uphill |
wearisome |
Synonyms for True :: Right
| true |
accurate |
actual |
apt |
correct |
| exact |
factual |
fair |
faithful |
founded |
| genuine |
good |
honest |
just |
lawful |
| legal |
loyal |
precise |
proper |
real |
| reliable |
responsible |
right |
righteous |
sincere |
| staunch |
steadfast |
steady |
trusty |
trustworthy |
| undoubted |
upright |
valid |
warranted |
Synonyms for False :: Wrong
| wrong |
afield |
amiss |
astray |
awry |
| baseless |
blemished |
contrary to... |
counterfeit |
deceptive |
| defective |
deviating from... |
disloyal |
erroneous |
faithless |
| fake |
fallacious |
false |
faulty |
feign |
| fraudulent |
groundless |
idle |
irregular |
misleading |
| mistaken |
perfidious |
questionable |
recreant |
spurious |
| traitorous |
treacherous |
Synonyms for Strong
| strong |
determined |
firm |
forceful |
fortified |
| hard |
intense |
iron like |
noticeable |
potent |
| powerful |
resolute |
robust |
solid |
stalwart |
| steady |
stiff |
stout |
sturdy |
substantial |
| tenacious |
thick |
tough |
unyielding |
vehement |
| vigorous |
Synonyms for Weak
| weak |
anemic |
assailable |
brittle |
crumbly |
| debilitated |
decrepit |
delicate |
drained |
droopy |
| effete |
enervated |
exhausted |
fagged-out |
faint |
| fatigue |
feeble |
flaccid |
flimsy |
fragile |
| frail |
imperiled |
infirm |
languid |
languishing |
| languorous |
loose |
makeshift |
mild |
puny |
| retiring |
rickety |
shaky |
sluggish |
supine |
| thin |
tired |
torpid |
vincible |
wavering |
| weary |
wispy |
wobbly |
wonky |
worn out |
Synonyms for Bit
bit
|
atom |
chip |
chunk |
crumb |
| cutting |
dab |
dash |
dollop |
dram |
| drop |
fragment |
grain |
iota |
jot |
| minim |
mite |
modicum |
molecule |
mote |
| ounce |
particle |
pinch |
scrap |
section |
| segment |
shard |
shred |
slice |
sliver |
| smidgen |
snip |
snippet |
speck |
sprinkling |
| tittle |
trifle |
whit |
Synonyms for Part
part
|
abstract |
allocation |
allotment |
allowance |
| apportionment |
chapter |
component |
cut |
division |
| element |
episode |
excerpt |
extract |
fraction |
| installment |
lot |
measure |
parcel |
particle |
| passage |
percentage |
piece |
portion |
quantity |
| quantum |
quota |
quotation |
ration |
scene |
| section |
sector |
segment |
share |
slice |
| wedge |
Synonyms for Whole
whole
|
aggregate |
all |
alpha and omega |
assemblage |
| collectivity |
composite |
corpus |
ensemble |
entirety |
| entity |
everything |
grand total |
gross |
oneness |
| organization |
sum |
system |
total |
unity |
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