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(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval
Antonyms: disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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(v.) to make easier or milder, relieve; to quiet, calm; to put an end to, appease, satisfy, quench
Antonyms: intensify, aggravate, exacerbate |
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(n.) a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
Antonyms: splinter, group |
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(n.) decline, decay, or deterioration; a condition or period of decline or decay; excessive self-indulgence
Antonyms: rise, growth, development, maturation |
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(v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
Antonyms: repress, quash, squelch, stifle |
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| (v.) to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reason |
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(adj.) used so often as to lack freshness or originality
Antonyms: new, fresh, novel, original |
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(n.) a gap, opening, break (in the sense of having an element missing)
Antonyms: continuity, continuation |
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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
Antonyms: direct statement |
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| (v.) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party or go between in a disagreement |
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(adj.) wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
Antonyms: unspoiled, uncloyed |
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(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color, terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
Antonyms: pleasant, attractive, appealing, wholesome |
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(adj.) worthy, deserving recognition and praise
Antonyms: blameworthy, reprehensible, discreditable |
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(adj.) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated and upset
Antonyms: even-tempered, placid, serene, amiable |
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| (n.) a special right or privilege; a special quality showing excellence |
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(adj.) pertaining to an outlying area; local; narrow in mind or outlook, countrified in the sense of being limited and backward; of a simple, plain design that originated in the countryside; (n.) a person with a narrow point of view; a person from an outlying area; a soldier from a province or colony
Antonyms: cosmopolitan, catholic, broad-minded |
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| (v.) to make a pretense pf, imitate; to show the outer signs of |
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| (v.) to rise above or beyond, exceed |
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(v.) to shade by trees; foliage giving shade, an overshadowing influence or power, offense, resentment, a vague suspicion
Antonyms: pleasure, delight, satisfaction |
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(adj.) excessive smooth or smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness, sincerity, or pity; fatty, oily, pliable
Antonyms: gruff, blunt |
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