English Words:
Descend
Meaning: Move or fall downwards.
Sentence: We have to descend the hill to reach the valley.
Synonyms: cascade, collapse, crash, dip, disembark, dive, go down, penetrate, plummet, plunge, settle, sink, slide, slip, stumble, subside, swoop, trickle, tumble
Antonyms: ascend, go up, grow, increase, leave, rise, even, level, mount, pour, straighten
Escape
Meaning: to get yourself free
Sentence: The prisoner tried to escape from prison.
Synonyms: breakout, departure, desertion, disappearance, flight, freedom, liberation, outbreak, rescue, withdrawal
Antonyms: arrival, coming, entrance, stay, staying, directness, meeting, capture
Hasty
Meaning: hurried, done too quickly
Sentence: Her hasty decisions did not always have the required effect.
Synonyms: abrupt, careless, expeditious, hurried, ill-advised, impulsive, quick, rapid, reckless, sudden, swift, urgent
Antonyms: careful, cautious, kind, leisurely, slow, sluggish, thoughtful, wise
Remarkable
Meaning: unusual or extraordinary
Sentence: He climbed over the wall with remarkable ease.
Synonyms: curious, exceptional, important, impressive, miraculous, momentous, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, odd, outstanding, phenomenal, rare, significant, singular, solid, strange, striking, surprising, uncommon, unique, wonderful
Antonyms: average, bad, common, commonplace, familiar, inconsequential, inconspicuous, inferior, insignificant, like, normal, ordinary, poor, regular, similar, standard, trivial, unexceptional, unimportant, unimpressive, unnoticeable, unremarkable, usual, worthless
Tremendous
Meaning: Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
Sentence: A tremendous wave rocked the boat.
Synonyms: amazing, astounding, awesome, colossal, dreadful, enormous, excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, formidable, great, immense, incredible, marvelous, massive, monumental, prodigious, terrible, terrific, vast, wonderful
Antonyms: bad, believable, common, commonplace, conventional, customary, expected, familiar, inferior, insignificant, little, miniature, minute, nice, normal, ordinary, plain, pleasant, poor, powerless, small, teeny, tiny, trivial, unamazing, unimportant, unnoteworthy, usual, weak, wonderful
Vision
Meaning: The faculty or state of being able to see.
Sentence: He needs glasses to improve his vision.
Synonyms: eyesight, perception, view
Antonyms: actuality, blindness, fact, reality, sightlessness
Aggravate
Meaning: To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
Sentence: His remarks really aggravate me.
Synonyms: Bother, Bug, Bum, Dog, Exasperate, Gall, Get, Grate, Hack, Irk, Irritate, Nag, Needle, Nettle, Peeve, Pester, Pique, Tease, Vex, Wig, Provoke, Get To, Be At, Be On The Back Of, Give A Hard Time, Pick On, Drive Up The Wall,
Antonyms: Aid, Alleviate, Appease, Calm, Delight, Gladden, Help, Improve, Mollify, Please, Relieve, Soften, Soothe, Make Happy,
Aloof
Meaning: Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
Sentence: The emperor kept himself aloof from the people.
Synonyms: Above, Apart, Casual, Chilly, Cold, Cool, Detached, Distant, Forbidding, Haughty, Incurious, Indifferent, Loner, Reserved, Secluded, Solitary, Supercilious, Unapproachable, Unconcerned, Unfriendly, Uninterested, Unresponsive, Unsociable, Unsympathetic, Uppity, Withdrawn, Laid Back, On Ice, Offish, Stuck Up, Cold Fish, Lone Wolf, Putting On Airs,
Antonyms: Compassionate, Concerned, Friendly, Interested, Kind, Sociable, Sympathetic, Warm,
Alternative
Meaning: Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
Sentence: I left my job after an altercation with my boss.
Synonyms: Another, Different, Second, Substitute, Surrogate, Other Side,
Antonyms: Compulsion, Constraint, Necessity, Obligation, Rejection, Restraint,
Ambiguous
Meaning: Having a double meaning.
Sentence: The ambiguous account confused the judge.
Synonyms: Aafa, Aggressive, Anxious, Ardent, Aspiring, Avid, Climbing, Designing, Desirous, Determined, Driving, Eager, Earnest, Energetic, Enterprising, Enthusiastic, Hopeful, Hungry, Industrious, Inspired, Intent, Longing, Resourceful, Sharp, Soaring, Striving, Thirsty, Vaulting, Zealous, Purposeful, Pushy, Pushing, Come On, Eager Beaver, Ball Of Fire, Bent Upon, Come On Strong, Hard Ball,
Antonyms: Content, Easy, Facile, Fulfilled, Lethargic, Satisfied, Unassuming, Unenthusiastic,
Analogy
Meaning: Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
Sentence: Our teacher explained the heart, using the analogy of a pump.
Synonyms: Affinity, Comparison, Correlation, Correspondence, Equivalence, Homology, Likeness, Metaphor, Parallel, Relation, Relationship, Resemblance, Semblance, Simile, Similitude, Alikeness,
Antonyms: Difference, Disagreement, Dissimilarity, Unlikeness,
Animate
Meaning: to make a thing lively
Sentence: The teacher can animate even the most boring literature and make it interesting.
Synonyms: Breathing, Live, Living, Mortal, Moving, Viable, Vital, Zoetic,
Antonyms: Dead, Discouraged, Dull, Inactive, Quiet, Shy, Spiritless,
Annex
Meaning: to take possession of an area of land or a country, usually by force or without permission
Sentence: The UK annexed this small island west of Scotland in 1955.
Synonyms: Addendum, Addition, Adjunct, Affix, Appendix, Arm, Attachment, Ell, Subsidiary, Supplement, Wing
Antonyms: Base, Lessening, Subtraction
Anonymous
Meaning: Of unknown authorship.
Sentence: He wished he could thank the anonymous donor for paying his school fees.
Synonyms: Bearding, Incognito, Innominate, Nameless, Secret, Unacknowledged, Unattested, Unavowed, Unclaimed, Uncredited, Undisclosed, Unidentified, Unnamed, Unsigned, Unspecified, X, Pseudo, Pseudonymous, Jane/john Doe, Undesignated, You Know Who,
Antonyms: Known, Named, Identified,
Anticlimax
Meaning: A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
Sentence: The adventure story ended in an anticlimax.
Synonyms: Bathos, Comedown, Decline, Descent, Disappointment, Drop, Letdown, Slump,
Antonyms: Ascent, Boon, Boost, Climax, Improvement, Increase, Rise, Success,
Antiseptic
Meaning: Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro- organisms.
Sentence: She cleaned the wound with an antiseptic.
Synonyms: Antibacterial, Antibiotic, Aseptic, Bactericidal, Clean, Disinfectant, Germicidal, Hygienic, Medicated, Sanitary, Sterile, Sterilized, Sterilizing, Unpolluted, Pure, Prophylactic, Purifying,
Antonyms: Contaminated, Dirty, Polluted, Unclean, Unsanitary, Unsterile,
Apparition
Meaning: a ghost
Sentence: The children were scared by the apparition.
Synonyms: Bogeyman, Chimera, Delusion, Hallucination, Haunt, Illusion, Phantasm, Phantom, Revenant, Specter, Spirit, Spook, Visitant, Bump In The Night,
Antonyms: Animate, Being, Certainty, Fact, Reality, Truth,
Aroma
Meaning: An agreeable odor.
Sentence: The aroma of coffee filled the air.
Synonyms: Balm, Bouquet, Fragrance, Incense, Odor, Perfume, Redolence, Scent, Spice,
Antonyms: Odor, Stench, Stink,
Assassinate
Meaning: To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
Sentence: The police discovered a plot to assassinate the king.
Synonyms: Eliminate, Execute, Hit, Kill, Liquidate, Slaughter, Slay, Do In, Knock Off, Bump Off, Gun Down,
Antonyms: Bear, Create, Keep, Give Birth,
Authentic
Meaning: Of undisputed origin.
Sentence: This is an authentic Picasso painting and not a fake.
Synonyms: Accurate, Actual, Authoritative, Certain, Convincing, Credible, Creditable, Dependable, Factual, Faithful, Legit, Legitimate, Official, Original, Reliable, Sure, True, Trustworthy, Trusty, Valid, Veritable, Pure, For Real, Bona Fide,
Antonyms: Corrupt, Counterfeit, Doubtful, Fake, False, Falsified, Implausible, Improbable, Incredible, Invalid, Unauthorized, Unlikely, Unreal, Unreliable, Untrustworthy, Ungenuine,
Word of the Day
| English Word | BUCOLIC |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Of or relating to shepherds |
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