English Words:
Believe
Meaning: To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
Sentence: I do not believe that you are telling the truth.
Synonyms: Accept, Accredit, Admit, Affirm, Buy, Conceive, Conclude, Consider, Credit, Deem, Have, Hold, Posit, Postulate, Regard, Suppose, Swallow, Think, Trust, Understand, Take It, Presuppose, Count On, Fall For, Swear By, Attach Weight To, Be Certain Of, Be Convinced Of, Be Credulous, Be Of The Opinion, Give Credence To, Have Faith In, Have No Doubt, Keep The Faith, Lap Up, Place Confidence In, Presume True, Reckon On, Rest Assured, Take As Gospel,
Antonyms: Abandon, Deny, Disbelieve, Discard, Dismiss, Dispute, Disregard, Distrust, Exclude, Forget, Ignore, Neglect, Refuse, Reject,
Beneficial
Meaning: having a good effect
Sentence: Using computers has a beneficial effect on children's learning.
Synonyms: Benign, Constructive, Favorable, Favoring, Gainful, Good, Healthful, Helpful, Salubrious, Salutary, Serviceable, Toward, Useful, Valuable, Wholesome, Worthy, Profitable, Propitious, What The Doctor Ordered, Good For What Ails You,
Antonyms: Bad, Disadvantageous, Disagreeable, Harmful, Hurtful, Hurting, Injurious, Unfortunate, Unhelpful, Unrewarding, Useless, Worthless,
Beneficiary
Meaning: One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
Sentence: He was the beneficiary of a scholarship fund.
Synonyms: Assignee, Donee, Grantee, Heir, Heiress, Inheritor, Legatee, Payee, Possessor, Receiver, Recipient, Stipendiary, Successor, Devisee,
Antonyms: Giver, Payer,
Bequeath
Meaning: to leave something to a person, especially in a wil
Sentence: Ayesha decided to bequeath her house to her children.
Synonyms: Bestow, Commit, Devise, Endow, Entrust, Grant, Impart, Leave, Legate, Transmit, Will, Hand Down, Pass On, Hand On, Leave To,
Antonyms: Keep, Receive, Take,
Bilateral
Meaning: of or on two sides, between two people or groups India and Pakistan.
Sentence: signed a bilateral agreement to work on a solution for Kashmir
Synonyms: Mutual, Reciprocal, Respective,
Antonyms: Multilateral, Unilateral,
Bleak
Meaning: bare and cold; dreary or miserable
Sentence: The war has made Afghanistan a very bleak place.
Synonyms: Austere, Bare, Blank, Blighted, Bombed, Bulldozed, Burned, Chilly, Cleared, Cold, Deforested, Desert, Deserted, Desolate, Dreary, Exposed, Flat, Gaunt, Grim, Open, Raw, Scorched, Stripped, Unpopulated, Unsheltered, Wild, Windswept,
Antonyms: Appealing, Bright, Cheerful, Comfortable, Comforting, Congenial, Encouraging, Friendly, Happy, Hot, Nice, Pleasant, Sunny, Sympathetic, Warm,
Comprehensive
Meaning: Large in scope or content.
Sentence: complete and including everything that is necessary
Synonyms: Absolute, Blanket, Broad, Catholic, Compendious, Complete, Comprising, Containing, Discursive, Encircling, Encyclopedic, Exhaustive
Antonyms: Circumscribed, Definite, Empty, Exclusive, Imperfect, Incomplete, Limited, Narrow, Needy, Partial
Extension
Meaning: A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
Sentence: I've applied for an extension to my visa (= asked for it to last longer).
Synonyms: delay, development, expansion, increase, postponement, Addendum, Addition, Adjunct, Amplification, Annex, Appendage, Appendix, Arm, Augmentation
Antonyms: Abbreviation, Base, Body, Compression, Contraction
Insufficient
Meaning: Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.
Sentence: The management paid insufficient attention to working conditions.
Synonyms: Bereft, Defective, Deficient, Destitute, Devoid, Drained, Dry, Failing, Faulty, Imperfect, Inadequate, Incapable, Incommensurate, Incompetent, Incomplete, Infrequent, Meager, Minus, Poor, Rare, Scant, Scarce, Short, Shy, Thin, Unfinished, Unqualified, Unsatisfactory, Wanting, Too Little Too Late, Unfitted, Short Of, Out Of,
Antonyms: Adequate, Ample, Enough, Perfect, Satisfactory, Strong, Sufficient,
Legalize
Meaning: To give the authority of law to.
Sentence: Make (something that was previously illegal) permissible by law.
Synonyms: approve, authorize, codify, constitute, decriminalize, enact, permit, regulate
Antonyms: deny, disallow, disorganize, refuse, reject
Maleficent
Meaning: Mischievous
Sentence: Causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means.
Synonyms: bad, corrupt, destructive, hateful, heinous, hideous, malevolent, malicious, nefarious, ugly, unpleasant, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked
Antonyms: behaved, clean, decent, good, kind, moral, nice, obedient
Metaphysician
Meaning: A philosopher who specializes in metaphysics, the branch of philosophy concerned with the fundamental nature of reality, existence, and the universe.
Sentence: The metaphysician pondered the nature of existence and the mysteries of the universe.
Synonyms: Philosopher, Theorist, Speculative thinker, Ontologist, Existentialist
Antonyms: Empiricist (someone who relies on observable and measurable phenomena), Materialist, Pragmatist
Abate
Meaning: to become less strong
Sentence: The storm/wind/rain has started to abate.
Synonyms: decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, ebb, recede, slacken, slow, subside, taper, taper off, wane
Antonyms: advance, develop, enlarge, expand, extend, forward, grow, increase, raise, rise, incite, win
Abbreviate
Meaning: to make a word or phrase shorter by using only the first letters of each word
Sentence: "Chief Executive Officer" is abbreviated as "CEO".
Synonyms: abridge, compress, abstract, clip, condense, contract, cut, digest, encapsulate, pare, prune, reduce, summarize, trim
Antonyms: expand, extend, increase, enlarge, lengthen, strengthen, amplify
Abduct
Meaning: to take away secretly by force
Sentence: The company director was abducted from his car by terrorists.
Synonyms: kidnap, seize, snatch, grab, remove
Antonyms: give, give up, let go, release
Aberrant
Meaning: different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way
Sentence: aberrant behaviour/sexuality
Synonyms: abnormal, deviant, psycho, weird, atypical, bizarre, different
Antonyms: normal, regular, usual, same, true
Abet
Meaning: to assist or encourage by aid, especially in crime
Sentence: to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
Synonyms: condone, incite, instigate, provoke, advocate, back, encourage
Antonyms: halt, prevent, stop, disapprove, discourage, dissuade, oppose, protest, refuse, reject
Abeyance
Meaning: temporary inactivity
Sentence: The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.
Synonyms: discontinuation, dormancy, inactivity, intermission, latency, postponement, quiescence, recess, remission, suspension, waiting
Antonyms: continuation, action, activity, continuance, operation, renewal, revival
Aground
Meaning: if a ship runs/goes aground, it touches the ground in shallow water and cannot move
Sentence: The oil tanker ran/went aground off the Spanish coast.
Synonyms: ashore, marooned, stranded, wrecked
Antonyms: afloat
Czar
Meaning: A czar is also a person who has a lot of power in a particular activity
Sentence: Whichever way opinion goes, one thing is clear: the new finance czar's performance is the most discussed topic in economic circles.
Synonyms: despot, emperor, king, leader, ruler, tycoon, tzar, baron, tsar, tsarina and autocrat
Antonyms: inferior, subordinate, underling
Word of the Day
| English Word | BUCOLIC |
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| Meaning | Of or relating to shepherds |
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