ANT: Narrow, restricted, limited, confined, circumscribed.
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KEY: Bountiful, [See LIBERAL].
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KEY: Bounty.
SYN: Liberality, bounteousness, benevolence, munificence, donation, gift, generosity, charity, benignity.
ANT: Illiberality, closeness, hardy, hardness, churlishness, stinginess, niggardliness.
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KEY: Bower.
SYN: Shady recess, arbor, retreat, alcove.
ANT: Open place.
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KEY: Brae.
SYN: Boast, vaunt, swagger, bully.
ANT: Cringe, whine, whimper.
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KEY: Braggart, [See BRAG].
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KEY: Braid.
SYN: Bind, tie, weave, plait.
ANT: Unbind, dishevel.
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KEY: Branch.
SYN: Member, bifurcation, bough, limb, offspring, shoot, spray, sprig, twig, ramification, offshoot, relative, scion.
ANT: Trunk, stock, stem, race, family, house.
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KEY: Brand \v.\
SYN: denounce, stigmatize, disgrace, mark.
ANT: Distinguish, honor, decorate.
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KEY: Brand \n.\
SYN: Disgrace, stigma, infamy, mark.
ANT: Decoration, badge, distinction, honor.
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KEY: Brandish.
SYN: Flourish, fence, agitate, wield, whisk, shake, wave.
ANT: Stay, arrest, suspend.
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KEY: Bravado.
SYN: Boasting, bragging, vaunting, bluster.
ANT: [See OSTENTATION].
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KEY: Brave, [See GALLANT].
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KEY: Brawl.
SYN: Wrangle, broil, scold, roar, shout, vociferate.
ANT: Whisper, softness, mellowness, melodiousness, intonation.
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KEY: Brawny.
SYN: Muscular, powerful, strong, athletic, sinewy, herculean, robust, stout.
ANT: Lean, weak, fragile, delicate, effeminate, feeble.
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KEY: Bray.
SYN: Pound, bruise, beat, pulverize.
ANT: Compact, compound, amalgamate, conglomerate.
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KEY: Breach.
SYN: Rupture, divulsion, gap, quarrel, violation, nonperformance.
ANT: Integrity, conservation, healing, reconciliation, inviolateness, fulfillment.
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KEY: Break.
SYN: Fracture, rupture, shatter, shiver, destroy, tame, curb, demolish, tear asunder, rend, burst, sever, smash, split, subdue, violate, infringe.
ANT: Heal, piece, conjoin, protect, conserve, encourage, rally, observe, obey.
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KEY: Breast, [See BOSOM].
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KEY: Breath.
SYN: Respiration, inspiration, expiration, inhalation, exhalation, /Met./ Life.
ANT: To latter, Cessation, passing, departure, perishing, dying, death.
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KEY: Breathe, [See BREATH].
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KEY: Breathless.
SYN: Exhausted, eager, absorbed, fascinated, attentive, bewildered, astounded.
ANT: Cool, calm, collected, unexcited, fresh, indifferent, inattentive, unastonished.
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KEY: Breed \v.\
SYN: Generate, procreate, engender, propagate, produce, beget, hatch, nourish, train, instruct, evolve, cause.
ANT: Destroy, eradicate, extinguish, extirpate, stifle.
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KEY: Breed \n.\ [See LINEAGE].
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KEY: Breeding.
SYN: Nurture, education, training, discipline, instruction, manners, air, demeanor, decorum.
ANT: ill-manners, ill-training, illbehavior, ignorance.
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KEY: Brevity.
SYN: Shortness, closeness, conciseness, succinctness, terseness, compendiousness, pointedness, abbreviation, abridgment.
ANT: Length, protraction, elongation, extension, prolixity, diffusiveness, [See IDENTITY], tediousness.
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KEY: Drew.
SYN: Concoct, compound, mix, hatch, prepare, season, threaten, impend, increase, collect, form, gather, grow.
ANT: Pass, disperse, break, spoil, miscompound, mar.
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KEY: Bridle.
SYN: Curb, restrain, govern, control, master, moderate, compress.
ANT: Loosen, liberate, relax, vent, discharge.
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KEY: Brief, [See SHORT].
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KEY: Bright.
SYN: Shining, brilliant, burnished, luminous, lucid, sparkling, limpid, clever, happy, witty, joyous, cheerful, radiant.
ANT: Opaque, dull, dead, muddy, stupid, slow, sullen, dejected, cheerless, joyless, imbecile.
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KEY: Brilliant.
SYN: Flashing, radiant, shining, lustrous, glorious, luminous, effulgent, beaming, sparkling.
ANT: [See BRIGHT].
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KEY: Bring.
SYN: Fetch, procure, convey, carry, bear, adduce, import, produce, cause, induce.
ANT: Export, remove, abstract, subtract, prevent, exclude, debar, transport.
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KEY: Brisk.
SYN: Quick, lively, vivacious, active, alert, nimble, sprightly, spirited, animated, prompt, effervescent.
ANT: Slow, heavy, dull, inactive, [See in-^k)lent], sluggish, unenergetic, stagnant.
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KEY: Bristling.
SYN: Full, stocked, multitudinous, crowded, swarming, multifarious.
ANT: Bare, nude, scant, devoid, vacant.
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KEY: Brittle, [See FRAGILE].
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KEY: Broach.
SYN: Moot, start, launch, originate, suggest, exhibit, propound.
ANT: Reserve, secrete, seal, repress, cork, bottle.
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KEY: Broad.
SYN: Wide, extensive, expansive, ample, liberal, comprehensive, unreserved, indelicate, coarse, generic.
ANT: Narrow, restricted, confined, limited, bigoted, prejudiced, illiberal, narrow-minded, reserved, veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded, refined, delicate, sketchy, specific, pointed.
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KEY: Broadcast.
SYN: Scattered abroad, dispersed, profusely, unsparingly, indiscriminately, injudiciously, extensively.
ANT: Collectedly, concentratively, sparingly, reservedly, locally, partially, discreetly, charily.
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KEY: Broil, [See AFFRAY].
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KEY: Brook.
SYN: Bear, tolerate, suffer, endure, undergo, submit to, permit.
ANT: Resist, resent, reject.
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KEY: Brotherhood.
SYN: Fraternity, association, fellowship, society, sodality.
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KEY: Brotherly.
SYN: Fraternal, kind, affectionate, tender.
ANT: Unkind, hard, harsh, unfraternal.
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KEY: Browbeat.
SYN: Intimidate, bully, overbear, cow, overawe, boycott, bulldoze.
ANT: Encourage, rally, countenance, support.
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KEY: Bruise \v.\ [See BREAK].
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KEY: Brunt.
SYN: Impulse, attack, aggression, onslaught, onset, assault, shock.
ANT: Resistance, endurance, repulsion.
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KEY: Brutal.
SYN: Savage, inhuman, rude, unfeeling, merciless, ruthless, brutish, barbarous, sensual, beastly, ignorant, stolid, dense, cruel, violent, vindictive, bloodthirsty, intemperate.
ANT: Humane, civilized, generous, intelligent, polished, chivalrous, conscientious, self-controlled.
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KEY: Brutish, [See BRUTAL].
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KEY: Bubble.
SYN: Trifle, toy, fancy, conceit, vision, dream, froth, trash.
ANT: Acquisition, prize, treasury reality, substance, verity, jewel, good, advantage.
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KEY: Bud \v.\
SYN: Sprout, blossom, bloom, germinate.
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KEY: Buffoon.
SYN: Wag, clown, jester.
ANT: Wit, genius, philosopher, pedant, visionary, dissembler, prig, enthusiast, hypocrite.
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KEY: Bugbear.
SYN: Hobgoblin, goblin, gorgon, ghoul, spirit, spook, specter, ogre, scarecrow.
ANT: [See SPECTER].
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KEY: Build, [See CONSTRUCT].
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KEY: Building.
SYN: Edifice, architecture, construction, erection, fabric, structure.
ANT: Ruin, dilapidation, dismantlement, demolition.
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KEY: Builder, [See BUILDING].
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KEY: Bulk.
SYN: Mass, whole, entirety, integrity, majority, size, magnitude, extension, body, volume, bigness, largeness, massiveness, dimension.
ANT: Tenuity, minority, dismemberment, disintegration, diminution, portion, contraction, section, atom, particle.
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KEY: Bulk, [See SIZE].
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KEY: Bulky.
SYN: Huge, unwieldy, heavy, large, ample, ponderous, burly, cumbrous, gigantic, brawny, massive.
ANT: Small, light, slight, airy, thin, delicate, nimble, attenuated, slender, sylphlike, puny, tiny.
