Ant. Descend, fall, sink.
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Ascendancy. Power, authority, sway, dominion, rule, mastery, control, government, influence.
Ant. Subordination, servility.
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Ascertain. Determine, establish, settle, fix, define, verify; discover, find out, get at.
Ant. Guess, surmise, suppose, presume, conjecture.
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Ascetic. Austere, rigid, severe, self-denying, abstinent, stern, puritanical.
Ant. Lenient, indulgent, epicurean, pampered, mild, tolerant.
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Ascribe. Impute, attribute, assign, refer, charge, set down.
Ant. Dissociate, exclude; deny, refuse; disconnect.
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Ask. Request, petition, solicit, entreat, beg, beseech, supplicate, require of, crave, demand.
Ant. Refuse, reject, deny; command, claim, exact, extort, enforce, insist.
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Aspect. Air, mien, look, countenance, expression, feature, bearing; state, attitude, posture, condition, appearance; direction, outlook, prospect.
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Asperity. Acrimony, sourness, sharpness; sternness, severity, bitterness, sullenness, ill-temper; roughness, unevenness.
Ant. Sweetness, pleasantness; gentleness, mildness; smoothness.
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Asperse. Slander, calumniate, traduce, vilify, attack, abuse, blemish, besmirch, vituperate, disparage, censure, slur, malign.
Ant. Eulogize, vindicate, clear, defend, extol, praise, shield.
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Aspiration. Pronouncing with the rough breathing; yearning, longing, ardent desire, craving, spiritual ambition.
Ant. Apathy, inertia, indifference, dulness, aversion, repudiation, avoidance.
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Assault. Attack, invasion, charge, onset, onslaught, aggression.
Ant. Resistance, defense, repulsion, retaliation, undermining.
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Assemble. Gather, collect, convene, congregate, meet, come together.
Ant. Disperse, scatter, dismiss.
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Assembly. Concourse, company, gathering, congregation, assemblage, meeting, convocation, throng; congress, parliament, legislature, synod, diet, council, convention; ball, dance, dancing party.
Ant. Dispersion, dismissal, disunion, disruption.
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Assent, n. Acquiescence, acknowledgment, approval, concurrence, approbation, accord, consent, agreement, compliance.
Ant. Disagreement, dissent, difference, protest, declension.
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Assertion. Asseveration, protestation, allegation; position, statement, word, declaration; vindication, defense, maintenance.
Ant. Denial, contradiction, abandonment, protest, disavowal, retraction, repudiation, confutation, abjuration.
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Assess. Tax, value, appraise, estimate, compute, fix, assign, determine, impose.
Ant. Discount, rebate, allow.
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Assiduous. Diligent, industrious, untiring, indefatigable, devoted, constant, attentive, painstaking, laborious, persistent, active.
Ant. Indolent, remiss, inattentive, lazy, desultory, inconstant.
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Assignment. Appointment, allotment; specification, fixing, determination, offer, presentation; transfer, allowance.
Ant. Withdrawal, refusal; acceptance, reception.
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Assimilate. Make similar, cause to resemble; digest, appropriate, incorporate, absorb.
Ant. Contrast, reject, separate, segregate.
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Assist. Help, aid, succor, relieve, support, befriend, serve; speed, sustain, promote, further, coöperate with, patronize.
Ant. Hinder, oppose, antagonize, prevent, resist, counteract.
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Associate, n. Companion, comrade, chum, friend, helpmate, partner, colleague, coadjutor, accomplice, ally, consort, confederate, peer.
Ant. Antagonist, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger, opposer.
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Association. Federation, fellowship, alliance, companionship, society, union, partnership, lodge, company, confederacy, corporation, fraternity, club.
Ant. Solitude; disintegration; independence, separation, disunion, estrangement, disruption, avoidance; individuality.
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Assortment. Arrangement, allotment, distribution; set, class, group, parcel, collection; variety, miscellany.
Ant. Disarrangement, displacement, misplacement; conglomeration.
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Assuage. Soothe, pacify, mitigate, ease, alleviate, abate, calm.
Ant. Excite, inflame, provoke, aggravate, exasperate.
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Assume. Arrogate, feign, pretend, take, usurp, accept, affect, appropriate, claim.
Ant. Waive, allow, surrender; doff; concede, grant, abandon, resign; demonstrate, prove, argue.
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Assumption. Presumption, hypothesis, theory, postulate, conjecture; acceptance of, responsibility for; usurpation, arrogance, haughtiness, conceit, lordliness, impudence, effrontery.
Ant. Truth, fact; timidity, distrust, misgiving, consternation.
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Assurance. Confidence, effrontery, presumption, assumption, arrogance, impudence, self-reliance, boldness, assertion; pledge.
Ant. Doubt, distrust, hesitancy, misgiving, timidity, confusion, dismay, shyness.
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Astonish. Amaze, startle, surprise, astound, stupefy, stagger.
Ant. Encourage, embolden, assure.
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Astute. Keen, discerning, acute, sagacious, shrewd, sharp, cunning, subtle, discriminating, knowing, perspicacious, crafty.
Ant. Stupid, unintelligent, imbecile, dull, idiotic, shortsighted, shallow.
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Atrocious. Infamous, outrageous, nefarious, villainous, diabolical, heinous, flagrant, horrible.
Ant. Humane, noble, honorable, admirable, chivalrous, generous.
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Attachment. Adherence, friendship, regard, tenderness, love, esteem, affection, devotion, inclination, union.
Ant. Alienation, aversion, coolness, distance, estrangement, indifference, antipathy, animosity, dislike, enmity, divorce.
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Attack, v. Assault, storm, assail, invade, charge, rush upon, spring upon; censure, criticize; combat, besiege, beset.
Ant. Withstand, defend, resist, support, shield, aid, uphold, shelter, vindicate, protest.
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Attain. Achieve, accomplish, gain, master, secure, earn, obtain, win, acquire, accomplish.
Ant. Lose, fail of, forfeit, give up, abandon, let go, miss.
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Attainment. Winning, getting, accomplishing, securing; erudition, acquirement, wisdom, accomplishment, mental resources, information, learning, enlightenment.
Ant. Inspiration, intuition, genius; ignorance.
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Attempt. Try, undertake, seek, endeavor, essay, attack, strive.
Ant. Abandon, shun, drop, dismiss, neglect.
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Attendance. Presence; persons present; train, retinue; ministration, service, waiting on.
Ant. Absence; non-attendance; neglect, abandonment.
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Attention. Care, notice, observation, consideration, watchfulness, alertness; study, reflection, application; respect, courtesy, politeness, civility, regard; courtship, devotion, wooing.
Ant. Indifference, carelessness, heedlessness, abstraction, distraction, absence of mind; neglect, preoccupation,
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Attenuate. Rarefy, thin, reduce, diminish, make slender, slim, or spare, lessen.
Ant. Amplify, dilate, swell, develop, enlarge, broaden, expand, increase.
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Attest. Bear witness, certify, indorse, corroborate, support, authenticate; invoke, adjure; prove, show, manifest, exhibit.
Ant. Controvert, contradict, disprove, deny, upset, refute; conceal; vitiate.
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Attire. Dress, apparel, robes, garments, habiliments, habit, raiment, uniform, costume, livery.
Ant. Nudity, nakedness.
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Attitude. Position, pose, posture, situation, standing, aspect.
Ant. State, condition, essence; amorphism.
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Attraction. Drawing, allurement, lure, fascination, charm, enticement, witchery, grace.
Ant. Repulsion, aversion, disinclination, repugnance.
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Attribute, n. Quality, property, characteristic, peculiarity, mark.
Ant. Essence, substance, nature, being.
