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Certify. Acknowledge, avow, declare, prove, inform, assure, attest.
Ant. Disavow, misinform, disprove.
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Cessation. Stop, pause, abeyance, suspension, lull, respite.
Ant. Incessancy, continuity, continuance.
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Chafe. Vex, irritate, gall, rub, chagrin, tease, worry, harass, annoy, fret; rage, fume; nettle, exasperate, anger.
Ant. Soothe, coax, calm, console, humor; submit, endure, succumb.
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Chaff. Banter, badinage, nonsense, frivolity; refuse, trash.
Ant. Sense, reason, pith, gist, seriousness, substance.
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Chagrin. Humiliation, shame, mortification, confusion, discomposure, dismay, disappointment.
Ant. Delight, glory, exultation, triumph, rejoicing.
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Challenge, v. Dare, brave, defy; demand, require, claim; object to, take exceptions.
Ant. Pass, allow, grant, concede, permit; retract, retreat.
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Champion. Defender, protector, vindicator; hero, winner, chief, victor, combatant.
Ant. Renegade, traitor, deserter, coward; adversary, opponent.
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Chance. Hazard, casualty, accident, luck, fortune.
Ant. Law, sequence, purpose, design, intention, causation, certainty.
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Change, n. Transformation, variation, transition, conversion, innovation, diversion, novelty, variety, vicissitude, alteration, transmutation.
Ant. Fixity, identity, constancy, uniformity, firmness, permanence, persistence, steadiness.
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Change, v. Alter, transform, vary, turn, veer, shift, qualify, modify, exchange, diversify, convert, metamorphose, substitute.
Ant. Continue, endure, stay, hold, keep, retain, abide, remain, persist.
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Changeless. Stationary, undeviating, immovable, reliable, consistent.
Ant. Fluctuating, vacillating, capricious, variable, plastic.
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Character. Mark, figure, sign, symbol, emblem, letter; constitution, nature, disposition, turn, cast, bent; temperament, moral qualities, personality, traits, habits; person, individual; repute, reputation.
Ant. Anonymousness; disrepute; vagueness; indefiniteness.
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Characteristic. Attribute, peculiarity, trait, sign, indication, mark, feature, distinction, singularity, property, idiosyncrasy.
Ant. Nondescript, generality, miscellany, commonness.
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Charge, v. Load, freight, burden; intrust; impute, ascribe; accuse, impeach, incriminate, arraign, indict; command, order, require, bid; attack, assault.
Ant. Free, acquit, liberate, discharge.
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Charitable. Benign, bountiful, liberal; lenient, mild, considerate.
Ant. Selfish, harsh, exacting, revengeful, churlish, censorious.
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Charity. Benevolence, liberality, bounty, generosity, philanthropy.
Ant. Harshness, ill will, malignity, malevolence.
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Charlatan. Quack, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug, cheat.
Ant. Victim, dupe, gull.
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Charm. Spell, incantation, enchantment; fascination, attraction, allurement; witchery, sorcery, magic, necromancy.
Ant. Fear, repulsion, disenchantment, disillusion.
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Chary. Careful, cautious, wary; frugal, sparing, saving, reluctant.
Ant. Liberal, lavish, profuse, extravagant.
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Chase. Pursue, track, hunt, follow, prosecute; emboss, enchase.
Ant. Flee, shun, elude, evade; abandon, relinquish.
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Chaste. Pure, spotless, immaculate, modest, virtuous, simple, refined, classic, elegant.
Ant. Corrupt, impure, flashy, gaudy; coarse, inelegant.
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Chasten. Discipline, chastise, subdue, afflict, punish, soften, try.
Ant. Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize.
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Chattels. Goods, wares, effects, furniture.
Ant. Freehold.
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Cheap. Common, inexpensive, mean, worthless, vile, paltry, low-priced, poor, indifferent.
Ant. Rare, costly, expensive, high, precious.
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Cheat, n. Fraud, trick, artifice, swindle, deceit, fiction, imposture.
Ant. Truth, reality, fact, honesty, authenticity, certainty, openness, sincerity.
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Check, v. Restrain, curb, stop, bridle, hinder, impede, inhibit; reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.
Ant. License, indulge, allow, loose, liberate, abet, instigate.
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Cheer, n. Gladness, joy, gaiety, mirth, merriment, cheerfulness, happiness, hope, conviviality, plenty, hospitality.
Ant. Gloom, dearth, sullenness, niggardliness, unsociableness.
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Cheerful. Glad, lively, mirthful, animated, jocund, jolly, blithe, buoyant, merry, joyous.
Ant. Gloomy, dejected, unhappy, lifeless, dull, depressing, melancholy, joyless, dispiriting.
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Cherish. Foster, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, comfort, cheer.
Ant. Abandon, afflict, check, discourage.
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Chief, a. Head, important, excellent, high, principal, consummate.
Ant. Subordinate, minor, inferior.
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Chieftain. Captain, commander, general, leader, chief.
Ant. Vassal, minion, adherent, retainer, attendant, follower.
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Childish. Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.
Ant. Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous.
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Chimerical. Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.
Ant. Real, actual, substantial, veritable.
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Chivalrous. Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.
Ant. Dastardly, recreant, sneaking.
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Choice, n. Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.
Ant. Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination.
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Choice, a. Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.
Ant. Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior.
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Choose. Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.
Ant. Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside.
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Chronicle. Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.
Ant. Legend, romance, tradition.
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Cipher. Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.
Ant. Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus.
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Circular. Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.
Ant. Linear, direct, straight.
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Circulate. Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.
Ant. Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate.
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Circumference. Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.
Ant. Center, interior.
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Circumlocution. Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.
Ant. Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness.
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Circumscribe. Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.
Ant. Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend.
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Circumspect. Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.
Ant. Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary.
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Circumstance. Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.
Ant. Deed, case, transaction, business, affair.
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Cite. Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.
Ant. Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove.
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Citizen. Inhabitant, dweller, townsman, burgher, resident, subject, denizen.
Ant. Foreigner, alien, exile, visitor, tramp, transient, tourist, sight-seer.
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Civilization. Culture, cultivation, refinement, amelioration, humanization.
Ant. Demoralization, savagery, barbarism, rudeness.
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Claim, n. Assertion, requisition, demand, call; title, privilege, right, pretension.
