insouciant: marked by blithe unconcern


nonchalant: marked by blithe unconcern


degage: showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman


detached: showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman


uninvolved: showing lack of emotional involvement; - J.S.Perelman


indifferent: showing no care or concern in attitude or action


concise: expressing much in few words


aphoristic: terse and witty and like a maxim


apothegmatic: terse and witty and like a maxim


epigrammatic: terse and witty and like a maxim


brief: concise and succinct


compendious: briefly giving the gist of something


compact: briefly giving the gist of something


succinct: briefly giving the gist of something


summary: briefly giving the gist of something


crisp: brief and to the point; effectively cut short


curt: brief and to the point; effectively cut short


laconic: brief and to the point; effectively cut short


terse: brief and to the point; effectively cut short


cryptic: having a puzzling terseness


elliptic: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; ; - H.O.Taylor


elliptical: characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; ; - H.O.Taylor


pithy: concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen


sententious: concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen


telegraphic: having the style of a telegram with many short words left out


prolix: tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length


diffuse: lacking conciseness


long-winded: using or containing too many words


tedious: using or containing too many words


verbose: using or containing too many words


windy: using or containing too many words


wordy: using or containing too many words


verbal: prolix; - Shakespeare


pleonastic: repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant


redundant: repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant


tautologic: repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant


tautological: repetition of same sense in different words; ; ; - J.B.Conant


conclusive: forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question


definitive: supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement


determinate: supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement


inconclusive: not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question


equivocal: uncertain as a sign or indication


indeterminate: not leading to a definite ending or result


neck and neck: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition


head-to-head: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition


nip and tuck: inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition


nisi: not final or absolute


consummated: brought to completion


completed: (of a marriage) completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony


fulfilled: completed to perfection


unconsummated: not consummated (especially of a marriage)


coordinating: serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction


coordinative: serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction


subordinating: serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause


subordinative: serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause


accordant: being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with'; -Thomas Hardy


according: (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with


agreeable: prepared to agree or consent


concordant: being of the same opinion


concurring: being of the same opinion


consensual: existing by consent


consentaneous: in complete agreement


consentient: in complete agreement


unanimous: in complete agreement


discordant: not in agreement or harmony


at variance: not in accord


discrepant: not in accord


dissonant: not in accord


dissentious: dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)


divisive: dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)


factious: dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)


contracted: reduced in size or pulled together


contractile: capable of contracting or being contracted


expanded: increased in extent or size or bulk or scope


atrophied: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use


wasted: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use


diminished: (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use


hypertrophied: (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells


enlarged: (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells


conditional: imposing or depending on or containing a condition


counterfactual: going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)


contrary to fact: going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)


contingent: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


contingent on: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


contingent upon: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


dependent on: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


dependant on: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


dependent upon: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


dependant upon: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


depending on: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow


dependent: contingent on something else


dependant: contingent on something else


qualified: contingent on something else


probationary: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon


provisional: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon


provisionary: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon


tentative: under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon


provisory: subject to a proviso


unconditional: not conditional


unconditioned: not conditional


blunt: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment


crude: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment


stark: devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment


vested: fixed and absolute and without contingency


enforceable: capable of being enforced


unenforceable: not enforceable; not capable of being brought about by compulsion


enforced: forced or compelled or put in force


implemented: forced or compelled or put in force


unenforced: not enforced; not compelled especially by legal or police action


conductive: having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity


semiconducting: having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors


semiconductive: having characteristics of a semiconductor; that is having electrical conductivity greater than insulators but less than good conductors


nonconductive: not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound


nonconducting: not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound


non-conducting: not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound


confined: not free to move about


claustrophobic: uncomfortably closed or hemmed in


close: crowded


confining: crowded


homebound: confined usually by illness


housebound: confined usually by illness


shut-in: confined usually by illness


pent: closely confined


shut up: closely confined


snowbound: confined or shut in by heavy snow


stormbound: delayed or confined or cut off by a storm


weather-bound: delayed or shut in by bad weather


unconfined: not confined


free-range: of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot


crowded: overfilled or compacted or concentrated


huddled: crowded or massed together


jammed: filled to capacity


jam-packed: filled to capacity


packed: filled to capacity


thronged: filled with great numbers crowded together


uncrowded: having or allowing sufficient room


congenial: suitable to your needs; ; - T.L.Peacock


sociable: friendly and pleasant


uncongenial: not suitable to your tastes or needs


incompatible: not suitable to your tastes or needs


disagreeable: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations


unsympathetic: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations


congruent: coinciding when superimposed


coincident: matching point for point


identical: coinciding exactly when superimposed


superposable: coinciding exactly when superimposed


incongruent: not congruent


congruous: corresponding in character or kind


congruent: corresponding in character or kind


harmonious: suitable and fitting


incongruous: lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness


discrepant: not in agreement


inconsistent: not in agreement


inappropriate: not in keeping with what is correct or proper


incompatible: not in keeping with what is correct or proper


out or keeping: not in keeping with what is correct or proper


unfitting: not in keeping with what is correct or proper


inharmonious: lacking in harmony of parts


ironic: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is


ironical: characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is


conjunctive: serving or tending to connect


copulative: syntactically connecting sentences or elements of a sentence


connective: connecting or tending to connect


disjunctive: serving or tending to divide or separate


adversative: expressing antithesis or opposition


oppositive: expressing antithesis or opposition


alternative: necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities


contrastive: syntactically establishing a relation of contrast between sentences or elements of a sentence


divisional: serving to divide or marking a division


partitive: serving to separate or divide into parts


separative: serving to separate or divide into parts


separative: (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it


conjunct: progressing melodically by intervals of a second


disjunct: progressing melodically by intervals larger than a major second


connected: joined or linked together


adjacent: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching


conterminous: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching


contiguous: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching


neighboring: having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching


adjunctive: joining; forming an adjunct


affined: closely related; - Wallace Stevens


conterminous: connecting without a break; within a common boundary


contiguous: connecting without a break; within a common boundary


coupled: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks


joined: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks


linked: connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks


engaged: built against or attached to a wall


well-connected: connected by blood or close acquaintance with people of wealth or social position


unconnected: not joined or linked together


apart: remote and separate physically or socially; ; - W.H.Hudson


isolated: remote and separate physically or socially; ; - W.H.Hudson


obscure: remote and separate physically or socially; ; - W.H.Hudson


asternal: not connected to the sternum or breastbone


detached: no longer connected or joined


separated: no longer connected or joined


disjoined: have the connection undone; having become separate


separate: have the connection undone; having become separate


exploded: showing the parts of something separated but in positions that show their correct relation to one another


unattached: not fastened together


uncoupled: having the coupling undone


conquerable: subject to being conquered or overcome


beatable: susceptible to being defeated


vanquishable: susceptible to being defeated


vincible: susceptible to being defeated


subduable: susceptible to being subjugated


subjugable: susceptible to being subjugated


unconquerable: not capable of being conquered or vanquished or overcome; - R.E.Danielson


impregnable: incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted


inexpugnable: incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted


indomitable: impossible to subdue


never-say-die: impossible to subdue


unsubduable: impossible to subdue


insuperable: impossible to surmount


insurmountable: impossible to surmount


invincible: incapable of being overcome or subdued


unbeatable: incapable of being overcome or subdued


unvanquishable: incapable of being overcome or subdued


all-victorious: never having lost


conscious: knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts


self-conscious: aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; ; - D.M.Potter


self-aware: aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts; ; - D.M.Potter


semiconscious: partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations


sentient: consciously perceiving; ; - W.A.White


unconscious: not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead


cold: unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication


comatose: in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli


innocent: (used of things) lacking sense or awareness


insensible: unresponsive to stimulation


senseless: unresponsive to stimulation


knocked out: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow


kayoed: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow


KO'd: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow


out: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow


stunned: knocked unconscious by a heavy blow


nonconscious: concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness


semicomatose: in a state of partial coma


subconscious: just below the level of consciousness


consecrated: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose


consecrate: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose


dedicated: solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose


ordained: invested with ministerial or priestly functions


votive: dedicated in fulfillment of a vow


desecrated: treated with contempt


deconsecrated: divested of consecration


profaned: treated irreverently or sacrilegiously


violated: treated irreverently or sacrilegiously


priestly: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood


priestlike: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood


unpriestly: not priestly; unbefitting a priest


conservative: resistant to change


blimpish: pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic


buttoned-up: conservative in professional manner


fusty: old-fashioned and out of date


standpat: old-fashioned and out of date


unprogressive: old-fashioned and out of date


nonprogressive: old-fashioned and out of date


hidebound: stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded


traditionalist: stubbornly conservative and narrow-minded


ultraconservative: extremely conservative


liberal: tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition


civil-libertarian: having or showing active concern for protection of civil liberties protected by law


liberalistic: having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual; favoring civil and political liberties, government by law with the consent of the governed, and protection from arbitrary authority


neoliberal: having or showing belief in the need for economic growth in addition to traditional liberalistic values


progressive: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)


reformist: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)


reform-minded: favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)


socialized: under group or government control


socialised: under group or government control


welfarist: of or relating to a welfare state


welfare-statist: of or relating to a welfare state


consistent: (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; ; - FDR


accordant: in keeping


agreeable: in keeping


conformable: in keeping


consonant: in keeping


concordant: in keeping


pursuant: (followed by `to') in conformance to or agreement with


reconciled: made compatible or consistent


self-consistent: not self-contradictory


unchanging: conforming to the same principles or course of action over time


inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency


at odds: in disagreement; ; - John Morley


conflicting: in disagreement; ; - John Morley


contradictory: in disagreement; ; - John Morley


self-contradictory: in disagreement; ; - John Morley


discrepant: not compatible with other facts


incompatible: not compatible with other facts


spotty: lacking consistency


uneven: lacking consistency


scratchy: lacking consistency


unconformable: not correspondent


unreconciled: not made consistent or compatible


conspicuous: obvious to the eye or mind


attention-getting: seizing the attention


eye-catching: seizing the attention


big: conspicuous in position or importance


large: conspicuous in position or importance


prominent: conspicuous in position or importance


bold: clear and distinct


crying: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible


egregious: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible


flagrant: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible


glaring: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible


gross: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible


rank: conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible


featured: made a feature or highlight; given prominence


in evidence: clearly to be seen


marked: singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate


outstanding: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention


prominent: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention


salient: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention


spectacular: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention


striking: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention


inconspicuous: not prominent or readily noticeable


invisible: not prominent or readily noticeable


obscure: not drawing attention


unnoticeable: not drawing attention


discernible: perceptible by the senses or intellect


discernable: perceptible by the senses or intellect


indiscernible: difficult or impossible to perceive or discern


distinguishable: capable of being perceived as different or distinct


differentiable: capable of being perceived as different


discriminable: capable of being discriminated


indistinguishable: not capable of being distinguished or differentiated


undistinguishable: not capable of being distinguished or differentiated


constant: steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection


steadfast: firm and dependable especially in loyalty


staunch: firm and dependable especially in loyalty


unswerving: firm and dependable especially in loyalty


unfailing: unceasing


unflagging: unceasing


inconstant: likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable; ; ; - Shakespeare


false: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful


untrue: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful


fickle: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments


volatile: marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments


constructive: constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development


creative: promoting construction or creation


formative: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning


shaping: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning


plastic: forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning


formative: capable of forming new cells and tissues


inferential: based on interpretation; not directly expressed


reconstructive: helping to restore to good condition


rehabilitative: helping to restore to good condition


structural: concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study


destructive: causing destruction or much damage


annihilative: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction


annihilating: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction


devastating: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction


withering: wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction


blasting: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin


ruinous: causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin


cataclysmal: severely destructive


cataclysmic: severely destructive


caustic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action


corrosive: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action


erosive: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action


vitriolic: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action


mordant: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action


crushing: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination


devastating: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination


damaging: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions


negative: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions


erosive: wearing away by friction


iconoclastic: destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited


ravaging: ruinously destructive and wasting


soul-destroying: destructive to the spirit or soul


wasteful: laying waste; - Shakespeare


contented: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are


content: satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are


complacent: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions


self-satisfied: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions


self-complacent: contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions


satisfied: filled with satisfaction


smug: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction


self-satisfied: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction


discontented: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing


discontent: showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing


disaffected: discontented as toward authority


ill-affected: discontented as toward authority


malcontent: discontented as toward authority


rebellious: discontented as toward authority


disgruntled: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction


dissatisfied: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction


restless: worried and uneasy


ungratified: worried and uneasy


unsatisfied: worried and uneasy


contestable: capable of being contested


challengeable: capable of being challenged


debatable: capable of being disproved


disputable: capable of being disproved


shakable: capable of being weakened


shakeable: capable of being weakened


incontestable: incapable of being contested or disputed


incontestible: incapable of being contested or disputed


demonstrable: necessarily or demonstrably true


incontrovertible: necessarily or demonstrably true


demonstrated: having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt


inarguable: against which no argument can be made


unarguable: against which no argument can be made


unassailable: without flaws or loopholes


unshakable: without flaws or loopholes


watertight: without flaws or loopholes


bulletproof: without flaws or loopholes


unanswerable: impossible to answer


continent: having control over urination and defecation


incontinent: not having control over urination and defecation


leaky: used informally; unable to retain urine


continual: occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series


insistent: repetitive and persistent


repetitive: repetitive and persistent


running: continually repeated over a period of time


perennial: recurring again and again


recurrent: recurring again and again


repeated: recurring again and again


persistent: never-ceasing


relentless: never-ceasing


unrelenting: never-ceasing


recurring: coming back


revenant: coming back


sporadic: recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances


fitful: occurring in spells and often abruptly


spasmodic: occurring in spells and often abruptly


intermittent: stopping and starting at irregular intervals


periodic: recurring or reappearing from time to time


occasional: recurring or reappearing from time to time


irregular: not occurring at expected times


unpredictable: not occurring at expected times


isolated: not close together in time


stray: not close together in time


continuous: continuing in time or space without interruption; - James Jeans


uninterrupted: continuing in time or space without interruption; - James Jeans


around-the-clock: at all times


day-and-night: at all times


nonstop: at all times


round-the-clock: at all times


ceaseless: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


constant: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


incessant: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


never-ending: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


perpetual: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


unceasing: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


unremitting: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing


continual: `continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)


dogging: relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit


persisting: relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit


endless: having the ends united so as to form a continuous whole


free burning: (of an electric arc) continuous


sustained: (of an electric arc) continuous


straight: successive (without a break)


consecutive: successive (without a break)


sustained: maintained at length without interruption or weakening


discontinuous: not continuing without interruption in time or space


noncontinuous: not continuing without interruption in time or space


disrupted: marked by breaks or gaps


disjunct: used of distributions, as of statistical or natural populations


continuous: of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity


discontinuous: of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities


continued: without stop or interruption


continuing: remaining in force or being carried on without letup


discontinued: stopped permanently or temporarily


interrupted: discontinued temporarily


out of print: (of books) no longer offered for sale by a publisher


controlled: restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds


contained: gotten under control


disciplined: obeying the rules


dominated: controlled or ruled by superior authority or power


harnessed: brought under control and put to use


obsessed: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion


possessed: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion


price-controlled: having the price regulated or controlled by government


regimented: strictly controlled


uncontrolled: not being under control; out of control


anarchic: without law or control


anarchical: without law or control


lawless: without law or control


errant: uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable


irrepressible: impossible to repress or control


uncontrollable: impossible to repress or control


loose: (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player


lordless: having no lord or master


masterless: having no lord or master


rampant: unrestrained and violent


runaway: completely out of control


torrential: resembling a torrent in force and abundance; ; ; - Winthrop Sargeant


undisciplined: lacking in discipline or control


ungoverned: lacking in discipline or control


wild: deviating widely from an intended course


controversial: marked by or capable of arousing controversy


arguable: open to argument or debate


debatable: open to argument or debate


disputable: open to argument or debate


moot: open to argument or debate


contentious: involving or likely to cause controversy; - Tim W.Ferfuson


disputed: subject to disagreement and debate


polemic: of or involving dispute or controversy


polemical: of or involving dispute or controversy


uncontroversial: not likely to arouse controversy


noncontroversial: not likely to arouse controversy


unchallengeable: not open to challenge


undisputed: generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute


unchallenged: generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute


unquestioned: generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute


agreed upon: constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement


stipulatory: constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement


argumentative: given to or characterized by argument


quarrelsome: given to quarreling


contentious: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits


combative: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits


disputatious: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits


disputative: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits


litigious: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits


eristic: given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments


eristical: given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments


unargumentative: not given to or characterized by argument


noncontentious: of persons; not given to controversy


convenient: suited to your comfort or purpose or needs


handy: easy to use


favorable: occurring at a convenient or suitable time


favourable: occurring at a convenient or suitable time


inconvenient: not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs


awkward: causing inconvenience


conventional: following accepted customs and proprieties


received: widely accepted as true or worthy; ; - Economist


customary: in accordance with convention or custom


formulaic: characterized by or in accordance with some formula


stodgy: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull


stuffy: excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull


unconventional: not conforming to accepted rules or standards


bohemian: unconventional in especially appearance and behavior


go-as-you-please: not bound by rule or law or convention; - George Saintsbury


irregular: independent in behavior or thought


maverick: independent in behavior or thought


unorthodox: independent in behavior or thought


conventional: unimaginative and conformist


button-down: unimaginatively conventional; - Newsweek


buttoned-down: unimaginatively conventional; - Newsweek


conservative: unimaginatively conventional; - Newsweek


square: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned


straight: rigidly conventional or old-fashioned


stereotyped: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality


stereotypic: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality


stereotypical: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality


unimaginative: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality


white-bread: of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class


unconventional: not conventional or conformist


alternative: pertaining to unconventional choices


bizarre: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


eccentric: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


freakish: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


freaky: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


flaky: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


flakey: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


gonzo: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


off-the-wall: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


outlandish: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


outre: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual


devil-may-care: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; - Crary Moore


raffish: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; - Crary Moore


rakish: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; - Crary Moore


far-out: informal terms; strikingly unconventional


kinky: informal terms; strikingly unconventional


offbeat: informal terms; strikingly unconventional


quirky: informal terms; strikingly unconventional


way-out: informal terms; strikingly unconventional


funky: stylish and modern in an unconventional way


spaced-out: stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug


spacy: stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug


spacey: stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug


conformist: marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles


nonconformist: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought


unconformist: not conforming to some norm or socially approved pattern of behavior or thought


nuclear: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy


atomic: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy


thermonuclear: using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission


conventional: (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy


traditional: consisting of or derived from tradition


conventional: in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past


handed-down: having been passed along from generation to generation


tralatitious: having been passed along from generation to generation


traditionalistic: adhering to tradition especially in cultural or religious practices


nontraditional: not conforming to or in accord with tradition


untraditional: not conforming to or in accord with tradition


convergent: tending to come together from different directions


confluent: flowing together


merging: flowing together


focused: (of light rays) converging on a point


focussed: (of light rays) converging on a point


divergent: tending to move apart in different directions


diverging: tending to move apart in different directions


branching: resembling the branches of a tree


radiating: diverging from a common point


branchy: having many branches


arboreal: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


arboreous: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


arborescent: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


arboresque: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


arboriform: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


dendriform: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


dendroid: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


dendroidal: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


treelike: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


tree-shaped: resembling a tree in form and branching structure


brachiate: having widely spreading paired branches


branched: having branches


branching: having branches


ramose: having branches


ramous: having branches


ramate: having branches


bushy: resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading


long-branched: having long branches


maplelike: resembling maple


maple-like: resembling maple


mop-headed: (of trees) having a bushy top without a leader


stiff-branched: having stiff branches


thick-branched: having thick branches


well-branched: having good branches


branchless: having no branches


palmlike: resembling a palm tree


unbranched: without branches


unbranching: without branches


convincing: causing one to believe the truth of something


credible: appearing to merit belief or acceptance


disenchanting: freeing from illusion or false belief


disillusioning: freeing from illusion or false belief


unconvincing: not convincing


flimsy: not convincing


unpersuasive: not capable of persuading


cooked: having been prepared for eating by the application of heat


au gratin: cooked while covered with browned breadcrumbs (and sometimes cheese)


baked: (bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven)


barbecued: cooked over an outdoor grill


grilled: cooked over an outdoor grill


batter-fried: fried in batter


boiled: cooked in hot water


poached: cooked in hot water


stewed: cooked in hot water


braised: cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container


broiled: cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)


grilled: cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)


burned: ruined by overcooking


burnt: ruined by overcooking


candy-like: resembling candy


done: cooked until ready to serve


fried: cooked by frying in fat


deep-fried: cooked by frying in fat


hard-baked: baked until hard


hard-boiled: (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid


lyonnaise: cooked with onions


medium: (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside


overdone: cooked too long but still edible


pancake-style: cooked as pancakes are cooked


parched: toasted or roasted slightly


rare-roasted: (meat) roasted with the meat inside still rare


ready-cooked: cooked in such a way as to be ready for sale


roast: (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven


roasted: (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven


saute: fried quickly in a little fat


sauteed: fried quickly in a little fat


seared: having the surface burned quickly with intense heat


soft-boiled: (eggs) having the yolk still liquid


souffle-like: resembling a souffle


steamed: cooked in steam


sunny-side up: (eggs) fried on only one side


toasted: browned over by exposure to heat


wafer-like: resembling a thin crisp wafer


well-done: (meat) cooked until there is no pink meat left inside


raw: not treated with heat to prepare it for eating


half-baked: insufficiently cooked


underdone: insufficiently cooked


rare: (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside


uncooked: not cooked


untoasted: not having been browned by exposure to heat


cooperative: done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit


collaborative: accomplished by collaboration


synergetic: working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect


synergistic: working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect


uncooperative: unwilling to cooperate


corrupt: lacking in integrity


corrupted: ruined in character or quality


debased: ruined in character or quality


vitiated: ruined in character or quality


corruptible: capable of being corrupted


bribable: capable of being corrupted


dishonest: capable of being corrupted


purchasable: capable of being corrupted


venal: capable of being corrupted


depraved: deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good


perverse: deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good


perverted: deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good


reprobate: deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good


dirty: unethical or dishonest


sordid: unethical or dishonest


Praetorian: characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; - Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.


Pretorian: characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality; - Arthur M.Schlesinger Jr.


putrid: morally corrupt or evil


sold-out: having taken a bribe or bribes


incorrupt: free of corruption or immorality


antiseptic: clean and honest


incorruptible: incapable of being morally corrupted


uncorrupted: not debased


uncorrupted: not decayed or decomposed


unspoiled: not decayed or decomposed


synergistic: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)


interactive: used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)


antagonistic: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect


incompatible: used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect


antacid: acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)


antiphlogistic: counteracting inflammation


considerable: large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree


appreciable: enough to be estimated or measured


goodly: large in amount or extent or degree


goodish: large in amount or extent or degree


healthy: large in amount or extent or degree


hefty: large in amount or extent or degree


respectable: large in amount or extent or degree


sizable: large in amount or extent or degree


sizeable: large in amount or extent or degree


tidy: large in amount or extent or degree


right smart: (Southern or Midland) considerable


significant: fairly large


substantial: fairly large


inconsiderable: too small or unimportant to merit attention


substantial: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare


real: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare


material: having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; ; ; - Shakespeare


insubstantial: lacking material form or substance; unreal


unsubstantial: lacking material form or substance; unreal


unreal: lacking material form or substance; unreal


aeriform: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle


aerial: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle


airy: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle


aery: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle


ethereal: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; - Thomas Carlyle


shadowy: lacking in substance; - W.A.Butler


wraithlike: lacking in substance; - W.A.Butler


stringy: consisting of or containing string or strings


material: derived from or composed of matter


physical: having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses


physical: concerned with material things


immaterial: not consisting of matter


nonmaterial: not consisting of matter


intangible: lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen


nonphysical: lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen


bodied: having a body or a body of a specified kind; often used in combination


incarnate: invested with a bodily form especially of a human body


lithe-bodied: having a lithe body


long-bodied: having a relatively long body


narrow-bodied: having a relatively narrow body


oval-bodied: having an oval body


short-bodied: having a relatively short body


silver-bodied: having a silver-colored body


silvery-bodied: having a silver-colored body


slim-bodied: having a slim body


thin-bodied: having a slim body


slender-bodied: having a slim body


smooth-bodied: having a smooth body


thick-bodied: having a thick body


unbodied: having no body


bodiless: having no trunk or main part


bodyless: having no trunk or main part


formless: having no physical form


brainwashed: subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones


unbrainwashed: not successfully subjected to brainwashing


corporeal: having material or physical form or substance;  - Benjamin Jowett


material: having material or physical form or substance;  - Benjamin Jowett


bodily: having or relating to a physical material body


bodied: possessing or existing in bodily form; - Shakespeare


corporal: possessing or existing in bodily form; - Shakespeare


corporate: possessing or existing in bodily form; - Shakespeare


embodied: possessing or existing in bodily form; - Shakespeare


incarnate: possessing or existing in bodily form; - Shakespeare


reincarnate: having a new body


incorporeal: without material form or substance


immaterial: without material form or substance


discorporate: not having a material body


unembodied: not having a material body


bodiless: not having a material body


unbodied: not having a material body


disembodied: not having a material body


spiritual: lacking material body or form or substance; ; -Lewis Mumford


correct: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth


right: free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth


accurate: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct


exact: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct


precise: (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct


letter-perfect: correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words


word-perfect: correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words


straight: following a correct or logical method


incorrect: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth


wrong: not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth


erroneous: containing or characterized by error


fallacious: based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information


false: arising from error


mistaken: arising from error


right: correct in opinion or judgment


correct: correct in opinion or judgment


right-minded: disposed toward or having views based on what is right; - Bertrand Russell


wrong: based on or acting or judging in error


wrongheaded: obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion


corrected: having something undesirable neutralized


aplanatic: free from or corrected for spherical aberration


apochromatic: corrected for both chromatic and spherical aberration


rectified: having been put right


uncorrected: left faulty or wrong


unremedied: not having been put right


corrigible: capable of being corrected or set right


amendable: capable of being corrected by additions


correctable: capable of being corrected by additions


improvable: susceptible of improvement


redeemable: susceptible to improvement or reform


reformable: susceptible to improvement or reform


incorrigible: impervious to correction by punishment


unreformable: unrepentant and incapable of being reformed


unregenerate: unrepentant and incapable of being reformed


uncontrollable: incapable of being controlled or managed


uncorrectable: incapable of being controlled or managed


unmanageable: incapable of being controlled or managed


cosmopolitan: composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; - T.B. Macaulay


traveled: familiar with many parts of the world


travelled: familiar with many parts of the world


provincial: characteristic of the provinces or their people


bumpkinly: awkwardly simple and provincial


hick: awkwardly simple and provincial


rustic: awkwardly simple and provincial


unsophisticated: awkwardly simple and provincial


corn-fed: strong and healthy but not sophisticated


insular: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope


parochial: narrowly restricted in outlook or scope


jerkwater: small and remote and insignificant


one-horse: small and remote and insignificant


pokey: small and remote and insignificant


poky: small and remote and insignificant


stay-at-home: not given to travel


costive: retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating


laxative: stimulating evacuation of feces


aperient: mildly laxative


cathartic: strongly laxative


evacuant: strongly laxative


purgative: strongly laxative


constipated: have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels


bound: confined in the bowels


unconstipated: not constipated


regular: not constipated


diarrheal: of or relating to diarrhea


diarrhoeal: of or relating to diarrhea


diarrhetic: of or relating to diarrhea


diarrhoetic: of or relating to diarrhea


diarrheic: of or relating to diarrhea


diarrhoeic: of or relating to diarrhea


lax: emptying easily or excessively


loose: emptying easily or excessively


considerate: showing concern for the rights and feelings of others


thoughtful: considerate of the feelings or well-being of others


inconsiderate: lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others


thoughtless: without care or thought for others


uncaring: without care or thought for others


unthinking: without care or thought for others


courteous: characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; -Francis Bacon


chivalrous: being attentive to women like an ideal knight


gallant: being attentive to women like an ideal knight


knightly: being attentive to women like an ideal knight


discourteous: showing no courtesy; rude


abrupt: surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner


brusque: marked by rude or peremptory shortness


brusk: marked by rude or peremptory shortness


curt: marked by rude or peremptory shortness


short: marked by rude or peremptory shortness


caddish: offensively discourteous


unchivalrous: offensively discourteous


ungallant: offensively discourteous


unceremonious: without due formalities


polite: showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.


mannerly: socially correct in behavior


well-mannered: socially correct in behavior


courteous: exhibiting courtesy and politeness


gracious: exhibiting courtesy and politeness


nice: exhibiting courtesy and politeness


impolite: not polite


bratty: (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly


brattish: (used of an ill-mannered child) impolitely unruly


ill-mannered: socially incorrect in behavior


bad-mannered: socially incorrect in behavior


rude: socially incorrect in behavior


unmannered: socially incorrect in behavior


unmannerly: socially incorrect in behavior


discourteous: lacking social graces


ungracious: lacking social graces


unparliamentary: so rude and abusive as to be unsuitable for parliament


civil: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; - W.S. Maugham


polite: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; - W.S. Maugham


uncivil: lacking civility or good manners; - Willa Cather


rude: lacking civility or good manners; - Willa Cather


civil: (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life


sidereal: (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars


creative: having the ability or power to create


originative: having the ability or power to create


fanciful: indulging in or influenced by fancy


notional: indulging in or influenced by fancy


fictive: capable of imaginative creation


imaginative: (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; ; - Lewis Mumford


inventive: (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; ; - Lewis Mumford


yeasty: exuberantly creative


uncreative: not creative


sterile: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention


unimaginative: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention


uninspired: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention


uninventive: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention


credible: capable of being believed


believable: capable of being believed


likely: within the realm of credibility


presumptive: affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance


incredible: beyond belief or understanding


unbelievable: beyond belief or understanding


astounding: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder


dumbfounding: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder


dumfounding: bewildering or striking dumb with wonder


fabulous: barely credible


improbable: too improbable to admit of belief


marvelous: too improbable to admit of belief


marvellous: too improbable to admit of belief


tall: too improbable to admit of belief


undreamed: not imagined even in a dream


undreamed of: not imagined even in a dream


undreamt: not imagined even in a dream


undreamt of: not imagined even in a dream


unimagined: not imagined even in a dream


credulous: disposed to believe on little evidence


credible: (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous


overcredulous: too credulous for your own good


unquestioning: not inclined to ask questions


incredulous: not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving


disbelieving: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion


skeptical: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion


sceptical: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion


unbelieving: denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion


critical: marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws


captious: tending to find and call attention to faults


faultfinding: tending to find and call attention to faults


censorious: harshly critical or expressing censure


deprecative: given to expressing disapproval


hypercritical: inclined to judge too severely


overcritical: inclined to judge too severely


searing: severely critical


scathing: marked by harshly abusive criticism


vituperative: marked by harshly abusive criticism


uncritical: not critical; not tending to find or call attention to errors


judgmental: depending on judgment


faultfinding: tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions


nonjudgmental: refraining from making judgments especially ones based on personal opinions or standards


critical: characterized by careful evaluation and judgment


appraising: exercising or involving careful evaluations


evaluative: exercising or involving careful evaluations


discriminative: expressing careful judgment; ; -Tyler Dennett


judicial: expressing careful judgment; ; -Tyler Dennett


uncritical: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures


noncritical: marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures


critical: being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency


acute: of critical importance and consequence


dangerous: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm


grave: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm


grievous: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm


serious: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm


severe: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm


life-threatening: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm


desperate: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - G.C.Marshall


dire: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; ; - G.C.Marshall


noncritical: not in a state of crisis or emergency


noncrucial: not in a state of crisis or emergency


acritical: without a crisis (as of some diseases)


critical: at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction


supercritical: (especially of fissionable material) able to sustain a chain reaction in such a manner that the rate of reaction increases


noncritical: not critical; not at a point of abrupt change


crossed: placed crosswise


crosstown: going or extending across a town or city


cross-town: going or extending across a town or city


decussate: crossed or intersected in the form of an X


intersectant: crossed or intersected in the form of an X


intersecting: crossed or intersected in the form of an X


uncrossed: not crossed


crossed: (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it


uncrossed: (of a check) not crossed


cross-eyed: having convergent strabismus


boss-eyed: (British informal) cross-eyed


walleyed: having divergent strabismus


crowned: provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination


capped: covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind


chapleted: provided with a chaplet


comate: bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts


comose: bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts


high-crowned: (of a hat) having a high crown


royal: invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown


uncrowned: not (especially not yet) provided with a crown


crownless: not (especially not yet) provided with a crown


quasi-royal: having the power but not the rank or title of a king


crowned: having an (artificial) crown on a tooth


capped: used especially of front teeth having (artificial) crowns


uncrowned: not having an (artificial) crown on a tooth; used especially of molars and bicuspids


uncapped: used especially of front teeth


crucial: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis


important: of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis


critical: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis


decisive: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis


life-and-death: vitally important


life-or-death: vitally important


pivotal: being of crucial importance; ; - Henry Kissinger


polar: being of crucial importance; ; - Henry Kissinger


noncrucial: of little importance; not decisive


crystallized: having become fixed and definite in form; - Psychological Abstracts


crystallised: having become fixed and definite in form; - Psychological Abstracts


uncrystallized: not finally or definitely formed


uncrystallised: not finally or definitely formed


cubic: having three dimensions


three-dimensional: having three dimensions


blockish: resembling a block in shape


blocky: resembling a block in shape


boxlike: resembling a box in rectangularity


boxy: resembling a box in rectangularity


box-shaped: resembling a box in rectangularity


brick-shaped: shaped like a brick


cubelike: shaped like a cube


cube-shaped: shaped like a cube


cubical: shaped like a cube


cubiform: shaped like a cube


cuboid: shaped like a cube


cuboidal: shaped like a cube


isometric: of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles


solid: having three dimensions


linear: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension


one-dimensional: of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension


collinear: lying on the same line


lineal: arranged in a line


linelike: resembling a line


rectilinear: characterized by a straight line or lines


rectilineal: characterized by a straight line or lines


planar: involving two dimensions


two-dimensional: involving two dimensions


coplanar: lying in the same plane


flat: having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness


placoid: as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks


platelike: as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks


planate: having been flattened


flattened: having been flattened


tabular: flat; like a table in form


unidimensional: relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; - Mary Sheehan


one-dimensional: relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; - Mary Sheehan


multidimensional: having or involving or marked by several dimensions or aspects


dimensional: having dimension--the quality or character or stature proper to a person; - Norman Cousins


two-dimensional: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth


2-dimensional: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth


flat: lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth


three-dimensional: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth


3-dimensional: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth


third-dimensional: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth


three-d: involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects; giving the illusion of depth


four-dimensional: involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time


4-dimensional: involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time


cut: separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument


chopped: prepared by cutting


shredded: prepared by cutting


sliced: prepared by cutting


cut up: cut into pieces


incised: cut into with a sharp instrument


perforated: having a number or series of holes


pierced: having a hole cut through


perforated: having a hole cut through


perforate: having a hole cut through


punctured: having a hole cut through


severed: detached by cutting


cut off: detached by cutting


split: (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain


uncut: not cut


imperforate: not perforated; having no opening


unpierced: not pierced


cut: (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit


uncut: (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge


cut: fashioned or shaped by cutting


cut out: having been cut out


hewn: cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel


hand-hewn: cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel


sheared: (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length


slashed: having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric


uncut: not shaped by cutting or trimming


rough: not shaped by cutting or trimming


unsheared: (used especially of fur or wool) not having been sheared


curious: eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)


inquisitive: showing curiosity


speculative: showing curiosity


questioning: showing curiosity


wondering: showing curiosity


nosy: offensively curious or inquisitive


nosey: offensively curious or inquisitive


prying: offensively curious or inquisitive


snoopy: offensively curious or inquisitive


overcurious: showing excessive curiosity


incurious: showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity


uninterested: having no care or interest in knowing


uninquiring: deficient in curiosity


uninquisitive: deficient in curiosity


current: occurring in or belonging to the present time


actual: being or existing at the present moment


afoot: currently in progress


underway: currently in progress


circulating: passing from one to another


contemporary: belonging to the present time


present-day: belonging to the present time


incumbent: currently holding an office


live: of current relevance


live: in current use or ready for use


occurrent: presently occurring (either causally or incidentally)


ongoing: currently happening


on-going: currently happening


on-line: being in progress now


online: being in progress now


topical: of interest at the present time


up-to-date: reflecting the latest information or changes


up-to-the-minute: up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date


latest: up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date


noncurrent: not current or belonging to the present time


back: of an earlier date


dead: no longer having force or relevance


disused: no longer in use


obsolete: no longer in use


outdated: old; no longer valid or fashionable


out-of-date: old; no longer valid or fashionable


superannuated: old; no longer valid or fashionable


obsolescent: becoming obsolete


cursed: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier


curst: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier


accursed: under a curse


accurst: under a curse


maledict: under a curse


blasted: expletives used informally as intensifiers


blame: expletives used informally as intensifiers


blamed: expletives used informally as intensifiers


blessed: expletives used informally as intensifiers


damn: expletives used informally as intensifiers


damned: expletives used informally as intensifiers


darned: expletives used informally as intensifiers


deuced: expletives used informally as intensifiers


goddam: expletives used informally as intensifiers


goddamn: expletives used informally as intensifiers


goddamned: expletives used informally as intensifiers


infernal: expletives used informally as intensifiers


cursed with: burdened with


stuck with: burdened with


damn: used as expletives


goddamn: used as expletives


damnable: deserving a curse


execrable: deserving a curse


blessed: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)


blest: highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)


fortunate: supremely favored


golden: supremely favored


endowed: provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)


dowered: supplied with a dower or dowry


unendowed: not equipped or provided; - J.L.Lowes


dowerless: lacking a dowry


unblessed: not provided with something desirable


curtained: furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies


draped: covered in folds of cloth


curtainless: not provided with curtains


uncurtained: not provided with curtains


custom-made: made according to the specifications of an individual


custom: made according to the specifications of an individual


bespoke: (of clothing) custom-made


bespoken: (of clothing) custom-made


made-to-order: (of clothing) custom-made


tailored: (of clothing) custom-made


tailor-made: (of clothing) custom-made


custom-built: built for a particular individual


made-to-order: built for a particular individual


ready-made: made for purchase and immediate use


made: produced by a manufacturing process


off-the-rack: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock


off-the-shelf: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock


off-the-peg: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock


ready-to-wear: (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock


prefab: manufactured in standard sizes to be shipped and assembled elsewhere


ready-to-eat: food products that are prepared in advance and can be eaten as sold


handmade: made by hand or a hand process


hand-crafted: made by hand or a hand process


camp-made: made as part of the arts-and-crafts program at summer camp


hand-loomed: made on a handloom


handwoven: made on a handloom


handsewn: sewn by hand rather than machine


handstitched: sewn by hand rather than machine


overhand: sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)


oversewn: sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)


machine-made: made by machine


homemade: made or produced in the home or by yourself


do-it-yourself: done by yourself


home-baked: baked at home


home-brewed: brewed at home


home-cured: cured at home


homespun: made of cloth spun or woven in the home


factory-made: produced in quantity at a factory


boughten: purchased; not homemade


store-bought: purchased; not homemade


manufactured: produced in a large-scale industrial operation


mass-produced: produced in quantity often by assembly-line techniques


ready-made: commercially produced; not homemade


cyclic: recurring in cycles


cyclical: recurring in cycles


alternate: occurring by turns; first one and then the other


alternating: occurring by turns; first one and then the other


alternate: every second one of a series; ; - the White Queen


circular: describing a circle; moving in a circle


rotary: describing a circle; moving in a circle


orbitual: describing a circle; moving in a circle


noncyclic: not cyclic


noncyclical: not cyclic


cyclic: of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure


bicyclic: having molecules consisting of two fused rings


closed-chain: having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form


closed-ring: having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form


heterocyclic: containing a closed ring of atoms of which at least one is not a carbon atom


homocyclic: containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms


isocyclic: containing a closed ring of atoms of the same kind especially carbon atoms


acyclic: having an open chain structure


open-chain: having an open chain structure


aliphatic: having carbon atoms linked in open chains


cyclic: forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl


verticillate: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)


verticillated: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)


whorled: forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)


acyclic: not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls


annual: completing its life cycle within a year


one-year: completing its life cycle within a year


biennial: having a life cycle lasting two seasons


two-year: having a life cycle lasting two seasons


perennial: lasting three seasons or more


diurnal: of or belonging to or active during the day


nocturnal: belonging to or active during the night


damaged: harmed or injured or spoiled


battered: damaged by blows or hard usage


beat-up: damaged by blows or hard usage


beaten-up: damaged by blows or hard usage


bedraggled: in deplorable condition


broken-down: in deplorable condition


derelict: in deplorable condition


dilapidated: in deplorable condition


ramshackle: in deplorable condition


tatterdemalion: in deplorable condition


tumble-down: in deplorable condition


bent: of metal e.g.


crumpled: of metal e.g.


dented: of metal e.g.


broken: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')


busted: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')


broken-backed: having the spine damaged


hurt: damaged inanimate objects or their value


weakened: damaged inanimate objects or their value


knocked-out: damaged


riddled: (often followed by `with') damaged throughout by numerous perforations or holes


storm-beaten: damaged by storm


undamaged: not harmed or spoiled; sound


intact: undamaged in any way


datable: that can be given a date; - C.W.Shumaker


dateable: that can be given a date; - C.W.Shumaker


undatable: not capable of being given a date


dateless: not bearing a date


undated: not bearing a date


dateless: of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date


deaf: lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part


deaf-and-dumb: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak


deaf-mute: lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak


deafened: caused to hear poorly or not at all


hard-of-hearing: having a hearing loss


hearing-impaired: having a hearing loss


profoundly deaf: totally deaf; unable to hear anything


stone-deaf: totally deaf; unable to hear anything


deaf as a post: totally deaf; unable to hear anything


unhearing: totally deaf; unable to hear anything


tone-deaf: unable to appreciate music


hearing: able to perceive sound


sharp-eared: having keen hearing


quick-eared: having keen hearing


decent: conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; - George Santayana


indecent: offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters


crude: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent


earthy: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent


gross: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent


vulgar: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent


Hollywood: flashy and vulgar


indelicate: verging on the indecent


obscene: designed to incite to indecency or lust; -Margaret Mead


suggestive: tending to suggest something improper or indecent


decisive: determining or having the power to determine an outcome


deciding: having the power or quality of deciding


determinant: having the power or quality of deciding


determinative: having the power or quality of deciding


determining: having the power or quality of deciding


fateful: having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev


fatal: having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; - Saturday Rev


peremptory: putting an end to all debate or action


indecisive: not definitely settling something


decisive: characterized by decision and firmness


unhesitating: characterized by quickness and firmness


resolute: characterized by quickness and firmness


indecisive: characterized by lack of decision and firmness


on the fence: characterized by indecision


undecided: characterized by indecision


hesitant: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly


hesitating: lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly


suspensive: undecided or characterized by indecisiveness


declarative: relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration


declaratory: relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration


asserting: relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration


interrogative: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation


interrogatory: relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation


declared: made known or openly avowed


alleged: declared but not proved; - Wall Street Journal


announced: declared publicly; made widely known


proclaimed: declared publicly; made widely known


asserted: confidently declared to be so


avowed: openly declared as such


professed: openly declared as such


professed: claimed with intent to deceive


self-proclaimed: proclaimed to be or described as such by oneself, without endorsement by others


undeclared: not announced or openly acknowledged


unacknowledged: not openly acknowledged


unavowed: not affirmed or mentioned or declared


decorous: characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct


in good taste: satisfying generally accepted social or esthetic standards


sedate: characterized by dignity and propriety


staid: characterized by dignity and propriety


indecorous: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct


indelicate: lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct


deductible: acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction)


allowable: deductible according to the tax laws


nondeductible: not allowable as a deduction


deep: having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination


abysmal: resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable


abyssal: resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable


unfathomable: resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable


bottomless: extremely deep


deep-water: of or carried on in waters of great depth


profound: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; ; -Thomas Gray


unfathomed: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; ; -Thomas Gray


unplumbed: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; ; -Thomas Gray


unsounded: situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed; ; -Thomas Gray


walk-in: (of e.g. closets or refrigerators) extending very far enough back to allow a person to enter


shallow: lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center


ankle-deep: coming only to the ankle or knee


knee-deep: coming only to the ankle or knee


fordable: shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle


neritic: relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast


reefy: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals


shelfy: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals


shelvy: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals


shoaly: full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals


deep: relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply


heavy: (of sleep) deep and complete


profound: (of sleep) deep and complete


sound: (of sleep) deep and complete


wakeless: (of sleep) deep and complete


profound: coming from deep within one


shallow: not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply


light: (of sleep) easily disturbed


wakeful: (of sleep) easily disturbed


de facto: existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not


de jure: by right; according to law


defeasible: capable of being annulled or voided or terminated


indefeasible: not liable to being annulled or voided or undone


unforfeitable: not subject to forfeiture


inalienable: not subject to forfeiture


defeated: beaten or overcome; not victorious


licked: having been got the better of


subjugated: reduced to submission


undefeated: victorious


triumphant: experiencing triumph


victorious: experiencing triumph


unbeaten: not conquered


unconquered: not conquered


unvanquished: not conquered


unbowed: not forced to bow down to a conqueror


defiant: boldly resisting authority or an opposing force


noncompliant: boldly resisting authority or an opposing force


insubordinate: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority


resistant: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority


resistive: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority


obstreperous: noisily and stubbornly defiant


recalcitrant: marked by stubborn resistance to authority


compliant: disposed or willing to comply


amenable: disposed or willing to comply


conformable: disposed or willing to comply


lamblike: like a lamb in meekness and gentleness


nonresistant: offering no resistance


defined: clearly characterized or delimited


undefined: not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished


vague: not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished


indefinable: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words


undefinable: not capable of being precisely or readily described; not easily put into words


well-defined: accurately stated or described


clear: accurately stated or described


ill-defined: poorly stated or described


unclear: poorly stated or described


derived: formed or developed from something else; not original; - John Dewey


derivable: capable of being derived


derivative: resulting from or employing derivation


plagiaristic: copied and passed off as your own


plagiarized: copied and passed off as your own


plagiarised: copied and passed off as your own


underived: not derived; primary or simple


original: not derived or copied or translated from something else


primary: not derived from or reducible to something else; basic


inflected: showing alteration in form (especially by the addition of affixes)


uninflected: not inflected


inflected: (of the voice) altered in tone or pitch


modulated: altered in volume as well as tone or pitch


uninflected: (of the voice) not inflected


definite: precise; explicit and clearly defined


certain: definite but not specified or identified


decisive: unmistakable


distinct: recognizable; marked


decided: recognizable; marked


indefinite: vague or not clearly defined or stated


coy: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement


indecisive: not clearly defined


nebulous: lacking definition or definite content; ; - Jane Austen


unfixed: lacking definition or definite content; ; - Jane Austen


noncommittal: refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like


one: indefinite in time or position


dehiscent: (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds


indehiscent: (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds


dejected: affected or marked by low spirits


amort: utterly cast down


chapfallen: brought low in spirit


chopfallen: brought low in spirit


crestfallen: brought low in spirit


deflated: brought low in spirit


gloomy: filled with melancholy and despondency


grim: filled with melancholy and despondency


blue: filled with melancholy and despondency


depressed: filled with melancholy and despondency


dispirited: filled with melancholy and despondency


down: filled with melancholy and despondency


downcast: filled with melancholy and despondency


downhearted: filled with melancholy and despondency


down in the mouth: filled with melancholy and despondency


low: filled with melancholy and despondency


low-spirited: filled with melancholy and despondency


glum: moody and melancholic


lonely: marked by dejection from being alone


lonesome: marked by dejection from being alone


elated: exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits


exultant: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


exulting: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


jubilant: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


prideful: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


rejoicing: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


triumphal: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


triumphant: joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success


gladdened: made joyful


exhilarated: made joyful


high: happy and excited and energetic


in high spirits: happy and excited and energetic


sublime: lifted up or set high; - Milton


uplifted: exalted emotionally especially with pride


delicate: exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury


dainty: delicately beautiful


exquisite: delicately beautiful


ethereal: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy


gossamer: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy


fragile: vulnerably delicate


light-handed: having a metaphorically delicate touch; - New Yorker


overdelicate: extremely delicate


pastel: lacking in body or vigor


tender: (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition


rugged: sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring


knockabout: suitable for rough use


sturdy: substantially made or constructed


tough: substantially made or constructed


breakable: capable of being broken or damaged


brittle: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped


brickle: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped


brickly: having little elasticity; hence easily cracked or fractured or snapped


crumbly: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder


friable: easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder


short: tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening


delicate: easily broken or damaged or destroyed


fragile: easily broken or damaged or destroyed


frail: easily broken or damaged or destroyed


frangible: capable of being broken


splintery: subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces


unbreakable: impossible to break especially under ordinary usage


infrangible: difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts


shatterproof: resistant to shattering or splintering


splinterless: resistant to shattering or splintering


splinterproof: resistant to shattering or splintering


demanding: requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill


exigent: requiring precise accuracy


exacting: requiring precise accuracy


hard-to-please: (of persons)


hard to please: (of persons)


needy: demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree


rigorous: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures


stringent: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures


tight: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures


stern: severe and unremitting in making demands


strict: severe and unremitting in making demands


exacting: severe and unremitting in making demands


undemanding: requiring little if any patience or effort or skill


lenient: not strict


easygoing: relaxed and informal in attitude or standards


light: demanding little effort; not burdensome


unexacting: not rigorous


imperative: requiring attention or action


adjuratory: containing a solemn charge or command


clamant: demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken


crying: demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken


exigent: demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken


insistent: demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken


instant: demanding attention; ; ; - H.L.Mencken


peremptory: not allowing contradiction or refusal


desperate: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire


pressing: compelling immediate action


urgent: compelling immediate action


strident: being sharply insistent on being heard


shrill: being sharply insistent on being heard


beseeching: begging


pleading: begging


imploring: begging


adjuratory: earnestly or solemnly entreating


importunate: expressing earnest entreaty


mendicant: practicing beggary


petitionary: of the nature of or expressing a petition


precatory: expressing entreaty or supplication


precative: expressing entreaty or supplication


suppliant: humbly entreating


supplicant: humbly entreating


supplicatory: humbly entreating


democratic: characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; ; ; - George du Maurier


antiauthoritarian: opposed to authoritarianism


classless: favoring social equality


egalitarian: favoring social equality


parliamentary: having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament


parliamentary: in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly


participatory: affording the opportunity for individual participation


popular: carried on by or for the people (or citizens) at large


representative: being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives


republican: having the supreme power lying in the body of citizens entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them or characteristic of such government; - United States Constitution; ; - Philip Marsh; -Nathaniel Hawthorne


undemocratic: not in agreement with or according to democratic doctrine or practice or ideals


authoritarian: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty


autocratic: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty


dictatorial: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty


despotic: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty


tyrannic: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty


tyrannical: characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty


despotic: ruled by or characteristic of a despot


monarchal: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch


monarchical: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch


monarchic: ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch


totalitarian: characterized by a government in which the political authority exercises absolute and centralized control; - Arthur M.Schlesinger, Jr.


arbitrary: based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice


absolute: not limited by law


capricious: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason


impulsive: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason


whimsical: determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason


discretionary: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment


discretional: having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment


nonarbitrary: not subject to individual determination


unarbitrary: not subject to individual determination


prescribed: set down as a rule or guide


demonstrative: given to or marked by the open expression of emotion


effusive: extravagantly demonstrative


gushing: extravagantly demonstrative


gushy: extravagantly demonstrative


epideictic: designed primarily for rhetorical display


epideictical: designed primarily for rhetorical display


undemonstrative: not given to open expression of emotion


restrained: cool and formal in manner


reticent: cool and formal in manner


unemotional: cool and formal in manner


deniable: capable of being denied or contradicted


disavowable: capable of being disavowed


questionable: able to be refuted


refutable: able to be refuted


confutable: able to be refuted


confutative: able to be refuted


undeniable: not possible to deny


incontestable: not open to question; obviously true


indisputable: not open to question; obviously true


undisputable: not open to question; obviously true


incontrovertible: impossible to deny or disprove


irrefutable: impossible to deny or disprove


positive: impossible to deny or disprove


denotative: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming


denotive: having the power of explicitly denoting or designating or naming


appellative: inclined to or serving for the giving of names


naming: inclined to or serving for the giving of names


designative: serving to designate


extensional: defining a word by listing the class of entities to which the word correctly applies


referent: having reference


referential: referring or pointing to something


connotative: having the power of implying or suggesting something in addition to what is explicit


connotational: of or relating to a connotation


connotative of: of or relating to a connotation


implicative: tending to suggest or imply


suggestive: tending to suggest or imply


inferential: derived or capable of being derived by inference


intensional: used of the set of attributes that distinguish the referents of a given word


reliable: worthy of reliance or trust


dependable: worthy of reliance or trust


certain: reliable in operation or effect


sure: reliable in operation or effect


tested: tested and proved to be reliable


time-tested: tested and proved to be reliable


tried: tested and proved to be reliable


tried and true: tested and proved to be reliable


undeviating: used of values and principles; not subject to change; steady


unreliable: not worthy of reliance or trust


undependable: not worthy of reliance or trust


erratic: likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster


temperamental: likely to perform unpredictably; ; ; - Osbert Lancaster


uncertain: not consistent or dependable


unsound: of e.g. advice


dependent: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed


babelike: like a baby especially in dependence


helpless: unable to manage independently


interdependent: mutually dependent


mutualist: mutually dependent


mutually beneficial: mutually dependent


myrmecophilous: living symbiotically with ants


parasitic: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another


parasitical: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another


leechlike: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another


bloodsucking: of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another


reliant: relying on another for support


symbiotic: used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each


underage: dependent by virtue of youth


independent: free from external control and constraint


autarkic: of countries; not relying on imports


autarkical: of countries; not relying on imports


autonomous: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment


self-directed: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment


self-reliant: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment


autonomous: existing as an independent entity


breakaway: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude


fissiparous: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude


separatist: having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude


commutative: (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g.


free-living: not parasitic on another organism


nonparasitic: not parasitic on another organism


nonsymbiotic: not parasitic on another organism


indie: (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company


individual: separate and distinct from others of the same kind


case-by-case: separate and distinct from others of the same kind


item-by-item: separate and distinct from others of the same kind


self-sufficient: able to provide for your own needs without help from others


self-sufficing: able to provide for your own needs without help from others


self-sustaining: able to provide for your own needs without help from others


self-supporting: financially independent


single-handed: without help from others


strong-minded: marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment


unaffiliated: not affiliated


unconditional: not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else


independent: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence


main: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence


dependent: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence


subordinate: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence


partisan: devoted to a cause or party


partizan: devoted to a cause or party


party-spirited: devoted to a political party


tendentious: having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one


tendencious: having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one


nonpartisan: free from party affiliation or bias


nonpartizan: free from party affiliation or bias


bipartisan: supported by both sides


bipartizan: supported by both sides


two-party: supported by both sides


two-way: supported by both sides


independent: not controlled by a party or interest group


unbiased: without bias


unbiassed: without bias


aligned: brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause


allied: joined by treaty or agreement


nonaligned: not affiliated with any faction, party, or cause


neutral: not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest


descriptive: describing the structure of a language


prescriptive: pertaining to giving directives or rules


normative: pertaining to giving directives or rules


descriptive: serving to describe or inform or characterized by description


undescriptive: not successful in describing


desirable: worth having or seeking or achieving


coveted: greatly desired


desired: greatly desired


in demand: greatly desired


sought after: greatly desired


delectable: capable of arousing desire


sexually attractive: capable of arousing desire


enviable: causing envy


plummy: very desirable


preferable: more desirable than another


preferred: more desirable than another


undesirable: not wanted


unwanted: not wanted


unenviable: so undesirable as to be incapable of arousing envy


destroyed: spoiled or ruined or demolished


annihilated: destroyed completely


exterminated: destroyed completely


wiped out: destroyed completely


blighted: affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity


spoilt: affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity


blotted out: reduced to nothingness


obliterate: reduced to nothingness


obliterated: reduced to nothingness


broken: destroyed financially


wiped out: destroyed financially


impoverished: destroyed financially


burned: destroyed or badly damaged by fire


burnt: destroyed or badly damaged by fire


burned-over: destroyed or badly damaged by fire


burned-out: destroyed or badly damaged by fire


burnt-out: destroyed or badly damaged by fire


demolished: torn down and broken up


dismantled: torn down and broken up


razed: torn down and broken up


despoiled: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence


pillaged: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence


raped: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence


ravaged: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence


sacked: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence


done for: destroyed or killed


kaput: destroyed or killed


gone: destroyed or killed


extinguished: of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement


fallen: having fallen in or collapsed


finished: brought to ruin


ruined: brought to ruin


scorched: having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy


shattered: ruined or disrupted


tattered: ruined or disrupted


totaled: used of automobiles; completely demolished


war-torn: laid waste by war


war-worn: laid waste by war


wrecked: destroyed in an accident


preserved: kept intact or in a particular condition


conserved: protected from harm or loss


kept up: kept in good condition


maintained: kept in good condition


well-kept: kept in good condition


preservable: capable of being preserved


protected: guarded from injury or destruction


saved: guarded from injury or destruction


retained: continued in your keeping or use or memory


maintained: continued in your keeping or use or memory


destructible: easily destroyed


abolishable: capable of being abolished


destroyable: capable of being destroyed


indestructible: not easily destroyed