180th: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty in counting order


hundred-and-ninetieth: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order


190th: the ordinal number of one hundred eighty-five in counting order


two-hundredth: the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order


200th: the ordinal number of two hundred in counting order


three-hundredth: the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order


300th: the ordinal number of three hundred in counting order


four-hundredth: the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order


400th: the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order


five-hundredth: the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order


500th: the ordinal number of five hundred in counting order


thousandth: the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order


1000th: the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order


millionth: the ordinal number of one million in counting order


billionth: the ordinal number of one billion in counting order


trillionth: the ordinal number of one trillion in counting order


quadrillionth: the ordinal number of one quadrillion in counting order


quintillionth: the ordinal number of one quintillion in counting order


nth: last or greatest in an indefinitely large series


n-th: last or greatest in an indefinitely large series


scripted: written as for a film or play or broadcast


written: written as for a film or play or broadcast


unscripted: not furnished with or using a script


ad-lib: said or done without having been planned or written in advance


spontaneous: said or done without having been planned or written in advance


unwritten: said or done without having been planned or written in advance


sinkable: capable of being sunk


unsinkable: incapable of being sunk


single: existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual


azygous: occurring singly; not one of a pair


azygos: occurring singly; not one of a pair


one-man: designed for or restricted to a single person


one-person: designed for or restricted to a single person


one-woman: designed for or restricted to a single person


lone: being the only one; single and isolated from others


lonesome: being the only one; single and isolated from others


only: being the only one; single and isolated from others


sole: being the only one; single and isolated from others


solitary: being the only one; single and isolated from others


singular: the single one of its kind


unique: the single one of its kind


sui generis: constituting a class of its own; unique


unary: consisting of or involving a single element or component


uninominal: based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature)


one-member: based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature)


multiple: having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual


aggregate: composed of a dense cluster of separate units such as carpels or florets or drupelets


bigeminal: occurring in pairs


binary: consisting of two (units or components or elements or terms)


double: twice as great or many


doubled: twice as great or many


twofold: twice as great or many


two-fold: twice as great or many


double: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs


dual: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs


duple: consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs


double: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


dual: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


twofold: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


two-fold: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


treble: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


threefold: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


three-fold: having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; ; - R.W.Emerson; -Frederick Harrison


duplex: (used technically of a device or process) having two parts


manifold: many and varied; having many features or forms


multiplex: many and varied; having many features or forms


ternary: having three units or components or elements


treble: having three units or components or elements


triple: having three units or components or elements


triplex: having three units or components or elements


treble: three times as great or many


threefold: three times as great or many


three-fold: three times as great or many


triple: three times as great or many


triune: being three in one; used especially of the Christian Trinity


quadruple: four times as great or many


fourfold: four times as great or many


four-fold: four times as great or many


quadruple: having four units or components


quadruplicate: having four units or components


quadruplex: having four units or components


fourfold: having four units or components


four-fold: having four units or components


quaternate: consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four


quaternary: consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four


quintuple: having five units or components


fivefold: having five units or components


five-fold: having five units or components


sextuple: having six units or components


sixfold: having six units or components


six-fold: having six units or components


septuple: having seven units or components


sevenfold: having seven units or components


seven-fold: having seven units or components


octuple: having eight units or components


eightfold: having eight units or components


eight-fold: having eight units or components


nonuple: having nine units or components


ninefold: having nine units or components


nine-fold: having nine units or components


tenfold: containing ten or ten parts


ten-fold: containing ten or ten parts


denary: containing ten or ten parts


double: used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements


single: used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals


multiple-choice: offering several alternative answers from which the correct one is to be chosen; or consisting of such questions


true-false: offering a series of statements each of which is to be judged as true or false


single-lane: (of roads) having a single lane for traffic in both directions; when vehicles meet one must pull off the road to let the other pass


multilane: (of roads and highways) having two or more lanes for traffic


divided: having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions


dual-lane: having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions


two-lane: having a lane for traffic in each direction


three-lane: having a lane for traffic in each direction and a center lane for passing


four-lane: having two lanes for traffic in each direction


sized: having a specified size


apple-sized: having the approximate size of an apple


cherry-sized: having the approximate size of a cherry


cookie-sized: having the approximate size of a cookie


crow-sized: having the approximate size of a crow


dog-sized: having the approximate size of an average dog


eightpenny: used of nail size; 2 1/2 in or 6.4 cm long


ferret-sized: having the approximate size of a ferret


fourpenny: used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long


grape-sized: having the approximate size of a grape


human-sized: having the approximate size of a human being


kiwi-sized: having the approximate size of a kiwi fruit


medium-sized: intermediate in size


medium-size: intermediate in size


moderate-sized: intermediate in size


moderate-size: intermediate in size


mouse-sized: having the approximate size of a mouse


ninepenny: used of nail size; 2 3/4 in or 7 cm long


orange-sized: having the approximate size of an orange


pig-sized: having the approximate size of a pig


rabbit-sized: having the approximate size of a rabbit


shrew-sized: having the approximate size of a shrew


size: (used in combination) sized


sorted: arranged according to size


sparrow-sized: having the approximate size of a sparrow


squirrel-sized: having the approximate size of a squirrel


threepenny: used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long


turkey-sized: having the approximate size of a turkey


wolf-sized: having the approximate size of a wolf


unsized: not fashioned to sizes


unsorted: not arranged according to size


sized: having the surface treated or coated with sizing


unsized: not having the surface treated or coated with sizing


skilled: having or showing or requiring special skill


accomplished: highly skilled


complete: highly skilled


adept: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


expert: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


good: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


practiced: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


proficient: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


skillful: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


skilful: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude


arch: expert in skulduggery


ball-hawking: used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit


consummate: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill


masterful: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill


masterly: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill


virtuoso: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill


delicate: marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique


hot: performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy


mean: excellent


sure-handed: proficient and confident in performance


technical: of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood


expert: of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood


versatile: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another


unskilled: not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency


artless: showing lack of art


botchy: poorly done


butcherly: poorly done


unskillful: poorly done


bungled: spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness


botched: spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness


bungling: showing lack of skill or aptitude


clumsy: showing lack of skill or aptitude


fumbling: showing lack of skill or aptitude


incompetent: showing lack of skill or aptitude


crude: not carefully or expertly made


rough: not carefully or expertly made


hopeless: of a person unable to do something skillfully


humble: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)


menial: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)


lowly: used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)


lubberly: clumsy and unskilled


out of practice: impaired in skill by neglect


rusty: impaired in skill by neglect


semiskilled: possessing or requiring limited skills


weak: deficient or lacking in some skill


verbal: relating to or having facility in the use of words


numerical: relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers


mathematical: relating to or having ability to think in or work with numbers


coarse: of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles


harsh: of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles


coarse-grained: not having a fine texture


large-grained: not having a fine texture


farinaceous: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


coarse-grained: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


grainy: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


granular: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


granulose: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


gritty: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


mealy: composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency


granulated: made grainy or formed into granules


plushy: (of textures) resembling plush


plush-like: (of textures) resembling plush


loose: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps


open: (of textures) full of small openings or gaps


fine: of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles


close: of textiles


tight: of textiles


close-grained: dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells


fine-grained: dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells


dustlike: as fine and powdery as dust


floury: resembling flour in fine powdery texture


nongranular: not having granules


powdered: consisting of fine particles


powdery: consisting of fine particles


pulverized: consisting of fine particles


pulverised: consisting of fine particles


small-grained: consisting of fine particles


fine-grained: consisting of fine particles


small: have fine or very small constituent particles


superfine: of extremely fine size or texture


smoky: marked by or emitting or filled with smoke


blackened: darkened by smoke


smoking: emitting smoke in great volume


smoke-filled: containing smoke


smokeless: emitting or containing little or no smoke


smoke-free: free of smoke


slippery: causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide


slippy: causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide


lubricious: having a smooth or slippery quality


nonstick: (of surfaces especially of cooking utensils) permitting easy removal of adherent food particles


slick: made slick by e.g. ice or grease


sliding: being a smooth continuous motion


slimed: covered with or resembling slime


slimy: covered with or resembling slime


slipping: moving as on a slippery surface


slithering: moving as on a slippery surface


slithery: having a slippery surface or quality


nonslippery: not slippery; not likely to slip or skid


nonskid: designed to reduce or prevent skidding


nonslip: designed to reduce or prevent slipping


lubricated: smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction


greased: smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction


unlubricated: not lubricated


ungreased: not lubricated


smooth: having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities


creaseless: used especially of fabrics


uncreased: used especially of fabrics


even-textured: having an even texture


fast: (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds


fine-textured: having a smooth, fine-grained structure


smooth-textured: having a smooth, fine-grained structure


glassy: resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness; ; - Willa Cather


seamless: smooth, especially of skin


unlined: smooth, especially of skin


unseamed: smooth, especially of skin


streamlined: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow


aerodynamic: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow


flowing: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow


sleek: designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow


velvet: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste


velvety: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste


velvet-textured: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste


rough: having or caused by an irregular surface


unsmooth: having or caused by an irregular surface


abrasive: causing abrasion


scratchy: causing abrasion


alligatored: of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide


cracked: of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide


barky: resembling the rough bark of a tree


broken: topographically very uneven


rugged: topographically very uneven


bullate: of leaves; appearing puckered as if blistered


bumpy: covered with or full of bumps


chapped: used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure


cracked: used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure


roughened: used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure


corded: of textiles; having parallel raised lines


twilled: of textiles; having parallel raised lines


costate: (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture


ribbed: (of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture


cragged: having hills and crags


craggy: having hills and crags


hilly: having hills and crags


mountainous: having hills and crags


crushed: treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance


homespun: of textiles; having a rough surface


nubby: of textiles; having a rough surface


nubbly: of textiles; having a rough surface


slubbed: of textiles; having a rough surface


tweedy: of textiles; having a rough surface


imbricate: used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles


imbricated: used especially of leaves or bracts; overlapping or layered as scales or shingles


lepidote: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


leprose: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


scabrous: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


scaly: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


scurfy: rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf


squamulose: covered with tiny scales


lined: (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams


seamed: (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams


pocked: used of paved surfaces having holes or pits


pockmarked: used of paved surfaces having holes or pits


potholed: used of paved surfaces having holes or pits


rock-ribbed: abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps


rockbound: abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps


rocky: abounding in rocks or stones


bouldery: abounding in rocks or stones


bouldered: abounding in rocks or stones


stony: abounding in rocks or stones


gravelly: abounding in small stones


pebbly: abounding in small stones


shingly: abounding in small stones


roughish: somewhat rough


rugose: of leaves; ridged or wrinkled


sandpapery: having the abrasive texture of sandpaper


saw-like: having rough edges that can be used for sawing


scabby: covered with scabs


shagged: having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags


shaggy: having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags


textured: having surface roughness


rough-textured: having surface roughness


coarse-textured: having surface roughness


verrucose: (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts


warty: (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts


wartlike: (of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts


smooth: of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence


rough: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements


rocky: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements


bumpy: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements


jolty: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements


jolting: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements


jumpy: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements


furrowed: having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface


rugged: having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface


canaliculate: having thin parallel channels


corrugated: shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges


rutted: full of ruts


rutty: full of ruts


unfurrowed: not marked with shallow depressions or furrows


smooth: of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth


entire: (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes


repand: having a slightly undulating margin


sinuate: having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex


undulate: having a wavy margin and rippled surface


unnotched: having no notches


untoothed: having no notches


rough: of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped


bidentate: having toothlike projections that are themselves toothed


biserrate: having saw-like notches with the notches themselves similarly notched


ciliate: having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections


ciliated: having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections


crenate: having a margin with rounded scallops


crenated: having a margin with rounded scallops


scalloped: having a margin with rounded scallops


crenulate: having a margin with small rounded teeth


crenulated: having a margin with small rounded teeth


crispate: wavy or notched and curled very irregularly


dentate: having toothlike projections in the margin


denticulate: having a very finely toothed margin


emarginate: having a notched tip


erose: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed


jagged: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed


jaggy: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed


notched: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed


toothed: having an irregularly notched or toothed margin as though gnawed


fimbriate: having a fringe of slender processes


fringed: having edges irregularly and finely slashed


laciniate: having edges irregularly and finely slashed


lacerate: irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn


lacerated: irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn


pectinate: like a comb


rimose: having a surface covered with a network of cracks and small crevices


runcinate: having incised margins with the lobes or teeth pointing toward the base; as dandelion leaves


serrate: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex


serrated: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex


saw-toothed: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex


toothed: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex


notched: notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex


serrulate: minutely serrated


spinose: having spines


rifled: of a firearm; having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel


unrifled: of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel


smoothbore: of a firearm; not having rifling or internal spiral grooves inside the barrel


social: living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups


cultural: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; - J.F.Kennedy


ethnic: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; - J.F.Kennedy


ethnical: denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; - J.F.Kennedy


gregarious: instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others


interpersonal: occurring among or involving several people


multiethnic: involving several ethnic groups


multi-ethnic: involving several ethnic groups


unsocial: not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions


alone: isolated from others


antisocial: hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior


asocial: hostile to or disruptive of normal standards of social behavior


asocial: given to avoiding association with others


lone: characterized by or preferring solitude


lonely: characterized by or preferring solitude


solitary: characterized by or preferring solitude


recluse: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude


reclusive: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude


withdrawn: withdrawn from society; seeking solitude


accompanied: having companions or an escort


unaccompanied: being without an escort


alone: lacking companions or companionship


lone: lacking companions or companionship


lonely: lacking companions or companionship


solitary: lacking companions or companionship


isolated: cut off or left behind


marooned: cut off or left behind


stranded: cut off or left behind


tod: alone and on your own


unattended: lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort


accompanied: playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment


attended: playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment


unaccompanied: playing or singing without accompaniment


a cappella: sung without instrumental accompaniment


solo: composed or performed by a single voice or instrument


gregarious: (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species


social: tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind


ungregarious: (of animals) not gregarious


nongregarious: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies


nonsocial: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies


solitary: of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies


gregarious: (of plants) growing in groups that are close together


clustered: growing close together but not in dense mats


ungregarious: (of plants) growing together in groups that are not close together


caespitose: (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts


cespitose: (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts


tufted: (of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts


seamed: having or joined by a seam or seams


seamy: showing a seam


sewed: fastened with stitches


sewn: fastened with stitches


stitched: fastened with stitches


seamless: not having or joined by a seam or seams


broadloom: (of rugs or carpets) woven full width


circular-knit: knitted in tubular form


unseamed: having no seams


seeded: (of the more skilled contestants) selectively arranged in the draw for position in a tournament so that they meet each other in later rounds


unseeded: not seeded; used of players of lesser skill


seedy: full of seeds


black-seeded: having black seeds


multi-seeded: having many seeds


several-seeded: having many seeds


seeded: having or supplied with seeds


seeded: having seeds as specified


single-seeded: having a single seed


one-seeded: having a single seed


one-seed: having a single seed


small-seeded: having relatively small seeds


three-seeded: having three seeds


white-seeded: having white seeds


seedless: lacking seeds


seeded: having the seeds extracted


stoneless: (of fruits having stones) having the stone removed


shuttered: provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination


closed: with shutters closed


unshuttered: not provided with shutters or having the shuttered open


sleeved: made with sleeves or sleeves especially as specified; often used in combination


sleeveless: having no sleeves


sociable: inclined to or conducive to companionship with others


clubbable: inclined to club together


clubable: inclined to club together


clubbish: effusively sociable


clubby: effusively sociable


companionable: suggestive of companionship


convivial: occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company


good-time: occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company


extroverted: at ease in talking to others


forthcoming: at ease in talking to others


outgoing: at ease in talking to others


social: composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability


unsociable: not inclined to society or companionship


antisocial: shunning contact with others


ungregarious: not disposed to seek company


sold: disposed of to a purchaser


oversubscribed: sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets


sold-out: sold completely in advance


unsold: not disposed of by purchase


soled: having a sole or soles especially as specified; used in combination


soleless: having no sole


solid: of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous


coagulated: changed into a solid mass


solidified: changed into a solid mass


concrete: formed by the coalescence of particles


congealed: congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling


jelled: congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling


jellied: congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling


dry: used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones


semisolid: partly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid


solid-state: consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices


solid-state: characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids


liquid: existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow


fluid: characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape


runny: characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape


liquefiable: capable of being liquefied


liquifiable: capable of being liquefied


liquefied: reduced to a liquid state


liquified: reduced to a liquid state


semiliquid: somewhat liquid


watery: relating to or resembling or consisting of water


gaseous: existing as or having characteristics of a gas


aeriform: resembling air or having the form of air


airlike: resembling air or having the form of air


aerosolized: in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas


aerosolised: in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas


evaporated: drawn off in the form of vapor


gasified: converted into a gas or vapor


vaporized: converted into a gas or vapor


vapourised: converted into a gas or vapor


volatilized: converted into a gas or vapor


volatilised: converted into a gas or vapor


gassy: resembling gas


vaporific: resembling or characteristic of vapor


vapourific: resembling or characteristic of vapor


vaporish: resembling or characteristic of vapor


vapourish: resembling or characteristic of vapor


vaporous: resembling or characteristic of vapor


vapourous: resembling or characteristic of vapor


solid: entirely of one substance with no holes inside


massive: being the same substance throughout


hollow: not solid; having a space or gap or cavity


cavernous: being or suggesting a cavern


deep-set: having a sunken area


sunken: having a sunken area


recessed: having a sunken area


fistular: hollow and tube-shaped like a reed


fistulate: hollow and tube-shaped like a reed


fistulous: hollow and tube-shaped like a reed


tubular: constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)


cannular: constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)


tubelike: constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)


tube-shaped: constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)


vasiform: constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)


soluble: (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water)


alcohol-soluble: soluble in alcohol


dissolvable: capable of dissolving


dissoluble: capable of dissolving


fat-soluble: soluble in fats


meltable: capable of melting


disintegrable: capable of melting


oil-soluble: soluble in oil


water-soluble: soluble in water


insoluble: (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved


indissoluble: (of a substance) incapable of being dissolved


water-insoluble: not soluble in water


non-water-soluble: not soluble in water


soluble: susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained


answerable: capable of being answered


solvable: capable of being solved


resolvable: capable of being solved


insoluble: admitting of no solution or explanation


insolvable: not easily solved; ; - C.L.Jones


unsoluble: not easily solved; ; - C.L.Jones


unsolvable: not easily solved; ; - C.L.Jones


unresolvable: not easily solved; ; - C.L.Jones


solved: explained or answered


resolved: explained or answered


unsolved: not solved


unresolved: not solved


some: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity


any: one or some or every or all without specification


whatever: one or some or every or all without specification


whatsoever: one or some or every or all without specification


both: (used with count nouns) two considered together; the two


several: (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many


no: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of


nary: (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'


none: not any


zero: having no measurable or otherwise determinable value


all: quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class


each: (used of count nouns) every one considered individually


every: (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly and without exception


every last: (used as intensive) every


every: each and all of a series of entities or intervals as specified


sophisticated: having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire


blase: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world


worldly: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world


intelligent: possessing sound knowledge


well-informed: possessing sound knowledge


polished: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience


refined: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience


svelte: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience


urbane: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience


worldly-wise: experienced in and wise to the ways of the world


naive: marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience


naif: marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience


childlike: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity


wide-eyed: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity


round-eyed: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity


dewy-eyed: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity


simple: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity


credulous: showing a lack of judgment or experience


fleeceable: naive and easily deceived or tricked


green: naive and easily deceived or tricked


gullible: naive and easily deceived or tricked


innocent: lacking in sophistication or worldliness


ingenuous: lacking in sophistication or worldliness


simple-minded: lacking subtlety and insight


unsophisticated: not wise in the ways of the world; ; - Kate O'Brien


unworldly: not wise in the ways of the world; ; - Kate O'Brien


sound: financially secure and safe


dependable: financially sound


good: financially sound


safe: financially sound


secure: financially sound


healthy: financially secure and functioning well


solid: financially sound


stable: firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation


unsound: not sound financially


bad: not financially safe or secure


risky: not financially safe or secure


high-risk: not financially safe or secure


speculative: not financially safe or secure


long: involving substantial risk


wildcat: outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices


sound: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay


solid: of good quality and condition; solidly built


strong: of good quality and condition; solidly built


substantial: of good quality and condition; solidly built


unsound: not in good condition; damaged or decayed


corroded: eaten away as by acid or oxidation


decayed: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless


rotten: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless


rotted: damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless


effervescent: (of a liquid) giving off bubbles


bubbling: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


bubbly: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


foaming: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


foamy: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


frothy: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


effervescing: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


spumy: emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation


aerated: supplied with carbon dioxide


charged: supplied with carbon dioxide


fizzing: hissing and bubbling


fizzy: hissing and bubbling


carbonated: having carbonation (especially artificially carbonated)


noneffervescent: not effervescent


flat: having lost effervescence


noncarbonated: not having carbonation


uncarbonated: not having carbonation


sparkling: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide


effervescent: used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide


still: not sparkling


noneffervescent: not sparkling


specialized: developed or designed for a special activity or function


specialised: developed or designed for a special activity or function


differentiated: exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment


special: adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose


specialistic: showing focused training


unspecialized: not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function


unspecialised: not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function


generalized: not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment


generalised: not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment


spinous: having spines


spiny: having spines


spineless: lacking spiny processes


spirited: displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness


boisterous: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits


knockabout: full of rough and exuberant animal spirits


con brio: with liveliness or spirit


dashing: lively and spirited


gallant: lively and spirited


ebullient: joyously unrestrained


exuberant: joyously unrestrained


high-spirited: joyously unrestrained


feisty: showing courage


plucky: showing courage


spunky: showing courage


impertinent: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality


irreverent: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality


pert: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality


saucy: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality


lively: full of zest or vigor


racy: full of zest or vigor


mettlesome: having a proud and unbroken spirit


resilient: recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like


snappy: smart and fashionable


whipping: smart and fashionable


sprightly: full of spirit and vitality


vibrant: vigorous and animated


vivacious: vigorous and animated


zestful: marked by spirited enjoyment


yeasty: marked by spirited enjoyment


zesty: marked by spirited enjoyment


barmy: marked by spirited enjoyment


spiritless: lacking ardor or vigor or energy


apathetic: showing little or no emotion or animation


bloodless: without vigor or zest or energy


dispirited: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm


listless: marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm


heartless: devoid of courage or enthusiasm


thin: lacking spirit or sincere effort


spontaneous: happening or arising without apparent external cause


self-generated: happening or arising without apparent external cause


impulsive: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus


unprompted: proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus


intuitive: spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency


natural: unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct


instinctive: unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct


induced: brought about or caused; not spontaneous


elicited: called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation


evoked: called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation


iatrogenic: induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment)


spoken: uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination


expressed: communicated in words


uttered: communicated in words


verbalized: communicated in words


verbalised: communicated in words


oral: using speech rather than writing


unwritten: using speech rather than writing


verbal: expressed in spoken words


viva-voce: expressed orally


word-of-mouth: expressed orally


written: set down in writing in any of various ways


backhand: (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward


left-slanting: (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward


cursive: having successive letter joined together


engrossed: written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document


graphic: written or drawn or engraved


graphical: written or drawn or engraved


in writing: written or drawn or engraved


handwritten: written by hand


holographic: written wholly in the handwriting of the signer


inscribed: written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface


longhand: having words written out in full by hand


scrivened: copied in handwriting


shorthand: written in abbreviated or symbolic form


voiced: produced with vibration of the vocal cords


sonant: produced with vibration of the vocal cords


soft: produced with vibration of the vocal cords


unvoiced: produced without vibration of the vocal cords


voiceless: produced without vibration of the vocal cords


surd: produced without vibration of the vocal cords


hard: produced without vibration of the vocal cords


whispered: spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords


written: systematically collected and written down


codified: enacted by a legislative body


statute: enacted by a legislative body


unwritten: based on custom rather than documentation; ; - J.L.T.C.Spence


common-law: based on common law


vocalic: being or containing or characterized by vowels; ; - Walter Scott


vowellike: having characteristics of a vowel sound


consonantal: being or marked by or containing or functioning as a consonant


stoppable: capable of being stopped


abatable: capable of being abated


unstoppable: not capable of being stopped


unbeatable: hard to defeat


syllabic: (of speech sounds) forming the nucleus of a syllable


nonsyllabic: (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable


syllabic: consisting of a syllable or syllables


disyllabic: having or characterized by or consisting of two syllables


monosyllabic: having or characterized by or consisting of one syllable


octosyllabic: having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables


pentasyllabic: having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables


polysyllabic: having or characterized by words of more than three syllables


decasyllabic: having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables


syllabled: pronounced in syllables


nonsyllabic: not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)


unsyllabic: not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)


unsyllabled: not articulated in syllables


syllabic: (of verse) having lines based on number of syllables rather than on rhythmical arrangement of stresses or quantities


accentual: (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity


quantitative: (of verse) having a metric system based on relative duration of syllables


stable: resistant to change of position or condition


firm: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall


steady: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall


unfluctuating: not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall


lasting: lasting a long time without change


stabile: (chemistry, physics, biology) resistant to change


stabilized: made stable or firm


stabilised: made stable or firm


unstable: lacking stability or fixity or firmness


coseismic: being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously


coseismal: being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously


crank: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail


cranky: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail


tender: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail


tippy: (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail


explosive: liable to lead to sudden change or violence


volatile: liable to lead to sudden change or violence


rickety: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect


shaky: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect


wobbly: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect


wonky: inclined to shake as from weakness or defect


rocky: liable to rock


seismic: subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration


seismal: subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration


tipsy: unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated


top-heavy: unstable by being overloaded at the top


tottering: (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse


volcanic: explosively unstable


staccato: (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply


disconnected: (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply


abrupt: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions


disconnected: marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions


legato: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected


smooth: (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected


staged: written for or performed on the stage


unstaged: not performed on the stage


unperformed: not performed


standard: established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence


authoritative: of recognized authority or excellence


classical: of recognized authority or excellence


classic: of recognized authority or excellence


definitive: of recognized authority or excellence


basic: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality


canonic: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality


canonical: reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality


casebook: according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical


textbook: according to or characteristic of a casebook or textbook; typical


criterial: serving as a basis for evaluation


criterional: serving as a basis for evaluation


nonstandard: not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence


standard: conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind


modular: constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use


regular: conforming to a standard or pattern


regulation: prescribed by or according to regulation


standardized: brought into conformity with a standard


standardised: brought into conformity with a standard


stock: routine


nonstandard: varying from or not adhering to a standard


deficient: falling short of some prescribed norm


inferior: falling short of some prescribed norm


substandard: falling short of some prescribed norm


nonnormative: not based on a norm


standard: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers;  (American);  (British)


received: conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers;  (American);  (British)


acceptable: judged to be in conformity with approved usage


classical: (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek


nonstandard: not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community; ; - A.R.Dunlap


bad: nonstandard


unacceptable: not conforming to standard usage


unaccepted: not conforming to standard usage


starchy: consisting of or containing starch


starchlike: resembling starch


amylaceous: resembling starch


amyloid: resembling starch


amyloidal: resembling starch


farinaceous: resembling starch


starchless: lacking starch


starry: abounding with or resembling stars


comet-like: resembling a comet


sparkling: shining with brilliant points of light like stars


starlike: resembling a star


starlit: lighted only by stars


starless: not starry; having no stars or starlike objects


nourished: being provided with adequate nourishment


corn-fed: fed on corn


full: filled to satisfaction with food or drink


replete: filled to satisfaction with food or drink


well-fed: properly nourished


well-nourished: properly nourished


overfed: too well nourished


stall-fed: (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market


malnourished: not being provided with adequate nourishment


foodless: being without food


ill-fed: not getting adequate food


underfed: not getting adequate food


undernourished: not getting adequate food


starved: suffering from lack of food


starving: suffering from lack of food


unfed: not fed


unnourished: not nourished


steady: not subject to change or variation especially in behavior


dependable: consistent in performance or behavior


rock-steady: consistent in performance or behavior


steady-going: consistent in performance or behavior


even: occurring at fixed intervals


regular: occurring at fixed intervals


firm: (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling


level: not showing abrupt variations; ; - Louis Auchincloss


unwavering: not showing abrupt variations; ; - Louis Auchincloss


steadied: made steady or constant


sure: certain not to fail


surefooted: not liable to stumble or fall


sure-footed: not liable to stumble or fall


footsure: not liable to stumble or fall


unsteady: subject to change or variation


arrhythmic: lacking a steady rhythm


jerking: lacking a steady rhythm


jerky: lacking a steady rhythm


convulsive: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm


spasmodic: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm


spastic: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm


faltering: unsteady in speech or action


flickering: shining unsteadily


aflicker: shining unsteadily


fluctuating: having unpredictable ups and downs


palpitant: having a slight and rapid trembling motion


palpitating: having a slight and rapid trembling motion


shaky: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze


shivering: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze


trembling: vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze


quavering: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear


tremulous: (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear


shifting: changing position or direction


shifty: changing position or direction


shuddering: shaking convulsively or violently


tottering: unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age


tottery: unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age


uneven: variable and recurring at irregular intervals


wobbling: (of sound) fluctuating unsteadily


stemmed: having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination


stemless: not having a stem


stemmed: having the stem removed


stimulating: rousing or quickening activity or the senses


challenging: stimulating interest or thought


thought-provoking: stimulating interest or thought


exciting: stimulating interest and discussion


piquant: engagingly stimulating or provocative


salty: engagingly stimulating or provocative


rousing: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement


stirring: capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement


thrilling: causing quivering or shivering as by cold or fear or electric shock


unstimulating: not stimulating


unexciting: not stimulating


bland: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting


flat: lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting


dry: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; ; ; - John Mason Brown


juiceless: lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; ; ; - John Mason Brown


vapid: lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest


depressant: capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent


ataractic: tending to soothe or tranquilize


ataraxic: tending to soothe or tranquilize


sedative: tending to soothe or tranquilize


tranquilizing: tending to soothe or tranquilize


tranquillizing: tending to soothe or tranquilize


tranquilising: tending to soothe or tranquilize


tranquillising: tending to soothe or tranquilize


narcotic: inducing stupor or narcosis


narcotizing: inducing stupor or narcosis


narcotising: inducing stupor or narcosis


relaxant: tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension


soporific: sleep inducing


soporiferous: sleep inducing


somniferous: sleep inducing


somnific: sleep inducing


hypnogogic: sleep inducing


hypnagogic: sleep inducing


stimulative: capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent


adrenocorticotropic: stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex


adrenocorticotrophic: stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex


analeptic: stimulating the central nervous system


excitant: (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate


excitative: (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate


excitatory: (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate


irritating: (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite


irritative: (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite


stimulant: that stimulates


stimulating: that stimulates


stomatous: having a mouth or mouthlike opening


mouthlike: of an opening that resembles a mouth


astomatous: having no mouth or mouthlike opening


mouthless: having no mouth or mouthlike opening


straight: having no deviations


aligned: in a straight line


unbent: not bent


untwisted: not twisted; formerly twisted but now straight


crooked: having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned


akimbo: (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body


anfractuous: full of twists and turns


aquiline: curved down like an eagle's beak


hooked: curved down like an eagle's beak


askew: turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton


awry: turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton


cockeyed: turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton


lopsided: turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton


wonky: turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton


skew-whiff: turned or twisted toward one side; - G.K.Chesterton


contorted: twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); ; ; - Walter scott


writhed: twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); ; ; - Walter scott


writhen: twisted (especially as in pain or struggle); ; ; - Walter scott


deflective: capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)


refractive: capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)


geniculate: bent at a sharp angle


gnarled: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots


gnarly: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots


knotted: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots


knotty: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots


knobbed: used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots


malposed: characterized by malposition


reflexed: (of leaves) bent downward and outward more than 90 degrees


squiggly: wavy and twisting


tortuous: marked by repeated turns and bends


twisting: marked by repeated turns and bends


twisty: marked by repeated turns and bends


winding: marked by repeated turns and bends


voluminous: marked by repeated turns and bends


warped: used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture


windblown: used especially of trees; growing in a shape determined by the prevailing winds


wry: bent to one side


zigzag: having short sharp turns or angles


zig-zag: having short sharp turns or angles


straight: free from curves or angles


trabeated: not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches)


trabeate: not arcuate; having straight horizontal beams or lintels (rather than arches)


uncurved: having no curves


uncurving: having no curves


curved: having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend


curving: having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend


arced: forming or resembling an arch


arched: forming or resembling an arch


arching: forming or resembling an arch


arciform: forming or resembling an arch


arcuate: forming or resembling an arch


bowed: forming or resembling an arch


curvilineal: characterized by or following a curved line


curvilinear: characterized by or following a curved line


eellike: resembling an eel in being long and thin and sinuous


falcate: curved like a sickle


falciform: curved like a sickle


sickle-shaped: curved like a sickle


curvy: having curves


curvey: having curves


flexuous: having turns or windings


hooklike: having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)


hooked: having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold)


incurvate: bent into or having an inward curve


incurved: bent into or having an inward curve


recurved: curved backward or inward


recurvate: curved backward or inward


semicircular: curved into a half circle


serpentine: resembling a serpent in form


snaky: resembling a serpent in form


snakelike: resembling a serpent in form


sinuate: curved or curving in and out


sinuous: curved or curving in and out


wiggly: curved or curving in and out


sinusoidal: having a succession of waves or curves


upcurved: curving upward


coiled: curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals)


coiling: in the shape of a coil


helical: in the shape of a coil


spiral: in the shape of a coil


spiraling: in the shape of a coil


volute: in the shape of a coil


voluted: in the shape of a coil


whorled: in the shape of a coil


turbinate: in the shape of a coil


convolute: rolled longitudinally upon itself


convoluted: rolled longitudinally upon itself


involute: (of some shells) closely coiled so that the axis is obscured


involute: especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward


rolled: especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward


wound: put in a coil


uncoiled: no longer coiled


straight: no longer coiled


uncurled: not curled


straight: characterized by honesty and fairness


square: characterized by honesty and fairness


aboveboard: without concealment or deception; honest


straightforward: without concealment or deception; honest


guileless: free of deceit


transparent: free of deceit


straightarrow: conventionally moral and upright


crooked: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive


corrupt: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive


sneaky: marked by deception


underhand: marked by deception


underhanded: marked by deception


stressed: bearing a stress or accent


accented: bearing a stress or accent


emphatic: spoken with emphasis


emphasized: spoken with emphasis


emphasised: spoken with emphasis


masculine: (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable


unstressed: not bearing a stress or accent


feminine: (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable


unaccented: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress


light: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress


weak: (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress


unemphatic: not emphasized


tonic: used of syllables


accented: used of syllables


atonic: used of syllables


unaccented: used of syllables


strong: having strength or power greater than average or expected


beardown: with full strength


beefed-up: made greater or stronger


brawny: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful


hefty: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful


muscular: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful


powerful: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful


sinewy: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful


bullnecked: having a thick short powerful neck


bullocky: resembling a bullock in strength and power


fortified: having something added to increase the strength


hard: very strong or vigorous


knockout: very strong or vigorous


severe: very strong or vigorous


industrial-strength: extremely strong or concentrated or durable


weapons-grade: extremely strong or concentrated or durable


ironlike: exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron


knock-down: strong enough to knock down or overwhelm


powerful: strong enough to knock down or overwhelm


noticeable: readily noticed


reinforced: given added strength or support


strengthened: given added strength or support


robust: strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity


stiff: powerful


vehement: characterized by great force or energy


virile: characterized by energy and vigor


well-knit: strongly and firmly constructed; ; ; ; - Alexander Hamilton


well-set: strongly and firmly constructed; ; ; ; - Alexander Hamilton


weak: wanting in physical strength


anemic: lacking vigor or energy


anaemic: lacking vigor or energy


adynamic: lacking strength or vigor


asthenic: lacking strength or vigor


debilitated: lacking strength or vigor


enervated: lacking strength or vigor


faint: lacking strength or vigor


feeble: lacking strength or vigor


feeble: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness


lame: pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness


flimsy: lacking solidity or strength


jerry-built: of inferior workmanship and materials


shoddy: of inferior workmanship and materials


namby-pamby: weak in willpower, courage or vitality


gutless: weak in willpower, courage or vitality


spineless: weak in willpower, courage or vitality


wishy-washy: weak in willpower, courage or vitality


pale: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble


pallid: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble


wan: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble


sick: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble


puny: inferior in strength or significance


vulnerable: capable of being wounded or hurt


weakened: made weak or weaker


stubborn: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield


obstinate: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield


unregenerate: tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield


bloody-minded: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; - Spectator


cantankerous: stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate; - Spectator


bolshy: obstreperous


stroppy: obstreperous


bullheaded: obstinate and stupid


bullet-headed: obstinate and stupid


pigheaded: obstinate and stupid


dogged: stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot


dour: stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot


persistent: stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot


pertinacious: stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot


tenacious: stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot


unyielding: stubbornly unyielding; ; ; ; - T.S.Eliot


contrarious: difficult to deal with


cross-grained: difficult to deal with


determined: devoting full strength and concentrated attention to


hardheaded: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack


mulish: unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack


stiff-necked: haughtily stubborn


strong-minded: having a determined will


strong-willed: having a determined will


docile: willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed


meek: very docile; ; - Langston Hughes


tame: very docile; ; - Langston Hughes


sheeplike: like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity


sheepish: like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity


yielding: inclined to yield to argument or influence or control


subordinate: subject or submissive to authority or the control of another


feudatory: owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign


ruled: subject to a ruling authority


subject: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others


dependent: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others


subservient: compliant and obedient to authority; -G. B. Shaw


insubordinate: not submissive to authority


contumacious: wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient


disobedient: unwilling to submit to authority


unruly: unwilling to submit to authority


mutinous: disposed to or in a state of mutiny


rebellious: resisting control or authority


successful: having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome


boffo: resoundingly successful and popular


booming: very lively and profitable


flourishing: very lively and profitable


palmy: very lively and profitable


prospering: very lively and profitable


prosperous: very lively and profitable


roaring: very lively and profitable


thriving: very lively and profitable


in: holding office


made: successful or assured of success; - Christopher Marlowe


no-hit: of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits


productive: yielding positive results


self-made: having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts


sure-fire: certain to be successful


triple-crown: unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in


triple-crown: of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races


victorious: having won


winning: having won


unsuccessful: not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome


attempted: tried unsuccessfully


defeated: disappointingly unsuccessful


disappointed: disappointingly unsuccessful


discomfited: disappointingly unsuccessful


foiled: disappointingly unsuccessful


frustrated: disappointingly unsuccessful


thwarted: disappointingly unsuccessful


done for: doomed to extinction


ruined: doomed to extinction


sunk: doomed to extinction


undone: doomed to extinction


washed-up: doomed to extinction


down-and-out: lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)


empty-handed: having acquired or gained nothing


unrewarded: having acquired or gained nothing


hitless: (of a batter) without a hit


no-win: certain to end in failure and disappointment


out: out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election


scoreless: having no points scores


goalless: having no points scores


hitless: having no points scores


self-defeating: acting to defeat its own purpose


unfulfilled: of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities


unrealized: of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities


unrealised: of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities


unplaced: not one of the first three in a race or competition


winless: having no wins


sufficient: of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant


adequate: sufficient for the purpose


decent: sufficient for the purpose


enough: sufficient for the purpose


comfortable: sufficient to provide comfort


insufficient: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement


deficient: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement


depleted: no longer sufficient


low: no longer sufficient


inadequate: not sufficient to meet a need


poor: not sufficient to meet a need


short: not sufficient to meet a need


lean: containing little excess


skimpy: containing little excess


light: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so


scant: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so


short: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so


shy: short


sugary: containing sugar


candied: encrusted with sugar or syrup


sugar-coated: encrusted with sugar or syrup


honeyed: with honey added


honied: with honey added


syrupy: with honey added


honeylike: resembling honey


sugared: with sweetening added


sweetened: with sweetening added


sweet: with sweetening added


sweet-flavored: with sweetening added


sugarless: not containing sugar


nonsweet: not containing sugar


unsugared: with no sugar added


unsweetened: not made sweet


superior: of or characteristic of high rank or importance


arch: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension


condescending: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension


patronizing: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension


patronising: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension


eminent: standing above others in quality or position


high: standing above others in quality or position


leading: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement


preeminent: greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement


high-level: at an elevated level in rank or importance


high-ranking: at an elevated level in rank or importance


upper-level: at an elevated level in rank or importance


majestic: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters


olympian: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters


superordinate: of higher rank or status or value


upper: superior in rank or accomplishment


inferior: of or characteristic of low rank or importance


humble: low or inferior in station or quality


low: low or inferior in station or quality


lowly: low or inferior in station or quality


modest: low or inferior in station or quality


small: low or inferior in station or quality


indifferent: fairly poor to not very good


low-level: at a low level in rank or importance


middle-level: intermediate in rank or position


outclassed: decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class


superior: of high or superior quality or performance


ace: of the highest quality


A-one: of the highest quality


crack: of the highest quality


first-rate: of the highest quality


super: of the highest quality


tiptop: of the highest quality


topnotch: of the highest quality


top-notch: of the highest quality


tops: of the highest quality


banner: unusually good; outstanding


blue-ribbon: selected or chosen for special qualifications


select: selected or chosen for special qualifications


boss: exceptionally good


brag: exceptionally good


brilliant: of surpassing excellence


superb: of surpassing excellence


capital: first-rate


choice: of superior grade


prime: of superior grade


prize: of superior grade


quality: of superior grade


select: of superior grade


excellent: very good;of the highest quality


first-class: very good;of the highest quality


fantabulous: very good;of the highest quality


splendid: very good;of the highest quality


gilt-edged: of the highest quality or value


greatest: highest in quality


sterling: highest in quality


superlative: highest in quality


high-performance: modified to give superior performance


outstanding: distinguished from others in excellence


premium: having or reflecting superior quality or value


pukka: absolutely first class and genuine


pucka: absolutely first class and genuine


shining: marked by exceptional merit


spiffing: excellent or splendid


supreme: highest in excellence or achievement


top-flight: excellent; best possible


top-hole: excellent; best possible


topping: excellent; best possible


transcendent: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence


surpassing: exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence


weapons-grade: of a quality adequate for use in weapons (especially in weapons of mass destruction)


well-made: skillfully constructed


inferior: of low or inferior quality


bad: below average in quality or performance


base: (used of metals) consisting of or alloyed with inferior metal


bum: of very poor quality; flimsy


cheap: of very poor quality; flimsy


cheesy: of very poor quality; flimsy


chintzy: of very poor quality; flimsy


crummy: of very poor quality; flimsy


punk: of very poor quality; flimsy


sleazy: of very poor quality; flimsy


tinny: of very poor quality; flimsy


bush-league: not of the highest quality or sophistication


bush: not of the highest quality or sophistication


cheapjack: cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist


shoddy: cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist


tawdry: cheap and shoddy; - Judith Crist


coarse: of low or inferior quality or value; - Shakespeare


common: of low or inferior quality or value; - Shakespeare


coarsened: made coarse or crude by lack of skill


commercial: of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior


commercial-grade: of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior


deplorable: of very poor quality or condition


execrable: of very poor quality or condition


miserable: of very poor quality or condition


woeful: of very poor quality or condition


wretched: of very poor quality or condition


less: (usually preceded by `no') lower in quality


low-grade: of inferior quality


mediocre: moderate to inferior in quality


second-rate: moderate to inferior in quality


ropey: (British informal) very poor in quality


ropy: (British informal) very poor in quality


scrawny: inferior in size or quality


scrubby: inferior in size or quality


stunted: inferior in size or quality


second-class: of inferior status or quality


third-rate: of lesser quality than second-rate


utility: used of beef; usable but inferior


utility-grade: used of beef; usable but inferior


superior: having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit


inferior: having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit


superjacent: lying immediately above or on something else


incumbent: lying or leaning on something else


overlying: placed on or over something else


superimposed: placed on or over something else


superincumbent: lying or resting on and exerting pressure on something else


subjacent: lying nearby but lower


underlying: located beneath or below


superscript: written or printed above and to one side of another character


superior: written or printed above and to one side of another character


subscript: written or printed below and to one side of another character


inferior: written or printed below and to one side of another character


adscript: written or printed immediately following another character and aligned with it


supervised: under observation or under the direction of a superintendent or overseer


unsupervised: not supervised or under constant observation


unattended: not watched


supported: held up or having the weight borne especially from below


based: having a base


braced: held up by braces or buttresses


buttressed: held up by braces or buttresses


gimbaled: supported on gimbals and remaining steady or level when the base tips


pendent: held from above


pendant: held from above


dependent: held from above


supernatant: of a liquid; floating on the surface above a sediment or precipitate


suspended: (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment


underhung: supported from below especially resting on a track instead of suspended from above


underslung: supported from above especially in a vehicle having springs attached to the axle from below


unsupported: not held up or borne


strapless: having no straps


unbraced: without braces or props


supported: sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)


subsidized: having partial financial support from public funds


subsidised: having partial financial support from public funds


unsupported: not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid


baseless: without a basis in reason or fact


groundless: without a basis in reason or fact


idle: without a basis in reason or fact


unfounded: without a basis in reason or fact


unwarranted: without a basis in reason or fact


wild: without a basis in reason or fact


single-handed: unsupported by other people


unassisted: unsupported by other people


unbacked: unsupported by other people


uncorroborated: unsupported by other evidence


unsubstantiated: unsupported by other evidence


assisted: having help; often used as a combining form


aided: having help; often used as a combining form


motor-assisted: relying on an engine for propulsion in addition to muscle power


power-assisted: supplementing or replacing manual effort


unassisted: lacking help


naked: (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument


unaided: carried out without aid or assistance


supportive: furnishing support or assistance


accessory: furnishing added support


adjunct: furnishing added support


ancillary: furnishing added support


adjuvant: furnishing added support


appurtenant: furnishing added support


auxiliary: furnishing added support


accessary: aiding and abetting in a crime


accessory: aiding and abetting in a crime


certificatory: serving to certify or endorse authoritatively


collateral: serving to support or corroborate


confirmative: serving to support or corroborate


confirming: serving to support or corroborate


confirmatory: serving to support or corroborate


corroborative: serving to support or corroborate


corroboratory: serving to support or corroborate


substantiating: serving to support or corroborate


substantiative: serving to support or corroborate


validating: serving to support or corroborate


validatory: serving to support or corroborate


verificatory: serving to support or corroborate


verifying: serving to support or corroborate


demonstrative of: serving to prove or demonstrate; - John Marshall


encouraging: furnishing support and encouragement


supporting: furnishing support and encouragement


unsupportive: not furnishing support or assistance


confounding: that confounds or contradicts or confuses


contradictory: that confounds or contradicts or confuses


disconfirming: establishing as invalid or untrue


invalidating: establishing as invalid or untrue


surmountable: capable of being surmounted or overcome


conquerable: capable of being surmounted or excelled


superable: capable of being surmounted or excelled


insurmountable: not capable of being surmounted or overcome


unsurmountable: not capable of being surmounted or overcome


insuperable: incapable of being surmounted or excelled


unconquerable: incapable of being surmounted or excelled


surprised: taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment


amazed: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock


astonied: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock


astonished: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock


astounded: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock


stunned: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock


dumbfounded: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


dumfounded: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


flabbergasted: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


stupefied: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


thunderstruck: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


dumbstruck: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


dumbstricken: as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise


gobsmacked: utterly astounded


goggle-eyed: with eyes or mouth open in surprise


openmouthed: with eyes or mouth open in surprise


popeyed: with eyes or mouth open in surprise


jiggered: (British informal expletive) surprised


startled: excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement


unsurprised: not surprised or expressing surprise


not surprised: not surprised or expressing surprise


surprising: causing surprise or wonder or amazement


amazing: surprising greatly


astonishing: surprising greatly


startling: so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm


stunning: causing great astonishment and consternation


unsurprising: not causing surprise


susceptible: (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of


allergic: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


hypersensitive: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


hypersensitized: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


hypersensitised: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


sensitized: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


sensitised: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


supersensitive: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


supersensitized: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


supersensitised: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor)


amenable: open to being acted upon in a certain way


capable: possibly accepting or permitting


open: possibly accepting or permitting


subject: possibly accepting or permitting


convincible: being susceptible to persuasion


persuadable: being susceptible to persuasion


persuasible: being susceptible to persuasion


suasible: being susceptible to persuasion


fictile: susceptible to being led or directed


pliable: susceptible to being led or directed


liable: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with


nonimmune: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with


nonresistant: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with


unresistant: (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with


predisposed: made susceptible


amenable: readily reacting to suggestions and influences


tractable: readily reacting to suggestions and influences


suggestible: susceptible or responsive to suggestion


temptable: susceptible to temptation


unvaccinated: not vaccinated


vulnerable: susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation


unsusceptible: not susceptible to


insusceptible: not susceptible to


immune: relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)


resistant: relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)


immunized: having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease


immunised: having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease


vaccinated: having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease


immunogenic: possessing the ability to elicit an immune response


incapable: not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')


unpersuadable: not susceptible to persuasion


unsuasible: not susceptible to persuasion


unresponsive: not susceptible to suggestion or influence


impressionable: easily impressed or influenced


waxy: easily impressed or influenced


impressible: easily impressed or influenced


easy: readily exploited or tricked


spinnable: capable or susceptible to being influenced by biased information


plastic: capable of being influenced or formed


pliant: capable of being influenced or formed


susceptible: easily impressed emotionally


unimpressionable: not sensitive or susceptible to impression


exempt: (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject


excused: granted exemption


immune: secure against


privileged: not subject to usual rules or penalties


nonexempt: (of persons) not exempt from an obligation or liability


liable: subject to legal action


taxpaying: not exempt from paying taxes


unexcused: not excused


scheduled: planned or scheduled for some certain time or times


regular: regularly scheduled for fixed times


unscheduled: not scheduled or not on a regular schedule


extra: added to a regular schedule


special: added to a regular schedule


forced: made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency


sweet: (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content


dry: (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation


brut: (of champagne) extremely dry


medium-dry: of a wine that is dry but not extremely dry


sec: (of champagne) moderately dry


unsweet: (of champagne) moderately dry


sweet: having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar


cloying: overly sweet


saccharine: overly sweet


syrupy: overly sweet


treacly: overly sweet


sweetish: somewhat sweet


sour: having a sharp biting taste


acerb: sour or bitter in taste


acerbic: sour or bitter in taste


astringent: sour or bitter in taste


acetose: tasting or smelling like vinegar


acetous: tasting or smelling like vinegar


vinegary: tasting or smelling like vinegar


vinegarish: tasting or smelling like vinegar


acidic: being sour to the taste


acid: being sour to the taste


acidulent: being sour to the taste


acidulous: being sour to the taste


lemony: tasting sour like a lemon


lemonlike: tasting sour like a lemon


sourish: tasting sour like a lemon


tangy: tasting sour like a lemon


tart: tasting sour like a lemon


subacid: slightly sour to the taste


soured: having turned bad


off: in an unpalatable state


sour: in an unpalatable state


turned: in an unpalatable state


unsoured: not having turned bad


fresh: not soured or preserved


sweet: not soured or preserved


unfermented: not soured or preserved


suspected: believed likely


unsuspected: not suspected or believed likely


unknown: not known to exist


swept: possessing sweep


sweptback: (especially of aircraft wings) angled rearward from the point of attachment


sweptwing: (of an aircraft) having sweptback wings


unswept: not swept or having sweep


sworn: bound by or stated on oath; - Shakespeare


bound: bound by an oath


unsworn: not bound by or stated on oath


symmetrical: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts


symmetric: having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts


bilateral: having identical parts on each side of an axis


isobilateral: having identical parts on each side of an axis


bilaterally symmetrical: having identical parts on each side of an axis


bilaterally symmetric: having identical parts on each side of an axis


biradial: showing both bilateral and radial symmetry


cruciate: shaped like a cross


cruciform: shaped like a cross


even: symmetrically arranged


regular: symmetrically arranged


interchangeable: (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged


isosceles: (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length


radial: arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center


stellate: arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center


radiate: arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center


radially symmetrical: having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point


centrosymmetric: having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point


rhombohedral: having threefold symmetry


trigonal: having threefold symmetry


asymmetrical: characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components


asymmetric: characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components


lopsided: having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other


noninterchangeable: such that the terms of an expression cannot be interchanged without changing the meaning


unsymmetric: lacking symmetry


unsymmetrical: lacking symmetry


actinomorphic: capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis


actinomorphous: capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis


actinoid: having a radial form


zygomorphic: capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis


bilaterally symmetrical: capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis


zygomorphous: capable of division into symmetrical halves by only one longitudinal plane passing through the axis


sympathetic: expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward


commiserative: feeling or expressing sympathy; - Kenneth Roberts


condolent: expressing sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one


empathic: showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states


empathetic: showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states


unsympathetic: not sympathetic or disposed toward


unsympathizing: not showing or expressing sympathy


unsympathising: not showing or expressing sympathy


sympathetic: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings


appealing: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings


likeable: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings


likable: (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings


unsympathetic: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings


unappealing: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings


unlikeable: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings


unlikable: (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings


sympatric: (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas


allopatric: (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another


synchronic: concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents


diachronic: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time


historical: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time


synchronous: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; - Jour.A.M.A.


synchronal: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; - Jour.A.M.A.


synchronic: occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; - Jour.A.M.A.


coetaneous: of the same period


coeval: of the same period


contemporaneous: of the same period


coexistent: existing at the same time


coexisting: existing at the same time


coincident: occurring or operating at the same time


coincidental: occurring or operating at the same time


coinciding: occurring or operating at the same time


concurrent: occurring or operating at the same time


co-occurrent: occurring or operating at the same time


cooccurring: occurring or operating at the same time


simultaneous: occurring or operating at the same time


contemporaneous: occurring in the same period of time


contemporary: occurring in the same period of time


parallel: of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations


synchronic: (of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time


synchronized: operating in unison


synchronised: operating in unison


asynchronous: not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase


allochronic: (of taxa) occurring in different geologic times


anachronic: chronologically misplaced


anachronous: chronologically misplaced


anachronistic: chronologically misplaced


nonsynchronous: not occurring together


unsynchronized: not occurring together


unsynchronised: not occurring together


unsynchronous: not occurring together


serial: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations


in series: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations


nonparallel: of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations


synchronous: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions


asynchronous: (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself


syndetic: connected by a conjunction


asyndetic: lacking conjunctions


synonymous: (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same


similar: (of words) expressing closely related meanings


substitutable: (of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression


antonymous: of words: having opposite meanings


complementary: of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other


contradictory: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false


contrary: of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false


contrastive: of words so related that one contrasts with the other


incompatible: of words so related that one contrasts with the other


converse: of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other


systematic: characterized by order and planning


unsystematic: lacking systematic arrangement or method or organization


taciturn: habitually reserved and uncommunicative


buttoned-up: (British colloquial) not inclined to conversation


reticent: temperamentally disinclined to talk


untalkative: temperamentally disinclined to talk


voluble: marked by a ready flow of speech


chatty: full of trivial conversation


gabby: full of trivial conversation


garrulous: full of trivial conversation


loquacious: full of trivial conversation


talkative: full of trivial conversation


talky: full of trivial conversation


tactful: having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others


discerning: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic


discreet: unobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic


tactless: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others


untactful: lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others


tall: great in vertical dimension; high in stature


gangling: tall and thin and having long slender limbs


gangly: tall and thin and having long slender limbs


lanky: tall and thin and having long slender limbs


rangy: tall and thin and having long slender limbs


in height: having a specified height


leggy: having long legs


long-legged: having long legs


long-shanked: having long legs


leggy: (of plants) having tall spindly stems


tall-growing: (of plants) having tall spindly stems


long: of relatively great height; - Sherwood Anderson


long-stalked: of plants having relatively long stalks


tall-stalked: of plants having relatively long stalks


stately: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue


statuesque: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue


tallish: somewhat tall


short: low in stature; not tall


little: low in stature; not tall


chunky: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature


dumpy: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature


low-set: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature


squat: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature


squatty: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature


stumpy: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature


compact: having a short and solid form or stature


heavyset: having a short and solid form or stature


stocky: having a short and solid form or stature


thick: having a short and solid form or stature


thickset: having a short and solid form or stature


half-length: representing only the upper half of the body


pint-size: well below average height


pint-sized: well below average height


runty: well below average height


sawed-off: well below average height


sawn-off: well below average height


short-stalked: of plants having relatively short stalks


squab: short and fat


squabby: short and fat


tame: brought from wildness into a domesticated state


tamed: brought from wildness into a domesticated state


broken: tamed or trained to obey


broken in: tamed or trained to obey


cultivated: no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use


docile: easily handled or managed


gentle: easily handled or managed


domestic: converted or adapted to domestic use


domesticated: converted or adapted to domestic use


tamed: brought from wildness


wild: in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated


untamed: in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated


feral: wild and menacing


ferine: wild and menacing


savage: wild and menacing


semi-wild: partially wild


unbroken: not subdued or trained for service or use


undomesticated: not domesticated


tame: very restrained or quiet


subdued: quieted and brought under control


wild: marked by extreme lack of restraint or control


chaotic: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing


disorderly: completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing


delirious: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion


excited: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion


frantic: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion


mad: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion


unrestrained: marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion


frenzied: affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason; ; ; - H.W.Carter