cognizant: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception


cognisant: (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception


alert: mentally perceptive and responsive


alive: mentally perceptive and responsive


awake: mentally perceptive and responsive


conscious: (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy


sensible: aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; ; - Henry Hallam; - Edmund Burke


unaware: (often followed by `of') not aware


incognizant: (often followed by `of') not aware


oblivious: (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of


unmindful: (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of


unconscious: (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; - Charles Dickens


unsuspecting: (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely


witting: aware or knowing


unwitting: not aware or knowing


alarming: frightening because of an awareness of danger


appalling: causing consternation


dismaying: causing consternation


atrocious: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill


frightful: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill


horrifying: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill


horrible: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill


ugly: provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill


awful: causing fear or dread or terror


dire: causing fear or dread or terror


direful: causing fear or dread or terror


dread: causing fear or dread or terror


dreaded: causing fear or dread or terror


dreadful: causing fear or dread or terror


fearful: causing fear or dread or terror


fearsome: causing fear or dread or terror


frightening: causing fear or dread or terror


horrendous: causing fear or dread or terror


horrific: causing fear or dread or terror


terrible: causing fear or dread or terror


baleful: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


forbidding: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


menacing: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


minacious: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


minatory: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


ominous: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


sinister: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


threatening: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


bloodcurdling: extremely alarming


hair-raising: extremely alarming


nightmarish: extremely alarming


chilling: provoking fear terror


scarey: provoking fear terror


scary: provoking fear terror


shivery: provoking fear terror


shuddery: provoking fear terror


creepy: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin


creepy-crawly: causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin


formidable: inspiring fear; ; - G.H.Johnston


redoubtable: inspiring fear; ; - G.H.Johnston


unnerving: inspiring fear; ; - G.H.Johnston


ghastly: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


grim: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


grisly: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


gruesome: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


macabre: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


sick: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror


hairy: hazardous and frightening


petrifying: paralyzing with terror


stupefying: shocking with surprise and consternation


terrific: causing extreme terror


terrifying: causing extreme terror


unalarming: not alarming; assuaging alarm


anemophilous: of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind


entomophilous: of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects


reassuring: restoring confidence and relieving anxiety


assuasive: freeing from fear and anxiety


soothing: freeing from fear and anxiety


assuring: giving confidence


comforting: affording comfort or solace


consolatory: affording comfort or solace


consoling: affording comfort or solace


unreassuring: not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety


worrisome: not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety


back: related to or located at the back


backmost: located farthest to the rear


hindermost: located farthest to the rear


hindmost: located farthest to the rear


rearmost: located farthest to the rear


rear: located in or toward the back or rear


rearward: located in or toward the back or rear


front: relating to or located in the front


advance: situated ahead or going before


advanced: situated ahead or going before


in advance: situated ahead or going before


foremost: preceding all others in spatial position


frontmost: preceding all others in spatial position


frontal: meeting front to front


head-on: meeting front to front


leading: going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way


directing: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on


directional: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on


directive: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on


guiding: showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on


guiding: exerting control or influence


following: going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction


pursuing: following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit


backed: having a back or backing, usually of a specified type


hardbacked: having a hard back or cover


hardback: having a hard back or cover


hardbound: having a hard back or cover


hardcover: having a hard back or cover


high-backed: having a high back


low-backed: having a low back


razorback: having a sharp narrow back


razor-backed: having a sharp narrow back


spiny-backed: having the back covered with spines


stiff-backed: having a stiff back


straight-backed: having a straight back


backless: lacking a back


low-cut: having a low-cut back


backward: directed or facing toward the back or rear


backswept: used of hair


sweptback: used of hair


cacuminal: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate


retroflex: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate


converse: turned about in order or relation


reversed: turned about in order or relation


transposed: turned about in order or relation


inverse: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect


reverse: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect


rearward: directed or moving toward the rear


reverse: directed or moving toward the rear


receding: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back


reflexive: referring back to itself


self-referent: referring back to itself


regardant: looking backward


retracted: drawn back and in


retral: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction


retrograde: moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction


retroflex: bent or curved backward


retroflexed: bent or curved backward


returning: tending to be turned back


reversive: tending to be turned back


forward: at or near or directed toward the front


guardant: looking forward


gardant: looking forward


full-face: looking forward


headfirst: with the head foremost


headlong: with the head foremost


forward: of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle


reverse: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle


backward: (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature


bashful: disposed to avoid notice; ; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)


blate: disposed to avoid notice; ; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)


forward: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty


brash: offensively bold


cheeky: offensively bold


nervy: offensively bold


bumptious: offensively self-assertive


self-assertive: offensively self-assertive


overfamiliar: taking undue liberties


fresh: improperly forward or bold


impertinent: improperly forward or bold


impudent: improperly forward or bold


overbold: improperly forward or bold


smart: improperly forward or bold


saucy: improperly forward or bold


sassy: improperly forward or bold


wise: improperly forward or bold


assumptive: excessively forward


assuming: excessively forward


presumptuous: excessively forward


balconied: having balconies or a balcony


unbalconied: not having balconies


barreled: put in or stored in a barrel


barrelled: put in or stored in a barrel


unbarreled: not in a barrel


unbarrelled: not in a barrel


beaked: having or resembling a beak


beaklike: resembling the beak of a bird


billed: having a beak or bill as specified


duckbill: having a beak resembling that of a duck


duck-billed: having a beak resembling that of a duck


rostrate: having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis


short-beaked: having a short beak


short-billed: having a short beak


stout-billed: having a strong beak


straight-billed: having a straight beak


thick-billed: having a thick beak


beakless: not having a beak or bill


bedded: having a bed or beds as specified


double-bedded: having a double bed


single-bedded: having single beds


twin-bedded: having twin beds


bedless: without a bed


beneficed: having a benefice


unbeneficed: not having a benefice


stratified: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers


bedded: deposited or arranged in horizontal layers


foliate: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata


foliated: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata


foliaceous: (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata


laminar: arranged in or consisting of laminae


laminal: arranged in or consisting of laminae


layered: with one layer on top of another


superimposed: with one layer on top of another


sheetlike: resembling a sheet


unstratified: not deposited in layers


ferned: abounding in or covered with ferns


ferny: abounding in or covered with ferns


braky: abounding with bracken; - William Browne


fernlike: resembling ferns especially in leaf shape


ferny: resembling ferns especially in leaf shape


fernless: devoid of ferns


grassy: abounding in grass


grass-covered: covered with grass


grasslike: resembling grass


rushlike: resembling rush or sedge


sedgelike: resembling rush or sedge


sedgy: covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)


grassless: lacking grass


gusseted: provided or reinforced with gussets


ungusseted: not having gussets


hairless: having no hair or fur


bald: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp


bald-headed: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp


bald-pated: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp


balding: getting bald


beardless: lacking hair on the face


smooth-faced: lacking hair on the face


depilatory: able to remove hair or render hairless


depilous: completely hairless


glabrescent: lacking hair or a similar growth or tending to become hairless


glabrous: having no hair or similar growth; smooth


naked-muzzled: having a muzzle that is hairless


naked-tailed: having a tail that is hairless


nonhairy: without hair


tonsured: having a bald spot either shaved or natural


hairy: having or covered with hair


haired: having or covered with hair


hirsute: having or covered with hair


canescent: covered with fine whitish hairs or down


hoary: covered with fine whitish hairs or down


coarse-haired: having coarse hair or fur


coarse-furred: having coarse hair or fur


comate: of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair


comose: of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair


comal: of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair


curly-haired: covered with curly hair


curly-coated: covered with curly hair


dark-haired: covered with dark hair


dark-coated: covered with dark hair


downy: covered with fine soft hairs or down


pubescent: covered with fine soft hairs or down


puberulent: covered with fine soft hairs or down


sericeous: covered with fine soft hairs or down


floccose: (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs


furlike: resembling fur


furred: covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs


furry: covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs


fuzzed: covering with fine light hairs


fuzzy: covering with fine light hairs


glossy-haired: having glossy hair


glossy-coated: having glossy hair


glossy-furred: having glossy hair


hispid: (of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles


lanate: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments


woolly: covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments


long-haired: with long hair


pappose: (of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles


pilous: covered with hairs especially fine soft ones


pilose: covered with hairs especially fine soft ones


pilary: covered with hairs especially fine soft ones


rough-haired: having hair that feels rough


shock-headed: having a shock (or untidy mass) of hair


short-haired: with short hair


silky-haired: having hair that resembles silk


silver-haired: having hair the color of silver


smooth-haired: having hair that feels smooth


snake-haired: (of monsters) having snakes for hair


soft-haired: having soft hair


stiff-haired: having stiff hair


thick-haired: having thick hair


tomentose: densely covered with short matted woolly hairs


tomentous: densely covered with short matted woolly hairs


velvety-furred: having hair that feels like velvet


velvety-haired: having hair that feels like velvet


wire-haired: (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair


wiry-coated: (especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair


wiry: of hair that resembles wire in stiffness


wooly: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs


woolly: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs


wooly-haired: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs


woolly-haired: covered with dense often matted or curly hairs


awned: having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses


awny: having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses


bearded: having a growth of hairlike awns


awnless: lacking or having only very short awns


bearing: (of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain


load-bearing: capable of bearing a structural load


supporting: capable of bearing a structural load


nonbearing: (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own


beautiful: delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration


beauteous: (poetic )beautiful, especially to the sight


bonny: very pleasing to the eye


bonnie: very pleasing to the eye


comely: very pleasing to the eye


fair: very pleasing to the eye


sightly: very pleasing to the eye


dishy: (informal British) sexually attractive


exquisite: of extreme beauty


fine-looking: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman


good-looking: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman


better-looking: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman


handsome: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman


well-favored: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman


well-favoured: pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion; ; ; ; - Thackeray; - Lillian Hellman


glorious: having great beauty and splendor


resplendent: having great beauty and splendor


splendid: having great beauty and splendor


splendiferous: having great beauty and splendor


gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful


lovely: appealing to the emotions as well as the eye


picturesque: suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture


pretty: pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing


pretty-pretty: ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty


pulchritudinous: used of persons only; having great physical beauty


ravishing: stunningly beautiful


scenic: used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery


stunning: strikingly beautiful or attractive


ugly: displeasing to the senses


disfigured: having the appearance spoiled


evil-looking: having an evil appearance


fugly: (slang) extremely ugly


grotesque: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous


monstrous: distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous


hideous: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying


repulsive: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying


ill-favored: usually used of a face


ill-favoured: usually used of a face


scrofulous: having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula; - Farley Mowat


unlovely: without beauty or charm


unpicturesque: without beauty or charm


unsightly: unpleasant to look at


bellied: having a belly; often used in combination


big-bellied: having a prominent belly


great bellied: having a prominent belly


bellyless: lacking a prominent belly


flat-bellied: lacking a prominent belly


banded: identified with a band especially around a leg


unbanded: not identified with a band


belted: having or provided with a belt


banded: characterized by a band of especially white around the body


belt-fed: using belted ammunition


beltlike: resembling a belt around something


belt-like: resembling a belt around something


unbelted: lacking a belt


beltless: lacking a belt


beneficent: doing or producing good


benefic: exerting a favorable or beneficent influence


maleficent: harmful or evil in intent or effect


baleful: deadly or sinister


baneful: deadly or sinister


malefic: having or exerting a malignant influence


malevolent: having or exerting a malignant influence


malign: having or exerting a malignant influence


evil: having or exerting a malignant influence


malicious: having the nature of or resulting from malice; ; - Rudyard Kipling


despiteful: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite


spiteful: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite


vindictive: showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite


leering: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; - Amy Lowell


malevolent: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred


beady-eyed: having eyes that gleam with malice


bitchy: marked by or arising from malice


catty: marked by or arising from malice


cattish: marked by or arising from malice


poisonous: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful


venomous: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful


vicious: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful


venomed: full of malice or hate


vixenish: shrewish and malicious


unmalicious: not malicious or spiteful


benign: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence


benignant: pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence


kindly: pleasant and agreeable


malign: evil or harmful in nature or influence


cancerous: like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads


best: (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities


champion: holding first place in a contest


prizewinning: holding first place in a contest


high-grade: surpassing in quality


top-quality: surpassing in quality


top-grade: surpassing in quality


first: ranking above all others


foremost: ranking above all others


world-class: ranking above all others


go-to-meeting: used of clothing


Sunday-go-to-meeting: used of clothing


optimum: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied


optimal: most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied


primo: the best of its kind


record-breaking: surpassing any previously established record


second-best: next to the best


superfine: (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality


unexcelled: not capable of being improved on


unexceeded: not capable of being improved on


unsurpassed: not capable of being improved on


unsurpassable: not to be exceeded


worst: (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition


bottom: the lowest rank


last: lowest in rank or importance


last-place: lowest in rank or importance


lowest: lowest in rank or importance


pessimal: of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival


pessimum: of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival


better: (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another


amended: modified for the better


finer: (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence


improved: become or made better in quality


worse: (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability


worsened: made or become worse; impaired


better: (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness


fitter: improved in health or physical condition


healthier: improved in health or physical condition


worse: changed for the worse in health or fitness


worsened: changed for the worse in health or fitness


bettering: changing for the better


ameliorating: tending to ameliorate


ameliorative: tending to ameliorate


amelioratory: tending to ameliorate


meliorative: tending to ameliorate


amendatory: effecting amendment


corrective: tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition


remedial: tending or intended to rectify or improve


worsening: changing for the worse


bicameral: composed of two legislative bodies


unicameral: composed of one legislative body


bidirectional: reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions


biface: having two faces or fronts


bifacial: having two faces or fronts


duplex: allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously


two-way: operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions


unidirectional: operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only


one-way: moving or permitting movement in one direction only


simplex: allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time


unifacial: having but one principal or specialized surface


faced: having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination


baby-faced: having a youthful-looking face


bald-faced: (of animals) having white markings on the face


featured: having facial features as specified; usually used in combination


Janus-faced: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past


two-faced: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past


long-faced: having a face longer than the usual


moon-faced: having a round face


round-faced: having a round face


pale-faced: having a pale face


pug-faced: having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog


sad-faced: having a face with a sad expression


sweet-faced: having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition


visaged: having a face or visage as specified


faceless: without a face or identity


anonymous: not known or lacking marked individuality


bibbed: having a bib


bibless: lacking a bib


unilateral: involving only one part or side


one-sided: involving only one part or side


one-party: determined by a single party


multilateral: having many parts or sides


many-sided: having many parts or sides


bilateral: having two sides or parts


two-sided: having two sides or parts


deep-lobed: having deep bilateral lobes


two-lobed: having two lobes


bipartite: involving two parts or elements


two-part: involving two parts or elements


two-way: involving two parts or elements


joint: involving both houses of a legislature


multipartite: involving more than two parties


quadrilateral: having four sides


four-sided: having four sides


five-sided: having five sides


six-sided: having six sides


seven-sided: having seven sides


eight-sided: having eight sides


nine-sided: having nine sides


ten-sided: having ten sides


eleven-sided: having eleven sides


twelve-sided: having twelve sides


quadripartite: involving four parties


four-party: involving four parties


tetramerous: having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers


three-cornered: involving a group or set of three


three-lobed: having three lobes


four-lobed: having four lobes


five-lobed: having five lobes


many-lobed: having many lobes


palmately-lobed: having lobes radiating from a central point


trilateral: having three sides


triangular: having three sides


three-sided: having three sides


tripartite: involving three parties or elements


three-party: involving three parties or elements


three-way: involving three parties or elements


bimodal: of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes


unimodal: having a single mode


binaural: relating to or having or hearing with two ears


biaural: relating to or having or hearing with two ears


two-eared: having two ears


stereophonic: designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels


stereo: designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels


two-channel: designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels


monaural: relating to or having or hearing with only one ear


one-eared: having a single ear


mono: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel


monophonic: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel


single-channel: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel


binucleate: having two nuclei


binuclear: having two nuclei


binucleated: having two nuclei


mononuclear: having only one nucleus


mononucleate: having only one nucleus


trinucleate: having three nuclei


trinuclear: having three nuclei


trinucleated: having three nuclei


bipedal: having two feet


biped: having two feet


two-footed: having two feet


quadrupedal: having four feet


quadruped: having four feet


four-footed: having four feet


black: of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin; - Martin Luther King Jr.


African-American: pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry


Afro-American: pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry


colored: having skin rich in melanin pigments


coloured: having skin rich in melanin pigments


dark: having skin rich in melanin pigments


dark-skinned: having skin rich in melanin pigments


non-white: having skin rich in melanin pigments


negro: relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair


negroid: characteristic of people traditionally classified as the Negro race


white: of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration


Caucasian: of or relating to Caucasian people


Caucasoid: of or relating to Caucasian people


light-skinned: having little skin pigmentation


blond: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes


blonde: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes


light-haired: being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes


ash-blonde: of hair color; whitish


platinum-blonde: of hair color; whitish


towheaded: of hair color; whitish


fair: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored


fairish: (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored


flaxen: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown


sandy: of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown


nordic: resembling peoples of Scandinavia


redheaded: having red hair and usually fair skin


brunet: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes


brunette: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes


adust: burned brown by the sun; - Sir Walter Scott


bronzed: (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun


suntanned: (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun


tanned: (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun


brown: (of skin) deeply suntanned


browned: (of skin) deeply suntanned


dark: brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)


dark-haired: having hair of a dark color


black-haired: having hair of a dark color


brown-haired: having hair of a dark color


dark-skinned: naturally having skin of a dark color


dusky: naturally having skin of a dark color


swart: naturally having skin of a dark color


swarthy: naturally having skin of a dark color


grizzled: having dark hairs mixed with grey or white


nutbrown: of the color of nuts


blemished: marred by imperfections


acned: (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin


pimpled: (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin


pimply: (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin


pustulate: (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin


blebbed: (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material


blebby: (of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material


blotchy: marred by discolored spots or blotches


flyblown: especially of reputation


marred: blemished by injury or rough wear


scarred: blemished by injury or rough wear


pocked: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease


pockmarked: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease


unblemished: free from physical or moral spots or stains


unmarred: free from physical or moral spots or stains


unmutilated: free from physical or moral spots or stains


stainless: (of reputation) free from blemishes


unstained: (of reputation) free from blemishes


unsullied: (of reputation) free from blemishes


untainted: (of reputation) free from blemishes


untarnished: (of reputation) free from blemishes


bloody: having or covered with or accompanied by blood


blood-filled: containing blood


bloodstained: covered with blood


gory: covered with blood


bloodsucking: drawing blood from the body of another


bloodthirsty: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; ; ; -G.W.Johnson


bloody-minded: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; ; ; -G.W.Johnson


sanguinary: marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed; ; ; -G.W.Johnson


crimson: characterized by violence or bloodshed; - Andrea Parke; - Thomas Gray; - Hudson Strode


red: characterized by violence or bloodshed; - Andrea Parke; - Thomas Gray; - Hudson Strode


violent: characterized by violence or bloodshed; - Andrea Parke; - Thomas Gray; - Hudson Strode


homicidal: characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being


murderous: characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being


gory: accompanied by bloodshed


sanguinary: accompanied by bloodshed


sanguineous: accompanied by bloodshed


slaughterous: accompanied by bloodshed


butcherly: accompanied by bloodshed


internecine: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides


bloodless: free from blood or bloodshed


nonviolent: achieved without bloodshed


unbloody: achieved without bloodshed


bold: fearless and daring


audacious: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


brave: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


dauntless: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


fearless: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


hardy: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


intrepid: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


unfearing: invulnerable to fear or intimidation


daredevil: presumptuously daring


temerarious: presumptuously daring


emboldened: made bold or courageous


foolhardy: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay


heady: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay


rash: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay


reckless: marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; ; -Macaulay


heroic: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes


heroical: having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes


nervy: showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger


overreaching: revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights


vaulting: revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights


overvaliant: having or showing undue valor or boldness


timid: showing fear and lack of confidence


bashful: self-consciously timid; - Ezra Pound


coy: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures


fearful: timid by nature or revealing timidity


timorous: timid by nature or revealing timidity


trepid: timid by nature or revealing timidity


intimidated: made timid or fearful as by threats


mousy: quiet and timid and ineffectual


mousey: quiet and timid and ineffectual


bound: confined by bonds


chained: bound with chains


enchained: bound with chains


fettered: bound by chains fastened around the ankles


shackled: bound by chains fastened around the ankles


furled: rolled up and secured


rolled: rolled up and secured


pinioned: bound fast especially having the arms restrained


tethered: confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain


trussed: bound or secured closely


tied: bound or secured closely


wired: tied or bound with wire


unbound: not restrained or tied down by bonds


unchained: not bound by shackles and chains


unfettered: not bound by shackles and chains


unshackled: not bound by shackles and chains


untied: not bound by shackles and chains


untethered: not confined or restricted with a tether


laced: closed with a lace


tied: closed with a lace


unlaced: with laces not tied


untied: with laces not tied


tied: fastened with strings or cords


fastened: fastened with strings or cords


knotted: tied with a knot


untied: not tied


unfastened: not tied


tangled: in a confused mass


afoul: especially of a ship's lines etc


foul: especially of a ship's lines etc


fouled: especially of a ship's lines etc


enmeshed: caught as if in a mesh


intermeshed: caught as if in a mesh


entangled: twisted together in a tangled mass


knotty: tangled in knots or snarls


snarled: tangled in knots or snarls


snarly: tangled in knots or snarls


matted: tangled in a dense mass


rootbound: having the roots matted or densely tangled; - William Faulkner


thrown: twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread


thrown and twisted: twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread


untangled: not tangled


disentangled: straightened out


loosened: straightened out


unsnarled: straightened out


bound: secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form


brassbound: having trim or fittings of brass


cased: enclosed in a case


half-bound: (of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another


paperback: (of books) having a flexible binding


paperbacked: (of books) having a flexible binding


well-bound: (of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding


unbound: not secured within a cover


looseleaf: being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged


bordered: having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term


boxed: enclosed in or set off by a border or box


deckled: having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade


deckle-edged: having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade


featheredged: having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade


edged: having a specified kind of border or edge


fringed: surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination


lined: bordered by a line of things


sawtoothed-edged: (of leaves) having an edged resembling a sawtooth


seagirt: surrounded or enclosed by the sea


spiny-edged: having a spiny border


white-edged: having a white border


unbordered: having no border


lotic: of or relating to or living in actively moving water


lentic: of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds)


lower-class: occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society


low-class: occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society


non-U: not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use


proletarian: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat


propertyless: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw


wage-earning: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw


working-class: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw


blue-collar: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw


upper-lower-class: occupying the upper part of the lower class


middle-class: occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy


bourgeois: belonging to the middle class


bourgeois: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class


conservative: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class


materialistic: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class


lower-middle-class: occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society


upper-middle-class: occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society


upper-class: occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society


quality: of high social status


propertied: owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue


property-owning: owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue


u: (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use


tweedy: (of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy


wellborn: of good or upper-class lineage


brachycephalic: having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80


brachycranial: having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80


brachycranic: having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80


broad-headed: having a brachycephalic head


roundheaded: having a brachycephalic head


short-headed: having a brachycephalic head


bullet-headed: having a small round head


dolichocephalic: having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75


dolichocranial: having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75


dolichocranic: having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75


long-headed: having a dolichocephalic head


brave: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; - Herman Melville; - William Wordsworth


courageous: possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; - Herman Melville; - William Wordsworth


desperate: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; ; - G.C.Marshall


heroic: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort; ; - G.C.Marshall


gallant: unflinching in battle or action


game: willing to face danger


gamy: willing to face danger


gamey: willing to face danger


gritty: willing to face danger


mettlesome: willing to face danger


spirited: willing to face danger


spunky: willing to face danger


lionhearted: extraordinarily courageous


stalwart: used especially of persons


stouthearted: used especially of persons


undaunted: resolutely courageous


valiant: having or showing valor


valorous: having or showing valor


cowardly: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley


fearful: lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; - P.B.Shelley


caitiff: despicably mean and cowardly


chicken: easily frightened


chickenhearted: easily frightened


lily-livered: easily frightened


white-livered: easily frightened


yellow: easily frightened


yellow-bellied: easily frightened


craven: lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser


recreant: lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; ; ; - Spenser


dastard: despicably cowardly; - F.D. Roosevelt


dastardly: despicably cowardly; - F.D. Roosevelt


faint: lacking conviction or boldness or courage


fainthearted: lacking conviction or boldness or courage


timid: lacking conviction or boldness or courage


faint-hearted: lacking conviction or boldness or courage


funky: in a state of cowardly fright


poltroon: characterized by complete cowardliness


pusillanimous: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful


poor-spirited: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful


unmanly: lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful


gutsy: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -Judith Crist


plucky: marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; ; -Judith Crist


gutless: lacking courage or vitality


breast-fed: (of an infant) fed milk from the mother's breast


nursed: (of an infant) breast-fed


suckled: (of an infant) breast-fed


bottle-fed: (of an infant) given milk from a bottle


breathing: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination


eupneic: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination


eupnoeic: passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination


sweet-breathed: having breath or breath as specified


breathless: not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty


dyspneic: not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty


dyspnoeic: not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty


dyspneal: not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty


dyspnoeal: not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty


asphyxiating: tending to deprive of oxygen


smothering: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat


suffocating: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat


suffocative: causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat


blown: breathing laboriously or convulsively


pursy: breathing laboriously or convulsively


short-winded: breathing laboriously or convulsively


winded: breathing laboriously or convulsively


crystalline: consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals


crystallized: having both internal structure and external form of a crystal


crystalised: having both internal structure and external form of a crystal


microcrystalline: containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope


polycrystalline: composed of aggregates of crystals


noncrystalline: not crystalline


amorphous: without real or apparent crystalline form


uncrystallized: without real or apparent crystalline form


uncrystallised: without real or apparent crystalline form


landed: owning or consisting of land or real estate


landless: owning no land


light: characterized by or emitting light


ablaze: lighted with red light as if with flames


inflamed: lighted with red light as if with flames


reddened: lighted with red light as if with flames


autofluorescent: emitting light via self-induced fluorescence


bioluminescent: (of living organisms) emitting light


bright: having lots of light either natural or artificial


candescent: glowing from great heat


floodlit: illuminated by means of floodlights


floodlighted: illuminated by means of floodlights


fluorescent: emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source


illuminated: provided with artificial light


lighted: provided with artificial light


lit: provided with artificial light


well-lighted: provided with artificial light


incandescent: emitting light as a result of being heated


candent: emitting light as a result of being heated


lamplit: lighted by a lamp


lighting-up: turning lights on


livid: (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; ; - E.A.Poe


luminescent: emitting light not caused by heat


phosphorescent: emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous


sunlit: lighted by sunlight; ; - Wallace Stegner


sunstruck: lighted by sunlight; ; - Wallace Stegner


white: of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets


dark: devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black


Acheronian: dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; ; -Wordsworth


Acherontic: dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; ; -Wordsworth


Stygian: dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; ; -Wordsworth


aphotic: lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight


black: extremely dark


pitch-black: extremely dark


pitch-dark: extremely dark


caliginous: dark and misty and gloomy


Cimmerian: intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness; -Norman Douglas


crepuscular: like twilight; dim


darkened: become or made dark by lack of light


darkening: becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over


darkling: (poetic) occurring in the dark or night


darkling: uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; ; -Archibald MacLeish


dim: lacking in light; not bright or harsh


subdued: lacking in light; not bright or harsh


dusky: lighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding


twilight: lighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding


twilit: lighted by or as if by twilight; -Henry Fielding


glooming: depressingly dark


gloomy: depressingly dark


gloomful: depressingly dark


sulky: depressingly dark


lightless: without illumination


unilluminated: without illumination


unlighted: without illumination


unlit: without illumination


semidark: partially devoid of light or brightness


tenebrous: dark and gloomy


tenebrific: dark and gloomy


tenebrious: dark and gloomy


shaded: protected from heat and light with shade or shadow; ; - Alexander Pope


murky: dark or gloomy


mirky: dark or gloomy


shady: filled with shade


shadowed: filled with shade


shadowy: filled with shade


umbrageous: filled with shade


unshaded: not darkened or dimmed by shade


unshadowed: not darkened or obscured by shadow; - Vilhjalmur Stefansson


shaded: (of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow


hatched: shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines


crosshatched: shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines


unshaded: (of pictures) not having shadow represented


moonlit: lighted by moonlight


moony: lighted by moonlight


moonless: without a moon or a visible moon


bridgeable: capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge


unbridgeable: not bridgeable


bright: emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts


agleam: bright with a steady but subdued shining


gleaming: bright with a steady but subdued shining


nitid: bright with a steady but subdued shining


aglow: softly bright or radiant


lambent: softly bright or radiant


lucent: softly bright or radiant


luminous: softly bright or radiant


aglitter: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


coruscant: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


fulgid: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


glinting: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


glistering: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


glittering: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


glittery: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


scintillant: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


scintillating: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


sparkly: having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


beady: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button


beadlike: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button


buttony: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button


buttonlike: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button


beaming: radiating or as if radiating light


beamy: radiating or as if radiating light


effulgent: radiating or as if radiating light


radiant: radiating or as if radiating light


refulgent: radiating or as if radiating light


blazing: shining intensely


blinding: shining intensely


dazzling: shining intensely


fulgent: shining intensely


glaring: shining intensely


glary: shining intensely


bright as a new penny: (metaphor) shining brightly


brilliant: full of light; shining intensely


ardent: glowing or shining like fire; - Alexander Pope


glimmery: shining softly and intermittently


glistening: reflecting light


glossy: reflecting light


lustrous: reflecting light


sheeny: reflecting light


shiny: reflecting light


shining: reflecting light


iridescent: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


nacreous: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


opalescent: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


opaline: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


pearlescent: having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


lurid: shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke


noctilucent: shining or glowing by night


satiny: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light


sleek: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light


silken: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light


silky: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light


silklike: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light


slick: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light


self-luminous: having in itself the property of emitting light


shimmery: glistening tremulously


silver: having the white lustrous sheen of silver


silvern: having the white lustrous sheen of silver


silvery: having the white lustrous sheen of silver


twinkling: shining intermittently with a sparkling light


dull: emitting or reflecting very little light


flat: not reflecting light; not glossy


mat: not reflecting light; not glossy


matt: not reflecting light; not glossy


matte: not reflecting light; not glossy


matted: not reflecting light; not glossy


lackluster: lacking luster or shine


lacklustre: lacking luster or shine


lusterless: lacking luster or shine


lustreless: lacking luster or shine


soft: not brilliant or glaring


subdued: not brilliant or glaring


dimmed: made dim or less bright


dim: made dim or less bright


low-beam: used of headlights


undimmed: not made dim or less bright


bright: not made dim or less bright


prejudiced: being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand


discriminatory: being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand


homophobic: prejudiced against homosexual people


jaundiced: showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste


loaded: (of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence


racist: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion


antiblack: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion


anti-Semite: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion


sexist: discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)


unprejudiced: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions


impartial: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions


color-blind: unprejudiced about race


colour-blind: unprejudiced about race


nonracist: unprejudiced about race


broad-minded: inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own


broad: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness


large-minded: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness


liberal: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness


tolerant: showing or characterized by broad-mindedness


catholic: free from provincial prejudices or attachments


free-thinking: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)


latitudinarian: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)


undogmatic: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)


undogmatical: unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)


open-minded: ready to entertain new ideas


narrow-minded: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view


narrow: lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view


close-minded: not ready to receive to new ideas


closed-minded: not ready to receive to new ideas


dogmatic: characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles


dogmatical: characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles


illiberal: narrow-minded about cherished opinions


intolerant: narrow-minded about cherished opinions


opinionated: obstinate in your opinions


opinionative: obstinate in your opinions


self-opinionated: obstinate in your opinions


petty: contemptibly narrow in outlook


small-minded: contemptibly narrow in outlook


reconstructed: adapted to social or economic change


unreconstructed: adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded


broken: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split


unbroken: not broken; whole and intact; in one piece


broken: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded


unkept: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded


unbroken: (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded


kept: (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded


broken: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly


broken-field: varying in direction suddenly and frequently


dashed: having gaps or spaces


dotted: having gaps or spaces


fitful: intermittently stopping and starting


interrupted: intermittently stopping and starting


off-and-on: intermittently stopping and starting


halting: fragmentary or halting from emotional strain


unbroken: marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence


solid: uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks


uninterrupted: having undisturbed continuity


brotherly: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother


brotherlike: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother


fraternal: like or characteristic of or befitting a brother


sisterly: like or characteristic of or befitting a sister


sisterlike: like or characteristic of or befitting a sister


sororal: like or characteristic of or befitting a sister


exergonic: (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy


endergonic: (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants


fraternal: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova


biovular: (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova


identical: (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum


monovular: (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum


buried: placed in a grave


inhumed: placed in a grave


interred: placed in a grave


belowground: underneath the ground


unburied: not buried


busy: actively or fully engaged or occupied


at work: on the job


drudging: doing arduous or unpleasant work


laboring: doing arduous or unpleasant work


labouring: doing arduous or unpleasant work


toiling: doing arduous or unpleasant work


engaged: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged


occupied: having ones attention or mind or energy engaged


overbusy: too busy


tied up: kept occupied or engaged


up to: busy or occupied with


idle: not in action or at work


bone-idle: constitutionally lazy or idle


bone-lazy: constitutionally lazy or idle


faineant: disinclined to work or exertion


indolent: disinclined to work or exertion


lazy: disinclined to work or exertion


otiose: disinclined to work or exertion


slothful: disinclined to work or exertion


work-shy: disinclined to work or exertion


lackadaisical: idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; ; - P.G.Wodehouse


leisured: free from duties or responsibilities; ; - J.J.Chapman; - Ida Craven


unengaged: not busy or occupied; free


bony: having bones especially many or prominent bones


boney: having bones especially many or prominent bones


bone: consisting of or made up of bone


boned: having bones as specified


bonelike: resembling bone


strong-boned: having strong bones


boneless: being without a bone or bones


boned: having had the bones removed


deboned: having had the bones removed


buttoned: furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike


fastened: furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike


botonee: (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm


botonnee: (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm


button-down: of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons


unbuttoned: not buttoned


unfastened: not buttoned


open-collared: of a shirt; not buttoned at the neck


capitalistic: favoring or practicing capitalism


capitalist: favoring or practicing capitalism


bourgeois: (according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class


competitive: subscribing to capitalistic competition


free-enterprise: subscribing to capitalistic competition


private-enterprise: subscribing to capitalistic competition


individualistic: with minimally restricted freedom in commerce


laissez-faire: with minimally restricted freedom in commerce


socialistic: advocating or following the socialist principles


socialist: advocating or following the socialist principles


collective: set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government


collectivist: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively


collectivistic: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively


collectivized: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively


collectivised: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively


state-controlled: subscribing to the socialistic doctrine of ownership by the people collectively


cacophonous: having an unpleasant sound; - John McCarten


cacophonic: having an unpleasant sound; - John McCarten


cackly: like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg


squawky: like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg


croaky: like the sounds of frogs and crows


guttural: like the sounds of frogs and crows


grating: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound


gravelly: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound


rasping: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound


raspy: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound


rough: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound


scratchy: unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound


gruff: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson


hoarse: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson


husky: deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; ; ; ; - Virgil Thomson


jangling: like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together


jangly: like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together


jarring: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound


raucous: unpleasantly loud and harsh


strident: unpleasantly loud and harsh


rending: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree


ripping: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree


splitting: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree


euphonious: having a pleasant sound


euphonous: having a pleasant sound


golden: suggestive of gold


silvern: resembling or reminiscent of silver


silvery: resembling or reminiscent of silver


calculable: capable of being calculated or estimated


computable: may be computed or estimated


estimable: may be computed or estimated


countable: that can be counted


denumerable: that can be counted


enumerable: that can be counted


numerable: that can be counted


incalculable: not capable of being computed or enumerated


countless: too numerous to be counted


infinite: too numerous to be counted


innumerable: too numerous to be counted


innumerous: too numerous to be counted


multitudinous: too numerous to be counted


myriad: too numerous to be counted


numberless: too numerous to be counted


uncounted: too numerous to be counted


unnumberable: too numerous to be counted


unnumbered: too numerous to be counted


unnumerable: too numerous to be counted


incomputable: beyond calculation or measure


inestimable: beyond calculation or measure


immeasurable: beyond calculation or measure


indeterminable: incapable of being definitely ascertained


calm: (of weather) free from storm or wind


placid: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves


quiet: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves


still: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves


tranquil: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves


smooth: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves


unruffled: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves


settled: not changeable


windless: without or almost without wind


stormy: (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion


angry: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger


furious: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger


raging: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger


tempestuous: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger


wild: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger


billowy: characterized by great swelling waves or surges


billowing: characterized by great swelling waves or surges


surging: characterized by great swelling waves or surges


blustering: blowing in violent and abrupt bursts


blusterous: blowing in violent and abrupt bursts


blustery: blowing in violent and abrupt bursts


boisterous: violently agitated and turbulent; ; - Ezra Pound


fierce: violently agitated and turbulent; ; - Ezra Pound


rough: violently agitated and turbulent; ; - Ezra Pound


blowy: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes


breezy: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes


windy: abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes


choppy: rough with small waves


dirty: unpleasantly stormy


gusty: blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts


puffy: blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts


squally: characterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain


thundery: accompanied with thunder


camphorated: impregnated with camphor


uncamphorated: not containing camphor


capable: (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability


able: having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity


confident: not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani


surefooted: not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani


sure-footed: not liable to error in judgment or action; - Walter Lippman; - Michiko Kakutani


resourceful: having inner resources; adroit or imaginative


incapable: (followed by `of') lacking capacity or ability


unable: (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability


capable: (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for


incapable: (followed by `of') not having the temperament or inclination for


cared-for: having needed care and attention


attended: having a caretaker or other watcher


tended to: having a caretaker or other watcher


uncared-for: lacking needed care and attention


neglected: lacking a caretaker


unattended: lacking a caretaker


untended: lacking care and attention


careful: exercising caution or showing care or attention


blow-by-blow: providing great detail


certain: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance


sure: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance


close: rigorously attentive; strict and thorough


conscientious: characterized by extreme care and great effort


painstaking: characterized by extreme care and great effort


scrupulous: characterized by extreme care and great effort


detailed: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan


elaborate: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan


elaborated: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan


minute: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination


narrow: characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination


overcareful: excessively or unduly careful


too-careful: excessively or unduly careful


particular: providing specific details or circumstances


protective: (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful


studious: marked by care and effort


thorough: painstakingly careful and accurate


careless: marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful


casual: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough


cursory: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough


passing: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough


perfunctory: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough


haphazard: marked by great carelessness


slapdash: marked by great carelessness


slipshod: marked by great carelessness


sloppy: marked by great carelessness


heedless: characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton


reckless: characterized by careless unconcern; - Edith Wharton


incautious: carelessly failing to exercise proper caution


offhand: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate


offhanded: casually thoughtless or inconsiderate


carnivorous: (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals


flesh-eating: (of animals) carnivorous


meat-eating: (of animals) carnivorous


zoophagous: (of animals) carnivorous


piscivorous: feeding on fishes


predacious: hunting and killing other animals for food


predaceous: hunting and killing other animals for food


herbivorous: feeding only on plants


anthophagous: feeding on flowers


anthophilous: feeding on flowers


baccivorous: feeding on berries


carpophagous: feeding on fruit


fruit-eating: feeding on fruit


grass-eating: feeding on grasses


plant-eating: (of animals) feeding on plants


phytophagic: (of animals) feeding on plants


phytophagous: (of animals) feeding on plants


phytophilous: (of animals) feeding on plants


saprophagous: (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter


saprozoic: (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter


saprophytic: (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter


omnivorous: feeding on both plants and animals


all-devouring: (of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eating


insectivorous: (of animals and plants) feeding on insects


apivorous: feeding on bees


myrmecophagous: feeding on ants


holozoic: obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter


holophytic: obtaining nourishment as green plants do


carpellate: bearing or consisting of carpels


pistillate: bearing or consisting of carpels


acarpelous: having no carpels


acarpellous: having no carpels


carpeted: covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as specified; often used in combination


uncarpeted: not carpeted


carvel-built: (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping) hull planks


flush-seamed: laid edge to edge (not overlapping)


clinker-built: having overlapping hull planks


clincher-built: having overlapping hull planks


lap-strake: having overlapping hull planks


lap-straked: having overlapping hull planks


lap-streak: having overlapping hull planks


lap-streaked: having overlapping hull planks


carved: made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)


carven: made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)


engraved: cut or impressed into a surface


etched: cut or impressed into a surface


graven: cut or impressed into a surface


incised: cut or impressed into a surface


inscribed: cut or impressed into a surface


graven: cut into a desired shape


sculpted: cut into a desired shape


sculptured: cut into a desired shape


lapidarian: inscribed on stone


sliced: used of meat; cut into pieces for serving


uncarved: not carved


acatalectic: (verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot


catalectic: (verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot


hypercatalectic: (verse) having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of a metrically complete verse or in a metrical foot


cauline: especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem


radical: especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem


basal: especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem


censored: suppressed or subject to censorship


expurgated: having material deleted


uncensored: not subject to censorship


unexpurgated: not having material deleted; - Havelock Ellis


caudate: having a tail or taillike appendage


caudated: having a tail or taillike appendage


bobtail: having a short or shortened tail


bobtailed: having a short or shortened tail


caudal: resembling a tail


taillike: resembling a tail


tailed: having a tail of a specified kind; often used in combination


scaly-tailed: having a scaly tail


scissor-tailed: (of birds) having a deeply forked tail


short-tailed: having a short tail


square-tailed: having a square tail


stiff-tailed: having a stiff tail


swallow-tailed: (especially of butterflies and birds) having a forked tail like that of a swallow


tail-shaped: shaped like the tail of an animal


acaudate: lacking a tail or taillike appendage


acaudal: lacking a tail or taillike appendage


anurous: not having a tail


tailless: not having a tail


caulescent: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground


cauline: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground


stemmed: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground


cylindrical-stemmed: having a cylindrical stem


leafy-stemmed: having a leafy stem


multi-stemmed: having many stems


short-stemmed: having a short stem


spiny-stemmed: having a spiny stem


stout-stemmed: having a stout stem


thick-stemmed: having a thick stem


weak-stemmed: having a weak stem


wiry-stemmed: having a wiry stem


woolly-stemmed: having a woolly stem


woody-stemmed: having a woody stem


acaulescent: (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground


stemless: (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground


causative: producing an effect


abortifacient: causing abortion


activating: causing motion or action or change


actuating: causing motion or action or change


anorectic: causing loss of appetite


anorexigenic: causing loss of appetite


causal: involving or constituting a cause; causing


conducive: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for


contributing: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for


contributive: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for


contributory: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for


tributary: tending to bring about; being partly responsible for


errhine: causing nasal discharge


fast: (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time


inductive: inducing or influencing; leading on; - John Milton


inducive: inducing or influencing; leading on; - John Milton


motivative: impelling to action; - Arthur Pap


motive: impelling to action; - Arthur Pap


motivating: impelling to action; - Arthur Pap


motive: causing or able to cause motion


motor: causing or able to cause motion


precipitating: bringing on suddenly or abruptly


responsible: being the agent or cause


responsible for: being the agent or cause


sternutatory: causing sneezing


sternutative: causing sneezing


noncausative: not causative


noncausal: not causative


cautious: showing careful forethought


cagey: characterized by great caution and wariness


cagy: characterized by great caution and wariness


chary: characterized by great caution and wariness


fabian: using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation


gingerly: with extreme care or delicacy; ; - W.S.White


guarded: prudent


restrained: prudent


overcautious: unnecessarily cautious


incautious: lacking in caution


hotheaded: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)


impulsive: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)


impetuous: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)


madcap: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)


tearaway: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)


brainish: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; ; ; ; ; (`brainish' is archaic)


cellular: characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)


cancellate: having an open or latticed or porous structure


cancellated: having an open or latticed or porous structure


cancellous: having an open or latticed or porous structure


alveolate: pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)


faveolate: pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)


cavitied: pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)


honeycombed: pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)


pitted: pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)


cell-like: resembling a cell


lymphoblast-like: resembling a lymphoblast


multicellular: consisting of many cells


noncellular: not made up of or divided into cells


acellular: not made up of or divided into cells


cell-free: lacking cells


single-celled: having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)


one-celled: having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)


coherent: (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation


incoherent: (physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation


compartmented: divided up or separated into compartments or isolated units; ; - John Mason Brown


compartmental: divided up into compartments or categories


compartmentalized: divided up into compartments or categories


compartmentalised: divided up into compartments or categories


uncompartmented: not compartmented; not divided into compartments or isolated units


porous: full of pores or vessels or holes


poriferous: full of pores or vessels or holes


porose: forming a continuous series of pores


nonporous: not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores


central: in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area


amidship: located in the middle part of a ship or aircraft


bicentric: having two centers


bifocal: having two foci


center: equally distant from the extremes


halfway: equally distant from the extremes


middle: equally distant from the extremes


midway: equally distant from the extremes


centered: being or placed in the center


centric: having or situated at or near a center


centrical: having or situated at or near a center


focal: having or localized centrally at a focus


median: relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle


medial: relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle


middlemost: being in the exact middle


midmost: being in the exact middle


nuclear: constituting or like a nucleus


peripheral: on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area


circumferential: lying around or just outside the edges or outskirts


fringy: at or constituting a border or edge


marginal: at or constituting a border or edge


encircling: being all around the edges; enclosing


skirting: being all around the edges; enclosing


off-base: located outside a military base


centrifugal: tending to move away from a center


outward-developing: away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge


outward-moving: moving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve


centripetal: tending to move toward a center


inward-developing: toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center


inward-moving: moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve


afferent: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS


centripetal: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system


receptive: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system


sensory: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system


corticoafferent: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex


corticipetal: of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the cerebral cortex


efferent: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS


motorial: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS


centrifugal: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS


motor: conveying information to the muscles from the CNS


corticoefferent: of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex


corticofugal: of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex


corticifugal: of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex


neuromotor: relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors


centralizing: tending to draw to a central point


centralising: tending to draw to a central point


centripetal: tending to unify


unifying: tending to unify


consolidative: tending to consolidate


integrative: tending to consolidate


decentralizing: tending away from a central point


decentralising: tending away from a central point


centrifugal: tending away from centralization, as of authority


certain: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known


definite: known for certain


indisputable: impossible to doubt or dispute


sure: impossible to doubt or dispute


sure as shooting: absolutely certain


uncertain: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown


indefinite: not decided or not known


up in the air: very uncertain


certain: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured


sure: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured


convinced: persuaded of; very sure


positive: persuaded of; very sure


confident: persuaded of; very sure


uncertain: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance


unsure: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance


incertain: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance


ambivalent: uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow


doubtful: fraught with uncertainty or doubt


dubious: fraught with uncertainty or doubt


groping: acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence


convinced: having a strong belief or conviction


unconvinced: lacking conviction


dubious: not convinced


confident: having or marked by confidence or assurance


assured: marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence


cocksure: marked by excessive confidence


overconfident: marked by excessive confidence


positive: marked by excessive confidence


reassured: having confidence restored; freed from anxiety


self-assured: showing poise and confidence in your own worth


self-confident: showing poise and confidence in your own worth


diffident: lacking self-confidence


shy: lacking self-confidence


timid: lacking self-confidence


unsure: lacking self-confidence


certain: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin


sure: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin


bound: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate


destined: (usually followed by `to') governed by fate


doomed: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate


fated: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate


foreordained: established or prearranged unalterably


predestinate: established or prearranged unalterably


predestined: established or prearranged unalterably


in for: certain to get or have


uncertain: not certain to occur; not inevitable


chancy: subject to accident or chance or change


fluky: subject to accident or chance or change


flukey: subject to accident or chance or change


iffy: subject to accident or chance or change


contingent: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; - George Eliot


up in the air: not yet determined


certified: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements


certifiable: capable of being guaranteed or certified


certificated: furnished with or authorized by a certificate:


credentialled: certified as professional by evidence or testimonials


uncertified: lacking requisite official documentation or endorsement


inevitable: incapable of being avoided or prevented


fatal: controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined


fateful: controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined


ineluctable: impossible to avoid or evade:


inescapable: impossible to avoid or evade:


unavoidable: impossible to avoid or evade:


necessary: unavoidably determined by prior circumstances


evitable: capable of being avoided or warded off


avoidable: capable of being avoided or warded off


avertible: capable of being avoided or warded off


avertable: capable of being avoided or warded off


preventable: capable of being prevented; - A.L.Guerard


unpreventable: not preventable


changeable: such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change


changeful: such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change


adjustable: capable of being regulated


astatic: not static or stable


checkered: marked by changeable fortune


distortable: capable of having the meaning altered or twisted


erratic: liable to sudden unpredictable change


fickle: liable to sudden unpredictable change


mercurial: liable to sudden unpredictable change


quicksilver: liable to sudden unpredictable change


fluid: subject to change; variable


unstable: subject to change; variable


fluid: affording change (especially in social status)


mobile: affording change (especially in social status)


jittering: undergoing small rapid variations


kaleidoscopic: continually shifting or rapidly changing


kaleidoscopical: continually shifting or rapidly changing


mobile: capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another


open-ended: allowing for future changes or revisions


quick-change: adept at changing from one thing to another especially changing costumes


quick-drying: of a liquid substance that dries quickly


reversible: capable of assuming or producing either of two states


volatile: tending to vary often or widely


unchangeable: not changeable or subject to change; -Ashley Montagu


changeless: remaining the same for indefinitely long times


unalterable: remaining the same for indefinitely long times


confirmed: of persons; not subject to change


fixed: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.


frozen: incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g.


set in stone: no longer changeable


carved in stone: no longer changeable


static: showing little if any change


stable: showing little if any change


unchanging: showing little if any change


commutable: subject to alteration or change


alterable: (of the punishment ordered by a court) capable of being changed to one less severe


convertible: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy


transformable: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy


translatable: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy


transmutable: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy


incommutable: not subject to alteration or change


inconvertible: not capable of being changed into something else


untransmutable: not capable of being changed into something else


unalterable: of a sentence; that cannot be changed


alterable: capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic


unalterable: not capable of being changed or altered


inalterable: not capable of being changed or altered


incurable: unalterable in disposition or habits


final: not to be altered or undone


last: not to be altered or undone


modifiable: capable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme);  - Alexis Carrel


unmodifiable: incapable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme)


adjusted: altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation


focused: of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image


weighted: adjusted to reflect value or proportion


unadjusted: not altered to fit certain requirements


maladjusted: not well adjusted


adjusted: adjusted to demands of daily living; showing emotional stability


well-adjusted: free from psychological disorder


well-balanced: free from psychological disorder


maladjusted: poorly adjusted to demands and stresses of daily living


unadapted: not having adapted to new conditions


unadjusted: not having adapted to new conditions


altered: changed in form or character without becoming something else; ; ; - Charles Dickens


adjusted: (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted


changed: made or become different in some respect


emended: improved or corrected by critical editing


edited: improved or corrected by critical editing


paraphrastic: altered by paraphrasing


revised: improved or brought up to date


unaltered: remaining in an original state


unchanged: remaining in an original state


dateless: unaffected by time


timeless: unaffected by time


in-situ: being in the original position; not having been moved


unmoved: being in the original position; not having been moved


unedited: not changed by editing


unreduced: not altered by reduction


unrevised: not improved or brought up to date


amended: of legislation


revised: altered or revised by rephrasing or by adding or deleting material


unamended: (of legislation) not amended


changed: made or become different in nature or form


denatured: changed in nature or natural quality


denaturized: changed in nature or natural quality


denaturised: changed in nature or natural quality


exchanged: changed for (replaced by) something different


transformed: given a completely different form or appearance


varied: broken away from sameness or identity or duplication


unchanged: not made or become different


idempotent: unchanged in value following multiplication by itself


same: unchanged in character or nature


isometric: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant


isotonic: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes


ionized: converted totally or partly into ions


ionised: converted totally or partly into ions


nonionized: not converted into ions


nonionised: not converted into ions


unionized: not converted into ions


unionised: not converted into ions


nonionic: not converted into ions


mutable: capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature


changeable: capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature


immutable: not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature


changeless: not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature


characteristic: typical or distinctive


diagnostic: characteristic or indicative of a disease


symptomatic: characteristic or indicative of a disease


distinctive: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie


typical: of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; - Curtis Wilkie


peculiar: characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; - R.B.Taney


uncharacteristic: distinctive and not typical


charged: of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge


hot: charged or energized with electricity


live: charged or energized with electricity


negative: having a negative charge


electronegative: having a negative charge


negatively charged: having a negative charge


positive: having a positive charge


electropositive: having a positive charge


positively charged: having a positive charge


polar: having a pair of equal and opposite charges


uncharged: of a particle or body or system; having no charge


neutral: having no net electric charge


electroneutral: having no net electric charge


dead: drained of electric charge; discharged


drained: drained of electric charge; discharged


charitable: full of love and generosity


beneficent: generous in assistance to the poor


benevolent: generous in assistance to the poor


eleemosynary: generous in assistance to the poor


philanthropic: generous in assistance to the poor


uncharitable: lacking love and generosity; - Charles Reade


chartered: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers


hired: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers


leased: hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers


unchartered: not chartered


owned: having an owner; often used in combination


closely-held: owned by a relatively few shareholders


unowned: having no owner


ownerless: having no owner


chaste: morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse)


celibate: abstaining from sexual intercourse


continent: abstaining from sexual intercourse


pure: in a state of sexual virginity


vestal: in a state of sexual virginity


virgin: in a state of sexual virginity


virginal: in a state of sexual virginity


virtuous: in a state of sexual virginity


unchaste: not chaste


cyprian: resembling the ancient orgiastic worship of Aphrodite on Cyprus


easy: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior


light: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior


loose: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior


promiscuous: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior


sluttish: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior


wanton: casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior


fallen: having lost your chastity


licentious: lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained


cheerful: being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits


beaming: cheerful and bright


glad: cheerful and bright


beamish: smiling with happiness or optimism; - Lewis Carroll


smiling: smiling with happiness or optimism; - Lewis Carroll


twinkly: smiling with happiness or optimism; - Lewis Carroll


blithe: carefree and happy and lighthearted


blithesome: carefree and happy and lighthearted


lighthearted: carefree and happy and lighthearted


lightsome: carefree and happy and lighthearted


light-hearted: carefree and happy and lighthearted


buoyant: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness


chirpy: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness


perky: characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness


cheery: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer


gay: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer


sunny: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer


chipper: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds


debonair: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds


debonaire: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds


jaunty: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; - Frances G. Patton; - H.M.Reynolds


depressing: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy


cheerless: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy


uncheerful: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy


blue: causing dejection


dark: causing dejection


dingy: causing dejection


disconsolate: causing dejection


dismal: causing dejection


gloomy: causing dejection


grim: causing dejection


sorry: causing dejection


drab: causing dejection


drear: causing dejection


dreary: causing dejection


somber: grave or even gloomy in character


sombre: grave or even gloomy in character


melancholy: grave or even gloomy in character


chlamydeous: having a floral envelope or perianth consisting of a calyx and/or corolla


achlamydeous: not having a floral envelope or perianth


chondritic: having a granular structure like that of chondrites


granular: having a granular structure like that of chondrites


achondritic: not having a granular structure


monoclinic: having three unequal crystal axes with one oblique intersection


triclinic: having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles


anorthic: having three unequal crystal axes intersecting at oblique angles


monochromatic: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength


homochromatic: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength


polychromatic: (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) composed of more than one wavelength


chromatic: being or having or characterized by hue


amber: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color


brownish-yellow: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color


yellow-brown: of a medium to dark brownish yellow color


amber-green: of green tinged with amber


amethyst: of a moderate purple color


auburn: (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown


aureate: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold


gilded: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold


gilt: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold


gold: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold


golden: having the deep slightly brownish color of gold


avocado: of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado


azure: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky


cerulean: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky


sky-blue: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky


bright blue: of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky


beige: of a light greyish-brown color


blackish-brown: of brown tinged with black


blackish-red: of red tinged with black


blae: of bluish-black or grey-blue


blue: of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; - Helen Hunt Jackson


bluish: of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; - Helen Hunt Jackson


blueish: of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; - Helen Hunt Jackson


bluish green: of a bluish shade of green


blue-green: of a bluish shade of green


cyan: of a bluish shade of green


teal: of a bluish shade of green


blue-lilac: of lavender tinged with blue


bluish-lilac: of lavender tinged with blue


blue-purple: of purple tinged with blue


bluish-purple: of purple tinged with blue


blue-violet: of violet tinted with blue


bluish-violet: of violet tinted with blue


blushful: of blush color


rosy: of blush color


bottle-green: of a dark to moderate greyish green color


bright-red: of the red of fresh raspberries


raspberry-red: of the red of fresh raspberries


bronze: of the color of bronze


bronzy: of the color of bronze


bronze-red: of red tinged with bronze


brown: of a color similar to that of wood or earth


brownish: of a color similar to that of wood or earth


chocolate-brown: of a color similar to that of wood or earth


dark-brown: of a color similar to that of wood or earth


brown-green: of green tinged with brown


brownish-green: of green tinged with brown


brown-purple: of dark purple tinted with brown


brownish-purple: of dark purple tinted with brown


buff: of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather


buff-brown: of brown tinged with buff


canary: having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow


canary-yellow: having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow


caramel: having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown


caramel brown: having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown


carnation: pink or pinkish


chartreuse: of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur


chestnut: (of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color


chestnut-brown: (of hair or feathers) of brown tinged with chestnut


coppery: of something having the color of copper


copper colored: of something having the color of copper


coral: of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color


coral-red: of red tinged with coral


creamy: of the color of cream


creamy-yellow: yellow with a creamy tinge


cress green: of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green


cresson: of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green


watercress: of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green


crimson-magenta: magenta tinged with crimson


crimson-purple: purple tinged with crimson


crimson-yellow: yellow tinged with crimson


dark-blue: of a dark shade of blue


deep-pink: of a deep shade of pink


deep-yellow: of something having the color of a pumpkin


dull-purple: of a dull shade of purple


dun: of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color


earthlike: earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth


fuscous: of something having a dusky brownish grey color


taupe: of something having a dusky brownish grey color


golden-yellow: of yellow tinged with gold


golden-brown: of brown tinged with gold


golden-green: of green tinged with gold