renunciant: used especially of behavior


renunciative: used especially of behavior


self-abnegating: used especially of behavior


self-denying: used especially of behavior


self-disciplined: used of nonindulgent persons


self-restraining: used of nonindulgent persons


severe: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells


spartan: unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; - H.G.Wells


industrial: having highly developed industries


developed: (used of societies) having high industrial development


highly-developed: (used of societies) having high industrial development


industrialized: made industrial; converted to industrialism


industrialised: made industrial; converted to industrialism


postindustrial: of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research


nonindustrial: not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises


developing: relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply


underdeveloped: relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply


unindustrialized: not converted to industrialism


unindustrialised: not converted to industrialism


infectious: easily spread; - Bertrand Russell


catching: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


communicable: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


contagious: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


contractable: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


transmissible: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


transmittable: (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection


contagious: easily diffused or spread as from one person to another


corrupting: that infects or taints


contaminating: that infects or taints


noninfectious: not infectious


noncommunicable: (of disease) not capable of being passed on


noncontagious: (of disease) not capable of being passed on


nontransmissible: (of disease) not capable of being passed on


infernal: being of the underworld


chthonian: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth


chthonic: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth


nether: dwelling beneath the surface of the earth


Hadean: of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus


Plutonian: of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus


Tartarean: of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus


Stygian: hellish; - Milton


supernal: being or coming from on high


informative: providing or conveying information


informatory: providing or conveying information


advisory: giving advice; ,


consultative: giving advice; ,


consultatory: giving advice; ,


consultive: giving advice; ,


exemplifying: clarifying by use of examples


illustrative: clarifying by use of examples


newsy: full of news


revealing: disclosing unintentionally


telling: disclosing unintentionally


telltale: disclosing unintentionally


uninformative: lacking information


newsless: not providing news or information


gnostic: possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things


agnostic: uncertain of all claims to knowledge


agnostical: uncertain of all claims to knowledge


nescient: holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible


unbelieving: holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible


informed: having much knowledge or education


abreast: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge


au courant: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge


au fait: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge


up on: being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge


advised: having received information


conversant: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly


familiar: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly


educated: characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved


enlightened: characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved


hep: informed about the latest trends


hip: informed about the latest trends


hip to: informed about the latest trends


knowing: evidencing the possession of inside information


wise: evidencing the possession of inside information


wise to: evidencing the possession of inside information


knowledgeable: alert and fully informed


knowing: alert and fully informed


privy: (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known


well-read: well informed or deeply versed through reading


uninformed: not informed; lacking in knowledge or information


clueless: totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring


ignorant: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge


unknowledgeable: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge


unknowing: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge


unwitting: unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge


innocent: not knowledgeable about something specified


unacquainted: not knowledgeable about something specified


newsless: not having or receiving news or information


unadvised: having received no information


uninstructed: lacking information or instruction


unenlightened: lacking information or instruction


naive: lacking information or instruction


unread: not informed through reading; - V.L.Parrington


ingenuous: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious


artless: characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious


candid: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness


open: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness


heart-to-heart: openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness


undistorted: without alteration or misrepresentation


disingenuous: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine


artful: not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; - David Cannadine


distorted: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented


misrepresented: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented


perverted: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented


twisted: having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented


inhabited: having inhabitants; lived in


colonized: inhabited by colonists


colonised: inhabited by colonists


settled: inhabited by colonists


haunted: inhabited by or as if by apparitions


occupied: resided in; having tenants


tenanted: resided in; having tenants


owner-occupied: lived in by the owner


peopled: furnished with people


populated: furnished with inhabitants


populous: densely populated


thickly settled: densely populated


rock-inhabiting: of ferns and lichens that grow on rocks


underpopulated: having a lower population density than normal or desirable


uninhabited: not having inhabitants; not lived in


abandoned: forsaken by owner or inhabitants


derelict: forsaken by owner or inhabitants


deserted: forsaken by owner or inhabitants


depopulated: having lost inhabitants as by war or disease


unoccupied: not leased to or occupied by a tenant


untenanted: not leased to or occupied by a tenant


unpeopled: with no people living there


unpopulated: with no people living there


lonely: devoid of creatures


solitary: devoid of creatures


unfrequented: devoid of creatures


unsettled: not yet settled


inheritable: capable of being inherited


heritable: capable of being inherited


ancestral: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent


hereditary: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent


patrimonial: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent


transmissible: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent


familial: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


genetic: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


hereditary: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


inherited: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


transmitted: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


transmissible: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity


monogenic: of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by a single pair of genes


polygenic: of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


inheriting: having the legal right to inherit


nee: (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman


noninheritable: not inheritable


nonheritable: not inheritable


acquired: gotten through environmental forces


congenital: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development


inborn: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development


innate: present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development


nonhereditary: not acquirable by inheritance


nontransmissible: not acquirable by inheritance


nurtural: resulting from nurture


inhibited: held back or restrained or prevented


pent-up: characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions


repressed: characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions


smothered: held in check with difficulty


stifled: held in check with difficulty


strangled: held in check with difficulty


suppressed: held in check with difficulty


uninhibited: not inhibited or restrained


abandoned: free from constraint; - Liam O'Flaherty


earthy: hearty and lusty


unrepressed: not repressed


unsuppressed: given vent to


injectable: (used of drugs) capable of being injected


uninjectable: (used of drugs) not capable of being injected


injured: harmed


battle-scarred: scarred by battle


black-and-blue: discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin


livid: discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin


disjointed: separated at the joint


dislocated: separated at the joint


separated: separated at the joint


eviscerate: having been disembowelled


hurt: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle


wounded: suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle


lacerate: having edges that are jagged from injury


lacerated: having edges that are jagged from injury


mangled: having edges that are jagged from injury


torn: having edges that are jagged from injury


raw: having the surface exposed and painful


uninjured: not injured physically or mentally


intact: (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken


inviolate: (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken


uncut: not cut; - Tobias Smollett


unharmed: not injured


unhurt: not injured


unscathed: not injured


whole: not injured


unwounded: not wounded


innocent: free from evil or guilt


guiltless: free from evil or guilt


clean-handed: free from evil or guilt


absolved: freed from any question of guilt


clear: freed from any question of guilt


cleared: freed from any question of guilt


exculpated: freed from any question of guilt


exonerated: freed from any question of guilt


vindicated: freed from any question of guilt


acquitted: declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless


not guilty: declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless


blameless: free of guilt; not subject to blame


inculpable: free of guilt; not subject to blame


irreproachable: free of guilt; not subject to blame


unimpeachable: free of guilt; not subject to blame


guilty: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act


at fault: deserving blame


blameworthy: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious


blamable: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious


blameable: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious


blameful: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious


censurable: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious


culpable: deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious


bloodguilty: guilty of murder or bloodshed


chargeable: liable to be accused, or cause for such liability


indictable: liable to be accused, or cause for such liability


conscience-smitten: affected by conscience


criminal: guilty of crime or serious offense


delinquent: guilty of a misdeed


finable: liable to a fine


fineable: liable to a fine


guilt-ridden: feeling or revealing a sense of guilt


punishable: liable to or deserving punishment


red-handed: in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act


inspiring: stimulating or exalting to the spirit


ennobling: tending to exalt


exalting: tending to exalt


uninspiring: depressing to the spirit


instructive: serving to instruct or enlighten or inform


informative: serving to instruct or enlighten or inform


clarifying: that makes clear


elucidative: that makes clear


demonstrative: serving to demonstrate


illustrative: serving to demonstrate


didactic: instructive (especially excessively)


didactical: instructive (especially excessively)


doctrinaire: stubbornly insistent on theory without regard for practicality or suitability


educative: resulting in education


educational: providing knowledge


explanatory: serving or intended to explain or make clear


expository: serving to expound or set forth


expositive: serving to expound or set forth


interpretative: that provides interpretation


interpretive: that provides interpretation


ostensive: manifestly demonstrative


preachy: inclined to or marked by tedious moralization


uninstructive: failing to instruct


edifying: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement


enlightening: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement


unedifying: not edifying


unenlightening: not edifying


enlightening: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance


informative: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance


illuminating: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance


unenlightening: failing to inform or clarify


unilluminating: failing to inform or clarify


integrated: not segregated; designated as available to all races or groups


co-ed: attended by members of both sexes


coeducational: attended by members of both sexes


desegrated: rid of segregation; having had segregation ended


nonsegregated: rid of segregation; having had segregation ended


unsegregated: rid of segregation; having had segregation ended


interracial: involving or composed of different races


mixed: involving or composed of different races


mainstreamed: (of the handicapped) placed in regular school classes


segregated: separated or isolated from others or a main group


unintegrated: separated or isolated from others or a main group


isolated: under forced isolation especially for health reasons


quarantined: under forced isolation especially for health reasons


separate: separated according to race, sex, class, or religion


sequestered: kept separate and secluded


white: restricted to whites only


lily-white: restricted to whites only


integrated: formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; - Dwight D.Eisenhower


coordinated: operating as a unit


co-ordinated: operating as a unit


interconnected: operating as a unit


unified: operating as a unit


embedded: inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole


incorporated: introduced into as a part of the whole


introjected: incorporated unconsciously into your own psyche


tight-knit: closely and firmly integrated


tightly knit: closely and firmly integrated


nonintegrated: not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole


unintegrated: not integrated; not taken into or made a part of a whole


blended: combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable


alloyed: (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property


homogenized: formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance


homogenised: formed by blending unlike elements especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance


unblended: not blended or mixed together


unhomogenized: not having undergone homogenization


unhomogenised: not having undergone homogenization


combined: made or joined or united into one


compounded: combined into or constituting a chemical compound


conglomerate: composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass


occluded: (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance


sorbed: (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance


one: being a single entity made by combining separate components


rolled into one: made up of several components combined into a single entity


uncombined: not joined or united into one


uncompounded: not constituting a compound


unmixed: not constituting a compound


integrative: combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole


combinative: relating to or involving combinations


combinatory: relating to or involving combinations


combinatorial: relating to or involving combinations


compositional: arranging or grouping


consolidative: combining into a single unit


unifying: combining into a single unit


endogenic: of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth


endogenetic: of rocks formed or occurring beneath the surface of the earth


disintegrative: tending to cause breakup into constituent elements or parts


clastic: of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)


decompositional: causing organic decay


intellectual: appealing to or using the intellect


highbrow: highly cultured or educated


highbrowed: highly cultured or educated


rational: having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion)


reflective: devoted to matters of the mind


good: appealing to the mind


serious: appealing to the mind


sophisticated: intellectually appealing


nonintellectual: not intellectual


anti-intellectual: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values


philistine: smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values


lowbrow: characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes


lowbrowed: characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes


uncultivated: characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes


mindless: requiring little mental effort


intelligent: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree


agile: mentally quick


nimble: mentally quick


apt: mentally quick and resourceful; ; -Bram Stoker


clever: mentally quick and resourceful; ; -Bram Stoker


brainy: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence


brilliant: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence


smart as a whip: having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence


bright: characterized by quickness and ease in learning


smart: characterized by quickness and ease in learning


natural: being talented through inherited qualities


born: being talented through inherited qualities


innate: being talented through inherited qualities


quick: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity


ready: apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity


prehensile: having a keen intellect; - A.T.Quiller-Couch


scintillating: brilliantly clever


searching: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect


trenchant: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect


unintelligent: lacking intelligence


stupid: lacking intelligence


brainless: not using intelligence


headless: not using intelligence


intelligible: well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly


unintelligible: poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise


slurred: spoken as if with a thick tongue


thick: spoken as if with a thick tongue


intended: resulting from one's intentions


conscious: intentionally conceived


witting: intentionally conceived


deliberate: carefully thought out in advance


calculated: carefully thought out in advance


measured: carefully thought out in advance


intentional: characterized by conscious design or purpose


knowing: characterized by conscious design or purpose


well-intentioned: marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; ; ; - S.W.Maughm


well-meaning: marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; ; ; - S.W.Maughm


well-meant: marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results; ; ; - S.W.Maughm


unintended: not deliberate


accidental: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally


inadvertent: happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally


causeless: having no cause or apparent cause


fortuitous: having no cause or apparent cause


uncaused: having no cause or apparent cause


unintentional: not done with purpose or intent


unplanned: not done with purpose or intent


unwitting: not done with purpose or intent


designed: done or made or performed with purpose and intent; - Havelock Ellis


intentional: done or made or performed with purpose and intent; - Havelock Ellis


fashioned: planned and made or fashioned artistically


undesigned: not done or made or performed with purpose or intent


intensifying: increasing in strength or intensity


aggravating: making worse


exacerbating: making worse


exasperating: making worse


augmentative: intensifying by augmentation and enhancement


enhancive: intensifying by augmentation and enhancement


deepening: accumulating and becoming more intense


thickening: accumulating and becoming more intense


heightening: reaching a higher intensity


moderating: lessening in intensity or strength


alleviative: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


alleviatory: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


lenitive: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


mitigative: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


mitigatory: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


palliative: moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear


analgesic: capable of relieving pain


analgetic: capable of relieving pain


anodyne: capable of relieving pain


tempering: moderating by making more temperate


weakening: moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker


interspecies: arising or occurring between species


interspecific: arising or occurring between species


intraspecies: arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species


intraspecific: arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species


interested: having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern


curious: having curiosity aroused; eagerly interested in learning more


uninterested: not having or showing interest


apathetic: marked by a lack of interest


indifferent: marked by a lack of interest


blase: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence


bored: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence


dismissive: showing indifference or disregard


dulled: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure


benumbed: having lost or been caused to lose interest because of overexposure


interesting: arousing or holding the attention


absorbing: capable of arousing and holding the attention


engrossing: capable of arousing and holding the attention


fascinating: capable of arousing and holding the attention


gripping: capable of arousing and holding the attention


riveting: capable of arousing and holding the attention


entertaining: agreeably diverting


amusing: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining


amusive: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining


diverting: providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining


intriguing: capable of arousing interest or curiosity


newsworthy: sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper


uninteresting: arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement


boring: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


deadening: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


dull: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


ho-hum: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


irksome: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


slow: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


tedious: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


tiresome: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


wearisome: so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; ; ; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke; ; - Mark Twain


insipid: lacking interest or significance or impact


jejune: lacking interest or significance or impact


narcotic: inducing mental lethargy


soporiferous: inducing mental lethargy


soporific: inducing mental lethargy


pedestrian: lacking wit or imagination


prosaic: lacking wit or imagination


prosy: lacking wit or imagination


earthbound: lacking wit or imagination


ponderous: labored and dull


putdownable: (of a book) poorly written and not entertaining


intramural: carried on within the bounds of an institution or community


internal: occurring within an institution or community


intragroup: occurring within an institution or community


extramural: carried on outside the bounds of an institution or community


intercollegiate: used of competition between colleges or universities


intermural: between two or more institutions etc


interscholastic: used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools


interschool: used of competition or cooperation between secondary schools


outside: functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit


intra vires: within the legal power or authority or a person or official or body etc


ultra vires: beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc


intrinsic: belonging to a thing by its very nature; - John Dewey


intrinsical: belonging to a thing by its very nature; - John Dewey


built-in: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic


constitutional: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic


inbuilt: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic


inherent: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic


integral: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic


inner: innermost or essential


internal: innermost or essential


intimate: innermost or essential


extrinsic: not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside


adventitious: associated by chance and not an integral part; - Frederick W. Robertson


adscititious: added or derived from something outside; not inherent


alien: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something


foreign: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something


external: coming from the outside


extraneous: coming from the outside


outside: coming from the outside


extraneous: not essential


introspective: given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences


introverted: given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences


self-examining: given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences


extrospective: not introspective; examining what is outside yourself


extroverted: not introspective; examining what is outside yourself


introversive: directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings


introvertive: directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings


introvertish: somewhat introverted


shut-in: somewhat introverted


extroversive: directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality


extraversive: directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality


extrovert: being concerned with the social and physical environment


extravert: being concerned with the social and physical environment


extroverted: being concerned with the social and physical environment


extraverted: being concerned with the social and physical environment


extrovertive: being concerned with the social and physical environment


extravertive: being concerned with the social and physical environment


extrovertish: being somewhat extroverted


ambiversive: intermediate between introversive and extroversive


intrusive: tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)


encroaching: gradually intrusive without right or permission


invasive: gradually intrusive without right or permission


trespassing: gradually intrusive without right or permission


interfering: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner


meddlesome: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner


meddling: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner


officious: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner


busy: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner


busybodied: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner


unintrusive: not interfering or meddling


not intrusive: not interfering or meddling


intrusive: thrusting inward


intruding: projecting inward


protrusive: thrusting outward


beetle: jutting or overhanging


beetling: jutting or overhanging


bellied: curving outward


bellying: curving outward


bulbous: curving outward


bulging: curving outward


bulgy: curving outward


protuberant: curving outward


obtrusive: sticking out; protruding


jutting: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


projected: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


projecting: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


protruding: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


relieved: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


sticking: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


sticking out: extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary


overshot: having an upper part projecting beyond the lower


starting: (especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear


underhung: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper


undershot: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper


underslung: having a lower part projecting beyond the upper


ventricose: having a swelling on one side


ventricous: having a swelling on one side


igneous: produced by the action of fire or intense heat


eruptive: produced by the action of fire or intense heat


aqueous: produced by the action of water


sedimentary: produced by the action of water


intrusive: of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock


irruptive: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro


plutonic: of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro


extrusive: of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface


volcanic: igneous rock produced by eruption and solidified on or near the earth's surface; rhyolite or andesite or basalt


invasive: marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue


aggressive: tending to spread quickly


fast-growing: tending to spread quickly


strong-growing: tending to spread quickly


confined: not invading healthy tissue


invasive: relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision


noninvasive: relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity


invigorating: imparting strength and vitality


animating: giving spirit and vivacity


enlivening: giving spirit and vivacity


bracing: imparting vitality and energy


brisk: imparting vitality and energy


fresh: imparting vitality and energy


refreshing: imparting vitality and energy


refreshful: imparting vitality and energy


tonic: imparting vitality and energy


corroborant: used of a medicine that is strengthening


exhilarating: making lively and cheerful


stimulating: making lively and cheerful


life-giving: giving or having the power to give life and spirit; - Louis Bromfield


vitalizing: giving or having the power to give life and spirit; - Louis Bromfield


renewing: tending to impart new life and vigor to


restorative: tending to impart new life and vigor to


reviving: tending to impart new life and vigor to


revitalizing: tending to impart new life and vigor to


revitalising: tending to impart new life and vigor to


debilitating: impairing the strength and vitality


debilitative: causing debilitation


enervating: causing debilitation


enfeebling: causing debilitation


weakening: causing debilitation


draining: having a debilitating effect


exhausting: having a debilitating effect


inviting: attractive and tempting


invitatory: conveying an invitation


tantalizing: very pleasantly inviting


tantalising: very pleasantly inviting


tempting: very pleasantly inviting


tantalizing: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach


tantalising: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach


uninviting: neither attractive nor tempting


unattractive: not appealing to the senses


untempting: not appealing to the senses


in vitro: in an artificial environment outside the living organism


ex vivo: in an artificial environment outside the living organism


in vivo: within a living organism


ironed: (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron


pressed: compacted by ironing


smoothed: made smooth by ironing


smoothened: made smooth by ironing


unironed: (of linens or clothes) not ironed


wrinkled: (of linens or clothes) not ironed


drip-dry: used of fabrics that do not require ironing


permanent-press: used of fabrics that do not require ironing


roughdried: (of laundry) dried but not ironed


unpressed: (of clothing) not smoothed with heat


wrinkled: marked by wrinkles


wrinkly: marked by wrinkles


unsmoothed: not having been made smooth by having hands run over the surface


unwrinkled: not wrinkled or creased


wrinkleless: not wrinkled or creased


isotropic: invariant with respect to direction


isotropous: invariant with respect to direction


identical: having properties with uniform values along all axes


anisotropic: not invariant with respect to direction


aeolotropic: having properties with different values along different axes


eolotropic: having properties with different values along different axes


glad: showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy


gladsome: experiencing or expressing gladness or joy


sad: experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - Christina Rossetti


bittersweet: tinged with sadness


doleful: filled with or evoking sadness


mournful: filled with or evoking sadness


heavyhearted: depressed


melancholy: characterized by or causing or expressing sadness


melancholic: characterized by or causing or expressing sadness


pensive: showing pensive sadness


wistful: showing pensive sadness


tragic: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction


tragical: very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction


tragicomic: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; - B.R.Redman


tragicomical: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; - B.R.Redman


joyful: full of or producing joy


beatific: experiencing or bestowing celestial joy


overjoyed: extremely joyful


sorrowful: experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; ; ; ; - Proverbs 14:13


anguished: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain


tormented: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain


tortured: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain


bereaved: sorrowful through loss or deprivation


bereft: sorrowful through loss or deprivation


grief-stricken: sorrowful through loss or deprivation


grieving: sorrowful through loss or deprivation


mourning: sorrowful through loss or deprivation


sorrowing: sorrowful through loss or deprivation


bitter: expressive of severe grief or regret


brokenhearted: full of sorrow


heartbroken: full of sorrow


heartsick: full of sorrow


dolorous: showing sorrow


dolourous: showing sorrow


lachrymose: showing sorrow


tearful: showing sorrow


weeping: showing sorrow


elegiac: expressing sorrow often for something past


grievous: causing or marked by grief or anguish


heartbreaking: causing or marked by grief or anguish


heartrending: causing or marked by grief or anguish


lamenting: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; ; ; ; ; - Shakespeare


wailing: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; ; ; ; ; - Shakespeare


wailful: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; ; ; ; ; - Shakespeare


lugubrious: excessively mournful


mournful: expressing sorrow


plaintive: expressing sorrow


sad: of things that make you feel sad; ; ; ; - Christina Rossetti


woebegone: affected by or full of grief or woe; - George du Maurier


woeful: affected by or full of grief or woe; - George du Maurier


joyous: full of or characterized by joy


ecstatic: feeling great rapture or delight


enraptured: feeling great rapture or delight


rapturous: feeling great rapture or delight


rapt: feeling great rapture or delight


rhapsodic: feeling great rapture or delight


elated: full of high-spirited delight


gleeful: full of high-spirited delight


joyful: full of high-spirited delight


jubilant: full of high-spirited delight


gay: offering fun and gaiety


festal: offering fun and gaiety


festive: offering fun and gaiety


merry: offering fun and gaiety


gay: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth


jocund: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth


jolly: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth


jovial: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth


merry: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth


mirthful: full of or showing high-spirited merriment; ; - Wordsworth


joyless: not experiencing or inspiring joy


funereal: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial


sepulchral: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial


mirthless: lacking mirth


unsmiling: not smiling


juicy: full of juice


au jus: served in its natural juices or gravy


lush: full of juice


succulent: full of juice


sappy: abounding in sap


juiceless: lacking juice


sapless: destitute of sap and other vital juices; dry; - Norman Mailer


just: used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; - A.Lincoln


conscionable: acceptable to your conscience


fitting: being precisely fitting and right


meet: being precisely fitting and right


retributive: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts


retributory: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts


vindicatory: given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts


rightful: legally valid


unjust: violating principles of justice


actionable: affording grounds for legal action


wrongful: not just or fair


merited: properly deserved


deserved: properly deserved


condign: fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment


unmerited: not merited or deserved


gratuitous: without cause


undeserved: not deserved or earned


keyed: fitted with or secured by a key


keyless: lacking or not requiring a key


kind: having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior


benignant: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects


gracious: characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects


benign: kindness of disposition or manner


charitable: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


benevolent: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


kindly: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


sympathetic: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


good-hearted: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


openhearted: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


large-hearted: showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity


gentle: having or showing a kindly or tender nature


kindhearted: having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition


kind-hearted: having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition


unkind: lacking kindness


cutting: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character


edged: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character


stinging: (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character


harsh: unkind or cruel or uncivil


rough: unkind or cruel or uncivil


hurtful: causing hurt


unkindly: lacking in sympathy and kindness


unsympathetic: lacking in sympathy and kindness


knowable: capable of being known


cognizable: capable of being known


cognisable: capable of being known


cognoscible: capable of being known


unknowable: not knowable


transcendent: beyond and outside the ordinary range of human experience or understanding


known: apprehended with certainty


best-known: most familiar or renowned


better-known: more familiar or renowned than the other of two


celebrated: widely known and esteemed


famed: widely known and esteemed


far-famed: widely known and esteemed


famous: widely known and esteemed


illustrious: widely known and esteemed


notable: widely known and esteemed


noted: widely known and esteemed


renowned: widely known and esteemed


identified: having the identity known or established


legendary: so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend


proverbial: widely known and spoken of


well-known: widely or fully known


unknown: not known


chartless: (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated


uncharted: (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated


unmapped: (of unknown regions) not yet surveyed or investigated


little-known: unknown to most people


unbeknown: (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of


unbeknownst: (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of


undiagnosed: eluding diagnosis


undiscovered: not yet discovered


unexplored: not yet discovered


unheard-of: previously unknown


unidentified: not yet identified


understood: fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation


appreciated: fully understood or grasped


apprehended: fully understood or grasped


comprehended: fully understood or grasped


interpreted: understood in a certain way; made sense of


taken: understood in a certain way; made sense of


ununderstood: not understood; - Psychiatry


misunderstood: wrongly understood


uncomprehended: not fully understood


undigested: not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally


ungrasped: not fully apprehended; - Philip Wheelwright


labeled: bearing or marked with a label or tag


labelled: bearing or marked with a label or tag


tagged: bearing or marked with a label or tag


unlabeled: lacking a label or tag


unlabelled: lacking a label or tag


untagged: lacking a label or tag


lamented: mourned or grieved for; - A.E.Stevenson


unlamented: not grieved for; causing no mourning


unmourned: not grieved for; causing no mourning


aerial: existing or living or growing or operating in the air


free-flying: able to fly through the air (as a bird)


marine: relating to or characteristic of or occurring on or in the sea


deep-sea: of or taking place in the deeper parts of the sea


oceangoing: used on the high seas


seafaring: used on the high seas


seagoing: used on the high seas


oceanic: constituting or living in the open sea


offshore: at some distance from the shore


oversea: being or passing over or across the sea


overseas: being or passing over or across the sea


suboceanic: formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed


subocean: formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed


laureled: crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory


laurelled: crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory


crowned: crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory


unlaureled: not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward; - Francis Parkman


unlaurelled: not crowned with laurel; having no acclaim or reward; - Francis Parkman


large: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent


big: above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent


ample: fairly large


sizable: fairly large


sizeable: fairly large


astronomic: inconceivably large


astronomical: inconceivably large


galactic: inconceivably large


bear-sized: large as a bear


bigger: large or big relative to something else


larger: large or big relative to something else


biggish: somewhat large


largish: somewhat large


blown-up: as of a photograph; made larger


enlarged: as of a photograph; made larger


bouffant: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing


puffy: being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing


broad: very large in expanse or scope


spacious: very large in expanse or scope


wide: very large in expanse or scope


bulky: of large size for its weight


capacious: large in capacity


colossal: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe


prodigious: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe


stupendous: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe


deep: large in quantity or size


double: large enough for two


enormous: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman


tremendous: extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman


cosmic: inconceivably extended in space or time


elephantine: of great mass; huge and bulky


gargantuan: of great mass; huge and bulky


giant: of great mass; huge and bulky


jumbo: of great mass; huge and bulky


epic: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)


heroic: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)


larger-than-life: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)


extensive: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity


extended: large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity


gigantic: so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth


mammoth: so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth


great: relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind


grand: large and impressive in physical size or extent


huge: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge


immense: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge


vast: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge


Brobdingnagian: unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge


hulking: of great size and bulk


hulky: of great size and bulk


humongous: (used informally) very large


banging: (used informally) very large


thumping: (used informally) very large


whopping: (used informally) very large


walloping: (used informally) very large


king-size: extra large


king-sized: extra large


large-mouthed: having a relatively large mouth


large-scale: unusually large in scope


large-scale: constructed or drawn to a big scale


life-size: being of the same size as an original


lifesize: being of the same size as an original


life-sized: being of the same size as an original


full-size: being of the same size as an original


macroscopic: large enough to be visible with the naked eye


macroscopical: large enough to be visible with the naked eye


macro: very large in scale or scope or capability


man-sized: very large; appropriate to the size of a man


massive: imposing in size or bulk or solidity


monolithic: imposing in size or bulk or solidity


monumental: imposing in size or bulk or solidity


massive: imposing in scale or scope or degree or power


medium-large: of anything that is large but not the largest


monstrous: abnormally large


mountainous: like a mountain in size and impressiveness


outsize: larger than normal for its kind


outsized: larger than normal for its kind


oversize: larger than normal for its kind


oversized: larger than normal for its kind


overlarge: excessively large


too large: excessively large


plumping: very large; of exceptional size for its kind


queen-size: (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size


queen-sized: (used especially of beds) not as large as king-size


rangy: allowing ample room for ranging


super: extremely large


titanic: of great force or power


volumed: formed or rising in rounded masses


voluminous: large in volume or bulk


whacking: (British informal) enormous


wide-ranging: including much


small: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent


little: limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent


atomic: immeasurably small


subatomic: of smaller than atomic dimensions


bantam: very small


diminutive: very small


lilliputian: very small


midget: very small


petite: very small


tiny: very small


flyspeck: very small


bitty: (used informally) very small


bittie: (used informally) very small


teensy: (used informally) very small


teentsy: (used informally) very small


teeny: (used informally) very small


wee: (used informally) very small


weeny: (used informally) very small


weensy: (used informally) very small


teensy-weensy: (used informally) very small


teeny-weeny: (used informally) very small


itty-bitty: (used informally) very small


itsy-bitsy: (used informally) very small


dinky: small and insignificant


dwarfish: atypically small


elfin: small and delicate


elflike: small and delicate


gnomish: used of small deformed creatures


half-size: half the usual or regular size


infinitesimal: infinitely or immeasurably small


minute: infinitely or immeasurably small


lesser: smaller in size or amount or value


microscopic: so small as to be invisible without a microscope


microscopical: so small as to be invisible without a microscope


micro: extremely small in scale or scope or capability


miniature: being on a very small scale


minuscule: very small


miniscule: very small


olive-sized: about the size of an olive


pocket-size: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket


pocket-sized: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket


pocketable: small enough to be carried in a garment pocket


puny: (used especially of persons) of inferior size


runty: (used especially of persons) of inferior size


shrimpy: (used especially of persons) of inferior size


slender: small in quantity


slim: small in quantity


smaller: small or little relative to something else


littler: small or little relative to something else


smallish: rather small


small-scale: created or drawn on a small scale


undersize: smaller than normal for its kind


undersized: smaller than normal for its kind


greater: greater in size or importance or degree


lesser: of less size or importance


lawful: conformable to or allowed by law


law-abiding: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs


observant: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs


unlawful: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law


lawless: disobedient to or defiant of law


outlaw: disobedient to or defiant of law


wide-open: lax in enforcing laws


lawless: lax in enforcing laws


wrongful: unlawfully violating the rights of others


leaded: treated or mixed with lead


antiknock: suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines


antiknocking: suppressing or eliminating engine knock in combustion engines


unleaded: not treated with lead


leadless: not treated with lead


lead-free: (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead


nonleaded: (of gasoline) not containing tetraethyl lead


leaky: permitting the unwanted passage of fluids or gases


drafty: not airtight


draughty: not airtight


drippy: leaking in drops


oozing: leaking out slowly


oozy: leaking out slowly


seeping: leaking out slowly


holey: allowing passage in and out


porous: allowing passage in and out


tight: of such close construction as to be impermeable


airtight: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out


air-tight: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out


gas-tight: not allowing air or gas to pass in or out


dripless: designed to prevent dripping


hermetic: completely sealed; completely airtight


leakproof: not subject to leaks


rainproof: not permitting the passage of water


waterproof: not permitting the passage of water


waterproofed: not permitting the passage of water


snug: well and tightly constructed


watertight: not allowing water to pass in or out


caulked: having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler


chinked: having narrow opening filled


stopped-up: having narrow opening filled


weather-stripped: having cracks blocked with weather stripping


uncaulked: not caulked or sealed


leavened: made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder; often used as a combining form


unleavened: made without leavening


unraised: made without leavening


leeward: on the side away from the wind


downwind: towards the side away from the wind


lee: towards the side away from the wind


windward: on the side exposed to the wind


upwind: towards the side exposed to wind


weather: towards the side exposed to wind


legal: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules


court-ordered: ordered by a court of law


judicial: decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice


jural: of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations


juristic: of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations


lawful: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law


legitimate: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law


licit: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law


ratified: formally approved and invested with legal authority


sanctioned: formally approved and invested with legal authority


statutory: prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute


sub judice: before a judge or court of law; awaiting judicial determination


illegal: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules


amerciable: of a crime or misdemeanor; punishable by a fine set by a judge


banned: forbidden by law


prohibited: forbidden by law


bootleg: distributed or sold illicitly


black: distributed or sold illicitly


black-market: distributed or sold illicitly


contraband: distributed or sold illicitly


smuggled: distributed or sold illicitly


criminal: involving or being or having the nature of a crime


felonious: involving or being or having the nature of a crime


dirty: obtained illegally or by improper means


ill-gotten: obtained illegally or by improper means


embezzled: taken for your own use in violation of a trust


misappropriated: taken for your own use in violation of a trust


extrajudicial: beyond the usual course of legal proceedings; legally unwarranted


extralegal: not regulated or sanctioned by law


nonlegal: not regulated or sanctioned by law


hot: recently stolen or smuggled


illegitimate: contrary to or forbidden by law


illicit: contrary to or forbidden by law


outlaw: contrary to or forbidden by law


outlawed: contrary to or forbidden by law


unlawful: contrary to or forbidden by law


ineligible: prohibited by official rules


misbranded: branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements


mislabeled: branded or labeled falsely and in violation of statutory requirements


penal: subject to punishment by law


punishable: subject to punishment by law


under-the-counter: done or sold illicitly and secretly


unratified: lacking legal authority


legible: (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or deciphered


clean: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections


fair: (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections


clear: easily deciphered


decipherable: easily deciphered


readable: easily deciphered


illegible: (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible


dirty: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes


foul: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes


marked-up: (of a manuscript) defaced with changes


indecipherable: not easily deciphered


unclear: not easily deciphered


undecipherable: not easily deciphered


unreadable: not easily deciphered


deciphered: converted from cryptic to intelligible language


undeciphered: not deciphered


biological: of parents and children; related by blood


begotten: (of offspring) generated by procreation


natural: related by blood; not adopted


adoptive: of parents and children; related by adoption


foster: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties


surrogate: providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties


legitimate: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful


lawfully-begotten: born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights


morganatic: (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior


left-handed: (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior


true: having a legally established claim


lawful: having a legally established claim


rightful: having a legally established claim


illegitimate: of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful


adulterine: conceived in adultery


base: illegitimate


baseborn: illegitimate


bastardly: born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman


misbegot: born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman


misbegotten: born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman


spurious: born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman


fatherless: not having a known or legally responsible father


left-handed: (of marriages) illicit or informal


unlawful: having no legally established claim


wrongful: having no legally established claim


leptorrhine: having a long narrow nose


leptorhine: having a long narrow nose


leptorrhinian: having a long narrow nose


leptorrhinic: having a long narrow nose


catarrhine: of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward


catarrhinian: of or related to Old World monkeys that have nostrils together and opening downward


platyrrhine: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses


platyrrhinian: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses


platyrhine: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses


platyrhinian: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses


platyrrhinic: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses


broadnosed: of or related to New World monkeys having nostrils far apart or to people with broad noses


leptosporangiate: (of ferns) having each sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell


eusporangiate: (of ferns) having sporangia that arise from a group of epidermal cells


like: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination


similar: resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination


like-minded: of the same turn of mind


look-alike: resembling closely


suchlike: of the same kind


unlike: marked by dissimilarity


dissimilar: marked by dissimilarity


different: marked by dissimilarity


alike: having the same or similar characteristics


similar: having the same or similar characteristics


like: having the same or similar characteristics


unalike: not alike or similar


dissimilar: not alike or similar


like: equal in amount or value


same: equal in amount or value


unlike: not equal in amount


likely: has a good chance of being the case or of coming about


apt: at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant


liable: at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant


probable: apparently destined


promising: showing possibility of achievement or excellence


unlikely: has little chance of being the case or coming about


farfetched: highly imaginative but unlikely


implausible: highly imaginative but unlikely


last: most unlikely or unsuitable


outside: very unlikely


remote: very unlikely


probable: likely but not certain to be or become true or real


likely: likely but not certain to be or become true or real


equiprobable: equally probable


presumptive: having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance


verisimilar: appearing to be true or real


improbable: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred


unlikely: not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred


supposed: mistakenly believed


limbed: having or as if having limbs, especially limbs of a specified kind (usually used in combination)


boughed: having boughs (of trees)


flipper-like: having limbs that are used as flippers


heavy-limbed: having heavy limbs


sharp-limbed: having sharp limbs


limbless: having no limbs


boughless: having no boughs (of trees)


limited: small in range or scope


minor: limited in size or scope


modest: limited in size or scope


small: limited in size or scope


small-scale: limited in size or scope


pocket-size: limited in size or scope


pocket-sized: limited in size or scope


narrow: limited in size or scope


unlimited: having no limits in range or scope; - Philip Rahv


limitless: having no limits in range or scope; - Philip Rahv


bottomless: having no apparent limits or bounds


oceanic: resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree


untrammeled: not confined or limited; - Russell Lord; - Farley Mowat


untrammelled: not confined or limited; - Russell Lord; - Farley Mowat


lineal: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child


direct: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child


matrilineal: based on or tracing descent through the female line


matrilinear: based on or tracing descent through the female line


patrilineal: based on or tracing descent through the male line


patrilinear: based on or tracing descent through the male line


unilateral: tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only


collateral: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines


indirect: descended from a common ancestor but through different lines


linear: designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree


additive: designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree


bilinear: linear with respect to each of two variables or positions


nonlinear: designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree


lined: having a lining or a liner; often used in combination


silk-lined: having a silk lining


unlined: not having a lining or liner


listed: on a list


unlisted: not on a list


ex-directory: (of telephone numbers) not listed in the telephone directory;  (British usage)


over-the-counter: (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange


otc: (of securities) not traded on a stock exchange


literal: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text


denotative: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term


explicit: in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term


figurative: (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech


nonliteral: (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech


analogical: expressing, composed of, or based on an analogy


extended: beyond the literal or primary sense


metaphorical: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another


metaphoric: expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another


metonymic: using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated


metonymical: using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated


poetic: characterized by romantic imagery


synecdochic: using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it


synecdochical: using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it


tropical: characterized by or of the nature of a trope or tropes; changed from its literal sense


literate: versed in literature; dealing with literature


belletristic: written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content


literary: knowledgeable about literature


illiterate: lacking culture, especially in language and literature


literate: able to read and write


illiterate: not able to read or write


analphabetic: having little acquaintance with writing


unlettered: having little acquaintance with writing


functionally illiterate: having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs


preliterate: not yet having acquired the ability to read and write


semiliterate: barely able to read and write


semiliterate: able to read but not to write


live: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing


unrecorded: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing


unfilmed: not recorded on film or tape


untaped: not recorded on film or tape


recorded: set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction


canned: recorded for broadcast


transcribed: recorded for broadcast


filmed: recorded on film; made into a movie


prerecorded: recorded at one time for transmission later


taped: recorded on tape


tape-recorded: recorded on tape


livable: fit or suitable to live in or with


liveable: fit or suitable to live in or with


habitable: fit for habitation


inhabitable: fit for habitation


unlivable: unfit or unsuitable to live in or with


unliveable: unfit or unsuitable to live in or with


uninhabitable: not fit for habitation


liveried: wearing livery


unliveried: not wearing livery


loaded: (of weapons) charged with ammunition


live: charged with an explosive


undischarged: still capable of exploding or being fired


unexploded: still capable of exploding or being fired


unloaded: (of weapons) not charged with ammunition


blank: not charged with a bullet


dud: failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive


loamy: consisting of or having the character of loam


loamless: having no loam


local: affecting only a restricted part or area of the body


localized: confined or restricted to a particular location


localised: confined or restricted to a particular location


topical: pertaining to the surface of a body part


general: affecting the entire body


systemic: affecting an entire system


epidemic: (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously


epiphytotic: (of plants) epidemic among plants of a single kind especially over a wide area


epizootic: (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region


pandemic: epidemic over a wide geographical area


pestilent: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift


pestilential: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift


pestiferous: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift


plaguey: likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; - Jonathan Swift


ecdemic: of or relating to a disease that originates outside the locality in which it occurs


endemic: of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality


endemical: of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality


enzootic: of a disease that is constantly present in an animal community but only occurs in a small number of cases


gloved: having the hands covered with gloves


gauntleted: wearing a protective glove


gloveless: devoid of gloves


hatted: wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind


turbaned: wearing a turban


hatless: not wearing a hat


guided: subject to guidance or control especially after launching


radio-controlled: operated and guided by radio


target-hunting: guided automatically toward the target


unguided: not subject to guidance or control after launching


legged: having legs of a specified kind or number


leglike: resembling or functioning like a leg


straight-legged: having straight legs


three-legged: having or as if having three legs


legless: not having legs


logical: capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning


dianoetic: proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition


discursive: proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition


formal: logically deductive


ratiocinative: based on exact thinking


illogical: lacking in correct logical relation


unlogical: lacking in correct logical relation


absurd: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; - Walter Lippman


inconsequential: not following logically as a consequence


intuitive: obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation


nonrational: obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation


visceral: obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation


extended: fully extended or stretched forth


outspread: fully extended in width


spread: fully extended in width


outstretched: fully extended especially in length


sprawly: spread out irregularly


spread-eagle: with arms and legs stretched out and apart


stretched: extended or spread over a wide area or distance


unextended: not extended or stretched out


mini: used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee


midi: used of women's clothing having a hemline at mid-calf


maxi: used of women's clothing having a hemline at the ankle


lossy: characterized by or causing dissipation of energy


lossless: characterized by or causing no dissipation of energy


long: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified


elongate: having notably more length than width; being long and slender


elongated: having notably more length than width; being long and slender


elongated: drawn out or made longer spatially


extended: drawn out or made longer spatially


lengthened: drawn out or made longer spatially


prolonged: drawn out or made longer spatially


extendible: capable of being lengthened


extendable: capable of being lengthened


far: being of a considerable distance or length


lank: long and thin and often limp


long-handled: having a long handle


pole-handled: having a long handle


long-range: suitable for or reaching long distances


long-snouted: having a snout that is longer than average


long-staple: having relatively long fibers


long-wool: (of sheep) having relatively long wool


long-wooled: (of sheep) having relatively long wool


oblong: deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction


polysyllabic: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables


sesquipedalian: (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables


stretch: having an elongated seating area


short: (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length


abbreviated: (of clothing) very short


brief: (of clothing) very short


close: used of hair or haircuts


curtal: (obsolete) cut short


sawed-off: cut short


sawn-off: cut short


shortened: cut short


shortish: somewhat short


short-range: limited to short distances


short-snouted: having a snout that is shorter than average


snub: unusually short


stubby: short and blunt


telescoped: shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another


shortened: shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another


truncate: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off


truncated: terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off


long: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified


agelong: lasting through all time


bimestrial: two months long; lasting two months


chronic: of long duration


continuing: of long duration


daylong: lasting through an entire day


drawn-out: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted


extended: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted


lengthy: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted


prolonged: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted


protracted: relatively long in duration; tediously protracted


durable: existing for a long time


lasting: existing for a long time


long-lasting: existing for a long time


long-lived: existing for a long time


eight-day: lasting for eight days


endless: tiresomely long; seemingly without end


eternal: tiresomely long; seemingly without end


interminable: tiresomely long; seemingly without end


hourlong: lasting for an hour


lifelong: continuing through life


womb-to-tomb: continuing through life


long-acting: active over a long period of time


long-dated: of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption


longish: somewhat long


long-life: (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual


longitudinal: over an extended time


long-range: involving an extended span of time


long-run: relating to or extending over a relatively long time


long-term: relating to or extending over a relatively long time


semipermanent: relating to or extending over a relatively long time


longstanding: having existed for a long time


monthlong: last through a month


nightlong: lasting, open, or operating through the whole night


all-night: lasting, open, or operating through the whole night


overnight: lasting, open, or operating through the whole night


perennial: lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal


time-consuming: of a task that takes time and patience


weeklong: lasting through a week


seven-day: lasting through a week


yearlong: lasting through a year


short: primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration


abbreviated: cut short in duration


shortened: cut short in duration


truncated: cut short in duration


brief: of short duration or distance


clipped: (of speech) having quick short sounds


fleeting: lasting for a markedly brief time


fugitive: lasting for a markedly brief time


momentaneous: lasting for a markedly brief time


momentary: lasting for a markedly brief time


short and sweet: dealt with very quickly; to the point


short-dated: of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption


short-range: relating to the near future


short-run: relating to or extending over a limited period


short-term: relating to or extending over a limited period


long: (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration


short: of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration


long: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices


short: not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices


lengthwise: running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing


lengthways: running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing


axial: situated on or along or in the direction of an axis


end-to-end: with the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the end of another object


fore-and-aft: parallel with the keel of a boat or ship


linear: measured lengthwise


running: measured lengthwise


longitudinal: running lengthwise


crosswise: lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction


cross: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis


transverse: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis


transversal: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis


thwartwise: extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis


cross-section: representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length


cross-sectional: representing a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length


lidded: having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination


lidless: not having or covered with a lid or lids


loose: not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting


baggy: not fitting closely; hanging loosely


loose-fitting: not fitting closely; hanging loosely


sloppy: not fitting closely; hanging loosely


flyaway: (of hair or clothing) worn loose


tight: closely constrained or constricted or constricting


choky: so tight as to tend to choke


clenched: closed or squeezed together tightly


clinched: closed or squeezed together tightly


close: fitting closely but comfortably


snug: fitting closely but comfortably


close-fitting: fitting closely but comfortably


skintight: so tight as to cling to the skin


skin-tight: so tight as to cling to the skin


tight-fitting: fitting snugly


tightfitting: fitting snugly


tight fitting: fitting snugly


tightly fitting: fitting snugly


skinny: fitting snugly


viselike: clamped as in a vise


constricted: drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically


narrowed: made narrow; limited in breadth


pinched: as if squeezed uncomfortably tight


stenosed: abnormally constricted body canal or passage


stenotic: abnormally constricted body canal or passage


unconstricted: not constricted physically or by extension psychologically


open: without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition


lost: no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered


mislaid: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place


misplaced: lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place


gone: no longer retained


missing: not able to be found


squandered: not used to good advantage


wasted: not used to good advantage


stray: (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home


straying: unable to find your way


found: come upon unexpectedly or after searching


recovered: found after being lost


lost: spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed


cursed: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell


damned: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell


doomed: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell


unredeemed: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell


unsaved: in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell


destroyed: destroyed physically or morally


ruined: destroyed physically or morally


saved: rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin


blessed: enjoying the bliss of heaven


ransomed: reclaimed by payment of a ransom


rescued: delivered from danger


reclaimed: delivered from danger


ransomed: saved from the bondage of sin


redeemed: saved from the bondage of sin


salvageable: capable of being saved from ruin


lost: not gained or won


confiscate: surrendered as a penalty


forfeit: surrendered as a penalty


forfeited: surrendered as a penalty


won: not subject to defeat


loud: characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity


big: loud and firm


blaring: unpleasantly loud and penetrating


blasting: unpleasantly loud and penetrating


clarion: loud and clear


deafening: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss


earsplitting: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss


thunderous: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss


thundery: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss


earthshaking: loud enough to shake the very earth


harsh-voiced: having an unusually harsh sound


loud-mouthed: given to loud offensive talk


loud-voiced: having an unusually loud voice


shattering: seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering


shouted: in a vehement outcry


yelled: in a vehement outcry


trumpet-like: resembling the sound of a trumpet


vocal: full of the sound of voices


soft: (of sound) relatively low in volume


dull: being or made softer or less loud or clear


muffled: being or made softer or less loud or clear


muted: being or made softer or less loud or clear


softened: being or made softer or less loud or clear


euphonious: (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident


gentle: quiet and soothing


hushed: in a softened tone


muted: in a softened tone


subdued: in a softened tone


quiet: in a softened tone


little: (of a voice) faint


small: (of a voice) faint


low: very low in volume


low-toned: very low in volume


murmuring: making a low continuous indistinct sound


susurrant: making a low continuous indistinct sound


whispering: making a low continuous indistinct sound


murmurous: characterized by soft sounds; ; ; - R.P.Warren


rustling: characterized by soft sounds; ; ; - R.P.Warren


soughing: characterized by soft sounds; ; ; - R.P.Warren


susurrous: characterized by soft sounds; ; ; - R.P.Warren


soft-footed: sound of quiet gentle steps


soft-spoken: having a speaking manner that is not loud or harsh


full: (of sound) having marked deepness and body


booming: used of the voice


stentorian: used of the voice


grumbling: continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound


rumbling: continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound


plangent: loud and resounding


rich: pleasantly full and mellow


orotund: (of sounds) full and rich


rotund: (of sounds) full and rich


round: (of sounds) full and rich


pear-shaped: (of sounds) full and rich


heavy: full and loud and deep


sonorous: full and loud and deep


sounding: having volume or deepness; ; - Wordsworth


thin: (of sound) lacking resonance or volume


pale: not full or rich


piano: used chiefly as a direction or description in music


soft: used chiefly as a direction or description in music


pianissimo: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft


pianissimo assai: chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft


forte: used chiefly as a direction or description in music


loud: used chiefly as a direction or description in music


fortemente: chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong


fortissimo: chiefly a direction or description in music


hardened: protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)


soft: not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)


lovable: having characteristics that attract love or affection


loveable: having characteristics that attract love or affection


adorable: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way


endearing: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way


lovely: lovable especially in a childlike or naive way


angelic: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub


angelical: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub


cherubic: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub


seraphic: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub


sweet: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub


cuddlesome: inviting cuddling or hugging


cuddly: inviting cuddling or hugging


hateful: evoking or deserving hatred; - Joseph Priestly


abominable: unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke


detestable: unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke


execrable: unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke


odious: unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke


unlovable: incapable of inspiring love or affection; -Joseph Conrad


liked: found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form


likable: easy to like; agreeable


likeable: easy to like; agreeable


disliked: regarded with aversion


dislikable: such as to provoke dislike


unlikable: difficult or impossible to like


unlikeable: difficult or impossible to like


loved: held dear


admired: regarded with admiration


adored: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)


idolized: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)


idolised: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)


worshipped: regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god)


beloved: dearly loved


darling: dearly loved


dear: dearly loved


blue-eyed: favorite


fair-haired: favorite


white-haired: favorite


cherished: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for


precious: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for


treasured: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for


wanted: characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for


favored: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


favorite: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


favourite: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


best-loved: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


pet: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


preferred: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


preferent: preferred above all others and treated with partiality


unloved: not loved


alienated: caused to be unloved


estranged: caused to be unloved


bereft: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love


lovelorn: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love


unbeloved: unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love


despised: treated with contempt


detested: treated with contempt


hated: treated with contempt


scorned: treated with contempt


disinherited: deprived of your rightful heritage


jilted: rebuffed (by a lover) without warning


rejected: rebuffed (by a lover) without warning


spurned: rebuffed (by a lover) without warning


loveless: receiving no love


loving: feeling or showing love and affection


adoring: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent


doting: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent


fond: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent


affectionate: having or displaying warmth or affection


fond: having or displaying warmth or affection


lovesome: having or displaying warmth or affection


tender: having or displaying warmth or affection


warm: having or displaying warmth or affection


amative: inclined toward or displaying love


amorous: inclined toward or displaying love


amatory: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance


amorous: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance


romantic: expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance


attached: fond and affectionate


captivated: strongly attracted


charmed: strongly attracted


enamored: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


infatuated: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


in love: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


potty: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


smitten: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


soft on: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


taken with: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness


idolatrous: blindly or excessively devoted or adoring


loverlike: like or in the manner of a lover


loverly: like or in the manner of a lover


overfond: excessively fond


tenderhearted: easily moved to love


touchy-feely: (often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact)


uxorious: foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife


unloving: not giving or reciprocating affection


cold: sexually unresponsive


frigid: sexually unresponsive


loveless: without love


detached: lacking affection or warm feeling


unaffectionate: lacking affection or warm feeling


uncaring: lacking affection or warm feeling


unromantic: neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance


lowercase: relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case


little: lowercase


minuscule: lowercase


small: lowercase


uppercase: relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case


capital: uppercase


great: uppercase


majuscule: uppercase


lucky: having or bringing good fortune


apotropaic: having the power to prevent evil or bad luck


hot: having or bringing unusually good luck


serendipitous: lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries


unlucky: having or bringing misfortune


luckless: having or bringing misfortune


hexed: (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune


jinxed: (usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune


lyric: used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range


dramatic: used of a singer or singing voice that is marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style


made: (of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order


unmade: (of a bed) not having the sheets and blankets set in order


magnetic: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel


magnetized: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel


magnetised: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel


attractable: capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet


antimagnetic: impervious to the effects of a magnetic field; resistant to magnetization


magnetic: determined by earth's magnetic fields


geographic: determined by geography


geographical: determined by geography


true: determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles


magnetic: capable of being magnetized


nonmagnetic: not capable of being magnetized


major: greater in number or size or amount


better: more than half


minor: inferior in number or size or amount


major: greater in scope or effect


minor: lesser in scope or effect


major: of full legal age


minor: not of legal age


nonaged: not of legal age


underage: not of legal age


major: of a scale or mode


minor: of a scale or mode


major: of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes


minor: of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization


major: of greater importance or stature or rank


leading: indicating the most important performer or role


prima: indicating the most important performer or role


star: indicating the most important performer or role


starring: indicating the most important performer or role


stellar: indicating the most important performer or role


minor: of lesser importance or stature or rank


insignificant: of little importance or influence or power; of minor status


peanut: of little importance or influence or power; of minor status


secondary: not of major importance


major: of greater seriousness or danger


minor: of lesser seriousness or danger


majuscule: of or relating to a style of writing characterized by somewhat rounded capital letters; 4th to 8th centuries


majuscular: of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules


minuscule: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries


minuscular: of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries


manageable: capable of being managed or controlled


administrable: capable of being administered or managed


controllable: capable of being controlled


governable: capable of being controlled


directed: manageable by a supervising agent


steerable: capable of being steered or directed


dirigible: capable of being steered or directed


unmanageable: hard to control; ,


difficult: hard to control; ,


indocile: of persons


uncontrollable: of persons


ungovernable: of persons


unruly: of persons


uncheckable: incapable of being checked or restrained


manly: possessing qualities befitting a man


manful: possessing qualities befitting a man


manlike: possessing qualities befitting a man


man-sized: calling for the strength of a man


unmanly: not possessing qualities befitting a man


unmanful: not possessing qualities befitting a man


unmanlike: not possessing qualities befitting a man


effeminate: having unsuitable feminine qualities


emasculate: having unsuitable feminine qualities


epicene: having unsuitable feminine qualities


cissy: having unsuitable feminine qualities


sissified: having unsuitable feminine qualities


sissyish: having unsuitable feminine qualities


sissy: having unsuitable feminine qualities


womanish: having characteristics associated with women and considered undesirable in men


male: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation


male: for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys


antheral: capable of fertilizing female organs


staminate: capable of fertilizing female organs


phallic: resembling or being a phallus


priapic: resembling or being a phallus


priapic: overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality


young-begetting: capable of fathering offspring


female: being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop


female: for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls


egg-producing: capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring


young-bearing: capable of producing eggs and bearing offspring


pistillate: having gynoecia, or pistils, the ovule-bearing organ of a seed plant


androgynous: having both male and female characteristics


bisexual: having an ambiguous sexual identity


epicene: having an ambiguous sexual identity


gynandromorphic: having both male and female morphological characteristics


gynandromorphous: having both male and female morphological characteristics


hermaphroditic: of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs


hermaphrodite: of animal or plant; having both male female reproductive organs


intersexual: having sexual characteristics intermediate between those of male and female


pseudohermaphroditic: having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex


pseudohermaphrodite: having internal reproductive organs of one sex and external sexual characteristics of the other sex


unisex: not distinguished on the basis of sex


manned: having a crew


unmanned: lacking a crew


remote-controlled: lacking a crew


pilotless: lacking a pilot


marked: having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination


asterisked: marked with an asterisk


starred: marked with an asterisk


barred: marked with stripes or bands


scarred: deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury


well-marked: clearly indicated


masked: having markings suggestive of a mask


unmarked: not having an identifying mark


unasterisked: not marked with an asterisk


unstarred: not marked with an asterisk


branded: marked with a brand


unbranded: not marked with a brand


married: joined in matrimony


joined: of or relating to two people who are married to each other


united: of or relating to two people who are married to each other


mated: of or relating to a marriage partner


ringed: wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married; - Tennyson


wed: having been taken in marriage


wedded: having been taken in marriage


unmarried: not married or related to the unmarried state


single: not married or related to the unmarried state


divorced: of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved


mateless: of someone who has no marriage partner


unwed: of someone who has not been married


unwedded: of someone who has not been married


widowed: single because of death of the spouse


mated: mated sexually


paired: mated sexually


unmated: not mated sexually


mateless: not mated sexually


masculine: associated with men and not with women


butch: used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner


macho: used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner


male: characteristic of a man


manful: characteristic of a man


manlike: characteristic of a man


manly: characteristic of a man


virile: characteristic of a man


mannish: characteristic of a man as distinguished from a woman


feminine: associated with women and not with men


fair: attractively feminine


female: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman


distaff: characteristic of or peculiar to a woman


maidenlike: befitting or characteristic of a maiden


maidenly: befitting or characteristic of a maiden


powder-puff: used of competitive activities in which only women take part


womanly: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman


feminine: befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman


matronly: befitting or characteristic of a fully mature woman


womanlike: resembling a woman


unwomanly: not womanly


hoydenish: used of girls; wild and boisterous


tomboyish: used of girls; wild and boisterous


mannish: resembling or imitative of or suggestive of a man rather than a woman


unfeminine: not suitable for a woman


masculine: of grammatical gender


feminine: of grammatical gender


neuter: of grammatical gender


matched: going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities