cheerless.
Ant. Sheltered, protected, warm, balmy, cheerful, comfortable.
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Blemish. Blot, spot, flaw, fault, imperfection, stain; defacement, tarnish, disfigurement, disgrace, defect, dishonor, stigma, taint.
Ant. Purity, unsulliedness, honor, integrity, wholeness.
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Blend. Mix, unite, fuse, merge, mingle, amalgamate, combine, coalesce, harmonize.
Ant. Separate, run, dissociate, divide.
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Bless. Delight, gladden, make happy, thank, glorify, exalt, praise, extol, felicitate, cheer.
Ant. Curse, anathematize, sadden, grieve.
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Blessing. Benediction, benison; good, benefit, happiness, profit, boon, gain; glory, praise, gratitude.
Ant. Malediction, curse; bereavement, impoverishment, calamity, deprivation, disaster, damage, detriment.
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Blight. Pestilence, withering, blast, destruction.
Ant. Development, maturity.
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Blind. Sightless, unseeing, eyeless, undiscerning, ignorant, unconscious, uninformed.
Ant. Clear-sighted, far-seeing, discerning, penetrating, conscious, keen, aware, sensitive.
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Blink. Wink, ignore, connive, overlook.
Ant. Notice, note, mark.
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Bliss. Blessedness, happiness, joy, ecstasy, rapture, felicity, beatitude.
Ant. Torment, woe, suffering, misery, accursedness.
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Blithe. Merry, joyous, cheerful, gay, lively, airy, sportive, blithesome, mirthful, jocund, elated, vivacious, joyful.
Ant. Dejected, heavy, dull, sullen.
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Block. Obstruct, arrest, stop, fill.
Ant. Free, open, clear.
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Blockhead. Dunce, dolt, stupid fellow, numskull, ninny, simpleton, ignoramus, dullard, booby.
Ant. Sage, adept, savant, philosopher, schoolman, luminary.
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Blood-thirsty. Cruel, savage, ferocious, murderous, bloody, bloody-minded, gory, barbarous, inhuman, ruthless, sanguinary.
Ant. Humane, kind, merciful, mild, tender, compassionate.
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Bloom, n. Blossom, flower, flowering, efflorescence; flush, freshness, prime, vigor, glow; delicacy, innocence.
Ant. Decay, decadence, blight, blast, roughness, toughness, ghastliness, superannuation, cadaverousness, coarseness.
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Bloom, v. Blossom, bud, flower, germinate, sprout, blow, develop.
Ant. Blight, be blasted, wither.
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Blooming. Flourishing, flowering; young, beautiful, fair, fresh.
Ant. Fading, waning, old, unsightly, deformed, blasted, withered.
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Blot. Sully, spot, tarnish, spoil, discolor, pollute, stain, erase, blur, blotch, smear, smutch, obliterate.
Ant. Cleanse, clear, whiten, blanch; perpetuate, preserve.
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Blot out. Erase, cancel, expunge, obliterate, efface, destroy, wipe out.
Ant. Restore, replace.
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Blow, n. Knock, thump, stroke, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut, concussion, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stroke, wound, affliction, blast, gale, gust; disappointment.
Ant. Relief, comfort, blessing, consolation, assuagement.
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Bluff. Abrupt, blunt, inconsiderate, open, rough, unmannerly, uncivil, blustering, bold, brusque, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, plain-spoken, rude.
Ant. Bland, courteous, genial, polite, refined, reserved, urbane, polished.
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Blunder. Error, mistake, misunderstanding, fault, slip, oversight, inaccuracy, delusion.
Ant. Accuracy, correctness, truthfulness, exactness, ratification, foresight, achievement, success, correction.
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Blunt, a. Obtuse, dull, pointless, edgeless, brusk, abrupt, plain, informal, stupid, stolid.
Ant. Sharp, keen, acute, sensitive, polished, courteous, refined.
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Blunt, v. Subdue, numb, harden, dull, make dull, deaden, paralyze, stupefy; moderate, allay, mitigate, assuage.
Ant. Quicken, sharpen, instigate, excite, stimulate, animate, vitalize.
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Blush, n. Bloom, color, reddening, carnation, complexion; shame, confusion, guiltiness.
Ant. Pallor; innocence, purity, unconsciousness; boldness, effrontery.
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Bluster. Storm, rage, insult, roar, swagger, vaunt, boast.
Ant. Cringe, whine, whimper.
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Boast. Vaunt, brag, swagger, magnify, make much of, swell, bluster, triumph, glory, vapor.
Ant. Whine, cringe; minimize, apologize.
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Bodily. Corporeally; completely, wholly, altogether, entirely, collectively, unitedly.
Ant. Spiritually, ghostly; piecemeal, partially, gradually, fragmentarily.
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Body. Material or physical substance; carcass, corpse; trunk, stem, bulk, main part; person, individual, mortal, creature, being; company, society, corporation; system; consistency, substance; ashes, form, dust, frame, remains, clay.
Ant. Intellect, intelligence, soul, spirit, mind; branch, limb; world, universe; mass, conglomeration.
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