Withdraw, except, deduct, suppress, retract.
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Adept. Expert, master, proficient, genius, veteran, professor.
Ant. Novice, tyro, blunderer, inexpert.
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Adequate. Equal, competent, fitted, qualified, suitable, sufficient, capable, adapted, satisfactory; proportionate, commensurate.
Ant. Inferior, poor, useless, worthless, unfit, incompetent.
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Adhere. Stick, cling, cohere, hold, cleave; belong, pertain; be attached, fixed, or devoted.
Ant. Part, separate, sunder, sever, give way.
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Adherence. Tenacity, attachment, constancy, fidelity, devotion, partisanship; adhesion.
Ant. Desertion, separation, disunion, unfaithfulness.
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Adjacent. Near, close, bordering, adjoining, contiguous, beside.
Ant. Separate, distant, remote, detached, disconnected.
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Adjourn. Postpone, delay, defer; suspend, interrupt, close, end, dissolve.
Ant. Despatch, hasten, conclude, complete, terminate, consummate.
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Adjunct. Addition, appendage, accessory, aid, advantage, help; colleague, associate.
Ant. Detriment, impediment, hindrance, obstruction, detraction.
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Adjure. Entreat, beseech, pray, supplicate, implore, beg; swear by.
Ant. Defy, deprecate, remonstrate, dare, expostulate, warn.
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Adjustment. Arrangement, disposal; settlement, agreement, understanding; fitting, adaptation, conformity; regulation, rectification, accommodation.
Ant. Disturbance, disorder, confusion; dissension, divergence; non-conformity.
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Administer. Dispense, distribute, supply; direct, manage, control, superintend; offer, proffer, tender.
Ant. Withhold, refuse, retain; betray, mismanage; repulse, rebuff.
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Admiration. Wonder, approval, love, surprise, astonishment, appreciation, reverence, high regard.
Ant. Disapproval, contempt, dislike.
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Admire. Honor, esteem, approve, adore, wonder at, venerate, extol, marvel at, applaud, revere, respect.
Ant. Despise, dislike, execrate, hate, abhor, scorn, detest.
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Admissible. Allowable, lawful, permissible, possible, probable.
Ant. Absurd, preposterous, improper, wrong, unlawful.
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Admission. Admittance, entrance, access; avowal, acknowledgment, concession, concurrence, allowance.
Ant. Denial, contradiction, rejection, negation.
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Admit. Receive; accept, acknowledge, own, confess; permit, allow, suffer.
Ant. Exclude, debar; disown, deny; dismiss, reject, repudiate.
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Admonish. Advise, warn, caution, counsel, censure, rebuke, reprove; forewarn, remind, dissuade; instruct, teach, apprise, acquaint.
Ant. Encourage, urge, countenance, applaud, abet, instigate.
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Admonition. Caution, warning, advice, counsel, instruction, reminder, hint, reproof, reprehension.
Ant. Applause, encouragement, incitement, urging, instigation.
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Ado. Trouble, toil, labor, pains; bustle, stir, fuss, noise, turmoil.
Ant. Quiet, calm, composure, tranquillity.
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Adopt. Appropriate, assume; approve, accept, support, maintain; affiliate, father.
Ant. Reject, discard; renounce, abandon, disclaim; disown, repudiate.
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Adoration. Worship, devotion, homage, reverence, veneration, idolatry.
Ant. Execration, disesteem, abomination, abhorrence, hatred, detestation.
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Adorn. Beautify, decorate, embellish, ornament, garnish, illustrate, gild, bedeck, grace, dignify, honor, exalt.
Ant. Mar, spoil, deface, disfigure, deform, denude, strip.
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Adroit. Dexterous, expert, skilful, apt, handy, quick, clever, ready, deft, ingenious, cunning.
Ant. Clumsy, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unhandy, maladroit.
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Adulation. Flattery, extravagant compliment, fulsome praise, fawning, sycophancy, blandishment, obsequiousness.
Ant. Defamation, obloquy, ridicule, satire, sarcasm, detraction, aspersion, libel.
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Adumbrate. Shadow, outline, indicate, hint, trace, delineate; typify, represent, symbolize; darken, obscure, hide, conceal.
Ant. Fulfil, realize, embody; misrepresent; reveal, illumine.
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Advance, n. Progress, improvement, growth; offer, proposal, overture, tender, proposition; rise, appreciation.
Ant. Regress, return, retrogression; diminution; depreciation.
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Advance, v. Push or send forward, propel; promote, elevate, dignify, exalt; improve, strengthen, benefit; propose, offer; furnish, lend, loan; increase, augment, raise; proceed, progress; thrive, prosper; accelerate.
Ant. Retard, hinder, withhold, withdraw; suppress, degrade, depress; oppose, recall, weaken, retreat; lessen, diminish.
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Advantage. Benefit, profit, expediency, favorable opportunity, blessing; behalf, account, interest; privilege, convenience, assistance, utility, service.
Ant. Loss, disappointment, frustration, difficulty, dilemma.
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