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Bore. Pierce, perforate, penetrate, drill; weary, plague, trouble, vex, worry, annoy.
Ant. Delight, gratify, please.
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Bosom. Breast, heart, affection; hollow, depths, midst, inmost recesses; retreat, retirement, quiet, privacy.
Ant. Surface, exterior, expanse; manner, deportment, demeanor.
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Both. Twain, two.
Ant. Either, each, every, neither, none, not any, no one.
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Bother. Worry, pester, perplex, harass, plague, tease, vex, molest, annoy, excite.
Ant. Aid, assist, calm, quiet, compose.
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Bottom. Deep, profound, base, foot; foundation, basis, groundwork; valley, meadow; ship, vessel; seat; grounds, lees, sediments; stamina, power of endurance.
Ant. Top, height, acme, apex, summit, crown, brow; surface.
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Bound, v. Skip, leap, frisk, jump, spring; confine, limit, circumscribe, terminate, restrict, restrain.
Ant. Hobble, limp, crawl, creep, shamble; enlarge, open, extend, spread out.
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Boundary. Margin, limit, confines, border, bound, frontier, line, marge, verge, termination, term, barrier, bourn, edge, enclosure, landmark; circumference.
Ant. Land, region, estate, interior, territory; center, citadel; inside.
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Boundless. Unlimited, illimitable, unbounded, measureless, infinite.
Ant. Narrow, restricted, confined, circumscribed.
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Bountiful. Liberal, generous, benevolent, unselfish, munificent.
Ant. Miserly, selfish, stingy, niggardly.
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Bounty. Liberality, gift, generosity, charity, benefaction, benignity, benevolence, munificence, donation; premium, reward, bonus.
Ant. Closeness, stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness.
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Bower. Recess, arbor, retreat, alcove, summerhouse.
Ant. Open place.
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Brag. Boast, vaunt, bully, swagger.
Ant. Cringe, whine, whimper.
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Braid. Bind, weave, plait, tie.
Ant. Unbind, dishevel.
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Branch. Member, bough, limb, shoot, arm, twig, scion, offshoot, ramification; section, department, division; article, part, portion; tributary; derivative line, cognate stock.
Ant. Trunk, stock, stem; race, family, house.
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Brand, v. Denounce, mark, stigmatize, disgrace.
Ant. Honor, decorate, distinguish.
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Brandish. Flourish, wield, whisk, shake, wave.
Ant. Suspend, stay, arrest.
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Bravado. Boasting, bragging, bluster.
Ant. Diffidence, reserve, concealment, modesty.
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Brave. Fearless, heroic, undaunted, undismayed, adventurous, bold, courageous, daring, dauntless, gallant, intrepid, valiant, venturesome, doughty, chivalrous, chivalric, splendid, courteous.
Ant. Afraid, cringing, fearful, shrinking, timid, timorous, frightened, cowardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, churlish, discourteous, fearsome.
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Brawny. Muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, sinewy, herculean, robust, stout.
Ant. Weak, fragile, delicate, feeble, effeminate, lean.
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Breach. Break, rupture, opening, fracture, flaw, fissure, rent; violation, infringement, non-observance; quarrel, difference, variance, dissension, schism, alienation.
Ant. Integrity, wholeness, flawlessness, completeness; reconciliation, healing; conservation, observance; inviolateness; union, fidelity, amalgamation.
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Break. Fracture, rend, part, sever, shatter, smash, shiver; weaken, impair, enfeeble, enervate; tame; make bankrupt; dismiss, discard, degrade, cashier; mitigate, assuage; interrupt, stop, cut short; open, unfold; destroy, sunder, burst, rive, crack, crush, demolish, rupture, split, transgress.
Ant. Fasten, join, mend, secure, unite, weld, attach, bind, solder, heal, piece, conjoin, rejoin; protect, conserve; encourage, strengthen, preserve; observe, obey.
