Синонимы и антонимы. Сборник общеупотребительных слов с похожими и с противоположными по смыслу словами. - страница 37



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Certify. Acknowledge, avow, declare, prove, inform, assure, attest.

Ant. Disavow, misinform, disprove.

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Cessation. Stop, pause, abeyance, suspension, lull, respite.

Ant. Incessancy, continuity, continuance.

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Chafe. Vex, irritate, gall, rub, chagrin, tease, worry, harass, annoy, fret; rage, fume; nettle, exasperate, anger.

Ant. Soothe, coax, calm, console, humor; submit, endure, succumb.

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Chaff. Banter, badinage, nonsense, frivolity; refuse, trash.

Ant. Sense, reason, pith, gist, seriousness, substance.

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Chagrin. Humiliation, shame, mortification, confusion, discomposure, dismay, disappointment.

Ant. Delight, glory, exultation, triumph, rejoicing.

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Challenge, v. Dare, brave, defy; demand, require, claim; object to, take exceptions.

Ant. Pass, allow, grant, concede, permit; retract, retreat.

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Champion. Defender, protector, vindicator; hero, winner, chief, victor, combatant.

Ant. Renegade, traitor, deserter, coward; adversary, opponent.

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Chance. Hazard, casualty, accident, luck, fortune.

Ant. Law, sequence, purpose, design, intention, causation, certainty.

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Change, n. Transformation, variation, transition, conversion, innovation, diversion, novelty, variety, vicissitude, alteration, transmutation.

Ant. Fixity, identity, constancy, uniformity, firmness, permanence, persistence, steadiness.

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Change, v. Alter, transform, vary, turn, veer, shift, qualify, modify, exchange, diversify, convert, metamorphose, substitute.

Ant. Continue, endure, stay, hold, keep, retain, abide, remain, persist.

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Changeless. Stationary, undeviating, immovable, reliable, consistent.

Ant. Fluctuating, vacillating, capricious, variable, plastic.

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Character. Mark, figure, sign, symbol, emblem, letter; constitution, nature, disposition, turn, cast, bent; temperament, moral qualities, personality, traits, habits; person, individual; repute, reputation.

Ant. Anonymousness; disrepute; vagueness; indefiniteness.

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Characteristic. Attribute, peculiarity, trait, sign, indication, mark, feature, distinction, singularity, property, idiosyncrasy.

Ant. Nondescript, generality, miscellany, commonness.

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Charge, v. Load, freight, burden; intrust; impute, ascribe; accuse, impeach, incriminate, arraign, indict; command, order, require, bid; attack, assault.

Ant. Free, acquit, liberate, discharge.

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Charitable. Benign, bountiful, liberal; lenient, mild, considerate.

Ant. Selfish, harsh, exacting, revengeful, churlish, censorious.

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Charity. Benevolence, liberality, bounty, generosity, philanthropy.

Ant. Harshness, ill will, malignity, malevolence.

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Charlatan. Quack, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug, cheat.

Ant. Victim, dupe, gull.

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Charm. Spell, incantation, enchantment; fascination, attraction, allurement; witchery, sorcery, magic, necromancy.

Ant. Fear, repulsion, disenchantment, disillusion.

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Chary. Careful, cautious, wary; frugal, sparing, saving, reluctant.

Ant. Liberal, lavish, profuse, extravagant.

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Chase. Pursue, track, hunt, follow, prosecute; emboss, enchase.

Ant. Flee, shun, elude, evade; abandon, relinquish.

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Chaste. Pure, spotless, immaculate, modest, virtuous, simple, refined, classic, elegant.

Ant. Corrupt, impure, flashy, gaudy; coarse, inelegant.

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Chasten. Discipline, chastise, subdue, afflict, punish, soften, try.

Ant. Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize.

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Chattels. Goods, wares, effects, furniture.

Ant. Freehold.