Синонимы и антонимы. Сборник общеупотребительных слов с похожими и с противоположными по смыслу словами. - страница 38



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Cheap. Common, inexpensive, mean, worthless, vile, paltry, low-priced, poor, indifferent.

Ant. Rare, costly, expensive, high, precious.

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Cheat, n. Fraud, trick, artifice, swindle, deceit, fiction, imposture.

Ant. Truth, reality, fact, honesty, authenticity, certainty, openness, sincerity.

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Check, v. Restrain, curb, stop, bridle, hinder, impede, inhibit; reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.

Ant. License, indulge, allow, loose, liberate, abet, instigate.

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Cheer, n. Gladness, joy, gaiety, mirth, merriment, cheerfulness, happiness, hope, conviviality, plenty, hospitality.

Ant. Gloom, dearth, sullenness, niggardliness, unsociableness.

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Cheerful. Glad, lively, mirthful, animated, jocund, jolly, blithe, buoyant, merry, joyous.

Ant. Gloomy, dejected, unhappy, lifeless, dull, depressing, melancholy, joyless, dispiriting.

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Cherish. Foster, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, comfort, cheer.

Ant. Abandon, afflict, check, discourage.

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Chief, a. Head, important, excellent, high, principal, consummate.

Ant. Subordinate, minor, inferior.

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Chieftain. Captain, commander, general, leader, chief.

Ant. Vassal, minion, adherent, retainer, attendant, follower.

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Childish. Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.

Ant. Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous.

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Chimerical. Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.

Ant. Real, actual, substantial, veritable.

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Chivalrous. Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.

Ant. Dastardly, recreant, sneaking.

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Choice, n. Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.

Ant. Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination.

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Choice, a. Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.

Ant. Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior.

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Choose. Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.

Ant. Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside.

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Chronicle. Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.

Ant. Legend, romance, tradition.

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Cipher. Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.

Ant. Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus.

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Circular. Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.

Ant. Linear, direct, straight.

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Circulate. Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.

Ant. Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate.

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Circumference. Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.

Ant. Center, interior.

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Circumlocution. Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.

Ant. Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness.

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Circumscribe. Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.

Ant. Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend.

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Circumspect. Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.

Ant. Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary.

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Circumstance. Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.

Ant. Deed, case, transaction, business, affair.

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Cite. Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.

Ant. Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove.