Monday, April 9, 2012

Synonyms(NB: words following * are antonyms)II

  1. clumsy, awkward, inept, ungainly, maladroit, gauche, all thumbs, ham-fisted, lumbering, inelegant * dexterous
  2. blunt, dull, rounded/ direct, frank, honest * sharp
  3. interlace, interweave, intertwine, interlock, entwine, connect, intermingle, link
  4. pinched, haggard, strained, tired, waned, drained, careworn,
  5. bulky, large, huge, immense, massive, hulking
  6. desiccate, dry, burn, scorch, dehydrate
  7. glare , look angrily, look fiercely, stare angrily
  8. occupant, inhabitant, tenant, dweller, lodger, resident
  9. stirrup
  10. grotesque, monstrous, bizarre, fantastic, ugly, gross, misshapen * attractive
  11. swing, sway, rock, dangle, hang, move back and forth, move to and fro
  12. hump, bulge, bump, lump, swelling
  13. shallow, thin, superficial, trivial, low* deep
  14. groove, channel, furrow, rut
  15. groovy, pleasing, wonderful, harmonious
  16. elongated, stretched out, lengthened, extended, drawn out
  17. ponderous, tedious, cumbersome, heavy, unwieldy
  18. gigantic, enormous, huge, massive, gargantuan, colossal, oversize * tiny
  19. duck(v), stoop, bend, bow, dip
  20. monotonous, dull, droning, repetitive, boring, tedious * varied
  21. start-from- scratch
  22. plod, trudge, slog, lumber, tread wearily
  23. pace, speed, rapidity, swiftness, velocity, tempo
  24. jagged, uneven, rough, serrated, pointy, sharp, toothed * smooth
  25. towering, very tall, soaring, lofty, high, immense, gigantic * short
  26. cliff, precipice, rock face, crag, overhang
  27. adapted, modified, tailored, custom- made
  28. adept, skillful, expert, proficient, adroit
  29. knife-edge abruptness: sharp and sudden end
  30. abrupt, sudden, unexpected, immediate
  31. all-but- unbearable, virtually unbearable, barely tolerable
  32. blaze, fire, conflagration, combustion,
  33. horizon, prospect, possibility, perspective, sphere, scope
  34. wince, flinch, cringe, recoil, make a face
  35. gorgeous, stunning, striking, dazzling, lovely, elegant, attractive

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