Synonyms

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Admonish
(Verb) to caution or
advise against something; to
scold mildly; to remind of a duty
Synonyms: warn, call on the carpet
Antonyms: praise, pat on the back
Breach
(noun) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation
or infraction; (verb) to create this opening, or
break through
Antonyms: close, or seal
Brigand
(noun) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
Circumspect
(adjective) cautious, careful
Synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded
Antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless,
heedless
Commandeer
(verb) to seize for military or official use
Synonyms: take over, requisition,
expropriate
Cumbersome
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(adjective): clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving
Synonyms: unwieldy, ponderous
Antonyms: manageable, easy to handle
Deadlock
(noun) a standstill resulting from the opposition of
two equal forces or factions; (verb) to bring to
such a standstill
Synonyms: standoff, stalemate, impasse
Antonyms: agreement, accord, breakthrough
Debris
(noun) scattered fragments, wreckage
Synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and
jetsam
Diffuse
(verb) to spread or scatter freely or widely
(adjective) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused;
scattered or widely spread
Synonyms: disperse; rambling; verbose, prolix
Antonyms: concentrate, brief, concise, succinct.
Dilemma
(noun) a difficult or perplexing situation or
problem
Synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
Antonyms: cinch
Efface
(verb) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being
noticed
Synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
Muddle
(Verb) to make a mess of; muddle through; to bet
by (noun) a hopeless mess
Synonyms: jumble, mess up, confusion, disorder
Antonyms: orderliness, tidiness, neatness
Opinionated
(adjective) stubborn and often unreasonable in
holding to one’s own idea, having a closed mind
Synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
Antonyms: open-minded, reasonable
Perennial
(Adjective) lasting for a long time, persistent; (noun) a
plant that lives for many years
Synonyms: enduring, recurring
Antonyms: brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral
Predispose
(verb) to incline to beforehand
Synonyms: make susceptible to
Antonyms: immunize, against, shield from
Relinquish
(verb) to let go, give up
Synonyms: surrender, abandon
Antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
Salvage
(verb) to save from fire or shipwreck; (noun)
property thus saved
Synonyms: rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
Antonyms: abandon, scrap, junk
Spasmodic
(adjective) sudden and violent but brief, fitful;
intermittent
Synonyms: irregular, occasional
Antonyms: steady, continuous, chronic
Spurious
(adjective) not genuine, not true, not valid
Synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
Antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
Unbridled
(adjective) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint
Synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
Antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted
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