Part 10
ANT. _Starvation, fasting, abstinence, fast; gluttony, omnivorousness._
=Difference.= Contrast, diversity, variation, variety, discrepancy, disagreement, disparity, distinction, divergence, unlikeness.
ANT. _Agreement, uniformity, unity, consonance, identity, likeness, resemblance, harmony, sameness, similarity._
=Differentiate.= Discriminate, individualize, distinguish, particularize, specify, segregate, identify.
ANT. _Generalize, classify, confuse, amalgamate._
=Difficult.= Arduous, exhausting, severe, onerous, trying, toilsome, hard, laborious; intricate, involved, obscure, enigmatical; unmanageable, reserved, opposed, unamenable.
ANT. _Easy, facile, trifling, slight, trivial, pleasant, light; simple, plain, clear, manifest; approachable, amenable, pliant._
=Diffident.= Modest, doubtful, reluctant, hesitating; bashful, timid, shy, self-distrustful.
ANT. _Bold, aggressive, forward, arrogant, self-conceited._
=Diffuse=, _a._ Prolix, loose, copious, rambling, verbose, longwinded, diluted.
ANT. _Epigrammatic, laconic, terse, condensed._
=Digest.= Methodize, systematize, arrange, classify, codify; study, ponder, consider, contemplate, meditate, con; master, assimilate.
ANT. _Confound, complicate, disorder, derange, disturb; reject, refuse._
=Dignified.= Stately, noble, grand, majestic, self-respecting, imposing, decorous, august, lofty, exalted, pompous.
ANT. _Stunted, low, mean, unimposing, depressed, ordinary, self-accusing._
=Dignify.= Advance, promote, exalt, ennoble, prefer; grace, honor, adorn; elevate, aggrandize.
ANT. _Humiliate, debase, degrade._
=Digress.= Deviate, ramble, wander; differ.
ANT. _Proceed, advance; harmonize, agree._
=Dilapidation.= Ruin, decay, disintegration, downfall, demolition.
ANT. _Construction, reparation; soundness, solidity; fabrication, building._
=Dilate.= Stretch wide, expand, enlarge, widen, distend.
ANT. _Compress, compact, restrict, narrow, condense, concentrate._
=Dilatory.= Slow, loitering, tardy, procrastinating, dawdling, lagging, lingering, sluggish.
ANT. _Prompt, vigilant, alert, eager, earnest._
=Diligence.= Industry, assiduity, activity, perseverance, application, attention, care, heed.
ANT. _Neglect, carelessness, idleness, inertness, inattention, desultoriness._
=Dim.= Obscure, dark, covered, hidden, dusky, indistinct, uncertain.
ANT. _Bright, clear, manifest, light._
=Dimension.= Measurement, bulk, mass, extent; (pl.) size, capacity, amplitude, massiveness, greatness.
ANT. _Segment, section, portion, part._
=Diminish.= Lessen, reduce, decrease, abate, subside, shorten, dwarf, retrench.
ANT. _Augment, amplify, increase, magnify, expand._
=Din.= Racket, clamor, noise, uproar.
ANT. _Crash, explosion; silence._
=Dingy.= Dirty, dull, soiled, tarnished, dim, obscure, somber.
ANT. _Bright, burnished, radiant, glittering, gleaming, luminous._
=Dip.= Immerse, plunge, inundate, soak, steep, drown, submerge.
ANT. _Dry, drain, parch; air, ventilate, evaporate, vaporize._
=Diplomacy.= Negotiation, indirection, tact, artful management, contrivance, circumvention; embassage, ministry, ambassadorship.
ANT. _Dismissal, congé, recall; candor, naïveté, ingenuousness; mismanagement, maladministration; self-defeat._
=Diplomatic.= Prudent, wise, tactful, astute, politic, sagacious, judicious, discreet.
ANT. _Blundering, tactless, injudicious._
=Direct=, _a._ Unswerving, straight, rectilinear, undeviating.
ANT. _Meandering, crooked, roundabout, circuitous._
=Direction.= Course, tendency, aim, bearing; oversight, management, control, superintendence, conduct; order, command; address, superscription.
ANT. _Deviation, aberration; miscontrol._
=Directly.= Straightly, immediately, forthwith, soon, speedily, instantly, promptly, presently, quickly, straightway, at once.
ANT. _Secondarily, by-and-by; remotely, obliquely, circuitously._
=Dirge.= Requiem, elegy, lament, wake, threnody, coronach.
ANT. _Anthem, Te Deum, jubilate, pæan, jubilee, halleluiah._
=Dirt.= Filth, uncleanness, dung, foulness, meanness, filthiness, defilement.
ANT. _Cleanness, purity, ablution; innocence, spotlessness._
=Dis-.= The prefix _dis-_ has usually a negative, sometimes an intensive, force. Therefore, for words beginning with it look under the antonyms of the root words. When its force is intensive, however, they will be found under the synonyms of the root words. Only a few of derived significance are here given.
=Disability.= Unfitness, inability, incompetence, incapacity, disqualification.
ANT. _Merit, fitness, recommendation, qualification, capability._
=Disabuse.= Undeceive, set right, correct, enlighten, inform, rectify.
ANT. _Deceive, delude, hoodwink._
=Disappoint.= Frustrate, foil, defeat, baffle, disconcert, mortify, vex, betray, tantalize.
ANT. _Fulfil, realize, satisfy, gratify, encourage, verify, support._
=Disaster.= Misfortune, mishap, reverse, calamity, catastrophe.
ANT. _Blessing, benefit, good fortune, profit, gain, boon._
=Disburse.= Spend, expend, consume, waste, use, lay out, pay.
ANT. _Save, economize, hoard, husband._
=Discern.= Observe, discriminate, distinguish, perceive, see, descry, behold, espy, discover, penetrate, differentiate.
ANT. _Overlook, neglect, miss._
=Discernible.= Discoverable, perceptible, visible, apparent, conspicuous, palpable, plain, manifest, evident.
ANT. _Obscure, minute, invisible, microscopic, impalpable._
=Discernment.= Sagacity, perception, discrimination, brightness, astuteness, insight, intelligence, perspicacity, penetration, acuteness, judgment, ingenuity.
ANT. _Blindness, inattention, dulness, density._
=Discharge=, _v._ Unburden, unload; expel, eject; shoot, fire; release, exonerate, acquit, liberate, free; dismiss, discard, cashier; remove, destroy; perform, execute, observe.
ANT. _Confine, charge, load, burden, contain; detain, check, delay, stop; preserve; ignore._
=Disciple.= Follower, student, believer, pupil, learner, scholar, supporter, adherent, votary.
ANT. _Master, teacher, professor, leader, rabbi._
=Discipline.= Training, teaching, drill, exercise; control, regulation, subjection, government; punishment, correction, coercion, chastisement.
ANT. _Laxity, latitude, negligence; reward, encouragement; disorganization, mutiny, rebellion, confusion, disorder._
=Discomfit.= Defeat, overpower, conquer; foil, disconcert.
ANT. _Encourage, rally, aid, assist._
=Disconcert.= Frustrate, balk, defeat, thwart, baffle; discompose, embarrass, disturb, upset, perplex, abash, confuse, bewilder.
ANT. _Assist, countenance, encourage, compose, calm, appease, pacify, tranquilize._
=Disconsolate.= Inconsolable, sorrowful, heart-broken, comfortless, melancholy, desolate, forlorn, sad.
ANT. _Joyous, cheerful, glad, merry, jovial, happy, blithe._
=Discordance.= Disagreement, discord, dissonance, conflict, opposition.
ANT. _Accordance, harmony, concord._
=Discover.= Find, detect, discern, ferret out, invent, expose, ascertain, descry, disclose, betray, indicate, manifest.
ANT. _Hide, conceal, cover, secrete, bury, suppress, withhold._
=Discreet.= Discerning, wise, sagacious, prudent, cautious, judicious, considerate, circumspect.
ANT. _Foolish, heedless, reckless, silly, imprudent, undiscerning, unrestrained._
=Discrepancy.= Dissonance, discord, discordance, difference, variation, disagreement.
ANT. _Agreement, harmony, correspondence._
=Discrimination.= Acuteness, penetration, sagacity, discernment, shrewdness, insight.
ANT. _Dulness, shortsightedness._
=Discursive.= Reasoning, argumentative; roving, wandering, rambling, desultory, inconsequent.
ANT. _Orderly, coherent, continuous; condensed, succinct, concise; strategic._
=Discuss.= Debate, argue, reason, agitate, deliberate upon, consider.
ANT. _Confound, obscure; assert, dogmatize._
=Disdain=, _n._ Contempt, scorn, disregard, haughtiness, arrogance.
ANT. _Reverence, respect, esteem, considerateness, humility._
=Disease.= Infirmity, ailment, distemper, complaint, illness, sickness, malady, indisposition, unsoundness, affection.
ANT. _Health, strength, robustness, soundness, sturdiness, vigor; convalescence; sanity, salubrity._
=Disgust=, _n._ Distaste, loathing, dislike, repugnance, aversion, abhorrence.
ANT. _Partiality, desire, liking, relish, fondness._
=Dismal.= Dark, gloomy, cheerless, dull, dreary, melancholy, lonesome, somber, sad, doleful, funereal; horrible, terrible, frightful.
ANT. _Cheerful, bright, inviting, cordial, gay, propitious, promising._
=Dismay.= Affright, terrify, appal, alarm, intimidate, daunt.
ANT. _Rally, inspirit, assure, encourage, hearten._
=Dismember.= Disintegrate, mutilate, separate, rend asunder, sever.
ANT. _Integrate, incorporate; constitute, construct._
=Dismiss.= Banish, discard, discharge, remove.
ANT. _Recall, welcome._
=Disparage.= Depreciate, decry, undervalue, underrate; defame, reproach.
ANT. _Appreciate, overestimate, extol, praise, exaggerate._
=Dispel.= Drive away, disperse, dissipate, banish, scatter.
ANT. _Collect, summon, accumulate._
=Dispensation.= Apportionment, allotment, distribution; administration; exemption; system, scheme, plan, régime.
ANT. _Retention, restriction, reservation, injunction, prohibition; enforcement._
=Disperse.= Dispel, scatter, separate; diffuse, spread, disseminate.
ANT. _Gather, collect, concentrate; recall, summon._
=Display.= Expand, unfold, extend, uncover, open, spread; exhibit, show, parade.
ANT. _Conceal, hide, wrap, dissemble, suppress._
=Disposition.= Arrangement, location, placing, grouping; management, control, regulation, direction; tendency, inclination, propensity; temper, character, nature, humor; willingness; distribution.
ANT. _Confusion, inversion, disorder; mismanagement, laxity; antipathy, repulsion; obstinacy; mood; agglomeration, collection._
=Disputant.= Litigant, debater, arguer, controversialist, competitor, claimant.
ANT. _Advocate, auxiliary, partner._
=Dispute=, _v._ Quarrel, wrangle; debate, argue, discuss, agitate, ventilate; impugn, deny, contradict, oppose, contest.
ANT. _Allow, concede, grant, forego, relinquish._
=Disquisition.= Treatise, dissertation, discourse, essay, discussion.
ANT. _Effusion, tirade, diatribe, rhodomontade._
=Dissect.= Anatomize, scrutinize, analyze, explore, investigate, examine, sift.
ANT. _Integrate, organize, compound, grasp; comprehend, discern, diagnose._
=Dissemble.= Conceal, disguise, cloak, hide, restrain, smother.
ANT. _Reveal, confess, manifest, expose, vaunt, profess._
=Dissent.= Differ, disagree, decline.
ANT. _Assent, consent, agree._
=Dissertation.= Disquisition, discussion, treatise.
=Dissipate.= Scatter, vanish, disperse, disappear, waste, squander.
ANT. _Hoard, save, gather, conserve._
=Dissociate.= Separate, sever, disjoin, divide, part, sunder, disconnect.
ANT. _Associate, join, affiliate._
=Dissolute.= Abandoned, corrupt, loose, profligate, reprobate, dissipated.
ANT. _Upright, honest, conscientious, self-controlled._
=Distance.= Remoteness, space, interval; absence, separation; reserve, coldness, stiffness.
ANT. _Proximity, contiguity, nearness, presence, neighborhood, contact._
=Distend.= Dilate, extend, spread, stretch.
ANT. _Contract, narrow, constrict, condense._
=Distil.= Drop, extract, separate; percolate, emanate, drip.
ANT. _Condense, retain; suck; hold._
=Distinct.= Separate, definite, different, clear, plain, unmistakable.
ANT. _Blurred, dim, indefinite, confused, conjoined, obscure._
=Distinguish.= Discern, perceive, tell, discriminate; differentiate; characterize, mark; separate, divide; signalize, make famous or celebrated.
ANT. _Confound, miss, confuse._
=Distinguished.= Illustrious, famous, celebrated, noted, eminent, marked, conspicuous, supreme, extraordinary, consummate.
ANT. _Obscure, inconspicuous, hidden; infamous, notorious._
=Distortion.= Deformity, twist, perversion, falsification, misrepresentation, sophistry, corruption.
ANT. _Regularity, shapeliness, symmetry; right, truth, verification, rectification._
=Distract.= Divert, perplex, confuse, disconcert, bewilder, confound, derange, craze.
ANT. _Unite, fix, compose, concentrate, collect._
=Distraction.= Confusion, perplexity, abstraction, disturbance, perturbation, agitation; inattention; absence, frenzy, madness; alienation, aberration; delirium, mania, derangement, lunacy.
ANT. _Attention, composure, self-possession, tranquillity._
=Distress=, _n._ Affliction, calamity, adversity, misery, perplexity, misfortune; agony, suffering, anguish; privation, destitution, poverty, indigence.
ANT. _Consolation, relief, assuagement, alleviation; boon, blessing, pleasure._
=Distribute.= Dispense, scatter, allot, apportion, grant, appoint.
ANT. _Restrict, retain, collect, gather, hold, reserve, keep._
=District.= Region, tract, territory, province, circuit, quarter.
=Disturb.= Agitate, shake, stir, disorder, confuse, derange; molest, annoy, plague, trouble, vex, worry; interrupt, hinder.
ANT. _Soothe, quiet, assist, compose, pacify; arrange, order._
=Diversion.= Detour, deviation, divergence; recreation, amusement, enjoyment, pastime.
ANT. _Directness, business, procedure, continuity, task, labor._
=Diversify.= Vary, change, alter, modify; variegate, streak, spot.
ANT. _Settle, fix, stereotype, arrest._
=Diversity.= Difference, dissimilitude, variation, unlikeness, divergence, dissonance, heterogeneousness, multiformity.
ANT. _Identity, similarity, uniformity, consonance, homogeneousness, coincidence._
=Divest.= Dismantle, strip, unclothe, undress, unrobe, deprive.
ANT. _Clothe, invest, shroud, indue, encumber._
=Divide.= Sever, part, separate, disunite, sunder; alienate, estrange; distribute, allot, apportion, assign, share, dispense.
ANT. _Unite, commingle, collocate, congregate, convene._
=Divination.= Magic, foretelling, augury, prophecy, presage, prediction.
ANT. _Investigation, study; information; analysis._
=Divorce=, _v._ Separate, part, sunder, alienate, disunite.
ANT. _Marry, wed, betroth, consort._
=Do.= Accomplish, achieve, bring to pass, complete, effect, realize, discharge, perpetuate, perform, commit, consummate, actualize; execute, finish, fulfil; work out, transact.
ANT. _Neglect, ruin, spoil, defeat, destroy, mar, miscarry, fail, frustrate, baffle, omit, come short._
=Docile.= Manageable, amenable, compliant, gentle, tame, submissive, yielding, tractable, pliable, obedient.
ANT. _Obstinate, firm, inflexible, stubborn, self-willed, wilful, determined, dogged, resolute, opinionated._
=Doctrine.= Tenet, dogma, opinion, belief, precept, principle, teaching, creed.
ANT. _Duty, practice, action, conduct, operation, application._
=Dogmatic.= Arrogant, authoritative, imperious, domineering, positive, self-opinionated, doctrinal, magisterial, dictatorial.
ANT. _Practical, active, modest, diffident, vacillating, considerate._
=Domestic.= Private, family, familiar, homelike.
ANT. _Public, foreign, alien, strange._
=Domicile.= Home, abode, house, residence, mansion, dwelling.
ANT. _World, wilderness; estrangement, migration, travel, exile._
=Dominance=, =Domination=. Superiority, lordship, mastery, sway, supremacy, command, ascendancy, government.
ANT. _Servility, subjection, inferiority, weakness, minority, subordination._
=Domineer.= Lord, tyrannize, dictate, bully, swagger.
ANT. _Submit, yield, bow, defer, patronize, succumb; resist, contend._
=Dominion.= Government, domination, supremacy, sway, dominance, control, authority, domain, territory, sovereignty.
ANT. _Submission, subjugation, servitude._
=Doom=, _n._ Condemnation, fate, sentence, judgment, destiny, verdict.
ANT. _Liberation, respite, escape, acquittal, discharge._
=Dormant.= Sleeping, latent, inert, quiescent.
ANT. _Active, operative, vigilant, awake, alert._
=Doubt=, _n._ Distrust, skepticism, disbelief, suspicion, suspense, hesitation, incredulity, irresolution, misgiving, unbelief, perplexity, uncertainty.
ANT. _Conviction, certainty, assurance; belief, confidence; determination, resolution, resolve._
=Downwards.= Below, beneath, down.
ANT. _Upwards, above, aloft._
=Drag.= Draw, pull, haul, bring.
ANT. _Carry, push, propel, raise._
=Drain.= Empty, exhaust, draw, strain, dry.
ANT. _Fill, supply, replenish, moisten, drench._
=Draw.= Haul, lead, pull, drag, lure, entice, attract, incline, induce.
ANT. _Repel, repulse, rebuff, alienate, estrange, reject._
=Dread=, _n._ Fear, terror, awe, apprehension, horror, alarm.
ANT. _Confidence, courage; familiarity._
=Dream.= Reverie, fancy, vision, delusion, conceit, hallucination, romance, trance, vagary.
ANT. _Fact, reality, realization, verity, certainty, substance._
=Dreary.= Dismal, gloomy, dark, lonesome, solitary, cheerless.
ANT. _Cheerful, bright, promising, inviting._
=Dress.= Clothing, garments, apparel, garb, array, uniform, attire, costume, raiment, habiliments, vesture, robes, habit, vestments.
ANT. _Nakedness, disarray, nudity, bareness, deshabille, exposure, undress._
=Drift=, _n._ Direction, bearing, course; aim, purpose, intention, scope, tendency, design; rush, impulse, current; heap, mass.
ANT. _Aimlessness, vagueness, aberrancy, indefiniteness._
=Drink.= Swallow, imbibe, quaff, drain, absorb, suck in.
ANT. _Pour, exude, disgorge, water, moisten._
=Drive.= Impel, propel, compel, push, thrust, urge; repulse, repel, resist; ride.
ANT. _Draw, attract, invite, summon._
=Droll.= Whimsical, comical, ludicrous, funny, ridiculous, odd, queer, facetious.
ANT. _Sober, solemn, tragic, funereal._
=Droop.= Languish, sink, decline, flag, pine, wither, fade, wilt.
ANT. _Prosper, revive, rally, flourish, raise, luxuriate._
=Drown.= Sink, immerse, swamp, overwhelm, overflow, inundate, deluge, flood, overcome, overpower.
ANT. _Dry, drain, air, ventilate, expose._
=Dry.= Arid, parched; thirsty, craving drink; barren, meager, dull, dreary, tedious, plain; severe, sarcastic, sharp, keen.
ANT. _Moist, fresh, juicy; lively, entertaining; fulsome, florid._
=Due.= Proper, fitting, suitable, appropriate, becoming; owing, obligatory.
ANT. _Improper, unsuitable, independent; unfair, extravagant, deficient._
=Dull.= Heavy, stupid, unintelligent, apathetic, insensible, callous, dead; inert, lifeless, inactive, slow, torpid; blunt, obtuse; gloomy, sad, dismal; dim, obscure; wearisome, dreary, tedious.
ANT. _Bright, light, sparkling, brilliant, quick, interesting, lively, keen, witty, cheery, inviting, entertaining._
=Dumb.= Speechless, mute, silent, still, inarticulate.
ANT. _Talkative, chatty, loquacious._
=Duplicate.= Copy, counterpart, facsimile, imitation, likeness, replica, reproduction, double, transcript.
ANT. _Original, pattern, prototype, archetype, model._
=Duplicity.= Deceit, deception, circumvention, guile, artifice, hypocrisy, fraud, dishonesty.
ANT. _Candor, straightforwardness, frankness, sincerity, honesty._
=Duration.= Continuance, term, period, protraction, prolongation (_in time_).
ANT. _Brevity, momentariness; infinity, eternity._
=Duty.= Office, responsibility, obligation, function, business, accountability, right, righteousness.
ANT. _Immunity, freedom, license, exemption, dispensation._
=Dwell.= Live, reside, rest, stop, stay, abide, lodge, sojourn.
ANT. _Visit, migrate, hasten, flit, roam, depart, travel._
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=Eager.= Impatient, anxious, desirous, longing, yearning, ardent, enthusiastic, earnest, animated, fervent, impetuous, vehement.
ANT. _Torpid, sluggish, slow, backward, belated, late, tardy._
=Earn.= Acquire, merit, win, get, gain, procure, deserve, achieve, obtain, realize.
ANT. _Waste, lose, spend, forfeit, squander._
=Earnest.= Eager, zealous, fervent; steady, intent, fixed; sincere, serious, true; important, momentous.
ANT. _Indifferent, irresolute, sportive, jesting, flippant._
=Ease.= Facility, knack, readiness, expertness, easiness, satisfaction, contentment, comfort, repose, refreshment, relief.
ANT. _Perplexity, irritation, annoyance, constraint, disquiet, trouble, vexation, difficulty, uneasiness, awkwardness, worry._
=Easy.= Quiet, comfortable, tranquil, compliant, facile, complacent, submissive; unaffected, natural, smooth; moderate, affluent.
ANT. _Disturbed, uncomfortable, hard, difficult, anxious, exacting._
=Ebb.= Retire, recede, abate, decrease, subside, wane, sink.
ANT. _Flow, swell, increase, flood, inundate, deluge._
=Eccentric.= Irregular, abnormal, uncommon, peculiar, singular, wayward, strange, aberrant, erratic, whimsical.
ANT. _Normal, conventional, common, usual, regular, customary._
=Echo.= Resonance, repetition, reverberation, imitation, answer.
ANT. _Sound, voice, original, tone, noise, speech._
=Eclipse=, _n._ Obscuration, dimming, obscurity, hiding, shrouding, concealment, vanishing, extinction, obliteration, annihilation, destruction.
ANT. _Illumination, enlightenment, revelation; perpetuation; radiation; unveiling, discovery._
=Economics.= Science of wealth, public _or_ political economy; household management, household economy, housewifery.
=Economize.= Save, husband, retrench, manage frugally, be frugal _or_ prudent, practice economy, avoid waste; develop resources, utilize.
ANT. _Waste, misuse, sacrifice, be lavish, profuse_, or _extravagant; squander, dissipate_.
=Economy.= Thrift, thriftiness, frugality, providence, good husbandry; management, arrangement, regulation, administration; plan, system, established order, dispensation.
ANT. _Prodigality, wastefulness, extravagance, lavishness._
=Ecstasy.= Transport, rapture, inspiration, fervor, frenzy, emotion, delight, enthusiasm, happiness.
ANT. _Coolness, dulness, ennui, weariness, tedium, indifference._
=Edge.= Border, margin, brink, rim, brim, verge; sharpness, keenness, intensity, animation, zest.
ANT. _Center, interior; dulness, bluntness, flatness; inertness, inactivity._
=Edible.= Eatable, esculent, wholesome, culinary.
ANT. _Poisonous, deleterious, harmful, dangerous, noxious, uneatable._
=Edict.= Decree, command, order, proclamation, mandate, ordinance.
ANT. _Hoax, canard; request, wish._
=Edifice.= Building, tenement, fabric, structure.
ANT. _Ruin, heap, demolition, destruction._
=Edify.= Build up, enlighten, improve, stimulate, strengthen, nurture.
ANT. _Defile, debase, mislead, misguide, pervert, corrupt._
=Edit.= Revise, correct, prepare for the press, annotate, emend; bring out; conduct, manage.
ANT. _Distort, pervert, falsify, garble, mutilate._
=Educate.= Discipline, teach, instruct, train, nurture, breed, develop.
ANT. _Dwarf, stunt, hinder; pervert, corrupt._
=Education.= Training, teaching, tuition, instruction, schooling, discipline, cultivation, breeding, development, nurture, information, knowledge, learning, reading, study.
ANT. _Ignorance, illiteracy, nescience, blindness, darkness._
=Educe.= Draw out, extract, elicit, evolve, produce.
ANT. _Adduce, cite, allege, quote, advance, name, mention; apply, insert, deposit, bestow._
=Efface.= Obliterate, erase, blot out, destroy, cancel, eradicate, expunge.
ANT. _Restore, revive, delineate, imprint, portray, replace, reinstate, renew._
=Effect=, _n._ Result, consequence, event, issue; force, efficiency, validity, weight, power; purport, drift, tenor, meaning; fact, reality, truth; impression, appearance, _ensemble_; (_pl._) chattels, goods, commodities, property, movables.
ANT. _Cause, motive, source, incentive; origin._
=Effect=, _v._ Cause, produce, accomplish, change, achieve, create, execute, perform, realize, compass, effectuate, consummate, fulfil.
ANT. _Obviate, frustrate, prevent, mar, hinder; deter, deflect._
=Effective.= Adequate, competent, effectual, sufficient; potent, cogent, efficacious, forcible, energetic, powerful; active, efficient, operative; conducive; serviceable, able, talented.
ANT. _Weak, futile, nugatory, inconducive, inoperative, inadequate, impotent, incompetent, powerless._