Part 3

=Aim.= Direction, course, tendency, bent, proclivity, bearing; intention, purpose, design, scheme; reason; view, scope, drift, mark, goal, point; endeavor, attempt, aspiration, determination.

ANT. _Deviation, divergence, deflection, digression, aberration; tangent; venture, leap, fluke, chance, hazard, speculation; neglect, avoidance, carelessness, oversight._

=Air.= Atmosphere, gas; breeze, vapor, zephyr, wind; weather; appearance, aspect, manner, sort, style, way, behavior, carriage, bearing, expression, look, demeanor, mien, fashion; tune.

=Airy.= Aërial, thin, rare, ethereal; light, subtle, sublimated; sprightly, buoyant, vivacious, volatile, jolly, jovial, light-hearted; graceful, lithe, pliant, flexible, showy, jaunty, flaunting, garish; windy, empty.

ANT. _Thick, ponderous, heavy, inert, clumsy, dull, sluggish, wooden, slow, cheerless, sullen, doleful, leaden, lugubrious._

=Akin.= Related, allied, homogeneous, cognate, similar, congenial, sympathetic.

ANT. _Foreign, alien, hostile, heterogeneous, dissimilar._

=Alacrity.= Readiness, briskness, activity, quickness, willingness, promptness, compliance, cheerfulness, eagerness, gaiety, agility.

ANT. _Slowness, reluctance, repugnance, aversion, refusal, shrinking, recoil, disinclination._

=Alarm.= Summons, tocsin, distress signal, war-cry; fear, terror, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, affright.

ANT. _Lullaby; confidence, quiet, composure, assurance, courage._

=Alert.= Lively, prompt, ready, prepared, vigilant, wide-awake, bustling, active, brisk, nimble, watchful, sprightly, agile.

ANT. _Slow, lazy, absent, oblivious, sluggish, dilatory, drowsy._

=Alien=, _n._ Foreigner, stranger.

ANT. _Citizen, countryman, native, naturalized person._

=Alien=, _a._ Strange, foreign, hostile, remote, distant, contrasted, contrary, unlike, unconnected.

ANT. _Pertinent, essential; domesticated, naturalized; germane, akin, appropriate._

=Alienation.= Estrangement, transfer, conveyance, disaffection, variance, rupture, breach; (_relating to the mind_) insanity, aberration, delusion, lunacy, delirium, mania, imbecility.

ANT. _Confederacy, coalition, alliance, league, union; sanity, soundness, sobriety, rationality._

=Alight.= Perch, settle, drop, lodge; dismount, descend.

ANT. _Soar, spring, ascend, start, mount._

=Alike.= Similar, kindred, same, resembling, equivalent, homogeneous, identical, analogous, uniform, akin, allied.

ANT. _Different, unequal, dissimilar, unlike, heterogeneous, distinct, various._

=Aliment.= Food, nourishment, subsistence, fare, diet, regimen, nutriment, viands, meat, sustenance.

ANT. _Poison, bane; starvation, exhaustion; venom, scourge._

=Alive.= Living, quick, subsisting, animate, alert, active, breathing; sensitive, susceptible; operative; cheerful, joyous; brisk.

ANT. _Dead, defunct, lifeless, deceased; inanimate, dull; departed, cold; dispirited._

=All=, _n._ Whole, totality.

ANT. _Part, piece, share, portion._

=All=, _a._ Whole, entire, complete, total; each, every.

ANT. _Some, part._

=Allay.= Repress, restrain, check, subdue, silence, still, hush, soothe, compose, calm, appease, lull, alleviate, mitigate, solace, abate, relieve, palliate.

ANT. _Aggravate, arouse, excite, stir, kindle, fan, provoke._

=Allege.= Declare, affirm, claim, maintain, state, asseverate; advance, aver, introduce; profess, cite.

ANT. _Contradict, gainsay, refute, deny, disprove, quash._

=Allegiance.= Fealty, loyalty, devotion, homage, faithfulness, obedience.

ANT. _Treason, rebellion, sedition, disloyalty, disaffection._

=Allegory.= Parable, fable, myth, story, tale, apologue, metaphor, illustration, simile.

ANT. _History, fact, narrative, chronicle, record._

=Alleviate.= Abate, mitigate, reduce, relieve, lessen, assuage, remove, soften, moderate, lighten.

ANT. _Augment, increase, heighten, intensify, magnify, aggravate, enhance, embitter._

=Alliance.= Connection, relationship, affinity; confederacy, league, union, treaty, co-partnership, coalition; affiliation, similarity.

ANT. _Separation, estrangement, divorce; antagonism, disruption, enmity, hostility, schism, secession._

=Allot.= Divide, apportion, distribute, deal out, dispense; assign, grant, give, appoint, destine.

ANT. _Refuse, retain, misdeal, deny, confiscate, appropriate, seize, withhold._

=Allow.= Grant, own, confess, admit; permit, let, authorize; suffer, tolerate, endure; yield, give, grant; approve, sanction, abate, remit.

ANT. _Protest, refuse, deny, disapprove, forbid, disallow, reject, withstand, resist._

=Allowance.= Leave, permission, sanction, approval; admission, acknowledgment, assent; commission; qualification, exception; ration.

ANT. _Refusal, disapproval, denial; ratification, confirmation._

=Alloy=, _n._ Admixture, adulteration, deterioration, debasement, disparagement, drawback.

ANT. _Genuineness, enhancement, purity, integrity._

=Allude.= Intimate, insinuate, point, refer, suggest, signify, hint, imply, indicate, mention.

ANT. _Demonstrate, specify, declare._

=Allure.= Decoy, entice, coax, attract, tempt, inveigle, seduce.

ANT. _Dissuade, repel, warn, chill, damp, drive away, deter, alarm, terrify._

=Allusion.= Hint, suggestion, intimation, reference, implication, innuendo.

ANT. _Mention, demonstration, specification._

=Ally=, _n._ Assistant, helper, aider, friend, associate, colleague, partner, accessory, accomplice.

ANT. _Opponent, adversary, foe, enemy, antagonist._

=Aloft.= Above, skyward, heavenward, overhead, in the air.

ANT. _Beneath, earthward, below._

=Alone.= Solitary, sole, single, isolated.

ANT. _Accompanied, associated._

=Along.= Lengthwise, onward, forward; together, beside, simultaneously.

ANT. _Across, sidewise or sideways, lateral; apart, tandem._

=Aloof.= Apart, distant, away, off.

ANT. _Close, near, together, unitedly._

=Aloud.= Distinctly, audibly, vociferously, clamorously, sonorously.

ANT. _Softly, silently, inaudibly._

=Also.= As well, likewise, too, similarly, withal, besides, in addition, in like manner.

ANT. _Nevertheless, notwithstanding, on the contrary, but, yet, in spite of, on the other hand._

=Alter.= Change, turn, vary, modify, shift, substitute, remodel, transform, convert.

ANT. _Conserve, perpetuate, preserve, arrest, solidify, retain._

=Alteration.= Change, variation, modification, shifting, mutation.

ANT. _Changelessness, identity, fixity, permanence._

=Altercation.= Dispute, contention, controversy, difference, quarrel, wrangle, dissension.

ANT. _Concord, agreement, compromise, reconciliation, unanimity, harmony, consonance._

=Alternate.= Reciprocal, every other one, one after another, in turn, interchangeable, mutual.

ANT. _Continuous, successive, consequent, proximate, sequent._

=Alternative.= Choice, option, preference, election, pick, resource.

ANT. _Compulsion, quandary, necessity; fixity, changelessness._

=Although.= Albeit, even if, supposing, grant that.

ANT. _Yet, notwithstanding._

=Altitude.= Height, elevation, loftiness, ascent, eminence.

ANT. _Depth, declivity, descent, abasement._

=Altogether.= Collectively, conjointly, wholly, quite, completely, totally, utterly, entirely, thoroughly, fully, in the mass.

ANT. _Partially, piecemeal, by instalments, partly, incompletely, by halves, wanting; individually, separately._

=Altruism.= Philanthropy, unselfishness, public spirit, devotion to others, self-sacrifice, self-forgetfulness, generosity.

ANT. _Selfishness, self-indulgence, worldliness, meanness; egoism._

=Always.= Ever, forever, eternally, for aye, evermore, everlastingly, perpetually; uniformly, invariably, generally, habitually.

ANT. _Now, momently, instantly, suddenly; sometimes, occasionally._

=Amalgamate.= Mix, commingle, unite, combine, blend, compound, incorporate, join, fuse, consolidate.

ANT. _Disintegrate, decompose, disperse, separate, dissipate, analyze._

=Amaranthine.= Of the amaranth; fadeless, imperishable, undying, immortal, perennial; purplish, amethystine.

ANT. _Ephemeral, perishable, mortal, fading._

=Amass.= Accumulate, heap up, collect, gather, hoard, store up.

ANT. _Disperse, divide, scatter, spend, squander, waste, dissipate; portion, distribute, parcel._

=Amateur.= Lover, votary, devotee; beginner, neophyte, novice, tyro, dilettante.

=Amazement.= Astonishment, bewilderment, wonder, marvel, stupefaction, confusion, perplexity, awe.

ANT. _Anticipation, calmness, coolness, familiarity, preparation, stoicism, self-possession, steadiness, composure._

=Amazing.= Astonishing, astounding, wonderful, surprising, marvelous, prodigious, strange, miraculous, stupendous, extraordinary.

ANT. _Common, familiar, trivial, commonplace, frequent, hackneyed, usual, customary._

=Ambagious.= Winding, devious, sinuous; tortuous, indirect, evasive, circuitous; diffuse, dull, tedious; dubious, enigmatical, vague.

ANT. _Direct, straight, frank, open, simple, straightforward, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable._

=Ambassador.= Minister, envoy, legate, deputy, plenipotentiary.

=Ambient.= Surrounding, encompassing, enfolding, circling, investing.

ANT. _Penetrating, infiltrating, permeating, intervening._

=Ambiguous.= Doubtful, dubious, uncertain, indefinite, vague, obscure, indistinct, equivocal, enigmatical.

ANT. _Obvious, plain, clear, lucid, unmistakable._

=Ambition.= Emulation, rivalry, aspiration, competition, opposition.

ANT. _Contentment, moderation, indifference, satisfaction._

=Amelioration.= Amendment, improvement, promotion, bettering, elevation.

ANT. _Degeneration, deterioration, injury, detriment._

=Amenable.= Liable, responsible, answerable, accountable; open, impressible, pliant, docile.

ANT. _Obstinate, irresponsible, independent, autocratic._

=Amend.= Improve, mend, repair, ameliorate, reform, correct, rectify.

ANT. _Harm, corrupt, spoil, debase, aggravate._

=Amends.= Compensation, atonement, expiation, recompense, indemnity.

ANT. _Insult, injury, fault, offense._

=Amenity.= Softness, mildness, suavity, gentleness, refinement, amiability.

ANT. _Austerity, ungraciousness, discourtesy, moroseness._

=Amiable.= Agreeable, gentle, good-natured, pleasing, winsome, attractive, charming, lovable.

ANT. _Crusty, hateful, sullen, surly, crabbed, cruel, unlovely, gruff, disagreeable, ill-tempered._

=Amicable.= Cordial, kind, friendly, harmonious, peaceable, propitious, favorable, sociable, amiable.

ANT. _Unkind, cold, distant, hostile, adverse, unfriendly._

=Amid.= Among, between, in the midst of, betwixt, surrounded by.

ANT. _Outside, without, beyond, afar from, away from._

=Amiss.= Wrong, improper, faulty, incorrect, inaccurate, inopportune.

ANT. _Correct, right, faultless, perfect, effective, true._

=Amount=, _n._ Sum, total, aggregate, whole; effect, substance, purport.

ANT. _Portion, instalment, part; failure, deficiency._

=Ample.= Liberal, large, spacious, plentiful, copious, lavish, exuberant, bountiful, generous.

ANT. _Niggardly, stingy, scant, mean, narrow, insufficient._

=Amplify.= Augment, enlarge, expand, expatiate, increase, develop, widen, dilate, extend.

ANT. _Abbreviate, condense, reduce, abridge, amputate, epitomize, summarize._

=Amusement.= Diversion, sport, play, fun, entertainment, merriment, pastime, game, frolic, relaxation.

ANT. _Weariness, disgust, satiety, tedium, monotony, strenuosity._

=Analogy.= Likeness, relation, resemblance, similitude, comparison.

ANT. _Unlikeness, incongruity, disproportion, disagreement._

=Analysis.= Separation, dissection, investigation, partition.

ANT. _Synthesis, composition, aggregation, combination, coherence._

=Anarchy.= Misrule, disorder, lawlessness, violence, confusion.

ANT. _Law, order, government, control, organization, subjection._

=Anatomy.= Analysis, dissection; skeleton; dismemberment.

ANT. _Synthesis, organization, union, construction; body._

=Ancient.= Old, antique, antiquated, obsolete, primeval, aged.

ANT. _Modern, young, fresh, new, juvenile, upstart._

=Ancillary.= Auxiliary, helping, instrumental; subsidiary, subordinate, subservient.

ANT. _Alien, adverse, redundant, obstructive, impertinent, irrelative, counteractive._

=Angelic.= Seraphic, celestial, pure, ethereal, adorable, rapturous, heavenly, divine, spiritual.

ANT. _Demoniac, demoniacal, diabolical, hellish, fiendish, foul._

=Anger.= Fury, ire, offense, passion, choler, indignation, rage, temper, vexation, displeasure, animosity, wrath, resentment.

ANT. _Patience, self-control, self-restraint, forbearance, leniency, mildness, forgiveness, giveness, charity, love._

=Angry.= Provoked, indignant, exasperated, irritated, wrathful, furious, resentful, mad, passionate, sulky, piqued, galled.

ANT. _Calm, unresentful, peaceful, self-controlled, good-tempered, forgiving, lenient._

=Anguish.= Agony, torture, torment, pang, acute distress, extreme suffering.

ANT. _Ease, pleasure, relief, solace, assuagement, ecstasy._

=Animal.= Brute, beast, living organism, sentient being; fauna.

ANT. _Man; vegetable; angel; inanimate object, substance; soul, spirit._

=Animate.= Enliven, vivify, quicken, invigorate, revive, stimulate, waken, rouse, excite, provoke, encourage, inspire, elate.

ANT. _Deaden, discourage, deter, depress, dishearten, stifle._

=Animation.= Life, vitality, spirit, vivacity, energy, exhilaration, sprightliness, courage, force, buoyancy, vigor, liveliness.

ANT. _Dulness, deadness, spiritlessness, inertness, stolidity._

=Animosity.= Hatred, enmity, malignity, antipathy, aversion, acrimony, strife, bitterness, hostility, dissension, malice, anger.

ANT. _Congeniality, unanimity, friendship, companionship, harmony, concord, regard, alliance, kindness, sympathy._

=Annals.= Chronicles, records, registers, rolls, archives.

ANT. _Romance, tradition, hearsay, legend, lays._

=Annex.= Add, affix, attach, adjoin, append, subjoin, tag, join, unite, connect.

ANT. _Detach, disconnect, withdraw, separate, remove, disengage._

=Annihilation.= Extermination, obliteration, eradication, destruction; non-existence; oblivion, non-being, eternal blank; Nirvana.

ANT. _Perpetuation, immortality; genesis, evolution, development._

=Annotation.= Note, comment, remark, observation, gloss, scholium, explanation, illustration, elucidation.

ANT. _Narrative, text, assertion, proposition, statement._

=Announce.= Proclaim, publish, report, herald, make known, state, reveal, tell, declare, communicate, promulgate, circulate, enunciate.

ANT. _Suppress, secrete, hide, cover up, conceal, bury, withhold._

=Announcement.= Notice, proclamation, declaration, advertisement, notification, manifesto, promulgation.

ANT. _Suppression, concealment, secrecy, equivocation, ambiguity, insinuation._

=Annoyance.= Trouble, discomfort, vexation, torment, infliction, nuisance, irritation.

ANT. _Gratification, delight, ease, pleasure, relief._

=Annual=, _n._ Yearly publication, year-book, annals; plant living but a year.

ANT. _Perennial, biennial, triennial; exotic._

=Annul.= Cancel, abrogate, recall, repeal, revoke, countermand, reverse, rescind, abolish, nullify, supersede, invalidate.

ANT. _Conserve, confirm, maintain, enact, establish._

=Anomalous.= Abnormal, unnatural, irregular, peculiar, exceptional, aberrant, unusual, singular, eccentric, erratic.

ANT. _Normal, regular, usual, ordinary, common, wonted._

=Anon.= Soon, shortly, forthwith, immediately, instantly, directly, ere long; afterward, presently, again.

ANT. _Herewith, now; already, previously._

=Anonymous.= Nameless, unacknowledged, of unknown authorship.

ANT. _Identified, authorized, authenticated, attested, signed._

=Answer=, _v._ Reply, rejoin, respond; be accountable, responsible, or liable, go surety; correspond, be similar; do, serve, suit, pass; refute, defend; satisfy, fulfil.

ANT. _Challenge, defy, question, interrogate, query, summon._

=Answerable.= Refutable, responsible, amenable, liable, accountable; corresponding, correlative, suitable, proportionate.

ANT. _Independent, irresponsible, irrefutable; unsuitable, dissimilar, different._

=Antagonism.= Opposition, contradiction, hostility, animosity, enmity.

ANT. _Amity, alliance, association._

=Antecedent=, _a._ Preceding, previous, prior, foregoing, anterior, precursory.

ANT. _Subsequent, posterior, sequent, following._

=Antedate.= Date before the true time; anticipate, forestall, foretaste.

ANT. _Postdate, follow, succeed, supervene._

=Anticipate.= Forestall, expect, foretaste, antedate, forecast, apprehend, hope for, look forward to.

ANT. _Postdate, follow; reflect upon, recall, recollect, remember; despair of, doubt, dread, fear._

=Anticipation.= Expectation, prospect, hope, trust, contemplation, abeyance, foreboding, apprehension, presentiment; prescience, prevision, forethought.

ANT. _Realization, consummation, despair, enjoyment, surprise, doubt, dread, wonder, fear._

=Antipathy.= Repugnance, repulsion, aversion, detestation, abhorrence, hatred, hostility, loathing.

ANT. _Attraction, affinity, congeniality, sympathy, harmony._

=Antiquated.= Quaint, obsolete, bygone, ancient, archaic, old-fashioned.

ANT. _Modern, modish, new, recent, stylish, fashionable, fresh._

=Antiquity.= Ancient times, eld, early days; ancients, people of early days; great age; (_pl._) relics of ancient days, archeology.

ANT. _Modernity; futurity, eventuality, posterity; the present, to-day._

=Anxiety.= Perplexity, apprehension, care, concern, solicitude, worry, dread, trouble, foreboding, misgiving, eagerness, diffidence.

ANT. _Ease, confidence, contentment, apathy, acquiescence, calmness, nonchalance, assurance._

=Apathy.= Stoicism, calmness, composure, lethargy, unconcern, indifference, insensibility, immobility, quietude, phlegm, stillness.

ANT. _Fury, frenzy, susceptibility, sensitiveness, anxiety, excitement, agitation, feeling, passion, vehemence, emotion._

=Ape=, _v._ Mimic, imitate, counterfeit, copy, affect, personate, represent.

ANT. _Vary, modify, change._

=Aperture.= Opening, hole, gap, rift, chasm, loophole, orifice, cleft.

ANT. _Closure, blank wall; seclusion, imperviousness._

=Apex.= Acme, vertex, pinnacle, summit.

ANT. _Base, nadir, foot, root._

=Aphorism.= Adage, maxim, proverb, saying, dictum, apothegm, saw.

ANT. _Lecture, disquisition, discourse, sermon._

=Apiece.= Each, individually, severally, distributively, separately.

ANT. _Together, collectively, synthetically, in the aggregate._

=Apocalyptic.= In _or_ from “The Revelation of St. John the Divine”; prophetic, mystical, mysterious; manifesting, revealing, unveiling.

ANT. _Concealing, obscuring, shrouding, eclipsing._

=Apocryphal.= Unauthentic, uncanonical, legendary, fictitious, false, equivocal, doubtful, spurious.

ANT. _Palpable, authorized, accepted, authentic, genuine, current, verified, attested._

=Apology.= Plea, excuse, defense, confession, acknowledgment, justification, vindication, explanation, extenuation.

ANT. _Charge, censure, imputation, condemnation, insult, complaint, offense, wrong._

=Apostate.= Renegade, turncoat, backslider, deserter, pervert, traitor.

ANT. _Adherent, supporter, zealot, dogmatist, fanatic._

=Apothegm.= Saying, dictum, proverb, aphorism, precept, byword.

ANT. _Sermon, discourse, tirade, harangue._

=Appall.= Terrify, frighten, dismay, shock, daunt, alarm, affright.

ANT. _Reassure, embolden._

=Apparel.= Clothes, dress, raiment, attire, costume, habit, guise, garments, robes, vesture, wardrobe, equipment, trappings.

ANT. _Nudity, deshabille, rags, tatters._

=Apparent.= Seeming, probable, likely, obvious, conspicuous, manifest, clear, patent, evident, plain, legible, specious.

ANT. _Real, hidden, dubious, improbable, doubtful, unimaginable, unsupposable, minute._

=Appeal.= Address, invoke, entreat, implore, supplicate, sue, petition.

ANT. _Protest, defy, abjure, disdain, deprecate, repudiate._

=Appearance.= Semblance, look, show, pretense, guise, fashion; arrival, advent, apparition; demeanor, air, complexion, manner.

ANT. _Disappearance, evanition, departure, vanishing._

=Appease.= Calm, pacify, soothe, quell, mollify, mitigate, lull; propitiate, placate, satisfy, reconcile.

ANT. _Aggravate, exasperate, provoke, inflame, incense, excite._

=Appellation.= Epithet, title, description, designation, name.

ANT. _Anonymousness, namelessness._

=Appendage=, =Appendix=. Attachment, addition, adjunct, supplement.

ANT. _Main body, original, whole, total._

=Appertain.= Belong, inhere, adhere, regard, concern, touch, relate.

ANT. _Be remote, far-fetched, or forced, have no bearing upon._

=Appetite.= Longing, craving, desire, relish, gust, zest, liking.

ANT. _Aversion, loathing, repugnance, antipathy, disgust._

=Applause.= Praise, approbation, commendation, compliment, plaudit, acclamation, éclat, clapping of hands.

ANT. _Denunciation, censure, blame, sibilation, vituperation, hissing._

=Appliances=, _n. pl._ Means, instruments, appointments, appurtenances, tools, adjuncts, equipment; resources, steps, measures, ways; contrivances.

=Applicable.= Fit, appropriate, suitable, pertinent, apt, proper, relevant, germane; adjustable.

ANT. _Irrelevant, useless, unavailable, impertinent._

=Applicant.= Petitioner, solicitor, suitor, candidate, aspirant.

=Apply.= Use, employ, exercise, appropriate; execute, carry out, practice; devote, engage, dedicate; request, petition.

ANT. _Divert, misuse, discard, divorce._

=Appoint.= Determine, establish, fix; assign, allot, designate; nominate, name, create; equip, supply, furnish; direct, command, decree, enjoin, impose, require, ordain.

ANT. _Reserve, cancel, disarrange, reverse, withhold, retain, undo, suspend, recall, withdraw._

=Appointment.= Assignation, assignment, agreement, arrangement; meeting, tryst; station, position, office, place; decree, command, order, edict, ordinance, mandate, requirement, law.

=Apportion.= Appoint, allot, appropriate, divide, distribute, share, grant, dispense, assign, deal.

ANT. _Retain, collect, consolidate, receive, gather, divert._

=Apposite.= Apt, pertinent, suitable, seasonable, apropos, fit, applicable, adapted.

ANT. _Untimely, irrelevant, unfitting, impertinent, misplaced._

=Appraise.= Estimate, prize, value, rate, fix a price for, survey, assess, assize.

ANT. _Undervalue, discard, misprize; discount, rebate, allow._

=Appreciate.= Estimate justly, value highly, esteem, prize, raise the value of; recognize, respect.

ANT. _Undervalue, misjudge, ignore, misconceive; depreciate, disdain._

=Apprehend.= Arrest, seize, take, catch, capture; imagine, conceive, regard; perceive, realize, understand, appreciate; fear, forebode.

ANT. _Miss, lose, misunderstand, ignore, misconceive._

=Apprehension.= Arrest, capture; understanding, intelligence, mind, reason; notice, cognizance; conception, imagination; knowledge, discernment, perception, sense; opinion, fancy, sentiment, notion, fear, suspicion, anxiety.

ANT. _Escape, non-detection; sensibility, emotion; apathy, lethargy; illiteracy, stupidity, stolidity; confidence, nonchalance._

=Apprise.= Give notice, inform, tell, publish, advise, acquaint.

ANT. _Deceive, mislead, hoodwink, mystify._

=Approach=, _v._ Advance, draw near, bring near, go near, push; broach, address confidentially; resemble closely, be like, similar, _or_ equal.

ANT. _Diverge, retreat, go back; retard, restrain; be unlike._

=Approbation.= Praise, commendation, approval, liking; support, consent, sanction, indorsement, concurrence, assent.

ANT. _Censure, protest, denial, disapproval, dissatisfaction._

=Approve.= Praise, commend, sanction, support, encourage, authorize.

ANT. _Disparage, condemn, disown, repudiate, dislike._

=Approximation.= Approach, nearness, similarity, likeness, contiguity, resemblance, propinquity, neighborhood.

ANT. _Remoteness, variation, distance, difference, divergence._

=Appurtenant.= Belonging, connected, appended, attached, coordinate.

ANT. _Isolated, detached, unallied, independent._