Synonyms and antonyms

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=Tender.= Effeminate, soft, sensitive, compassionate, humane, kind, merciful, pitiful, dear, delicate; gentle, mild, susceptible.

ANT. _Hard, pitiless, callous, careless, heedless, rough, coarse, unkind, inhuman, unmerciful, unfeeling; hardy, strong, sturdy._

=Tension.= Strain, stretch, effort, stretching, tensity, tenseness, rigor, severity, harshness, stiffness, tightness.

ANT. _Relaxation, release, relief, laxity, slackness, looseness._

=Term.= Boundary, limit; expression, phrase, word, name; member, condition, denomination.

=Termination.= Limit, end, conclusion, bound, result; completion, consequence, effect; fulfilment, consummation, accomplishment, achievement, finis, finality, exit, issue.

ANT. _Beginning, initiation, inception, commencement, rise, start, origin, source, cause, process, course._

=Terrible.= Terrific, fearful, horrible, shocking, awful; dreadful, formidable, frightful; tremendous; astounding, startling.

ANT. _Insignificant, amusing, pleasing; unastonishing._

=Terse.= Concise, pithy, succinct, short, brief, laconic, compact, sententious, condensed, compendious, neat.

ANT. _Long, lengthy, tedious, wordy, diffuse, prolix, verbose._

=Testimony.= Affirmation, certification, deposition, proof, evidence, witness, affidavit, attestation, oath.

ANT. _Demonstration._

=Theory.= Hypothesis, speculation; doctrine, conjecture, explanation; assumption, scheme, postulate, plan; science, philosophy; exposition, rationale; supposition.

ANT. _Fact, truth, verity, actuality._

=Therefore.= Consequently, then, hence, thence, whence, wherefore, accordingly.

ANT. _Because, as for, inasmuch as, since._

=Thick.= Dense, close, compact, solid, coarse, gross; muddy, turbid, misty; crowded, abundant; indistinct; dull; numerous; inarticulate.

ANT. _Thin, rare, sparse, infrequent; pure, limpid, crystalline, clear, distinct, incompact, shallow, articulate._

=Think.= Cogitate, contemplate; remember, reflect, muse, meditate, ponder, consider, deliberate, judge, conclude, believe; purpose, intend, design, mean; presume, venture; imagine, apprehend.

ANT. _Guess, hazard; dream, idle, stargaze, wander, rove._

=Thought.= Imagination, fancy, conceit, notion, consideration, supposition, contemplation, deliberation; reflection, cogitation, meditation, conception, solicitude, care, concern; reasoning; idea, opinion, concept, judgment, purpose, intention, provision.

ANT. _Thoughtlessness, giddiness, carelessness, inconsideration, dreaminess, dulness, stupidity, rashness, impulsiveness; vacuity, dream, hallucination, aberration._

=Threat.= Menace, denunciation, threatening, intimidation.

ANT. _Promise, encouragement, allurement, enticement; anticipation._

=Thrifty.= Economical, saving, careful; sparing, frugal, industrious, prosperous, thriving; provident, foresighted.

ANT. _Wasteful, prodigal, uneconomical, lavish, spendthrift, extravagant; slack, lazy; improvident, unprepared._

=Throng.= Concourse, crowd, host, jam, mass, multitude, press.

ANT. _Solitude; wilderness, desert, waste._

=Tidings.= Message, information, intelligence, news, rumor, report, advices, announcement.

ANT. _Suppression, censorship, misinformation, canard._

=Time.= Epoch, era, period, date, age, eon, season, term, while, succession, sequence, duration.

=Timid.= Fearful, timorous, cowardly, afraid, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, shrinking, retiring, shy; diffident, bashful.

ANT. _Bold, confident, venturesome, courageous, adventurous, heedless._

=Tip.= Incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tilt, cant, careen, dip, heel over.

=Tire.= Exhaust, fag, weary, fatigue, jade, harass, wear out.

ANT. _Refresh, recreate, rest, relax, relieve, repose, restore, invigorate._

=Title.= Epithet, name, appellation, designation, cognomen, denomination; address, inscription, heading, style.

ANT. _Nondescript, namelessness._

=Together.= With, in company, associated, conjoined, unitedly, simultaneously, contemporaneously, coincidently.

ANT. _Separately, variously, independently._

=Toil.= Labor, drudgery, work, exertion, employment, occupation, task, travail.

ANT. _Rest, relaxation, recreation, ease; amusement, pleasure, enjoyment, fun._

=Tolerable.= Endurable, bearable, supportable; passable, medium, ordinary, mediocre, indifferent.

ANT. _Intolerable, unendurable, insufferable, unbearable, insupportable._

=Tool.= Appliance, implement, apparatus, mechanism, utensil, machine, weapon.

=Topic.= Head, division, motion, point, proposition, question, issue, subject, theme, matter.

=Torment.= Pain, misery, agony, anguish, torture, distress.

ANT. _Enjoyment, pleasure, comfort, ease, gratification, delight._

=Total=, _a._ Whole, entire, full, absolute, complete, undivided.

ANT. _Partial, imperfect, incomplete, divided, fractional, sectional._

=Trace.= Mark, remains, sign, vestige, track, token, trail, footmark, footprint, footstep, impression, memorial, remnant.

=Trade.= Profession, occupation, office, calling, avocation, employment, commerce, dealing, traffic.

ANT. _Stagnation, inactivity, dulness, embargo; leisure, vacation, idleness, vacancy._

=Tragedy.= Mournful drama; catastrophe, calamity, adversity, disaster, affliction.

ANT. _Comedy, happiness, mirthful drama, prosperity, luck, good fortune._

=Traitor.= Betrayer, turncoat, renegade, rebel, deceiver, apostate; insurgent, deserter, mutineer.

ANT. _Patriot, adherent, defender, supporter._

=Tranquil.= Quiet, calm, undisturbed, peaceful, unagitated; unruffled, composed, poised, collected, cool.

ANT. _Agitated, excited, uneasy, anxious, troubled, restless._

=Transact.= Conduct, carry on, perform, act, accomplish, do, negotiate, treat.

ANT. _Leave alone, rest, stop, refrain, desist, cease._

=Transaction.= Business, action, deed, proceeding, doing, affair, act, negotiation, performance.

ANT. _Inactivity, quiescence, rest, neglect, inaction, passivity._

=Transgression.= Infringement, misdemeanor, misdeed, affront; violation, breach, fault, crime, offense, sin.

ANT. _Innocence, guiltlessness; purity, righteousness; observance, obedience, fulfilment._

=Transient.= Fleeting, temporary, transitory, ephemeral, evanescent, brief, flitting, flying, momentary, passing, fugitive, short.

ANT. _Permanent, perpetual, lasting, enduring, abiding, immortal, everlasting, unfading, undying, persistent, eternal, imperishable._

=Transparent.= Translucent, pellucid, clear, lucid; diaphanous; open, porous; crystalline, limpid, bright; perspicuous.

ANT. _Opaque, thick, turbid; mysterious, questionable, dubious._

=Travel.= Go, pass, journey, migrate, move, traverse, wander, roam.

ANT. _Dwell, reside, stay, remain, settle._

=Treasure.= Wealth, abundance, plenty; money, jewels, cash, valuables, hoard, riches, bullion; reserve.

ANT. _Refuse, trash, offal; dregs, trifles._

=Treaty.= Negotiation, compact, agreement, covenant, alliance, convention, contract.

ANT. _Neutrality, non-interference, non-intervention._

=Tremendous.= Frightful, terrific, horrible, awful; fearful, appalling, alarming, horrifying, dreadful.

ANT. _Unappalling, inconsiderable, unimposing._

=Trial.= Attempt, endeavor, essay; effort, exertion; experience, proof, test; examination, experiment; criterion, ordeal, assay; temptation, trouble, affliction, distress, grief, suffering, tribulation.

ANT. _Non-attempt; ease, facility; acceptance; oversight, disregard; trifle, triviality._

=Trick.= Stratagem, wile, fraud, cheat, juggle, finesse, sleight; deception, imposture, delusion, imposition; artifice, machination, contrivance, legerdemain.

ANT. _Exposure, revelation, examination; blunder, botch, bungling, fumbling, maladroitness, mishap; genuineness, artlessness, openhandedness._

=Triumph.= Success, conquest, victory; ovation, celebration, jubilee, jubilation, exultation; achievement, attainment.

ANT. _Defeat, failure, disappointment, discomfiture, abortion, baffling._

=Trouble.= Affliction, sorrow, disturbance, perplexity, vexation, molestation, annoyance, inconvenience, calamity, misfortune, adversity, misery; tribulation, distress, disaster, torment, difficulty, anxiety.

ANT. _Blessing, peace, composure, alleviation, appeasement, pleasure, fortune, boon, affluence, happiness, joy, success, gladness, ease, facility, amusement, recreation._

=True.= Correct, accurate, precise, exact; unwavering, faithful, loyal; actual, pure, real, genuine; veritable.

ANT. _Untrue, false, fictitious, unreliable, incorrect, inaccurate, inexact; vacillating, disloyal, faithless; counterfeit, impure, unreal, factitious, untrustworthy, adulterated, spurious, fickle, treacherous._

=Trust=, _n._ Confidence, belief, expectation, faith, hope; reliance.

ANT. _Doubt, misgiving, distrust, skepticism, suspense; despair._

=Truth.= Fact, reality, fidelity, conformity, exactness; steadfastness; veracity, verity; accuracy, precision, faithfulness.

ANT. _Falsehood, falsity, lie, untruth, fabrication, fiction; fallacy, mistake, sophism._

=Tumult.= Ferment, disturbance, turbulence, disorder, bluster, hubbub, bustle, brawl, riot; excitement, distraction, confusion, turmoil, noise.

ANT. _Peace, order, orderliness, pacification, quiet, subsidence._

=Turn=, _n._ Revolution; alteration, vicissitude; winding, bending, meandering; stroll; succession, alternation; chance, occasion; convenience, purpose, exigence; form, cast, shape, manner, fashion; rotation, recurrence; opportunity; deed, office, treatment, act; tendency, talent, gift; crisis.

ANT. _Fixity, unchangeableness, immobility, uniformity, stability, continuity; independence; malformation, shapelessness._

=Turn=, _v._ Revolve, reverse, deflect, change; divert, transfer, use, employ, apply, devote; alter, metamorphose, transform, convert; shape, mold, adapt; whirl; hinge, depend; eventuate, issue, terminate.

ANT. _Stick, stop, remain; adhere, hold to; persist, continue; stabilitate, perpetuate, arrest, stereotype._

=Tutor.= Teacher, instructor, professor, preceptor, master, savant, guardian, governor.

ANT. _Pupil, student, novice, disciple, scholar, ward, learner._

=Twist=, _v._ Contort, writhe, convolve; pervert, distort; wind, wreathe; insinuate; encircle.

ANT. _Straighten, untwist, rectify, unwind, disentangle, unravel; verify, substantiate._

=Type.= Mark, stamp, sign, emblem; style, semblance; representation, similitude, figure, symbol, token; character, pattern, archetype, model, norm; cast, mold, fashion.

ANT. _Caricature, monstrosity, abnormity; falsification, deviation; misrepresentation._

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=Ubiquity.= Omnipresence; universal presence, all-pervasiveness.

ANT. _Localization, limitation._

=Ugly.= Loathsome, unsightly, repulsive; ill-natured, quarrelsome; unpleasant; plain, ordinary, homely, hideous, frightful; cross, vicious.

ANT. _Attractive, handsome, fair, pleasant, agreeable, beautiful, shapely, comely; lovely, kindly, good-natured, gentle._

=Ultimate.= Final, last, conclusive, farthest, extreme, most remote; elemental.

ANT. _Initial, nearest, beginning, primary._

=Un-.= A prefix meaning _not_ or _without_, or simply intensive, which is prefixed to nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and the participles of verbs. Words whose meaning is simply that of the root word with negative or intensive emphasis are omitted here, and their synonyms and antonyms may be formed from those of the root word.

=Unction.= Anointing, ointment; power, fervor, animation, fervency, ardor, enthusiasm, energy, spirit, emotion.

ANT. _Tameness, perfunctoriness, coldness, lifelessness._

=Unctuous.= Fatty, oily, greasy; bland, suave, tender, fervid; obsequious, fawning, servile, sycophantic.

ANT. _Blunt, brush, abrupt; cynical, sarcastic; harsh, unmannerly, uncomplimentary._

=Under-.= A prefix meaning _beneath_ or _below_. Words whose meaning is simply that of the root word with the meaning of the prefix added are omitted in this place, and their synonyms and antonyms may be formed in many cases from those of the root word.

=Under=, _prep._ Below, beneath, underneath.

ANT. _Above, upon, over._

=Understand.= Know, comprehend; learn, be informed, hear; recognize, interpret; imply, assume; apprehend, discern, see, perceive, conceive, penetrate.

ANT. _Misunderstand, miscomprehend, misinterpret; declare, state; express, inform._

=Understanding.= Sense, intelligence, conception, perception, discernment, knowledge, intuition, cognition, reason; interpretation; mind, brains.

ANT. _Insensibility, stupidity, dulness, obtuseness, senselessness, slowness, irrationality, sluggishness, ignorance, unintelligence._

=Undertake.= Engage, enter, set about, attempt; covenant, contract; guarantee, promise, affirm; project, commence; stipulate.

ANT. _Abandon, drop, desist, discontinue, decline; complete, finish, end, terminate._

=Undertaking.= Enterprise, engagement, attempt, adventure, business, effort, endeavor; experiment, venture, interest, affair, matter, concern.

ANT. _Leisure, inactivity; recreation._

=Undulation.= Waving motion; vibration; wavy outline; pulsation; oscillation, swelling; wave, ripple.

ANT. _Equilibrium; arrestation, standing; plain, tableland._

=Uniform.= Unchanging, equable, consistent, homogeneous; consonant; regular, constant, invariable, steady; similar, unvaried, alike.

ANT. _Heterogeneous, variable, varying, diverse; irregular, inconsistent, erratic, eccentric, unsymmetrical._

=Union.= Unity, connection, concord, combination, confederacy, alliance; coalition, conjunction; harmony, concert, agreement; league, confederation, consolidation; oneness, juncture, unification.

ANT. _Disconnection, separation, disjunction, disunion, divorce, severance, analysis, dissociation, contrariety, decomposition, division, schism, partition, discord, disagreement, secession, disruption; multiplication, diversification._

=Unique.= Sole, only, unmatched, unequalled, unparalleled, singular, peculiar, exceptional, rare.

ANT. _Common, universal, everyday, commonplace, ordinary, familiar, vulgar, mean._

=Unison.= Harmony, agreement, concord, union, accordance.

ANT. _Discord, variance, disagreement, divergence._

=Unit.= Oneness, unity; one; integral; item, individual.

ANT. _Sum, mass, total, aggregate, whole, collection._

=Unite.= Add, join, attach, annex; combine, connect; agree, harmonize, associate, coalesce; incorporate, consolidate, amalgamate, blend, embody, merge, concur, coöperate, league, confederate.

ANT. _Disjoin, sever, separate, divide, resolve, disconnect; disintegrate, dissociate, sunder, diverge; multiply, split, disrupt._

=Unity.= Oneness, concord, conjunction, agreement, junction, uniformity, harmony, union; singleness, unanimity.

ANT. _Separation, disunion, disconnection, division, disagreement, divorce._

=Universal.= General, unlimited, all-reaching; total, whole, entire; catholic, common; comprehensive, exhaustive, complete.

ANT. _Specific, special, individual, particular, limited, local, partial, exclusive, exceptional._

=Up-.= A prefix giving the idea of elevation or an intensive value. Words whose meaning is derived quite simply from that of the root plus that of the prefix are omitted here. Their synonyms and antonyms may be readily formed from those of the root word.

=Upbraid.= Reproach, censure, blame, condemn; taunt, chide, reprove.

ANT. _Approve, commend, praise, eulogize, compliment, applaud._

=Upon.= On; about, concerning; with, immediately after, forthwith.

ANT. _Under, beneath, below; before, after, without._

=Upper.= Higher, superior, on top.

ANT. _Lower, inferior, below, beneath._

=Upright.= Erect, perpendicular, vertical; honest, just, honorable, conscientious, virtuous, good, faithful, true, trustworthy.

ANT. _Inclined, slanted; inverted; unprincipled, dishonest, unscrupulous, corrupt, unconscientious._

=Uproar.= Tumult, disturbance, confusion, bustle, clamor, commotion, turmoil, racket, noise, din.

ANT. _Peace, calm, quiet, silence, order, tranquillity._

=Urbane.= Courteous, polite, refined, suave, elegant; civil, polished.

ANT. _Discourteous, uncivil, unrefined, impolite, rude, boorish._

=Urge.= Animate, instigate, stimulate, encourage, arouse; impel, press, drive; beseech, entreat, importune; goad, spur, incite; hasten, accelerate, expedite.

ANT. _Hold back, hinder, obstruct, prevent, retard, inhibit, restrain; defy, challenge, dare; oppose, object._

=Urgent.= Urging, pressing, importunate, immediate, important, imperative, grave, momentous, serious, cogent, solicitous, critical, emergency, necessitous.

ANT. _Trivial, insignificant, unimportant, immaterial, inconsiderable._

=Usage.= Custom, wont, habit, use; mode, method, manners, behavior; practice, procedure; fashion.

=Use.= Employment, application, occasion, necessity, usefulness, utility; practice, usage, custom, manner, habit; service, advantage; profit, avail, need; benefit.

ANT. _Uselessness, misapplication, superfluousness, worthlessness, disuse, non-observance, desuetude._

=Useful.= Advantageous, profitable, serviceable, beneficial; fruitful, effectual, suitable, effective, adapted, helpful, good, convenient, valuable, available.

ANT. _Useless, profitless, unprofitable, valueless, unserviceable, fruitless, inconducive, ineffectual, unavailing, retarding, hindering, preventive, obstructive, cumbersome, burdensome, unusable._

=Usual.= Familiar, frequent, ordinary, regular, wonted, prevalent, accustomed, common, customary, everyday, general, normal, habitual, prevailing, public.

ANT. _Exceptional, infrequent, extraordinary, strange, uncommon, unparalleled, unusual, out-of-the-way, singular, rare._

=Usurp.= Arrogate, assume, appropriate, seize.

ANT. _Inherit, accept, receive._

=Utility.= Profit, expediency, use, usefulness, avail, benefit, advantage, service, usableness.

ANT. _Futility, inutility, inadequacy, inexpediency, uselessness, folly, impolicy, disadvantage, worthlessness, unprofitableness._

=Utmost.= Farthest, extreme, remotest, last, most distant; uttermost; greatest.

ANT. _Nearest, next; least._

=Utter=, _v._ Issue, deliver, liberate, discharge; circulate, pass; express, publish, disclose, speak, pronounce; promulgate.

ANT. _Suppress, recall, check, stifle, hush, repress; retract, disavow._

=Utter=, _a._ Complete, perfect, total, entire, absolute; peremptory, unconditional, unqualified; thorough.

ANT. _Imperfect, incomplete; conditioned, qualified; partial._

=Utterly.= Fully, totally, thoroughly.

ANT. _Partially, imperfectly, specifically._

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=Vacancy.= Emptiness; leisure, intermission, idleness; vacuum; chasm, gap; interval; vacuity, space, void.

ANT. _Fulness, plethora, repletion; business, occupation, employment._

=Vacant.= Blank, empty, void, unoccupied, waste, unemployed, untenanted, vacuous, unfilled, devoid, unencumbered, disengaged, idle, uncrowded; inane, silly; free; thoughtless, unreflective; abandoned; inane; leisure; unmeaning.

ANT. _Full, filled, occupied, replenished, diligent, busy, engaged, employed; reflective, thoughtful, meaningful; brimful, busy, crammed, inhabited, packed, replete, brimmed, overflowing, brimming, jammed, gorged, crowded._

=Vacate.= Empty, make vacant, quit, resign, surrender; annul, abrogate, cancel, invalidate, abscind, abolish, overrule, neutralize.

ANT. _Fill, occupy, employ, hold, retain, substantiate._

=Vacation.= Interval, intermission, holidays, rest, leisure.

ANT. _Worktime, term, business._

=Vacillate.= Fluctuate, waver, be unsteady, stagger, reel, sway, rock, hesitate, be inconstant, dubitate.

ANT. _Adhere, abide, determine, be steadfast, stay._

=Vacillation.= Wavering, fluctuating, swaying, reeling, rocking, fluctuation, hesitation, inconstancy, unsteadiness.

ANT. _Steadiness, firmness, inflexibility, determination._

=Vacuity.= Emptiness, vacancy, void, vacuum; inanity, nihility, inanition, unreality; space.

ANT. _Fulness, bulk, matter, substance; occupation, actuality, reality; contents._

=Vagabond.= Wanderer, vagrant, tramp, rascal; outcast, loafer, nomad, idler, beggar, rogue.

ANT. _Worker, laborer._

=Vagary.= Whim, freak, crotchet, whimsicality, caprice, fancy.

ANT. _Purpose, idea, determination, judgment, seriousness, conviction._

=Vagrant=, _a._ Wandering, erratic, unsettled, strolling, itinerant, roving, sauntering, nomadic.

ANT. _Domestic, local, established, resident, abiding, dwelling._

=Vague.= Unsettled, undetermined, indefinite, ambiguous, lax, uncertain, dim, doubtful, obscure, indistinct, unfixed, general, intangible, equivocal, pointless; unwarranted, unauthorized.

ANT. _Determined, limited, strict, specific, pointed, definite, distinct, scientific, settled, clear, fixed, manifest, perspicuous._

=Vain.= Futile, trivial, vapid, visionary, worthless, abortive, unsatisfying, fruitless, empty, deceitful, baseless, delusive, bootless, idle, ineffectual, shadowy, trifling, unserviceable, unsubstantial, profitless, inconstant, unprofitable, null, nugatory, unavailing, unimportant, unreal; showy, useless; conceited, arrogant, ostentatious.

ANT. _Adequate, solid, useful, effective, powerful, worthy, important, sufficient, serviceable, potent, competent, advantageous, beneficial, efficient, expedient, profitable, real, sound, substantial, valid, valuable, essential, cogent, availing, satisfactory, modest._

=Valediction.= Farewell, valedictory, leave-taking, adieu.

ANT. _Salutation, welcome, hail, reception, recognition._

=Valiant.= Strong, powerful, intrepid, courageous, brave, valorous, heroic, gallant, chivalrous, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, redoubtable, undaunted, stout-hearted.

ANT. _Timid, cowardly, fearful, timorous, recreant, craven._

=Valid.= Sound, good, justified, trustworthy, well-grounded, efficacious, weighty, powerful, efficient, conclusive, logical, solid, cogent, important, grave, substantial, sufficient.

ANT. _Weak, invalid, null, void, unsound, baseless, fallacious, unfounded, untrue; unavailable, inoperative, superseded._

=Validity.= Soundness, justness, efficacy, force, weight, cogency, importance.

ANT. _Weakness, impotency, ineffectiveness, lightness, futility._

=Valor.= Bravery, courage, prowess, intrepidity, heroism, boldness, daring.

ANT. _Timidity, fearfulness, cowardice, pusillanimity._

=Valuable.= Worthy, estimable, costly, precious, expensive, useful, dear, serviceable.

ANT. _Worthless, valueless, cheap, inexpensive, silly, useless, trifling, trivial._

=Value=, _n._ Worth, utility, desirability, importance, power; import, signification; esteem, regard, excellence; price, cost, equivalent.

ANT. _Cheapness, reduction, depreciation._

=Value=, _v._ Compute, esteem, respect, regard; be worth, rate, appraise, estimate; appreciate, prize, treasure, account.

ANT. _Cheapen, reduce, contemn, despise, undervalue, underestimate; disregard, disesteem, misprize._

=Vanish.= Disappear, fade, pass away, dissolve, melt away, be annihilated.

ANT. _Appear, approach, be manifest, loom up, arrive._

=Vanity.= Pride, conceit; unreality, worthlessness, emptiness; hollowness, triviality, futility, unsubstantiality, falsity; egoism, self-sufficiency; show, ostentation.

ANT. _Reality, truth, worth; simplicity; modesty, humility, self-distrust; substance, solidity._

=Vanquish.= Conquer, overcome, subdue, defeat, surmount, confute, silence; subjugate, overthrow, master, foil, discomfit, quell; disprove, confound.

ANT. _Succumb, yield, fail._

=Vapid.= Dead, spiritless, flat, insipid, dull, unanimated; tasteless, stale, tame; languid, prosaic, feeble, prosy.

ANT. _Pungent, spirited, animated, pithy, trenchant._

=Vapor=, _n._ Fume, steam, reek, exhalation, smoke, fog, mist; vagary, phantom, whim, dream, vision; flatulence; fantasy.

ANT. _Inhalation, absorption._

=Variable.= Changeable, fickle, inconstant, mutable, shifting, unsteady, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, versatile, capricious.

ANT. _Unchanging, immutable, constant, firm, unwavering, steady, invariable, unalterable._