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1. aesthetics
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Relating to beauty; artistic
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Main Entry: aesthetics
Part of Speech: noun Definition: principles of art Synonyms: artistic taste, esthetics, philosophy of art, philosophy of beauty, study of beauty, theory of art |
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2. amiable
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Friendly; good-natured; sociable; pleasant
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Main Entry: amiable
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: friendly, agreeable Synonyms: affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, buddy-buddy, charming, cheerful, clubby, complaisant, cool*, copacetic, cordial, cozy, delightful, downright neighborly, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, home cooking, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, palsy-walsy, pleasant, pleasing, princely, pussycat, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, sweet-tempered, swell*, tight*, warm, warmhearted, winning Notes: amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' Antonyms: crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, irritable, mean, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly |
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3. analytical
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Characterized by division of a problem into separate parts for study
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Main Entry: analytical
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: examining Synonyms: analytic, cogent, conclusive, detailed, diagnostic, discrete, dissecting, explanatory, expository, inquiring, inquisitive, interpretive, investigative, judicious, logical, organized, penetrating, perceptive, perspicuous, precise, problem-solving, questioning, ratiocinative, rational, reasonably, scientific, searching, solid, sound, studious, subtle, systematic, testing, thorough, valid Antonyms: chaotic, disorganized, illogical, synthetical, unsystematic |
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4. authoritative
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Official; conclusive
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Main Entry: authoritative
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: recognized as true, valid Synonyms: accurate, attested, authentic, authenticated, circumstantiated, confirmed, definitive, dependable, documented, factual, faithful, learned, legit, proven, reliable, righteous, scholarly, sound, straight from horse's mouth, supported, trustworthy, truthful, validated, verified, veritable Notes: authoritarian is tyrannical while authoritative commands respect Antonyms: democratic |
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5. charismatic
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Exhibiting a dynamic personality
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Main Entry: charismatic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: charming Synonyms: alluring, appealing, hypnotic, larger than life, magnetic, mesmerizing, poised |
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6. diplomatic
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Using tact, especially in stressful circumstances
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Main Entry: diplomatic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: politic, tactful Synonyms: adept, arch, artful, astute, bland, brainy, cagey, calculating, capable, clever, conciliatory, conniving, contriving, courteous, crafty, cunning, deft, delicate, dexterous, discreet, gracious, guileful, intriguing, opportunistic, polite, prudent, savvy, scheming, sensitive, sharp, shrewd, sly, smooth, strategic, suave, subtle, wily Antonyms: artless, impolite, rude, tactless |
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7. empathy
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Having compassion or understanding for the pain of another
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Main Entry: empathy
Part of Speech: noun Definition: understanding Synonyms: affinity, appreciation, being on same wavelength, being there for someone, communion, community of interests, compassion, comprehension, concord, cottoning to, good vibrations, hitting it off, insight, picking up on, pity, rapport, recognition, responsiveness, soul, sympathy, warmth Notes: empathy denotes a deep emotional understanding of another's feelings or problems, while sympathy is more general and can apply to small annoyances or setbacks sympathy means the stimulation in a person of feelings that are similar in kind to those that affect another person; empathy means a mental or affective projection into the feelings or state of mind of another person Antonyms: apathy, misunderstanding, unfeelingness |
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8. forceful
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Full of force; powerful
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Main Entry: forceful
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: effective, powerful Synonyms: ball of fire, bullish, cogent, coming on strong, commanding, compelling, constraining, convincing, dominant, dynamic, electric, elemental, energetic, forcible, gutsy, mighty, persuasive, pithy, potent, powerhouse, puissant, punch, punchy, steamroller, stringent, strong, take-charge, take-over, telling, titanic, vehement, vigorous, violent, virile, weighty Notes: forcible indicates the use of brute force, forced means done involuntarily, and forceful suggests a potential for force Antonyms: feeble, impotent, ineffective, meek, unforceful, weak |
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9. forthright
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Going straight to the point
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Main Entry: forthright
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: straightforward, honest Synonyms: aboveboard, bald, blunt, call a spade a spade, candid, categorical, direct, directly, forward, frank, from the hip, like it is, no lie, open, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, real, simple, sincere, straight, undisguised, up front Antonyms: devious, dishonest, secret, untruthful |
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10. influence
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To alter something in an indirect or even sneaky way
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Main Entry: influence
Part of Speech: noun Definition: power, authority Synonyms: access, agency, ascendancy, character, clout, command, connections, consequence, control, credit, direction, domination, dominion, drag, effect, esteem, fame, fix, force, grease, guidance, hold, impact, importance, imprint, in, juice*, leadership, leverage, magnetism, mark, moment, money, monopoly, network, notoriety, predominance, prerogative, pressure, prestige, prominence, pull, repercussion, reputation, ropes, rule, significance, spell, supremacy, sway, weight* Antonyms: impotence, incapacity, inferiority, powerlessness, weakness |
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11. innovative
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On the cutting edge; creative
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Main Entry: innovative
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: creative Synonyms: avant-garde, breaking new ground, contemporary, cutting-edge, deviceful, ingenious, innovational, innovatory, inventive, just out, leading-edge, new, newfangled, original, originative, state-of-the-art Antonyms: customary, habitual, old, traditional, uncreative, unimaginative |
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12. methodical
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Systematic; following a definite method
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Main Entry: methodical/methodic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: organized, precise Synonyms: all together, analytical, businesslike, by the book, by the numbers, careful, cut-and-dried, deliberate, disciplined, efficient, exact, fixed, framed, in a groove, logical, methodized, meticulous, neat, ordered, orderly, painstaking, planned, regular, scrupulous, set-up, structured, systematic, tidy, together, well-regulated Antonyms: confused, disorderly, disorganized, imprecise, unmethodical/unmethodic |
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13. meticulous
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Great care shown to details
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Main Entry: meticulous
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: detailed, perfectionist Synonyms: accurate, cautious, conscientious, conscionable, crossing the t's, dotting the i's, exact, fastidious, fussy, heedful, microscopic, nitpicking, painstaking, particular, persnickety*, picky, precise, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous, stickling, strict, thorough Notes: meticulous first meant 'fearful' or 'timid' and now means 'exact, finicky, or precise'; scrupulous means 'conscientious or principled' Antonyms: careless, messy, sloppy, undetailed |
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14. negotiate
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Bargain; make terms
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Main Entry: negotiate
Part of Speech: verb Definition: bargain, discuss Synonyms: accommodate, adjudicate, adjust, agree, arbitrate, arrange, bring to terms, bury the hatchet, come across with, compose, concert, conciliate, confer, connect, consult, contract, covenant, cut a deal, deal, debate, dicker, haggle, hammer out a deal, handle, horse trade, intercede, make a deal, make peace, make terms, manage, mediate, moderate, network, parley*, referee, settle, step in, stipulate, swap, transact, treat, umpire, work out a deal, work out* |
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15. perseverance
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Steadfastness; doggedness
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Main Entry: perseverance
Part of Speech: noun Definition: diligence, hard work Synonyms: backbone*, constancy, continuance, cool, dedication, determination, doggedness, drive, endurance, grit, guts*, immovability, indefatigability, moxie*, persistence, pertinacity, pluck, prolonging, purposefulness, pursuance, resolution, sedulity, spunk, stamina, steadfastness, stick-to-itiveness, tenacity Antonyms: apathy, idleness, indolence, laziness, lethargy |
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16. spontaneous
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An action arising from a whim or sudden impulse
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Main Entry: spontaneous
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: impulsive, willing Synonyms: ad-lib, automatic, break loose, casual, down, extemporaneous, extempore, free, free spirited, from the hip, impetuous, impromptu, improvised, inevitable, instinctive, involuntary, irresistible, natural, off top of head, off-the-cuff, offhand, simple, unartful, unavoidable, unbidden, uncompelled, unconscious, unconstrained, uncontrived, uncontrolled, unforced, unintentional, unplanned, unpremediated, unprompted, unsophisticated, unstudied, up front, voluntary Antonyms: deliberate, intended, planned, premeditated |
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17. submissive
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Submitting to others; obedient
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Main Entry: submissive
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: compliant Synonyms: abject, accommodating, acquiescent, amenable, bowing down, comformable, complying, deferential, docile, domesticated, dutiful, giving-in, humble, ingratiating, lowly, malleable, meek, menial, nonresistant, nonresisting, obedient, obeisant, obeying, obsequious, passive, patient, pliable, pliant, resigned, servile, slavish, subdued, tame, tractable, uncomplaining, unresisting, yes*, yielding Antonyms: disobedient, fighting, intractable, resistant, unyielding |
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18. synthesize
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Combine parts or pieces into a whole
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Main Entry: synthesize
Part of Speech: verb Definition: combine; make whole Synonyms: amalgamate, arrange, blend, harmonize, incorporate, integrate, manufacture, orchestrate, symphonize, unify Antonyms: divide, separate |
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19. systematic
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Methodical thoroughness
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Main Entry: systematic
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: orderly Synonyms: analytical, arranged, businesslike, complete, efficient, logical, methodic, methodical, ordered, organized, out-and-out, precise, regular, standardized, systematized, thoroughgoing, well-ordered Notes: systemic means 'deep-seated, integral, built into the system'; systematic means 'periodic, occurring with regularity' Antonyms: chaotic, confused, disorderly, mixed up, unmethodical, unsystematic |
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20. versatile
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Able to move from one activity or situation to another easily
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Main Entry: versatile
Part of Speech: adjective Definition: adjustable, flexible Synonyms: able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many-sided, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable, protean, puttylike, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied Antonyms: inflexible, limited, unadjustable |
