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(v) 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
admonish
(n) an opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; (v) to create an opening, break through

antonyms: (v) close, seal
breach
(n) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
brigand
(adj) careful, cautious

synonyms: wary, prudent, guarded
antonyms: incautious, rash, reckless, heedless
circumspect
(v) to seize for military or official use

synonyms: take over, requisition, expropriate
commandeer
(adj) clumsy, hard to handle; slow-moving

synonyms: unwieldy, ponderous
antonyms: manageable, easy to handle
cumbersome
(n) a standstill resulting from the opposition of two equal forces or factions; (v) to bring to such a standstill

synonyms: (n) standoff, stalemate, impasse
antonyms: (n) agreement, accord, breakthrough
deadlock
(n) scattered fragments, wreckage

synonyms: rubble, detritus, flotsam and jetsam
debris
(v) to spread or scatter freely or widely; (adj) wordy, long-winded, or unfocused; scattered or widely spread

synonyms: (v) disperse; (adj) rambling, verbose, prolix
antonyms: (v) concentrate; (adj) brief, concise, succinct
diffuse
(n) a difficult or perplexing situation or problem

synonyms: predicament, quandary, pickle, bind
antonyms: cinch
dilemma
(v) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed

synonyms: blot out, erase, obliterate, expunge
efface
(v) to make a mess of; "muddle through:" to get by; (n) a hopeless mess

synonyms: (v) to jumble, mess up; (n) confusion, disorder
antonyms: (n) orderliness, tidiness, neatness
muddle
(adj) stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind.

synonyms: obstinate, pigheaded, inflexible
antonyms: open-minded, reasonable
opinionated
(adj) lasting for a long time, persistent; (n) a plant that lives for many years

synonyms: (adj) enduring, recurring
antonyms: (adj) brief, short-lived, fleeting, ephemeral
perennial
(v) to incline to beforehand

synonym: make susceptible to
antonyms: immunize against, shield from
predispose
(v) to let go, give up

synonyms: surrender, abandon
antonyms: hold on to, keep, retain, cling to
reliquish
(adj) to save from fire or shipwreck; (n) property thus saved

synonyms: (v) rescue, recover, retrieve, reclaim
antonyms: (v) abandon, scrap, junk
salvage
(adj) sudden and violent but brief; fitful; intermittent

synonyms: irregular, occasional
antonyms: steady, continuous, chronis
spasmodic
(adj) not genuine, not true, not valid

synonyms: false, counterfeit, fraudulent, bogus
antonyms: genuine, authentic, bona fide, valid
spurious
(adj) uncontrolled, lacking in restraint

synonyms: unrestrained, unchecked
antonyms: restrained, held in check, muted
unbridled