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Apothegm
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adage, aphorism, apothegm, daffodil, device, dictum, fundamental, law, maxim, moral, postulate, precept, proposition, proverb, saying, theorem, truism, truth
Antonyms: absurdity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox |
pithy compact saying
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Apotheosis
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advance, advancement, aggrandizement, apotheosis, boost, deification, eminence, ennoblement, exaltation, exaltedness, glorification, grandeur, immortalization, lionization, loftiness, magnification, nobility, nobleness, preference, preferment, prelation, raise, sublimity, upgrading
Antonyms: degradation, downgrading |
glorification
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appall
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alarm, amaze, appal, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to, gross out, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve
Antonyms: comfort, embolden, encourage, reasurre |
horrify, dismay, shock
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Apparition
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bogeyman, chimera, delusion, hallucination, haunt, illusion, phantom, revenant, specter, spirit, spook, visitant
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ghost
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Apposite
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applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, associable, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, kosher, legit*, material, on target*, pertinent, relevant, right on*, suable, suitable, suited, useful
Antonyms: impertinent, inapplicable, irrelevant, unsuitable |
appropriate
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Approbation
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admiration, approval, bells*, consent, endorsement, esteem, favor, go-ahead*, high regard, nod, permission, recognition, sanction, support
Antonyms: condemnation, criticism, disapprobation |
praise
acceptance approval |
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Aquiline
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1. (of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked.
2. of or like the eagle. |
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Arcane
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cabalistic, esoteric, hidden, impenetrable, mysterious, mystic, occult, recondite, unaccountable, unknowable
Antonyms: common, commonplace, comprehensible, knowable, known |
secret
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