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Approbation
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the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise;official approval
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Synonyms:commendation, sanction
Antonyms:disapproval, condemnation, censure |
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Hackneyed
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used so often as to lack freshness or originality
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Synonyms:banal,trite, commonplace, corny
Antonyms:new, fresh, novel, original |
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Innuendo
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a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)
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Synonyms:insinuation, intimation
Antonyms:direct statment |
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Jaded
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wearied, worn-out, dulled (in the sense of being satiated by excessive indulgence)
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Synonyms:sated, surfeited, cloyed
Antonyms:unspoiled, uncloyed |
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Lurid
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causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color; terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
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Synonyms:gruesome, gory, grisly,baleful,ghastly
Antonyms:pleasant,attractive,appealing, wholesome |
