Synonyms and Antonyms
Diminish is a synonym for __________.
Abate
He conceals his feelings behind a rather ___________ manner.
Stolid
Michael _______________ replies, "I don't have a few years."
Cryptically
He kicked the broken machine in _______________.
Vexation
Her silly chatter would ____________ a saint.
Vex
Mollify is an antonym for _____________.
Vex
She made a _________________ comment about how the film mirrored her life.
Cryptic
The fatigue was ____________ with a nap.
Abatable
He promised to _____________ for his crime.
Atone
He worked with the ____________ strain, but confirmed his positive findings with virulent human organisms.
Bovine
Uncharitable is an antonym for ____________.
Altruistic
Their motives were partly ______________ and partly economic.
Altruistic
Politicians are not necessarily motivated by pure _________________.
Altruism
An unexpectedly large fraction of players acted __________________ to protect their weaker friends.
Altruistically
The criminal reformed and promised _______________ for his acts.
Atonement
Ambiguous is a synonym for ____________.
Nebulous
From that day the plague began to ______________, and to show its gratitude the city decided to build a new church.
Abate
There remains, however, another and more ___________ problem.
Vexing
The pain was so unbearable that he was _____________ in agony.
Writhing
He sought in his head for an ________________ that had faded clean away.
Incantation
Redemption is a synonym for _______________.
Atonement
Her words made him ___________ with shame.
Writhe
Duwayne ploughs ____________ up and down the length of the pool several times like a great slab of walrus.
Stolidly
A bag filter for dust ________________ at the discharge point should be provided.
Abatement
And in some ways, netiquette seems as _______________ a concept as ever.
Nebulous