Synonyms
What is a synonym for the word cerebral?
Intellectual
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(abhorrent, fawning, eccentric, misanthropic)
“Gripping the mouth as the child struggles. Stifle the screams as the heathens hunt you. Suffer in pain as you smother life out. An act of great mercy or self-preservation. Her in her darkest hour what child should have to bear. Witness to senseless slaughter from the demons of the night”
Abhorrent
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(audacious, misanthropic, piqued, abhorrent)
“Mom, you'll never guess what I did today. Mhm? I climbed the Queen's Tooth and drank from the Fire Falls! Fire Falls? They say only the ancient kings were brave enough to drink the fire.”
Audacious
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(detached, piqued, abhorrent, remorseful)
“It’s time for me to go home now because work here is complete. I have no idea how long this place will exist when I’m gone.”
Detached
What is a synonym for the word abhorrent?
Despise or Hated
What is a synonym for the word eccentric?
Bizarre or weird
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(Idealistic, insular, callous, pollyannaish)
“I’m supposed to be at the ball to wed my one true love Prince Edward… Please! If you could just point me towards the castle.”
Idealistic
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(sinister, indomitable, cerebral, upbraiding)
“The POV glides silently through the house into the kitchen,
up to a drawer. The drawer is opened. A large butcher knife
is withdrawn…Suddenly the POV lunges forward. The sister continues to
stare incredulously. There is a rapid blur as the POV drives
the butcher knife into the sister's chest and out again
almost before we've seen it.”
Sinister
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(wistful, fawning, eccentric, chagrined)
"And maybe we got lost in translation. Maybe I asked for too much. But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up. Running scared, I was there. I remember it all too well. And you call me up again just to break me like a promise. So casually cruel in the name of being honest. I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all, Too well"
Wistful
What is a synonym for the word pompous?
Arrogant
What is a synonym for the word detached?
Disconnected
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(acerbic, defiant, mirthful, jaded)
“You love him! And he totally complimented you! That’s so ‘Fetch’.” Regina- “Gretchen stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen. It’s not going to happen.”
Acerbic
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(exultant, despondent, obstinate, chagrined)
I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
She's giving me the excitations (oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations (good vibrations, oom bop bop)
She's giving me the excitations (excitations, oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations (oom bop bop)
She's giving me the excitations (excitations, oom bop bop)
I'm pickin' up good vibrations (oom bop bop)
She's giving me the excitations (excitations)
Exultant
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(insolent, consternate, fervent, piqued)
“Gretchen, stop trying to make ‘fetch’ happen. It’s not going to happen.”
“Gretchen’s face twist up in a frighteningly hateful expression.”
“Cady, she’s not pretty. I mean, that sounds bad, but, whatever, the Spring Fling Queen is always pretty, the crazy thing is it should be Karen, but people forget about her.”
Insolent
What is a synonym for the word methodical?
Planned or Well-organized
Sad
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(sardonic, cerebral, eccentric, insular)
“I consider myself a good person, but I’m going to make him cry.”
Sardonic
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(despondent, jaded, pompous, exultant)
Flames are getting bigger now. In this burning house. I can hold on to you somehow. In this burning house. Oh and I don't wanna wake up. In this burning house. And I've been sleepwalking. Been wandering all night. Trying to take what's lost and broke. And make it right. I've been sleep walking. Too close to the fire. But it's the only place that I can hold you tight. In this burning house
Despondent
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(consternate, insular, sinister, indomitable)
“Mom? Bear! Mom? You're...you're a bear! Why a bear? That's scaffy witch gave me a gammy spell! It's not my fault! I didn't ask her to change you into a bear. I just wanted her to change...you. Shh, did you hear that? Something's not right. There's no point in having a go at me. The witch is to blame. Goggly old hag! Eyes all over the place. God. It's unbelievable! How I'm going to fix this.”
Consternate
What is a synonym for the word audacious?
Bold or Brave
What is a synonym for the word audacious?
Bold or Daring
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(cerebral, idealistic, fervent, wistful)
- “Retroviruses are a kind of virus that can insert their genetic information directly into host genomes. Upon infection, retroviruses integrate into hosts as what are called transposable elements (TEs), or blocks of DNA that move and replicate across a genome. When retroviruses attacked ancestral mammalian genomes, their TEs were able to replicate rapidly because they adapted to mimic the look of specific genomic regions of the host called promoters, or DNA sequences that regulate whether a gene is turned on or off.”
Cerebral
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(upbraiding, insular, methodical, cerebral)
“You've embarrassed them. You've embarrassed me. I followed the rules! You don't know what you've done! I don't care... There'll be fire and swords if it's not set right. Just listen! I am the Queen! You listen to me! Oh, this is so unfair! Unfair? You're never there for me. This whole marriage is what you want! Do you ever bother to ask what I want? No! You walk around telling me what to do, what not to do, trying to make me feel like you. Well, I'm not going to be like you! Oh, you're acting like a child. And you're a beast! That's what you are! Merida! I'll never be like you! No, stop that! I'd rather die than be like you!”
Upbraiding
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(misanthropic, exultant, mirthful, idealistic)
“My pain is constant and sharp, and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I won’t pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape.”
Misanthropic
What is a synonym for the word sinister?
Dark or Eerie