Definitions
(v.) to approach and speak to first; to confront in a challenging way
accost
(n.) a whirlpool of great size and violence; a situation resembling a whirlpool in violence and destruction
Maelstrom
(n.) swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
Celerity
roundabout indirect;
tricky
sly
Devious Synonyms
evade
avoid
shun
Accost Antonyms
(adj.) open, not hidden, expressed or revealed in a way that is easily recognized
Overt
(n.) an object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
Talisman
(n.) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher
(adj.) calm, peaceful; happy, golden; prosperous, affluent
Halcyon
promptly
abruptly
peremptorily
Summarily synonyms
slowness
sluggishness
dilatoriness
Celerity Antonyms
(adv.) without delay or formality; briefly, concisely
Summarily
(n.) having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
Brackish
(n.) in chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage;
any opening move of this type
Rebuke, reproof.
Animadversion synonyms
secret
clandestine
covert
concealed
Overt Antonyms
(n.) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
Animadversion
(adj.) pertaining to actors and their techniques;
theatrical, artificial
melodramatic
(adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up trouble or rebellion
(n.) one who deliberately sets fires; one who causes strife
Incendiary
Tranquil, serene, placid.
Halcyon Synonyms
soothing
quieting
peacemaker
Incendiary Antonyms
(adj.) desirous of something to the point of greed; intensely eager
Avid
(n.) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl.) standards of what is socially acceptable
Propriety
(adj.) straying or wandering from a straight or direct course;
done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way
Devious
keen
enthusiastic
Avid synonyms
low-keyed
muted
untheatrical
subdued
Histrionic Antonyms