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| Main Entry: |
scare tactics
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | methods used to scare |
| Synonyms: | ambush, arm-twisting, bullying, coercion, duress, force, intimidation, persuasion, pressure, reign of terror, strong-arm tactics, terrorism, terrorization, threat |
| Main Entry: | inveiglement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lure |
| Synonyms: | allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bait, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, con game, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake*, gimmick, hook*, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation, magnet, mousetrap, pull, seducement, seduction, siren song, sitting duck, snare, sweetener, temptation, tout, trap, trick |
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| Main Entry: | licking |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | KO, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow*, break, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count*, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess, killing*, lacing, loss, massacre, mastery, nonsuccess, overthrow, paddling, rebuff, repulse, reverse, rout, ruin, scalping, setback, shellacking, slaughter, subjugation, thrashing, trap, trashing, trimming, triumph, trouncing, vanquishment, waxing, whaling, whipping, whitewashing |
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| Main Entry: | thrashing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | KO, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow*, break*, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count*, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess, killing*, lacing, licking, loss, massacre, mastery, nonsuccess, overthrow, paddling, rebuff, repulse, reverse, rout, ruin, scalping, setback, shellacking, slaughter, subjugation, trap, trashing, trimming, triumph, trouncing, vanquishment, waxing, whaling, whipping, whitewashing |
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| Main Entry: | vanquishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | defeat |
| Synonyms: | KO, ambush, annihilation, beating, blow*, break*, breakdown, check, collapse, conquest, count*, debacle, defeasance, destruction, discomfiture, downthrow, drubbing, embarrassment, extermination, failure, fall, insuccess, killing*, lacing, licking, loss, massacre, mastery, nonsuccess, overthrow, paddling, rebuff, repulse, reverse, rout, ruin, scalping, setback, shellacking, slaughter, subjugation, thrashing, trap, trashing, trimming, triumph, trouncing, waxing, whaling, whipping, whitewashing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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aggressive, attacking, batterfanged, ictic, obsidional, offensive, petulcous, up in arms
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| Main Entry: | surprise |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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anoetic, blutterbunged, ferly, gloppened, imprevisible, inattentive, inopinate, mirific, serendipitous, startling, struck, sudden, surprised, unanticipated, unaware, unexpected, unforeseen, unwarned
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| Concept: | Attack. |
| Category: | 1. Conditional antagonism |
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attack; assault, assault and battery; onset, onslaught, charge., aggression, offense; incursion, inroad, invasion; irruption; outbreak; estrapade, ruade; coupe de main, sally, sortie, camisade, raid, foray; run at, run against; dead set at., storm, storming; boarding, escalade; siege, investment, obsession, bombardment, cannonade., fire, volley; platoon fire, file fire; fusillade; sharpshooting, broadside; raking fire, crossfire; volley of grapeshot, feu d'enfer., cut, thrust, lunge, pass, passado, carte and tierce, home thrust; coupe de bec; kick, punch (impulse)., battue, razzia, Jacquerie, dragonnade; devastation; eboulement., assailant, aggressor, invader., base of operations, point of attack; echelon.
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| Antonyms: | defense |
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| Concept: | [Means of safety.] Refuge. |
| Category: | 2. Subservience to ends; contingent subservience |
| Synonyms: |
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refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison; asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute; almshouse; hiding place (ambush); sanctum sanctorum (privacy)., roadstead, anchorage; breakwater, mole, port, haven; harbor, harbor of refuge; seaport; pier, jetty, embankment, quay., covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella; barrier; dashboard, dasher [U.S.]., wall (inclosure); fort (defense)., anchor, kedge; grapnel, grappling iron; sheet anchor, killick; mainstay; support; cheek; ballast., jury mast; vent-peg; safety valve, blow-off valve; safety lamp; lightning rod, lightning conductor., means of escape (escape) lifeboat, swimming belt, cork jacket; parachute, plank, steppingstone., safeguard (protection).
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| Antonyms: | pitfall |
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