Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absurd, giddy, foolish |
| Synonyms: | asinine, balmy, brainless, childish, crazy, dippy, dizzy*, empty, empty-headed, fatuous, featherbrained, flighty, foolhardy, frivolous, harebrained, idiotic, ignorant, illogical, immature, imprudent, inane, inappropriate, inconsistent, irrational, irresponsible, ludicrous, meaningless, muddle-headed, nitwitted, nonsensical, pointless, preposterous, puerile, ridiculous, senseless, sheepheaded, simple, simpleminded, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise, vacuous, witless |
| Antonyms: | mature, mundane, practical, sensible, serious, wise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | soporific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sleepy; sleep-inducing |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, balmy, calming, deadening, dozy, drowsy, dull, hypnotic, mesmerizing, narcotic, nodding, numbing, opiate, quietening, sedative, slumberous, snoozy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, tranquilizing |
| Antonyms: | awake, conscious, exciting, invigorating, stimulating |
| Main Entry: | sweet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nice-smelling |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, aromal, aromatic, balmy, clean, fragrant, fresh, new, perfumed, perfumy, pure, redolent, savory, scented, spicy, sweet-smelling, wholesome |
| Antonyms: | malodorous, stinking, stinky, unpleasant |
| Main Entry: | temperate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, moderate |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, balmy, checked, clement, collected, composed, conservative, constant, cool, curbed, discreet, dispassionate, equable, even, even-tempered, fair, gentle, levelheaded, medium, mild, modest, pleasant, reasonable, regulated, restrained, self-controlled, self-restrained, sensible, sober, soft, stable, steady, unexcessive, unextreme, unimpassioned, warm |
| Antonyms: | immoderate, stormy, violent |
| Main Entry: | tranquil |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet, peaceful |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amicable, at ease, at peace, balmy, calm, collected, comforting, composed, cool, easy, easygoing, even, even-tempered, gentle, halcyon, hushed, lenient, low, measured, mild, moderate, murmuring, pacific, paradisiacal, pastoral, patient, placid, pleasing, poised, possessed, reasonable, restful, sedate, sedative, serene, smooth, sober, soft, soothing, stable, still, tame, temperate, undisturbed, unexcitable, unexcited, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled, whispering |
| Antonyms: | chaotic, loud, noisy, turbulent, unpeaceful, violent, wild |
| Main Entry: | wacky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acting crazy |
| Synonyms: | absurd, balmy, crazed, crazy, daft, demented, deranged, eccentric, erratic, foolish, hare-brained, insane, irrational, loony, lunatic, mad, nuts, nutty, odd, preposterous, screwy, silly, unpredictable, wild, zany* |
| Antonyms: | calm, collected |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | warm |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moderately hot |
| Synonyms: | balmy, broiling, clement, close, flushed, glowing, heated, hot, lukewarm, melting, mild, perspiring, pleasant, roasting, scorching, sizzling, snug, summery, sunny, sweating, sweaty, sweltering, temperate, tepid, thermal, toasty, warmish |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool |
| Main Entry: | steamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misty |
| Synonyms: | balmy, clouded, fogged, hazy, humid, muggy |
| Main Entry: | somnifacient |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | soporific |
| Synonyms: | anesthetic, balmy, calming, deadening, dozy, drowsy, dull, hypnotic, mesmerizing, narcotic, nodding, numbing, opiate, quietening, sedative, slumberous, snoozy, somniferous, somnolent, soothing, tranquilizing |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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