Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | condescend |
| Synonyms: | abase oneself, concede, degenerate, deteriorate, humble oneself, lower oneself, patronize, stoop |
| Main Entry: | give in/give up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | admit defeat |
| Synonyms: | abandon, back down, bail out, bow out, buckle under, capitulate, cave in, cease, cede, chicken out, collapse, comply, concede, cry uncle, cut out, desist, despair, drop, drop like a hot potato, fold, forswear, hand over, leave off, pull out, quit, relinquish, resign, stop, submit, surrender, take the oath, throw in the towel, waive, walk out on, wash one's hands of, yield |
| Antonyms: | fight, hold out, stand up to, withstand |
| Main Entry: | grant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, allow |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come around, come through, concede, confer, consent to, convey, donate, drop, gift with, give, give in, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, impart, invest, own, own up, permit, present, profess, relinquish, shake on, sign off on, sign on, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield |
| Antonyms: | condemn, deny, refuse, veto |
| Main Entry: | let |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow |
| Synonyms: | accredit, approve, authorize, be big, cause, certify, commission, concede, enable, endorse, free up, give, give leave, give okay, give permission, grant, have, hear of, leave, license, live with, make, permit, sanction, sit still for, suffer, tolerate, warrant |
| Notes: | let means to make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen, to allow; leave means to go away from a place |
| Antonyms: | forbid, hinder, hold, impede, inhibit, keep, obstruct, prevent |
| Main Entry: | let on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, admit |
| Synonyms: | allow, avow, betray, concede, confess, disclose, divulge, give away, grant, hint, imply, indicate, let out, make known, mouth*, own, own up, reveal, say, spill*, suggest, tell, uncover, unveil |
| Antonyms: | deny, disacknowledge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | own |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, admit |
| Synonyms: | allow, assent to, avow, come clean, concede, confess, declare, disclose, grant, let on, make clean breast of, own up, recognize, tell the truth |
| Antonyms: | deny, disavow, reject |
| Main Entry: | permit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow participation |
| Synonyms: | abet, accede, accept, acquiesce, admit, agree, authorize, bless, blink at, boost, buy, charter, concede, concur, condone, consent, empower, enable, endorse, endure, franchise, give leave, give permission, go for, grant, have, humor, indulge, leave, let, let pass, license, okay, pass, privilege, sanctify, sanction, say yes, shake on, sign, sign off on, suffer, take kindly to, thumbs up, tolerate, warrant, wink at |
| Antonyms: | deny, disallow, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | recognize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, understand; |
| Synonyms: | admit, agree, allow, appreciate, approve accept, assent, avow, be aware of, comprehend, concede, confess, grant, greet, honor, make, own, perceive, realize, respect, salute, sanction, see |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | disapprove, misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | reveal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disclose, tell |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, admit, affirm, announce, avow, betray, break the news, bring out into open, bring to light, broadcast, come out with, communicate, concede, confess, declare, divulge, explain, expose, get out of system, give away, give out, give the low-down, impart, inform, leak, let cat out of the bag, let fall, let on, let out, let slip, make known, make plain, make public, notify, proclaim, publish, put cards on table, report, talk, tell, unfold, utter |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, suppress |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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