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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | curved, depressed |
| Synonyms: | biconcave, cupped, dented, dimpled, dipped, excavated, hollow, hollowed, incurvate, incurvated, incurved, indented, round, rounded, sagging, scooped, sinking, sunken |
| Notes: | convex (from Latin convexus 'arched, vaulted') refers to a surface that curves outward, concave (from Latin concavus 'hollow') to a surface that curves inward |
| Antonyms: | convex, distended |
| Main Entry: | predestinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fate |
| Synonyms: | Moirai, break*, chance, circumstance, consequence, cup*, destination, destine, destiny, divine will, doom, effect, end, ending, foreordain, fortune, future, handwriting on the wall, horoscope, inescapableness, issue, karma*, kismet*, lot, luck, nemesis, outcome, portion, predestination, predestine, predetermine, preordain, providence, stars*, termination, upshot, wheel of fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | predestine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fate |
| Synonyms: | Moirai, break*, chance, circumstance, consequence, cup*, destination, destine, destiny, divine will, doom, effect, end, ending, foreordain, fortune, future, handwriting on the wall, horoscope, inescapableness, issue, karma*, kismet*, lot, luck, nemesis, outcome, portion, predestinate, predestination, predetermine, preordain, providence, stars*, termination, upshot, wheel of fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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