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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fit, worthy |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, appropriate, becoming, capable of, desirable, discretionary, elective, employable, equal to, fitted, in line for, in the running, licensed, likely, preferable, privileged, proper, qualified, satisfactory, seemly, suitable, suited, trained, up to, usable |
| Notes: | eligible means qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen while illegible means hard to read or not legible |
| Antonyms: | improper, inappropriate, ineligible, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | privileged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowed, exempt |
| Synonyms: | authorized, chartered, eligible, empowered, entitled, excused, franchised, free, furnished, granted, immune, kosher*, legit, licensed, okay*, okayed, palatine, qualified, sanctioned, special, vested |
| Antonyms: | prevented, unexempt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | single |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not married |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, free, living alone, loner, separated, sole, solo, spouseless, unattached, unfettered, unmarried, unwed |
| Antonyms: | married, together, united, wed, wedded |
| Main Entry: | unmarried |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not presently wed |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, eligible, husbandless, single, sole, spouseless, unattached, uncoupled, unwed, unwedded, widowed, wifeless |
| Antonyms: | married, wed |
| Main Entry: | spouseless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | single |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, fancy-free, footloose, footloose and fancy-free, free, living alone, lone, loner, separated, sole, solo, unattached, unfettered, unmarried, unwed |
| Main Entry: | unwed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | single |
| Synonyms: | bachelor, companionless, divorced, eligible, fancy-free, footloose and fancy-free, footloose, free, living alone, lone, loner, separated, sole, solo, spouseless, unattached, unfettered, unmarried |
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