Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force upon |
| Synonyms: | compel to accept, fob off, impose, insert fraudulently, palm off, pass off, pull a fast one, ram down one's throat, sneak in |
| Main Entry: | infiltrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | creep in |
| Synonyms: | access, crack*, edge in, filter through, foist, impregnate, insinuate, penetrate, percolate*, permeate, pervade, saturate, sneak in, tinge, work into, worm into |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insinuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force one's way into |
| Synonyms: | curry favor, edge in, fill in, foist, get in with, horn in, infiltrate, infuse, ingratiate, inject, insert, instill, intercalate, interject, interpose, introduce, muscle in, slip in, wedge in, work in, worm in |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
| Main Entry: | pass off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give because one does not want it |
| Synonyms: | eject, foist, make a pretense of, palm, palm off, send forth, work off |
| Antonyms: | keep, maintain |
| Main Entry: | fob off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | palm off |
| Synonyms: | cheat, deceive, foist, foist off, misguide, misinform, mislead, misrepresent, offload, pass off, rip off, rook, scam, stall, swindle, trick |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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