Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excited; enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | affecting, animated, ardent, blazing, burning, deep, dramatic, eager, eloquent, emotional, expressive, fervent, fervid, fierce, fiery, flaming, forceful, frenzied, glowing, headlong, heartfelt, heated, high-powered, high-pressure, hot*, hotblooded, impassioned, impetuous, impulsive, inspiring, intense, melodramatic, moving, poignant, precipitate, quickened, spirited, steamed up, stimulated, stirring, strong, thrilling, vehement, violent, warm, wild, zealous |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, dull, unenthusiastic, unexcited, unpassionate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | positive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | definite, certain |
| Synonyms: | absolute, actual, affirmative, assured, categorical, clear, clear-cut, cocksure, cold*, complete, conclusive, concrete, confident, consummate, convinced, decided, decisive, direct, downright, explicit, express, factual, firm, forceful, forcible, genuine, hard, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, out-and-out, outright, perfect, rank, real, specific, sure, thorough, thoroughgoing, unambiguous, undeniable, unequivocal, unmistakable, unmitigated |
| Notes: | positive is the ordinary form of a word, with comparative conveying the sense of greater intensity of the adjective and superlative reflecting the greatest intensity of the adjective |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, indefinite, negative, uncertain, unsure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | powerful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, all-powerful, almighty, authoritarian, authoritative, capable, cogent, commanding, compelling, competent, controlling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, energetic, forceful, forcible, impressive, in control, in the saddle, influential, mighty, omnipotent, overruling, paramount, persuasive, potent, preeminent, prevailing, puissant, robust, ruling, sovereign, stalwart, strapping, strengthy, sturdy, supreme, telling, upper hand, vigorous, weighty, wicked*, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffective, unable, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pushy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aggressive, offensive |
| Synonyms: | ambitious, assertive, bold, brash, bumptious, forceful, loud, militant, obnoxious, obtrusive, officious, presumptuous, pushful, pushing, self-assertive |
| Antonyms: | modest, quiet, shy, unassuming |
| Main Entry: | racy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, zestful |
| Synonyms: | animated, bright, buoyant, clever, distinctive, entertaining, exciting, exhilarating, fiery, forceful, forcible, gingery, heady, keen, lively, mettlesome, peppery, piquant, playful, poignant, pungent, rich, salty, saucy*, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spicy, spirited, sportive, sprightly, stimulating, strong, tangy, tart, tasty, vigorous, vivacious, witty, zesty |
| Antonyms: | dull, idle, languid, lazy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rugged |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | big, strong |
| Synonyms: | able-bodied, athletic, brawny, energetic, forceful, hale, hardy, healthy, husky, indefatigable, lusty, muscular, robust, sturdy, tough, unflagging, vigorous, well-built |
| Antonyms: | small, tiny, weak |
| Main Entry: | significant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | telling, meaningful |
| Synonyms: | cogent, compelling, convincing, denoting, eloquent, expressing, expressive, facund, forceful, heavy, important, indicative, knowing, meaning, momentous, powerful, pregnant, representative, rich, sententious, serious, sound, suggestive, symbolic, valid, weighty |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, meaningless, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | stalwart |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strong, valiant |
| Synonyms: | athletic, bold, bound, bound and determined, brave, brawny, brick-wall, courageous, daring, dauntless, dead set on, dependable, fearless, forceful, gutsy, hanging tough, hefty, husky, indomitable, intrepid, lusty, muscular, nervy, powerhouse, redoubtable, robust, rugged, sinewy, solid, spunky*, staunch, steamroller, stout, stouthearted, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, vigorous |
| Antonyms: | cowardly, meek, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | striking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extraordinary; beautiful |
| Synonyms: | arresting, arrestive, astonishing, attractive, bizarre, charming, cogent, commanding, compelling, confounding, conspicuous, dazzling, distinguished, dynamite, electrifying, eye-catching, fascinating, forceful, forcible, handsome, impressive, jazzy, lofty, marked, memorable, noteworthy, noticeable, out of the ordinary, outstanding, powerful, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, signal, singular, staggering, startling, stunning, surprising, telling, unusual, wonderful, wondrous |
| Antonyms: | homely, horrifying, ugly, unimpressive |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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