Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | abash, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, befog, bewilder, blend, bug*, commingle, confute, discombobulate, discomfit, discountenance, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, fiddle, flabbergast, jumble, metagrobolize, misidentify, mix, mix up, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, rattle, screw up, startle, surprise, throw* |
| Antonyms: | clarify, clear up, enlighten, explain, make clear, relate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be friendly with; fraternize |
| Synonyms: | accompany, associate, attend, bear, befriend, bring, carry, chaperon, chum together, chum with, clique with, company, conduct, convoy, gang up with, go around with, hang around with, hang out with, hang with, join, keep company, mingle, mix, pal, pal around with, pal with, run around with, run with, take up with, tie up with |
| Main Entry: | contend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | argue |
| Synonyms: | affirm, allege, assert, aver, avow, blast, charge, claim, come at, cross, debate, defend, dictate, dispute, enjoin, fly in face of, gang up on, go at, have at, have bone to pick, hold, insist, jump on, justify, lace into, lay into, let have it, light into, lock horns with, maintain, mix, mix it up, prescribe, put up argument, report, rip*, say, set to, sock it to one, stick it to, take on, tell, urge, vindicate, warrant, zap |
| Antonyms: | cede, give in, give up, surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dilute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make thinner; weaken |
| Synonyms: | adulterate, alter, attenuate, cook, cut, decrease, deliquesce, diffuse, diminish, doctor up, doctor*, irrigate, lace, lessen, liquefy, mitigate, mix, moderate, modify, needle, phony up, plant, qualify, reduce, shave, spike, temper, water, water down |
| Antonyms: | concentrate, strengthen, thicken |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | diversify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spread out; branch out |
| Synonyms: | alter, assort, change, expand, mix, modify, transform, variegate, vary |
| Antonyms: | conform, stay same, unvary |
| Main Entry: | fabricate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manufacture |
| Synonyms: | assemble, brainstorm, build, cobble up, compose, concoct, construct, contrive, cook up, create, devise, dream up, erect, fashion, fit together, form, formulate, frame, head trip, invent, join, knock together, make, make up, mix, organize, piece together, prefab, produce, put together, shape, structure, think up, throw together, throw up, turn out, whip up, whomp up |
| Antonyms: | break, demolish, destroy, ruin, wreck |
| Main Entry: | familiarize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become acquainted with, knowledgeable about |
| Synonyms: | accustom, adapt, adjust, awaken to, become adept in, become aware of, break the ice, bring into use, case*, check out, coach, come to know, condition, enlighten, gain friendship, get in, get lay of land, get lowdown on, get to know, get together, get with it, habituate, inform, instruct, inure, let down hair, let know, let next to, make conversant, make used to, mix, naturalize, popularize, post, prime, put on to, school, season, tip off, train, use, wont |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hobnob |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate with |
| Synonyms: | chum around, consort, fraternize, hang around, hang out with, keep company, knock around with, mingle, mix, pal, pal around, rub elbows, rub shoulders, socialize, spend time |
| Main Entry: | incorporate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, combine |
| Synonyms: | absorb, add to, amalgamate, assimilate, associate, blend, charter, coalesce, consolidate, cover, dub, embody, form, fuse, gang up, hook in, imbibe, integrate, join, link, merge, mix, organize, pool, put together, start, subsume, tie in, unite |
| Antonyms: | divide, drop, exclude, separate |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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