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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | train line |
| Synonyms: | elevated railway, line, metro, monorail, rail line, railway, streetcar line, subway, tracks, trolley line, tube, underground railway |
| Main Entry: | dispatch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurry, send fast |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, address, consign, dismiss, express, forward, hand-carry, hasten, issue, quicken, railroad, remit, route, run with, run with ball, ship, speed, transmit, walk through |
| Antonyms: | hold, hold back, keep, prohibit, retain |
| Main Entry: | drive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move or urge on |
| Synonyms: | act upon, actuate, animate, arouse, bulldoze, chase, coerce, compel, constrain, dog*, egg on, encourage, force, goad, goose, harass, hasten, herd, hound, hurl, hurry, hustle, impel, induce, inspire, instigate, kick, lean on, make, motivate, nag, oblige, overburden, overwork, pound, press, pressure, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, put up to, railroad, ride herd on, rouse, rush, send, shepherd, shove, spirit up, spur, steamroll, stimulate, work on, worry |
| Antonyms: | check, curb, discourage, dissuade, halt, repress, retard, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enact |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, legislate |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, appoint, bring about, carry through, command, constitute, decree, determine, dictate, effect, effectuate, establish, execute, fix, formulate, get the floor, institute, jam through, make, make into law, make laws, ordain, order, pass, proclaim, put in force, put through, railroad through, railroad, ratify, sanction, set, steamroll, transact, vote favorably, vote in |
| Antonyms: | hinder, prevent, refuse, veto |
| Main Entry: | expedite |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happen faster |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, advance, assist, cut the red tape, dispatch, facilitate, fast track, forward, grease wheels, hand-carry, hand-walk, handle personally, hasten, hurry, precipitate, press, promote, quicken, railroad, run interference, run with the ball, rush, shoot through, speed, speed up, urge, walk it through |
| Antonyms: | block, cease, check, delay, halt, hinder, slow, stop |
| Main Entry: | incarcerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in jail, confinement |
| Synonyms: | bastille, book*, cage*, commit, confine, constrain, coop up, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, intern, jail, lock up, put away, put on ice, put under lock and key, railroad, restrain, restrict, send up the river, settle, slough, take away, throw book at |
| Antonyms: | free, let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | injustice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unfair treatment; bias |
| Synonyms: | abuse, breach, crime, crying shame, damage, dirty deal, discrimination, encroachment, favoritism, grievance, inequality, inequity, infraction, infringement, iniquity, malfeasance, malpractice, maltreatment, miscarriage, mischief, negligence, offense, onesidedness, oppression, outrage, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, railroad, ruin, sellout, transgression, trespass, unfairness, unjustness, unlawfulness, villainy, violation, wrong, wrongdoing |
| Antonyms: | equality, equity, ethics, fairness, impartiality, justice, lawfulness, morality |
| Main Entry: | jail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incarcerate |
| Synonyms: | bastille, book, cage, can*, confine, constrain, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, lock up, prison, put away, put behind bars, put on ice, railroad, send up, sentence, take away*, throw away the keys, throw in dungeon, throw the book at |
| Notes: | a jail is a short-term detention facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses; a prison or penitentiary is a long-term detention facility for those convicted of major offenses |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | press |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pressure, trouble |
| Synonyms: | afflict, assail, beg, beset, besiege, buttonhole, come at, compel, constrain, demand, depress, disquiet, enjoin, entreat, exhort, force, harass, implore, importune, insist on, lean on, oppress, petition, plague, plead, pressurize, push, railroad, sadden, sell, squeeze, sue, supplicate, torment, urge, vex, weigh down, work on, worry |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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