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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moderate, tolerable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, analytical, average, cheap, circumspect, conservative, controlled, discreet, equitable, fair, feasible, fit, honest, humane, impartial, inexpensive, judicious, just, justifiable, knowing, legit, legitimate, low-cost, low-priced, making sense, modest, objective, okay, plausible, politic, proper, prudent, rational, reflective, restrained, right, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, standing to reason, temperate, understandable, unexcessive, unextreme, valid, within reason |
| Antonyms: | expensive, intolerable, outrageous, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | admissible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able or deserving of consideration; allowable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, allowed, applicable, appropriate, concedable, fair, fitting, just, justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, likely, logical, not impossible, not unlikely, okay, passable, permissible, permitted, pertinent, possible, probable, proper, rational, reasonable, relevant, right, suitable, tolerable, tolerated, warranted, worthy |
| Antonyms: | illegitimate, inadmissible, inapplicable, irrelevant, unfair, unjust, unsuitable, wrong |
| Main Entry: | analytic/analytical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | examining and determining |
| Synonyms: | cogent, conclusive, detailed, diagnostic, discrete, dissecting, explanatory, expository, inquiring, inquisitive, interpretive, investigative, judicious, logical, organized, penetrating, perceptive, perspicuous, precise, problem-solving, questioning, ratiocinative, rational, reasonable, scientific, searching, solid, sound, studious, subtle, systematic, testing, thorough, valid, well-grounded |
| Main Entry: | arguable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tenable |
| Synonyms: | able to hold water, assertable, believable, conceivable, credible, defendable, defensible, feasible, imaginable, maintainable, rational, reasonable, supportable, sustainable, viable, workable |
| Antonyms: | untenable |
| Main Entry: | believable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trustworthy |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, acceptable, authentic, colorable, conceivable, convincing, credential, credible, creditable, fiduciary, honest-to-God, imaginable, impressive, likely, persuasive, plausible, possible, presumable, presumptive, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfying, straight, supposable, tenable, tried, trusty, unquestionable, up front |
| Antonyms: | inconceivable, incredible, unbelieveable, unconvincing, unreliable, unthinkable |
| Main Entry: | cheap |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexpensive |
| Synonyms: | at a bargain, bargain, bargain-basement, bargain-counter, bought for a song, budget, buy, cheapo, competitive, cost next to nothing, cut-price, cut-rate, depreciated, dime a dozen, easy on the pocketbook, economical, half-priced, irregular, low tariff, low-cost, low-priced, lowered, marked down, moderate, nominal, on sale, popularly priced, real buy, reasonable, reduced, sale, slashed, standard, steal, uncostly, undear, utility, worth the money |
| Notes: | cheap means relatively low in price or charging low prices, tastelessly showy, or of very poor quality while cheep is the short weak cry of a young bird, a chirp |
| Antonyms: | costly, dear, expensive |
| Main Entry: | consequent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | resultant |
| Synonyms: | consistent, ensuing, following, indirect, inferable, intelligent, logical, rational, reasonable, resulting, sensible, sequential, sound, subsequent, successive, understandable |
| Antonyms: | beginning, causal, commencing, originating, preparatory, starting |
| Main Entry: | considerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, large |
| Synonyms: | ample, appreciable, astronomical, big, bountiful, comfortable, commodious, extensive, goodly, great, hefty, huge, large-scale, lavish, major, marked, much, noticeable, plentiful, pretty, reasonable, respectable, sizable, substantial, tidy, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderable, insignificant, little, slight, small, undistinguished, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | convincing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | persuasive |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, authentic, believeable, cogent, conclusive, credible, dependable, faithful, hopeful, impressive, incontrovertible, likely, moving, plausible, possible, powerful, presumable, probable, rational, reasonable, reliable, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, swaying, telling, trustworthy, trusty, valid |
| Antonyms: | doubtful, dubious, implausible, improbable, incredible, unconvincing, unlikely, unpersuasive |
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