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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | humiliation, shame |
| Synonyms: | awkward situation, awkwardness, bashfulness, bind, boo boo, chagrin, clumsiness, complexity, confusion, destitution, difficulty, dilemma, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, distress, egg on face, faux pas, fix, hitch, hot seat, hot water, impecuniosity, indebtedness, indiscretion, inhibition, mess, mistake, mortification, pickle, pinch, plight, poverty, predicament, puzzle, quandary, scrape, self-consciousness, shyness, snag, stew, strait, tangle, timidity, unease, uneasiness |
| Antonyms: | comfort, confidence |
| Main Entry: | entangle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | involve, mix up |
| Synonyms: | bewilder, burden, catch, clog, come on, complicate, compromise, confuse, corner, dishevel, duke in, embarrass, embrangle, embroil, enchain, enmesh, ensnare, entrap, fetter, hamper, hook, impede, implicate, intertangle, intertwine, interweave, jumble, knot, lead on, mat, muddle, perplex, puzzle, ravel, rope in, set up, snag, snare, snarl, swindle, tangle, trammel, trap, twist, unsettle |
| Antonyms: | disentangle, exclude, explain, untangle, untwist |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, capture, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, clear, come by, compass, cop, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, get hands on, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, lock up, make, make a buy, make a killing, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, snap up, snowball, succeed to, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | error |
| Synonyms: | bug*, defect, flaw, hitch, malfunction, misfire, mishap, problem, setback, snafu, snag, something wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | latch on to |
| Synonyms: | capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly |
| Synonyms: | clap a hand on, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, get one's hands on, grasp, latch on to, lay hands on, nab, seize, snag, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
| Main Entry: | hindrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | obstruction, difficulty |
| Synonyms: | Catch-22, albatross, baggage, ball and chain, bar, barrier, catch, check, clog, crimp, cumbrance, deterrent, drag, drawback, encumbrance, excess baggage, foot dragging, glitch*, gridlock, handicap, hang-up, hitch, impedance, impediment, interference, interruption, intervention, jam-up, joker, limitation, lock, millstone, monkey wrench, obstacle, restraint, restriction, snag, stoppage, stumbling block, trammel |
| Antonyms: | advance, aid, assistance, encouragement, expedition, help, promotion, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem, difficulty |
| Synonyms: | block, bug*, catch, check, delay, discontinuance, drawback, glitch*, hang-up, hindrance, hold-up, impediment, interruption, joker, mishap, snafu, snag, stoppage, stumbling block, tangle, trouble |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, chance, opening, opportunity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | holdup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | problem |
| Synonyms: | bottleneck, delay, difficulty, gridlock, hitch, obstruction, setback, snag, stoppage, traffic jam, trouble, wait |
| Antonyms: | aid, assistance, help |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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