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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist, help in wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | advocate, back, condone, egg on, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge |
| Antonyms: | counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform service |
| Synonyms: | afford, aid, arrange, assist, avail, benefit, bow, comfort, convenience, defer, favor, furnish, gratify, help, humor, indulge, oblige, pamper, please, provide, serve, settle, submit, suit, supply, support, sustain, yield |
| Antonyms: | bar, block, frustrate, hinder, impede, limit, obstruct, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize authority |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, allow, approve, attest to, certify, defend, defer to, endorse, grant, own, ratify, recognize, subscribe to, support, take an oath, uphold, yield |
| Antonyms: | forswear, ignore, refuse, renounce, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, addressing, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bestowal, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, hailing, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
| Synonyms: | abide by, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, stand by, support |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | adopt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose or take something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, go down the line, go in for, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take over, take up, tap, use, utilize |
| Antonyms: | disown, leave alone, reject, repudiate, repulse |
| Main Entry: | adoption |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | choosing or taking something as one's own |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, approbation, appropriation, approval, assumption, choice, confirmation, embracement, embracing, enactment, endorsement, espousal, following, maintenance, ratification, selection, support, taking on, taking over, taking up |
| Antonyms: | pass, rejection, repudiation |
| Main Entry: | advantage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit, favored position or circumstance |
| Synonyms: | aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, expediency, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leg-up, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, pre-eminence, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand, utility, wealth |
| Notes: | advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost*, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug*, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate |
| Antonyms: | assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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