Related Words:
- crescendo
collapse - (music) a gradual increase in loudness
- gradually increasing in volume
- grow louder; "The music crescendoes here" related words >
- a cappella,
- abbandono,
- access,
- accession,
- accrescendo,
- accretion,
- accrual,
- accrue,
- accruement,
- accumulate,
- accumulation,
- acme,
- adagietto,
- adagio,
- add to,
- addition,
- adjunct,
- advance,
- affettuoso,
- aggrandize,
- aggrandizement,
- agilmente,
- agitato,
- allegretto,
- allegro,
- amabile,
- amoroso,
- ampliation,
- amplification,
- amplify,
- andante,
- andantino,
- apex,
- apogee,
- appassionatamente,
- appassionato,
- appreciate,
- appreciation,
- ascent,
- augment,
- augmentation,
- awake the dead,
- balloon,
- ballooning,
- blast,
- blast the ear,
- bloat,
- bloating,
- blow up,
- boom,
- boost,
- breed,
- brillante,
- broaden,
- broadening,
- build,
- build up,
- buildup,
- bulk,
- bulk out,
- capriccioso,
- capstone,
- climax,
- con affetto,
- con agilita,
- con agitazione,
- con amore,
- crash,
- crest,
- culmen,
- culmination,
- deafen,
- decrescendo,
- deployment,
- develop,
- development,
- dilate,
- diminuendo,
- din,
- dispersion,
- distend,
- dolce,
- edema,
- elevation,
- enlarge,
- enlargement,
- expand,
- expansion,
- extend,
- extension,
- fanning out,
- fill out,
- fill the air,
- flare,
- flood,
- forte,
- fortissimo,
- fullness,
- gain,
- gain strength,
- get ahead,
- go up,
- greaten,
- greatening,
- grow,
- growth,
- gush,
- hike,
- hike up,
- hiking,
- huff,
- increase,
- increment,
- inflate,
- inflation,
- intensify,
- intensity,
- jump,
- lamentabile,
- larghetto,
- larghissimo,
- largo,
- leap,
- legato,
- leggiero,
- loudishness,
- loudness,
- magnification,
- magnify,
- marcando,
- meridian,
- morendo,
- mount,
- mounting,
- multiplication,
- multiply,
- parlando,
- peak,
- peal,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- pizzicato,
- prestissimo,
- presto,
- productiveness,
- proliferate,
- proliferation,
- puff,
- puff up,
- pump,
- pump up,
- raise,
- raising,
- rallentando,
- rarefy,
- rattle the windows,
- rend the air,
- rend the ears,
- resound,
- ring,
- rise,
- ritardando,
- ritenuto,
- rock the sky,
- run up,
- scherzando,
- scherzo,
- scherzoso,
- shoot up,
- snowball,
- snowballing,
- sonority,
- sonorousness,
- sordo,
- sotto voce,
- spiccato,
- splay,
- split the eardrums,
- split the ears,
- spread,
- spreading,
- staccato,
- startle the echoes,
- strengthen,
- stretch,
- stretto,
- stun,
- sufflate,
- surge,
- surge of sound,
- swell,
- swelling,
- thunder,
- tremolando,
- tremoloso,
- trillando,
- tumefy,
- tumescence,
- up,
- upping,
- upsurge,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upturn,
- volume,
- wax,
- waxing,
- widen,
- widening
- litigious
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- of or relating to litigation related words >
- actionable,
- aggressive,
- argumental,
- argumentative,
- bellicose,
- belligerent,
- bickering,
- cat-and-dog,
- cat-and-doggish,
- causidical,
- combative,
- contentious,
- controversial,
- dialectic,
- disputatious,
- divisive,
- eristic,
- factional,
- factious,
- ill-humored,
- irascible,
- irritable,
- litigable,
- litigant,
- litigatory,
- logomachic,
- partisan,
- pilpulistic,
- polarizing,
- polemic,
- polemical,
- pro and con,
- pugnacious,
- quarrelsome,
- scrappy,
- shrewish,
- wrangling
- bone,
- con,
- contemplate,
- dig,
- drill,
- drudge,
- elucubrate,
- examine,
- fag,
- go over,
- grind,
- grub,
- hammer,
- hammer away,
- lucubrate,
- moil,
- peg,
- peg away,
- peruse,
- plod,
- plug,
- plug along,
- plug away,
- plunge into,
- pore over,
- pound away,
- practice,
- read,
- regard studiously,
- restudy,
- review,
- slog,
- study,
- swot,
- toil,
- travail,
- vet,
- work away
- anticipatory
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- in anticipation related words >
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- antecedent,
- anterior,
- anticipant,
- anticipating,
- anticipative,
- atiptoe,
- awaiting,
- beforetime,
- bright and early,
- certain,
- ci-devant,
- clairvoyant,
- confident,
- divinatory,
- eager,
- earlier,
- early,
- elder,
- expectant,
- expecting,
- farseeing,
- farsighted,
- first,
- fore,
- forearmed,
- foregoing,
- forehand,
- forehanded,
- foreknowing,
- foreseeing,
- foresighted,
- forestalling,
- forethoughted,
- forethoughtful,
- forewarned,
- former,
- gaping,
- hopeful,
- in anticipation,
- in expectation,
- in good time,
- intuitive,
- longsighted,
- looking for,
- looking forward to,
- not surprised,
- older,
- optimistic,
- preceding,
- precognitive,
- precognizant,
- precurrent,
- preexistent,
- prepared,
- prescient,
- prevenient,
- previous,
- prime,
- prior,
- provident,
- providential,
- prudent,
- ready,
- sagacious,
- sanguine,
- senior,
- sure,
- unsurprised,
- waiting,
- waiting for,
- watching for
- blithe
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- carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
- lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation" related words >
- beaming,
- blase,
- blissful,
- blithesome,
- boon,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- carefree,
- careless,
- casual,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- chirk,
- chirpy,
- chirrupy,
- delighted,
- detached,
- elated,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- flushed,
- gay,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- gleeful,
- glowing,
- happy,
- happy-go-lucky,
- heedless,
- high,
- hopeful,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- indifferent,
- insouciant,
- irrepressible,
- jocund,
- jolly,
- jovial,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- jubilant,
- laughing,
- light-hearted,
- lighthearted,
- lightsome,
- merry,
- mirthful,
- of good cheer,
- optimistic,
- pleasant,
- radiant,
- riant,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- smiling,
- sparkling,
- sunny,
- uncaring,
- unconcerned,
- winsome
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- anticipant,
- anticipating,
- anticipative,
- anticipatory,
- atiptoe,
- awaiting,
- aweless,
- big,
- big with child,
- big-laden,
- breeding,
- calm,
- carrying,
- carrying a fetus,
- certain,
- composed,
- confident,
- cool,
- eager,
- expectant,
- expected,
- forearmed,
- forestalling,
- forewarned,
- gaping,
- gestating,
- gone,
- gravid,
- great,
- heavy,
- heavy with child,
- hopeful,
- in anticipation,
- in expectation,
- inexcitable,
- knocked up,
- looking for,
- looking forward to,
- not surprised,
- optimistic,
- parturient,
- preggers,
- pregnant,
- prepared,
- ready,
- sanguine,
- superfetate,
- superimpregnated,
- sure,
- teeming,
- unamazed,
- unastonished,
- unastounded,
- unawed,
- unbewildered,
- undazed,
- undazzled,
- undumbfounded,
- unimpressed,
- unmarveling,
- unmoved,
- unsurprised,
- unwondering,
- waiting,
- waiting for,
- watching for,
- with child,
- wonderless
- bamboozle,
- bandage,
- bedazzle,
- befool,
- benight,
- blind,
- blind the eyes,
- blindfold,
- chicane,
- con,
- darken,
- daze,
- dazzle,
- deceive,
- defraud,
- delude,
- deprive of sight,
- dim,
- dupe,
- eclipse,
- excecate,
- flimflam,
- fool,
- glare,
- gouge,
- gull,
- hoax,
- humbug,
- make blind,
- mislead,
- obscure,
- outwit,
- rook,
- snow,
- snow-blind,
- strike blind,
- suck in,
- trick
- competitive
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- showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
- subscribing to capitalistic competition
- involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position" related words >
- adversary,
- adversative,
- adverse,
- alien,
- antagonistic,
- anti,
- antipathetic,
- antithetic,
- clashing,
- competing,
- con,
- conflicting,
- contradictory,
- contrary,
- counter,
- cross,
- cutthroat,
- disaccordant,
- dissentient,
- emulous,
- enemy,
- fractious,
- hostile,
- in competition,
- in rivalry,
- inimical,
- negative,
- noncooperative,
- obstinate,
- opponent,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- opposite,
- oppositional,
- oppositive,
- oppugnant,
- overthwart,
- perverse,
- recalcitrant,
- refractory,
- repugnant,
- rival,
- rivaling,
- uncooperative,
- unfavorable,
- unfriendly,
- unpropitious,
- vying
- against,
- apathetic,
- ataractic,
- blase,
- careless,
- casual,
- con,
- disapprobatory,
- disapproving,
- discontented,
- disenchanted,
- disgruntled,
- disillusioned,
- disinterested,
- dispassionate,
- displeased,
- disregardful,
- dissatisfied,
- dissenting,
- easygoing,
- heedless,
- inattentive,
- incurious,
- indignant,
- inexcitable,
- insouciant,
- lackadaisical,
- listless,
- low,
- mindless,
- negligent,
- nonchalant,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- perfunctory,
- pococurante,
- poor,
- reckless,
- regardless,
- unanxious,
- unappreciative,
- unapproving,
- uncomplimentary,
- unconcerned,
- undiscriminating,
- unfavorable,
- unhappy,
- uninterested,
- unmindful,
- unsolicitous
- body snatcher,
- booster,
- chicken thief,
- con man,
- crook,
- den of thieves,
- embezzler,
- filcher,
- ganef,
- ghoul,
- grafter,
- grave robber,
- jewel thief,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lifter,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- pilferer,
- poacher,
- prowler,
- purloiner,
- robber,
- scrounger,
- sneak thief,
- stealer,
- swindler,
- thief,
- white-collar thief
- body snatcher,
- booster,
- chicken thief,
- con man,
- crook,
- den of thieves,
- embezzler,
- filcher,
- ganef,
- ghoul,
- grafter,
- jewel thief,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lifter,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- pilferer,
- poacher,
- prowler,
- purloiner,
- robber,
- scrounger,
- shoplifter,
- sneak thief,
- stealer,
- swindler,
- thief,
- white-collar thief
- prowler
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- someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions related words >
- body snatcher,
- booster,
- chicken thief,
- con man,
- crook,
- den of thieves,
- embezzler,
- filcher,
- ganef,
- ghoul,
- grafter,
- grave robber,
- jewel thief,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lifter,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- pilferer,
- poacher,
- purloiner,
- robber,
- scrounger,
- shoplifter,
- sneak thief,
- stealer,
- swindler,
- thief,
- white-collar thief
- poacher
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- small slender fish (to 8 inches) with body covered by bony plates; chiefly of deeper northern Pacific waters
- a cooking vessel designed to poach food (such as fish or eggs)
- someone who hunts or fishes illegally on the property of another related words >
- body snatcher,
- booster,
- chicken thief,
- con man,
- crook,
- den of thieves,
- embezzler,
- filcher,
- ganef,
- ghoul,
- grafter,
- grave robber,
- jewel thief,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lifter,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- pilferer,
- prowler,
- purloiner,
- robber,
- scrounger,
- shoplifter,
- sneak thief,
- stealer,
- swindler,
- thief,
- white-collar thief
- lustily
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- in a healthy manner; "the young plants grew lustily" related words >
- actively,
- aloud,
- animatedly,
- briskly,
- con brio,
- deafeningly,
- energetically,
- firmly,
- forcefully,
- forcibly,
- forte,
- fortemente,
- fortissimo,
- heartily,
- imperviously,
- impregnably,
- in full cry,
- intensely,
- invincibly,
- invulnerably,
- irresistibly,
- keenly,
- loud,
- loudly,
- mightily,
- noisily,
- powerfully,
- pungently,
- resistantly,
- resoundingly,
- ringingly,
- robustly,
- ruggedly,
- soundly,
- spiritedly,
- stalwartly,
- staunchly,
- stoutly,
- strenuously,
- strongly,
- sturdily,
- unyieldingly,
- uproariously,
- vigorously,
- vivaciously,
- with pep,
- zestfully
- gladsome
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- experiencing or expressing gladness or joy; "a gladsome smile"; "a gladsome occasion" related words >
- beaming,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- charmed,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- comfortable,
- content,
- contented,
- convivial,
- cozy,
- delighted,
- easy,
- elated,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- favorably impressed with,
- festal,
- festive,
- flushed,
- gala,
- gay,
- genial,
- glad,
- glowing,
- gratified,
- happy,
- high,
- hilarious,
- hopeful,
- in clover,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- intrigued,
- irrepressible,
- jolly,
- jovial,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- laughing,
- merry,
- merrymaking,
- of good cheer,
- on the loose,
- optimistic,
- pleasant,
- pleased,
- pleased as Punch,
- pleased with,
- radiant,
- riant,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- satisfied,
- smiling,
- sold on,
- sparkling,
- sunny,
- taken with,
- thrilled,
- tickled,
- tickled pink,
- tickled to death,
- winsome
- euphoric
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- exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation related words >
- accepting,
- at ease,
- beaming,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- charmed,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- comfortable,
- composed,
- content,
- contented,
- cozy,
- delighted,
- easy,
- easygoing,
- elated,
- eupeptic,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- favorably impressed with,
- flushed,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- glowing,
- gratified,
- happy,
- high,
- hopeful,
- in clover,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- intrigued,
- irrepressible,
- laughing,
- of good cheer,
- of good comfort,
- optimistic,
- pleasant,
- pleased,
- pleased as Punch,
- pleased with,
- radiant,
- reconciled,
- resigned,
- riant,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- sans souci,
- satisfied,
- smiling,
- sold on,
- sparkling,
- sunny,
- taken with,
- thrilled,
- tickled,
- tickled pink,
- tickled to death,
- uncomplaining,
- unrepining,
- winsome,
- without care
- contradistinction
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- a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; "sculpture in contradistinction to painting" related words >
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- antithesis,
- clashing,
- collision,
- con,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contradiction,
- contraindication,
- contraposition,
- contrariety,
- contrast,
- counterposition,
- cross-purposes,
- demarcation,
- differentiation,
- disagreement,
- discrepancy,
- distinction,
- distinctiveness,
- distinguishment,
- division,
- hairsplitting,
- hostility,
- inconsistency,
- inimicalness,
- microscopic distinction,
- nice distinction,
- nuance,
- oppositeness,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- oppugnance,
- oppugnancy,
- perversity,
- polarity,
- repugnance,
- segregation,
- separation,
- shade of difference,
- showdown,
- subtle distinction,
- trichoschistism
- shark
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- any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
- a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"
- a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest
- hunt shark
- play the shark; act with trickery related words >
- Admirable Crichton,
- Loch Ness monster,
- Reptilia,
- adept,
- alevin,
- animal,
- anthropophagite,
- artisan,
- artist,
- attache,
- authority,
- barbarian,
- beast,
- benthon,
- benthos,
- blackmailer,
- bloodsucker,
- brute,
- bunco artist,
- bunco steerer,
- cannibal,
- cardsharp,
- cardsharper,
- carpetbagger,
- cetacean,
- con artist,
- con man,
- confidence man,
- connaisseur,
- connoisseur,
- consultant,
- cordon bleu,
- crack shot,
- craftsman,
- crimp,
- dead shot,
- destroyer,
- diplomat,
- diplomatist,
- dolphin,
- elder statesman,
- experienced hand,
- expert,
- expert consultant,
- extortionist,
- fingerling,
- fish,
- fry,
- game fish,
- graduate,
- grilse,
- handy man,
- harpy,
- horse coper,
- horse trader,
- hyena,
- jackleg,
- journeyman,
- kipper,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- leech,
- man-eater,
- man-eating shark,
- marine animal,
- marksman,
- minnow,
- minny,
- mortgage shark,
- nekton,
- nihilist,
- no slouch,
- panfish,
- pettifogger,
- pitchman,
- plankton,
- politician,
- porpoise,
- predator,
- pro,
- professional,
- professor,
- proficient,
- profiteer,
- racketeer,
- raptor,
- salmon,
- savage,
- savant,
- sea monster,
- sea pig,
- sea serpent,
- sea snake,
- shakedown artist,
- sharp,
- sharper,
- sharpie,
- shortchanger,
- shyster,
- slicker,
- smolt,
- spieler,
- sponge,
- statesman,
- technical adviser,
- technician,
- tiger,
- tropical fish,
- vampire,
- vandal,
- vulture,
- whale,
- wild man,
- wrecker
- ache,
- agonize,
- bear in mind,
- bleed,
- breathe vengeance,
- cherish,
- chew over,
- con over,
- deliberate over,
- deliberate upon,
- digest,
- dwell on,
- dwell upon,
- fan the embers,
- fret,
- grieve,
- harbor revenge,
- have in mind,
- hold in mind,
- keep,
- keep in memory,
- keep in mind,
- keep in view,
- meditate upon,
- mope,
- mourn,
- mull over,
- muse on,
- muse over,
- pine,
- pine away,
- ponder over,
- reflect over,
- retain,
- revolve,
- ruminate over,
- run over,
- sorrow,
- take on,
- think over,
- treasure,
- turn over
- strenuously
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- in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously; "he objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking" related words >
- actively,
- animatedly,
- ardently,
- arduously,
- assiduously,
- bec et ongles,
- briskly,
- con brio,
- difficultly,
- diligently,
- effortfully,
- energetically,
- fervently,
- forcefully,
- forcibly,
- hammer and tongs,
- hard,
- hardly,
- heart and soul,
- heartily,
- indefatigably,
- industriously,
- intensely,
- keenly,
- laboriously,
- lustily,
- manfully,
- operosely,
- painfully,
- relentlessly,
- sedulously,
- spiritedly,
- the hard way,
- tirelessly,
- toilsomely,
- tooth and nail,
- unsparingly,
- vehemently,
- vigorously,
- vivaciously,
- with a will,
- with difficulty,
- with effort,
- with much ado,
- with pep,
- zealously,
- zestfully
- trickster
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- a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts related words >
- Artful Dodger,
- Philadelphia lawyer,
- Yankee horse trader,
- charmer,
- cheat,
- cheater,
- con man,
- conjurer,
- crafty rascal,
- defrauder,
- diddler,
- dodger,
- double-dealer,
- escamoteur,
- flimflammer,
- fox,
- glib tongue,
- gyp artist,
- horse trader,
- illusionist,
- juggler,
- magician,
- prestidigitator,
- reynard,
- sharper,
- shyster,
- sleight-of-hand performer,
- slick citizen,
- sly dog,
- slyboots,
- sweet talker,
- swindler,
- tricker
- blarney
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- flattery designed to gain favor related words >
- adulation,
- banter,
- blandish,
- blandishment,
- bunkum,
- cajole,
- cajolement,
- cajolery,
- compliment,
- con,
- eyewash,
- fair words,
- fawning,
- flattery,
- grease,
- honeyed phrases,
- honeyed words,
- incense,
- oil,
- palaver,
- praise,
- pretty lies,
- soap,
- soft soap,
- soft-soap,
- sweet nothings,
- sweet talk,
- sweet words,
- sweet-talk,
- sycophancy,
- wheedle,
- wheedling
- Klaxon,
- boiler factory,
- brokerage,
- brokerage house,
- brokerage office,
- bucket shop,
- bull-roarer,
- bunco game,
- catcall,
- cherry bomb,
- clack,
- clacker,
- clapper,
- con game,
- confidence game,
- cracker,
- cricket,
- firecracker,
- goldbrick,
- horn,
- noisemaker,
- rattle,
- rattlebox,
- shell game,
- siren,
- skin game,
- snapper,
- steam whistle,
- stockbrokerage,
- thimblerig,
- thimblerigging,
- ticktack,
- whistle,
- whizgig,
- whizzer
- loser
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- a gambler who loses a bet
- a contestant who loses the contest related words >
- also-ran,
- bankrupt,
- bomb,
- booby,
- bummer,
- bust,
- clinker,
- con,
- defeatee,
- duck,
- dud,
- failure,
- fall guy,
- false alarm,
- fiasco,
- flop,
- game loser,
- good loser,
- good sport,
- hard-luck guy,
- hardcase,
- jailbird,
- lag,
- lemon,
- misfit,
- nebbish,
- poor unfortunate,
- sad sack,
- schlemiel,
- schlimazel,
- sport,
- stooge,
- sure loser,
- the vanquished,
- underdog,
- unfortunate,
- victim,
- washout
- opponent
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- characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies" related words >
- adversary,
- adversative,
- adverse,
- alien,
- antagonist,
- antagonistic,
- anti,
- antipathetic,
- antithetic,
- assailant,
- clashing,
- combatant,
- competitive,
- competitor,
- con,
- conflicting,
- contender,
- contestant,
- contradictory,
- contrary,
- counter,
- counteragent,
- cross,
- disaccordant,
- disputant,
- dissentient,
- enemy,
- foe,
- fractious,
- hostile,
- inimical,
- match,
- negative,
- noncooperative,
- obstinate,
- opposed,
- opposer,
- opposing,
- opposite,
- oppositional,
- oppositive,
- oppugnant,
- overthwart,
- perverse,
- recalcitrant,
- refractory,
- repugnant,
- rival,
- the opposition,
- uncooperative,
- unfavorable,
- unfriendly,
- unpropitious
- apple fritter,
- baguio,
- beignet,
- beignet aux pommes,
- bismarck,
- cheat,
- con man,
- confidence man,
- crook,
- cruller,
- cyclone,
- deceiver,
- doughnut,
- dust devil,
- fastnacht,
- fraud,
- friedcake,
- fritter,
- hurricane,
- imposter,
- impostor,
- mountebank,
- olykoek,
- rainspout,
- raised doughnut,
- rogue,
- rotary storm,
- sand column,
- sandspout,
- scoundrel,
- sinker,
- swindler,
- tornado,
- trickster,
- typhoon,
- waterspout,
- whirlblast,
- whirlwind,
- wind eddy
- optimistic
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- expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" related words >
- Leibnizian,
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- anticipant,
- anticipating,
- anticipative,
- anticipatory,
- awaiting,
- beaming,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- buoyant,
- certain,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- chiliastic,
- confident,
- couleur de rose,
- eager,
- elated,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- expectant,
- expecting,
- flushed,
- forearmed,
- forestalling,
- forewarned,
- gaping,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- glowing,
- happy,
- high,
- hopeful,
- idealistic,
- in anticipation,
- in expectation,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- irrepressible,
- laughing,
- looking for,
- looking forward to,
- millenarian,
- millennialistic,
- not surprised,
- of good cheer,
- perfectibilitarian,
- perfectionist,
- pleasant,
- positive,
- prepared,
- radiant,
- ready,
- riant,
- rose-colored,
- roseate,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- smiling,
- sparkling,
- sunny,
- sure,
- unsurprised,
- upbeat,
- utopian,
- waiting,
- waiting for,
- watching for,
- winsome
- Partlet,
- Seeing Eye dog,
- ballot-box stuffing,
- bandog,
- beat,
- beguile of,
- biddy,
- bilk,
- bitch,
- bossy,
- bowwow,
- brood mare,
- bunco,
- burn,
- canine,
- cardsharping,
- cheat,
- cheating,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- chouse out of,
- cog,
- cog the dice,
- con,
- con man,
- cow,
- cozen,
- cozenage,
- crib,
- defraud,
- defrauder,
- diddle,
- diddler,
- diddling,
- dishonesty,
- do,
- do in,
- do out of,
- dodge,
- doe,
- dog,
- double-dealer,
- euchre,
- ewe,
- ewe lamb,
- fake,
- fancy dog,
- filly,
- finagle,
- fishy transaction,
- flam,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- flimflammer,
- fob,
- fraud,
- fraudulence,
- fraudulency,
- fudge,
- gerrymandering,
- gouge,
- graft,
- grift,
- guide dog,
- guinea hen,
- gull,
- gyp joint,
- have,
- heifer,
- hen,
- hind,
- hoax,
- hocus,
- hocus-pocus,
- humbug,
- illicit business,
- imposition,
- imposture,
- jenny,
- kennel,
- lap dog,
- lioness,
- mare,
- mountebank,
- mulct,
- nanny,
- nanny goat,
- overreach,
- pack of dogs,
- pack the deal,
- peahen,
- phony,
- pigeon,
- pooch,
- practice fraud upon,
- pup,
- puppy,
- racket,
- roe,
- rook,
- scam,
- screw,
- sell,
- sell gold bricks,
- sharper,
- shave,
- she-bear,
- she-goat,
- she-lion,
- sheep dog,
- shortchange,
- show dog,
- sled dog,
- slut,
- sow,
- spoof,
- stack the cards,
- stick,
- sting,
- swindle,
- take a dive,
- thimblerig,
- throw a fight,
- tigress,
- toy dog,
- trickster,
- victimize,
- vixen,
- watchdog,
- whelp,
- working dog
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- anticipant,
- anticipating,
- anticipative,
- anticipatory,
- arrestation,
- avoidance,
- avoiding reaction,
- awaiting,
- certain,
- circumvention,
- confident,
- debarment,
- defense mechanism,
- determent,
- deterrence,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- discouragement,
- discouraging,
- dodge,
- duck,
- eager,
- elusion,
- elusiveness,
- equivocation,
- escape,
- estoppel,
- evasion,
- evasive action,
- evasiveness,
- expectant,
- expecting,
- forbearance,
- forbiddance,
- forbidding,
- forearmed,
- foreclosure,
- forestallment,
- forewarned,
- gaping,
- getting around,
- halt,
- hopeful,
- in anticipation,
- in expectation,
- jink,
- looking for,
- looking forward to,
- neutrality,
- nonintervention,
- noninvolvement,
- not surprised,
- obviation,
- optimistic,
- preclusion,
- preclusive,
- prepared,
- preventative,
- prevention,
- preventive,
- prohibition,
- prohibitive,
- prophylactic,
- ready,
- refraining,
- sanguine,
- shunning,
- shunting off,
- shy,
- sidestep,
- sidetracking,
- slip,
- stay,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- stopping,
- sure,
- the runaround,
- unsurprised,
- waiting,
- waiting for,
- watching for,
- zigzag
- argue into,
- bring over,
- bring round,
- bring to reason,
- captivate,
- charm,
- con,
- convince,
- draw over,
- filibuster,
- gain,
- gain over,
- hook,
- hook in,
- outlast,
- outspeak,
- persuade,
- prevail on,
- prevail upon,
- prevail with,
- sell,
- sell one on,
- sway,
- talk down,
- talk into,
- talk over,
- wangle,
- wangle into,
- wear down,
- win,
- win over
- upbeat
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- an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) related words >
- Great Leap Forward,
- Leibnizian,
- advance,
- advancement,
- amelioration,
- amendment,
- arsis,
- ascent,
- bar beat,
- beat,
- bettering,
- betterment,
- boost,
- bout,
- bright,
- buoyant,
- cheerful,
- chiliastic,
- circle,
- circuit,
- couleur de rose,
- course,
- cycle,
- diastole,
- downbeat,
- encouraging,
- enhancement,
- enrichment,
- eugenics,
- euthenics,
- favorable,
- fond,
- furtherance,
- headway,
- heartening,
- improvement,
- lift,
- light-hearted,
- melioration,
- mend,
- mending,
- millenarian,
- millennialistic,
- offbeat,
- optimistic,
- perfectibilitarian,
- perfectionist,
- pickup,
- positive,
- preferment,
- progress,
- progression,
- promotion,
- pulsation,
- pulse,
- recovery,
- restoration,
- revival,
- revolution,
- rise,
- rose-colored,
- roseate,
- rosy,
- rotation,
- round,
- sanguine,
- series,
- spell,
- sunny,
- systole,
- thesis,
- throb,
- turn,
- uplift,
- upping,
- upswing,
- uptrend,
- upward mobility,
- utopian,
- wheel
- beat,
- beguile of,
- bilk,
- bunco,
- burn,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- chouse out of,
- cog,
- cog the dice,
- con,
- cozen,
- crib,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do in,
- do out of,
- euchre,
- finagle,
- flam,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- fob,
- fudge,
- gouge,
- gull,
- gyp,
- have,
- hocus,
- hocus-pocus,
- mulct,
- pack the deal,
- pigeon,
- practice fraud upon,
- rook,
- scam,
- screw,
- sell gold bricks,
- shave,
- stack the cards,
- stick,
- sting,
- swindle,
- take a dive,
- thimblerig,
- throw a fight,
- victimize
- euchre
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- a card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand related words >
- beat,
- beguile of,
- bilk,
- bunco,
- burn,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- chouse out of,
- cog,
- cog the dice,
- con,
- cozen,
- crib,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do in,
- do out of,
- finagle,
- flam,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- fob,
- fudge,
- gouge,
- gull,
- gyp,
- have,
- hocus,
- hocus-pocus,
- mulct,
- pack the deal,
- pigeon,
- practice fraud upon,
- rook,
- scam,
- screw,
- sell gold bricks,
- shave,
- shortchange,
- stack the cards,
- stick,
- sting,
- swindle,
- take a dive,
- thimblerig,
- throw a fight,
- victimize
- disenchanted
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- freed from enchantment related words >
- against,
- allergic,
- averse,
- blase,
- con,
- cynical,
- disabused,
- disaffected,
- disappointed,
- disapprobatory,
- disapproving,
- discontented,
- disgruntled,
- disillusioned,
- disinclined,
- displeased,
- dissatisfied,
- dissenting,
- enlightened,
- hostile,
- indifferent,
- indignant,
- jaundiced,
- knowing,
- low,
- mondaine,
- not charmed,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- poor,
- put off,
- put straight,
- robbed of illusion,
- set right,
- sophisticate,
- sophisticated,
- soured,
- turned-off,
- unappreciative,
- unapproving,
- uncharmed,
- uncomplimentary,
- undeceived,
- unfavorable,
- unfriendly,
- unhappy,
- unspelled,
- world-wise,
- worldly,
- worldly-wise
- beam,
- beaming,
- beatific,
- beatified,
- blessed,
- blissful,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- bright smile,
- broad grin,
- capering,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- chirping,
- dancing,
- ear-to-ear grin,
- elated,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- flushed,
- flushed with joy,
- gay,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- gleaming smile,
- glowing,
- glowing smile,
- grin,
- grinning,
- happy,
- high,
- hopeful,
- idiotic grin,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- irrepressible,
- joyful,
- joyous,
- laughing,
- leaping,
- of good cheer,
- optimistic,
- pleasant,
- purring,
- radiant,
- riant,
- rosy,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- sardonic grin,
- simper,
- singing,
- smile,
- smirk,
- smirking,
- sparkling,
- starry-eyed,
- stupid grin,
- sunny,
- thrice happy,
- toothful grin,
- winsome
- unanimously
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- of one mind; without dissent; "the Senate unanimously approved the bill"; "we voted unanimously" related words >
- agreeably,
- all agreeing,
- all together,
- as one,
- as one man,
- back to back,
- by acclamation,
- by consensus,
- coactively,
- coefficiently,
- collectively,
- combinedly,
- communally,
- compatibly,
- concertedly,
- concordantly,
- concurrently,
- congenially,
- conjointly,
- consentaneously,
- consonantly,
- cooperatingly,
- cooperatively,
- fittingly,
- hand in glove,
- hand in hand,
- harmoniously,
- in chorus,
- in concert,
- in concert with,
- in keeping,
- in line,
- in step,
- in unison,
- jointly,
- just right,
- nem con,
- nemine contradicente,
- nemine dissentiente,
- on all hands,
- one and all,
- shoulder to shoulder,
- to a man,
- together,
- with it,
- with one accord,
- with one consent,
- with one voice,
- without contradiction
- body snatcher,
- boodler,
- booster,
- chicken thief,
- con man,
- crook,
- crooked politician,
- den of thieves,
- embezzler,
- filcher,
- ganef,
- ghoul,
- grave robber,
- influence peddler,
- jackleg politician,
- jewel thief,
- land pirate,
- land shark,
- land-grabber,
- larcener,
- larcenist,
- lifter,
- peculator,
- petty thief,
- pilferer,
- poacher,
- prowler,
- purloiner,
- robber,
- scrounger,
- shoplifter,
- sneak thief,
- spoilsman,
- spoilsmonger,
- stealer,
- swindler,
- thief,
- white-collar thief
- shell game
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- a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under related words >
- bingo,
- boiler room,
- bucket shop,
- bunco game,
- card games,
- chuck and toss,
- chuck farthing,
- chuck-a-luck,
- con game,
- confidence game,
- crack-loo,
- crap game,
- crap shooting,
- craps,
- fan-tan,
- goldbrick,
- hazard,
- horse racing,
- keno,
- lotto,
- pinball,
- pitch and toss,
- policy,
- rouge et noir,
- roulette,
- skin game,
- sweepstake,
- sweepstakes,
- the numbers,
- the numbers game,
- thimblerig,
- thimblerigging,
- trente-et-quarante
- be behindhand,
- be late,
- be overdue,
- bone,
- con,
- contemplate,
- dig,
- do double duty,
- drill,
- elucubrate,
- examine,
- get up late,
- go over,
- grind,
- hit the ball,
- hustle,
- keep everyone waiting,
- keep late hours,
- lucubrate,
- miss the boat,
- oversleep,
- overwork,
- peruse,
- plunge into,
- pore over,
- pour it on,
- practice,
- read,
- regard studiously,
- restudy,
- review,
- scratch,
- show up late,
- slave,
- stay late,
- stay up late,
- study,
- sweat,
- swot,
- vet,
- wade through,
- work hard,
- work late,
- work overtime
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