Related Words:
- conceit
collapse - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited
- an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree"
- a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit"
- an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things related words >
- abstract thought,
- act of thought,
- affectation,
- aggressive self-confidence,
- amour propre,
- aphorism,
- apothegm,
- apprehension,
- arrogance,
- assume,
- assumption,
- assurance,
- attitude,
- bee,
- believe,
- bluster,
- boast,
- boastfulness,
- boasting,
- bombast,
- bon mot,
- boutade,
- brag,
- braggadocio,
- braggartism,
- bragging,
- brainstorm,
- brainwork,
- bravado,
- bright idea,
- bright thought,
- brilliant idea,
- bumptiousness,
- capriccio,
- caprice,
- cerebration,
- chestiness,
- climate of opinion,
- cockiness,
- cogitation,
- common belief,
- community sentiment,
- complacence,
- complacency,
- conceitedness,
- conceive,
- concept,
- conception,
- conceptualization,
- conclusion,
- consensus gentium,
- consequence,
- consideration,
- coxcombry,
- crack,
- crank,
- craze,
- crazy idea,
- creative thought,
- crotchet,
- dandyism,
- egoism,
- egotism,
- epigram,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- ethos,
- excogitation,
- expect,
- eye,
- face,
- facetiae,
- fad,
- fancy,
- fanfaronade,
- fantastic notion,
- fantasticism,
- fantasy,
- feeling,
- flash of wit,
- flight of fancy,
- flight of wit,
- flimflam,
- fool notion,
- foppery,
- foppishness,
- freak,
- freakish inspiration,
- fumes of fancy,
- gasconade,
- gasconism,
- gather,
- general belief,
- gibe,
- happy thought,
- harebrained idea,
- haughtiness,
- headwork,
- heavy thinking,
- heroics,
- humor,
- idea,
- ideation,
- image,
- imageless thought,
- imagination,
- imaginativeness,
- imagine,
- imagining,
- imago,
- immodesty,
- impression,
- independence,
- intellection,
- intellectual exercise,
- intellectual object,
- intellectualization,
- jactation,
- jactitation,
- judgment,
- kink,
- lights,
- maggot,
- megrim,
- memory-trace,
- mental act,
- mental image,
- mental impression,
- mental labor,
- mental process,
- mentation,
- mind,
- mot,
- mystique,
- narcissism,
- nasty crack,
- noesis,
- notion,
- observation,
- obtrusiveness,
- opinion,
- pardonable pride,
- passing fancy,
- perception,
- perkiness,
- persiflage,
- personal judgment,
- pertness,
- play of wit,
- pleasantry,
- point of view,
- pomposity,
- popular belief,
- position,
- posture,
- presumption,
- prevailing belief,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- proudness,
- public belief,
- public opinion,
- puppyism,
- purse-pride,
- quip,
- quips and cranks,
- quirk,
- ratiocination,
- reaction,
- reasoning,
- recept,
- reckon,
- reflection,
- repartee,
- representation,
- retort,
- riposte,
- rodomontade,
- sally,
- scintillation,
- self-admiration,
- self-assertiveness,
- self-complacency,
- self-conceit,
- self-confidence,
- self-consequence,
- self-esteem,
- self-importance,
- self-love,
- self-reliance,
- self-respect,
- self-sufficiency,
- sentiment,
- side,
- sight,
- smart crack,
- smart saying,
- smugness,
- snappy comeback,
- stance,
- stiff-necked pride,
- stiff-neckedness,
- straight thinking,
- stroke of wit,
- stuffiness,
- suppose,
- supposition,
- swagger,
- swelled head,
- swelled-headedness,
- theory,
- think,
- thinking,
- thinking aloud,
- thinking out,
- thought,
- toy,
- turn of thought,
- vagary,
- vainglory,
- vainness,
- vanity,
- vaunt,
- vauntery,
- vaunting,
- view,
- way of thinking,
- whim,
- whim-wham,
- whimsy,
- wisecrack,
- witticism
- shambles
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- a condition of great disorder related words >
- Augean stables,
- Belsen,
- DMZ,
- abattoir,
- aceldama,
- battle line,
- battle site,
- battlefield,
- battleground,
- bloodbath,
- blue ruin,
- botch,
- botchery,
- breakup,
- butchering,
- butchery,
- carnage,
- chaos,
- combat area,
- combat zone,
- concentration camp,
- consumption,
- damnation,
- decimation,
- depredation,
- desolation,
- despoilment,
- despoliation,
- destruction,
- devastation,
- disaster,
- disintegration,
- disorganization,
- disruption,
- dissolution,
- enemy line,
- field,
- field of battle,
- field of blood,
- firing line,
- front line,
- gas chamber,
- hash,
- havoc,
- hecatomb,
- holocaust,
- killing ground,
- landing beach,
- line,
- line of battle,
- mess,
- mix-up,
- muddle,
- mull,
- muss,
- occision,
- perdition,
- pigpen,
- pigsty,
- ravage,
- ruin,
- ruination,
- seat of war,
- slaughter,
- slaughterhouse,
- slaughtering,
- spoliation,
- stockyard,
- the front,
- theater,
- theater of operations,
- theater of war,
- undoing,
- vandalism,
- waste,
- wrack,
- wrack and ruin,
- wreck,
- zone of communications
- afterthought
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- an addition that was not included in the original plan; "the garage was an afterthought" related words >
- PS,
- Parthian shot,
- about-face,
- addendum,
- afterthoughts,
- appendix,
- back matter,
- better thoughts,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- bureaucratic delay,
- change of mind,
- chorus,
- coda,
- codicil,
- colophon,
- conclusion,
- consequence,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detention,
- developed thought,
- double take,
- dragging,
- dying words,
- envoi,
- epilogue,
- flip,
- flip-flop,
- follow-through,
- follow-up,
- halt,
- hang-up,
- hindrance,
- holdup,
- interim,
- jam,
- lag,
- lagging,
- last words,
- logjam,
- mature judgment,
- mature thought,
- moratorium,
- obstruction,
- paperasserie,
- parting shot,
- pause,
- peroration,
- postface,
- postfix,
- postlude,
- postscript,
- re-examination,
- reappraisal,
- reconsideration,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- refrain,
- reprieve,
- respite,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- rethinking,
- revaluation,
- reversal,
- reverse,
- review,
- right-about,
- right-about-face,
- ripe idea,
- second thought,
- second thoughts,
- sequel,
- sequela,
- sequelae,
- sequelant,
- sequent,
- sequitur,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowness,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- subscript,
- suffix,
- supplement,
- suspension,
- swan song,
- tag,
- tergiversating,
- tergiversation,
- tie-up,
- time lag,
- turnabout,
- turnaround,
- volte-face,
- wait
- account for,
- accredit with,
- accrete to,
- accuse of,
- acknowledge,
- afford proof of,
- anathematize,
- apply to,
- ascertain,
- ascribe to,
- assign to,
- assure,
- attach to,
- attaint,
- attribute to,
- be convincing,
- blacklist,
- blame,
- blame for,
- blame on,
- bring over,
- bring round,
- bring to reason,
- carry conviction,
- censure,
- charge on,
- charge to,
- charge with,
- cinch,
- clinch,
- condemn,
- confess,
- connect with,
- convert,
- convict,
- convince,
- credit with,
- damn,
- demonstrate,
- denounce,
- denunciate,
- determine,
- doom,
- drive home to,
- engrave,
- engrave on,
- establish,
- etch,
- excommunicate,
- fasten upon,
- father upon,
- find guilty,
- fix,
- fix on,
- fix upon,
- follow,
- follow from,
- hang on,
- have a case,
- hold good,
- hold water,
- impress upon,
- impute to,
- inspire belief,
- lay to,
- lead to believe,
- make good,
- make it felt,
- make out,
- nail down,
- pass sentence on,
- penalize,
- persuade,
- pin on,
- pinpoint,
- place upon,
- point to,
- pronounce judgment,
- pronounce sentence,
- proscribe,
- prove,
- prove to be,
- prove true,
- refer to,
- remove all doubt,
- saddle on,
- saddle with,
- satisfy,
- sell,
- sell one on,
- sentence,
- set at rest,
- set down to,
- settle,
- settle the matter,
- settle upon,
- show,
- stamp,
- stamp on,
- talk over,
- task with,
- win over
- anima,
- anima humana,
- animating force,
- astral body,
- ba,
- bathmism,
- beating heart,
- biological clock,
- biorhythm,
- blood,
- breath,
- breath of life,
- buddhi,
- divine breath,
- divine spark,
- ego,
- elan vital,
- essence of life,
- force of life,
- gross body,
- growth force,
- heart,
- heartbeat,
- heartblood,
- impulse of life,
- inner man,
- inspiriting force,
- jiva,
- jivatma,
- kama,
- khu,
- life breath,
- life cycle,
- life essence,
- life force,
- life principle,
- life process,
- lifeblood,
- linga sharira,
- living force,
- manas,
- manes,
- mind,
- nephesh,
- physical body,
- pneuma,
- prana,
- principle of desire,
- psyche,
- purusha,
- ruach,
- seat of life,
- shade,
- shadow,
- soul,
- spark of life,
- spirit,
- spiritual being,
- spiritus,
- sthula sharira,
- the self,
- vis vitae,
- vis vitalis,
- vital energy,
- vital flame,
- vital fluid,
- vital force,
- vital principle,
- vital spark,
- vital spirit
- confrontation
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- a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
- a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
- a bold challenge related words >
- allegory,
- analogy,
- antagonism,
- anteposition,
- antipathy,
- antithesis,
- audience,
- balancing,
- bargaining,
- bargaining session,
- clashing,
- collision,
- collision course,
- comparative anatomy,
- comparative degree,
- comparative grammar,
- comparative judgment,
- comparative linguistics,
- comparative literature,
- comparative method,
- compare,
- comparing,
- comparison,
- conclave,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- conference,
- conflict,
- confrontment,
- congress,
- consultation,
- contention,
- contradiction,
- contradistinction,
- contraindication,
- contraposition,
- contrariety,
- contrast,
- contrastiveness,
- convention,
- correlation,
- council,
- council fire,
- council of war,
- counterposition,
- cross-purposes,
- disagreement,
- discrepancy,
- discussion,
- distinction,
- distinctiveness,
- encounter,
- exchange of views,
- eyeball-to-eyeball encounter,
- high-level talk,
- hostility,
- huddle,
- inconsistency,
- inimicalness,
- interchange of views,
- interview,
- joining,
- likening,
- matching,
- meeting,
- metaphor,
- narrow squeak,
- near thing,
- near-miss,
- negotiations,
- news conference,
- opposing,
- oppositeness,
- opposition,
- opposure,
- oppugnance,
- oppugnancy,
- palaver,
- parallelism,
- parley,
- perversity,
- polar opposition,
- polarity,
- polarization,
- posing against,
- pourparler,
- powwow,
- press conference,
- proportion,
- relation,
- rencontre,
- repugnance,
- seance,
- session,
- showdown,
- simile,
- similitude,
- sitting,
- summit,
- summit conference,
- summitry,
- trope of comparison,
- weighing
- contraceptive
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- an agent or device intended to prevent conception
- capable of preventing conception or impregnation; "contraceptive devices and medications" related words >
- IUD,
- aegis,
- arm guard,
- backstop,
- bag,
- birth control device,
- buffer,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- condom,
- contraceptive foam,
- copyright,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dashboard,
- diaphragm,
- dodger,
- face mask,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- helmet,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- intrauterine device,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- mask,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- oral contraceptive,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- patent,
- pessary,
- pilot,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- rubber,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- skin,
- spermicidal jelly,
- spermicide,
- sun helmet,
- the pill,
- umbrella,
- windscreen,
- windshield
- status
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- the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" related words >
- angle,
- base,
- bearings,
- blood,
- bracket,
- branch,
- cachet,
- caliber,
- capacity,
- case,
- caste,
- category,
- character,
- circumstance,
- clan,
- class,
- condition,
- consequence,
- dignity,
- distance,
- distinction,
- division,
- echelon,
- eminence,
- estate,
- face,
- fix,
- footing,
- grade,
- ground,
- group,
- grouping,
- head,
- heading,
- hierarchy,
- high place,
- importance,
- jam,
- kin,
- kudos,
- label,
- level,
- location,
- lot,
- merit,
- modality,
- mode,
- order,
- part,
- pass,
- perspective,
- pickle,
- pigeonhole,
- place,
- plight,
- position,
- post,
- posture,
- power structure,
- precedence,
- predicament,
- prestige,
- prominence,
- quality,
- race,
- rank,
- rate,
- rating,
- relation,
- renown,
- reputation,
- repute,
- role,
- rubric,
- seat,
- section,
- sept,
- set,
- significance,
- situation,
- sphere,
- spot,
- stage,
- stand,
- standing,
- state,
- state of affairs,
- station,
- stature,
- status quo,
- strain,
- stratum,
- subdivision,
- subgroup,
- suborder,
- title,
- venue,
- viewpoint,
- worth
- assessment
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- the market value set on assets
- an amount determined as payable; "the assessment for repairs outraged the club's membership" related words >
- Irish dividend,
- account,
- allowance,
- analyzing,
- appraisal,
- appraisement,
- appraising,
- appreciation,
- apprizal,
- approximation,
- assessing,
- assize,
- assizement,
- bill,
- blackmail,
- blood money,
- calculation,
- categorization,
- cess,
- classification,
- computation,
- conscience money,
- contribution,
- correction,
- determination,
- direct tax,
- dual pricing,
- duty,
- emolument,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- evaluating,
- evaluation,
- evaluative criticism,
- factoring,
- fee,
- footing,
- gauging,
- graduated taxation,
- grouping,
- hush money,
- identification,
- imposition,
- impost,
- indirect tax,
- initiation fee,
- instrumentation,
- joint return,
- judgment,
- levy,
- measure,
- measurement,
- measuring,
- mensuration,
- metric system,
- mileage,
- opinion,
- price determination,
- pricing,
- progressive tax,
- quantification,
- quantization,
- ranking,
- rating,
- reckoning,
- retainer,
- retaining fee,
- scot,
- separate returns,
- sifting,
- sifting out,
- single tax,
- sorting,
- sorting out,
- stipend,
- stock,
- supertax,
- surtax,
- survey,
- surveying,
- tariff,
- tax,
- tax base,
- tax dodging,
- tax evasion,
- tax exemption,
- tax return,
- tax structure,
- tax withholding,
- tax-exempt status,
- taxable income,
- taxation,
- telemetering,
- telemetry,
- tithe,
- toll,
- triangulation,
- tribute,
- unit pricing,
- valuation,
- valuing,
- view,
- weighing,
- winnowing,
- withholding tax
- TLC,
- aforethought,
- anticipation,
- approach,
- arrangement,
- attack,
- attention,
- blueprint,
- blueprinting,
- calculatedness,
- calculation,
- canniness,
- care,
- carefulness,
- caution,
- charting,
- circumspection,
- circumspectness,
- conception,
- concern,
- consideration,
- contrivance,
- deliberateness,
- deliberation,
- design,
- device,
- discreetness,
- discretion,
- disposition,
- enterprise,
- envisagement,
- express intention,
- expressness,
- figuring,
- forearming,
- forehandedness,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- forethoughtfulness,
- game,
- graphing,
- ground plan,
- guidelines,
- gumption,
- heed,
- heedfulness,
- idea,
- insurance,
- intention,
- intentionality,
- judgment,
- layout,
- lineup,
- long-range plan,
- loving care,
- mapping,
- master plan,
- measures,
- method,
- methodology,
- mindfulness,
- operations research,
- organization,
- plan,
- planning,
- planning function,
- plotting,
- prearrangement,
- precaution,
- precautions,
- precautiousness,
- preconsideration,
- predeliberation,
- predetermination,
- premeditation,
- preparedness,
- preresolution,
- preventive measure,
- procedure,
- program,
- program of action,
- protection,
- providence,
- provision,
- rationalization,
- regard,
- regardfulness,
- safeguard,
- schedule,
- schema,
- schematism,
- schematization,
- scheme,
- scheme of arrangement,
- sense,
- setup,
- solicitude,
- steps,
- steps and measures,
- strategic plan,
- strategy,
- system,
- systematization,
- tactical plan,
- tactics,
- tender loving care,
- the big picture,
- the picture,
- thoughtfulness,
- way,
- working plan
- safety
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- a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line
- a safe place; "He ran to safety"
- the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions; "insure the safety of the children"; "the reciprocal of safety is risk" related words >
- aegis,
- arm guard,
- assurance,
- backstop,
- buffer,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- cover,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dashboard,
- defense,
- dodger,
- eye,
- face mask,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- goggles,
- governor,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- helmet,
- impregnability,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- inviolability,
- invulnerability,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- lee,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- mask,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- patent,
- pilot,
- preservation,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protection,
- protective clothing,
- protective custody,
- protective umbrella,
- refuge,
- safeguard,
- safekeeping,
- safeness,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- sanctuary,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- security,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- sun helmet,
- umbrella,
- watchful eye,
- windscreen,
- windshield
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