Exact Match:
Synonyms:
- no synonyms found
Related Words:
- breath,
- brush,
- caress,
- contact,
- cutaneous sense,
- feel,
- feeling,
- fingertip caress,
- flick,
- glance,
- graze,
- hand-mindedness,
- kiss,
- lambency,
- lap,
- lick,
- rub,
- sense of touch,
- stroke,
- tactile sense,
- taction,
- tap,
- tentative poke,
- touch,
- whisper
- caress
collapse - a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face"
- touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They caressed in the back seat of the taxi" related words >
- artful endearments,
- attouchement,
- blandishment,
- blandishments,
- breath,
- brush,
- brush by,
- cocker,
- coddle,
- come in contact,
- contact,
- contingence,
- coquet,
- cosset,
- cuddle,
- cutaneous sense,
- dally,
- dandle,
- embrace,
- endearment,
- feel,
- feel up,
- feeling,
- fingertip caress,
- flick,
- flirt,
- fondle,
- fondling,
- frictionize,
- glance,
- graze,
- hand-mindedness,
- hit,
- honeyed words,
- hug,
- impinge,
- impingement,
- impingence,
- indulge,
- kiss,
- knead,
- lambency,
- lap,
- lick,
- light touch,
- love,
- massage,
- nose,
- nudge,
- nuzzle,
- osculate,
- osculation,
- pamper,
- pat,
- pet,
- rub,
- rub against,
- rub down,
- rub noses,
- scrape,
- sense of touch,
- shave,
- sideswipe,
- skim,
- skirt,
- soft words,
- squeak by,
- stroke,
- sweet nothings,
- sweet talk,
- tactile sense,
- taction,
- tangency,
- tap,
- tentative contact,
- tentative poke,
- touch,
- touching,
- toy,
- trifle,
- whisper
- semigloss
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- a paint that dries with a finish between glossy and flat related words >
- abject,
- accepting,
- acquiescent,
- agreeable,
- assenting,
- complaisant,
- compliable,
- compliant,
- complying,
- consenting,
- delicate,
- easy,
- gentle,
- mellow,
- mellowy,
- mild,
- mollified,
- nondissenting,
- nonresistant,
- nonresisting,
- nonrigid,
- obedient,
- passive,
- resigned,
- servile,
- soft,
- soft as putty,
- softened,
- submissive,
- subservient,
- supine,
- tender,
- unassertive,
- uncomplaining,
- unresistant,
- unresisting,
- whisper-soft
- ESP,
- accents,
- answer,
- articulate,
- chatter,
- comment,
- commerce,
- communication,
- communion,
- congress,
- connection,
- contact,
- conversation,
- converse,
- correspondence,
- dealing,
- dealings,
- discourse,
- elocution,
- eloquent,
- exchange,
- free-speaking,
- free-spoken,
- gab,
- information,
- interaction,
- interchange,
- intercommunication,
- intercommunion,
- intercourse,
- interplay,
- language,
- linguistic intercourse,
- loud-speaking,
- loud-spoken,
- message,
- oral communication,
- outspoken,
- palaver,
- parole,
- plain-speaking,
- plain-spoken,
- prattle,
- rapping,
- reply,
- response,
- social intercourse,
- soft-speaking,
- soft-spoken,
- speaking,
- speech,
- speech circuit,
- speech situation,
- talk,
- talkative,
- telepathy,
- touch,
- traffic,
- truck,
- true-speaking,
- two-way communication,
- well-spoken,
- words,
- yakkety-yak,
- yakking
- allow for,
- becloud,
- befog,
- blanket,
- blind,
- blink,
- blink at,
- camouflage,
- carefully ignore,
- cloak,
- cloud,
- cold-shoulder,
- color,
- conceal,
- cover,
- cover up,
- curtain,
- cut a corner,
- cut corners,
- diminish,
- dip into,
- discount,
- disguise,
- disregard,
- dissemble,
- distract attention from,
- dodge,
- ease,
- eclipse,
- ensconce,
- enshroud,
- envelop,
- examine cursorily,
- extenuate,
- fail,
- forget,
- fudge,
- give the once-over,
- glance at,
- gloss over,
- hide,
- ignore,
- keep under cover,
- lessen,
- make allowance for,
- mask,
- mince,
- mitigate,
- obfuscate,
- obscure,
- occult,
- omit,
- overlook,
- page through,
- palliate,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- scamp,
- scan,
- screen,
- shade,
- shroud,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimp,
- skip over,
- slight,
- slip through,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- soft-pedal,
- soften,
- thumb through,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly,
- varnish,
- veil,
- whitewash,
- zip through
- nacreous
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- consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl related words >
- burele,
- chatoyant,
- creamy,
- delicate,
- eggshell,
- flat,
- gloss,
- iridal,
- iridescent,
- iridial,
- iridian,
- irisated,
- irised,
- light,
- mellow,
- moire,
- mother-of-pearl,
- nacre,
- nacred,
- nacry,
- opalescent,
- opaline,
- opaloid,
- pale,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pavonian,
- pavonine,
- pearl-like,
- pearlish,
- pearly,
- quiet,
- rainbowlike,
- rainbowy,
- sad,
- semigloss,
- simple,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- softened,
- somber,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- tender,
- tortoise-shell
- iridescent
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- having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster" related words >
- burele,
- chatoyant,
- creamy,
- delicate,
- eggshell,
- flat,
- gloss,
- iridal,
- iridial,
- iridian,
- irisated,
- irised,
- light,
- mellow,
- moire,
- mother-of-pearl,
- nacre,
- nacred,
- nacreous,
- nacry,
- opalescent,
- opaline,
- opaloid,
- pale,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pavonian,
- pavonine,
- pearl-like,
- pearlish,
- pearly,
- quiet,
- rainbowlike,
- rainbowy,
- sad,
- semigloss,
- simple,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- softened,
- somber,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- tender,
- tortoise-shell
- burele,
- chatoyant,
- creamy,
- delicate,
- eggshell,
- flat,
- gloss,
- iridal,
- iridescent,
- iridial,
- iridian,
- irisated,
- irised,
- light,
- lustrous,
- mellow,
- moire,
- mother-of-pearl,
- nacre,
- nacred,
- nacreous,
- nacry,
- opaline,
- opaloid,
- pale,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pavonian,
- pavonine,
- pearl-like,
- pearlish,
- pearly,
- quiet,
- rainbowlike,
- rainbowy,
- sad,
- semigloss,
- simple,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- softened,
- somber,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- tender,
- tortoise-shell
- softened
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- toned down related words >
- abject,
- apologetic,
- bated,
- chastened,
- complaisant,
- conditioned,
- constrained,
- contrite,
- controlled,
- creamy,
- damped,
- dampened,
- dead,
- deadened,
- delicate,
- dull,
- dulled,
- easy,
- eggshell,
- flat,
- gentle,
- gloss,
- hedged,
- hedged about,
- humble,
- humbled,
- hushed,
- in control,
- in hand,
- iridescent,
- leavened,
- light,
- limited,
- low-key,
- mellow,
- mellowy,
- melted,
- mild,
- mitigated,
- modified,
- modulated,
- mollified,
- mother-of-pearl,
- muffled,
- muted,
- nacreous,
- nonresistive,
- nonrigid,
- opalescent,
- pale,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pearly,
- penitent,
- penitential,
- penitentiary,
- qualified,
- quelled,
- quiet,
- repentant,
- restrained,
- restricted,
- sad,
- seasoned,
- semigloss,
- sheepish,
- simple,
- smothered,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft as putty,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- somber,
- sordo,
- stable,
- stifled,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- tempered,
- tender,
- touched,
- whisper-soft
- kiss
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- a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing"
- the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- any of several bite-sized candies
- a cookie made of egg whites and sugar
- touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
- touch lightly or gently; "the blossoms were kissed by the soft rain" related words >
- abandon,
- accost,
- address,
- attouchement,
- bid good day,
- bid good morning,
- blow a kiss,
- bob,
- bow,
- bow to,
- breath,
- brush,
- brush by,
- buss,
- caress,
- come in contact,
- contact,
- contingence,
- curtsy,
- cutaneous sense,
- desert,
- dismiss,
- disregard,
- embrace,
- exchange greetings,
- feel,
- feeling,
- fingertip caress,
- flick,
- forsake,
- give up,
- glance,
- graze,
- greet,
- greeting,
- hail,
- hand-clasp,
- hand-mindedness,
- handshake,
- hello,
- hit,
- how-do-you-do,
- hug,
- ignore,
- impinge,
- impingement,
- impingence,
- kiss hands,
- lambency,
- lap,
- lick,
- lift the hat,
- light touch,
- lip,
- neck,
- nod,
- nod to,
- nudge,
- osculate,
- osculation,
- peck,
- pull the forelock,
- relinquish,
- renounce,
- repudiate,
- rub,
- salutation,
- salute,
- say hello,
- scrape,
- sense of touch,
- shake,
- shake hands,
- shave,
- sideswipe,
- skim,
- skirt,
- smack,
- smacker,
- smile,
- smile of recognition,
- smooch,
- spoon,
- squeak by,
- stroke,
- sweep,
- tactile sense,
- taction,
- tangency,
- tap,
- tentative contact,
- tentative poke,
- touch,
- touch lightly,
- touch the hat,
- touch upon,
- touching,
- uncover,
- wave,
- whisper
- barely audible,
- decrescendo,
- dim,
- distant,
- echoless,
- faint,
- faint-voiced,
- feeble,
- gentle,
- half-heard,
- hush as death,
- hushed,
- inaudible,
- indistinct,
- low,
- mousy,
- murmured,
- noiseless,
- pianissimo,
- piano,
- quiescent,
- quiet,
- scarcely heard,
- silent,
- soft,
- soft-sounding,
- soft-voiced,
- soundless,
- still,
- still as death,
- stilly,
- subdued,
- unarticulated,
- unclear,
- unhearable,
- unpronounced,
- unsounded,
- unuttered,
- unvocalized,
- unvoiced,
- weak,
- weak-voiced,
- whispered,
- whist
- address to,
- affect,
- allude to,
- answer to,
- appertain to,
- apply to,
- bear on,
- bear upon,
- belong to,
- blink,
- bring to attention,
- bring to notice,
- brush,
- brush by,
- call attention to,
- carefully ignore,
- cite,
- cold-shoulder,
- comment upon,
- concern,
- connect,
- correspond to,
- criticize,
- cut a corner,
- cut corners,
- deal with,
- descant,
- dip into,
- direct attention to,
- direct to,
- discourse,
- discuss,
- dissert,
- dissertate,
- dodge,
- examine cursorily,
- focus on,
- fudge,
- give the once-over,
- glance,
- glance at,
- go into,
- graze,
- handle,
- have connection with,
- inquire into,
- interest,
- involve,
- kiss,
- liaise with,
- link with,
- mention,
- page through,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- pertain to,
- pick out,
- point at,
- point out,
- point to,
- refer to,
- regard,
- relate to,
- remark upon,
- respect,
- review,
- scamp,
- scan,
- scrape,
- scratch the surface,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimp,
- skip over,
- slight,
- slip through,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- slur over,
- specify,
- survey,
- sweep,
- take up,
- thumb through,
- tie in with,
- touch,
- touch lightly,
- touch on,
- touch upon lightly,
- treat,
- treat of,
- write up,
- zip through
- flannel
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- a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
- (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth related words >
- dip into
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- read selectively; read only certain passages from a text related words >
- blink,
- carefully ignore,
- cold-shoulder,
- cut a corner,
- cut corners,
- dip into,
- dodge,
- examine cursorily,
- fudge,
- give the once-over,
- glance at,
- page through,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- scamp,
- scan,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimp,
- slight,
- slip through,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- slur over,
- thumb through,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly,
- zip through
- finisher
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- a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process
- a painter who applies a finishing coat related words >
- KO,
- capstone,
- climax,
- clincher,
- conclusive argument,
- copestone,
- crown,
- crusher,
- cutter,
- death stroke,
- deathblow,
- end-all,
- ender,
- final stroke,
- final touch,
- finishing stroke,
- floorer,
- garmentmaker,
- garmentworker,
- kayo,
- kayo punch,
- knockdown argument,
- knockout,
- knockout blow,
- last dab,
- last stroke,
- last touch,
- needleworker,
- quietus,
- settler,
- sockdolager,
- stitcher,
- stopper
- adumbrate,
- allude to,
- cast a glance,
- dip into,
- drop a hint,
- examine cursorily,
- flip,
- give a hint,
- give the cue,
- give the once-over,
- glance,
- glimpse,
- glint,
- hint,
- hint at,
- imply,
- indicate,
- insinuate,
- intimate,
- page through,
- pass over lightly,
- prompt,
- scan,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skip over,
- slip through,
- slur,
- slur over,
- suggest,
- thumb through,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly,
- zip through
- speaking
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- the utterance of intelligible speech related words >
- ESP,
- accents,
- answer,
- articulate,
- breathing,
- chatter,
- comment,
- commerce,
- communication,
- communion,
- congress,
- connection,
- contact,
- conversation,
- converse,
- correspondence,
- dealing,
- dealings,
- debating,
- declamation,
- demagogism,
- discourse,
- elocution,
- eloquence,
- eloquent,
- exchange,
- faithful,
- forensics,
- free-speaking,
- free-spoken,
- gab,
- homiletics,
- information,
- interaction,
- interchange,
- intercommunication,
- intercommunion,
- intercourse,
- interplay,
- language,
- lecturing,
- lifelike,
- linguistic act,
- linguistic intercourse,
- living,
- locution,
- loud-speaking,
- loud-spoken,
- message,
- natural,
- oral communication,
- oratory,
- outspoken,
- palaver,
- parol,
- parole,
- phonation,
- plain-speaking,
- plain-spoken,
- platform oratory,
- prattle,
- public speaking,
- pyrotechnics,
- rabble-rousing,
- rapping,
- realistic,
- reply,
- response,
- rhetoric,
- sequence of phonemes,
- social intercourse,
- soft-speaking,
- soft-spoken,
- speech,
- speech act,
- speech circuit,
- speech situation,
- speechcraft,
- speechification,
- speeching,
- speechmaking,
- string,
- stump speaking,
- talk,
- talkative,
- talking,
- telepathy,
- the spoken word,
- to the life,
- tongue,
- touch,
- traffic,
- truck,
- true to life,
- true to nature,
- true-speaking,
- two-way communication,
- utterance,
- utterance string,
- verbalization,
- vocable,
- voice,
- well-spoken,
- word,
- word of mouth,
- wordcraft,
- words,
- yakkety-yak,
- yakking
- cut corners
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- do something the cheapest or easiest way; "Cut corners to make a cheaper product" related words >
- blink,
- carefully ignore,
- cold-shoulder,
- curtail expenses,
- cut a corner,
- cut across,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut through,
- dodge,
- fudge,
- make a beeline,
- pare down expenses,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- retrench,
- roll back,
- scamp,
- short-cut,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimp,
- skip over,
- slight,
- slow down,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- slur over,
- take a reef,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- dispense with,
- do without,
- eschew,
- fight shy of,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- give place to,
- hold aloof,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- hold off,
- keep aloof,
- keep away from,
- keep back,
- keep clear of,
- keep from,
- keep hands off,
- keep in hand,
- keep remote from,
- let alone,
- let go by,
- make way for,
- never touch,
- not meddle with,
- not use,
- pass up,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- reserve,
- save,
- shun,
- spare,
- stand aloof,
- stand aloof from,
- stay detached from,
- steer clear of,
- turn away from,
- waive,
- withhold
- abstain
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- choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"
- refrain from voting related words >
- abnegate,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- constrain,
- cop out,
- curb,
- decline,
- dispense with,
- do without,
- duck the issue,
- eschew,
- evade,
- evade the issue,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- hold,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- hold off,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in hand,
- let alone,
- let go by,
- never touch,
- not touch,
- not use,
- pass up,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- refuse,
- reject,
- reserve,
- save,
- shun,
- sit it out,
- spare,
- spurn,
- stand aloof from,
- stand neuter,
- straddle,
- trim,
- waive,
- withhold
- graze
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- the act of grazing
- a superficial abrasion
- scrape gently; "graze the skin"
- break the skin (of a body part) by scraping; "She was grazed by the stray bullet" related words >
- ablate,
- abrade,
- abrase,
- attouchement,
- bark,
- batten upon,
- beak,
- board,
- bread,
- breath,
- browse,
- bruise,
- brush,
- brush by,
- bunt,
- caress,
- carom,
- chafe,
- chuck,
- come in contact,
- contact,
- contingence,
- contuse,
- crop,
- cutaneous sense,
- dab,
- dap,
- dine,
- erase,
- erode,
- fatten on,
- fatten upon,
- feast on,
- feast upon,
- feed,
- feed on,
- feel,
- feeling,
- file,
- fillip,
- fingertip caress,
- flick,
- flip,
- flirt,
- fodder,
- forage,
- fray,
- frazzle,
- fret,
- gall,
- glance,
- gnaw,
- gnaw away,
- grass,
- grate,
- gratify,
- grind,
- hand-mindedness,
- harm,
- hit,
- hurt,
- impinge,
- impingement,
- impingence,
- injure,
- kiss,
- lambency,
- lap,
- lick,
- light touch,
- live on,
- meat,
- mess,
- nudge,
- osculate,
- osculation,
- pasture,
- pasture on,
- pat,
- peck,
- pick,
- prey on,
- provision,
- rap,
- rasp,
- raze,
- regale,
- ricochet,
- rub,
- rub away,
- rub off,
- rub out,
- ruffle,
- satisfy,
- scour,
- scrape,
- scrub,
- scuff,
- sense of touch,
- shave,
- sideswipe,
- skim,
- skin,
- skip,
- skirt,
- snap,
- squeak by,
- stroke,
- sustain,
- sweep,
- tactile sense,
- taction,
- tangency,
- tap,
- tentative contact,
- tentative poke,
- tickle,
- tip,
- touch,
- touch lightly,
- touch upon,
- touching,
- wear,
- wear away,
- whisk,
- whisper,
- wine and dine,
- wound
- alabaster,
- alabastrine,
- albescent,
- albumen,
- bubble,
- caviar,
- china,
- cream,
- creamy,
- delicate,
- dun-white,
- egg,
- egg white,
- fair,
- fish eggs,
- flat,
- glair,
- glass,
- glass house,
- glaucescent,
- glaucous,
- gloss,
- gray-white,
- house of cards,
- ice,
- iridescent,
- ivory,
- ivory-white,
- light,
- lint-white,
- matchwood,
- mellow,
- mother-of-pearl,
- nacreous,
- off-white,
- old paper,
- opalescent,
- ovule,
- pale,
- parchment,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pearl,
- pearly,
- pearly-white,
- piecrust,
- quiet,
- roe,
- sad,
- semigloss,
- simple,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- softened,
- somber,
- spawn,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sweet,
- tender,
- vitellus,
- white,
- whitish,
- whity,
- yellow,
- yolk
- sweet nothings
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- inconsequential expressions of affection; "he whispered sweet nothings into her ear" related words >
- adulation,
- artful endearments,
- blandishment,
- blandishments,
- blarney,
- bunkum,
- cajolement,
- cajolery,
- caress,
- compliment,
- endearment,
- eyewash,
- fair words,
- fawning,
- flattery,
- grease,
- honeyed phrases,
- honeyed words,
- incense,
- oil,
- palaver,
- pat,
- praise,
- pretty lies,
- soap,
- soft soap,
- soft words,
- sweet talk,
- sweet words,
- sycophancy,
- wheedling
- blink,
- brush-off,
- carefully ignore,
- cut,
- cut a corner,
- cut corners,
- cut direct,
- dismissal,
- disregard,
- dodge,
- fudge,
- high-hat,
- humiliation,
- not receive,
- ostracize,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- rebuff,
- refusal,
- repulse,
- scamp,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimp,
- skip over,
- slight,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- slur over,
- sneer,
- sniff,
- snob,
- snort,
- snub,
- spurn,
- spurning,
- the cold shoulder,
- the go-by,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly,
- turn away from,
- upstage
- belong
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- be owned by; be in the possession of; "This book belongs to me"
- be classified with; "The whales belong among the mammals"
- be suitable or acceptable; "This student somehow doesn't belong"
- be in the right place or situation; "Where do these books belong?"; "Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government"; "Where do these books go?" related words >
- accord,
- affect,
- agree,
- answer to,
- appertain,
- appertain to,
- apply to,
- be a member,
- be inscribed,
- be there,
- bear on,
- bear upon,
- become,
- befit,
- belong to,
- carry a card,
- chime,
- concern,
- connect,
- correspond,
- correspond to,
- deal with,
- fit,
- fit in,
- go,
- harmonize,
- have connection with,
- have its place,
- have place,
- hold membership,
- indwell,
- inhere,
- interest,
- involve,
- liaise with,
- link with,
- match,
- pertain,
- pertain to,
- refer to,
- regard,
- relate to,
- respect,
- set,
- subscribe,
- suit,
- tally,
- tie in with,
- touch,
- touch upon,
- treat of,
- vest,
- vest in
- 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
- abandon,
- abjure,
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- cede,
- disgorge,
- dispense with,
- dispose of,
- drop,
- dump,
- eschew,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- forswear,
- get along without,
- get rid of,
- give away,
- give up,
- have done with,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- hold off,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in hand,
- kiss good-bye,
- let alone,
- let go by,
- make a sacrifice,
- never touch,
- not touch,
- not use,
- part with,
- pass up,
- quitclaim,
- recant,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- relinquish,
- render up,
- renounce,
- reserve,
- resign,
- retract,
- sacrifice,
- save,
- shun,
- spare,
- stand aloof from,
- surrender,
- swear off,
- throw up,
- vacate,
- waive,
- withhold,
- yield
- flattery
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- excessive or insincere praise related words >
- accolade,
- adulation,
- apotheosis,
- ass-kissing,
- beguilement,
- bepraisement,
- blandishment,
- blarney,
- brown-nosing,
- cajolery,
- congratulation,
- deification,
- eloge,
- encomium,
- eulogium,
- eulogy,
- exaltation,
- excessive praise,
- glorification,
- glory,
- hero worship,
- homage,
- hommage,
- honeyed words,
- honor,
- idolatry,
- idolizing,
- incense,
- kudos,
- laud,
- laudation,
- lionizing,
- magnification,
- meed of praise,
- oil,
- overpraise,
- paean,
- panegyric,
- praise,
- soft,
- soft soap,
- sweet talk,
- tribute,
- truckling,
- wheedling
- forbear
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- refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker" related words >
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- be patient,
- bear,
- bear with composure,
- bridle,
- carry on,
- carry through,
- cease,
- curb,
- desist,
- dispense with,
- do without,
- endure,
- escape,
- eschew,
- evade,
- forgive,
- forgo,
- give quarter,
- have mercy upon,
- have pity,
- hold,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- hold off,
- inhibit,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in hand,
- let alone,
- let go by,
- let up on,
- melt,
- never touch,
- not touch,
- not use,
- pardon,
- pass up,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- relax,
- relent,
- reprieve,
- reserve,
- restrain,
- sacrifice,
- save,
- shun,
- spare,
- stand aloof from,
- suffer,
- take pity on,
- thaw,
- tolerate,
- wait,
- wait it out,
- waive,
- withhold
- skimp
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- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially related words >
- begrudge,
- blink,
- carefully ignore,
- cold-shoulder,
- cut a corner,
- cut corners,
- dodge,
- economize,
- enforce economies,
- exiguous,
- famish,
- fudge,
- grudge,
- husband,
- keep within compass,
- live upon nothing,
- make ends meet,
- manage,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- pinch,
- pinch pennies,
- poor,
- put something aside,
- save,
- scamp,
- scant,
- scanty,
- scrape,
- scrape and save,
- screw,
- scrimp,
- scrimpy,
- short,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimpy,
- skip over,
- slight,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- slur over,
- spare,
- sparse,
- starve,
- stint,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly
- shun
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- avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of related words >
- abstain,
- abstain from,
- avoid,
- be stuck-up,
- bilk,
- cold-shoulder,
- decline,
- despise,
- disdain,
- do without,
- dodge,
- double,
- duck,
- elude,
- eschew,
- evade,
- fight shy of,
- forbear,
- forgo,
- give place to,
- give up,
- hold aloof,
- hold aloof from,
- hold back,
- keep aloof,
- keep away from,
- keep clear of,
- keep from,
- keep hands off,
- keep remote from,
- let alone,
- let go by,
- make way for,
- never touch,
- not meddle with,
- not touch,
- pass up,
- rebuff,
- refrain,
- refrain from,
- refuse,
- reject,
- run away from,
- scorn,
- shrink from,
- shy,
- snub,
- spare,
- spurn,
- stand,
- stand aloof,
- stand aloof from,
- stay detached from,
- steer clear of,
- turn away from,
- withhold
- abridge,
- blink,
- brief,
- browse,
- capsule,
- capsulize,
- carefully ignore,
- cold-shoulder,
- condense,
- cut a corner,
- cut corners,
- dip into,
- dodge,
- examine cursorily,
- fudge,
- give the once-over,
- glance at,
- glance over,
- glance through,
- nutshell,
- outline,
- page through,
- pass over,
- pass over lightly,
- run over,
- run through,
- scamp,
- scan,
- scratch the surface,
- shorten,
- sketch,
- sketch out,
- skim,
- skim over,
- skim the surface,
- skimp,
- skip over,
- slight,
- slip through,
- slubber over,
- slur,
- slur over,
- summarize,
- synopsize,
- thumb over,
- thumb through,
- touch upon,
- touch upon lightly,
- zip through
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