Ant. Demand, insist, require.
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Crazy. Shattered, broken, tottering; distracted, mad, lunatic, insane, delirious, cracked, demented, deranged.
Ant. Sound, robust, vigorous, sane, whole.
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Create. Form, produce, make, originate, cause, occasion, appoint, constitute; beget, engender, generate; imagine, compose, fashion, design.
Ant. Destroy, demolish, annihilate.
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Creature. Created being, being, animal, man, person; dependent, vassal, parasite; wretch, miscreant.
Ant. Chimera, ghost, hallucination, fantasy, phantom, conceit, crotchet.
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Credence. Belief, trust, faith, acceptance, confidence, reliance.
Ant. Denial, distrust, disbelief, doubt, skepticism.
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Credentials. Diploma, missive, title, warrant, vouchers, certificates, testimonials.
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Credible. Probable, possible, reliable, trustworthy, likely.
Ant. Improbable, unlikely, incredible, unreliable, untrustworthy.
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Credit. Trust, belief, faith, confidence, credence, reliance; reputation, influence, power; esteem, regard; loan, securities.
Ant. Insecurity; distrust; shame, disgrace, censure.
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Credulity. Gullibility, credulousness, simplicity.
Ant. Skepticism, suspiciousness, incredulity, shrewdness.
Creed. Belief, catechism, confession, articles of faith, tenets, dogmas, doctrines.
Ant. Protest, abjuration, disbelief, recantation, retraction.
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Crestfallen. Downcast, dispirited, dejected, disheartened, depressed, desponding, low-spirited, down-hearted.
Ant. Exuberant, elated, confident, inspirited.
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Crew. Gang, set, band, horde, crowd, mob, throng.
Ant. Supercargo; bevy, galaxy, cream, élite.
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Crime. Offense, misdeed, wrong, felony, sin, iniquity, misdemeanor, enormity, transgression, wickedness, delinquency.
Ant. Good deed, well-doing, exploit, achievement, duty, service, benefit, benefaction, heroism.
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Criminal, a. Immoral, iniquitous, sinful, unlawful, wicked, wrong, vile, nefarious, culpable, abominable, illegal, vicious.
Ant. Virtuous, moral, innocent, just, honorable, praiseworthy, lawful, legal, right, meritorious.
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Criminate. Charge, accuse, arraign, impeach.
Ant. Acquit, absolve, extricate.
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Cripple, v. Weaken, disable, impair, break down, cramp, curtail.
Ant. Renovate, strengthen, augment, liberate, ease, expedite.
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Criterion. Standard, test, rule, touchstone, measure, canon, proof.
Ant. Eye, glance; intention, conjecture.
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Critic. Judge, censor, reviewer, connoisseur; caviller, carper; arbiter, savant.
Ant. Artist, author, writer, performer, maker, poet, composer.
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Critical. Accurate, nice, exact; decisive, crucial, determining, important; dangerous, hazardous, imminent, momentous, dubious, precarious.
Ant. Inexact, loose, undiscriminating; unimportant, inconclusive; safe, sure, settled, decided, retrieved, redressed.
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Criticism. Censure, stricture, animadversion, review, critique.
Ant. Approbation, praise, approval.
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Criticize. Examine, estimate, judge, discuss, analyze, anatomize, scan, animadvert.
Ant. Survey, overlook, slur, skim, slight, neglect.
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Crooked. Bent, curved, bowed; distorted, twisted, wry, askew, deformed, disfigured; perverse, contumacious, capricious; dishonest, unfair, unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, tricky.
Ant. Straight, linear, upright, direct, honest, straightforward.
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Cross. Fretful, petulant, peevish, snappish, touchy, morose, ill-natured, sullen, snarling, cynical, sour, out of humor, captious, crabbed, sulky.
Ant. Amiable, genial, good-tempered, good-natured, blithesome, charming, winsome, attractive, benign.
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Crowd. Throng, multitude, concourse, press, horde, herd, host, rabble, mob, populace.
Ant. Cream, élite, bevy, constellation, galaxy; solitude, solitariness.
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Crown, n. Diadem, coronet, garland, chaplet, wreath, laurel, bays; reward, honor, distinction, dignity; summit, crest, top, head, brow, apex.
Ant. Base, bottom, floor, foot, pedestal, foundation, sole; infamy, shame.
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Crown, v. Complete, consummate, conclude, seal, achieve, accomplish.
Ant. Mar, spoil, frustrate, fail.
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Crucial. Severe, trying, searching, decisive, critical, momentous, strategic.
Ant. Superficial, indifferent, mild, lenient, lax, unimportant.
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Crude. Raw, immature, unripe; coarse, unrefined; undigested, unconsidered, unpolished, uncouth, awkward.
Ant. Mature; refined, sensitive; well-considered, finished, classical, highly wrought, elaborate.
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Cruel. Inhuman, merciless, unfeeling, dire, ruthless, pitiless, relentless, savage, brutal, ferocious, blood-thirsty, sanguinary; severe, sharp, bitter, hard.
Ant. Gentle, mild, merciful, humane, forbearing, generous.
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Crush. Pound, crumble, demolish, overpower, squeeze, compress, bruise, shatter, raze, pulverize.
Ant. Consolidate, compact, amalgamate, solidify, stabilitate.
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Culmination. Zenith, success, consummation, acme, completion, apex.
Ant. Failure, downfall, defeat, descent, decline.
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Culpable. Blameworthy, blamable, censurable, reprehensible, faulty, wrong.
Ant. Innocent, blameless, laudable, praiseworthy.
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Culprit. Criminal, delinquent, felon, malefactor, offender.
Ant. Hero, example, pattern, model, saint, upright man.
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Cultivate. Till; fertilize; improve, refine, train, discipline, develop; study, pursue, investigate; nourish, foster, cherish, promote.
Ant. Neglect, blight, blast; uproot, eradicate, extirpate; stifle, abandon, prevent, discourage.
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Cunning. Craft, artifice, deceit, intrigue, subtlety, chicane.
Ant. Candor, guilelessness, sincerity.
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Cupidity. Longing, greed, lust; covetousness, avarice, acquisitiveness, stinginess.
Ant. Prodigality, liberality, generosity, extravagance.
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Curb. Restrain, check, control, repress, bridle.
Ant. Indulge, emancipate, loose, release, free, liberate.
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Cure, n. Remedy, antidote, restorative, corrective, help, specific; healing, restoration, convalescence, alleviation, renovation.
Ant. Complaint, contagion, disease, ailment; aggravation, confirmation; inoculation.
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Curiosity. Inquisitiveness, wonder, marvel, rarity, celebrity; inquiry, investigation, scrutiny, research.
Ant. Indifference, heedlessness, disregard, abstraction; apathy.
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Curious. Prying, meddling, inquisitive, searching, scrutinizing; rare, singular, strange; elegant, finished.
Ant. Indifferent, uninterested; trite, common, usual.
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Current. Common, general, prevalent, present, floating, popular, ordinary, vulgar.
Ant. Obsolete, rejected, exploded; private, secret; confined.
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Curse, n. Execration, malediction, anathema, denunciation; scourge, plague, torment, affliction, trouble; imprecation, ban, oath.
Ant. Blessing, benediction, joy, crown; prosperity, welfare, luck, success.
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Cursory. Hasty, superficial, desultory, careless, slight, rapid.
Ant. Elaborate, searching, minute, profound.
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Custody. Care, keeping, protection; confinement, duress, imprisonment.
Ant. Neglect, betrayal, exposure, desertion; liberation discharge.
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Custom. Usage, habit, fashion, practice, rule; form, formality, observance; patronage; duty, tax.
Ant. Law, regulation, command; disuse, non-observance, desuetude.
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Cutting. Sharp, keen; sarcastic, severe, satirical, wounding, piercing, trenchant, stinging, sardonic, cruel.
Ant. Mild, soothing, flattering, indulgent, consoling, gratifying.
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Cynical. Censorious, churlish, carping, cross, peevish; derisive, contemptuous, scornful, pessimistic, misanthropic.
Ant. Genial, lenient; optimistic, philanthropic.
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Dainty. Exquisite, choice, rare, refined; savory, palatable, delicious, toothsome, tasty, epicurean; fastidious, luxurious.
Ant. Common, dirty, vulgar, coarse, defiled, nasty, foul, filthy.
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Damage. Hurt, injury, detriment, loss, mischief, impairment.
Ant. Benefit, compensation, advantage, blessing, reparation.
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Danger. Peril, risk, hazard, venture, insecurity, liability, jeopardy.
Ant. Safety, security, precaution, defense.
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Daring. Adventurous, fearless, risky, brave, courageous, dauntless, intrepid, valorous.