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Superior................................................................................................................................................... 1
Disdainful ................................................................................................................................................ 3
To scorn ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Regardful ................................................................................................................................................. 5
Heedful .................................................................................................................................................... 6
Careful ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Troubled .................................................................................................................................................. 7
Aggrieved ................................................................................................................................................ 8
To oppress ............................................................................................................................................... 8
To sadden ................................................................................................................................................ 9
To daunt .................................................................................................................................................. 9
To subdue .............................................................................................................................................. 12
To go down ............................................................................................................................................ 13
To happen.............................................................................................................................................. 14
To chance .............................................................................................................................................. 17
To risk .................................................................................................................................................... 17
Risk (n)................................................................................................................................................... 18

Superior
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

that superior sportscaster lets it be known that he thinks all foreign baseball teams are second-rate

Synonyms arrogant, assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, high-and-mighty, high-handed,

high-hat, highfalutin (also hifalutin), huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful,
overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-
assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity

Related Words authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical,

pontificating; condescending, disdainful, patronizing; impertinent, impudent, saucy; snobbish,
snobby, snooty; blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky,
swaggering, vain, vainglorious; complacent, conceited, egocentric, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic
(or egotistical), hubristic, narcissistic, orgulous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-
centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up; self-flattering,
self-loving, self-promoting; brash, forward, uninhibited, unreserved; extroverted (also extraverted),
immodest

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Near Antonyms bashful, cowering, cringing, demure, diffident, introverted, mousy (or mousey),
overmodest, self-critical, self-doubting, sheepish, shrinking, shy, subdued, timid; acquiescent,
compliant, deferential, meek, passive, submissive, unaggressive, unassertive, unassuming,
unobtrusive, yielding; quiet, reserved, retiring

Antonyms humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious

2having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself

the superior attitude of the store owner's son drove the other employees crazy

Synonyms disdainful, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), lofty, lordly, prideful, proud

Related Words complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic (also egotistical), important, self-assertive,
self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious;
arrogant, pretentious, sniffy, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious; cavalier, overbearing, overweening,
peremptory, swaggering; high-sounding, pompous; condescending, patronizing; cocky,
overconfident, presumptuous; bloated, boastful, bombastic, self-glorifying; audacious, bold, brash,
brassy, cheeky, cocksure, forward, impertinent, impudent, saucy; confident, presuming, self-assured,
self-confident, sure; bossy, domineering, high-handed, imperious; egocentric, self-centered, selfish;
dominating, magisterial, masterful

Near Antonyms demure, homely, meek, unassuming, unpretending, unpretentious; bashful, retiring,
shy, timid; diffident, self-doubting; acquiescent, compliant, deferential, ingratiating, resigned,
submissive, unassertive, yielding; apologetic, cowering, cringing, shrinking; passive, quiet, reserved,
subdued, unobtrusive

Antonyms humble, lowly, modest

3of the very best kind

a five-star restaurant known for its superior wine list

Synonyms A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also
bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], brag, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang],
corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, excellent, fab,
fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-
star, frontline, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great,
groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or
marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par
excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality,
radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superlative,
supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, top-shelf, topflight, topping [chiefly
British], unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderful

Related Words acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory,
tolerable; better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine;
classical, standard, traditional

Synonymous Phrases out of this world, too much

Near Antonyms bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory; mediocre, middling, second-
class, second-rate

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Antonyms atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched

4standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement

a university known for attracting superior scientists and mathematicians

Synonyms astral, bright, distinguished, eminent, illustrious, luminous, noble, notable, noteworthy,
outstanding, preeminent, prestigious, redoubtable, signal, star

Related Words celebrated, exalted, famed, famous, glorious, honored, renowned, reputable;
infamous, notorious; dominant, paramount, predominant

Near Antonyms insignificant, minor, unimportant; average, inferior, mediocre; obscure, uncelebrated,
unsung
adj.
1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority: a superior officer.
2. Of a higher nature or kind.
3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.
4. Greater in number or amount than another: an army defeated by superior numbers of enemy troops
.
5. Presuming to be or suggesting that one is morally or socially better than others; disdainful or super
cilious.
6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune: "Trust magnates were superior to law" (
Gustavus Myers).
7. Located higher than another; upper.
8. Botany Inserted or situated above the perianth. Used of an ovary.
9. Printing Set above the main line of type.
10. Logic Of wider or more comprehensive application; generic. Used of a term or proposition.
n.
1. One that surpasses another in rank or quality.
2. Ecclesiastical The head of a religious community, such as a monastery, abbey, or convent.
3. Printing A superior character, as the number 2 in x2.

Disdainful
: full of or expressing disdain : haughtily indifferent : SCORNFUL, CONTEMPTUOUS

1feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or
concern

a disdainful attitude toward people who work as waiters and waitresses

Synonyms abhorrent, contemptuous, scornful

Related Words bold-faced, brash, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, discourteous, disrespectful, fresh,
impertinent, impudent, insolent, sassy, saucy; arrogant, cavalier, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-
handed, high-hat, pretentious, uppish, uppity; haughty, lofty, lordly, prideful, sniffish, snobbish,
supercilious; pompous, self-important, superior; catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful, malevolent,
malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful

Near Antonyms deferential, regardful, respectful; accepting, tolerant; courteous, polite

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Antonyms admiring, applauding, appreciative, approving

2having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself

disdainful of manual labor of any kind

Synonyms haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), lofty, lordly, prideful, proud, superior

Related Words complacent, conceited, egoistic, egotistic (also egotistical), important, self-assertive,
self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious;
arrogant, pretentious, sniffy, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious; cavalier, overbearing, overweening,
peremptory, swaggering; high-sounding, pompous; condescending, patronizing; cocky,
overconfident, presumptuous; bloated, boastful, bombastic, self-glorifying; audacious, bold, brash,
brassy, cheeky, cocksure, forward, impertinent, impudent, saucy; confident, presuming, self-assured,
self-confident, sure; bossy, domineering, high-handed, imperious; egocentric, self-centered, selfish;
dominating, magisterial, masterful

Near Antonyms demure, homely, meek, unassuming, unpretending, unpretentious; bashful, retiring,
shy, timid; diffident, self-doubting; acquiescent, compliant, deferential, ingratiating, resigned,
submissive, unassertive, yielding; apologetic, cowering, cringing, shrinking; passive, quiet, reserved,
subdued, unobtrusive

Antonyms humble, lowly, modest

3intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value

disdainful remarks regarding the cheap clothes that the local people were wearing

Synonyms belittling, contemptuous, decrying, degrading, demeaning, denigrative, denigratory,

deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derisory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging,
pejorative, scornful, slighting, uncomplimentary

Related Words aspersing, calumnious, defamatory, insulting, libelous (or libellous), maligning,
slandering, slanderous, vilifying; abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous; catty, cruel, despiteful, hateful,
malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, unkind, virulent; critical,
denunciative, denunciatory; acrimonious, bitter, envious, jaundiced, jealous, rancorous, resentful;
acrid, caustic, scathing, venomous

Near Antonyms admiring, adulatory, applauding, approving, friendly, positive; appreciative,

respectful; kind, kindhearted, kindly, sympathetic, unmalicious, warm, warmhearted

Antonyms commendatory, complimentary, laudative, laudatory

A 1disdainful - expressing extreme contempt

d . contemptuous, insulting, scornful
j disrespectful - exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous; "remarks disrespectful of the la
. w"; "disrespectful in the presence of his parents"; "disrespectful toward his teacher"
2disdainful - having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
. ; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocr
ats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about brea
ches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood
than usual"- W.L.Shirer
haughty, imperious, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, lordly, overbearing
proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-
worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud mo
ment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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scorn or pride. a look of disdain.desdén
verb
1. to be too proud (to do something). desdeñar
2. to look down on (something). She disdains our company.menospreciar
disˈdainful adjective
desdeñoso
disˈdainfully adverb
desdeñosamente

To scorn
n.
1.
a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his ri
vals with scorn.
b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals.
c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals.
2. Archaic One spoken of or treated with contempt.
tr.v. scorned, scorn·ing, scorns
1. To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy: an artist who was scorned by conservative critics.
2. To reject or refuse with derision: scorned their offer of help. See Synonyms at despise.
3. To consider or reject (doing something) as beneath one's dignity: "She disapproved so heartily of Fl
ora's plan that she would have scorned to assist in the concoction of a single oily sentence" (Stella Gi
bbons).

Regardful
marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status

his regardful willingness to let his elderly father carve the turkey this year

Synonyms deferent, deferential, dutiful, respectful

Related Words reverent, reverential, venerating, worshipful; fawning, genuflecting, groveling (or
grovelling), hagiographic (or hagiographical), kowtowing, obsequious, servile, subservient,
sycophantic, toadying; civil, courteous, gracious, polite; kid-glove, kid-gloved

Near Antonyms abusive, insulting, offensive; belittling, demeaning, depreciative, depreciatory,

derogatory, disparaging; contemptuous, impudent, irreverent, scornful; discourteous, insolent, rude,
uncivil

Antonyms disrespectful, undutiful

1: HEEDFUL, OBSERVANT
2: full or expressive of regard or respect : RESPECTFUL
re·gard·ful·ly \ -fəlē
, -li \ adverb
re·gard·ful·ness noun, plural -es

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Heedful
: taking heed : ATTENTIVE, MINDFUL, CAREFUL, OBSERVANT<heedful of what they were
doing><so heedful a writer — W. S. Maugham>

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

heedful of snakes, we watched our footing while walking through the tall grass to the lake's edge

Synonyms alert, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded,
safe, wary

Related Words advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful; hypercautious;
foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful; cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny,
shrewd; deliberate, slow; ultracareful, ultracautious

Near Antonyms bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome; asleep, inattentive, regardless;
inconsiderate, thoughtless; lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss; imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious;
absentminded, forgetful; inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned

Antonyms careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

Careful
having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

careful drivers slow down on slick or icy roadways

Synonyms alert, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful,
safe, wary

Related Words advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful; hypercautious;
foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful; cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny,
shrewd; deliberate, slow; ultracareful, ultracautious

Near Antonyms bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome; asleep, inattentive, regardless;
inconsiderate, thoughtless; lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss; imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious;
absentminded, forgetful; inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned

Antonyms careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

2taking, showing, or involving great care and effort

that furniture maker was known to be a most careful worker, so his output was small

Synonyms conscientious, fussy, loving, meticulous, painstaking, scrupulous

Related Words assiduous, diligent, indefatigable, persevering, sedulous; exhaustive, thorough,

thoroughgoing; alert, attentive, observant, vigilant, watchful; accurate, exact, precise, strict; critical,
demanding, discriminating, exacting, fastidious, finicky, particular; cautious, chary, circumspect,
gingerly, guarded, heedful, mindful, wary; deliberate, plodding, slow; studied, thoughtful; all-out,
determined, dogged, intensive, patient, tenacious, tireless, zealous

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Near Antonyms cursory, halfhearted; heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless,
unguarded, unsafe, unwary; lax, neglectful, negligent, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly; imprecise;
inaccurate, uncritical, undemanding, undiscriminating; bold, impetuous, rash, reckless; apathetic,
indifferent, lackadaisical, lazy, lazyish

Antonyms careless
sometimes care·ful·ler; sometimes care·ful·lest
1archaic
a: full of care : SOLICITOUS, TROUBLED<be careful for nothing — Philippians 4:6 (Authorized Version)>
b: filling with care or solicitude : causing or exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble<by Him that raised
me to this careful height — Shakespeare>
2: exercising thoughtful supervision or making solicitous provision : taking good care —usually used
with for or of<careful of a child's welfare>
3: marked by care: such as
a: marked by attentive concern and solicitude<a sad accident! He will need very careful watching — Bram
Stoker>
b: marked by wary caution or prudence<be very careful of the moving blades><the perpetual fear which
prompts careful stepping — Herbert Spencer>
c: marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions<a careful, sober, and accurate description of
the events><careful of detail, laborious, methodical — J. R. Green>—often used with of or with an
infinitive<careful of money><careful to adjust the machine>

Troubled
: characterized by or indicative of trouble<these troubled areas><a troubled expression>

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

we could tell by the troubled looks on their faces that the news was not promising

Synonyms aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at
ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, uneasy,
unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Related Words aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed,

freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting,
stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed,
preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Synonymous Phrases keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed

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Aggrieved
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions

a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled concert

Synonyms discontent, discontented, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent

Related Words disappointed, disenchanted, disillusioned, frustrated, unfulfilled; disquieted,

disturbed, perturbed, upset; dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, doleful,
down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, hangdog, inconsolable, joyless, low-spirited, miserable,
mournful, sad, sorrowful, unhappy

Synonymous Phrases out of joint

Near Antonyms blissful, delighted, glad, happy, joyful, joyous; elated, exultant, jubilant, triumphant

Antonyms content, contented, gratified, pleased, satisfied

1: troubled or distressed in spirit<he spoke like one aggrieved>

2a: showing grief, injury, or offense<did not understand the aggrieved attitude of the mate —
Joseph Conrad>
b: having a grievance specifically : suffering from an infringement or denial of legal
rights<compensation paid to the aggrieved party>

tr.v. ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing, ag·grieves

1. To distress; afflict.
2. To inflict an injury or injuries on.

v.t. -grieved, -griev•ing.

1. to oppress or wrong grievously.
2. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.
[1250–1300; Middle English agreven < Middle French agrever < Latin aggravāre]
ag•grieve′ment, n.

1. To cause suffering or painful sorrow to:

distress, grieve, hurt, injure, pain, wound.
2. To do a wrong to; treat unjustly:
oppress, outrage, persecute, wrong.

To oppress
tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es
1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyra
nny.

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2. To cause to feel worried or depressed: "People were at a loss ... oppressed by the atmosphere of t
he dead man's room" (Ward Just).
3. Obsolete To overwhelm or crush.

v.t.
1. to govern or manage with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; exercise harsh authority or powe
r over.
2. to lie heavily upon (the mind, a person, etc.); weigh down.
3. Archaic. to put down; subdue or suppress.

To sadden
transitive verb
: to make sad:
adialectal, chiefly England : to make firm, solid, or thick
b: to make gloomy in spirits or appearance : DEPRESS<his old age was saddened by the
dissoluteness of his eldest son — M. L. Bonham>
c: to make dark or dull<sadden cloth in dyeing>
intransitive verb
1: to become or grow sad (as in spirits)
2: to make a person or thing sad

to make sad

the arrival of winter always saddens me

Synonyms bum (out), burden, dash, deject, depress, get down, oppress, weigh down

Related Words ail, distress, trouble; afflict, torment, torture; daunt, demoralize, discourage,
dishearten, dismay, dispirit, unnerve; agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet,
disturb, exercise, freak (out), perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry

Near Antonyms animate, enliven, invigorate; assure, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe;
excite, inspire, stimulate; elate, exhilarate; encourage, hearten; delight, gratify, please; boost,
elevate, lift, uplift

Antonyms brighten, buoy, cheer (up), gladden, lighten, rejoice

To daunt
to lessen the courage or confidence of
• the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment
Synonyms

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 • CHILL,
• DEMORALIZE,
• DISCOURAGE,
• DISHEARTEN,
• DISMAY,
• DISPIRIT,
• FRUSTRATE,
• UNMAN,
• UNNERVE

Related Words

• BROWBEAT,
• BULLY,
• COW,
• INTIMIDATE

• DEPRESS,
• SADDEN,
• WEIGH

• AFFLICT,
• TRY

• DAMP,
• DAMPEN,
• DEADEN

• DISTRESS,
• TROUBLE

• BOTHER,
• IRK,
• VEX,
• WORRY

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 • DEBILITATE,
• ENFEEBLE,
• UNDERMINE,
• WEAKEN

• FRIGHTEN,
• HORRIFY,
• SCARE

Synonymous Phrases

• THROW COLD WATER ON

Near Antonyms

• BUOY (UP),
• CHEER,
• GLADDEN

• ANIMATE,
• ENLIVEN,
• INVIGORATE

• ENFORCE,
• FORTIFY,
• REINFORCE
• (also REENFORCE),
• STRENGTHEN

• ASSURE,
• REASSURE

• BOOST,
• ENERGIZE,
• EXCITE,

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 • GALVANIZE,
• INSPIRE,
• LIFT,
• PROVOKE,
• QUICKEN,
• RALLY,
• STIMULATE,
• STIR

Antonyms

• EMBOLDEN,
• ENCOURAGE,
• HEARTEN,
• NERVE,
• STEEL

inflected form(s): -ed/-ing/-s

1now dialectal : to get the better of : CONQUER, SUBDUE
2: to sap the courage of and subdue through fear : DISCOURAGE, INTIMIDATE<obstacles that would
have daunted a man of less intrepid mind — Adeline Adams>

To subdue
: to conquer by force or by superior power and bring into subjection : VANQUISH, CRUSH<where
Norman forces subdued the English>
2a: to bring (as a person) into subjection or order by or as if by persuasion, intimidation, or threat
of punishment<subdue a willful child>
b: to bring under control especially by an exertion of the will : CURB<subduing her foolish
fears><determined to subdue this unruly desire>
carchaic : to bring (a disease) under control by treatment
3: to prepare (land) for the growing of crops : bring under cultivation
4: to reduce the intensity or degree of : make less prominent : tone down<with an
effort subdued his angry speech><voices became subdued as the twilight deepened><a soft
hairdo helped to subdue her heavy features>

to achieve a victory over

subdued her fear of the dark by joining a club for spelunkers

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Synonyms beat, best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down [British], get, get around, lick, master,
overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), skunk, stop, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over),
upend, win (against), worst

Related Words sweep; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb,
break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter,
smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip; cap, excel, flourish,
score, succeed; knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish; ace (out),
better, eclipse, exceed, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top,
transcend

Synonymous Phrases get the better of, knock for a loop

Near Antonyms fall, give up, go down, go under; collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out

Antonyms lose (to)

2to bring under one's control by force of arms

subdued the rebels and sent their leaders to the gallows

Synonyms conquer, dominate, overpower, pacify, subject, subjugate, subordinate, vanquish

Related Words annihilate, beat, clobber, crush, defeat, drub, lick, mow (down), overcome, prevail
(over), reduce, rout, skunk, smash, thrash, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip; enslave; break,
clamp down (on), crack down (on), put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, smother, snuff (out),
squash, squelch, suppress

Near Antonyms discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, free, liberate, manumit, release, spring, unbind,
uncage, unchain, unfetter

3to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

labored through the night to subdue the river's rising waters by building a wall of sandbags around
their property

Synonyms clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, slap
down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, suppress

Related Words douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench; smother, stifle, strangle, throttle;
annihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste,
wreck; exterminate, obliterate, wipe out; conquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm,
subjugate, vanquish

Synonymous Phrases sit on

Near Antonyms abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, support; foment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir,
whip (up); advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote

To go down
I went down with a cold

: to proceed or move to or as if to a lower place<some went down to the sea in ships — Psalms 107:23
(Revised Standard Version)><went down to the cellar to check the furnace>

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b: to lead to or as if to a lower place<a path goes down to the village>
c: to fall to or as if to the ground<the plane went down in flames><the boxer went down for a count of
eight>
dof a heavenly body : to go below the horizon : SET
e: to become submerged : SINK<the ship went down with all hands aboard><saved as he went down for the
third time>
fof mumps : to descend into the testes
2: to admit of being swallowed<the medicine went down smoothly enough>
3: to undergo defeat or overthrow<if America goes down we take the entire free world down with us —
Sidney Hyman>
4a: to find acceptance<had an instinct … of knowing what answers went down well — Elizabeth Taylor>
b: to come to be considered or remembered especially in posterity<that story will go down as the best
fairy tale I ever wrote — T. E. N. Driberg><would go down in history as a nice try — R. M. Yoder>
5a: to undergo a decline or decrease<his temperature went down this morning><the stock market
is going down><the number of members has gone down>
b: to become less violent : SUBSIDE<the wind went down during the night>
6British
a: to leave a college or university
b: to graduate from a college or university
7: to extend in time<the first volume goes down to the end of the war>
8: to become sick<are always going down … with that malaria — Eve Langley>
9a: to fail to make one's contract in a card game
b: to lie legally exposed on the table —used of the dummy hand in contract bridge
c: to meld some or all of one's cards in rummy
10slang : to take place : HAPPEN<I'll tell you everythin' that went down — V. E. Smith>
go down on
usually vulgar : to perform fellatio or cunnilingus on

To happen
intransitive verb
1a: to occur fortuitously, casually, or coincidentally : come about without previous
design —often used with impersonal it<it happens the 500-mile auto race is in
progress — Bruce Westley><as it happens, I have the book right here>
b: to come into existence spontaneously or as if spontaneously without causal necessity,
effort, or other process<no success in life merely happens — Katharine F. Gerould><we
were together and love happened — Galway Kinnell>
2a: to present itself as an event or process : become a reality : come into being : take
place : OCCUR<a study of what happens when we sleep><accidents are
continually happening><cloudbursts do not happen … often — G. W. Murray><hurried
to the scene … where the shooting happened — Current Biography>

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b(1) : to present itself as an experience or effect —used with to<creep is
what happens to a hot metal when you pull it — R. P. Lister><all sorts of pleasant
things happened to him>
(2) : to present itself by way of injury or harm —used with to<the tickbirds … make sure
that nothing happens to their rhino — Jule Mannix><I'd have something happen to me if
I did — Rose Macaulay>
3: to have the luck or fortune<he happens to be a very rich man><forms of life
which happen to be adjusted to their environment — W. R. Inge><I happened to hear it>
4: to chance to come : FALL, LIGHT<while leafing through a journal … I happened across
this passage — R. A. Hall, born 1911><happened on a cottage almost hidden in elm tree
boughs — Times Literary Supplement><happened upon a remarkable and neglected
volume — Charlton Laird>
5: to come or go casually : make an appearance : turn up : drop in<he happened into the
typists' room to borrow a stamp — Dorothy Sayers><hoping that no wayfarer
would happen along the lane — Joseph Conrad><any person who might happen by was
expected to … visit — American Guide Series: Texas>
transitive verb
dialectal : to become of : occur to : BEFALL<little I mind what happens me — Augusta
Gregory><what would happen my little business if I … married her — Frank O'Connor>

v. hap·pened, hap·pen·ing, hap·pens

v.intr.
1.
a. To come to pass: Where did the accident happen?
b. To come about as a consequence; result: Trouble always seems to happen when he's around.
c. To be the fate; become: What will happen to the business when the owner retires?
2. To encounter something by chance: I happened upon an interesting article in the newspaper.
3. To come or go casually; make an appearance: My friend happened by around dinnertime.
v.tr.
1. Used with the impersonal subject it and a following clause or infinitive to indicate the occurrence of
a usually unexpected or chance event: It happened that I was in the shower when you called. It happe
ned to snow on the night she was born.
2. To have the fortune (to be or do something); be in a situation or position (to be or do something): T
he bus station happens to be close to the museum. I happen to know the answer to that question.
3. Used with an infinitive to make polite requests: Do you happen to know the time?

to take place

did anything exciting happen over the summer?

Synonyms be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down
[slang], go on, hap, occur, pass, transpire

Related Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up);
intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Synonymous Phrases come to pass

to take place

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how did all this come about?

Synonyms be, befall, betide, chance, come, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go on,
hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire

Related Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up);
intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Synonymous Phrases come to pass

to take place

whatever befalls, we'll make the best of it and carry on

Synonyms be, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang],
go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire

Related Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up);
intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Synonymous Phrases come to pass

to take place

we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide

Synonyms be, befall, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go
on, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire

Related Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up);
intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Synonymous Phrases come to pass

to take a chance on

I don't think we should chance driving in this snowstorm

Synonyms adventure, gamble (on), hazard, risk, tempt, venture

Related Words beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave;
compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace; expose, subject; bet (on), wager

Synonymous Phrases run the risk of

2to take place

there chanced to be a beautiful day when we were touring that part of Scotland

Synonyms be, befall, betide, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go
on, hap, happen, occur, pass, transpire

Related Words break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up);
intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Synonymous Phrases come to pass

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To chance
inflected form(s): -ed/-ing/-s
intransitive verb
1a: to take place or come about by chance without intention or direction : HAPPEN<it chanced that the
winter of 1783–84 was a very severe one — H. E. Scudder>
b: to be found or to prove by chance or fortuitous occurrence<let me know if there should chance to be
another book with the same title>
c: to have the luck, the ill fortune, or the indifferent fortune<a mumbled conversation I chanced to hear in
the subway>
dobsolete : to come about —used after interrogative how<how chance this was not done before —
Christopher Marlowe>
2: to come or light by chance especially casually and unexpectedly —used
with upon<Shakespeare chanced upon the best time and country in which to live — G. M. Trevelyan>
transitive verb
1: to leave to chance the outcome, disposal, or ordering of<I know the course has dangerous curves but
I'll chance one descent>
2a: to accept whatever may through chance eventuate from (an action or choice)<hesitant whether
to chance commitment to a world government>
bBritish : to accept the uncertainties of (one's luck)
3: to accept the hazard of : RISK<it was decided to withdraw rather than chance defeat in enemy
territory — T. R. Hay>
chance one's arm
British
: to take a position involving possible or probable disastrous loss

To risk
transitive verb
1: to expose to hazard or danger<wasn't going to risk his neck — Barnaby Conrad><father and
son were ready to risk their futures on the book business alone — A. E. Peterson>
2: to incur the risk or danger of : venture upon<these privateers risked being hung as
pirates — American Guide Series: New Hampshire>

1to take a chance on

Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought
she would actually need

Synonyms adventure, chance, gamble (on), hazard, tempt, venture

Related Words beard, brave, brazen, breast, challenge, confront, dare, defy, face, outbrave;
compromise, endanger, imperil, jeopardize, menace; expose, subject; bet (on), wager

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Synonymous Phrases run the risk of

2to place in danger

we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme

Synonyms adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize,
menace, peril, venture

Related Words intimidate, threaten; expose; subject; chance, wager

Near Antonyms guard, protect, shelter, shield; preserve, resume, save

Risk (n)
inflected form(s): plural -s
1: the possibility of loss, injury, disadvantage, or destruction : CONTINGENCY, DANGER, PERIL, THREAT<the
infinite care and risk which are involved in the dangerous mission of bomb disposal — E. A.
Weeks><foreign ships and planes refused to run the risk of attack — Collier's Year Book>
2: someone or something that creates or suggests a hazard or adverse chance : a dangerous element or
factor —often used with qualifiers to indicate the degree or kind of hazard<the wife who didn't fix her
husband a good breakfast … wasn't a good risk — W. H. Whyte><must be kept clean and free from
fire risks — Peter Heaton><a poor risk for surgery>
3a(1) : the chance of loss or the perils to the subject matter of insurance covered by a contract
(2) : the degree of probability of such loss
b: AMOUNT AT RISK
c: a person or thing judged as a (specified) hazard to an insurer<a poor risk for insurance>
d: an insurance hazard from a (specified) cause or source<war risk><disaster risk>
4: the product of the amount that may be lost and the probability of losing it — compare EXPECTATION 6b
at risk
: in a state or condition marked by a high level of risk or susceptibility : in danger<mistakes that put
astronauts' lives at risk — M. R. Beschloss><patients at risk of infection>—usually hyphenated when used
attributively<extra attention for at-risk students>

1something that may cause injury or harm

mountain climbing is a risk, but the thrill and challenge are worth it

Synonyms danger, hazard, imminence, menace, peril, pitfall, threat, trouble

Related Words snare, trap; booby trap

Near Antonyms guard, protection, safeguard, shield, ward; asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat,
shelter

2the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil

children living in poverty are considered at risk for a number of medical and developmental problems

Synonyms danger, distress, endangerment, harm's way, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, trouble

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Related Words exposure, liability, openness, vulnerability; precariousness, threat; susceptibility,
susceptibleness; defenselessness, helplessness, weakness

Near Antonyms preservation, salvation; defense, protection; exemption, immunity, impunity,

inviolability, invulnerability

Antonyms safeness, safety, secureness, security

n.
1. The possibility of suffering harm or loss; danger.
2. A factor, thing, element, or course involving uncertain danger; a hazard: "the usual risks of the dese
rt: rattlesnakes, the heat, and lack of water" (Frank Clancy).
3.
a. The danger or probability of loss to an insurer.
b. The amount that an insurance company stands to lose.
4.
a. The
variability of returns from an investment.
b. The chance of nonpayment of a debt.
5. One considered with respect to the possibility of loss: a poor risk.
tr.v. risked, risk·ing, risks
1. To expose to a chance of loss or damage; hazard. See Synonyms at endanger.
2. To incur the risk of: His action risked a sharp reprisal.
Idiom:
at risk
In an endangered state, especially from lack of proper care: unsupervised children who are at risk of d
ropping out of school.

n.
1. exposure to the chance of injury or loss.
2. Insurance.
a. the hazard or chance of loss.
b. the degree of probability of such loss.
c. the amount that the insurance company may lose.
d. a person or thing with reference to the hazard involved to the insurer.
e. the type of loss against which a policy is drawn.
v.t.
3. to expose to the chance of injury or loss; hazard: to risk one's life.
4. to venture upon; take the chance of: to risk a fall.
Idioms:
at risk, in imminent danger of injury, damage, or loss: homes at risk of flooding.

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