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Jade, v. Tire, weary, fatigue, exhaust, fag; worry, harass, oppress.
Ant. Refresh, recruit, invigorate, inspirit.
Jagged. Notched, indented, uneven, ragged.
Ant. Smooth.
Jangle, n. Jargon, babel, bickering, wrangle, quarrel, squabble, contention.
Ant. Argument, discourse, debate.
Jar, v. Shake, agitate; clash, interfere; wrangle, quarrel, contend, bicker, spar, squabble, jangle.
Ant. Agree, harmonize, accord, concur.
Jargon. Gabble, gibberish; nonsense, twaddle, flummery, trash, stuff, gabble; slang; lingo, patois.
Ant. Speech, conversation; discourse, oration; literature.
Jaundiced. Biased, prejudiced, warped, prepossessed; bilious.
Ant. Unprejudiced, unbiased.
Jaunty. Airy, showy, finical, fluttering, gay, fine, bedizened, flighty, fantastic, flaunting.
Ant. Staid, sober, sedate, dignified, demure.
Jealous. Envious, suspicious, resentful, covetous, invidious; anxious, apprehensive, solicitous, zealous, watchful.
Ant. Indifferent, genial, unenvious, liberal, self-denying.
Jealousy. Suspicion, envy, rivalry, solicitude.
Ant. Vigilance, watchfulness, magnanimity, generousness, friendliness; certainty.
Jeer, v. Scoff, taunt, jibe, sneer, flout, mock, jest, deride, banter.
Ant. Flatter, compliment, praise; adulate, fawn, cringe.
Jejune. Empty, barren, meager, dry, sterile, bare, lean, uninteresting, thin, scant, poverty-stricken, poor, void.
Ant. Full, rich, exuberant, racy, interesting, overwrought, redundant, abundant.
Jeopardy. Hazard, peril, risk, danger, venture.
Ant. Security, safety, insurance, provision.
Jest, n. Joke, witticism, quip, sally, raillery, fun, sport.
Ant. Seriousness, gravity, earnest.
Jest, v. Joke, sport, rally, banter, ridicule, mock, grin.
Ant. Preach, sermonize.
Jocose. Humorous, facetious, witty, droll, funny, comical, jocular, sportive, merry, waggish.
Ant. Melancholy, serious, earnest, grave, lugubrious.
Jocund. Joyous, joyful, merry, frolicsome, blithe, jolly, sportive, lively, playful, airy, gay, debonair, jovial, gleeful, careless, blithesome, mirthful, hilarious, sprightly, vivacious.
Ant. Melancholy, dull, sorrowful, grave, mournful, cheerless, rueful, doleful, careworn, woful.
Join. Add, attach, annex; connect, couple, link, unite, conjoin, cement; adjoin, be adjacent to, connect with; associate with, confederate, league.
Ant. Separate, disconnect, disjoin, subtract, sever.
Joint. Juncture, union; flexure, elbow, knee, articulation.
Ant. Disconnection, continuity, uniformity, solution, disjunction.
Jollification. Revelry, conviviality, festivity, revel, carousal, wassail, carouse, fun, carnival.
Ant. Weariness, tedium, tediousness, soberness, monotony.
Jolly. Merry, joyous, gay, jovial, mirthful, jocund, sportive, jocular, funny, sprightly, facetious, waggish, blithe, blithesome, cheery, cheerful; portly, bouncing, stout, plump.
Ant. Sad, mournful, cheerless, mirthless, joyless, lugubrious, gloomy, morose.
Jostle. Push, crowd, hustle, collide, strike against; shake, incommode, joggle, jog, jolt.
Ant. Clear, lead, convoy, escort, pilot, precede, extricate, attend.
Jot. Iota, whit, tittle, particle, atom, grain, bit, mite, scrap, scintilla, cipher, trifle, idea, thought, morsel, fraction.
Ant. World, mass, volume, heap, bulk.
Journey. Travel, transit, expedition, excursion, tour, voyage, trip, pilgrimage.
Ant. Sojourn, tarrying, delay, stop, stay, abiding, stopover.
Jovial. Merry, joyous, gay, festive, mirthful, jolly, gleeful, hilarious, genial, convivial.
Ant. Ungenial, gloomy, lugubrious, melancholy, saturnine.
Joviality. Merriment, jollity, mirth, hilarity, gaiety, frolic, fun.
Ant. Sadness, seriousness, soberness.
Joy. Gladness, delight, pleasure, happiness, transport, felicity, exultation, ecstasy, bliss, rapture, gaiety, hilarity, glee, beatitude, ravishment.
Ant. Sorrow, grief, melancholy, affliction, tears, depression, despondency, pain, misery, trouble, despair.
Joyful. Glad, joyous, merry, jubilant, jocund, happy, jolly, jovial, elate, elated, delighted, buoyant.
Ant. Grave, solemn, mournful, sad, melancholy, lugubrious.
Jubilant. Rejoicing, exultant, triumphant, joyous, festive, exulting, congratulatory.
Ant. Doleful, sorrowful, remorseful, wailing, penitent, lugubrious.
Jubilee. Festival, season of rejoicing, feast, holiday, festivity, revel, carnival, merriment.
Ant. Fast, mourning, humiliation, penitence.
Judge. Justice, referee, arbiter, arbitrator, umpire; magistrate, authority; critic, connoisseur.
Ant. Criminal, novice, tyro, ignoramus.
Judgment. Discernment, estimate, award, criticism, understanding, discrimination, intelligence, taste, sagacity, penetration, wisdom, brains, prudence, sense; determination, decision, opinion, notion, conclusion; judiciousness, intellect; verdict, sentence, reward, condemnation.
Ant. Argument, speculation, inquiry, proposition, investigation, consideration, evidence, pleading, pronouncement; fickleness, insagacity, impulsiveness.
Judicial. Just, well-balanced, deliberative; juridical, forensic.
Ant. Legislative, executive, or administrative; impulsive.
Judicious. Discreet, wise, prudent, sagacious, sensible, reasonable, rational, sober, sound, staid, politic, enlightened, well-considered, well-chosen; discerning, thoughtful.
Ant. Silly, imprudent, indiscreet, ill-judged, inexpedient, rash, impolitic, blind, foolish.
Juggle, v. Cheat, conjure, impose, trick, practice jugglery, deceive, defraud; bamboozle, beguile, swindle, mystify, mislead, overreach.
Ant. Expose, enlighten, undeceive; detect, reveal, correct.
Jumble, n. Confusion, disorder, hodge-podge.
Ant. Order, system, neatness, arrangement.
Jump, v. Leap, skip, bound, hop, spring, vault, caper; bounce, jolt, overleap; coincide, agree, accord.
Ant. Walk, pace, promenade; dance.
Junction. Joining, union, combination, coalition, connection, linking, coupling; joint, juncture, angle; fastening, attachment; alliance, confederacy.
Ant. Division, separation, disconnection, hiatus, chasm, uncoupling, disunion; continuity.
Jungle. Thicket, brake, wilderness, labyrinth, underbrush, entanglement.
Ant. Open, clearing; order, arrangement, system.
Junior. Younger; subordinate, less advanced.
Ant. Senior, elder, older; more advanced, superior.
Jurisdiction. Right, authority, sphere, judicature, legal power; government, control, sway, administration, magistracy.
Ant. Immunity, exemption, freedom, independence.
Just. Upright, righteous, honest, true, conforming to justice; exact, normal, reasonable, due; equitable, fair, impartial, right, rightful, lawful; fair-minded, blameless, honorable, straightforward, virtuous, uncorrupt; accurate, correct; deserved, fit, merited, appropriate, suitable, happy, proper, harmonious.
Ant. Evil, untrue, unjust, dishonest, prejudiced, unfair, unreasonable, partial, unlawful, unequitable; blameworthy, corrupt, dishonorable; inaccurate, incorrect; undeserved, unfit, inappropriate, inharmonious.
Justice. Legality, equity, rectitude, fairness, law, lawfulness, right, truth, uprightness, virtue, fair play, faithfulness, impartiality, integrity, righteousness; reasonableness, desert, propriety.
Ant. Injustice, dishonesty, favoritism, partiality, wrong, unlawfulness, unfairness, unreasonableness.
Justification. Vindication, defense, exoneration, exculpation; absolution; apology, advocacy, plea, maintenance.
Ant. Censure, condemnation, conviction, implication, crimination, inculpation.
Justify. Vindicate, maintain, defend; absolve, clear, exonerate; pardon, exculpate; adjust; excuse.
Ant. Condemn, convict, censure, criminate.
Justness. Exactness, propriety, correctness, accuracy, exactitude, strictness, fidelity, nicety.
Ant. Incorrectness, inexactness, slovenliness.
Juvenile. Young, youthful, puerile, childish, boyish, girlish, infantine, immature, adolescent.
Ant. Mature, elderly, aged, senile, adult, manly, womanly, superannuated.
Juxtaposition. Nearness, contiguity, adjacency, proximity, contact.
Ant. Distance, remoteness, separateness; opposition.