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Nabob. Millionaire, Crœsus, viceroy, governor, Dives.
Ant. Beggar, suppliant.
Naked. Nude, bare; defenseless, unprotected, destitute; manifest, undisguised; simple, mere, plain; unclothed, undraped, denuded; uncolored, unvarnished.
Ant. Robed, draped, veiled, dressed, shrouded, muffled; protected, sheltered; colored, varnished, qualified.
Name, n. Appellation, denomination, cognomen, designation, surname, title, style, epithet.
Name, v. Call, indicate, designate, specify, mention, denominate, style, nominate.
Ant. Miscall, misname, misindicate; be nameless or anonymous; hint, suggest, shadow, intimate, imply.
Narrate. Relate, tell, recount, describe, detail, rehearse, report, recite.
Ant. Misrepresent, mistake; suppress, conceal.
Narrative. Narration, recital, account, rehearsal, relation, description, story, tale, history.
Narrow. Not wide, straitened, limited, without margin; bigoted, illiberal; parsimonious, niggardly, selfish; close, scrutinizing, exact; slender, spare, thin, contracted, cramped.
Ant. Wide, broad, ample, expanded, thick; generous, benevolent; unlimited; liberal.
Nascent. Embryo, rudimental, budding, incipient.
Ant. Grown, developed, mature; aged; confirmed, set.
Nasty. Filthy, foul, dirty, offensive, damp, disgusting, disagreeable, wet; indecent, obscene.
Ant. Pleasant, sweet, agreeable, savory, nice, pure.
Nation. People, race, stock; realm, community, state, commonwealth.
Native. Innate, natal, natural, original, indigenous.
Ant. Alien, artificial, foreign, unnatural, acquired, assumed.
Natural. Native; essential, normal, regular, intrinsic, cosmical, spontaneous, original, artless, ingenuous; kind, affectionate; genuine, unaffected.
Ant. Abnormal, monstrous, unnatural, improbable, adventitious, fictitious, coarse; artful, affected.
Nature. Creation, universe; essence, constitution; kind, sort, character, quality; temper, disposition, mood; mind, intelligence; vitality.
Ant. Thing, subject, object, man, being, creature, monstrosity, unnaturalness; art, fiction, romance, invention.
Naught. Nothing, cipher, zero.
Ant. Anything, everything, aught.
Naughty. Mischievous, perverse, froward; bad, corrupt, worthless, good-for-nothing; refractory, wicked.
Ant. Good, worthy, well-behaved, tractable, pure, docile, innocent.
Nausea. Seasickness, loathing, disgust, qualm; repugnance, aversion.
Ant. Enjoyment, taste, delight, relish.
Nautical. Marine, maritime, naval, oceanic.
Near, ad. Nigh, not remote, almost, nearly, well-nigh, intimately, closely.
Near, a. Nigh, close, adjacent, adjoining, approximate; imminent, impending, forthcoming, approaching; familiar, dear, intimate; immediate; literal, accurate; narrow, parsimonious; short; proximate, contiguous, present, ready.
Ant. Distant, remote, far; reserved, uncordial, cool, stiff; indistinct, obscure, future.
Nearly. Almost, well-nigh, intimately, closely, approximately.
Ant. Quite, entirely, distantly, remotely.
Neat. Trim, tidy, prim, precise, spruce, clean, cleanly, orderly, natty, dapper, nice.
Ant. Negligent, slack, slovenly, slouchy, dirty, soiled, disorderly, dowdy, untidy, rough, unkempt, rude, uncared for.
Necessary. Essential, inevitable, needful, infallible, undeniable, indispensable, required, requisite, unavoidable.
Ant. Optional, useless, contingent, worthless, casual, non-essential, needless.
Necessitate. Force, compel, coerce, make necessary, oblige, constrain, make, drive, impel.
Ant. Persuade, convince, induce, tempt, coax, allure; liberate, release.
Necessity. Need, requirement, want, compulsion, fate, fatality, requisite, destiny, essential, emergency, extremity, exigency, indispensableness, urgency, unavoidableness, sine qua non.
Ant. Choice, contingency, doubt, option, freedom, uncertainty, fortuity, doubtfulness, dubiousness, possibility.
Need. Exigency, emergency, extremity, strait, distress, indigence, penury.
Ant. Competence, affluence, choice, wealth, luxury, profuseness; superfluity, uselessness, dispensableness; casualty, accident; contingency, freedom.
Needful. Requisite, needy, necessitous, distressful, essential, indispensable.
Ant. Contingent, casual, unnecessary, unessential, discretional, optional, needless.
Needless. Unnecessary, useless, superfluous, groundless, gratuitous.
Ant. Needful, useful, helpful, obligatory.
Nefarious. Wicked, abominable, iniquitous, execrable, atrocious, impious.
Ant. Noble, honorable, admirable, laudable; benevolent, generous, humane.
Negation. Denial, disavowal, disclaimer, contradiction.
Ant. Assertion, declaration, deposition, avowal, affirmation, allegation, protestation, claim.
Negative, a. Denying, indirect, unaffirmative, privative, disclaiming.
Ant. Positive, direct, assertive, attributive, affirmative, declarative.
Neglect, n. Negligence, failure, omission, disregard, oversight, indifference, remissness, slight, thoughtlessness, slackness, default, carelessness, disrespect, heedlessness, inadvertence, inattention, scorn.
Ant. Care, attention, notice, regard, esteem, consideration, respect.
Negotiate. Transfer, sell, pass, arrange, treat, bargain, trade, communicate, transact, effect, perform.
Ant. Stop, quash, mismanage, misconduct.
Neighborly. Kind, civil, social, friendly, near, adjoining, adjacent, neighboring, friendly, attentive.
Ant. Individual, solitary, personal, distant, remote, unkind, uncivil, unfriendly.
Nerve. Steadiness, firmness, fortitude, self-command, resolution, strength, courage, pluck, endurance, coolness, presence of mind.
Ant. Weakness, cowardice, timidity, feebleness, nervelessness.
Nervous. Excitable, agitated, annoyed, irritable, weak, fearful; strong, vigorous, spirited, nervy, forceful.
Ant. Self-possessed, self-controlled, poised, calm, composed; dull, inert, phlegmatic, sluggish.
Neutral. Neuter, undecided, indifferent, unpronounced, uninterfering, negative, impartial, unavowed, unaffiliated.
Ant. Interested, interfering, positive, partial, active, allied, avowed, declared.
Neutralize. Render neutral, invalidate, counteract, counterbalance, countervail, render inoperative.
Ant. Enhance, intensify, aggravate.
New. Fresh, modern, novel, late, recent, juvenile, upstart, young, new-fangled, youthful, new-fashioned.
Ant. Old, antique, ancient, old-fashioned, aged, elderly.
News. Information, tidings, intelligence, advice, word, report, account, announcement, rumor.
Ant. Ignorance, silence, nonpublication, suppression; misintelligence, misreport.
Nice. Exquisite, accurate, correct, precise, particular, punctilious, squeamish, finical, effeminate, silly, exact, critical, definite, strict, fastidious, cautious, scrupulous; discerning, discriminating; fine, minute, refined, delicate, dainty, pleasant, agreeable.
Ant. Coarse, rude, rough, inaccurate, blind, undiscriminating, unscrupulous, incautious, undiscerning, careless, negligent, disagreeable, nauseous.
Nicety. Fastidiousness, accuracy, scrupulousness, delicacy, precision, daintiness, subtlety, distinction, exactness.
Ant. Coarseness, roughness, inaccuracy, rudeness.
Niggardly. Avaricious, covetous, parsimonious, miserly, sordid, sparing, penurious, stingy.
Ant. Generous, bountiful, copious, ample, profuse, abundant, bounteous, plentiful, munificent.
Nimble. Alert, brisk, bustling, lively, prompt, quick, speedy, swift, spry, agile, sprightly, active.
Ant. Clumsy, dilatory, dull, heavy, inert, inactive, slow, unready, sluggish.
Nobility. Greatness, dignity, superiority, nobleness, eminence, elevation, worthiness; family, rank, title, birth; aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.
Ant. Obscurity, meanness, serfdom, paltriness, plebeianism.
Noble. Honorable, worthy, dignified, elevated, superior, sublime, great, eminent, stately. generous, liberal, free, aristocratic, patrician, illustrious, grand, lordly, renowned, magnificent, knightly.
Ant. Ignoble, plebeian, paltry, vulgar, baseborn, low-born, rustic, peasant, contemptible, unworthy, mean.
Nobody. No person, no one, not anybody, cipher, nonentity.
Ant. Somebody, notability, celebrity, colossus, star.
Nocturnal. Nightly, dark, tenebrose, gloomy.
Ant. Daily, diurnal, solar, brilliant, light.
Noise. Cry, outcry, clamor, din, clatter, uproar; rumor, report, rattle, tumult.
Ant. Music, melody, harmony; silence, hush, stillness, voicelessness.
Noiseless. Silent, quiet, inaudible.
Ant. Noisy, uproarious, turbulent, clamorous, boisterous, brawling, tumultuous, loud.
Noisome. Noxious, insalubrious, unwholesome, mischievous, destructive, nocuous, hurtful, pestilential, harmful.
Ant. Wholesome, salutary, salubrious, beneficial.
Noisy. Loud, clamorous, stunning, boisterous, turbulent.
Ant. Noiseless, subdued, inaudible, whispering; melodious, tuneful.
Nominal. Literal, verbal, titular; formal, avowed, pretended, ostensible, supposititious.
Ant. Veritable, essential, intrinsic, actual, substantial, important, real, serious, true.
Nominate. Name, specify, appoint, designate, entitle.
Ant. Suggest, withdraw, reject, indicate, cancel, deprive, recall.
Nonsense. Folly, silliness, absurdity, trash, inanity, platitude, pretense.
Ant. Sense, wisdom, fact, truth, gravity, reason, science.
Normal. Regular, ordinary, natural, standard, usual, typical, recognized, common.
Ant. Exceptional, abnormal, uncommon, singular, unusual, monstrous, irregular, peculiar, rare, unprecedented, remarkable, unnatural.
Notable. Plain, evident, noted, noticeable, distinguished, memorable, extraordinary, conspicuous, manifest; notorious.
Ant. Ordinary, mean, commonplace, everyday, undistinguished, unimpressive, insignificant.
Note. Memorandum, comment, remark, record, scholium; account, catalogue, bill; heed, observation; reputation, distinction, celebrity, fame, repute, renown.
Ant. Misindication, misrepresentation, misleader.
Notice, n. Observation, regard, cognizance, information, advice, news, intelligence, intimation, announcement, premonition, instruction, warning, attention, consideration.
Ant. Oversight, disregard, neglect, slight, ignorance, connivance, omission, heedlessness, misinformation.
Notice, v. Mark, observe, note, heed, regard, perceive, see, remark, mention, comment on, attend, mind.
Ant. Overlook, disregard, misjudge, neglect.
Notification. Information, notice, declaration, publication, announcement, advertisement.
Notify. Intimate, declare, publish, announce, acquaint, warn, apprise, communicate, inform.
Ant. Withhold, conceal, suppress, misinform, misreport.
Notion. Idea, conception, apprehension, sentiment, judgment, opinion, belief, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction.
Ant. Misconception, misapprehension, frustration, falsification.
Notorious. Distinguished, conspicuous, remarkable, famous, celebrated, noted, renowned.
Ant. Suspected, reputed, reported.
Notwithstanding, conj. Still, however, although, but, nevertheless, howbeit, yet, though.
Notwithstanding, prep. Despite, in spite of.
Nourish. Feed, foster, cherish, nurse, tend, support, maintain, train, educate, promote.
Ant. Starve, blight, destroy, kill.
Nourishment. Nutrition, nutriment, food, aliment, provision, sustenance.
Ant. Poison, venom, bane, starvation, exhaustion.
Novel, a. New, recent, modern, fresh, strange, uncommon, rare, unusual, fantastic, odd, upstart, new-fangled.
Ant. Venerable, ancient, old-fashioned, time-honored.
Noxious. Noisome, injurious, hurtful, pernicious, unwholesome, deadly, poisonous.
Ant. Wholesome, salutary, beneficial, healthful, salubrious.
Nucleus. Kernel, core, center.
Ant. Exterior, face, appearance.
Nudity. Nakedness, exposure, bareness.
Ant. Clothing, dress, vestment, drapery.
Nugatory. Trifling, vain, insignificant, futile, ineffectual, unavailing, trivial, worthless, useless, null.
Ant. Important, potent, momentous, efficacious, successful, grave, serious, satisfactory.
Nuisance. Annoyance, plague, pest, affliction, bane, trouble.
Ant. Pleasure, delight, benefit, blessing, gratification.
Nullify. Revoke, annul, cancel, abolish, render void, abrogate, neutralize, repeal.
Ant. Enact, confirm, perpetuate, establish, stabilitate.
Numb. Enfeebled, destitute, torpid, benumbed, insensible, paralyzed, deadened.
Ant. Alive, alert, sensitive, keen, lively, animated, attentive.
Number, n. Aggregation, multitude, collection, numeral, numerous, quantity.
Ant. Scarcity, fewness, paucity.
Number, v. Count, enumerate, calculate, tell, compute, reckon, estimate.
Ant. Guess, hazard, conjecture; lump, mass.
Numberless. Innumerable, infinite, countless.
Ant. Few, scarce, rare, infrequent.
Numerous. Many, abundant, diverse, multifarious, manifold, sundry.
Ant. Few, scarce, rare, infrequent.
Nuptial. Wedding, marriage, hymeneal, espousal, connubial, bridal.
Ant. Bachelor, virgin.
Nurse, v. Nourish, cherish, foster, attend, manage, train, educate, teach, feed, nurture.
Ant. Starve, kill, destroy; neglect.
Nurture. Nourish, nurse, tend, cherish, educate, train, feed.
Ant. Neglect, deprive, disregard, slight.
Nutriment. Aliment, food, sustenance, nourishment, sustentation, subsistence, nutrition.
Ant. Starvation, detriment, exhaustion, poison, decay, inanition.
Nutrition. Nutriment, feeding, sustentation.
Ant. Poison, venom.