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Waft. Bear, convey, transmit, carry, transport, make to float on waves (of air or water).
Ant. Sink, weigh down, depress.
Wages. Salary, stipend, allowance, remuneration, fruit, hire, pay, compensation; earnings; reward, emolument.
Ant. Gratuity, bonus, premium, grace, douceur, gift, boon.
Wait. Stay, tarry, delay, stop, abide, remain, linger; rest; expect, watch, await, look for.
Ant. Hasten, hurry, speed, press on; go, depart.
Waive. Relinquish, forbear, refuse, forego; throw away, cast off, reject, desert; abandon, remit, quit claim, cancel, drop, renounce, surrender.
Ant. Urge, assert, press, enforce, claim, defend, vindicate.
Wake. Be awake, watch; excite, arouse, stir; reanimate, revive; call, evoke, summon, provoke.
Ant. Soothe, hush, tranquilize, quiet; mesmerize; allay, appease, calm.
Wakeful. Vigilant, awake, sleepless; watchful, observant, wary.
Ant. Drowsy, sleepy; heedless, careless, incautious, unwary.
Walk. Move on foot, proceed; be stirring, be abroad; behave, pursue, conduct one’s self; perambulate, pass, traverse; step, stride, march, stalk, tramp, plod, trudge, tread.
Ant. Halt, stop, stand still; ride, drive.
Wan. Pale, sickly, languid, pallid; ashen, colorless, haggard, cadaverous; livid, bloodless.
Ant. Fresh-colored, bright, rosy, lively, sanguine, incarnadine.
Wander. Straggle, stroll, range; turn aside; be delirious, rave; be crazed; expatiate; depart, saunter; navigate, travel; deviate, diverge, err, ramble, go astray, rove, stray, veer, roam, swerve, digress.
Ant. Remain, stay, settle, rest, stop, pause, moor, anchor, perch, bivouac, halt, alight, repose.
Wane. Be diminished, decrease; decline, fail, sink; fade, pale; ebb; pine, droop, deteriorate, attenuate, contract, recede.
Ant. Wax, increase, rally, improve, brighten, expand, develop, advance.
Want, n. Defect, failure, dearth, indigence, absence, scarcity, deficiency, lack; destitution, poverty, need, shortness, insufficiency, scantiness.
Ant. Supply, sufficiency, allowance, provision, abundance, production, adequacy, supplement.
Ward, n. Watch, guardianship, guard; garrison, defender, protector; defense, protection; custody; keeper, guardian, warden; pupil, minor; division; apartment.
Ward, v. Watch, guard; defend, protect; repel, turn aside; be vigilant; keep guard, avert, repel, parry, fend.
Ant. Betray, surrender, admit.
Warfare. Hostilities, war; contest, struggle; strife, discord; belligerence, antagonism; campaign, battle, skirmish, engagement.
Ant. Peace, truce, armistice; amity, pacification; neutrality; reconciliation; tranquillity, friendliness, harmony, order, quiet, concord.
Warlike. Military, martial, hostile, soldierly, inimical, bellicose, unfriendly, belligerent.
Ant. Peaceful, civil, unmilitary, friendly, pacific, amicable.
Warm. Ardent, zealous, fervent, cordial, hot, glowing; violent, vehement, furious, excited, passionate; warm-blooded, warm-hearted; sunny, mild, genial, pleasant; close, oppressive; fervid, earnest, eager, enthusiastic, hearty; lively, interested; irascible.
Ant. Cool, cold; dispassionate, collected, composed, calm, unruffled, placid, sedate, quiet, staid; unconcerned, frigid, apathetic, chilling; repellent.
Warmth. Fervency, glow, earnestness, cordiality, animation, eagerness, excitement, vehemence; interest, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm, passion, fervor, heat, intensity, spirit; emotion, life.
Ant. Coolness, calmness, indifference, frigidity, torpidity, apathy, impassiveness; calm, chill, obtuseness, frost, iciness.
Warn. Make ware, notify, admonish, caution; advise, mention to, inform, apprise; dissuade, deter, alarm, premonish.
Ant. Encourage, embolden, inspirit, hearten, induce, instigate, prompt, impel.
Warrant, n. Guaranty, security, voucher; commission, credentials.
Warrant, v. Secure, guarantee, support, justify, sanction, assure; empower, engage, undertake, authorize.
Ant. Invalidate, nullify, repudiate, cancel, make void; endanger, imperil.
Wary. Circumspect, watchful, cautious, vigilant, prudent, discreet, heedful, thoughtful, careful, guarded, scrupulous, chary.
Ant. Unsuspecting, unwary, incautious, negligent, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, remiss.
Wash, v. Cleanse, wet, scrub, moisten, bathe, lave; overflow, fall on; waste, abrade; stain, tint, color; overlay, cover; cleanse, rinse.
Ant. Soil, stain, pollute, defile, contaminate, bemire.
Waste, n. Squandering, devastation, loss, decrease; void, desert, wilderness; refuse; prodigality, diminution, dissipation, destruction, havoc, desolation, ravage; solitude, expanse; consumption, expenditure, extravagance.
Ant. Restoration, renovation, reimbursement, renewal, recovery, restitution, reparation; accumulation, frugality, economy, thrift, hoard, store, accretion.
Waste, v. Squander, dissipate, lavish, desolate; ruin, devastate, destroy; wear away, impair, use up, consume, spend; damage, injure.
Ant. Restore, renovate, repair, renew; develop, multiply, augment; economize, hoard, accumulate, treasure, husband, protect.
Waste, a. Desolate, devastated, stripped, bare, dreary, dismal, gloomy, cheerless; worthless, valueless, refuse, rejected, unused, superfluous.
Ant. Populated, occupied, cheerful, lively; valuable, useful, essential, necessary.
Wasteful. Destructive, ruinous; lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant.
Ant. Careful, economical, frugal, protective.
Watch, v. Be awake, keep vigil, be on guard, tend; heed, observe, expect.
Ant. Sleep, drowse, slumber; be careless, neglect, overlook.
Watchful. Circumspect, wakeful, heedful; vigilant, awake, attentive, wary, cautious, observant.
Ant. Drowsy, slumbrous, inobservant, careless, heedless, inattentive, unwary, incautious, remiss, distracted, inadvertent.
Waver. Reel, totter, vacillate, fluctuate, hesitate, dubitate, be undetermined, alternate, be perplexed, scruple.
Ant. Decide, choose, settle, determine, dispose of, be steadfast.
Wavering, n. Fluctuation, hesitancy, indecision, vacillation; uncertainty, irresolution.
Ant. Decision, determination, resolution, promptness.
Way. Path, road, route, street, track, alley, avenue, channel, course, highway, pathway, highroad, driveway, lane, pass, passageway, passage, thoroughfare, roadway; distance, interval; motion, progression, journey; means, scheme, device, plan; manner, method, mode, fashion, style; practice, habit, habitude, custom, wont.
Ant. Deviation, error, discursion; deflection, divergence, rambling, wandering; exception, variation.
Wayward. Disobedient, headstrong, froward, perverse, wilful, obstinate, stubborn, unruly, capricious, contrary.
Ant. Amenable, docile, manageable, compliant, obedient.
Weak. Feeble, infirm, sickly, exhausted, unable; deficient; soft, pliant, frail; low, faint; spiritless; foolish, wavering, lacking; debilitated, unsound, invalid, fragile, delicate, tender; exposed, unguarded, defenseless; pliable, irresolute; simple, silly, witless, shallow, imbecile, childish; injudicious, unwise; insipid, tasteless, thin, diluted, watery; imprudent, indiscreet, erring; flimsy, slight, frivolous; unsafe, unsubstantial, untrustworthy; ineffectual.
Ant. Strong, sturdy, vigorous, hardy, robust, powerful; sound, hale, healthy, stout, able; efficient, capable, potent, mighty; firm, compact, secure, impregnable; forcible, intense, energetic; biting, sharp, racy, pungent; rank; tough, tenacious, cohesive, resisting; strenuous, ardent, eager, zealous, hearty; vivid, brilliant; solid, substantial; valid, confirmed, binding.
Weaken. Debilitate, enfeeble, enervate; invalidate; depress, impair, reduce, lower, sap, dilute, attenuate.
Ant. Strengthen, empower, invigorate; confirm, corroborate, substantiate; augment, increase, mend, improve; enhance.
Weakness. Feebleness, debility, languor, imbecility, infirmity, decrepitude, faintness, frailty.
Ant. Strength, vigor, tone, health, power, efficiency, nerve, spirit.
Wealth. Riches, affluence, opulence, abundance, plenty, fortune, competence, estate, treasure, money, funds, cash, property; luxury, satiety.
Ant. Poverty, scarcity, indigence, lack, want, need, impecuniosity.
Wear. Carry, bear, have on; use up; impair, waste, diminish, consume; last; don, exhibit, sport.
Ant. Doff, abandon; renew, renovate, repair; increase, augment, swell.
Weariness. Fatigue, languor, exhaustion, lassitude, prostration, depression.
Ant. Strength, vigor, force, energy, restedness.
Wearisome. Tiresome, tedious, irksome, vexatious, fatiguing; trying, wearing; prosy, monotonous, annoying, uninteresting; toilsome, laborious.
Ant. Easy, pleasing, comfortable; invigorating; facile; interesting, exciting, fascinating, delightful, amusing, stirring.
Weary, a. Fatigued, tiresome, irksome, wearisome; tired, sick, exhausted.
Ant. Energetic, strong, refreshed, invigorated; pleased, interested.
Weave. Interlace, unite; compose, fabricate; intwine, plait, braid, plat.
Ant. Disentangle, unravel, untwist, disunite, untwine; extricate, simplify.
Wed. Marry, espouse; unite, attach.
Ant. Separate, divorce.
Wedding. Marriage, bridal, espousals, nuptials, nuptial ceremony.
Ant. Celibacy, bachelorhood, virginity.
Wedlock. Marriage, matrimony, nuptial state.
Ant. Celibacy, bachelorhood, virginity.
Weep. Cry, shed tears, lament, complain; drip, be soaked; sob, bewail, bemoan; droop.
Ant. Laugh, smile; rejoice, be cheerful, enjoy.
Weight. Heaviness; pressure, burden; importance, influence, consequence, moment; ponderousness, gravity, load, power; efficacy, impressiveness.
Ant. Lightness, levity, volatility; insignificance, triviality, weakness, inefficacy, worthlessness; portableness, ease, facility.
Weighty. Heavy, ponderous, burdensome, onerous; forcible, momentous; efficacious, impressive, cogent.
Ant. Easy, light, unencumbered; active, swift; slight, unimportant; frivolous, volatile, unsettled, giddy.
Welcome, n. Greeting, salutation, reception.
Ant. Farewell, adieu, parting, good-by, leave-taking; repulse, repudiation.
Welcome, a. Grateful, pleasing, gladly entertained, acceptable, agreeable, gratifying; gratuitous, free.
Ant. Unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unacceptable.
Welfare. Prosperity, happiness, well-being, enjoyment, success, weal, advantage, benefit, profit, luck, thrift.
Ant. Adversity, misfortune, reverses, failure, ill luck, unhappiness.
Well, a. Good, desirable, fortunate, advantageous; healthy; favored, lucky; hale, sound.
Ant. Ill, sickly, diseased, unwell, poorly; unlucky, unfortunate.
Well, adv. Justly, rightly, abundantly, fully, adequately, thoroughly, satisfactorily, advantageously, conveniently, properly.
Ant. Ill, wrongly, poorly, imperfectly, improperly, badly.
Wet. Damp, moist, rainy, humid; nasty; dank; showery; lively, interesting.
Ant. Dry, parched, thirsty, arid; plain, unvarnished; shrewd, sharp, quaint.
Wheedle. Cajole, flatter, entice, coax, inveigle, fawn upon.
Ant. Deter, undeceive, detract, decry; chide, scold, rebuke, blame.
Whereas. Since, considering; when in fact, while, although; seeing that; inasmuch as.
Whimsical. Capricious, fanciful, queer, strange, freakish, quaint, fantastic.
Ant. Staid, serious, sober, matter-of-fact, steady, sedate.
White. Snowy, pale, pallid; unblemished, innocent, pure; gray, hoary; fortunate, happy, favorable.
Ant. Black, dark, colorless, negro, sooty, coallike; dismal, gloomy, forbidding, threatening, sullen, foreboding; impure, sullied.
Whole. All, total, complete, entire, undivided, uninjured, unbroken; unimpaired, integral; sound, perfect, faultless, strong, well, healthy.
Ant. Partial, imperfect, unsound, ill, sick; divided, fractional.
Wholesome. Salubrious, salutary, healthy, healthful, nourishing, nutritious, strengthening, invigorating; beneficial, good; fresh, sound, uncorrupt.
Ant. Detrimental, deleterious, prejudicial, hurtful, pernicious, noxious.
Wholly. Entirely, completely, perfectly, totally, fully, altogether, utterly.
Ant. Partially, imperfectly, incompletely, separately, in part.
Wicked. Sinful, criminal, guilty, immoral, ungodly, profane, unrighteous, atrocious, unholy, vicious, nefarious, heinous, abandoned, iniquitous, depraved, unprincipled, irreverent, vile, abandoned, bad, evil, unjust, ill, outrageous, monstrous, villainous.
Ant. Good, righteous, just, godly, virtuous, fair, honorable, unsullied, pious, benevolent, upright, reputable, true, excellent.
Wickedness. Crime, sin, vice, iniquity, evil, depravity, immorality, enormity; badness, vileness, corruption.
Ant. Goodness, piety, godliness, righteousness, honor, virtue, benevolence.
Wide. Broad, spacious, vast, extensive, comprehensive, liberal; remote, distant, far; ample, expanded.
Ant. Narrow, contracted, confined, cramped, constricted, limited; bigoted, parsimonious; close, near.
Wife. Married woman, consort, spouse, helpmate.
Ant. Sweetheart, maiden; widow.
Wild, a. Untamed, uncultivated, undomesticated; savage, uncivilized, rude, ferocious; violent, turbulent; disorderly, crazy, ungoverned; visionary; unsheltered, exposed.
Ant. Tame, domesticated, cultivated, civilized; populated, frequented; polite, gentle, refined; rational, orderly, sane, controlled, sober, collected.
Wile. Trick, snare, artifice, beguilement, allurement, stratagem, cheat, fraud, imposture, deceit, deception, contrivance, device.
Ant. Artlessness, openness, candor, straightforwardness.
Wilful. Self-determined, voluntary; obstinate, perverse, stubborn, refractory; self-willed, headstrong; wayward; intentional, prepense, preconceived, premeditated, designed, deliberate, purposed.
Ant. Concessive, compliant, amenable, obedient, docile, manageable; adventitious, accidental.
Will, n. Choice, determination, preference, volition; decree, desire, command, purpose; control, disposal; testament; resolution, decision, self-reliance, force; inclination, pleasure, disposition; behest, order, direction.
Ant. Indecision, vacillation, indeterminateness, indifference; sensibility, perception.
Will, v. Bequeath, devise, direct; choose, decide, determine, decree; wish, desire, incline to have; be willing.
Ant. Die intestate; be indifferent.
Willing. Inclined, consenting, ready, complying; chosen, desired; disposed, minded, desirous; voluntary.
Ant. Loath, disinclined, reluctant, averse, backward.
Win. Gain, get, procure, earn; be victorious, prevail; obtain; acquire, achieve; conquer; succeed, accomplish.
Ant. Lose, fail of, miss, forfeit, be deprived or bereaved of.
Wind, v. Coil, twine, wreathe, twist, turn; enfold, encircle; direct; insinuate.
Ant. Straighten, unravel, untwist.
Winding. Twisting, circuitous, bending, curving, meandering, flexuous, serpentine, sinuous.
Ant. Straight, rectilinear, direct, undeviating, unswerving.
Winning. Charming, attractive, alluring, pleasing, bewitching, winsome, fascinating, delightful, lovely, captivating, prepossessing, enchanting.
Ant. Repulsive, unpleasing, repellent, disagreeable, offensive, repugnant, revolting, disgusting, odious.
Wisdom. Judgment, prudence, reason, understanding, sense, skill, sagacity, attainment, discernment, depth, discretion, information, foresight, learning, profundity, reasonableness, prescience, knowledge, insight, judiciousness, erudition, enlightenment.
Ant. Folly, imbecility, stupidity, error, foolishness, fatuity, idiocy, absurdity, imprudence, indiscretion, miscalculation, nonsense, misjudgment, silliness, senselessness.
Wise. Knowing, erudite, wary, learned, sagacious; crafty; judicious, discreet; skilled, intelligent, rational; sage, sensible; logical; deep, discerning, profound, philosophical.
Ant. Senseless, idiotic, irrational; nonsensical, imprudent, irrational, indiscreet, ridiculous, preposterous, insensate.
Wish, v. Long for, hanker after, desire; invoke, imprecate.
Ant. Despise, dislike; disrelish, be averse to, displease.
Wit. Ingenuity, humor, satire, sarcasm, irony, burlesque; intellect, mind, understanding, sense; man of genius or humor; penetration, discernment, insight, acumen; facetiousness, drollery, waggery, jocularity, sparkle, repartee, joke, playfulness, fun, witticism, pleasantry, banter, jest, raillery.
Ant. Stupidity, inanity, obtuseness, vapidity, dulness, commonplace, matter-of-fact; irrationality, platitude; dolt, dullard; sobriety, solemnity, seriousness, gravity, stolidity.
Witchcraft. Sorcery, enchantment, magic, necromancy, conjuration, incantation, charm, spell, thaumaturgy.
Witchery. Sorcery, witchcraft; fascination, enchantment, spell, entrancement, ravishment.
Ant. Reality, actuality, disillusionment, bald facts.
With. By, on the side of, by the help of; attending, accompanying, close; against; according to; in contrast with; upon, immediately after.
Withdraw. Take back, recall, retire; draw back, remove; recede, depart.
Ant. Offer, afford; produce; repeat, reiterate, confirm; renew; furnish, propose, give.
Withhold. Hold back, restrain, impede, hamper; retain, refuse; suppress, check, rein in, inhibit, stint, forbear; detain.
Ant. Let go, give, bestow, confer; admit, yield; furnish, allow, provide, permit; encourage, embolden, cheer, hearten, animate.
Within, a. Inside, inwardly, internally, indoors, in the limits of.
Ant. Without, outside, outwardly, externally, outdoors.
Without, prep. Out of, beyond, out of the limits of, in the absence of, in separation from; independently of; exclusive of, omitting.
Ant. Within, inside of, in the limits of, including, embracing.
Without, conj. Unless, except.
Withstand. Oppose, resist, confront, thwart, combat, prevent, contradict.
Ant. Concede, grant, assist, submit, acquiesce, abet, countenance, encourage, support.
Witness, n. Attestation, testimony, evidence, proof; one who attests or is directly cognizant of; eye-witness; deponent, corroborator; spectator, auditor, voucher.
Ant. Belief, hearsay, rumor, report; invalidation, refutation.
Witty. Acute, sharp, smart, facetious, arch, keen, amusing, humorous, satirical, taunting, ironical.
Ant. Dull, stupid, obtuse, dry, prosaic, prosy, tiresome, tedious, serious.
Woe. Grief, sorrow, misery, calamity; curse, malediction; disconsolateness, tribulation, melancholy, agony, depression, unhappiness.
Ant. Joy, delight, pleasure, prosperity, enjoyment, bliss, felicity, welfare, cheerfulness, merriment.
Woful. Sorrowful, distressed, wretched, afflicted, unhappy, sad; paltry, poor, piteous, disconsolate, miserable, burdened, troubled.
Ant. Joyous, light-hearted, cheerful, merry, rejoiced, glad, delighted, gay, blessed.
Womanhood. Muliebrity, maturity in woman, feminality; womanliness; woman, womankind.
Ant. Manhood, manliness, masculinity; man, mankind.
Womanish. Effeminate, weak, foolishly feminine.
Ant. Mannish, aping a man, foolishly masculine.
Womanly. Becoming a woman, feminine, delicate, refined.
Ant. Manly, strong, virile, becoming a man.
Wonder, n. Astonishment, admiration, amazement, surprise, awe, bewilderment, curiosity; portent, miracle, prodigy, marvel; phenomenon, sight, rarity, spectacle.
Ant. Expectation, anticipation; familiarity, apathy, indifference; foreknowledge, prescience; ennui; satiety; platitude, truism, commonplace.
Wonderful. Amazing, astonishing, marvelous, surprising, improbable, strange, incredulous; startling, awesome, portentous, extraordinary, prodigious, wondrous.
Ant. Commonplace, familiar, expected, ordinary, wonted, hackneyed, customary, habitual.
Wonted. Accustomed, usual, habitual, customary, habituated, used, conventional, regular, frequent, common.
Ant. Exceptional, unusual, unused, unconventional, infrequent, irregular.
Wood. Forest, grove, thicket; timber, trees; copse, woodland, forestland.
Ant. Open, prairie, clearing.
Word. Term, expression, accents, tongue, vocable; account, tidings, message; statement, declaration, affirmation, promise; (pl.) contention, dispute, wrangling, altercation; speech, talk, discourse, language.
Ant. Idea, conception, suggestion; sentence, unit of composition, paragraph.
Work, n. Exertion, activity, effort, toil, employment, labor; business, duty; product, fabric, production, performance, manufacture; act, deed, service, result, effect, achievement, feat; composition, structure; management, treatment, operation, issue, fruit; occupation; action, drudgery.
Ant. Frustration, abortion, hodge-podge; failure, deficiency, defect, fault; miscarriage; rest, inertia, fruitlessness, inoperativeness; inefficiency, futility; repose, relaxation, ease, vacation, idleness, leisure, recreation.
Work, v. Exert one’s self, labor, be engaged, toil; operate, act, perform; effect, affect, conduce, influence; strain; use, utilize; produce, accomplish; prevail upon, manage, lead; ferment.
Ant. Rest, recreate, stop, repose, halt, relax, be at ease, lie, recline, sleep, slumber; fail, miscarry, be wanting, lapse.
Workman. Worker, artificer, laborer, artisan, mechanic, operative, craftsman; toiler, hand; master.
Ant. Employer, superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, overseer.
Workmanship. Handicraft, execution, skill, art, manipulation, handiwork.
Ant. Bungling, botching.
World. Earth, universe, creation; affairs, interests, life, action, occupation; inhabitants, people, mankind; globe, cosmos, planet, nature; public, society, human race.
Ant. Heaven; atom, individual.
Worldly. Human, common; secular, temporal; mundane, terrestrial, earthly; fleshly, carnal; universal; sublunary; sordid, selfish, ambitious, earthborn, groveling.
Ant. Spiritual, ethereal, celestial, heavenly, lunar, solar; incorporeal, ghostly; ideal, abstract, mental, intellectual; sacred, holy, pure.
Worry, n. Care, anxiety, fret, solicitude, torment, vexation, trouble, annoyance, plague, disquiet; perplexity, concern, fear, apprehension, uneasiness, misgiving.
Ant. Trust, calm, courage, serenity, tranquillity, placidity, quiet, ease of mind, resolution, dauntlessness.
Worship, n. Reverence, homage, adoration, submission, obsequiousness, honor, abjectness.
Ant. Detestation, hatred, abhorrence, loathing, disgust, antipathy, assertion, defiance, challenge.
Worship, v. Adore, reverence, revere, idolize, respect, defer, venerate, deify, honor, exalt.
Ant. Defy, dare; abhor, detest, hate, disdain, abominate, contemn, loathe.
Worth. Desert, merit, excellence; price, rate; value, quality, equivalence; virtue, character, worthiness, integrity; credit, cost, estimate.
Ant. Demerit, worthlessness, cheapness, uselessness, futility, poverty.
Worthless. Undeserving, useless, valueless, vile, mean, miserable, poor, wretched, abject, unworthy, ignoble, abandoned, depraved; refuse, waste.
Ant. Costly, valuable, dear, high-priced, expensive; sumptuous, splendid, rich, precious; useful, excellent, estimable, virtuous, worthy.
Worthy. Valuable, deserving, estimable, virtuous; suitable, adapted, meritorious, exemplary, upright, righteous, honest, honorable.
Ant. Worthless, valueless, ignoble, defective, unsuitable.
Wound, v. Hurt, injure, damage, harm, cut, stab, rend, lacerate, pain; annoy, mortify, offend.
Ant. Heal, allay, cure, remedy, soothe, repair; appease, assuage, comfort, harmonize.
Wrap, v. Wind, fold, cover, envelop, enfold, involve, conceal, hide, muffle.
Ant. Unwind, unfold, lay bare, reveal, develop, expose.
Wrath. Fury, ire, resentment, passion, anger, rage, exasperation, indignation, choler, irritation.
Ant. Calmness, control, restraint, composure, placidity, serenity.
Wrathful. Furious, raging, indignant, passionate, choleric, ireful, angry, exasperated, incensed, irate, wroth, mad, provoked, resentful.
Ant. Calm, collected, controlled, repressed, masterly, restrained, good-tempered.
Wreath. Garland, chaplet, festoon, crown, bays, diadem.
Wreck, n. Ruins, remains, rubbish, wreckage, débris; havoc, destruction, shipwreck, ruin, desolation, perdition, demolition.
Ant. Preservation, conservation, saving, protection, security.
Wrench, v. Pull, twist, wrest, force, strain, sprain; pervert, distort, wring.
Ant. Straighten, untwist; rectify.
Wretched. Miserable, calamitous, afflicted, unhappy, degraded, woful; worthless, paltry; forlorn, wobegone, comfortless, distressed; shocking, deplorable, depressing, sad; contemptible, mean, pitiful, debased, humiliated.
Ant. Prosperous, flourishing, fortunate, happy, enviable, felicitous, successful, thriving; valuable; honored, noble, exalted.
Wrong, a. Injurious, unjust, faulty, detrimental, unfit; improper, incorrect; mistaken, erroneous; illegal, immoral.
Ant. Right, upright, lawful, equitable, fair, just, becoming, proper, suitable, appropriate, fit; correct, true, actual, real.
Wrought. Worked, elaborated; performed, done, effected, executed, produced, manufactured.
Ant. Rough, crude, coarse, raw, unpolished.
Wry. Twisted, distorted; misdirected, perverted, wrested; askew, contorted, deformed, deranged; crooked, awry.
Ant. Straight, rectilinear, direct, upright, erect; perpendicular, shapely, comely, symmetrical, proper, well-formed.