SYN: Shortly, quickly, promptly, before long, early.
ANT: Late, slowly, tardily.
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KEY: Soothe.
SYN: Soften, assuage, allay, compose, mollify, tranquillize, pacify, lull, mitigate, flatter, appease, relieve.
ANT: Rouse, excite, irritate, ruffle, exasperate, exacerbate, agitate, infuriate, aggravate, annoy, dissatisfy.
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KEY: Sophism.
SYN: Fallacy, quibble, paralogism.
ANT: Truth, argument, reason, logic, syllogism.