Casey's Words 51-75
tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.: "A tenacious grip". "His tenacious ways finally got him the promotion." synonyms: firm, tight, fast, clinging, strong, forceful, powerful, unshakable, immovable, iron antonyms: weak, loose
tenacious
wanting or devouring great quantities of food.: "He had a voracious appetite". synonyms: insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, enthusiastic, eager, keen, avid, desirous, hungry, ravenous, piggish, esurient
voracious
(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.: "I felt so wretched because I thought I might never see you again". synonyms: miserable, unhappy, sad, heartbroken, grief-stricken, sorrowful, sorry for oneself, distressed, desolate, devastated, despairing, disconsolate, downcast, dejected, crestfallen, cheerless, depressed, melancholy, morose, gloomy, mournful, doleful, dismal, forlorn, woebegone, blue, dolorous, unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, ill-starred, blighted, hapless, poor, pitiable, downtrodden, oppressed, star-crossed antonyms: cheerful, cheerful, well, comfortable, fortunate, excellent
wretched
acting with or showing care and thought for the future.: "No prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose". synonyms: wise, well judged, sensible, politic, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable, well advised, cautious, careful, provident, farsighted, judicious, shrewd, circumspect, thrifty, economical antonyms: unwise, reckless
prudent
having a sharply strong taste or smell.: "The pungent smell of frying onions". synonyms: strong, powerful, pervasive, penetrating, sharp, acid, sour, biting, bitter, tart, vinegary, tangy, highly flavored, aromatic, spicy, piquant, peppery, hot antonyms: bland, mild
pungent
go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one.: "She retrogressed to the starting point of her rehabilitation".
retrogress
loud and harsh; grating. "His voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident". synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing antonyms: soft
strident
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. "Because she was taciturn in class, she got a failing grade for class participation." synonyms: untalkative, uncommunicative, reticent, unforthcoming, quiet, secretive, tight-lipped, buttoned-up, close-mouthed, silent, mute, dumb, inarticulate, reserved, withdrawn antonyms: talkative
taciturn
possible to do easily or conveniently.: "It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display". synonyms: practicable, practical, workable, achievable, attainable, realizable, viable, realistic, sensible, reasonable, within reason, suitable, possible, expedient, doable antonyms: impractical
feasible
danger of loss, harm, or failure.: "Michael's job was not in jeopardy". synonyms: in danger, in peril, at risk antonyms: safety, security
jeopardy
the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important.: "The safety of the country takes priority over any other matter". synonyms: prime concern, most important consideration, primary issue, precedence, greater importance, preference, preeminence, predominance, primacy, first place
priority
another term for proportional. "All of his children received a proportionate share of his estate."
proportionate
deserving censure or condemnation.: "His complacency and reprehensible laxity". synonyms: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonorable, objectionable, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unforgivable, indefensible, unjustifiable, criminal, sinful, scandalous, iniquitous, exceptionable antonyms: praiseworthy
reprehensible
deserving censure or condemnation.: "His complacency and reprehensible laxity". synonyms: deplorable, disgraceful, discreditable, despicable, blameworthy, culpable, wrong, bad, shameful, dishonorable, objectionable, opprobrious, repugnant, inexcusable, unforgivable, indefensible, unjustifiable, criminal, sinful, scandalous, iniquitous, exceptionable antonyms: praiseworthy
reprehensible
refuse to accept or be associated with.: "She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders". synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, give up, turn one's back on, disown, cast off, lay aside, forswear, abjure, forsake antonyms: embrace
repudiate
(of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy.: "As the first day of school approached, she displayed a saturnine temperament". synonyms: gloomy, somber, melancholy, moody, lugubrious, dour, glum, morose, unsmiling, humorless antonyms: cheerful
saturnine
(of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.: "The research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail". synonyms: careful, meticulous, painstaking, thorough, assiduous, sedulous, attentive, conscientious, punctilious, searching, close, minute, rigorous, particular, strict antonyms: careless
scrupulous
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.: "He was feeling smug after his win". synonyms: self-satisfied, self-congratulatory, complacent, superior, pleased with oneself, conceited
smug
relating to or characteristic of a sophomore.: "His term paper was at best, sophomoric." "My sophomoric years".
sophomoric
supersede and replace.: "Another discovery could supplant the original finding". synonyms: replace, supersede, displace, take over from, substitute for, override, oust, usurp, overthrow, remove, topple, unseat, depose, dethrone, succeed, come after, fill someone's shoes/boots
supplant
kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.: "They carried on a surreptitious affair". synonyms: secret, secretive, stealthy, clandestine, sneaky, sly, furtive, concealed, hidden, undercover, covert, veiled, cloak-and-dagger antonyms: blatant
surreptitious
the state of being tedious.: "Cousins and uncles filled the tedium of winter nights with many a tall tale". synonyms: monotony, boredom, ennui, uniformity, routine, dreariness, dryness, banality, vapidity, insipidity, tedious passage, tedious moments, tedious period of time, flatness, longueur antonyms: variety
tedium
make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.: "The memory of the conversation still vexed him." "Wealth distribution is one of the most vexing questions for policymakers". synonyms: annoy, irritate, anger, infuriate, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, antagonize, nettle, get on someone's nerves, ruffle someone's feathers, rattle someone's cage, make someone's hackles rise, rub the wrong way, aggravate, peeve, miff, rile, needle, get (to), bug, get someone's goat, get someone's back up, get someone's dander up, tee off, tick off, burn up, rankle
vex
(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects. "The virulent strain of the virus lead to his early death." synonyms: poisonous, toxic, venomous, noxious, deadly, lethal, fatal, dangerous, harmful, injurious, pernicious, damaging, destructive, deathly, infectious, infective, contagious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, spreading, pestilential, catching antonyms: harmless, nontoxic, noncontagious bitterly hostile.: "a virulent attack on liberalism". synonyms: vitriolic, malicious, malevolent, hostile, spiteful, venomous, vicious, vindictive, bitter, sharp, rancorous, acrimonious, scathing, caustic, withering, nasty, savage, harsh antonyms: benevolent, amicable
virulent
