| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devote effort to something |
Synonyms: |
apply oneself to, attend to, concentrate on, devote oneself to, dig, direct, engage in, focus on, give, go at, go for, hammer away, have a go at, have at, knuckle down to, peg away, pitch into, plug away at, take care of, take up, throw oneself into, try, turn, turn to, undertake |
Antonyms: |
avoid, cut, disregard, ignore, overlook, pass, shun, slight |
| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take, undertake |
Synonyms: |
accept, acquire, appropriate, arrogate, attend to, begin, confiscate, don, embark upon, embrace, enter upon, seize, set about, take on, take over, take up |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
Antonyms: |
not do |
| Main Entry: | buckle down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
Synonyms: |
address, apply oneself, attend to, bend, concentrate on, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, exert oneself, get serious, give, give oneself over to, keep close to, keep one's mind on, knuckle down, launch into, occupy oneself with, pitch in, plunge into, put one's hand to the plow, put one's nose to the grindstone, set to, swing into action, take the bull by the horns, throw, turn |
Antonyms: |
be lazy, ignore, relax |
| Main Entry: | deal/deal with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | handle, manage |
Synonyms: |
act, approach, attend to, behave, behave toward, clear, concern, conduct oneself, consider, control, cope with, direct, discuss, get a handle on something, hack it, handle, have to do with, live with, make a go of it, make it, oversee, play, review, rid, see to, serve, take, take care of, treat, unburden, use |
Antonyms: |
mismanage |
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alleviate, help |
Synonyms: |
abate, aid, allay, ameliorate, anesthetize, appease, assist, assuage, attend to, calm, cheer, clear the way, comfort, cure, disburden, disengage, doctor, expedite, facilitate, forward, free, further, improve, lessen, let up on, lift, lighten, make easier, meliorate, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nurse, open the door, pacify, palliate, promote, quiet, relax, release, relent, relieve, run interference for, simplify, slacken, smooth, soften, soothe, speed, speed up, still, tranquilize, untighten |
Antonyms: |
annoy, increase, irritate, perplex, vex, worsen |
| Main Entry: | punish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | penalize for wrongdoing |
Synonyms: |
abuse, attend to, batter, beat, beat up, blacklist, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, crack down on, cuff, debar, defrock, discipline, dismiss, do in, execute, exile, expel, fine, flog, give a going over, give the works, harm, hurt, immure, incarcerate, injure, knock about, lash, lecture, maltreat, misuse, oppress, paddle, rap knuckles, reprove, rough up, scourge, sentence, slap wrist, spank, switch, teach a lesson, throw the book at, train, whip |
Antonyms: |
award, exonerate, let go, praise, protect, reward |
| Main Entry: | serve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aid, help; supply |
Synonyms: |
arrange, assist, attend to, be of assistance, be of use, care for, deal, deliver, dish up, distribute, do for, give, handle, hit, minister to, nurse, oblige, play, present, provide, provision, set out, succor, wait on, work for |
Antonyms: |
receive, take |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of, provide for |
Synonyms: |
angel*, attend to, back, bankroll, be a source of strength, bring up, buoy up, care for, chaperon, cherish, earn one's keep, encourage, feed, finance, fortify, foster, fund, give a leg up, guard, keep, keep an eye on, look after, maintain, make a living, nourish, nurse, pay expenses of, pay for, pick up the check, prop, put up money for, raise, set up, sponsor, stake, stiffen, strengthen, stroke, subsidize, succor, sustain, underwrite, uphold |
Antonyms: |
let go, neglect, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | untighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ease |
Synonyms: |
abate, aid, allay, ameliorate, anesthetize, appease, assist, assuage, attend to, calm, cheer, clear the way, comfort, cure, disburden, disengage, doctor*, expedite, facilitate, forward, free, further, improve, lessen, let up, let up on, lift, lighten, loose*, loosen, make easier, meliorate, mitigate, moderate, mollify, nurse, open the door, pacify, palliate, promote, quiet, relax, release, relent, relieve, run interference for, simplify, slack, slacken, smooth*, soften*, soothe, speed, speed up, still, tranquilize |
| Main Entry: | support |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
Related
Adjectives: |
brooking, buttressing, cantilevered, exposed, fulcible, fundamental, offering secours, supported, supporting
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