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| Main Entry: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop short |
| Synonyms: | cramp, crimp, demur, desist, dodge, evade, flinch, hesitate, recoil, refuse, resist, shirk, shy, turn down, shrink from, upset apple cart |
| Main Entry: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop, throw a curve, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, make easier |
| Main Entry: | back down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | back off |
| Synonyms: | abandon, accede, acquiesce, admit, back off, back out, balk, bow out, cancel, chicken out*, chicken out, concede, cop out*, demur, give in, hold back, pull out, recant, recoil, renege, resign, retreat, submit, surrender, take back, withdraw, yield, back pedal, backtrack, beg off, cave in, give ground, give up, go back on, have no fight left, pull back, wimp out, withdraw from agreement or statement |
| Antonyms: | go forwaard |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chagrin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | displeasure |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, balk, blow, discomfiture, dismay, disquiet, dissatisfaction, embarrassment, frustration, humiliation, irritation, letdown, mortification, peevishness, shame, spleen, upset, vexation, crushing, discomposure, disgruntlement, fretfulness, ill-humor |
| Antonyms: | delight, gladness, happiness, joy, pleasure, triumph |
| Main Entry: | demur |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | balk, cavil, challenge, combat, complain, deprecate, disapprove, dispute, doubt, fight, hem and haw*, hesitate, object, oppose, pause, protest, pussyfoot*, refuse, remonstrate, resist, scruple, shy, stick, strain, vacillate, wait and see*, waver, stickle, take exception |
| Notes: | demur is the verb 'to object or voice opposition' while demure is the adjective meaning 'modest, shy' |
| Antonyms: | accept, agree, consent, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disappoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sadden, dismay; frustrate |
| Synonyms: | abort, baffle, balk, bungle, chagrin, circumvent, dash, deceive, delude, disconcert, dishearten, disillusion, dissatisfy, dumbfound, embitter, fail, foil, founder, hamper, hinder, leave in the lurch, let down, mislead, put out, tease, thwart, torment, vex, bring to naught, cast down, come to nothing, dash hopes, disenchant, disgruntle, fall down on, fall flat, fall short of, miscarry, not show, ruin prospects, stand up |
| Antonyms: | delight, excite, please, satisfy, make happy |
| Main Entry: | discomfit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, frustrate; confuse |
| Synonyms: | abash, annoy, baffle, balk, beat, bother, checkmate, confound, demoralize, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, disturb, embarrass, faze, fluster, foil, irk, outwit, overcome, perplex, perturb, prevent, rattle, ruffle, thwart, unsettle, upset, vex, worry, worst, take aback, trump |
| Antonyms: | surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | disconcert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake up; confuse |
| Synonyms: | abash, agitate, baffle, balk, bewilder, bug, confound, demoralize, disarrange, discomfit, discompose, discountenance, disturb, embarrass, faze, fluster, foul up, frustrate, hinder, nonplus, perplex, perturb, put off, puzzle, rattle, ruffle, trouble, unbalance, undo, unsettle, upset, worry, discombobulate, get to, psych out, take aback, throw off balance, upset apple cart |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, soothe |
| Main Entry: | disobey |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disregard rules; refuse to conform |
| Synonyms: | balk, contravene, counteract, dare, decline, defy, desert, differ, disagree, evade, flout, ignore, infringe, misbehave, mutiny, neglect, object, overstep, rebel, resist, revolt, revolution, revolutionize, riot, run riot*, shirk, strike, transgress, violate, withstand, be remiss, break rules, fly in face of, go counter to, insurrect, not heed, not listen, not mind, pay no attention to, recalcitrate, rise in arms, set aside, take law into own hands |
| Antonyms: | conform, obey, oblige, regard, submit, go along |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dissent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | argue, balk, break with, buck, contradict, decline, demur, differ, discord, divide, object, oppose, protest, refuse, shy, vary, wrangle, disaccord, fly in the face of, pettifog, put up a fight, put up an argument, say no way, say not a chance, say nothing doing, stickle |
| Antonyms: | agree, approve, assent, authorize, concur, consent, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| Main Entry: | do out of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat |
| Synonyms: | balk, bilk, con, deceive, deprive, steal, swindle, trick, beat out of |
| Main Entry: | evade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get away from |
| Synonyms: | avoid, baffle, balk, bypass, cavil, circumvent, conceal, confuse, cop out, deceive, decline, dodge, double, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, eschew, fence, fend off*, flee, fly, fudge*, hedge, hide, lie, parry, pretend, prevaricate, pussyfoot, put off, shift, shirk, shuck, shuffle, shun, shy, sidestep, tergiversate, trick, waffle*, weasel*, beat around bush, beg the question, get around, give the runaround, keep distance, lay low*, lead on a merry chase, pass up, slip out, sneak away, steer clear of |
| Antonyms: | face, meet, take on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flinch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shy away, wince |
| Synonyms: | avoid, balk, blanch, blink, cower, cringe, crouch, draw back, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, quail, recede, recoil, retire, retreat, shirk, shrink, shun, start, swerve, withdraw, blench |
| Antonyms: | confront, face, meet |
| Main Entry: | foil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | circumvent, nip in the bud |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, beat, bilk, check, checkmate, counter, cramp, crimp, curb, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, ditch, dodge, duck, elude, faze, foul up*, frustrate, hinder, nullify, outwit, prevent, rattle, restrain, shake, shake off, skip, stop, stymie, thwart, bollix, buffalo, crab, get around*, give the run-around, give the slip, hang up*, juke, run circles around, run rings around, shuffle off, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, assist, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | frustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart, disappoint |
| Synonyms: | annul, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, block, cancel, check, circumvent, confront, conquer, counter, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, dash, dash one's hope, defeat, depress, discourage, dishearten, foil, forbid, forestall, foul up*, give the run around, halt, hang up*, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, lick, negate, neutralize, nullify, obstruct, obviate, outwit, overcome, preclude, prevent, prohibit, render null and void, ruin, stump*, stymie*, upset the applecart* |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, cooperate, encourage, facilitate, help, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | impede, restrict |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, bar, bind, block, check, clog, cramp, cramp one's style, cumber, curb, drag one's feet, embarrass, encumber, entangle, fetter, foil, frustrate, get in the way, hamstring*, handicap, hang up*, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold up*, inconvenience, inhibit, interfere with, leash, obstruct, prevent, restrain, retard, shackle, slow down, stymie, thwart, tie, tie one's hands, tie up, trammel |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, encourage, expedite, help, permit, promote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hesitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wait; be uncertain |
| Synonyms: | alternate, balance, balk, blow hot and cold*, dally, debate, defer, delay, demur, dillydally*, dither, doubt, equivocate, falter, flounder, fluctuate, fumble, hang*, hang back, hedge, hem and haw*, hold back, hover, linger, oscillate, pause, ponder, pussyfoot*, scruple, seesaw*, shift, shrink, stammer, stop, straddle, stumble, stutter, swerve, tergiversate, vacillate, waffle*, waver, weigh, be irresolute, be reluctant, be unwilling, hold off, pull back, shy away, sit on fence, think about, think twice |
| Antonyms: | attack, carry on, continue, go, go ahead, persevere, resolve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hinder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, slow down |
| Synonyms: | arrest, balk, bar, block, bottleneck, burden, check, choke, clog, contravene, counteract, cramp, crimp, cripple, curb, debar, delay, deter, encumber, fetter, frustrate, hamper, hamstring*, handicap, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, interrupt, muzzle, neutralize, obstruct, offset, oppose, preclude, prohibit, resist, retard, shut out, snafu*, stay, stop, stymie*, terminate, thwart, trammel, box in, crab, get in the way, hog-tie, louse up |
| Antonyms: | advance, aid, allow, assist, encourage, facilitate, forward, further, help, permit, promote, push |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interfere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | meddle, intervene |
| Synonyms: | baffle, balk, barge in, busybody*, butt in*, conflict, discommode, foil, frustrate, hamper, handicap, hinder, hold up, horn in, impede, inconvenience, inhibit, intercede, intermediate, interpose, intrude, jam, make*, obstruct, obtrude, oppose, prevent, remit, step in, stop, suspend, tamper, thwart, trammel, trouble, fool with, get in the way, get involved, hang up*, incommode, interlope, intermeddle, intermit, mix in, poke nose in |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | letdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disappointment |
| Synonyms: | anticlimax, balk, bitter pill, blow, chagrin, comedown, frustration, setback, washout*, disgruntlement, disillusionment |
| Antonyms: | advantage, benefit, blessing, boon, satisfaction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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