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| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cold, nippy |
| Synonyms: | arctic, biting, chill, chilling, chilly, frigid, frosty, gelid, refreshing, snappy, wintry, air-conditioned, algid, chilled, coldish, frore, hawkish, nipping, refrigerated, shivery |
| Antonyms: | hot, temperate, warm |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chill |
| Synonyms: | abate, ally, calm, freeze, frost, lessen, mitigate, moderate, reduce, refrigerate, temper, air-condition, air-cool, infrigidate, lose heat |
| Antonyms: | heat, warm |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | calm, collected |
| Synonyms: | assured, composed, deliberate, detached, dispassionate, impassive, imperturbable, levelheaded, nonchalant, philosophical, phlegmatic, placid, quiet, self-possessed, serene, stolid, together, tranquil, unemotional, unflappable, unruffled, coolheaded, relaxed, self-controlled, unagitated, unexcited |
| Antonyms: | agitated, annoyed, excited, upset |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a break; abate |
| Synonyms: | allay, assuage, calm, calm down, chill, compose, control, dampen, lessen, mitigate, moderate, quiet, reduce, rein, repress, restrain, suppress, temper, simmer down |
| Antonyms: | continue, go on, increase, step up |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aloof, disapproving |
| Synonyms: | annoyed, apathetic, distant, frigid, impertinent, impudent, indifferent, insolent, lukewarm, offended, offhand, reserved, solitary, standoffish, unapproachable, uncommunicative, unenthusiastic, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, withdrawn, incurious, offish, procacious, unwelcoming |
| Antonyms: | friendly, kind, responsive, warm, approving |
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent |
| Synonyms: | boss*, dandy, divine, glorious, keen, marvelous, neat, nifty, sensational, swell, hunky-dory |
| Antonyms: | poor, square, unpopular, uncool |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lessen, grow or cause to grow less |
| Synonyms: | allay, chill out*, coast*, cool, decline, decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, ebb, let up, moderate, quell, recede, reduce, slacken, slow, subdue, subside, taper, wane, cool it, go with the flow, hang easy, hang loose, lay back, let go, let it all hang out, mellow out, take it easy, taper off, unlax |
| Antonyms: | amplify, enhance, enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, magnify, prolong, revive, rise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acceptable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, admissible, all right, average, big*, common, cool*, decent, delightful, fair, hip*, kosher*, large, okay, on the ball*, passable, pleasant, pleasing, respectable, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, trendy, unexceptional, welcome, A-OK, cooking with gas, copacetic, hep, hunky-dory, in the swim, on the beam, peachy keen, right on, unobjectionable, up to code, up to snuff |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, disturbing, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unwelcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accomplished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skilled in activity |
| Synonyms: | able, adept, brainy, consummate, cool*, expert, gifted, hip*, masterly, polished, practiced, proficient, savvy, sharp, skillful, talented, with it*, cultivated, hep, wised up |
| Antonyms: | inept, inexpert, unable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | admirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held in great respect |
| Synonyms: | A-1*, A-OK, ace*, attractive, best ever, cat's pajamas, choice, commendable, cool*, copacetic, crackerjack*, deserving, dream*, estimable, excellent, exquisite, fine, good, great, greatest, hunky dory, keen*, laudable, meritable, meritorious, neat*, out of sight, out of this world, peachy*, praiseworthy, rare, solid, super, super-duper, superior, unreal*, valuable, wicked*, wonderful, worthy, zero cool |
| Antonyms: | contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, shameful, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
| Synonyms: | above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish*, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled*, haughty, indifferent, lone wolf*, loner*, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish*, supercilious, thick-skinned*, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity*, withdrawn, hard-hearted, incurious, laid back, offish, on ice, putting on airs, stuck up |
| Antonyms: | concerned, friendly, sociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, charming, cheerful, complaisant, cool*, cordial, cozy, delightful, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, palsy-walsy*, pleasant, pleasing, princely*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, swell*, tight*, warm, warmhearted, winning, buddy-buddy*, clubby, copacetic, downright neighborly, home cooking, pussycat, sweet-tempered |
| Notes: | amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' |
| Antonyms: | crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, irritable, mean, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncaring, disinterested |
| Synonyms: | blah*, callous, cold, cool, could care less, couldn't care less, don't give a damn, draggy, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid-back*, languid, moony, passive, stoic, stolid, unconcerned, unemotional, unfeeling, uninterested, unmoved, unresponsive, untouched, what the hell, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | caring, concerned, interested, responsive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | arctic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very cold |
| Synonyms: | chill, chilly, cool, freezing, frigid, frosty, frozen, gelid, glacial, icy, nippy, polar |
| Antonyms: | tropic |
| Main Entry: | arrogant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having exaggerated self-opinion |
| Synonyms: | aloof, assuming, audacious, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, cheeky, cocky, conceited, contemptuous, cool*, disdainful, domineering, egotistic, haughty, high and mighty*, high-handed, imperious, insolent, know-it-all*, lordly, overbearing, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, proud, scornful, self-important, smug, snippy*, snooty*, snotty*, supercilious, superior, uppity*, vain, wise guy*, biggety, bragging, cold-shoulder*, on an ego trip, puffed up, smarty, sniffy, stuck up, swaggering |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek, servile, unconceited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assuage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | soothe, relieve |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, calm, compose, conciliate, cool*, ease, fill, lessen, lighten, lull, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, palliate, placate, propitiate, quench, quiet, sate, satisfy, soften, still, surfeit, sweeten, temper, tranquilize, make nice, pour oil on, take the edge off, take the sting out |
| Antonyms: | exacerbate, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aware |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go-go, groovy*, grounded, heedful, hip*, in the know, in the picture, informed, into*, know the score, know what's what, know-how, knowing, latched on, mindful, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, receptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, sharp, tuned in, up on, wise, wise to, wised up, with it* |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blasé |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant |
| Synonyms: | apathetic, bored, cool*, disenchanted, fed up*, indifferent, jaded, knowing, laid-back*, lukewarm*, mellow*, mundane, offhand, sophisticated, unconcerned, uninterested, unmoved, weary, worldly, been around twice, cloyed, disentranced, done it all, glutted, satiated, sick of, sophisticate, surfeited, unexcited, world-weary |
| Antonyms: | enthusiastic, excited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bliss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ecstasy |
| Synonyms: | beatitude, blessedness, cool*, euphoria, felicity, gladness, gone*, happiness, heaven*, joy, paradise, rapture |
| Antonyms: | grief, misery, sorrow, unhappiness, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blissful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | beatific, cool*, crazy, delighted, dreamy, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, floating*, flying*, gone*, heavenly, joyful, joyous, mad*, on cloud nine*, rapturous, sent, enraptured, euphoric, in ecstasy, in seventh heaven, in the twilight zone, spaced-out, turned-on |
| Antonyms: | miserable, sorrowful, unhappy, upset, wretched, grieving |
* = 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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