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| Main Entry: | disrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, disorganize |
| Synonyms: | agitate, bollix, confuse, disarray, discombobulate, discompose, disorder, disturb, mess up, mix up, muck up*, muddle, muddy the waters, psych out, put off, rattle, rattle one's cage, rummage, screw up*, shake, spoil, throw, unsettle, upset the apple cart |
| Antonyms: | arrange, organize, ready |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break, interrupt |
| Synonyms: | breach, break up, fracture, hole, intrude, obstruct, open, rupture, unsettle, upset, break into, interfere with |
| Main Entry: | break up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | end relationship, activity |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, disassemble, disband, dismantle, disperse, disrupt, dissolve, divide, divorce, end, halt, part, scatter, separate, sever, split, stop, sunder, suspend, terminate, put an end to, take apart |
| Antonyms: | reconcile |
| Main Entry: | dislocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | displace |
| Synonyms: | break, disconnect, disengage, disjoint, disorder, disrupt, disturb, disunite, divide, jumble, misplace, mix up, move, remove, rummage, separate, shift, transfer, unhinge, upset, disarticulate, put out of joint |
| Antonyms: | order, keep together |
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, disarrange |
| Synonyms: | clutter, confound, confuse, derange, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorganize, disrupt, distemper, disturb, embroil, jumble, mess up, muddle, rummage, rumple, scatter, shuffle, tumble, unsettle, upset, discreate, muss up |
| Antonyms: | arrange, conform, neaten, order, regulate, systematize |
| Main Entry: | dissociate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | part company with; separate |
| Synonyms: | abstract, alienate, break off, detach, disassociate, disband, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disperse, disrupt, distance, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, isolate, quit, scatter, segregate, set apart, uncouple, unfix |
| Antonyms: | associate, attach, join |
| Main Entry: | disturb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, upset |
| Synonyms: | afflict, agitate, ail, alarm, amaze, annoy, arouse, astound, badger, complicate, confound, confuse, depress, discompose, dishearten, disrupt, distract, distress, excite, fluster, frighten, gall, grieve, harass, interfere, interrupt, intrude, irk, irritate, molest, muddle, outrage, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, pique, plague, provoke, puzzle, rattle, rouse, ruffle, shake, shake up*, startle, tire, trouble, unhinge*, unnerve, unsettle, vex, worry, burn up*, make uneasy |
| Notes: | disturb is based on Latin turba 'tumult' and disturb applies better to physical agitation and perturb to mental agitation |
| Antonyms: | appease, calm, comfort, pacify, quiet, reassure, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heckle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jeer |
| Synonyms: | badger, bait, bother, bully, discomfit, disconcert, disrupt, disturb, embarrass, faze, gibe, hound*, interrupt, pester, plague, rattle, ride*, ridicule, taunt, tease, torment, worry, chivy, dis, shout at |
| Antonyms: | encourage, help, promote, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, hinder |
| Synonyms: | bar, block, blow whistle on, brake, check, clog, close off, cramp one's style, curb, cut off, dam, delay, deter, discomfit, disconcert, disrupt, embarrass, faze, flag one, freeze, hamper, hang up, hold up, interfere, oppose, rattle, restrain, retard, saddle with, shut down, shut off, slow, slow down, stonewall*, stop, stymie, thwart |
| Antonyms: | advance, aid, assist, facilitate, forward, help, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconvenience |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, trouble |
| Synonyms: | aggravate, discommode, discompose, disoblige, disrupt, disturb, exasperate, interfere, irk, meddle, try, upset, discombobulate, give a hard time, give trouble, hang up*, make it tough, put in a spot, put on the spot, put to trouble |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, benefit, help, be convenient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mix up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse |
| Synonyms: | befuddle, bewilder, confound, derange, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, distract, disturb, dizzy, fluster, foul up*, jumble, mess up*, mistake, muddle, perplex, puzzle, snafu*, upset, addle |
| Antonyms: | clear up, explain, explicate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | muss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dishevel, disorder |
| Synonyms: | clutter, crumple, disarrange, disarray, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up, mix up*, muddle, ruffle, rummage, rumple, tangle, upset, wrinkle, tousle |
| Antonyms: | fix up, order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clear, expose; spread |
| Synonyms: | bare, break in, break out, broach, burst, crack, disclose, display, disrupt, expand, fissure, free, gap, gape, hole, jimmy, kick in, lacerate, lance, penetrate, perforate, pierce, pop, puncture, release, reveal, rupture, separate, sever, slit, slot, split, tap, uncover, undo, unfasten, unfold, unfurl, unlock, unroll, unseal, untie, unwrap, vent, ventilate, yawn, yawp, bust in, come apart, throw wide, unbar, unblock, unbolt, unclose, unclothe, uncork, unlatch, unshut, unstop |
| Antonyms: | block, bury, cover, exclude, hide, hinder, shut |
| Main Entry: | ravage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | destroy, ransack |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, break up, capture, consume, cream*, crush, damage, demolish, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, dismantle, disorganize, disrupt, exterminate, extinguish, forage, foray, gut, harry, impair, loot, overrun, overthrow, overwhelm, pillage, pirate, plunder, prey, prostrate, pull down, raid, rape, raze, rob, ruin, sack, seize, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, stamp out, strip, total*, trample, trash, waste, wreak havoc, wreck, wrest, lay waste, leave in ruins, spoliate, sweep away |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help, protect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rummage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ransack, search |
| Synonyms: | beat the bushes*, comb, delve, disarrange, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, examine, explore, ferret out, fish, forage, grub, hunt, jumble, mess up, mix up, poke, rake, root, scour, seek, shake, spy, toss, dig out, leave no stone unturned, look high and low, search high heaven, shake down, turn inside out, turn upside down |
| Antonyms: | order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | break open |
| Synonyms: | breach, burst, cleave, crack, disrupt, divide, erupt, fracture, hold, open, part, puncture, rend, separate, sever, shatter, split, sunder, tear, rive |
| Antonyms: | close, join, mend |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree; dissolve union |
| Synonyms: | break off, break up, come between, disjoin, disrupt, dissect, disunite, divide, divorce, part, separate, split, split up, sunder, dissever |
| Antonyms: | agree, join, marry |
| Main Entry: | sabotage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incapacitate, damage |
| Synonyms: | attack, block, break up, cripple, deep six, destroy, disable, disrupt, do*, do in*, foul up*, frustrate, hamper, hinder, mess up*, obstruct, screw up*, subvert, undermine, vandalize, wreck, bollix, louse up, put out of action, put out of commission, take out*, throw a monkey wrench into, torpedo* |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, fix, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shuffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rearrange, mix up |
| Synonyms: | change, confuse, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mess up*, shift, break the deck, change the order, intermix |
| Antonyms: | arrange, order, organize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, destroy |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, break up, decimate, demolish, disrupt, overthrow, overturn, raze, ruin, shatter, tear down, topple, trash, tumble, wreck, destruct, lay in ruins, lay waste, put out of action, put out of commission |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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