| Main Entry: | abate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lessen, grow or cause to grow less |
Synonyms: |
allay, chill out, coast*, cool, cool it, decline, decrease, diminish, dull, dwindle, ebb, go with the flow, hang easy, hang loose, lay back, let go, let it all hang out, let up, mellow out, moderate, quell, recede, reduce, slacken, slow, subdue, subside, take it easy, taper, taper off, unlax, wane |
Antonyms: |
amplify, enhance, enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, magnify, prolong, revive, rise |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make, become suitable for something |
Synonyms: |
accord, accustom, adapt, adjust, agree, attune, bend over backwards, comply, compose, conform, coordinate, correspond, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, make consistent, modify, play the game, proportion, reconcile, settle, shape up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, tune |
Antonyms: |
disarrange, unsuit |
| Main Entry: | comply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abide by, follow agreement or instructions |
Synonyms: |
accede, accord, acquiesce, adhere to, agree to, cave in, come around, conform to, consent to, cry uncle, defer, discharge, ditto*, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, fold, fulfill, give in, give out, give up, go along with, go with the flow, keep, knuckle to, knuckle under, mind, obey, observe, perform, play ball, play the game, put out, quit, respect, roll over and play dead, satisfy, shape up, stay in line, straighten up, submit, throw in towel, toss it in, yes one, yield |
Antonyms: |
decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist |
| Main Entry: | concede |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acknowledge, give in |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, admit, allow, avow, award, bury the hatchet, capitulate, cave in, cede, confess, cry uncle, ditto*, fess up, fold, give up, go along with, go with the flow, grant, hand over, knuckle under, let on, own, own up, play ball with, quit, relinquish, say uncle, surrender, throw in the towel, waive, yes one, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
Antonyms: |
contradict, disacknowledge, disagree, dispute, dissent, fight, refuse, reject, repudiate |
| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, adapt |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line, tune, yield |
Antonyms: |
differ, fight, refuse |
| Main Entry: | keep one's cool |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remain calm |
Synonyms: |
control one's temper, go with the flow, keep calm, keep cool, keep one's shirt on, restrain oneself |
| Main Entry: | submit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comply, endure |
Synonyms: |
abide, accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, appease, be submissive, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, defer, eat crow, fold, give away, give ground, give in, give way, go with the flow, grin and bear it, humor, indulge, knuckle, knuckle under, kowtow, lay down arms, obey, put up with, quit, relent, relinquish, resign oneself, say uncle, stoop, succumb, surrender, throw in the towel, toe the line, tolerate, truckle, withstand, yield |
Antonyms: |
disobey, fight, resist |
| Main Entry: | unemotional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not responsive |
Synonyms: |
along for the ride, apathetic, blah*, callous, chill*, cold, coldhearted, cool, deadpan, dispassionate, emotionless, flat, frigid, glacial, going with the flow, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, impassive, indifferent, insensitive, laid-back*, listless, marble, obdurate, passionless, phlegmatic, quiet, reserved, reticent, rolling with the punches, thick-skinned, uncompassionate, undemonstrative, unexcitable, unfeeling, unimpressionable, unresponsive, unsympathetic |
Antonyms: |
caring, emotional, excitable, feeling, responsive |
| Main Entry: | yield |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grant, allow |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree, assent, bow, break, comply, concede, concur, consent, defer, fail, fit in, go along with, go with the flow, permit, play the game, surrender, toe the line, toe the mark, waive |
Antonyms: |
counter, disallow, disapprove, veto |