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| Main Entry: | denial |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dismissal, refusal of belief in |
| Synonyms: | cold shoulder*, contradiction, disapproval, disclaimer, dissent, nay, negation, negative, nix*, noncommittal, prohibition, rebuff, rebuttal, refutation, rejection, renunciation, repudiation, repulse, retraction, veto, abstaining, adjuration, brush-off, controversion, declination, disallowance, disavowal, dismissing, disproof, forswearing, gainsaying, no way, nonacceptance, protestation, refraining, refusing, refutal, rejecting, renegement, renouncement, repudiating, statement abnegation, turndown |
| Antonyms: | affirmation, agreement, approval, avowal, claim, corroboration, vouching |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fat chance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | no chance |
| Synonyms: | chance in a million, ghost of a chance, impossible, no chance, no way, not a prayer, poor outlook, poor possibility, poor prospect, slim chance, small chance, snowball's chance in hell, unthinkable, very little chance, when hell freezes over |
| Main Entry: | hardly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | scarcely; with difficulty |
| Synonyms: | barely, comparatively, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, only, practically, rarely, seldom, simply, slightly, somewhat, almost inconceivably, almost not, by a hair, by no means, detectably, faintly, no more than, no way, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not likely, not markedly, not measurably, not much, not notably, not noticeably, not often, not quite, once in a blue moon, only just, perceptibly, pretty near, scantly, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble |
| Antonyms: | very |
| Main Entry: | insurmountable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impossible |
| Synonyms: | hopeless, impassable, impregnable, inaccessible, indomitable, ineluctable, insuperable, invincible, overwhelming, unbeatable, unconquerable, forget it, no way, no-win, not a prayer, unmasterable |
| Antonyms: | attainable, possible, surmountable, beatable, defeatable |
| Main Entry: | never |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | not at any time |
| Synonyms: | at no time, don't hold your breath, forget it, nevermore, no way, not at all, not ever, not in any way, not in the least, not on your life, not under any condition |
| Antonyms: | always, forever |
| Main Entry: | rejection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | denial, refusal |
| Synonyms: | bounce, cold shoulder*, dismissal, elimination, exclusion, nix*, pass*, rebuff, renunciation, repudiation, thumbs down, veto, brush-off, disallowance, hard time, kick in teeth, no dice, no go, no way, nothing doing, slap in the face, turndown |
| Antonyms: | acceptance, allowance, approval, choice, ratification, sanction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ineffective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
| Synonyms: | abortive, barren, bootless, emasculate, feckless, feeble, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative, lame, limited, nugatory, null, paltry, powerless, spineless, unable, unavailable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain, void, withered, worthless, anticlimactic, defeasible, forceless, inefficacious, neutralized, no go, no way, not effective, slack-spined |
| Notes: | ineffectual refers to a general or habitual lack of success in the carrying out of one's projects; ineffective refers to a specific or definite failure to perform a task or accomplish a purpose |
| Antonyms: | effective |
| Main Entry: | no |
| Part of Speech: | adverb/interjection |
| Definition: | not |
| Synonyms: | negative, never, nix*, absolutely not, by no means, no way*, not at all, not by any means |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impossible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond the bounds of possibility |
| Synonyms: | absurd, beyond, futile, hopeless, impassable, impervious, impracticable, impractical, inaccessible, inconceivable, insurmountable, irreparable, out of the question, preposterous, too much, unfeasible, unimaginable, unreasonable, unthinkable, useless, visionary, way out, contrary to reason, cureless, hardly possible, hundred-to-one, inexecutable, infeasible, irrealizable, no-go, no-way, no-win, not a prayer, unachievable, unattainable, uncorrectable, unobtainable, unrecoverable, unworkable |
| Antonyms: | achievable, believable, obtainable, possible, reasonable, tenable |
| Main Entry: | desperate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless |
| Synonyms: | at end of one's rope, back to the wall, can't win, dead duck, despairing, despondent, desponding, downcast, forlorn, futile, gone*, goner, hard up*, in the soup, in the toilet, inconsolable, irrecoverable, irremediable, irretrievable, no-chance, no-way, no-win, running out of time, sad, sunk, up against it, up the creek, useless, vain, wretched |
| Antonyms: | hopeful |
* = 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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