| Main Entry: | pat |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | relevant, suitable |
Synonyms: |
apposite, apropos, apt, auspicious, felicitous, fitting, happy, neat, opportune, pertinent, propitious, rehearsed, timely, to the point |
Antonyms: |
imprecise, inexact, irrelevant, unacceptable, unsuitable, wrong |
| Main Entry: | adamant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unyielding |
Synonyms: |
determined, firm, fixed, hanging tough, hard-nosed, immovable, inexorable, inflexible, insistent, intransigent, obdurate, pat, relentless, resolute, rigid, set, set in stone, standing pat, stiff, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unshakable, unswayable |
Antonyms: |
flexible, pliant, submissive, yielding |
| Main Entry: | determined |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | driven, persistent |
Synonyms: |
bent, bent on, buckled down, constant, decided, decisive, dogged, earnest, firm, fixed, hard-as-nails, hardboiled, intent, mean business, obstinate, on ice, pat, persevering, purposeful, resolute, resolved, serious, set, set on, settled, single-minded, solid, steadfast, strong-minded, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unfaltering, unflinching, unhesitating, unwavering |
Antonyms: |
flexible, hesitating, irresolute, vacillating, wavering, weak |
| Main Entry: | felicitous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate, suitable |
Synonyms: |
applicable, apposite, apropos, apt, convincing, fit, fitting, germane, happy, inspired, just, meet, neat, opportune, pat, pertinent, proper, propitious, relevant, seasonable, telling, timely, well-chosen, well-timed |
Antonyms: |
improper, inappropriate, infelicitous, inopportune, unfitting, unsuitable, untimely |
| Main Entry: | immobile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | motionless, fixed |
Synonyms: |
anchored, at a standstill, at rest, frozen, immobilized, immotile, immovable, nailed, nailed down, pat, quiescent, rigid, riveted, rooted, stable, stagnant, static, stationary, steadfast, stiff, still, stock-still, stolid, unmovable, unmoving |
Antonyms: |
mobile, movable, moving, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | inevitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain; cannot be avoided |
Synonyms: |
all locked up, assured, binding, compulsory, decided, decreed, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fateful, fixed, for certain, foreordained, imminent, impending, in the bag, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inexorable, inflexible, irresistible, irrevocable, necessary, no ifs ands or buts, obligatory, ordained, pat, prescribed, settled, sure, unalterable, unavoidable, undeniable, unpreventable, without recourse |
Antonyms: |
avoidable, doubtful, escapable, fortuitous, preventable, uncertain, unlikely, unsure |
| Main Entry: | intractable /intransigent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, stubborn |
Synonyms: |
awkward, bullheaded, cantankerous, contrary, hang tough, hard-line, headstrong, immovable, incompliant, incurable, indocile, indomitable, insoluble, locked in, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, recalcitrant, refractory, resolute, self-willed, set in stone, tenacious, tough, tough-nut, unbending, uncompromising, uncooperative, undisciplined, ungovernable, unmanageable, unpliable, unruly, unyielding, wayward, wild, willful |
Antonyms: |
amenable, easy, facile, manageable |
| Main Entry: | opportune |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous, lucky |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, apt, auspicious, convenient, favorable, felicitous, fit, fitting, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, helpful, pat, proper, propitious, seasonable, suitable, timely, timeous, well-timed |
Antonyms: |
disadvantageous, inauspicious, inopportune, unlucky, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | pertinent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | relevant, suitable |
Synonyms: |
ad rem, admissible, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, connected, fit, fitting, germane, kosher*, legit, material, on target, on the button, on the nose, opportune, pat, pertaining, proper, related, right on, to the point, to the purpose |
| Notes: | relevant means 'worthy of raising in the context of discussion'; pertinent means 'applicable to the point at issue' |
Antonyms: |
inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | propitious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of promise; good, favorable |
Synonyms: |
advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, benign, brave, bright, dexter, encouraging, favoring, fortunate, happy, hopeful, lucky, opportune, pat, promising, prosperous, rosy, seasonable, timely, toward, useful, well-timed |
Antonyms: |
inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising |