| Main Entry: | seal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make airtight |
Synonyms: |
close, cork, enclose, fasten, gum, isolate, paste, plaster, plug, quarantine, secure, segregate, shut, stop, stop up, stopper, waterproof |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unseal |
| Main Entry: | seal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ensure, finalize |
Synonyms: |
assure, attest, authenticate, clinch, conclude, confirm, consummate, establish, ratify, settle, shake hands on, stamp, validate |
Antonyms: |
delay, put off, refuse |
| Main Entry: | sealed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secured |
Synonyms: |
airtight, closed, firm, fixed, impenetrable, shut, tight |
| Main Entry: | achieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal |
Synonyms: |
accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, carry through, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, earn wings, effect, effectuate, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, get done, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, see through, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out |
| Notes: | achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive |
Antonyms: |
fail, lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | approve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, authorize |
Synonyms: |
accede, accept, accredit, acquiesce, advocate, affirm, agree, assent, authorize, back*, bless*, boost, buy, buy into, certify, charter, concur, confirm, consent, dig*, empower, encourage, endorse, establish, get behind, give go-ahead, go along with, groove*, hats off to, lap up, license, maintain, make law, make valid, mandate, okay, permit, pronounce, push for, ratify, recommend, sanction, seal, second, sign, sign off on, stump for, subscribe to, support, thumbs up, uphold, validate |
Antonyms: |
disallow, disapprove, invalidate, oppose, refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | assure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make certain |
Synonyms: |
cinch, clinch, complete, confirm, ensure, guarantee, have a lock on, ice*, insure, lock, lock on, lock up, make sure, nail down, put on ice, seal, secure, set |
| Main Entry: | assured |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolutely certain |
Synonyms: |
beyond doubt, cinched, clear-cut, clinched, confirmed, decided, definite, dependable, ensured, fixed, guaranteed, in the bag, indubitable, insured, irrefutable, made certain, nailed down, on ice, pronounced, racked, sealed, secure, set, settled, sewed up, sure, surefire, undoubted, unquestionable |
Antonyms: |
doubted, doubtful, feared, uncertain |
| Main Entry: | attest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affirm, vouch for |
Synonyms: |
adjure, announce, argue, assert, asservate, authenticate, aver, bear out, bear witness, certify, confirm, corroborate, countersign, declare, demonstrate, display, exhibit, give evidence, indicate, prove, ratify, seal, show, substantiate, support, sustain, swear, testify, uphold, verify, warrant, witness |
Antonyms: |
deny |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | secure, usually with a length of material |
Synonyms: |
barricade, block, blockade, bolt, caulk, clog, close, dam, deadbolt, dike, fasten, fence, jam, latch, lock, plug, seal, secure, trammel, wall |
Antonyms: |
loosen, open, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | cement |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach securely, often with sticky material |
Synonyms: |
bind, blend, bond, cohere, combine, connect, fasten, fuse, glue, gum, join, merge, mortar, paste, plaster, seal, solder, stick together, unite, weld |
Antonyms: |
divide, separate, unfix |