| Main Entry: | alienate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause unfriendliness, hostility |
Synonyms: |
break off, come between, disaffect, disunite, divide, divorce, estrange, make indifferent, part, separate, set against, turn away, turn off, wean, withdraw the affections of |
Antonyms: |
be friendly, disarm |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine in contrast |
Synonyms: |
analyze, approach, balance, bracket, collate, confront, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, divide, equal, examine, hang, hold a candle to, inspect, juxtapose, match, match up, measure, observe, oppose, parallel, place in juxtaposition, ponder, rival, scan, scrutinize, segregate, separate, set against, set side by side, size up, stack up against, study, touch, weigh, weigh against another |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Main Entry: | divide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree, alienate |
Synonyms: |
break up, cause to disagree, come between, differ, disaccord, dissent, disunite, estrange, part, pit against, separate, set against, set at odds, sow dissension, split, vary |
Antonyms: |
agree, convince, persuade |
| Main Entry: | oppose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compare, play off |
Synonyms: |
array, confront, contrast, counter, counterbalance, face, match, pit, set against, vie |
Antonyms: |
join, participate |
| Main Entry: | pit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppose, play off |
Synonyms: |
contend, counter, match, put in opposition, set against, vie |
Antonyms: |
agree, go along |