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| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, genuine |
| Synonyms: | aboveboard, decent, equal, equitable, ethical, even, fair, fair-and-square, impartial, impersonal, just, nonpartisan, objective, sporting, straight, straightforward, unbiased, unprejudiced, upright, on-the-level, sportspersonlike |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, fake, deceiving |
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is old-fashioned, conventional |
| Synonyms: | antediluvian, conservative, diehard*, fuddy-duddy*, reactionary, stick-in-the-mud*, traditionalist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correspond, agree |
| Synonyms: | accord, balance, check out, coincide, conform, dovetail*, fit, harmonize, jibe, match, reconcile, tally, fit in, gee |
| Antonyms: | disagree |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | four-sided |
| Synonyms: | boxlike, boxy, equal-sided, equilateral, foursquare, orthogonal, quadrate, quadratic, quadratical, rectangular, rectilinear, right-angled, squared, squarish |
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | municipal park |
| Synonyms: | area, center, circle, common, green, plaza, space, village green |
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay off, satisfy |
| Synonyms: | balance, bribe, buy, buy off, clear, clear up, corrupt, discharge, fix, have, liquidate, pay, quit, rig, settle, clear off, make even, pay up, tamper with |
| Antonyms: | owe |
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | old-fashioned, conventional |
| Synonyms: | behind the times, bourgeois, conservative, dated, orthodox, out-of-date, straight*, strait-laced*, stuffy*, button-down |
| Antonyms: | current, in vogue, new, popular, stylish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | square |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adapt, regulate |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adjust, align, conform, fit, level, reconcile, suit, tailor, true, even up, quadrate, tailor-make |
| Main Entry: | aboveboard |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | candid |
| Synonyms: | forthright, frank, honest, open, overt, square, straight, straightforward, true, trustworthy, truthful, up front, veracious, right on, straight from shoulder |
| Antonyms: | deceitful, devious, lying, shady, underhanded |
| Main Entry: | adapt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust to a different situation or condition |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, change, comply, conform, familiarize, fashion, fit, get used to, habituate, harmonize, make, match, modify, prepare, qualify, readjust, reconcile, remodel, revise, shape, square, suit, tailor, come around, get act together, grow used to, play the game, roll with punches, shape up |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, dislocate, disorder, disturb, unfit |
| Main Entry: | allay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reduce something, usually a pain or a problem |
| Synonyms: | abate, alleviate, assuage, calm, compose, decrease, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacify, quiet, square, cool out, make nice, play up to, pour oil on, take the bite out, take the sting out |
| Antonyms: | intensify, provoke, stir, worsen |
| Main Entry: | amend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve, correct |
| Synonyms: | alter, ameliorate, better, change, elevate, enhance, fix, help, lift, make up for, mend, modify, pay one's dues, raise, rectify, reform, remedy, repair, revise, right, square* |
| Notes: | when you amend a text, you change it - usually for the better and when you emend a text, you simply correct the mistakes; whereas one can amend various aspects of conduct or behavior, emend is used if the issue at hand is that of a manuscript, speech, or literary product |
| Antonyms: | blemish, corrupt, debase, depress, harm, impair, injure, mar, reduce, subtract, worsen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apologize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express remorse, regret |
| Synonyms: | atone, confess, cop a plea, cop out*, crawl*, purge, retract, square*, withdraw, admit guilt, ask forgiveness, ask pardon, beg pardon, bow to, clear oneself, excuse oneself, get down on knees, give satisfaction, make amends, make reparations, make up for, make up with, offer compensation, offer excuse, say one is sorry |
| Antonyms: | defy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | atone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | compensate; make amends for former misdoing |
| Synonyms: | absolve, answer, apologize, appease, balance, correct, counterbalance, do penance, expiate, make amends, make redress, make reparation, make up for, offset, outweigh, pay, pay one's dues, propitiate, recompense, reconcile, redeem, redress, repair, set off, square, take one's medicine |
| Main Entry: | banal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | commonplace |
| Synonyms: | blah*, bland, common, conventional, corny, dumb, everyday, flat, hackneyed, hokey*, humdrum*, insipid, mundane, nothing, old hat, ordinary, pabulum*, pedestrian, square, stale, stereotyped, stock, stupid, tired, tripe, trite, unimaginative, unoriginal, vapid, watery, wishy-washy*, zero*, bromidic, clichéd, cornball, cornfed, dull as dishwater, ho hum, noplace, nowhere, platitudinous |
| Antonyms: | fresh, new, original |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | behind the times |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not current |
| Synonyms: | antiquated, dated, obsolete, old hat, old hat, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, square, unfashionable, back-number, has-been, of the old school, out of date, passe |
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
| Synonyms: | approach, buy, buy off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix*, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap*, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | campus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | school grounds |
| Synonyms: | grounds, quad, quadrangle, square, yard, dorm |
| Main Entry: | card |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of paper, often with purposeful writing |
| Synonyms: | agenda, badge, billet, calendar, check, docket, identification, label, pass, poster, program, schedule, sheet, square, tally, ticket, timetable, voucher, cardboard, fiberboard |
| Main Entry: | coincide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go along with; coexist |
| Synonyms: | accompany, accord, acquiesce, agree, befall, come about, concert, concur, correspond, equal, eventuate, harmonize, identify, jibe, match, square, synchronize, tally, be concurrent, be the same, occur simultaneously, quadrate, sync |
| Antonyms: | clash, deviate, differ, disagree, diverge, mismatch |
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