| Main Entry: | decry |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | criticize, blame |
Synonyms: |
abuse, asperse, bad-mouth, belittle, calumniate, censure, condemn, cry down, defame, denounce, depreciate, derogate, detract, devalue, diminish, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, do a number on, downgrade, dump on, hit*, knock*, lower, malign, mark down, minimize, opprobriate, pan, poor-mouth, put down, rail against, rap, reprehend, reprobate, run down, slam*, take away, take swipe at, throw stones at, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write off |
Antonyms: |
applaud, compliment, exalt, laud, praise |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | unload |
Synonyms: |
carry away, disburden, empty, off-load, remove, remove cargo, send, take away, take off, unburden, unlade, unpack, unship, unstow |
Antonyms: |
load |
| Main Entry: | discount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lower, reduce cost |
Synonyms: |
abate, allow, deduct, depreciate, diminish, hold a sale, knock off, make allowance for, mark down, modify, rebate, redeem, remove, sell at discount, strike off, subtract, take away, take off, undersell |
Antonyms: |
increase, mark up, raise |
| Main Entry: | do away with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of; destroy |
Synonyms: |
abolish, bump off, cancel, discard, discontinue, do in, eliminate, exterminate, finish, kill, liquidate, murder, put an end to, put to death, remove, slaughter, slay, take away, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
build, construct, get, keep |
| Main Entry: | draw back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retract from position |
Synonyms: |
deduct, discount, pull back, recede, recoil, reel in, retreat, sheathe, shrink, start back, subtract, take away, withdraw |
Antonyms: |
forge, go forward, start |
| Main Entry: | incarcerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in jail, confinement |
Synonyms: |
bastille, book*, cage*, commit, confine, constrain, coop up, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, intern, jail, lock up, put away, put on ice, put under lock and key, railroad, restrain, restrict, send up the river, settle, slough, take away, throw book at |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | intercept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | head off; interrupt |
Synonyms: |
ambush, appropriate, arrest, block, catch, check, curb, cut in, cut off, deflect, head off at pass, hijack, hinder, interlope, interpose, make off with, obstruct, prevent, seize, shortstop, stop, take, take away |
Antonyms: |
abet, forward, help |
| Main Entry: | jail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | incarcerate |
Synonyms: |
bastille, book, cage, can*, confine, constrain, detain, hold, immure, impound, imprison, lock up, prison, put away, put behind bars, put on ice, railroad, send up, sentence, take away*, throw away the keys, throw in dungeon, throw the book at |
| Notes: | a jail is a short-term detention facility for those awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses; a prison or penitentiary is a long-term detention facility for those convicted of major offenses |
Antonyms: |
free, liberate |
| Main Entry: | ransack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn inside out in search; ravage |
Synonyms: |
appropriate, comb, despoil, explore, ferret, filch, go over with a fine-tooth comb, go through, gut, hunt, investigate, lay waste, leave no stone unturned, lift, look all over for, look high and low, look into, loot, make off with, maraud, overhaul, peer, pilfer, pillage, pinch, plunder, poach, probe, pry, purloin, raid, rake, rape, ravish, rifle, rob, rummage, rustle, sack, scan, scour, scrutinize, search, seek, seize, shake down, sound, spoil, spy, steal, strip, take away, thieve |
Antonyms: |
care for, clean, neaten, tidy |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | subtract |
Synonyms: |
deduct, discount, draw back, eliminate, knock off, remove, take away, take off, take out |
Antonyms: |
add |