- PURLOIN (verb)
Meaning: steal (something).
Synonyms: loot, pilfer, steal, embezzle.
Antonyms: bestow, contribute, donate, purchase.
Example: Sometimes it’s impossible to not purloin an excerpt from another person’s blog. - GLOAT (Verb)
Meaning: dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Synonyms: exult, rejoice, relish
Antonyms: commiserate, sympathize
Example: If you are the winner of a contest, you should not gloat and make your competitors feel inferior. - TIZZY (noun)
Meaning: a state of nervous excitement or agitation.
Synonyms: acrimony, animosity, annoyance, chagrin.
Antonyms: calm, calmness, delight, ease
Example: Her mother was in a tizzy over Liz’s divorce - REPROBATE (noun)
Meaning: an unprincipled person.
Synonyms: rogue, scoundrel, villain, wretch.
Antonyms: upright, virtuous, principled, righteous
Example: Although the old man pretended to be a reprobate in public, in private he did a lot of good deeds for the homeless. - REDACT (verb)
Meaning: edit (text) for publication.
Synonyms: correct, rectify, repair, fix.
Antonyms: befoul, deteriorate, diminish, hinder.
Example: Some of the conclusions in the report have been redacted. - DOWNTRODDEN (adjective)
Meaning: Oppressed or treated badly by people in power.
Synonyms: persecuted, exploited, repressed, tyrannized.
Antonyms: protected, respected, guarded, favored.
Example: His claim to be a representative of the downtrodden masses is, of course, completely bogus - RAVENOUS (adjective)
Meaning: (of hunger or need) very great; voracious.
Synonyms: insatiable, greedy, gluttonous, edacious.
Antonyms: content, sated, satiated, satisfied.
Example: No matter what type of stressful situation I’m facing, my body responds by eating everything in sight because of my ravenous appetite. - INCONCEIVABLE (adjective)
Meaning: not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.
Synonyms: implausible, improbable, incredible, incogitable.
Antonyms: plausible, reasonable, tenable,conceivable.
Example: When I looked at my outrageous hospital bill, I blinked at the inconceivable amount. - DILATORY (adjective)
Meaning: slow to act
Synonyms: sluggish, slothful, lax, slack.
Antonyms: fast, prompt, brisk, quick.
Example: They were dilatory in providing the researchers with information. - ABYSMAL (ADJECTIVE)
Meaning: dreadful, excessive bad Synonyms: awful, terrible Antonyms: superb Example: The quality of the work she does is abysmal
