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Blight. Pestilence, withering, blast, destruction.

Ant. Development, maturity.

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Blind. Sightless, unseeing, eyeless, undiscerning, ignorant, unconscious, uninformed.

Ant. Clear-sighted, far-seeing, discerning, penetrating, conscious, keen, aware, sensitive.

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Blink. Wink, ignore, connive, overlook.

Ant. Notice, note, mark.

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Bliss. Blessedness, happiness, joy, ecstasy, rapture, felicity, beatitude.

Ant. Torment, woe, suffering, misery, accursedness.

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Blithe. Merry, joyous, cheerful, gay, lively, airy, sportive, blithesome, mirthful, jocund, elated, vivacious, joyful.

Ant. Dejected, heavy, dull, sullen.

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Block. Obstruct, arrest, stop, fill.

Ant. Free, open, clear.

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Blockhead. Dunce, dolt, stupid fellow, numskull, ninny, simpleton, ignoramus, dullard, booby.

Ant. Sage, adept, savant, philosopher, schoolman, luminary.

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Blood-thirsty. Cruel, savage, ferocious, murderous, bloody, bloody-minded, gory, barbarous, inhuman, ruthless, sanguinary.

Ant. Humane, kind, merciful, mild, tender, compassionate.

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Bloom, n. Blossom, flower, flowering, efflorescence; flush, freshness, prime, vigor, glow; delicacy, innocence.

Ant. Decay, decadence, blight, blast, roughness, toughness, ghastliness, superannuation, cadaverousness, coarseness.

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Bloom, v. Blossom, bud, flower, germinate, sprout, blow, develop.

Ant. Blight, be blasted, wither.

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Blooming. Flourishing, flowering; young, beautiful, fair, fresh.

Ant. Fading, waning, old, unsightly, deformed, blasted, withered.

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Blot. Sully, spot, tarnish, spoil, discolor, pollute, stain, erase, blur, blotch, smear, smutch, obliterate.

Ant. Cleanse, clear, whiten, blanch; perpetuate, preserve.

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Blot out. Erase, cancel, expunge, obliterate, efface, destroy, wipe out.

Ant. Restore, replace.

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Blow, n. Knock, thump, stroke, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut, concussion, disaster, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stroke, wound, affliction, blast, gale, gust; disappointment.

Ant. Relief, comfort, blessing, consolation, assuagement.

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Bluff. Abrupt, blunt, inconsiderate, open, rough, unmannerly, uncivil, blustering, bold, brusque, coarse, discourteous, frank, impolite, plain-spoken, rude.

Ant. Bland, courteous, genial, polite, refined, reserved, urbane, polished.

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Blunder. Error, mistake, misunderstanding, fault, slip, oversight, inaccuracy, delusion.

Ant. Accuracy, correctness, truthfulness, exactness, ratification, foresight, achievement, success, correction.

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Blunt, a. Obtuse, dull, pointless, edgeless, brusk, abrupt, plain, informal, stupid, stolid.

Ant. Sharp, keen, acute, sensitive, polished, courteous, refined.

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Blunt, v. Subdue, numb, harden, dull, make dull, deaden, paralyze, stupefy; moderate, allay, mitigate, assuage.

Ant. Quicken, sharpen, instigate, excite, stimulate, animate, vitalize.

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Blush, n. Bloom, color, reddening, carnation, complexion; shame, confusion, guiltiness.

Ant. Pallor; innocence, purity, unconsciousness; boldness, effrontery.

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Bluster. Storm, rage, insult, roar, swagger, vaunt, boast.

Ant. Cringe, whine, whimper.

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Boast. Vaunt, brag, swagger, magnify, make much of, swell, bluster, triumph, glory, vapor.

Ant. Whine, cringe; minimize, apologize.

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Bodily. Corporeally; completely, wholly, altogether, entirely, collectively, unitedly.

Ant. Spiritually, ghostly; piecemeal, partially, gradually, fragmentarily.

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Body. Material or physical substance; carcass, corpse; trunk, stem, bulk, main part; person, individual, mortal, creature, being; company, society, corporation; system; consistency, substance; ashes, form, dust, frame, remains, clay.

Ant. Intellect, intelligence, soul, spirit, mind; branch, limb; world, universe; mass, conglomeration.

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Boil. Bubble, rage, effervesce, explode, fume.

Ant. Calm, subside, cool, recover.

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Boisterous. Loud, unrestrained, stormy, noisy, furious, violent, clamorous.

Ant. Quiet, silent, unostentatious, mild, gentle, peaceful, calm, serene, self-possessed.

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Bold. Courageous, fearless, adventurous, brave, intrepid, dauntless, audacious, daring, valiant.