Ant. Stagnation, leisure, inactivity.

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Bustle. Activity, stir, commotion, excitement, haste, hurry, energy, eagerness, flurry.

Ant. Idleness, inactivity, vacation, stagnation, quiet, indolence, indifference, unconcern.

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Busy. Engaged, employed, occupied; diligent, industrious, active, working, sedulous; brisk, stirring, bustling, agile, spry, nimble; meddling, officious.

Ant. Idle, lazy, indolent, slothful.

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But. Save, except, furthermore, barely, besides, however, just, only, notwithstanding, though, unless, yet, still, merely, nevertheless, provided, moreover.

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Buxom. Bonny, blithe, shapely.

Ant. Lean, slender, ill-shaped.

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Buy. Purchase, bargain, acquire; bribe, corrupt, pervert, suborn, subsidize.

Ant. Sell, hawk, retail, vend.

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By. Through, with; at, on; from, according to; near, close by; past; along, over; before, in the sight of, in the name of; per, at.

C

Cabal. Confederacy, conspiracy, conclave, combination, faction, crew, junto, gang, coterie, plot, political intrigue, league.

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Cadaverous. Bloodless, pallid, pale, wan, ghastly, deathlike, ashy.

Ant. Rosy, blushing, sanguine, incarnadine.

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Cage, v. Imprison, immure, confine, incarcerate.

Ant. Liberate, free, dismiss, unbar.

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Caitiff. Rascal, miscreant, villain, wretch, coward, sneak, traitor, scoundrel, vagabond.

Ant. Gentleman, patriot, philanthropist.

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Cajole. Coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn upon, blandish; deceive, entrap, beguile, inveigle, impose upon.

Ant. Scold, chide, warn.

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Calamitous. Disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky, adverse, untoward, deplorable, ruinous, inauspicious, wretched, distressing, grievous, ill-starred, troublous, hapless, ill-omened.

Ant. Fortunate, auspicious, felicitous, propitious, favorable, advantageous.

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Calamity. Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, trial, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, hardship, ill luck, visitation.

Ant. Blessing, boon, advantage, good fortune, benefaction.

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Calculate. Number, reckon, sum up, count, compute, account, estimate, enumerate, rate; consider, deem, apportion, investigate.

Ant. Guess, risk, chance, conjecture, stake.

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Calculating. Wary, cautious, scheming, crafty, cool, hard, selfish; careful, circumspect, sagacious, farsighted.

Ant. Shortsighted, improvident, rash, careless.

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Calculation. Reckoning, computation; expectation, anticipation, prospect; foresight, forethought, caution, wariness, discretion, prudence, deliberation.

Ant. Omission, carelessness, imprudence, indiscretion, inconsideration.

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Caliber. Diameter, gage, capacity; faculty, scope, talent, ability, gifts, parts, endowment.

Ant. Smallness, thinness; imbecility, incapacity, puerility.

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Call. Cry, bellow, clamor, ejaculate, scream, roar, shout, shriek, bawl, yell, exclaim, vociferate; invite, summon, send for, bid; assemble, convene, muster; elect, ordain, appoint; invoke, appeal to.

Ant. Be silent, hush, list, listen, harken, be still; ignore; disperse; disdain, defy.

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Calm. Composed, peaceful, placid, quiet, still, tranquil, self-possessed, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unruffled.

Ant. Frantic, frenzied, passionate, furious, raging, stormy, violent, boisterous, agitated, excited, fierce, turbulent, wild, heated, wrathful, disturbed.

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Calumniate. Slander, traduce, defame, vilify, revile, asperse.

Ant. Praise, commend, vindicate, laud, honor, eulogize; shield.

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Calumny. Slander, aspersion, defamation, detraction, abuse, obloquy.

Ant. Vindication, justification; eulogy, panegyric.

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Camp. Encampment, bivouac.

Cancel. Obliterate, scratch out, erase, efface, expunge, cross off; abolish, abrogate, nullify, annul, revoke, rescind, make void, repeal.

Ant. Confirm, enact, perpetuate, approve, enforce, uphold, sustain, maintain, establish, record, write.

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Candid. Honest, open, straightforward, transparent, unbiased, artless, frank, guileless, ingenuous, naive, sincere, impartial, innocent, unprejudiced, aboveboard, simple, truthful, unsophisticated, fair.