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Celebrated. Famous, renowned, distinguished, famed, illustrious, eminent, glorious, notable, exalted.

Ant. Obscure, unknown, unnotable, mean, insignificant, inconspicuous.

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Celebration. Solemnization, observance, commemoration, laudation, praise, commendation.

Ant. Oblivion, desuetude, non-observance.

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Celebrity. Fame, renown, reputation, glory, honor, repute, eminence, distinction; person of note, “lion.”

Ant. Obscurity, ignominy, disgrace, contempt, meanness; infamy; oblivion.

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Celerity. Rapidity, speed, haste, velocity, swiftness, fleetness, despatch.

Ant. Slowness, tardiness, inertness.

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Celestial. Heavenly, angelic, supernal, ethereal, atmospheric, immortal, seraphic, divine, godlike.

Ant. Earthly, terrestrial; human, mortal; infernal.

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Censure. Blame, disapproval, reproach, disapprobation, reprimand, condemnation, remonstrance, rebuke.

Ant. Praise, approval, eulogy, commendation, encouragement.

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Center. Middle, midst.

Ant. Perimeter, rim, bound, circumference, boundary.

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Central. Convenient, medial, accessible.

Ant. Remote, inaccessible, inconvenient.

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Centralize. Concentrate, collect, localize.

Ant. Disperse, distribute.

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Ceremonial, n. Ritual, rites, formalities, etiquette.

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Ceremonial, a. Ritualistic, formal, official, ministerial, pompous, sumptuous, scenic, functional.

Ant. Private, unostentatious, undramatic, unimposing, unassuming.

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Ceremonious. Stately, lofty, courtly; formal, studied, punctilious; prim, precise.

Ant. Brusk, blunt, supercilious, plain, simple.

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Certain. Sure, infallible, positive, undeniable, unfailing; assured, fixed, regular, established; true, accurate, unmistakable.

Ant. Dubious, irregular, undecided, doubtful, exceptional, casual.

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Certainty. Assurance, conviction, confidence, positiveness.

Ant. Hesitation, doubt, misgiving, conjecture, indecision.

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Certify. Acknowledge, avow, declare, prove, inform, assure, attest.

Ant. Disavow, misinform, disprove.

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Cessation. Stop, pause, abeyance, suspension, lull, respite.

Ant. Incessancy, continuity, continuance.

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Chafe. Vex, irritate, gall, rub, chagrin, tease, worry, harass, annoy, fret; rage, fume; nettle, exasperate, anger.

Ant. Soothe, coax, calm, console, humor; submit, endure, succumb.

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Chaff. Banter, badinage, nonsense, frivolity; refuse, trash.

Ant. Sense, reason, pith, gist, seriousness, substance.

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Chagrin. Humiliation, shame, mortification, confusion, discomposure, dismay, disappointment.

Ant. Delight, glory, exultation, triumph, rejoicing.

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Challenge, v. Dare, brave, defy; demand, require, claim; object to, take exceptions.

Ant. Pass, allow, grant, concede, permit; retract, retreat.

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Champion. Defender, protector, vindicator; hero, winner, chief, victor, combatant.

Ant. Renegade, traitor, deserter, coward; adversary, opponent.

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Chance. Hazard, casualty, accident, luck, fortune.

Ant. Law, sequence, purpose, design, intention, causation, certainty.

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Change, n. Transformation, variation, transition, conversion, innovation, diversion, novelty, variety, vicissitude, alteration, transmutation.

Ant. Fixity, identity, constancy, uniformity, firmness, permanence, persistence, steadiness.

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Change, v. Alter, transform, vary, turn, veer, shift, qualify, modify, exchange, diversify, convert, metamorphose, substitute.

Ant. Continue, endure, stay, hold, keep, retain, abide, remain, persist.

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Changeless. Stationary, undeviating, immovable, reliable, consistent.

Ant. Fluctuating, vacillating, capricious, variable, plastic.

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Character. Mark, figure, sign, symbol, emblem, letter; constitution, nature, disposition, turn, cast, bent; temperament, moral qualities, personality, traits, habits; person, individual; repute, reputation.

Ant. Anonymousness; disrepute; vagueness; indefiniteness.