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Characteristic. Attribute, peculiarity, trait, sign, indication, mark, feature, distinction, singularity, property, idiosyncrasy.

Ant. Nondescript, generality, miscellany, commonness.

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Charge, v. Load, freight, burden; intrust; impute, ascribe; accuse, impeach, incriminate, arraign, indict; command, order, require, bid; attack, assault.

Ant. Free, acquit, liberate, discharge.

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Charitable. Benign, bountiful, liberal; lenient, mild, considerate.

Ant. Selfish, harsh, exacting, revengeful, churlish, censorious.

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Charity. Benevolence, liberality, bounty, generosity, philanthropy.

Ant. Harshness, ill will, malignity, malevolence.

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Charlatan. Quack, mountebank, impostor, pretender, humbug, cheat.

Ant. Victim, dupe, gull.

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Charm. Spell, incantation, enchantment; fascination, attraction, allurement; witchery, sorcery, magic, necromancy.

Ant. Fear, repulsion, disenchantment, disillusion.

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Chary. Careful, cautious, wary; frugal, sparing, saving, reluctant.

Ant. Liberal, lavish, profuse, extravagant.

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Chase. Pursue, track, hunt, follow, prosecute; emboss, enchase.

Ant. Flee, shun, elude, evade; abandon, relinquish.

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Chaste. Pure, spotless, immaculate, modest, virtuous, simple, refined, classic, elegant.

Ant. Corrupt, impure, flashy, gaudy; coarse, inelegant.

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Chasten. Discipline, chastise, subdue, afflict, punish, soften, try.

Ant. Indulge, pamper, spoil, demoralize.

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Chattels. Goods, wares, effects, furniture.

Ant. Freehold.

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Cheap. Common, inexpensive, mean, worthless, vile, paltry, low-priced, poor, indifferent.

Ant. Rare, costly, expensive, high, precious.

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Cheat, n. Fraud, trick, artifice, swindle, deceit, fiction, imposture.

Ant. Truth, reality, fact, honesty, authenticity, certainty, openness, sincerity.

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Check, v. Restrain, curb, stop, bridle, hinder, impede, inhibit; reprove, chide, reprimand, rebuke.

Ant. License, indulge, allow, loose, liberate, abet, instigate.

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Cheer, n. Gladness, joy, gaiety, mirth, merriment, cheerfulness, happiness, hope, conviviality, plenty, hospitality.

Ant. Gloom, dearth, sullenness, niggardliness, unsociableness.

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Cheerful. Glad, lively, mirthful, animated, jocund, jolly, blithe, buoyant, merry, joyous.

Ant. Gloomy, dejected, unhappy, lifeless, dull, depressing, melancholy, joyless, dispiriting.

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Cherish. Foster, nurture, protect, shelter, treasure, comfort, cheer.

Ant. Abandon, afflict, check, discourage.

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Chief, a. Head, important, excellent, high, principal, consummate.

Ant. Subordinate, minor, inferior.

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Chieftain. Captain, commander, general, leader, chief.

Ant. Vassal, minion, adherent, retainer, attendant, follower.

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Childish. Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.

Ant. Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous.

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Chimerical. Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.

Ant. Real, actual, substantial, veritable.

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Chivalrous. Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.

Ant. Dastardly, recreant, sneaking.

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Choice, n. Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.

Ant. Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination.

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Choice, a. Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.

Ant. Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior.

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Choose. Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.

Ant. Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside.

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Chronicle. Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.

Ant. Legend, romance, tradition.

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Cipher. Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.

Ant. Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus.

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Circular. Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.