Clumsy. Awkward, inexpert, uncouth, bungling, unskilful, unwieldly.

Ant. Neat, skilful, clever, expert, adroit, dexterous, workmanlike.

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Coalesce. Blend, mix, harmonize, unite, consolidate, combine, adhere.

Ant. Disagree, sunder, separate, sever.

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Coalition. League, union, alliance, confederacy, combination, compact, amalgamation.

Ant. Disruption, rebellion, disagreement, sedition, mutiny.

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Coarse. Of large fibers, crude, rough, gross; indecent, indelicate, unrefined, unpolished, vulgar, common, ordinary.

Ant. Fine, choice, delicate, gentle.

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Coax. Wheedle, flatter, cajole, fawn, allure, seduce, circumvent.

Ant. Coerce, impel, drive, intimidate.

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Coerce. Impel, restrain, inhibit, force, compel, drive, check, intimidate.

Ant. Persuade, coax, permit, urge, induce, tempt.

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Coexistent. Contemporary, concurrent, coincident, simultaneous.

Ant. Preceding or succeeding.

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Cogent. Forcible, powerful, effective, irresistible, convincing, conclusive, persuasive, potent, urgent.

Ant. Weak, feeble, powerless, ineffectual.

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Cogitate. Meditate, think, reflect, consider, ponder, contemplate.

Ant. Dream, idle, wish.

Cognizance. Knowledge, observation, notice, recognition, experience.

Ant. Ignorance, oversight, neglect.

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Coherent. Compact, consecutive, close, logical, consistent.

Ant. Rambling, loose, discursive, aberrant.

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Coincidence. Chance, fortuity, harmony, agreement, casualty, concurrence, contemporaneousness.

Ant. Design, purpose, asynchronism, anachronism, difference.

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Cold. Frigid, chilly, frosty, icy, polar, wintry; dull, lifeless, unimpassioned, sluggish, apathetic, indifferent, spiritless.

Ant. Hot, warm, ardent, impassioned, fiery, burning, fervid, vehement, passionate.

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Colleague. Associate, coadjutor, collaborator, helper, companion, partner, assistant, ally, confederate.

Ant. Opponent, rival, antagonist, competitor.

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Collect. Gather, glean, amass, garner, muster, congregate, assemble, convoke, accumulate.

Ant. Distribute, dispense, divide, assort, deal.

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Collision. Clash, shock, impact, concussion, encounter, contact, opposition, conflict.

Ant. Divergence; concord, harmony, agreement, coincidence, concert, unity, amity, unison.

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Colloquy. Dialogue, conversation, talk, discourse, consultation, conference.

Ant. Babel, tumult, outcry, clamor; silence, taciturnity.

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Collusion. Connivance, accompliceship, confederacy.

Ant. Frustration, betrayal, exposure.

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Color. Hue, tint, tinge, shade, complexion; pigment, paint; pretense, speciousness, varnish, appearance, semblance, excuse, makeshift.

Ant. Paleness; transparency, openness.

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Combat. Conflict, encounter, battle, struggle, contest, contention.

Ant. Truce, surrender, mediation.

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Combination. Association, connection, union; alliance, league; mixture, compound.

Ant. Division, disruption, analysis, dissolution.

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Comfortable. Agreeable, satisfactory, pleasant, convenient, commodious, snug, genial.

Ant. Miserable, distressed, forlorn, wretched, cheerless.

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Comic. Laughable, droll, funny, comical, farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous.

Ant. Serious, solemn, grave, tragic, melancholy.

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Command. Order, direct, bid, instruct, charge, enjoin; rule, govern.

Ant. Beg, petition, supplicate, entreat; obey, yield, comply.

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Commemorate. Celebrate, observe, perpetuate.

Ant. Forget, abolish, ignore.

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Commence. Begin, start, inaugurate, undertake.

Ant. Finish, conclude, terminate.

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Commend. Approve, encourage, applaud, praise.

Ant. Blame, condemn, censure, denounce.

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Comment. Remark, observe, explain, note, expound, interpret, illustrate.

Ant. Confuse, obscure, mystify, confound, misrepresent.

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Commerce. Trade, traffic, business, exchange.

Ant. Embargo, inactivity, boycott.

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Commit. Assign, confide, trust, relegate, entrust, consign.

Ant. Omit, let pass, disregard, misconsign.