Ant. Prolix, verbose, diffuse, discursive, rambling, pointless.

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Conclave. Assembly, synod, cabinet, council, bureau.

Ant. Throng, mob, populace, concourse, crowd.

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Conclude. Close, end, terminate, finish; decide, determine.

Ant. Begin, commence, undertake, initiate; prolong, protract.

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Conclusion. End, termination, finale, finis.

Ant. Commencement, beginning, initiation.

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Conclusive. Final, decisive, positive, definitive, indisputable.

Ant. Dubious, vague, uncertain, problematical, theoretical, indeterminate.

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Concoct. Brew, prepare, compound, mix.

Ant. Spoil, upset, overbrew.

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Concoction. Compound, brew, mixture; scheme, fiction.

Ant. Rawness, crudity; simplicity.

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Concomitant. Attending, coincident, attendant, synchronous.

Ant. Antecedent; diverse, unconnected; subsequent.

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Concord. Harmony, agreement, friendship, unanimity, accord.

Ant. Variance, animosity, discord.

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Concourse. Assembly, throng, crowd, mob, assemblage, gathering, multitude.

Ant. Conclave, cabal, cabinet; desert, solitude.

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Concrete. Solid, firm, compact; complex, conglomerate; individualized, specific, particular.

Ant. Loose, shifting, yielding, unresisting; abstract, general.

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Concur. Approve, harmonize, agree; help, combine, conspire.

Ant. Disagree, dissent, part, differ, disapprove, separate.

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Concussion. Collision, encounter, crash, impact, percussion.

Ant. Inter-divergence; escape; tangency; failure, missing.

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Condemn. Blame, censure, denounce, convict, sentence, reprove, doom.

Ant. Acquit, exonerate, absolve, pardon, justify, praise, approve.

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Condense. Concentrate, abridge, shorten.

Ant. Expand, amplify, enlarge.

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Condescend. Deign, vouchsafe, stoop.

Ant. Scorn, spurn, disdain.

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Condescension. Graciousness, favor.

Ant. Arrogance, haughtiness, pride.

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Condign. Adequate, deserved, merited, suitable, meet, just.

Ant. Unmerited, inadequate; excessive or scant.

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Condiment. Sauce, seasoning, preserve, pickle, relish, appetizer.

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Condition. Situation, case, circumstances, plight; rank, estate, grade; proviso, consideration, stipulation.

Ant. Concession, adaptation; relation, dependence.

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Conditionally. Provided, provisionally, hypothetically, contingently.

Ant. Absolutely, positively, categorically.

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Condole. Console, commiserate, sympathize.

Ant. Congratulate, rally, exhilarate.

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Condone. Pardon, overlook, forgive.

Ant. Atone, expiate, satisfy.

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Conduce. Subserve, promote, forward, advance, contribute to, aid.

Ant. Defeat; counteract, neutralize.

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Conduct. Lead, direct, guide, convoy, escort; command, govern; manage, regulate; rule, superintend.

Ant. Mislead; mismanage; follow.

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Confection. Candy, cake, condiment, concoction, sweetmeat.

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Confederacy, Confederation. Alliance, league, treaty, union, coalition, federation, compact.

Ant. Secession, disruption, disunion.

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Conference. Discourse, conversation, talk; interview, colloquy, parley, consultation; convention, convocation, meeting.

Ant. Silence; monologue; dispersion.

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Confess. Acknowledge, admit, disclose, own, allow, grant, concede, avow.

Ant. Deny, conceal, repudiate, disavow, hide, dissemble.

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Confession. Admission, avowal, acknowledgment; creed, doctrines, tenets, catechism, subscription.

Ant. Heresy, apostasy, protest, refutation, renunciation, abjuration.

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Confide. Trust, rely, lean, hope, depend, believe, put confidence in.

Ant. Doubt, mistrust, disbelieve, disprove, despair of.

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Confident. Assured, sure, positive, certain; bold, presumptuous, impudent, sanguine.

Ant. Dubious, doubtful, undecided, vacillating.

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Confidential. Intimate, secret, private; trusty, faithful.

Ant. Public, patent, open; treacherous, insidious, traitorous.