Classes Voluntary Powers Special Intersocial Volition Subservience Ends
Subservience to Ends
Nouns
instrumentality
aid etc. Aid
subservience, subserviency
mediation, intervention, medium, intermedium, vehicle, hand
agency etc. Agency . minister, handmaid
midwife, obstetrician
gobetween
cat's-paw
stepping-stone. opener etc. Opening
key
master key, passkey, latchkey
open sesame
" passport, passe-partout, safe-conduct, password. instrument etc. Instrument
expedient etc. (plan) Plan
means etc. Means .
Verbs
subserve, minister, mediate, intervene
be instrumental etc. adj.
pander to
officiate
tend.
Adjectives
instrumental
useful etc. Utility
ministerial, subservient, mediatorial
intermediate, intervening
conducive.
Adverbs
through, by, per
whereby, thereby, hereby
by the agency of etc. Agency
by dint of
by virtue of, in virtue of
through the medium of etc. n.
along with
on the shoulders of
by means of etc. Means
by the aid of, by fair means or foul
somehow, somehow or other
by hook or by crook.
Nouns
means, resources, wherewithal, ways and means
capital etc. (money) Money
revenue
stock in trade etc. Store
provision etc. Provision
a shot in the locker
appliances etc. (machinery) Instrument
means and appliances
conveniences
cards to play
expedients etc. (measures) Plan
two strings to one's bow
sheet anchor etc. (safety) [Means of safety.] Refuge
aid etc. Aid
medium etc. Instrumentality .
Verbs
find means, have means, possess means etc. n..
Adverbs
by means of, with
by what means, by all means, by any means, by some means
wherewith, herewith, therewith
wherewithal. how etc. (in what manner) Method [Path.]
through etc. (by the instrumentality of) Instrumentality
with the aid of, by the aid of etc. (assistance) Aid
by the agency of etc. Agency
Nouns
machinery, mechanism, engineering. instrument, organ, tool, implement, utensil, machine, engine, lathe, gin, mill
air engine, caloric engine, heat engine. gear
tackle, tackling, rig, rigging, apparatus, appliances
plant, materiel
harness, trappings, fittings, accouterments
barde
equipment, equipmentage
appointments, furniture, upholstery
chattels
paraphernalia etc. (belongings) Property . mechanical powers
lever, leverage
mechanical advantage
crow, crowbar
handspike, gavelock, jemmy, jimmy, arm, limb, wing
oar, paddle
pulley
wheel and axle
wheelwork, clockwork
wheels within wheels
pinion, crank, winch
cam
pedal
capstan etc. (lift) Elevation
wheel etc. (rotation) [Motion in a continued circle.] Rotation
inclined plane
wedge
screw
spring, mainspring
can hook, glut, heald, heddle, jenny, parbuckle, sprag, water wheel. handle, hilt, haft, shaft, heft, shank, blade, trigger, tiller, helm, treadle, key
turnscrew, screwdriver
knocker. hammer etc. (impulse) Impulse
edge tool etc. (cut) Sharpness
borer etc. Perforator
vice, teeth, c. (hold) Retention
nail, rope etc. (join) [Connecting medium.] Connection
peg etc. (hang) Pendency
support etc. Support
spoon etc. (vehicle) Vehicle
arms etc. Arms
oar etc. (navigation) [Locomotion by water, or air.] Navigation
cardiograph, recapper, snowplow, tenpenny, votograph.
Nouns
material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple
adobe, brown stone
chinking
clapboard
daubing
puncheon
shake
shingle, bricks and mortar
metal
stone
clay, brick crockery etc. Calefaction
compo, composition
concrete
reinforced concrete, cement
wood, ore, timber. materials
supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff pabulum etc. (food) [Eating.] Food
ammunition etc. (arms) Arms
contingents
relay, reinforcement, reenforcement
baggage etc. (personal property) Property
means etc. Means
calico, cambric, cashmere.
Nouns
stock, fund, mine, vein, lode, quarry
spring
fount, fountain
well, wellspring
milch cow. stock in trade, supply
heap etc. (collection) Assemblage
treasure
reserve, corps de reserve, reserved fund, nest egg, savings, harvest, mow, vintage. store, accumulation, hoard, rick, stack
lumber
relay etc. (provision) Provision . storehouse, storeroom, storecloset
depository, depot, cache, repository, reservatory, repertory
repertorium
promptuary, warehouse, magazine
buttery, larder, spence
garner, granary
cannery, safe-deposit vault, stillroom
thesaurus
bank etc. (treasury) Treasury
armory
arsenal
dock
gallery, museum, conservatory
menagery, menagerie. reservoir, cistern, aljibar, tank, pond, mill pond
gasometer. budget, quiver, bandolier, portfolio
coffer etc. (receptacle) Receptacle . conservation
storing etc. v.
storage.
Verbs
store
put by, lay by, set by
stow away
set apart, lay apart
store treasure, hoard treasure, lay up, heap up, put up, garner up, save up
bank
cache
accumulate, amass, hoard, fund, garner, save. reserve
keep back, hold back
husband, husband one's resources. deposit
stow, stack, load
harvest
heap, collect etc. Assemblage
lay in store etc. Adj.
keep, file (papers)
lay in etc. (provide) Provision
preserve etc. Preservation .
Adjectives
stored etc. v.
in store, in reserve, in ordinary
spare, supernumerary.
Nouns
provision, supply
grist, grist for the mill
subvention etc. (aid) Aid
resources etc. (means) Means
groceries, grocery. providing etc. v.
purveyance
reinforcement, reenforcement
commissariat. provender etc. (food) [Eating.] Food
ensilage
viaticum. caterer, purveyor, commissary, quartermaster, manciple, feeder, batman, victualer, grocer, restaurateur
jackal, pelican
sutler etc. (merchant) Merchant . grocery shop, grocery store.
Verbs
provide
make provision, make due provision for
lay in, lay in a stock, lay in a store. supply, suppeditate
furnish
find, find one in
arm. cater, victual, provision, purvey, forage
beat up for
stock, stock with
make good, replenish
fill, fill up
recruit, feed. have in store, have in reserve
keep, keep by one, keep on foot, keep on hand
have to fall back upon
store etc. Store
provide against a rainy day etc. (economy) Economy .
Verbs
spend, expend, use, consume, swallow up, exhaust
impoverish
spill, drain, empty
disperse etc. Nonassemblage. Dispersion . cast away, fool away, muddle away, throw away, fling away, fritter away
burn the candle at both ends, waste
squander etc. Prodigality . waste its sweetness on the desert air" [Gray]
cast one's bread upon the waters, cast pearls before swine
employ a steam engine to crack a nut, waste powder and shot, break a butterfly on a wheel
labor in vain etc. (useless) Inutility
cut blocks with a razor, pour water into a sieve. leak etc. (run out) [Motion out of.] Egress
run to waste
ebb
melt away, run dry, dry up.
Adjectives
wasted etc. v.
at a low ebb. wasteful etc. (prodigal) Prodigality
penny wise and pound foolish.
Phrases
idly busy rolls their world away" [Goldsmith] .
Nouns
sufficiency, adequacy, enough, withal, satisfaction, competence
no less
Q.S. mediocrity etc. (average) Mean . fill
fullness etc. (completeness) Completeness
plenitude, plenty
abundance
copiousness etc. adj.
amplitude, galore, lots, profusion
full measure
good measure pressed down and running, over." luxuriance etc. (fertility) Productiveness
affluence etc. (wealth) Wealth
fat of the land
a land flowing with milk and honey
" cornucopia
horn of plenty, horn of Amalthaea
mine etc. (stock) Store . outpouring
flood etc. (great quantity) Greatness
tide etc. (river) [Water in motion.] River
repletion etc. (redundancy) Redundancy
satiety etc. Satiety .
Verbs
be sufficient etc. adj.
suffice, do, just do, satisfy, pass muster
have enough etc. n.
eat. one's fill, drink one's fill, have one's fill
roll in, swim in
wallow in etc. (superabundance) Redundancy
wanton. abound, exuberate, teem, flow, stream, rain, shower down
pour, pour in
swarm
bristle with
superabound. render sufficient etc. adj.
replenish etc. (fill) Completeness .
Adjectives
sufficient, enough, adequate, up to the mark, commensurate, competent, satisfactory, valid, tangible. measured
moderate etc. (temperate) Temperance . full, c. (complete) Completeness
ample
plenty, plentiful, plenteous
plenty as blackberries
copious, abundant
abounding etc. v.
replete, enough and to spare, flush
choke-full, chock-full
well-stocked, well-provided
liberal
unstinted, unstinting
stintless
without stint
unsparing, unmeasured
lavish etc. Redundancy
wholesale. rich
luxuriant etc. (fertile) Productiveness
affluent etc. (wealthy) Wealth
wantless
big with etc. (pregnant) Production . unexhausted, unwasted
exhaustless, inexhaustible.
Adverbs
sufficiently, amply etc. Adj.
full
in abundance etc. n.. with no sparing hand
to one's heart's content, ad libitum, without stint.
Phrases
cut and come again" [Crabbe]
Nouns
insufficiency
inadequacy, inadequateness
incompetence etc. (impotence) Impotence
deficiency etc. (incompleteness) Incompleteness
imperfection etc. Imperfection
shortcoming etc. [motion short of] Shortcoming
paucity
stint
scantiness etc. (smallness) Smallness
none to spare, bare subsistence. scarcity, dearth
want, need, lack, poverty, exigency
inanition, starvation, famine, drought. dole, mite, pittance
short allowance, short commons
half rations
banyan day. emptiness, poorness etc. adj.
depletion, vacancy, flaccidity
ebb tide
low water
a beggarly account of empty boxes" [Romeo and Juliet]
indigence etc. Poverty
insolvency etc. (nonpayment) Nonpayment .
Verbs
be insufficient etc. adj.
not suffice etc. Sufficiency
come short of etc. [motion short of] Shortcoming
run dry. want, lack, need, require
caret
be in want etc. (poor) Poverty , live from hand to mouth. render insufficient etc. Adj.
drain of resources, impoverish etc. (waste) Waste
stint etc. (begrudge) Parsimony
put on short allowance. do insufficiently etc. adv.
scotch the snake.
Adjectives
insufficient, inadequate
too little etc. Smallness
not enough etc. Sufficiency
unequal to
incompetent etc. (impotent) Impotence
weighed in the balance and found wanting
" perfunctory etc. (neglect) Neglect
deficient etc. (incomplete) Incompleteness
wanting, c. v.
imperfect etc. Imperfection
ill-furnished, ill-provided, ill-stored, ill-off. slack, at a low ebb
empty, vacant, bare
short of, out of, destitute of, devoid of, bereft of etc. Taking
denuded of
dry, drained. unprovided, unsupplied, unfurnished
unreplenished, unfed
unstored, untreasured
empty-handed. meager, poor, thin, scrimp, sparing, spare, stinted
starved, starving
halfstarved, famine-stricken, famished
jejune. scant etc. (small) Smallness
scarce
not to be had, not to be had for love or money, not to be had at any price
scurvy
stingy etc. Parsimony
at the end of one's tether
without resources etc. Means
in want etc. (poor) Poverty
in debt etc. Debt .
Adverbs
insufficiently etc. adj.
in default of, for want of
failing.
Nouns
redundancy, redundance
too much, too many
superabundance, superfluity, superfluence, saturation
nimiety, transcendency, exuberance, profuseness
profusion etc. (plenty) Sufficiency
repletion, enough in all conscience, lion's share
more than enough etc. Sufficiency
plethora, engorgement, congestion, load, surfeit, sickener
turgescence etc. (expansion) Expansion
overdose, overmeasure, oversupply, overflow
inundation etc. (water) [Water in motion.] River
avalanche. accumulation etc. (store) Store
heap etc. Assemblage
drug, drug in the market
glut
crowd
burden. excess
surplus, overplus
epact
margin
remainder etc. [Thing remaining.] Remainder
duplicate
surplusage, expletive
work of supererogation
bonus, bonanza. luxury
intemperance etc. Intemperance
extravagance etc. (prodigality) Prodigality
exorbitance, lavishment. pleonasm etc. (diffuseness) Diffuseness
too many irons in the fire
Verbs
superabound, overabound
know no bounds, swarm
meet one at every turn
creep with, crawl with, bristle with
overflow
run over, flow over, well over, brim over
run riot
overrun, overstock, overlay, overcharge, overdose, overfeed, overburden, overload, overdo, overwhelm, overshoot the mark etc. (go beyond) [Motion beyond] Transcursion
surcharge, supersaturate, gorge, glut, load, drench, whelm, inundate, deluge, flood
drug, drug the market
hepatize. choke, cloy, accloy, suffocate
pile up, lay on thick
impregnate with
lavish etc. (squander) Prodigality . send coals to Newcastle, carry coals to Newcastle, carry owls to Athens
teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
kill the slain, gild refined gold, " gild the lily, " butter one's bread on both sides, put butter upon bacon
employ a steam engine to crack a nut etc. (waste) Waste . exaggerate etc. Exaggeration
wallow in roll in etc. (plenty) Sufficiency
remain on one's hands, hang heavy on hand, go a begging.
Adjectives
redundant
too much, too many
exuberant, inordinate, superabundant, excessive, overmuch, replete, profuse, lavish
prodigal etc. Prodigality
exorbitant
overweening
extravagant
overcharged etc. v.
supersaturated, drenched, overflowing
running over, running to waste, running down. crammed to overflowing, filled to overflowing
gorged, ready to burst
dropsical, turgid, plethoric
obese etc. Expansion . superfluous, unnecessary, needless, supervacaneous, uncalled for, to spare, in excess
over and above etc. (remainder) [Thing remaining.] Remainder
adscititious etc. (additional) Addition
supernumerary etc. (reserve) Store
on one's hands, spare, duplicate, supererogatory, expletive
Adverbs
over, too, over and above
overmuch, too much
too far
without measure, beyond measure, out of measure
with a to spare
over head and ears
up to one's eyes, up to one's ears
extra
beyond the mark etc. (transcursion) [Motion beyond] Transcursion
Phrases
it never rains but it pours
Nouns
importance, consequence, moment, prominence, consideration, mark, materialness. import, significance, concern
emphasis, interest. greatness etc. Greatness
superiority etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
notability etc. (repute) Repute
weight etc. (influence) Influence
value etc. (goodness) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
usefulness etc. Utility . gravity, seriousness, solemnity
no joke, no laughing matter
pressure, urgency, stress
matter of life and death. memorabilia, notabilia, great doings
red-letter day. great thing, great point
main chance, the be all and the end all" [Macbeth]
cardinal point
substance, gist etc. (essence) Intrinsicality
sum and substance, gravamen, head and front
important part, principal part, prominent part, essential part
half the battle
sine qua non
breath of one's nostrils etc. (life) Life
cream, salt, core, kernel, heart, nucleus
keynote, keystone
corner stone
trump card etc. (device) Plan
salient points. top sawyer, first fiddle, chief
triton among the minnows
'it' [U.S.] ."
Verbs
be important etc. adj. , be somebody, be something
import, signify, matter, boot, be an object
carry weight etc. (influence) Influence
make a figure etc. (repute) Repute
be in the ascendant, come to the front, lead the way, take the lead, play first fiddle, throw all else into the shade
lie at the root of
deserve notice, merit notice, be worthy of notice, be worthy of regard, be worthy of consideration. attach importance to, ascribe importance to, give importance to etc. n.
value, care for, set store upon, set store by
mark etc. Indication
mark with a white stone, underline
write in italics, put in italics, print in italics, print in capitals, print in large letters, put in large type, put in letters. of gold
accentuate, emphasize, lay stress on. make a fuss about, make a fuss over, make a stir about, make much ado about
make much ado of, make much of.
Adjectives
important
of importance etc. n.
momentous, material
to the point
not to be overlooked, not to be despised, not to be sneezed at
egregious
weighty etc. (influential) Influence
of note etc. (repute) Repute
notable, prominent, salient, signal
memorable, remarkable
unforgettable
worthy of remark, worthy of notice
never to be forgotten
stirring, eventful. grave, serious, earnest, noble, grand, solemn, impressive, commanding, imposing. urgent, pressing, critical, instant. paramount, essential, vital, all-absorbing, radical, cardinal, chief, main, prime, primary, principal, leading, capital, foremost, overruling
of vital importance etc. . in the front rank, first-rate
superior etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
considerable etc. (great) Greatness
marked etc. v.
rare etc. Infrequency . significant, telling, trenchant, emphatic, pregnant
Adverbs
materially etc. adj.
in the main
above all, par excellence, to crown all, to beat all.
Nouns
unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality. triviality, levity, frivolity
paltriness etc. adj.
poverty
smallness etc. Smallness
vanity etc. (uselessness) Inutility
matter of indifference etc. Indifference
no object. nothing, nothing to signify, nothing worth speaking of, nothing particular, nothing to boast of, nothing to speak of
small matter, no great matter, trifling matter etc. adj.
mere joke, mere nothing
hardly anything
scarcely anything
nonentity, small beer, cipher
no great shakes
child's play, kinderspiel. toy, plaything, popgun, paper pellet, gimcrack, gewgaw, bauble, trinket, bagatelle, Rickshaw, knickknack, whim-wham, trifle, trifles light as air
" yankee notions [U.S.] . trumpery, trash, rubbish, stuff, fatras, frippery
leather or prunello
" chaff, drug, froth bubble smoke, cobweb
weed
refuse etc. (inutility) Inutility
scum etc. (dirt) Uncleanness . joke, jest, snap of the fingers
fudge etc. (unmeaning) [Absence of meaning.] Unmeaningness
fiddlestick, fiddlestick end
pack of nonsense, mere farce. straw, pin, fig, button, rush
bulrush, feather, halfpenny, farthing, brass farthing, doit, peppercorn, jot, rap, pinch of snuff, old son
cent, mill, picayune, pistareen, red cent [U.S.] . minutiae, details, minor details, small fry
dust in the balance, feather in the scale, drop in the ocean, flea-bite, molehill. nine days' wonder
flash in the pan etc. (impotence) Impotence
much ado about nothing etc. (overestimation) Overestimation .
Verbs
be unimportant etc. adj.
not matter etc. Importance
go for nothing, matter nothing, signify nothing, matter little, matter little or nothing
not matter a straw etc. n.. make light of etc. (underestimate) Underestimation
catch at straws etc. (overestimate) Overestimation .
Adjectives
unimportant
of little account, of small account, of no account, of little importance, of no importance etc. Importance
immaterial
unessential, nonessential
indifferent. subordinate etc. (inferior) Inferiority
mediocre etc. (average) Mean
passable, fair, respectable, tolerable, commonplace
uneventful, mere, common
ordinary etc. (habitual) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence]
inconsiderable, so-so, insignificant, inappreciable. trifling, trivial
slight, slender, light, flimsy, frothy, idle
puerile etc. (foolish) Imbecility. Folly
airy, shallow
weak etc. Weakness
powerless etc. Impotence
frivolous, petty, niggling
piddling, peddling
fribble, inane, ridiculous, farcical
finical, finikin
fiddle-faddle, fingle-fangle, namby-pamby, wishy-washy, milk and water. poor, paltry, pitiful
contemptible etc. (contempt) Contempt
sorry, mean, meager, shabby, miserable, wretched, vile, scrubby, scrannel, weedy, niggardly, scurvy, putid, beggarly, worthless, twopennyhalfpenny, cheap, trashy, catchpenny, gimcrack, trumpery
one-horse [U.S.] . not worth the pains, not worth while, not worth mentioning, not worth speaking of, not worth a thought, not worth a curse, not worth a straw etc. n.
beneath notice, unworthy of notice, beneath regard, unworthy of regard, beneath consideration, unworthy of consideration
vain etc. (useless) Inutility .
Adverbs
slightly etc. adj.
rather, somewhat, pretty well, tolerably. for aught one cares.
Int
no matter!, pish!, tush!, tut!, pshaw! , pugh!, pooh, pooh-pooh!, fudge!, bosh!, humbug!, fiddlestick, fiddlestick end! , fiddlededee!, never mind!, what signifies it, what boots it, what of it, what of that, what matter, what's the odds, a fig for', stuff!, nonsense!, stuff and nonsense
Phrases
it matters not, it does not signify
it is of no consequence, it is of no importance
Verbs
be useful etc. adj.
avail, serve
subserve etc. (be instrumental to) Instrumentality
conduce etc. (tend) Tendency
answer, serve one's turn, answer a purpose, serve a purpose. act a part etc. (action) Action
perform a function, discharge a function etc.
render a service, render good service, render yeoman's service
bestead, stand one in good stead be the making of
help etc. Aid . bear fruit etc. (produce) Production
bring grist to the mill
profit, remunerate
benefit etc. (do good) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
reap the benefit of etc. (be better for) Improvement . render useful etc. (use) Use .
Adjectives
useful
of use etc. n.
serviceable, proficuous, good for
subservient etc. (instrumental) Instrumentality
conducive etc. (tending) Tendency
subsidiary etc. (helping) Aid . advantageous etc. (beneficial) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
profitable, gainful, remunerative, worth one's salt
valuable
prolific etc. (productive) Productiveness . adequate
efficient, efficacious
effective, effectual
expedient etc. [Specific subservience.] Expedience
commodious, adaptable
of all work.
Nouns
inutility
uselessness etc. adj.
inefficacy, futility
ineptitude, inaptitude
unsubservience
inadequacy etc. (insufficiency) Insufficiency
inefficiency, c. (incompetence) Impotence
unskillfulness etc. Unskillfulness
disservice
unfruitfulness etc. (unproductiveness) .. Unproductiveness
labor in vain, labor lost, labor of Sisyphus
lost trouble, lost labor
work of Penelope
sleeveless errand, wild goose chase, mere farce. tautology etc. (repetition) Repetition
vanity, inanity, worthlessness, nugacity
waste paper, dead letter
blunt tool. litter, rubbish, junk, lumber, odds and ends, cast-off clothes
button top
shoddy
rags, orts, trash, refuse, sweepings, scourings, offscourings, waste, rubble, debris, detritus
stubble, leavings
broken meat
dregs etc. (dirt) Uncleanness
weeds, tares
rubbish heap, dust hole
rudera
Verbs
be useless etc. adj.
go a begging etc. (redundant) Redundancy
fail etc. Failure . seek after impossibilities, strive after impossibilities
use vain efforts, labor in vain, roll the stone of Sisyphus, beat the air, lash the waves, fish in the air, milk the ram, drop a bucket into an empty well, sow the sand
bay the moon
preach to the winds, speak to the winds
whistle jigs to a milestone
kick against the pricks
lock the stable door when the steed is stolen, lock the barn door after the horse is stolen etc. (too late) Untimeliness
hold a farthing candle to the sun
cast pearls before swine etc. (waste) Waste
carry coals to Newcastle etc. (redundancy) Redundancy
wash a blackamoor white etc. (impossible) Impossibility . render useless etc. adj.
dismantle, dismast, dismount, disqualify, disable
unrig
cripple, lame etc. (injure) Deterioration
spike guns, clip the wings
put out of gear.
Adjectives
useless, inutile, inefficacious, futile, unavailing, bootless
inoperative etc. Impotence
inadequate etc. (insufficient) Insufficiency
inservient, unsubservient
inept, inefficient etc. (impotent) Impotence
of no avail etc. (use) Utility
ineffectual etc. (failure) Failure
incompetent etc. (unskillful) Unskillfulness
stale, flat and unprofitable
" superfluous etc. (redundant) Redundancy
dispensable
thrown away etc. (wasted) Waste
abortive etc. (immature) Nonpreparation . worthless, valueless, priceless
unsalable
not worth a straw etc. (trifling) Unimportance , dear at any price. vain, empty, inane
gainless, profitless, fruitless
unserviceable, unprofitable
ill-spent
unproductive etc. Unproductiveness
effete, past work etc. (impaired) Deterioration
obsolete etc. (old) Oldness
fit for the dust hole
good for nothing
of no earthly use
not worth having, not worth powder and shot
leading to no end, uncalled for
unnecessary, unneeded.
Adverbs
uselessly etc. adj.
to little purpose, to no purpose, to little or no purpose.
Nouns
expedience, expediency
desirableness, desirability etc. adj.
fitness etc. (agreement) Agreement
utility etc. Utility
propriety
opportunism
advantage. high time etc. (occasion) Occasion .
Verbs
be expedient etc. adj.
suit etc. (agree) Agreement
befit
suit the time, befit the time, suit the season, befit the season, suit the occasion, befit the occasion. conform etc. Conformity .
Adjectives
expedient
desirable, advisable, acceptable
convenient
worth while, meet
fit, fitting
due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming
befitting etc. v.
opportune etc. (in season) Occasion
in loco
suitable etc. (accordant) Agreement
applicable etc. (useful) Utility .
Adverbs
in the right place
conveniently etc. adj. .
Nouns
inexpedience, inexpediency
undesirableness, undesirability etc. adj.
discommodity, impropriety
unfitness etc. (disagreement) Disagreement
inutility etc. Inutility
disadvantage.
Verbs
be inexpedient etc. adj.
come amiss etc. (disagree) Disagreement
embarrass etc. (hinder) Hindrance
put to inconvenience
pay too dear for one's whistle.
Adjectives
inexpedient, undesirable
unadvisable, inadvisable
objectionable
inapt, ineligible, inadmissible, inconvenient
incommodious, discommodious
disadvantageous
inappropriate, unfit etc. (inconsonant) Disagreement . ill-contrived, ill-advised
unsatisfactory
unprofitable etc.
unsubservient etc. (useless) Inutility
inopportune etc. (unseasonable) Untimeliness
out of place, in the wrong place
improper, unseemly. clumsy, awkward
cumbrous, cumbersome
lumbering, unwieldy, hulky
unmanageable etc. (impracticable) Difficulty
impedient etc. (in the way) Hindrance . unnecessary etc. (redundant) Redundancy .
Nouns
goodness etc. adj.
excellence, merit
virtue etc. Virtue
value, worth, price. super-excellence, supereminence
superiority etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
perfection etc. Perfection
masterpiece, prime, flower, cream, elite, pick, A Existence , nonesuch, nonpareil, creme de la creme, flower of the flock, cock of the roost, salt of the earth
champion
prodigy. tidbit
gem, gem of the first water
bijou, precious stone, jewel, pearl, diamond, ruby, brilliant, treasure
good thing
one in a thousand. beneficence etc. Benevolence
good man etc. Good Man .
Verbs
be beneficial etc. adj.
produce good, do good etc. Good
profit etc. (be of use) Utility
benefit
confer a benefit etc. Good . be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of. produce a good effect
do a good turn, confer an obligation
improve etc. Improvement . do no harm, break no bones. be good etc. adj.
excel, transcend etc. (be superior) [Supremacy.] Superiority
bear away the bell. stand the proof, stand the test
pass muster, pass an examination. challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.
Adjectives
harmless, hurtless
unobnoxious, innocuous, innocent, inoffensive. beneficial, valuable, of value
serviceable etc. (useful) Utility
advantageous, edifying, profitable
salutary etc. (healthful) Salubrity . favorable
propitious etc. (hope-giving) Hope
fair. good, good as gold
excellent
better
superior etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
above par
nice, fine
genuine etc. (true) [Object of knowledge.] Truth
unparagoned, unparalleled etc. (supreme) [Supremacy.] Superiority
superlatively etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
good
bully [Slang] , crackajack [Slang] , giltedged
superfine, superexcellent
of the first water
first-rate, first-class
high-wrought, exquisite, very best, crack, prime, tiptop, capital, cardinal
standard etc. (perfect) Perfection
inimitable. admirable, estimable
praiseworthy etc. (approve) Approbation
pleasing etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
precious, of great price
costly etc. (dear) Dearness
worth its weight in gold, worth a Jew's eye
priceless, invaluable, inestimable, precious as the apple of the eye. tolerable etc. (not very good) Imperfection
up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable
satisfactory, tidy. in good condition, in fair condition
fresh
sound etc. (perfect) Perfection .
Adverbs
beneficially etc. adj.
well etc. Good .
Phrases
long may such goodness live! " [Rogers]
the luxury of doing good" [Goldsmith] .
Verbs
be hurtful etc. adj.
cause evil, produce evil, inflict evil, work evil, do evil etc. Evil
damnify, endamage, hurt, harm
injure etc. (damage) Deterioration
pain etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
trample upon, tread upon, bear hard upon, put upon
overburden
weigh down, weigh heavy on
victimize
run down
molest etc. [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
ill-use, ill-treat
buffet, bruise, scratch, maul
smite etc. (scourge) Punishment
do violence, do harm, do a mischief
stab, pierce, outrage. do mischief, make mischief
bring into trouble. destroy etc. [Nonproduction.] Destruction
Adjectives
hurtful, harmful, scathful, baneful, baleful
injurious, deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, mischievous, full of mischief, mischief-making, malefic, malignant, nocuous, noisome
prejudicial
disserviceable, disadvantageous
wide-wasting. unlucky, sinister
obnoxious
untoward, disastrous. oppressive, burdensome, onerous
malign etc. (malevolent) Malevolence . corrupting etc. (corrupt) etc. Deterioration
virulent, venomous, envenomed, corrosive
poisonous etc. (morbific) Insalubrity
deadly etc. (killing) [Destruction of life; violent death.] Killing
destructive etc. (destroying) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
inauspicious etc. [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
horrid, horrible
dire
rank, peccant, foul, fulsome
rotten, rotten at the core. vile, base, villainous
mean etc. (paltry) Unimportance
injured etc.
deteriorated etc. Deterioration
unsatisfactory, exceptionable indifferent
below par etc. (imperfect) Imperfection
illcontrived, ill-conditioned
wretched, sad, grievous, deplorable, lamentable
pitiful, pitiable, woeful etc. (painful) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
depraved etc. Vice
shocking
reprehensible etc. (disapprove) Disapprobation . hateful, hateful as a toad
abominable, detestable, execrable, cursed, accursed, confounded
damned, damnable
infernal
diabolic etc. (malevolent) Malevolence . unadvisable etc. (inexpedient) Inexpedience
unprofitable etc. (useless) Inutility
incompetent etc. (unskillful) Unskillfulness
irremediable etc. (hopeless) [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
Adverbs
badly etc. adj.
wrong, ill
to one's cost
where the shoe pinches.
Phrases
bad is the best: the worst come to the worst
wrongs unredressed or insults unavenged" [Wordsworth] .
Nouns
perfection
perfectness etc. adj.
indefectibility
impeccancy, impeccability. pink, beau ideal, phenix, paragon
pink of perfection, acme of perfection
philosopher's stone
chrysolite, Koh-i-noor. model, standard, pattern, mirror, admirable Crichton
trump, very prince of. masterpiece, superexcellence etc. (goodness) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
transcendence etc. (superiority) [Supremacy.] Superiority
Adjectives
perfect, faultless
indefective, indeficient, indefectible
immaculate, spotless, impeccable
free from imperfection etc. Imperfection
unblemished, uninjured etc. Deterioration
sound, sound as a roach
in perfect condition
scathless, intact, harmless
seaworthy etc. (safe) Utility
right as a trivet
consummate etc. (complete) Completeness
finished etc. Completion . best etc. (good) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
model, standard
inimitable, unparagoned, unparalleled etc. (supreme) [Supremacy.] Superiority
superhuman, divine
beyond all praise etc. (approbation) Approbation
Adverbs
to perfection
perfectly etc. adj.
clean, clean as a whistle.
Phrases
let us go on unto perfection" [Hebrews vi, Existence ]
the perfection of art is to conceal art" [Quintilian] .
Verbs
be imperfect etc. adj.
have a defect etc. n.
lie under a disadvantage
spring a leak. not pass muster, barely pass muster
fall short etc. [motion short of] Shortcoming
Adjectives
imperfect
not perfect etc. Perfection
deficient, defective
faulty, unsound, tainted
out of order, out of tune
cracked, leaky
sprung
warped etc. (distort) [Irregularity of form.] Distortion
lame
injured etc. (deteriorated) Deterioration
peccant etc. (bad) [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness
frail etc. (weak) Weakness
inadequate etc. (insufficient) Insufficiency
crude etc. (unprepared) Nonpreparation
incomplete etc. Incompleteness
found wanting
below par
short-handed
below its full strength, under its full strength, below its full complement. indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre
average etc. Mean
so-so
coucicouci, milk and water
tolerable, fair, passable
pretty well, pretty good
rather good, moderately good
good
good enough, well enough, adequate
decent
not bad, not amiss
inobjectionable, unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing. secondary, inferior
second-rate, second-best
one-horse [U.S.] .
Adverbs
almost etc.
to a limited extent, rather etc. Smallness
pretty, moderately, passing
only, considering, all things considered, enough.
Nouns
cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.
purity
cleaning etc. v.
purification, defecation etc. v.
purgation, lustration
detersion, abstersion
epuration, mundation
ablution, lavation, colature
disinfection etc. v.
drainage, sewerage. lavatory, laundry, washhouse
washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman
scavenger, dustman, sweep
white wings brush [U.S.]
broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter
blotter. napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary
doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab. cover, drugget. wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative
purifier etc. v.
disinfectant
aperient
benzene, benzine benzol, benolin
bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative.
Verbs
be clean, render clean etc. adj.
clean, cleanse
mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up. wash, lave, launder, buck
absterge, deterge
decrassify
clear, purify
depurate, despumate, defecate
purge, expurgate, elutriate [Chem] , lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack
filter, filtrate
drain, strain. disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize
whitewash
castrate, emasculate. sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep. rout out, clear out, sweep out etc.
make a clean sweep of.
Adjectives
clean, cleanly
pure
immaculate
spotless, stainless, taintless
trig
without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected
sweet, sweet as a nut. neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens
cleaned etc. v.
kempt. abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying.
Adverbs
neatly etc. adj.
clean as a whistle.
Nouns
uncleanness etc. adj.
impurity
immundity, immundicity
impurity etc. Impurity [of mind] . defilement, contamination etc. v.
defoedation
soilure, soiliness
abomination
leaven
taint, tainture
fetor etc. Fetor . decay
putrescence, putrefaction
corruption
mold, must, mildew, dry rot, mucor, rubigo. slovenry
slovenliness etc. adj.
squalor. dowdy, drab, slut, malkin, slattern, sloven, slammerkin, slammock, slummock, scrub, draggle-tail, mudlark, dust-man, sweep
beast. dirt, filth, soil, slop
dust, cobweb, flue
smoke, soot, smudge, smut, grit, grime, raff
sossle, sozzle. sordes, dregs, grounds, lees
argol
sediment, settlement heeltap
dross, drossiness
mother, precipitate, scoriae, ashes, cinders. recrement, slag
scum, froth. hogwash
ditchwater, dishwater, bilgewater
rinsings, cheeseparings
sweepings etc. (useless refuse) Inutility
offscourings, outscourings
off scum
residuum, sprue, clinker, draff
scurf, scurfiness
morphea
fur, furfur
dandruff, tartar. riffraff
vermin, louse, flea, bug, chinch. mud, mire, quagmire, alluvium, silt, sludge, slime, slush, slosh, sposh [U.S.] . spawn, offal, gurry [U.S.]
lientery
garbage, carrion
excreta etc. Excretion
slough, peccant humor, pus, matter, suppuration, lienteria
faeces, feces, excrement, ordure, dung, crap [Vulg.] , shit [Vulg.]
sewage, sewerage
muck
coprolite
guano, manure, compost. dunghill, colluvies, mixen, midden, bog, laystall, sink, privy, jakes
toilet, john, head
cess, cesspool
sump, sough, cloaca, latrines, drain, sewer, common sewer
Cloacina
dust hole. sty, pigsty, lair, den, Augean stable, sink of corruption
slum, rookery.
Verbs
be unclean, become unclean etc. adj.
rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek
stink etc. Fetor
mold, molder
go bad etc. adj. . render unclean etc. adj.
dirt, dirty
daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear
smirch
begrease
dabble, drabble, draggle, daggle
spatter, slubber
besmear etc. , bemire, beslime, begrime, befoul
splash, stain, distain, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven
corrupt etc. (injure) Deterioration
cover with dust etc. n.
drabble in the mud
roil. wallow in the mire
slobber, slabber.
Adjectives
dirty, filthy, grimy
unclean, impure
soiled etc. v.
not to be handled with kid gloves
dusty, snuffy, smutty, sooty, smoky
thick, turbid, dreggy
slimy
mussy [U.S.] . slovenly, untidy, messy, uncleanly. [of people] unkempt, sluttish, dowdy, draggle-tailed
uncombed. unscoured, unswept, unwiped, unwashed, unstrained, unpurified
squalid
lutose, slammocky, slummocky, sozzly. nasty, coarse, foul, offensive, abominable, beastly, reeky, reechy
fetid etc. Fetor . [of rotting living matter] decayed, moldy, musty, mildewed, rusty, moth-eaten, mucid, rancid, weak, bad, gone bad, etercoral, lentiginous, touched, fusty, effete, reasty, rotten, corrupt, tainted, high, flyblown, maggoty
putrid, putrefactive, putrescent, putrefied
saprogenic, saprogenous
purulent, carious, peccant
fecal, feculent
stercoraceous, excrementitious
scurfy, scurvy, impetiginous
gory, bloody
rotting etc. v.
rotten as a pear, rotten as cheese. crapulous etc. (intemperate) Intemperance
gross etc. (impure in mind) Impurity
fimetarious, fimicolous.
Phrases
they that touch pitch will be defiled" [Much Ado About Nothing] .
Nouns
health, sanity
soundness etc. adj.
vigor
good health, perfect health, excellent health, rude health, robust health
Hygeia
incorruption, incorruptibility
good state of health, clean bill of health
eupepsia
euphoria, euphory
St. Anthony's fire.
Verbs
be in health etc. adj. . bloom, flourish. keep body and soul together, keep on one's legs
enjoy good health, enjoy a good state of health
have a clean bill of health. return to health
recover etc. Restoration
get better etc. (improve) Improvement
take a new lease of life, fresh lease of life
recruit
restore to health
cure etc. (restore) Restoration
tinker.
Adjectives
healthy, healthful
in health etc. n.
well, sound, hearty, hale, fresh, green, whole
florid, flush, hardy, stanch, staunch, brave, robust, vigorous, weatherproof. unscathed, uninjured, unmaimed, unmarred, untainted
sound of wind and limb, safe and sound. on one's legs
sound as a roach, sound as a bell
fresh as a daisy, fresh as a rose, fresh as April
hearty as a buck
in fine feather, in high feather
in good case, in full bloom
pretty bobbish, tolerably well, as well as can be expected. sanitary etc. (health-giving) Salubrity
sanatory etc. (remedial) Remedy .
Phrases
health that snuffs the morning air" [Grainger]
Nouns
disease
illness, sickness etc. adj.
ailing etc.
all the ills that flesh is heir to" [Hamlet]
morbidity, morbosity
infirmity, ailment, indisposition
complaint, disorder, malady
distemper, distemperature. visitation, attack, seizure, stroke, fit. delicacy, loss of health, invalidation, cachexy
cachexia [Med.] , atrophy, marasmus
indigestion, dyspepsia
decay etc. (deterioration) Deterioration
decline, consumption, palsy, paralysis, prostration. taint, pollution, infection, sepsis, septicity, infestation
epidemic, pandemic, endemic, epizootic
murrain, plague, pestilence, pox. sore, ulcer, abscess, fester, boil
pimple, wen etc. (swelling) Convexity
carbuncle, gathering, imposthume, peccant humor, issue
rot, canker, cold sore, fever sore
cancer, carcinoma, leukemia, neoplastic disease, malignancy, tumor
caries, mortification, corruption, gangrene, sphacelus, sphacelation, leprosy
eruption, rash, breaking out. fever, temperature, calenture
inflammation. ague, appendicitis
Asiatic cholera, spasmodic cholera
biliary calculus, kidney stone, black death, bubonic plague, pneumonic plague
blennorrhagia, blennorrhoea
blood poisoning, bloodstroke, bloody flux, brash
breakbone fever, dengue fever, malarial fever, Q-fever
heart attack, cardiac arrest, cardiomyopathy [Med.]
hardening of the arteries, arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis
bronchocele [Med.] , canker rash, cardialgia [Med.] , carditis [Med.] , endocarditis [Med.]
cholera, asphyxia
chlorosis, chorea, cynanche
enanthem, enanthema
erysipelas
exanthem, exanthema
gallstone, goiter, gonorrhea, green sickness
grip, grippe, influenza, flu
hay fever, heartburn, heaves, rupture, hernia, hemorrhoids, piles, herpes, itch, king's evil, lockjaw
measles, mumps, polio
necrosis, pertussis, phthisis, pneumonia, psora, pyaemia, pyrosis [Med.] , quinsy, rachitis, ringworm, rubeola, St. Vitus's dance, scabies, scarlatina, scarlet fever, scrofula, seasickness, struma, syntexis, tetanus, tetter, tonsillitis, tonsilitis, tracheocele [Med.] , trachoma, trismus [Med.] , varicella [Med.] , varicosis [Med.] , variola [Med.] , water qualm, whooping cough
yellow fever, yellow jack. fatal disease etc. (hopeless) [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
dangerous illness, galloping consumption, churchyard cough
general breaking up, break up of the system. [Disease of mind] idiocy etc. Imbecility. Folly
insanity etc. Insanity . martyr to disease
cripple
the halt the lame and the blind
" valetudinary, valetudinarian
invalid, patient, case
sickroom, sick-chamber. [Science of disease] pathology, etiology, nosology. [Veterinary] anthrax, bighead
blackleg, blackquarter
cattle plague, glanders, mange, scrapie, milk sickness
heartworm, feline leukemia, roundworms
quarter-evil, quarter-ill
rinderpest. [disease-causing agents] virus, bacterium, bacteria. [types of viruses] DNA virus
RNA virus. [RNA viruses] rhinovirus
rhabdovirus
picornavirus. [DNA viruses] herpesvirus
cytomegalovirus, CMV
human immunodefficiency virus, HIV.
Verbs
be ill etc. adj.
ail, suffer, labor under, be affected with, complain of, have
droop, flag, languish, halt
sicken, peak, pine
gasp. keep one's bed
feign sickness etc. (falsehood) Falsehood . lay by, lay up
take a disease, catch a disease etc. n., catch an infection
break out.
Adjectives
diseased
ailing etc. v.
ill, ill of
taken ill, seized with
indisposed, unwell, sick, squeamish, poorly, seedy
affected with illness, afflicted with illness
laid up, confined, bedridden, invalided, in hospital, on the sick list
out of health, out of sorts
under the weather [U.S.]
valetudinary. unsound, unhealthy
sickly, morbid, morbose, healthless, infirm, chlorotic [Med.] , unbraced. drooping, flagging, lame, crippled, halting. morbid, tainted, vitiated, peccant, contaminated, poisoned, tabid, mangy, leprous, cankered
rotten, rotten to the core, rotten at the core
withered, palsied, paralytic
dyspeptic
luetic, pneumonic, pulmonic [Med.] , phthisic, rachitic
syntectic, syntectical
tabetic, varicose. touched in the wind, broken-winded, spavined, gasping
weakened etc. (weak) Weakness
decrepit
decayed etc. (deteriorated) Deterioration
incurable etc. (hopeless) [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
in declining health
cranky
in a bad way, in danger, prostrate
moribund etc. (death) Death . morbific etc. Insalubrity
epidemic, endemic
zymotic.
Nouns
salubrity
healthiness etc. adj. . fine air, fine climate
eudiometer. [Preservation of health] hygiene
valetudinarian, valetudinarianism
sanitarian
sanitarium, sanitOrium.
Verbs
be salubrious etc. adj.
agree with
assimilate etc. Agreement .
Adjectives
salubrious, salutary, salutiferous
wholesome
healthy, healthful
sanitary, prophYlactic, benign, bracing, tonic, invigorating, good for, nutritious
hygeian, hygienic. innoxious, innocuous, innocent
harmless, uninjurious, uninfectious. sanative etc. (remedial) Remedy
restorative etc. (reinstate) Restoration
useful etc. Utility .
Nouns
insalubrity
unhealthiness etc. adj.
nonnaturals
plague spot
malaria etc. (poison) Bane
death in the pot, contagion
toxicity.
Adjectives
insalubrious
unhealthy, unwholesome
noxious, noisome
morbific, morbiferous
mephitic, septic, azotic, deleterious
pestilent, pestiferous, pestilential
virulent, venomous, envenomed
poisonous, toxic, toxiferous, teratogenic
narcotic. contagious, infectious, catching, taking, epidemic, zymotic
epizootic. innutritious, indigestible, ungenial
uncongenial etc. (disagreeing) Disagreement . deadly etc. (killing) [Destruction of life; violent death.] Killing
Nouns
improvement
amelioration, melioration
betterment
mend, amendment, emendation
mending etc. v.
advancement
advance etc. (progress) [Motion forward; progressive motion.] Progression
ascent etc. [Motion upwards] Ascent
promotion, preferment
elevation etc. Elevation
increase etc. Increase
cultivation, civilization
culture, march of intellect
menticulture
race-culture, eugenics. reform, reformation
revision, radical reform
second thoughts, correction, refinement, elaboration
purification etc. Cleanness
oxidation
repair etc. (restoration) Restoration
recovery etc. Restoration . revise, new edition. reformer, radical.
Verbs
improve
be better, become better, get better
mend, amend. advance etc. (progress) [Motion forward; progressive motion.] Progression
ascend etc. [Motion upwards] Ascent
increase etc. Increase
fructify, ripen, mature
pick up, come about, rally, take a favorable turn
turn over a new leaf, turn the corner
raise one's head, sow one's wild oats
recover etc. Restoration . be better etc. adj. , be improved by
turn to right account, turn to good account, turn to best account
profit by, reap the benefit of
make good use of, make capital out of
place to good account. render better, improve, mend, amend, better
ameliorate, meliorate
correct
decrassify. improve upon, refine upon
rectify
enrich, mellow, elaborate, fatten. promote, cultivate, advance, forward, enhance
bring forward, bring on
foster etc. Aid
invigorate etc. (strengthen) [Degree of power.] Strength
polish, cook, make the most of, set off to advantage
prune
repair etc. (restore) Restoration
put in order etc. (arrange) [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement
make corrections, make improvements etc. n.
doctor etc. (remedy) Remedy
purify, c. Cleanness . relieve, refresh, infuse new blood into, recruit. reform, remodel, reorganize
new model. view in a new light, think better of, appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober. palliate, mitigate
lessen an evil etc. Nonincrease, Decrease .
Adjectives
improving etc. v.
progressive, improved etc. v.
better, better off, better for
all the better for
better advised. reformatory, emendatory
reparatory etc. (restorative) Restoration
remedial etc. Remedy . corrigible, improvable
accultural.
Adverbs
on consideration, on reconsideration, on second thoughts, on better advice
Nouns
deterioration, debasement
wane, ebb
recession etc. [Motion from.] Recession
retrogradation etc. [Motion backwards.] Regression
decrease etc. Nonincrease, Decrease . degeneracy, degeneration, degenerateness
degradation
depravation, depravement
devolution
depravity etc. Vice
demoralization, retrogression
masochism. impairment, inquination, injury, damage, loss, detriment, delaceration, outrage, havoc, inroad, ravage, scath
perversion, prostitution, vitiation, discoloration, oxidation, pollution, defoedation, poisoning, venenation, leaven, contamination, canker, corruption, adulteration, alloy. decline, declension, declination
decadence, decadency
falling off etc. v.
caducity, decrepitude. decay, dilapidation, ravages of time, wear and tear
corrosion, erosion
moldiness, rottenness
moth and rust, dry rot, blight, marasmus, atrophy, collapse
disorganization
delabrement etc. (destruction) . [Nonproduction.] Destruction
aphid, Aphis, plant louse, puceron
vinefretter, vinegrub. wreck, mere wreck, honeycomb
jade, plug, rackabones [U.S.] , skate [U.S.]
tackey, tacky [U.S.] .
Verbs
be worse, be deteriorated, become worse, become deteriorated etc. Adj.
have seen better days, deteriorate, degenerate, fall off
wane etc. (decrease) Nonincrease, Decrease
ebb
retrograde etc. [Motion backwards.] Regression
go down etc. (sink) [Motion downwards] Descent
go downhill, go from bad to worse, go farther and fare worse
jump out of the frying pan into the fire. run to seed, go to seed, run to waste swale, sweal
lapse, be the worse for
sphacelate: break, break down
spring a leak, crack, start
shrivel etc. (contract) Contraction
fade, go off, wither, molder, rot, rankle, decay, go bad
go to decay, fall into decay
fall into the sear and yellow leaf, " rust, crumble, shake
totter, totter to its fall
perish etc. [Nonproduction.] Destruction
die etc. Death . [Render less good] deteriorate
weaken etc. Weakness
put back, set back
taint, infect, contaminate, poison, empoison, envenom, canker, corrupt, exulcerate, pollute, vitiate, inquinate
debase, embase
denaturalize, denature, leaven
deflower, debauch, defile, deprave, degrade
ulcerate
stain etc. (dirt) Uncleanness
discolor
alloy, adulterate, sophisticate, tamper with, prejudice. pervert, prostitute, demoralize, brutalize
render vicious etc. Vice . embitter, acerbate, exacerbate, aggravate. injure, impair, labefy, damage, harm, hurt, shend, scath, scathe, spoil, mar, despoil, dilapidate, waste
overrun
ravage
pillage etc. Stealing . wound, stab, pierce, maim, lame, surbate, cripple, hough, hamstring, hit between wind and water, scotch, mangle, mutilate, disfigure, blemish, deface, warp. blight, rot
corrode, erode
wear away, wear out
gnaw, gnaw at the root of
sap, mine, undermine, shake, sap the foundations of, break up
disorganize, dismantle, dismast
destroy etc. [Nonproduction.] Destructionetc. (aggrieve) [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness
do one's worst
knock down
deal a blow to
play havoc with, play sad havoc with, play the mischief with, play the deuce with, play the very devil with, play havoc among, play sad havoc among, play the mischief among, play the deuce among, play the very devil among
decimate.
Adjectives
unimproved etc. (improve) etc. Improvement
deteriorated etc. v.
altered, altered for the worse
injured etc. v.
sprung
withering, spoiling etc. v.
on the wane, on the decline
tabid
degenerate
marescent
worse
the worse for, all the worse for
out of repair, out of tune
imperfect etc. Imperfection
the worse for wear
battered
weathered, weather-beaten
stale, passe, shaken, dilapidated, frayed, faded, wilted, shabby, secondhand, threadbare
worn, worn to a thread, worn to a shadow, worn to the stump, worn to rags
reduced, reduced to a skeleton
far gone
tacky [U.S.] . decayed etc. v.
moth-eaten, worm-eaten
mildewed, rusty, moldy, spotted, seedy, time-worn, moss-grown
discolored
effete, wasted, crumbling, moldering, rotten, cankered, blighted, tainted
depraved etc. (vicious) Vice
decrepid, decrepit
broke, busted, broken, out of commission, out of action, broken down
done, done for, done up
worn out, used up, finished
beyond saving, fit for the dust hole, fit for the wastepaper basket, past work etc. (useless) Inutility . at a low ebb, in a bad way, on one's last legs
undermined, deciduous
nodding to its fall etc. (destruction) [Nonproduction.] Destruction
tottering etc. (dangerous) Danger
past cure etc. (hopeless) [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness
fatigued etc. Fatigue
retrograde etc. (retrogressive) [Motion backwards.] Regression
deleterious etc. [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness
Phrases
out of the frying pan into the fire
what a falling off was there! " [Hamlet] .
Nouns
restoration, restoral
reinstatement, replacement, rehabilitation, reestablishment, reconstitution, reconstruction
reproduction etc. Reproduction
renovation, renewal
revival, revivessence, reviviscence
refreshment etc. Refreshment
resuscitation, reanimation, revivification, reviction
Phenix
reorganization. renaissance, second youth, rejuvenescence, new birth
regeneration, regeneracy, regenerateness
palingenesis, reconversion. redress, retrieval, reclamation, recovery
convalescence
resumption, resumption
sanativeness. recurrence etc. (repetition) Repetition
recure, sanation
healing etc. v.
redintegration
rectification
instauration. repair, reparation, remanufacture
recruiting etc. v.
cicatrization
disinfection
tinkering. reaction
redemption etc. (deliverance) Deliverance
restitution etc. Restitution
relief etc. Relief . tinker, cobbler
vis medicatrix etc. (remedy) Remedy . curableness.
Verbs
return to the original state
recover, rally, revive
come come to, come round, come to oneself
pull through, weather the storm, be oneself again
get well, get round, get the better of, get over, get about
rise from one's ashes, rise from the grave
survive etc. (outlive) [Long duration.] Diuturnity
resume, reappear
come to, come to life again
live again, rise again. heal, skin over, cicatrize
right itself. restore, put back
reinstate, replace, reseat, rehabilitate, reestablish, reestate, reinstall. reconstruct, rebuild, reorganize, reconstitute
reconvert
renew, renovate
regenerate
rejuvenate. redeem, reclaim, recover, retrieve
rescue etc. (deliver) Deliverance . redress, recure
cure, heal, remedy, doctor, physic, medicate
break of
bring round, set on one's legs. resuscitate, revive, reanimate, revivify, recall to life
reproduce etc. Reproduction
warm up
reinvigorate, refresh etc. Refreshment . make whole, redintegrate
recoup etc. Restitution
make good, make all square
rectify, correct
put right, put to rights, set right, set to rights, set straight
set up
put in order etc. (arrange) [Reduction to Order.] Arrangement
refit, recruit
fill up, fill up the ranks
reinforce. repair
put in repair, remanufacture, put in thorough repair, put in complete repair
retouch, refashion, botch, vamp, tinker, cobble
do up, patch up, touch up, plaster up, vamp up
darn, finedraw, heelpiece
stop a gap, stanch, staunch, caulk, calk, careen, splice, bind up wounds.
Adjectives
restored etc. v.
convalescent
in a fair way
none the worse
rejuvenated. restoring etc. v.
restorative, recuperative
sanative, reparative, sanatory, reparatory
curative, remedial. restorable, recoverable, sanable, remediable, retrievable, curable.
Nouns
relapse, lapse
falling back etc. v.
retrogradation etc. (retrogression) [Motion backwards.] Regression
deterioration etc. Deterioration . [Return to, or recurrence of a bad state] backsliding, recidivation
recidivism, recidivity
recrudescence.
Nouns
remedy, help, cure, redress
medicine, medicament
diagnosis, medical examination
medical treatment
surgery
preventive medicine. [medical devices] clinical thermometer, stethoscope, X-ray machine. anthelmintic [Med.]
antidote, antifebrile [Med.] , antipoison, counterpoison, antitoxin, antispasmodic
bracer, faith cure, placebo
helminthagogue, lithagogue, pick-meup, stimulant, tonic
vermifuge, prophylactic, corrective, restorative
sedative etc. Moderation
palliative
febrifuge
alterant, alterative
specific
antiseptic, emetic, analgesic, pain-killer, antitussive [Med.] , antiinflammatory [Med.] , antibiotic, antiviral [Med.] , antifungal [Med.] , carminative
Nepenthe, Mithridate. cure, treatment, regimen
radical cure, perfect cure, certain cure
sovereign remedy. examination, diagnosis, diagnostics
analysis, urinalysis, biopsy, radiology. medicine, physic, Galenicals, simples, drug, pharmaceutical, prescription, potion, draught, dose, pill, bolus, injection, infusion, drip, suppository, electuary
linctus, lincture
medicament
pharmacon. nostrum, receipt, recipe, prescription
catholicon, panacea, elixir, elixir vitae, philosopher's stone
balm, balsam, cordial, theriac, ptisan. agueweed, arnica, benzoin, bitartrate of potash, boneset, calomel, catnip, cinchona, cream of tartar, Epsom salts [Chem]
feverroot, feverwort
friar's balsam, Indian sage
ipecac, ipecacuanha
jonquil, mercurous chloride, Peruvian bark
quinine, quinquina
sassafras, yarrow. salve, ointment, cerate, oil, lenitive, lotion, cosmetic
plaster
epithem, embrocation, liniment, cataplasm, sinapism, arquebusade, traumatic, vulnerary, pepastic, poultice, collyrium, depilatory
emplastrum
eyewater, vesicant, vesicatory [Med.] . compress, pledget
bandage etc. (support) Support . treatment, medical treatment, regimen
dietary, dietetics
vis medicatrix
bloodletting, bleeding, venesection [Med.] , phlebotomy, cupping, sanguisae, leeches
operation, surgical operation
transfusion, infusion, intravenous infusion, catheter, feeding tube
prevention, preventative medicine, immunization, inoculation, vaccination, vaccine, shot, booster, gamma globulin. pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutics
pharmacopoeia, formulary
acology, therapeutics, posology
homeopathy, allopathy, heteropathy [Med.] , osteopathy, hydropathy [Med.]
cold water cure
dietetics
surgery, chirurgery [Med.] , chirurgy
healing art, leechcraft
orthopedics, orthopedy, orthopraxy
pediatrics
dentistry, midwifery, obstetrics, gynecology
tocology
sarcology. hospital, infirmary
pesthouse, lazarhouse
lazaretto
lock hospital
ambulance. dispensary
dispensatory, drug store, pharmacy, apothecary, druggist, chemist. Hotel des Invalides
sanatorium, spa, pump room, well
hospice
Red Cross. doctor, physician, surgeon
medical practitioner, general practitioner, specialist
medical attendant, apothecary, druggist
leech
osteopath, osteopathist
optometrist, ophthalmologist
internist, oncologist, gastroenterologist
epidemiologist [Med.] , public health specialist
dermatologist
podiatrist
witch doctor, shaman, faith healer, quack, exorcist
Aesculapius, Hippocrates, Galen
midwife, oculist, aurist
operator
nurse, registered nurse, practical nurse, monthly nurse, sister
nurse's aide, candystriper
dresser
bonesetter
pharmaceutist, pharmacist, druggist, chemist, pharmacopolist.
Verbs
apply a remedy etc. n.
doctor, dose, physic, nurse, minister to, attend, dress the wounds, plaster
drain
prevent etc. Hindrance
relieve etc. Relief
palliate etc. Improvement
restore etc. Restoration
drench with physic
bleed, cup, let blood
manicure. operate, excise, cut out
incise.
Adjectives
remedial
restorative etc. Restoration
corrective, palliative, healing
sanatory, sanative
prophylactic, preventative, immunizing
salutiferous etc. (salutary) Salubrity
medical, medicinal
therapeutic, chirurgical [Med.] , epulotic, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, emollient
depuratory
detersive, detergent
abstersive, disinfectant, febrifugal, alterative
traumatic, vulnerary. allopathic, heteropathic, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.]
anthelmintic [Med.]
antifebrile [Med.] , antiluetic
aperient, chalybeate, deobstruent, depurative, laxative, roborant. dietetic, alimentary
nutritious, nutritive
peptic
alexipharmic, alexiteric
remediable, curable.
Phrases
the remedy is worse than the disease" [Dryden]
throw physic to the dogs, I'll none of it" [Macbeth] .
Nouns
bane, curse
evil etc. Evil
hurtfulness etc. (badness) [Capability of producing evil. Bad qualities.] Badness
painfulness etc. (cause of pain) [Capability of giving pain; cause or source of pain] Painfulness
scourge etc. (punishment) [Instrument of punishment.] Scourge
white elephant. sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle. poison, toxin
teratogen
leaven, virus venom
arsenic
antimony, tartar emetic
strychnine, nicotine
miasma, miasm, mephitis, malaria, azote, sewer gas
pest. [poisonous substances, examples] Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid
bichloride of mercury
carbonic acid, carbonic gas
choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp
hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide
marsh gas, ratsbane. [poisonous plants] hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite
banewort, bhang, ganja, hashish
Upas tree. [list of poisonous substances] Toxline (online) . rust, worm, helminth [Med.] , moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew
dry rot
canker, cankerworm
cancer
torpedo
viper etc. (evil doer) [Maleficent being] Evil doer
demon etc. Demon . [Science of poisons] toxicology.
Nouns
safety, security, surety, impregnability
invulnerability, invulnerableness etc. adj.
danger past, danger over
storm blown over
coast clear
escape etc. Escape
means of escape
blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve
safeguard, palladium. guardianship, wardship, wardenship
tutelage, custody, safekeeping
preservation etc. Preservation
protection, auspices. safe-conduct, escort, convoy
guard, shield etc. (defense) Defense
guardian angel
tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint
genius loci. protector, guardian
warden, warder
preserver, custodian, chaperon, third person. watchdog, bandog
Cerberus
watchman, patrolman, policeman
cop [Slang] , dick [Slang] , fuzz [Slang] , smokey [Slang] , peeler [Slang] , zarp [Slang]
sentinel, sentry, scout etc. (warning) Warning
garrison
guardship. [Means of safety] refuge etc. , anchor etc. [Means of safety.] Refuge
precaution etc. (preparation) Preparation
quarantine
Verbs
be safe etc. adj.
keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon
ride out the storm, weather the storm
light upon one's feet, land on one's feet
bear a charmed life
escape etc. Escape . make safe, render safe etc. Adj.
protect
take care of etc. (care) Care [Vigilance.]
preserve etc. Preservation
cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward
guard etc. (defend) Defense
secure etc. (restrain) Restraint
entrench, intrench, fence round etc. (circumscribe) Circumscription
house, nestle, ensconce
take charge of. escort, convoy
garrison
watch, mount guard, patrol. make assurance doubly sure etc. (caution) Caution
take up a loose thread
take precautions etc. (prepare for) Preparation
double reef topsails. seek safety
take shelter, find shelter etc. [Means of safety.] Refuge
Adjectives
safe, secure, sure
in safety, in security
on the safe side
under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing
under cover, under lock and key
out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way
unharmed, unscathed
on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water
unthreatened, unmolested
protected etc. v.
panoplied etc. (defended) Defense . snug, seaworthy
weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof. defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable
unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable
impregnable, imperdible
inexpugnable
Achillean. safe and sound etc. (preserved) Preservation
scathless etc. (perfect) Perfection
unhazarded
not dangerous etc. Danger . unthreatening, harmless
friendly (cooperative) Cooperation . protecting, protective etc. v.
guardian, tutelary
preservative etc. Preservation
trustworthy etc. Probity .
Nouns
danger, peril, insecurity, jeopardy, risk, hazard, venture, precariousness, slipperiness
instability etc. Changeableness
defenselessness etc. adj. , exposure etc. (liability) Liability
vulnerability
vulnerable point, heel of Achilles
forlorn hope etc. (hopelessness) [Absence, want or loss of hope.] Hopelessness[Dangerous course] leap in the dark etc. (rashness) Rashness
road to ruin, hairbreadth escape. cause for alarm
source of danger etc. [Source of danger.] Pitfall[Approach of danger] , breakers ahead
storm brewing
clouds in the horizon, clouds gathering
warning etc. Warning
alarm etc. [Indication of danger.] Alarm[Sense of danger] apprehension etc. Fear .
Verbs
be in danger etc. adj.
be exposed to danger, run into danger, incur danger, encounter danger etc. n.
run a risk
lay oneself open to etc. (liability) Liability
lean on a broken reed, trust to a broken reed
feel the ground sliding from under one, have to run for it
have the chances against one, have the odds against one, face long odds
be in deep trouble, be between a rock and a hard place. hang by a thread, totter
sleep on a volcano, stand on a volcano
sit on a barrel of gunpowder, live in a glass house. bring in danger, place in danger, put in danger, place in jeopardy, put in jeopardy etc. n.
endanger, expose to danger, imperil
jeopard, jeopardize
compromise
sail too near the wind etc. (rash) Rashness . adventure, risk, hazard, venture, stake, set at hazard
run the gauntlet etc. (dare) [Absence of fear.] Courage
engage in a forlorn hope. threaten danger etc. Threat
run one hard
lay a trap for etc. (deceive) Deception .
Adjectives
in danger etc. n.
endangered etc. v.
fraught with danger
dangerous, hazardous, perilous, parlous, periculous
unsafe, unprotected etc. (safe, protect) etc. Safety
insecure. untrustworthy
built upon.sand, on a sandy basis
wildcat. defenseless, fenceless, guardless, harborless
unshielded
vulnerable, expugnable, exposed
at bay
on the wrong side of the wall, on a lee shore, on the rocks. at stake, in question
precarious, critical, ticklish
slippery, slippy
hanging by a thread etc. v.
with a halter round one's neck
between the hammer and the anvil, between Scylla and Charybdis, between a rock and a hard place, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between two fires
on the edge of a precipice, on the brink of a precipice, on the verge of a precipice, on the edge of a volcano
in the lion's den, on slippery ground, under fire
not out of the wood. unwarned, unadmonished, unadvised, unprepared etc. Nonpreparation
off one's guard etc. (inexpectant) Inexpectation . tottering
unstable, unsteady
shaky, top-heavy, tumbledown, ramshackle, crumbling, waterlogged
helpless, guideless
in a bad way
reduced to the last extremity, at the last extremity
trembling in the balance
nodding to its fall etc. (destruction) [Nonproduction.] Destructionetc. Threat
ominous, illomened
alarming etc. (fear) Fear
explosive. adventurous etc. (rash) Rashness , (bold) [Absence of fear.] Courage
Nouns
refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness
acropolis
keep, last resort
ward
prison etc. [Means of restraint.] Prison
asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute
almshouse
hiding place etc. (ambush) Ambush [Means of concealment] .
anchorage
breakwater, mole, port, haven
harbor, harbor of refuge
seaport
pier, jetty, embankment, quay. covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella
barrier
dashboard, dasher [U.S.] . wall etc. (inclosure) Inclosure
fort etc. (defense) Defense . anchor, kedge
grapnel, grappling iron
sheet anchor, killick
mainstay
support etc. Support
cheek etc. Hindrance
ballast. jury mast
vent-peg
safety valve, blow-off valve
safety lamp
lightning rod, lightning conductor
safety belt, airbag, seat belt
antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires. means of escape etc. (escape) Escape
lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket
parachute, plank, steppingstone
emergency landing. safeguard etc. (protection) Safety .
Verbs
seek refuge, take refuge, find refuge etc. n.
seek safety, find safety etc. Safety
throw oneself into the arms of
break for taller timber [U.S.] . create a diversion.
Phrases
any port in a storm
valet anchora virtus.
Nouns
rocks, reefs, coral reef, sunken rocks, snags
sands, quicksands
syrt, syrtis
Goodwin sands, sandy foundation
slippery ground
breakers, shoals, shallows, bank, shelf, flat, lee shore, ironbound coast
rock ahead, breakers ahead. precipice
maelstrom, volcano
ambush etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
pitfall, trapdoor
trap etc. (snare) Deception . sword of Damocles
wolf at the door, snake in the grass, death in the pot
latency etc. Latency. Implication . ugly customer, dangerous person
firebrand, hornet's nest.
Nouns
warning, early warning, caution, caveat
notice etc. (information) Information
premonition, premonishment
prediction etc. Prediction
contraindication, lesson, dehortation
admonition, monition
alarm etc. [Indication of danger.] Alarm
fog-signal, foghorn
siren
monitor, warning voice, Cassandra, signs of the times, Mother Cary's chickens, stormy petrel, bird of ill omen, gathering clouds, clouds in the horizon, death watch. watchtower, beacon, signal post
lighthouse etc. (indication of locality) Indication . sentinel, sentry, watch, watchman
watch and ward
watchdog, bandog, housedog
patrol, patrolman, vedette, picket, bivouac, scout, spy, spial
undercover agent, mole, plainclothesman
advanced guard, rear guard
lookout. cautiousness etc. Caution . monitor, guard camera, radar, AWACS, spy satellite, spy-in-the-sky, UInexistence plane, spy plane.
Verbs
warn, caution
forewarn, prewarn
admonish, premonish
give notice, give warning, dehort
menace etc. (threaten) Threat
put on one's guard
sound the alarm etc. [Indication of danger.] Alarm
croak. beware, ware
take warning, take heed at one's peril
keep watch and ward etc. (care) Care [Vigilance.] .
Adjectives
warning etc. v.
premonitory, monitory, cautionary
admonitory, admonitive
sematic [Biol.] . warned, forewarned etc. v.
on one's guard etc. (careful) Care [Vigilance.] , (cautious) Caution .
Int
beware!, ware!, take care!, look out!, fore (golf) , mind what you are about!, take care what you are about!, mind!
Phrases
don't wake a sleeping cat
caveat actor
a word to the wise is sufficient
Nouns
alarm
alarum, larum, alarm bell, tocsin, alerts, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, note of alarm, hue and cry, fire cross, signal of distress
blue lights
war-cry, war-whoop
warning etc. Warning
fogsignal, foghorn
yellow flag
danger signal
red light, red flag
fire bell
police whistle. false alarm, cry of wolf
bug-bear, bugaboo.
Verbs
give the alarm, raise the alarm, sound the alarm, turn in the alarm, beat the alarm, give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm, turn in an alarm, beat an alarm etc. n.
alarm
warn etc. Warning
ring the tocsin
cry wolf.
Int
every man for himself! [Fr.Tr.]
Nouns
preservation
safe-keeping
conservation etc. (storage) Store
maintenance, support, susteritation, conservatism
vis conservatrix
salvation etc. (deliverance) Deliverance . [Means of preservation] prophylaxis
preserver, preservative, additive
antibiotics, antifungals [Med.] , biocide
hygiastics, hygiantics
cover, drugget
canning
ensilage
tinned goods, canned goods. [Superstitious remedies] snake oil, spider webs, cure-all
laetrile
charm etc. Spell .
Verbs
preserve, maintain, keep, sustain, support, hold
keep up, keep alive
refrigerate, keep on ice
not willingly let die
bank up
nurse
save, rescue
be safe, make safe etc. Safety
take care of etc. (care) Care [Vigilance.]
hold one's own
hold one's ground, stand one's ground etc. (resist) Resistance . embalm, cure, salt, pickle, season, kyanize, bottle, pot, tin, can
sterilize, pasteurize, radiate
dry, lyophilize [Chem] , freeze-dry, concentrate, evaporate
freeze, quick-freeze, deep-freeze
husband etc. (store) Store .
Adjectives
preserving etc. v.
conservative
prophylactic
preservatory, preservative
hygienic. preserved etc. v.
unimpaired, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unsinged, unmarred
safe, safe and sound
intact, with a whole skin.
Verbs
escape, scape
make one's escape, effect one's escape, make good one's escape
break jail
get off, get clear off, get well out of
save one's bacon, save one's skin
weather the storm etc. (safe) Safety
escape scot-free. elude etc. , make off etc. (avoid) [Absence of pursuit.] Avoidance
march off etc. (go away) [Initial motion from.] Departure
give one the slip
slip through the hands, slip through the fingers
slip the collar, wriggle out of prison, break out, break loose, break loose from prison
break away, slip away, get away
find vent, find a hole to creep out of. disappear, vanish.
Adjectives
escaping, escaped etc. v.. stolen away, fled.
Phrases
the bird has flown the coop.
Nouns
deliverance, extrication, rescue
reprieve, reprieval
respite
liberation etc. Liberation
emancipation
redemption, salvation
riddance
gaol delivery
redeemableness.
Verbs
deliver, extricate, rescue, save, emancipate, redeem, ransom
bring off, bring through
get the wheel out of the rut, snatch from the jaws of death, come to the rescue
rid
retrieve etc. (restore) Restoration
be rid of, get rid of.
Adjectives
saved etc. v.. extricable, redeemable, rescuable.