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2022-08-30 16:00:00 Drowsy, adjective.

Example: A warm, drowsy afternoon.

Synonyms:

1. soporific, sleep-inducing, sleepy, somniferous, narcotic, sedative, calmative, tranquillizing
2. lulling, soothing
3. dreamy
4. (rare) somnific

Antonyms:

1. invigorating
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2022-08-29 16:00:00 Flare, verb.

Example: A match flared as he lit a cigarette.

Synonyms:

1. blaze, flash, flare up, flame, burn unsteadily, burn violently, burn up
2. gleam, glow, glisten, sparkle, glitter, flicker, glimmer, scintillate
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2022-08-28 16:00:00 Cohere, verb.

Example: I wondered how this family had cohered in the past.

Synonyms:

1. stick together, hold together, be united, bind, cling, fuse, form a whole

Antonyms:

1. fall apart
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2022-08-27 16:00:00 Incessant, adjective.

Example: Incessant rain fell for several days.

Synonyms:

1. ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, unabating, interminable, endless, unending, never-ending, everlasting, eternal, perpetual, continuous, non-stop, uninterrupted, unbroken, ongoing, unremitting, persistent, relentless, unrelenting, unrelieved, sustained, unflagging, unwearying, untiring
2. recurrent

Antonyms:

1. intermittent, occasional
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2022-08-26 16:00:00 Reckon, verb.

Example: I reckon she had her eye on him from the start.

Synonyms:

1. believe, think, be of the opinion, be of the view, be convinced, suspect, dare say, have an idea, have a feeling, imagine, fancy, guess, suppose, assume, surmise, conjecture, consider
2. (North American • informal) figure
3. (archaic) ween
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2022-08-25 16:00:00 Lying, adjective.

Example: He's a lying, cheating snake in the grass.

Synonyms:

1. untruthful, false, dishonest, mendacious, perfidious, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, duplicitous, dissimulating, dissembling, double-dealing, two-faced, Janus-faced, guileful, underhand, disingenuous
2. (informal) crooked, bent, sneaky, tricky
3. (archaic) hollow-hearted

Antonyms:

1. truthful, honest
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2022-08-24 16:00:00 Lubricate, verb.

Example: Lubricate the washer with silicone grease.

Synonyms:

1. oil, grease, make slippery, make smooth, smear with oil, cover with oil, rub with oil, moisturize, wax, polish
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2022-08-23 16:00:00 Wrong, adjective.

Example: There were no right or wrong answers.

Synonyms:

1. incorrect, mistaken, in error, erroneous, inaccurate, not accurate, inexact, not exact, imprecise, invalid, untrue, false, fallacious, wide of the mark, off target
2. misleading, illogical, unsound, unfounded, without foundation, faulty, flawed
3. (informal) off beam, bogus, phoney, out, way out, full of holes, dicey, iffy
4. (British • informal) dodgy
5. (archaic) abroad

Antonyms:

1. right, correct, spot on
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2022-08-22 16:00:01 Crouch, verb.

Example: Ian crouched down and peered under the wagon.

Synonyms:

1. squat, squat down, duck, duck down, hunker down, bob down, hunch over
2. bend, bend down, stoop, stoop down, bow, bow down, kneel, kneel down, cower, cringe, shrink, huddle
3. (North American • informal) scooch
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2022-08-21 16:00:00 Unexpected, adjective.

Example: He received an unexpected invitation from Professor Dobson.

Synonyms:

1. unforeseen, unanticipated, unpredicted, not bargained for, unlooked for, unhoped for, out of the blue, without warning, without notice
2. chance, fortuitous, unplanned, serendipitous, adventitious
3. sudden, abrupt, surprising, startling, astonishing, uncommon, abnormal, extraordinary
4. (Norteamericano • coloquial) backasswards

Antonyms:

1. expected, predictable
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