Synonym Dictionary

Overflowing with cheerful energy and enthusiasm.

Drawing ideas, styles, or elements from varied sources.

One word family: also includes eclecticism.

Capable of producing the intended effect.

Shameless or insulting boldness.

Exceptionally and conspicuously bad.

To draw out a response, information, or feeling.

Expressing ideas or feelings fluently and persuasively.

To make a meaning or difficult point clear.

Difficult to find, catch, achieve, or define.

To decorate or add details, sometimes to exaggerate an account.

Prominent and highly respected in a field.

To strive to equal or surpass a model through imitation.

One word family: also includes emulation.

To cause a feeling, situation, or condition to arise.

Fair and just toward the people involved.

Unclear, open to different interpretations, or not conclusive.

Understood by or intended for a small group with specialized knowledge.

To make an existing problem or undesirable condition worse.

One word family: also includes exacerbation.

Irrelevant or not essential to the matter at hand.