Synonym Dictionary

An authoritative instruction that guides an action or procedure.

Soft, boggy ground; figuratively, a difficult situation from which escape is hard.

Humor, irony, or exaggeration used to expose and criticize faults or wrongdoing.

To happen, or to become known after having been unclear.

Agreement with a rule, standard, or stated requirement.

To refer to something indirectly without naming or explaining it fully.

The direct opposite of something.

The deliberate, unlawful burning of property.

A strong hope or ambition for future achievement.

The distance between what someone hopes to attain and their present resources or circumstances.

Confident and direct in expressing a position or acting on it.

So ordinary or overused that it lacks freshness or interest.

Open and honest expression.

Following a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.

Based on surrounding facts that support an inference about what happened.

To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.

To force or strongly persuade someone to act.

The act of following a request, rule, or requirement.

Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.

Required rather than optional, usually by a rule or authority.

Depending on a requirement, circumstance, or event being satisfied.

Helping to bring about or support a desired result.

An associated idea or feeling beyond a word's direct meaning.

An event or condition that might occur and may require a response.