Synonym Dictionary

Exceptional skill or ability in a particular activity.

A person authorized to act for another, or a substitute representing something else.

Showing sensible care and attention to possible consequences.

One word family: also includes prudence.

Guided by cautious, practical judgment about consequences or interests.

Very attentive to details of conduct, rules, or formalities.

Concerned with qualities, characteristics, or meaning rather than numerical amounts.

Quiet, inactive, or temporarily at rest.

Representing the most characteristic or ideal example of a type.

Idealistic to an impractical or unrealistic degree.

Involving a fundamental change or a large departure from established practice.

A consequence or implication of an action, often part of a complex series of effects.

Less dense than usual; also elevated or remote from ordinary experience.

Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.

To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

Shared or exchanged by both sides.

To respond with a similar action or feeling.

Stubbornly resistant to control or an attempted remedy.

A planned routine or systematic program of activity.

To repeat something for emphasis or clarity.

One word family: also includes reiteration.

A renewed period of activity, creativity, or growth.

To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.

A consequence, often indirect and unwelcome, of an action.

An act of retaliation for an injury or perceived wrong.

To return a feeling or repay an action in kind.