Synonym Dictionary

Demanding great care, effort, or precision.

A payment or demand imposed with severity or unfairness.

To irritate or frustrate intensely.

The act of carrying out a plan, decision, or task.

To show by example or embody a quality.

An urgent need or demanding circumstance requiring action.

Useful or convenient for reaching an aim, though not always principled.

One word family: also includes expediency.

Money, time, or effort spent for a purpose, or the act of spending it.

Based on, gained through, or involving direct experience.

Intended to investigate possibilities or gather initial understanding.

Changing by a constant proportional factor over equal intervals, or relating to a quantity expressed with an exponent.

A model that reduces the present value of a future outcome by the same proportional factor for each equal unit of delay.

Obtaining something through threats or coercive pressure.

To make a process or action easier.

A smaller group within a larger one that pursues its own aims or position.

Very attentive to details or demanding about cleanliness, taste, or standards.

Possible to carry out successfully under the circumstances.

A person who has committed a felony, a category of serious crime.

In this sense, an object or activity receiving excessive or obsessive attention.

A brief venture into an unfamiliar area or activity.

To prevent or delay something through earlier action.

A supporting structure or organized set of ideas used to guide understanding or action.

Awkward or lacking social tact.

A broad statement lacking specific detail.