Synonym Dictionary

Showing extreme submission, loss of self-respect, or hopelessness.

To warn, advise firmly, or express disapproval of someone's conduct.

Skillful and effective, especially in a difficult situation.

A condition lacking effective government or established authority.

Skillful and clever, sometimes in a deceptive or manipulative way.

A strong hope or ambition for future achievement.

Something accepted as true for the purpose of reasoning, without necessarily having been established.

Overwhelmed by wonder, admiration, or reverence.

To act in accordance with a rule, standard, or accepted pattern.

One word family: also includes conformity.

A preference for preserving established institutions and traditions and approaching change cautiously.

Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.

Following an established habit or usual practice.

Quick and skillful in action.

Lacking the resources needed for basic living, or completely lacking something.

Calm and serious in a way that expresses self-respect and invites respect from others.

To become smaller or less important, or to make something so.

To strip away, relinquish, or dispose of a possession or responsibility.

To make a meaning or difficult point clear.

Prominent and highly respected in a field.

Regularly present or characteristic within a particular place or group.

Raised to a high position or filled with elevated joy.

Awkward or lacking social tact.

A belief sharply opposed to an established doctrine or accepted view.

Proposed for consideration without being established as fact.