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Assiduous |
showing great care and perseverance."she was assiduous in pointing out every feature"
showing great care and perseverance. "she was assiduous in pointing out every feature" diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, painstaking, demanding, exacting, persevering, unflagging, searching, close, elaborate, minute, accurate, correct, studious, rigorous, particular;religious, strict; pedantic, fussy diligent, careful, meticulous, thorough, sedulous, attentive, industrious, laborious, hard-working, conscientious, ultra-careful, punctilious, painstaking, demanding, exacting, persevering, unflagging, searching, close, elaborate, minute, accurate, correct, studious, rigorous, particular;religious, strict; pedantic, fussy
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Ominous |
giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious. "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead"
threatening, menacing, baleful, forbidding, sinister, doomy, inauspicious, unpropitious, portentous, unfavourable, dire, unpromising; black, dark, wintry,gloomy, ugly; archaicdireful;rareminatory, minacious, sinistrous |
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Perturbed |
make (someone) anxious or unsettled."they were perturbed by her capricious behaviour. Worried, upset, unsettled, anxious, uneasy, concerned |
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Pertinent |
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite. "she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions"
Relevant, to the point, apt |
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Dangerous synonyms |
hazardous, perilous, risky, high-risk, fraught with danger, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable, precarious, insecure, exposed, vulnerable, touch-and-go, chancy, tricky, treacherous; |
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Anxious synonyms |
worried, concerned, apprehensive, fearful, uneasy, ill at ease, perturbed, troubled, disquieted, bothered, disturbed, distressed, fretful, fretting, agitated, in a state of agitation, nervous, in a state of nerves, edgy, on edge, tense, overwrought, worked up, keyed up, strung out, jumpy, afraid, worried sick, with one's stomach in knots, with one's heart in one's mouth, on pins and needles, stressed, under stress, in suspense, flurried; |
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Mysterious synonyms |
puzzling, strange, peculiar, curious, funny, queer, odd, weird, bizarre, mystifying, inexplicable, baffling, perplexing, bewildering, confusing, uncanny, dark, impenetrable, incomprehensible, unexplainable, unfathomable, Delphic, sibylline, unaccountable, insoluble, obscure;arcane, recondite, secret, esoteric,occult, cryptic, hidden, concealed,supernatural, mystical
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Happy synonyms |
contented, content, cheerful, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly, joking, jocular, gleeful, carefree, untroubled, delighted, smiling, beaming, grinning, glowing, satisfied, gratified, buoyant, radiant, sunny, blithe, joyous, beatific, blessed; Morecock-a-hoop, in good spirits, in high spirits, in a good mood, light-hearted, good-humoured;thrilled, exuberant, elated, exhilarated, ecstatic, blissful, euphoric, overjoyed, exultant, rapturous, rapt, enraptured, in seventh heaven, on cloud nine, over the moon, walking on air, beside oneself with joy, jumping for joy;
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Sad synonyms |
unhappy, sorrowful, dejected, regretful, depressed, downcast, miserable, downhearted, down, despondent, despairing, disconsolate, out of sorts, desolate, bowed down, wretched, glum, gloomy, doleful, dismal, blue, melancholy, melancholic, low-spirited, mournful, woeful, woebegone, forlorn, crestfallen, broken-hearted, heartbroken, inconsolable, grief-stricken; |
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Infallible |
incapable of making mistakes or being wrong
unerring, error-free, unfailing, faultless, flawless, impeccable, perfect, true, uncanny, precise, accurate, meticulous, scrupulous; |
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Gaiety |
the state or quality of being light-hearted or cheerful."the sudden gaiety of children's laughter" cheerfulness, cheer, light-heartedness, merriment, glee, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, delight, pleasure, high spirits, good spirits, good humour, jollity, jolliness, hilarity, mirth, joviality, exuberance, elation, exultation, euphoria, jubilation;liveliness, vivacity, animation,effervescence, levity, buoyancy,sprightliness, zest, zestfulness; joie de vivre |
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Obviate |
remove (a need or difficulty). "the presence of roller blinds obviated the need for curtains" preclude, prevent, remove, get rid of, do away with, get round, rule out, eliminate, make unnecessary, take-away, foreclose, avoid, avert, counter "the settlement obviated the need for the separate cases to be heard in court"avoid or prevent (something undesirable). "a parachute can be used to obviate disaster" |
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Reticent |
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily."she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs" reserved, withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident, shy, modest, unassuming, shrinking, distant, undemonstrative, wouldn't say boo to a goose;uncommunicative, unforthcoming,unresponsive, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, close-lipped, quiet,taciturn, silent, guarded, secretive,private, media-shy, playing one's cards close to one's chest;
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