01 Words of Similar Meaning: Adjectives

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belligerent

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aggressive militant hostile

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clamorous

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noisy boisterous vociferous

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copious

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plentiful abundant bountiful

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coy

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shy sheepish bashful

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cumbersome

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bulky clumsy unwieldy

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destitute

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broke penniless skint

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discrepant

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incongruous incompatible incoherent

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fervent

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eager keen zealous

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frugal

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economical sparing thrifty

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impetuous

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hasty rash impulsive

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irate

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angry furious livid

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obese

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fat portly corpulent

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opulent

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rich wealthy affluent

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paltry

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unimportant petty trivial

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perilous

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dangerous hazardous risky

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ravenous

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hungry starving famished

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slothful

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lazy idle indolent

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stingy

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mean tight-fisted miserly

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valiant

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brave courageous intrepid

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wily

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cunning artful sly

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livid

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furiously angry

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boisterous

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(of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy: the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period.

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vociferous

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(esp. of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous: he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover.

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bountiful

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large in quantity; abundant: the ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food.

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# Checked sheepish

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(of a person or expression) showing embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence: a sheepish grin.

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# Checked bashful

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reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy: don't be bashful about telling folks how you feel.

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# Checked bulky

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taking up much space, typically inconveniently; large and unwieldy: a bulky piece of luggage.

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# Checked unwieldy

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difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight: the first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy.

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# Checked famished

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informal extremely hungry.

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# Checked incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something: the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath.

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# Checked zealous

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having or showing zeal: the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations.

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# Checked sparing

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moderate; economical: physicians advised sparing use of the ointment.

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# Checked thrifty

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(of a person or their behavior) using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

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# Checked rash

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displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action: it would be extremely rash to make such an assumption | a rash decision.

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# Checked portly

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(esp. of a man) having a stout body; somewhat fat.

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# Checked corpulent

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(of a person) fat.

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# Checked skint

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(of a person) having little or no money available: I'm a bit skint just now.

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# Checked indolent

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wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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# Checked miserly

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of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser: his miserly great-uncle proved to be worth nearly $1 million.

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# Checked intrepid

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fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect): our intrepid reporter.