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Adjective
Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense
Obtained or achieved more by chance than skill
Capable of working successfully
Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary
Quick, acting without delay
Reliable and unfailing
Attempting to achieve one's goals by unscrupulous scheming
Imperative or essential for one's well-being or goals
Noun
A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
An improvisation, or something done without prior thought or planning
Place to hide, have privacy
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Adjective
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Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
prudent
advantageous
judicious
practical
appropriate
advisable
sensible
wise
useful
apt
fitting
suitable
beneficial
politic
helpful
fit
desirable
pragmatic
profitable
worthwhile
effective
proper
gainful
tactical
strategic
opportune
convenient
timely
propitious
utilitarian
necessary
meet
seasonable
of benefit
of service
of use
self-serving
in one's own interests
to one's own advantage
good
favourable
UK
favorable
US
auspicious
valuable
felicitous
right
applicable
seemly
fruitful
befitting
rewarding
constructive
productive
sound
fitted
relevant
reasonable
fortunate
becoming
beneficent
happy
pertinent
worthy
correct
benignant
commonsensical
benefic
suited
acceptable
serviceable
providential
lucky
of assistance
behooveful
apposite
handy
best
lucrative
ideal
meritorious
apropos
recommended
significant
well timed
of value
logical
just
suggested
rational
kindly
invaluable
salutary
positive
benign
feasible
functional
friendly
conducive
usable
commodious
fortuitous
worth it
well
rightful
recommendable
sagacious
instrumental
preferable
comme il faut
promising
germane
equitable
remunerative
ripe
qualified
deserved
useable
due
requisite
heaven-sent
win-win
of help
efficacious
well-timed
adequate
decent
in keeping
satisfactory
to the point
to one's advantage
benevolent
commendable
important
congruous
well judged
agreeable
golden
sane
realistic
meaningful
facilitative
pretty
able
furthersome
perfect
capable
paying
practicable
prepared
economic
estimable
adapted
deserving
ready
nice
effectual
decorous
employable
substantial
to the purpose
informative
available
correspondent
conformable
in one's interests
sufficient
equal
presentable
for the best
good enough
to advantage
shrewd
provident
astute
canny
contributive
justifiable
fair
circumspect
farsighted
preferred
accommodating
done
reasoned
plus
a good idea
well advised
nifty
illuminating
enriching
comfortable
purposeful
set
disposed
comely
belonging
related
allowable
permitted
permissible
in one's interest
excellent
tailor-made
well disposed
in order
instructive
connected
crying out
exemplary
money-making
priceless
worth the effort
conformed
reconciled
accommodated
well spent
just right
material
actionable
working
viable
workable
essential
vital
pivotal
crucial
spot on
made to order
best suited
valid
definitive
clear
paramount
indispensable
imperative
critical
efficient
compelling
wholesome
prosperous
appreciated
fundamental
key
respected
needed
admired
in demand
exigent
okay
merited
real-world
solid
applicative
doable
achievable
operative
supportive
condign
cut out for
right up your street
user friendly
fit for purpose
righteous
up to standard
in keeping with
well suited
swell
copacetic
in character
up to snuff
legit
kosher
hot
central
loved
held dear
esteemed
of the essence
worth its weight in gold
ad rem
well-suited
gratifying
encouraging
toward
appurtenant
worthful
scarce
hot property
uplifting
inspiring
in one's best interests
moneymaking
exploitable
equipped
operable
timeous
pat
-worthy
paid
fat
juicy
money-spinning
sober
businesslike
unsentimental
going
well-paying
sweet
rich
fructuous
lush
generous
satisfying
unidealistic
earthy
hardheaded
financially rewarding
well paid
hard
going concern
paid off
in the black
very productive
with both feet on the ground
down-to-earth
matter-of-fact
hard-nosed
hard-boiled
hard-headed
no-nonsense
justified
warranted
competent
linked
on the button
compatible
admissible
desired
expected
choice
on the nose
relative
exact
hopeful
well-chosen
applicatory
earned
right on
likely
anticipated
required
pointed
well-matched
legitimate
correlated
salient
congruent
precise
consistent
optimal
on target
well deserved
well earned
ample
having direct bearing on
having to do with
neat
matched
relating
chosen
pertaining
specified
intended
healthful
complementary
indicated
orthodox
accurate
selected
creditable
meriting
warranting
cognate
official
justifying
obligatory
enough
towardly
welcome
conforming
telling
eligible
like-minded
flattering
carefully selected
full of promise
very
qualified for
suitable for
model
quintessential
called for
pertaining to
supreme
powerful
on the money
just the job
made well
destined
favourite
UK
favorite
US
utilizable
US
rehearsed
consumable
inspired
awaited
slated
richly-deserved
congenial
peculiar
unique
allied
relatable
well chosen
well-deserved
wearable
good for
designed
behooving
beseeming
prerequisite
particular
joyous
well put
well expressed
convincing
utilisable
UK
accepted
thankworthy
cheering
pleasureful
pleasant
pleasurable
reassuring
pleasing
associated with
akin
conventional
established
express
well qualified
bright
at the right time
workaday
formal
analogous
looked-for
usual
well-earned
heartening
ordinary
everyday
kindred
on-topic
suiting
weighty
harmonious
consonant
accordant
concerning
pointful
referring
conformant
rosy
predictable
seasonal
according to Hoyle
bounden
regular
of a kind
optimistic
what the doctor ordered
great
archetypal
consummate
absolute
ultimate
prototypical
called-for
cut out
enhancing
tasteful
utility
in point
of interest
sought after
right and proper
quantified
listed
just the thing
upbeat
coming
rhadamanthine
scheduled
potent
roseate
that's the ticket
forceful
decisive
determinative
successful
forcible
embellishing
appropriate to the time of year
normal for the time of year
de règle
rose-colored
associable
just what the doctor ordered
the very thing
just what one needs
wonderful
perfectly fitted
perfectly suited
spot-on
up your alley
honest
moralistic
moral
virtuous
ethical
principled
canonical
noble
authorised
UK
card-carrying
authorized
US
right-minded
ornamenting
gracing
apropos of
optimum
matching
holding water
on the level
twenty-four carat
on the up and up
in principle
prime
peak
top
of choice
idyllic
foremost
finest
indulgent
accommodative
obliging
sympathetic
choicest
best possible
pre-eminent
best-case
most correct
more ❯
“It might be
expedient
to keep this information to yourself.”
Adjective
▲
Having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense
judicious
wise
prudent
sensible
considered
sound
discerning
shrewd
informed
astute
careful
cautious
diplomatic
discreet
discriminating
politic
rational
thoughtful
enlightened
sagacious
circumspect
canny
commonsensical
intelligent
perceptive
reasonable
acute
advisable
insightful
percipient
clever
logical
perspicacious
sage
sapient
sober
strategic
desirable
judgmatic
judgmatical
pawky
practical
sane
savvy
skilful
UK
smart
tactical
argute
efficacious
accurate
calculating
considerate
judicial
just
keen
profound
seasonable
seemly
sharp
skillful
US
sophisticated
thorough
wary
common-sense
well advised
well judged
clear-sighted
farsighted
well-advised
well-judged
quick-witted
worldly-wise
well thought out
heads-up
long-headed
pragmatic
levelheaded
level-headed
vigilant
provident
mature
realistic
healthy
responsible
in one's best interests
forearmed
equipped
well-prepared
forehanded
forethoughtful
far-seeing
foresighted
prepared
knowing
reasoned
analytical
valid
cogent
good
coherent
well-founded
intellectual
lucid
justified
analytic
commonsense
firm
solid
well-thought-out
thinking
cerebral
commonsensible
objective
clear
plausible
well-reasoned
reflective
learned
reasoning
ratiocinative
cognitive
together
fair
knowledgeable
grounded
justifiable
compelling
well reasoned
educated
hard
convincing
legit
consequent
telling
consistent
erudite
well-grounded
scholarly
intuitive
pertinent
contemplative
down-to-earth
matter-of-fact
methodical
studious
well-informed
deliberate
philosophic
balanced
legitimate
congruent
kosher
clear-cut
tactful
obvious
well-organized
relevant
experienced
thought-out
reliable
measured
full of insight
credible
studied
cogitative
aware
conservative
deductive
tenable
moderate
safe
brainy
effective
controlled
systematic
joined-up
temperate
thought through
infallible
philosophical
showing great knowledge
with great knowledge
strong
all there
having all one's marbles
persuasive
unmistakable
powerful
coercive
organized
US
influential
indubitable
incisive
well grounded
in one's right mind
effectual
weighty
authoritative
forceful
urgent
categorical
impressive
assured
full of common sense
organised
UK
trenchant
conclusive
unequivocal
well organized
well-defined
hard-headed
normal
deliberated
extensional
juridicious
holding water
necessary
deducible
subtle
perspicuous
inferential
germane
holding together
mental
penetrating
conceptual
collected
faultless
certain
deep
graceful
thoughty
cunning
understanding
meticulous
well informed
supportable
empirical
maintainable
sustainable
defendable
defensible
empiric
steady
stable
unidealistic
straight
calculated
detail oriented
proportional
well-proportioned
symmetrical
well-adjusted
well-expressed
well-presented
well presented
well expressed
well-structured
plain
articulate
contemplated
aforethought
clear-eyed
mentally stable
harmonious
cognizant
with both feet on the ground
investigated
weighed
examined
premeditated
advised
determined
equitable
computed
prepense
acceptable
decent
well-established
dependable
understandable
impartial
believable
viable
well-balanced
formidable
material
great
crystalline
definitive
forcible
satisfying
evident
restrained
unprejudiced
feasible
precise
unexcessive
right
admissible
making sense
unbiased
standing to reason
cool
unextreme
decided
undisputed
ingenious
incontestable
unambiguous
emphatic
distinct
thought-through
thought-about
well chosen
meditative
introspective
earnest
reflecting
musing
pondering
deep-thinking
pensive
museful
ruminative
solemn
grave
rigorous
fair-minded
evenhanded
trustworthy
regulated
exact
orderly
open to reason
ordered
mathematical
scientific
based on good sense
straight-thinking
guarded
heedful
chary
recognized
US
reputable
proven
sanctioned
fly
faithful
significant
recognised
UK
orthodox
canonical
true
alert
attentive
watchful
observant
legal
tried-and-true
cagey
gingerly
salient
delicate
reserved
precautious
civil
noncommittal
awake
softly-softly
kid-glove
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
no-nonsense
serious-minded
au courant
steady-going
most likely
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Obtained or achieved more by chance than skill
fluky
fortuitous
lucky
accidental
fortunate
chance
coincidental
heaven-sent
providential
auspicious
convenient
felicitous
inadvertent
opportune
propitious
serendipitous
timely
unintended
apt
casual
haphazard
happy
incidental
unanticipated
uncertain
unexpected
unforeseen
unintentional
unlooked-for
unplanned
unpremeditated
unwitting
chancy
incalculable
jammy
random
variable
contingent
odd
at the mercy of events
advantageous
golden
promising
beneficial
flukey
welcome
favourable
UK
favorable
US
seasonable
benign
favoured
UK
favored
US
good
ripe
well timed
well-timed
nice
fitting
charmed
profitable
helpful
blessed
rewarding
fruitful
encouraging
gainful
useful
valuable
bright
hopeful
hot
rosy
well-off
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
adventitious
involuntary
unthinking
unmeant
aleatory
unforeseeable
unconscious
unpredictable
undesigned
spontaneous
occurring by chance
undevised
unthought
uncalculated
unpredicted
arbitrary
occurring by accident
out of the blue
surprise
undreamed-of
extemporaneous
occasional
subconscious
circumstantial
irregular
capricious
unhoped-for
sporadic
by chance
fluke
not bargained for
without warning
unpurposeful
erratic
aimless
purposeless
not planned
ad hoc
right
unknowing
impromptu
offhand
from left field
unknowable
changeable
lucky-dog
unlooked for
at random
stray
related
accompanying
luck out
luck in
spot
possible
by-the-way
attendant
concomitant
contributory
concurrent
by accident
apropos
flukish
isolated
abrupt
unsought
sudden
surprising
hit-or-miss
periodic
rare
hitty-missy
depending
liable
provisional
likely
probable
probably
subject
reliant
seasonal
infrequent
intermittent
trial and error
scattered
reckless
uninvited
astonishing
unprompted
undreamed of
unsolicited
unthought-of
startling
careless
thoughtless
heedless
negligent
without notice
part-time
fragmentary
unmindful
uncaring
unheeding
irreflective
innocent
unconcerned
feckless
not on purpose
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Capable of working successfully
viable
feasible
practicable
workable
achievable
attainable
operational
realistic
realisable
UK
realizable
US
suitable
applicable
doable
likely
manageable
operable
possible
practical
serviceable
usable
accomplishable
logical
sensible
useful
effective
reasonable
sound
tenable
valid
within reach
within reason
judicious
level-headed
of use
sustainable
wise
worthwhile
well advised
well grounded
well thought out
within possibility
within the bounds of possibility
within the realms of possibility
obtainable
able to be done
in the cards
on the cards
promising
performable
on
odds-on
rational
well-grounded
reasoned
levelheaded
well-founded
coherent
commonsensical
good
analytical
cogent
commonsensible
justified
informed
commonsense
solid
analytic
just
prudent
sober
lucid
plausible
well reasoned
thoughtful
firm
credible
well-advised
pragmatic
justifiable
circumspect
discerning
consequent
sagacious
objective
consistent
balanced
legitimate
grounded
deductive
intellectual
together
down-to-earth
well-reasoned
convincing
intelligent
astute
sane
shrewd
perceptive
relevant
defensible
knowing
hard
telling
compelling
reliable
authoritative
weighty
enlightened
clear
satisfying
articulate
perspicacious
defendable
pertinent
satisfactory
supportable
methodical
legit
joined-up
well-thought-out
matter-of-fact
powerful
strong
persuasive
forceful
conclusive
meticulous
efficacious
believable
potent
acceptable
systematic
thorough
decent
accurate
true
right
orderly
reflective
warranted
maintainable
probable
deliberate
congruent
proven
ratiocinative
cerebral
thinking
perspicuous
fair
moderate
philosophic
vindicable
meaningful
advisable
cognitive
kosher
understandable
politic
discriminating
common-sense
cool
mature
responsible
all there
holding water
clear-sighted
clear-eyed
straight
steady-going
in one's right mind
full of common sense
well organized
infallible
reasoning
collected
faultless
certain
sharp
clever
sage
canny
empirical
empiric
inferential
factual
inductive
deducible
unidealistic
influential
with both feet on the ground
hard-headed
holding together
syllogistic
unemotional
dispassionate
insightful
substantiated
impressive
discreet
farsighted
au courant
serious-minded
no-nonsense
having all one's marbles
well-informed
eloquent
based on hard data
rock-solid
based on hard facts
irresistible
forcible
correct
normal
regular
warrantable
decisive
substantial
unanswerable
faithful
proper
exact
precise
urgent
bona fide
puissant
comprehensible
intelligible
inducing
careful
dinkum
irrefutable
confirmed
arguable
momentous
strict
veridical
undistorted
veracious
suasive
consequential
germane
determinative
significant
organized
US
considered
compulsive
estimable
convictive
stable
apt
apposite
fitting
right-thinking
profound
got it together
established
orthodox
accepted
right-minded
uncorrupted
attested
tested
trustworthy
cautious
punctilious
genuine
scrupulous
vigilant
fastidious
organised
UK
identified
clear-headed
well balanced
able to hold water
heedful
finicky
deep
well thought-out
equitable
impartial
sapient
percipient
restrained
conservative
controlled
temperate
unprejudiced
unexcessive
admissible
making sense
unbiased
standing to reason
unextreme
thought-out
fair-minded
open to reason
evenhanded
based on good sense
clear-cut
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Created or done for a particular purpose as necessary
ad hoc
impromptu
improvised
extemporaneous
extemporary
extempore
makeshift
ad-lib
emergency
improvisational
make-do
offhand
offhanded
off-the-cuff
snap
spur-of-the-moment
unconsidered
unplanned
unpremeditated
unprepared
unrehearsed
unstudied
jury
jury-rigged
cobbled together
down and dirty
extemporised
UK
extemporized
US
informal
provisional
rough and ready
special
specific
specified
thrown together
quick and dirty
temporary
stopgap
substitute
band-aid
temp
rough-and-ready
throwaway
substitutive
quick-and-dirty
hit-or-miss
ersatz
slapdash
new
standby
do-it-yourself
crude
alternative
interim
short-term
acting
stand-in
working
caretaker
spontaneous
fill-in
pro tem
expediential
improvisatory
unscripted
improv
rough-and-tumble
practical
on impulse
toss off
extemporal
ad lib
unarranged
toss out
off the top of your head
on-the-spot
improviso
automatic
autoschediastic
made-up
winging it
by ear
ad libitum
off the cuff
impulsive
improvisatorial
casual
on the spot
played by ear
spur of the moment
hurried
sudden
undesigned
unexpected
unpracticed
uncontrived
natural
unthinking
not planned
from the hip
candid
not rehearsed
unposed
abrupt
scratch
off guard
not thought out
without preparation
off the hip
quick
immediate
instant
simple
basic
according to pleasure
made up
as one wishes
as one thinks best
without restraint
unrefined
unpolished
unsophisticated
winged
tossed off
vamped
dashed off
thrown off
whipped up
shot from the hip
unintended
unintentional
cheaply done
crude but effective
spur-of-the moment
cheaply made
ad-hoc
of inferior quality
slipshod
devised
rigged
unforeseen
adventitious
haphazard
unscheduled
aleatory
random
uncontrolled
ad interim
pro tempore
hasty
sketchy
involuntary
out of the blue
headlong
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Quick, acting without delay
timely
prompt
punctual
immediate
speedy
timeous
in good time
up-to-date
up-to-the-minute
in the nick of time
expeditious
quick
fast
swift
rapid
instant
express
alacritous
ready
hurried
instantaneous
snappy
hasty
brisk
unhesitating
meteoric
accelerated
rathe
on-the-spot
PDQ
direct
precipitate
rushed
overnight
nimble
expeditive
early
responsive
lightning
whirlwind
fleet
zippy
split-second
without delay
fast-tracked
rapid-fire
prevenient
anticipatory
willing
sudden
dynamic
abrupt
mercurial
nippy
straightaway
promptly given
breakneck
spirited
blistering
active
harefooted
high-speed
short-lived
fast-moving
double time
fleet-footed
headlong
precipitous
sharp
summary
quickie
whistle-stop
fast-track
quick-fire
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Reliable and unfailing
good
dedicated
devoted
loyal
staunch
dependable
faithful
flawless
inseparable
safe
stable
steady
trustworthy
trusty
unfailing
unwavering
valued
attached
balanced
best
bosom
cherished
close
close-knit
compelling
constant
convincing
correct
dear
fast
firm
intimate
loving
normal
perfect
solid
sound
special
treasured
uncorrupted
undamaged
vigorous
committed
eatable
favorable
US
favourable
UK
felicitous
fresh
influential
persuasive
potent
seasonable
steadfast
timely
trenchant
tried and tested
tried and true
unhurt
unimpaired
unspoiled
unspoilt
unswerving
well judged
well timed
whole
fit to eat
intact
promising
unblemished
uncontaminated
undecayed
true
reliable
sure
responsible
secure
tried-and-true
tried
calculable
true-blue
trustable
devout
down-the-line
boon
pious
familiar
ardent
sensible
honest
honourable
UK
upright
honorable
US
resolute
stanch
confidential
dutiful
as thick as thieves
true blue
stalwart
chummy
friendly
thick
enduring
tight
especial
reputable
near
conscientious
inward
mature
buddy-buddy
allegiant
level-headed
thick as thieves
strong
rational
competent
matey
trusted
pally
truthful
fervent
never-failing
immovable
enthusiastic
keen
always there
zealous
incorruptible
fervid
unfaltering
hard-working
fanatical
straight
dyed-in-the-wool
tried and trusted
on the level
deep-rooted
durable
abiding
long-standing
long-lasting
unflappable
straightforward
credible
predictable
cozy
US
cosy
UK
sane
avid
truehearted
reasonable
palsy-walsy
redoubtable
stout
on top of each other
unhesitating
discreet
stiff
inflexible
tough
liege
adult
capable
capable of being trusted
attentive
concerned
obedient
true-hearted
indivisible
wholehearted
inalienable
conjoined
indissoluble
inseverable
sincere
confiding
unchanging
hard-core
believable
affectionate
circumspect
scrupulous
patriotic
genuine
virtuous
unimpeachable
ethical
principled
favourite
UK
earnest
eager
sworn
driven
adherent
consecrated
admiring
supportive
entwined
intertwined
integral
connected
united
molded
US
undividable
unified
moulded
UK
interwoven
integrated
righteous
foolproof
guaranteed
diligent
assiduous
passionate
saintly
through and through
studious
purposeful
true to life
behind one
string along with
fly right
to be trusted
straight-up
sure-fire
worthy of trust
above suspicion
boy scout
up front
down home
full of integrity
rock solid
as good as one's word
out-and-out
as keen as mustard
single-minded
single-hearted
old faithful
given over to
mad keen
card-carrying
pledged
deep-dyed
true to the end
as one
joined at the hip
tied up
in each other's pocket
dearest
warm
favorite
US
certain
very dear
sturdy
rocklike
copper-bottomed
go-to
carrying the load
to be counted on
good as one's word
stand-up
settled
sober
calm
equable
imperturbable
levelheaded
serene
poised
sedate
stolid
staid
serious
unruffled
reserved
down-to-earth
having both feet on the ground
full of common sense
collected
self-possessed
serious-minded
well balanced
composed
cool
self-restrained
unexcitable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Attempting to achieve one's goals by unscrupulous scheming
Machiavellian
unscrupulous
scheming
cunning
sly
artful
crafty
designing
wily
astute
cynical
deceitful
foxy
shrewd
amoral
intriguing
opportunist
perfidious
conniving
cutthroat
devious
immoral
insidious
opportunistic
treacherous
tricky
unconscionable
unethical
unprincipled
calculating
contriving
dishonest
plotting
underhand
underhanded
double-dealing
Janus-faced
two-faced
guileful
slick
subtle
sneaky
shifty
slippery
shady
dodgy
duplicitous
crooked
disingenuous
canny
deceptive
sharp
beguiling
slim
cagey
cute
clever
cheating
cagy
manipulative
dishonourable
UK
fraudulent
dishonorable
US
corrupt
smooth
unfair
fly
intelligent
ingenious
disreputable
sharp-witted
carny
untrustworthy
pawky
savvy
roguish
skillful
US
skilful
UK
smart
dirty
base
wicked
snide
sinful
evil
bad
villainous
resourceful
wrong
deceiving
bent
streetwise
furtive
vulpine
shonky
sneaking
deep
indirect
low-down
false
knowing
degenerate
politic
reprobate
illegal
vile
shameless
insincere
dissembling
depraved
secret
stealthy
ignoble
nefarious
rotten
knavish
surreptitious
unlawful
unsavory
US
conspiratorial
unsavoury
UK
clandestine
two-timing
fishy
not cricket
rogue
dissolute
lying
deft
hypocritical
counterfeit
keen
mean
wrongful
iniquitous
untruthful
abandoned
mendacious
profligate
dexterous
US
adroit
sordid
low
inventive
imaginative
wanton
improper
vicious
corrupted
unjust
street smart
street-smart
venal
fiendish
licentious
unrighteous
conspiring
unsporting
acute
covert
dark
sinister
serpentine
fast
mercenary
dextrous
UK
dubious
black
Punic
dastardly
truthless
conscienceless
unworthy
hollow-hearted
unsportsmanlike
unprofessional
false-hearted
double-faced
greasy
astucious
delusive
evasive
oblique
crazy like a fox
as sharp as a tack
snidey
below the belt
double-crossing
dirty-dealing
cautious
perceptive
discerning
wise
trick
discriminating
quick
tactful
wary
premeditating
circumspect
safe
careful
criminal
indefensible
colluding
experienced
controlling
heady
quick-witted
alert
collusive
caballing
tactical
masterly
adept
observant
media-savvy
heedful
bogus
sham
gingerly
chary
considerate
discreet
guarded
proficient
misleading
wry
delusory
witted
bluffing
illusory
elusive
captious
nifty
traitorous
malicious
mean-spirited
stinky
unseemly
neat
whip-smart
wormlike
perilous
ensnaring
backhanded
dangerous
snaky
negligent
faithless
like a snake in the grass
scam
flimflam
under-the-table
fly-by-night
secretive
spurious
plausible
bum
seeming
rascal
catchy
off
fake
unreliable
mock
phoney
UK
phony
US
imposturous
pretended
cloak-and-dagger
hidden
back-alley
hugger-mugger
veiled
shrouded
hole-and-corner
praetorian
nasty
murky
backstairs
sly like a fox
despicable
defrauding
contemptible
not straightforward
faking one out
under the table
erring
errant
obliquitous
playing politics
gimmicky
put on
playing games
fallacious
cheap
ignominious
squalid
beggarly
shameful
cowardly
ungentlemanly
perverted
debauched
shabby
foul
detestable
unpleasant
scurvy
paltry
worthless
dissipated
impure
decadent
execrable
illegitimate
wretched
sleazy
grubby
abject
inequitable
unsportsmanly
sagacious
indecent
obscene
currish
scungy
sorry
deplorable
lousy
scummy
lame
loose
rakish
illicit
ratty
scabby
unchaste
arch
miscreant
unclean
low-minded
lewd
lustful
promiscuous
off-color
ill-gotten
unvirtuous
heads-up
graceless
pornographic
bawdy
whorish
against the rules
out of order
saturnalian
morally wrong
X-rated
of easy virtue
questionable
scandalous
disgraceful
exploitative
recreant
degrading
ruthless
unconscientious
petty
degraded
wrongdoing
casuistic
selfish
arrant
self-seeking
debased
warped
perverse
lascivious
unwholesome
libertine
heinous
profane
coarse
reprehensible
lecherous
sick
abominable
demoralized
US
ungodly
odious
monstrous
vulgar
shocking
diabolical
libidinous
atrocious
outrageous
demoralised
UK
gross
salacious
infamous
jackleg
immodest
rakehell
disgusting
rakehelly
offensive
discreditable
flagitious
smutty
prurient
barbarous
abhorrent
filthy
egregious
unholy
ribald
devilish
loathsome
crude
intemperate
hateful
blasphemous
horrible
appalling
unrestrained
fallen
sacrilegious
impious
raunchy
godless
indelicate
blue
irreligious
carnal
wild
malevolent
beastly
cruel
lawless
rascally
vitiated
dreadful
rude
concupiscent
opprobrious
lubricious
irreverent
louche
tainted
maleficent
trashy
unspeakable
pervy
indecorous
diabolic
naughty
savage
incontinent
malfeasant
bestial
shoddy
porny
unprintable
gutter
stag
defiled
suggestive
skanky
unbecoming
stinking
randy
infernal
sullied
goatish
locker-room
incorrigible
murderous
unconstrained
sensual
terrible
peccable
repugnant
felonious
satanic
blameworthy
unhealthy
scoundrelly
twisted
barbaric
distasteful
horny
risqué
hideous
black-hearted
deviant
tarty
wayward
malignant
damnable
unnatural
notorious
self-indulgent
adult
rough
uninhibited
ghastly
inhuman
aberrant
objectionable
brutish
injurious
culpable
unwarranted
demonic
kinky
sicko
trampy
profaned
pagan
intolerable
fast-living
flagrant
desecrated
abnormal
awful
pernicious
passionate
hot
erotic
inappropriate
lubricous
satyric
undignified
trollopy
hypersexual
itchy
lickerish
brutal
unacceptable
hellish
voluptuary
titillating
uncharitable
swinging
off colour
sybaritic
easy
slatternly
guilty
saucy
mischievous
sadistic
unhallowed
horrifying
vice-ridden
atheistic
hardened
inexcusable
uncleanly
non-theistic
porno
revolting
porn
hard-core
corrupting
gone bad
disagreeable
unregenerate
indictable
repellent
disrespectful
uncontrolled
repulsive
crass
obnoxious
undesirable
unrefined
voluptuous
brazen
lamentable
scurrilous
servile
sexy
suspect
unblushing
racy
menial
putrid
unrestricted
spiteful
hurtful
unrespectable
inglorious
untoward
merciless
shy
unforgivable
delinquent
heartless
ugly
raffish
uncivilized
US
disorderly
rank
not pure
scatological
fruity
horrendous
seedy
steamy
scatologic
heathen
raw
accursed
gone to the dogs
cheeky
fast and loose
near the knuckle
impolite
unashamed
unfitting
vindictive
unembarrassed
unabashed
facinorous
seamy
riotous
fleshly
bold
indulgent
low-life
uncivilised
UK
uncouth
unlicensed
lawbreaking
light
wolfish
amiss
bloodthirsty
unbridled
distorted
harmful
poor
unruly
blatant
inelegant
audacious
forward
callous
insubordinate
incorrect
undue
boorish
against the law
explicit
barefaced
pleasure-seeking
brash
noxious
earthy
remorseless
drunken
wrathful
beyond contempt
inhumane
no good
disobedient
deleterious
unjustified
cold-blooded
spicy
in the fast lane
violent
baneful
noisome
sickening
beyond the pale
invidious
malefic
unreasonable
impudent
insolent
soft-core
high living
horrid
skin
impaired
frightful
uncalled for
recusant
high-handed
overbold
presumptuous
brassy
unnecessary
adulterous
unjustifiable
ungoverned
barbarian
dishonoured
UK
agnostic
blackguardly
lowlife
unbelieving
scabrous
tasteless
lax
tawdry
blameful
bad-hearted
hedonic
hedonistic
non-believing
blamable
censurable
swindling
roundheeled
toxic
lost
suspicious
indiscreet
flirtatious
bribable
unsuitable
cacodemonic
ferocious
sexual
freethinking
hoodwinking
fierce
uncontrollable
sinning
prohibited
ruttish
rancorous
incongruous
unfit
unsanctified
uncivil
unfaithful
contaminated
inapt
inapposite
dishonored
US
transgressing
iconoclastic
taboo
off-colour
deteriorated
violated
arousing
open
infelicitous
malapropos
slimy
contrary
horrific
unbefitting
common
forbidden
nullifidian
inept
unhappy
unapt
undecorous
rebellious
churlish
unctuous
fickle
contraband
no-good
lowly
uncultivated
pitiful
banned
outlawed
unauthorized
US
peccant
excessive
preposterous
pitiless
mature
proscribed
grievous
inconstant
ill-bred
actionable
nauseating
pitiable
nudge-nudge
interdicted
disgustful
brute
imprudent
bootleg
in bad taste
unfeeling
unsanctioned
rancid
nauseous
butcherly
gamy
hard-hearted
unkind
in the gutter
bald-faced
brazenfaced
black-market
unofficial
out of keeping
lacking restraint
cruddy
unpardonable
salty
ornery
malodorous
insupportable
Rabelaisian
untrue
ridiculous
contumacious
verboten
unrepentant
harsh
uncalled-for
backbiting
repellant
fulsome
evil-minded
deviative
unbearable
unauthorised
UK
heavy
down and dirty
not permitted
not allowed
night owl
out of place
God-awful
grisly
gruesome
off limits
good-for-nothing
under the counter
out of line
desperate
contrary to law
in violation of law
gay
virulent
carefree
unsatisfactory
retrograde
morally bereft
condemnable
revealing
rudderless
abusive
out of turn
not on
deviate
ruffianly
diseased
impertinent
demoniac
Mephistophelian
demoniacal
depraving
straying
shadowy
uncurbed
thievish
funny
iffy
sceptical
UK
prodigal
retrogressive
caitiff
thoughtless
abased
humble
slavish
contorted
grotesque
vitiate
demeritorious
a bit much
desirous
relaxed
animal
unmoral
irreverential
secular
unblessed
unconsecrated
despisable
glaring
sleazoid
unladylike
scathel
perverting
heretical
epicurean
overindulgent
luxurious
immoderate
sleazo
hellbent
plebeian
misguided
grotty
infidel
groundless
inferior
unhindered
meanspirited
orgiastic
bodily
free
of bad reputation
careless
heathenish
idolatrous
moribund
declining
decaying
gone to seed
a bit thick
over the fence
hostile
intolerant
unrightful
broad
demonian
demonical
Luciferian
demoralizing
US
subversive
homicidal
unimpeded
cut-throat
damaging
heedless
slipshod
disdainable
Fescennine
prejudicial
nocuous
adverse
baleful
fresh
racket
overt
detrimental
ill
craven
slack
slaggy
disturbing
derogatory
unchivalrous
frenetic
maniacal
crazed
mad
possessed
Cyprian
ithyphallic
reproachful
shrewish
surly
bad-tempered
crabbed
ill-tempered
ill-natured
unaccommodating
fleshy
unconfined
purple
forbidding
tyrannical
inexorable
non licet
degenerated
masochistic
vulgarised
UK
vulgarized
US
irresponsible
religionless
undeserved
nonreligious
flagitous
demeaned
flatitious
venereal
barnyard
harrowing
riggish
bloody
impenitent
unconcealed
transparent
undisguised
sooty
corruptible
purchasable
macabre
terrific
grewsome
lurid
nightmarish
nightmare
untrammeled
US
vengeful
hircine
antisocial
demoralising
UK
near the bone
foulmouthed
in poor taste
in bad
philandering
undevout
hot to trot
confident
unconcerned
grafting
rapacious
unmerciful
unsocial
tragic
sad
in low esteem
in the doghouse
unsparing
dirty-minded
apostate
extramarital
unrelenting
humiliating
morbid
ominous
skeptical
US
free-thinking
unspiritual
uncaring
good-for-naught
no-count
meritless
no-account
senseless
unfortunate
unsympathetic
exceptionable
red hot
crying
highly improper
maligning
vilifying
traducing
detractive
gossiping
detracting
without shame
no better than one should be
out of control
doubting
canting
defiling
pietistical
desecrative
undutiful
disbelieving
desecrating
sanctimonious
stony-hearted
disparaging
contemptuous
despiteful
scrofulous
scornful
disdainful
cold-hearted
foolish
miserable
bad news
embarrassing
shamed
bloodless
prostituted
fetid
US
off-putting
displeasing
unemotional
abysmal
dire
disastrous
untrusted
severe
uninviting
ruined
stern
grasping
avaricious
buyable
disloyal
undismayed
undaunted
untrammelled
UK
inclement
pathetic
distressing
grim
calamitous
regrettable
flinty
not religious
draconian
unpalatable
mephitic
sanguinary
truculent
woeful
heartbreaking
mournful
insufferable
crummy
extracurricular
adulterine
flighty
adulterate
uncompassionate
slaughterous
padded
simoniac
simoniacal
collapsed
disgraced
flat
roughshod
yucky
poisonous
smelly
fearless
unawed
unflinching
unshrinking
irregular
ill-mannered
discourteous
sick-making
bogging
reeking
fornicating
speedy
moonlighting
nonmoral
non-moral
open to bribery
unmannerly
ruinous
decayed
sunken
very bad
cocky
poised
forthright
abashless
bold as brass
brass-necked
composed
unaffected
unshamed
festy
pestilential
yucko
pestiferous
niffy
loathly
olid
inapplicable
inopportune
ill-timed
unseasonable
unsuited
uncultured
foul-mouthed
on the take
deadly
insalutary
foetid
UK
on the nose
inaccurate
erroneous
shaken
colourful
UK
without standards
without morals
grimy
mucky
colorful
US
low-down-and-dirty
untimely
discordant
out-of-place
ill-advised
inharmonious
out-of-season
ludicrous
odd
inexpedient
discrepant
inadequate
awkward
off-base
uncomely
inadvisable
inadmissible
roughneck
incult
unpolished
lowbrow
lowbred
illiberal
insensible
rugged
out of the way
anarchic
terrorist
without scruples
not suitable
at odds
bad form
impermissible
punishable
insurrectionary
anarchical
seditious
disruptive
insurgent
mutinying
mutinous
wilful
on the ground
anarchistic
noncompliant
nonconformist
violating
turbulent
nihilistic
infringing
wildcat
piratical
warlike
criminogenic
unregulated
unpeaceful
disordered
racketeering
haram
tapu
unmanageable
intractable
refractory
headstrong
stubborn
ungovernable
under-the-counter
off base
not acceptable
smoking gun
ruled out
without law and order
obdurate
erratic
obstinate
unpredictable
defiant
recalcitrant
uncooperative
froward
willful
fractious
undisciplined
incontrollable
impossible
rebel
incompliant
difficult
restive
undependable
balky
obstreperous
mulish
strong-willed
self-willed
badly behaved
cross-grained
uncompliant
arbitrary
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Imperative or essential for one's well-being or goals
necessary
required
essential
needed
requisite
vital
indispensable
needful
demanded
important
key
central
consequential
intrinsic
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climacteric
climactic
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irrevocable
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invaluable
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ingrain
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ineffaceable
constraining
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at the heart of
intimate
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inmost
connatural
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number-one
ultimate
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supporting
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axiomatic
grass-roots
theoretical
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underived
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groundlaying
last
life and death
top-priority
very great
time-critical
bounden
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prevailing
highest
prior
greatest
in your blood
controlling
clamouring
UK
exacting
clamoring
US
distressing
right
correct
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star
stellar
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hoped-for
now or never
counted upon
suitable
chosen
intended
accurate
express
exact
rightful
selected
seminal
distinguished
reputable
noted
noteworthy
trusted
celebrated
illustrious
sought after
major league
high profile
high-up
highly regarded
notable
honourable
UK
honoured
UK
puissant
well known
major-league
superior
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high-ranking
mighty
skookum
top-drawer
top-notch
of high standing
big time
noble
honored
US
big-league
big league
top-ranking
high-powered
honorable
US
most important
most prominent
most influential
more ❯
Noun
▲
A means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but possibly improper or immoral
stratagem
trick
device
manoeuvre
UK
scheme
ploy
ruse
move
means
contrivance
dodge
artifice
tactic
measure
method
machination
plan
resource
maneuver
US
resort
recourse
medium
step
substitute
plot
way
instrument
stopgap
expediency
makeshift
fetch
refuge
lurk
instrumentality
tool
invention
solution
course of action
shift
wile
subterfuge
gambit
course
deception
gimmick
game
system
agency
hoax
wheeze
strategy
feint
mode
agent
procedure
play
action
con
vehicle
blind
route
sleight
jig
process
scam
initiative
channel
mechanism
ministry
deceit
smokescreen
flimflam
technique
shenanigan
knack
juggle
aid
fraud
stunt
sham
bluff
path
road
relief
organ
machinery
avenue
cheat
cover
option
pretense
US
pretence
UK
alternative
angle
programme
UK
program
US
pretext
possibility
grift
temporary solution
operation
appliance
line of action
ways and means
manner
game plan
support
temporary measure
tack
apparatus
power
approach
act
idea
swindle
surrogate
factor
project
policy
arrangement
intermediary
deed
bunco
help
intrigue
proceeding
rort
racket
scenario
imposture
flanker
modus operandi
set-up
stand-in
twist
last resort
con trick
red herring
band-aid
choice
contraption
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craft
fashion
hope
temporary expedient
evasion
auspices
paraphernalia
equipment
improvisation
remedy
organization
US
opportunity
design
masquerade
stepping-stone
activity
proposal
bait
sting
replacement
proposition
trickery
distraction
source of assistance
duplicity
caper
chicanery
brainchild
recipe
formula
wangle
organisation
UK
instrumentation
tactics
trap
hack
force
gyp
switch
canard
possible course of action
decoy
fastie
rig
schlenter
motion
setup
snare
palliative
pis aller
confidence trick
cunning plan
plan of action
master plan
put-on
effort
smoke screen
put-up job
booby trap
sleight of hand
controls
control panel
console
dials
instruments
dashboard
instrument panel
equivocation
joke
prank
line
plans
wiles
amenity
work
influence
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make-do
practicality
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cloak
mask
camouflage
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set of tactics
chance
pretension
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springboard
innovation
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concoction
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convenience
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fakery
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fake
conspiracy
cunning
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disguise
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source of help
sharp practice
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creativity
ingenuity
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originality
imagination
inventiveness
craftiness
blueprint
fabrication
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formation
façade
benefit
provision
shenanigans
artfulness
slyness
bait and switch
little game
one-upmanship
venture
assistance
curveball
savvy
lie
mock attack
utility
someone to turn to
something to turn to
means of access
way in
double-dealing
rip-off
practice
outline
enterprise
capability
property
ability
capital
stock
cleverness
reserve
hoard
worth
wherewithal
store
source
substance
stockpile
riches
wealth
assets
talent
fortune
quick-wittedness
make-believe
layout
oldest trick in the book
catalyst
machine
structure
facility
potential
intention
road map
ground plan
deal
suggestion
implement
conduit
mouthpiece
vector
means of expression
legal action
nest egg
disposition
undertaking
thought
proxy
representative
deputy
submission
animus
purpose
methodology
treatment
projection
pattern
resourcefulness
fill-in
understudy
big picture
lure
deviation
disturbance
distractor
commotion
diversion
interruption
roadmap
measures
standby
attention-grabber
action plan
curve ball
false face
false clue
fool's errand
false trail
wild-goose chase
diversionary tactic
misleading clue
alternate
pinch hitter
backup
delegate
sub
substitute agent
appeal
way out
stand-by
available resource
loophole
place to turn to
person to turn to
take-in
hustle
con game
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spoof
charade
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humbug
leg-pull
illusion
fast one
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snow job
dissimulation
sell
allurement
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confidence game
counterfeit
frame-up
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bunko
semblance
finesse
frame
cabal
pose
boondoggle
shakedown
temptation
enticement
airs
jest
playacting
whitewash
chicane
fix
catch
hocus-pocus
double-cross
false front
come-on
seducement
fast shuffle
dirty pool
inveiglement
codology
kidology
ramp
veil
swizzle
entrapment
swizz
posturing
practical joke
Trojan horse
collusion
maneuvering
US
attraction
graft
funny business
dishonesty
jive
insincerity
legerdemain
hokum
feigning
extortion
fraudulent scheme
sellout
parody
fun
sport
concern
secret
fixture
inducement
faking
manoeuvring
UK
false show
dirty trick
draw
travesty
hook
carrot
cover-up
covin
shady deal
veneer
appearance
secret plan
sitting duck
fit-up
swindling
manipulation
planning
display
escapade
demarche
shuffle
magic
hypocrisy
crime
schtick
exploitation
mockery
skullduggery
falseness
forgery
phoney
UK
pitfall
falsification
pull
phony
US
falsity
jugglery
hanky-panky
plotting
conjuring
routine
dupe
machinations
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bit of sharp practice
incentive
seduction
garb
acting
shuffling
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magnet
posture
image
snivel
impression
plant
blackmail
dirty work
perfidy
disloyalty
false pretense
false appearance
dumb act
outward appearance
invitation
gold brick
mummery
monkey business
bill of goods
call
smoke and mirrors
crooked deal
bribe
siren song
sweetener
mousetrap
tout
play-acting
drawing card
gadget
gizmo
widget
jape
kicker
antic
winning move
feat
porky
hosing
jiggery-pokery
skulduggery
hidden danger
loss-leader
shtick
bilk
mare's-nest
fallacy
ride
malarkey
hogwash
story
pork pie
shuck
crock
fib
quiz
dido
fraudulence
farce
pantomime
cunningness
sanctimoniousness
cant
promotion
publicity device
eye-catching novelty
duping
overcharging
roguery
knavery
sweet talk
soft soap
crocodile tears
campaigning
manoeuvres
UK
generalship
toils
rip
beguilement
monkeyshines
horseplay
clever move
quackery
sucker game
deceptiveness
stealing
embezzlement
charlatanry
interest
fascination
turn-on
trumped-up charge
false charge
subversion
phoniness
dissembling
snow
jiving
ensnarement
gin
phoneyness
empty talk
hypocritical talk
hypocritical behaviour
Tartufferie
daylight robbery
devices
diplomacy
defence
UK
how
maneuvers
US
form
defense
US
channels
campaign
style
draft
US
draught
UK
secret scheme
mare's nest
flim-flam
double cross
burlesque
fiction
smoke
dragnet
snag
pretentiousness
simulacrum
pageant
mimicry
allure
bad deal
laugh
lies
propaganda
bad buy
mere show
false colors
connivance
complicity
impersonation
reproduction
copy
corruption
song and dance
costume
personation
color
US
colour
UK
revel
masking
false display
booster
stoolie
blow off
stick
beard
nark
stool pigeon
shill
tease
windup
mock-up
dummy
complot
confederacy
optical illusion
magic trick
squeeze
lay
theft
illegality
lawlessness
push
league
lookalike
likeness
red tape
conjuring trick
crafty designs
grand design
sedition
hookup
countermine
counterplot
treacherousness
pinchbeck
knock-off
pirate
secret understanding
jazz
wrong
baloney
spell
illegal scheme
cozening
hoaxing
bamboozlement
golden circle
illegal enterprise
criminal activity
pseudo
four-flusher
junque
replica
knowledge
agreement
involvement
consent
approval
skunk
guiltiness
guilt
collaboration
cahoots
flam
diddling
prestidigitation
plan of attack
illicit scheme
-gate
backstabbing
business
betrayal
infidelity
unfaithfulness
faithlessness
two-timing
treason
charm
cover up
run around
fraudulent artifice
fradulent artifice
occultism
mystification
stab in the back
more ❯
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expedient
is frequently impossible.”
Noun
▲
A reason or explanation given to justify a fault or offense
apology
excuse
defense
US
justification
apologia
argument
defence
UK
explanation
extenuation
mitigation
pretext
rationalisation
UK
rationalization
US
reason
vindication
alibi
plea
grounds
cover
pretence
UK
pretense
US
palliation
cover-up
ostensible reason
get-out
mitigating circumstances
cop-out
line
coverup
story
subterfuge
fabrication
why and wherefore
cover story
song and dance
front
basis
evasion
cause
routine
whitewash
disguise
fish story
way around
case
rationale
account
declaration
reasoning
validation
thesis
assertion
accounting
claim
evidence
logic
proof
statement
motive
support
answer
contention
testimony
attestation
motivation
affirmation
warrant
assurance
avowal
sense
foundation
allegation
reasons
raison d'être
corroboration
verification
confirmation
polemic
authentication
testament
argumentation
witness
profession
endorsement
thinking
substantiation
proclamation
postulation
testimonial
theory
advocacy
exoneration
exculpation
expostulation
exposition
philosophy
apologetics
approval
demonstration
wherefore
principle
premise
stamp of approval
whys and wherefores
line of reasoning
logical basis
retort
pleading
okay
whatfor
apologism
apologetic
meaning
appeal
petition
presentation
expounding
whyfor
sour grapes
the big idea
the whole idea
hypothesis
the why and wherefore
confession
airtight case
reply
stall
defending evidence
action
suit
connection
fish tale
right
out
explication
syllogism
ratiocination
modification
moderation
qualification
reduction
copout
good sense
school of thought
rationality
issue
questioning
promotion
excusing
explaining
response
jive
apologising
UK
apologizing
US
return
cleanup
insistence
pronouncement
dialectic
asseveration
protestation
an excuse
submission
maintenance
announcement
averment
opinion
avouchment
predication
swearing
stressing
positive statement
asservation
report
say so
mouthful
two cents' worth
occasion
goal
purpose
intention
aim
incentive
impetus
documentation
ratification
voucher
objective
ground
point
inducement
end
target
design
object
antecedent
authority
causation
causality
subject
why
affirming
accepting
verifying
agreement
proving
corroborating
visa
green light
consent
nod
authorising
UK
assent
supporting
passing
go ahead
validating
authorizing
US
passage
admission
sanctioning
accord
authenticating
instigation
causal agent
driving force
source
genesis
origin
principal element
driver
underpinning
chief ingredient
inspiration
absolution
whitewashing
palliative
acquittal
just cause
whole idea
more ❯
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▲
An improvisation, or something done without prior thought or planning
ad-lib
improvisation
extemporisation
UK
extemporization
US
impromptu
improv
makeshift
impromptu comment
spontaneity
ad-libbing
extemporizing
US
extemporising
UK
winging it
impro
autoschediasm
invention
stand-up
lack of premeditation
speaking off the cuff
improvisational theatre
improvisational comedy
Noun
▲
Place to hide, have privacy
refuge
sanctuary
haven
retreat
shelter
bolt-hole
harbour
UK
sanctum
hideaway
ark
asylum
foxhole
harbor
US
harborage
hideout
resort
fastness
hide-out
querencia
ambush
anchorage
bolthole
cover
covert
den
escape
exit
fortress
hiding place
hole
home
immunity
makeshift
opening
outlet
place of shelter
port
preserve
recourse
resource
safe haven
safe house
shield
stopgap
stronghold
zoar
bolt hole
place of safety
ivory tower
port in a storm
safe place
way out
security
protection
nest
hidey-hole
hermitage
lair
oasis
screen
concealment
nook
haunt
safety
defence
UK
defense
US
hidy-hole
armor
US
safeguard
safe harbour
UK
armour
UK
safe harbor
US
sanctum sanctorum
habitat
place of security
safeguarding
guard
ward
safe keeping
aegis
place of escape
buckler
snuggery
shade
dwelling
domain
stash
housing
cloister
dock
joint
moorage
harbourage
wharf
purlieu
pen
weapon
fortification
marina
barrier
hangout
mooring
rendezvous
resistance
resting place
deterrent
shielding
deterrence
guarding
cushion
roadstead
wall
egis
bulwark
buffer
stamping ground
secret place
roads
dockage
stomping ground
fence
shock absorber
snug
study
shadow
cottage
dacha
office
island
cabin
adytum
private room
cache
lee
a roof
form
earth
comfort zone
church
convent
bumper
recess
hiding
pier
preventative
preventive
hedge
port of call
jetty
private space
hole-up
barricade
bastion
landing
lodging
roof
accommodation
seaport
boatyard
digs
pad
quarterage
shed
crib
dockyard
hithe
ammunition
accommodations
docks
piers
living quarters
ashram
somewhere to stay
somewhere to live
roof over head
hole in the wall
dive
territory
warfare
weaponry
munitions
a roof over your head
shrine
spiritual retreat
spot
abode
biosphere
site
roost
habitation
citadel
arms
patch
bar
manor
favourite spot
local
honky-tonk
prayer retreat
meditation retreat
natural home
home ground
meeting place
hang-out
realm
centre
UK
spa
place of solitude
fount
source
cradle
fountainhead
watering hole
social place
honeypot
hotel
spring
camp
holiday destination
center
US
motel
tourist trap
holiday centre
park
inn
lodge
berth
quay
moorings
fat farm
tourist center
mineral spring
tourist centre
watering place
hot spring
holiday spot
slip
place of origin
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