Putnam's Word Book
Chapter 224 : stupefy, v. dull, benumb, hebetate, blunt, besot.stupid, a. dull, stolid, obtuse, slug

stupefy, v. dull, benumb, hebetate, blunt, besot.

stupid, a. dull, stolid, obtuse, sluggish, inept, bovine, beef-witted, beetle-headed, besotted, fat-witted, doltish, undiscerning; prosaic, vapid, prosy, humdrum, uninspiring tame; lethargic, comatose, stupefied, torpid, insensible. Antonyms: shrewd, sharp, apt, spirited, lively, exciting, interesting.

stupor, a. lethargy, insensibility, unconsciousness, narcoma, torpor, coma.

st.u.r.dy, a. obstinate, stubborn, pertinacious; strong, hardy, robust.

sty, n. hordeolum.

style, n. mode, vogue, fas.h.i.+on; manner, way, method.

stylish, a. modish, fas.h.i.+onable, in vogue, _a la mode_, genteel, smart.

Styx, n. a.s.sociated Words: Stygian, Charon.

suasion, n. persuasion, inducement.

suave, a. urbane, courteous, debonair, bland, affable.

suavity, n. urbanity, courtesy, affability.

subdue, v. conquer, vanquish, subject, overpower, subjugate, crush, master, quell; tone down, soften.

subdued, a. vanquished, conquered, submissive, tame.

subject, a. exposed, liable, p.r.o.ne; answerable, amenable; subservient, subordinate. Antonyms: exempt, immune, independent, free.

subject, v. subordinate, expose.

subject, n. dependant, subordinate; topic, subject matter, theme.

subjection, n. subjugation, conquest, subordination, subserviency.

sublime, a. exalted, grand, magnificent, glorious, majestic.

submerge, v. plunge, immerse, sink, submerse; overflow, flood, deluge, inundate.

submerging, n. submergence, submersion, immersion, inundation.

submission, n. compliance, acquiescence, surrender, resignation, obedience; meekness, submissiveness, fort.i.tude, forbearance, long-sufferance.

submissive, a. yielding, obedient, tractable, meek, resigned, pa.s.sive. Antonyms: insubmissive, defiant, intractable, rebellious, refractory.

submit, v. yield, surrender, succ.u.mb, acquiesce, comply, tolerate, stand. Antonyms: resist, rebel, disobey, revolt.

subservient, a. subordinate, subject, inferior; serviceable, conducive.

subside, v. decrease, sink, abate, fall.

subsidence, n. decrease, abatement.

substantiate, v. verify, corroborate, confirm, prove.

substantiation, n. corroboration, confirmation, verification.

subst.i.tute, v. exchange, commute.

subst.i.tute, n. deputy, proxy, representative, agent, lieutenant, delegate, vicar, envoy, _loc.u.m tenens_; makes.h.i.+ft, expedient, s.h.i.+ft, resource. a.s.sociated Word: vicarious.

subst.i.tution, n. exchange, commutation.

subterfuge, n. artifice, evasion, s.h.i.+ft, sophistry, excuse.

subtile, a. rare, fine, ethereal, delicate; crafty, artful.

subtilty, n. rarity, fineness, ethereality; refinement; artifice, craft, guile, cunning.

subtle, a. artful, cunning, sly, designing, crafty; refined, discriminating.

subtlety, n. cunning, artfulness, guile, craftiness; discernment, penetration.

suburbs, n. pl. environs, purlieus, outskirts, confines.

succeeding, a. subsequent, following.

success, n. prosperity, triumph, victory, good fortune.

successful, a. prosperous, victorious, triumphant, fortunate.

succession, n. sequence, consecution; chain, line, series.

successive, a. consecutive.

successor, n. Antonym: predecessor.

succor, n. a.s.sistance, help, relief.

suck, v. imbibe, absorb; engulf.

sucker, n. shoot, tiller, scion, sprout; embolus, piston, valve.

sucker, n. (Slang) dupe, gull, cully, greenhorn; parasite, sponger, toady.

suckling, n. lactation.--a. unweaned.

sudden, a. unexpected, abrupt, unlocked for.

sue, v. prosecute.