eager

avid, keen, agog

earn

deserve, merit, rate, win

easy

simple, facile, effortless, smooth, light

eat

consume, devour, ingest

eccentricity

idiosyncracy, quirk

echo

reecho, reflect, resound, reverberate

ecstasy

rapture, transport, exaltation

effect

consequence, result, outcome, upshot, sequel

effective

effectual, efficacious, efficient

effort

exertion, endeavor, application, pains, trouble

eject

expel, evict, dismiss, oust

elaborate

complicated, intricate [SIMPLE]

elderly

old, aged, venerable, superannuated

elegance

grace, polish, urbanity

element

component, constituent, factor, ingredient

elevation

altitude, height

eliminate

eradicate, liquidate, purge

embarrass

abash, chagrin, discomfit, disconcert, faze, rattle

emphasis

accent, stress

empty

vacant, blank, void, vacuous, bare, barren

enclose

cape, coop, fence, hem, pen, wall

encomium

eulogy, panegyric, tribute, citation

encourage

animate, cheer, embolden, hearten, inspirit

endanger

hazard, imperil, jeopardize, risk

enforce

implement, invoke

engagement

appointment, assignation, date, rendezvous, tryst

enmity

hostility, antagonism, animosity, rancor, antipathy, animus

enormous

immense, huge, gigantic, colossal, mammoth, tremendous, stupendous, gargantuan, vast

enrapture

entrance, ravish, thrill, transport

envy

begrudge, covet

equanimity

composure, sang-froid, serenity

equipment

apparatus, gear, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, tackle

erase

expunge, efface, delete, cancel

error

mistake, oversight

escape

avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude

estimate

appraise, assess, assay, evaluate, rate

estrange

alienate, disaffect

etiquette

propriety, protocol, decomrum

evoke

educe, elicit

exaggerate

inflate, magnify, overstate

example

instance, case, illustration, sample, specimen

excel

surpass, exceed, transcend, outdo, outstrip

excessive

exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, inordinate, extreme, unreasonable

existence

actuality, being [NONEXISTENCE]

expect

anticipate, hope, await

experience

suffer, sustain, taste, undergo

explain

elucidate, expound, explicate, interpret, construe

explicit

categorical, definite, express, specific

expressive

eloquent, meaningful, significant

extemporaneous

extemporary, extempore, impromptu, offhand, unrehearsed, unpremeditated, ad-lib

extricate

disengage, disentangle, untangle

extrinsic

extraneous, foreign, alien

face

countenance, kisser, mug, pan, physiognomy, puss, visage

fair

just, equitable, impartial, unprejudiced, unbiased, objective, dispassionate

faithful

loyal, true, constant, fast, steadfast, staunch

faithless

unfaithful, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious, recreant

familiar

close, intimate, confidential, chummy

fanatic

zealot, enthusiast

fantastic

bizarre, grotesque, fanciful, exotic

fashion

style, mode, vogue

fashionable

chic, dashing, in, modish, posh, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy

fast

rapid, swift, fleet, speedy, quick, hasty, expeditious

fasten

anchor, fix, moor, secure [UNFASTEN]

fat

obese, corpulent, fleshy, portly, stout, pudgy, rotund, plump, chubby

fatal

deadly, mortal, lethal

fate

destiny, kismet, lot, portion

fault

failing, weakness, frailty, foible, vice

favorable

propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive

fawn

apple-polish, bootlick, kowtow, slaver, toady, truckle

fear

fright, dread, terror, horror, panic, alarm, dismay, consternation, trepidation

feat

achievement, exploit, masterstroke

feeling

emotion, passion, sentiment

feminine

female, womanly, womanish, effeminate, ladylike

fertile

fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific [INFERTILE]

fidelity

allegiance, fealty, loyalty

field

bailiwick, domain, province, realm, sphere, territory

figure

design, device, motif, pattern

financial

pecuniary, fiscal, monetary

firm

hard, solid

fit

suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, apt, fitting, happy, felicitous

flagrant

glaring, gross, egregious, rank

flash

gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, shimmer, glimmer, twinkle, scintillate

flexible

elastic, resilient, springy, supple

flirt

dally, play, toy, trifle

flock

flight, herd, drove, pack, gang, gaggle, bevy, brood

flourish

brandish, wave

flow

current, flood, flux, rush, stream, tide

flutter

flicker, flit, flitter, hover

follow

succeed, ensue, result, supervene

foolish

silly, fatuous, absurd, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous

forbid

ban, enjoin, interdict, prohibit, proscribe

force

compel, coerce, constrain, oblige, obligate

foreign

alien, exotic, strange

foretell

augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate

forgetful

unmindful, oblivious

forgive

pardon, excuse, condone

form

figure, shape, configuration, contour, profile

forte

metier, specialty, thing

found

create, establish, institute, organize

fragile

breakable, frangible, delicate, brittle

fragrance

aroma, bouquet, perfume, redolence, scent

frank

candid, outspoken, straightforward, open

freedom

liberty, license

frighten

scare, alarm, terrify, terrorize, startle, panic

frown

glower, lower, scowl

frustrate

thwart, foil, balk

full

complete, plenary, replete

function

duty, office, role

furnish

equip, outfit, appoint, accouter

futile

barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, useless, vain