Kaleidoscopic- rainbow, inconstant, fluctuating, complex
Opp: monochrome
Kaput- broken, inoperative, conk out
Keel- base, bottom, underside
Keen- acute, zealous, fervid, incisive, piercing, penetrating, ardent
Opp: reluctant
Kernel- essence, quintessence, nucleus, nugget
Kibosh- prevent, scupper, quash, cancel
Killjoy- misery, spoilsport, wowser
Kilter- confused, muddled, disordered
Kink- curl, snag, oddity, loop
Kowtow- obeisance, grovel, truckle, genuflect

Jagged- spiky, barbed, rough, serrated
Opp: smooth
Jamboree- fiesta, gala, junket
Janitor- custodian, porter, superintendent, concierge
Jargon- patter, slang, idiom, gobbledygook
Jaundiced- pessimistic, resentful, soured, suspicious
Jaunt- tootles, tour, ride, excursion
Jeer- mock, heckle, taunt, hiss
Opp: applause
Jejune- juvenile, credulous, lack luster, prosaic
Opp: fascinating
Jeopardize- prejudice, peril, vulnerable, endanger
Opp: safeguard
Jittery- anxious, apprehensive, spooky, twitchy
Opp: calm
Judicious- astute, prudent, smart, sound
Opp: ill advised

Idiom- locution, speech, phraseology, pattern

Idolatry- iconolatry, lionization, hero worshipping, adoration
Idyll- utopia, ideal time, pastoral, georgic
Iffy- low grade, substandard, tentative, unsettled
Ignoble- shameful, sordid, unworthy, shabby
Ignominious- embarrassing, inglorious, humiliating
Opp: glorious
Ignoramus- halfwit, bozo, dummy, numb skull
Illusory- erroneous, fallacious, delusive, sham
Opp: genuine
Imbibe- quaff, guzzle, assimilate, booze
Imbroglio- predicament, mishmash, complication, muddle
Immune- secure against, resistant
Opp: susceptible
Immure- jail, prisoner, intern, confine
Impartial- objective, unbiased, disinterested, fair
Opp: biased
Impassive- expressionless, poker faced, blank
Opp: expressive
Impeach- challenge, accuse, indict, arraign
Impeccable- flawless, unblemished, irreproachable, guiltless
Opp: sinful
Impecunious- indigent, strapped, penurious, penniless
Opp: wealthy
Impede- hamper, cumber, scupper, derail
Opp: facilitate
Impending- approaching, menacing, looming, brewing
Imperceptible- vague, inaudible, subtle, obscure
Opp: noticeable
Imperial- bossy, monarchial, grand, sovereign
Imperil- jeopardize, peril, risk, endanger
Imperious- commanding, authoritative, assertive, peremptory
Impertinence- rudeness, sassiness, cockiness, audacity
Imperturbable-composed, unflustered, placid, serene
Opp: excitable
Impervious- impenetrable, oblivious, heedless
Opp: susceptible
Impetuous- hasty, torrential, violent, precipitous
Opp: sluggish
Impiety- apostasy, sinfulness, misdeed, paganism
Opp: faith
Impinge- influence, collide, infringe, affect
Implacable- harsh, stern, remorseless, unyielding
Implausible- doubtful, inconvincible, debatable, preposterous
Opp: convincing
Implicate-incriminate, enmesh, concern, imply
Impoverished- indigent, unfertile, penurious, bankrupt
Opp: rich
Impracticable- impractical, non-viable
Opp: feasible
Imprecation- curse, malediction, obscenity, oath
Opp: blessing
Impregnate- soak, saturate, drench, fertilize
Impromptu- extempore, off the cuff, spontaneous, unscripted
Opp: rehearsed
Improvise-extemporize, contrive, knock up, impromptu
Impudent- brazen, lippy, shameless, bumptious
Opp: polite
Impugn- dispute, query
Inadequacy- deficiency, inefficacy, imperfection, limitation
Opp: abundance
Inadvertent- innocent, accidental, involuntary
Opp: deliberate
Inane- idiotic, stupid, childish, moronic
Opp: sensible
Inauspicious- ominous, bleak, disheartening
Opp: promising
Incarcerate- lockup, prison, jail
Opp: release
Incendiary- flammable, subversive, seditious
Incense- enrage, flame, madden, antagonize
Opp: please
Inception- founding, dawn, genesis, origin
Opp: end
Incessant- continuum, unbroken, non-stop, sustain
Opp: intermittent
Incipient- emergent, nascent, germinal, developing
Opp: full blown
Incombustible- retardant, fireproof, oven proof
Incognito- undercover, camouflage, secretly

Incontestable- undeniable, certain, unarguable, conclusive

Opp: questionable
Incredulous- dubious, cynical, distrustful
Incriminate- accuse, enmesh, implant, impress
Indefatigable- dodged, persistent, relentless, tenacious
Indelible- enduring, unfading, haunting, ineradicable
Indenture- bond, compact, certificate, warrant
Indict- arraign, summons, impeach, prosecute
Opp: acquit
Indigenous- original, earliest
Indignant- offended, cross, vexed, irked
Indiscreet- unwary, improper, tactless, careless
Indisposition- malady, ailment, aversion, sickness
Indolent- lazy, sluggardly, languid, torpid
Opp: energetic
Indomitable- stout hearted, valiant, intrepid, steely
Opp: submissive
Inebriated- tipsy, paralytic, ratted, soused
Opp: sober
Ineffable- unimaginable, unutterable, staggering, amazing
Inefficacious- ineffective
Inexhaustible- boundless, unfaltering, dodged, untold
Opp: wary
Inexplicable- insoluble, mystifying, bewildering, perplexing
Opp: understandable
Inextricable- indivisible, entangled
Infested- alive, plagued, swarming, teeming
ingratiate- cultivate, flatter, bootlicking
Inharmonious- conflicting, belligerent, cacophonous, tuneless
Opp: congenial
Inequity- villainy, violation, atrocity, odiousness
Opp: virtue
Innocuous- non-toxic, anodyne, tame
Opp: harmful
Innuendo- hint, aspersion, slur, implication
Insinuate- hint, insert, suggest
Insidious- stealthy, cunning, sneaky, wily
Insular- provincial, bigoted, biased, solitary
Opp: cosmopolitan
Insurmountable- invincible, insuperable, hopeless, unassailable
Intemperate- extreme, reckless, dissolute, wanton
Opp: moderate
Interdict- prohibition, embargo, suppress, intercept
Opp: permit
Intimidate- subdue, harass, bulldoze, hound
Intervene- intrude, interfere, occur, arise
Inure- habituate, accustom, toughen, adjust
Opp: sensitize
Invective- swearing, insult, contumely, expletives
Opp: praise
Inveterate- Obsessive, staunch, deep rooted, compulsive
Invidious- unenviable, detrimental, awkward
Opp: pleasant
Invincible- inviolable, impregnable
Opp: vulnerable
Iridescent- opalescent, coruscating, effulgent, lustrous
Irreligious- agnostic, pagan, barbarian, faithless
Opp: pious
Irreparable- beyond repair, irreversible
Opp: repairable
Irreproachable- untarnished, flawless, modern, exemplary
Opp: reprehensible

Habitual – perpetual, wonted, inveterate, pathological
Opp: occasion al
Hackneyed- hoary, stalk, clichéd, prosaic
Opp: original
Haggard- drained, gaunt, wan, wasted
Opp: healthy
Haggle- negotiate, wrangle, barter, bicker
Half-hearted- unconcerned, languid, perfunctory, lackluster
Opp: enthusiastic
Hallucinate- fantasize, trip, desire, dream world
Halting- sluttery, stumbling, awkward, hesitant
Opp: fluent
Hamper- curb, stop, obstruct, bridle, trammel
Opp: help
Hamstring- thwart, bork, shackle, constrain
Opp: help
Hankering- urge, appetite, itch, desire
Opp: aversion
Hanky panky- intrigue, monkey business
Harass- torment, beleaguer, persecute, plague
Hard bitten- unsentimental, tough, cynical
Opp: sentimental
Hard nosed- pragmatic, rational, astute, realistic
Opp: sentimental
Harmonious- melodic, compatible, amicable, euphonious
Opp: discordant
Harrow- trouble, mortify, afflict, grieve
Opp: comfort
Hassle- aggravation, mither, harass
Haughty- snobbish, chesty, patronizing, disdainful
Opp: humble
Haul- ferry, tow, swag, boodle
Haunted- anguished, ghostly, spooky, tormented
Haven- retreat, sanctum, harborage, refuge
Haywire- shambolic, faulty, disorganize, topsy turvy, chaotic
Hearty- ebullient, robust, ample, jovial
Opp: frail
Hector- bully, coerce, menace, plague
Hedonism- extravagance, luxury, pleasure seeking, immoderation
Opp: self restraint
Heft- haul, lug, tote, hump
Heinous- reprehensible, villainous, execrable, odious
Opp: admirable
Henpecked- browbeaten, cringing, intimidated, subjugated
Opp: domineering
Heresy- idolatry, apostasy, descent, paganism
Heretic- iconoclast, pagan, paynim
Opp: believer
Heterogeneous- diverse, assorted, motely, disparate
Opp: homogeneous
Hiatus- gap, suspension, respite, breather
Hibernate- sleep, over winter
Hideous- repulsive, gruesome, foul, grotesque
Hilarious- amusing, boisterous, farcical, whacky
Opp: sad
Hindrance- restraint, stumbling, pick up, snag
Opp: help
Hoarse- grating, gruff, husky, gasping
Opp: mellow
Hoary- frosty, cornball, trite, old
Opp: young
Hobgoblin- leprechaun, gnome, kelpie, sprite
Holocaust- slaughter, carnage, butchery
Homologous- similar, alike, equivalent, analogous
Hoodlum- hooligan, thug, delinquent
Hoodwink- Mislead, delude, cheat, trick, dupe
Humane- compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, tolerant
Opp: cruel
Humiliation- indignity, disgrace, dishonor, discredit
Opp: honor
Hyperbole- exaggeration, over statement, embroidery, embellishment
Opp; understatement
Hypnotize- mesmerize, spellbind, transfix, enrapture
Hypochondriac- valetudinarian, malingerer, , neurotic

Habitual – perpetual, wonted, inveterate, pathological
Opp: occasion al
Hackneyed- hoary, stalk, clichéd, prosaic
Opp: original
Haggard- drained, gaunt, wan, wasted
Opp: healthy
Haggle- negotiate, wrangle, barter, bicker
Half-hearted- unconcerned, languid, perfunctory, lackluster
Opp: enthusiastic
Hallucinate- fantasize, trip, desire, dream world
Halting- sluttery, stumbling, awkward, hesitant
Opp: fluent
Hamper- curb, stop, obstruct, bridle, trammel
Opp: help
Hamstring- thwart, bork, shackle, constrain
Opp: help
Hankering- urge, appetite, itch, desire
Opp: aversion
Hanky panky- intrigue, monkey business
Harass- torment, beleaguer, persecute, plague
Hard bitten- unsentimental, tough, cynical
Opp: sentimental
Hard nosed- pragmatic, rational, astute, realistic
Opp: sentimental
Harmonious- melodic, compatible, amicable, euphonious
Opp: discordant
Harrow- trouble, mortify, afflict, grieve
Opp: comfort
Hassle- aggravation, mither, harass
Haughty- snobbish, chesty, patronizing, disdainful
Opp: humble
Haul- ferry, tow, swag, boodle
Haunted- anguished, ghostly, spooky, tormented
Haven- retreat, sanctum, harborage, refuge
Haywire- shambolic, faulty, disorganize, topsy turvy, chaotic
Hearty- ebullient, robust, ample, jovial
Opp: frail
Hector- bully, coerce, menace, plague
Hedonism- extravagance, luxury, pleasure seeking, immoderation
Opp: self restraint
Heft- haul, lug, tote, hump
Heinous- reprehensible, villainous, execrable, odious
Opp: admirable
Henpecked- browbeaten, cringing, intimidated, subjugated
Opp: domineering
Heresy- idolatry, apostasy, descent, paganism
Heretic- iconoclast, pagan, paynim
Opp: believer
Heterogeneous- diverse, assorted, motely, disparate
Opp: homogeneous
Hiatus- gap, suspension, respite, breather
Hibernate- sleep, over winter
Hideous- repulsive, gruesome, foul, grotesque
Hilarious- amusing, boisterous, farcical, whacky
Opp: sad
Hindrance- restraint, stumbling, pick up, snag
Opp: help
Hoarse- grating, gruff, husky, gasping
Opp: mellow
Hoary- frosty, cornball, trite, old
Opp: young
Hobgoblin- leprechaun, gnome, kelpie, sprite
Holocaust- slaughter, carnage, butchery
Homologous- similar, alike, equivalent, analogous
Hoodlum- hooligan, thug, delinquent
Hoodwink- Mislead, delude, cheat, trick, dupe
Humane- compassionate, considerate, sympathetic, tolerant
Opp: cruel
Humiliation- indignity, disgrace, dishonor, discredit
Opp: honor
Hyperbole- exaggeration, over statement, embroidery, embellishment
Opp; understatement
Hypnotize- mesmerize, spellbind, transfix, enrapture
Hypochondriac- valetudinarian, malingerer, , neurotic

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Gaffe- impropriety, clangor, solecism
Gag- quip, crack, jest, witticism
Gallant- brace, plucky, beau, chivalrous
Opp: cowardly
Galvanize- vitalize, dynamism, startle, impel
Gambit- stratagem, maneuver, trick, wheeze
Gambol- prance, frolic, cavort, bounce
Gargantuan- mammoth, humongous, massive
Opp: tiny
Gauzy- diaphanous, chiffony, wispy
Opp: opaque
Genial- gregarious, matey, affable, cordial
Opp: unfriendly
Generic- comprehensive, unbranded, non-specific
Opp: specific
Genre- stamp, ilk, sort, category
Genteel- correct, gracious, polite, gentlemanly
Opp: uncouth
Gesticulation- gesturing, signs, indication, wave
Germane- pertinent, relevant, akin, fitting
Opp: irrelevant
Ghastly- horrible, appalling, ashen, queasy
Opp: pleasant
Gibber- jabber, blabber, chunter, blether
Gigantic- monumental. Gargantuan, hulking, colossal
Opp: tiny
Glamorous- Beguiling, charismatic, glossy, ritzy
Opp: dowdy
Gloom- pessimism, dusk, despondency, melancholia
Opp: light
Glut- plethora, surfeit, saturate, deluge
Opp: dearth
Gluttonous- insatiable, voracious, gormandizing, greedy
Gobbledygook- poppycock, codswallop, gibberish, rubbish, blether
Goblin- pixie, dwarf, elf, brownie
Gossamer- gauze, chiffony, sheer, gauzy
Gouge- scrape, excavate, scoop, dig, gourmand, glutton, gut bucket
Gracious- decorous, indulgent, opulent, benign
Opp: rude
Grandeur- resplendence, stateliness, pomp, magnificence
Gratis- gratuitously, without charge, free of cost
Gregarious- warm, comradely, matey. Clubbable
Opp: unsociable
Grimace- scowl, lour, grin, sneer
Opp: smile
Grime- filth, gunge, grot, besmirch
Gritty- plucky, valiant, dogged, spunky
Gruff- brusque, hoarse, bearish, grouchy
Opp: soft
Guffaw- bellow, cackle, roar
Guile- duplicity, subterfuges, stratagems, artifice
Opp: honesty
Gullible- exploitable, dupable, credulous, naïve
Opp: suspicious
Gutsy- unflinching, indomitable, doubty, ballsy
Gyrate- swirl, whirl, swivel, twirl

Earmark- allocate, designate, assign
Ebb- subside, diminish, dwindle, decline
Opp: increase
Ebullient- Exuberant, buoyant, elated, peppy
Opp: depressed
Eccentric- Bizarre, outlandish, freakish, cranky
Opp: conventional
Ecclesiastic- minister, cleric, deacon, padre
Eclectic- extensive, multifarious, encyclopedic, heterogeneous
Ecstatic- rapturous, euphoric, exultant, elated
Ecumenical- universal, catholic
Opp: denominational
Edgy- uneasy, twitchy, prickly, crotchety
Opp: calm
Edict- mandate, promulgation, ruling, proclamation
Edify- tutor, develop, enlighten, instruct
Eerie- sinister, blood curdling, frightening, weird
Efface- expunge, eliminate, obliterate, inconspicuous
Effeminate- foppish, mincing, campy, womanish
Opp: manly
Effervesce- exuberant, froth, effervescent, foam
Effrontery- impudence, presumption, audacity, gall
Effusion- rush, search, spurt, verbiage
Egocentric- narcissistic, vain, egomaniacal, self-seeking
Opp: altruistic
Egotistic- boastful, selfish, conceited, egomaniacal
Egregious- appalling, abominable, heinous, horrendous
Opp: marvelous
Eke- husband, use sparingly, be frugal with
Opp: squander
Elegiac- mournful, melancholic, poignant, lamenting
Opp: cheerful
Elephantine- mammoth, whopping, humongous, gargantuan
Opp: tiny
Elf- pixie, imp, goblin, troll
Eloquence- fluency, rhetoric, oratory, magniloquence
Elucidate- illuminate, unravel, clarify, gloss
Opp: confuse
Elude- dodge, escape, avoid, bilk
Emaciated- skinny, scraggy, shriveled, scrawny
Opp: fat
Emanation – product, effusion, out flow, leak
Emancipate- liberate, unfetter, unshackle, discharge
Opp: enslave
Embark- commence, launch into, begin, plunge into
Embellish- beautify, adorn, garnish, bedizen
Embezzle- purloin, pilfer, abstract, peculate
Enamored- smitten, beguiled, captivated, infatuated
Encapsulate- summarize, enclose, sheath
Enchant- enrapture, hypnotize, mesmerize
Opp- bore
Encumbrance- hindrance, inconvenience, albatross, pressure
Endearment- tenderness, fondness, sentiment, liking
Endure- thole, cope with, sustain, abide
Opp: fade
Enervation- debilitate, incapacitate, exhaust, fatigue
Opp: invigorate
Engulf- swamp, deluge, overwhelm, inundate
Enigma- conundrum, paradox, mystery, poser
En route- transit, way, journey, proceeding, going
Ensemble- entity, combination, composite
Ensnare- entangle, embroil, enmesh, trap
Entrench- establish, plant, root, install, set
Entwine- intertwine, twine, tangle braid
Enunciate- vocalize, slowly, brit, forth, assert
Ephemeral- passing, short, temporary, impermanent
Opp: permanent
Epicure- foodie, gourmet, gastronome, gourmand
Erratic- capricious, fickle, moody, undependable
Opp: consistent
Erudite- learned, scholarly, educated, bookish
Opp: ignorant
Eschew- refrain, abandon, wash, kick
Ethereal- heavenly, delicate, elegant, graceful, fine, dainty
Opp: substantial, earthy
Euphemism- polite, term, indirect
Euphonious- mellifluous, lyrical, honeyed, melodious
Opp: cacophonous
Execrate- detest, swear, despise, abhor
Exemplary- Ideal, model, faultless
Opp: deplorable
Exhort- urge, bid, implore, appear
Exhume- dig up, disinter, disentomb
Opp: bury
Exorbitant- extremely, extortionate, unreasonable
Opp: reasonable
Expatriate- emigrant, non-native
Opp: National
Expedient- useful, unreasonable, beneficial, sensible, wise
Expedition- journey, voyage, odyssey, tour
Expedite- speed up, hurry, hasten, quicken
Opp: delay
Expunge- remove, delete, rub, wipe
Expurgate- censor, acceptable, clean up
Extol- praise, laud, acclaim
Opp: criticize
Extraneous- irrelevant, immaterial
Extravagance- wastefulness, lavishness, essential, elaborateness
Extrude- force out, expel, release, emit