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again and again
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(Entry 1 of 20)
- as she's gotten older, Grandma has tended to ask the same things again and again
Synonyms for again and again
- constantly,
- continually,
- frequently,
- hourly,
- much,
- oft,
- often,
- oftentimes
- (or ofttimes),
- over and over,
- repeatedly
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alarums and excursions
plural noun (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of alarums and excursions (Entry 2 of 20)
- the city is preparing for the alarums and excursions that inevitably accompany a presidential visit
Synonyms for alarums and excursions
- ado,
- ballyhoo,
- blather,
- bluster,
- bobbery,
- bother,
- bustle,
- clatter,
- clutter
- [chiefly dialect],
- coil,
- commotion,
- corroboree
- [Australian],
- disturbance,
- do
- [chiefly dialect],
- foofaraw,
- fun,
- furor,
- furore,
- fuss,
- helter-skelter,
- hoo-ha
- (also hoo-hah),
- hoopla,
- hubble-bubble,
- hubbub,
- hullabaloo,
- hurly,
- hurly-burly,
- hurricane,
- hurry,
- hurry-scurry
- (or hurry-skurry),
- kerfuffle
- [chiefly British],
- moil,
- pandemonium,
- pother,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- splore
- [Scottish],
- squall,
- stew,
- stir,
- storm,
- to-do,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- uproar,
- welter,
- whirl,
- williwaw,
- zoo
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- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
back-and-forth
noun (1)Synonyms of back-and-forth (Entry 3 of 20)
- after the usual back-and-forth of official gifts, the two leaders entered into a serious discussion
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- the others listened with relish to the back-and-forth between the two noted professors
Synonyms for back-and-forth
- argument,
- argumentation,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- colloquy,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- conference,
- consult,
- consultation,
- council,
- counsel,
- debate,
- deliberation,
- dialogue
- (also dialog),
- discussion,
- give-and-take,
- palaver,
- parley,
- talk
Words Related to back-and-forth
- bull session,
- chat room,
- forum,
- meeting,
- powwow
- [informal, now offensive],
- roundtable,
- seminar,
- skull session
- (also skull practice),
- symposium,
- talkathon
- chat,
- conversation,
- rap,
- words
bat (around or back and forth)
verbSynonyms of bat (around or back and forth) (Entry 4 of 20)
- the issue's been batted around, but nothing's ever been done
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beer and skittles
plural noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of beer and skittles (Entry 5 of 20)
- a job at a beach resort isn't all beer and skittles—it's still work
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blood-and-guts
adjective (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of blood-and-guts (Entry 6 of 20)
- a hockey team known for its blood-and-guts play
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by-and-by
noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of by-and-by (Entry 7 of 20)
- we shall meet again in the by-and-by
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by and by
adverb (2)Synonyms of by and by (Entry 8 of 20)
- we'll get under way by and by
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by and large
adverb (3)Synonyms & Antonyms of by and large (Entry 9 of 20)
- by and large, that information is accurate
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care and feeding
noun (3)Synonyms & Antonyms of care and feeding (Entry 10 of 20)
- devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer
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cut-and-dried
adjective (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of cut-and-dried (Entry 11 of 20)
- a cut-and-dried session of the convention just to get required business out of the way
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- fantastic
- (also fantastical),
- phenomenal
- bizarre,
- far-out,
- Kafkaesque,
- outrageous,
- outré,
- wacky
- (also whacky),
- way-out,
- weird,
- wild
- eccentric,
- idiosyncratic,
- kooky
- (also kookie),
- nonconformist,
- oddball,
- offbeat,
- unconventional,
- unorthodox
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dollars-and-cents
adjective (3)Synonyms & Antonyms of dollars-and-cents (Entry 12 of 20)
- a dollars-and-cents analysis of the situation
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- capitalist
- (or capitalistic),
- commercial,
- economic
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down and dirty
adjective (4)Synonyms & Antonyms of down and dirty (Entry 13 of 20)
- hoisting aloft the down and dirty sign that we had just made, we joined the protest
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down-and-out
adjective (5)Synonyms & Antonyms of down-and-out (Entry 14 of 20)
- I'm over the flu, but I still feel down-and-out
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- a soup kitchen where the down-and-out daily line up for a hot meal
Synonyms for down-and-out
- beggared,
- beggarly,
- broke,
- destitute,
- dirt-poor,
- famished,
- hard up,
- impecunious,
- impoverished,
- indigent,
- necessitous,
- needful,
- needy,
- pauperized,
- penniless,
- penurious,
- poor,
- poverty-stricken,
- skint
- [chiefly British],
- threadbare
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- affluent,
- deep-pocketed,
- fat,
- fat-cat,
- flush,
- moneyed
- (also monied),
- opulent,
- rich,
- silk-stocking,
- wealthy,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-to-do
far and away
adverb (4)Synonyms & Antonyms of far and away (Entry 15 of 20)
- that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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far and wide
adverb (5)Synonyms & Antonyms of far and wide (Entry 16 of 20)
- we searched far and wide for a surgeon who could perform that delicate operation
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fun and games
plural noun (3)Synonyms & Antonyms of fun and games (Entry 17 of 20)
- soon found out that owning and maintaining a yacht wasn't all fun and games
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- it's not all fun and games at the summer music camp, where students are expected to take their studies seriously
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Words Related to fun and games
- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- romping
- devilment,
- devilry
- (or deviltry),
- hanky-panky,
- hob,
- impishness,
- jinks,
- knavery,
- mischief,
- mischievousness,
- rascality,
- roguishness,
- waggery
- buffoonery,
- high jinks
- (also hijinks),
- horseplay,
- tomfoolery
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get-up-and-go
noun (4)Synonyms & Antonyms of get-up-and-go (Entry 18 of 20)
- even after her broken hip healed, Grandma never regained her get-up-and-go
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give-and-take
noun (5)Synonyms of give-and-take (Entry 19 of 20)
- a give-and-take about what we should do Saturday night
Synonyms for give-and-take
- argument,
- argumentation,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- back-and-forth,
- colloquy,
- confab,
- confabulation,
- conference,
- consult,
- consultation,
- council,
- counsel,
- debate,
- deliberation,
- dialogue
- (also dialog),
- discussion,
- palaver,
- parley,
- talk
Words Related to give-and-take
- bull session,
- chat room,
- forum,
- meeting,
- powwow
- [informal, now offensive],
- roundtable,
- seminar,
- skull session
- (also skull practice),
- symposium,
- talkathon
- chat,
- conversation,
- rap,
- words
- negotiating the terms of the deal will require some give-and-take on both sides
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hammer-and-tongs
adjective (6)Synonyms & Antonyms of hammer-and-tongs (Entry 20 of 20)
- the scuffle escalated into a hammer-and-tongs fight
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