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across-the-board
Synonyms and Antonyms of across-the-board
- an across-the-board reduction in the state's budget because of declining revenues
behind-the-scenes
Synonyms and Antonyms of behind-the-scenes
- a tell-all book about the behind-the-scenes negotiations that got him the vice presidential nomination
classified, restricted, top secret
silent, unadvertised, unannounced, undisclosed, unmentioned, unsaid, untold
clandestine, closet, collusive, conspiratorial, covert
furtive, hugger-mugger, occult, sneak, sneaking, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded
- behind-the-scenes negotiations that resulted in the hostages being released unharmed
bred-in-the-bone
Synonyms and Antonyms of bred-in-the-bone
- a bred-in-the-bone Democrat who always votes a straight ticket
- bred-in-the-bone honesty earned him the nickname of "Honest Abe"
confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, inveterate, rooted, settled
firm, fixed, frozen, hard, hard-and-fast, immutable, irradicable, set, unalterable, unchangeable
embedded (also imbedded), implanted, inculcated, instilled
inborn, inbred, ingrained (also engrained), inherent, innate, integral, intrinsic, natural
accustomed, chronic, customary, habitual, regular, typical, usual
Synonyms and Antonyms of down-at-the-heels
- the stately mansion where he lives now is a far cry from the down-at-the-heels triple-decker in which he grew up
beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, sleazy, tacky, tatterdemalion, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
down in the mouth
Synonyms and Antonyms of down in the mouth
- after a disastrous date like that, anyone would be down in the mouth
bad, blue, brokenhearted, cast down, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hangdog, heartbroken, heartsick, heartsore, heavyhearted, inconsolable, joyless, low, low-spirited, melancholic, melancholy, miserable, mournful, sad, saddened, sorrowful, sorry, unhappy, woebegone, woeful, wretched
aggrieved, distressed, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, worried
disappointed, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
dolorous, lachrymose, lugubrious, plaintive, tearful
agonized, anguished, grieving, wailing, weeping
black, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, dark, darkening, depressing, desolate, dismal, drear, dreary, elegiac (also elegiacal), funereal, gray (also grey), morbid, morose, murky, saturnine, somber (or sombre), sullen
ecstatic, elated, enraptured, entranced, euphoric, exhilarated, exuberant, exultant, overjoyed, rapturous, rhapsodic (also rhapsodical)
blithe, blithesome, jocose, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, lightsome, merry, mirthful
hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine
animated, bouncing, energetic, frisky, jaunty, lively, peppy, perky, spirited, sprightful, sprightly, springy, vital, vivacious, zippy
content, gratified, pleased, satisfied
beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling
boon, carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned
down-the-line
Synonyms and Antonyms of down-the-line
- a down-the-line supporter of the Republican Party
down-to-the-wire
Synonyms and Antonyms of down-to-the-wire
- a down-to-the-wire contest for the pennant
dyed-in-the-wool
Synonyms and Antonyms of dyed-in-the-wool
- as a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic, I give these "confirmed" UFO sightings as much credence as I do the tooth fairy
middle-of-the-road
Synonyms and Antonyms of middle-of-the-road
- a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues
middle-of-the-roader
Synonyms and Antonyms of middle-of-the-roader
- since the party's middle-of-the-roaders often lack verve, the activists inevitably nominate some extremist who can't win in the general election
off-the-cuff
Synonyms and Antonyms of off-the-cuff
- having gotten into hot water with some unfortunate off-the-cuff remarks, the candidate now limits himself to his carefully prepared campaign speech
off-the-peg
Synonyms and Antonyms of off-the-peg
- accustomed to bespoke suits, he would never condescend to wear an off-the-peg smoking jacket
bespoke (also bespoken), custom, customized, custom-made, tailored, tailor-made
off-the-rack
Synonyms and Antonyms of off-the-rack
- the fashionistas were aghast that the actress would wear an off-the-rack dress to the Oscars
bought, mass-produced, off-the-peg [chiefly British], off-the-shelf, ready-made, store, store-bought
bespoke (also bespoken), custom, customized, custom-made, tailored, tailor-made
off-the-shelf
Synonyms and Antonyms of off-the-shelf
- she chose to have her computer designed to her specifications rather than buying an off-the-shelf machine
bought, mass-produced, off-the-peg [chiefly British], off-the-rack, ready-made, store, store-bought
bespoke (also bespoken), custom, customized, custom-made, tailored, tailor-made
off-the-wall
Synonyms and Antonyms of off-the-wall
- she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating
bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, off-kilter, offbeat, out-of-the-way, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
out-of-the-way
Synonyms and Antonyms of out-of-the-way
- the night watchman calls the police if he notices any out-of-the-way activity taking place during his shift
bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), odd, off-kilter, off-the-wall, offbeat, outlandish, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phantasmagoric (or phantasmagorical), phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
crotchety, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, nonmainstream, out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
- there was nothing out-of-the-way about the hitchhiker's appearance that might arouse suspicion
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, outré, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
over-the-hill
Synonyms and Antonyms of over-the-hill
- the overwhelming majority of that rock band's fans are over-the-hill baby boomers on a nostalgia trip
run-of-the-mill
Synonyms and Antonyms of run-of-the-mill
- just another run-of-the-mill suburb with its shopping malls and fast-food restaurants
curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer
aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical
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
conspicuous, notable, novel, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented
- his latest offering is rather run-of-the-mill for this usually excellent novelist
A1, capital, choice, classic, distinguished, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, fabulous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous (or marvellous), matchless, maximum, nifty, number one (also No. 1), optimal, optimum, outstanding, par excellence, peerless, preeminent, prime, sensational, special, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch
unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
Synonyms and Antonyms of run-of-the-mine
- so far, the job posting has attracted only run-of-the-mine applicants
A1, capital, choice, classic, distinguished, excellent, exceptional, exquisite, fabulous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, marvelous (or marvellous), matchless, maximum, nifty, number one (also No. 1), optimal, optimum, outstanding, par excellence, peerless, preeminent, prime, sensational, special, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch
unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
spur-of-the-moment
Synonyms and Antonyms of spur-of-the-moment
- a spur-of-the-moment trip to the zoo
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