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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 political maneuvers
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 cease-fire
bred-in-the-bone
Synonyms and Antonyms of bred-in-the-bone
- a bred-in-the-bone believer
- 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
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-rack
Synonyms and Antonyms of off-the-rack
- an off-the-rack dress
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.
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.
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
out-of-the-way
Synonyms and Antonyms of out-of-the-way
- a tell-all book that focuses obsessively on the out-of-the-way activities allegedly engaged in by the film star
aberrant, abnormal, addlepated, flaky
extraordinary, fantastic (also fantastical), freak, freakish, freaky, phenomenal
atypical, rare, singular, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted
conspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, prominent, salient, striking
atrocious, outrageous, shocking
out-there, unconventional, unorthodox
baffling, bewildering, confounding, mystifying, perplexing, puzzling
- There was nothing out-of-the-way about the suspect's appearance.
bizarre, eccentric, far-out, kooky (also kookie), oddball, outlandish, way-out
aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, irregular
newsworthy, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, particular, remarkable, special
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
average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, standard, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday
par for the course
curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer
aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical
fantastic (also fantastical), phenomenal
bizarre, far-out, outrageous, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild
eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky (also kookie), nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox
conspicuous, notable, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented
spur-of-the-moment
Synonyms and Antonyms of spur-of-the-moment
- a spur-of-the-moment trip to the zoo
stick-in-the-mud
Synonyms and Antonyms of stick-in-the-mud
- The committee is dominated by old stick-in-the-muds who have little interest in bringing new ideas to the table.
antediluvian, fogy (also fogey), fossil, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, stuffed shirt
top-of-the-line
Synonyms and Antonyms of top-of-the-line
- gourmet chefs who insist on top-of-the-line cookware and are willing to pay for it
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine
out of this world, too much
up-to-the-minute
Synonyms and Antonyms of up-to-the-minute
- The company insists on having up-to-the-minute firewall and antivirus software.
fashionable, happening, in, modish, now, stylish
futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech)
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