| incorrect | | |
| adj. | 1. incorrect, wrong | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth.; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions" |
| ~ inaccurate | not exact.; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" |
| ~ erroneous | containing or characterized by error.; "erroneous conclusions" |
| ~ fallacious | based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information.; "fallacious hope" |
| ~ false, mistaken | arising from error.; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" |
| ~ improper | not suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" |
| ~ false | not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality.; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
| adj. | 2. incorrect, wrong | not in accord with established usage or procedure.; "the wrong medicine"; "the wrong way to shuck clams"; "it is incorrect for a policeman to accept gifts" |
| ~ improper | not suitable or right or appropriate.; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course" |
| adj. | 3. incorrect | (of a word or expression) not agreeing with grammatical principles. |
| ~ ill-formed, ungrammatical | not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage. |
| adj. | 4. faulty, incorrect, wrong | characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules.; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; "the wrong side of the road" |
| ~ inaccurate | not exact.; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate" |
| fit | | |
| n. (state) | 1. conniption, fit, scene, tantrum | a display of bad temper.; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" |
| ~ bad temper, ill temper | a persisting angry mood. |
| n. (state) | 2. convulsion, fit, paroxysm | a sudden uncontrollable attack.; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" |
| ~ attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.; "an attack of diarrhea" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. fit | the manner in which something fits.; "I admired the fit of her coat" |
| ~ fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| ~ hang | the way a garment hangs.; "he adjusted the hang of his coat" |
| n. (act) | 4. burst, fit | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason).; "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ fits and starts | repeated bursts of activity.; "they worked in fits and starts" |
| v. (stative) | 5. accommodate, fit, suit | be agreeable or acceptable to.; "This suits my needs" |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| v. (stative) | 6. fit, go | be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" |
| ~ tessellate | fit together exactly, of identical shapes.; "triangles tessellate" |
| ~ joint | fit as if by joints.; "The boards fit neatly" |
| ~ blend in, blend, go | blend or harmonize.; "This flavor will blend with those in your dish"; "This sofa won't go with the chairs" |
| ~ fit | conform to some shape or size.; "How does this shirt fit?" |
| v. (stative) | 7. conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ coordinate | be co-ordinated.; "These activities coordinate well" |
| ~ correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ fill the bill, fit the bill | be what is needed or be good enough for what is required.; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" |
| ~ behoove, behove | be appropriate or necessary.; "It behooves us to reflect on this matter" |
| ~ live up to, satisfy, fulfill, fulfil | meet the requirements or expectations of. |
| ~ accommodate, fit, suit | be agreeable or acceptable to.; "This suits my needs" |
| v. (change) | 8. fit | make fit.; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ fit, go | be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" |
| ~ dovetail | fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail. |
| v. (change) | 9. fit | insert or adjust several objects or people.; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment" |
| ~ adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose.; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" |
| v. (stative) | 10. agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally | be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics.; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" |
| ~ consist | be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous.; "Desires are to be satisfied only so far as consists with an approved end" |
| ~ check out, check | be verified or confirmed; pass inspection.; "These stories don't check!" |
| ~ look | accord in appearance with.; "You don't look your age!" |
| ~ answer | match or correspond.; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave" |
| ~ coincide | be the same.; "our views on this matter coincided" |
| ~ align | be or come into adjustment with. |
| ~ correlate | to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation.; "Do these facts correlate?" |
| ~ parallel | be parallel to.; "Their roles are paralleled by ours" |
| ~ twin, duplicate, parallel | duplicate or match.; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse" |
| ~ square | be compatible with.; "one idea squares with another" |
| ~ bear out, underpin, corroborate, support | support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm.; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" |
| ~ equal, be | be identical or equivalent to.; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ homologize | be homologous.; "A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs" |
| ~ befit, beseem, suit | accord or comport with.; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ accord, concord, fit in, harmonise, harmonize, consort, agree | go together.; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" |
| ~ pattern | form a pattern.; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" |
| ~ adhere | be compatible or in accordance with.; "You must adhere to the rules" |
| ~ rime, rhyme | be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable.; "hat and cat rhyme" |
| v. (stative) | 11. fit | conform to some shape or size.; "How does this shirt fit?" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ fit, go | be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired.; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" |
| v. (possession) | 12. equip, fit, fit out, outfit | provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose.; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" |
| ~ rig, set up, set | equip with sails or masts.; "rig a ship" |
| ~ mechanise, mechanize, motorise, motorize | equip with armed and armored motor vehicles.; "mechanize armies" |
| ~ fuse | equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse. |
| ~ collar | furnish with a collar.; "collar the dog" |
| ~ spur | equip with spurs.; "spur horses" |
| ~ fin | equip (a car) with fins. |
| ~ motorize | equip with a motor.; "motorized scooters are now the rage" |
| ~ motorize | equip with a motor vehicle.; "The police around here are not motorized and patrol the streets on horseback" |
| ~ furnish, provide, supply, render | give something useful or necessary to.; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" |
| ~ stock | equip with a stock.; "stock a rifle" |
| ~ horseshoe | equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes. |
| ~ turn out | outfit or equip, as with accessories.; "The actors were turned out lavishly" |
| ~ instrument | equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling. |
| ~ muzzle | fit with a muzzle.; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers" |
| ~ kit, kit out, kit up | supply with a set of articles or tools. |
| ~ appoint | furnish.; "a beautifully appointed house" |
| ~ re-equip, rejig | re-equip a factory or plant. |
| ~ refit | fit out again. |
| ~ armor, armour | equip with armor. |
| ~ accouter, accoutre | provide with military equipment. |
| ~ wire | provide with electrical circuits.; "wire the addition to the house" |
| ~ shaft | equip with a shaft. |
| ~ spar | furnish with spars. |
| ~ stave | furnish with staves.; "stave a ladder" |
| ~ clothe, adorn, invest | furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors. |
| ~ commission | put into commission; equip for service; of ships. |
| v. (change) | 13. fit, match | make correspond or harmonize.; "Match my sweater" |
| ~ adjust, correct, set | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" |
| ~ match | be equal or harmonize.; "The two pieces match" |
| ~ balance, equilibrise, equilibrize, equilibrate | bring into balance or equilibrium.; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights" |
| adj. | 14. fit | meeting adequate standards for a purpose.; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" |
| ~ appropriate | suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc.; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
| ~ acceptable | adequate for the purpose.; "the water was acceptable for drinking" |
| ~ suitable, suited | meant or adapted for an occasion or use.; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" |
| ~ worthy | having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way.; "behavior worthy of reprobation"; "a fact worthy of attention" |
| adj. | 15. fit, primed, set | (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed.; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" |
| ~ ready | completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress.; "get ready"; "she is ready to resign"; "the bridge is ready to collapse"; "I am ready to work"; "ready for action"; "ready for use"; "the soup will be ready in a minute"; "ready to learn to read" |
| adj. | 16. fit | physically and mentally sound or healthy.; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" |
| ~ able-bodied, able | having a strong healthy body.; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" |
| ~ in condition, conditioned | physically fit.; "exercised daily to keep herself in condition" |
| ~ healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease.; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| ~ sound | financially secure and safe.; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" |
| ~ well | in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury.; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well" |
| right | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| ~ access | the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership). |
| ~ advowson | the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice. |
| ~ cabotage | the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders. |
| ~ claim, title | an informal right to something.; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" |
| ~ due | that which is deserved or owed.; "give the devil his due" |
| ~ access, admittance, entree, admission, accession | the right to enter. |
| ~ floor | the parliamentary right to address an assembly.; "the chairman granted him the floor" |
| ~ grant | a right or privilege that has been granted. |
| ~ human right | (law) any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law). |
| ~ legal right | a right based in law. |
| ~ pre-emption, preemption | the right to purchase something in advance of others. |
| ~ exclusive right, prerogative, perquisite, privilege | a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right).; "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males" |
| ~ privilege | (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship. |
| ~ representation | the right of being represented by delegates who have a voice in some legislative body. |
| ~ right of action | the legal right to sue. |
| ~ right of search | the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them. |
| ~ right of way | the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another. |
| ~ states' rights | the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution. |
| ~ voting right | the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company. |
| ~ riparian right, water right | right of access to water. |
| ~ abstract, abstraction | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| n. (location) | 2. right | location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east.; "he stood on the right" |
| ~ position, place | the particular portion of space occupied by something.; "he put the lamp back in its place" |
| ~ right stage, stage right | the part of the stage on the actor's right as the actor faces the audience. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. right, right field, rightfield | the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right. |
| ~ outfield | the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (group) | 4. right, right wing | those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged. |
| ~ faction, sect | a dissenting clique. |
| ~ religious right | United States political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools. |
| ~ hard right | the extreme right wing. |
| n. (body) | 5. right, right hand | the hand that is on the right side of the body.; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" |
| ~ hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" |
| n. (act) | 6. right | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.; "take a right at the corner" |
| ~ turning, turn | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.; "he took a turn to the right" |
| n. (attribute) | 7. right, rightfulness | anything in accord with principles of justice.; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" |
| ~ justice, justness | the quality of being just or fair. |
| n. (possession) | 8. right | (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing.; "mineral rights"; "film rights" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ stake, interest | (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something.; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" |
| v. (social) | 9. compensate, correct, redress, right | make reparations or amends for.; "right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ over-correct, overcompensate | make excessive corrections for fear of making an error. |
| ~ aby, abye, atone, expiate | make amends for.; "expiate one's sins" |
| v. (motion) | 10. right | put in or restore to an upright position.; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ right | regain an upright or proper position.; "The capsized boat righted again" |
| v. (motion) | 11. right | regain an upright or proper position.; "The capsized boat righted again" |
| ~ change posture | undergo a change in bodily posture. |
| ~ right | put in or restore to an upright position.; "They righted the sailboat that had capsized" |
| v. (change) | 12. correct, rectify, right | make right or correct.; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" |
| ~ change by reversal, reverse, turn | change to the contrary.; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" |
| ~ remediate, remedy, amend, rectify, repair | set straight or right.; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" |
| ~ debug | locate and correct errors in a computer program code.; "debug this program" |
| adj. | 13. right | being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north.; "my right hand"; "right center field"; "a right-hand turn"; "the right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream" |
| ~ right-handed | using or intended for the right hand.; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors" |
| ~ far | being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle.; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse" |
| ~ rightmost | farthest to the right.; "in the rightmost line of traffic" |
| ~ right-hand | located on or directed toward the right.; "a right-hand turn" |
| ~ starboard | located on the right side of a ship or aircraft. |
| adj. | 14. correct, right | free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" |
| ~ accurate | conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy.; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" |
| ~ accurate, exact, precise | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct.; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" |
| ~ letter-perfect, word-perfect | correct to the last detail; especially being in or following the exact words.; "a letter-perfect rendition of the soliloquy"; "she was word-perfect in her part" |
| ~ straight | following a correct or logical method.; "straight reasoning" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| ~ true | consistent with fact or reality; not false.; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"; "the true meaning of the statement" |
| adj. | 15. correct, right | socially right or correct.; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| adj. | 16. right | in conformance with justice or law or morality.; "do the right thing and confess" |
| ~ ethical | conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior.; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants" |
| ~ good | morally admirable. |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| ~ honourable, ethical, honorable | adhering to ethical and moral principles.; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action" |
| adj. | 17. correct, right | correct in opinion or judgment.; "time proved him right" |
| ~ right-minded | disposed toward or having views based on what is right.; "respect for law which every right-minded citizen ought to have" |
| adj. | 18. proper, right | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" |
| ~ appropriate | suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc.; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
| adj. | 19. right | of or belonging to the political or intellectual right. |
| ~ conservative | resistant to change. |
| ~ conservative | having social or political views favoring conservatism. |
| ~ old-line, oldline | adhering to conservative or reactionary principles.; "an oldline senator" |
| ~ far-right, reactionary, reactionist | extremely conservative. |
| ~ rightish | tending toward the political right. |
| ~ right-wing, rightist | believing in or supporting tenets of the political right. |
| adj. | 20. right | in or into a satisfactory condition.; "things are right again now"; "put things right" |
| ~ satisfactory | giving satisfaction.; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" |
| adj. | 21. right, right-hand | intended for the right hand.; "a right-hand glove" |
| ~ right-handed | using or intended for the right hand.; "a right-handed batter"; "right-handed scissors" |
| adj. | 22. correct, right | in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| adj. | 23. right | having the axis perpendicular to the base.; "a right angle" |
| ~ geometry | the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. |
| ~ perpendicular | intersecting at or forming right angles.; "the axes are perpendicular to each other" |
| adj. | 24. right | (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward.; "the right side of the cloth showed the pattern"; "be sure your shirt is right side out" |
| ~ outside | relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit.; "an outside margin" |
| adj. | 25. good, right, ripe | most suitable or right for a particular purpose.; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" |
| ~ opportune | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose.; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" |
| adj. | 26. right, veracious | precisely accurate.; "a veracious account" |
| ~ accurate | conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy.; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" |
| adv. | 27. right | precisely, exactly.; "stand right here!" |
| adv. | 28. right | immediately.; "she called right after dinner" |
| adv. | 29. flop, right | exactly.; "he fell flop on his face" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| adv. | 30. right | toward or on the right; also used figuratively.; "he looked right and left"; "the party has moved right" |
| adv. | 31. decent, decently, in good order, properly, right, the right way | in the right manner.; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" |
| adv. | 32. right, right on | an interjection expressing agreement. |
| adv. | 33. right | completely.; "she felt right at home"; "he fell right into the trap" |
| adv. | 34. mightily, mighty, powerful, right | (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree.; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily" |
| ~ intensifier, intensive | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
| adv. | 35. justly, right | in accordance with moral or social standards.; "that serves him right"; "do right by him" |
| adv. | 36. aright, correctly, right | in an accurate manner.; "the flower had been correctly depicted by his son"; "he guessed right" |
| enough | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. enough, sufficiency | an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose.; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country" |
| ~ relative quantity | a quantity relative to some purpose. |
| ~ fill | a quantity sufficient to satisfy.; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" |
| adj. | 2. adequate, decent, enough | sufficient for the purpose.; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" |
| ~ sufficient | of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant.; "sufficient food" |
| adv. | 3. enough, plenty | as much as necessary.; "Have I eaten enough?"; "I've had plenty, thanks" |
| exact | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. demand, exact | claim as due or just.; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
| ~ command | demand as one's due.; "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers" |
| ~ claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call in, call | demand payment of (a loan).; "Call a loan" |
| v. (communication) | 2. claim, exact, take | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| adj. | 3. exact | marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact.; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" |
| ~ accurate | conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy.; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale" |
| ~ verbatim, direct | in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker.; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" |
| ~ literal | without interpretation or embellishment.; "a literal depiction of the scene before him" |
| ~ mathematical | characterized by the exactness or precision of mathematics.; "mathematical precision" |
| ~ perfect | precisely accurate or exact.; "perfect timing" |
| ~ photographic | representing people or nature with the exactness and fidelity of a photograph. |
| ~ rigorous, strict | rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard.; "rigorous application of the law"; "a strict vegetarian" |
| ~ literal | limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.; "a literal translation" |
| ~ perfect | being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish.; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" |
| ~ precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited.; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
| adj. | 4. accurate, exact, precise | (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct.; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" |
| ~ correct, right | free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" |
| fitting | | |
| n. (event) | 1. accommodation, adjustment, fitting | making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances. |
| ~ readjustment | the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances). |
| ~ domestication | accommodation to domestic life.; "her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication" |
| ~ habituation | a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions. |
| ~ betterment, improvement, advance | a change for the better; progress in development. |
| ~ shakedown | initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state.; "the new industry's economic shakedown" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. fitting | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system. |
| ~ accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement | a supplementary component that improves capability. |
| ~ gas fitting | the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building. |
| ~ pipe fitting, pipefitting | fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together. |
| ~ receptacle | an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. appointment, fitting | (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel). |
| ~ furnishing | (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable. |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| n. (act) | 4. fitting, try-on, trying on | putting clothes on to see whether they fit. |
| ~ trial, run, test | the act of testing something.; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" |
| adj. | 5. fitting | in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion.; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this" |
| ~ proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| adj. | 6. fitting, meet | being precisely fitting and right.; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
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