Synonyms and antonyms : Vocabulary words - 149

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Tactic
1. Tactic (noun)	an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end
Synonyms	ploy, stratagem
Ex:	Your tactic of ignorance won't work.
2. Intimidation (noun)	the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated
Synonyms	coercion, threatening
Ex:	Man seeks to influence his fellow men in various ways, by intimidation, by deceit, by bribery; and it is quite natural to find the same ideas in the sphere of religion.
3. Lynching (verb)	(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging
Synonyms	execution, the gallows
Ex:	The elaborate precautions taken to prevent lynching are a peculiarity of the constitution of 1895.
4. Acquiescence(noun)	the reluctant acceptance of something without protest
Synonyms	acceptance, consent
Antonyms	refusal, dissent
Ex	: That Israel was the stronger may be suggested by the acquiescence of Judah in the new situation.
5. Restraint (noun)	a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control
Synonyms	restriction, curtailment
Antonyms	assistance, arousal
Ex:	One who is entirely dependent upon the manual alphabet has always a sense of restraint, of narrowness.
6. Masquerading (verb)	pretend to be someone one is not
Synonyms	frolic, revel
Antonyms	unmask, reveal
Ex:	They may be mere weeds like groundsels or ragworts, or climbers masquerading like ivy, or succulent and almost leafless, or they may be shrubs and even trees.
7. Sordid (adjective)	involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
Synonyms	miserly, filthy
Antonyms	decent, reputable
Ex:	It's a little sordid and not undeserved, but I must say, it's plausible.
8. Dossiers (noun)	a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject
Synonyms	summary, information
Ex:	Went to a movie without trying to analyze the advertising campaign or to a party without automatically building mental dossiers on all the attendees.
9. Detractors (noun)	a person who disparages someone or something
Synonyms	critic, vilifier
Ex:	One of the detractors laughed with derision at the news.
10. Atrocities (noun)	an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
Synonyms	barbarity, wickedness
Antonyms	pleasantry, kindness
Ex:	All of this means examples of atrocities by the government or by the mob are increasingly likely to be documented and publicized.
11. Ceasefire (noun)	a temporary suspension of fighting, a truce
Synonyms	armistice, truce
Antonyms	fight, war
Ex:	He declared a ceasefire and started talking to the government.
12. Regime (noun)	a government, especially an authoritarian one
Synonyms	administration, tenure
Ex:	The social aspect of the military frontier regime is interesting.
13. Intervention (noun)	the action or process of intervening
Synonyms	interference, arbitration
Ex:	Our nation’s intervention in another country’s war could pull us into the crisis.
14. Sceptical (adjective)	not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
Synonyms	dubious, doubtful
Ex:	The doctors still said they expected him to wake up any day, but Carmen was skeptical about how much they believed it.
15. Escalating (verb)	increase rapidly
Synonyms	amplify, ascend
Antonyms	decline, shrink
Ex:	The war in Europe was escalating.
16. Bolstered (verb)	support or strengthen
Synonyms	buoy, cushion
Antonyms	halt, hinder
Ex:	The reminder of what he was made her angry and bolstered her resistance.
17. Verge (noun)	an edge or border
Synonyms	brink, selvage
Antonyms	interior, middle
Ex:	At times he seemed on the verge of revealing it to Adrienne, only to draw back into himself and avoid her for days..
18. Stalemate (noun)	a position counting as a draw, in which a player is not in check but cannot move except into check
Synonyms	impasse, arrest
Antonyms	advance, progress
Ex:	A stalemate was reached when neither of the chess players could make a legitimate move.
19. Staunch (adjective)	very loyal and committed in attitude
Synonyms	ardent, stout
Antonyms	irresolute, flexible
Ex:	Politically, it is evident that he was a staunch supporter of the popular party