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Boundless. Unlimited, illimitable, unbounded, measureless, infinite.

Ant. Narrow, restricted, confined, circumscribed.

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Bountiful. Liberal, generous, benevolent, unselfish, munificent.

Ant. Miserly, selfish, stingy, niggardly.

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Bounty. Liberality, gift, generosity, charity, benefaction, benignity, benevolence, munificence, donation; premium, reward, bonus.

Ant. Closeness, stinginess, niggardliness, miserliness.

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Bower. Recess, arbor, retreat, alcove, summerhouse.

Ant. Open place.

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Brag. Boast, vaunt, bully, swagger.

Ant. Cringe, whine, whimper.

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Braid. Bind, weave, plait, tie.

Ant. Unbind, dishevel.

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Branch. Member, bough, limb, shoot, arm, twig, scion, offshoot, ramification; section, department, division; article, part, portion; tributary; derivative line, cognate stock.

Ant. Trunk, stock, stem; race, family, house.

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Brand, v. Denounce, mark, stigmatize, disgrace.

Ant. Honor, decorate, distinguish.

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Brandish. Flourish, wield, whisk, shake, wave.

Ant. Suspend, stay, arrest.

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Bravado. Boasting, bragging, bluster.

Ant. Diffidence, reserve, concealment, modesty.

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Brave. Fearless, heroic, undaunted, undismayed, adventurous, bold, courageous, daring, dauntless, gallant, intrepid, valiant, venturesome, doughty, chivalrous, chivalric, splendid, courteous.

Ant. Afraid, cringing, fearful, shrinking, timid, timorous, frightened, cowardly, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, churlish, discourteous, fearsome.

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Brawny. Muscular, strong, powerful, athletic, sinewy, herculean, robust, stout.

Ant. Weak, fragile, delicate, feeble, effeminate, lean.

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Breach. Break, rupture, opening, fracture, flaw, fissure, rent; violation, infringement, non-observance; quarrel, difference, variance, dissension, schism, alienation.

Ant. Integrity, wholeness, flawlessness, completeness; reconciliation, healing; conservation, observance; inviolateness; union, fidelity, amalgamation.

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Break. Fracture, rend, part, sever, shatter, smash, shiver; weaken, impair, enfeeble, enervate; tame; make bankrupt; dismiss, discard, degrade, cashier; mitigate, assuage; interrupt, stop, cut short; open, unfold; destroy, sunder, burst, rive, crack, crush, demolish, rupture, split, transgress.

Ant. Fasten, join, mend, secure, unite, weld, attach, bind, solder, heal, piece, conjoin, rejoin; protect, conserve; encourage, strengthen, preserve; observe, obey.

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Breast. Bosom, heart, affection, conscience.

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Breathless. Out of breath; lifeless, dead; exhausted, eager, absorbed, attentive, fascinated; astonished, astounded, bewildered.

Ant. Calm, collected, cool, composed; indifferent, uninterested.

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Breed, n. Lineage, race, pedigree, progeny, stock, line, family, extraction, strain.

Ant. Ancestor, source, original, origin.

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Breed, v. Bring forth, bear, beget, produce; nurture, foster, nourish; discipline, educate, instruct, train, teach, school; occasion, originate, generate, procreate, propagate, cause, evolve.

Ant. Destroy, extirpate, stifle, extinguish.

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Breeding. Discipline, instruction, education, nurture, training, schooling; manners, deportment.

Ant. Ill manners, misbehavior; ignorance, illiteracy.

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Brevity. Shortness, terseness, conciseness, compression, pithiness, succinctness, pointedness; abbreviation, abridgment.

Ant. Prolixity, diffuseness, verbosity, length, protraction, elongation, extension, tediousness.

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Brew. Concoct, compound, mix, hatch, foment, excite; prepare, collect, gather, grow; threaten, impend; form.

Ant. Disperse, break, spoil, mar, miscompound.

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Bridle, v. Restrain, curb, control, govern, check; bristle, ruffle; master, moderate, compress, repress.