Ant. Relax, loosen, give vent, liberate, discharge; soothe, calm.

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Brief. Short, concise, succinct.

Ant. Long, tedious, diffuse.

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Bright. Shining, resplendent, luminous, glowing, lustrous, beaming, gleaming, glistening, blazing, flaming, flashing, radiant, ruddy, refulgent, brilliant, dazzling, sparkling, scintillating, burnished; lucid, clear, transparent, pellucid, lambent, cloudless, limpid; glorious, famous, illustrious; intelligent, acute, discerning, keen, ingenious; auspicious, promising, propitious, favorable, inspiring; cheerful, merry, lively, happy, animated.

Ant. Opaque, dull, dark, gloomy, black, ebon, shadowy, rayless, sunless, murky, cloudy, overcast, pitchy, lurid; obscure, mysterious, enigmatical, mystic, unintelligible, occult, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental; disheartening, discouraging, dismal, cheerless; ignorant, unlettered, untaught, imbecile, rude, benighted; foul, infamous, horrible, damnable, vile, infernal, wicked, sullen, atrocious, dejected.

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Brilliant. Bright, radiant, flashing, lustrous, glorious, luminous, effulgent, beaming, sparkling; illustrious, distinguished, celebrated, famous, renowned, eminent.

Ant. Dark, dull, stupid, gloomy; notorious, infamous; obscure, insignificant.

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Bring. Bear, fetch, convey; conduct, guide, lead, attend, accompany, convoy; obtain, gain, procure, produce; induce, prevail upon.

Ant. Remove, export, send, exclude, debar, transport, abstract, subtract.

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Brisk. Lively, quick, vivacious, active, alert, animated, prompt, sprightly, nimble, spry, agile.

Ant. Slow, heavy, dull, sluggish, indolent, inactive, unenergetic, stagnant.

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Bristling. Full, crowded, swarming, stocked, multifarious, multitudinous; bristly, standing on end like bristles; ruffled, roughened, corrugated, bespined; bridled, angered, offended.

Ant. Smooth, soothed, allayed; prone; bare, nude, scant, devoid, vacant.

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Brittle. Fragile, crumbling, shivery, frail, easily broken.

Ant. Tough, stout, strong, hardy.

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Broach. Open, pierce, tap; suggest, hint, approach, break; utter, publish, proclaim, give out; originate, propound.

Ant. Repress, cork, bottle, secrete, conceal, hide.

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Broad. Wide; large, ample, extensive, vast, spacious, capacious; liberal, tolerant, free, hospitable; spread, diffused, open; gross, vulgar, indecent, coarse.

Ant. Narrow; contracted, restricted, confined, limited; prejudiced, illiberal, bigoted, reserved; veiled, enigmatical, shrouded, shaded; refined, delicate, sketchy; specific, pointed.

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Broil. Affray, quarrel, contention.

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Brook. Tolerate, bear, suffer, endure, abide, submit to, undergo, permit.

Ant. Resist, resent, reject.

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Brotherhood. Fraternity, fellowship, association, sodality, society.

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Browbeat. Bully, intimidate, bulldoze, overawe.

Ant. Rally, support.

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Bruise. Pommel, crush, squeeze, break, pound, batter, deface.

Ant. Heal, soothe.

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Brunt. Shock, attack, impulse, onslaught, onset, assault.

Ant. Repulse, resistance, endurance.

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Brutal. Brutish, animal, beastly, bestial; savage, ferocious, cruel, harsh, uncivil, rude, rough, gruff, impolite, brusque; sensual, carnal.

Ant. Humane, self-controlled, civilized, enlightened, elevated, noble, refined, intelligent, grand.

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Bubble. Toy, trifle, fancy, conceit, dream, vision, froth, trash.

Ant. Prize, treasure, reality, substance, jewel, good, advantage.

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Buffoon. Wag, clown, jester, mountebank, harlequin, droll, punch, fool.

Ant. Wit, genius, pedant, philosopher.

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Build. Make, form, shape, figure, model; construct, erect, raise.

Ant. Demolish, overthrow, destroy.