Ant. Gentleman, patriot, philanthropist.

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Cajole. Coax, wheedle, flatter, fawn upon, blandish; deceive, entrap, beguile, inveigle, impose upon.

Ant. Scold, chide, warn.

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Calamitous. Disastrous, unfortunate, unlucky, adverse, untoward, deplorable, ruinous, inauspicious, wretched, distressing, grievous, ill-starred, troublous, hapless, ill-omened.

Ant. Fortunate, auspicious, felicitous, propitious, favorable, advantageous.

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Calamity. Disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, mishap, trial, trouble, affliction, adversity, distress, hardship, ill luck, visitation.

Ant. Blessing, boon, advantage, good fortune, benefaction.

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Calculate. Number, reckon, sum up, count, compute, account, estimate, enumerate, rate; consider, deem, apportion, investigate.

Ant. Guess, risk, chance, conjecture, stake.

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Calculating. Wary, cautious, scheming, crafty, cool, hard, selfish; careful, circumspect, sagacious, farsighted.

Ant. Shortsighted, improvident, rash, careless.

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Calculation. Reckoning, computation; expectation, anticipation, prospect; foresight, forethought, caution, wariness, discretion, prudence, deliberation.

Ant. Omission, carelessness, imprudence, indiscretion, inconsideration.

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Caliber. Diameter, gage, capacity; faculty, scope, talent, ability, gifts, parts, endowment.

Ant. Smallness, thinness; imbecility, incapacity, puerility.

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Call. Cry, bellow, clamor, ejaculate, scream, roar, shout, shriek, bawl, yell, exclaim, vociferate; invite, summon, send for, bid; assemble, convene, muster; elect, ordain, appoint; invoke, appeal to.

Ant. Be silent, hush, list, listen, harken, be still; ignore; disperse; disdain, defy.

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Calm. Composed, peaceful, placid, quiet, still, tranquil, self-possessed, serene, undisturbed, dispassionate, sedate, collected, imperturbable, unruffled.

Ant. Frantic, frenzied, passionate, furious, raging, stormy, violent, boisterous, agitated, excited, fierce, turbulent, wild, heated, wrathful, disturbed.

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Calumniate. Slander, traduce, defame, vilify, revile, asperse.

Ant. Praise, commend, vindicate, laud, honor, eulogize; shield.

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Calumny. Slander, aspersion, defamation, detraction, abuse, obloquy.

Ant. Vindication, justification; eulogy, panegyric.

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Camp. Encampment, bivouac.

Cancel. Obliterate, scratch out, erase, efface, expunge, cross off; abolish, abrogate, nullify, annul, revoke, rescind, make void, repeal.

Ant. Confirm, enact, perpetuate, approve, enforce, uphold, sustain, maintain, establish, record, write.

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Candid. Honest, open, straightforward, transparent, unbiased, artless, frank, guileless, ingenuous, naive, sincere, impartial, innocent, unprejudiced, aboveboard, simple, truthful, unsophisticated, fair.

Ant. Deceitful, designing, foxy, sharp, shrewd, crafty, artful, sly, tricky, subtle, adroit, cunning, insincere, diplomatic, intriguing, wily.

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Candidate. Aspirant, solicitant, petitioner, canvasser, claimant, solicitor.

Ant. Non-competitor; resigner, abandoner, abjurer.

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Canvass. Debate, discuss, dispute, agitate; examine, investigate, scrutinize, sift, study, consider; solicit votes from, apply for.

Ant. Admit, pass, misexamine, allow, ignore, disregard.

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Capability. Capacity, ability, skill, power, competency, efficiency, caliber, force, faculty, scope, brains, talent.

Ant. Dulness, inability, inaptitude, difficulty, awkwardness.

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Capacity. Space, magnitude, volume, dimensions, extent, size, tonnage, caliber; faculty, gift, talent, genius, competency, capability, discernment, cleverness, skill, aptitude; sphere, office, province, character, function.

Ant. Restriction, narrowness, contractedness, incapacity; incompetency, inefficiency, inability.