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Creature. Created being, being, animal, man, person; dependent, vassal, parasite; wretch, miscreant.

Ant. Chimera, ghost, hallucination, fantasy, phantom, conceit, crotchet.

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Credence. Belief, trust, faith, acceptance, confidence, reliance.

Ant. Denial, distrust, disbelief, doubt, skepticism.

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Credentials. Diploma, missive, title, warrant, vouchers, certificates, testimonials.

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Credible. Probable, possible, reliable, trustworthy, likely.

Ant. Improbable, unlikely, incredible, unreliable, untrustworthy.

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Credit. Trust, belief, faith, confidence, credence, reliance; reputation, influence, power; esteem, regard; loan, securities.

Ant. Insecurity; distrust; shame, disgrace, censure.

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Credulity. Gullibility, credulousness, simplicity.

Ant. Skepticism, suspiciousness, incredulity, shrewdness.

Creed. Belief, catechism, confession, articles of faith, tenets, dogmas, doctrines.

Ant. Protest, abjuration, disbelief, recantation, retraction.

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Crestfallen. Downcast, dispirited, dejected, disheartened, depressed, desponding, low-spirited, down-hearted.

Ant. Exuberant, elated, confident, inspirited.

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Crew. Gang, set, band, horde, crowd, mob, throng.

Ant. Supercargo; bevy, galaxy, cream, élite.

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Crime. Offense, misdeed, wrong, felony, sin, iniquity, misdemeanor, enormity, transgression, wickedness, delinquency.

Ant. Good deed, well-doing, exploit, achievement, duty, service, benefit, benefaction, heroism.

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Criminal, a. Immoral, iniquitous, sinful, unlawful, wicked, wrong, vile, nefarious, culpable, abominable, illegal, vicious.

Ant. Virtuous, moral, innocent, just, honorable, praiseworthy, lawful, legal, right, meritorious.

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Criminate. Charge, accuse, arraign, impeach.

Ant. Acquit, absolve, extricate.

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Cripple, v. Weaken, disable, impair, break down, cramp, curtail.

Ant. Renovate, strengthen, augment, liberate, ease, expedite.

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Criterion. Standard, test, rule, touchstone, measure, canon, proof.

Ant. Eye, glance; intention, conjecture.

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Critic. Judge, censor, reviewer, connoisseur; caviller, carper; arbiter, savant.

Ant. Artist, author, writer, performer, maker, poet, composer.

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Critical. Accurate, nice, exact; decisive, crucial, determining, important; dangerous, hazardous, imminent, momentous, dubious, precarious.

Ant. Inexact, loose, undiscriminating; unimportant, inconclusive; safe, sure, settled, decided, retrieved, redressed.

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Criticism. Censure, stricture, animadversion, review, critique.

Ant. Approbation, praise, approval.

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Criticize. Examine, estimate, judge, discuss, analyze, anatomize, scan, animadvert.

Ant. Survey, overlook, slur, skim, slight, neglect.

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Crooked. Bent, curved, bowed; distorted, twisted, wry, askew, deformed, disfigured; perverse, contumacious, capricious; dishonest, unfair, unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, tricky.

Ant. Straight, linear, upright, direct, honest, straightforward.

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Cross. Fretful, petulant, peevish, snappish, touchy, morose, ill-natured, sullen, snarling, cynical, sour, out of humor, captious, crabbed, sulky.

Ant. Amiable, genial, good-tempered, good-natured, blithesome, charming, winsome, attractive, benign.

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Crowd. Throng, multitude, concourse, press, horde, herd, host, rabble, mob, populace.

Ant. Cream, élite, bevy, constellation, galaxy; solitude, solitariness.

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Crown, n. Diadem, coronet, garland, chaplet, wreath, laurel, bays; reward, honor, distinction, dignity; summit, crest, top, head, brow, apex.

Ant. Base, bottom, floor, foot, pedestal, foundation, sole; infamy, shame.

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Crown, v. Complete, consummate, conclude, seal, achieve, accomplish.

Ant. Mar, spoil, frustrate, fail.