Synonyms

1540 questions in 154 tests. Each test contains 10 questions.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

77

78

79

80

81

82

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

91

92

93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

101

102

103

104

105

106

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

129

130

131

132

133

134

135

136

137

138

139

140

141

142

143

144

145

146

147

148

149

150

151

152

153

154

3. habitual, routine, standard, usual, accustomed; automatic, computerized, robotistic, robotlike; instinctive, unthinking, unconscious, involuntary, reflexive.
4. utilitarian, materialistic, banausic, practical; mundane, earthly, worldly, mercenary, unspiritual, temporal.

mechanically, adv. 1. indifferently, flatly, lifelessly, dully, drably, woodenly; perfunctorily, heedlessly, unthinkingly, uncaringly.
2. routinely, habitually, automatically; instinctively, involuntarily, unconsciously, reflexively; blindly, by heart, by rote, willy-nilly.

mechanics, n. 1. kinematics, statics, kinetics, dynamics, technology, technical science.
2. routines, techniques, procedures, methods, logistics; details, nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts; machinery.

mechanism, n. 1. motor, engine, linkage, genera
tor; apparatus, device, machine.
2. equipment, materiel, paraphernalia, machinery, apparatus, mechanical appliances, gadgetry; tackle, gear, outfit, works.
3. instrument, instrumentality, vehicle, means, agency; organization, system, setup, workings; procedure, method, routine.
4. execution, technique, technology, performance, carrying out.

mechanize, v. industrialize, motorize, automate,
computerize.

medal, n. medallion, decoration, badge of honor; cross, star, ribbon, blue ribbon; emblem, insignia; award, reward, recognition, honor, commemoration, testimonial, citation, trophy, prize.

meddle, v. interfere, intermeddle, Brit. Dial, mell, interlope; intrude, butt in, horn in, obtrude; impose, interpose, intervene; nose into, stick one's nose in, stick one's nose where it doesn't belong, mind other people's business, put one's two cents in, put in one's oar, Inf. kibitz; tamper with, pry, snoop, peep.

meddler, n. interferer, interloper, busybody, Yid

dish. cochleffel, Inf. buttinsky, Inf. kibitzer, intruder, obtruder; Australian, stickybeak, quidnunc, Inf. nosey Parker, gossip, snooper, peeper.

meddlesome, adj. officious, impertinent, forward, presumptuous, pushing, Inf. pushy, importunate; intrusive, meddling, interfering, ultracrepidarian, obtrusive; overbusy, busy, busybody, overcurious; prying, snooping, inquisitive, Inf. kibitzing, Inf. nosy, Inf. snoopy.

medial, adj. 1. median, middle, intermediate, mediate, Law. mesne; midmost, middlemost, mid, middling; central, halfway, between, intervenient; interjacent, equidistant, mediterranean, intercurrent, equatorial.
2. mean, average, medium, mesial; ordinary, fair, commonplace, common, usual, routine; passable, soso, half and half, moderate, mezzo; normal, standard, middle of the road.

mediate, v. 1. arbitrate, negotiate, bargain, arrange; umpire, judge, referee, moderate; intercede, interpose, step in, intervene, intermeddle, go between.
2. settle, reconcile, compromise; bring together, be instrumental, use one's good offices; pacify, propitiate, placate, appease; make peace, restore harmony, bring to terms, bring to an understanding, bring to an agreement.

mediation, n. 1. arbitration, negotiation, parley; arbitrage, umpirage, refereeship; good offices, ministry, mediatorship, intermediation, instrumentality, agency; intervention, intercession, interjacence, interposition, interference, stepping in, involvement.