Childish. Puerile, weak, infantine; silly, foolish, trivial, trifling.
Ant. Manly, strong, wise, sagacious; important, momentous.
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Chimerical. Visionary, imaginary, unreal, dreamy, fanciful, fabulous.
Ant. Real, actual, substantial, veritable.
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Chivalrous. Knightly, gallant, gentlemanly, heroic, valiant, spirited.
Ant. Dastardly, recreant, sneaking.
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Choice, n. Option, preference, alternative, selection, election, free will.
Ant. Necessity, compulsion; refusal; force; fate, predestination.
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Choice, a. Select, dainty, rare, valuable, cherished, exquisite, precious.
Ant. Common, ordinary, despicable, cheap, inferior.
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Choose. Select, pick out, cull, prefer, elect.
Ant. Cast away, reject, decline, refuse, leave, throw aside.
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Chronicle. Annals, records, register, memorials, archives, history.
Ant. Legend, romance, tradition.
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Cipher. Zero, nothing, nonentity, naught; character, symbol, device, monogram; secret character, private alphabet; nobody, person of no account.
Ant. Infinity; somebody, celebrity, star, notability, colossus.
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Circular. Round, annular, spherical, ring-shaped.
Ant. Linear, direct, straight.
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Circulate. Move in a circle; diffuse, spread, disseminate, promulgate, propagate, publish, notify; travel.
Ant. Suppress, hush, cease, stagnate; center, monopolize, appropriate.
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Circumference. Periphery, circuit, boundary, outline, enclosure.
Ant. Center, interior.
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Circumlocution. Verbosity, prolixity, wordiness, diffuseness, periphrasis, redundance, tautology.
Ant. Brevity, compression, condensation, shortness, succinctness, terseness, compactness, conciseness, directness, plainness.
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Circumscribe. Define, limit, delineate, enclose, confine, restrict.
Ant. Distend, dilate, expand, amplify, enlarge, extend.
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Circumspect. Cautious, wary, heedful, attentive, careful, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant.
Ant. Careless, reckless, incautious, heedless, unwary.
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Circumstance. Event, situation, occurrence, position, detail, incident, feature, accompaniment, particular, point, item, condition.
Ant. Deed, case, transaction, business, affair.
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Cite. Call, summon, name, select, refer to, quote, mention.
Ant. Discard, dismiss, dispute, contradict, reject, challenge, disprove.
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Citizen. Inhabitant, dweller, townsman, burgher, resident, subject, denizen.
Ant. Foreigner, alien, exile, visitor, tramp, transient, tourist, sight-seer.