contact | (verb) be in or establish communication with | Synonyms: get hold of, get through, reach |
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(verb) be in direct physical contact with; make contact | Synonyms: adjoin, meet, touch |
contain | (verb) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of | Synonyms: arrest, check, hold back, stop, turn back |
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(verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
(verb) include or contain; have as a component | Synonyms: comprise, incorporate |
(verb) be divisible by | - |
(verb) contain or hold; have within | Synonyms: bear, carry, hold |
(verb) be capable of holding or containing | Synonyms: hold, take |
containerise | (verb) package in a container | Synonyms: containerize |
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containerize | (verb) package in a container | Synonyms: containerise |
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contaminate | (verb) make impure | Synonyms: foul, pollute |
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(verb) make radioactive by adding radioactive material | - |
contemn | (verb) look down on with disdain | Synonyms: despise, disdain, scorn |
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contemplate | (verb) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes | Synonyms: meditate, study |
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(verb) reflect deeply on a subject | Synonyms: chew over, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over |
(verb) consider as a possibility | - |
(verb) look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought | - |
contemporise | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporize, synchronise, synchronize |
contemporize | (verb) arrange or represent events so that they co-occur | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
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(verb) happen at the same time | Synonyms: contemporise, synchronise, synchronize |
contend | (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | Synonyms: contest, repugn |
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(verb) have an argument about something | Synonyms: argue, debate, fence |
(verb) maintain or assert | Synonyms: postulate |
(verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | Synonyms: compete, vie |
(verb) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | Synonyms: fight, struggle |
(verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available | Synonyms: cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage |
content | (verb) satisfy in a limited way | - |
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(verb) make content | - |
contest | (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation | Synonyms: contend, repugn |
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continue | (verb) exist over a prolonged period of time | - |
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(verb) continue talking | Synonyms: carry on, go on, proceed |
(verb) move ahead; travel onward in time or space | Synonyms: go forward, move ahead, proceed |
(verb) allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature | Synonyms: keep, keep on, retain |
(verb) keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last | Synonyms: bear on, carry on, preserve, uphold |
(verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity | Synonyms: go along, go on, keep, proceed |
(verb) span an interval of distance, space or time | Synonyms: cover, extend |
(verb) continue in a place, position, or situation | Synonyms: remain, stay, stay on |
(verb) continue after an interruption | - |
(verb) do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop | Synonyms: persist in |
contort | (verb) twist and press out of shape | Synonyms: deform, distort, wring |
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contour | (verb) form the contours of | - |
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contract | (verb) be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | Synonyms: get, take |
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(verb) make or become more narrow or restricted | Synonyms: narrow |
(verb) become smaller or draw together | Synonyms: shrink |
(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements | Synonyms: abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten |
(verb) compress or concentrate | Synonyms: concentrate, condense |
(verb) enter into a contractual arrangement | Synonyms: undertake |
(verb) make smaller | - |
(verb) squeeze or press together | Synonyms: compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze |
(verb) engage by written agreement | Synonyms: sign, sign on, sign up |
contradance | (verb) perform a contradance | Synonyms: contra danse, contredanse, country-dance |
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contradict | (verb) prove negative; show to be false | Synonyms: negate |
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(verb) deny the truth of | Synonyms: contravene, negate |
(verb) be resistant to | Synonyms: controvert, oppose |
(verb) be in contradiction with | Synonyms: belie, negate |
contradistinguish | (verb) distinguish by contrasting qualities | - |
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contraindicate | (verb) make a treatment inadvisable | - |
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contrast | (verb) put in opposition to show or emphasize differences | - |
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(verb) to show differences when compared; be different | Synonyms: counterpoint |
contravene | (verb) deny the truth of | Synonyms: contradict, negate |
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(verb) go against, as of rules and laws | Synonyms: conflict, infringe, run afoul |
contredanse | (verb) perform a contradance | Synonyms: contra danse, contradance, country-dance |
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contribute | (verb) contribute to some cause | Synonyms: chip in, give, kick in |
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(verb) bestow a quality on | Synonyms: add, bestow, bring, impart, lend |
(verb) provide | Synonyms: put up |
(verb) be conducive to | Synonyms: conduce, lead |
contrive | (verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | Synonyms: devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent |
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(verb) make or work out a plan for; devise | Synonyms: design, plan, project |
(verb) put or send forth | Synonyms: cast, project, throw |
control | (verb) have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | Synonyms: master |
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(verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, assure, check, ensure, insure, see, see to it |
(verb) verify by using a duplicate register for comparison | - |
(verb) handle and cause to function | Synonyms: operate |
(verb) maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage | Synonyms: keep in line, manipulate |
(verb) exercise authoritative control or power over | Synonyms: command |
(verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, contain, curb, hold, hold in, moderate |
(verb) check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard | Synonyms: verify |
(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to by law | Synonyms: restrict |
controvert | (verb) prove to be false or incorrect | Synonyms: rebut, refute |
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(verb) be resistant to | Synonyms: contradict, oppose |
contuse | (verb) injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of | Synonyms: bruise |
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