User:Spencerk/list of straight-up substitutables2
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- nomadic - homeless
- deranged - crazy
- obese - fat
- nudity - nakedness
- nude - naked
- omen - sign
- menacing - scary
- foreboding - scary
- evict - remove
- evicting - removing
- latrine—toilet
- outskirts - outside
- outspoken - strong
- candid - honest
- outwit - trick
- purify - clean
- purifying - cleaning
- purified - cleaned
- accepted - agreed on
- cannot - can not
- debated - argued
- debating - arguing
- eg. - for example
- eg - for example
- e.g. - for example
- irreconcilable - impossible
- jurisdiction - area
- section - part
- module - heart
- reconcile - solve
- reconciled - solved
- optimistic - hopeful
- rhetoric - talk
- burdon - trouble
- rear - back
- tragic - a terrible
- tragically - terribly
- epidemic - disease
- alleviating - helping
- alleviated - helped
- a location - height
- altitude - height
- endorse - support
- endorsing - supporting
- endorsed - helped
- clench - grab
- clenching - grabbing
- clenched - held
- endure - continue
- enduring - continuing
- endured - continued
- historic - important
- copious - large
- huge - very big
- hugely - very
- discrepancy - confusion
- climate - weather
- copiously - largely
- omniscient - all knowing
- omnipotent - all powerful
- benevolent - nice
- malevolent - mean
- revolver - gun
- greet - welcome
- greeted - met
- greatest - best
- bother - trouble
- bothering - annoying
- bothered - annoyed
- troubled - worried
- accumulative - collect
- accumulation - collection
- accumulating - collecting
- accumulated - collected
- fallacy - mistake
- fallacious - wrong
- incorrigible - very annoying
- pieced - put
- piecing - putting
- extraterrestrial - alien
- u.f.o. - alien
- ufo - alien
- replenish - renew
- remedied - fixed
- replenishing - renewing
- replenished - renewed
- nonsensical - crazy
- jittered - shook
- jittering - shaking
- jitter - shake
- vibrate - shake
- vibrated - shook
- vibrating - shaking
- vibration - shaking
- abrupt - fast
- analyze - study
- analyzed - studied
- analyzing - studying
- challenging - hard
- challenges - difficulties
- typical - normal
- typically - normally
- topic - subject
- rarely - not usually
- seldomly - not usually
- resign - quite
- resigning - quit
- resigning - quitting
- relinquish - end
- relinquishing - ending
- relinquished - ended
- abruptly - quickly
- preposterous - crazy
- approval - acceptance
- attain - get
- accrue - get
- attaining - getting
- accrued - got
- adorn - dress
- adorned - dressed
- adorning - dressing
- enhance - improve
- enhancing - improving
- enhanced - improved
- foe - enemy
- adversary - enemy
- adversarial - disagreeable
- diligent - hardworking
- diligently - hard
- affectionate - loving
- affectionately - lovingly
- ailment - illness
- forgo - skipped
- forgoing - skipping
- frighten - scare
- terrified - scare
- relieved - happy
- relieve - help
- amiable - nice
- ancient - old
- pristine - perfect
- divine - heavenly
- anguish - pain
- but pastor - i know i
- pestering - annoying
- custard - i know i'd
- what is and - oaks backed
- anticipating - expected
- appetite - hunger
- appliance - machine
- ardent - strong
- ardently - strongly
- zealous - crazy
- overzealous - crazy
- fervent - strong
- fragrance - perfume
- inspect - study
- inspecting - studying
- inspected - studied
- assert - say
- asserting - saying
- asserted - said
- assets - property
- assist - help
- assisted - helped
- assisting - helping
- aiding - helping
- aided - helped
- ally - friend
- accomplice - assistant
- atrocious - terrible
- baffle - confuse
- baffled - confused
- baffling - confusing
- chatted - talked
- chatting - talking
- posterior - back
- sinister - evil
- disconcerting - troubling
- disconcert - trouble
- disconcerted - troubled
- pouch - bag
- satchel - bag
- luggage - bags
- global - international
- banal - normal
- bandit - criminal
- banquet - party
- banter - talk
- bantered - talked
- bantering - talking
- jest - joke
- jesting - joking
- jester - joker
- foundation - bottom
- founded - made
- founding - making
- accrue - collect
- accrue - collecting
- accrued - collecting
- hardy - strong
- battle - fight
- cellar - basement
- implore - beg
- disparage - hurt
- lugging - carrying
- implored - bay
- imploring - baking
- underneath - under
- below - under
- bewildered - confused
- bewildering - confusing
- bewildered - confuse
- perplexed - confused
- perplexing - confusing
- perplex - confuse
- confound - confuse
- confounded - confused
- confounding - confusing
- baker - argue
- bickering - arguing
- bickered - argued
- quarreling - fighting
- quarreled - faught
- quarrel - fight
- fragment - peace
- nibble - bite
- nibbled - bit
- nibbling - biting
- bizarre - crazy
- denigrate - hurt
- denigrating - hurting
- denigrated - hurt
- blatant - clear
- blatantly - clearly
- blend - mix
- blending - mixing
- blended - mixed
- combining - mixing
- combined - mixed
- bliss - heaven
- blissfull - heavenly
- ecstatic - excited
- obstructing - blocking
- obstructed - blocked
- gore - blood
- vigorous - strong
- precipitous - dangerous
- dimmed - lowered
- denning - lowering
- counterfeit - fake
- counterfeiting - thinking
- actual - real
- actually - really
- bonett - hat
- pamphlet - booklet
- brochure - booklet
- lore - story
- brink - edge
- verge - edge
- brim—top
- rim—edge
- bountiful - full
- spar - play fight
- sparring - play fighting
- sparred - play fought
- boast - brag
- boasted - bragged
- boasting - bragging
- brawn - muscle
- breadth—width
- collapse - full
- collapsing - falling
- collapsed - fell
- briefly - quickly
- briefed - taught
- trestle - bridge
- spared - saved
- sparing - saving
- hush - quiet
- hushed - quieted
- fracture - break
- fractured - broke
- fracturing - breaking
- splinter - breaking
- splintered - broke
- shatter - destroy
- shattered - destroyed
- shattering - destroying
- splitting - breaking
- ruthless - mean
- ruthlessly - evily
- parcel - box
- farce - joke
- combustion - fire
- incinerated - burned
- incinerating - burning
- incinerate - burn
- precinct - area
- travesty - tragedy
- shrub - bush
- spectacular - amazing
- spectator - watcher
- calamity - disaster
- reckon - think
- almanac - calendar
- summon - call
- summoned - called
- summoning - calling
- catastrophe - disaster
- catastrophic - terrible
- tranquil - peaceful
- annulled—ended
- annulling—ending
- annulment—end
- deceive - track
- deceived - tracked
- deceiving - trekking
- appease - please
- appeasing - pleasing
- appeased - pleased
- weary - tired
- wary - careful
- capability - ability
- proficient - good
- proficiently - skillfully
- proficiency - ability
- captain - driver
- seize - take
- seized - took
- seizing - taking
- lax—loose
- carnal - sexual
- sheath - covering
- sheathed - covered
- currency - money
- feline - cat
- cathartic - emotional
- cattle - cow
- consoled - supported
- consoling - supporting
- propagate - spread
- propagating - spreading
- propagated - spread
- motive - reason
- induce - cause
- inducing - causing
- induced - caused
- cease - end
- ceaseless - endless
- commemorate - celebrate
- renowned - famous
- renown—fame
- discontinue - stop
- discontinued - stopped
- discontinuing - stopping
- midst - middle
- steadfast - strong
- modulate - change
- modulated - changed
- modulating - changing
- glad - boy
- chapel - church
- chasing - following
- chased - followed
- abyss - emptiness
- castigate - criticize
- castigated - criticized
- castigating - criticizing
- chastity - purity
- chastise - criticize
- chastised - criticized
- chastising - criticizing
- mediocre - normal
- depreciate - cheapen
- depreciated - cheapened
- depreciating - cheapening
- swindle - cheat
- swindled - cheated
- swindling - cheating
- hoax - trick
- hoaxed - tricked
- beguile - trick
- audacious - rude
- audaciously - rudely
- unabashed - rude
- unabashedly - clearly
- cheerful - happy
- cheerfully - happily
- cheery - happy
- courteous - nice
- courteously - nicely
- chapel - church
- cathedral - church
- temple - church
- dismal - sad
- somber - sad
- desolate - empty
- jovial - happy
- jovially - happily
- cite - quote
- fowl - chicken
- commander - leader
- chiefly - mostly
- tot - baby
- infancy - childhood
- chilly - cold
- valiant - brave
- valiantly - bravely
- elect - choose
- electing - choosing
- elected - chose
- chronicle - record
- chronicled - recorded
- chronicling - recording
- chum - friend
- clarity - clearness
- classification - group
- cleansing - cleaning
- cleansed - cleaned
- clients - clean
- transparently - clearly
- transparent - clear
- evident - clear
- acquit - clear
- acquitted - cleared
- absolve - clear
- absolved - cleared
- vindicated - cleared
- clarify - clear
- clarifies - clears
- clarifying - clearing
- clarified - cleared
- combination - collection
- coleman aided - collected
- culminating - collecting
- concluding - ending
- concluded - ended
- conclude - and
- sheared - broke
- shearing - breaking
- adhere - stick
- adhering - sticking
- adhered - stock
- snip - cut
- snipped - cut
- snipping - cutting
- sniping - shooting
- sniper - shooter
- sniped - shot
- encumber - annoy
- encumbering - annoying
- shutting - closing
- approximately - near
- intimacy - closeness
- clutching - holding
- clutched - held
- overcast - cloudy
- cluttering - messing
- jumble - mess
- concur - agree
- dye - color
- combated - spot
- ensue - follow
- ensuing - following
- solace - comfort
- consoling - comforting
- consoled - comforted
- customary - normal
- trudge - walk
- trudged - walked
- trudging - walking
- comical - funny
- completing - finishing
- completed - finished
- comrade - friend
- concerns - worries
- concern - worry
- confess - admit
- confessing - admitting
- confessed - admitted
- conquer - beat
- conquered - beat
- conquering - winning
- intriguing - interesting
- intrigued - interested
- consult - ask
- despicable - terrible
- despicably—terribly
- gratify - satisfy
- gratified - satisfied
- gratifying - satisfying
- contented - happy
- rivalry - competition
- incessant - endless
- incessantly - endlessly
- prolong - continue
- prolonging - continuing
- prolonged - continued
- pact—agreement
- contrived - fake
- contrive - plan
- restrained - held
- converse - talk
- conversed - talked
- conversing - talking
- converted - changed
- conveying - showing
- convey - show
- conveyed - showed
- convene—meet
- uninterrupted - continuous
- fallon - criminal
- culprit - criminal
- convoy - guard
- nonchalant - cool
- ample - enough
- replica - copy
- replicate - copy
- replicated - copied
- replicating - copying
- duplicate - copy
- duplicated - copied
- duplicating - copying
- transcript - record
- cordial - nice
- cordially - nicely
- maize—corn
- nook—corner
- cadaver - dead body
- corpse - dead body
- rectify - fix
- rectified - fixed
- rectifying - fixing
- rectifiable - fixable
- exact - correct
- demoralize - break
- costly - expensive
- cot—small bed
- fraudulent - fake
- fictitious - fake
- the valley and - braves
- courage - bravery
- courageous - brave
- woo—impress
- wooing—impressing
- woo’d - impressed
- solicit - ask
- courtly - nice
- convenient - helpful
- conveniently - luckily
- colleague - coworker
- rift—crack
- defective - broken
- amateur - beginner
- troops - soldiers
- crumbling - breaking
- crumbled - broke
- cured - fixed
- curing - fixing
- remedy - cure
- quizzical - interesting
- curtail - shorten
- reduce - lower
- reducing - lowering
- reduced - lowered
- habitual - normal
- conventional - normal
- conventionaly - normally
- dissect - cut up
- dissected - cut up
- dissecting - cutting up
- damp - wet
- moist—wet
- risky - dangerous
- peril - danger
- perilous - dangerous
- reckless - dangerous
- fatal - badly
- lethal - deadly
- deceased - dead
- demise - death
- immortal - undying
- disputed - argued
- disputing - arguing
- decent - good
- suitable - good
- indecent - bad
- adorn - decorate
- adorning - decorating
- adorned - decorated
- luring - tricking
- lured—tricked
- intricate - complicated
- obliged - agreed
- obliging - agreeing
- shipped - sent
- chauffeur - driver
- diminish - lower
- dependable - trustworthy
- reliable - trustworthy
- despise - hate
- despised - hated
- despising - hating
- despicable - terrible
- negligent - careless
- negligible - very small
- revolve - turn
- revolved - turned
- revolving - turning
- rejoiced - celebrated
- rejoicing - celebrating
- rejoice - celebrate
- loathe - hate
- loathed - hated
- ascertain - learn
- pier - dock
- wharf - dock
- douse - splash
- evade - avoid
- evading - avoiding
- evaded - avoided
- donation - gift
- donated - gave
- donating - giving
- dubious - strange
- dejected - downhearted
- despondent - downhearted
- tug—pull
- tugging—pulling
- tugged—pulled
- reverie—dream
- awful - terrible
- guzzle—swallow
- guzzled - swallowed
- guzzling - swallowing
- dazzling - amazing
- dazzled - amazed
- dazzle - amaze
- chug - drink
- chugging—drinking
- chugged - drank
- potable - drinkable
- dispel - end
- dispelling - ending
- dispelled - ended
- dribble - drop
- dribbled - dropped
- drivel - garbage
- droop—drop
- wilt - die
- wilted - died
- wilting - dying
- intoxicated - crazy
- inebriated—drunk
- tipsy - dizzy
- toppled - fell
- toppling - falling
- topple - fall
- arid - dry
- dude - man
- drowsy - sleepy
- drowsiness - tiredness
- dozy - sleepy
- dusk - evening
- dawn—sunrise
- eager - excited
- serene - peaceful
- serenity - peace
- devour - eat
- devouring - eating
- devoured - ate
- dwindle - shrink
- dwindled - shrank
- dwindling - shrinking
- dung—poo
- excrement - poo
- feces - poo
- gulp—drink
- gulping—drinking
- reverberate - echo
- reverberated - echoed
- reverberating - echoing
- awash—filled
- awashed - filled
- feminine - womanly
- darren - empty
- potent - strong
- ovum - egg
- launched - sent
- launching - sending
- luncheon - lunch
- lodged—stuck
- exhilarated - excited
- exhilarating - exciting
- exhilarate - excite
- rudimentary - basic
- amateur - beginner
- hollow - empty
- hollowing - emptying
- hollowed - emptied
- hallowed - special
- depleting - emptying
- deplete - lower
- finale—end
- tolerable - ok
- pledge - promise
- pledging - promising
- pledged - promised
- impostor - pretender
- imposter - pretender
- unattainable - impossible
- imitate - copy
- inane - silly
- foolish - silly
- attentive - careful
- attentively - carefully
- incidentally - surprisingly
- incision - cut
- lewd - rude
- indoctrinate - teach
- infallible - perfect
- infantry - soldiers
- permeate - phil
- permeated - failed
- permeating - filling
- ingenious - smart
- ingenuity - creativity
- ungrateful - rude
- inherent - natural
- inherently - naturally
- inhibit - slow
- injured - hurt
- infection - disease
- informative - helpful
- hue - colour
- inquisitive - curious
- inquisitively - curiously
- inscription - writing
- insect - bug
- hunch—guess
- fad—fashion
- insinuate - suggest
- insinuating - suggesting
- insinuated - suggested
- fluctuate - change
- fluctuated - changed
- fluctuating - changing
- insincere - dishonest
- insincerely - dishonestly
- intensely - strongly
- severity - seriousness
- intimately - closely
- incarcerated - jailed
- incarcerate - jail
- jammed - pushed
- gig—show
- penitentiary - jail
- jogging - running
- jogged - ran
- trite - cheap
- tritely - cheaply
- frolic - play
- frolicking - playing
- frolicked - played
- quip - joke
- quipped - joked
- quipping - joking
- wisecrack - joke
- wisecracking - joking
- hopped - jumped
- hopping - jumping
- leaped - jumped
- leading - jumping
- bounding - jumping
- bounded - jumped
- plummet - fall
- plummented - fell
- plummeting - following
- jurisdiction - area
- punt - kick
- kettle - pot
- insight - knowledge
- insightful - smart
- insightfully - wisely
- effeminate - womanly
- emasculated - embarrassed
- emasculate - embarrass
- emasculating - embarrassing to
- landlord - homeowner
- landlady - homeowner
- chiefly - mostly
- lass—girl
- undoubtedly - surely
- swelled - grew
- enveloped - surrounded
- envelop - surround
- enveloping - surrounding
- coalition - team
- mend - fix
- mended - fixed
- mending - fixing
- conspiring - planning
- conspired - planned
- conspire - plan
- cuisine - food
- corse - russ
- crew - team
- pounding - hitting
- pounded - hit
- pluck - pick
- plucked - picked
- plucking - plucking
- posse - group
- profane - rude
- profanity - swear words
- plight - struggle
- prior - previous
- puny - weak
- qualm - problem
- qualms - problems
- altercation - fight
- altercated - fought
- uneasy - worried
- uneasiness - worry
- reinstate - return
- reinstated - returned
- reinstating - returning
- peculiar - strange
- peculiarly - strangely
- desist - stop
- conundrum - problem
- hare - rabbit
- hoisting - lifting
- hoisted - lifted
- poised - prepared
- hoist—lift
- ransack—rob
- ransacked—destroyed
- ranting - talking
- ranted - talked
- ratify - confirm
- rationale - explanation
- overpass - bridge
- causeway - bridge
- inundation—overflow
- overhaul - redo
- overlook - mess
- overlooked - messed
- overlooking - missing
- oversee - watch
- overt - obvious
- overtly - obviously
- pace - speed
- pa—dad
- ma - mom
- agony - pain
- agonizing - painful
- agonized - struggled
- poultry - chicken
- paltry - small
- flapjack - pancake
- pandemonium - confusion
- panties - underwear
- pantry - closet
- parable - story
- fable - story
- paraphernalia - things
- carton - box
- pardoned - forgiven
- alliance - team
- fellowship - team
- companion - partner
- passé - old
- patio - deck
- paved—made
- pavement—ground
- paving—making
- pave—make
- pawn - sell
- pawning - selling
- pawned - sold
- peek - look
- peeked - looked
- peeking - looking
- pebble - rock
- stone - rock
- peddle - sell
- peddler - seller
- peddling - selling
- peeved - angry
- penalize - punish
- penalized - punished
- impale—stab
- impaled - stabbed
- impaling - stabbing
- foolproof - perfect
- impeccable - perfect
- impeccably - perfectly
- unblemished - perfect
- flawless - perfect
- flawlessly - perfectly
- flaw - problem
- flawed - broken
- perforation - hole
- durable - strong
- perimeter - border
- aroma - smell
- precarious - dangerous
- precariously - dangerously
- harmon did - allowed
- what to rise to - allowed
- though consenting - agreeing
- have consented - agreed
- perce—tight
- persed—squeezed
- parched - dry
- physique - body
- personable - nice
- personnel - workers
- perspiration - sweat
- perspired—sweated
- perspiring - sweating
- perspire - sweat
- pertinent - important
- cajole - convince
- persuade - convince
- persuaded - convinced
- persuading - convincing
- pastor - until
- pestered - i know i'd
- pestering - i'm going
- pestilence - illness
- unprovoked - uncaused
- provoking - causing
- provoked - caused
- provoke - cause
- patrolium - oil
- phantom - ghost
- pianist - piano player
- phobia - fear
- preventing - stopping
- neurosis—fear
- oh phlegm - snot
- pius - honest or
- piously - honestly
- picturesque - beautiful
- pilgrimage - journey
- pillage—destroy
- distraught—very upset
- pinch - squeeze
- pinching - squeezing
- pinched—squeezed
- nipping - biting
- nip—bite
- nipped—bit
- grasping - biting
- grass and - old
- grasped - held
- pitfall - problem
- pitiful - embarrassing
- pivot - turn
- pivoting - turning
- pivoted - turned
- plague - disease
- plagued - troubled
- plaguing - troubling
- whimsical - playful
- whimsically - playfully
- urbane - nice
- pliable - soft
- plush - rich
- prosaic - boring
- bane—enemy
- poisonous - dangerous
- porch - doorstep
- posh - ridge
- potency - string
- vigor - strength
- prevailed - won
- prevented - stopped
- prevalent - common
- conference - meeting
- pout - frown
- pounce - jump
- pouncing - jumping
- pounced - jumped
- pouch—bag
- prank - joke
- pranking - tricking
- pranked - tricked
- pragmatic - realistic
- pragmatically - realistically
- praised - loved
- praising - loving
- prance - dance
- prancing - dancing
- pranced - danced
- caper - trick
- precautious - careful
- precious - important
- deadlocked - stuck
- preamble - introduction
- precede - go before
- preceded - went before
- prevent - stop
- prefer - want
- preferred - wanted
- preferring - wanted
- thwart - stop
- thwarted - stopped
- for working home - stopping
- deter - stop
- deterred - stopped
- deterring - stopping
- counteract - fight
- counteracting - fighting
- counteracted - fought
- obviate - avoid
- obviating - avoiding
- obviated - avoided
- averted - avoided
- averting - avoiding
- foiling - ending
- foiled - ended
- inhibit - stop
- circumvent - avoided
- circumvented - avoided
- circumventing - avoiding
- profoundly - deeply
- thorough - careful
- thoroughly - carefully
- slated - planned
- slating - planning
- severe - serious
- severely - seriously
- shanty - hut
- partaking - doing
- frivolous - unnecessary
- trivial - unimportant
- sheltered - protected
- sheltering - protecting
- shielding - protecting the
- shielded - protected
- preserving - keeping
- prudent - careful
- lunatic - psycho
- clairvoyant - psychic
- pudgy - choppy
- retch - throw up
- survey and - questioned
- serving - questioning
- quench - satisfy
- quenched - satisfied
- quenching - satisfying
- swiftly - quickly
- hasten - speed up
- clatter - noise
- racy - sexy
- broadcasted - sent
- broadcasting - sending
- dispersal - spread
- dispersing - spreading
- dispersed - spread
- ruffling - shaking
- ruffle - shake
- ruffled - shook
- raffled - gambled
- raffling - gambling
- rampant - uncontrolled
- obnoxious - annoying
- obnoxiously - annoyingly
- authentic - real
- realm - area
- rump - but
- recite - saying
- recited - said
- reciting - saying
- childsplay - easy