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Clamp down
suppress or prevent something in an oppressive or harsh manner.
"the authorities have also clamped down on public demonstrations"
synonyms: suppress, prevent, stop, put a stop to, put an end to
Deprecated
express disapproval of.
"what I deprecate is persistent indulgence"
synonyms: disapprove of, deplore, abhor, find unacceptable, be against
Propensity
an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way.
"his propensity for violence"
synonyms: tendency, inclination, predisposition, proneness
reluctance
unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
"she sensed his reluctance to continue"
synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination
impasse
a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of
disagreement; a deadlock.
"the current political impasse"
synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, checkmate
vociferous
expressing or characterized by vehement opinions.
"he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover"
synonyms: vehement, outspoken, vocal, forthright, plain-spoken, frank,
candid
cavalier
historical
a supporter of King Charles I in the English Civil War.
synonyms: Royalist, king's man
"Cavaliers dying for King Charles
Promulgation
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
"these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization"
synonyms: make known, make public, publicize, spread, communicate,
propagate
oblique
1. neither parallel nor at right angles to a specified or implied line;
slanting.
"we sat on the settee oblique to the fireplace"
synonyms: slanting, slanted, sloping, at an angle, angled, diagonal,
aslant, slant, slantwise, sloped, inclined, inclining, tilted, tilting, atilt,
skew, on the skew, askew; More
2. not expressed or done in a direct way.
"he issued an oblique attack on the President"
synonyms: indirect, inexplicit, roundabout, circuitous, circumlocutory,
implicit,
cynical
believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful
of human sincerity or integrity.
"he was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the
sun"
Contending
struggle to surmount (a difficulty).
"she had to contend with his uncertain temper"
synonyms: cope with, face, grapple with, deal with
Expediency
the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being
improper or immoral; convenience.
"an act of political expediency"
synonyms: convenience, advantage, advantageousness, usefulness,
utility, benefit
exigencies
an urgent need or demand.
"women worked long hours when the exigencies of the family economy
demanded it"
synonyms: need, demand, requirement, want;
compelling
evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible
way.
"his eyes were strangely compelling"
synonyms: enthralling, captivating, gripping, engrossing, riveting,
spellbinding, entrancing
obstinacy
the quality or condition of being obstinate; stubbornness.
"his reputation for obstinacy"
synonyms: stubbornness, inflexibility, intransigence, intractability,
intractableness, obduracy, mulishness, pig-headedness, bullheadedness, wilfulness
aisle
a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or
theatre, an aircraft, or train.
"the musical had the audience dancing in the aisles"
synonyms: passage, passageway, corridor, gangway, walkway
enact
make (a bill or other proposal) law.
"legislation was enacted to attract international companies"
synonyms: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction,
authorize, accept
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Flamboyance
tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence,
and stylishness.
"the band's flamboyant lead singer"
synonyms: ostentatious, exuberant, confident, lively, buoyant,
animated, energetic
ironically
in an ironic manner.
"‘How very noble,’ Oliver said ironically"
used in reference to a paradoxical, unexpected, or coincidental
situation.
"ironically, the rescue craft which saved her was the boat she was
helping to pay for"
Inexplicably
unable to be explained or accounted for.
"for some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank"
synonyms: unaccountable, unexplainable, incomprehensible,
unfathomable, impenetrable
divining
discover (something) by guesswork or intuition.
"mum had divined my state of mind"
synonyms: guess, surmise, conjecture, suspect, suppose, assume,
presume, deduce, infer
relinquish
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
"he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive"
synonyms: renounce, give up, part with, give away
predatory
(of an animal) preying naturally on others.
"predatory species of shark"
synonyms: predacious, carnivorous, hunting, raptorial, ravening;
aura
the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be
generated by a person, thing, or place.
"the ceremony retains an aura of mystery"
synonyms: atmosphere, air, quality, aspect, character, ambience, mood,
spirit
eerie
strange and frightening.
"an eerie green glow in the sky"
synonyms: uncanny, sinister, ghostly, spectral, unnatural, unearthly,
preternatural, supernatural,
dissipated
(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.
"dissipated behaviour"
synonyms: dissolute, debauched, decadent, intemperate, immoderate,
profligate, abandoned
bequeaths
leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will.
"he bequeathed his art collection to the town"
synonyms: leave, leave in one's will, will, make over, pass on, hand on,
hand down
verve
vigour and spirit or enthusiasm.
"Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility"
synonyms: enthusiasm, vigour, energy, pep, dynamism, go, elan,
vitality, vivacity, buoyancy
contours
an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something.
"she traced the contours of his face with her finger"
synonyms: outline, shape, form;
intuitive
using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious
reasoning; instinctive.
"his intuitive understanding of the readers' real needs"
synonyms: instinctive, intuitional, instinctual
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