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DICTIONARY OF SYNONYMOUS WORDS.

Colloquy—dialogue, conference, talk.

Color—dye, hue, tint, paint, tinge.

Combination—union, league, coalition, conspiracy, alliance, confederacy.

Comely—graceful, handsome, agreeable.

Comfort—solace, console, encourage, enliven.

Comfortless—wretched, desolate, forlorn.

Comic—funny, ludicrous, ridiculous, laughable.

Command—direction, behest, order, precept, injunction.

Commanding—dictatorial, imperative, authoritative, imperious.

Commence—undertake, begin, originate.

Commend—praise, recommend, extol, applaud, approve, laud.

Commensurate—Sufficient, adequate, equal, proportionate.

Comment—utterance, explanation, exposition, annotation, note, observation, elucidation, remark.

Commiseration—feeling for, pity, compassion, condolence, sympathy.

Commission—authorize, empower, enable.

Commodious—fit, suitable, convenient.

Commodity—goods, merchandise, wares.

Common—mean, vulgar, low, frequent, general, ordinary, usual.

Commotion—perturbation, tumult, disturbance.

Communicate—tell, report, make known, disclose, impart, reveal.

Communication—commerce, intercourse, conference.

Communion—fellowship, union, converse, intercourse.

Commute—exchange, barter.

Compact—contract, agreement, covenant, firm, solid, close.

Companion—ally, accomplice, associate, comrade, friend, confederate, partner.

Company—assembly, band, crew, corporation, congregation, association.

Compass—attain, enclose, invest, besiege, environ, encircle, consummate.

Compassion—tenderness, pity, sympathy, commiseration.

Compensation—pay, amends, reward, remuneration, requital.

Competent—suitable, fitted, qualified, able, capable, efficient, effective, skillful.

Competition—rivalry, contest, emulation.

Complaining—lamenting, bemoaning, murmuring, bewailing, regretting, repining.

Complaisant—agreeable, affable, courteous, civil.

Complete—conclude, fulfill, terminate, effect, accomplish, consummate, execute, finish.

Complex—intricate, complicate, compound.

Compliment—extol, flatter, praise, congratulate.

Comply—agree, accord, accede, assent, yield, acquiesce, consent.

Compose—put together, form, settle, soothe, calm, quiet, compound.

Comprehend—appreciate, embrace, include, understand, conceive, comprise.

Compress—condense, bind, squeeze.

Compulsion—constraint, force, restraint, coercion.

Compunction—regret, penitence, remorse, repentance, contrition.

Compute—count, number, rate, estimate, calculate.

Concede—yield, grant, allow, deliver, admit, surrender.

Conceal—hide, disguise, cover, secrete.

Conceit—imagination, fancy, notion, freak.

Conceited—vain, proud, egotistical, opinionated.

Conception—perception, knowledge, fancy, idea, imagination, notion.

Concern—care, interest, affair, business, regard, matter.

Concert—contrive, manage, adjust, consult.

Conciliate—win, reconcile, propitiate.

Conclude—finish, terminate, close.

Conclusion—termination, end, inference.

Conclusive—convincing, decisive.

Concord—harmony, agreement, unity, amity, peace.

Concur—agree, coincide, approve, acquiesce.

Condemn—sentence, doom, blame, reproach, reprove.

Condense—abbreviate, shorten, contract.

Condescension—humility, submission, deference.

Condition—rank, state, bond, case, compact, situation, stipulation.

Condolence—compassion, sympathy, commiseration.

Conduce—conduct, tend, lead, contribute.

Conduct—management, behavior, guidance, deportment.

Confederate—ally, accomplice, associate.

Confer—give, bestow, discourse, grant.

Confess—acknowledge, grant, Own, admit, avow, recognize, disclose.

Confide—rely, trust, repose, depend.

Confident—impudent, bold, positive, dogmatical, absolute, assured.

Confined—limited, shut up, circumscribed, restrained, contracted, imprisoned.

Confirm—corroborate, establish, strengthen.

Conflict—contest, contention, fight, agony, combat, struggle, pang, warfare.

Conform—submit, yield, comply.

Confuse—stupefy, embarrass, abash, confound, disorder, perplex.

Congruity—agreement, consistency.

Conjecture—guess, think, surmise, belief.

Connected—related, joined, united.

Connection—intercourse, union, commerce, association, communion.

Conquer—subdue, vanquish, overcome, surmount.

Conscious—aware, sensible, apprised.

Consent—yield, agree, assent, acquiesce, comply, accede.

Consequence—result, effect, inference.

Consequently—accordingly, hence, therefore, wherefore.

Consider—ponder, deliberate, regard, reflect.

Consign—entrust, commit, transfer, make over.

Consistent—agreeing, consonant, accordant, firm.

Console—comfort, soothe, cheer.

Conspicuous—prominent, noted, distinguished, illustrious.

Constancy—perseverance, firmness, steadiness, stability.

Constantly—ever, continually, perpetually, unchangeably, incessantly.

Construct—make, build, erect, form.

Consult—consider, deliberate, advise.

Consume—waste, destroy, absorb, complete.

Consummation—perfection, completion.

Contagious—epidemic, infectious.

Contain—hold, include, embrace, comprehend.

Contaminate—pollute, defile, taint, corrupt, poison.

Contemn—scorn, despise, disdain.

Contemplate—consider, meditate, muse.

Contemptible—paltry, vile, mean, disdainful, despicable, disreputable, low.

Contend—quarrel, debate, contest, argue, vie, strive.

Contention—strife, conflict, contest, combat, dispute, dissension.

Contentment—acquiescence, happiness, satisfaction, gratification.

Contiguous—near, approximating, adjacent.

Continual—perpetual, constant, incessant, unceasing, continuous.

Continuation—continuance, duration.

Contract—arrangement, bargain, agreement, compact, covenant.

Contract—curtail, abbreviate, abridge, condense, reduce, shorten.

Contradict—gainsay, deny, oppose.

Contrary—opposite, adverse, inimical.

Contribute—assist, administer, aid, share.

Contrition—remorse, penitence, repentance, compunction, regret.

Contrivance—plan, device, means, scheme, invention.

Control—subdue, restrain, check, govern, curb.

Controversey—argument, debate, disputation, contest.

Convene—Call together, assemble, convoke.

Convenient—handy, adapted, suitable.

Conversation—dialogue, discussion, conference, colloquy.

Converse—commune, speak, talk, discourse.

Convey—take, carry, bear, transport.

Conviction—persuasion, detection, satisfaction.

Convivial—agreeable, festal, social, sociable.

Convoke—gather, assemble, convene, call together.

Curious—ample, full, abundant, exuberant, plenteous, beautiful.

Cordial—hearty, warm, sincere.

Correct—mend, amend, reform, better, improve, rectify.

Corroborate—establish, confirm, strengthen.

Corruption—depravity, pollution, defilement, adulteration, contamination, depravity, infection, putridity.

Costly—expensive, precious, valuable.

Counsel—advice, instruction, exhortation.

Counteract—change, defeat, oppose, hinder, frustrate, prevent.

Countenance—uphold, favor, encourage, support, sanction.

Countefeit—forged, feigned, false, spurious, imposture, imitation.