SPICULE Antonyms

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

• divisible by two

• being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with)

• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

• used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected

• in spite of; notwithstanding

• to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons

• to the full extent

• equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced

• symmetrically arranged

• occurring at fixed intervals

• of the score in a contest

• make level or straight

• become even or more even

• make even or more even

• lacking contrast or shading between tones

• (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone

• a level tract of land

• a shallow box in which seedlings are started

• a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named

• freight car without permanent sides or roof

• a deflated pneumatic tire

• scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting

• a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

• with flat sails

• in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly

• having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

• having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness

• not modified or restricted by reservations

• stretched out and lying at full length along the ground

• flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

• lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

• having lost effervescence

• sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

• horizontally level

• lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth

• not reflecting light; not glossy

• commercially inactive

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

• in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

• (used of the military) belonging to or engaged in by legitimate army forces

• (of solids) having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume can be determined with a suitable geometric formula

• not constipated

• a regular patron

• a soldier in the regular army

• a dependable follower (especially in party politics)

• a garment size for persons of average height and weight

• often used as intensifiers

• conforming to a standard or pattern

• regularly scheduled for fixed times

• in accord with regular practice or procedure

• occurring at fixed intervals

• relating to a person who does something regularly

• symmetrically arranged

• not deviating from what is normal

• officially full-time

• curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence

• the act of smoothing

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• lacking obstructions or difficulties

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing

• make (a surface) shine

• free from obstructions

• yielding readily to pressure or weight

• compassionate and kind; conciliatory

• (of sound) relatively low in volume

• produced with vibration of the vocal cords

• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• easily hurt

• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

• tolerant or lenient

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having little impact

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• willing to negotiate and compromise

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• mild and pleasant

• not brilliant or glaring

• always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences

• not differentiated

• clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification

• the same throughout in structure or composition

• evenly spaced

• provide with uniforms