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noun
difficult or ticklish situation
Synonyms: box, corner, dilemma, embarrassment, hole, hot water, jam, mess, pickle, plight, predicament, quandary, scrape, spot
Antonyms: ease, good, peace
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verb
establish, make firm
Synonyms: affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, infix, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie
Antonyms: change, destroy, disarrange, disorganize, unsettle
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verb
determine, decide
Synonyms: agree on, appoint, arrange, arrive at, conclude, define, establish, limit, name, resolve, set, settle, solve, specify, work, work out
Antonyms: disturb, ignore, neglect
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verb
mend, repair
Synonyms: adjust, amend, correct, debug, doctor, do up, emend, face-lift, fiddle with, overhaul, patch, put to rights, rebuild, recondition, reconstruct, regulate, restore, retread, revamp, revise, see to, sort, tune up
Antonyms: break, corrupt, destroy, unfix
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verb
prepare, plan ahead
Synonyms: arrange, dispose, frame, prearrange, precontrive, predesign, preorder, preplan, put up, rig, set up, stack the deck
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect
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verb
focus on
Synonyms: concenter, concentrate, direct, fasten, fixate, level at, put, rivet
Antonyms: ignore, look away
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verb
cook a meal
Synonyms: fit, get, get ready, heat, make, make up, microwave, prepare, ready, warm, whip up
Antonyms: eat out
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verb
manipulate, influence an event
Synonyms: bribe, buy, buy off, corrupt, fiddle, have, lubricate, maneuver, pull strings, reach, square, suborn, tamper with
Antonyms: play fair
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verb
wreak vengeance on
Synonyms: cook someone’s goose, get, get even, get revenge, hurt, pay back, punish, take retribution
Antonyms: aid, assist, help