Nouns (29)
out
n. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
out
n. a return or service that does not land within the in-bounds limits
drive
n. the act of driving a herd of animals overland
drive
n. (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
drive
n. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
drive
n. the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
drive
n. a hunt in which game is driven toward stationary hunters
drive, ride
n. a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
drive, driving
n. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
drive, parkway
n. a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
drive, thrust, driving force
n. the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
drive, driveway, private road
n. a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway"
cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade
n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
drive, disc drive, disk drive, diskettedrive, floppy disk drive
n. the entire peripheral unit of a computer system, such as a disk drive or a tape drive
Verbs (25)
out
v. reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; "The gay actor was outed last week"; "Someone outed a CIA agent"
drive
v. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
drive
v. cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
drive
v. to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
drive
v. propel the ball
drive
v. apply force to propel an object
drive
v. chase game
drive
v. provide power to a device
drive, motor
v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"
drive, operate a vehicle
v. operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you drive this four-wheel truck?"
drive, pull
v. of a car; "The van pulled up"
drive, ride
v. have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well"
out, come out, be disclosed, be revealed
v. be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
drive, push, tug, labor, labour
v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
Adverbs (5)
out
adv. outside of an enclosed space: "She is out"
out, away
adv. away from the reference point: "He kicked his legs out"
out, away from home
adv. "They went out last night"
Adjectives (30)
out
adj. not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
out
adj. no longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
out
adj. directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
out
adj. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
out, exterior
adj. outside or external; "the out surface of a ship's hull"
out, outlying
adj. outer or outlying; "the out islands"
out, unfashionable
adj. (unpopular)
out, retired
adj. not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
out, extinct, extinguished, quenched
adj. being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
out, gone, away
adj. not present; having left; "he's away right now"; "you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away"; "everyone is gone now"; "the departed guests"
out, kayoed, KO'd, stunned, knocked out
adj. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
out, taboo, tabu, prohibited, forbidden, proscribed
adj. excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
Fuzzynyms (213)
motivation, motive, need
n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
exuberance, enthusiasm, ebullience
n. overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
force, power
n. one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
hike, tramp
n. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure; "she enjoys a hike in her spare time"
walk
n. the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
avenue, boulevard
n. a wide street or thoroughfare
approach, access
n. a way of entering or leaving; "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
avenue, boulevard
n. a wide street or thoroughfare
enterprise, endeavor, endeavour
n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
expedition
n. a journey organized for a particular purpose
pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey
n. a journey to a sacred place
pursuit, hunt, quest
n. (search)
journey, journeying
n. the act of traveling from one place to another
presentation, presentment, demonstration
n. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"
march, marching music
n. genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"
seeking, quest
n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"
effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try
n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
effort, exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease
n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
tag, chase, track, dog, tail, trail, go after, chase after
v. go after with the intent to catch; "The policeman chased the mugger down the alley"; "the dog chased the rabbit"
jump, start, startle, move suddenly
v. move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She startled when I walked into the room"
shoot
v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff
v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle
v. make a thrusting forward movement
drill, bore
v. make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"
poke, jab, dig, stab, prod
v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
press, apply pressure to, apply force to
v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
compel, oblige, obligate
v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
steer, direct oneself
v. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
pass, nail, make it
v. go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
pound, lumber
v. move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"
smash, blast, boom, nail, hit hard
v. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"
steer, direct oneself
v. direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"
hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to
v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
sail, sweep
v. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
plunk, dive, plunge
v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
drive, push, tug, labor, labour
v. strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis"
push, crowd
v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle
v. make a thrusting forward movement
submerge, sink below the surface
v. sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
lurch, stagger, careen, reel, keel, swag
v. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"
continue, go on, persist in, go along
v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
run, persist, die hard, endure, prevail
v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on
v. be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
endeavor, endeavour, strive
v. attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
grind, labor, labour, toil, travail, dig, fag, drudge, moil
v. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
plow, plough
v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"
drive, pull
v. of a car; "The van pulled up"
forge, spurt, spirt
v. move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
plunk, dive, plunge
v. drop steeply; "the stock market plunged"
push, crowd
v. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
put forward, assert
v. insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized; "Women should assert themselves more!"
insist, be insistent, be firm, take a firm stand
v. be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"
hold, keep, maintain
v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
maintain, assert, asseverate
v. state categorically
roll, wheel, wheel about
v. move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
defunct
adj. having ceased to exist or live; "the will of a defunct aunt"; "a defunct Indian tribe"
obsolete
adj. no longer in use; "obsolete words"
wildcat, unauthorized
adj. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
banned, prohibited
adj. forbidden by law
illegitimate, outlaw, unlawful, illicit, outlawed
adj. contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
wrong, incorrect
adj. not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth; "an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
unutterable, ineffable, unspeakable, unnameable
adj. too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"
Synonyms (86)
force out, rout out, drive out, rouse
v. force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
press on, plough on, push on
v. continue moving forward
antique, old-fashioned, out-of-date, outmoded, demode, old-hat, passe, passee, old hat, out of fashion, out of style, démodé
adj. out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
dated
adj. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
dowdy, frumpy, frumpish
adj. primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
prehistoric
adj. no longer fashionable; "my mother has these prehistoric ideas about proper clothes"
outward, departing, outbound, outward-bound
adj. that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
effluent, outflowing
adj. that is flowing outward
past, retiring, preceding
adj. of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
attempted
adj. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"
defeated, frustrated, disappointed, foiled, thwarted
adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
undone, ruined, done for, sunk, washed-up
adj. doomed to extinction
down-and-out
adj. lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
empty-handed, unrewarded
adj. having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"
failing, failed
adj. unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"
hitless, scoreless, goalless
adj. having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"
self-defeating
adj. acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"
unfulfilled, unrealized
adj. of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions"
unplaced
adj. not one of the first three in a race or competition
winless
adj. having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"
outer
adj. being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
outside
adj. originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
outside
adj. on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"
satellite
adj. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities"
disliked
adj. regarded with aversion; "he was intensely disliked"
less-traveled
adj. not visited by many travelers; "the tourist's desire to visit less-traveled countries"
disconnected
adj. not plugged in or connected to a power source; "the iron is disconnected"
drained, run-down
adj. drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"
invalid, irrelevant
adj. no longer having force or currency: "a dead issue"; "a dead law"
out of play
adj. (of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead"
lacking, wanting, nonexistent, missing
adj. not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book"
truant, awol
adj. absent without permission; "truant schoolboys"; "the soldier was AWOL for almost a week"
comatose
adj. in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli; "a comatose patient"
senseless, insensible
adj. unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had fallen"; "drugged and senseless"
nonconscious
adj. concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness; "nonconscious psychic processes"
out cold
adj. (unconscious)
semicomatose
adj. in a state of partial coma
subconscious
adj. just below the level of consciousness
unmentionable
adj. unsuitable or forbidden as a topic of conversation; "unmentionable words"
untouchable
adj. forbidden to the touch; "in most museums such articles are untouchable"
Antonyms (9)
persuade
v. cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
in
adj. holding office; "the in party"
internal
adj. happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
inside
adj. relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter"
safe
adj. having reached a base without being put out; "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"
present
adj. spatial sense; being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"
permissible
adj. that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"
in, inside an enclosed space
adv. to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
drive out
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