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Nouns (6)

beryllium, Be, glucinium, atomic number 4

n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element

n. operating system company

Verbs (20)

v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"

v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"

v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"

exist, be

v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

cost, be

v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"

equal, be

v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"

be, follow

v. work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"

embody, be, personify

v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"

constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be

v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

Adverbs (0)

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Adjectives (12)

honest

adj. without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

honest

adj. without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"

honest, honorable

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

guileless, honest

adj. free from guile; "his answer was simple and honest"

good, honest

adj. not forged; "a good dollar bill"

dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)

adj. worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me"

Fuzzynyms (167)

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

meet, fit, conform to

v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

twin, duplicate, parallel

v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"

parallel

v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"

coordinate

v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"

make, create

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

name, identify

v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"

incarnate, body forth, embody, substantiate

v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"

denote, refer

v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "

imply, connote

v. express or state indirectly

imply

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

mean, intend, signify, stand for

v. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"

signify

v. make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"

candid, open, heart-to-heart

adj. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"

openhearted

adj. freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted advice"

ingenuous, artless

adj. characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility"

genuine, echt

adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

real, existent

adj. being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

truthful

adj. conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement"

guileless, transparent

adj. free of deceit

trusting

adj. inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall

direct

adj. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

square(a), straightforward, straight

adj. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple

adj. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

aboveboard, straightforward

adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"

point-blank

adj. close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"

good, honest

adj. not forged; "a good dollar bill"

moral

adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"

square(a), straightforward, straight

adj. without evasion or compromise; "a square contradiction"; "he is not being as straightforward as it appears"

reliable, dependable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)

authentic, reliable

adj. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"

responsible

adj. worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament"

creditworthy, responsible

adj. having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"

faithful

adj. not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife"

frank

adj. clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"

real, existent

true, real

adj. not spurious: "real mink"; "true gold"

correct, right

adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

actual, genuine, literal, real

adj. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

upstanding, solid

adj. meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community"

direct

adj. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

reputable

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

accurate

adj. conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"

exact

adj. marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target"

constant

adj. steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"

firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)

adj. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

guileless, transparent

adj. free of deceit

trusting

adj. inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall

right

adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"

fair-and-square

adj. just and honest

good, just, upright

adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"

ethical, honorable, honourable

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

incorruptible

adj. incapable of being morally corrupted; "incorruptible judges are the backbone of the society"

dignified

adj. having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"

ethical

adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley

becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

respectable

adj. characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"

noble

adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"

estimable, good, honorable, respectable

adj. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name"

appropriate

adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

proper

adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

genuine, echt

adj. not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

honest, honorable

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

real, existent

trustworthy

adj. taking responsibility for one's conduct and obligations; "trustworthy public servants"

honest, honorable

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

reliable, dependable

adj. worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker"

responsible

faithful

adj. not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife"

moral

firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)

adj. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends"

constant

adj. steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"

steady

adj. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer"

changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying

adj. unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity"

true

adj. consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"

reputable

adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"

consistent

adj. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "testimony consistent with the known facts"; "I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war"- FDR

dependable, rock-steady, steady-going

adj. consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's habits"; "a steady-going family man"

ethical, honorable, honourable

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

good, just, upright

adj. of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"

virtuous

adj. morally excellent

creditable

adj. worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

dependable, good, safe, secure

adj. financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"

unfailing, unflagging

adj. unceasing; "unfailing loyalty"; "unfailing good spirits"; "unflagging courtesy"

Synonyms (34)

bona fide

adj. undertaken in good faith; "a bona fide offer"

dear, devout, earnest, heartfelt

adj. earnest; "one's dearest wish"; "devout wishes for their success"; "heartfelt condolences"

frank

adj. clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"

heart-whole, wholehearted, whole-souled

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

true(a)

adj. determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles; "true north is geographic north"

modest

adj. free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

unpompous

adj. not pompous

naive

adj. inexperienced

unstudied

adj. lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field; "is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"

authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable

adj. not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

attested, authenticated, documented

adj. established as genuine

honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old(a), sure-enough(a)

adj. (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"

true, real

adj. not spurious: "real mink"; "true gold"

authentic, reliable

adj. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"

creditworthy, responsible

adj. having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"

fiducial

adj. based on trust

sure, trusted

adj. (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend"

Antonyms (21)

differ

v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"

hypocritical

adj. professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"

dishonest, dishonorable

adj. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

crooked, corrupt

adj. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

deceptive, misleading, shoddy

adj. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; "the deceptive calm in the eye of the storm"; "deliberately deceptive packaging"; "a misleading similarity"; "statistics can be presented in ways that are misleading"; "shoddy business practices"

ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, duplicitous, Janus-faced, two-faced, double-faced, double-tongued

adj. marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another; "she was a deceitful scheming little thing"- Israel Zangwill; "a double-dealing double agent"; "a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer"- W.M.Thackeray

hypocritical

adj. professing feelings or virtues one does not have; "hypocritical praise"

tortuous

adj. not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"

counterfeit, imitative

adj. not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

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