Verbal Synonym Puzzles
Synonym and word-meaning puzzles that test vocabulary. 237 puzzles preserved from Bill's original 1998 archive.
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- #1 ambulate ambuscade walk run
- #2 confluence foresight prescience recumbent
- #3 cynic faultfinder pessimist stoic
- #4 confessor dumulcent gallate priest
- #5 glissade moorhen relucent shining
- #6 glucose meager pennon sugar
- #7 chill furbelow predict vaticinate
- #8 demission exorbitant jeepney resignation
- #9 axiom consanguinity maxim queen
- #10 erstwhile former hammock nonsense
- #11 bluff canvass debate isomerase
- #12 dreary epidural gloomy martyry
- #13 derringer edulcorate pistol preliterate
- #14 altitude cassia elevation papillon
- #15 daub endear kolkhoz plaster
- #16 anserine clement sandbag stun
- #17 blue burg cerulean cordate
- #18 deontic entwined hebetate obligatory
- #19 howdah irreal littoral seashore
- #20 conidium debacle disk planchet
- #21 Fly (-O--) Tender
- #22 Bucket (-A--) Wan
- #23 Drill (-O--) Peasant
- #24 Wail (---L) Globe
- #25 Passageway (-L--) Floated
- #26 Something that flickers : Renown (first, 5).
- #27 Count : A pigment (second, 5).
- #28 You can be an aunt or uncle to one of these : Minutely accurate (first, 5).
- #29 A type of thief : Talk too much (second, 5).
- #30 Not suitable : A component part (first, 5).
- #31 Ionized form of oxygen : A region (second, 4).
- #32 The name of an ancient Greek philosopher : A Buddhist school (first, 4).
- #33 A weapon employed by knights : A rural road or path (second, 4).
- #34 An Australian bird : A letter of the Greek alphabet (first, 3).
- #35 A cloud form extending over a large area : Position (second, 6).
- #36 Senile : The longest river in the world (first, 5).
- #37 A sound : Something found on the face (second, 4).
- #38 A Greek word for "the people" : A demonstration (first, 5).
- #39 Increase : An alcoholic drink (second, 3).
- #40 A furred cape or hood : More than one small rodent (first, 5).
- #41 An augury : More than one man (second, 3).
- #42 An agent sent on a diplomatic mission : Ill will and jealousy (first, 5).
- #43 Dinner : Of high quality (second, 5).
- #44 12 I in a F
- #45 365 D in a Y
- #46 2's C, 3's a C
- #47 101 D
- #48 7 D S
- #49 7 W of the W
- #50 12 D of C
- #51 99 B of B on the W
- #52 P 76ers
- #53 The 5th E
- #54 50 S on the A F
- #55 The O 13 C of A
- #56 C 22
- #57 52 C in a D
- #58 G your K on R 66
- #59 The 7th V of S
- #60 12 M in a Y
- #61 18 H on a G C
- #62 6 0's in a M
- #63 4 S and 7 Y A
- #64 14 D in a F
- #65 100 Y in a C
- #66 1000 Y in a M
- #67 The 4 H of the A
- #68 4 W and a F
- #69 12 S of the Z
- #70 6 D of S
- #71 31 D in O
- #72 92 is the A N of U
- #73 3600 S in an H
- #74 paraclete A. A bird that is noteworthy because of its inability to avoid being stepped on. B. A dentist's assistant. C. A lawyer's assistant.
- #75 mingy A. Imperceptible B. Failing miserably. C. Selfish and mean.
- #76 waniand A. The waning of the moon and the bad luck sometimes associated with it. B. A pale ox. C. An instance serving to illustrate or explain.
- #77 piscatology A. The study of fish. B. The science of fishing. C. The study of feline urine.
- #78 storaine A. Rendered breathless, as from fright, astonishment, etc. B. A synthetic substitute for cocaine used as an anaesthetic in spinal surgery. C. A mistaken belief or percepti...
- #79 narthex A. A covered entranceway to a church. B. Medication that aids in the regulation of sleep habits. C. A vestibule or anteroom.
- #80 boletus A. A variety of wild mushroom. B. A sweet, flavored liquor. C. A ripple, as in a lake or pond.
- #81 tarpon A. A spear used for fishing by some coastal villagers. B. A small fishing ship. C. A large, edible fresh-water fish.
- #82 cocket A. A document ensuring that a merchant's goods have been checked by a customs officer. B. A license to carry poultry out of a country. C. A severed abdominal pain.
- #83 mandrill A. A hand held tool used for excavation. B. A ferocious baboon with a deep blue face and a bright red bottom. C. A small barracks.
- #84 screeve A. A high-pitched screeching sound. B. To draw pictures on a sidewalk for money. C. An attachment on airplane wings that shakes off ice.
- #85 bummalo A. A small dried fish used in chutney relish. B. A variety of flying fish. C. An emblem or token.
- #86 liblab A. A worker who was pro union in the 19th century. B. A specially designed office used to recreate crime scenes. C. A book that treats a particular technological subject.
- #87 modoc A. A jester in the Festival of Fools, which was popular in Renaissance England. B. A person in a carnival game who lets people try to hit him with balls. C. Confused doggerel...
- #88 abandannad A. A pickpocket who steals scarves and kerchiefs. B. A small, but swiftly flowing stream. C. A card game (renamed) that is believed to have originated in China during th...
- #89 therblig A. A school of Natural Healing that promotes certain herbs and exercise. B. A time and motion study invented by F.B. Gilbreth, (word is anagram of name). C. A house of ill...
- #90 jerque A. A male mannequin. B. To search for things that have been smuggled. C. An alternate spelling for a dance that was popular during the 1950's.
- #91 popination A. The process by which opium is manufactured. B. Bar hopping. C. The hurling of a football to the ground after a touchdown.
- #92 bdellometer A. An early instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure, invented by Barton Dell. B. A tuning fork. C. A mechanical leech.
- #93 pilgarlic A. A garlic tablet. B. The greenish blue plume worn by Spanish soldiers during the Inquisition. C. A person with a bald head that resembles a peeled garlic clove.
- #94 carmagnole A. A lively song often accompanied by street dancing, popular during the French Revolution. B. A disease of the liver that is in many cases terminal. C. A type of derby ...
- #95 spatung A. A sea urchin. B. A snow crab. C. A shrewish woman.
- #96 nautch A. A waterproof watch that is safe at great depths undersea. B. A type of ancient hut. C. A chorus line in India of nautch girls.
- #97 mantelet A. A small shelf above a fireplace. B. A bulletproof screen. C. A Norwegian soldier.
- #98 sardoodledum A. A gadfly B. A type of radish C. A melodrama
- #99 mahout A. A metal boomerang with extremely sharp edges. B. A prehistoric reptile with pointed tusks. C. An elephant driver.
- #100 camisole A. A container used to carry water or wine over long distances. B. A short sleeveless garment for women. C. A boastful, swaggering person.
- #101 lagan A. Short, thin, diagonally cut tubular pasta. B. A special gift or donation. C. Goods thrown into the sea with a buoy attached so that they may be found again.
- #102 cymatium A. A crowning molding in classic architecture. B. The angle between an aircraft supporting surface (as a wing) and a horizontal transverse line. C. A small chamber or cavi...
- #103 hoplite A. A circle dance of Romania and Israel. B. A heavily armed infantry soldier of ancient Greece. C. A spittoon.
- #104 preterist A. An architectual housing model. B. An appetizer. C. A person who enjoys reliving past memories.
- #105 pignus A. The waning light from a flickering flame. B. Someone who enjoys language games. C. Property held as collateral against a debt.
- #106 nictitate A. A very wealthy man. B. Medical treatment using aloe and other healing herbs. C. To flirt by winking the eye.
- #107 thesicle A. A type of one-horse sleigh. B. A small thesis or proposition. C. A variety of Asian buzzard.
- #108 gawf A. A shiny red apple. B. A laugh that is accompanied by coughing. C. A slow burning fuse that is used in underground explosions.
- #109 schesis A. A variety of skunk. B. That which sometimes follows Synthesis in a Hegelian model. C. To make fun of people's accents and mannerisms.
- #110 kinnikinnik A. A gambling game played with three small cups and a ball. B. A young palm tree. C. Indian smoking substance made from tree bark.
- #111 sindon A. The tissue between the front and back legs of a flying squirrel that aids in flight. B. A poisonous weed. C. A book cover made of linen.
- #112 yashmak A. An Indian biscuit. B. An intense argument. C. A face-veil worn by women of Moslem countries.
- #113 kilhig A. Dysentery. B. In logging, a short pole used to direct the way a tree will fall. C. As sharp as nails.
- #114 wing fatalistic pungle pennon knish tenuto
- #115 free divest jugate chape squalid filar
- #116 scurrilous congener gaggle magneton cluster junta
- #117 gift eparchy cine exsiccate unlade dry
- #118 repast disclimax cupule amorous lovesome portative
- #119 telepathy expressive revulsion epazote restoral withdrawal
- #120 polyclonal harken cushat echoing syzygy resonant
- #121 refute flapper miter lithic uptake comprehension
- #122 muleta laical programmed postlude secular withy
- #123 redeem fulfill massacre idealize perpetuate brant
- #124 cushy mechanistic encumber clog nervous mouton
- #125 einkorn crikey harrow slog torment lien
- #126 efficacious subserve stream freshet rifle formant
- #127 hirsute extended cycadeoid measly lingo hairy
- #128 long righteous supersubstantial criollo gibbous sesquipedalian
- #129 letch ineffable mescal hydrosere taboo dodder
- #130 Aymara Polabian Sukkoth Dionysus Bacchus Ceres
- #131 naught vibrissa match paragon sudser repulse
- #132 russet neomycin erudite monish warn squaw
- #133 matte maneuver sterling demarche proboscis volant
- #134 A constantly roaming individual who is never angry (5).
- #135 A guy who wears a Scottish cap (9).
- #136 A cursed strongbox (9).
- #137 Falsely causing sweat (9).
- #138 Very small plants & animals in an area (5).
- #139 To put back into sets of two (6).
- #140 The right to drop anchor (8).
- #141 To drug an encased explosive (8).
- #142 An animal that excretes a fluid used in some writing tools (4).
- #143 The desire of an ill-tempered woman (8).
- #144 An insect that makes prolonged musical sounds (6).
- #145 To simultaneously avoid & pursue (5).
- #146 To shoot at someone from the bushes (9).
- #147 A fish that tastes like an onion (7).
- #148 To get back in bed (5).
- #149 Someone from planet Trif (8).
- #150 The helmet that is worn by riot police (6).
- #151 The amount, but in pennies only (7).
- #152 To construct a hill of sand (8).
- #153 A friend of two friends (5).
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- #178 The name of Hester's daughter in The Scarlet Letter.
- #179 A concave container for food.
- #180 A long, narrow band of flexible material.
- #181 Idle away time.
- #182 Not deep.
- #183 A prime number.
- #184 A suppurating sore on the skin.
- #185 Await settlement.
- #186 Something that will create sparks when struck against steel.
- #187 A representative specimen.
- #188 Order or rank.
- #189 A slight break.
- #190 Something that connects.
- #191 A short remaining piece.
- #192 Develop by cultivation.
- #193 An airship.
- #194 An affectedly modest individual.
- #195 Rise slowly.
- #196 A spinachlike vegetable.
- #197 Ordinary language.
- #198 A lout.
- #199 Copious.
- #200 A nocturnal person.
- #201 A vessel for bathing.
- #202 A large branch of a tree.
- #203 A stand for holding articles.
- #204 A mimic.
- #205 A light crimson color.
- #206 Primitive.
- #207 A girl.
- #208 An upper limb of the body.
- #209 Unyielding.
- #210 Regarded as sacred.
- #211 Walk with noticeable difficulty.
- #212 A British nobleman.
- #213 A fluid used to reduce friction in engines.
- #214 Equal.
- #215 A fluid used for writing.
- #216 Small bits of thread or fiber.
- #217 An outermost boundary.
- #218 SNL (TV show)
- #219 LBJ (person)
- #220 PLO (organization)
- #221 TWA (company)
- #222 FBI (organization)
- #223 CIA (organization)
- #224 BLT (food)
- #225 REM (phenomenon)
- #226 TLC (thing)
- #227 ERA (legislation)
- #228 NBA (organization)
- #229 IRA (finances)
- #230 IRA (organization)
- #231 NRA (organization)
- #232 NAFTA (legislation)
- #233 OPEC (organization)
- #234 LSD (drug)
- #235 ASVAB (test)
- #236 NOW (organization)
- #237 A.D. (time)
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