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Civilization. Culture, cultivation, refinement, amelioration, humanization.
Ant. Demoralization, savagery, barbarism, rudeness.
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Claim, n. Assertion, requisition, demand, call; title, privilege, right, pretension.
Ant. Disclaimer, surrender, abjuration, waiver.
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Claim, v. Demand, ask, require, call for, assert, insist, request, maintain, pretend.
Ant. Repudiate, waive, concede, forego, abjure.
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Clamor, n. Noise, uproar, hubbub, outcry, vociferation, exclamation.
Ant. Silence, reticence, acquiescence; repression, stifling.
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Clandestine. Secret, private, furtive, stealthy, underhand, sly, surreptitious, hidden.
Ant. Open, aboveboard, sincere, frank.
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Class. Company, grade, order, rank, caste, clan, circle, association, club, clique, coterie, set.
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Classical. Refined, elegant, polished, chaste, pure.
Ant. Corrupt, barbarous, uncouth, debased, inelegant.
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Classification. Grouping, disposition, arrangement, distribution, category, genus, designation, order, species, nature, character; homogeneity.
Ant. Individuality, speciality, singularity, distinction, heterogeneity.
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Clause. Portion, section, passage, paragraph, stipulation, article, chapter, provision.
Ant. Document, instrument, writing.
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Clean, a. Pure, neat, clear, spotless, cleansed, untarnished, upright.
Ant. Foul, impure, untidy, hampered, unclean.
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Cleanse. Purify, wash, clean, disinfect, lave, scour, sponge, scrub, sweep, wipe, rinse, dust, purge.
Ant. Defile, pollute, stain, deprave, sully, taint, befoul, contaminate, corrupt, vitiate.
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Clear, a. Pure, bright, transparent, free, serene, unclouded, obvious, manifest, pellucid, unadorned, plain, distinct, evident, lucid, intelligible, explicit, straightforward, perspicuous.
Ant. Mysterious, unintelligible, vague, opaque, foggy, dim, cloudy, dubious, turbid, ambiguous.
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Clever. Gifted, expert, capable, apt, bright, ingenious, quick-witted, skilful, adroit, dexterous, intellectual, happy, smart, talented, keen, knowing, intelligent, quick, sharp.
Ant. Foolish, slow, stupid, idiotic, thickheaded, witless, bungling, awkward, dull, ignorant, clumsy, senseless.
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Climax. Acme, top, summit, culmination, height, consummation, zenith, head.
Ant. Base, floor, nadir, anticlimax, depth; bathos.
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Cling. Stick, cleave, fasten, hold, adhere.
Ant. Drop, relax, swerve, let go.
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Close. Packed, condensed, compressed, narrow, restricted, solid; secret, reserved; niggardly.
Ant. Ample, wide, open, spacious, patent, public, advertised; open-handed, free, liberal.
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Clownish. Rude, rustic, boorish, awkward, clumsy, bucolic, cloddish.
Ant. Polite, affable, civil, urbane.