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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryed'>wretched
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryRelated Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake
ed'>wretched
Related Words
Near Antonyms
Antonyms
not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency //the contemptible behavior of the students who took part in the hazing
Synonyms
Related Words
Near Antonyms
conundrum
Definition
- : an intricate and difficult problem //He is faced with the conundrum of trying to find a job without having experience. //… resorts seeking to maintain their postcard-perfect beaches face the same conundrum: What should be done with plastic waste once it is collected? — Aryn Baker: a question or problem having only a conjectural answer //And yet this abstract conundrum has practical implications. —Joshua Rothman
- archaic : a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun (as in "Why didn't the lost hikers starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is there.") //… Phebe would have … enjoyed the stories told, been quick at guessing the conundrums, and laughed with all her heart at the fun. — Louisa May Alcott
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
closed book enigma head-scratcher mystery mystification puzzle puzzlement riddle secret whyExamples
- //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technology
First Known Use
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
origin unknownconundrum
noun
Synonyms
- something hard to understand or explain //the conundrum of how an ancient people were able to build such massive structures without the benefit of today's knowledge and technologySynonymsRelated Words
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English covent, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin conventus, from Latin, assembly, from convenireVerb
Latin conventus, past participle of convenirecoordinate
Definition (Entry 1 of 3)
- : equal in rank, quality, or significance //keeping the branches of government coordinate: being of equal rank in a sentence //coordinate clauses
- : relating to or marked by coordination
- : being a university that awards degrees to men and women taught usually by the same faculty but attending separate classes often on separate campuses: being one of the colleges and especially the women's branch of a coordinate university
- : of, relating to, or being a system of indexing by two or more terms so that documents may be retrieved through the intersection of index terms
coordinated; coordinating
Definition (Entry 2 of 3)
- transitive verb
- : to put in the same order or rank
- : to bring into a common action, movement, or condition : harmonize //coordinate schedules //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- : to attach so as to form a coordination complex
- intransitive verb
- : to be or become equal in rank, quality, or significance especially so as to act or work together well
- : to combine by means of a coordinate bond
Definition (Entry 3 of 3)
- : any of a set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point on a line, on a surface, or in space //latitude and longitude coordinates: any one of a set of variables used in specifying the state of a substance or the motion of a particle or momentum
- : one who is of equal rank, authority, or importance with another
- coordinates plural : articles (as of clothing) designed to be used together and to attain their effect through pleasing contrast (as of color, material, or texture)
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Verb
accommodate attune conciliate conform harmonize key reconcileSynonyms: Noun
coequal compeer counterpart equal equivalent fellow like match parallel peer rivalAntonyms: Verb
disharmonizeExamples
Verb
- //She'll be coordinating the relief effort.
- //You'll have to coordinate with the sales department.
- //National and international relief efforts must coordinate if the operation is to be successful.
- //We need to coordinate our schedules.
- //Dancers need to coordinate their moves.
- //Since his illness, he has had trouble coordinating his arms and legs.
Noun
- //We calculated its exact coordinates.
- //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
First Known Use
Adjective
1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
1665, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1Noun
1806, in the meaning defined at sense 1aHistory and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
probably back-formation from coordinationcoordinate
noun
Synonyms (Entry 1 of 3)
- one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value //the Nobel Memorial Award for Economic Science is universally regarded as the coordinate of the original Nobel Prizes for peace, literature, medicine, physics, and chemistry
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 3)
- to form a pleasing relationship //a very meticulous wedding planner, who makes sure that every aspect of the reception—table settings, food, flowers, music, attire—coordinates right down to the last detailRelated Words
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)
- as in such, similarSynonyms & Near Synonyms
coral snake
noun
Definition
- : any of several venomous chiefly tropical New World elapid snakes (genera Micrurus and Micruroides) brilliantly banded in red, black, and yellow or white that include two (Micrurus fulvius and Micruroides euryxanthus) ranging northward into the southern U.S.
- : any of several harmless snakes resembling the coral snakes
First Known Use
circa 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1coral snake
noun
Synonyms
- as in sea snake, rat snakeSynonyms & Near Synonymsadder anaconda asp black racer blacksnake blue racer boa bull snake bushmaster chicken snake cobra constrictor copperhead cottonmouth moccasin diamondback rattlesnake fer-de-lance garter snake gopher snake green snake hognose snake horned viper indigo snake king cobra king snake krait mamba milk snake moccasin pine snake pit viper puff adder python racer rat snake rattlesnake sea serpent sea snake sidewinder taipan water moccasin water snake worm snake