Synonyms and Antonyms of colloquialism

the style of expressing yourself (noun.communication)

a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States (noun.communication)

leave suddenly (verb.motion)

(colloquial) the application of maximum thrust (noun.act)

something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug (noun.act)

difficult work (noun.act)

your occupation or line of work (noun.act)

anything that requires little thought (noun.act)

a risky and uncertain venture (noun.act)

(British informal) cuddle and kiss (noun.act)

any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out (noun.act)

(informal British usage) aggravation or aggression (noun.act)

violent and excited activity (noun.act)

violent and excited activity (noun.act)

small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds (noun.animal)

(usually informal) especially a young rabbit (noun.animal)

an attractive outfit (noun.artifact)

an excavation; usually a quarry or mine (noun.artifact)

an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital (noun.artifact)

a portable stereo (noun.artifact)

an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory (noun.artifact)

warm underwear with long legs (noun.artifact)

the main street of a town or city (noun.artifact)

a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat) (noun.artifact)

a small dirty uncomfortable room (noun.artifact)

filthy run-down dilapidated housing (noun.artifact)

(British informal) a provincial British university of relatively recent founding; distinguished from Oxford University and Cambridge University (noun.artifact)

an ostentatiously elegant hotel (noun.artifact)

anything that an adult person uses to reduce anxiety (noun.artifact)

a building (usually abandoned) where drug addicts buy and use heroin (noun.artifact)

the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday (noun.artifact)

full ceremonial regalia (noun.artifact)

something with no concrete substance (noun.attribute)

elegance in dress or behavior (noun.attribute)

the way something is organized or arranged (noun.attribute)

fortitude and determination (noun.attribute)

the property of distance in general (noun.attribute)

a clothing measurement (noun.attribute)

vastness of size or extent (noun.attribute)

something tedious and boring (noun.attribute)

the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting) (noun.attribute)

the organ of sight (noun.body)

an informal term referring to the eye (noun.body)

the human nose (especially when it is large) (noun.body)

the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) (noun.body)

a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity (noun.cognition)

an emotional preoccupation (noun.cognition)

an instance of deliberate thinking (noun.cognition)

a center of interest (noun.cognition)

something causing excitement or stimulating interest (noun.cognition)

something causing antagonism or loss of interest (noun.cognition)

an annoyance (noun.cognition)

(plural) the most basic facts or elements (noun.cognition)

meaning relating to or pertaining to (noun.communication)

an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show (noun.communication)

a warrant to take someone into custody (noun.communication)

an incomprehensible talk (noun.communication)

a crushing remark (noun.communication)

voluble conversation (noun.communication)

an informal discussion (usually among men) (noun.communication)

(informal) a quick private conference (noun.communication)

a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff (noun.communication)

the end of an enterprise (noun.event)

an impressively successful event (noun.event)

the live birth of a child (noun.event)

a feeling of fear and revulsion (noun.feeling)

a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction (noun.feeling)

(British informal) pork sausage (noun.food)

any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) (noun.food)

a bunch (noun.group)

any tightly knit group of trusted associates (noun.group)

range of jurisdiction or influence (noun.location)

(informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests (noun.location)

any large deep body of water (noun.object)

a reference to yourself or myself etc.; `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first (noun.person)

an important influential person (noun.person)

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman (noun.person)

a female singer (noun.person)

soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire (noun.person)

someone deranged and possibly dangerous (noun.person)

someone who is a detective (noun.person)

a stupid incompetent person (noun.person)

someone whose style is out of fashion (noun.person)

a person who responds `I don't know' in a public opinion poll (noun.person)

a dealer in stolen property (noun.person)

someone who is unsuccessful (noun.person)

a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance (noun.person)

alliterative term for girl (or woman) (noun.person)

a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric (noun.person)

a user of (usually soft) drugs (noun.person)

a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) (noun.person)

a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties (noun.person)

someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others (noun.person)

a lazy person (noun.person)

a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman (noun.person)

someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow (noun.person)

a spokesperson (as a lawyer) (noun.person)

someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money (noun.person)

executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm (noun.person)

a person who is almost identical to another (noun.person)

an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen (noun.person)

someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression (noun.person)

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someone who spoils the pleasure of others (noun.person)

a formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views (noun.person)

a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned (noun.person)

a woman who sings popular songs (noun.person)

townsman unacquainted with country life especially a slick and flashy male city dweller (noun.person)

a witty amusing person who makes jokes (noun.person)

a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man (noun.person)

a very large profit (noun.possession)

a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group (noun.possession)

a source of income or livelihood (noun.possession)

valuable goods (noun.possession)

diamonds (noun.possession)

an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate (noun.quantity)

an unfortunate situation (noun.state)

the actual state of affairs (noun.state)

a state of depression or agitation (noun.state)

a state of extreme exhaustion (noun.state)

a state of sexual arousal (noun.state)

a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise (noun.state)

an informal expression for a mildly depressed state (noun.state)

a chance to do something (noun.state)

a situation offering opportunities (noun.state)

a single chance or instance (noun.state)

(British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere (noun.state)

a general term for building materials (noun.substance)

a time period of a week or more (noun.time)

a time perceived as long (noun.time)

a long time (noun.time)

understand (verb.cognition)

walk (verb.motion)

pay attention; be watchful (verb.perception)

try (verb.social)

happen or take place (verb.social)

(British informal) summarized or abridged (adj.all)

capable of being reached or attained (adj.all)

difficult to reach or attain (adj.all)

accurate and to the point (adj.all)

marked by excited activity (adj.all)

(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked (adj.all)

very angry (adj.all)

roused to anger (adj.all)

furiously angry (adj.all)

(British informal) pretty and neat (adj.all)

(informal British) sexually attractive (adj.all)

the best of its kind (adj.all)

easily frightened (adj.all)

constitutionally lazy or idle (adj.all)

subject to accident or chance or change (adj.all)

dazed from or as if from repeated blows (adj.all)

having or revealing stupidity (adj.all)

(used informally) associated on close terms (adj.all)

dressed especially in smart clothes (adj.all)

(used informally) completely unclothed (adj.all)

(British informal) stark naked (adj.all)

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) (adj.all)

feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (adj.all)

thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) (adj.all)

(British informal) cross-eyed (adj.all)

out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken') (adj.all)

damaged (adj.all)

having been got the better of (adj.all)

very desirable (adj.all)

destroyed or killed (adj.all)

impressively difficult (adj.all)

not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship (adj.all)

without reservation (adj.all)

under the influence of narcotics (adj.all)

abounding with life and energy (adj.all)

eagerly desirous (adj.all)

luxuriously elegant (adj.all)

worked up emotionally by anger or excitement (adj.all)

intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with (adj.all)

characterized by the absence of inessential features (adj.all)

possessed by inordinate excitement (adj.all)

very expensive (adj.all)

fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept (adj.all)

(British informal) very chic (adj.all)

currently fashionable (adj.all)

no longer fashionable (adj.all)

elegant and fashionable (adj.all)

flashily stylish (adj.all)

(British informal) sore or lame (adj.all)

(British informal) malodorous (adj.all)

(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals (adj.all)

crammed with food (adj.all)

very good (adj.all)

(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform (adj.all)

very bad (adj.all)

returned for lack of funds (adj.all)

(British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed (adj.all)

not homosexual (adj.all)

very funny (adj.all)

(British informal) faulty (adj.all)

significant (adj.all)

(informal) small and of little importance (adj.all)

(British informal) trivial (adj.all)

informed about the latest trends (adj.all)

highly cultured or educated (adj.all)

(used informally) very large (adj.all)

very large; appropriate to the size of a man (adj.all)

(British informal) enormous (adj.all)

(used informally) very small (adj.all)

recorded for broadcast (adj.all)

favorite (adj.all)

(usually used colloquially) causing or accompanied by misfortune (adj.all)

marked by great zeal or violence (adj.all)

incorrigible (adj.all)

extreme; used as an intensifier (adj.all)

decently clothed (adj.all)

mentally and emotionally stable (adj.all)

extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact (adj.all)

remarkable (adj.all)

leaving no balance (adj.all)

baffled (adj.all)

intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations (adj.all)

in fancy clothing (adj.all)

foolish; totally unsound (adj.all)

pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) (adj.all)

(British informal) upstart (adj.all)

denoting a company or law firm owned and run by members of the WASP elite who are generally conservative (adj.all)

lucrative (adj.all)

proper or legitimate (adj.all)

not as expected (adj.all)

insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon (adj.all)

not behaving normally (adj.all)

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition (adj.all)

last in an indefinitely numerous series (adj.all)

inclined to club together (adj.all)

nonstandard (adj.all)

short (adj.all)

of the highest quality (adj.all)

exceptionally good (adj.all)

of very poor quality; flimsy (adj.all)

(British informal) very poor in quality (adj.all)

utterly astounded (adj.all)

with eyes or mouth open in surprise (adj.all)

(British informal expletive) surprised (adj.all)

(British colloquial) not inclined to conversation (adj.all)

tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline (adj.all)

avoiding waste (adj.all)

very tired (adj.all)

(British informal) exhausted or worn out (adj.all)

(British informal) poorly ventilated (adj.all)

extremely violent (adj.all)

ludicrous, foolish (adj.all)

extremely (adv.all)

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') (adv.all)

exactly (adv.all)

in a satisfactory or adequate manner (adv.all)

at or in or to any place (adv.all)

in or at or to some place (adv.all)

to or in any or all places (adv.all)

completely or thoroughly (adv.all)

(old-fashioned or informal) in a little while (adv.all)

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') (adv.all)

used as intensifiers (adv.all)

definitely or certainly (adv.all)

definitely not (adv.all)

completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') (adv.all)

exactly (adv.all)

for a very long or seemingly endless time (adv.all)

heartily or earnestly (adv.all)

to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) (adv.all)

if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial) (adv.all)

regardless; a combination of irrespective and regardless sometimes used humorously (adv.all)

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') (adv.all)

with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily') (adv.all)

in a relaxed manner; or without hardship (adv.all)

without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') (adv.all)

very unlikely (adj.all)

with great speed or effort or intensity (adv.all)

in a hopeless manner (adv.all)

directly (adv.all)

with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') (adv.all)

very much (adv.all)

with a short hollow thud (adv.all)

straight down especially heavily or abruptly (adv.all)

in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') (adv.all)