censor (noun)

  • 101spread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scatter, strew; disseminate, diffuse, circulate; cover; unfold, stretch; part, separate; show, display; expand, disperse, deploy. n. diffusion, expansion; extent, expanse; bedspread, coverlet; meal,… …

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  • 102faultfinder — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. critic, nagger, nag, carper, caviler, *nitpicker, quibbler, Momus, *hair splitter, *rag, *bellyacher, censor, grumbler, *backseat driver. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who finds fault, often severely… …

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  • 104censorious — [sɛn sɔ:rɪəs] adjective severely critical. Derivatives censoriously adverb censoriousness noun Origin C16: from L. censorius (from censor ‘magistrate’) + ious …

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  • 105censure — 1. verb he was censured for his conduct See reprimand 1. See also note at rebuke 2. noun a note of censure Syn: condemnation, criticism, attack, abuse; reprimand, rebuke, admonishment, reproof …

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  • 106muzzle — 1. noun 1) the dog s velvety muzzle Syn: snout, nose, mouth, maw 2) the muzzle of a gun Syn: barrel, end 2. verb attempts to muzzle the media Syn: gag …

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  • 107silence — 1. noun 1) the silence of the night Syn: quietness, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, hush, tranquility, noiselessness, soundlessness, peacefulness, peace (and quiet) Ant: sound 2) …

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  • 108cut — 1. verb 1) he cut his finger Syn: gash, slash, lacerate, slit, wound, scratch, graze, nick 2) cut the pepper into small pieces Syn: slice, chop, dice …

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  • 109gag — I verb 1) the government tried to gag its critics Syn: silence, muzzle, suppress, stifle, censor, curb, restrain 2) the stench made her gag Syn: retch, heave II …

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  • 110silence — 1. noun 1) the silence of the night Syn: quietness, quiet, still, stillness, hush, tranquillity, peace 2) her silence was answer enough Syn: failure to speak, dumbness, reticence …

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