" cracking "

1: of the very best kind;

  * e.g., " ... a writer renowned for her cracking tales of mystery and suspense "

•  Synonyms : 

•  A-OK,

•  A1,

•  awesome,

•  bang-up,

•  banner,

•  beautiful,

•  blue-chip,

•  blue-ribbon,

•  boffo,

•  bonny,

•  boss,

•  brag,

•  brave,

•  bully,

•  bumper,

•  capital,

•  choice,

•  classic,

•  cool,

•  corking,

•  crackerjack,

•  dandy,

•  divine,

•  dope,

•  down,

•  dynamite,

•  excellent,

•  fab,

•  fabulous,

•  famous,

•  fantabulous,

•  fantastic,

•  fine,

•  first-class,

•  first-rate,

•  first-string,

•  five-star,

•  four-star,

•  frontline,

•  gangbusters,

•  gilt-edged,

•  gone,

•  grand,

•  great,

•  groovy,

•  heavenly,

•  high-class,

•  hot,

•  hype,

•  immense,

•  jim-dandy,

•  keen,

•  lovely,

•  marvelous,

•  mean,

•  neat,

•  nifty,

•  noble,

•  number one,

•  numero uno,

•  out-of-sight,

•  par excellence,

•  peachy,

•  peachy keen,

•  phat,

•  prime,

•  primo,

•  prize,

•  prizewinning,

•  quality,

•  radical,

•  righteous,

•  sensational,

•  slick,

•  splendid,

•  stellar,

•  sterling,

•  superb,

•  superior,

•  superlative,

•  supernal,

•  swell,

•  terrific,

•  tip-top,

•  top,

•  top-notch,

•  top-of-the-line,

•  top-shelf,

•  topflight,

•  topping,

•  unsurpassed,

•  wizard,

•  wonderful

•  Antonyms : 

•  atrocious,

•  awful,

•  execrable,

•  lousy,

•  pathetic,

•  poor,

•  rotten,

•  terrible,

•  vile,

•  wretched

1: to a great degree;

  * e.g., " ... tells a cracking good tale of a search for a lost city "

•  Synonyms : 

•  achingly,

•  almighty,

•  archly,

•  awful,

•  awfully,

•  badly,

•  beastly,

•  blisteringly,

•  bone,

•  colossally,

•  corking,

•  damn,

•  damned,

•  dang,

•  deadly,

•  desperately,

•  eminently,

•  enormously,

•  especially,

•  ever,

•  exceedingly,

•  extra,

•  extremely,

•  fabulously,

•  fantastically,

•  far,

•  fiercely,

•  filthy,

•  frightfully,

•  full,

•  greatly,

•  heavily,

•  highly,

•  hugely,

•  immensely,

•  incredibly,

•  intensely,

•  jolly,

•  majorly,

•  mightily,

•  mighty,

•  monstrous,

•  mortally,

•  most,

•  much,

•  particularly,

•  passing,

•  rattling,

•  real,

•  really,

•  right,

•  roaring,

•  roaringly,

•  seriously,

•  severely,

•  so,

•  sore,

•  sorely,

•  spanking,

•  specially,

•  stinking,

•  such,

•  super,

•  supremely,

•  surpassingly,

•  terribly,

•  that,

•  thumping,

•  too,

•  unco,

•  uncommonly,

•  vastly,

•  very,

•  vitally,

•  way,

•  whacking,

•  wicked,

•  wildly

•  Antonyms : 

•  little,

•  negligibly,

•  nominally,

•  slightly,

•  somewhat

1: to break suddenly with an explosive sound;

  * e.g., " ... the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  popping,

•  snapping

•  Antonyms : 

•  ciphering,

•  coding,

•  enciphering,

•  encoding,

•  encrypting

2: to yield to mental or emotional stress;

  * e.g., " ... after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking down,

•  breaking up,

•  flipping (out),

•  freaking (out),

•  melting down,

•  wigging (out)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language;

  * e.g., " ... the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking,

•  deciphering,

•  decoding,

•  decrypting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to break suddenly with an explosive sound;

  * e.g., " ... the tree branch unexpectedly cracked under our weight "

•  Synonyms : 

•  pop,

•  snap

•  Antonyms : 

•  cipher,

•  code,

•  encipher,

•  encode,

•  encrypt

2: to yield to mental or emotional stress;

  * e.g., " ... after hours of tough questioning the suspect finally cracked and blurted out a confession "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break down,

•  break up,

•  flip (out),

•  freak (out),

•  melt down,

•  wig (out)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to change (as a secret message) from code into ordinary language;

  * e.g., " ... the United States military used the Navajo language as a code during World War II, and the enemy never cracked it "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  decipher,

•  decode,

•  decrypt

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... the postman cracked on in an effort to get the mail delivered on time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrel,

•  belt,

•  blast,

•  blaze,

•  blow,

•  bolt,

•  bomb,

•  bowl,

•  breeze,

•  bundle,

•  bustle,

•  buzz,

•  cannonball,

•  careen,

•  career,

•  chase,

•  course,

•  dash,

•  drive,

•  fly,

•  hare,

•  hasten,

•  hie,

•  highball,

•  hotfoot (it),

•  hump,

•  hurl,

•  hurry,

•  hurtle,

•  hustle,

•  jet,

•  jump,

•  motor,

•  nip,

•  pelt,

•  race,

•  ram,

•  rip,

•  rocket,

•  run,

•  rush,

•  rustle,

•  scoot,

•  scurry,

•  scuttle,

•  shoot,

•  speed,

•  step,

•  tear,

•  travel,

•  trot,

•  whirl,

•  whisk,

•  zip,

•  zoom

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawl,

•  creep,

•  poke

1: to declare enthusiastic approval of;

  * e.g., " ... that sports car isn't all it's cracked up to be "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acclaiming,

•  accrediting,

•  applauding,

•  cheering,

•  hailing,

•  lauding,

•  praising,

•  saluting,

•  touting

•  Antonyms : 

•  knocking,

•  panning,

•  slamming

2: to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively;

  * e.g., " ... the movie is being cracked up as the blockbuster of the summer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ballyhooing,

•  blowing up,

•  crying up,

•  glorifying,

•  touting,

•  trumpeting,

•  tub-thumping

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound;

  * e.g., " ... try not to crack up at your own punch lines—it's funnier if you keep a straight face "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breaking up,

•  cackling,

•  chortling,

•  chuckling,

•  giggling,

•  hee-hawing,

•  laughing,

•  roaring,

•  screaming,

•  snickering,

•  tittering,

•  twittering

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make jokes;

  * e.g., " ... She's just cracking wise with the kids. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bantering,

•  chaffing,

•  fooling,

•  funning,

•  gagging,

•  japing,

•  jesting,

•  jiving,

•  joking,

•  jollying,

•  joshing,

•  kidding,

•  quipping,

•  wisecracking,

•  yukking

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention;

  * e.g., " ... It's time to get cracking on these thank-you cards. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  address,

•  apply,

•  bend,

•  buckle,

•  devote,

•  give

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention;

  * e.g., " ... It's time to get cracking on these thank-you cards. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  addressed,

•  applied,

•  bent,

•  buckled,

•  devoted,

•  gave

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention;

  * e.g., " ... It's time to get cracking on these thank-you cards. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  addresses,

•  applies,

•  bends,

•  buckles,

•  devotes,

•  gives

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)