" do "

1: to be fitting or proper;

  * e.g., " ... that outfit just won't do for the opera "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befit,

•  beseem,

•  fit,

•  go,

•  serve,

•  suit

•  Antonyms : 

•  blemish,

•  deface,

•  disfigure,

•  mar,

•  scar,

•  spoil

2: to be enough;

  * e.g., " ... even half of that amount of sugar will do "

•  Synonyms : 

•  serve,

•  suffice

•  Antonyms : 

•  remain,

•  stand,

•  stay,

•  stop

3: to carry through (as a process) to completion;

  * e.g., " ... do as much as you can and leave the rest "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accomplish,

•  achieve,

•  bring off,

•  carry off,

•  carry out,

•  commit,

•  compass,

•  execute,

•  follow through (with),

•  fulfill,

•  make,

•  negotiate,

•  perform,

•  perpetrate,

•  prosecute,

•  pull off,

•  put through

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a social gathering;

  * e.g., " ... it's supposed to be some sort of fancy do "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affair,

•  bash,

•  binge,

•  blast,

•  blowout,

•  event,

•  fete,

•  function,

•  get-together,

•  party,

•  reception,

•  shindig

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned;

  * e.g., " ... issued a long list of dos and don'ts before we even started the project "

•  Synonyms : 

•  behest,

•  charge,

•  command,

•  commandment,

•  decree,

•  dictate,

•  direction,

•  directive,

•  edict,

•  imperative,

•  injunction,

•  instruction,

•  order,

•  word

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a style or arrangement of hair;

  * e.g., " ... you can tell that the picture was taken in the 1980s from my permed do "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coiffure,

•  cut,

•  haircut,

•  hairdo,

•  hairstyle

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in reformer;

•  Synonyms : 

•  reformer,

•  Micawber,

•  optimist,

•  Pollyanna,

•  perfectionist,

•  daydreamer,

•  fantasizer,

•  woolgatherer,

•  doctrinaire,

•  theorist,

•  thinker,

•  emotionalist,

•  sentimentalist,

•  Don Quixote,

•  dreamer,

•  fantast,

•  idealist,

•  idealizer,

•  ideologue,

•  romantic,

•  romanticist,

•  utopian,

•  visionary

•  Antonyms : 

•  hardnose,

•  pragmatist,

•  realist,

•  cynic,

•  defeatist,

•  pessimist,

•  empiric,

•  empiricist

1: as in altruism, humanitarianism;

•  Synonyms : 

•  altruism,

•  do-gooding,

•  humanism,

•  humanitarianism,

•  almsgiving,

•  charity,

•  dole,

•  philanthropy,

•  beneficence,

•  benevolence,

•  goodwill,

•  alms,

•  benefaction,

•  contribution,

•  donation,

•  relief,

•  welfare,

•  endowment,

•  fund,

•  grant,

•  subsidy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in altruism, humanism;

•  Synonyms : 

•  altruism,

•  do-goodism,

•  humanism,

•  humanitarianism,

•  almsgiving,

•  charity,

•  dole,

•  philanthropy,

•  beneficence,

•  benevolence,

•  goodwill,

•  alms,

•  benefaction,

•  contribution,

•  donation,

•  relief,

•  welfare,

•  endowment,

•  fund,

•  grant,

•  subsidy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in handymen, tinkerers;

•  Synonyms : 

•  mechanics,

•  repairmen,

•  servicemen,

•  troubleshooters,

•  doctors,

•  menders,

•  renovators,

•  repairers,

•  handymen,

•  handypeople,

•  tinkerers,

•  jacks-of-all-trades

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in altruisms, humanitarianisms;

•  Synonyms : 

•  altruisms,

•  do-goodings,

•  humanisms,

•  humanitarianisms,

•  almsgivings,

•  charities,

•  doles,

•  philanthropies,

•  beneficences,

•  benevolences,

•  goodwills,

•  alms,

•  benefactions,

•  contributions,

•  donations,

•  reliefs,

•  welfares,

•  endowments,

•  funds,

•  grants,

•  subsidies

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in handyman, tinkerer;

•  Synonyms : 

•  mechanic,

•  repairman,

•  serviceman,

•  troubleshooter,

•  doctor,

•  mender,

•  renovator,

•  repairer,

•  handyman,

•  handyperson,

•  tinkerer,

•  jack-of-all-trades

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in reformers;

•  Synonyms : 

•  reformers,

•  Micawbers,

•  optimists,

•  Pollyannas,

•  perfectionists,

•  daydreamers,

•  fantasizers,

•  woolgatherers,

•  doctrinaires,

•  theorists,

•  thinkers,

•  emotionalists,

•  sentimentalists,

•  Don Quixotes,

•  dreamers,

•  fantasts,

•  idealists,

•  idealizers,

•  ideologues,

•  romanticists,

•  romantics,

•  utopians,

•  visionaries

•  Antonyms : 

•  hardnoses,

•  pragmatists,

•  realists,

•  cynics,

•  defeatists,

•  pessimists,

•  empiricists,

•  empirics

1: as in altruisms, humanisms;

•  Synonyms : 

•  altruisms,

•  do-goodisms,

•  humanisms,

•  humanitarianisms,

•  almsgivings,

•  charities,

•  doles,

•  philanthropies,

•  beneficences,

•  benevolences,

•  goodwills,

•  alms,

•  benefactions,

•  contributions,

•  donations,

•  reliefs,

•  welfares,

•  endowments,

•  funds,

•  grants,

•  subsidies

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)