" line "

1: a series of persons or things arranged one behind another;

  * e.g., " ... the line for tickets stretched around the block "

•  Synonyms : 

•  column,

•  cue,

•  file,

•  queue,

•  range,

•  string,

•  train

•  Antonyms : 

•  issue,

•  posterity,

•  progeny,

•  seed

2: a way of acting or proceeding;

  * e.g., " ... since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line "

•  Synonyms : 

•  course,

•  methodology,

•  policy,

•  procedure,

•  program

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: the activity by which one regularly makes a living;

  * e.g., " ... my line of business is pre-owned vehicles, and have I got a deal for you! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  calling,

•  employment,

•  game,

•  lay,

•  occupation,

•  profession,

•  trade,

•  vocation,

•  work

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in watercolor, charcoal;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aquatint,

•  charcoal,

•  pastel,

•  watercolor,

•  engraving,

•  etch,

•  etching,

•  blueprint,

•  depiction,

•  image,

•  likeness,

•  portrait,

•  representation,

•  caricature,

•  doodle,

•  illustration,

•  contour,

•  figure,

•  outline,

•  silhouette,

•  cartoon,

•  delineation,

•  drawing,

•  sketch

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in watercolors, charcoals;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aquatints,

•  charcoals,

•  pastels,

•  watercolors,

•  engravings,

•  etches,

•  etchings,

•  blueprints,

•  depictions,

•  images,

•  likenesses,

•  portraits,

•  representations,

•  caricatures,

•  doodles,

•  illustrations,

•  contours,

•  figures,

•  outlines,

•  silhouettes,

•  cartoons,

•  delineations,

•  drawings,

•  sketches

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the central part or aspect of something under consideration;

  * e.g., " ... why don't we stop talking around it and get to the bottom line "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bull's-eye,

•  centerpiece,

•  core,

•  crux,

•  essence,

•  gist,

•  heart,

•  kernel,

•  keynote,

•  meat,

•  meat and potatoes,

•  net,

•  nub,

•  nubbin,

•  nucleus,

•  pith,

•  pivot,

•  point,

•  root,

•  sum

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: the leading or most important part of a movement;

  * e.g., " ... Susan B. Anthony was on the front line of the struggle for woman suffrage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cutting edge,

•  forefront,

•  leading edge,

•  van,

•  vanguard

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in line up, align;

•  Synonyms : 

•  align,

•  cue,

•  line up,

•  queue,

•  emplace,

•  place,

•  set,

•  unscramble,

•  alphabetize,

•  file,

•  hierarchize,

•  prioritize,

•  sequence,

•  display,

•  map (out),

•  set out,

•  arrange,

•  array,

•  balance,

•  classify,

•  codify,

•  dispose,

•  draw up,

•  equalize,

•  even,

•  lay out,

•  marshal,

•  order,

•  organize,

•  proportion,

•  range,

•  regularize,

•  standardize,

•  systematize,

•  groom,

•  make up,

•  spruce (up),

•  straighten (up),

•  tidy (up)

•  Antonyms : 

•  derange,

•  disarrange,

•  disarray,

•  disorder,

•  mess (up),

•  muss (up),

•  rumple,

•  misalign

2: as in surround, embrace;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bound,

•  embrace,

•  encircle,

•  enclose,

•  fence,

•  margin,

•  rim,

•  surround,

•  attach (to),

•  communicate (with),

•  connect (with),

•  link (with),

•  contact,

•  converge,

•  meet,

•  abut,

•  adjoin,

•  border (on),

•  butt (on or against),

•  flank,

•  fringe,

•  join,

•  march (with),

•  neighbor,

•  skirt,

•  touch,

•  verge (on)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in order, organize;

•  Synonyms : 

•  arrange,

•  group,

•  order,

•  organize,

•  marshal,

•  mobilize,

•  muster,

•  rally,

•  call (up),

•  convene,

•  summon,

•  activate,

•  collect,

•  round up

•  Antonyms : 

•  demob,

•  demobilize,

•  disarrange,

•  disorder,

•  disorganize,

•  disrupt,

•  disturb,

•  deactivate,

•  dismiss,

•  break up,

•  disband,

•  dissolve,

•  split (up)

2: as in register, align;

•  Synonyms : 

•  align,

•  register,

•  equal,

•  match,

•  parallel,

•  accord,

•  agree,

•  answer,

•  check,

•  chord,

•  cohere,

•  coincide,

•  comport,

•  conform,

•  consist,

•  correspond,

•  dovetail,

•  fit,

•  go,

•  harmonize,

•  jibe,

•  rhyme,

•  sort,

•  square,

•  tally

•  Antonyms : 

•  differ (from),

•  disagree (with),

•  contradict,

•  dispute,

•  gainsay,

•  negate,

•  nullify,

•  clash,

•  conflict,

•  jar

1: not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation;

  * e.g., " ... there is no bright-line rule governing the issue "

•  Synonyms : 

•  apparent,

•  bald,

•  bald-faced,

•  barefaced,

•  broad,

•  clear,

•  clear-cut,

•  crystal clear,

•  decided,

•  distinct,

•  evident,

•  lucid,

•  luculent,

•  luminous,

•  manifest,

•  nonambiguous,

•  obvious,

•  open-and-shut,

•  palpable,

•  patent,

•  pellucid,

•  perspicuous,

•  plain,

•  ringing,

•  straightforward,

•  transparent,

•  unambiguous,

•  unambivalent,

•  unequivocal,

•  unmistakable

•  Antonyms : 

•  ambiguous,

•  clouded,

•  cryptic,

•  dark,

•  enigmatic,

•  equivocal,

•  indistinct,

•  mysterious,

•  nonobvious,

•  obfuscated,

•  obscure,

•  unapparent,

•  unclarified,

•  unclear

1: firm in one's allegiance to someone or something;

  * e.g., " ... a down-the-line supporter of the Republican Party "

•  Synonyms : 

•  constant,

•  dedicated,

•  devoted,

•  devout,

•  faithful,

•  fast,

•  good,

•  loyal,

•  pious,

•  staunch,

•  steadfast,

•  steady,

•  true,

•  true-blue

•  Antonyms : 

•  disloyal,

•  faithless,

•  false,

•  fickle,

•  inconstant,

•  perfidious,

•  recreant,

•  traitorous,

•  treacherous,

•  unfaithful,

•  untrue

1: singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking;

  * e.g., " ... surgery is usually not considered a first-line treatment for this type of cancer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cherry-picked,

•  choice,

•  chosen,

•  elect,

•  favored,

•  favorite,

•  handpicked,

•  picked,

•  preferred,

•  select,

•  selected

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)