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Antonyms:
defect
noun
blemish, imperfection
birthmark, blot, blotch, break, bug, catch, check, crack, deficiency, deformity, discoloration,
drawback, error, failing, fault, flaw, foible, frailty, gap, glitch, gremlin, hole, infirmity, injury,
irregularity, kink, knot, lack, mark, marring, mistake, patch, rift, rough spot, scar, scarcity, scratch,
seam, second, shortage, shortcoming, sin, speck, spot, stain, taint, unsoundness, vice, want,
weakness, weak point
advantage, improvement, perfection, strength
Synonyms: apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal*, beauty, best, champ, champion, crackerjack*, cream*, criterion,
cynosure, epitome, essence, exemplar, gem, ideal, jewel*, love, lovely, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, original,
paradigm, pattern, peach, perfection, pick, prototype, quintessence, standard, sublimation, tops, trump*, ultimate
Main Entry: scrutinize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: examine closely
Synonyms: analyze, burn up, candle, canvass, case, check, check out, check over, comb*, consider, contemplate,
dig, dissect, explore, eyeball, get a load of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look
over, overlook, peg*, penetrate, perlustrate, peruse, pierce, pore over, probe, put under a microscope, scan, scope,
scrutinate, search, sift, smoke*, stare, study, survey, take the measure of, view, watch, weigh
Main Entry: infant
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: baby
Synonyms: babe, bairn, bambino, bantling, bundle, child, kid, little one, neonate, newborn, small child, suckling,
toddler, tot
Antonyms: adult
Main Entry: evidence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: proof
Synonyms: affirmation, attestation, averment, cincher, clincher*, clue, confirmation, corroboration, cue, data,
declaration, demonstration, deposition, documentation, dope*, goods*, gospel, grabber, grounds, index, indication,
indicia, info, information, manifestation, mark, sign, significant, smoking gun*, substantiation, symptom,
testament, testimonial, testimony, token, witness
Notes: evidence (from Latin e- 'out' + videre 'to see') is information that helps form a conclusion; proof is factual
information that verifies a conclusion
Antonyms: contradiction, disproof, heresay, refutation
Main Entry: malignant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: diseased
Synonyms: cancerous, deadly, destructive, fatal, internecine, lethal, mortal, pestilential, poisonous
Antonyms: benign, harmless, uncancerous
Main Entry: pudgy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: slightly fat
Synonyms: chubby*, hefty, plump, plumpish, rotund, round, stout, thick-bodied, tubby* Antonyms: skinny,
slight, thin
Tissue :noun
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a
specific function, in a multicellular organism.
Gene : noun
A hereditary unit consisting of a sequence of DNA that occupies a specific location on a chromosome and
determines a particular characteristic in an organism. Genes undergo mutation when their DNA sequence changes.