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What is another word for
earnest
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Adjective
Having a serious demeanor
Of great seriousness or importance
Felt or believed deeply and sincerely
Diligent or focused in one's efforts
Without artificiality or insincerity
Expressing something forcibly and clearly
Attentively occupied with
Having a pedantic, scholarly manner, as of a college don
Warm and friendly
Marked by curiosity or fascination
Affectedly proper or serious
(
of a question or subject
)
Being of current or continuing interest and importance
Feeling or showing love or great care
Absorbed in thought
Noun
The state or quality of being serious or solemn
Security provided as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
Money paid before it is due
A promise or assurance to do something or that something is the case
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Adjective
▲
Having a serious demeanor
serious
solemn
grave
sedate
staid
humorless
US
humourless
UK
severe
sober
somber
US
sombre
UK
uncomic
unsmiling
sobersided
weighty
po-faced
no-nonsense
grim
stern
dour
sad
gloomy
glum
stony-faced
forbidding
morose
dismal
austere
sullen
saturnine
doleful
joyless
cheerless
depressed
melancholy
dreary
lugubrious
serious-minded
desolate
depressing
disapproving
deadpan
subdued
hard
mournful
dire
muted
funereal
poker-faced
bleak
grim-faced
businesslike
forlorn
cold
dejected
intense
wretched
quiet
strict
sour
cold sober
unhumorous
miserable
long-faced
unamusing
dull
drab
comfortless
unhappy
despondent
downbeat
depressive
unamused
morbid
drear
dispiriting
disconsolate
unfriendly
plutonian
tenebrous
godforsaken
tenebrific
sepulchral
rigid
dry
gruff
flinty
leaden
lonely
lonesome
elegiacal
gray
US
black
blue
dreich
sage
dignified
elegiac
grey
UK
steely
intimidating
frowning
darkening
ponderous
thoughtful
sourpuss
chill
down
Cimmerian
hurting
fierce
in low spirits
stony
straight
boring
tedious
ungentle
rugged
louring
rough
stark
lowering
with a long face
disheartening
harrowing
strictly business
discouraging
urgent
heavy-going
worrying
deadly
ugly
sobering
shocking
grievous
stone-faced
far-reaching
stolid
uncomical
pokerfaced
douce
puritanical
moody
surly
harsh
uncommunicative
unsympathetic
mean-looking
melancholic
stringent
crabbed
sulky
hard-faced
studious
bookish
impassive
expressionless
owlish
blank
portentous
key
destructive
ruinous
ill-fated
strenuous
devastating
acute
critical
dangerous
fatal
ill-starred
straight-faced
tough
underlined
difficult
stiff
glowering
menacing
aloof
frigid
overbearing
unfeeling
unpleasant
icy
frosty
wicked
strait-laced
tight-lipped
grumpy
bad-tempered
grouchy
ill-tempered
cantankerous
cross
churlish
crabby
crusty
scowling
ill-humored
US
ill-humoured
UK
irritable
testy
taciturn
unresponsive
ferocious
cranky
uninviting
peevish
unapproachable
formidable
unsociable
threatening
snappish
crotchety
unplayful
savage
mardy
mumpish
waspish
implacable
vicious
splenetic
resolute
bitter
ill-natured
boot-faced
in a bad mood
distant
brusque
fell
sinister
choleric
acrimonious
bound and determined
resolved
composed
narky
truculent
fed up
Eeyorish
pouting
pessimistic
pouty
mopey
fiery
angry
cast-iron
inhospitable
unappeasable
brooding
dark
hostile
mortified
furious
mean
smileless
huffy
dyspeptic
bilious
disagreeable
bearish
acid
ornery
cruel
oppressive
unrelenting
inexorable
relentless
rigorous
pitiless
quarrelsome
brutal
uncompromising
inhuman
obstinate
spiteful
trying
onerous
excruciating
burdensome
repressive
nasty
searing
murderous
hard-nosed
obdurate
astringent
mean-spirited
more ❯
“Although there was no smile upon his calm
earnest
countenance, there was a spirit of gladness in his heart.”
Adjective
▲
Of great seriousness or importance
grave
serious
significant
important
solemn
consequential
critical
crucial
momentous
exigent
major
profound
urgent
weighty
considerable
heavyweight
key
pivotal
portentous
sedate
severe
somber
US
sombre
UK
staid
substantial
vital
acute
decisive
sober
humorless
US
humourless
UK
uncomic
underlined
far-reaching
high priority
high-priority
of consequence
of great import
of great importance
of moment
of significance
all-important
life and death
life-and-death
no-nonsense
big deal
no laughing matter
of great consequence
no joke
heavy
monumental
heavy-duty
material
historic
conspicuous
principal
fundamental
influential
prominent
powerful
extensive
large-scale
special
exceptional
big
meaningful
cardinal
big-time
remarkable
large
uppermost
especial
dire
overriding
leading
sensational
telling
ponderous
unforgettable
paramount
tough
sizable
fateful
landmark
appreciable
front-page
newsworthy
capital
impressive
burning
central
core
major league
eventful
eminent
big league
notable
noteworthy
outstanding
necessary
requisite
high-level
essential
earth-shattering
hefty
intrinsic
forceful
mighty
pressing
great
intense
emphatic
earthshaking
dynamic
germane
pertinent
primary
imperative
invaluable
salient
conclusive
glaring
much
strong
distinctive
headline
noticeable
preponderant
obvious
rare
signal
unusual
extreme
resonant
pronounced
impactful
unordinary
deep
ponderable
potent
memorable
striking
climacteric
glorious
marked
keynote
particular
worthy of attention
carrying a lot of weight
quantum
uncommon
generous
imposing
extraordinary
milestone
difficult
prime
super
hard
strategic
tectonic
super colossal
valuable
main
mammoth
worthwhile
commanding
integral
seminal
top
distinguished
prodigious
unmissable
page-one
tremendous
reputable
high profile
high-up
highly regarded
honourable
UK
honoured
UK
puissant
well known
preeminent
needed
indispensable
major-league
noted
superior
high-ranking
skookum
top-drawer
dominant
top-notch
trusted
celebrated
of high standing
big time
noble
honored
US
big-league
illustrious
foremost
top-ranking
pre-eminent
high-powered
honorable
US
of import
of great moment
determining
almighty
focal
sweeping
top-priority
of concern
of note
immediate
life-changing
priority
prioritized
US
prioritised
UK
matter of life and death
huge
worthy
determinative
predominant
deciding
supreme
premier
greatest
chief
highest
apocalyptic
first
epoch-making
earth-shaking
arch
life-saving
now or never
world-shaking
world-shattering
life-or-death
life or death
vitally important
of vital importance
extremely important
pointed
instrumental
top-level
overshadowing
utmost
grand
high-profile
dangerous
grievous
most important
more ❯
“We contend not about words and trifles, but of high and
earnest
matters.”
Adjective
▲
Felt or believed deeply and sincerely
heartfelt
wholehearted
ardent
devout
fervent
fervid
impassioned
intense
passionate
sincere
urgent
burning
devoted
passional
perfervid
vehement
zealous
deep
eager
enthusiastic
keen
profound
strong
warm
from the heart
deeply felt
full-hearted
fiery
fanatical
torrid
committed
emotional
avid
feverish
flaming
red-hot
excited
fierce
dedicated
spirited
charged
heated
energetic
vigorous
demonstrative
wild
incandescent
religious
hot-blooded
superheated
warm-blooded
animated
blazing
hearty
glowing
enthused
powerful
deep-seated
consuming
resolute
staunch
forceful
determined
lively
desirous
hungry
voracious
mad keen
true
all-consuming
keen as mustard
steadfast
hot
gung ho
rabid
raring
firm
extreme
acute
heightened
pumped
athirst
great
solicitous
serious
furious
interested
intent
inflamed
active
genuine
loyal
intensive
raging
assiduous
crazy
willing
emphatic
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
uncontrollable
motivated
deep-rooted
excessive
yearning
zestful
frenzied
antsy
severe
as keen as mustard
thorough
warmblooded
forcible
agog
thirsty
unwavering
impetuous
ready
faithful
thoroughgoing
exuberant
bona fide
hopped up
longing
obsessed
diligent
ebullient
entrenched
ready and willing
frenetic
ferocious
rooted
impatient
craving
complete
unfeigned
champing at the bit
intrenched
inveterate
unqualified
blistering
heavy
stoked
stirring
ambitious
settled
obsessive
violent
unshakeable
uncompromising
afire
supreme
enduring
stalwart
juiced
greedy
set
vivacious
hard-core
hardcore
confirmed
honest
hopped-up
high-spirited
rigorous
hepped up
steamed up
true blue
dying to
industrious
bred-in-the-bone
hot to trot
relentless
unconditional
raring to go
compelling
ghastly
almighty
driven
card-carrying
deep-dyed
manic
conscientious
hard
major
concerted
exquisite
extraordinary
abject
messianic
sworn
exceptional
raw
drastic
dreadful
sharp
terrible
hardened
seasoned
anxious
significant
steady
desiring
chronic
habitual
hellacious
constant
nuts
geeked
established
explosive
excruciating
critical
rousing
perennial
lifelong
fixed
psyched
hyper
all-out
inspired
exhilarated
titillated
heavy-duty
stimulated
vivid
proved
indelible
incorrigible
immutable
unyielding
whole-souled
delirious
dynamic
frantic
moving
whole-hearted
stirred
persistent
irredeemable
unreformable
compulsive
ineradicable
obstinate
impenitent
unshakable
intransigent
longtime
stubborn
inexorable
diehard
unapologetic
unashamed
itching
aflame
pining
appetent
melodramatic
staid
ingrained
definite
incurable
explicit
accustomed
inured
habituated
hankering
self-starting
gotta have
overemotional
sentimental
emotive
breathless
sicker
stirred up
acquisitive
white-hot
wishful
fired up
on fire
dyed-in-the-wool
long-established
keyed up
true-blue
long-standing
full of beans
through and through
fond
hard-line
big
well established
chomping at the bit
deep-set
hard-shell
rarin' to go
firmly established
die-hard
well-established
fearful
formal
fearsome
feeling
vicious
frightful
hectic
hopeful
allegiant
convinced
ecstatic
solemn
strenuous
cut-throat
heartrending
grave
pious
tender
idealistic
warmhearted
responsive
ablaze
excitable
deepest
full-on
effervescent
amped
immoderate
uncontrolled
marked
serious-minded
unrestrained
mushy
romantic
touching
rash
hot for
tumultuous
bursting
inordinate
intemperate
penetrating
piercing
potent
tempestuous
inspirited
galvanized
US
energized
US
roused
covetous
sultry
impulsive
ungovernable
intensified
moved
influenced
activated
encouraged
aroused
uplifted
thrilled
red-blooded
impassionate
worked up
concentrated
eloquent
poignant
high-pressure
precipitate
headlong
high-powered
inspiring
hotblooded
expressive
thrilling
affecting
quickened
restless
thirsting
restive
starry-eyed
fascinated
galvanised
UK
energised
UK
rhapsodic
nutty
wacky
concerned
animate
tantalized
US
wigged-out
amenable
prepared
tantalised
UK
bugged
zesty
gaga
pleased
sprightly
disposed
dutiful
adoring
doting
supportive
turnt
gone on
self-driven
up
inclined
aching
dying
fain
minded
game
burning with excitement
up for
on for
in the mood
of a mind
favourably inclined
pysched up
waiting with bated breath
unambiguous
real
total
unstinting
absolute
full
unreserved
categorical
fevered
solid
unlimited
positive
unmitigated
unrestricted
unequivocal
unflinching
undivided
sure
unswerving
unadulterated
unfaltering
utter
unalloyed
undiluted
unquestioning
outright
insatiable
grasping
abiding
entire
authentic
fullhearted
ravenous
affectual
affectional
pushy
fast
stanch
militant
hundred percent
good
fanatic
itchy
ripe
possessed
purposeful
zealotic
fired
fireball
out-and-out
without reservations
never-failing
evangelical
gung-ho
go-ahead
pledged
single-minded
wild-eyed
coming on strong
down-the-line
more ❯
“He was overwhelmed upon hearing her
earnest
prayers for him and the nation.”
Adjective
▲
Diligent or focused in one's efforts
diligent
committed
focussed
UK
focused
US
dedicated
resolute
resolved
assiduous
determined
industrious
intent
sedulous
constant
dogged
purposeful
steady
firm
fixed
perseverant
persevering
persistent
hard-working
steadfast
tenacious
unwavering
driven
indefatigable
unrelenting
single-minded
spirited
staunch
unyielding
zealous
unfaltering
stubborn
untiring
unbending
obstinate
active
strong-willed
unflagging
strong-minded
unhesitating
eager
unflinching
ardent
keen
unshakeable
stalwart
uncompromising
enthusiastic
pertinacious
strong
conscientious
undaunted
unswerving
insistent
obdurate
vigorous
indomitable
steely
assertive
rigorous
forceful
bold
strenuous
plucky
serious
energetic
set
intense
inflexible
tireless
mettlesome
avid
motivated
studious
adamant
faithful
immovable
decided
ambitious
unshakable
aggressive
fanatical
enterprising
gutsy
fierce
relentless
pushy
laborious
passionate
intransigent
deliberate
careful
gritty
bent
wholehearted
meticulous
aspiring
purposive
militant
painstaking
unshaken
devoted
rock-ribbed
full of determination
undeviating
true
unbendable
go-getting
brave
courageous
hard-driving
stout
hungry
self-starting
eager beaver
goal-oriented
desirous
inspired
striving
self-assertive
bent upon
thirsty
indurate
self-driven
ruthless
thorough
implacable
attentive
stout-hearted
scrupulous
decisive
busy
exacting
solid
vehement
dead set
obsessed
unswervable
bulldog
stiff
loyal
demanding
devout
entreating
fervent
hell-bent
hardworking
manful
detailed
bustling
emphatic
fervid
concentrated
obsessive
compulsive
unchanging
searching
sworn
operose
spunky
persisting
fixated
dynamic
four-square
feisty
bent on
intensive
dyed-in-the-wool
dutiful
tough
iron-willed
bound
meaning business
hard-nosed
progressive
pioneering
clamorous
sure
unremitting
pleading
self-asserting
punctilious
particular
concerted
self-seeking
get up and go
power-loving
high-reaching
power-hungry
impassioned
strict
consumed
compelled
sincere
settled
resilient
stanch
begging
heedful
possessed
beseeching
set on
hardcore
galvanized
US
monomaniacal
impelled
pious
deep
extensive
elaborate
valiant
persuasive
true-blue
gung ho
high-powered
obsessional
induced
methodical
definite
hard
inexorable
minute
stringent
rigid
impulsive
besetting
pushed
steered
galvanised
UK
guided
close
good
pledged
sagacious
suppliant
adventurous
hopeful
unmalleable
assured
desperate
out
irrepressible
confident
self-confident
certain
all-out
urged on
deep-dyed
card-carrying
full-blooded
mad keen
true blue
do-or-die
like a ball of fire
on the make
high-pressure
purpose driven
no-nonsense
hell-bent on
ironclad
hell-bent upon
desiring success
hardboiled
buckled down
genuine
tried-and-true
responsible
tried
inveterate
restless
diehard
reliable
cast-iron
iron
trusty
steely-eyed
daring
radical
dependable
straight
positive
honest
heartfelt
direct
thrusting
planful
absorbed
engrossed
action-oriented
intrepid
self-learning
go-ahead
upwardly mobile
highly motivated
hardy
career-minded
muscular
cocksure
iron-jawed
mulish
undoubting
total
unfailing
unconditional
absolute
unreserved
unquestioned
unqualified
unquestioning
immutable
resounding
independent
perceptive
heroic
take charge
mean
clear-sighted
all out
flat-out
straight out
violent
in earnest
meaning what one says
serious-minded
peremptory
considerable
observant
concentrating
firm in spirit
two-fisted
keen as mustard
animated
tough-minded
resourceful
sweeping
through and through
fast
entire
preoccupied
all
occupied
enrapt
exclusive
whole
undivided
intent on
widespread
competitive
never-failing
alert
watchful
immersed
determined to
committed to the idea of
tall in the saddle
on one's mettle
insistent on
hell bent on
dead set on
intent upon
down-the-line
urgent
clamant
supplicating
meaningful
in-depth
complete
substantial
significant
cutthroat
sustained
ferocious
exact
out-and-out
as keen as mustard
single-hearted
old faithful
given over to
true to the end
vital
Herculean
unabated
bloodthirsty
supplicant
warlike
gladiatorial
defiant
brutal
scrappy
bullheaded
accurate
lusty
harsh
wrapped up
severe
soliciting
red-blooded
stern
correct
on task
self-willed
self-assured
can-do
cut-throat
authoritarian
profound
comprehensive
considered
exhaustive
full
far-reaching
self-possessed
engagé
married
attached
adherent
hang-tough
intensely competitive
go for broke
in-your-face
fiercely competitive
bound and determined
stop at nothing
having killer instinct
dog-eat-dog
solicitous
nagging
concerned with
religious
punctual
overeager
harassing
imploring
ramrod
flinty
thoroughgoing
conscionable
red-hot
unforgiving
loving
troublesome
prayerful
supplicatory
fussbudget
on board
all-in
all in
stickler
uncharitable
ultra-careful
importunate
annoying
by the book
illiberal
by the numbers
astringent
sombre
UK
somber
US
overly solicitous
austere
hard-boiled
heavy-handed
engaged
employed
slogging
swotty
plugging
working
plodding
unflappable
unmovable
grim
fearless
forward
unappeasable
pigheaded
dominant
patient
hanging tough
never-tiring
consistent
intending to
stable
involved
hopping
fixated on
single-minded about
fanatical about
tied-up
headstrong
unshrinking
immoveable
unblinking
unintimidated
hellbent
riveted
self-motivated
enthralled
unstoppable
perseverative
whole-hearted
impatient
hard-line
determinate
unalterable
prevailing
hardened
inexpugnable
domineering
seasoned
going
explicit
pig-headed
hard-and-fast
commanding
bullish
putting one's heart and soul into
not joking
through-and-through
imposing
controlling
never give up
tough nut
hang tough
minding
calculated
audacious
stand pat
composed
collected
poised
powerful
mean business
playing hard ball
be out for blood
nose to the grindstone
committed to
firm about
connected
obsessive about
inflexible about
obsessed with
out to
fixed upon
anxious to
fixed on
decisive about
resolved on
impatient to
resolved to
determined on
unbroken
undistracted
collective
rapt
self-reliant
unadulterated
unmitigated
unshared
unalloyed
cool-headed
lost
united
consummate
wedded
dedicated to
devoted to
attached to
stick to
unanimous
continued
submerged
circumspect
lock stock and barrel
vigilant
wrapped
participating
stuck
unrestrained
captive
caught up
buried
uninhibited
unavailable
overloaded
influential
contributing
activist
snowed
have a prior engagement
up to one's ears
hard-pressed
hard at it
busy as a bee
hard at work
on assignment
on the go
tied up
have a previous engagement
busy as a beaver
at it
with a customer
at work
on the hop
taken
on the move
on the job
tied down
have one's hands full
full-on
unambiguous
full-frontal
full-scale
interested
more ❯
“Thus the practitioner's
earnest
efforts to protect her client could interfere with the practitioner's own therapeutic progress.”
Adjective
▲
Without artificiality or insincerity
unfeigned
sincere
genuine
heartfelt
honest
true
wholehearted
real
unaffected
frank
candid
unpretended
artless
authentic
natural
upfront
deep
dinkum
truthful
uncontrived
unforced
pukka
pure
bona fide
full-hearted
from the heart
on the level
fervent
unpretentious
ardent
cordial
profound
hearty
warm
serious
guileless
open
enthusiastic
unpretending
up front
trustworthy
passionate
devout
forthright
actual
undesigning
legitimate
eager
solemn
credible
deeply felt
heart-to-heart
simple
reliable
easy
positive
unstilted
untainted
unartificial
deepest
unmannered
unquestionable
unadulterated
dear
without airs
meant
undissembled
pretensionless
creditable
fair dinkum
twenty-four carat
honest to God
well-intentioned
well-meant
good-faith
well-meaning
complete
total
absolute
thorough
whole-souled
sincerest
ingenuous
innocent
straightforward
plain
straight
naive
direct
outspoken
on the up and up
unreserved
spontaneous
unguarded
up-front
honest-to-goodness
unstudied
square
downright
uninhibited
plainspoken
relaxed
forthcoming
freehearted
free-spoken
openhearted
unassuming
out-front
fair
blunt
unselfconscious
round
unvarnished
informal
foursquare
not afraid to call a spade a spade
straight from the shoulder
like it is
naïve
modest
legit
unpresumptuous
transparent
humble
casual
meaning what one says
plain-spoken
kosher
undisguised
free
straight-shooting
for real
easy-going
lay it on the line
talking turkey
aboveboard
extemporary
unartful
unlaboured
unimposing
unostentatious
nonchalant
cracker-barrel
unhypocritical
homely
matter-of-fact
saying what one thinks
bare-faced
from the hip
bluff
childlike
unlearned
instinctive
instinctual
easygoing
carefree
unbiased
unprejudiced
unequivocal
unambiguous
no fooling
no-nonsense
straight-talking
unfiltered
telling it like it is
frontal
right up front
bald
parrhesiastic
laid-back
self-effacing
impulsive
impetuous
unconcealed
pretenseless
undissembling
level
plain-dealing
on the square
two-fisted
laid on the line
straight-arrow
square-shooting
right-on
plain-speaking
unsophisticated
believable
communicative
righteous
proper
just
scrupulous
full
true blue
above board
bonafide
official
faithful
authoritative
veritable
original
free and easy
footloose and fancy-free
right as rain
telling the truth
fair and square
on the up-and-up
open-and-shut
unconstrained
unspoiled
convincing
trusty
unspoilt
true-blue
most cordial
most sincere
most genuine
most earnest
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Expressing something forcibly and clearly
emphatic
forceful
explicit
direct
firm
definitive
vigorous
assertive
sure
energetic
downright
unconditional
dynamic
wholehearted
aggressive
decided
strenuous
vehement
insistent
muscular
violent
ardent
ringing
accented
pointed
potent
sober
solemn
trenchant
forcible
out-and-out
full-blooded
one-hundred percent
strong
determined
resounding
powerful
resolute
zealous
intense
bold
fiery
unwavering
hard
tenacious
unyielding
gutsy
spirited
unrelenting
unfaltering
active
robust
feisty
fierce
dominant
passionate
dogged
commanding
intensive
hard-hitting
obstinate
steadfast
tough
unbridled
strong-willed
staunch
in-your-face
purposeful
inflexible
domineering
unswerving
wild
punchy
keen
unrestrained
lusty
uncontrolled
enthusiastic
driving
furious
ferocious
uncompromising
hearty
vital
pushy
unbending
authoritative
resolved
steely
all-out
decisive
extreme
single-minded
positive
raging
acute
profound
great
confident
excruciating
deep
heavy
bullish
almighty
blistering
eager
audacious
uncontrollable
consuming
severe
sharp
high-powered
rampaging
intemperate
rabid
rampant
excessive
explosive
pulling no punches
unfettered
overwhelming
high-octane
flaming
sturdy
lively
unflinching
heavy-duty
committed
persistent
persevering
obdurate
unshakeable
animated
hardened
unmalleable
peppy
pushing
unshakable
tireless
intransigent
stubborn
steady
intent
zippy
impassioned
indefatigable
bent
brisk
inordinate
ungovernable
terrible
strong-minded
dreadful
mighty
ballsy
riotous
red-blooded
go-ahead
untiring
frightful
ghastly
exquisite
storming
hellacious
fearsome
unshaken
fearful
immoderate
harsh
all out
urgent
biting
devastating
ambitious
unchecked
uncurbed
vicious
frenzied
stormy
fervent
stout
rigid
unhesitating
bossy
influential
gale force
out of control
full of force
competitive
assured
enterprising
pertinacious
mettlesome
electric
indurate
fixed
effective
adamant
gritty
overbearing
demanding
effectual
relentless
zestful
self-confident
powerhouse
rock-ribbed
dead set
self-assured
flamboyant
virile
sprightly
titanic
self-possessed
fanatical
spunky
sparky
overpowering
set
racy
spry
dynamical
bound
unmanageable
inflamed
grim
have-a-go
go-go
vibrant
burning
desperate
hot
agonizing
US
concentrated
peppery
convulsive
painful
enraged
blustery
ruinous
crushing
full of get-up-and-go
paroxysmal
turbulent
volcanic
coercive
agonising
UK
outrageous
tumultuous
aroused
tempestuous
coming on strong
full of vim and vigour
full of life
full of beans
high-energy
do-or-die
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
bent on
bent upon
hardline
imperious
militant
telling
brassy
self-asserting
rugged
imposing
focused
US
out
focussed
UK
Herculean
forward
controlling
unremitting
fearless
driven
torrid
roaring
all-powerful
rough
brutal
volatile
daring
composed
collected
moving
poised
intrepid
clear-sighted
flat-out
straight out
puissant
fluid
invigorated
patient
solid
perseverant
undaunted
inexorable
serious
deliberate
cocksure
mulish
self-assertive
self-reliant
magnetic
peremptory
complete
cool-headed
can-do
go-getting
thoroughgoing
thorough
no holds barred
hardy
total
sweeping
exhaustive
full
exigent
ball of fire
unmixed
pushful
strict
reiterative
dire
ruthless
iron-jawed
flush
gingery
all-embracing
stalwart
settled
out and out
true
immovable
definite
whole-hearted
iron
constant
charismatic
compelling
energizing
US
hyped-up
activating
go-getter
productive
vitalizing
self-motivated
highpowered
energising
UK
in earnest
hard-line
implacable
determinate
stable
certain
unalterable
unquenchable
bitter
stony
granite
prevailing
undeviating
inexpugnable
unqualified
seasoned
going
consistent
sparkling
exciting
flourishing
vivacious
electrifying
hard-and-fast
stand pat
never-failing
dyed-in-the-wool
hang tough
through-and-through
dead set on
effervescent
alive
zesty
dashing
dazzling
bustling
happening
airy
stirring
perky
kinetic
colorful
US
animate
humming
colourful
UK
buzzing
vivid
rousing
bouncy
hopping
fresh
snappy
coruscating
bubbly
stimulating
thriving
busy
astir
abuzz
bouncing
springy
vibrating
breezy
unflagging
frisky
pert
radiant
pizazzy
abubble
jazzy
jaunty
spanking
aboil
pizzazzy
unsentimental
resilient
dauntless
nervy
high
alive and kicking
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
full of the joys of spring
bright and breezy
full of pep
gay
high-spirited
full of spirit
blunt
not backward in coming forward
arduous
taxing
take-charge
rigorous
exhausting
hard-nosed
tough-minded
high-pressure
brash
thrusting
bumptious
hungry
cocky
impertinent
industrious
aspiring
dedicated
avid
arrogant
plucky
presumptuous
overconfident
importunate
motivated
desirous
thirsty
loud
offensive
obnoxious
brazen
diligent
cheeky
gung ho
impudent
insolent
sassy
hard-driving
saucy
rude
cutthroat
brave
uppity
wise
iron-willed
full of oneself
solicitous
progressive
pioneering
brazen-faced
two-fisted
self-starting
self-seeking
goal-oriented
power-hungry
obtrusive
dictatorial
loudmouthed
strident
assiduous
flip
unabashed
adventurous
presuming
hubristic
sedulous
cut-throat
rash
forthright
impetuous
hotheaded
inconsiderate
defiant
courageous
bloodthirsty
impulsive
impolitic
gladiatorial
dog-eat-dog
inspired
scrappy
overweening
warlike
sagacious
over-assertive
smart
bold-faced
entreating
exacting
resourceful
doughty
proactive
irrepressible
faithful
imperative
overeager
harassing
indomitable
action-oriented
on the make
self-driven
get up and go
highly capable
eager beaver
power-loving
high-reaching
ironclad
having killer instinct
assaultive
restless
painstaking
bludgeoning
persuasive
conscientious
radical
laborious
loyal
brassbound
arch
hard-working
provocative
shocking
outspoken
pressing
unruffled
unfazed
independent
perceptive
heroic
take charge
mean
brazenfaced
sophomoric
familiar
fit
dog eat dog
striving
obsessed
firm in spirit
keen as mustard
stout-hearted
sure of oneself
gumptious
entrepreneurial
hardworking
hustling
assuming
as bold as brass
full of yourself
cynical
immodest
not taking no for an answer
adventuresome
every man for himself
venturous
overfamiliar
shameless
autocratic
daredevil
striking
clamant
hard-bitten
play for keeps
play hard ball
on the go
barefaced
graphic
reckless
dramatic
lordly
hard as nails
like a ball of fire
career-minded
hell-bent
full of determination
desiring success
foolhardy
irreverent
uninhibited
full-on
tough as old boots
as tough as old boots
overassertive
zappy
crying
sustained
temerarious
magisterial
free
overfriendly
mobile
nerved
unabated
stringent
up-and-coming
bantam
bullheaded
demoniac
emboldened
stinging
piercing
excited
enthused
pumped
self-willed
overbold
raring
brass-necked
bare-faced
hefty
impatient
crazy
smart-alecky
voracious
masterful
free-swinging
venturesome
hang-tough
intensely competitive
go for broke
fiercely competitive
bound and determined
stop at nothing
tremendous
agog
anxious
stoked
clamorous
antsy
combative
athirst
ordering
imperial
stern
high-handed
bidding
geeked
emulous
contentious
juiced
oppressive
nuts
vying
grievous
greedy
nagging
despotic
thunderous
savage
competing
tyrannical
tyrannic
warring
carnivorous
opposing
antagonistic
oppositional
involved
banzai
officious
unfair
troubling
unjust
inhuman
repressive
depressing
keyed up
hepped up
fired up
hopped-up
extremely enthusiastic
troublesome
suppliant
ironhanded
applied
action-based
hands-on
interactive
annoying
absolute
on the warpath
sharp-elbowed
overly solicitous
spoiling for a fight
ready for action
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Attentively occupied with
intent
absorbed
focused
US
attentive
engrossed
enthralled
fixed
rapt
concentrated
fascinated
occupied
steady
involved
preoccupied
consumed
enrapt
gone
gripped
lost
riveted
transfixed
watchful
captivated
concentrating
engaged
intense
intrigued
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
observant
bewitched
deep
enamoured
UK
enamored
US
enchanted
enraptured
entranced
focussed
UK
held
hypnotised
UK
hypnotized
US
immersed
infatuated
steadfast
studious
alert
enthusiastic
enticed
settled
spellbound
wrapped up
caught up
dialed in
locked in
set on
deep in
hooked on
really into
head over heels
mindful
heedful
aware
vigilant
acute
percipient
heeding
perceptive
noticing
listening
regardful
interested
diligent
careful
committed
rigorous
awake
tentie
tenty
scrupulous
reckful
assiduous
open-eyed
beady-eyed
on guard
paying attention
on the lookout
not missing a trick
on one's toes
on the qui vive
Argus-eyed
on the job
listening carefully
on the ball
wide awake
wide-awake
on your toes
up to one's ears
up to here
deep in thought
fixated
obsessed
passionate
fanatical
keen
hooked
besotted
distracted
buried
concerned
smitten
devoted
busy
queer
monomaniacal
hung up
into
taken up
preoccupied with
sunk in
nuts about
focused on
intent on
single-minded
stuck on
eat sleep and breathe
dedicated to
enthusiastic about
single-minded about
interested in
turned on
gone on
dotty about
taken over
tied up
involved in
hell-bent
potty about
possessed by
crazy about
engrossed in
preoccupied by
absorbed in
caught up in
wild on
wound up
wrapped up in
heavily into
hung up on
devoted to
immersed in
obsessive about
up to here in
passionate about
having a one-track mind
happy
OCD
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a pedantic, scholarly manner, as of a college don
donnish
scholarly
intellectual
learned
erudite
academic
bookish
studious
cerebral
lettered
pedantic
highbrow
educated
brainy
scholastic
serious
thoughtful
clerkly
egghead
swotty
pedagogic
formalistic
precise
book-loving
ivory-towerish
cultured
knowledgeable
accomplished
pedagogical
bluestocking
impractical
well educated
well-informed
widely read
smart
well read
intelligent
well informed
laboured
UK
well-read
labored
US
literary
literate
cultivated
clever
enlightened
civilized
US
formal
civilised
UK
well-educated
wise
schooled
genius
versed
sapient
discerning
sophisticated
illuminated
sharp
sagacious
sage
scientific
didactic
bright
informed
brilliant
trained
inkhorn
well versed
tutored
professorial
taught
educational
academical
esoteric
pompous
stilted
fussy
priggish
hairsplitting
dull
schoolish
pedantical
particular
intellectualist
intellectualistic
keen
doctrinaire
coached
highbrowed
classical
belletristic
bookly
abstruse
alert
eggheaded
geeky
intellective
perceptive
conversant
polymath
studied
gifted
instructed
exceptional
nerdish
blue
nerdy
in the know
insightful
fast
longhair
knowing
supersmart
rational
ultrasmart
switched-on
hyperintelligent
deep
quick-witted
sensible
well-taught
well-versed
eager
bookworm
assiduous
aware
schoolmasterly
long-haired
school
book-learned
with great knowledge
ostentatious
punctilious
arid
egotistic
sententious
overnice
dry
pointy-headed
recondite
well versed in
psychologic
nit-picking
collegiate
expert
skilled
creative
precocious
college
university
inventive
percipient
competent
logical
genial
prudent
heady
perspicacious
astute
solid
philosophical
grounded
posted
philosophic
well-rounded
judicious
well-grounded
omniscient
sound
solemn
grave
pansophic
quick
very smart
polished
experienced
savvy
discriminating
nurtured
into
professional
formed
fitted
developed
shaped
enriched
acquainted
corrected
prepared
finished
initiated
nimble
intellectually aware
wise up
able
sharp-witted
whip-smart
book smart
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Warm and friendly
cordial
warm
friendly
genial
affable
hearty
welcoming
affectionate
amiable
gracious
pleasant
sincere
sociable
wholehearted
congenial
heartfelt
hospitable
neighbourly
UK
neighborly
US
warmhearted
warm-hearted
agreeable
amicable
bonhomous
cheerful
chummy
collegial
companionable
comradely
convivial
matey
cosy
UK
cozy
US
eager
enthusiastic
fond
glowing
jovial
mellow
palsy
polite
social
sympathetic
tender
affectious
clubby
happy
responsive
good-natured
palsy-walsy
buddy-buddy
red-carpet
hail-fellow
hail-fellow-well-met
kindly
loving
kind
benevolent
cheery
fatherly
benign
genuine
caring
comforting
charitable
inviting
approachable
likable
US
maternal
solicitous
liberal
motherly
compassionate
likeable
UK
softhearted
deep
amorous
kindhearted
empathetic
paternal
good-humored
US
good-humoured
UK
unselfish
soft
soft-centred
kind-hearted
soft-hearted
doting
attentive
supportive
brotherly
devoted
tenderhearted
paternalistic
maternalistic
sisterly
attached
adoring
cuddly
demonstrative
huggy
mushy
pally
partial
dear
touchy-feely
soft on
lovey-dovey
all over
crazy over
nutty about
big-hearted
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Marked by curiosity or fascination
interested
curious
keen
fascinated
eager
excited
moved
attentive
captivated
gripped
intent
riveted
absorbed
engrossed
affected
attracted
focussed
UK
focused
US
into
rapt
agog
drawn
inquiring
US
enquiring
UK
inquisitive
intrigued
stimulated
beady-eyed
nosy
responsive
snoopy
all ears
awakened
caught
enticed
entranced
fired
gone
hooked
inspired
inspirited
lured
obsessed
occupied
predisposed
roused
taken
impressed
open
sold
struck
sympathetic
touched
burning with curiosity
on the case
eat sleep and breathe
crazed
mesmerised
UK
mesmerized
US
spellbound
fixated by
interested in
keen on
enthralled by
attracted to
hooked on
riveted by
enthusiastic about
mesmerized by
bewitched by
besotted with
fascinated by
beguiled by
gripped by
intrigued by
questioning
quizzical
probing
interrogative
investigative
querying
scrutinizing
US
examining
inspecting
enthusiastic
enthralled
beguiled
transfixed
tantalized
US
tantalised
UK
drawn to
enthused
lured by
enticed by
avid
ardent
inquisitorial
guided to
charmed
entertained
scrutinising
UK
need to know
bewitched
besotted
enamoured
UK
enamored
US
fond
smitten
mad
devoted to
passionate about
struck on
mad about
addicted to
enamored of
UK
attached to
twitterpated by
nuts about
turned on
gone on
crazy about
infatuated with
hungry for
intent on
smitten with
eager for
sweet on
love-struck by
enchanted by
charmed by
hung up
fond of
captivated by
wild about
partial to
in love with
obsessed with
taken with
enamoured of
US
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Affectedly proper or serious
demure
proper
puritanical
decent
prim
seemly
prudish
prissy
priggish
respectable
starchy
ladylike
sedate
decorous
staid
square
sober
straight
uptight
serious
solemn
strait-laced
old-maidish
niminy-piminy
goody-goody
prim and proper
genteel
straitlaced
polite
Victorian
conventional
bluenosed
straightlaced
nice-nelly
stuffy
schoolmarmish
refined
stiff
moralistic
schoolmistressy
governessy
gentlemanly
becoming
Grundyish
mimsy
mannerly
correct
nice
right
rigid
overmodest
modest
conforming
comely
well-mannered
old-maid
smug
conservative
puritan
overnice
squeamish
illiberal
narrow-minded
polished
civilized
US
courtly
couth
tactful
tasteful
good
civilised
UK
well bred
well-behaved
well mannered
well behaved
befitting
fit
suitable
fitting
virtuous
honourable
UK
orthodox
honorable
US
done
courteous
moral
meet
de rigueur
in line
comme il faut
by the numbers
by the book
formal
ceremonious
dignified
fussy
ceremonial
snobbish
precise
particular
fastidious
spruce
meticulous
dapper
choosy
upright
po-faced
blue-nose
square-toed
nit-picking
civil
gracious
stately
cultured
urbane
cultivated
sophisticated
appropriate
elegant
distinguished
well-bred
apt
accepted
somber
US
noble
composed
sombre
UK
chivalrous
acceptable
diplomatic
majestic
gallant
grand
impressive
dispassionate
graceful
gentle
calm
standard
presentable
approved
august
collected
tranquil
traditional
placid
unruffled
imposing
imperturbable
cool
unflappable
suave
steady
together
possessed
grave
respected
coolheaded
respectful
unperturbed
regal
magisterial
untroubled
recollected
undisturbed
unworried
aristocratic
self-possessed
self-composed
punctilious
apposite
cool as a cucumber
usual
customary
stilted
OK
lofty
stiff-necked
compatible
charming
congruous
pukka
imperial
posh
venerable
lordly
kingly
imperious
superior
done thing
affable
proud
accomplished
debonair
exalted
unshaken
discreet
classy
magnificent
portly
distingué
educated
protocol
in order
politic
prudent
restrained
kosher
admirable
sublime
creditable
womanly
okay
careful
impeccable
boring
unexcited
stylish
royal
developed
right stuff
businesslike
deliberate
fitted
felicitous
applicable
smart
worthy
pretty
grounded
pacific
welcome
happy
stick-in-the-mud
down-to-earth
fair
genial
cordial
obliging
kind
pleasant
reserved
hard-boiled
self-controlled
thoughtful
considerate
deferential
complaisant
in keeping
well-respected
well-placed
high-class
upper-class
eminent
highbrow
suited
highfalutin'
great
nifty
timely
well brought up
well spoken
soft-spoken
well-spoken
consistent
consonant
congenial
pleasing
self-respecting
in good taste
just so
the done thing
more ❯
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▲
(
of a question or subject
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Being of current or continuing interest and importance
live
current
important
pertinent
topical
burning
dominant
popular
pressing
prevalent
relevant
running
vital
widespread
active
circulating
common
contemporary
controversial
prevailing
alive
debatable
unsettled
effective
of current interest
critical
urgent
imperative
crucial
acute
essential
dire
exigent
compelling
significant
clamant
importunate
major
emergent
pivotal
imperious
necessitous
crying
clamorous
instant
climacteric
lively
of interest
serious
high priority
high-priority
grave
paramount
key
all-important
life-and-death
consequential
necessary
fundamental
desperate
integral
of great consequence
indispensable
required
requisite
central
needed
drastic
severe
pre-eminent
mandatory
cardinal
of the essence
must-have
of the utmost importance
principal
needful
weighty
profound
heavy
capital
momentous
vitally important
primary
decisive
parlous
prerequisite
extreme
overriding
called for
compulsory
obligatory
prime
big
great
far-reaching
intense
meaningful
terrible
core
focal
large
substantial
considerable
precarious
material
chief
heavy-duty
exceptional
monumental
dreadful
historic
alarming
main
sore
intrinsic
foremost
basic
leading
appreciable
portentous
immediate
perilous
especial
substantive
large-scale
determining
notable
noteworthy
impactful
mighty
top-priority
eventful
striking
awful
all important
earth-shattering
egregious
bad
hazardous
afflictive
life-threatening
sweeping
predominant
worthwhile
top
premier
ponderous
supreme
preeminent
quintessential
remarkable
prominent
heavyweight
almighty
influential
telling
pronounced
sizable
imposing
salient
radical
priority
prioritized
US
prioritised
UK
big-time
of concern
major-league
of note
of consequence
constitutive
grand
sensational
extensive
special
unforgettable
conspicuous
high-level
life and death
marked
much needed
very important
front-page
outstanding
meat-and-potatoes
forceful
newsworthy
very great
life-or-death
impressive
immoderate
basal
huge
worthy
exacting
clamoring
US
distressing
overruling
primal
deciding
clamouring
UK
climactic
determinative
ruling
master
mission-critical
business-critical
now or never
demanding attention
underlined
emergency
impelling
nitty-gritty
world-shaking
bottom-line
name-of-the-game
coal-and-ice
driving
characteristic
inherent
structural
greatest
uppermost
demanded
rudimental
staple
natural
underlying
rudimentary
elementary
highest
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
connected
component
innate
prodigious
unmissable
page-one
tremendous
called-for
time-critical
first
at the heart of
commanding
arch
conclusive
glaring
much
fateful
strong
distinctive
headline
noticeable
preponderant
obvious
rare
landmark
signal
unusual
resonant
hefty
unordinary
deep
ponderable
potent
memorable
glorious
keynote
particular
worthy of attention
carrying a lot of weight
emphatic
quantum
uncommon
generous
earthshaking
extraordinary
milestone
of great import
of moment
of import
of great moment
pointed
instrumental
powerful
top-level
overshadowing
utmost
life-changing
high-profile
dangerous
grievous
big-league
big league
most important
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling or showing love or great care
loving
affectionate
tender
devoted
fond
warm
adoring
ardent
caring
doting
kind
benevolent
gentle
dear
friendly
nurturing
supportive
amatory
considerate
cordial
passionate
sympathetic
thoughtful
amiable
attentive
close
concerned
demonstrative
fervent
generous
reverent
reverential
sentimental
solicitous
tenderhearted
warm-hearted
bound up
close-knit
expressing adoration
lovey-dovey
indulgent
touchy-feely
responsive
lovesome
cuddly
emotional
expressive
effusive
approachable
gushing
open
enamored
US
enamoured
UK
forthcoming
unreserved
communicative
overindulgent
mushy
expansive
unrestrained
warmhearted
candid
unconstrained
uninhibited
admiring
infatuated
amorous
besotted
overfond
silly over
attached
amicable
chummy
huggy
pally
matey
partial
affectious
all over
buddy-buddy
crazy over
nutty about
soft on
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Absorbed in thought
thoughtful
contemplative
meditative
pensive
reflective
introspective
ruminative
cogitative
musing
absorbed
analytical
engrossed
preoccupied
ruminant
thinking
wistful
brooding
dreamy
museful
philosophical
solemn
broody
deliberative
rapt
calculating
cautious
discerning
philosophic
pondering
reflecting
wary
dreaming
grave
intent
observant
observative
prayerful
retrospective
serious
deep in thought
immersed in thought
lost in thought
in a brown study
studious
speculative
reasoning
deep
excogitative
deep-thinking
meditating
daydreaming
probing
attentive
inward-looking
self-absorbed
self-examining
ruminating
contemplating
rational
logical
indrawn
solipsistic
considered
introverted
deliberate
self-contained
self-analysing
self-observing
soul-searching
abstracted
lost
reasonable
cerebral
intellectual
melancholy
cogitating
cultured
sensible
deliberating
judicious
self-centered
US
sober
quiet
profound
in brown study
with your head in the clouds
self-interested
self-centred
UK
measured
keen
careful
prudent
astute
nostalgic
yearning
pondersome
intriguing
longing
desirous
wishful
homesick
in a reverie
thinking about
miles away
mulling things over
introvert
subjective
inner-directed
navel-gazing
recollective
pining
languishing
lovesick
lovelorn
more ❯
Noun
▲
The state or quality of being serious or solemn
seriousness
solemnity
solemnness
earnestness
intentness
soberness
sobriety
staidness
graveness
gravity
serious-mindedness
sedateness
severity
thoughtfulness
sombreness
urgency
somberness
grimness
dourness
humourlessness
consequence
acuteness
significance
gravitas
perilousness
preoccupation
momentousness
concern
weightiness
exigency
pensiveness
hazardousness
sternness
dignity
gloominess
glumness
coolness
calmness
sober-mindedness
unsmilingness
gloom
aloofness
sadness
mournfulness
dolefulness
strictness
stone-facedness
long-facedness
grim-facedness
composure
practicalness
calm
dignified demeanour
moodiness
meditativeness
bookishness
studiousness
owlishness
weight
magnitude
importance
import
moment
severeness
danger
coldness
dangerousness
grievousness
stoniness
criticalness
interest
unfriendliness
note
extremity
substance
value
account
relevance
noteworthiness
impact
stiffness
signification
iciness
influence
merit
austerity
steeliness
hardness
frostiness
humorlessness
flintiness
meaning
prominence
matter
notability
preponderancy
preponderance
paramountcy
enormity
distinction
formality
formalness
harshness
consideration
forbiddingness
bearing
standing
application
rank
essence
eminence
prestige
direness
awfulness
criticality
exigence
inhospitality
surliness
unsociability
hazard
precariousness
implication
priority
applicability
extent
status
thrust
position
saliency
salience
worth
esteem
materiality
stake
austereness
usefulness
hardheartedness
frigidity
more ❯
“She was able to convey to him not by her scattered words, but rather by some reaching of emotion, that she was in deadly
earnest
.”
Noun
▲
Security provided as a guarantee that an obligation will be met
bail
guarantee
security
pledge
bond
surety
collateral
guaranty
assurance
indemnity
gauge
UK
gage
US
warranty
pawn
indemnification
warrant
payment
recognisance
UK
recognizance
US
financial guarantee
deposit
insurance
token
backing
hostage
covenant
contract
down payment
deal
advance
endorsement
promise
monetary deposit
protection
cover
safeguard
underwriting
asylum
custody
gambit
forfeit
counter
hostage to fortune
poker chip
safety measure
more ❯
Noun
▲
Money paid before it is due
down payment
deposit
installment
US
instalment
UK
payment
security
binder
disbursement
front money
earnest money
token
part payment
partial payment
retainer
prepayment
repayment
money up front
stake
deferred payment
fee
cash advance
advance against royalty
advance
floater
early payment
allowance
pledge
drop
insurance
guarantee
bail
advance payment
warranty
credit
surety
collateral
premium
remittance
amount
portion
subscription
e-payment
regular payment
insurance payment
insurance charge
more ❯
Noun
▲
A promise or assurance to do something or that something is the case
solemn word
promise
pledge
vow
guarantee
oath
assurance
commitment
word
agreement
covenant
contract
warrant
troth
compact
bond
parole
engagement
undertaking
warranty
avowal
obligation
pact
guaranty
affirmation
swearing
security
affiance
asseveration
consent
espousal
insurance
pawn
profession
stipulation
swear
token
promissory note
sacred word
word of honor
word of honour
solemn oath
proclamation
declaration
avouchment
affidavit
assertion
sworn statement
sworn declaration
deal
verbal agreement
solemn promise
gentlemen's agreement
bargain
understanding
transaction
surety
settlement
treaty
bail
concordat
accord
debenture
certificate
convention
collateral
arrangement
entente
gage
US
charter
disposition
protocol
indenture
gauge
UK
deed
alliance
handshake
concord
negotiation
indemnity
deposit
attestation
gentleman's agreement
indemnification
lease
document
concession
compromise
licence
instrument
certification
business
truce
franchise
backing
hostage
testament
armistice
license
pactum
acknowledgment
US
note
down payment
account
waiver
concordance
acceptance
piece of paper
meeting of minds
acknowledgement
UK
meeting of the minds
tacit agreement
unspoken agreement
unwritten agreement
mutual understanding
written promise
permit
commission
documents
advance
adjuration
record
testimony
protection
deposition
paper
statement
league
cover
safeguard
averment
collusion
resolution
underwriting
reconciliation
sanction
cartel
terms
accommodation
gambit
forfeit
escrow
endorsement
secret understanding
counter
international agreement
protestation
asylum
custody
payment
prearrangement
recognizance
US
papers
reassurance
support
conveyance
solemn declaration
trust
poker chip
recognisance
UK
dicker
legal document
grant
patent
hostage to fortune
toast
health
common view
quid pro quo
financial guarantee
monetary deposit
decision
accordance
harmony
concurrence
assent
writ
adjudication
memorandum
right
approval
authorization
US
codicil
authorisation
UK
bill
safety measure
the nod
IOU
done deal
trade
business matter
nonformal agreement
proceeding
business activity
sale
affair
purchase
coup
proceedings
intercourse
activity
buying
act
selling
purchasing
step
play
matter
event
buying and selling
business deal
note payable
cosigned promissory note
note of hand
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