What are some opposite words for cant?
Antonyms for cant
kæntcant
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term cant.
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Antonyms:
must, be able to, cancantcontraction
cannot; is unable to; does not have the ability to
I can't quite get it to work.
Antonyms:
can, be able to, mustcantcontraction
To bevel an edge or corner.
You can't enter the hall without a ticket.
Antonyms:
can, be able to, must
English Synonyms and Antonyms
cant
Pretense (Latin prætendo) primarily signifies the holding something forward as having certain rights or claims, whether truly or falsely; in the good sense, it is now rarely used except with a negative; as, there can be no pretense that this is due; a false pretense implies the possibility of a true pretense; but, alone and unlimited, pretense commonly signifies the offering of something for what it is not. Hypocrisy is the false pretense of moral excellence, either as a cover for actual wrong, or for the sake of the credit and advantage attaching to virtue. Cant (Latin cantus, a song), primarily the singsong iteration of the language of any party, school, or sect, denotes the mechanical and pretentious use of religious phraseology, without corresponding feeling or character; sanctimoniousness is the assumption of a saintly manner without a saintly character. As cant is hypocrisy in utterance, so sanctimoniousness is hypocrisy in appearance, as in looks, tones, etc. Pietism, originally a word of good import, is now chiefly used for an unregulated emotionalism; formalism is an exaggerated devotion to forms, rites, and ceremonies, without corresponding earnestness of heart; sham (identical in origin with shame) is a trick or device that puts one to shame, or that shamefully disappoints expectation or falsifies appearance. Affectation is in matters of intellect, taste, etc., much what hypocrisy is in morals and religion; affectation might be termed petty hypocrisy. Compare DECEPTION.
Antonyms:
candor, frankness, genuineness, honesty, ingenuousness, openness, sincerity, transparency, truth, truthfulnessSynonyms:
affectation, dissimulation, formalism, hypocrisy, pharisaism, pietism, pretense, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, sham
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Princeton's WordNet
buzzword, cantnoun
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
Synonyms:
slang, camber, chamfer, patois, bevel, vernacular, argot, bank, pious platitude, lingo, buzzword, jargonbank, cant, cambernoun
a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force
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argot, pious platitude, banking company, money box, banking concern, slang, chamfer, lingo, bank building, coin bank, patois, savings bank, vernacular, bevel, camber, jargon, bank, buzzword, depository financial institutionslang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacularnoun
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"
Synonyms:
slang term, bevel, patois, slang, slang expression, vernacular, argot, pious platitude, lingo, camber, buzzword, jargon, chamfer, bank, jargooncant, pious platitudenoun
insincere talk about religion or morals
Synonyms:
slang, camber, chamfer, patois, bevel, vernacular, argot, bank, pious platitude, lingo, buzzword, jargonbevel, cant, chamferverb
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Synonyms:
slang, bevel, camber, chamfer, patois, bevel square, vernacular, argot, bank, pious platitude, lingo, buzzword, jargoncant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitchverb
heel over
"The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
Synonyms:
set up, pitch, lean, huckster, lurch, wobble, peddle, vend, tip, slope, careen, shift, tilt, hawk, flip, cant over, monger, deliver, incline, weight, angle, sky, toss, slant, gear
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
How to use cant in a sentence?
We dont condone it at all, were really just trying to get the message across that this cant keep happening.
It really upsets me I cant cuddle my grandchildren or pick them up.
One thing is clear to me. You cant know everything youd like to know. You cant do everything youd like to do. You cant read everything youd like to read. You must hold onto some things and let go of others. Learning to make that choice is one of the big lessons of this life.
I am done, i cant make a living there anymore with all the situations happening there. I cant get nothing going.
I cant go into specifics or percentages or ratios, but yeah, money is a factor. Im going to be completely direct about that. Theres no reason not to be, there are times when its more of a factor than not. I still have to feel that, whether or not the movie around me entirely works, Ill be able to deliver something and be fun to watch. But yes, its no secret that mistakes have been made in my past that Ive had to try to correct. Financial mistakes happened with the real estate implosion that occurred, in which the lions share of everything I had earned was pretty much eradicated. But one thing I wasnt going to do was file for bankruptcy. I had this pride thing where I wanted to work my way through anything, which was both good and bad. Not all the movies have been blue chip, but Ive kept getting closer to my instrument.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#34 | can | |
#218 | must | |
#2276 | truth | |
#7071 | cant | |
#9585 | transparency | |
#13655 | honesty | |
#18813 | openness | |
#27844 | sincerity | |
#46855 | candor | |
#50273 | truthfulness | |
#85657 | frankness | |
#97212 | genuineness |
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