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off, disregard, ignore, overlook, overpass, pass over, tune out, wink (at); dismiss, pooh-pooh, scorn, shrug off; defy, resist, withstand

Antonyms

comply (with), conform (to), follow, mind, obey, observe

[3] defile, desecrate, profane—more at DESECRATE

vi·o·la·tion noun : an act or instance of violating : the state of being violated

Synonyms

breach, crime, error, infraction, malefaction, misdeed, misdoing, offense, sin, transgression, trespass, wrongdoing—more at OFFENSE

vi·o·lence noun 1 : exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse

2 : injury by or as if by infringement or profanation

3 : intense or furious often destructive action or force

4 : vehement feeling or expression : INTENSITY

5 : jarring quality : a state of discord

vi·o·lent adjective 1 : marked by extreme force or sudden intense activity

2 : caused by or showing strong feeling <~ words>

3 : existing in an extreme degree : INTENSE

4 : emotionally agitated to the point of loss of self-control

5 : caused by force : not natural <~ death>

— vi·o·lent·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, hot, rabid, rough, stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, volcanic; also brutal, savage, vicious; antagonistic, hostile; aggressive, assertive, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, gladiatorial, quarrelsome; frantic, frenzied, mad; destructive, ruinous

Antonyms

nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful

[3] deep, exquisite, fearful, hard, heavy, intense, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious—more at INTENSE

vi·o·let noun 1 : any of a genus of herbs or small shrubs usu. with heart-shaped leaves and both aerial and underground flowers; especially : one with small usu. solid-colored flowers

2 : a reddish blue color

vi·o·lin noun : a bowed stringed instrument with four strings that has a shallow body, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge

— vi·o·lin·ist noun

vi·o·lon·cel·lo noun [ORIGIN: It]

: CELLO

— vi·o·lon·cel·list noun

VIP noun, plural VIPs [ORIGIN: very important person]

: a person of great influence or prestige; especially : a high official with special privileges

Synonyms

celebrity, figure, light, luminary, notable, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar—more at CELEBRITY

vi·per noun 1 : a common stout-bodied Eurasian venomous snake having a bite only rarely fatal to humans; also : any snake (as a pit viper) of the same family as the viper

2 : any venomous or reputedly venomous snake

3 : a vicious or treacherous person

— vi·per·ine adjective

vi·ra·go noun, plural -goes or -gos [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L, strong or heroic woman, fr. vir man]

1 : a loud overbearing woman

2 : a woman of great strength and courage

Synonyms

fury, harpy, shrew, termagant—more at SHREW

vi·ral adjective : of, relating to, or caused by a virus

vir·eo noun, plural -e·os [ORIGIN: L, a small bird, fr. virēre to be green]

: any of various small insect-eating American songbirds mostly olive green and grayish in color

1virgin noun 1 : an unmarried woman devoted to religion

2 : an unmarried girl or woman

3 cap : the mother of Jesus

4 : a person who has not had sexual intercourse

2virgin adjective 1 : free from stain : PURE, SPOTLESS

2 : CHASTE

3 : befitting a virgin : MODEST

4 : having its original qualities unimpaired : FRESH; especially : not altered by human activity <~ forest>

5 : INITIAL, FIRST

Synonyms

brand-new, fresh, pristine—more at FRESH

1virginal adjective : of, relating to, or characteristic of a virgin or virginity

— vir·gin·al·ly adverb

2virginal noun : a small rectangular spinet without legs popular in the 16th and 17th centuries

Vir·gin·ia creeper noun : a No. American vine related to the grapes that has leaves with five leaflets and bluish-black berries

Virginia reel noun : an American country-dance

vir·gin·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being virgin; especially : MAIDENHOOD

2 : the unmarried life : CELIBACY

Vir·go noun [ORIGIN: L, lit., virgin]

1 : a zodiacal constellation