tacit
Unspoken: implied or inferred
- S: understood, implicit, wordless, unexpressed, unvoiced
- A: explicit, express, expressed, specific
taciturn
Habitually untalkative
- S: closemouthed, tight lipped, laconic, reserved, uncommunicative, reticent
- A: talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prolix, voluble
tangible
Capable of being touched; real or concrete
- S: perceptible, discernible, palpable, material, actual, physical, solid
- A: imperceptible, insubstantial, immaterial, untouchable, nebulous, hazy, vague
tenable
Capable of being defended or maintained
- S: defensible, defendable, maintainable, irrefutable, incontestable, unassailable, plausible, believable, credible
- A: indefensible, insupportable, unmaintainable, flawed, faulty, specious, implausible, questiona
tentative
In the nature of an experiement or trial; uncertain
- S: provisional, contingent, probationary, interim, experimental, exploratory, hesitant, unsure, doubtful, iffy
- A: definite, settled, certain, finalized
thwart
To block or frustrate
- S: foil, baffle, neutralize, defeat, stymie, cripple, impede, inhibit
- A: promote, aid, help, abet, encourage, advance, foster
tranquil
Peaceful and quiet; free of mental agitation
- S: calm, serene, placid, cool, composed, self possessed, unexcited, unperturbed, impassive, dispassionate
- A: turbulent, tumultuous, stormy, tempestuous, raucous, distraught, agitated, troubled, upset
traumatic
So shocking as to produce a lasting psychological effect
- S: shocking, paralyzing, jolting
- A: beneficial, salutary, salubrious, uplifting, inspirational
trenchant
Perceptive and forceful; cutting
- S: incisive, keen, acute, effective, cogent, caustic, mordant, biting
- A: bland, pallid, obtuse, vacuous, vapid, inane
turbulent
Violently agitated or disturbed; restless or unruly
- S: stormy, troubled, tumultuous, tempestuous
- A: calm, peaceful, placid, tranquil
ubiquitous
Being or seeming to be everywhere
- S: omnipresent, pervasive, universal, ever present
- A: rare, scarce
urbane
Refined, elegant, and sophisticated in manner or style
- S: suave, cosmopolitan, polished, genteel, smooth, bland, courtly, well bred
- A: crude, boorish, rude, discourteous, ill bred, gauche
usurp
To seize a power, office, function, or the like without any legal right to do so
- S: expropriate, arrogate, encroach, infringe, supplant
vagary
A bizarre or eccentric idea, action, or condition
- S: whim, caprice, peculiarity, quirk, crotchet, oddity, eccentricity
venal
Open to, or marked by, bribery or corruption
- S: corruptible, bribable, mercenary
- A: incorruptible, scrupulous, honest, upright