Words that rhyme with earnest

  • afforest
    v 1: establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" [syn: afforest, forest]
  • arbalest
    n 1: an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles [syn: catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket]
  • august
    adj 1: of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly] 2: profoundly honored; "revered holy men" [syn: august, revered, venerable] n 1: the month following July and preceding September [syn: August, Aug]
  • ballast
    n 1: any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship 2: coarse gravel laid to form a bed for streets and railroads 3: an attribute that tends to give stability in character and morals; something that steadies the mind or feelings 4: a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations) [syn: ballast resistor, ballast, barretter] 5: an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps [syn: ballast, light ballast] v 1: make steady with a ballast
  • breakfast
    n 1: the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) v 1: eat an early morning meal; "We breakfast at seven" 2: provide breakfast for
  • deforest
    v 1: remove the trees from; "The landscape was deforested by the enemy attacks" [syn: deforest, disforest, disafforest]
  • dishonest
    adj 1: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive [syn: dishonest, dishonorable] [ant: honest, honorable] 2: capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer" [syn: corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal]
  • disinterest
    n 1: tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement [syn: disinterest, neutrality]
  • dynast
    n 1: a hereditary ruler
  • farthest
    adv 1: to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: farthest, furthest] 2: to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" [syn: furthest, farthest] adj 1: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost]
  • focused
    adj 1: being in focus or brought into focus [syn: focused, focussed] [ant: unfocused, unfocussed] 2: (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" [syn: focused, focussed] 3: of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image
  • forest
    n 1: the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area [syn: forest, wood, woods] 2: land that is covered with trees and shrubs [syn: forest, woodland, timberland, timber] v 1: establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" [syn: afforest, forest]
  • furthest
    adv 1: to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" [syn: furthest, farthest] 2: to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" [syn: farthest, furthest] adj 1: (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" [syn: farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost]
  • harvest
    n 1: the yield from plants in a single growing season [syn: crop, harvest] 2: the consequence of an effort or activity; "they gathered a harvest of examples"; "a harvest of love" 3: the gathering of a ripened crop [syn: harvest, harvesting, harvest home] 4: the season for gathering crops [syn: harvest, harvest time] v 1: gather, as of natural products; "harvest the grapes" [syn: reap, harvest, glean] 2: remove from a culture or a living or dead body, as for the purposes of transplantation; "The Chinese are said to harvest organs from executed criminals"
  • honest
    adj 1: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting" [syn: honest, honorable] [ant: dishonest, dishonorable] 2: without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion" 3: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"; "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable, true(p)] 4: without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food" 5: marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; "honest reporting" 6: not forged; "a good dollar bill" [syn: good, honest] 7: gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" [syn: honest, fair]
  • immodest
    adj 1: having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting" [ant: modest] 2: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant: modest]
  • interest
    n 1: a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" [syn: interest, involvement] 2: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" [syn: sake, interest] 3: the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" [syn: interest, interestingness] [ant: uninterestingness] 4: a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" 5: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" [syn: interest, stake] 6: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" [syn: interest, interest group] 7: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" [syn: pastime, interest, pursuit] v 1: excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of [ant: bore, tire] 2: be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" [syn: concern, interest, occupy, worry] 3: be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" [syn: matter to, interest]
  • internist
    n 1: a specialist in internal medicine
  • knockwurst
    n 1: short thick highly seasoned sausage [syn: knackwurst, knockwurst]
  • locust
    n 1: migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae 2: hardwood from any of various locust trees 3: any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae [syn: locust tree, locust]
  • modest
    adj 1: marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" [ant: immodest] 2: not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" [syn: modest, small] 3: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" 4: not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant: immodest] 5: low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" [syn: humble, low, lowly, modest, small] 6: humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" [syn: meek, mild, modest] 7: limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket- size country" [syn: minor, modest, small, small- scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized]
  • monopolist
    n 1: someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something [syn: monopolist, monopolizer, monopoliser]
  • negativist
    n 1: someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked 2: someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions [syn: defeatist, negativist]
  • persist
    v 1: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" [syn: prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure] 2: be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" [syn: persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on] 3: stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up" [syn: persist, remain, stay]
  • pharmacist
    n 1: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs [syn: pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller]
  • physicist
    n 1: a scientist trained in physics
  • polemicist
    n 1: a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) [syn: polemicist, polemist, polemic]
  • positivist
    adj 1: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: positivist, positivistic, positive] n 1: someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes [syn: positivist, rationalist]
  • provost
    n 1: a high-ranking university administrator
  • publicist
    n 1: someone who publicizes [syn: publicist, publicizer, publiciser]
  • racist
    adj 1: based on racial intolerance; "racist remarks" 2: discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [syn: racist, antiblack, anti-Semite(a)] n 1: a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others [syn: racist, racialist]
  • recidivist
    n 1: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal] 2: someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior [syn: recidivist, backslider, reversionist]
  • reforest
    v 1: forest anew; "After the fire, they reforested the mountain"
  • religionist
    n 1: a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot
  • reservist
    n 1: a member of a military reserve
  • resist
    v 1: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" [syn: defy, resist, refuse] [ant: apply, lend oneself] 2: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something [syn: resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm] [ant: give up, surrender] 3: express opposition through action or words; "dissent to the laws of the country" [syn: protest, resist, dissent] 4: withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" [syn: resist, stand, fend] 5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" [syn: resist, reject, refuse] 6: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk, jib]
  • romanticist
    adj 1: belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry" [syn: romantic, romanticist, romanticistic] n 1: someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality [syn: sentimentalist, romanticist] 2: an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism [syn: romanticist, romantic] [ant: classicist]
  • sexist
    adj 1: discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women) n 1: a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women [syn: male chauvinist, sexist]
  • steadfast
    adj 1: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering] 2: firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance" [syn: steadfast, staunch, unswerving]
  • subjectivist
    n 1: a person who subscribes to subjectivism
  • tempest
    n 1: a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot" [syn: storm, tempest] 2: (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"
  • unbiased
    adj 1: characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems" [syn: indifferent, unbiased, unbiassed] 2: without bias [syn: unbiased, unbiassed]
  • columnist
    n 1: a journalist who writes editorials [syn: columnist, editorialist]
  • nativist
    adj 1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: nativist, nativistic] 2: of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories" [syn: nativist, nativistic] n 1: a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
  • liverwurst
    n 1: sausage containing ground liver [syn: liver pudding, liver sausage, liverwurst]
  • everest
    n 1: a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high) [syn: Everest, Mount Everest, Mt. Everest]
  • damnedest
  • freest
  • nematocyst
  • objectivist
  • solipsist
  • doest
  • ernest
  • mayest
  • wurst
  • forrest
  • spartacist
  • pneumatocyst
  • encyst
  • lagerkvist
  • sallust
  • peronist
  • anglicist
  • vorticist
  • phonemicist

See also earnest definition and earnest synonyms