Word of the Day¶
2025-02-06 promulgate
¶
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause).
"these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization"
similar
make known
make public
publicize
spread
communicate
propagate
disseminate
circulate
broadcast
promote
announce
proclaim
bruit about
2024-06-20 recalcitrant
¶
having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
similar
uncooperative
obstinately disobedient
intractable
unmanageable
ungovernable
2024-04-25 comport
¶
FORMAL
conduct oneself; behave.
"articulate students who comported themselves well in television interviews"
similar
conduct oneself
acquit oneself
behave
act
perform
deport oneself
US
accord or agree with.
"our outdated rules did not comport with 21st-century realities"
2024-04-04 clandestine
¶
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.
similar
secret
covert
furtive
surreptitious
stealthy
cloak-and-dagger
hole-and-corner
hole-in-the-corner
closet
behind-the-scenes
backstairs
back-alley
under-the-table
hugger-mugger
concealed
hidden
private
sly
sneaky
underhand
undercover
underground
black
hush-hush
2024-03-28 vociferous
¶
(especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous.
2024-03-19: reticent
¶
Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.