Ant. Clear, eulogize, vindicate, whiten, whitewash.
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Blackguard. Rascal, scoundrel, villain.
Ant. Gentleman.
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Blame. Censure, rebuke, chide, reprove, reproach, condemn, vituperate, reprobate, reprehend, dispraise.
Ant. Approve, praise, exonerate, acquit, exculpate.
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Blameless. Pure, innocent, irresponsible, without fault.
Ant. Guilty, implicated, blameworthy, faulty.
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Blanch. Bleach, whiten, whitewash.
Ant. Blacken, stain, dye, darken, color.
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Bland. Soft, gentle, mild, affable, gracious, tender, benign, courteous, complaisant.
Ant. Harsh, abrupt, rough, biting, savage, severe, impolite.
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Blandishment. Flattery, coaxing, fascination, wheedling, attraction, charm, fawning, cajolery.
Ant. Bluntness, unmannerliness, roughness, scolding, severity, sternness.
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Blank. Bare, drear, bleak, void, empty; utter, pure, simple, mere, unqualified, unmitigated; amazed, astonished, confused, disconcerted.
Ant. Full, replete; complex; modified, qualified; composed, controlled, self-possessed, cognizant, intelligent.
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Blasphemy. Profanity, sacrilege, impiety, swearing.
Ant. Reverence, godliness, veneration.
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Blast. Shrivel, destroy, blight, kill, ruin, wither, annihilate; explode, rend, burst.
Ant. Restore, expand, swell.
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Blazon. Exhibit, show off, blaze, blare, trumpet, proclaim, publish.
Ant. Conceal, hush, cover, hide, suppress, shroud, bury.
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Bleach. Blanch, whiten.
Ant. Blacken, darken, soil, stain.
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Bleak. Windy, exposed, bare; cold, chill, raw, desolate, comfortless, cheerless.
Ant. Sheltered, protected, warm, balmy, cheerful, comfortable.
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Blemish. Blot, spot, flaw, fault, imperfection, stain; defacement, tarnish, disfigurement, disgrace, defect, dishonor, stigma, taint.
Ant. Purity, unsulliedness, honor, integrity, wholeness.
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Blend. Mix, unite, fuse, merge, mingle, amalgamate, combine, coalesce, harmonize.
Ant. Separate, run, dissociate, divide.
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Bless. Delight, gladden, make happy, thank, glorify, exalt, praise, extol, felicitate, cheer.
Ant. Curse, anathematize, sadden, grieve.
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Blessing. Benediction, benison; good, benefit, happiness, profit, boon, gain; glory, praise, gratitude.
Ant. Malediction, curse; bereavement, impoverishment, calamity, deprivation, disaster, damage, detriment.
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Blight. Pestilence, withering, blast, destruction.
Ant. Development, maturity.