started recently; in the earliest stages of development

"A nascent business"

Synonyms:budding

Antonyms:withering, dying

disgusting or offensive

Synonyms:laothsome

not clear and having no form

Synonyms:vague, unclear, hazy

Antonyms:clear

wicked, or evil in nature

"He was determined to uncover the truth behind the nefarious scheme"

Synonyms:wicked, evil, villainous, malicious, depraved, heinous, corrupt

nullify

"Alchol negates the effect of the drug"

Synonyms:invalidate, annul, void

Synonyms:careless, lax, remiss, slipshod, slovenly, reckless, heedless

rival or enemy

Synonyms:adversary, opponent

Synonyms:apprentice, tyro, rookie, maladroit, dabbler, inexpert, novice, fledgling

Synonyms:link, connection, tie

a mean or ungenerous person; a miser

Synonyms:stingy, miser, parsimonious

quick and exact in either movement or thoughts

"His nimble mind had calcuated the answer even before I completed the question"

Synonyms:quick, agile, spry, celerity

Synonyms:foolish, stupid, idiot, fool, dunce, dolt

very unpleasant and offensive

Synonyms:unpleasant, nasty, distasteful

relaxed and calm

Synonyms:confuse, puzzle, baffle, confound, flummox

a conception of or belief about something

Synonyms:belief, idea, concept

an impulse or desire

Synonyms:impulse inclination whim

well known for something bad

Synonyms:infamous

interestingly new or unusual

"He employed a novel idea to solve the problem"

Synonyms:new, original, unusual, unconventional

Antonyms:old, traditional

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

"Noxious fumes"

of no value or importance

"A nugatory and pointless observation"

Synonyms:futile, worthless, unimportant, inconsequential