All giving antonyms
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- shrimper β a shrimp fisherman.
- shrimp β any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- merciless β without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
- harsh β ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
- heartless β unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- coldhearted β lacking sympathy; unfeeling
- wolfish β resembling a wolf, as in form or characteristics.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- hermetically sealed β airtight
- nasty β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- by the book β according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
- self-centered β concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- close-fitting β Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body.
- close-lipped β not talking or revealing much
- steely β consisting or made of steel.
- brutish β If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- uncalled for β not called for; not required; superfluous; unwanted.
- bitty β If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
- locked in β a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- ferocious β savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- dog eat dog β marked by destructive or ruthless competition; without self-restraint, ethics, etc.: It's a dog-eat-dog industry.
- kissing cousins β any more or less distant kin familiar enough to be greeted with a kiss, as a cousin (kissing cousin)
- ventilate β to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- inhumane β not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
- around the corner β If you say that something is around the corner, you mean that it will happen very soon. In British English, you can also say that something is round the corner.
- proofer β evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- unforthcoming β coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- hardline β an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- savage β fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- unswayable β to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- cruel β Someone who is cruel deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.
- ravening β rapacious; voracious.
- ferine β feral1 .
- mingy β mean and stingy; niggardly.
- stony-hearted β hardhearted.
verb with object giving
- misgiving β Often, misgivings. a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension.
noun giving
- taking β the act of taking.