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1001 Anagram indicators
Words that indicate change, movement or potential.
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A
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abandon
aberration abnormal abominable about abroad abstract absurd abuse abysmal accident active adapt addle adjust administer ado adrift adulterate |
adverse
affect afflict afresh aggravate aggrieve agile agitate agony ail alien all over the place alter alternative amateur amazing amend amiss amorphous |
amuse
analysis angry animate annoy anomaly another antagonize antic anxious anyhow anyway appalling approximate arbitrary architecture around arouse arrange |
art
artifice askew assault assemble assortment astray asunder at sea at sixes and sevens atrophy attack attempt atypical avant-garde awful awkward awry |
B
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babble
bad badger baffle ballet balls bamboozle bananas barbaric barking baroque basket-case bats batter battle batty beat become |
befuddle
belt bemuse bend besotted bewilder bicker bits bizarre blast blend blighted blithering blotto blow blunder bluster bob |
boil
boisterous bomb booby boozy botch bother bounce bound bow box brawl breach break breeze brew broadcast broth |
brutal
bubbly buckle budge buffet bug buggy build bully bum bump bungle burst bust bustle butcher Byzantine |
C
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calamity
camouflage caper caprice career careless carry on carve cast casual catastrophe cause cavalier cavort change chaotic characters chemistry chew chop chuck churn circle circuit circulate circus clash |
clever
clobber cloud clumsy coarse cocktail collage collapse collate collect comedy comic commotion commute compile complex complicate compose compound compromise conceive concoct confection configure conflict confound confuse |
constituents
constitution construct construe contentious contort contradict contrary contrast contrive control controversy convert convolute convulse cook corked corrupt could be counterfeit course cower crack crackers craft crafty cranky |
crash
crazy create creep criminal cripple crisis crooked cross crude crumble crunch crush cryptic cuckoo cultivate culture cunning curdle cure curious curl curve cut and paste cycle |
D
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daft
damage dance dash deal debacle debauch debris decadent decay deceive decipher decline decode decompose deconstruct decrepit defective deform degenerate delinquent delude demented demolish deplorable deploy deprave derail derange derelict |
derivative
derive describe design despair desperate destroy deteriorate devastate develop deviant deviate devious devise diabolical dicky different difficult digress dilapidated dilemma dire disable disarray disaster discombobulate discomfort discompose disconcert discord |
disease
disengage disfigure disgrace disgruntled disguise dish dishevel disingenuous disintegrate disjoint dislocate dislodge dismantle dismember disobey disorder disorganised dispense disperse displace display dispose disposition dispute disrepair disrupt dissect disseminate dissipate |
dissolute
dissolve distort distract distraught distress distribute disturb dither divers diverse divert dizzy doctor doddery dodge dodgy domestic dotty doubt drag drastic dreadful dress drift drip drive drunk dubious |
E
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eccentric
ecstasy edgy edit elaborate elastic else embroider emerge employ |
energy
engage engineer enigma entangle entertain entwine equivocal erode errant |
erratic
erroneous erupt evil evolve exacerbate exceptional exchange excite excursion |
execute
exercise exotic expatiate explode exploit extraordinary |
F
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fabricate
fail failing fake fall false falter fancy fantasy fashion fault ferment fester fever fiasco fickle fiddle fidget fierce figures |
finesse
fishy fitful fix fizzy flaky flap flaw flexible flicker flighty flimsy flirt flit float flog floppy flounce flounder flourish |
flow
fluctuate fluid fluke fluster flux fly fold fool force foreign forge form formation formula formulate foul founder fracture fragile |
fragment
frantic fraud freak free frenzy fresh freshly made frightful frisky frivolous frolic from fudge funny furore fury fuse fuss fuzzy |
G
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gad about
gallivant game gangling garble gather gauche gear generate germinate |
ghastly
gibber giddy giggle glide gnarl gnash go go to pot goofy |
googly
goulash grapple grate grave grief grill grim grind groggy |
groom
gross grotesque ground group grow guise gyrate |
H
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hack
haggard hallucination hammer handicraft handiwork handle haphazard harass harm harry |
harsh
hash hatch have havoc hazard haze heal heave hectic hector |
helpless
helter-skelter hesitant hideous high hit hook hop hopeless horrible horrid |
horse around
horseplay hotch-potch hover however hurl hurt hybrid hysteria |
I
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idiosyncratic
ignite ill ill-defined ill-disposed illegal illicit illusion imagine impair impede imperfect impersonate impolitic impromptu improper |
improve
improvise impure in a way in solution inaccurate incoherent incompetent incongruous incorrect incredible indecent indefinite indirect indiscriminately indispose |
indistinct
individual induce indulge inebriate inept inexact infected infirm informal infuriate ingenius ingredients injure innovative inquietude |
insecure
interfere interpret intertwine into intricate intrigue invalid invent involve irregular irresolute irritate itch itinerant |
J
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jam
jar jargon jaunt jazz jerk |
jib
jiggle jitter jive jockey joke |
jolly
jolt jostle journey joust juggle |
jumble
jump jungle junk just |
K
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kick
kind kinematic |
kinetic
kink knead |
knit
knock knot |
L
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labour
labyrinth lace lament languid lark latent latitude |
lax
lay laze leap legerdemain lenient letters liberal |
licence
limber liquid lissom list lively loll loose |
lost
lounge lousy ludicrous lunatic lurch |
M
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Machiavellian
machinate mad maelstrom magic make make up make use of malaise malcontent malformation malfunction malicious malleable maltreat manage mangle manipulate manoeuvre manufacture mar marshal marvel |
mash
masquerade massage masticate material matter maul maverick maybe meander meddle medley melee melodrama melt menace mend mercurial merry mesh mess metamorphose might be |
migrate
mill mince mingle misbehave mischief misconduct misconstrue misdirect misery misguided mishandle mishmash mislead misplace misrepresent misshape misspell mistake mistreat misty misunderstand misuse |
mix
mobile model moderate modify modulate molest monkey around monstrous motion motive mould move muddle murky mush mutate mutilate mutiny mysterious |
N
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nasty
naughty neglect negotiate nervous |
new
nightmare nimble nobble nomadic |
nonconforming
nonplus nonsense nonstandard nouveau |
novel
nudge nutty |
O
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objectionable
oblique obscene obscure odd oddball off offend onslaught operate |
option
orchestra ordeal order organize orgy original ornate oscillate ostensible |
otherwise
ought to be out out of hand out of order out of place out of shape out of sorts outlandish outrageous |
outwardly
overcome overhaul overt overthrow overturn overwhelm overwrought |
P
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pack up
palpitate pan panic paradox parody particular parts passion patch pathetic pattern peculiar peeve pelt penal perestroika perform perhaps perish perky permutation perpetrate perplex |
persecute
persuade perturb perverse pervert petulant phony physical jerks pick out pick to pieces pickled piecemeal pieces pique pirouette pitch piteous pitiful pivot place plastic play pliable plight |
plot
ply poke police pollute pooh pooh poor pop porridge pose position possible posture potential potty pound prance prank precarious predicament prepare prescription press pretend |
primitive
problem process produce profligate program propel protest provide provoke pull into line pull to pieces pulp pulverize pummel punch punish push put put in order put off put right puzzle |
Q
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quaint
quake quandary |
quarrel
quaver queer |
question
quirky quiver |
R
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rabble
rack racy radical raffish rage ragged rail raillery rally ramble rampage rampant ramshackle random range rare rash rationalise rattle ratty ravage raw reaction rearrange reassemble rebel rebuild recast recipe reckless |
recollect
recombine reconsider reconstruct recover recreate rectify recycle redeploy redesign redevelop redirect rediscover redo redraw reel reform refresh refurbish regenerate regrettable regroup rehabilitate reincarnate reinstate reinvent relaunch relax relay relocate remake |
remarkable
rend render renew renovate rent reorganise repackage repair replace represent reproduce reschedule resettle reshuffle resolve resort restitution restless restore restructure reunite reuse revel review revise revive revolt revolutionary revolve rework |
rewrite
rickety riddle ridiculous rig riot rip ripple roam roast rock rogue roll romantic rotate rotten rough round up rouse rove row rubbish rude ruffle ruin rum rumble run runaway rupture rustic |
S
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sabotage
sack sad salad savage scandal scathe scatter scheme scrabble scramble scrap scrawl screw scribble scuffle sculpt scupper scuttle seedy seesaw seizure serve set set in motion set out set right settle shabby shake sham shambles shape |
shatter
shift shimmer shimmy shiver shock shoddy shoot shot shove shred shudder shuffle sick silly singular sinuous skip skirmish skittish slack slaughter sleight slice slide slip sloppy slovenly slur smack smash smudge snap |
snarl
solve somehow somersault sophisticated sorry sort soup sozzled spank spasm speculate spell out spill spin spirited splash split spoil sport sprawl spray spread sprightly spring sprinkle spurious squeeze squirm squish stagger stampede startle |
stew
stimulate stir stoned storm straighten strange strategy stray stress structure struggle stumble stunt stupid style substance subvert suffer supple supply surgery surprise suspect swagger sway swill swim swindle swing swirl switch synthetic |
T
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tackle
tactics tailor take badly take by surprise take ill take liberties take wing tamper tangle tattered tawdry tear tease teeter temperamental tempered terrible |
theatrical
thrash threaten throb throw tickle tight tinker tipsy toil tongue in cheek torment torture toss totter touchy tour tousle |
toxic
toy tragic train transcribe transfer transfigure transform transition translate transmute transplant transport transpose trash travel treachery treat |
tremble
trepidation trial tribulation trick trip trouble tumble tumult turbulent turmoil turn turnout tweak twinkle twirl twist twitch |
U
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unbalanced
unbridled unbundle uncanny uncertain uncivilised uncontrolled unconventional uncultivated uncured undecided undefined undisciplined undo undulate |
unearthly
unexpected unfaithful unfettered unfit unfortunate unfurl ungainly ungoverned unhappy unhealthy unkempt unlawful unlikely unnatural |
unordered
unorthodox unprepared unravel unrecognisable unreliable unrest unrestrained unrestricted unruly unscrupulous unseemly unsettle unsound unstable |
unsteady
untamed untethered untidy untoward untrained untrue untutored unusual unwieldy up in the air upheaval uprise uproar upset |
V
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vacillate
vagrant vague vandalise |
variety
vary veer venture |
versatile
version vex vibrate |
vigorous
violent |
W
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wag
waltz wander war warp wasted wave waver wayward weave |
web
weird whack wheel whip whirl whizz wicked widespread wield |
wiggle
wild wind wise wobble woeful wonder wonky woolly work |
worry
wound wreck wrestle wretched wriggle wring writhe wrong wrought |
Z
zany
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