Synonyms
Antonyms
1. left-of-center
adjective. believing in or supporting tenets of the political left.
Synonyms
- left
- leftist
Antonyms
- right
- right-handed
- ambidextrous
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2. out-of-bounds
adjective. outside the foul lines.
Antonyms
- free
3. out-of-bounds
adjective. barred to a designated group.
Synonyms
- off-limits
Antonyms
- unclassified
- unconfined
4. out-of-school
adjective. not attending school and therefore free to work.
Antonyms
- bound
5. out-of-doors
noun. where the air is unconfined.
Synonyms
- outdoors
- open
- exterior
- outside
Antonyms
- indoors
- cork
- lock
- bar
6. out-of-town
adjective. happening in or being of another town or city.
Antonyms
- near
7. certiorari
noun. a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case.
Synonyms
- writ of certiorari
- judicial writ
8. tug-of-war
noun. any hard struggle between equally matched groups.
Synonyms
- battle
- conflict
Antonyms
- defend
- agreement
- keep
9. man-of-war
noun. a warship intended for combat.
Synonyms
- combat ship
- ship of the line
- sailing warship
- war vessel
10. writ
noun. ['ˈrɪt'] (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer.
Synonyms
- subpoena ad testificandum
- writ of right
- writ of error
- mandamus
- writ of election
- subpoena duces tecum
- certiorari
- summons
- fieri facias
- process
- judicial writ
- sequestration
- writ of detinue
- writ of certiorari
- warrant
- instrument
- habeas corpus
- court order
- writ of mandamus
- writ of habeas corpus
- writ of prohibition
- legal document
- official document
- assize
- legal instrument
- scire facias
- subpoena
- venire facias
Antonyms
- increment
- irreversible process
- reversible process
- decrease
Example sentences of the word writ-of-certiorari
1. Noun Phrase
The Louisiana Supreme Court didn't think so — it denied his writ of certiorari, saying his request for legal counsel was ambiguous.