Useful Thesaurus of English
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Martin Manser
Martin Manser is a professional writer and researcher. He is responsible for ‘The Penguin Wordmaster’ and ‘The Guinness Book of Words’.
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Useful Thesaurus of English - Martin Manser
oppose
Aa
abandon
leave, desert, give up, forsake, leave behind
OPPOSITE: keep, retain
ability
capability, competence, expertise, skill, talent
OPPOSITE: inability, incompetence
about
1 a book about football concerning, regarding, relating to, referring to, connected with
2 about ten o’clock approximately, around, roughly, more or less
absent
away, missing, gone, elsewhere, out
OPPOSITE: present, here
absolutely
totally, completely, utterly, thoroughly, perfectly
accelerate
speed up, quicken, hurry
OPPOSITE: slow down, decelerate
accept
1 accept a gift take, receive, obtain OPPOSITE: reject, turn down, refuse
2 accept a fact acknowledge, recognize, admit, agree to, concede OPPOSITE: reject
accurate
correct, right, true, precise, exact
OPPOSITE: inaccurate, imprecise
achieve
accomplish, fulfil, carry out, complete, do
acknowledge
1 acknowledge a fact admit, accept, recognize, grant, agree OPPOSITE: deny, dispute
2 acknowledge a person greet, address, recognize OPPOSITE: ignore
act
action, deed, feat, operation
act, (to)
1 act sensibly behave, conduct oneself, perform
2 act as a lever function, operate, work
3 act in a play perform, play, portray
action
act, move, exploit, deed, feat
add
1 add the numbers tot up, count up, total, tally, compute OPPOSITE: subtract, deduct
2 add it to your collection join, combine, attach, mix OPPOSITE: remove, detach
additional
extra, more, other, supplementary
OPPOSITE: fewer, less
adequate
1 adequate food supplies enough, sufficient, ample OPPOSITE: inadequate, insufficient
2 an adequate standard of work satisfactory, acceptable, passable, good enough OPPOSITE: unsatisfactory, unacceptable
adjust
1 adjust the headrest change, alter, regulate, modify OPPOSITE: conserve
2 adjust to college life adapt, conform, acclimatize OPPOSITE: rebel
admit
1 admit new members allow in, let in, accept, welcome, receive OPPOSITE: exclude, keep out
2 admit to having lied confess, own up, acknowledge, concede, grant OPPOSITE: deny
advantage
1 have the advantage over someone upper hand, superiority, lead, edge OPPOSITE: disadvantage
2 to your advantage benefit, gain, good OPPOSITE: disadvantage, loss, drawback
advice
counselling, guidance, recommendation, suggestion
advise
counsel, guide, recommend, suggest, warn
OPPOSITE: deter, discourage
affect
1 it won’t affect my opinion influence, change, alter, sway
2 be affected by a sad film move, touch, reach, appeal to
afraid
1 afraid of the dark frightened, scared, fearful, terrified, petrified OPPOSITE: unafraid, fearless, bold
2 I’m afraid I can’t help sorry, regretful, concerned OPPOSITE: unapologetic, unconcerned
again
once more, over again, afresh, anew
against
opposing, versus, in opposition to
OPPOSITE: for, pro, in favour of
aggressive
hostile, violent, quarrelsome, argumentative
OPPOSITE: friendly, peaceable
agree
1 agree with someone concur, see eye to eye, be in agreement OPPOSITE: disagree, differ
2 agree to do something consent, assent, comply OPPOSITE: refuse
agreement
pact, settlement, deal, contract, treaty
aid
help, assistance, support
OPPOSITE: hindrance
aim
goal, target, objective, intention, purpose
alike
1 they are so alike similar, the same, identical, resembling OPPOSITE: different, dissimilar
2 we think alike similarly, the same, identically, equally OPPOSITE: differently
alive
1 dead or alive living, existing, live, breathing OPPOSITE: dead, lifeless
2 feel alive lively, vigorous, energetic, full of life, vital OPPOSITE: listless, lethargic
allow
permit, let, authorize, consent
OPPOSITE: forbid, prohibit
almost
nearly, practically, virtually, approaching, close to
alone
unaccompanied, solo, by oneself, solitary, single
OPPOSITE: accompanied, together
also
too, as well, moreover, in addition, besides
altogether
1 £45 altogether in all, in total, all told OPPOSITE: in part
2 not altogether surprised completely, entirely, totally, absolutely, wholly OPPOSITE: partly, partially
always
all the time, constantly, continually, perpetually, invariably
OPPOSITE: never, sometimes
amazing
astonishing, astounding, surprising, staggering, remarkable
amount
sum, total, quantity, volume
analyse
examine, investigate, study
angry
furious, enraged, mad, annoyed, riled
OPPOSITE: calm, unperturbed
annoy
irritate, anger, irk, harass, bother
OPPOSITE: please, soothe
answer
reply, response, retort, comeback
OPPOSITE: question, query
antique
old, ancient, vintage, antiquarian
OPPOSITE: modern, new
anxious
nervous, worried, stressed, tense, apprehensive
OPPOSITE: calm, relaxed, composed
appear
1 appear on the horizon come into sight, emerge, materialize
2 appear at the party arrive, turn up, come, show up
3 appear happy seem, look, give the impression
appointment
arrangement, date, engagement, rendezvous, meeting
appropriate
suitable, apt, fitting, proper, correct
OPPOSITE: inappropriate, unsuitable
approve
1 she doesn’t approve of smoking like, favour, appreciate, admire, esteem OPPOSITE: disapprove, condemn
2 approve a plan authorize, sanction, endorse, back, agree to OPPOSITE: oppose, reject
area
1 a wide area expanse, extent, stretch, range
2 a residential area region, district, zone, neighbourhood, locality
3 an area of knowledge field, sphere, domain, subject, topic
argument
1 a blazing argument quarrel, row, disagreement, dispute, fight
2 put forward an argument case, grounds, reasoning, defence, claim
around
1 a hedge around the garden surrounding, encircling, enclosing, about
2 around fifty people approximately, about, roughly, more or less, give or take
arrange
1 arrange an appointment organize, plan, schedule, fix
2 arrange your CDs order, tidy, organize,