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    Useful Thesaurus of English
    Useful Thesaurus of English
    Useful Thesaurus of English
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    Useful Thesaurus of English

    By Martin Manser

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    This thesaurus is aimed chiefly at those who are taking their first steps in learning the English language or who are trying to improve a basic grasp of the language. Most of the words listed here are commonly used by English speakers, both in writing and in daily conversation.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateApr 1, 2015
    ISBN9781483552163
    Useful Thesaurus of English
    Author

    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,

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