Collins Dictionaries - Collins GEM English Thesaurus

walker

wall

wallet

wander

wanderer

wane

want

wanting

war

ward

warden

wardrobe

warehouse

wares

warfare

warm

warmth

warn

warning

warp

warrant

warranty

warrior

wary

wash

waste

watch

watchdog

water

waterfall

wave

waver

wax

way

wayward

weak

weaken

weakness

wealth

wealthy

wear

wearing

weary

weather

weave

web

wed

wedding

wedge

weep

weigh

weight

weird

welcome

weld

welfare

well

wet

whack

whale

wharf

wheel

whereabouts

whiff

whim

whine

whip

whirl

whisk

whisper

white

white-collar

whittle

whole

wholesale

wholly

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wide

widen

widespread

width

wield

wife

wild

wilderness

will

willing

willingly

willingness

wilt

win

wince

wind

windfall

windy

wing

wink

winner

winning

wipe

wisdom

wise

wish

wit

witch

witchcraft

withdraw

withdrawal

withdrawn

wither

withering

withhold

withstand

witness

witty

wizard

wobble

woe

woman

womanly

wonder

wonderful

woo

wood

wooded

wooden

wool

word

wording

work

worker

workman

works

workshop

world

worldly

worn

worried

worry

worsen

worship

worth

worthless

worthwhile

worthy

would-be

wound

wrangle

wrap

wrath

wreck

wreckage

wrench

wrestle

wrinkle

writ

write

writer

writing

wrong

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yank

yarn

yawning

yearly

yearn

yell

yellow

yen

yet

yield

yielding

yob

young

youngster

youth

youthful

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zeal

zero

zip

zone

zoom

abandon VERB

1= leave, strand, ditch (slang), forsake, run out on, desert, dump 2= stop, give up, halt, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, leave off ◼ OPPOSITE: continue 3= give up, yield, surrender, relinquish ◼ OPPOSITE: keep ▸ NOUN = recklessness, wildness ◼ OPPOSITE: restraintabandonment NOUN = desertion, leaving, forsakingabbey NOUN = monastery, convent, priory, nunnery, friaryabduct VERB = kidnap, seize, carry off, snatch (slang)abide VERB = tolerate, suffer, accept, bear, endure, put up with, take, stand ● abide by something= obey, follow, agree to, carry out, observe, fulfil, act on, comply withabiding ADJECTIVE = enduring, lasting, continuing, permanent, persistent, everlasting ◼ OPPOSITE: briefability NOUN 1= capability, potential, competence, proficiency ◼ OPPOSITE: inability 2= skill, talent, expertise, competence, aptitude, proficiency, clevernessable ADJECTIVE = capable, qualified, efficient, accomplished, competent, skilful, proficient ◼ OPPOSITE: incapableabnormal ADJECTIVE = unusual, different, odd, strange, extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional, peculiar ◼ OPPOSITE: normalabnormality NOUN 1= strangeness, peculiarity, irregularity, singularity 2= anomaly, oddity, exception, peculiarity, deformity, irregularityabolish VERB = do away with, end, destroy, eliminate, cancel, get rid of, ditch (slang), throw out ◼ OPPOSITE: establishabolition NOUN = eradication, ending, end, destruction, wiping out, elimination, cancellation, terminationabort VERB = stop, end, finish, check, arrest, halt, cease, axe (informal)abortion NOUN = termination, deliberate miscarriageabound VERB = be plentiful, thrive, flourish, be numerous, proliferate, be abundant, be thick on the groundabout PREPOSITION 1= regarding, on, concerning, dealing with, referring to, relating to, as regards 2= near, around, close to, nearby, beside, adjacent to, in the neighbourhood of ▸ ADVERB = approximately, around, almost, nearly, approaching, close to, roughly, just aboutabove PREPOSITION 1= over, upon, beyond, on top of, exceeding, higher than ◼ OPPOSITE: under 2= senior to, over, ahead of, in charge of, higher than, superior to, more powerful thanabroad ADVERB = overseas, out of the country, in foreign landsabrupt ADJECTIVE 1= sudden, unexpected, rapid, surprising, quick, rash, precipitate ◼ OPPOSITE: slow 2= curt, brief, short, rude, impatient, terse, gruff, succinct ◼ OPPOSITE: politeabsence NOUN 1= time off, leave, break, vacation, recess, truancy, absenteeism, nonattendance 2= lack, deficiency, omission, scarcity, want, need, shortage, dearthabsent ADJECTIVE 1= away, missing, gone, elsewhere, unavailable, nonexistent ◼ OPPOSITE: present 2= absent-minded, blank, vague, distracted, vacant, preoccupied, oblivious, inattentive ◼ OPPOSITE: alert ● absent yourself= stay away, withdraw, keep away, play truantabsolute ADJECTIVE 1= complete, total, perfect, pure, sheer, utter, outright, thorough 2= supreme, sovereign, unlimited, ultimate, full, unconditional, unrestricted, pre-eminent 3= autocratic, supreme, all-powerful, imperious, domineering, tyrannicalabsolutely ADVERB = completely, totally, perfectly, fully, entirely, altogether, wholly, utterly ◼ OPPOSITE: somewhatabsorb VERB 1= soak up, suck up, receive, digest, imbibe 2= engross, involve, engage, fascinate, rivet, captivateabsorbed ADJECTIVE = engrossed, lost, involved, gripped, fascinated, caught up, wrapped up, preoccupiedabsorbing ADJECTIVE = fascinating, interesting, engaging, gripping, compelling, intriguing, enticing, riveting ◼ OPPOSITE: boringabsorption NOUN 1= soaking up, consumption, digestion, sucking up 2= immersion, involvement, concentration, fascination, preoccupation, intentnessabstract ADJECTIVE = theoretical, general, academic, speculative, indefinite, hypothetical, notional, abstruse ◼ OPPOSITE: actual ▸ NOUN = summary, résumé, outline, digest, epitome, rundown, synopsis, précis ◼ OPPOSITE: expansion ▸ VERB = extract, draw, pull, remove, separate, withdraw, isolate, pull out ◼ OPPOSITE: addabsurd ADJECTIVE = ridiculous, crazy (informal), silly, foolish, ludicrous, unreasonable, irrational, senseless ◼ OPPOSITE: sensibleabundance NOUN = plenty, bounty, exuberance, profusion, plethora, affluence, fullness, fruitfulness ◼ OPPOSITE: shortageabundant ADJECTIVE = plentiful, full, rich, liberal, generous, ample, exuberant, teeming ◼ OPPOSITE: scarceabuse NOUN 1= maltreatment, damage, injury, hurt, harm, manhandling, ill-treatment 2= insults, blame, slights, put-downs, censure, reproach, scolding, defamation 3= misuse, misapplication, exploitation ▸ VERB 1= ill-treat, damage, hurt, injure, harm, molest, maltreat, knock about or around ◼ OPPOSITE: care for 2= insult, offend, curse, put down, malign, scold, disparage, castigate ◼ OPPOSITE: praiseabusive ADJECTIVE 1= violent, rough, cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, destructive, harmful ◼ OPPOSITE: kind 2= insulting, offensive, rude, degrading, scathing, contemptuous, disparaging, scurrilous ◼ OPPOSITE: complimentaryacademic ADJECTIVE 1= scholastic, educational 2= scholarly, learned, intellectual, literary, erudite, highbrow, studious 3= theoretical, abstract, speculative, hypothetical, impractical, notional, conjectural ▸ NOUN = scholar, intellectual, don, master, professor, fellow, lecturer, tutor, acca (Austral. slang)accelerate VERB 1= increase, grow, advance, extend, expand, raise, swell, enlarge ◼ OPPOSITE: fall 2= expedite, further, speed up, hasten ◼ OPPOSITE: delay 3= speed up, advance, quicken, gather momentum ◼ OPPOSITE: slow downacceleration NOUN = hastening, hurrying, stepping up (informal), speeding up, quickeningaccent NOUN = pronunciation, tone, articulation, inflection, brogue, intonation, diction, modulation ▸ VERB = emphasize, stress, highlight, underline, underscore, accentuateaccept VERB 1= receive, take, gain, pick up, secure, collect, get, obtain 2= acknowledge, believe, allow, admit, approve, recognize, yield, concedeacceptable ADJECTIVE = satisfactory, fair, all right, suitable, sufficient, good enough, adequate, tolerable ◼ OPPOSITE: unsatisfactoryacceptance NOUN 1= accepting, taking, receiving, obtaining, acquiring, reception, receipt 2= acknowledgement, agreement, approval, recognition, admission, consent, adoption, assentaccepted ADJECTIVE = agreed, common, established, traditional, approved, acknowledged, recognized, customary ◼ OPPOSITE: unconventionalaccess NOUN 1= admission, entry, passage 2= entrance, road, approach, entry, path, gate, opening, passageaccessible ADJECTIVE = handy, near, nearby, at hand, within reach, reachable, achievable ◼ OPPOSITE: inaccessibleaccessory NOUN 1= extra, addition, supplement, attachment, adjunct, appendage 2= accomplice, partner, ally, associate, assistant, helper, colleague, collaboratoraccident NOUN 1= crash, smash, wreck, collision 2= misfortune, disaster, tragedy, setback, calamity, mishap, misadventure 3= chance, fortune, luck, fate, hazard, coincidence, fluke, fortuityaccidental ADJECTIVE 1= unintentional, unexpected, incidental, unforeseen, unplanned ◼ OPPOSITE: deliberate 2= chance, random, casual, unplanned, fortuitous, inadvertentaccidentally ADVERB = unintentionally, incidentally, by accident, by chance, inadvertently, unwittingly, randomly, haphazardly ◼ OPPOSITE: deliberatelyacclaim VERB = praise, celebrate, honour, cheer, admire, hail, applaud, compliment ▸ NOUN = praise, honour, celebration, approval, tribute, applause, kudos, commendation ◼ OPPOSITE: criticismaccommodate VERB 1= house, put up, take in, lodge, shelter, entertain, cater for 2= help, support, aid, assist, cooperate with, abet, lend a hand to 3= adapt, fit, settle, alter, adjust, modify, comply, reconcileaccommodating ADJECTIVE = obliging, willing, kind, friendly, helpful, polite, cooperative, agreeable ◼ OPPOSITE: unhelpfulaccommodation NOUN = housing, homes, houses, board, quarters, digs (Brit. informal), shelter, lodging(s)accompaniment NOUN 1= backing music, backing, support, obbligato 2= supplement, extra, addition, companion, accessory, complement, decoration, adjunctaccompany VERB 1= go with, lead, partner, guide, attend, conduct, escort, shepherd 2= occur with, belong to, come with, supplement, go together with, followaccompanying ADJECTIVE = additional, extra, related, associated, attached, attendant, complementary, supplementaryaccomplish VERB = realize, produce, effect, finish, complete, manage, achieve, perform ◼ OPPOSITE: failaccomplished ADJECTIVE = skilled, able, professional, expert, masterly, talented, gifted, polished ◼ OPPOSITE: unskilledaccomplishment NOUN 1= achievement, feat, act, stroke, triumph, coup, exploit, deed 2= accomplishing, finishing, carrying out, conclusion, bringing about, execution, completion, fulfilmentaccord NOUN 1= treaty, contract, agreement, arrangement, settlement, pact, deal (informal) 2= sympathy, agreement, harmony, unison, rapport, conformity ◼ OPPOSITE: conflict ● accord with something= agree with, match, coincide with, fit with, correspond with, conform with, tally with, harmonize withaccordingly ADVERB 1= consequently, so, thus, therefore, hence, subsequently, in consequence, ergo 2= appropriately, correspondingly, properly, suitably, fitlyaccount NOUN 1= description, report, story, statement, version, tale, explanation, narrative 2= importance, standing, concern, value, note, worth, weight, honour 3= ledger, charge, bill, statement, balance, tally, invoice ▸ VERB = consider, rate, value, judge, estimate, think, count, reckonaccountability NOUN = responsibility, liability, culpability, answerability, chargeabilityaccountable ADJECTIVE = answerable, subject, responsible, obliged, liable, amenable, obligated, chargeableaccountant NOUN = auditor, book-keeper, bean counter (informal)accumulate VERB = build up, increase, be stored, collect, gather, pile up, amass, hoard ◼ OPPOSITE: disperseaccumulation NOUN 1= collection, increase, stock, store, mass, build-up, pile, stack 2= growth, collection, gathering, build-upaccuracy NOUN = exactness, precision, fidelity, authenticity, correctness, closeness, veracity, truthfulness ◼ OPPOSITE: inaccuracyaccurate ADJECTIVE 1= precise, close, correct, careful, strict, exact, faithful, explicit ◼ OPPOSITE: inaccurate 2= correct, true, exact, spot-on (Brit. informal)accurately ADVERB 1= precisely, correctly, closely, truly, strictly, exactly, faithfully, to the letter 2= exactly, closely, correctly, precisely, strictly, faithfully, explicitly, scrupulouslyaccusation NOUN = charge, complaint, allegation, indictment, recrimination, denunciation, incriminationaccuse VERB 1= point a or the finger at, blame for, denounce, hold responsible for, impute blame to ◼ OPPOSITE: exonerate 2= charge with, indict for, impeach for, censure with, incriminate for ◼ OPPOSITE: absolveaccustom VERB = familiarize, train, discipline, adapt, instruct, school, acquaint, acclimatizeaccustomed ADJECTIVE 1= used, trained, familiar, given to, adapted, acquainted, in the habit of, familiarized ◼ OPPOSITE: unaccustomed 2= usual, established, expected, common, standard, traditional, normal, regular ◼ OPPOSITE: unusualace NOUN 1= one, single point 2= expert, star, champion, authority, professional, master, specialist, guru ▸ ADJECTIVE = great(informal), brilliant, fine, wonderful, excellent, outstanding, superb, fantastic (informal), booshit (Austral. slang), exo (Austral. slang), sik (Austral. slang), ka pai (N.Z.), rad (informal), phat (slang), schmick (Austral. informal)ache VERB = hurt, suffer, burn, pain, smart, sting, pound, throb ▸ NOUN = pain, discomfort, suffering, hurt, throbbing, irritation, tenderness, poundingachieve VERB = accomplish, fulfil, complete, gain, perform, do, get, carry outachievement NOUN = accomplishment, effort, feat, deed, stroke, triumph, coup, exploitacid ADJECTIVE 1= sour, tart, pungent, acerbic, acrid, vinegary ◼ OPPOSITE: sweet 2= sharp, cutting, biting, bitter, harsh, barbed, caustic, vitriolic ◼ OPPOSITE: kindlyacknowledge VERB 1= admit, own up to, allow, accept, reveal, grant, declare, recognize ◼ OPPOSITE: deny 2= greet, address, notice, recognize, salute, accost ◼ OPPOSITE: snub 3= reply to, answer, notice, recognize, respond to, react to, retort to ◼ OPPOSITE: ignoreacquaintance NOUN 1= associate, contact, ally, colleague, comrade ◼ OPPOSITE: intimate 2= relationship, connection, fellowship, familiarity ◼ OPPOSITE: unfamiliarityacquire VERB = get, win, buy, receive, gain, earn, secure, collect ◼ OPPOSITE: loseacquisition NOUN 1= acquiring, gaining, procurement, attainment 2= purchase, buy, investment, property, gain, prize, asset, possessionacquit VERB = clear, free, release, excuse, discharge, liberate, vindicate ◼ OPPOSITE: find guilty ● acquit yourself= behave, bear yourself, conduct yourself, comport yourselfact VERB 1= do something, perform, function 2= perform, mimic ▸ NOUN 1= deed, action, performance, achievement, undertaking, exploit, feat, accomplishment 2= pretence, show, front, performance, display, attitude, pose, posture 3= law, bill, measure, resolution, decree, statute, ordinance, enactment 4= performance, show, turn, production, routine (informal), presentation, gig (informal), sketchacting NOUN = performance, playing, performing, theatre, portrayal, impersonation, characterization, stagecraft ▸ ADJECTIVE = temporary, substitute, interim, provisional, surrogate, stopgap, pro temaction NOUN 1= deed, act, performance, achievement, exploit, feat, accomplishment 2= measure, act, manoeuvre 3= lawsuit, case, trial, suit, proceeding, dispute, prosecution, litigation 4= energy, activity, spirit, force, vitality, vigour, liveliness, vim 5= effect, working, process, operation, activity, movement, functioning, motion 6= battle, fight, conflict, clash, contest, encounter, combat, engagementactivate VERB = start, move, initiate, rouse, mobilize, set in motion, galvanize ◼ OPPOSITE: stopactive ADJECTIVE 1= busy, involved, occupied, lively, energetic, bustling, on the move, strenuous ◼ OPPOSITE: sluggish 2= energetic, quick, alert, dynamic, lively, vigorous, animated, forceful ◼ OPPOSITE: inactive 3= in operation, working, acting, at work, in action, operative, in force, effectualactivist NOUN = militant, partisanactivity NOUN 1= action, labour, movement, energy, exercise, spirit, motion, bustle ◼ OPPOSITE: inaction 2= pursuit, project, scheme, pleasure, interest, hobby, pastimeactor or actress NOUN = performer, player, Thespian, luvvie (informal)