Collins Dictionaries - Collins GEM English Thesaurus

besides PREPOSITION = apart from, barring, excepting, other than, excluding, as well (as), in addition to, over and above ▸ ADVERB = also, too, further, otherwise, in addition, as well, moreover, furthermorebesiege VERB 1= harass, harry, plague, hound, hassle (informal), badger, pester 2= surround, enclose, blockade, encircle, hem in, shut in, lay siege tobest ADJECTIVE = finest, leading, supreme, principal, foremost, pre-eminent, unsurpassed, most accomplished ▸ ADVERB = most highly, most fully, most deeply ● the best= the finest, the pick, the flower, the cream, the elite, the crème de la crèmebestow VERB = present, give, award, grant, commit, hand out, lavish, impart ◼ OPPOSITE: obtainbet VERB = gamble, chance, stake, venture, hazard, speculate, wager, risk money ▸ NOUN = gamble, risk, stake, venture, speculation, flutter (informal), punt (chiefly Brit.), wagerbetray VERB 1= be disloyal to, dob in (Austral. slang), double-cross (informal), stab in the back, be unfaithful to, inform on or against 2= give away, reveal, expose, disclose, uncover, divulge, unmask, let slipbetrayal NOUN = disloyalty, sell-out (informal), deception, treason, treachery, trickery, double-cross (informal), breach of trust ◼ OPPOSITE: loyaltybetter ADVERB 1= to a greater degree, more completely, more thoroughly 2= in a more excellent manner, more effectively, more attractively, more advantageously, more competently, in a superior way ◼ OPPOSITE: worse ▸ ADJECTIVE 1= well, stronger, recovering, cured, fully recovered, on the mend (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: worse 2= superior, finer, higher-quality, surpassing, preferable, more desirable ◼ OPPOSITE: inferiorbetween PREPOSITION = amidst, among, mid, in the middle of, betwixt ◼ RELATED WORD: prefix inter-

beverage NOUN = drink, liquid, liquor, refreshmentbeverage room NOUN (Canad.) = tavern, inn, bar, pub (informal, chiefly Brit.), public house, beer parlour (Canad.), hostelrybeware VERB 1= be careful, look out, watch out, be wary, be cautious, take heed, guard against something 2= avoid, mindbewilder VERB = confound, confuse, puzzle, baffle, perplex, mystify, flummox, bemusebewildered ADJECTIVE = confused, puzzled, baffled, at sea, muddled, perplexed, at a loss, mystifiedbeyond PREPOSITION 1= on the other side of 2= after, over, past, above 3= past 4= except for, but, save, apart from, other than, excluding, besides, aside from 5= exceeding, surpassing, superior to, out of reach of 6= outside, over, above

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