Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

[Divination by the stars] astrology, horoscopy, judicial astrology. [Place of Prediction]. adytum prefiguration, prefigurement; prototype, type. [person who predicts] oracle &c. 513. A 1: goodness 648 N. a being: substantiality 3 N. a blue moon: neverness 107 N. a bright thought: intelligence, wisdom 498 N. a can of worms: convolution 248 Adv. a catalectin: poetry 597 Adj. a century: diuturnity 110 N. a certain number: plurality 100 N. a chip off the old block: similarity 17 Phr. a coup sur: certainty 474 Adv. a crowd is not company: sociality 892 Phr. a cup too low: dejection 837 Adj. a dagger of the mind: fear 860 Phr. a Daniel come to /judgment: judgment 480 Phr. judge 967 Phr. a day after the fair: untimeliness 135 Adv. a dead letter: illegality 964 Adj. a deal: greatness 31 Adv. a discretion: will 600 Adv. a dog's obeyed in office: government 737a Phr. a face untaught to feign: probity 939 Phr. a fair field and no favor: probity 939 N. a far cry to: distance 196 Adv. a few: quantity 25 Adj. plurality 100 Adj. plurality 100 N. a fig for: contempt 930 Int. a fig for': unimportance 643 Int. a fine frenzy: imagination 515 N. a fond: completeness 52 Adv. a fortiori: reasoning 476 Adv. superiority 33 Adv. evidence 467 Adv. a full: quantity 25 Adv. a gauche: sinistrality 239 N. a gentleman and a scholar: good man 948 N. a good hand at: skill 698 Adj. a good turn: benevolence 906 N. a good way off: distance 196 Adv. a great way off: distance 196 Adv. a hundred: multitude 102 Adj. a la francaise: fashion 852 Phr. a la mode: fashion 852 Adj. a la parisienne: fashion 852 Phr. a la sourdine: concealment 528 Adv. a la tartufe: falsehood 544 Adv. a length of time: diuturnity 110 N. a little at a time: degree 26 Adv. a little bird told me: information 527 Phr. a little bit: smallness 32 Adv. a long time ago: the past 122 Adv. a long time: diuturnity 110 N. a long way off: distance 196 Adv. a long while: the past 122 Adv. a man among men: good man 948 N. a million: multitude 102 Adj. a myriad: multitude 102 Adj. a nonillion: multitude 102 Adj. a number of times: repetition 104 Adv. a number: plurality 100 N. a outrance: greatness 31 Adv. completeness 52 Adv. violence 173 Adv. a plague upon!: malediction 908 Int. a post master: authority 737 V. a prey to grief: pain 828 Adj. a prey to melancholy: dejection 837 Adj. a prey to: pain 828 Adj. a priori fact: maxim 496 N. a priori reasoning: reasoning 476 N. a quadrillion: multitude 102 Adj. a quantity: multitude 102 N. a quicksand of deceit: deception 545 Phr. a Roland for an Oliver: barter 794 N. retaliation 718 N. a sadder and a wiser man: penitence 950 N. a schoolboy's tale: transientness 111 Phr. a se: irrelation 10 Adv. a short time ago: newness 123 Adv. a shot in the locker: means 632 N. a show of: similarity 17 Adj. a slave to: subjection 749 Adj. a soul as white as heaven: purity 960 Phr. a span: shortness 201 N. a stitch in time: earliness 132 N. a stranger to: ignorance 491 Adj. a thousand and one: multitude 102 Adj. a thousand times no: negation 536 Phr. a thousand: multitude 102 Adj. a tort et a travers: disagreement 24 Adv. resolution 604 Adv. a truce to!: cessation 142 Int. a wash: equality 27 N. a wee bit: smallness 32 Adv. a wilderness of sweets: pleasure 827 Phr. a word and a blow: haste 684 Phr. contention 720 Phr. irascibility 901 N. a word to the wise: intelligibility 518 N. information 527 N. a world of: multitude 102 Adj. A$: money 800 N. A,B,C,D,E,F: teaching 537 N. A. B.: mariner 269 N. A.B.C.: teaching 537 N. A.C.: time 106 Adv. A.D.: time 106 Adv. a.m.: morning 125 N. A.R.: time 106 Adv. A.U.C.: time 106 Adv. ab extra: exteriority 220 Adv. ab intra: interiority 221 Adv. abacist: numeration 85 N. aback: rear 235 Adv. abacus: numeration 85 N. Abaddon: satan 978 N. hell 982 N. abaft: rear 235 Adv. abalienate: transfer 783 V. abalienation: transfer 783 N. abandon all hope: hopelessness 859 V. abandon the hope of: hopelessness 859 V. abandon: relinquishment 782 V. hopelessness 859 V. artlessness 703 N. activity 682 N. relinquishment 624 V. avoidance 623 V. departure 293 V. seclusion, exclusion 893 V. abandoned: vice 945 Adj. neglect 460 Adj. seclusion, exclusion 893 Adj. abandonment: hopelessness 859 N. relinquishment 782 N. resignation 757 N. relinquishment 624 N. abase: depression 308 V. humility 879 V. abased: servility 886 Adj. abasement: humility 879 N. servility 886 N. disrepute 874 N. depression 308 N. abash: humility 879 V. fear 860 V. abashed: humility 879 Adj. abate: nonincrease, decrease 36 V. discount 813 V. abatement of differences: compromise 774 N. abatement: discount 813 N. nonincrease, decrease 36 N. abatis: defense 717 N. abatjour: opening 260 N. abattis: defense 717 N. abattoir: killing 361 N. abba: paternity 166 N. abbacy: churchdom 995 N. abbatial: churchdom 995 Adj. abbatical: churchdom 995 Adj. abbatis: defense 717 N. abbe: clergy 996 N. abbess: clergy 996 N. abbey: temple 1000 N. abbot: clergy 996 N. abbreviate: compendium 596 V. shortness 201 V. abbreviation: compendium 596 N. shortness 201 N. abbreviature: shortness 201 N. compendium 596 N. ABC: beginning 66 N. letter 561 N. abdal: clergy 996 N. heterodoxy 984 N. abdicant: resignation 757 Adj. abdicate: resignation 757 V. laxity 738 V. abdication: laxity 738 N. resignation 757 N. abditory: ambush 530 N. abdomen: interiority 221 N. abdominal: interiority 221 Adj. abdominoscope: optical instruments 445 N. abdominoscopy: optical instruments 445 N. abdominous: expansion 194 Adj. abduce: repulsion 289 V. abducent: repulsion 289 Adj. abduct: stealing 791 V. repulsion 289 V. taking 789 V. abductee: prisoner 754 N. abduction: experiment 463 N. reasoning 476 N. taking 789 N. repulsion 289 N. abductive: repulsion 289 Adj. abductor: thief 792 N. abecedarian: learner 541 N. letter 561 Adj. teacher 540 N. abecedary: letter 561 N. school 542 N. aberdevine: animal 366 N. aberrant: error 495 Adj. unconformity 83 Adj. deviation 279 Adj. divergence 291 Adj. aberration: insanity 503 N. divergence 291 N. deviation 279 N. variation 20a N. unconformity 83 N. abet: aid 707 V. abettor: auxiliary 711 N. abeyance: expectation 507 N. inexistence 2 N. cessation 142 N. abeyant: latency, implication 526 Adj. abhor: dislike 867 V. hate 898 V. abhorrence: dislike 867 N. abhorrent: painfulness 830 Adj. dislike 867 Adj. hate 898 Adj. abide by arbitration: compromise 774 V. abide by: observance 772 V. assent 488 V. abide with: inexcitability 826 V. abide: expectation 507 V. feeling 821 V. presence 186 V. continuance in action 143 V. permanence 141 V. diuturnity 110 V. existence 1 V. inexcitability 826 V. quiescence 265 V. abigail: servant 746 N. ability: power 157 N. intellect 450 N. skill 698 N. abiogenesis: production 161 N. abito: conduit 350 N. abject fear: fear 860 N. cowardice 862 N. abject: servility 886 Adj. disrepute 874 Adj. improbity 940 Adj. abjection: improbity 940 N. abjectness: disrepute 874 N. abjunction: disjunction 44 N. abjuration: negation 536 N. tergiversation 607 N. resignation 757 N. abjure: tergiversation 607 V. resignation 757 V. abjurement: tergiversation 607 N. abkari: price 812 N. ablation: nonaddition, subtraction 38 N. taking 789 N. ablaze: heat 382 Adj. light 420 Adj. able seaman: mariner 269 N. able: power 157 Adj. skill 698 Adj. able-bodied: strength 159 Adj. ablegate: displacement 185 V. deputy 759 V. ableness: power 157 N. ablepsia: blindness 442 N. ablepsy: blindness 442 N. ablude: difference 15 V. ablution: cleanness 652 N. abnegation: negation 536 N. refusal 764 N. temperance 953 N. abnormal mind: insanity 503 N. abnormal: unconformity 83 Adj. abnormality: unconformity 83 N. abnormalize: unconformity 83 V. abnormity: unconformity 83 N. abnormous: unconformity 83 Adj. aboard: presence 186 Adv. ship 273 Adv. abode of love: love 897 N. abode of the blessed: heaven 981 N. abode: prediction 511 V. abode 189 N. place 182 N. abodement: prediction 511 N. aboding: prediction 511 N. aboideau: conduit 350 N. abolish: abrogation 756 V. abolishment: abrogation 756 N. abolition: abrogation 756 N. destruction 162 N. Abolitionist Party: politics 737b N. abolitionist: abrogation 756 N. abolitionize: abrogation 756 V. abominable: badness 649 Adj. uncleanness 653 Adj. hate 898 Adj. abominate: dislike 867 V. hate 898 V. abomination: badness 649 N. uncleanness 653 N. dislike 867 N. hate 898 N. abord: courtesy 894 N. aboriginal: oldness 124 Adj. cause 153 Adj. inhabitant 188 N. beginning 66 Adj. aborigines: inhabitant 188 N. abort: failure 732 V. abortion: nonpreparation 674 N. failure 732 N. abortive attempt: failure 732 N. abortive efforts: failure 732 N. abortive: nonpreparation 674 Adj. inutility 645 Adj. failure 732 Adj. abound: sufficiency 639 V. abounding: sufficiency 639 Adj. about it and about it: diffuseness 573 Adv. about to be: destiny 152 Adj. about to: futurity 121 Adv. about: nearness 197 Adv. circumjacence 227 Adv. smallness 32 Adv. relation 9 Adv. above all praise: virtue 944 Adj. above all: superiority 33 Adv. importance 642 Adv. above board: manifestation 525 Adv. above comprehension: unintelligibility 519 Adj. above ground: life 359 Adj. above par: greatness 31 Adj. superiority 33 Adv. goodness 648 Adj. above price: dearness 814 Adj. above suspicion: innocence 946 Adj. above the mark: superiority 33 Adv. above water: safety 664 Adj. above: height 206 Adv. aboveboard: artlessness 703 Adj. abovementioned: precedence 62 Adj. priority 116 Adj. above-mentioned: repetition 104 Adj. above-said: repetition 104 Adj. abovestairs: height 206 Adv. abra: interval 198 N. abracadabra: spell 993 N. abrade: nonaddition, subtraction 38 V. contraction 195 V. pulverulence 330 V. abrasion: nonaddition, subtraction 38 N. pulverulence 330 N. friction 331 N. abreast: laterality 236 Adv. abreption: taking 789 N. abridge: compendium 596 V. conciseness 572 V. shortness 201 V. nonincrease, decrease 36 V. abridged: compendium 596 Adj. abridger: shortness 201 N. abridgment: compendium 596 N. nonincrease, decrease 36 N. shortness 201 N. conciseness 572 N. abroach: preparation 673 Adv. abroad: distance 196 Adv. uncertainty 475 Adj. extraneousness 57 Adv. abrogate: inexistence 2 V. abrogation 756 V. resignation 757 V. abrogated: abrogation 756 Adj. abrogation: abrogation 756 N. relinquishment 624 N. abrupt: instantaneity 113 Adj. violence 173 Adj. inelegance 579 Adj. abruption: disjunction 44 N. abruptly: inexpectation 508 Adv. abruptness: instantaneity 113 N. abscess: disease 655 N. abscind: disjunction 44 V. nonaddition, subtraction 38 V. abscission: nonaddition, subtraction 38 N. disjunction 44 N. abscond: departure 293 V. avoidance 623 V. absence d'esprit: incogitancy 452 Phr. absence of aid: opposition 708 N. absence of elasticity: inelasticity 326 N. absence of intellect: absence of Intellect 450a N. absence of light: darkness 421 N. absence of mind: inattention 458 N. absence of motive: absence of motive 615a N. absence of preparation: nonpreparation 674 N. absence of rule: unskillfulness 699 N. absence of smell: inodorousness 399 N. absence of solidity: rarity 322 N. absence of time: neverness 107 N. absence of voice: aphony 581 N. absence: inexistence 2 N. exemption 777a N. zero 101 N. absence 187 N. absent oneself: absence 187 V. absent: incogitancy 452 Adj. absence 187 Adj. inexistence 2 Adj. inattention 458 Adj. absentee: absence 187 N. absenteeism: absence 187 N. absentminded: inattention 458 Adj. absent-mindedly: inattention 458 Adv. absinthe: greenness 435 N. absolute establishment: demonstration 478 N. absolute interest: property 780 N. absolute: existence 1 Adj. certainty 474 Adj. affirmation 535 Adj. government 737a Adj. severity 739 Adj. freedom 748 Adj. release from engagement 768a dueness 924 Adj. greatness 31 Adj. completeness 52 Adj. absolutely: greatness 31 Adv. absoluteness: authority 737 N. absolution: liberation 750 N. forgiveness 918 N. exemption 927a N. acquittal 970 N. absolutism: authority 737 N. severity 739 N. absolve: forgiveness 918 V. acquittal 970 V. exemption 927a V. liberation 750 V. atonement 952 V. permission 760 V. absonant: discord 414 Adj. intuition 477 Adj. absonous: intuition 477 Adj. absorb the attention: attention 457 V. absorb the mind: attention 457 V. absorb the soul: excitation 824 V. absorb the thoughts: attention 457 V. absorb: use 677 V. taking 789 V. reception 296 V. combination 48 V. excitation 824 V. absorbed: attention 457 Adj. absorbent: reception 296 Adj. absorbing: excitation 824 Adj. requirement 630 Adj. feeling 821 Adj. absorption of mind: inattention 458 N. attention 457 N. absorption: reception 296 N. combination 48 N. abstain from doing: inaction 681 V. abstain from voting: absence of choice 609a V. abstain: avoidance 623 V. disuse 678 V. temperance 953 V. abstainer: temperance 953 N. sobriety 958 N. abstemious: temperance 953 Adj. abstemiousness: temperance 953 N. abstention: avoidance 623 N. absterge: cleanness 652 V. abstergent: cleanness 652 Adj. abstersion: cleanness 652 N. abstersive: remedy 662 Adj. abstinence from action: inaction 681 N. abstinence: avoidance 623 N. disuse 678 N. temperance 953 N. abstinent: temperance 953 Adj. abstract application: attention 457 N. abstract attention: attention 457 N. abstract idea: idea 453 N. abstract oneself: inattention 458 V. abstract study: attention 457 N. abstract thought: attention 457 N. thought 451 N. abstract: taking 789 V. compendium 596 V. compendium 596 N. conciseness 572 V. disjunction 44 Adj. stealing 791 V. abstracted: inattention 458 Adj. abstractedly: disjunction 44 Adv. abstractedness: disjunction 44 N. abstraction contemplation: thought 451 N. abstraction: stealing 791 N. taking 789 N. inattention 458 N. nonaddition, subtraction 38 N. disjunction 44 N. abstruse: unintelligibility 519 Adj. absurd story: untruth 546 N. absurd: imbecility folly 499 Adj. impossibility 471 Adj. absurdity 497 Adj. absurdity: absurdity 497 N. unmeaningness 517 N. ridiculousness 853 N. absurdness: absurdity 497 N. Abuna: master 745 N. abundance: greatness 31 N. sufficiency 639 N. abundant: greatness 31 Adj. completeness 52 Adj. sufficiency 639 Adj. abundantly: greatness 31 Adv. abuse like a pickpocket: disapprobation 932 V. abuse of language: neologism 563 N. abuse of terms: neologism 563 N. misinterpretation 523 N. abuse: threat 909 N. impurity 961 V. impurity 961 N. deception 545 V. disapprobation 932 V. malediction 908 N. misuse 679 V. misuse 679 N. badness 649 V. badness 649 N. disapprobation 932 N. abusive: detractor 936 Adj. detraction 934 Adj. disapprobation 932 Adj. discourtesy 895 Adj. threat 909 Adj. abut on: contiguity 199 V. support 215 V. abutment: contiguity 199 N. defense 717 N. support 215 N. abuttal: contiguity 199 N. abutter: contiguity 199 N. aby: permanence 141 V. feeling 821 V. inexcitability 826 V. abysm: interval 198 N. abysmal: depth 208 Adj. abyss: interval 198 N. hell 982 N. space 180 N. academic: supposition 514 Adj. teaching 537 Adj. school 542 Adj. academical: elegance 578 Adj. academician: scholar 492 N. academist: scholar 492 N. academy: school 542 N. acanthus: ornament 847 N. acari=atre: irascibility 901 Adj. acarpous: unproductiveness 169 Adj. accede: assent 488 V. consent 762 V. accelerate: earliness 132 V. haste 684 V. violence 173 V. velocity 274 V. acceleration: velocity 274 N. haste 684 N. accelerometer: impulse 276 N. accension: calefaction 384 N. accent: neologism 563 N. voice 580 N. sound 402 N. accentuate: importance 642 V. voice 580 V. accentuation: voice 580 N. poetry 597 N. accept: security 771 V. content 831 V. receiving 785 V. consent 762 V. assent 488 V. taking 789 V. accepta: receipt 810 N. acceptable: expedience 646 Adj. pleasurableness 829 Adj. content 831 Adj. acceptance: interpretation 522 N. receiving 785 N. security 771 N. assent 488 N. consent 762 N. acceptation: meaning 516 N. interpretation 522 N. accepted fact: maxim 496 N. accepted principle: maxim 496 N. access: approach 286 N. accessible: possibility 470 Adj. facility 705 Adj. accession: addition 37 N. government 737a N. commission 755 N. consent 762 N. increase 35 N. accessory after the fact: auxiliary 711 N. accessory: aid 707 Adj. auxiliary 711 N. addition 37 Adj. accompaniment 88 N. adjunct 39 N. accompaniment 88 Adj. acciaccatura: melody concord 413 N. accidence: grammar 567 N. accident: extrinsicality 6 N. eventuality 151 N. chance 156 N. evil 619 N. adversity 735 N. accidental: extrinsicality 6 Adj. chance 156 Adj. chance 621 Adj. accidentally: chance 156 Adv. accidentalness: chance 156 N. accipient: receiving 785 N. accipitres: severity 739 N. acclaim: approbation 931 N. acclamate: approbation 931 V. acclamation: assent 488 N. approbation 931 N. acclimatization: habit 613 N. acclimatize: husbandry 370 V. habit 613 V. acclivity: obliquity 217 N. ascent 305 N. accloy: redundancy 641 V. accolade: courtesy 894 N. accommodate differences: pacification 723 V. accommodate matters: pacification 723 V. accommodate oneself to: conformity 82 V. accommodate with: giving 784 V. lending 787 V. accommodate: agreement 23 V. aid 707 V. equality 27 V. accommodating: benevolence 906 Adj. accommodation train: vehicle 272 N. accommodation: aid 707 N. pacification 723 N. agreement 23 N. lending 787 N. accompaniment: addition 37 N. adjunct 39 N. accompaniment 88 N. music 415 N. accompanist: musician 416 N. accompany: musician 416 V. synchronism 120 V. accompaniment 88 V. accompanying: accompaniment 88 Adj. accomplice: auxiliary 711 N. accomplish: production 161 V. completion 729 V. success 731 V. accomplished: skill 698 Adj. knowledge 490 Adj. accomplishment: skill 698 N. completion 729 N. accomplishments: knowledge 490 N. accompts: accounts 811 N. accord with: uniformity 16 V. accord: concord 714 V. melody concord 413 V. giving 784 V. permission 760 V. peace 721 N. concord 714 N. assent 488 N. agreement 23 V. agreement 23 N. assent 488 V. accordance: uniformity 16 N. agreement 23 N. permission 760 N. giving 784 N. accordant: agreement 23 Adj. according as: qualification 469 Adv. according to Cocker: conformity 82 Adj. according to custom: habit 613 Adj. according to Gunter: conformity 82 Adj. according to Hoyle: conformity 82 Adj. according to law: legality 963 Adj. according to regulation: conformity 82 Adj. according to routine: habit 613 Adj. according to rule: conformity 82 Adj. frequency 136 Adj. according to the occasion: circumstance 8 Adv. according to use: habit 613 Adj. according to: evidence 467 Adv. conformity 82 Adv. accordingly: circumstance 8 Adv. reasoning 476 Adv. accordion: musical instruments 417 N. accordionist: musician 416 N. accost: allocution 586 V. accouchement: production 161 N. account as: belief 484 V. account book: accounts 811 N. account current: accounts 811 N. account for: interpretation 522 V. attribution 155 V. account settled: accounts 811 N. account with: payment 807 V. account: approbation 931 N. repute 873 N. accounts 811 N. debt 806 N. credit 805 N. description 594 N. information 527 N. judgment 480 V. numeration 85 N. list 86 N. accountability: duty 926 N. accountable: accounts 811 Adj. duty 926 Adj. accountableness: duty 926 N. Accountant General: treasurer 801 N. accountant: numeration 85 N. treasurer 801 N. accounts 811 N. accounter: clothing 225 V. accounting firm: accounts 811 N. accounting for: attribution 155 N. accounting party: accounts 811 N. accounting: accounts 811 N. accounts 811 Adj. accounts: accounts 811 N. money 800 N. accouple: junction 43 V. accouplement: junction 43 N. accouter: preparation 673 V. accouterment: clothing 225 N. preparation 673 N. accouterments: instrument 633 N. accoy: moderation 174 V. accredit: commission 755 V. repute 873 V. deputy 759 V. credit 805 V. accredited to: deputy 759 Adj. accredited: belief 484 Adj. habit 613 Adj. credit 805 Adj. accretion: expansion 194 N. increase 35 N. accrimination: accusation 938 N. accroach: taking 789 V. accrue from: effect 154 V. accrue: addition 37 V. acquisition 775 V. receiving 785 V. receipt 810 V. accrust: hardness 323 V. accubation: horizontality 213 N. accueil: courtesy 894 N. accultural: improvement 658 Adj. accumbent: horizontality 213 Adj. accumulate: assemblage 72 V. store 636 V. accumulation: redundancy 641 N. assemblage 72 N. store 636 N. accuracy: truth 494 N. care 459 N. accurate knowledge: knowledge 490 N. accurate ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 10681
Author: Roget, Peter Mark
Release Date: Apr 1, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English