Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries
judge, determine, declare, decide, assign, pronounce, decree, apportion, adjudicateadjudicate VERB 1 = decide, judge, determine, settle, mediate, adjudge, arbitrate 2 = judge, referee, umpireadjudication NOUN = judgment, finding, ruling, decision, settlement, conclusion, verdict, determination, arbitration, pronouncement, adjudgmentadjudicator NOUN = judge, referee, umpire, umpie (Austral. slang), arbiter, arbitrator, moderatoradjunct NOUN = addition, supplement, accessory, complement, auxiliary, add-on, appendage, addendum, appurtenanceadjust VERB 1 I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well. = adapt, change, settle, convert, alter, accommodate, dispose, get used, accustom, conform, reconcile, harmonize, acclimatize, familiarize yourself, attune 2 To attract investors the country has adjusted its tax laws. = change, order, reform, fix, arrange, alter, adapt, revise, modify, set, regulate, amend, reconcile, remodel, redress, rectify, recast, customize, make conform 3 Liz adjusted her mirror and edged the car out. = modify, arrange, fix, tune (up), alter, adapt, remodel, tweak (informal), customizeadjustable ADJECTIVE = alterable, flexible, adaptable, malleable, movable, tractable, modifiable, mouldableadjustment NOUN 1 A technician made an adjustment to a smoke machine at the back. = alteration, setting, change, ordering, fixing, arrangement, tuning, repair, conversion, modifying, adaptation, modification, remodelling, redress, refinement, rectification 2 He will need a period of adjustment. = acclimatization, settling in, orientation, familiarization, change, regulation, settlement, amendment, reconciliation, adaptation, accustoming, revision, modification, naturalization, acculturation, harmonization, habituation, acclimation, inurementadminister VERB 1 Next summer's exams will be straightforward to administer. = manage, run, control, rule, direct, handle, conduct, command, govern, oversee, supervise, preside over, be in charge of, superintend 2 The doctor came to watch the nurses administer the medications. = dispense, give, share, provide, apply, distribute, assign, allocate, allot, dole out, apportion, deal out 3 He is shown administering most of the blows. = execute, do, give, provide, apply, perform, carry out, impose, realize, implement, enforce, render, discharge, enact, dispense, mete out, bring offadministration NOUN 1 Standards in the administration of justice have degenerated. = management, government, running, control, performance, handling, direction, conduct, application, command, provision, distribution, governing, administering, execution, overseeing, supervision, manipulation, governance, dispensation, superintendence 2 They would like the college administration to exert more control. = directors, board, executive(s), bosses (informal), management, employers, directorate 3 He served in posts in both the Ford and Carter administrations. = government, authority, executive, leadership, ministry, regime, governing bodyadministrative ADJECTIVE = managerial, executive, management, directing, regulatory, governmental, organizational, supervisory, directorial, gubernatorial (chiefly U.S.)administrator NOUN = manager, head, official, director, officer, executive, minister, boss (informal), agent, governor, controller, supervisor, bureaucrat, superintendent, gaffer (informal, chiefly Brit.), organizer, mandarin, functionary, overseeradmirable ADJECTIVE = praiseworthy, good, great (informal), fine, capital, noted, choice, champion, prime, select, wonderful, excellent, brilliant, rare, cracking (Brit. informal), outstanding, valuable, superb, distinguished, superior, sterling, worthy, first-class, notable, sovereign, dope (slang), world-class, exquisite, exemplary, first-rate, superlative, commendable, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), laudable, meritorious, estimable, tiptop, A1 or A-one (informal), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang), booshit (Austral. slang), exo (Austral. slang), sik (Austral. slang), ka pai (N.Z.), rad (informal), phat (slang), schmick (Austral. informal), beaut (informal), barrie (Scot. slang), belting (Brit. slang), pearler (Austral. slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: deplorableadmiration NOUN = regard, surprise, wonder, respect, delight, pleasure, praise, approval, recognition, affection, esteem, appreciation, amazement, astonishment, reverence, deference, adoration, veneration, wonderment, approbationadmire VERB 1 He admired the way she had coped with life. = respect, value, prize, honour, praise, appreciate, esteem, approve of, revere, venerate, take your hat off to, have a good or high opinion of, think highly of ◼ OPPOSITE: despise 2 I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous. = adore, like, love, desire, take to, go for, fancy (Brit. informal), treasure, worship, cherish, glorify, look up to, dote on, hold dear, be captivated by, have an eye for, find attractive, idolize, take a liking to, be infatuated with, be enamoured of, lavish affection on 3 We took time to stop and admire the view. = marvel at, look at, appreciate, delight in, gaze at, wonder at, be amazed by, take pleasure in, gape at, be awed by, goggle at, be filled with surprise byadmirer NOUN 1 He was an admirer of her grandmother's paintings. = fan, supporter, follower, enthusiast, partisan, disciple, buff (informal), protagonist, devotee, worshipper, adherent, votary 2 Susie had caught the eye of many an admirer. = suitor, lover, beau (old-fashioned), wooeradmissible ADJECTIVE = permissible, allowed, permitted, acceptable, tolerated, tolerable, passable, allowable ◼ OPPOSITE: inadmissibleadmission NOUN 1 There has been a slight increase in hospital admissions. = admittance, access, entry, introduction, entrance, acceptance, initiation, entrée, ingress 2 She wanted an admission of guilt from her father. = confession, admitting, profession, declaration, revelation, concession, allowance, disclosure, acknowledgement, affirmation, unburdening, avowal, divulgence, unbosomingadmit VERB 1 A huge proportion of them admit to regularly breaking the laws of the road. = confess, own up, confide, profess, own up, come clean (informal), avow, come out of the closet, sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), cough (slang), spill your guts (slang), fess up (slang) 2 I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. = allow, agree, accept, reveal, grant, declare, acknowledge, recognize, concede, disclose, affirm, divulge ◼ OPPOSITE: deny 3 Journalists are rarely admitted to the region. = let in, allow, receive, accept, introduce, take in, initiate, give access to, allow to enter ◼ OPPOSITE: keep outadmittance NOUN = access, entry, way in, passage, entrance, reception, acceptanceadmittedly ADVERB = it must be admitted, certainly, undeniably, it must be said, to be fair or honest, avowedly, it cannot be denied, it must be allowed, confessedly, it must be confessed, allowedlyadmonish VERB 1 They admonished me for taking risks with my health. = reprimand, caution, censure, rebuke, scold, berate, check, chide, tear into (informal), tell off (informal), reprove, upbraid, read the riot act to someone, carpet (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear someone off a strip (Brit. informal), give someone a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), slap someone on the wrist, rap someone over the knuckles ◼ OPPOSITE: praise 2 Your doctor may one day admonish you to improve your posture. = advise, suggest, warn, urge, recommend, counsel, caution, prescribe, exhort (formal), enjoin, forewarnadmonition NOUN = reprimand, warning, advice, counsel, caution, rebuke, reproach, scolding, berating, chiding, telling off (informal), upbraiding, reproof, remonstrance (formal)ado NOUN = fuss, to-do, trouble, delay, bother, stir, confusion, excitement, disturbance, bustle, flurry, agitation, commotion, pother (literary)adolescence NOUN = teens, youth, minority, boyhood, girlhood, juvenescenceadolescent ADJECTIVE 1 her adolescent years = young, growing, junior, teenage, juvenile, youthful, childish, immature, boyish, undeveloped, girlish, puerile, in the springtime of life 2 An adolescent should have an adult in whom they can confide. = immature, young, teen (informal), juvenile, youthful ▸ NOUN Adolescents are happiest with small groups of close friends. = teenager, girl, boy, kid (informal), youth, lad, minor, young man, youngster, young woman, juvenile, young person, lass, young adultadopt VERB 1 Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach. = take on, follow, support, choose, accept, maintain, assume, select, take over, approve, appropriate, take up, embrace, engage in, endorse, ratify, become involved in, espouse 2 There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt