Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries
to, contrary to, separated from, conflicting with, incompatible with, inappropriate to, repugnant to, adverse toalienate VERB The government cannot afford to alienate either group. = antagonize, anger, annoy, offend, irritate, hassle (informal), gall, repel, estrange, lose the affection of, disaffect, hack off (informal)alienation NOUN = estrangement, setting against, divorce, withdrawal, separation, turning away, indifference, breaking off, diversion, rupture, disaffection, remotenessalight1 VERB 1 Two men alighted from the vehicle. = get off, descend, get down, disembark, dismount 2 A thrush alighted on a branch of the pine tree. = land, light, settle, come down, descend, perch, touch down, come to rest ◼ OPPOSITE: take offalight2 ADJECTIVE 1 Her face was alight with happiness. = lit up, bright, brilliant, shining, illuminated, fiery 2 The rioters set several buildings alight. = on fire, ignited, set ablaze, lit, burning, aflame, blazing, flaming, flaringalign VERB 1 The prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals. = ally, side, join, associate, affiliate, cooperate, sympathize 2 A tripod would be useful to align and steady the camera. = line up, even, order, range, sequence, regulate, straighten, coordinate, even up, make parallel, arrange in linealignment NOUN 1 Their alignment with the old administration cost them the election. = alliance, union, association, agreement, sympathy, cooperation, affiliation 2 a link between the alignment of the planets and events on earth = lining up, line, order, ranging, arrangement, evening, sequence, regulating, adjustment, coordination, straightening up, evening upalike ADJECTIVE We are very alike. = similar, close, the same, equal, equivalent, uniform, parallel, resembling, identical, corresponding, akin, duplicate, analogous, homogeneous, of a piece, cut from the same cloth, like two peas in a pod ◼ OPPOSITE: different ▸ ADVERB They even dressed alike. = similarly, identically, equally, uniformly, correspondingly, analogously ◼ OPPOSITE: differentlyalive ADJECTIVE 1 She is thrilled that her tomato plant is still alive. = living, breathing, animate, having life, subsisting, existing, functioning, alive and kicking, in the land of the living (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: dead 2 Factories are trying to stay alive by cutting costs. = in existence, existing, functioning, active, operative, in force, on-going, prevalent, existent, extant ◼ OPPOSITE: inoperative 3 I never expected to feel so alive in my life again. = lively, spirited, active, vital, alert, eager, quick, awake, vigorous, cheerful, energetic, animated, brisk, agile, perky, chirpy (informal), sprightly, vivacious, full of life, spry, full of beans (informal), zestful ◼ OPPOSITE: dull ● alive to You must be alive to opportunity! = aware of, sensitive to, susceptible to, alert to, eager for, awake to, cognizant of, sensible ofall DETERMINER 1 I'd spent all I had, every last penny. = the whole amount, everything, the whole, the total, the sum, the total amount, the aggregate, the totality, the sum total, the entirety, the entire amount, the complete amount 2 There is built-in storage space in all bedrooms. = every, each, every single, every one of, each and every ▸ ADJECTIVE In all fairness, she isn't dishonest. = complete, greatest, full, total, perfect, entire, utter ▸ ADVERB = completely, totally, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, wholly, utterly ◼ RELATED WORD: prefixes pan-, panto-allay VERB = reduce, quiet, relax, ease, calm, smooth, relieve, check, moderate, dull, diminish, compose, soften, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, alleviate, appease, quell, mitigate, assuage, pacify, mollifyallegation NOUN = claim, charge, statement, profession, declaration, plea, accusation, assertion, affirmation, deposition, avowal, asseveration (formal), avermentallege VERB = claim, hold, charge, challenge, state, maintain, advance, declare, assert, uphold, put forward, affirm, profess, depose, avow, aver, asseverate (formal) ◼ OPPOSITE: denyalleged ADJECTIVE = claimed, supposed, declared, assumed, so-called, apparent, rumoured, stated, described, asserted, designated, presumed, affirmed, professed, reputed, hypothetical, putative (formal), presupposed, averred, unprovedallegedly ADVERB = supposedly, apparently, reportedly, by all accounts, reputedly, purportedlyallegiance NOUN = loyalty, duty, obligation, devotion, fidelity, homage, obedience, adherence, constancy, faithfulness, troth (archaic), fealty ◼ OPPOSITE: disloyaltyallegorical ADJECTIVE = symbolic, figurative, symbolizing, emblematic, parabolicallegory NOUN = symbol, story, tale, myth, symbolism, emblem, fable, parable, apologueallergic ADJECTIVE I'm allergic to cats. = sensitive, affected, susceptible, sensitized, hypersensitive ● allergic to He was allergic to risk. = averse to, opposed to, hostile to, loath to, disinclined to, antipathetic toallergy NOUN 1 Food allergies result in many and varied symptoms. = sensitivity, reaction, susceptibility, antipathy, hypersensitivity, sensitiveness 2 An allergy to boredom will keep her busy. = dislike, hatred, hostility, aversion, loathing, disgust, antipathy, animosity, displeasure, antagonism, distaste, enmity, opposition, repugnance, disinclinationalleviate VERB = ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, smooth, dull, diminish, soften, check, blunt, soothe, subdue, lessen, lighten, quell, allay, mitigate, abate, slacken, assuage, quench, mollify, slake, palliatealley NOUN = passage, walk, lane, pathway, alleyway, passageway, backstreetalliance NOUN = union, league, association, agreement, marriage, connection, combination, coalition, treaty, partnership, federation, pact, compact, confederation, affinity, affiliation, confederacy, concordat ◼ OPPOSITE: divisionallied ADJECTIVE 1 forces from three allied nations = united, joined, linked, related, married, joint, combined, bound, integrated, unified, affiliated, leagued, confederate, amalgamated, cooperating, in league, hand in glove (informal), in cahoots (informal) 2 doctors and other allied medical professionals = connected, joined, linked, tied, related, associated, syndicated, affiliated, kindredall-important ADJECTIVE = essential, central, significant, key, necessary, vital, critical, crucial (informal), pivotal, momentous, consequentialallocate VERB = assign, grant, distribute, designate, set aside, earmark, give out, consign, allow, budget, allot, mete, share out, apportion, appropriateallocation NOUN 1 During rationing we had a sugar allocation. = allowance, share, measure, grant, portion, quota, lot, ration, stint, stipend 2 Town planning and land allocation had to be co-ordinated. = assignment, allowance, rationing, allotment, apportionment, appropriationallot VERB = assign, allocate, designate, set aside, earmark, mete, share out, apportion, budget, appropriateallotment NOUN 1 She was just back from working on her allotment. = plot, patch, tract, kitchen garden 2 His meagre allotment of gas had to be saved for emergencies. = assignment, share, measure, grant, allowance, portion, quota, lot, ration, allocation, stint, appropriation, stipend, apportionmentallotted VERB = assigned, given, allocated, designated, set aside, earmarked, apportionedall-out or all out ADJECTIVE He launched an all-out attack on his critics. = total, full, complete, determined, supreme, maximum, outright, thorough, unlimited, full-scale, optimum, exhaustive, resolute, full-on (informal), unrestrained, unremitting, thoroughgoing, unstinted ◼ OPPOSITE: half-hearted ▸ ADVERB We will be going all out to make sure it doesn't happen again. = energetically, hard, strongly, sharply, heavily, severely, fiercely, vigorously, intensely, violently, powerfully, forcibly, forcefully, with all your might, with might and mainallow VERB 1 Talking amongst yourselves is not allowed. = permit, approve, enable, sanction, endure, license, brook, endorse, warrant, tolerate, put up with (informal), authorize, stand, suffer, bear ◼ OPPOSITE: prohibit 2 Would you allow me to accompany you? = let, permit, sanction, entitle, authorize, license, tolerate, consent to, countenance, concede to, assent to, give leave to, give the green light for, give a blank cheque to ◼ OPPOSITE: forbid 3 Please allow 28 days for delivery. = give, provide, grant, spare, devote, assign, allocate, set aside, deduct, earmark, remit, allot 4 He allows that the development may result in social inequality. = acknowledge, accept, admit, grant, recognize, yield, concede, confess, acquiesce ● allow for something You have to allow for a certain amount