Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries

Collins English Thesaurus Essential - Collins Dictionaries


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body (informal), animal, creature, human being, beast, mortal, living thing 2 the complex process by which the novel is brought into being = life, living, reality, animation, actuality ◼ OPPOSITE: nonexistence 3 The music seemed to touch his very being. = soul, spirit, presence, substance, creature, essence, organism, entitybelated ADJECTIVE = late, delayed, overdue, late in the day, tardy, behind time, unpunctual, behindhandbelch VERB 1 He covered his mouth with his hand and belched discreetly. = burp, eructate, eruct 2 Tired old trucks belched black smoke. = emit, discharge, erupt, send out, throw out, vent, vomit, issue, give out, gush, eject, diffuse, emanate, exude, give off, exhale, cast out, disgorge, give vent to, send forth, spew forth, breathe forthbeleaguered ADJECTIVE 1 There have been seven attempts against the beleaguered government. = harassed, troubled, plagued, tormented, hassled (informal), aggravated (informal), badgered, persecuted, pestered, vexed, put upon 2 The rebels continue to push their way towards the beleaguered capital. = besieged, surrounded, blockaded, encompassed, beset, encircled, assailed, hemmed in, hedged in, environedbelie VERB 1 Her serious expression belies her good humour. = misrepresent, disguise, conceal, distort, misinterpret, falsify, gloss over 2 The facts of the situation belie his testimony. = disprove, deny, expose, discredit, contradict, refute, repudiate, negate, invalidate, rebut, give the lie to, make a nonsense of, gainsay (archaic, literary), prove false, blow out of the water (slang), controvert, confutebelief NOUN 1 a belief in personal liberty = trust, confidence, conviction, reliance ◼ OPPOSITE: disbelief 2 He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs. = faith, principles, doctrine, ideology, creed, dogma, tenet, credence, credo 3 It is my belief that a common ground can be found. = opinion, feeling, idea, view, theory, impression, assessment, notion, judgment, point of view, sentiment, persuasion, presumptionbelievable ADJECTIVE = credible, possible, likely, acceptable, reliable, authentic, probable, plausible, imaginable, trustworthy, creditable ◼ OPPOSITE: unbelievablebelieve VERB 1 I believe you have something of mine. = think, consider, judge, suppose, maintain, estimate, imagine, assume, gather, guess (informal), reckon, conclude, deem, speculate, presume, conjecture, postulate (formal), surmise 2 Don't believe what you read in the papers. = accept, hold, buy (slang), trust, credit, depend on, rely on, swallow (informal), count on, buy into (slang), have faith in, swear by, be certain of, be convinced of, place confidence in, presume true, take as gospel, take on (U.S.) ◼ OPPOSITE: disbelieve ● believe in something He believed in marital fidelity. = advocate, champion, approve of, swear bybeliever NOUN = follower, supporter, convert, disciple, protagonist, devotee, worshipper, apostle, adherent, zealot, upholder, proselyte ◼ OPPOSITE: scepticbelittle VERB = run down, dismiss, diminish, put down, underestimate, discredit, ridicule, scorn, rubbish (informal), degrade, minimize, downgrade, undervalue, knock (informal), deride, malign, detract from, denigrate, scoff at, disparage, decry, sneer at, underrate, deprecate, depreciate, defame, derogate ◼ OPPOSITE: praisebelle NOUN = beauty, looker (informal), lovely, good-looker, goddess, Venus, peach (informal), cracker (informal), stunner (informal), charmerbellicose ADJECTIVE = aggressive, offensive, hostile, destructive, defiant, provocative, belligerent, combative, antagonistic, pugnacious, hawkish, warlike, quarrelsome, militaristic, sabre-rattling, jingoistic, warmongeringbelligerence NOUN = aggressiveness, hostility, animosity, antagonism, destructiveness, pugnacity, combativeness, offensiveness, unfriendlinessbelligerent ADJECTIVE He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago. = aggressive, hostile, contentious, combative, unfriendly, antagonistic, pugnacious, argumentative, bellicose, quarrelsome, aggro (Austral. & N.Z.), aggers (Austral. slang), biffo (Austral. slang), litigious ◼ OPPOSITE: friendly ▸ NOUN The belligerents were due to settle their differences. = fighter, battler, militant, contender, contestant, combatant, antagonist, warring nation, disputantbellow VERB He bellowed the information into the telephone. = shout, call, cry (out), scream, roar, yell, howl, shriek, clamour, bawl, holler (informal) ▸ NOUN a bellow of tearful rage = shout, call, cry, scream, roar, yell, howl, shriek, bell, clamour, bawlbelly NOUN = stomach, insides (informal), gut, abdomen, tummy (informal), paunch, vitals, breadbasket (slang), potbelly, corporation (informal), puku (N.Z.)belong VERB = go with, fit into, be part of, relate to, attach to, be connected with, pertain to, have as a proper placebelonging NOUN = fellowship, relationship, association, loyalty, acceptance, attachment, inclusion, affinity, rapport, affiliation, kinshipbelongings PLURAL NOUN = possessions, goods, things, effects, property, stuff, gear, paraphernalia, personal property, accoutrements, chattels, goods and chattelsbeloved ADJECTIVE = dear, loved, valued, prized, dearest, sweet (archaic), admired, treasured, precious, darling, worshipped, adored, cherished, reveredbelow PREPOSITION 1 The boat dipped below the surface of the water. = under, underneath, lower than 2 Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius. = less than, lower than 3 white-collar staff below chief officer level = subordinate to, subject to, inferior to, lesser than ▸ ADVERB 1 Spread out below was a huge crowd. = lower, down, under, beneath, underneath 2 Please write to me at the address below. = beneath, following, at the end, underneath, at the bottom, further onbelt NOUN 1 He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. = waistband, band, sash, girdle, girth, cummerbund, cincture 2 The turning disc is connected by a drive belt to an electric motor. = conveyor belt, band, loop, fan belt, drive belt 3 a belt of trees = zone, area, region, section, sector, district, stretch, strip, layer, patch, portion, tract ● below the belt Do you think it's a bit below the belt, what they're doing? = unfair, foul, crooked (informal), cowardly, sly, fraudulent, unjust, dishonest, deceptive, unscrupulous, devious, unethical, sneaky, furtive, deceitful, surreptitious, dishonourable, unsporting, unsportsmanlike, underhanded, not playing the game (informal)bemoan VERB = lament, regret, complain about, rue (literary), deplore, grieve for, weep for, bewail, cry over spilt milk, express sorrow about, moan overbemused ADJECTIVE = puzzled, stunned, confused, stumped, baffled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, preoccupied, dazed, perplexed, mystified, engrossed, clueless, stupefied, nonplussed, absent-minded, flummoxed, half-drunk, fuddledbench NOUN 1 We sat down on a park bench. = seat, stall, pew 2 the laboratory bench = worktable, stand, table, counter, slab, trestle table, workbench ● the bench It shows how seriously the bench viewed these offences. = court, judge, judges, magistrate, magistrates, tribunal, judiciary, courtroombenchmark NOUN = reference point, gauge, yardstick, measure, level, example, standard, model, reference, par, criterion, norm, touchstonebend VERB 1 Bend the bar into a horseshoe. = twist, turn, wind, lean, hook, bow, curve, arch, incline, arc, deflect, warp, buckle, coil, flex, stoop, veer, swerve, diverge, contort, inflect, incurvate 2 Congress has to bend to his will. = submit, yield, bow, surrender, give in, give way, cede, capitulate, resign yourself 3 He's very decisive. You cannot bend him. = force, direct, influence, shape, persuade, compel, mould, sway ▸ NOUN The crash occurred on a sharp bend. = curve, turn, corner, hook, twist, angle, bow, loop, arc, zigzag, camberbeneath PREPOSITION 1 She found pleasure in sitting beneath the trees. = under, below, underneath, lower than ◼ OPPOSITE: over 2 She decided he was beneath her. = inferior to, below 3 Many find themselves having to take jobs far beneath them. = unworthy of, unfitting for, unsuitable for, inappropriate for, unbefitting ▸ ADVERB On a shelf beneath he spotted a photo album. = underneath, below, in a lower place ◼ RELATED WORD: prefix sub-benefactor NOUN = supporter, friend, champion, defender, sponsor, angel (informal), patron, promoter, contributor, backer, helper, subsidizer, philanthropist, upholder, well-wisherbeneficial ADJECTIVE = favourable,
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