Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries
apathetic, offhand, world-weary, heedless, satiated, unexcited, surfeited, cloyed ◼ OPPOSITE: interestedblasphemous ADJECTIVE = irreverent, cheeky (informal), contemptuous, profane, disrespectful, godless, ungodly, sacrilegious, irreligious, impious ◼ OPPOSITE: reverentblasphemy NOUN = irreverence, swearing, cursing, indignity (to God), desecration, sacrilege, profanity, impiety, profanation, execration, profaneness, impiousnessblast NOUN 1 a gas blast at a coal mine = explosion, crash, burst, discharge, blow-up, eruption, detonation 2 Blasts of cold air swept down from the mountains. = gust, rush, storm, breeze, puff, gale, flurry, tempest (literary), squall, strong breeze 3 The buzzer suddenly responded in a long blast of sound. = blare, blow, scream, trumpet, wail, resound, clamour, hoot, toot, honk, clang, peal ▸ VERB 1 The explosion blasted out the external supporting wall. = blow up, bomb, destroy, burst, ruin, break up, explode, shatter, demolish, rupture, dynamite, put paid to, blow sky-high 2 They have blasted the report. = criticize, attack, put down, censure, berate, castigate, tear into (informal), flay, rail at, lambast(e), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), throw shade (at) (slang)blasted ADJECTIVE = damned (slang), confounded, hateful, infernal (informal), detestableblastoff NOUN = launch, launching, take off, discharge, projection, lift-off, propelling, sendoffblatant ADJECTIVE = obvious, open, clear, plain, naked, sheer, patent, evident, pronounced, straightforward, outright, glaring, manifest, bald, transparent, noticeable, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, flaunting, palpable, undeniable, brazen, flagrant, indisputable, ostentatious, unmitigated, cut-and-dried (informal), undisguised, obtrusive, unsubtle, unconcealed ◼ OPPOSITE: subtleblaze VERB 1 The log fire was blazing merrily. = burn, glow, flare, flicker, be on fire, go up in flames, be ablaze, fire, flash, flame 2 The gardens blazed with colour. = shine, flash, beam, glow, flare, glare, gleam, shimmer, radiate 3 His dark eyes were blazing with anger. = flare up, rage, boil, explode, fume, seethe, be livid, be incandescent ▸ NOUN 1 Two firefighters were hurt in the blaze. = inferno, fire, flames, bonfire, combustion, conflagration 2 I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour. = flash, glow, glitter, flare, glare, gleam, brilliance, radiancebleach VERB = lighten, wash out, blanch, peroxide, whiten, blench, etiolatebleak ADJECTIVE 1 The immediate outlook remains bleak. = dismal, black, dark, depressing, grim, discouraging, gloomy, hopeless, dreary, sombre, unpromising, disheartening, joyless, cheerless, comfortless ◼ OPPOSITE: cheerful 2 The island's pretty bleak. = exposed, open, empty, raw, bare, stark, barren, desolate, gaunt, windswept, weather-beaten, unsheltered ◼ OPPOSITE: sheltered 3 The weather can be quite bleak on the coast. = stormy, cold, severe, bitter, rough, harsh, chilly, windy, tempestuous, intemperatebleary ADJECTIVE = dim, blurred, fogged, murky, fuzzy, watery, misty, hazy, foggy, blurry, ill-defined, indistinct, rheumybleed VERB 1 The wound was bleeding profusely. = lose blood, flow, weep, trickle, gush, exude, spurt, shed blood 2 The two colours will bleed into each other. = blend, run, meet, unite, mix, combine, flow, fuse, mingle, converge, ooze, seep, amalgamate, meld, intermix 3 They mean to bleed the common people dry. = extort, milk, squeeze, drain, exhaust, fleeceblemish NOUN 1 the blemish on his face = mark, line, spot, scratch, bruise, scar, blur, defect, flaw, blot, smudge, imperfection, speck, blotch, disfigurement, pock, smirch ◼ OPPOSITE: perfection 2 the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success = defect, fault, weakness, stain, disgrace, deficiency, shortcoming, taint, inadequacy, dishonour, demerit ▸ VERB She wasn't about to blemish that pristine record. = dishonour, mark, damage, spot, injure, ruin, mar, spoil, stain, blur, disgrace, impair, taint, tarnish, blot, smudge, disfigure, sully, deface, blotch, besmirch, smirch ◼ OPPOSITE: enhanceblend VERB 1 Blend the ingredients until you have a smooth cream. = mix, join, combine, compound, incorporate, merge, put together, fuse, unite, mingle, alloy, synthesize, amalgamate, interweave, coalesce, intermingle, meld, intermix, commingle, commix 2 Make sure all the patches blend together = go well, match, fit, suit, go with, correspond, complement, coordinate, tone in, harmonize, cohere 3 a band that blended jazz, folk and classical music = combine, mix, link, integrate, merge, put together, fuse, unite, synthesize, marry, amalgamate ▸ NOUN He makes up his own blends of flour. = mixture, cross, mix, combination, compound, brew, composite, union, fusion, synthesis, alloy, medley, concoction, amalgam, amalgamation, meld, mélange (French), conglomeration, admixturebless VERB 1 Bless this couple and their loving commitment to one another. = sanctify, dedicate, ordain, exalt, anoint, consecrate, hallow, invoke happiness on ◼ OPPOSITE: curse 2 You have been blessed with many gifts. = endow, give to, provide for, grant, favour, grace, bestow to ◼ OPPOSITE: afflict 3 Let us bless God for so uniting our hearts. = praise, thank, worship, glorify, magnify, exalt, extol, pay homage to, give thanks toblessed ADJECTIVE 1 He's the son of a doctor, and well blessed with money. = endowed, supplied, granted, favoured, lucky, fortunate, furnished, bestowed, jammy (Brit. slang) 2 The birth of a healthy baby is a truly blessed event. = happy, contented, glad (archaic), merry, heartening, joyous, joyful, blissful 3 After the ceremony, they were declared 'blessed'. = holy, sacred, divine, adored, revered, hallowed, sanctified, beatifiedblessing NOUN 1 the blessings of prosperity = benefit, help, service, profit, gain, advantage, favour, gift, windfall, kindness, boon, good fortune, bounty, godsend, manna from heaven ◼ OPPOSITE: disadvantage 2 They gave their formal blessing to the idea. = approval, backing, support, agreement, regard, favour, sanction, go-ahead (informal), permission, leave, consent, mandate, endorsement, green light, ratification, assent, authorization, good wishes, acquiescence, approbation, concurrence, O.K. or okay (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: disapproval 3 He said the blessing after taking the bread. = benediction, grace, dedication, thanksgiving, invocation, commendation, consecration, benison ◼ OPPOSITE: curseblight NOUN 1 urban blight and unacceptable poverty = curse, suffering, evil, depression, corruption, distress, pollution, misery, plague (informal), hardship, woe, misfortune, contamination, adversity, scourge, affliction, bane, wretchedness ◼ OPPOSITE: blessing 2 the worst year of the potato blight = disease, plague, pest, fungus, contamination, mildew, contagion, infestation, pestilence, canker, cancer ▸ VERB families whose lives were blighted by unemployment = frustrate, destroy, ruin, crush, mar, dash, wreck, spoil, crool or cruel (Austral. slang), scar, undo, mess up, annihilate, nullify, put a damper onblind ADJECTIVE 1 How would you describe colour to a blind person? = sightless, unsighted, unseeing, visually impaired, visionless ◼ OPPOSITE: sighted 2 (usually followed by to) All the time I was blind to your suffering. = unaware of, unconscious of, deaf to, ignorant of, indifferent to, insensitive to, oblivious of, unconcerned about, inconsiderate of, neglectful of, heedless of, insensible of, unmindful of, disregardful of ◼ OPPOSITE: aware 3 her blind faith in the wisdom of her elders = unquestioning, prejudiced, wholesale, indiscriminate, uncritical, unreasoning, undiscriminating 4 a blind corner = hidden, concealed, obscured, dim, unseen, tucked away ◼ OPPOSITE: open 5 a dusty hotel room overlooking a blind alley = dead-end, closed, dark, obstructed, leading nowhere, without exit 6 I went into a blind panic. = unthinking, wild, violent, rash, reckless, irrational, hasty, senseless, mindless, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, unchecked, impetuous, intemperate, unconstrainedblinding ADJECTIVE 1 the blinding lights of the delivery room = bright, brilliant, intense, shining, glowing, blazing, dazzling, vivid, glaring, gleaming, beaming, effulgent, bedazzling 2 waiting for a blinding revelation that never came = amazing, striking, surprising, stunning (informal), impressive, astonishing, eye-popping (informal), staggering, sensational