Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries
literary), jaw-dropping, gee-whizz (slang)blindly ADVERB 1 Don't just blindly follow what the banker says. = thoughtlessly, carelessly, recklessly, indiscriminately, unreasonably, impulsively, senselessly, heedlessly, regardlessly 2 Panicking blindly they stumbled towards the exit. = wildly, aimlessly, madly, frantically, confusedlyblink VERB 1 She was blinking her eyes rapidly. = flutter, wink, bat 2 Green and yellow lights blinked on the surface of the harbour. = flash, flicker, sparkle, wink, shimmer, twinkle, glimmer, scintillate ● on the blink an old TV that's on the blink = not working (properly), faulty, defective, playing up, out of action, malfunctioning, out of order, on the fritz (U.S. slang)blinkered ADJECTIVE = narrow-minded, narrow, one-sided, prejudiced, biased, partial, discriminatory, parochial, constricted, insular, hidebound, one-eyed, lopsided ◼ OPPOSITE: broad-mindedbliss NOUN 1 It was a scene of such domestic bliss. = joy, ecstasy, euphoria, rapture, nirvana, felicity, gladness, blissfulness, delight, pleasure, heaven (informal), satisfaction, happiness, paradise ◼ OPPOSITE: misery 2 the bliss beyond the now = beatitude, ecstasy, exaltation, blessedness, felicity, holy joyblissful ADJECTIVE 1 There's nothing more blissful than lying by that pool. = delightful, pleasing, satisfying, heavenly (informal), enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable 2 a blissful smile = happy, joyful, satisfied, ecstatic, joyous, euphoric, rapturousblister NOUN = sore, boil, swelling, cyst, pimple, wen, blain, carbuncle, pustule, bleb, furuncle (Pathology)blitz NOUN = attack, strike, assault, raid, offensive, onslaught, bombardment, bombing campaign, blitzkriegblizzard NOUN = snowstorm, storm, tempestbloated ADJECTIVE = too full, swollen upblob NOUN = drop, ball, mass, pearl, lump, bead, dab, droplet, globule, glob, dewdropbloc NOUN = group, union, league, ring, alliance, coalition, axis, combineblock NOUN 1 a block of ice = piece, bar, square, mass, cake, brick, lump, chunk, cube, hunk, nugget, ingot 2 a block to peace = obstruction, bar, barrier, obstacle, impediment, hindrance ▸ VERB 1 When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream. = obstruct, close, stop, cut off, plug, choke, clog, shut off, stop up, bung up (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: clear 2 a row of spruce trees that blocked his view = obscure, bar, cut off, interrupt, obstruct, get in the way of, shut off 3 The police officer blocked his path. = shut off, stop, bar, cut off, head off, hamper, obstruct, get in the way ofblockade NOUN = stoppage, block, barrier, restriction, obstacle, barricade, obstruction, impediment, hindrance, encirclementblockage NOUN = obstruction, block, blocking, stoppage, impediment, occlusionblog NOUN = weblog, microblog, vlog, blook, website, forum, chatroom, column, newsletter, podcast, profile (on a social networking site), webcast, vodcastbloke NOUN = man, person, individual, customer (informal), character (informal), guy (informal), fellow (old-fashioned), punter (informal), chap, boy, bod (informal)blonde or blond ADJECTIVE 1 The baby had blonde curls. = fair, light, light-coloured, flaxen 2 She's blonde with brown eyes. = fair-haired, golden-haired, tow-headedblood NOUN 1 an inherited defect in the blood = lifeblood, gore, vital fluid 2 He was of noble blood, and an officer. = family, relations, birth, descent, extraction, ancestry, lineage, kinship, kindred ● bad blood There is, it seems, some bad blood between them. = hostility, anger, offence, resentment, bitterness, animosity, antagonism, enmity, bad feeling, rancour, hard feelings, ill will, animus, dudgeon (archaic), disgruntlement, chip on your shoulder ● in cold blood = without emotion, cruelly, ruthlessly, mercilessly, callously, indifferently, unmercifullybloodless ADJECTIVE = pale, white, wan, sickly, pasty, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, chalky, sallow, ashy, like death warmed up (informal)bloodshed NOUN = killing, murder, massacre, slaughter, slaying, carnage, butchery, blood-letting, blood bathbloodthirsty ADJECTIVE = cruel, savage, brutal, vicious, ruthless, ferocious, murderous, heartless, inhuman, merciless, cut-throat, remorseless, warlike, barbarous, pitilessbloody ADJECTIVE 1 Forty-three demonstrators were badly injured in bloody chaos. = cruel, fierce, savage, brutal, vicious, ferocious, cut-throat, warlike, barbarous, sanguinary (formal) 2 His fingers were bloody and cracked. = bloodstained, raw, bleeding, blood-soaked, blood-spatteredbloody-minded ADJECTIVE = difficult, contrary, annoying, awkward, unreasonable, stubborn, perverse, exasperating, intractable, unhelpful, obstructive, cussed (informal), uncooperative, disobliging ◼ OPPOSITE: helpfulbloom NOUN 1 Harry carefully plucked the bloom. = flower, bud, blossom 2 in the full bloom of youth = prime, flower, beauty, height, peak, flourishing, maturity, perfection, best days, heyday, zenith, full flowering 3 The skin loses its youthful bloom. = glow, flush, blush, freshness, lustre, radiance, rosiness ◼ OPPOSITE: pallor ▸ VERB 1 This plant blooms between May and June. = flower, blossom, open, bud ◼ OPPOSITE: wither 2 Our relationship didn't bloom into a close friendship. = grow, develop, wax 3 Not many economies bloomed in 1990. = succeed, flourish, thrive, prosper, fare well ◼ OPPOSITE: failblossom NOUN the blossoms of plants, shrubs and trees = flower, bloom, bud, efflorescence, floret ▸ VERB 1 Why do some people take longer than others to blossom? = develop, bloom, grow, mature 2 His musical career blossomed. = succeed, progress, thrive, flourish, prosper 3 Rain begins to fall and peach trees blossom. = flower, bloom, budblot NOUN 1 a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession = disgrace, spot, fault, stain, scar, defect, flaw, taint, blemish, demerit, smirch, blot on your escutcheon 2 an ink blot = spot, mark, patch, smear, smudge, speck, blotch, splodge, stain ▸ VERB Blot any excess oils with a tissue. = soak up, take up, absorb, dry up ● blot something out 1 Dust clouds blotted out the sun. = obliterate, hide, shadow, disguise, obscure, blur, eclipse, block out, efface, obfuscate (formal) 2 He is blotting certain memories out. = erase, cancel, excise, obliterate, expunge (formal)blotch NOUN = mark, spot, patch, splash, stain, blot, smudge, blemish, splodge, smirch, smutchblow1 VERB 1 The wind blew her hair back from her forehead. = move, carry, drive, bear, sweep, fling, whisk, buffet, whirl, waft 2 Leaves were blowing around in the wind. = be carried, hover, flutter, flit, flitter 3 Take a deep breath and blow. = exhale, breathe, pant, puff, breathe out, expel air 4 South African football fans love to blow a horn called the vuvuzela. = play, sound, pipe, trumpet, blare, toot ● blow over Wait, and it'll blow over. = die down, end, pass, finish, cease, be forgotten, subside ● blow someone away 1 She just totally blew me away with her singing. = bowl over, amaze, stun, stagger, astound, electrify (informal), stupefy, flabbergast 2 He'd like to get hold of a gun and blow the criminals away. = open fire on, kill, blast (slang), bring down, zap (slang), pick off, pump full of lead (slang) ● blow something out I blew out the candle. = put out, extinguish, snuff out ● blow something up 1 He was jailed for forty-five years for trying to blow up their headquarters. = explode, bomb, blast, dynamite, detonate, blow sky-high 2 Other than blowing up a tyre I haven't done any car maintenance. = inflate, pump up, fill, expand, swell, enlarge, puff up, distend 3 Newspapers blew up the story. = exaggerate, heighten, enlarge on, inflate, embroider, magnify, amplify, overstate, embellish, blow out of (all) proportion, make a mountain out of a molehill, make a production out of, make a federal case of (U.S. informal), hyperbolize 4 The image is blown up on a large screen. = magnify, increase, extend, stretch, expand, widen, broaden, lengthen, amplify, elongate, dilate, make larger ● blow