Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries
advocate, activist, reformer, crusadercanal NOUN = waterway, channel, passage, conduit, duct, watercoursecancel VERB 1 The foreign minister has cancelled his visit to Washington. = call off, drop, abandon, forget about 2 Her insurance had been cancelled by the company. = annul, abolish, repeal, abort, quash, do away with, revoke, repudiate, rescind, obviate, abrogate, countermand, eliminate ● cancel something out These two opposing factors tend to cancel each other out. = counterbalance, offset, make up for, compensate for, redeem, neutralize, nullify, obviate, balance outcancellation NOUN 1 No reason has been given for the cancellation of the event. = abandonment, abandoning 2 a march calling for the cancellation of debt = annulment, abolition, repeal, elimination, quashing, revocationcancer NOUN 1 the race to find a drug that suppresses cancer = growth, tumour, carcinoma (Pathology), malignancy 2 There's a cancer in the system. = evil, corruption, rot, sickness, blight, pestilence, canker ◼ RELATED WORD: prefix carcino-candid ADJECTIVE 1 a candid account of her life in the limelight = honest, just, open, truthful, fair, plain, straightforward, blunt, sincere, outspoken, downright, impartial, forthright, upfront (informal), unequivocal, unbiased, guileless, unprejudiced, free, round, frank ◼ OPPOSITE: diplomatic 2 There are also some candid pictures taken when he was young. = informal, impromptu, uncontrived, unposedcandidate NOUN = contender, competitor, applicant, nominee, entrant, claimant, contestant, suitor, aspirant, possibility, runnercandour NOUN = honesty, simplicity, fairness, sincerity, impartiality, frankness, directness, truthfulness, outspokenness, forthrightness, straightforwardness, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, openness, unequivocalness, naïveté ◼ OPPOSITE: dishonestycannabis NOUN = marijuana, pot (slang), green (slang), dope (slang), hash (slang), blow (slang), smoke (informal), stuff (slang), leaf (slang), tea (U.S. slang), grass (slang), chronic (U.S. slang), weed (slang), hemp, gage (U.S. obsolete, slang), hashish, mary jane (U.S. slang), ganja, bhang, kif, sinsemilla, dagga (S. African), charascannon NOUN = gun, big gun, artillery piece, field gun, mortarcanny ADJECTIVE = shrewd, knowing, sharp, acute, careful, wise, clever, subtle, cautious, prudent, astute, on the ball (informal), artful, judicious, circumspect, perspicacious (formal), sagacious (formal), worldly-wise ◼ OPPOSITE: ineptcanon NOUN 1 These measures offended all the accepted canons of political economy. = rule, standard, principle, regulation, formula, criterion, dictate, statute, yardstick, precept 2 the body of work which constitutes the canon of English literature as taught in schools = list, index, catalogue, syllabus, rollcanopy NOUN = awning, covering, shade, shelter, sunshadecant1 NOUN 1 Politicians are holding forth with their usual hypocritical cant. = hypocrisy, pretence, lip service, humbug, insincerity, pretentiousness, sanctimoniousness, pious platitudes, affected piety, sham holiness 2 He resorted to a lot of pseudo-psychological cant to confuse me. = jargon, slang, vernacular, patter, lingo (informal), argotcant2 VERB The helicopter canted inward towards the landing area. = tilt, angle, slope, incline, slant, bevel, risecantankerous ADJECTIVE = bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (U.S. & Canad. & Irish informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, captious, difficult ◼ OPPOSITE: cheerfulcanter VERB The competitors cantered into the arena. = jog, lope ▸ NOUN He set off at a canter. = jog, lope, easy gait, dogtrotcanvass VERB 1 I'm canvassing for the Labour Party. = campaign, solicit votes, electioneer 2 The survey canvassed the views of almost 80 economists. = poll, study, examine, investigate, analyse, scan, inspect, sift, scrutinizecanyon NOUN = gorge, pass, gulf, valley, clough (dialect), gully, ravine, defile, gulch (U.S. & Canad.), coulee (U.S.)cap VERB 1 He always has to cap everyone else's achievements. = beat, top, better, exceed, eclipse, lick (informal), surpass, transcend, outstrip, outdo, run rings around (informal), put in the shade, overtop 2 home-made scones capped with cream = top, cover, crown 3 = complete, crowncapability NOUN = ability, means, power, potential, facility, capacity, qualification(s), faculty, competence, proficiency, wherewithal, potentiality ◼ OPPOSITE: inabilitycapable ADJECTIVE 1 Such a weapon would be capable of firing conventional or nuclear shells. = able, fitted, suited, adapted, adequate ◼ OPPOSITE: incapable 2 She's a very capable administrator. = accomplished, experienced, masterly, qualified, talented, gifted, efficient, clever, intelligent, competent, apt, skilful, adept, proficient ◼ OPPOSITE: incompetentcapacious ADJECTIVE = spacious, wide, broad, vast, substantial, comprehensive, extensive, generous, ample, expansive, roomy, voluminous, commodious, sizable or sizeable ◼ OPPOSITE: limitedcapacity NOUN 1 Our capacity for giving care, love and attention is limited. = ability, power, strength, facility, gift, intelligence, efficiency, genius, faculty, capability, forte, readiness, aptitude, aptness, competence or competency 2 an aircraft with a bomb-carrying capacity of 454 kg = size, room, range, space, volume, extent, dimensions, scope, magnitude, compass, amplitude 3 She was visiting in her official capacity as co-chairperson. = function, position, role, post, appointment, province, sphere, service, officecape NOUN = headland, point, head, peninsula, ness (archaic), promontorycaper VERB The children were capering about, shouting and laughing. = dance, trip, spring, jump, bound, leap, bounce, hop, skip, romp, frolic, cavort, frisk, gambol ▸ NOUN Jack would have nothing to do with such childish capers. = escapade, sport, stunt, mischief, lark (informal), prank, jest, practical joke, high jinks, antic, jape, shenanigan (informal)capital NOUN The company is having difficulties in raising capital. = money, funds, stock, investment(s), property, cash, finance, finances, financing, resources, assets, wealth, principal, means, wherewithal ▸ ADJECTIVE They had a capital time in London. = first-rate, fine, excellent, superb, sterling, splendid, world-classcapitalism NOUN = private enterprise, free enterprise, private ownership, laissez faire or laisser fairecapitalize VERB The company will be capitalized at £50 million. = sell, put up for sale, trade, dispose of ● capitalize on something The rebels seemed to be trying to capitalize on the public's discontent. = take advantage of, exploit, benefit from, profit from, make the most of, gain from, cash in on (informal)capitulate VERB = give in, yield, concede, submit, surrender, comply, give up, come to terms, succumb, cave in (informal), relent ◼ OPPOSITE: resistcapitulation NOUN = surrender, yielding, submission, cave-in (informal)caprice NOUN = whim, notion, impulse, freak, fad, quirk, vagary, whimsy, humour, fancy, fickleness, inconstancy, fitfulness, changeablenesscapricious ADJECTIVE = unpredictable, variable, unstable, inconsistent, erratic, quirky, fickle, impulsive, mercurial, freakish, fitful, inconstant ◼ OPPOSITE: consistentcapsize VERB = overturn, turn over, invert, tip over, keel over, turn turtle, upsetcapsule NOUN 1 You can also take red ginseng in convenient capsule form. = pill, tablet, lozenge, bolus 2 Each flower is globular, with an egg-shaped capsule. = pod, case, shell, vessel, sheath, receptacle, seed casecaptain NOUN 1 He is a former English cricket captain. = leader, boss, master, skipper, chieftain, head, number one (informal), chief 2 a German sea captain = commander, officer, skipper, (senior) pilotcaptivate VERB = charm, attract, fascinate, absorb, entrance, dazzle, seduce, enchant, enthral, beguile, allure, bewitch, ravish, enslave, mesmerize, ensnare, hypnotize, enrapture, sweep off your feet, enamour, infatuate ◼ OPPOSITE: repelcaptive ADJECTIVE Her heart had begun to pound inside her chest like a captive animal. = confined, caged, imprisoned, locked up, enslaved, incarcerated, ensnared, subjugated, penned, restricted ▸ NOUN He described the difficulties of surviving for four months as a captive. = prisoner, hostage, convict, prisoner of war, detainee, interneecaptivity NOUN = confinement,