Collins English Thesaurus Essential. Collins Dictionaries
I hate travelling by coach. = bus, charabanc ▸ VERB He coached me for my French exam. = instruct, train, prepare, exercise, drill, tutor, cramcoalesce VERB = blend, unite, mix, combine, incorporate, integrate, merge, consolidate, come together, fuse, amalgamate, meld, coherecoalition NOUN = alliance, union, league, association, combination, merger, integration, compact, conjunction, bloc, confederation, fusion, affiliation, amalgam, amalgamation, confederacycoarse ADJECTIVE 1 He wore a shepherd's tunic of coarse cloth. = rough, crude, unfinished, homespun, impure, unrefined, rough-hewn, unprocessed, unpolished, coarse-grained, unpurified ◼ OPPOSITE: smooth 2 He has a very coarse sense of humour. = vulgar, offensive, rude, indecent, improper, raunchy (informal), earthy, foul-mouthed, bawdy, impure, smutty, impolite, ribald, immodest, indelicate 3 They don't know how to behave, and are coarse and insulting. = loutish, rough, brutish, boorish, uncivil ◼ OPPOSITE: well-manneredcoast NOUN Camp sites are usually situated along the coast. = shore, border, beach, strand, seaside, coastline, seaboard ▸ VERB I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope. = cruise, sail, drift, taxi, glide, freewheel ◼ RELATED WORD: adjective littoralcoat NOUN 1 Vitamin B6 is great for improving the condition of dogs' and horses' coats. = fur, hair, skin, hide, wool, fleece, pelt 2 The front door needs a new coat of paint. = layer, covering, coating, overlay ▸ VERB Coat the fish with seasoned flour. = cover, spread, plaster, smearcoating NOUN = layer, covering, finish, skin, sheet, coat, dusting, blanket, membrane, glaze, film, varnish, veneer, patina, laminationcoat of arms NOUN = heraldry, crest, insignia, escutcheon, blazonrycoax VERB = persuade, cajole, talk into, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), prevail upon, inveigle, soft-soap (informal), twist (someone's) arm, flatter, entice, beguile, allure ◼ OPPOSITE: bullycobber NOUN = friend, pal (informal), mate (informal), buddy (informal), china (Brit. & S. African informal), best friend, intimate, cock (Brit. informal), close friend, comrade, chum (informal), crony, alter ego, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), soul mate, homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), bosom friend, boon companion, E hoa (N.Z.)cock NOUN We heard the sound of a cock crowing in the yard. = cockerel, rooster, chanticleer ▸ VERB He suddenly cocked an ear and listened. = raise, prick up, perk upcocktail NOUN = mixture, combination, compound, blend, concoction, mix, amalgamation, admixturecocky1 ADJECTIVE He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time. = overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering, conceited, egotistical, cocksure, swollen-headed, vain, full of yourself ◼ OPPOSITE: modestcocky2 or cockie2 (Austral. & N.Z. informal) NOUN He got some casual work with the cane cockies on Maroochy River. = farmer, smallholder, crofter (Scot.), grazier, agriculturalist, rancher, husbandmancocoon VERB 1 She lay on the sofa, cocooned in blankets. = wrap, swathe, envelop, swaddle, pad 2 I was cocooned in my own safe little world. = protect, shelter, cushion, insulate, screencoddle VERB = pamper, spoil, indulge, cosset, baby, nurse, pet, wet-nurse (informal), mollycoddlecode NOUN 1 All employees are expected to observe our code of conduct. = principles, rules, manners, custom, convention, ethics, maxim, etiquette, system, kawa (N.Z.), tikanga (N.Z.) 2 They used elaborate secret codes. = cipher, cryptographcodify VERB = systematize, catalogue, classify, summarize, tabulate, collect, organizecoerce VERB = force, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), constrain, bulldoze (informal), dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, twist (someone's) arm (informal), drivecoercion NOUN = force, pressure, threats, bullying, constraint, intimidation, compulsion, duress, browbeating, strong-arm tactics (informal)cogent ADJECTIVE = convincing, strong, powerful, effective, compelling, urgent, influential, potent, irresistible, compulsive, forceful, conclusive, weighty, forciblecognition NOUN = perception, reasoning, understanding, intelligence, awareness, insight, comprehension, apprehension, discernmentcoherence NOUN = consistency, rationality, concordance, consonance, congruity, union, agreement, connection, unity, correspondencecoherent ADJECTIVE 1 He has failed to work out a coherent strategy for modernising the service. = consistent, reasoned, organized, rational, logical, meaningful, systematic, orderly ◼ OPPOSITE: inconsistent 2 She's so calm when she speaks in public. I wish I could be that coherent. = articulate, lucid, comprehensible, intelligible ◼ OPPOSITE: unintelligiblecohort NOUN We now have results for the first cohort of pupils to be assessed. = group, set, band, contingent, batchcoil VERB 1 I turned off the water and began to coil the hose. = wind, twist, curl, loop, spiral, twine 2 A python had coiled itself around the branch of the tree. = curl, wind, twist, snake, loop, entwine, twine, wreathe, convolutecoin NOUN My pocket was full of coins. = money, change, cash, silver, copper, dosh (Brit. & Austral. slang), specie, kembla (Austral. slang) ▸ VERB The phrase 'cosmic ray' was coined by R. A. Millikan in 1925. = invent, create, make up, frame, forge, conceive, originate, formulate, fabricate, think up ◼ RELATED WORD: enthusiast numismatistcoincide VERB 1 The exhibition coincides with the 50th anniversary of Potter's death. = occur simultaneously, coexist, synchronize, be concurrent 2 a case in which public and private interests coincide = agree, match, accord, square, correspond, tally, concur, harmonize ◼ OPPOSITE: disagreecoincidence NOUN = chance, accident, luck, fluke, eventuality, stroke of luck, happy accident, fortuitycoincidental ADJECTIVE = accidental, unintentional, unintended, unplanned, fortuitous, fluky (informal), chance, casual ◼ OPPOSITE: deliberatecold ADJECTIVE 1 It was bitterly cold outside. = chilly, biting, freezing, bitter, raw, chill, harsh, bleak, arctic (informal), icy, frosty, wintry, frigid, inclement, parky (Brit. informal), cool ◼ OPPOSITE: hot 2 I'm hungry, I'm cold and I have nowhere to sleep. = freezing, frozen, chilled, numb, chilly, shivery, benumbed, frozen to the marrow 3 He became cold and unfeeling. = distant, reserved, indifferent, aloof, glacial, cold-blooded, apathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unfeeling, passionless, undemonstrative, standoffish ◼ OPPOSITE: emotional 4 The president is likely to receive a cold reception when he speaks today. = unfriendly, indifferent, stony, lukewarm, glacial, unmoved, unsympathetic, apathetic, frigid, inhospitable, unresponsive ◼ OPPOSITE: friendly ▸ NOUN She must have come inside to get out of the cold. = coldness, chill, frigidity, chilliness, frostiness, icinesscold-blooded ADJECTIVE = callous, cruel, savage, brutal, ruthless, steely, heartless, inhuman, merciless, unmoved, dispassionate, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unemotional, stony-hearted ◼ OPPOSITE: caringcollaborate VERB 1 The two writers collaborated on a new show. = work together, team up, join forces, cooperate, play ball (informal), participate 2 He was accused of having collaborated with the secret police. = conspire, cooperate, collude, fraternizecollaboration NOUN 1 There is substantial collaboration with neighbouring departments. = teamwork, partnership, cooperation, association, alliance, concert 2 rumours of his collaboration with the occupying forces during the war = conspiring, cooperation, collusion, fraternizationcollaborator NOUN 1 She was an important collaborator on that novel. = co-worker, partner, colleague, associate, team-mate, confederate 2 Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists. = traitor, turncoat, quisling, collaborationist, fraternizercollapse VERB 1 A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed. = fall down, fall, give way, subside, cave in, crumple, fall apart at the seams 2 His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt. = fail, fold, founder, break down, fall through, come to nothing, go belly-up (informal) 3 There were people in the streets collapsing from hunger. = faint, break down, pass out, black out, swoon (literary), crack up (informal), keel over (informal), flake out (informal) ▸ NOUN 1 Floods and a collapse of the tunnel roof were a constant risk. = falling down, ruin, falling apart, cave-in, disintegration, subsidence 2