Collins GEM English Thesaurus. Collins Dictionaries

      affair NOUN

1 = matter, business, happening, event, activity, incident, episode, topic 2 = relationship, romance, intrigue, fling, liaison, flirtation, amour, dallianceaffect1 VERB 1 = influence, concern, alter, change, manipulate, act on, bear upon, impinge upon 2 = emotionally move, touch, upset, overcome, stir, disturb, perturbaffect2 VERB = put on, assume, adopt, pretend, imitate, simulate, contrive, aspire toaffected ADJECTIVE = pretended, artificial, contrived, put-on, mannered, unnatural, feigned, insincere ◼ OPPOSITE: genuineaffection NOUN = fondness, liking, feeling, love, care, warmth, attachment, goodwill, aroha (N.Z.)affectionate ADJECTIVE = fond, loving, kind, caring, friendly, attached, devoted, tender ◼ OPPOSITE: coolaffiliate VERB = associate, unite, join, link, ally, combine, incorporate, amalgamateaffinity NOUN 1 = attraction, liking, leaning, sympathy, inclination, rapport, fondness, partiality, aroha (N.Z.) ◼ OPPOSITE: hostility 2 = similarity, relationship, connection, correspondence, analogy, resemblance, closeness, likeness ◼ OPPOSITE: differenceaffirm VERB 1 = declare, state, maintain, swear, assert, testify, pronounce, certify ◼ OPPOSITE: deny 2 = confirm, prove, endorse, ratify, verify, validate, bear out, substantiate ◼ OPPOSITE: refuteaffirmative ADJECTIVE = agreeing, confirming, positive, approving, consenting, favourable, concurring, assenting ◼ OPPOSITE: negativeafflict VERB = torment, trouble, pain, hurt, distress, plague, grieve, harassaffluent ADJECTIVE = wealthy, rich, prosperous, loaded (slang), well-off, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, minted (Brit. slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: poorafford VERB 1 = have the money for, manage, bear, pay for, spare, stand, stretch to 2 = bear, stand, sustain, allow yourself 3 = give, offer, provide, produce, supply, yield, renderaffordable ADJECTIVE = inexpensive, cheap, reasonable, moderate, modest, low-cost, economical ◼ OPPOSITE: expensiveafraid ADJECTIVE 1 = scared, frightened, nervous, terrified, shaken, startled, fearful, cowardly ◼ OPPOSITE: unafraid 2 = reluctant, frightened, scared, unwilling, hesitant, loath, disinclined, unenthusiastic 3 = sorry, apologetic, regretful, sad, distressed, unhappy ◼ OPPOSITE: pleasedafter PREPOSITION = at the end of, following, subsequent to ◼ OPPOSITE: before ▸ ADVERB = following, later, next, succeeding, afterwards, subsequently, thereafter ◼ RELATED WORD: prefix post-aftermath NOUN = effects, results, wake, consequences, outcome, sequel, end result, upshotagain ADVERB 1 = once more, another time, anew, afresh 2 = also, in addition, moreover, besides, furthermoreagainst PREPOSITION 1 = beside, on, up against, in contact with, abutting 2 = opposed to, anti (informal), hostile to, in opposition to, averse to, opposite to 3 = in opposition to, resisting, versus, counter to, in the opposite direction of 4 = in preparation for, in case of, in anticipation of, in expectation of, in provision for ◼ RELATED WORD: prefixes anti-, contra-, counter-age NOUN 1 = years, days, generation, lifetime, length of existence 2 = old age, experience, maturity, seniority, majority, senility, decline, advancing years ◼ OPPOSITE: youth 3 = time, day(s), period, generation, era, epoch ▸ VERB 1 = grow old, decline, weather, fade, deteriorate, wither 2 = mature, season, condition, soften, mellow, ripenaged ADJECTIVE = old, getting on, grey, ancient, antique, elderly, antiquated ◼ OPPOSITE: youngagency NOUN 1 = business, company, office, firm, department, organization, enterprise, establishment 2 = medium, means, activity, vehicle, instrument, mechanismagenda NOUN = programme, list, plan, schedule, diary, calendar, timetableagent NOUN 1 = representative, rep (informal), negotiator, envoy, surrogate, go-between 2 = author, worker, vehicle, instrument, operator, performer, catalyst, doer 3 = force, means, power, cause, instrumentaggravate VERB 1 = make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, exacerbate, magnify, inflame, increase ◼ OPPOSITE: improve 2 = annoy, bother, provoke, irritate, nettle, get on your nerves (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: pleaseaggregate NOUN = total, body, whole, amount, collection, cluster, mass, sum, combination ▸ ADJECTIVE = collective, mixed, combined, collected, accumulated, composite, cumulative ▸ VERB = combine, mix, collect, assemble, heap, accumulate, pile, amassaggression NOUN 1 = hostility, malice, antagonism, antipathy, ill will, belligerence, destructiveness, pugnacity 2 = attack, campaign, injury, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, onslaughtaggressive ADJECTIVE 1 = hostile, offensive, destructive, belligerent, unfriendly, contrary, antagonistic, pugnacious, aggro (Austral. & N.Z.), aggers (Austral. slang), biffo (Austral. slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: friendly 2 = forceful, powerful, convincing, effective, enterprising, dynamic, bold, militant ◼ OPPOSITE: submissiveagitate VERB 1 = stir, beat, shake, disturb, toss, rouse 2 = upset, worry, trouble, excite, distract, unnerve, disconcert, fluster ◼ OPPOSITE: calmagony NOUN = suffering, pain, distress, misery, torture, discomfort, torment, hardshipagree VERB 1 = concur, be as one, sympathize, assent, see eye to eye, be of the same opinion ◼ OPPOSITE: disagree 2 = correspond, match, coincide, tally, conform ● agree with someone = suit, get on with, befitagreement NOUN 1 = treaty, contract, arrangement, alliance, deal (informal), understanding, settlement, bargain 2 = concurrence, harmony, compliance, union, agreeing, consent, unison, assent ◼ OPPOSITE: disagreement 3 = correspondence, similarity, consistency, correlation, conformity, compatibility, congruity ◼ OPPOSITE: differenceagricultural ADJECTIVE = farming, country, rural, rustic, agrarianagriculture NOUN = farming, culture, cultivation, husbandry, tillageahead ADVERB 1 = in front, in advance, towards the front, frontwards 2 = at an advantage, in advance, in the lead 3 = in the lead, winning, leading, at the head, to the fore, at an advantage 4 = in advance, in front, before, in the leadaid NOUN = help, backing, support, benefit, favour, relief, promotion, assistance ◼ OPPOSITE: hindrance ▸ VERB 1 = help, support, serve, sustain, assist, avail, subsidize, be of service to ◼ OPPOSITE: hinder 2 = promote, help, further, forward, encourage, favour, facilitate, pave the way foraide NOUN = assistant, supporter, attendant, helper, right-hand man or woman or person, secondailing ADJECTIVE 1 = weak, failing, poor, flawed, unstable, unsatisfactory, deficient 2 = ill, poorly (informal), sick, weak, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), unwell, infirm, under the weather (informal), indisposedailment NOUN = illness, disease, complaint, disorder, sickness, affliction,