Collins GEM English Thesaurus. Collins Dictionaries
seek, work for, plan for, strive, set your sights on 2 = point ▸ NOUN = intention, point, plan, goal, design, target, purpose, desireair NOUN 1 = wind, breeze, draught, gust, zephyr 2 = atmosphere, sky, heavens, aerosphere 3 = tune, song, theme, melody, strain, lay, aria 4 = manner, appearance, look, aspect, atmosphere, mood, impression, aura ▸ VERB 1 = publicize, reveal, exhibit, voice, express, display, circulate, make public 2 = ventilate, expose, freshen, aerate ◼ RELATED WORD: adjective aerialairborne ADJECTIVE = flying, floating, in the air, hovering, gliding, in flight, on the wingairing NOUN 1 = ventilation, drying, freshening, aeration 2 = exposure, display, expression, publicity, vent, utterance, disseminationairplane (U.S. & Canad.) NOUN = plane, aircraft, jet, aeroplane, airlinerairs PLURAL NOUN = affectation, arrogance, pretensions, pomposity, swank (informal), hauteur, haughtiness, superciliousnessaisle NOUN = passageway, path, lane, passage, corridor, alley, gangwayalarm NOUN 1 = fear, panic, anxiety, fright, apprehension, nervousness, consternation, trepidation (formal) ◼ OPPOSITE: calmness 2 = danger signal, warning, bell, alert, siren, alarm bell, hooter, distress signal ▸ VERB = frighten, scare, panic, distress, startle, dismay, daunt, unnerve ◼ OPPOSITE: calmalarming ADJECTIVE = frightening, shocking, scaring, disturbing, distressing, startling, horrifying, menacingalcoholic NOUN = drinker, drunkard, drunk, inebriate, tippler, lush (slang), wino (informal), toper (literary) ▸ ADJECTIVE = intoxicating, hard, strong, stiff, brewed, fermented, distilledalert ADJECTIVE 1 = attentive, awake, vigilant, watchful, on the lookout, circumspect, observant, on guard ◼ OPPOSITE: careless 2 = quick-witted, bright, sharp ▸ NOUN = warning, signal, alarm, siren ◼ OPPOSITE: all clear ▸ VERB = warn, signal, inform, alarm, notify, tip off, forewarn ◼ OPPOSITE: lullalien NOUN = foreigner, incomer, immigrant, stranger, outsider, newcomer, asylum seeker ◼ OPPOSITE: citizen ▸ ADJECTIVE 1 = foreign, strange, imported, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar 2 = strange, new, foreign, novel, unknown, exotic, unfamiliar, untried ◼ OPPOSITE: similaralienate VERB = antagonize, anger, annoy, offend, irritate, hassle (informal), estrange, hack off (informal)alienation NOUN = estrangement, setting against, separation, turning away, disaffection, remotenessalight1 VERB 1 = get off, descend, get down, disembark, dismount 2 = land, light, settle, come down, descend, perch, touch down, come to rest ◼ OPPOSITE: take offalight2 ADJECTIVE = lit up, bright, brilliant, shining, illuminated, fieryalign VERB 1 = ally, side, join, associate, affiliate, cooperate, sympathize 2 = line up, order, range, regulate, straighten, even upalike ADJECTIVE = similar, close, the same, parallel, resembling, identical, corresponding, akin ◼ OPPOSITE: different ▸ ADVERB = similarly, identically, equally, uniformly, correspondingly, analogously ◼ OPPOSITE: differentlyalive ADJECTIVE 1 = living, breathing, animate, subsisting, existing, functioning, in the land of the living (informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: dead 2 = in existence, existing, functioning, active, operative, in force, on-going, prevalent ◼ OPPOSITE: inoperative 3 = lively, active, vital, alert, energetic, animated, agile, perky ◼ OPPOSITE: dullall DETERMINER 1 = the whole amount, everything, the total, the aggregate, the totality, the sum total, the entirety, the entire amount 2 = every, each, every single, every one of, each and every ▸ ADJECTIVE = complete, greatest, full, total, perfect, entire, utter ▸ ADVERB = completely, totally, fully, entirely, absolutely, altogether, wholly, utterlyallegation NOUN = claim, charge, statement, declaration, accusation, assertion, affirmationallege VERB = claim, charge, challenge, state, maintain, declare, assert, uphold ◼ OPPOSITE: denyalleged ADJECTIVE = claimed, supposed, declared, assumed, so-called, apparent, stated, describedallegiance NOUN = loyalty, devotion, fidelity, obedience, constancy, faithfulness ◼ OPPOSITE: disloyaltyallergic ADJECTIVE = sensitive, affected, susceptible, hypersensitiveallergy NOUN = sensitivity, reaction, susceptibility, antipathy, hypersensitivity, sensitivenessalleviate VERB = ease, reduce, relieve, moderate, soothe, lessen, lighten, allayalley NOUN = passage, walk, lane, pathway, alleyway, passageway, backstreetalliance NOUN = union, league, association, agreement, marriage, connection, combination, coalition ◼ OPPOSITE: divisionallied ADJECTIVE 1 = united, linked, related, combined, integrated, affiliated, cooperating, in league 2 = connected, linked, associatedallocate VERB = assign, grant, distribute, designate, set aside, earmark, give out, consignallocation NOUN 1 = allowance, share, portion, quota, lot, ration 2 = assignment, allowance, allotmentallow VERB 1 = permit, approve, enable, sanction, endure, license, tolerate, authorize ◼ OPPOSITE: prohibit 2 = let, permit, sanction, entitle, authorize, license, tolerate, consent to, assent to ◼ OPPOSITE: forbid 3 = give, provide, grant, spare, devote, assign, allocate, set aside 4 = acknowledge, accept, admit, grant, recognize, yield, concede, confess ● allow for something = take into account, consider, plan for, accommodate, provide for, make provision for, make allowances for, make concessions forallowance NOUN 1 = portion, lot, share, amount, grant, quota, allocation, stint 2 = pocket money, grant, fee, payment, ration, handout, remittance 3 = concession, discount, reduction, repayment, deduction, rebateall right ADJECTIVE 1 = satisfactory, O.K. or okay (informal), average, fair, sufficient, standard, acceptable, good enough ◼ OPPOSITE: unsatisfactory 2 = well, O.K. or okay (informal), whole (archaic), sound, fit, safe, healthy, unharmed ◼ OPPOSITE: illally NOUN = partner, friend, colleague, associate, mate (informal), comrade, helper, collaborator, cobber (Austral. & N.Z. old-fashioned, informal), E hoa (N.Z.) ◼ OPPOSITE: opponent ● ally yourself with something or someone = unite with, associate with, unify, collaborate with, join forces with, band together withalmost ADVERB = nearly, about, close to, virtually, practically, roughly, just about, not quitealone ADJECTIVE 1 = solitary, isolated, separate, apart, by yourself, unaccompanied, on your tod (slang) ◼ OPPOSITE: accompanied 2 = lonely, abandoned, isolated, solitary, desolate, forsaken, forlorn, destitute ▸ ADVERB 1 = solely, only, individually, singly, exclusively, uniquely 2 = by yourself, independently, unaccompanied, without help, on your own, without assistance ◼ OPPOSITE: with helpaloud ADVERB = out loud, clearly, plainly, distinctly, audibly, intelligiblyalready ADVERB = before now, before, previously, at present, by now, by then, even now, just nowalso ADVERB = and, too, further, in addition, as well, moreover, besides, furthermorealter VERB 1 = modify, change, reform, vary, transform, adjust, adapt, revise 2 = change, turn, vary, transform, adjust, adaptalternate VERB 1 = interchange, change, fluctuate, take turns, oscillate, chop and change 2 = intersperse, interchange, exchange, swap, stagger, rotate ▸ ADJECTIVE = alternating, interchanging, every other, rotating, every second, sequentialalternative NOUN = substitute, choice, other, option, preference, recourse ▸ ADJECTIVE = different, other, substitute, alternatealternatively ADVERB = or, instead, otherwise, on the other hand, if not, then again, as an alternative, as another optionalthough CONJUNCTION = though, while, even if, even though, whilst, albeit, despite the fact that, notwithstandingaltogether