Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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great^3

adjective (informal) very good

» Fran thought the surprise

birthday party was a great

idea and joined in with

the planning.

beauty (Australia and New

Zealand), excellent,

fantastic (informal), fine,

first-rate, marvellous

(informal), outstanding,

superb, terrific (informal),

tremendous (informal),

wonderful

antonym: terrible

greedy

adjective wanting more than

you need » The greedy cat

ate more than it needed.

materialistic, acquisitive,

avaricious, grasping,

ravenous, voracious

green^1

adjective concerned with

environmental issues

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green^2

noun or adjective

Shades of green:

apple green, avocado,

bottle green, chartreuse,

emerald, grass green, jade,

khaki, lime, Lincoln green,

olive, pea green, pistachio,

sage, sea green, turquoise

related word:

adjective verdant

greet

verb to say hello to someone

when they arrive » The

president was greeted

by local political leaders.

meet, receive (formal),

welcome, hail, salute

grey^1

adjective being dull and

dismal » The rush hour

crowds looked fed-up

and grey.

colourless, dull,

nondescript, unremarkable

grey^2

noun or adjective

Shades of grey:

ash, charcoal, gunmetal,

hoary, leaden, pewter,

platinum, silver, silvery,

slate, steel grey, stone,

taupe, whitish

grief

noun a feeling of extreme

sadness » She felt a sense

of grief when her best friend

moved abroad.

distress, heartache, misery,

sadness, sorrow,

unhappiness, anguish,

dejection, heartbreak, woe

antonym: happiness

grieve^1

verb to feel extremely sad

» The nation grieved for

the loss of their much-loved

president at the state funeral.

lament, mourn

grieve^2

verb to make someone feel

extremely sad » It grieved

Elaine to be away from her pets

when she was on holiday.

distress, pain,

sadden, upset

antonym: cheer

grim

adjective looking very serious

» Her face was grim upon

hearing the bad news.

grave, severe,

solemn, stern

grip^1

noun a firm hold on something

» Aiden’s grip on the bag

was strong and fast.

clasp, grasp, hold

grip^2

noun someone’s control over

something » The head teacher

kept a tight grip on the

school budget.

clutches, control,

influence, power

grip^3

verb to hold something firmly

» The girl gripped the rope

and began to climb.

clutch, grasp, hold

ground

noun the surface of the Earth

» We sat on the ground

and had a picnic.

dirt, earth, land, soil, terrain

grounds^1

plural noun the land

surrounding a building

» The school’s grounds were

used for sporting activities.

estate, gardens, land

grounds^2

plural noun the reason for

doing or thinking something

» Owen was against buying

a new car on the grounds

of expense.

basis, cause, excuse,

justification, reason,

foundation, pretext,

rationale

group^1

noun a number of people or

things » The group of football

supporters sang in unison.

band, bunch, collection,

crowd, gang, pack, party,

set, aggregation,

assemblage, coterie

group^2

verb to link people or things

together » The pupils were

grouped into four teams.

arrange, class, classify,

organize, sort,

assort, marshal

grow^1

verb to increase in size

or amount » The girl’s

hair grew very long.

develop, expand,

increase, multiply

antonym: shrink

grow^2

verb to pass gradually into

a particular state » I grew

more tired as the day went on.

become, get, turn

The greedy cat ate more

than it needed.

The president was greeted by local

political leaders.

The girl gripped the rope and

began to climb.

The school’s grounds were used

for sporting activities.

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