Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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imagine^2

verb to believe that something

is the case » I imagine you’re

talking about my brother.

assume, believe, gather,

guess (informal), suppose,

suspect, fancy, surmise

imitate

verb to copy someone or

something » My son imitates

everything I do.

ape, copy, emulate,

impersonate, mimic,

simulate, mirror,

mock, parody

immediate^1

adjective happening

or done without delay

» Mia’s immediate

reaction was to laugh.

instant, instantaneous

immediate^2

adjective most closely

connected to you » I live

with my immediate family.

close, direct, near

immediately^1

adverb right away

» Logan replied to my

message immediately.

at once, directly, instantly,

now, promptly, right away,

straight away, forthwith,

posthaste

immediately^2

adverb very near in time

or position » The playing

field was immediately

behind the school.

closely, directly,

right

immense

adjective very large or huge

» An immense cloud turned

the sky black.

colossal, enormous,

giant, gigantic, huge,

massive, vast

antonym: tiny

imminent

adjective going to happen very

soon » I was excited about

my sister’s imminent arrival.

close, coming, forthcoming,

impending, looming, near

immune

adjective not subject to or

affected by something » He

seems immune to the cold.

exempt, free, protected,

resistant, safe, unaffected,

insusceptible, invulnerable

impatient^1

adjective easily annoyed » You

are too impatient with others.

brusque, curt, irritable,

intolerant, snappy

antonym: patient

impatient^2

adjective eager to do something

» Maya was impatient to leave.

eager, restless

impede

verb to make someone’s or

something’s progress difficult

» Fallen trees impeded our

walk to school this morning.

block, delay, disrupt,

get in the way, hamper,

hinder, obstruct

ignorant^1

adjective not knowing about

something » He was ignorant

of the rules so didn’t have a tie

on the first day.

inexperienced, innocent,

oblivious, unaware,

unconscious

ignorant^2

adjective not knowledgeable

about things » Elijah was

determined not to be ignorant,

so he read the news every day.

green, naive, unaware,

uneducated, unlearned,

untutored

ignore

verb to take no notice

of someone or something

» Julia ignored Huan when

he came into the room.

blank (slang), discount,

disregard, neglect,

overlook

ill

adjective unhealthy or sick

» Patricia was ill with the flu.

ailing, crook (Australia

and New Zealand; informal),

poorly (Britain; informal),

queasy, sick, unhealthy,

unwell, indisposed, infirm,

under the weather

antonym: healthy

illegal

adjective forbidden by the

law » Shoplifting is an

illegal activity.

banned, criminal, illicit,

outlawed, prohibited,

unlawful, proscribed,

unauthorized, wrongful

antonym: legal

illness

noun a particular disease

» His illness was a mystery –

no one knew what was wrong.

affliction, ailment,

bug (informal), complaint,

disease, disorder,

lurgy (Britain, Australia,

and New Zealand; informal),

malady, sickness

illusion^1

noun a false belief

» Pedro is under the illusion

that he is very important.

delusion, fallacy, fancy,

misconception

illusion^2

noun a thing that you think

you can see » Seeing its

reflection gave the fox the

illusion of another fox.

hallucination, mirage,

semblance, chimera,

phantasm

imaginary

adjective existing in your mind

but not in real life

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imagination

noun the ability to form new

ideas » Harry is clever, but

lacks imagination, and just

copied the project.

creativity, ingenuity,

inventiveness,

originality, vision

imagine^1

verb to have an idea of

something » Clara could

not imagine a more

peaceful scene.

conceive, envisage,

fantasize, picture,

visualize

Patricia was ill with the flu.

An immense cloud turned

the sky black.

My son imitates everything I do.

Seeing its reflection gave the fox

the illusion of another fox.

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