Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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loose^2

adjective not fitting closely

» Chris wore his shirt loose

to cool off.

baggy, slack, sloppy

antonym: tight

loosen

verb to make something looser

» Harry loosened the knot

in his tie.

slacken, undo, untie

antonym: tighten

loot^1

verb to steal from a place

during a riot or battle

» Gangs began breaking

windows and looting shops.

pillage, plunder,

raid, ransack

loot^2

noun stolen or illegal money

or goods » Sadly, the loot

was never recovered.

booty, haul, plunder,

spoils, swag (slang)

lose^1

verb to be unable to find

» I’ve lost my keys.

drop, mislay, misplace

antonym: find

lose^2

verb to be beaten

» We lost the match.

be beaten, be defeated

antonym: win

lost^1

adjective not knowing where

you are » I think we’re lost.

adrift, astray, off-course

lost^2

adjective unable to be

found » She missed

her lost toy.

mislaid, misplaced,

missing, vanished

lot^1 : a lot or lots

noun a large amount of

something » Remember

to drink lots of water.

abundance, a great deal,

masses (informal),

piles (informal), plenty,

quantities, scores

lot^2

noun an amount or number

» My mum said my friends

were a noisy lot.

batch, bunch (informal),

crowd, group,

quantity, set

loud^1

adjective having a high level

of sound » We heard

a loud bang from downstairs.

blaring, deafening, noisy,

resounding, strident,

thunderous, clamorous,

sonorous, stentorian

antonym: quiet

loud^2

adjective too brightly coloured

» He wore a loud tie

to the costume party.

flamboyant, flashy,

garish, gaudy, lurid

antonym: dull

lovable

adjective easy to love

» I find puppies cute and

lovable but my friend doesn’t

like them biting her ankles.

adorable, charming,

enchanting, endearing,

sweet, captivating,

engaging, winsome

antonym: hateful

love^1

verb to feel strong affection

for someone » I love my

family so much.

adore, cherish, worship,

be in love with, dote on,

hold dear, idolize

antonym: hate

Chris wore his shirt loose

to cool off.

love

look

(^1) verb to turn your eyes
towards something and
see it » She looked
out of the window.
peek
She peeked at him
through the curtains.
scan
He scanned the article
in the newspaper.
regard
He regarded me curiously.
stare
She stared out toward
observe the horizon.
He observed the
scene before him.
survey
He stood up and
surveyed the crowd.
scrutinize
She scrutinized
the essay.
glare
He glared at her for
eating the last slice.
squint
She squinted at
the writing on the
blackboard.
gape
She gaped at the
price of the dress.
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