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minute^1
noun a short period of time
» I’ll be with you in a minute.
flash, instant, moment,
second, triceminute^2
adjective extremely small
» The insect was so minute
that Kayla needed a magnifying
glass to see it clearly.
microscopic, negligible,
slender, small, tiny,
diminutive, minuscule
antonym: vastmiracle
noun a surprising and fortunate
event » It was a miracle that
everyone escaped unharmed.
marvel, wondermiserable^1
adjective very unhappy » All
this rain makes me miserable.
dejected, depressed, down,
downcast, low, melancholy,
mournful, sad, unhappy,
wretched, disconsolate,
sorrowful
antonym: cheerfulmiserable^2
adjective causing unhappiness
» Damp, dark, and poky – it
was a miserable flat.
gloomy, pathetic, sorry,
wretchedmisery
noun unhappiness » He felt
such misery when his pet died.
depression, despair, grief,
melancholy, sadness,
sorrow, unhappiness, woe
antonym: joymisfortune
noun an unfortunate event
» I had the misfortune to
fall off my bike.
adversity, bad luckmisrepresent
verb to give a false account
of something » My brother
deliberately misrepresented
what happened when we
argued earlier.
distort, falsify, twistmiss^1
verb to fail to notice » Go to
the first floor. You can’t miss it.
fail to notice, mistake,
overlookmiss^2
verb to feel the loss of
» I miss my family when
I’m away.
long for, pine for, yearn formistake^1
noun something that is wrong
» There were a lot of spelling
mistakes in his work.
blunder, error, gaffe,
oversight, slip, inaccuracy,
miscalculationmistake^2
verb to think one thing is
another thing » I mistook
him for the owner of the house.
confuse with, misinterpret
as, mix up with, take formistreat
verb to treat someone badly
» The dog had been
mistreated, so we gave
it a new home.
abuse, ill-treatThe insect was so minute that
Kayla needed a magnifying glass
to see it clearly.Jo modelled the clay into an animal.We used a mixture of flour and
water to make dough.There were a lot of spelling
mistakes in his work.mix
verb to combine things » Mix
the ingredients together slowly.
amalgamate, blend,
combine, merge, mingle,
intermingle, interweavemixture
noun a combination of things
» We used a mixture of flour
and water to make dough.
alloy, amalgamation,
blend, combination,
compound, fusion, medley,
amalgam, composite,
conglomeration, mixmix up
verb to confuse two things
» People often mix us up
because we both wear glasses.
confuse, muddlemix-up
noun a mistake in something
planned » There has been
a mix-up with the bookings.
mistake, misunderstanding,
muddlemoan^1
verb to make a low sound
» Laura moaned in her sleep.
groan, gruntmoan^2
verb to complain about
something » Carol is always
moaning about her job.
complain, groan, grumble,
whine, whinge (informal),
bleat, carpmoan^3
noun a low sound
» She let out a moan of pain.
groan, gruntmock^1
verb to make fun of someone
» My sister mocked my haircut.
deride (formal), laugh at,
make fun of, poke fun at,
ridicule, scoff atmock^2
adjective not genuine » The
adults acted mock surprise
when the children performed
the same old magic tricks.
artificial, bogus,
counterfeit, dummy, fake,
false, feigned, imitation,
phoney or phony (informal),
pretended, sham, ersatz,
pseudomockery
noun the act of mocking
someone » Was there a glint
of mockery in his eyes when he
said he liked her new trainers?
derision, jeering, ridiculemodel^1
noun a copy of something
» We saw a model of what
this building used to look like.
dummy, replica,
representation, facsimile,
mock-upmodel^2
noun a perfect example of
something » My obedient dog
is a model of good behaviour.
epitome, example, ideal,
paragon, archetype,
exemplarmodel^3
verb to make something into
a shape » Jo modelled the
clay into an animal.
carve, fashion, form,
mould, sculpt, shapemodel
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