Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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ordinary

adjective not special or

different » Fred lived

in an ordinary house in

the suburbs.

conventional, normal,

regular, routine,

standard, usual,

run-of-the-mill,

unexceptional,

unremarkable

antonym: special

organization^1

noun a group or business

» My mother volunteers at

many charitable organizations,

and is well known in the

community.

association, body,

company, confederation,

group, institution,

outfit (informal)

organization^2

noun the planning and

arranging of something

» Emma was involved in

the organization of the party.

organizing, planning,

structuring

organize

verb to plan and arrange

something » Organizing

a concert takes a lot of

time and effort.

arrange, establish,

plan, set up

origin^1

noun the beginning or cause

of something » The origins

of television date back to

the 1920s.

derivation, root, source,

genesis, provenance

origin^2

noun someone’s family

background » Elsa was

of Swedish origin.

ancestry, descent,

extraction, lineage, stock

original^1

adjective being the first

example of something

» The original owner of our

house lived in it all his life.

first, initial

original^2

adjective imaginative and clever

» Adam had a stunningly

original idea for the school play

• no one had ever seen
  anything like it before.
  fresh, new, novel,
  innovative, innovatory
  antonym: unoriginal

ornament

noun an object that you display

» The shelves were crammed

with ornaments.

adornment, bauble,

decoration, knick-knack,

trinket

ostentatious

adjective intended to impress

people with appearances

» You couldn’t miss his

ostentatious car – it’s large

and shiny gold!

extravagant, flamboyant,

flashy, grandiose,

pretentious, showy

You couldn’t miss his ostentatious

car – it’s large and shiny gold!

ordinary

ex

ceptional

bri

lliant

ex

cellent

superb

great

fi^ rst-

rate

fi^ rst-

class

(^1) adjective
extremely good
» Natalie is
an outstanding
tennis player.
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