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outbreak
noun a sudden occurrence of
something » An outbreak
of influenza led to the school
being closed for a few days.
eruption, explosionoutdo
verb to do something better
than another person » She
was very competitive and
always tried to outdo her sister.
go one better than,
outshine, surpass, top,
best, eclipseoutline^1
verb to describe something in
a general way » The mayor
outlined his plans to clean
up the town.
sketch, summarize,
delineateoutline^2
noun a general description
of something » Peter gave
an outline of his presentation
to the teacher for review.
rundown (informal),
summary, synopsis,
résumé, thumbnail sketchoutline^3
noun the shape of something
» Helena traced around the
outline of the rabbit.
contours, figure, form,
shape, silhouetteoutlook^1
noun your general attitude
towards life » I adopted
a positive outlook on life.
attitude, perspective, viewoutlook^2
noun the future prospects of
something » The weather
outlook for our holiday next
week looks promising.
future, prospectsout of date
adjective no longer useful
» The information on last
week’s chart is out of date.
antiquated, archaic,
obsolete, old-fashioned,
outdated, outmoded
antonym: modernoutside^1
noun the outer part of
something » She stuck leaves
on the outside of the glass to
decorate it.
exterior, facade, face,
surface
antonym: insideoutside^2
adjective not inside
» We had to use outside
showers at the campsite.
exterior, external, outdoor,
outer, outward, surface
antonym: insideoutskirts
plural noun the edges of an
area » We live in the outskirts
of the city, far from the centre.
edge, perimeter, periphery,
environsoutstanding^1
adjective extremely good
◀◀ SEE LEFToutstanding^2
adjective still owed
» I have an outstanding
debt to my mum, but I’m
paying it off slowly.
due, overdue, owing,
payable, unpaidover
adjective completely finished
» I am glad my exams are
finally over.
at an end, complete, done,
finished, gone, past, upovercome
verb to manage to deal with
something » Molly had
overcome her fear of flying and
happily boarded the plane.
conquer, get the better of,
master, surmount, triumph
over, vanquish (literary)overlook
verb to ignore or fail
to notice something
» Mum overlooked the road
sign and missed the turning.
disregard, forget,
ignore, miss, neglect,
turn a blind eye tooverrule
verb to reject a decision
officially » The referee’s
decision was overruled.
overturn, reverse,
countermand, overrideoversee
verb to make sure a job is
done properly » The teacher
oversaw the pupils’ experiment.
be in charge of,
coordinate, direct,
manage, preside, superviseoverthrow
verb to remove someone
from power by force
» The government was
overthrown in a military coup.
bring down, depose,
oust, toppleHelena traced around the outline
of the rabbit.The teacher oversaw the
pupils’ experiment.Fred’s fast ball easily overturned
the skittles.She stuck leaves on the outside
of the glass to decorate it.overturn^1
verb to knock something over
» Fred’s fast ball easily
overturned the skittles.
capsize, knock down,
knock over, tip over, topple,
upset, upend, upturnoverturn^2
verb to reject a decision
officially » The school
governors overturned the
head teacher’s decision.
overrule, reverse,
countermand, overrideoverweight
adjective too fat, and therefore
unhealthy » Being overweight
increases your risk of health
problems.
fat, hefty, obese, stout,
corpulent, rotundown^1
adjective belonging to a
particular person or thing
» Use your own pencils
and stop taking mine!
personal, privateown^2
verb to have something that
belongs to you » My aunt
owns the local shop.
have, keep, possessown^3 : on your own
adverb without other people
» I work best on my own
with no one to disturb me.
alone, by yourself,
independently, unaidedowner
noun the person to whom
something belongs » I tried to
find the owner of the lost dog.
possessor, proprietorowner
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