Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

agreeable

agreeable^2

adjective willing to allow

or do something » Pooja said

she was agreeable to this plan.

game, happy, prepared,

ready, willing,

amenable, compliant

agreement

noun a decision reached

by two or more people

» The two countries have

signed agreements on fishing

and oil rights.

arrangement, contract,

deal (informal), pact,

settlement, treaty,

compact, covenant

aim^1

verb to plan to do something

» The school aims to recruit

three new teachers next year.

aspire, attempt, intend,

plan, propose, strive

aim^2

noun what someone intends

to achieve » My main

aim is to be captain of

the hockey team.

ambition, goal, intention,

objective, plan, target

alarm^1

noun a feeling of fear

» The cat sprang back

in alarm.

anxiety, apprehension,

fright, nervousness,

panic, scare,

consternation, trepidation

antonym: calm

The cat sprang back in alarm.

alike

(^1) adjective similar in some way
» The snakes look so alike.
antonym:
different
The butterflies are different
in colour and shape.
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