Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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alarm^2

noun a device used

to warn people of something

» The burglar alarm

woke up the whole street.

distress signal, siren,

warning

alarm^3

verb to fill with fear

» We could not see

what had alarmed him.

distress, frighten, panic,

scare, startle, unnerve

antonym: calm

alert^1

adjective paying full attention

» The alert guard caught

the shoplifter red-handed.

attentive, observant,

on guard, vigilant, wary

antonym: unaware

alert^2

verb to warn of danger

» The swimmers alerted

the passer-by that they

needed help.

forewarn, inform, notify,

warn

alike^1

adjective similar in some way

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alike^2

adverb in a similar way

» All the children taking part^

in the parade were dressed

alike – it was hard to tell

them apart.

equally, in the same way,

similarly, uniformly

alive^1

adjective having life

» Doctors worked around the

clock to keep the patient alive.

animate, breathing, living

antonym: dead

alive^2

adjective lively and active

» After jogging up the hill,

Liam felt alive with energy.

active, alert, animated,

energetic, full of life,

lively, vivacious

antonym: dull

all

pronoun the whole

of something

» Did you eat all the biscuits?

each, every one,

everything, the whole

amount, the (whole) lot

related words:

prefixes pan-, panto-

allow^1

verb to permit someone

to do something

» Jane’s mother allowed

her to go to the party.

approve, authorize, let,

permit, stand for, tolerate,

brook, give leave, sanction

antonym: forbid

allow^2

verb to set aside for

a particular purpose

» Allow four hours

for the paint to dry.

allocate, allot, assign,

grant, set aside

all right

adjective acceptable » It was

all right but nothing special.

acceptable, adequate,

average, fair,

okay or OK (informal)

almost

adverb very nearly

» The number of children in

a class has almost doubled

in less than a decade.

about, approximately,

close to, nearly, not quite,

practically

alone

adjective not with other people

or things » He was all alone

in the middle of the hall.

detached, isolated,

separate, single

aloud

adverb out loud

» Our father read aloud to us.

audibly, out loud

also

adverb in addition

» Carlos is also an

excellent basketball player.

as well, besides,

furthermore, into the

bargain, moreover, too

always

adverb all the time or forever

» Zoe’s always singing,

she never stops!

continually, every time,

forever, invariably,

perpetually

amaze

verb to surprise greatly

» Noah amazed us with his

knowledge of local history.

astonish, astound, shock,

stagger, stun, surprise,

dumbfound, flabbergast,

stupefy

amazement

noun complete surprise

» Much to my amazement,

Yasmin arrived on time.

astonishment, shock,

surprise, wonder,

perplexity, stupefaction

amazing

adjective very surprising or

remarkable » Kirsten surfed

the most amazing wave.

astonishing, astounding,

staggering, startling,

stunning, surprising

among^1

preposition surrounded by

» The broken bike lay among

piles of chains and pedals.

amid, amidst, in the

middle of, in the thick of,

surrounded by

among^2

preposition between more

than two » The donations

will be divided among

seven charities.

between, to each of

amount

noun how much there

is of something

» I get a huge amount of

homework every weekend.

expanse, quantity,

volume

After jogging up the hill, Liam felt

alive with energy.

The broken bike lay among piles

of chains and pedals.

The swimmers alerted the

passer-by that they needed help.

Kirsten surfed the most

amazing wave.

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