Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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relaxed^1

adjective calm and peaceful

» I spent a relaxed evening

listening to music.

calm, casual, comfortable,

informal, peaceful

antonym: tense

relaxed^2

adjective calm and not worried

or tense » My parents have a

relaxed attitude and often let

my friends stay over.

at ease, calm, comfortable,

cool, easy, serene,

unflustered

antonym: tense

relay

verb to give information to

someone else » Ariana

relayed your message to me.

communicate, convey,

impart

release^1

verb to set someone

or something free

» Our teacher finally

released us from the lesson.

deliver, discharge,

extricate, free, let go,

liberate, set free,

emancipate, unfetter

release^2

verb to make something

available » The new album

will be released next week.

issue, launch, publish,

put out

release^3

noun the setting free of

someone or something

» The charity’s aim was the

release of animals in captivity

back into the wild.

discharge, emancipation,

freedom, liberation, liberty,

deliverance, manumission

relentless

adjective never stopping

or becoming less intense

» The rain was relentless and

did not let up the whole week.

incessant, nonstop,

persistent, sustained,

unrelenting, unremitting

relevant

adjective connected with what

is being discussed » Please

stick to the point and just talk

about what’s relevant.

applicable, apposite,

appropriate, apt, pertinent,

germane, material

antonym: irrelevant

reliable

adjective able to be trusted

» Mike was reliable and turned

up on time every day.

dependable, faithful, safe,

sound, staunch, sure,

true, trustworthy

antonym: unreliable

religious^1

adjective connected with

religion » We joined in

the religious worship.

devotional, divine,

doctrinal, holy, sacred,

scriptural, spiritual,

theological

religious^2

adjective having a strong belief

in a god or gods » Paul is

very religious and goes to

church every week.

devout, God-fearing,

godly, pious, righteous

reluctant

adjective unwilling to do

something » Dad was

reluctant to ask for help.

averse, disinclined,

hesitant, loath, slow,

unwilling

antonym: eager

remain^1

verb to stay somewhere

» My friends went out while

I remained at home.

be left, linger, stay behind,

wait

remain^2

verb to stay the same

» No matter how much

she tried to curl her hair,

it remained straight.

continue, endure, go on,

last, stay, survive

I spent a relaxed evening listening

to music.

My friends went out while

I remained at home.

relaxed

remember

verb to bring to mind something from the past

» Remember to feed the cat.

recall

Try to recall the

words of that poem.

recognize

Do you recognize this name?

retain

I must retain all those

geography facts.

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