Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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reverse^2

noun the opposite of what

has just been said or done

» That’s not right – in fact,

the reverse is true.

contrary, converse,

opposite

review^1

noun a critical assessment

of a book or performance

» The film got good reviews in

Andy’s blog.

commentary, criticism,

notice

review^2

noun a general survey

or report » Our class project

was to do a review of pupils’

opinions on school dinners.

analysis, examination,

report, study, survey

revise

verb to alter or correct

something » Carlos revised

his opinion when he heard

Stefan’s point of view.

amend, correct, edit,

refresh, revamp, update

revive

verb to make or become

lively or active again

» The concert revived

my love of rock music.

rally, resuscitate,

invigorate, reanimate,

rekindle, revitalize

reward

noun something given

in return for a service

» My mother bought me

a new bike as a reward for

good behaviour.

bonus, bounty, payment,

prize

rhythm

noun a regular movement or

beat » The dancers swayed

to the rhythm of the music.

beat, pulse, tempo, time

rich^1

adjective having a lot of

money and possessions

» He was a rich young man

with lots of money.

affluent, loaded (slang),

opulent, prosperous,

wealthy, well off

antonym: poor

rich^2

adjective abundant in

something » Bananas

are rich in vitamin A.

abundant, fertile,

plentiful, copious,

fecund, plenteous

rid: get rid of

verb to remove or destroy

something » Arnold got rid of

the spider in the bath.

dispose of, dump, eject,

jettison, remove, weed out

ridiculous

adjective very foolish » Josh

made the ridiculous claim of

having met the queen.

absurd, laughable,

ludicrous, preposterous

right^1

adjective in accordance with

the facts » She had all the

right answers and got full marks

in the test.

accurate, correct, exact,

factual, genuine, precise,

strict, true, valid, unerring

antonym: wrong

right^2

adjective most suitable » The

right time to sleep is at night.

acceptable, appropriate,

desirable, done, fit, fitting,

okay or OK (informal),

proper, seemly, suitable

The film got good reviews

in Andy’s blog.

He was a rich young man

with lots of money.

reverse

right

antonym:

wrong

sin

crime

abuse

injustice

» She did him a wrong^

when she assumed he was lying.

virtue

equity

justice

legality

honour

fairness

morality

integrity

(^3) noun what is just and fair
» Jacob’s parents taught him to know right from wrong.
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