Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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supply^2

noun an amount of something

available for use » Our fridge

contained a plentiful supply of

food for the week.

cache, fund, hoard, reserve,

stock, stockpile, store

support^1

verb to agree with someone’s

ideas or aims » I support

your idea for creating more

bicycle lanes.

back, champion, defend,

promote, second, side with,

uphold

antonym: oppose

support^2

verb to help someone in

difficulties » You should

support your friends when

they are feeling down.

assist, encourage, help

support^3

verb to hold something up from

underneath » The pillars

support the cathedral roof.

bolster, brace, hold up,

prop up, reinforce,

buttress, shore up

support^4

noun an object that holds

something up » The metal

supports will hold up the tent.

brace, foundation, pillar,

post, prop, abutment,

stanchion

supporter

noun a person who agrees

with or helps someone

» The supporters wore team

colours to cheer on their team.

adherent, advocate, ally,

champion, fan, follower,

sponsor, patron,

protagonist

suppose

verb to think that something is

probably the case » I suppose

Jon will have an apple as usual.

assume, believe, expect,

guess, imagine, presume,

think, conjecture, surmise

(formal)

supposed^1

adjective planned, expected,

or required to do something

» You’re supposed to ride your

bike in the bicycle lane rather

than on the footpath.

expected, meant, obliged,

required

supposed^2

adjective generally believed or

thought to be the case

» What is it that Melissa is

supposed to have said?

alleged, assumed, believed,

meant, presumed, reputed,

rumoured

suppress^1

verb to prevent people from

doing something » The

teachers aimed to suppress

bullying among the students.

crack down on (informal),

crush, quash, quell,

stamp out, stop

suppress^2

verb to stop yourself from

expressing a feeling or reaction

» Vikram suppressed a cry

by turning it into a cough.

conceal, contain, curb,

repress, restrain, smother,

stifle

supreme

adjective of the highest degree

or rank » The prime minister

has supreme authority over

the country.

chief, foremost, greatest,

highest, leading,

paramount, pre-eminent,

principal, top, ultimate

sure^1

adjective having no doubts

» Jonathan was sure that he

was right.

certain, clear, convinced,

definite, positive, satisfied

antonym: unsure

sure^2

adjective reliable or definite

» The dark clouds were a sure

sign that it was going to rain.

definite, dependable,

foolproof, infallible, reliable,

trustworthy, undeniable

surprise^1

noun something unexpected

» Danny’s gift to the teacher

came as a delightful surprise.

bombshell, revelation,

shock, start

surprise^2

noun the feeling caused

by something unexpected

» He let out a gasp of surprise.

amazement, astonishment,

incredulity, wonder

surprise^3

verb to give someone a feeling

of surprise » I was surprised

by how many people came

to the party.

amaze, astonish, astound,

jolt, stagger, stun,

take aback, flabbergast,

nonplus

surrender^1

verb to agree that the other

side has won » I surrender!

You have won the game.

capitulate, give in, submit,

succumb, yield

surrender^2

verb to give something up

to someone else

» Marcus surrendered the ball

to the puppy.

cede, give up, relinquish,

renounce, yield

surrender^3

noun a situation in which

one side gives in to the other

» The blue team waved a

white flag in surrender.

capitulation, submission

surround

verb to be all around a person

or thing » The calf was

surrounded by cows.

encircle, enclose,

encompass, envelop,

hem in

The blue team waved a white flag

in surrender.

The supporters wore team colours

to cheer on their team.

Danny’s gift to the teacher came

as a delightful surprise.

The pillars support the

cathedral roof.

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