Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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surroundings

surroundings

plural noun the area and

environment around a person

or place » The farm’s

surroundings were stunning.

background, environment,

location, neighbourhood,

setting, environs, milieu

survive

verb to live or exist in spite of

difficulties » We survived

the intense heat by sitting

in an air-conditioned café.

endure, last, live, outlive,

pull through

suspect^1

verb to think something

is likely » I suspect we’ll

have more to do after lunch.

believe, feel, guess,

suppose

suspect^2

verb to have doubts about

something » Troy suspected

something was wrong when

he saw Dylan had walked away.

distrust, doubt, mistrust

suspect^3

adjective not to be trusted

» Peter’s claims to be related

to royalty were highly suspect.

dodgy (Britain, Australia, and

New Zealand; informal),

doubtful, dubious, fishy

(informal), questionable,

suspicious

suspicion^1

noun a feeling of mistrust

» Having been bitten before,

Cara regarded the parrot

with suspicion.

distrust, doubt, misgiving,

mistrust, scepticism, qualm

suspicion^2

noun a feeling something is

true » I have a suspicion this

route is the long way round.

hunch, idea, impression

suspicious^1

adjective feeling distrustful

of someone or something

» Jez was highly suspicious

as the fox approached the

chicken coop.

apprehensive, distrustful,

doubtful, sceptical, wary

suspicious^2

adjective causing feelings of

distrust » Brenda wondered

why the lights were off – there

was something suspicious

going on.

dodgy (Britain, Australia, and

New Zealand; informal),

doubtful, dubious,

fishy (informal), funny,

questionable,

shady (informal), suspect

swap

verb to replace one thing for

another » The girls decided

to swap coats for the day.

barter, exchange,

interchange, switch, trade

sweet^1

adjective containing a lot of

sugar » After her dinner, Kate

loves to eat something sweet.

cloying, sugary, sweetened

antonym: sour

sweet^2

adjective having a pleasant

smell » The air was filled

with the sweet smell of roses.

aromatic, fragrant,

perfumed, sweet-smelling

sweet^3

adjective pleasant-sounding

and tuneful » The audience

listened to the sweet sound

of the children singing.

harmonious, mellow,

melodious, musical,

tuneful, dulcet

sweet^4

noun a sweet-tasting thing

such as a toffee » We were

each allowed some sweets

as a treat.

bonbon, candy (US),

confectionery, sweetie

swerve

verb to change direction

suddenly to avoid hitting

something » The girl on the

bike swerved around the trees.

swing, turn, veer

swift

adjective happening or moving

very quickly » The bird was

swift in flight.

brisk, express, fast,

hurried, prompt, quick,

rapid, speedy

antonym: slow

symbol

noun a design or idea used

to represent something

▶▶ SEE RIGHT

sympathy

noun kindness and

understanding towards

someone in trouble

» When Alan’s friend broke

his leg, he looked after him

with great sympathy.

compassion, empathy, pity,

understanding

system

noun an organized way of doing

or arranging something

» The new system is much

more efficient than the old

way of doing things.

arrangement, method,

procedure, routine,

structure, technique,

methodology,

modus operandi

The farm’s surroundings were

stunning.

Jez was highly suspicious as the

fox approached the chicken coop.

After her dinner, Kate loves

to eat something sweet.

We were each allowed some

sweets as a treat.

The bird was swift in flight.

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