Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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worthless

adjective having no real value

or worth » Why did you buy

that worthless piece of junk?

meaningless, paltry, poor,

trifling, trivial, useless,

valueless, negligible

antonym: valuable

write

verb to record something in

writing » Write your answers

in pencil on the page.

inscribe, record, take down

wrong^1

adjective not correct or truthful

» The girl on the game show

gave the wrong answer and was

knocked out.

false, faulty, incorrect,

mistaken, unsound, untrue,

erroneous, fallacious

antonym: right

wrong^2

adjective morally unacceptable

» It’s wrong to hurt people.

bad, crooked, evil, illegal,

immoral, unfair, unjust,

felonious, iniquitous,

reprehensible, unethical

antonym: right

wrong^3

noun an unjust action

» A great wrong has been

done to him in the past.

abuse, crime, grievance,

injustice, sin

worry^1

verb to feel anxious about

something » Don’t worry, I’ll

help you with your work.

be anxious, brood,

feel uneasy, fret

worry^2

verb to disturb someone with

a problem » I didn’t want to

worry you with my homework.

bother, hassle (informal),

pester, plague, trouble,

harry, importune, perturb

worry^3

noun a feeling of anxiety

» Lack of money was a worry.

anxiety, apprehension,

concern, fear, misgiving,

unease

worsen

verb to become more difficult

» My dog’s behaviour has

worsened – now he’s chewing

the furniture.

decline, degenerate,

deteriorate,

go downhill (informal)

antonym: improve

worship^1

verb to praise and revere

something » The ancient

Egyptians worshipped

many gods.

glorify, honour, praise,

pray to, venerate, deify,

exalt, revere

antonym: dishonour

worship^2

verb to love and admire

someone » Your little sister

worships you.

adore, idolize, love

antonym: despise

worship^3

noun a feeling of love and

admiration for something

» The emperor was used to

the worship of his subjects.

admiration, adoration,

adulation, devotion,

homage, praise,

deification, exaltation

Write your answers in pencil

on the page.

wrong

hand

The farm employed extra

hands when it was time to

harvest the vegetables.

labourer

There were at least

10 labourers on the

building site.

workman

The workman came

to fix the pipe.

operative

The production line would

break down without good

machine operatives.

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