Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

brilliant^2

adjective very clever

» Ed is a brilliant pupil, and

grasps complex ideas easily.

acute, brainy (informal),

bright, clever, intelligent,

perceptive, sharp, smart

antonym: stupid

brilliant^3

adjective wonderful or superb

» It’s a brilliant film.

first-class, great,

magnificent, marvellous,

outstanding, superb,

tremendous, wonderful

antonym: terrible

bring^1

verb to take somewhere

» Can you please bring

the laundry downstairs?

bear, carry, convey,

lead, take, transport

bring^2

verb to cause to happen

» The new factory will bring

more jobs to the city.

cause, create, inflict,

produce, result in, wreak,

effect, occasion

bring about

verb to cause something

to happen » It was Donald's

arrogance that brought

about his downfall.

cause, create, generate,

make happen, produce,

provoke

broad^1

adjective large, especially from

side to side » The bodybuilder

had broad shoulders.

expansive, extensive, large,

thick, vast, wide, ample,

spacious

antonym: narrow

broad^2

adjective including or affecting

many different things or people

» We discussed a broad range

of issues.

comprehensive, extensive,

general, sweeping,

universal, wide,

wide-ranging

broad^3

adjective general rather than

detailed » The documents

provided a broad outline

of the plan.

approximate, general,

non-specific, rough,

sweeping, vague

broadcast^1

noun a programme on radio

or television » The news

broadcast starts at 6pm.

podcast, programme,

show, transmission,

webcast

broadcast^2

verb to send out so that it can

be seen or heard » You can

hear the concert broadcast

live on the radio.

air, show, stream, transmit

broadcast^3

verb to make known publicly

» You don’t need to

broadcast your feelings

to the entire world.

advertise, announce, make

public, proclaim, tweet

broken^1

adjective in pieces

» Jo rang the police when

she saw the broken window.

burst, demolished,

fractured, fragmented,

shattered, smashed

broken^2

adjective not kept

» Frank had heard so many

broken promises, he no longer

believed what Sally said.

infringed, violated,

disobeyed, transgressed

brown

noun or adjective

Shades of brown:

auburn, bay, beige,

bronze, brunette, buff,

burnt sienna, burnt umber,

café au lait, camel,

chestnut, chocolate,

cinnamon, coffee, dun,

fawn, ginger, hazel, khaki,

mahogany, mocha,

oatmeal, ochre, putty,

russet, rust, sandy, sepia,

tan, taupe, tawny,

terracotta, umber

build^1

verb to make something

» Simon used brick and

mortar to build the new

garden wall.

assemble, construct, erect,

fabricate, form, make

antonym: dismantle

build^2

verb to develop gradually

» I want to build a relationship

with the new neighbours.

develop, extend, increase,

intensify, strengthen,

augment, enlarge, escalate

build^3

noun the size of a body

» Pedro is of medium build.

body, figure, form, frame,

physique, shape

building

noun a structure with walls

» The office building had

14 flo o rs.

edifice, structure

bulge^1

verb to swell out » The

frog’s vocal sac bulges as

it sings to attract a mate.

expand, protrude,

stick out, swell

bulge^2

noun a lump in something

» My wallet made a bulge

in my pocket.

bump, hump, lump,

protrusion, swelling

bully^1

noun someone who deliberately

frightens or hurts others

» No one likes the class bully.

oppressor, persecutor

bully^2

verb to frighten or hurt

someone deliberately and

repeatedly » I wasn’t going

to let him bully me.

intimidate, oppress,

persecute, pick on,

tease, torment

bully^3

verb to make someone do

something by using force

» Chloe used to bully me

into doing her homework.

force, intimidate,

pressurize, coerce,

dragoon

Can you please bring the

laundry downstairs?

Jo rang the police when she saw

the broken window.

Simon used brick and mortar

to build the new garden wall.

The frog’s vocal sac bulges

as it sings to attract a mate.

brilliant

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