Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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contest^3

verb to object formally

to a statement or decision

» You have 14 days to contest

the plans for the extension.

challenge, dispute, oppose,

question

antonym: accept

continual^1

adjective happening all

the time without stopping

» There was continual rain

the afternoon of the fair.

constant, continuous,

endless, eternal, nagging,

perpetual, uninterrupted,

incessant, interminable,

unremitting

continual^2

adjective happening again and

again » Paolo received

continual reminders to renew

his membership of the club.

frequent, recurrent, regular,

repeated

antonym: occasional

continue^1

verb to keep doing something

» She continued talking even

though no one was listening.

carry on, go on, keep on,

persist

continue^2

verb to go on existing

» Their friendship continued

even when one of them

moved abroad.

carry on, endure, last,

persist, remain, survive

continue^3

verb to start doing again

» When he returned from

holiday, Reg continued to work

on his model aeroplanes.

carry on, recommence,

resume

continuous

adjective going on without

stopping » The continuous

building work went on

for weeks.

constant, continued,

extended, prolonged,

uninterrupted

antonym: periodic

control^1

noun power over something

» The children learning to ski

were under the control of an

experienced instructor.

authority, command,

direction, government,

management, power, rule,

supremacy, jurisdiction,

mastery, superintendence

control^2

verb to be in charge of

» Camilla controlled the rota

for cleaning the hamster cage.

administer, be in charge of,

command, direct, govern,

have power over,

manage, rule

convenient

adjective helpful or easy to use

» Cycling was a convenient

way to get around.

handy, helpful, useful,

user-friendly,

labour-saving, serviceable

antonym: inconvenient

convention^1

noun an accepted way of

behaving or doing something

» The convention is to shake

hands when you strike a deal.

code, custom, etiquette,

practice, tradition,

propriety, protocol

convention^2

noun a large meeting of an

organization or group » The

society hosted a convention

of children’s authors every year.

assembly, conference,

congress, meeting

conventional^1

adjective relating to what

is normally done or believed

» His uniform was

conventional school wear.

conformist, conservative,

unadventurous, bourgeois,

staid

conventional^2

adjective familiar, or generally

used » The coach taught us

all a conventional tennis serve.

customary, ordinary,

orthodox, regular,

standard, traditional

convey

verb to cause information or

ideas to be known » She

conveyed her thoughts on

global warming to the class.

communicate, express,

get across, impart

convince

verb to persuade that

something is true

» I convinced him

of my innocence.

assure, persuade, satisfy

convincing

adjective persuasive » Jackie

had a convincing argument.

conclusive, effective,

persuasive, plausible,

powerful, telling,

cogent, incontrovertible

antonym: unconvincing

cook

verb to prepare food for eating

by heating it in some way

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cool^1

adjective having a low

temperature » There was

a gust of cool air.

chilled, chilly, cold,

refreshing

antonym: warm

She continued talking even though

no one was listening.

The convention is to shake hands

when you strike a deal.

microwave

poach

roast

steam

toast

stew

barbecue

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