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

cool

cool^2

adjective staying calm

» José kept cool through

the whole incident.

calm, collected, composed,

level-headed, relaxed,

serene, dispassionate,

imperturbable,

unemotional,

unexcited, unruffled

antonym: nervous

cool^3

verb to make or become cool

» Elsa put the cupcakes on^

a rack to cool.

chill, cool off, freeze,

refrigerate

antonym: heat

cooperate

verb to work together »  Laura

cooperated with the rest of the

team to finish the task.

collaborate, join forces,

pull together, work together

copy^1

noun something made to

look like something else

» Tony made a copy of

his favourite painting.

counterfeit, duplicate, fake,

forgery, imitation, replica,

reproduction, facsimile,

likeness, replication

copy^2

verb to do the same thing

as someone else » My little

brother copies everything

that I do.

ape, emulate, follow,

imitate, mimic, follow suit,

parrot, simulate

copy^3

verb to make a copy of

» The teacher copied the

handout and gave a sheet

of it to each pupil.

counterfeit, duplicate,

reproduce

corny

adjective unoriginal or

sentimental » Dad always

listens to corny music.

banal, hackneyed, maudlin,

sentimental, stale,

stereotyped, trite,

mawkish, old hat,

unoriginal

correct^1

adjective without mistakes

» Jonathan’s calculations

were correct.

accurate, exact, faultless,

flawless, precise, right, true

correct^2

adjective socially acceptable

» Our teacher said the correct

way to greet the head was

“Good morning, Mr Brown”.

acceptable, appropriate,

fitting, okay or OK (informal),

proper, seemly

antonym: wrong

correct^3

verb to make right » Jimmy

corrected the errors in his work.

amend, cure, improve,

rectify, reform, remedy,

right, emend, redress

correction

noun the act of making

something right » We made a

correction to our design project.

adjustment, amendment,

righting, rectification

correspond

verb to be similar or connected

to something else » The two

maps correspond – they both

show the old tower at the top

of the hill.

agree, be related, coincide,

correlate, fit, match, tally

corrupt^1

adjective acting dishonestly

or illegally » Her scheme

was unfair and showed her

to be corrupt.

crooked, dishonest,

fraudulent, shady (informal),

unscrupulous, unethical,

unprincipled, venal

antonym: honest

corrupt^2

verb to change a computer file

by introducing errors

» I should take a backup

copy in case the original is

corrupted.

alter, contaminate, falsify,

manipulate, doctor

corruption

noun dishonest and illegal

behaviour » The police

arrested him on charges

of corruption.

bribery, dishonesty, fraud,

extortion, profiteering,

venality

cost^1

noun the amount of money

needed » The cost of

chocolate has gone up.

charge, expense, outlay,

payment, price, rate

cost^2

noun loss or damage

» They extended the house but

at the cost of the garden.

detriment, expense, penalty

cost^3

verb to involve a cost of

» The airfares were going

to cost a lot of money.

come to, sell at,

set someone back (informal)

cosy^1

adjective warm and comfortable

» Guests can relax in the

cosy lounge.

comfortable, snug, warm

cosy^2

adjective pleasant and

friendly » She enjoyed

the cosy chat with her friends.

friendly, informal,

intimate, relaxed

council

noun a governing group

of people »  The city

council had ordered

the road closure.

assembly, board,

committee, panel,

conclave, convocation

count^1

verb to add up

» I counted the money.

add up, calculate,

tally, compute,

enumerate, tot up

count^2

verb to be important

» Your opinions count.

carry weight, matter,

rate, signify, weigh

count^3

noun a counting or number

counted » The count

revealed that our group

had the most votes.

calculation, reckoning,

sum, tally, computation,

enumeration

Elsa put the cupcakes on a rack

to cool.

We made a correction to our

design project.

I counted the money.

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