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

formal

formal^1

adjective in accordance

with convention

» We attended a formal

dinner at the hotel.

conventional, correct,

precise, stiff

antonym: informal

formal^2

adjective official and publicly

recognized » No formal

announcement has been made.

approved, legal, official,

prescribed, regular

former

adjective existing in the past

» The former Olympic

champion congratulated

this year’s winners.

ancient, bygone, old, past

formidable

adjective difficult to overcome

» Climbing the cliff was going

to be a formidable challenge.

challenging, daunting,

difficult, intimidating,

mammoth, onerous

fort

noun a building for defence

and shelter » The old fort

was built to defend the harbour

from attack.

castle, citadel, fortification,

fortress

fragile

adjective easily broken or

damaged » The antique china

plate was extremely fragile.

breakable, dainty, delicate,

flimsy, frail, frangible, infirm

antonym: tough

fragrance

noun a pleasant smell

» The flowers had a

sweet fragrance.

aroma, perfume, scent,

smell

Climbing the cliff was going to be

a formidable challenge.

The old fort was built to

defend the harbour from attack.

The flowers had a sweet fragrance.

friend

noun a person you know and like

» Tim sat with his friends^

most lunchtimes.

companion

Ruby and Lily were

constant

companions

.

confidant

Dan is Pete’s

confidant – he tells

him everything.

crony

Tony was surrounded

by his football

cronies

.

mateSharon goes out with

her

mates

at the weekend.

pal

Sam and Dan

are great

pals

.

allySam was Ben’s ally

whenever there

was an argument.

sidekick

Ben’s sidekick feeds

him lines so he can

tell his jokes.

soul mate

Jen and Sally are

soul mates

and

know what each

other is thinking.

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