Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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fragrant

adjective having a pleasant

smell » The lemongrass

and ginger made the curry

wonderfully fragrant.

aromatic, perfumed,

sweet-smelling

frank

adjective open and

straightforward » Ryan and

his mum had a frank discussion

about his poor exam results.

blunt, candid, honest, open,

plain, straightforward

fraud^1

noun the act of deceiving

someone » Sid committed

fraud by taking on someone

else’s identity.

deceit, deception, guile,

hoax, trickery, chicanery,

duplicity, spuriousness

fraud^2

noun someone or something

that deceives you

» Don’t believe what that

man says – he’s a fraud.

charlatan, cheat, fake,

forgery, imposter, quack

free^1

adjective not being held

prisoner » The chicks escaped

from their cage and were found

running free in the garden.

at large, at liberty,

liberated, loose

antonym: captive

free^2

adjective available without

payment » Tom was giving

away free magazines at the

local shop.

complimentary, gratis,

unpaid, without charge

free^3

verb to release from captivity

» Nathan’s friends helped

him to free his foot from

beneath the rock.

discharge, liberate, release,

set at liberty, set loose,

emancipate, unfetter

antonym: imprison

freedom^1

noun the ability to choose

» Sara had the freedom to

decide for herself what to wear.

discretion, latitude,

leeway, licence, scope

freedom^2

noun the state of being free or

being set free » Lydia felt an

amazing sense of freedom now

that the holidays were here.

emancipation, liberty,

release, deliverance

antonym: captivity

freedom^3 :

freedom from

noun the absence of something

unpleasant » She enjoyed

freedom from pain for the first

time that day when she took off

her tight shoes.

exemption, immunity

frenzy

noun wild and uncontrolled

behaviour » The fish darted

around in a feeding frenzy.

agitation, fury, hysteria,

madness, rage, delirium,

paroxysm

frequent^1

adjective happening often

» Alex walked the dog

on a frequent basis.

common, continual,

everyday, habitual,

recurrent, repeated

antonym: rare

frequent^2

verb to go somewhere often

» When they had nothing else

to do, the boys frequented

the local park.

attend, haunt,

patronize, visit

antonym: avoid

friend

noun a person you know

and like

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friendly

adjective kind and pleasant

» Peter had a friendly

relationship with his neighbour.

affectionate, amiable,

close, cordial, genial,

welcoming, companionable,

comradely, convivial

antonym: unfriendly

friendship

noun a state of being

friendly with someone

» Their friendship was

important to him.

affection, attachment,

closeness, goodwill

antonym: hostility

frighten

verb to make someone afraid

» The dog tried to frighten the

others away by barking fiercely.

alarm, intimidate, scare,

startle, terrify, terrorize,

unnerve

frightened

adjective having feelings of fear

about something » The cat

was frightened by the noise

of the fireworks.

afraid, alarmed, petrified,

scared, startled, terrified,

cowed, panicky,

terror-stricken

frightening

adjective causing someone

to feel fear » Thunder

and lightning can be

quite frightening.

alarming, hair-raising,

intimidating, menacing,

terrifying

frivolous

adjective not serious or sensible

» She knew buying another

party dress was frivolous.

flippant, foolish, juvenile,

puerile, silly

antonym: serious

front^1

noun the part that faces

forward » The front wall of

the house was painted blue.

face, frontage

antonym: back

front^2

noun the outward appearance

of something » Despite feeling

nervous, Jo put on a brave front.

appearance, exterior,

face, show

front^3 : in front

preposition further forward

» The car in front stopped

suddenly so Mum slammed

on the brakes.

ahead, before, leading

frown

verb to draw the eyebrows

together » Ann frowned

at the naughty child.

glare, glower,

knit your brows, scowl

frozen

adjective extremely cold

» Neil felt frozen, despite

his big winter jacket.

arctic, chilled, frigid,

icy, numb

frustrate

verb to prevent something

from happening » Jon’s

efforts to start a fire were

frustrated by the rain.

block, check, foil, thwart,

forestall, nullify

The chicks escaped from their

cage and were found running

free in the garden.

Neil felt frozen, despite his big

winter jacket.

Peter had a friendly relationship

with his neighbour.

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