Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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fulfil

fulfil

verb to carry out or achieve

something » Sam knew he

would fulfil his dream and

travel the world one day.

accomplish, achieve,

carry out, perform,

realize, satisfy

full^1

adjective filled with something

» The suitcase was so full of

clothes, we couldn’t close it.

filled, loaded, packed,

saturated

antonym: empty

full^2

adjective missing nothing out

» I want to hear the full story

of what happened.

comprehensive, detailed,

exhaustive, extensive,

maximum, thorough

full^3

adjective loose-fitting

» Her full skirt was made

of a lot of material.

baggy, loose, voluminous

fun^1

noun an enjoyable activity

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fun^2 : make fun of

verb to tease someone

» Don’t make fun of him.

deride, laugh at, mock,

ridicule, taunt, lampoon,

rib, satirize

function^1

noun the useful thing that

something or someone does

» The function of an oven is to

heat food.

duty, job, purpose, remit,

responsibility, role

function^2

noun a large formal dinner,

reception, or party

» Her parents were going

to a function in the city.

dinner, gathering,

party, reception

function^3

verb to operate or work

» The heater was not

functioning properly – it

was stone cold.

go, operate, perform,

run, work

fund^1

noun an amount of money

» Ali needed to find a way

to add to his savings fund.

capital, foundation, pool,

reserve, supply

fund^2

noun a large amount of

something » She had a fund

of knowledge about dinosaurs.

hoard, mine, reserve,

reservoir, store

fund^3

verb to provide the money for

something » Helen was raising

money to fund a local charity.

finance, pay for, subsidize,

support

funny^1

adjective being strange or odd

» Chris heard a funny noise.

mysterious, odd, peculiar,

puzzling, strange, unusual

funny^2

adjective causing amusement

» Jessica laughed at her

sister’s funny story.

amusing, comic, comical,

hilarious, humorous, witty,

droll, jocular, risible

antonym: serious

furious^1

adjective extremely angry

» The man was furious that

my ball had broken his window.

enraged, fuming, infuriated,

livid, mad, raging, frenzied,

incensed, tumultuous

furious^2

adjective involving great energy,

effort, or speed » There was

a furious contest between

the two racing drivers.

breakneck, fierce, frantic,

frenzied, intense, manic,

frenetic

fuss^1

noun anxious or excited

behaviour » What’s all

the fuss about?

agitation, bother,

commotion, confusion, stir,

to-do, ado, fluster, palaver

fuss^2

verb to behave in a nervous or

restless way » Waiters fussed

around the table.

bustle, fidget, fret

fussy

adjective difficult to please

» The toddler was a fussy

eater and refused to eat pasta.

choosy (informal),

discriminating, exacting,

fastidious, particular,

faddish, finicky, pernickety

futile

adjective having no chance of

success » Kelly made a futile

effort to catch the fish, but it

slipped through her fingers.

abortive, forlorn,

unsuccessful, useless, vain

antonym: successful

future

adjective relating to a time after

the present » Future

generations may one day

live on the Moon.

approaching, coming,

forthcoming, impending,

later, prospective

antonym: past

The suitcase was so full of

clothes, we couldn’t close it.

Jessica laughed at her sister’s

funny story.

fun

(^1) noun an enjoyable activity
» The theme park was
great fun.
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