Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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ideal^2

noun the best example of

something » She’s my ideal

of what a best friend should be.

epitome, example, model,

paragon, prototype,

standard, archetype,

criterion, paradigm

ideal^3

adjective being the best

example of something

» He was the ideal person

for the Saturday job as he

already had lots of experience.

classic, complete,

consummate, model,

perfect, supreme

identify^1

verb to recognize or name

someone or something

» Joe tried to identify the

handwriting on the letter,

as the sender hadn’t signed

their name.

diagnose, label, name,

pinpoint, place, recognize

identify^2 :

identify with

verb to understand someone’s

feelings » I can’t identify with

the book’s main character.

associate with,

empathize with, feel for,

relate to, respond to

idiot

noun a stupid person

» You’re an idiot for carrying

too much at once!

fool, imbecile, nitwit, oaf,

twit (informal)

idiotic

adjective extremely foolish

or silly » Sending the letter

to the wrong person was an

idiotic thing to do.

daft (informal),

dumb (informal), foolish,

senseless, silly, stupid,

foolhardy, insane

idle

adjective doing nothing

» I was idle that holiday, and

simply read books and relaxed.

jobless, redundant,

unemployed, unproductive,

inactive, stationary

antonym: busy

icon

noun a picture that represents

a person or thing » The tablet

screen is full of app icons.

avatar, representation,

thumbnail

idea^1

noun what you know about

something » I think we’re

lost – I have no idea where

we are.

clue, guess, hint, inkling,

notion, suspicion

idea^2

noun an opinion or

belief about something

» My grandmother has

old-fashioned ideas about

clothes and refuses to leave

the house without her hat.

belief, conviction,

impression, notion,

opinion, view

idea^3

noun a plan or suggestion for

something

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ideal^1

noun a principle or idea

you try to achieve

» My father has high ideals

and always tries to live up

to them.

principle, standard, value I was idle that holiday, and simply

read books and relaxed.

The tablet screen is full of

app icons.

idea

(^3) noun a plan or suggestion
for something
» He had a great idea^
for a new game.
plan
He had a cunning
plan
to take over the market.
The producer gave recommendations
for improvements.
scheme
She asked if he had a
scheme
for the game.
solution
He came up with a
solution^
to the problem.
suggestion
People had lots of
suggestions
for what to call the game.
theory
He had a
theory
that there
was a gap in the market
for the new game.
recommendation
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