Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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acute^1

adjective severe or intense

» He suddenly had an acute

pain in his back.

critical, extreme,

grave, great, intense,

serious, severe

acute^2

adjective very intelligent

» She has an acute mind

and was always the best

at problem-solving.

alert, astute, bright, keen,

perceptive, quick, sharp,

shrewd, discriminating,

discerning, perspicacious

adapt

verb to alter for a new use

» The offices were adapted

for use as a library.

adjust, alter, change,

convert, modify

add^1

verb to put something with

something else » She added

more pages to the book.

attach, augment,

supplement, adjoin,

affix, append

add^2

verb to combine numbers

or quantities » Add all the

items together to find out how

much you have bought.

add up, count up, total

antonym: subtract

addition

noun something that has been

added to something else

» The showroom revealed

recent additions to their

range of cars.

increase, supplement,

addendum, adjunct,

appendage

adequate

adjective enough in amount

or quality for a purpose

» Adequate protein is part of a

balanced diet.

acceptable, ample, enough,

satisfactory, sufficient

antonym: insufficient

administer^1

verb to be responsible

for managing something

» It must be hard work to

administer a large company.

be in charge of, command,

control, direct, manage,

run, supervise

administer^2

verb to inflict or impose

something on someone

» He administered strict

curfews on the boys.

carry out, deal, dispense,

execute, impose, inflict,

perform, mete out

admiration

noun a feeling of great liking

and respect » I have

always had the greatest

admiration for her.

appreciation, approval,

esteem, regard, respect

admire

verb to like and respect

someone or something

» They admired him

for his work.

appreciate, look up to,

respect, value,

esteem, venerate

antonym: scorn

admit^1

verb to agree that something

is true » The driver admitted

that he was lost.

accept, acknowledge,

grant

antonym: deny

admit^2

verb to allow to enter

» Pablo was admitted

to the university.

accept, let in,

receive, take in

antonym: exclude

adult

noun a grown-up person

» A family ticket covers two

adults and three children.

grown-up, man, woman

antonym: child

advance^1

verb to move forward

or develop » The forces

advanced on the battlefield.

make inroads, press on,

proceed, progress

advance^2

noun progress in something

» Scientific advances help

us explore the Solar System

in ever greater detail.

breakthrough,

development, gain,

progress, step

advance

He suddenly had an acute pain

in his back.

A family ticket covers two adults

and three children.

Add all the items together to find

out how much you have bought.

I don't like the way you play him.

I'd like to play the

part of the queen.

I'm perfect to

portray

the lady.

You're too young to

characterize

her well.

You're old enough to

personify

her grandmother.

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