Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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obtain f

verb to get something

» My elder sister obtained

a distinction in her ballet exam.

acquire, get, get hold of,

get your hands on (informal),

procure (formal),

secure (formal)

obvious

adjective easy to see or

understand » It was obvious

that Jessica was trying to

impress the teacher as she was

always the first to put up her

hand when a volunteer was

asked for.

apparent, blatant,

clear, evident, overt,

palpable, plain,

self-evident, conspicuous,

manifest, patent

occasion^1

noun an important event

» The launch of a ship

is a grand occasion.

affair, event

occasion^2

noun an opportunity

to do something

» The family meal was

the perfect occasion

for telling everyone

about his travel plans.

chance, opportunity,

time

occasional

adjective happening

sometimes » We look

forward to our occasional

trips to the beach, they

are always a lot of fun!

intermittent, odd,

periodic, sporadic

antonym: frequent

occur^1

verb to happen or exist

» Thunderstorms often

occur in late summer.

appear, arise,

be present, exist,

happen, take place

occur^2

verb to come into your mind

» It didn’t occur to me to

check the calendar and I

turned up on the wrong day.

cross your mind,

dawn on, strike

odd

adjective strange or unusual

» He looked odd, wearing

sunglasses at night.

bizarre, curious,

funny, peculiar,

queer (old-fashioned),

singular (formal),

strange, weird

antonym: ordinary

offend

verb to upset or embarrass

someone » I didn’t mean to

offend you when I commented

on your hat.

affront, insult, outrage

antonym: please

offensive

adjective rude and upsetting

» Some people found the

words of the song offensive.

abusive, insulting,

objectionable

offer^1

verb to make something

available for someone to take

» Catherine offered us one

of the cakes she’d baked.

give, hold out, make

available, propose, put

forward, suggest, tender,

extend, proffer, submit

offer^2

noun something that someone

offers you » Sue had refused

several job offers because

they were too far away.

proposition, tender

My elder sister obtained

a distinction in her ballet exam.

offer

Catherine offered us one of

the cakes she’d baked.

obscure

(^1) verb to make something difficult to see
» The trees obscured their view of the lake.
conceal
They heard birds concealed
in the trees.
shroud
The boat was
shrouded in mist.
mask
There were many leaves
masking the view of
the sun.
hide
The lake was partly
hidden by trees.
screen
The trees screened the lake.
cloak
The lake was
cloaked in fog.
cloud
The sun was clouded
with fog.
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