Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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produce^2

verb to bring out something

so it can be seen or discussed

» To hire a car, you must

produce a driving licence.

advance, bring forward,

bring to light, put forward

product

noun something that is made

to be sold » All of our

products are made with

natural ingredients.

commodity, goods,

merchandise, produce

productive^1

adjective producing a large

number of things

» Our apple trees are very

productive this year.

fertile, fruitful, prolific,

fecund, generative

antonym: unproductive

productive^2

adjective bringing favourable

results » I hope that all this

extra work will be productive.

constructive, useful,

valuable, worthwhile

antonym: unproductive

profession

noun a job that requires

advanced education or training

» Harper was a doctor

by profession.

business, career,

occupation

proficient

adjective able to do something

well » Erin is proficient in

several languages.

able, accomplished, adept,

capable, competent,

efficient, skilful, skilled

antonym: incompetent

profit^1

noun money gained

in business or trade

» The new business made

a huge profit in its first year.

earnings, proceeds,

revenue, surplus, takings

antonym: loss

profit^2

verb to gain or benefit from

something » We profited from

the low turnout – there was

a lot of leftover food.

capitalize on, exploit,

make the most of,

take advantage of

program

noun a set of instructions that

a computer follows to perform

a task » The architect used a

computer program to draw up

his plans for the house.

app, application, software

programme^1

verb to make a plan or

plot out instructions

» Diana programmed the TV

to record the Saturday show.

compile, formulate, line up,

list, map out, set up

programme^2

noun a planned series of events

» The orchestra has a

programme of 12 concerts

over the next few months.

agenda, schedule,

timetable

programme^3

noun a broadcast on radio

or television » He enjoys

watching programmes about

space travel.

broadcast, show

progress^1

noun improvement or

development » Lou is making

progress in writing her novel.

advance, breakthrough,

headway, improvement

progress^2

verb to become more advanced

or skilful » My litttle brother is

progressing – he can count to

10 now and he knows colours.

advance, blossom, develop,

improve

prohibit

verb to forbid something or

make it illegal » Dropping

litter is prohibited.

ban, forbid, outlaw, prevent

antonym: allow

prominent^1

adjective important

» A prominent scientist

gave us an inspiring lecture.

eminent, famous,

important, notable, noted,

renowned, well-known

prominent^2

adjective very noticeable,

or sticking out a long way

» The castle stood in a

prominent position at the

top of a steep hill.

conspicuous, eye-catching,

jutting, noticeable, obvious,

pronounced, striking,

blatant, salient

promise^1

verb to say that you will

definitely do or not do

something

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promise^2

verb to show signs of » This

promises to be a great book.

hint at, indicate,

show signs of, augur,

bespeak, betoken

promise^3

noun an undertaking to do

or not do something

» If you make a promise,

you should keep it.

assurance, guarantee,

pledge, undertaking, vow

promising

adjective seeming likely to be

good or successful » He was

a promising young athlete.

gifted, rising, talented,

up-and-coming

promote^1

verb to encourage the progress

or success of something

» My parents have always

promoted healthy eating.

back, support

Our apple trees are very productive

this year.

The architect used a computer

program to draw up his plans

for the house.

He enjoys watching programmes

about space travel.

The castle stood in a prominent

position at the top of a steep hill.

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