Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

query

query^2

verb to question something

because it seems wrong

» Gary queried the referee’s

decision to disallow the goal.

challenge, dispute,

object to, question

question^1

noun a problem that needs

to be discussed » Can we

get back to the question of

who’s organizing the party?

issue, motion, point,

subject, topic

question^2

verb to ask someone questions

» A man is being questioned

by the police.

examine, interrogate,

probe, quiz, cross-examine,

interview, investigate

antonym: answer

question^3

verb to express doubts about

something » I’m fed up

with my parents always

questioning my decisions.

challenge, dispute, distrust,

doubt, query, suspect

quick^1

adjective moving with

great speed » The students

made a quick exit from the

classroom when the bell rang.

brisk, express, fast,

hasty, hurtle, rapid,

speedy, swift

antonym: slow

quick^2

adjective lasting only a short

time » We only had time

for a quick chat.

brief, cursory, hasty,

hurried, perfunctory

antonym: long

quick^3

adjective happening without

any delay » I received a quick

response to my email.

hasty, prompt, sudden

quickly

adverb with great speed

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quiet^1

adjective making very little

noise » The radio was so

quiet, we couldn’t hear it.

hushed, inaudible, low,

silent, soft, noiseless,

soundless

antonym: noisy

quiet^2

adjective peaceful and calm

» We had a quiet day at home.

calm, mild, peaceful, restful,

serene, tranquil, motionless,

placid, untroubled

quiet^3

noun silence or lack of noise

» The teacher called for quiet.

calmness, peace, serenity,

silence, stillness, tranquillity

antonym: noise

quit

verb to leave a place or stop

doing something » Keira quit

her job and went travelling.

discontinue, give up, leave,

resign, retire, stop,

abandon, cease

quite^1

adverb fairly but not very

» My uncle is quite old.

fairly, moderately, rather,

reasonably, somewhat

quite^2

adverb completely and totally

» The doctor asked John to

lie quite still during the X-ray.

absolutely, completely,

entirely, fully, perfectly,

totally, precisely, wholly

quote

verb to repeat the exact words

someone has said » Naz

always quotes from TV shows.

cite, extract, recite, repeat

The teacher called for quiet.

antonym: slowly

The tortoise moves slowly.

quickly

fast

hastily

hurriedly

rapidly

speedily

swiftly

adverb with great speed

» The rocket took off

and quickly gained height.

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