Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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together

together^1

adverb with other people

» We went on long bicycle

rides together.

collectively, en masse,

in unison, jointly, shoulder

to shoulder, side by side

together^2

adverb at the same time

» Three horses crossed

the finish line together.

as one, at once,

concurrently,

simultaneously,

with one accord

tolerable^1

adjective able to be put up with

» The accommodation was

simple but tolerable.

acceptable, bearable

antonym: unbearable

tolerable^2

adjective fairly satisfactory

» Mo is making tolerable

headway with his essay and will

finish it before the deadline.

acceptable, adequate, okay

or OK (informal), passable,

reasonable, so-so (informal)

tolerant

adjective accepting of different

views and behaviour » Our

teacher is tolerant of unruly

behaviour in the playground,

but not in the classroom.

liberal, broad-minded,

open-minded,

understanding, easygoing,

forbearing, forgiving,

lenient, permissive

antonym: narrow-minded

tolerate^1

verb to accept something you

disagree with » Jen tolerates

her children’s laziness as long

as they get their chores done.

accept, put up with

tolerate^2

verb to accept something

unpleasant » Henry tolerated

his brother’s messiness in the

room they shared.

bear, endure, stand

tomb

noun a burial chamber

» The pyramids in Egypt

are ancient tombs.

grave, mausoleum,

sarcophagus,

sepulchre (literary), vault

too^1

adverb also or as well

» It wasn’t just me.

You were there, too.

as well, besides,

in addition, into the bargain,

likewise, moreover

too^2

adverb more than a desirable

or acceptable amount » Ben

had a tummy ache after eating

too many sweets.

excessively, over-, overly,

unduly, unreasonably

tool

noun a hand-held instrument

for doing a job » They had

a shed full of gardening tools.

implement, instrument,

utensil

top^1

noun the highest part of

something » I waited at

the top of the cliff.

apex, brow, crest, crown,

culmination, head, height,

high point, peak, pinnacle,

ridge, summit, zenith

(literary), acme, apex, apogee

antonym: bottom

top^2

noun the lid of a container

» Marie put the top back on

the bottle.

cap, lid, stopper

top^3

adjective being the best of its

kind » Ivan was the team’s

top goal scorer.

best, chief, elite, foremost,

head, highest, lead,

leading, pre-eminent,

premier, prime, principal

top^4

verb to be greater than

something » The temperature

topped 40 degrees celsius.

cap, exceed, go beyond,

outstrip, surpass

top^5

verb to be better than someone

or something » The world

record was going to be quite

difficult to top.

beat, better, eclipse,

improve on, outdo, surpass

total^1

noun several things added

together » The school has

a total of 1,776 pupils.

aggregate, sum, whole

total^2

adjective complete in all its

parts » There was total

mayhem after the animals

escaped from the zoo.

absolute, complete,

outright, unconditional,

undivided, unmitigated,

unqualified, all-out,

thoroughgoing

total^3

verb to reach the sum of

» The money they raised for

charity totalled £300,000.

add up to, amount to,

come to

touch^1

verb to put your hand on

something » Please do not

touch anything in the museum.

feel, finger, handle

touch^2

verb to come into contact with

» Annie lowered herself down

until her feet touched the floor.

brush, graze, meet

related word: adjective tactile

touch^3

verb to emotionally affect

someone » I was touched

by the stranger’s kindness.

affect, move, stir

touching

adjective causing sadness

or sympathy » The touching

tale moved Anika to tears.

affecting (literary), moving,

poignant

We went on long bicycle

rides together.

They had a shed full of

gardening tools.

I waited at the top of the cliff.

The touching tale moved

Anika to tears.

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