Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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confident^1

adjective sure about something

» Angela had worked hard

and was confident of success.

certain, convinced,

positive, satisfied,

secure, sure

antonym: uncertain

confident^2

adjective sure of yourself

» Hari was a confident actor.

assured, self-assured,

self-possessed

antonym: shy

confine^1

verb to limit to something

specified » We confined our

discussion to tennis rather than

sport in general.

limit, restrict

confine^2

verb to prevent from leaving

» His flu confined him to bed

for two days.

hem in, imprison, restrict,

shut up, immure,

incarcerate, intern

confirm^1

verb to say or show that

something is true » Kate was

given a certificate to confirm

that she had passed the test.

bear out, endorse, prove,

substantiate, validate,

verify, authenticate,

corroborate

confirm^2

verb to make something

definite » The date of the

election was confirmed.

fix, settle

conflict^1

noun disagreement

and argument » Will resolved

the conflict between the friends.

antagonism, disagreement,

discord, friction, hostility,

opposition, strife

conflict^2

noun a war or battle

» The man reported on the

conflict in the Middle East.

battle, combat, fighting,

strife, war

conflict^3

verb to differ or disagree

» The team leaders conflicted

over who should go first.

be at variance,

be incompatible, clash,

differ, disagree

confuse^1

verb to mix two things up

» It is possible to confuse

fact with fiction.

mistake, mix up,

muddle up

confuse^2

verb to puzzle or bewilder

» The complicated instructions

confused me.

baffle, bewilder, mystify,

puzzle, bemuse, faze,

nonplus, perplex

confused^1

adjective puzzled or bewildered

» Hattie was confused – the

information didn't make sense.

baffled, bewildered,

muddled, perplexed,

puzzled, at a loss, at sea,

flummoxed, nonplussed

confused^2

adjective in an untidy mess

» The papers lay

in a confused heap.

chaotic, disordered,

disorganized, untidy

antonym: tidy

confusing

adjective bewildering or

puzzling » Trying to find our

way in the city was confusing.

baffling, bewildering,

complicated, puzzling

confusion

noun an untidy mess

» The room was in a state

of confusion with furniture

all over the place.

chaos, disarray, disorder,

disorganization, mess

antonym: order

connect^1

verb to join together

» The firefighter connected

the hose to the tap.

affix, attach, couple,

fasten, join, link

antonym: separate

connect^2

verb to associate one thing

with another » Laughter

is connected to happiness.

ally, associate, link, relate

connection^1

noun a link or relationship

» Bridget had connections

to a large number of people.

affiliation, association,

bond, correlation,

correspondence, link,

relation, relationship

connection^2

noun a point where things

are joined » He fixed the

loose connection in

the circuit board.

coupling, fastening,

junction, link

conscience

noun a sense of right

and wrong » Phil’s conscience

told him the right thing to do.

principles, scruples,

sense of right and wrong

conservative

adjective unwilling to change

» People often get more

conservative as they grow older.

conventional, traditional,

hidebound, reactionary

antonym: radical

consider^1

verb to judge someone

or something » We consider

him the perfect candidate.

believe, judge, rate,

regard as, think,

deem, hold to be

consider^2

verb to think carefully

» I will consider your offer.

contemplate, deliberate,

meditate, muse, ponder,

reflect, think about,

cogitate, mull over,

ruminate

consider^3

verb to take into account

» You should consider

Ruth’s feelings.

bear in mind,

make allowances for,

respect, take into account,

think about

Hari was a confident actor.

The firefighter connected the hose

to the tap.

He fixed the loose connection

in the circuit board.

Will resolved the conflict between

the friends.

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