Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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enemy

noun someone who is against

you » The knight fought

a duel against his enemy.

adversary, antagonist,

foe, opponent

antonym: friend

energetic

adjective full of energy

» The energetic kitten

climbed the curtains.

animated, dynamic,

indefatigable, spirited,

tireless, vigorous

energy

noun the ability and strength

to do things » I’ve not got

the energy to go swimming.

drive, life, spirit, strength,

vigour, vitality, élan, verve,

zeal, zest

enjoy

verb to find pleasure in

something » I haven’t enjoyed

a film as much as that in ages!

appreciate, delight in,

like, love, relish, revel in,

take pleasure from,

take pleasure in

enlarge

verb to make something larger

» The team became so

successful that they had

to enlarge the stadium.

add to, expand, extend,

increase, magnify,

augment, broaden, distend,

elongate, lengthen, widen

enlarge on

verb to give more information

about something

» The teacher told Paul to

enlarge on his answers to get

more marks in the test.

develop, elaborate on,

expand on

enormous

adjective very large in size

or amount » The enormous

monument dominated

the skyline.

colossal, gigantic, huge,

immense, massive,

tremendous, vast

antonym: tiny

ensure

verb to make sure about

something » Fran tried the

door again to ensure it was

securely locked.

guarantee, make certain,

make sure

enterprise^1

noun a business or company

» The grocery store was

a small family enterprise.

business, company,

concern, establishment,

firm, operation

enterprise^2

noun a project or task

» Lara’s latest enterprise

was to learn how to drive.

effort, endeavour,

operation, project,

undertaking, venture

entertain

verb to keep someone amused

or interested » The puppy

entertained the whole family.

amuse, charm, delight,

enthral, please

entertainment

noun enjoyable activities

» The television provided the

entertainment for the evening.

amusement, enjoyment,

fun, pleasure, recreation

enthusiasm

noun eagerness and enjoyment

in something » Alice showed

great enthusiasm for the piano

and practised daily.

eagerness, excitement,

interest, keenness, warmth,

ardour, fervour, relish, zeal

enthusiastic

adjective showing great

excitement and eagerness

for something » Some of

the volunteers were more

enthusiastic than others.

ardent, avid, devoted,

eager, excited, keen,

passionate, fervent,

wholehearted, zealous

antonym: apathetic

entrance^1

noun the way into a particular

place » I met Barry at the

entrance to the station.

door, doorway, entry,

gate, way in

entrance^2

noun a person’s arrival

somewhere » The celebrity

made a dramatic entrance.

appearance, arrival, entry

entrance^3

noun the right to enter

somewhere » If you buy a

special pass, you can gain early

entrance to the theme park.

access, admission, entry

entrance^4

verb to amaze and delight

someone » The audience was

entranced by the singer’s voice.

bewitch, captivate, charm,

delight, enthral, fascinate,

enchant, enrapture,

spellbind

entry^1

noun a person’s arrival

somewhere » The audience

fell silent when the hero made

his entry onto the stage.

appearance, arrival,

entrance

entry^2

noun the way into a particular

place » The main entry to

the house is around the side.

door, doorway, entrance,

gate, way in

entry^3

noun something that has been

written down » Writing about

the flight home was Liz’s final

entry in her travel journal.

item, note, record

envy^1

noun a feeling of resentment

about what someone else has

» He felt envy at the sight

of his friend’s large garden.

jealousy, resentment

envy^2

verb to want something that

someone else has » James

envied Peter’s new bike.

be envious, begrudge,

be jealous, covet, resent

equal^1

adjective the same in size,

amount, or value » Everyone

at the party had an equal

number of jelly beans.

equivalent, identical,

the same

equal^2 : equal to

adjective having the necessary

ability for something

» Rhett was equal to the task

and could do it with ease.

capable of, up to

Lara’s latest enterprise was

to learn how to drive.

James envied Peter’s new bike.

Some of the volunteers were more

enthusiastic than others.

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