Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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The child fashioned a doll

from playdough.

Alex held fast to the swing.

far^3

adjective very distant

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fascinate

verb to be of intense interest to

someone » He was fascinated

by the fossil collection.

absorb, bewitch, captivate,

enthral, intrigue, beguile,

enchant, spellbind, transfix

fashion^1

noun a popular style of dress

or behaviour » Diana dressed

according to the latest fashion.

craze, fad, style, trend,

vogue

fashion^2

noun a manner or way of doing

something » Paul thanked my

mother for the lift in his usual

polite fashion.

manner, method,

mode, way

fashion^3

verb to make and shape

something » The child

fashioned a doll from

playdough.

construct, create, make,

mould, shape, work

fashionable

adjective very popular

» The fashionable restaurant

was a favourite of the rich

and famous.

current, in (informal), latest,

popular, prevailing, chic,

in vogue, trendsetting

antonym: old-fashioned

fast^1

adjective moving at great speed

» The fast train sped along

the tracks.

accelerated, hurried, quick,

rapid, speedy, swift, fleet,

mercurial, winged

antonym: slow

fast^2

adverb quickly and without

delay » You’ll have to get

there fast to make the start

of the film.

hastily, hurriedly,

quickly, rapidly, swiftly

antonym: slowly

fast^3

adverb firmly and strongly

» Alex held fast to the swing.

firmly, securely, tightly

fasten

verb to close or attach

something » Fasten your

seat belts.

attach, fix, join, lock,

secure, tie

fat

adjective weighing too much

» The dog had become rather

fat in its old age.

chubby, fleshy, gross,

obese, overweight,

plump, podgy (informal),

roly-poly (informal),

tubby (informal), stout

antonym: thin

fatal^1

adjective causing death

» A bite from a funnel web

spider can be fatal to humans.

deadly, incurable, lethal,

mortal, terminal

far

(^3) adjective very distant
» The cottage was in the
far south of the country.
antonym:
near
The station was very
near his house.
distant
He watched the
distant horizon.
removed
Her life in the country
was so far removed from
her life in the city.
faraway
He wanted to travel
to faraway locations.
long
It is a long way
to walk on foot.
outlying
The outlying areas are
only accessible by car.
remote
She had a cottage
in a remote village.
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