Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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fatal

fatal^2

adjective having an undesirable

effect » There was a fatal flaw

in the plan and the plot failed.

calamitous, catastrophic,

disastrous, lethal

fate

noun a power believed to

control events » Fate would

decide who won the lottery.

chance, destiny, fortune,

providence, kismet,

nemesis, predestination

fault^1

noun something for which

someone is responsible

» It was Eva’s fault that the

man had fallen over; she’d left

her bag in his way.

blame, liability, responsibility

fault^2

noun a defective quality in

something » There was a fault

with the vending machine

and no drinks would come out.

blemish, defect, deficiency,

drawback, failing, flaw,

imperfection, weakness

antonym: strength

fault^3

verb to find reasons to be

critical of someone

» Lydia’s conduct cannot

be faulted – she behaves

beautifully.

blame, censure, criticize

faulty

adjective containing flaws or

errors » The sound system

was faulty and kept giving out

ear-piercing squawks.

defective, flawed, imperfect,

invalid, unsound, fallacious,

imprecise, malfunctioning

favour^1

noun a liking or approval of

something » Everyone was in

favour of the new plans; no one

argued against them.

approval, esteem, grace,

support

antonym: disapproval

favour^2

noun a kind and helpful action

» Can you do me a favour?

courtesy, good turn,

kindness, service

antonym: wrong

favour^3

verb to prefer something or

someone » James favoured

the brown boots over the black.

prefer, single out

favourable^1

adjective of advantage to

someone » The wind was

favourable for sailing and we

set out to sea.

advantageous, beneficial,

good, opportune, suitable,

auspicious, propitious,

timely

antonym: unfavourable

favourable^2

adjective positive and

expressing approval

» Jake received a favourable

review, which really boosted

his confidence.

affirmative, amicable,

approving, friendly,

positive, sympathetic,

welcoming

antonym: unfavourable

favourite^1

adjective being someone’s

best-liked person or thing

» Mia’s favourite food is toast.

best-loved, dearest,

favoured, preferred

favourite^2

noun the thing or person

someone likes best

» Tracey was the teacher’s

favourite and was always asked

to hand out the books.

darling, idol, pet, pick

favouritism

noun unfair favour shown to

a person or group » The head

boy showed favouritism in

picking his friend to help him.

bias, one-sidedness,

nepotism, partiality,

partisanship

antonym: impartiality

fear^1

noun an unpleasant feeling of

danger » Julie suffered from

a fear of heights.

alarm, awe, dread, fright,

panic, terror,

apprehensiveness,

cravenness, trepidation

fear^2

verb to feel frightened of

something » There is no need

to fear my dog – she won’t bite.

be afraid, be frightened,

be scared, dread, take fright

feature^1

noun a particular characteristic

of something » The fireplace

was an original feature of the

old house.

aspect, attribute,

characteristic, mark,

property, quality

feature^2

noun a special article or

programme » The magazine

included a feature on the

season’s latest trends.

article, column, item,

piece, report, story

feature^3

verb to include and draw

attention to something

» The TV programme featured

an interview with the film’s star.

emphasize,

give prominence to,

spotlight, star

feel^1

verb to experience emotionally

» Elsa was feeling left out.

experience, suffer, undergo

feel^2

verb to believe that something

is the case » Grace felt that

telling the teacher was the

right thing to do.

believe, consider, deem,

judge, think

feel^3

verb to touch something

physically » Daisy felt the

rabbit’s soft fur.

finger, fondle, stroke, touch

feeling^1

noun the experiencing of an

emotion » Max couldn’t hide

his feelings of jealousy.

emotion, fervour, heat,

passion, sentiment

feeling^2

noun a physical sensation

» Zoe had an uneasy feeling

and the hair stood up on the

back of her neck.

sensation, sense

feeling^3

noun an opinion on something

» Brett had strong feelings

about global warming and

its effects on the environment.

inclination, opinion,

point of view, view

fellowship^1

noun a feeling of friendliness

within a group » Lydia felt

a sense of fellowship with the

new people she’d met on

the course.

brotherhood, camaraderie,

companionship

James favoured the brown boots

over the black.

Elsa was feeling left out.

The magazine included a feature

on the season’s latest trends.

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