Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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final

final^1

adjective being the last one

in a series » Today is

the fifth and final day

of the cricket Test match.

closing, concluding,

eventual, last, ultimate

antonym: first

final^2

adjective unable to be changed

or questioned » The umpire’s

decision is final.

absolute, conclusive,

definite, definitive

finally^1

adverb happening after a long

time » After waiting a week,

the package finally arrived.

at last, at the last moment,

eventually, in the end,

in the long run

finally^2

adverb in conclusion of

something » And finally,

before I finish, I’d like to talk

to you about my favourite book.

in conclusion, in summary,

lastly

finance^1

verb to provide the money for

something » The school fete

raised enough money to finance

the new science labs.

back, fund, pay for, support

finance^2

noun the managing of money

and investments » Banks

play a leading role in the

world of finance.

banking, budgeting,

commerce, economics,

investment

financial

adjective relating to money

» Simon solved his financial

problems by dogsitting to

supplement his pocket money.

economic, fiscal, money,

budgetary, monetary,

pecuniary

find^1

verb to discover something

» I can’t find my notes.

come across, discover,

locate, track down, turn up,

unearth, descry, espy,

ferret out

antonym: lose

find^2

verb to realize or learn

something » We found that

we got on well.

become aware, detect,

discover, learn, realize

fine^1

adjective good and admirable

» Loretta wears fine clothes –

unlike my shabby outfits.

admirable, beautiful,

excellent, magnificent,

outstanding, splendid

fine^2

adjective small in size or

thickness » A spider’s web

is made up of fine threads

of silk.

delicate, lightweight,

powdery, sheer, small,

diaphanous, gauzy,

gossamer

fine^3

adjective subtle and precise

» We had a general plan

but needed to sort out the

fine details.

fastidious, keen, precise,

refined, sensitive, subtle

finish^1

verb to complete something

» Tom finished his homework

in time to watch TV before bed.

close, complete, conclude,

end, finalize

antonym: start

finish^2

noun the last part of something

» Naomi tried to stay awake

to see the film through to

the finish.

close, completion,

conclusion, end, ending,

finale, culmination,

denouement, termination

antonym: start

finish^3

noun the surface appearance

of something » Would you

like a matt or gloss finish on

your photos?

grain, lustre, polish, shine,

surface, texture

fire^1

noun the flames produced

when something burns

» A fire flickered in

the fireplace.

blaze, combustion,

flames, inferno

fire^2

verb to shoot or detonate

something » Jerry fired

the pistol to start the race.

detonate, explode, launch,

set off, shoot

fire^3

verb (informal) to dismiss

someone from a job

» She was fired from her job.

discharge, dismiss, make

redundant, sack (informal)

firm^1

adjective solid and not soft

» Put the jelly in the fridge

until it is completely firm.

compressed, congealed,

hard, rigid, set, solid, stiff

antonym: soft

firm^2

adjective resolute and

determined » The teacher

was firm in her decision to

keep the class in detention.

adamant, determined,

inflexible, resolute,

staunch, unshakable,

obdurate, steadfast,

unwavering

firm^3

noun a commercial organization

» We employed a local firm

to decorate the house.

business, company,

corporation, enterprise,

organization

first^1

adjective done or in existence

before anything else » Neil

Armstrong was the first human

to set foot on the Moon.

earliest, initial, opening,

original, primeval

antonym: last

first^2

adverb done or occurring

before anything else

» First wash your hands,

then you can eat.

beforehand, earlier, initially,

to begin with

first^3

adjective more important than

anything else » Your safety

is our first priority.

chief, foremost, leading,

prime, principal

first-rate

adjective excellent » Ellis was

a first-rate cellist.

excellent, exceptional,

first-class, marvellous,

outstanding, splendid,

superb, superlative (formal),

unparalleled

fissure

noun a deep crack in rock

or the ground » There was

a deep fissure in the rock that

was too dangerous for the

climbers to cross.

cleft, crack, crevice, fault,

rift, split

A spider’s web is made up of

fine threads of silk.

A fire flickered in the fireplace.

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