mean
19 thesaurus results for: Mean
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Synonyms: | abject, average, base, contemptible, despicable, dishonorable, disingenuous, duplicitous, frivolous, groveling, ignoble, illiberal, inconsequential, inferior, inglorious, insignificant, intermediary, intermediate, intervening, low-minded, mediate, mediocre, medium, menial, mercenary parsimonious, middle, midway, miserly, moderate, obscure, paltry, penurious, piddling, plebeian, poor, reptilian, scurvy, servile, shabby, sordid, stingy, unbecoming, undignified, undistinguished, ungenerous, vulgar, wicked |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | That by which something is accomplished or some end achieved. |
| Synonyms: | agency, agent, instrument, instrumentality, instrumentation, intermediary, mechanism, medium, organ |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | despicability, duplicity, knavery, meanness, medium, middle, rascality, wickedness |
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To have or convey a particular idea. |
| Synonyms: | connote, denote, import, intend, signify, spell, add up to |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | abject, average, base, beggarly, betoken, coarse, common, contemplate, contemptible, cruel, denote, design, evil, excellent, hostile, humble, ignoble, imply, indicate, intend, intermediate, irascible, low, malicious, median, medium, mid, middle, midpoint, miserly, narrow, nasty, niggardly, norm, ornery, paltry, par, penurious, petty, poor, purport, purpose, selfish, signify, snide, sordid, spiteful, stingy, truculent, typify, ugly, unkind, unpleasant, vile, vindictive |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | Something, as a type, number, quantity, or degree, that represents a midpoint between extremes on a scale of valuation. |
| Synonyms: | median, medium, norm, par |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | filthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation. |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | humble |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Of little distinction. |
| Synonyms: | lowly, simple |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | ill-tempered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Having or showing a bad temper. |
| Synonyms: | bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, nasty, peevish, petulant, querulous, snappish, snappy, surly, testy, ugly, waspish, out of sorts |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | inferior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Of low or lower quality. |
| Synonyms: | common, low-grade, low-quality, mediocre, second-class, second-rate, shabby, substandard |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | intend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To have in mind as a goal or purpose. |
| Synonyms: | aim, contemplate, design, plan, project, propose, purpose, target |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | lowly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Lacking high station or birth. |
| Synonyms: | baseborn, common, déclassé, declassed, humble, ignoble, plebeian, unwashed, vulgar |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | malevolent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Characterized by intense ill will or spite. |
| Synonyms: | black, despiteful, evil, hateful, malicious, malign, malignant, nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | middle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Not extreme. |
| Synonyms: | central, intermediate, medial, median, mid, middle-of-the-road, midway |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | resource |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | All things, such as money, property, or goods, having economic value. |
| Synonyms: | asset, capital, fortune, wealth, wherewithal |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | sickly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems. |
| Synonyms: | ailing, indisposed, low, off-color, rocky, under the weather |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | sordid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Having or proceeding from low moral standards. |
| Synonyms: | base, ignoble, low, low-down, squalid, vile |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | stingy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money. |
| Synonyms: | cheap, close, close-fisted, costive, hard-fisted, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, petty, pinching, tight, tightfisted |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | troublesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | Hard to treat, manage, or cope with. |
| Synonyms: | wicked |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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