| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | higher in position |
Synonyms: |
aloft, atop, beyond, high, on high, on top of, over, overhead, raised, superior, upon |
Antonyms: |
below, under |
| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | more, higher in amount, degree |
Synonyms: |
beyond, exceeding, greater than, larger than, over |
Antonyms: |
below, deficient, fewer, less |
| Main Entry: | above |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | superior to |
Synonyms: |
before, beyond, exceeding, prior to, superior to, surpassing |
Antonyms: |
inferior, under |
| Main Entry: | aloof |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remote |
Synonyms: |
above, apart, casual, chilly, cold, cold fish, cool, detached, distant, forbidding, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, haughty, incurious, indifferent, laid back, lone wolf, loner*, offish, on ice, putting on airs, reserved, secluded, solitary, standoffish, stuck up, supercilious, thick-skinned, unapproachable, unconcerned, unfriendly, uninterested, unresponsive, unsociable, unsympathetic, uppity, withdrawn |
Antonyms: |
concerned, friendly, sociable |
| Main Entry: | beyond |
| Part of Speech: | adverb, preposition |
| Definition: | further; outside limits |
Synonyms: |
above, after, ahead, apart from, as well as, at a distance, away from, before, behind, besides, beyond the bounds, clear of, farther, free of, good way off, hyper, in addition to, in advance of, long way off, more remote, moreover, on the far side, on the other side, out of range, out of reach, outside, over, over and above, over there, past, remote, superior to, without, yonder |
Antonyms: |
close, inside |
| Main Entry: | ditto |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the same; duplicate |
Synonyms: |
clone, copy, double, duplication, facsimile, likewise, reproduction, the above, the very words |
| Main Entry: | foregoing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | come before; previous |
Synonyms: |
above, aforementioned, aforesaid, aforestated, antecedent, anterior, former, past, precedent, preceding, prior |
Antonyms: |
after |
| Main Entry: | former |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | previous in time or order |
Synonyms: |
above, aforementioned, aforesaid, ancient, antecedent, anterior, bygone, departed, earlier, erstwhile, ex-, first, foregoing, late, long ago, long gone, of yore, old, once, one-time, past, preceding, prior, quondam, sometime, whilom |
| Notes: | latter means referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned; former means referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned |
Antonyms: |
after, current, ensuing, following, future, present, prospective, subsequent, succeeding |
| Main Entry: | major |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bigger |
Synonyms: |
above, better, big, chief, considerable, dominant, elder, exceeding, extensive, extreme, greater, hefty, higher, large, large-scale, larger, leading, main, most, oversized, primary, senior, sizable, superior, supreme, ultra, upper, uppermost |
Antonyms: |
lesser, little, minor, small |
| Main Entry: | off |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | apart, away |
Synonyms: |
above, absent, afar, ahead, aside, away from, behind, below, beneath, beside, disappearing, divergent, elsewhere, far, farther away, gone away, in the distance, not here, out, over, removed, to one side, turning aside, up front, vanishing |
Antonyms: |
close, here, present |