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addresses - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of residence or business where one can be contacted |
| Synonyms: | abode, direction, domicile, dwelling, headquarters, home, house, location, lodging, number, street, whereabouts, zip code, box number, living quarters, place of business, place of residence |
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | write directions for delivery |
| Synonyms: | consign, dispatch, forward, inscribe, label, mark, remit, route, send, ship, transmit, postmark, superscribe |
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | speech given to formal gathering |
| Synonyms: | discourse, dissertation, lecture, oration, pep talk*, pitch, sermon, spiel*, talk, chalk talk, soapbox |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak to a formal gathering |
| Synonyms: | approach, bespeak, call, discourse, discuss, greet, hail, lecture, orate, pitch, pontificate, spiel*, spout, stump*, talk, deliver speech, deliver talk, get on a soapbox, give speech, give talk, memorialize, root for, sermonize, take the floor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | address |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devote effort to something |
| Synonyms: | dig, direct, give, go for*, take up, try, turn, undertake, apply oneself to, attend to, concentrate on, devote oneself to, engage in, focus on, go at*, hammer away, have a go at, have at*, knuckle down to, peg away, pitch into*, plug away at, take care of, throw oneself into, turn to |
| Antonyms: | avoid, cut, disregard, ignore, overlook, pass, shun, slight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or place where one resides |
| Synonyms: | address, apartment, base, crash pad*, crib*, den, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop*, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost*, sanctuary, seat, casa, co-op, condo, digs, homestead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accost |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | approach for conversation or solicitation |
| Synonyms: | address, annoy, bother, brace*, call, challenge, confront, cross, dare, entice, face, flag, greet, hail, proposition, salute, welcome, buttonhole*, run into, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, scorn, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | acknowledge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | verbally recognize receipt of something |
| Synonyms: | address, answer, greet, hail, notice, react, remark, reply, respond, return, salute, thank |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | air |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | distinctive quality or character; style |
| Synonyms: | address, affectation, ambience, appearance, atmosphere, aura, bearing, demeanor, deportment, effect, feel, feeling, flavor, impression, look, manner, mannerism, mien, mood, pose, presence, property, quality, semblance, tone, comportment |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | request for help |
| Synonyms: | address, application, bid, call, claim, demand, entreaty, invocation, overture, petition, plea, prayer, proposal, proposition, question, recourse, requisition, submission, suit, supplication, adjuration, imploration, importunity, solicitation |
| Antonyms: | denial, disclaimer, refusal, retraction, revocation, disavowal |
| Main Entry: | appeal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request |
| Synonyms: | address, adjure, advance, apply, ask, beg, beseech, bid, call, claim, contest, crave, demand, entreat, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, propose, proposition, question, refer, require, solicit, strike, submit, sue, supplicate, urge, call upon, hit on, resort to |
| Antonyms: | deny, disclaim, recall, refuse, renounce, retract, revoke |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work hard |
| Synonyms: | address, be diligent, be industrious, bear down, bend, buckle down*, commit, concentrate, dedicate, devote, dig, direct, give, give all one's got, give best shot, give old college try, grind, hammer away, hit the ball, hustle*, knuckle down*, make effort, peg away, persevere, plug*, pour it on, pull out all stops, scratch, study, sweat*, throw, try, turn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | approach |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make request, suggestion |
| Synonyms: | accost, address, advise, beseech, confer, consult, entreat, feel, greet, implore, plead, propose, supplicate, tumble, appeal to, apply to, feel one out, give a play, give a tumble, make advance, make overture, make up to, sound out, speak to, take aside, talk to, thumb |
| Main Entry: | bearing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's conduct, posture |
| Synonyms: | address, air, aspect, attitude, behavior, carriage, demeanor, deportment, display, front, look, manner, mien, poise, port, pose, presence, set, stand, comportment |
| Main Entry: | behavior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of conducting oneself |
| Synonyms: | act, action, address, air, attitude, bag*, bearing, carriage, code, comportment, conduct, convention, course, dealings, decency, decorum, deed, delivery, demeanor, deportment, ethics, etiquette, expression, form, front, guise, habits, management, mien, mode, morals, nature, observance, performance, practice, presence, propriety, ritual, role, routine, savoir-faire, seemliness, social graces, speech, style, tact, talk, taste, tenue, tone, way, way of life, ways, what's done |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | buckle down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | address, apply oneself, attend to, bend, concentrate on, dedicate oneself to, devote oneself to, exert oneself, get serious, give, give oneself over to, keep close to, keep one's mind on, knuckle down, launch into, occupy oneself with, pitch in, plunge into, put one's hand to the plow, put one's nose to the grindstone, set to, swing into action, take the bull by the horns, throw, turn |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, ignore, relax |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entitle |
| Synonyms: | address, baptize, christen, designate, dub, label, name, style, term, title, denominate, describe as |
| Main Entry: | conduct |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | behavior |
| Synonyms: | address, attitude, bearing, carriage, demeanor, deportment, manner, manners, mien, posture, stance, comportment, tenue, ways |
| Main Entry: | consign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entrust, hand over for care |
| Synonyms: | address, appoint, assign, authorize, commission, commit, confide, convey, delegate, deliver, dispatch, forward, give, issue, relegate, remit, route, send, ship, transfer, transmit, turn over, commend to, deposit with, put in charge of |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, receive, retain |
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