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| Main Entry: | away |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another direction; at a distance |
| Synonyms: | abroad, absent, afar, apart, aside, beyond, distant, elsewhere, forth, hence, off, out of the way, over, far afield, far away, far off, far remote, from here, not present, out of, to one side |
| Main Entry: | away |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | continuously |
| Synonyms: | forever, incessantly, interminably, on and on, repeatedly, endlessly, relentlessly, tirelessly, unremittingly, without break, without end, without rest, without stopping |
| Main Entry: | abroad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in a foreign country |
| Synonyms: | away, elsewhere, overseas, touring, traveling, in foreign lands, in foreign parts, out of the country |
| Antonyms: | at home |
| Main Entry: | apart |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | separate |
| Synonyms: | afar, alone, aloof, aside, away, cut off*, disconnected, distant, distinct, exclusively, freely, independent, independently, individually, isolated, lone wolf*, separated, separately, singly, special, by itself, disassociated, divorced, excluded, to itself, to one side |
| Antonyms: | together |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aside |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | away from; to the side |
| Synonyms: | abreast, afar, alone, alongside, apart, away, beside, down, near, nearby, out, out of the way, privately, separately, by oneself, in isolation, in reserve, neck and neck, sidewise |
| Antonyms: | middle |
| Main Entry: | by |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | near |
| Synonyms: | aside, at hand, away, beyond, close, handy, over, past, through, in reach, to one side |
| Main Entry: | dwindle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | waste away; taper off |
| Synonyms: | abate, close, contract, decay, decline, decrease, diminish, drain, drop, ebb, fade, fall, lessen, peter out*, pine, shrink, shrivel, sink, subside, taper, wane, weaken, wither, bate, become smaller, die away, die down, die out, grow less, slack off* |
| Antonyms: | develop, enlarge, expand, extend, grow, increase, save, swell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elsewhere |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in another place |
| Synonyms: | abroad, absent, away, formerly, gone, hence, outside, remote, removed, somewhere, subsequently, not here, not present, not under consideration, otherwhere, somewhere else |
| Main Entry: | forth |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | outward |
| Synonyms: | ahead, along, away, first, forward, into, on, onward, out, alee, into the open |
| Main Entry: | forthwith |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immediately |
| Synonyms: | away, directly, instantly, now, quickly, right away*, suddenly, tout de suite, abruptly, at once, right now, straightaway, without delay |
| Antonyms: | later |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gone |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not present, no longer in existence |
| Synonyms: | absent, astray, away, dead, deceased, defunct, departed, displaced, dissipated, done, down the drain*, ended, extinct, finished, lacking, left, lost, missing, moved, over, past, quit, removed, retired, spent, split, transferred, traveling, vanished, withdrawn, AWOL, burned up, consumed, decamped, disappeared, disintegrated, dissolved, dried up, elapsed, flown, no more, nonextant, not a sign of, not here, out the window, passed, run-off, shifted, taken a powder, taken leave, turned to dust |
| Antonyms: | around, current, existing, present, working |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hence |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | for that reason; therefore |
| Synonyms: | accordingly, away, consequently, ergo, forward, henceforth, onward, out, so, then, thereupon, thus, wherefore, as a deduction, from here, from now on, henceforward, hereinafter, in the future, it follows that, on that account, thence |
| Notes: | hence means 'from here, from now, thus'; thence means 'from that time' or 'from that place'; and whence means 'from what place, source, or cause' |
| Main Entry: | immediately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | at once, right away |
| Synonyms: | anon, away, directly, forthwith, in a flash, instantaneously, instantly, now, on the double*, promptly, pronto*, rapidly, shortly, soon, summarily, thereupon, tout de suite*, urgently, PDQ, at short notice, double-time, hereupon, in a New York minute, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, instanter, like now, now or never, on the dot, on the spot, right now, soon afterward, straight away, straight off, this instant, this minute, unhesitatingly, without delay, without hesitation |
| Antonyms: | eventually, later, never |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inaccessible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | out of reach |
| Synonyms: | aloof, away, beyond, distant, elusive, far, faraway, impassable, impervious, impracticable, insurmountable, out-of-the-way*, remote, unapproachable, unavailable, unfeasible, far-off, not at hand, unachievable, unattainable, ungettable, unobtainable, unreachable, unrealizable, unworkable |
| Antonyms: | accessible, approachable, reachable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instantly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | right now |
| Synonyms: | away, directly, first off*, forthwith, immediately, in a flash, instantaneously, now, pronto*, right, right away, spontaneously, tout de suite*, PDQ, at once, double-time, instanter, on a dime, straight away, there and then, this minute, without delay |
| Antonyms: | eventually, later |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | missing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gone, absent |
| Synonyms: | astray, away, lacking, lost, mislaid, misplaced, omitted, removed, short, wanting, AWOL, disappeared, left behind, left out, not present, nowhere to be found, unaccounted for |
| Antonyms: | found, here, present |
| Main Entry: | now |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | presently |
| Synonyms: | away, directly, first off, forthwith, here and now, immediately, in a moment, instantly, momentarily, on the double*, promptly, pronto*, right away, soon, PDQ, any more, at once, at the moment, at this moment, at this time, in a minute, in nothing flat, instanter, just now, like now, nowadays, right now, straightaway, these days, this day, today |
| Antonyms: | future, later, past |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not possible; gone |
| Synonyms: | absent, antiquated, away, behind the times*, cold, dated, dead, ended, exhausted, finished, impossible, old-fashioned, outmoded, outside, passé, unacceptable, unfashionable, at an end, demode, doused, expired, extinguished, not allowed, not on, old-hat, ruled out, used up |
| Antonyms: | here, possible, in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overseas |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | across an ocean |
| Synonyms: | abroad, across, away, foreign, in foreign land, transatlantic, transoceanic, transpacific |
| Antonyms: | at home |
| Main Entry: | relent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die down; let up |
| Synonyms: | acquiesce, be merciful, capitulate, cave in*, change one's mind, come around, comply, cool it, cry uncle*, die away, drop, ease, ease off, ease up on, ebb, fall, fold, forbear, give in, give quarter, give some slack, give up, give way, go along with, go easy on, have mercy, have pity, lay back, let go, let it happen, lighten up, mellow out, melt, moderate, quit, relax, say uncle, show mercy, slacken, slow, soften, subside, wane, weaken, yield |
| Antonyms: | build, increase, rise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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