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| Main Entry: | become |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | evolve into |
| Synonyms: | come, convert, incline, mature, metamorphose, shift, turn out, wax, alter to, assume form of, be converted to, be reduced to, be reformed, be remodeled, be transformed into, change into, come to be, develop into, emerge as, eventually be, grow into, pass into, ripen into, turn into |
| Main Entry: | become |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enhance |
| Synonyms: | accord, adorn, agree, augment, display, embellish, enrich, fit, flatter, garnish, grace, harmonize, heighten, match, ornament, suit, be appropriate, belong to, go together, go with, make handsome, set off |
| Main Entry: | amount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | equal, add up to |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, approach, approximate, become, correspond, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, check with, come to, develop into |
| Notes: | use 'amount' with things that cannot be counted but 'number' with things that can be counted number is regularly used with count nouns, while amount is mainly used with mass nouns: number of mistakes, amount of money |
| Main Entry: | grow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become larger, evolve |
| Synonyms: | abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, breed, build, burgeon, come, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, produce, propagate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax*, widen, branch out, burst forth, come to be, get bigger, get taller, maturate, pop up, pullulate, spring up |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become large, fuller |
| Synonyms: | augment, become, build, come, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, fill out, grow, heighten, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, rise, run, swell, turn, upsurge, get bigger, get to, grow full |
| Antonyms: | shrink |
| Main Entry: | belong |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be part of, be in proper place |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, appertain, apply, associate, bear, become, chime, concern, correlate, correspond, exist, fit, go, harmonize, match, permeate, pertain, refer, regard, reside, set, suit, touch, vest, attach to, be a component, be a constituent, be a part, be akin, be an adjunct of, be connected with, be fitting, be linked with, be related, be relevant, bear upon, befit, go with, have relationship to, have respect to, have to do with, inhere |
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, approach |
| Synonyms: | appear, arrive, attain, become, burst, buzz*, check in*, drop in, enter, flare*, get, get in, happen, hit, materialize, move, near, occur, originate, reach, show, show up, turn out, turn up, be accessible, be at disposal, be convenient, be handy, be obtainable, be ready, blow in*, bob up, breeze in, clock in, close in, draw near, fall by, fall in, hit town, make it, make the scene, move toward, pop in*, pop up, punch in, punch the clock, ring in, roll in*, sign in, sky in, spring in, wind up at |
| Antonyms: | depart, go, leave, recede, retreat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | belong, correspond |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, answer, apply, become, click*, concur, conform, consist, dovetail*, go, harmonize, interlock, join, match, meet, parallel, relate, respond, set, suit, tally, be apposite, be apt, be comfortable, be consonant, be in keeping, befit, go together, go with, have its place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go together/go with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, match |
| Synonyms: | accompany, accord, become, blend, complement, concur, correspond, fit, go, harmonize, suit, be suitable, befit, make a pair, not clash |
| Antonyms: | disagree, mismatch |
| Main Entry: | modify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alter, change |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, become, convert, correct, doctor, mutate, redo, reform, remodel, reorganize, repair, revise, rework, transform, turn, tweak*, vary, customize, recast, refashion, reshape, shift gears, switch over, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute, turn one around, turn over new leaf, turn the corner, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | stagnate, leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be acceptable, appropriate |
| Synonyms: | accord, agree, answer, become, benefit, check, check out, conform, correspond, do, enhance, fit, flatter, fulfill, get by, go, gratify, harmonize, match, pass muster*, please, satisfy, serve, square, suffice, tally, answer a need, be proper for, be seemly, befit, beseem, cut the mustard, fill the bill, fit in, go together, go with, make the grade |
| Antonyms: | disagree, displease, dissatisfy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | take on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assume, accept |
| Synonyms: | acquire, add, adopt, annex, append, attempt, become, begin, commence, develop, embrace, employ, endeavor, engage, enlist, enroll, espouse, handle, hire, launch, put on, retain, tackle, take up, try, turn, undertake, venture, address oneself to, agree to do, come to have, have a go at, set about, take in hand, take upon oneself |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | flatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complement, enhance |
| Synonyms: | adorn, beautify, become, decorate, embellish, enrich, finish, grace, ornament, perfect, suit, do something for, go with*, put in best light, set off, show to advantage |
| Antonyms: | mismatch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
| Synonyms: | allow, be compelled to, be forced to, be one's duty to, be up to, become, consider, enjoy, entertain*, experience, fall on, feel, know, leave, let, meet with, must, need, ought, permit, put up with, rest with, see, should, suffer, sustain, think about, tolerate, undergo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shape |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devise, plan |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, become, define, develop, form, frame, grow, guide, modify, prepare, regulate, remodel, tailor, work up, take form |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
| Main Entry: | come |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | extend, reach |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, amount, become, develop, expand, get, go, grow, join, mature, number, run, spread, stretch, total, turn, wax, add up, come over, run into, sum to |
| Main Entry: | fall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen |
| Synonyms: | arrive, become, befall, chance, come about, occur, come to pass, take place |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adapt, fit |
| Synonyms: | alter, become, change, come, convert, divert, fashion, form, get, go, metamorphose, modify, mold, mutate, put, remodel, render, run, shape, transform, translate, transpose, vary, wax, change into, grow into, pass into, refashion, remake, transfigure, transmute |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to be |
| Synonyms: | achieve, attain, become, effect, go, grow, realize, run, turn, wax*, come over, develop into |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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