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concerning - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | concerning |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | having to do with |
| Synonyms: | about, apropos of, regarding, respecting, touching, anent, as regards, germane to, in regard to, in the matter of, pertaining to, re, relating to, relevant to, with reference to, with regard to |
| Main Entry: | concern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | affect personally |
| Synonyms: | bear on, bother, disquiet, distress, disturb, interest, involve, perturb, regard, touch, trouble, worry, apply to, be relevant to, become involved, make anxious, make uneasy, pertain to, take pains |
| Main Entry: | concern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relate to, have reference to |
| Synonyms: | answer to, bear on, involve, regard, appertain to, apply to, be about, be applicable to, be connected with, be dependent upon, be interdependent with, be pertinent to, be well taken, bear upon, belong to, deal with, depend upon, have a bearing on, have connections with, have implications for, have relation to, have significance for, have to do with, pertain to, refer to |
| Antonyms: | unconcern |
| Main Entry: | apropos |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in respect of |
| Synonyms: | about, against, concerning, regarding, respecting, touching, toward, as for, as regards, as to, on the subject of, with reference to, with respect to |
| Main Entry: | for |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in consideration of |
| Synonyms: | after, as, concerning, during, notwithstanding, pro, supposing, to, toward, beneficial to, conducive to, for the sake of, in contemplation of, in exchange for, in favor of, in furtherance of, in order to, in order to get, in place of, in pursuance of, in spite of, in the direction of, in the interest of, in the name of, on the part of, on the side of, to counterbalance, to go to, to the amount of, to the extent of, under the authority of, with a view to, with regard to, with respect |
| Main Entry: | relevant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate; to the purpose |
| Synonyms: | accordant, admissible, allowable, applicable, apposite, apt, becoming, cognate, compatible, concerning, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane, harmonious, important, material, on the nose*, pat*, pertinent, proper, referring, related, relative, significant, suitable, suited, weighty, ad rem, applicatory, appurtenant, conformant, correlated, having direct bearing on, having to do with, on the button, pertaining to, pointful, to the point |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary relevant means 'worthy of raising in the context of discussion'; pertinent means 'applicable to the point at issue' |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apropos of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | with regard to |
| Synonyms: | apropos, concerning, in connection with, speaking of, with reference to |
| Main Entry: | of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | from |
| Synonyms: | about, belonging to, concerning, like, regarding, showing, appertaining to, appropriate to, as concerns, as regards, attributed to, away from, based on, characterized by, coming from, connected with, consisting of, containing, epithetical, going from, in reference to, in regard to, made from, out from, out of, peculiar to, pertaining to, proceeding from, referring to, related to |
| Main Entry: | respecting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regarding |
| Synonyms: | about, concerning, as to, in connection with, in respect to, referring to, relating to, with reference to, with regard to |
| Main Entry: | relative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comparative, respective |
| Synonyms: | about, allied, analogous, approximate, concerning, conditional, connected, contingent, corresponding, dependent, near, parallel, proportionate, reciprocal, referring, related, associated, in regard to, relating to, reliant, with respect to |
| Antonyms: | disproportionate, irrelevant, unequal, irrespective |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy complete attention |
| Synonyms: | captivate, concern, consume, employ, engage, engross, fascinate, fill, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, rivet |
| Antonyms: | distract |
| Main Entry: | apply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be appropriate, relevant |
| Synonyms: | affect, allude, appertain, concern, connect, fit, involve, pertain, refer, regard, relate, suit, touch, be applicable, be pertinent, bear upon |
| 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: | bother |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harass, annoy; give trouble |
| Synonyms: | afflict, aggravate, agitate, alarm, badger, bedevil, bore, browbeat, concern, cross, discommode, disconcert, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, distress, disturb, eat, embarrass, exacerbate, exasperate, goad, grieve, harry, hinder, hurt, impede, inconvenience, insult, irk, irritate, molest, nag, needle, nudge, pain, perplex, perturb, pester, pick on, plague, provoke, pursue, put out, ride, scare, spite, tantalize, taunt, tease, torment, trouble, upset, vex, worry, carp at, grate on, intrude upon |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, please |
| Main Entry: | deal/deal with |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | handle, manage |
| Synonyms: | act, approach, behave, clear, concern, consider, control, direct, discuss, hack it*, handle, oversee, play, review, rid, serve, take, treat, unburden, use, attend to, behave toward, conduct oneself, cope with, get a handle on something, have to do with, live with, make a go of it, make it, see to, take care of |
| Antonyms: | mismanage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disquiet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | worry; make uneasy |
| Synonyms: | agitate, annoy, bother, concern, discompose, distress, disturb, fluster, fret, harass, perplex, perturb, pester, plague, trouble, unhinge, unsettle, upset, vex, incommode |
| Antonyms: | calm, ease, please, settle, soothe |
| Main Entry: | implicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imply, involve |
| Synonyms: | accuse, affect, associate, blame, charge, cite, compromise, concern, connect, embroil, entangle, frame, hint, impute, include, incriminate, inculpate, insinuate, lay at one's door, link, mean, mire, name, pin on, point finger at, relate, stigmatize, suggest, tangle* |
| Antonyms: | defend, pardon, support |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold the attention of |
| Synonyms: | affect, amuse, appeal, arouse, attract, concern, divert, engage, engross, entertain, enthrall, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, intrigue, involve, lure, move, perk up, pique, please, pull, snare, tantalize, tempt, titillate, touch, turn on, appeal to, be interesting to, sit up |
| Antonyms: | bore, bother, disenchant, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | involve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | draw in; include |
| Synonyms: | absorb, affect, argue, associate, bind, catch, commit, complicate, comprehend, comprise, compromise, concern, connect, contain, cover, denote, embrace, embroil, engage, engross, enmesh, entail, entangle, grip, hold, hook, implicate, imply, incorporate, incriminate, inculpate, link, mean, mire, mix up*, necessitate, number, presuppose, prove, relate, require, suggest, take in, tangle, touch, point to, preoccupy, rivet, rope in, snarl up, wrap up in |
| Antonyms: | exclude, free, remove |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | operate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform, function |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, act, act on, advance, behave, bend, benefit, bring about, burn, carry on, click*, compel, complete, concern, conduct, contact, contrive, convey, cook*, determine, direct, do, enforce, engage, exert, finish, fulfill, go, hit*, hum, influence, keep, lift, move, ordain, percolate, proceed, produce, progress, promote, react, revolve, roll, run, serve, spin, take, tick, transport, turn, work, be in action, get results, produce a result |
* = 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
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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