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elements - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | element |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essential feature |
| Synonyms: | aspect, basic, basis, bit, component, constituent, detail, drop, facet, factor, fundamental, hint, ingredient, item, material, matter, member, part, particle, particular, piece, portion, principle, root, section, stem, subdivision, trace, unit, view |
| Main Entry: | element |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where one feels comfortable |
| Synonyms: | domain, environment, field, habitation, medium, milieu, sphere |
| Antonyms: | foreign land |
| Main Entry: | alphabet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | letters of a writing system |
| Synonyms: | fundamentals, ABCs, characters, elements, graphic representation, hieroglyphs, ideograph, morphemes, phonemes, pictograph, rune, signs, syllabary, symbols |
| Main Entry: | grammar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | language rules |
| Synonyms: | alphabet, rudiments, stratification, structure, syntax, ABCs, accidence, elements, fundaments, linguistics, morphology, principles, sentence structure, tagmemics |
| Notes: | grammar consists of a description of all the elements in a language; syntax focuses on the relationships between words that determine their order in sentences - grammar is the entire study and syntax is one part only |
| Main Entry: | rudiments |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fundamentals |
| Synonyms: | basics, foundation, guts*, heart, nitty-gritty, ABCs, beginnings, elements, essentials, first principles, principles |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | smattering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small amount |
| Synonyms: | basics, bit, little, modicum, rudiments, smidgen*, soupçon, elements, smidge, tad |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atmospheric conditions |
| Synonyms: | climate, clime, elements |
| Main Entry: | basics |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fundamentals |
| Synonyms: | ABC's, brass tacks*, elements, essentials, first steps, foundation, nitty-gritty*, nuts and bolts*, principles, rudiments, the three R's |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | article |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section of document |
| Synonyms: | branch, chapter, clause, detail, division, element, head, heading, item, matter, part, passage, piece, point, portion, provision, paragraph |
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent, originator |
| Synonyms: | account, agency, aim, antecedent, author, basis, beginning, consideration, creator, doer, element, end, explanation, foundation, genesis, ground, grounds, incitement, inducement, instigation, leaven, maker, matter, motivation, motive, object, occasion, origin, prime mover, principle, purpose, root, source, spring, stimulation, causation, determinant, mainspring, producer |
| Antonyms: | consequence, development, effect, end, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result |
| Main Entry: | circumstance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation, condition |
| Synonyms: | Moira, accident, action, adjunct, affair, article, case, cause, coincidence, concern, contingency, crisis, destiny, detail, doom, element, episode, event, exigency, fact, factor, fate, feature, fortuity, go, happening, happenstance, incident, intervention, item, juncture, kismet, lot, matter, occasion, occurrence, particular, phase, place, point, portion, proviso, respect, scene, status, stipulation, supervention, thing, time, where it's at |
| Main Entry: | detail |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feature, specific aspect |
| Synonyms: | accessory, article, brass tacks*, chapter and verse*, component, count, cue, design, dope*, element, fact, factor, fraction, item, meat and potatoes*, nicety, nitty-gritty*, nuts and bolts*, part, particular, peculiarity, plan, point, portion, respect, schedule, specialty, specification, structure, technicality, thing, trait, trivia, ABCs, circumstantiality, fine point, minor point, minutia, singularity, triviality |
| Antonyms: | whole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | environment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | surroundings, atmosphere |
| Synonyms: | aura, backdrop, background, circumstances, climate, conditions, context, domain, element, entourage, habitat, hood*, jungle*, locale, medium, milieu, neck of the woods, neighborhood, scene, scenery, setting, situation, status, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, zoo, ambiance, encompassment, purlieus, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | essence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heart, significance |
| Synonyms: | aspect, attribute, backbone, base, basis, be-all and end-all*, being, bottom, bottom line*, burden, caliber, character, constitution, core, crux, element, entity, fiber, form, fundamentals, germ, grain, kernel, life, marrow, meaning, meat*, nature, nitty-gritty*, nub, nucleus, pith, point, principle, property, quality, quintessence, reality, root, soul, spirit, structure, stuff, substance, timber, vein, chief constituent, essentia, essentiality, lifeblood, main idea, name of game, quiddity, virtuality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | essential |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | necessity, basic |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, bottom line*, brass tacks*, condition, element, essence, fire and ice, fundamental, groceries*, guts*, heart, meat and potatoes*, must, name of the game*, nitty-gritty*, nuts and bolts*, part and parcel, precondition, prerequisite, principle, quintessence, requirement, requisite, rudiment, sine qua non, stuff, substance, vital part, where one's at |
| Antonyms: | accessory, auxiliary, nonessential, subsidiary, throwaway, trivia |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | factor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | determinant |
| Synonyms: | agency, agent, aid, antecedent, aspect, board, cause, circumstance, component, consideration, constituent, element, fixin's, influence, ingredient, instrument, instrumentality, item, makin's, means, part, part and parcel, point, portion, thing |
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
| Synonyms: | affection, angle, article, aspect, attribute, character, component, constituent, detail, earmark*, element, facet, factor, gag*, gimmick, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, individuality, ingredient, item, mark, peculiarity, point, property, quality, savor, slant*, specialty, trait, twist*, unit, virtue, differential, integrant, notability, particularity, speciality |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | burning |
| Synonyms: | blaze, bonfire, combustion, conflagration, devouring, element, embers, flare, glow, hearth, heat, holocaust, inferno, luminosity, pyre, scorching, tinder, warmth, campfire, charring, coals, flame and smoke, flames, hot spot, incandescence, oxidation, phlogiston, rapid oxidation, scintillation, sea of flames, searing, sparks, up in smoke |
| Main Entry: | fundamental |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basic, essential part |
| Synonyms: | axiom, basis, bottom line*, brass tacks*, component, constituent, cornerstone, element, factor, foundation, guts*, heart, law, nitty-gritty*, principle, rock bottom*, rule, theorem, ABCs, coal and ice, principium, rudiment, sine qua non |
| Antonyms: | addition, auxiliary, extra, subordinate, trivia |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, cave, condominium, den, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, house, housing, locale, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad*, place, quarters, range, residence, roof*, roost*, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground*, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, biosphere, co-op, commorancy, condo, digs, fireside, homestead, locality, residency, stomping ground |
* = 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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