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| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute, supply, transfer |
| Synonyms: | accord, administer, allow, award, bequeath, bestow, cede, come across, commit, confer, consign, convey, deed, deliver, dish out*, dispense, dispose of, dole out, donate, endow, entrust, furnish, gift, grant, hand down, hand out, hand over, lease, pass out, permit, present, provide, relinquish, remit, sell, shell out*, subsidize, tip, transmit, turn over, vouchsafe, will, ante up, fork over, heap upon, lavish upon, lay upon, let have, make over*, parcel out, part with, pass down, pony up, throw in |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate |
| Synonyms: | air, announce, broadcast, carry, deliver, emit, express, furnish, impart, issue, notify, present, pronounce, publish, put, read, render, state, supply, transfer, transmit, utter, vent, ventilate, be a source of |
| Antonyms: | conceal, keep, refrain, withhold |
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demonstrate, proffer |
| Synonyms: | administer, bestow, confer, dispense, display, evidence, extend, furnish, hold out, indicate, issue, manifest, minister, offer, pose, present, produce, provide, put on, render, return, show, tender, yield, set forth |
| Antonyms: | keep |
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | yield, collapse |
| Synonyms: | allow, bend, break, cave, cede, concede, contract, crumble, crumple, devote, fail, fall, flex, fold, go, grant, hand over, lend, open, recede, relax, relent, relinquish, retire, retreat, sag, shrink, sink, slacken, surrender, weaken, bow to, fold up, give way |
| Antonyms: | fight, hold up, withstand |
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perform action |
| Synonyms: | address, apply, bend, buckle down, cause, devote, direct, do, engender, lead, make, occasion, produce, throw, turn |
| Main Entry: | allocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assign; divide among |
| Synonyms: | allot, apportion, appropriate, budget, cut, designate, dish out*, earmark, give, mete, share, slice, admeasure, divvy, set aside |
| Notes: | to allocate something is to set it aside for a specific purpose; to allot something is to give it with an implied restriction and an understanding of sharing |
| Antonyms: | keep, keep together |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apportion |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | divide into shares |
| Synonyms: | accord, administer, allocate, allot, assign, bestow, cut, cut up, deal, dispense, distribute, divvy up, dole out, give, lot, measure, mete, parcel, part, partition, prorate, ration, slice, split, split up, admeasure, divvy, piece up |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, monopolize, withhold |
| Main Entry: | bounce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spring |
| Synonyms: | animation, bound, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip, dynamism, springiness |
| 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: | collapse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall apart, break down |
| Synonyms: | bend, break, crack up*, crumple, deflate, disintegrate, droop, drop, exhaust, fail, faint, flag, fold, founder, give, give in, go*, go to pieces*, keel over, languish, shatter, subside, succumb, tire, topple, weaken, weary, wilt, yield, belly up, cave in, conk out*, fall down, flake out, give out, give way |
| Antonyms: | build, increase, rise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | devote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commit one's energies, thoughts |
| Synonyms: | allot, apply, apportion, appropriate, assign, bestow, bless, confide, consecrate, consign, dedicate, donate, enshrine, entrust, give, give away, hallow, hand out, pledge, present, reserve, sanctify, vow, concern oneself, occupy oneself, set apart |
| Antonyms: | misappropriate, misuse, waste |
| Main Entry: | disburse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend money |
| Synonyms: | acquit, come across, come through, come up with, contribute, deal, defray, dispense, disperse, distribute, divide, dole out*, expend, foot the bill*, give, lay out*, outlay, partition, put out, shell out*, use, ante up, cough up, divvy, measure out, pay out, pony up |
| Antonyms: | deposit, hoard, hold, retain, save, set aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dole out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allocate, distribute |
| Synonyms: | administer, allot, apportion, assign, deal, dispense, disperse, divide, give, hand out, lot, measure, mete, parcel, partition, share, deal out, divvy, mete out, share out |
| Antonyms: | collect, gather, hoard, hold |
| Main Entry: | donate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a gift of |
| Synonyms: | accord, ante up, award, bequeath, bestow, chip in*, confer, contribute, devote, do one's part, dole out*, feed the kitty, get in the act, get it up, give, give away, grant, hand out, lay on, pass the hat, present, provide, subscribe, sweeten the pot |
| Antonyms: | keep, renege |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | elasticity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stretchiness |
| Synonyms: | adaptability, flexibility, give*, plasticity, resilience, adjustability, fluidity, malleability, pliancy, rubberiness, springiness, suppleness |
| Antonyms: | rigidity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exhaust; spend |
| Synonyms: | blow*, consume, disburse, dish out*, dispense, dissipate, distribute, employ, finish, foot the bill*, give, go through*, lay out, outlay, pay, put out*, shell out*, splurge*, ante up, fork out*, pay out, spring for, throw money at, use up, wash up* |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, save |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give nourishment; augment |
| Synonyms: | banquet, bolster, cater, cram, deliver, dine, dish out*, dispense, encourage, fatten, feast, fill, find, foster, fuel, furnish, give, gorge, hand, hand over, maintain, minister, nourish, nurse, nurture, provide, provision, regale, satisfy, stock, strengthen, stuff, supply, support, sustain, wine and dine*, victual |
| Antonyms: | starve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flexibility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | elasticity, adaptability |
| Synonyms: | complaisance, compliance, give, plasticity, resilience, adjustability, affability, docility, extensibility, flaccidity, flexibleness, limberness, litheness, pliability, pliancy, springiness, suppleness, tensility, tractability |
| Antonyms: | constraint, resistance, inelasticity, inflexibility |
| Main Entry: | grant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | authorize, allow |
| Synonyms: | accede, accept, accord, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, agree to, allocate, allot, assign, assume, avow, award, bestow, bless, cede, come across, come through, concede, confer, convey, donate, drop, give, give in, impart, invest, own, permit, present, profess, relinquish, stake, suppose, surrender, transfer, transmit, vouchsafe, yield, come around, consent to, gift with, give out, give the nod, give thumbs-up, go along with, own up, shake on, sign off on, sign on* |
| Antonyms: | condemn, deny, refuse, veto |
* = 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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