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| Main Entry: | look up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | research |
| Synonyms: | come upon, confirm, discover, find, peruse, scan, seek, hunt for, search for, seek out, track down |
| Antonyms: | wing it |
| Main Entry: | look up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve |
| Synonyms: | advance, ameliorate, come along, convalesce, gain, mend, perk up, pick up, progress, recuperate, get better, shape up, show improvement |
| Antonyms: | decline, worsen |
| Main Entry: | discover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find, uncover |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out*, glimpse, hear, identify, invent, learn, locate, look up, notice, observe, originate, perceive, pioneer, realize, recognize, reveal, see, sense, spot, turn up, unearth, dig up, get wind of, get wise to, light upon, nose out*, pick up on, smoke out, think of |
| Notes: | The word discover goes back to Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover.' By 1553, it was used to mean 'seeing or gaining knowledge of something previously unknown' and 'finding out; bringing to light.' You discover ('uncover') something that is already there, something that has existed but is generally unknown - but you invent something that has never existed before. |
| Antonyms: | lose, miss, pass by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | drop in |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit |
| Synonyms: | call, come by, look up, run in*, stop, turn up, blow in*, call upon, come over, go and see, look in on, pop in*, stop by, stop in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | improve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become better |
| Synonyms: | advance, ameliorate, amend, augment, better, boost, civilize, convalesce, correct, cultivate, develop, edit, elevate, emend, enhance, gain ground*, help, increase, lift, look up*, meliorate, mend, perk up*, pick up*, polish, progress, promote, purify, raise, rally, recover, rectify, recuperate, refine, reform, revamp, revise, rise, sharpen, skyrocket*, take off*, touch up*, update, upgrade, come around*, doctor up, make strides, set right, shape up, straighten out*, turn the corner |
| Antonyms: | damage, decline, decrease, diminish, harm, hurt, injure, weaken, worsen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | correct, improve, fix |
| Synonyms: | aid, ameliorate, amend, better, condition, convalesce, cure, darn, doctor, emend, gain, heal, knit, look up, overhaul, patch, perk up, ready, rebuild, reconstruct, recover, rectify, recuperate, redress, reform, refurbish, rejuvenate, remedy, renew, renovate, repair, restore, retouch, revamp, revise, right, service, sew, fiddle with, get better, get well, recondition, refit |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy, hurt, ruin, weaken |
| Main Entry: | perk up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheer |
| Synonyms: | ameliorate, brighten, buck up*, cheer up, convalesce, gain, improve, invigorate, look up, mend, pep up, rally, recover, recuperate, refresh, renew, revive, shake, be refreshed, liven up, take heart |
| Antonyms: | depress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recuperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve in health |
| Synonyms: | ameliorate, be on the mend, be out of the woods, bounce back*, convalesce, gain, get back on one's feet, get better, get well, heal, look up, make a comeback, mend, perk up*, pick up, pull out of it, pull through, rally, recover, regain health, snap out of it, turn the corner |
| Antonyms: | decline, deteriorate, fail, worsen |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | research |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine, study |
| Synonyms: | analyze, consult, experiment, explore, inquire, investigate, look into, look up, probe, scrutinize, do tests, play around with, read up on |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | visit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be a guest of |
| Synonyms: | call, chat, come by, converse, crash, drop in, dwell, frequent, hit, inspect, look up, play, reside, see, sojourn, step in, take in, talk, tarry, tour, call on, come around, drop by, drop over, go over to, go to see, look around, look in on, pay a call, pay a visit to, pop in*, stay at, stay with, stop by, stop off, swing by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy, feel better |
| Synonyms: | buck up, cheer, cheer up, clear up, encourage, enliven, gladden, hearten, improve, look up, perk up, become cheerful, buoy up |
| Antonyms: | depress, upset |
| Main Entry: | come by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit someone |
| Synonyms: | call, drop in, look up, meet, run in, see, step in, visit, come over, drop by, look in, pay a call, pop in, stop by |
| Main Entry: | raise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase, augment |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggravate, amplify, assemble, boost, build up, collect, congregate, congress, dignify, enhance, enlarge, escalate, exaggerate, exalt, form, gather, get, heighten, hike, honor, inflate, intensify, jump, levy, look up, magnify, mass, mobilize, mushroom*, muster, obtain, perk up, pick up, promote, put up, pyramid, rally, recruit, reinforce, rendezvous, strengthen, up, fetch up, forgather, goose up, goose*, hike up, jack up, jump up, run up*, send through the roof, shoot up, snowball |
| Antonyms: | decrease, depress, diminish, lessen, lower, reduce |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | see |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accompany, guide |
| Synonyms: | attend, call, come by, conduct, date, direct, drop in, encounter, escort, lead, look up, meet, pilot, receive, route, shepherd, show, steer, usher, visit, walk, associate with, bear company, come over, consort with, drop by, go out with, go with, keep company with, pop in, run into, speak to, stop by, stop in, take out |
| Antonyms: | turn loose |
| Main Entry: | refer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | seek information |
| Synonyms: | advise, apply, commune, confer, consult, go, look up, recur, repair, resort, run, turn, have recourse, turn to |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit at residence or business |
| Synonyms: | come by, crash, drop in, hit, look up, play, run in, see, come over, drop by, fall by, fall down, look in on, pop in*, stop by, stop in, swing by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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