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| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | learn; become proficient |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bone up*, comprehend, cram, grasp, grind, hit the books*, learn the ropes*, pick up, study, swamp*, understand, beat the game, beat the system, bury yourself in, excel in, gain mastery, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get the hang of, get the knack of, megastudy |
| Antonyms: | be ignorant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expert |
| Synonyms: | ace*, adept, crack*, crackerjack*, experienced, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful |
| Antonyms: | amateur |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, captain, chief, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, skipper, slave driver*, superintendent, supervisor, swami*, taskmaster, teacher, tutor, wheel*, chieftain, commandant, controller, head person, schoolmaster/ mistress, spiritual leader, top dog |
| Antonyms: | servant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main |
| Synonyms: | chief, controlling, foremost, grand, great, leading, major, original, overbearing, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, prevalent, prime, principal, regnant, sovereign, supreme, ascendant |
| Antonyms: | auxiliary, copy, duplicate, minor, subordinate |
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert, skilled person, female or male |
| Synonyms: | ace*, adept, artist, authority, buff*, champion, connoisseur, conqueror, doctor, genius, guru, maestro, maven, old hand*, past master, prima donna*, pro, professional, proficient, pundit, sage, savant, scientist, victor, virtuoso, whiz*, winner, wizard, artiste, doyen, doyenne, old pro, real pro, shark*, whiz-bang |
| Antonyms: | amateur |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ace |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibiting expertise in some activity |
| Synonyms: | brilliant, champion, distinguished, excellent, expert, first-rate, great, master, outstanding, superb, virtuoso |
| Antonyms: | inept, unskilled |
| Main Entry: | ace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | expert in some activity |
| Synonyms: | champion, genius, master, pro, star, virtuoso, winner, wizard |
| Antonyms: | clod, ignoramus |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; gain advantage |
| Synonyms: | beat, beat up*, better, blank*, blast*, bulldoze*, clobber*, conquer, cream*, deck*, drub*, exceed, excel, floor*, knock off*, lambaste, lick*, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shut down, surpass, take down*, tan*, thrash*, top, total, transcend, trash*, triumph, trounce, wallop, waste*, wax*, whip*, wipe*, wipe out, zap*, KO, flax, get the better of, let have it, shoot down*, take care of, triumph over, whomp, whop, wipe the floor with |
| Antonyms: | lose, relent, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | boy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | young man |
| Synonyms: | buck, cadet, chap, child, dude*, fellow, guy, junior, lad, master, punk*, puppy*, runt*, sprout*, squirt*, stripling, youngster, youth, gamin, half-pint, little guy, little shaver, schoolboy, shaver, small fry, sonny, tadpole, whippersnapper |
| Antonyms: | girl |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bridle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, hold back |
| Synonyms: | constrain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, master, moderate, repress, restrain, rule, subdue, suppress, withhold, keep in check |
| Notes: | bridal relates to a bride or a marriage ceremony while a bridle is a harness |
| Antonyms: | release, let go, set free |
| Main Entry: | captain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chief of vehicle, effort |
| Synonyms: | authority, boss, cap, commander, director, executive, guide, head, leader, master, mistress, number one, officer, operator, owner, pilot, royalty, skip*, skipper*, top*, CEO, CFO, chieftain, exec, four-striper, head honcho, higher up, top dog |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | central |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | main, principal; in the middle |
| Synonyms: | basic, cardinal, center, chief, dominant, equidistant, essential, focal, foremost, fundamental, important, inmost, inner, interior, intermediate, key, leading, master, mean, median, mid, middle, outstanding, overriding, paramount, pivotal, predominant, primary, prime, radical, ruling, salient, significant, axial, centric, centroidal, middlemost, midmost, midway, nuclear, omphalic, umbilical |
| Antonyms: | exterior, minor, outside, peripheral, secondary |
| Main Entry: | conductor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | leader |
| Synonyms: | director, guide, maestro, manager, marshal, master, supervisor |
| Main Entry: | consultant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | professional advisor |
| Synonyms: | advisor, authority, counsel, expert, guide, master, maven, mentor, pro*, specialist, veteran, freelancer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disciplinarian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who makes others work hard |
| Synonyms: | authoritarian, bully, despot, master, stickler, teacher, trainer, tyrant, drill sergeant, enforcer, formalist, sergeant, strict teacher, sundowner |
| Main Entry: | god |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supernatural being worshipped by people |
| Synonyms: | Almighty, Creator, Father, God, Holy Spirit, Lord, Maker, deity, demon, divinity, holiness, idol, master, omnipotent, power, prime mover, providence, soul, spirit, totem, tutelary, world spirit, Absolute Being, All Knowing, All Powerful, Allah, Divine Being, Infinite Spirit, Jah, Jehovah, King of Kings, Yahweh, daemon, demigod, numen, universal life force |
| Main Entry: | graduate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who completes education, pursuit |
| Synonyms: | alumnus, bachelor, doctor, master, product, recipient, Ph.D., alum, baccalaureate, collegian, diplomate, former student, grad, holder, licentiate |
| Antonyms: | undergraduate |
| Main Entry: | guru |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mentor, guide |
| Synonyms: | authority, leader, master, sage, teacher, tutor, guiding light |
| Antonyms: | follower, student |
| Main Entry: | hurdle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | jump over an obstacle |
| Synonyms: | bounce, bound, clear, conquer, down, hop, lick, lop, master, negotiate, over, overcome, scale, spring, surmount, vault, jump across, leap over, saltate |
| Main Entry: | maharishi |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spiritual leader |
| Synonyms: | guru, master, mentor, mystic, swami, teacher, spiritual guide |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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