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| Main Entry: | observe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | see, notice |
| Synonyms: | beam, behold, catch, contemplate, detect, dig, discern, discover, distinguish, eagle-eye, espy, examine, eyeball, flash*, get a load of, get an eyeful of, inspect, keep one's eye on, lamp*, look at, make out*, mark, mind, monitor, note, pay attention to, perceive, pick up on, read, recognize, regard, scrutinize, spot, spy, study, survey, take in*, view, watch, witness |
| Antonyms: | ignore, miss, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | observe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | comment, remark |
| Synonyms: | declare, mention, mouth off*, note, opine, say, state, wisecrack, animadvert, commentate |
| Antonyms: | forget, be quiet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | observe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | celebrate, commemorate |
| Synonyms: | dedicate, hold, honor, keep, remember, respect, revere, reverence, solemnize, venerate |
| Antonyms: | forget, miss |
| Main Entry: | observe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abide by, obey |
| Synonyms: | adhere, adopt, comply, conform, follow, fulfill, heed, honor, keep, mind, perform, respect, comply with |
| Antonyms: | break, violate |
| Main Entry: | adhere |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | conform to or follow rules exactly |
| Synonyms: | abide by, comply, follow, fulfill, heed, keep, maintain, mind, obey, observe, practice, respect, support, be attached, be constant, be devoted, be devoted to, be faithful, be loyal, be true, cleave to, stand by |
| Notes: | only things of a different nature can adhere; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, not conform |
| Main Entry: | attend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay attention; apply oneself |
| Synonyms: | catch, concentrate on, devote oneself, follow, get a load of, hear, hearken, heed, keep one's eye on, lend an ear, listen, listen up, look after, look on, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, occupy oneself with, pay heed, pick up, regard, see to, watch |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | behold |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard; look at |
| Synonyms: | catch, consider, contemplate, descry, discern, distinguish, earmark, eye, eyeball, feast one's eyes, flash*, lay eyes on, note, notice, observe, perceive, regard, scan, see, spot, spy, survey, view, watch, witness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | celebrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | commemorate occasion, achievement |
| Synonyms: | beat the drum, bless, blow off steam, carouse, ceremonialize, commend, consecrate, dedicate, drink to, eulogize, exalt, extol, feast, fete, glorify, hallow, have a ball*, honor, jubilate, keep, kick up one's heels, laud, let loose, lionize, live it up, make merry, make whoopee, mark with a red letter, memorialize, observe, paint the town red, party*, perform, praise, proclaim, publicize, raise hell, rejoice, revel, revere, ritualize, signalize, solemnize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commemorate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | honor, observe occasion |
| Synonyms: | admire, celebrate, immortalize, keep, monument, observe, perpetuate, remember, salute, solemnize, memorialize, monumentalize, pay tribute to |
| Antonyms: | dishonor, forget, neglect |
| Main Entry: | comment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make statement of opinion, explanation |
| Synonyms: | affirm, annotate, assert, bring out, clarify, conclude, construe, criticize, disclose, elucidate, explain, explicate, expound, express, gloss, illustrate, interject, interpose, interpret, mention, note, notice, observe, opine, point out, pronounce, reflect, remark, say, state, animadvert, commentate, pass on, touch upon |
| Antonyms: | refrain, keep quiet |
| Main Entry: | compare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine in contrast |
| Synonyms: | analyze, approach, balance, bracket, collate, confront, consider, contemplate, contrast, correlate, divide, equal, examine, hang, inspect, juxtapose, match, measure, observe, oppose, parallel, ponder, rival, scan, scrutinize, segregate, separate, study, touch, weigh, hold a candle to, match up, place in juxtaposition, set against, set side by side, size up, stack up against, weigh against another |
| Main Entry: | comply |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abide by, follow agreement or instructions |
| Synonyms: | accede, accord, acquiesce, adhere to, agree to, cave in, come around, conform to, consent to, cry uncle*, defer, discharge, ditto*, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit in, fold, fulfill, give in, give out, give up, go along with, go with the flow, keep, knuckle to, knuckle under*, mind, obey, observe, perform, play ball*, play the game, put out, quit, respect, roll over and play dead, satisfy, shape up, stay in line, straighten up, submit, throw in towel, toss it in, yes one, yield |
| Antonyms: | decline, deny, disobey, oppose, rebuff, refuse, reject, resist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust, adapt |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, attune, be guided by, clean up act, comply, coordinate, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fall in with, fit, follow, follow beaten path, follow the crowd, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, keep, make room, meet halfway, mind, move over, obey, observe, play the game, proportion, quadrate, reconcile, reconciliate, roll with punches, run with the pack, shape up, square, straighten up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, toe the line*, tune, yield |
| Antonyms: | differ, fight, refuse |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contemplate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think about seriously; plan |
| Synonyms: | aim, consider, deliberate, design, envisage, excogitate, expect, foresee, intend, mean, mind, observe, percolate, ponder, propose, purpose, ruminate, speculate, study, take in, weigh, aspire to, brood over, chew over, cool out, kick around*, meditate on, mull over, muse over, perpend, reflect upon, size up, think of |
| Antonyms: | discard, disregard, forget, neglect, scorn, slight |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contemplate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gaze at |
| Synonyms: | audit, behold, consider, examine, eye, inspect, notice, observe, peer, penetrate, peruse, pierce, probe, pry, regard, scan, scrutinize, see, study, survey, view, witness, pore over, stare at |
| Antonyms: | disregard, scorn, look away |
| Main Entry: | detect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discover |
| Synonyms: | ascertain, catch, descry, disclose, distinguish, encounter, espy, expose, find, identify, meet, note, notice, observe, recognize, reveal, scent, see, spot, turn up, uncover, unmask, dig up, hit on*, hit upon, meet with, nose out*, smell out, smoke out, stumble on, track down, tumble into, wise up to |
| Antonyms: | miss, overlook, pass by, not see |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch sight of; recognize and understand |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize |
| Antonyms: | disregard, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out responsibility |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, do, execute, fulfill, meet, observe, perform |
| 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 |
| Antonyms: | lose, miss, pass by |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | distinguish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discern, identify |
| Synonyms: | beam*, catch, descry, detect, dig, discover, discriminate, eye, flash*, focus, know, make out, mark, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, recognize, remark, see, spot, spy, take in, tell, view, eyeball, get a load of, get an eyeful, pick out, pick up on |
* = 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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