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| Main Entry: | peg |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach |
| Synonyms: | clinch, fasten, fix, join, pin, secure, tighten, make fast |
| Antonyms: | detach, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | appraise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, estimate |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, assay, assess, audit, calculate, check, check out*, deem, evaluate, examine, eye*, figure, figure in, figure out, gauge, guesstimate, have one's number, inspect, look over, peg, price, rate, read, review, set at, size, survey, take account of, valuate, value |
| Notes: | appraise is 'evaluate, size up' and apprise is 'inform' apprise means 'to inform'; appraise means 'to assess or evaluate' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ascertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sure |
| Synonyms: | check, check out*, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, establish, eye*, find out, fix, identify, learn, learn the ropes*, peg*, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, tell, verify, catch on, check up on, double-check, eyeball, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, look-see, make certain, make sure, pick up on, size up* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | analyze |
| Synonyms: | appraise, apprise, assess, check, check out, estimate, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, measure, peg*, prove, rate, read, see, size, survey, test, try, value, weigh, eyeball, size up*, valuate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support |
| Synonyms: | arm, band, bar, bearing, block, bolster, boom, bracket, buttress, clamp, girder, grip, guy, lever, mainstay, peg, prop, reinforcement, rib, shore, skid, splice, splint, staff, stanchion, stay, strut, truss, underpinning, vice, bracer, cantilever, rafter, stave, stirrup, strengthener, sustainer |
| Main Entry: | categorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sort by type, classification |
| Synonyms: | assort, class, classify, group, identify, peg*, pigeonhole*, rank, tab, button down, put down as, typecast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | characterize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | typify, distinguish |
| Synonyms: | brand, constitute, define, delineate, describe, designate, differentiate, discriminate, feature, identify, indicate, inform, make up, mark, outline, peg, pigeonhole*, portray, represent, stamp, style, symbolize, tab, belong to, button down, individualize, individuate, peculiarize, personalize, signalize, singularize, typecast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | classify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, alphabetize, analyze, arrange, assort, brand, break down, button down, catalogue, class, codify, collocate, coordinate, correlate, dispose, distinguish, distribute, divide, docket, embody, file, grade, group, incorporate, index, label, match, name, number, order, organize, peg*, pigeonhole*, put away, put down as, put down for, range, rank, rank out, rate, regiment, segregate, size, size up, sort, systematize, tab, tabulate, tag, take one's measure, ticket, type, typecast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | denote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, mean |
| Synonyms: | announce, argue, bespeak, betoken, connote, evidence, express, finger, flash, imply, import, indicate, insinuate, intend, make, mark, peg, prove, show, signify, spell, stand for, symbol, symbolize, tab, tag, typify, add up, hang sign on, put down for, put finger on |
| Main Entry: | evaluate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge |
| Synonyms: | appraise, assay, assess, calculate, check, check out, class, classify, criticize, decide, estimate, gauge, grade, peg*, rank, rate, read, reckon, size, survey, value, weigh, figure out, fiture, guesstimate, look over, price out, set at, size up*, take account of, take measure, valuate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw with abandon |
| Synonyms: | cast, catapult, chuck*, dump, fire, heave, hurl, jerk, launch, lob, peg*, pitch, precipitate, propel, send, shy*, sling, toss, let fly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gauge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | measure, judge |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, appraise, ascertain, assess, calculate, calibrate, check, check out, compute, count, determine, estimate, evaluate, eye*, figure, figure in, guess, guesstimate, have one's number, look over, meter, peg*, quantify, quantitate, rate, reckon, scale, size, size up*, take account of, tally, value, weigh |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curved fastener |
| Synonyms: | angle, catch, clasp, crook, curve, grapple, hasp, link, lock, peg, grapnel, holder |
| Main Entry: | hurl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw forcefully |
| Synonyms: | cast, chuck, chunk, fire, fling, gun, heave, launch, lob, peg, pitch, project, propel, send, sling, toss, bung, let fly |
| Main Entry: | identify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize; label |
| Synonyms: | analyze, button down, card, catalog, classify, describe, determinate, determine, diagnose, diagnosticate, distinguish, establish, find, make out, name, peg*, pick out, pinpoint, place, put one's finger on, select, separate, single out, spot, tab*, tag* |
| Antonyms: | confuse, mistake |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | signify, display |
| Synonyms: | add up to, announce, argue, attest, augur, bespeak, betoken, card, connote, demonstrate, denote, designate, evidence, evince, express, finger, hint, illustrate, imply, import, intimate, make, manifest, mark, mean, name, peg*, pinpoint*, point out, prove, read, record, register, reveal, show, sign, signal, slot, specify, suggest, symbolize, tab, tag, testify, witness, be symptomatic, button down, pin down, point to |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide, mislead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | look out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be wary |
| Synonyms: | beware, check out, listen, mind, notice, peg*, scope, spot, spy, be alert, be careful, be on guard, have a care, heads up, hearken, keep an eye out, keep tabs, pay attention, pick up on, shotgun, size up, watch out |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate, judge |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, align, appraise, assess, average, beat, blend, bound, check, check out, choose, compute, demarcate, determine, estimate, evaluate, even, eye*, figure, fit, gauge, grade, graduate, level, limit, line, mark, mete, peg*, plumb, portion, quantify, rank, rate, read, reckon, regulate, rhyme, rule, scale, shade, size, sound, square, stroke, survey, tailor, time, value, weigh, calibrate, caliper, delimit, dope out*, gradate, look over, mark out, pace off, size up, take account |
| Antonyms: | estimate, guess |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pigeonhole |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize; shelve |
| Synonyms: | assort, class, classify, defer, delay, dismiss, file, group, hold, hold up, label, peg*, postpone, put off, rank, sideline, sort, tab, table, hold off, lay aside, put aside, put down as, put on hold, put on ice, put on the bank burner, type cast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scrutinize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine closely |
| Synonyms: | analyze, candle, canvass, case, check, check out, comb*, consider, contemplate, dig, dissect, explore, inspect, investigate, overlook, peg*, penetrate, peruse, pierce, probe, scan, scope, search, sift, smoke*, stare, study, survey, view, watch, weigh, burn up, check over, eyeball, get a load of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, inquire into, look over, perlustrate, pore over, put under a microscope, scrutinate, take the measure of |
* = 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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