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| Main Entry: | please |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, make happy |
| Synonyms: | amuse, charm, cheer, content, enchant, entertain, gladden, grab, gratify, hit the spot*, humor, indulge, kill*, satisfy, score, suit, tickle*, titillate, turn on*, wow*, fill the bill, go over big, make the grade, overjoy, sweep off feet, tickle pink |
| Antonyms: | anger, annoy, depress, displease, disturb, upset, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | please |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | will, elect to do |
| Synonyms: | choose, command, demand, desire, like, opt, prefer, want, wish, be inclined, see fit |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse, be unwilling |
| Main Entry: | amuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain; make laugh |
| Synonyms: | charm, cheer, crack up*, delight, divert, fracture*, gladden, grab*, gratify, interest, kill*, occupy, panic*, please, put away*, regale, slay*, tickle, wow*, break one up, knock dead, make roll in the aisles |
| Notes: | the first meaning of amuse was 'to divert the attention of in order to mislead,' 'delude, deceive' and now means 'entertain, make smile or laugh'; bemuse means 'confuse, bewilder, puzzle' |
| Antonyms: | anger, annoy, bore, dull, tire, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | baby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | treat like a child |
| Synonyms: | cherish, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, dote on, foster, humor, indulge, nurse, pamper, pet, please, satisfy, serve, spoil, cater to, overindulge |
| Main Entry: | captivate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract, enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, dazzle, delight, draw, enamour, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entertain, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gratify, grip, hold, hook, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mesmerize, please, rope in, seduce, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, turn one on, vamp, wile, win |
| Antonyms: | disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse |
| Main Entry: | charm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | enchant |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole, captivate, delight, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, grab, hex, hypnotize, inveigle, kill*, knock out*, magnetize, mesmerize, please, possess, send*, slay*, spell*, take*, tickle, transport, turn on*, vamp, voodoo, wile, win, wow*, ensorcell, knock dead, put under a spell, sweep off feet, tickle pink, win over |
| Antonyms: | displease, irritate, offend, repel, repulse, turn off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | climax |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come to top; culminate |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, cap, come, come to a head, conclude, content, crown, end, finish, fulfill, orgasm, peak, please, satisfy, succeed, terminate, top, tower, break the record, hit high spot, reach a peak, reach the zenith, rise to crescendo |
| Antonyms: | delve, dip, drop, fall off |
| Main Entry: | compliment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | praise, flatter |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, adulate, applaud, butter up*, cajole, celebrate, charm, cheer, commemorate, commend, congratulate, endorse, eulogize, exalt, extol, felicitate, glorify, hail, honor, laud, magnify, pat on the back, please, recommend, salute, sanction, satisfy, soothe, toast, worship, fawn upon, give bouquet, hand it to, ingratiate oneself with, kudize, make much of, panegyrize, pay respects, pay tribute to, puff up, roose, sing praises of, speak highly of, take off hat to, trade last, wish joy to |
| Antonyms: | blame, censure, complain, criticize, denounce, insult, libel, slander |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | court |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fawn over, pay attention to |
| Synonyms: | allure, ask in marriage, attract, beseech, bid, bootlick, captivate, charm, chase, cultivate, curry favor, date, entice, entreat, flatter, follow, gallant, go out with, go steady, go together, go with, grovel, importune, invite, keep company with, make love to, make overture, make time with, pander to, pay addresses to, pay court to, please, pop the question*, praise, propose, pursue, run after*, seek, seek the hand of, serenade, set one's cap, solicit, spark, spoon, sue, sweetheart, take out, woo |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make happy; experience happiness |
| Synonyms: | allure, amuse, attract, charm, cheer, content, divert, enchant, enrapture, entertain, exult, fascinate, freak out, gladden, glory, gratify, groove*, hit the spot*, knock out*, please, pleasure, ravish, rejoice, satisfy, score, send, slay, thrill, turn on, wow, arride, be the ticket, delectate, go over big, jubilate, knock dead, tickle pink, tickle to death |
| Antonyms: | depress, disappoint, dismay, distress, pain, trouble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enamor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fascinate, captivate |
| Synonyms: | attract, bewitch, charm, enchant, endear, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, grab, please, slay*, turn on*, fall in love with, infatuate, make hit with, sweep off feet |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enchant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, mesmerize |
| Synonyms: | allure, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, draw, enamor, enrapture, enthrall, entice, entrance, fascinate, grab, gratify, hex, hypnotize, kill*, magnetize, please, send*, slay*, spell, take, thrill, turn on*, voodoo*, wile, wow*, carry away*, cast a spell on, delectate, ensorcell, knock dead, make a hit with, make happy, spellbind, sweep off feet |
| Antonyms: | bother, disgust, repel, repulse, disenchant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enrapture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate |
| Synonyms: | allure, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, delight, elate, enamor, enchant, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gladden, gratify, please, ravish, rejoice, score, send, transport, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | disgust, displease, offend, repel |
| Main Entry: | entrance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hypnotize |
| Synonyms: | attract, bewitch, charm, delight, enchant, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, gladden, mesmerize, please, ravish, rejoice, transport, anesthetize, put in a trance, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | disgust, repel, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | fascinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | captivate, hold spellbound |
| Synonyms: | absorb, allure, animate, arouse, attach, attract, beguile, bewitch, charm, compel, delight, draw, enamor, enchant, engage, engross, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, enthrall, entice, entrance, excite, fire, gladden, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, invite, kindle, lure, mesmerize, overpower, overwhelm, pique, please, provoke, ravish, seduce, stimulate, stir, subdue, tantalize, tempt, thrill, titillate, transfix, transport, win, infatuate, intoxicate, rivet, spellbind |
| Antonyms: | bore, repel, tire, disenchant, disenthrall, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | fulfill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to completion |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, answer, be just the ticket, carry out, comply with, conclude, conform, discharge, do, effect, effectuate, execute, fill, fill the bill, finish, hit the bull's-eye, implement, keep, make it, make the grade, meet, obey, observe, perfect, perform, please, realize, render, satisfy, score*, suffice, suit |
| Antonyms: | fail, miss, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gratify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give pleasure; satisfy |
| Synonyms: | appease, arride, baby*, cater to, coddle, content, delectate, delight, do one proud, do the trick, enchant, favor, fill the bill, fulfill*, get one's kicks, gladden, hit the spot*, humor, indulge, make a hit, make happy, oblige, pamper, please, recompense, requite, thrill |
| Antonyms: | annoy, disappoint, disturb, frustrate, offend, pain, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold the attention of |
| Synonyms: | affect, amuse, appeal, arouse, attract, concern, divert, engage, engross, entertain, enthrall, excite, fascinate, grab, hook, intrigue, involve, lure, move, perk up, pique, please, pull, snare, tantalize, tempt, titillate, touch, turn on, appeal to, be interesting to, sit up |
| Antonyms: | bore, bother, disenchant, disinterest |
| Main Entry: | pamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | serve one's every need, whim |
| Synonyms: | baby, caress, coddle, cosset, dandle*, fondle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle*, pet, please, regale, satisfy, spoil, tickle, yield, cater to, overindulge, spare the rod, spoil rotten |
| Antonyms: | hurt, ignore, neglect, withhold, be mean |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pander |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cater to, indulge |
| Synonyms: | brownnose*, cajole, gratify, massage, please, politic, satisfy, snow*, soap*, stroke, fall all over, lay it on, play the game, play up to, soften up, suck up to |
| Antonyms: | deny, dissatisfy, refuse |
* = 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
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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