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| Main Entry: | prefer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | favor; single out |
| Synonyms: | adopt, advance, aggrandize, choose, cull, desire, elect, elevate, fancy, finger, go for, incline, mark, pick, place, pose, present, promote, proposition, put, raise, select, suggest, tag, take, tap, upgrade, wish, be partial to, be turned on to, fix upon, like better, opt for, optate, propone, propound, put forward, would rather, would sooner |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, reject, spurn |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | increase in amount, number, or position |
| Synonyms: | boost, develop, elevate, enlarge, grade, grow, hit the jackpot*, improve, magnify, make out*, multiply, pan out*, prefer, prosper, raise, thrive, up, upgrade, uplift, break the bank, get fat, get rich, hit pay dirt, make a killing, strike gold, strike it rich |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | decrease, take back, withdraw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | file charges in court |
| Synonyms: | appeal, arraign, cite, declare, indict, institute, prefer, serve, sue, summon, initiate legal action, take to court |
| Main Entry: | choose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick, select |
| Synonyms: | accept, adopt, appoint, call for, cast, co-opt, commit oneself, crave, cull, decide on, designate, desire, determine, discriminate between, draw lots, elect, embrace, espouse, excerpt, extract, fancy, favor, feel disposed to, finger, fix on, glean, judge, love, make choice, make decision, make up one's mind, name, opt for, predestine, prefer, see fit, separate, set aside, settle upon, sift out, single out, slot, sort, tab, tag, take, take up, tap, want, weigh, will, winnow, wish, wish for |
| Main Entry: | cull |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick out for reason |
| Synonyms: | choose, discriminate, elect, extract, glean, mark, pluck, prefer, select, sift, take, thin, winnow, opt for, optate, single out, thin out |
| Main Entry: | designate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | specify as selection |
| Synonyms: | allocate, allot, appoint, apportion, appropriate, assign, authorize, characterize, charge, choose, commission, connote, constitute, define, delegate, denote, deputize, describe, dictate, earmark*, elect, evidence, favor, finger*, indicate, make, mark, mete, name, nominate, opt, peg*, pick, pinpoint, prefer, show, single, slot, stipulate, tab*, tag*, tap*, button down, depute, individualize, pin down, put down for, reseve, set apart, set aside |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dignify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make honorable; glorify |
| Synonyms: | adorn, advance, aggrandize, distinguish, elevate, ennoble, erect, exalt, grace, honor, magnify, prefer, promote, raise, sublime, uprear |
| Antonyms: | belittle, condemn, degrade, demote, detract, disgrace, humiliate, insult, shame |
| Main Entry: | elect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | select as representative; choose |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, appoint, ballot, conclude, cull, designate, determine, judge, mark, name, nominate, pick, prefer, receive, resolve, settle, take, tap, vote, decide upon, go down the line, opt for, optate, pick out, settle on, single out, vote for |
| Antonyms: | ignore, vote down, vote out |
| Main Entry: | elevate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | promote; augment |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, appoint, boost, build up, dignify, enhance, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, intensify, magnify, prefer, put up, skip, swell, upgrade |
| Antonyms: | condemn, demote, denounce, deprecate, disdain, lessen, lower, spurn |
| Main Entry: | fancy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | love, desire |
| Synonyms: | approve, be attracted to, be captivated by, be enamored of, be in love with, care for, crave, crazy about*, desire, dream of, endorse, fall for, favor, like, long for, lust after, mad for, prefer, relish, sanction, set one's heart on, take a liking to, take to, wild for, wish for, yearn for |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | like, choose |
| Synonyms: | accept, admire, approve, countenance, fancy, favor, prefer, approbate, be attracted to, be fond of, care for, hold with |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate |
| Main Entry: | incline |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend toward |
| Synonyms: | affect, bend, bias, drive, favor, govern, impel, induce, influence, look, move, persuade, predispose, prefer, prejudice, prompt, sway, turn, verge, be disposed, be partial, be predisposed, be willing, gravitate toward, lean to, make willing, not mind |
| Main Entry: | lean |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be disposed |
| Synonyms: | favor, incline, look, prefer, tend, be prone, be willing, gravitate toward, have propensity, not mind |
| Antonyms: | dislike, not like |
| Main Entry: | like |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, feel inclined |
| Synonyms: | desire, elect, fancy, please, prefer, select, want, will, wish, care to, feel disposed, feel like, have a preference for, incline toward |
| Antonyms: | dislike, ignore |
| Main Entry: | love |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adore, like very much |
| Synonyms: | admire, adulate, be attached to, be captivated by, be crazy about, be enamored of, be enchanted by, be fascinated with, be fond of, be in love with, canonize, care for, cherish, choose, deify, delight in, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, fancy, glorify, go for*, gone on, have affection for, have it bad, hold dear, hold high, idolize, long for, lose one's heart to, prefer, prize, put on pedestal, think the world of, thrive with, treasure, venerate, wild for, worship |
| Antonyms: | dislike, hate, scorn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose |
| Synonyms: | cull, decide, elect, go for*, mark, pick, prefer, select, take, exercise choice, make a selection, single out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | choose, select |
| Synonyms: | cull, elect, finger*, mark, name, prefer, separate, slot, tab, tag, take, tap, winnow, decide upon, fix upon, go down the line, hand-pick, opt for, optate, pick and choose, pick out, say so, settle on, sift out, single out, sort out, take it or leave it |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
* = 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: | pose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer, put forward idea |
| Synonyms: | advance, ask, extend, give, hold out, prefer, present, proffer, propose, proposition, put, query, question, set, state, submit, suggest, tender, posit, propound |
| Antonyms: | withhold |
| Main Entry: | promote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a higher position in organization |
| Synonyms: | advance, aggrandize, ascend, better, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, favor, graduate, honor, increase, kick upstairs, magnify, prefer, raise, skip, up*, upgrade, move up |
| Antonyms: | degrade, demote, discredit |
* = 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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