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preserve - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | preserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for, maintain; continue |
| Synonyms: | bottle, can, conserve, cure, defend, evaporate, freeze, guard, keep, keep up, mummify, perpetuate, pickle, process, protect, put up, refrigerate, retain, safeguard, save, season, secure, shelter, shield, store, sustain, uphold, mothball |
| Antonyms: | destroy, hurt, ruin |
| Main Entry: | preserves |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thickened fruit prepared for |
| Synonyms: | conserve, extract, jam, jell, jelly, spread, sweet, confiture, gelatin, marmalade, pectin, storage and use as a condiment confection |
| Notes: | jam is a thick mixture made from fruit pulp and sugar; jelly is made from fruit juice boiled with sugar; preserves are fruit preserved whole or in large pieces and cooked with sugar; marmalade is boiled fruit pulp, rinds, and sugar |
| Main Entry: | cherish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care about deeply |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, appreciate, clasp, coddle, comfort, cosset, cultivate, defend, dote on, embrace, encourage, enshrine, entertain, fancy, fondle, foster, guard, harbor, honor, hug, idolize, like, love, nourish, nurse, nurture, pet, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, safeguard, shelter, shield, support, sustain, treasure, value, venerate, worship, apprize, care for, cleave to, cling to, hold dear, hold in high esteem |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care |
| Main Entry: | conserve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save, protect |
| Synonyms: | cut back, hoard, keep, maintain, nurse, preserve, safeguard, scrimp, skimp, squirrel away*, steward, support, sustain, cut down on, go easy on, sock away, squirrel, stash, store up, take care of, use sparingly |
| Antonyms: | destroy, neglect, spend, squander, use, waste |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enshrine |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold as sacred |
| Synonyms: | bless, cherish, consecrate, dedicate, embalm, exalt, hallow, idolize, preserve, revere, sanctify, treasure, apotheosize |
| Antonyms: | defile, desecrate, disrespect |
| Main Entry: | guard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, watch |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby-sit, bulwark, chaperon, chaperone, conduct, convoy, cover, defend, escort, fend, keep, lookout, mind, observe, oversee, patrol, police*, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shepherd, shield, stonewall*, superintend, supervise, tend, cover up, keep an eye on, keep in view, keep under surveillance, look after, ride shotgun for, see after, shotgun |
| Antonyms: | disregard, forget, ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | keep up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maintain, sustain |
| Synonyms: | balance, compete, contend, continue, emulate, go on, match, pace, persevere, preserve, rival, vie, hold on, keep pace, keep step, run with |
| Antonyms: | neglect, let go |
| Main Entry: | perpetuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep going |
| Synonyms: | bolster, conserve, continue, immortalize, keep, keep up, maintain, preserve, secure, support, sustain, eternalize, eternize, keep alive, keep in existence |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, prevent, stop |
| Main Entry: | protect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take care of; guard from harm |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, champion, chaperon, conserve, cover, cushion, defend, fend, foster, go to bat for*, harbor, hedge, insulate, keep, preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, sentinel, shade, shelter, shield, stonewall*, support, watch, care for, cover all bases, cover up, give refuge, give sanctuary, keep safe, look after, ride shotgun for, shotgun, stand guard, take under wing, watch over |
| Antonyms: | attack, harm, hurt, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refuge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place to hide, have privacy |
| Synonyms: | ambush, anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, den, escape, exit, expedient, fortress, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, home, immunity, ivory tower*, makeshift, opening, outlet, port, preserve, protection, recourse, resort, resource, retreat, sanctuary, security, shelter, shield, stopgap*, stronghold, way out, harborage, hiding place, safe place |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rescue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | save from danger |
| Synonyms: | conserve, deliver, disentangle, emancipate, extricate, free, get out, keep, liberate, preserve, protect, ransom, recapture, recover, redeem, regain, release, retain, retrieve, safeguard, salvage, spring*, unleash, bail one out, disembarrass, get off the hook, get out of hock, give a break, hold over, manumit, pull out of the fire, save life of, set free, unloose |
| Antonyms: | harm, hurt, imperil, injure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | safeguard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, conserve, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guard, insure, preserve, ride shotgun*, save, screen, secure, shield, look after, watch over |
| Antonyms: | endanger, harm, hurt, injure, lay open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protection, habitat |
| Synonyms: | apartment, asylum, cave, cover, covert, crib*, defense, den, dwelling, guard, guardian, harbor, haven, hermitage, hide, hideaway, hideout, home, house, housing, hut, joint*, lodging, pad*, pen, port, preserve, protector, rack, refuge, retreat, roof, roost*, safety, sanctuary, screen, security, shack, shade, shadow, shed, shield, tent, tower, turf, umbrella, co-op, condo, digs, harborage, hole in the wall, homeplate, quarterage, retirement, roof over head |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide safety, cover |
| Synonyms: | chamber, conceal, cover, defend, enclose, guard, harbor, haven, hide, house, lodge, preserve, protect, roof, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, surround, take in, ward, cover up, take care of, watch over |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | souse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make very wet |
| Synonyms: | brine, deluge, dip, douse, drench, drown, duck, dunk, immerse, impregnate, marinate, pickle, preserve, seethe, soak, sop, steep, submerge, wet, submerse, waterlog |
| Antonyms: | dehydrate, dry |
| Main Entry: | stabilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or keep in steady state; make resistant to change |
| Synonyms: | balance, ballast, bolt, brace, buttress, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalize, fasten, firm, fix, freeze*, maintain, ossify, poise, preserve, prop, secure, set, settle, steady, stiffen, support, sustain, uphold, firm up, stabilitate |
| Antonyms: | change, shake, vary, weaken, wobble |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | treasure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold dear |
| Synonyms: | adore, appreciate, cherish, conserve, dote on, esteem, guard, love, preserve, prize, revere, reverence, save, value, venerate, worship, apprize, idiolize |
| Antonyms: | dislike, disparage, hate |
| Main Entry: | national park |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | protected area |
| Synonyms: | preserve, reservation, reserve, national forest, national seashore |
| Main Entry: | asylum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge |
| Synonyms: | cover, den, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, ivory tower*, port, preserve, refuge, retreat, safe house, safety, sanctuary, security, shelter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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