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| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best |
| Synonyms: | champion, choice, cream*, elite, fat*, first-class*, first-rate*, outstanding, pick, prime, top, topnotch, winning, award-winning |
| Antonyms: | worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | value highly |
| Synonyms: | appreciate, cherish, count, enshrine, esteem, guard, rate, treasure, apprize, hold dear, regard highly, set store by |
| Antonyms: | despise, dislike, hate, not care |
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award, winnings |
| Synonyms: | accolade, acquisition, advantage, blue ribbon*, bonus, bounty, cake*, capture, championship, citation, crown, decoration, dividend, gold*, gravy*, haul, honor, inducement, jackpot, loot*, medal, payoff, pillage, plum*, plunder*, possession, premium, privilege, purse, recompense, requital, reward, scholarship, spoil, spoils, swag*, title, trophy, windfall, acquirement, carrot*, feather in cap, first place, gold star, guerdon, laurel, meed, pickings, stakes, strokes |
| Antonyms: | blame, punishment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prize |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal; best |
| Synonyms: | aim, ambition, choice, conquest, cream*, desire, elite, fat, flower*, gain, gold*, hope, pick, pride, prime, top* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | admire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in high regard |
| Synonyms: | adore, applaud, appreciate, approve, cherish, commend, credit, delight in, esteem, eulogize, extol, fall for*, glorify, go for*, hail, honor, idolize, laud, praise, prize, respect, revere, treasure, value, venerate, worship, be crazy about, be crazy for, be crazy over, be mad about, be nuts about, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, get high on, groove on*, hold in respect, look up to, marvel at, moon over, pay homage to, rate highly, take pleasure in, think highly of, wonder at |
| Antonyms: | abhor, condemn, despise, detest, dislike, execrate, hate, scorn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | love intensely |
| Synonyms: | admire, cherish, delight in, dig*, dote on, esteem, exalt, fall for, glorify, go for*, honor, idolize, prize, revere, reverence, treasure, venerate, worship, be crazy about, be gone on, be mad for, be nuts about, be serious about, be smitten with, be stuck on, be sweet on, be wild about, flip over |
| Antonyms: | abhor, condemn, despise, detest, hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beloved |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone adored |
| Synonyms: | baby*, beau, boyfriend, darling, dear, flame, girlfriend, heartbeat*, heartthrob, honey, idol, love, lover, number one, pet*, prize, rave*, significant other, steady, sugar*, sweetheart, treasure, dearest, fiancé, first and last, inamorato, love of my life, numero uno, object of affection, one and only, tootsie, true love |
| Antonyms: | hate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bonus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unexpected extra |
| Synonyms: | benefit, bounty, commission, dividend, fringe benefit, frosting*, gift, goody*, gratuity, gravy*, honorarium, ice*, perk*, plus*, premium, prize, reward, tip, additional compensation, golden parachute, hand-out, special compensation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bounty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bonus; compensation |
| Synonyms: | donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, pay, premium, present, prize, recompense, reward |
| 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 |
| Notes: | cherish means to be fond of, be attached to, while nurture means to bring up, help develop, help grow, or provide with nourishment |
| Antonyms: | abandon, denounce, forsake, renounce, not care |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, superior |
| Synonyms: | 10, 24-karat, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisite, fine, first-class, nice, popular, precious, preferential, preferred, prime, prize, rare, select, special, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, valuable, winner, A-1*, hand-picked, solid gold |
| Antonyms: | inferior, poor, sad, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dividend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one's share, profit |
| Synonyms: | allotment, allowance, appropriation, bonus, check, coupon, cut*, dispensation, extra, gain, gravy*, interest, lagniappe*, pay, portion, premium, prize, proceeds, reward, surplus, taste*, carrot*, divvy, guerdon, meed, remittance, returns |
| Antonyms: | loss |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dote on/dote upon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lavish affection on |
| Synonyms: | admire, adore, cherish, enjoy, fancy, idolize, like, love, pet, prize, treasure, worship, be fond of, be infatuated with, be sweet on, hold dear |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | elite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | high-class persons |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, beautiful people*, best, blue blood, celebrity, choice, cream, crowd, elect, establishment, fast lane*, fat*, flower, gentility, gentry, high society*, nobility, pride, prime, prize, quality, select, society, top, upper class, carriage trade, country club set, crème de la crème, glitterati, in-crowd, jet-set, main line, old money, optimacy, upper crust |
| Antonyms: | lower class, ordinary, commonality, low-life |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | endear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract attention |
| Synonyms: | attach, bind, captivate, charm, cherish, engage, prize, treasure, value, win |
| Antonyms: | repulse, disenchant |
| Main Entry: | gem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precious stone; treasure |
| Synonyms: | bauble*, glass*, hardware*, jewel, jewelry, masterpiece, nonpareil, ornament, paragon, pearl, pick, prize, rock*, stone, sparkler, trump* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | honor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | recognize, treat with respect |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, admire, adore, aggrandize, appreciate, celebrate, commemorate, commend, compliment, decorate, dignify, distinguish, ennoble, erect, esteem, exalt, glorify, hallow, keep, laud, lionize, magnify, observe, praise, prize, revere, sanctify, sublime, value, venerate, worship, be faithful, be true, give glad hand, give key to city, live up to, look up to, roll out red carpet, uprear |
| Antonyms: | betray, denounce, disgrace, dishonor, disrespect, reproach, shame |
| Main Entry: | joy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great happiness, pleasure |
| Synonyms: | amusement, animation, bliss, charm, cheer, comfort, delight, diversion, ecstasy, elation, exultation, felicity, festivity, frolic, fruition, gaiety, gem, gladness, glee, good humor, gratification, hilarity, humor, indulgence, jewel, liveliness, luxury, merriment, mirth, pride, prize, rapture, refreshment, rejoicing, revelry, satisfaction, solace, sport, transport, treasure, treat, wonder, alleviation, delectation, exulting, jubilance, pride and joy, ravishment, regalement |
| Antonyms: | sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, woe |
| Main Entry: | loot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stolen goods |
| Synonyms: | booty, dough*, graft, haul, lift*, make*, money, pillage, plunder, prize, seizure, spoils, squeeze, take*, hot goods, pickings, plunderage |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | masterpiece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | respected work of art |
| Synonyms: | chef d'oeuvre, classic, cream of the crop*, cream*, flower, gem*, jewel*, magnum opus, master work, masterstroke, model, monument, perfection, pièce de résistance, prize, showpiece, standard, tour de force*, treasure |
* = 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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