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receive - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accept delivery of something |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, assume, catch, collect, come by, cop*, corral*, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, hear, hold, inherit, make, obtain, perceive, pick up, pocket*, procure, pull, pull down*, reap, redeem, secure, seize, snag*, take, take in, win, be given, be in receipt of, be informed, be told, come into, get from, get hands on, get hold of, latch on to, take possession |
| Antonyms: | deliver, donate, give, offer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, sustain |
| Synonyms: | bear, encounter, experience, go through, suffer, undergo, be subjected to, meet with |
| Main Entry: | receive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take in guest or member |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, bring in, entertain, greet, host, induct, initiate, install, introduce, invite, meet, permit, take in, welcome, allow entrance, let in, let through, make comfortable, make welcome, roll out red carpet, shake hands, show in, usher in |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | come in for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be eligible for something |
| Synonyms: | acquire, endure, get, receive, suffer, bear brunt |
| Main Entry: | derive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deduce a conclusion |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, assume, collect, determine, develop, draw, educe, elaborate, elicit, evolve, excogitate, extract, follow, formulate, gain, gather, get, glean, infer, judge, make, make out, obtain, procure, put together, reach, receive, trace, work out |
| Antonyms: | create, invent |
| 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: | greet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | welcome |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, approach, attend, bow, call to, compliment, curtsy, embrace, exchange greetings, extend one's hand, flag, hail, herald, high-five, highball, meet, move to, nod, pay respects, receive, recognize, roll out the red carpet, salaam*, salute, say hello, say hi, shake hands, shoulder, speak to, stop, tip one's hat, usher in*, whistle for |
| Antonyms: | say farewell, say goodbye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | host |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | entertain, accommodate |
| Synonyms: | introduce, present, receive, treat, wine and dine*, do the honors, pick up the check, spread oneself, throw a party |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hug |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold close, cling to |
| Synonyms: | be near to, bear hug, cherish, clasp, clinch, cradle, cuddle, embrace, enbosom, enfold, envelop, fold in arms, follow closely, grasp, hold onto, keep close, lie close, lock, love, nestle, nurse, press, receive, retain, seize, squeeze, stay near, take in one's arms, welcome |
| Antonyms: | push away, release |
| Main Entry: | include |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contain, involve |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, add, admit, append, bear, build, carry, combine, comprehend, comprise, consist of, constitute, count, cover, embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, entail, enter, have, hold, implicate, incorporate, inject, insert, interject, interpolate, introduce, number, receive, subsume, take in, take into account, allow for, be composed of, be made up of, build in, cut in on, make allowance for, make room for, number among, teem with, work in |
| Antonyms: | eliminate, exclude, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | inherit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gain as possession from someone's death |
| Synonyms: | accede, acquire, come in for, derive, get, obtain, receive, succeed, be bequeathed, be granted, be left, come into, fall heir, take over |
| Main Entry: | listen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear and pay attention |
| Synonyms: | accept, admit, adopt, attend, audit, catch, concentrate, eavesdrop, entertain, get, hark, hear out, mind, monitor, obey, observe, receive, welcome, auscult, auscultate, be all ears, be attentive, get a load of, give an audience to, give attention, give heed to, hang on words, harken, hear tell, hearken, lend an ear, overhear, pick up on, prick up ears, take advice, take into consideration, take notice, take under advisement, tune in, tune in on |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
| Antonyms: | speak, talk |
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up*, collect, come by, compass, cop*, corral, drum up*, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab*, occupy, pick up, pocket*, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | partake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat, share |
| Synonyms: | consume, devour, divide, engage, enter into, feed, ingest, participate, receive, sample, savor, sip, take, be a party to, be in on, be into, get in the act, have a finger in, sit in, sit in on, take part, tune in |
| Antonyms: | abstain, refrain |
| Main Entry: | reap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | collect, harvest |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bring in, crop, cull, cut, derive, draw, gain, garner, gather, get, glean, mow, obtain, pick, pick up, pluck, procure, produce, profit, realize, receive, recover, retrieve, secure, strip, take in, win, come to have, get as a result, ingather |
| Antonyms: | plant, sow |
| Main Entry: | salute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | greet; honor |
| Synonyms: | accost, acknowledge, address, bow, congratulate, hail, receive, recognize, speak, welcome, call to, pay homage, pay respects, pay tribute, present arms, snap to attention, take hat off to |
| Main Entry: | share |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use in common with others |
| Synonyms: | accord, administer, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, deal, dispense, distribute, divide, divvy up*, dole out, experience, part, partake, participate, partition, prorate, quota, ration, receive, shift, slice, split, split up, yield, be a party to, cut the pie, divide with, divvy, give and take, give out, go Dutch, go fifty-fifty, go halves, go in with, have a hand in, have a portion of, mete out, parcel out, pay half, piece up, slice up, take a part of |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, be selfish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tolerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow, indulge |
| Synonyms: | abide, accept, admit, authorize, bear, bear with, brook, condone, countenance, endure, go, have, hear, humor, permit, pocket, receive, sanction, stand, stand for, stomach*, string along, suffer, sustain, swallow*, take, undergo, blink at, consent to, go along with, live with, put up with, sit and take it, sit still for, stay the course, submit to, tough out*, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | check, disallow, disapprove, halt, stop, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | usher |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guide |
| Synonyms: | bring in, conduct, direct, escort, herald, inaugurate, initiate, institute, introduce, launch, lead, marshal, originate, pilot, precede, preface, receive, set up, steer, open the door, pave the way, show around, show in, show out |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | receive gladly |
| Synonyms: | accept, accost, admit, embrace, entertain, flag*, greet, hail, hug, meet, receive, salute, take in, tumble*, accept gladly, bid welcome, offer hospitality, roll out red carpet, show in, usher in |
| Antonyms: | reject, turn away |
* = 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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