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| 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: | abide |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | submit to, put up with |
| Synonyms: | accept, acknowledge, bear, bear with*, concede, consent, defer, endure, hang tough*, receive, sit tight*, stand, stand for, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand, be big about, hang in, hang in there, live with, put up with |
| Antonyms: | despise, dispute, pass, quit, reject, resist, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accept |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow into group |
| Synonyms: | admit, receive, welcome |
| Notes: | accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out' |
| Antonyms: | blackball, decline, deny, reject |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make room, lodging available |
| Synonyms: | board, contain, domicile, entertain, furnish, harbor, hold, house, put up*, quarter, receive, rent, shelter, supply, take in, welcome |
| Antonyms: | turn out, turn away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | allow entry or use |
| Synonyms: | accept, bless, buy, concede, enter, entertain, grant, harbor, house, initiate, introduce, let, lodge, okay, permit, receive, shelter, sign*, suffer, take, take in, be big on, give access, give the nod, give thumbs up, let in, sign off on |
| Antonyms: | debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contract an illness |
| Synonyms: | come down with, develop, get, incur, receive, sicken, take, become infected with, break out with, fall ill with, fall victim to, succumb to, suffer from |
| Antonyms: | be immune |
| Main Entry: | clear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | profit |
| Synonyms: | accumulate, acquire, earn, gain, gather, get, glean, make, net, obtain, pick up, realize, reap, receive, secure, win, clean up* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | earn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make money |
| Synonyms: | acquire, attain, be gainfully employed, be in line for, bring home, bring home the bacon*, bring home the groceries, bring in, clean up*, clear*, collect, consummate, cop*, derive, draw, effect, gain, gather, get, gross, hustle, make, make fast buck, make it big, net, obtain, pay one's dues, perform, pick up, procure, profit, pull down*, pull*, rate, realize, reap, receive, scare up, score*, scrape together, secure, snag*, sock*, turn, win, wrangle |
| Antonyms: | cost, lose, spend, throw away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, grab, have, incorporate, involve, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome, avail oneself of, deal with*, get into, go in for, make use of, provide for |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | entertain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accommodate visitors |
| Synonyms: | admit, board, chaperone, dine, feed, foster, harbor, house, invite, lodge, nourish, put up*, quarter, receive, regale, room, treat, welcome, wine and dine*, be host, do the honors, give a party, have a do, have a get-together, have company, have guests, have visitors, pick up the check, pop for, recreate, show hospitality, spring for, throw a party |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject, turn away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | experience |
| Synonyms: | accept, acknowledge, appear, appreciate, comprehend, discern, encounter, endure, enjoy, exhibit, get*, go through*, have, know, meet, note, notice, observe, perceive, receive, remark, resemble, savor, see, seem, sense, suffer, suggest, taste, undergo, understand, welcome, be affected, be aware of, be excited, be impressed, be sensible of, be sensitive, be turned on to, get in touch, get vibes, have a hunch, have funny feeling, have vibes, take to heart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy off, capture, chalk up*, clear, come by, compass, cop*, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, make, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up*, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, buy into, buy out, cash in on, clean up*, get hands on, lock up, make a buy, make a killing, snap up, snowball, succeed to |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall victim to |
| Synonyms: | accept, catch, come down with*, contract, receive, sicken, succumb, take, be afflicted with, be given, be smitten by, become infected with, get sick |
| Antonyms: | overtake, overthrow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand |
| Synonyms: | acquire, catch, catch on to, comprehend, fathom, figure out, follow, gain, get into one's head, hear, know, learn, look at, memorize, notice, perceive, pick up*, receive, see, take in, work out |
| Antonyms: | misconstrue, misunderstand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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
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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