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| Main Entry: | toward/towards |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | on the way to; near |
| Synonyms: | against, almost, approaching, en route, facing, for, moving, nearing, nearly, proceeding, to, via, vis-Ã -vis, close to, coming up, contra, fronting, headed for, in relation to, in the direction of, in the vicinity, just before, not quite, on the road to, over against, pointing to, shortly before |
| Main Entry: | toward/towards |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concerning |
| Synonyms: | about, against, apropos, for, regarding, anent, as for, as to, in re, re, with regard to, with respect to |
| Main Entry: | apropos |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in respect of |
| Synonyms: | about, against, concerning, regarding, respecting, touching, toward, as for, as regards, as to, on the subject of, with reference to, with respect to |
| Main Entry: | at |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | about; in the direction of |
| Synonyms: | by, on, through, toward, appearing in, found in, in the vicinity of, near to, placed at, situated at |
| Main Entry: | beneficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous |
| Synonyms: | benign, constructive, favorable, gainful, good, healthful, helpful, profitable, propitious, salubrious, salutary, serviceable, toward, useful, valuable, wholesome, worthy, favoring, good for what ails you, what the doctor ordered |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, unfortunate, hurting, unhelpful, unrewarding |
| Main Entry: | for |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | in consideration of |
| Synonyms: | after, as, concerning, during, notwithstanding, pro, supposing, to, toward, beneficial to, conducive to, for the sake of, in contemplation of, in exchange for, in favor of, in furtherance of, in order to, in order to get, in place of, in pursuance of, in spite of, in the direction of, in the interest of, in the name of, on the part of, on the side of, to counterbalance, to go to, to the amount of, to the extent of, under the authority of, with a view to, with regard to, with respect |
| Main Entry: | on |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in contact; ahead of |
| Synonyms: | about, above, adjacent, against, approaching, at, beside, covering, forth, forward, held, near, next, onward, over, supported, touching, toward, upon, with, close to, leaning on, on top of, resting on, situated on |
| Antonyms: | off |
| Main Entry: | useful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial, valuable |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, applied, appropriate, brave, commodious, convenient, effective, favorable, fit, fruitful, functional, good, handy, helpful, instrumental, meet, practicable, practical, pragmatic, profitable, proper, propitious, salutary, serviceable, subsidiary, suitable, suited, toward, all-purpose, of assistance, of service, of use, purposive, utile |
| Notes: | usable or useable means that something can be used; useful means that something is helpful or beneficial and can be used to advantage |
| Antonyms: | useless, worthless, unusable, unvaluable |
| Main Entry: | into |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | inside |
| Synonyms: | toward, within, in the direction of through to |
| Main Entry: | onto |
| Part of Speech: | adjective/preposition1 |
| Definition: | to |
| Synonyms: | adjacent, against, toward, in contact with |
| Main Entry: | to |
| Part of Speech: | preposition1 |
| Definition: | in the direction of |
| Synonyms: | facing, into, through, toward, via, directed toward |
| Main Entry: | unto |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | to |
| Synonyms: | against, beside, till, toward, until, next to, up to |
| Main Entry: | propitious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | full of promise; good, favorable |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, benign, brave, bright, encouraging, fortunate, happy, hopeful, lucky, opportune, pat*, promising, prosperous, rosy, seasonable, timely, toward, useful, well-timed, dexter, favoring |
| Antonyms: | inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | favorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, timely, advantageous |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, auspicious, beneficial, benign, bright, cheering, convenient, encouraging, fair, fit, fortunate, gratifying, happy, healthful, helpful, hopeful, kindly, lucky, nice, opportune, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, promising, propitious, prosperous, seasonable, suitable, toward, useful, welcome, well-timed, wholesome, worthy, benefic, full of promise, pleasureful, providential, reassuring |
| Antonyms: | bad, derogatory, detrimental, harmful, hurtful, injurious, unfavorable, hindering, hurting, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useful, adequate |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, advantageous, all right, ample, appropriate, apt, auspicious, becoming, beneficial, brave, common, conformable, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, favorable, fit, fitting, fruitful, healthful, healthy, helpful, hygienic, meet, needed, opportune, profitable, proper, propitious, respectable, right, salubrious, salutary, satisfying, seemly, serviceable, suitable, tolerable, toward, wholesome, approving, benefic, benignant, commendatory, commending, favoring, unobjectionable |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, rotten, unsuitable |
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