- •Editor
- •Preface
- •ability
- •accomplish
- •anger
- •annoy
- •answer
- •assistant
- •aware
- •beach
- •beginner
- •block
- •break
- •careful
- •cautious
- •change
- •child
- •clean
- •cold
- •collect
- •competition
- •complain
- •contestant
- •copy
- •correct
- •courage
- •dead
- •defeat
- •dirty
- •disagree
- •disapprove
- •dislike
- •easy
- •fail
- •famous
- •fatal
- •fight
- •find
- •follow
- •fragile
- •friend
- •funny
- •give
- •good
- •good-looking
- •group
- •guide
- •habit
- •hard
- •harm
- •help
- •hesitate
- •increase
- •intelligent
- •kill
- •knowledge
- •lack
- •language
- •leader
- •learn
- •legal
- •like
- •love
- •meal
- •mistake
- •mixture
- •moving
- •naked
- •necessary
- •next
- •noisy
- •occasional
- •often
- •perform
- •protect
- •proud
- •pull
- •quiet
- •raise
- •shine
- •small
- •smell
- •stop
- •strong
- •stupid
- •subject
- •suggest
- •talent
- •teach
- •temporary
- •thin
- •think
- •type
- •unattractive
- •uncertain
- •usual
- •very
- •want
- •watch
- •weak
- •work
- •worry
- •Index
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strong adjective
Synonyms: strong, sturdy, powerful, fit, mighty
Antonym: weak
Synonyms:
strong
having a lot of force or strength
The string broke – we need something stronger. Strong winds blew some tiles off the roof.
sturdy
well made and not easily damaged
The shelter seemed quite sturdy. a pair of sturdy walking boots
powerful
having a lot of force, influence or capability
This model has a more powerful engine. The treasurer is the most powerful person in the organisation. The new computers are extremely powerful.
fit
healthy, strong and having a lot of physical energy
He isn’t fit enough to go back to work. You’ll have to get fit if you’re going to run in that race.
mighty
(literary) having a lot of force or strength
With one mighty heave he lifted the sack onto the lorry.
Antonym:
weak
not strong
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stupid adjective
Synonyms: stupid, silly, foolish, irresponsible, senseless Antonyms: sensible, wise
Synonyms:
stupid
behaving in a way that is not sensible, or resulting from this
It was stupid of her not to wear a helmet when riding on her scooter. He made several stupid mistakes.
silly
stupid in an annoying way
Don’t be silly – you can’t go to the party dressed like that! She asked a lot of silly questions.
foolish
showing a lack of intelligence or good judgment
That was a rather foolish thing to do. It would be foolish to risk your life.
irresponsible
acting or done in a way that shows a lack of good sense
It was an irresponsible attitude for a parent to have. Leaving the children alone was very irresponsible.
senseless
done for no good reason
a senseless attack on an old lady It’s senseless to buy clothes you don’t need.
Antonyms:
sensible
showing good judgment
wise
able to make good judgments because of experience
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subject noun
Synonyms: subject, topic, subject matter, matter, theme
subject
an area of knowledge which you are studying
Maths is his weakest subject. You can take up to five subjects at the higher level.
topic
the subject of a discussion or conversation
Can we move on to another topic?
subject matter
the subject dealt with in something such as a book or TV programme
The subject matter of the book is family relationships.
matter
something you are dealing with, especially a concern or problem
Now we’ll turn to the important matter of how much it will cost. This is a matter for the police.
theme
the main subject of a book or article
The theme of the book is how to deal with illness in the family.
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suggest verb
Synonyms: suggest, recommend, advise, propose
suggest
to mention an idea to see what other people think of it
The chairman suggested that the next meeting should be held in October.What does he suggest we do in this case?
recommend
to tell someone that it would be good to do something
I would recommend that you talk to the bank manager. This restaurant was recommended by a friend.
advise
to suggest to someone what they should do
He advised her to save some of the money.
propose
(formal) to make a suggestion
I propose that we all go for a swim.