Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms
.pdfbrutalize, maul, molest, injure, hurt, harm, handle or treat roughly, manhandle, Colloq knock about or around: The poor child was mishandled by her parents. 2 mismanage, bungle, botch, misconduct, mangle, mess up, muddle, wreck, ruin, destroy, Colloq muff, make a mess or hash of, Slang screw up, bugger up, Taboo fuck up: Forster mishandled the deal so badly that it cost the company millions.
mishap n. See misfortune, 2, above.
mishmash n. mess, medley, hash, gallimaufry, farrago, pot-pourri, jumble, pastiche, mixture, salmagundi, hotchpotch or US and Canadian hodgepodge, tangle, omnium gatherum, m‚lange, olio, olla podrida, goulash, stew: His paper is nothing more than a mishmash of other people's ideas.
misinform v. misguide, mislead, misadvise, misdirect, delude, deceive, dupe, defraud, fool, gull, lead astray, throw someone off the scent, Colloq con, slip or put something over on someone, pull a fast one on, US give (someone) a bum steer, throw someone a curve: If you think you have a right to compensation, you've been misinformed.
misinformation
n. disinformation, misintelligence; red herring, false trail,
false scent: When we uncover an enemy agent in our midst, we allow him to collect misinformation.
misinterpret
v. misunderstand, mistake, misconstrue, misconceive, misread, misjudge, misapprehend, Slang screw up, bugger up: He misinterpreted what I said and stepped off the ledge.
mislay |
v. misplace, lose, mislocate; misfile: I have mislaid my |
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mislead |
v. misinform, lead astray, misguide, misdirect, throw off the |
scent or track, pull the wool over someone's eyes, fool, outwit, bluff, hoodwink, trick, humbug, bamboozle, deceive, dupe, gull, cozen, Colloq con, take in, lead up the garden path, flimflam, slip or put or pass one over on, Slang take, US give someone a bum steer: I was misled into believing that she loved only me. He is misleading you if he says that the shares will soon
increase in value.
mismatched
adj. mismated, ill-matched, ill-mated, incompatible, unfit, inappropriate, unsuited, unsuitable, incongruous, misallied, disparate, uncongenial, inconsistent, inharmonious, discordant: With her interest in art and his in football, they made a mismatched pair.
misprint n. error, mistake, erratum, typographical error, printer's or printing error, Brit literal, Colloq typo: We cannot publish a book containing so many misprints.
misrepresent
v. distort, twist, pervert, garble, misstate, mangle, falsify, belie, disguise, colour: In his report, he misrepresented everything I said.
miss° v. 1 skip, forgo, absent oneself from, be absent from, fail to keep; avoid, evade, escape, dodge, Colloq pass up: I missed my dentist's appointment. I missed school because my grandmother was ill. 2 long for, yearn for, pine for, feel nostalgia for, be nostalgic for or about, want, need, wish for: I miss those long summer evenings by the lake. 3 misunderstand, misinterpret, misconstrue, misapprehend, fail to understand or perceive, mistake: You have completely missed the point. 4 Sometimes, miss out (on). pass up, omit, leave out, slip up (on), overlook, let slip (by), let pass, pass over, disregard, ignore: You can
be sure that Frobisher would never miss a free meal.
--n. 5 omission, oversight, slip, failure, mistake, error, blunder, Colloq slip-up: A miss is as good as a mile.
missý n. Ms., girl, lass, lassie, maid, maiden, young lady, young woman, schoolgirl, mademoiselle, nymphet, teenager, virgin, spinster, old maid, Brit bachelor girl, Irish English colleen, Literary nymph, Archaic demoiselle, damsel, Colloq old-fashioned gal, US coed, Valley girl, bachelorette, Slang teeny-bopper, groupie, Chiefly Brit bird, Old-fashioned US bobby-soxer: She's a pretty young miss, isn't she?
misshapen adj. distorted, twisted, contorted, crooked, deformed, crippled, malformed, grotesque, awry, warped, gnarled,
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move, trip, stumble, slip: One misstep meant a fall into the |
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abyss. 2 indiscretion, mistake, lapse, faux pas, oversight, |
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error, gaffe, Colloq slip-up, Slang howler, Brit bloomer, US and |
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Canadian blooper, goof: Her misstep was telling her fianc‚'s |
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mother that she had formerly been an artist's model. |
mist |
n. 1 fog, haze, smog, (low-hanging) cloud, vapour; drizzle, |
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Brit dialect mizzle: I could scarcely make out the road in the |
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--v. 2 Usually, mist up or over. cloud (up or over), becloud, |
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fog, befog, dim, blur, film, steam up: The mirror in the |
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bathroom had misted up when I was having a shower. |
mistake n. 1 misconception, misapprehension, error, fault, miscalculation, misjudgement, blunder, botch, fumble, bad move, misstep, slip, erratum, gaffe, faux pas, Colloq boo-boo,
clanger, muff, howler, Brit boob, bloomer, US blooper, goof, goof-up, flub: Giving Aston a salary rise was a mistake. 2 indiscretion, misstep, false step, wrong move: It was a mistake not to stand up when she entered.
--v. 3 misunderstand, misinterpret, misjudge, misconstrue, take the wrong way, get wrong, misread, misapprehend: The fool mistook my remark as a compliment. 4 mistake for. mix up with, misidentify as, confuse with, take for: In the dark, she
mistook him for her husband.
mistaken adj. 1 (all or completely) wrong, amiss, incorrect, in error, wide of the mark, in the wrong, inaccurate, out of order, Colloq barking up the wrong tree, off, (way) off the beam, on the wrong track, US full of hot air, Slang full of it (= Taboo 'full of
shit'), US all wet: I may be mistaken, but I thought I saw your wife with Lord Cholmondley. 2 erroneous, faulty, false, fallacious, misinformed, incorrect, wrong, inaccurate, flawed, warped, distorted, twisted, misguided, Slang cock-eyed: You have a mistaken impression of me.
mistreat v. abuse, maltreat, ill-use, ill-treat, misuse, damage, manhandle, harm; hurt, injure, molest, maul, rough up, brutalize: He was found guilty of mistreating his dogs. She was mistreated by her husband for years.
mistreatment
n. abuse, maltreatment, ill use, ill-treatment, brutalization, misuse; manhandling, molestation, mauling, roughing-up, rough handling, battery, assault: This mistreatment of employees must stop at once. The children complained of their parents' mistreatment.
mistress n. 1 lover, girlfriend, live-in lover, kept woman, concubine, inamorata, paramour, Literary odalisque, Archaic doxy, Colloq US alternative other, POSSLQ (= 'Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters'): She was the mistress of a leading
politician. 2 schoolmistress, instructress, governess; headmistress: She had a rewarding career as a mistress in a girls' school in Lancashire.
mistrust v. 1 suspect, distrust, be suspicious of, doubt, be or feel wary or suspicious or doubtful of or about, have (one's) doubts about, question, have reservations; beware; Slang be or feel leery of or about: He has not done anything specifically bad, but I mistrust his motives.
--n. 2 suspicion, distrust, doubt, scepticism, wariness, reservation, chariness, misgiving(s), uncertainty, unsureness, apprehension, apprehensiveness: Is there nothing I can say to dispel your mistrust of me?
misty adj. cloudy, foggy, hazy, murky; fuzzy, dim, blurred, blurry, unclear, indistinct, vague, dark, opaque, shadowy, obscure, unintelligible: It is very misty, so drive carefully. I have
only the mistiest idea of what you mean.
misunderstand
v. misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misapprehend, get (it or it all) wrong, get the wrong idea (about), misread, misjudge, miscalculate, miss the point (of): He understood your words but misunderstood your meaning.
misunderstanding
n. 1 misconception, misconstruction, misinterpretation, misapprehension, misreading, misjudgement, miscalculation, wrong idea, wrong or false impression, mistaking, Technical
parasynesis: Misunderstanding of the law is no excuse for flouting it. 2 disagreement, discord, dispute, argument,
difference, dissension, controversy, quarrel, rift, Colloq
falling out: We had a slight misunderstanding about who was to pay the restaurant bill.
misuse n. 1 misapplication, misusage, misappropriation, misemployment, diverting, diversion, perverting, perversion: He was accused of
the misuse of public funds for his personal gain. 2 misusage, abuse, corruption, solecism, malapropism, barbarism, catachresis, ungrammaticality, infelicity: His misuses of English have made him a laughing-stock. 3 See mistreatment, above.
--v. 4 abuse, misapply, misemploy, misappropriate; pervert: I broke the knife blade misusing it as a screwdriver. He was accused of misusing the courts to his own ends. 5 See mistreat, above.
mitigate v. moderate, temper, reduce, abate, lessen, decrease, relieve, ease, ease up (on), relax, alleviate, remit, assuage, allay, let
up (on), slacken, slacken up (on), tone down, lighten, appease, palliate, mollify, calm, tranquillize, soothe, placate, quiet or chiefly Brit quieten, still, soften, dull, blunt, take the edge
off, US lighten up (on): The pain was mitigated by taking aspirin. The relief organizations did their best to mitigate the effects of the disaster.
mitigating
adj. extenuating, justifying, excusatory, palliating,
vindicating, qualifying: Were there mitigating circumstances in her taking the money?
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v. 1 mingle, combine, intermingle, blend, incorporate, put |
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together, merge, unite, alloy, commingle, amalgamate, coalesce: |
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Mix the ingredients to a creamy consistency. 2 socialize, |
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fraternize, consort, hobnob, go round or around or about |
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(together), get together, keep company, join (with), associate |
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(with), Colloq hang out or about or round or around (with): The |
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Hatfields and the McCoys do not mix very well, so you'd best |
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invite them separately. 3 mix in. add, stir in, combine, fold |
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in: Mix in the chocolate at the very end. 4 mix up. a See |
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mix, 1, above. b confuse, confound, bewilder, muddle, perplex, |
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puzzle, fluster, upset; addle, disturb; Colloq US and Canadian |
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discombobulate: She mixed me up so that I cannot decide what to |
do. c snarl, ensnarl, tangle, entangle, scramble, jumble: The treasures were all mixed up with the rubbish at the church sale. d confuse, interchange, exchange: Have they mixed up our room keys again? 5 mix up in. involve, implicate, include, connect, draw or drag into: Wasn't Wilcox mixed up in that scandal last year? 6 mix up with. confuse, mistake, misidentify, confound; interchange, exchange: I think you must have me mixed up with
somebody else. The porter mixed up my bag with someone else's.
--n. 7 mixture, blend, compound; amalgam, combination, alloy, assortment, distribution: Was this cake made from a mix or from scratch? The centre party has a good mix of liberals and conservatives.
mixed adj. 1 hybrid, half-bred, mongrel, interbred, cross-bred; impure, tainted, adulterated: This horse has mixed blood. 2 confused, muddled; varied, various, diverse; conflicting, contradictory, opposing, clashing, opposite: He had mixed feelings about ending his relationship with her. 3 mixed up in or with. involved, connected, associated: Wasn't she mixed up in that scandal last year? He doesn't want his children mixed up with people who take drugs.
mixture n. 1 assortment, amalgam, amalgamation, medley, combination, mingling, intermingling, composite, blend, jumble, mix, miscellany, m‚lange, mess, mishmash, hotchpotch or US and Canadian hodgepodge, gallimaufry, farrago, olio, olla podrida, hash, pot-pourri, ragout, goulash, omnium gatherum, salmagundi: The design is an unfortunate mixture of many incompatible
styles. 2 mixing, amalgamation, amalgamating, combining, mingling, intermingling, combination, blend, blending, association, associating, compound, compounding, synthesis, interweaving, merging, merger, fusion, fusing, alloy, alloying: The mixture of household ammonia and bleach creates noxious fumes.
mix-up n. confusion, mess, muddle, hotchpotch or US also hodgepodge, tangle, jumble, Colloq botch, mishmash, foul-up, Slang US screw-up, snafu , Taboo slang Brit balls-up: The mix-up in the
files is due to a computer malfunction.
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moan n. 1 complaint, lament, lamentation, groan, wail, moaning, grievance: Disregard his moans about money - he has plenty.
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--v. 2 complain, lament, groan, wail, bewail, grumble, bemoan, |
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deplore, whine, whimper, Colloq grouse, gripe, beef, bitch, Brit |
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whinge: She's always moaning about the way people take |
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advantage of her. 3 sigh, mourn, weep, sorrow, cry, wail, keen, |
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grieve, sob, snivel, bawl, mewl, pule, ululate: The women, all |
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in black, moaned and tore their hair as they neared the coffin. |
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n. 1 horde, host, press, throng, crowd, pack, herd, swarm, |
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crush, jam, multitude, mass, body, assemblage, collection, |
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group: The mob surged forward, hurling sticks and stones at |
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anyone in uniform. 2 rabble, riff-raff, proletariat, populace, |
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the masses, great unwashed, hoi polloi, canaille, bourgeoisie, |
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lower classes, scum (of the earth), dregs of society: The mob |
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cheered when the king was beheaded. |
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--v. 3 crowd (round or around), jostle, throng, surround, |
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beset, clamour over, swoop down on or upon: Thousands of |
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screaming teenagers mobbed the singer. |
mobbed adj. crowded, packed, thronged, congested, teeming, swarming, full, filled: They tried to leave by the emergency exit, but
that was mobbed, too.
mobile adj. 1 movable, non-stationary, unstationary, unfixed, travelling, portable, transportable: A mobile display was designed for industrial fairs. 2 motorized, mechanical, transportable, movable: They live in a mobile home. The mobile library comes round every Wednesday. 3 expressive, sensitive, animated, plastic, flexible, US facile: Her mobile face at once reflected her thoughts. 4 agile, versatile, nimble, quick,
alert, active, responsive: You need your wits about you to keep up with Randolph's mobile mind. 5 ambulatory, ambulant: After the artificial joint surgery, Keith was once again completely mobile.
mobilize v. assemble, marshal, conscript, enrol, enlist, organize, muster, levy, rally, activate, call up, prepare, ready, US draft: A huge army was mobilized, virtually overnight.
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v. 1 deride, ridicule, make fun of, tease, taunt, tantalize, |
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jeer (at), gibe (at), thumb one's nose at, chaff, laugh at, poke |
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fun at, make sport of, guy, scorn, flout, abuse, defy, scoff |
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(at), sneer (at), disdain, disparage, decry, Archaic fleer (at), |
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Colloq rag, rib, kid, put (someone) on, Brit take the mickey out |
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of, cock a snook at: He was taken in for questioning only |
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because he mocked a police officer. Jealousy is the green-eyed |
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monster that mocks the meat it feeds on. 2 ape, mimic, imitate, |
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caricature, lampoon, satirize, parody, burlesque, travesty, |
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Colloq spoof, take off, Brit send up: The political cartoonist |
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mocks governments daily on the pillory of his pen. |
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--adj. 3 substitute, artificial, simulated, fake, synthetic, |
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imitation, false, forged, ersatz, sham, feigned, counterfeit, |
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fraudulent, bogus, make-believe, pretend, Colloq phoney or US |
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demonstrated how to rescue victims. Mock turtle soup, though |
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good, does not taste like real turtle soup. |
mockery n. 1 ridicule, derision, disdain, taunting, disparagement, abuse, scorn, contempt, contumely, decrial: John was expelled for his mockery of the headmaster. 2 semblance, imitation, impersonation; caricature, parody, burlesque, travesty, lampoon, satire, pasquinade, farce; miscarriage; Colloq spoof, take-off, Brit send-up: That wasn't a trial, it was a mockery of justice.
3 disappointment, joke, laugh, absurdity: It is a mockery to speak of that wretched sadist and humanity in the same breath.
mode° n. 1 way, manner, method, approach, form, course, fashion, procedure, technique, system, wise, modus operandi, methodology, standard operating procedure, SOP: What mode of teaching foreign languages do you use? 2 status, condition, state, configuration, set-up: The computer is now in printing mode.
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n. 1 representation, replica, mock-up, maquette, scale model, |
working model, miniature, dummy, image, likeness, facsimile, copy: This is a model of the house he is planning. 2 original, mould, archetype, prototype, pattern, paragon, ideal, exemplar, example, standard: When the wax model is finished, we cast it