Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms
.pdfteenage girl. 5 Usually, Passion. pain, suffering, agony, martyrdom: Christ underwent his Passion at Calvary.
passionate
adj. 1 ardent, eager, intense, fervid, zealous, avid, eager, earnest, zestful, feverish, fanatic(al), vehement, impassioned, emotional, animated, spirited, enthusiastic, vigorous, invigorated, energetic: Passionate environmentalists campaign for better governmental control of carbon dioxide emissions. 2 aroused, lustful, lecherous, erotic, sexual, amorous, sensual, Colloq hot: She tried to resist his passionate advances. 3 quick-tempered, irascible, hotheaded, fiery, testy, huffy or huffish, peevish, cranky, peppery, choleric, touchy, bilious, snappish, volatile, cross, temperamental, irritable, quarrelsome, pugnacious, argumentative, contentious, belligerent, Rare atrabilious or atrabiliar: Valerie gets into
a passionate mood whenever she thinks she is being treated unjustly.
passive adj. 1 inactive, non-aggressive, inert, motionless, unresponsive, quiet, calm, tranquil, serene, placid, still, idle, unmoving, unmoved, impassive, untouched, cool, indifferent, phlegmatic, uninterested, uninvolved, dispassionate, apathetic, lifeless, listless, quiescent, unperturbed, unaffected, imperturbable, unshaken, Colloq laid-back, out of it: The comic was unable to get a reaction from the passive audience. 2 submissive, repressed, deferential, yielding, compliant, complaisant, receptive, flexible, malleable, pliable, tractable, docile, subdued,
sheepish, ovine, lamblike, cow-like, bovine, tame, gentle, meek, patient, unresisting, unassertive, forbearing, tolerant,
resigned, long-suffering, Colloq US excuse-me-for-living: People tend to bully those of a more passive nature. 3 unexpressed, tacit, unrevealed, undisclosed, implicit, unasserted: We can no longer take a passive position regarding crime. Your passive support, while welcome, is not as effective as active campaigning.
password n. watchword, shibboleth, open sesame, countersign: If you
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adj. 1 over, done, finished, (over and) done with, gone (and |
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forgotten), dead (and buried or gone), defunct: The day of the |
horse and carriage is past. 2 late, former, one-time, sometime, previous, prior, erstwhile, quondam, whilom; last, recent: Past owners of the house had no idea that this treasure was buried in the basement.
--adv. 3 on, (close) by, nearby: I was standing here when he ran past. 4 ago, before, heretofore, since: The previous owners moved out two years past.
--n. 5 history, background, life, lifetime, existence, career, lifestyle, biography: She reveals all about her past in her new book. 6 days or years or times gone by, days of yore, old times, olden times or days, former times, (good) old days, days of old, days beyond recall: In the past, life proceeded at a more leisurely pace.
pastiche n. mixture, medley, blend, compound, composite, patchwork, olla podrida, pot-pourri, motley, miscellany, omnium gatherum,
m‚lange, gallimaufry, farrago, mishmash, hotchpotch or US and Canadian hodgepodge, tangle, Colloq mess: The room was furnished in a pastiche of styles from every imaginable period.
pastime n. hobby, avocation, recreation, diversion, distraction, amusement, entertainment, fun, play, leisure-time activity, relaxation, leisure, sport, divertissement: As a pastime, she collects books.
pastor n. vicar, clergyman, clergywoman, parson, minister, churchman, churchwoman, rector, canon, reverend, father, divine,
ecclesiastic, priest, bishop: The pastor led the congregation in prayer.
pastoral adj. 1 bucolic, idyllic, Edenic, innocent, simple, tranquil, serene, quiet, restful, peaceful, peaceable, placid, pacific, harmonious, simple, uncomplicated, Literary Arcadian, georgic: After a week in those pastoral surroundings, she felt inspired. Theocritus is noted for his pastoral poetry. 2 country, rural, rustic, provincial, farming, agricultural, agrarian; humble: He has chosen a pastoral setting for the play, which contrasts sharply with the emotional intensity of the characters. 3 clerical, ministerial, ecclesiastic(al), church(ly): Our vicar discharges his pastoral duties with energy and sincerity.
--n. 4 idyll, eclogue, georgic: Flambeau did these marvellous engravings for a book of pastorals.
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n. meadow, meadow-land, pasture land, grassland, grass, lea, |
range; pasturage: How much pasture is needed for 200 head of |
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cattle? |
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pasty |
adj. wan, pallid, pasty-faced, sallow, pale, pale-faced, |
whey-faced, sickly, anaemic: He had the pasty complexion of a |
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child raised in an industrial city. |
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pat° |
v. 1 tap, touch, dab, pet, stroke, caress: Being short, he |
hated it when people affectionately patted him on the head. Pat down the coverlet to smooth out the wrinkles. 2 pat on the back. congratulate, commend, praise, compliment, encourage, reassure: The sales manager patted me on the back for clinching the contract.
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--n. 3 tap, touch, dab, stroke, caress: Give the dog a pat and |
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he'll leave you alone. 4 (small) piece, patty, lump, cake, |
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portion; patty: The waiter put a pat of butter on my plate. 5 |
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pat on the back. commendation, praise, compliment, flattery, |
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encouragement, credit, reassurance, approval, endorsement, |
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recognition; honeyed words: I was expecting a big bonus, but |
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all I got was a pat on the back. |
patý |
adv. 1 perfectly, exactly, precisely, faultlessly, flawlessly, |
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just so or right, Brit off pat: She has the new technique pat. |
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2 aptly, suitably, appositely, readily, appropriately, |
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fittingly, relevantly: His reply came out a little too pat. |
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--adj. 3 apt, suitable, apposite, ready, appropriate, fitting, |
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relevant: The poet made a very pat comparison. |
patch n. 1 piece, scrap, reinforcement; shred, snip, snippet, tatter; pad: Mother sewed colourful patches over the holes in my jeans. 2 area, section, segment, plat, plot, lot, tract, ground,
parcel, field: All he ever wanted was a little house on a little patch of land. 3 responsibility, area, bailiwick, territory: The handling of customer complaints is in your patch, Gordon. 4 period, interval, spell, stage, episode, time;
experience: She went through a bad patch shortly after Starkey died.
condescendingly, talk down to, treat as (an) inferior, disdain, demean, put down, humiliate, Formal contemn: He patronizes people by patting them on the head. 2 bring trade to, deal or trade or do or transact business with, buy or purchase from, frequent, shop at, be a customer or client of: You should patronize the local merchants in your town. 3 sponsor, support, back, promote, encourage, boost, aid, assist, help, fund, contribute or subscribe to, underwrite, foster: The fund has patronized the arts in this town for many years.
patter° v. 1 tiptoe; scurry, scuttle, skip, trip: I could hear the squirrels pattering across the metal roof. 2 spatter, pitter-patter, tap, pit-a-pat; beat, pelt: The rain pattered on the tent with increasing intensity.
--n. 3 spatter, spattering, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, tattoo, drum, thrum, beat, beating, tap, ratatat, tap-tap: The rhythmical patter of the rain lulled me to sleep.
patterý n. 1 pitch, sales talk, spiel, line: Anyone listening to his patter might be inclined to buy a time-share holiday. 2 chatter, prattle, prate, babbling, babble, gabble, gabbling, cackle, cackling, palaver, jabber, jabbering, chit-chat, small talk, gossip, blather or blether, gibberish or gibber, Chiefly Brit natter, nattering, Scots clishmaclaver, Colloq gab, gabbing, Slang gas, hot air, yackety-yack, yack: The chap tapping our phone had to listen to the teenagers' patter for hours on end.
--v. 3 chatter, prattle, prate, babble, gabble, cackle, palaver, jabber, rattle (on), chit-chat, chaffer, gossip, blather or blether, gibber, Chiefly Brit natter, witter (on),
Colloq gab, Slang gas, yackety-yack, yack, jibber-jabber: They just patter on about nothing in particular.
pattern n. 1 model, original, archetype, prototype, exemplar, paragon, ideal, standard, yardstick, criterion, gauge, measure: Their
life together could serve as a pattern for any couple. 2 figure, motif, design, device, decoration, ornament: The pattern of the wallpaper clashes with that of the curtains. 3 system, order, arrangement, plan, theme; repetition, consistency, orderliness, regularity, sequence, cycle: By
carefully noting the movements of the heavenly bodies, ancient observers were able to detect a pattern. 4 blueprint, diagram,
plan, layout, design, draft, guide, template or templet,
stencil, mould, matrix: These new lighting fixtures are made to a 19th-century pattern. 5 sample, example, instance, specimen, representation: Were you able to match up your fabric pattern with one of those in the tailor's book? 6 layout, configuration, figure, formation, composition: The geese often flew in a V-shaped pattern.
--v. 7 Often, pattern on. model on, imitate, copy, mimic, duplicate, follow, emulate, simulate: She tried to pattern her behaviour on that of her older sister. 8 decorate, figure, ornament: Cynthia's gifts were wrapped in a beautifully patterned paper.
paunch |
n. belly, pot-belly, Colloq corporation, US bay window, Slang |
beer-belly: Capitalism is often conventionalized as a |
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top-hatted older man, in tails, with a huge paunch and a cigar. |
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pauper |
n. have-not, indigent, down-and-out(er), bankrupt, insolvent; |
beggar, mendicant; tramp, hobo, vagrant, US bum: The mortgage payments on such a lavish house soon made him a pauper.
pause v. 1 hesitate, interrupt, delay, hold up, discontinue, break, wait, mark time, suspend, intermit, falter, rest: He paused for a moment to allow late-comers to take their seats.
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--n. 2 hesitation, interruption, delay, lull, lapse, |
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moratorium, hold-up, wait, break, breather, breathing-space, |
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discontinuity, lacuna, hiatus, abeyance, discontinuation, |
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discontinuance, Prosody caesura, Music fermata, Colloq let-up: |
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There was a brief pause, then the altercation in the |
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neighbouring flat resumed. |
pave |
v. 1 macadamize, tarmac, asphalt, tile, flag, concrete, cover, |
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surface: Europeans thought that the streets of America were |
paved with gold. 2 pave the way for or to. prepare or smooth the way for, open the door for, make easy or easier for; facilitate, ease: If I talk to him first, perhaps I can pave the way for
you to make your proposal.
pawn° v. 1 pledge, mortgage, hypothecate, plight, deposit, Formal pignorate, Archaic gage, Colloq Brit pop, Chiefly US and Canadian hock: I had to pawn my watch to get enough money to
eat. 2 venture, stake, risk, gamble, hazard, chance,
jeopardize: By agreeing to donate one of his kidneys, he pawned his life to save hers.
--n. 3 collateral, guaranty or guarantee, pledge, surety, security, assurance, bond, bail, deposit: She gave her jewels as pawn for the safe return of the children.
pawný n. tool, cat's-paw, puppet, instrument, dummy, dupe, Colloq
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stooge: He's not important: he's just being used as a pawn by |
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the powerful interests involved. |
pay |
v. 1 recompense, compensate, remunerate, reward, indemnify; |
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repay, refund, reimburse; pay off, pay out, pay up, satisfy, |
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clear, remit, discharge, liquidate, settle, honour, meet: Do |
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you think that nurses are poorly paid? You have 30 days to pay |
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this invoice. 2 reward, benefit, recompense, requite, |
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compensate: Thurlew has been amply paid by having his name |
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engraved on the roll of honour. 3 extend, bestow, transmit, pass |
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on, give, deliver: Please pay my respects to your wife. 4 |
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benefit, profit, avail, (turn out to) be or prove profitable or |
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worthwhile, yield a return, be advantageous, produce results, |
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pay off: It no longer pays to complain about the service in the |
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shops. Honesty pays. 5 pay back, repay, retaliate, settle |
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(accounts) (with), even the score or a score, reciprocate, |
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requite, take or get revenge on, avenge oneself for or on, treat |
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in kind, hit or strike or get back (at), settle or pay off or |
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even a score or the score (with), exact one's pound of flesh |
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(from), make (someone) pay (for), punish, chastise, castigate, |
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Brit pay out, Colloq get even (with): If I catch him, I'll pay |
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him for turning informer. 6 suffer (the consequences), answer |
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(for), make amends (for), atone (for), get one's (just) deserts, |
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undergo punishment (for), be punished (for): If I catch him, |
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I'll make him pay. Society requires that he pay for his crime. 7 |
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produce or make or generate or earn money, yield a return, pay |
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off: His vending-machine business certainly pays well. 8 pay |
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back. a recompense, compensate, remunerate, reward, indemnify; |
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repay, pay off, refund, reimburse: I paid back every penny I |
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borrowed from the bank. I'll pay her back if it's the last thing |
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I do. b See 5, above. 9 pay for. See 6, above. 10 pay off. a |
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See 4 and 7, and 8(a), above. b bribe, suborn, buy off, grease |
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(someone's) palm, give (someone) a bribe or a rebate, Colloq |
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give (someone) a kickback, slip (someone) something: Did he |
really pay off the judges to select his daughter as Miss Tyneside? 11 pay out. a distribute, deal out, give out, disperse, disburse: The managing director paid out bonuses to the entire staff. b disburse, expend, spend, contribute, Colloq shell out, lay out, US and Canadian and Australian and New Zealand kick in with, Slang cough up, fork out or over or up: In the office, we are forever paying out for leaving presents.
c release, loosen, let out, slack or slacken off (on): Pay out more rope so that he can reach it. d See 5, above: We'll pay him out for everything he's done to you, never fear!
--n. 12 payment, compensation, recompense, settlement, return; remuneration, consideration, reward, money, wages, salary, fee, honorarium, remittance, stipend, income, takings, take-home (pay), gain, profit, Colloq US take: His sole pay for painting the kitchen was a big hug and a kiss. The work is tedious, but the pay isn't bad.
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adj. due, owed, owing, outstanding, unpaid, receivable, mature: |
This bill is payable at the end of the month. |
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payment |
n. 1 See pay, 12, above. 2 expenditure, disbursement, |
distribution, outlay, fee, contribution, charge, expense,
payout: You are not authorized to make payment of any amount over œ100.
pay-off n. 1 See pay, 12, above. 2 result, outcome, upshot, conclusion, wind-up, settlement, final reckoning, Colloq punch-line, crunch, grand finale, Slang US and Canadian kicker: The pay-off was that permission to march on Sunday was denied. 3 bribe, graft, rebate; ransom, blood-money, Colloq kickback, hush money, Chiefly US payola, US plugola: The pay-off was always made in cash, in used notes.
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peace n. 1 serenity, tranquillity, calm, calmness, placidity or placidness, peace of mind, quiet, peacefulness, peaceableness, stillness: For a summer holiday, we enjoy the peace of the Lakes. 2 harmony, accord, harmoniousness, concord, amity, peacefulness, peacetime; cease-fire, armistice, truce: Since