Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms

engage, recruit, induct, muster, conscript, impress, call up, US draft: He enlisted in the navy at 17. 2 employ, hire, engage, retain, make available, secure, obtain, get, procure, gather, drum up, mobilize, Colloq organize: We must enlist all the help we can.

enliven v. 1 invigorate, inspirit, animate, pep up, stimulate, energize, vivify, vitalize, quicken, exhilarate, arouse, rouse, awaken, wake up, spark (off), kindle, enkindle, fire (up), inspire: Enlivened by the coach's talk, we were determined to win. 2 brighten, cheer (up), buoy (up), gladden, uplift: The room was considerably enlivened by the new curtains.

enormity n. outrageousness, outrage, atrociousness, atrocity, wickedness, heinousness, flagitiousness, horribleness, horror, barbarity, savagery, monstrousness, horridness, evil, viciousness: The enormity of the crime shocked us all.

enormous adj. huge, immense, gigantic, elephantine, gargantuan, mammoth, titanic, colossal, tremendous, vast, massive, stupendous, Brobdingnagian, gross, monstrous, prodigious: An enormous

dragon blocked their way out of the cave.

enormousness

n. immensity, hugeness: I was staggered by the sheer enormousness of the building.

enough adj. 1 sufficient, adequate, ample: There isn't enough food to go round.

--n. 2 sufficiency, adequacy, ample supply, plenty: I have enough for myself.

--adv. 3 sufficiently, adequately, reasonably, satisfactorily, tolerably, passably: Your word is good enough for me.

enquire v. 1 inquire, ask, question, query: The police enquired whether we had noticed any strange goings-on next door. 2 See inquire.

enrage v. anger, infuriate, madden, incense, provoke, inflame, make (someone's) blood boil, Colloq get (someone's) back or Irish or hackles or dander up, make (someone) see red, wave a red flag

before (someone), make (someone's) blood boil, US burn (someone) up, Slang US tick (someone) off, Taboo piss (someone) off, Brit put (someone's) monkey up, US tee (someone) off: Lord Thimble was enraged at being made to wait his turn.

enrapture v. enchant, entrance, transport, thrill, bewitch, spellbind, fascinate, charm, enthral, captivate, beguile, delight: The soprano quite enraptured her audience.

recruit; Colloq join up: He enrolled at the university. 2 record, register, chronicle, put down, list, note, inscribed, catalogue: Their names will be enrolled forever in the Book of Heroes.

ensemble n. 1 outfit, costume, clothing, clothes, attire, apparel, garb, garments, coordinates, Colloq get-up: A black hat, gloves, and shoes completed the ensemble. 2 band, combination, orchestra, group; chorus, choir; Colloq combo: A new chamber music ensemble is performing tonight at the town hall. 3 assemblage, composite, aggregate, collection, set, whole, entirety,

totality; agglomeration, conglomeration: A strange ensemble of objects was on display.

leak. 2 insure, protect, make safe, safeguard, guard, secure: The captain is responsible for ensuring the safety of the passengers.

entail v. involve, require, call for, necessitate, demand, occasion, give rise to, impose; lead to, cause: The post has entailed working an average 60-70 hours a week.

entangle v. 1 tangle, ensnarl, snarl, enmesh, catch (up), entrap, snag, foul, implicate, knot (up), twist; impede; involve, embroil:

The propeller became entangled in the seaweed so that the boat couldn't move. 2 confuse, mix (up), twist, snarl, ensnarl, ensnare, hamper, complicate, confound, bewilder, perplex, embarrass: He became entangled in a web of social and business liaisons.

enter v. 1 go or come (in or into), pass (into): Please enter at the left. 2 penetrate, pierce, stick (into), stab (into), puncture; invade, infiltrate: The nail entered the tyre here. The iron entered into his soul. 3 insert, inscribe, write, set or write

or put down, note, record, take or jot down, register; log, document, minute: Enter your name on the dotted line. 4 enter on or upon, begin, start, commence, undertake, set out on, take up: I didn't want to enter the marathon if I couldn't finish.

5 enrol, enlist, sign on or up, join, become a member of: He has entered the ranks of the unemployed. 6 present, offer, proffer, tender, submit: More than 100 poems were entered in the competition. 7 file, register, record, submit: The defendant entered a plea of 'Not guilty'. 8 enter into. engage or participate in, sign, be (a) party to, co-sign, countersign: We entered into an agreement to buy the house.

enterprise

n. 1 undertaking, project, venture, adventure, effort, programme, plan, scheme: His latest enterprise involves establishing a chain of pizza shops. 2 boldness, daring, courage, mettle, adventurousness, audacity, enthusiasm, zeal, energy, spirit, drive, vigour, ambition, initiative, push, eagerness, determination, resolve, purposefulness, purpose; aggressiveness; Colloq get-up-and-go, zip, pep, gumption, guts, US starch: It takes a lot of enterprise to start your own business. 3 business, operation, firm, company, concern, establishment: We began this enterprise on a shoestring.

enterprising

adj. resourceful, venturesome, adventurous, daring, courageous, bold, brave, mettlesome, audacious, enthusiastic, eager, keen, zealous, energetic, spirited, vigorous, ambitious, determined, resolved, resolute, earnest, purposeful, purposive, goal-oriented; aggressive, hard-working, indefatigable,

tireless, diligent, assiduous, industrious, persevering; Colloq

pushy, go-ahead: She is an enterprising young lawyer with her own practice.

entertain v. 1 amuse, divert; delight, please; occupy: While we waited the boy entertained us with his juggling. 2 receive, accommodate, treat, be host (to), cater (for or to); have or see people or guests or visitors or company; Colloq host: We entertain on Tuesdays only. 3 contemplate, consider, have, hold, harbour, foster, tolerate, allow, maintain, sustain,

support: They felt that they could not entertain the idea of their daughter marrying the gardener's son.

entertaining

adj. amusing, diverting, delightful, enjoyable, pleasant, fun, pleasing, pleasurable, interesting, engaging; funny, comic, humorous, witty: We find Laurel and Hardy films entertaining.

entertainment

n. 1 amusement, diversion, distraction, pastime, recreation, sport, play, fun, pleasure, enjoyment, relaxation, relief: What do you do for entertainment? 2 performance, presentation, diversion, amusement, divertissement, exhibition, pageant, spectacle, show, production, spectacular, extravaganza: They put on a lavish entertainment for the queen.

enthralling

adj. captivating, entrancing, spellbinding, enchanting, bewitching, beguiling, fascinating, gripping, absorbing, intriguing, hypnotizing, mesmerizing, riveting: There was an enthralling melodrama on TV last night.

enthusiasm

n. 1 eagerness, keenness, earnestness, fervour, avidity, zeal, excitement, passion, ardour, interest, relish, devotion, devotedness, gusto, exuberance, zest; fanaticism, mania, rage: No one matches her enthusiasm for grand opera. 2 rage, passion, craze; hobby, interest, pastime, diversion, amusement; Colloq fad: His current enthusiasm is acid rock.

enthusiast

n. fan, devotee, aficionado, lover, admirer, zealot, addict, fanatic, promoter, supporter, champion, follower, disciple, adherent, US booster, Colloq teeny-bopper, bug, hound, buff,

fiend, Slang nut, freak, groupie, US head: They are model railway enthusiasts.

enthusiastic

adj. eager, keen, fervent, fervid, hearty, ardent, avid, energetic, vigorous, devoted, earnest, passionate, spirited, exuberant, zealous, fanatic(al), unqualified, unstinting, irrepressible: He's an enthusiastic supporter of the prime minister's policies.

entice v. lure, allure, tempt, attract, draw, seduce, coax, persuade, prevail on, beguile, cajole, blandish, wheedle; decoy, lead on, inveigle, Colloq sweet-talk, soft-soap, Slang suck in: The prospectus enticed 3.15 million people to buy shares in the company.

enticement

n. 1 temptation, allurement, beguilement, seduction, cajolery, wheedling, blandishment, coaxing, persuasion: Do you approve of the system of enticement used to get you to buy time-share holidays? 2 lure, bait, decoy, trap, inducement, attraction, temptation, Colloq come-on, soft soap: Among the enticements offered was a free weekend in Paris.

entire adj. 1 complete, whole, total, full, undivided, absolute, thorough, unreserved, unrestricted, undiminished, unconditional, express, unexceptional, unmixed, unalloyed: That problem has occupied my entire attention all week. 2 intact, whole, sound, unbroken, undamaged, unimpaired, inviolate, without a scratch, unscathed, in one piece: Twelve amphorae were recovered entire from the wreck. 3 continuous, full, whole, complete, uninterrupted: She has lasted an entire year in her new job.

entirely adv. 1 completely, wholly, altogether, fully, totally, utterly, unreservedly, unqualifiedly, unexceptionally, in every respect, in all respects, thoroughly, to a T, in toto, exhaustively, all out, from head to toe or foot, (right) down to the ground, from A to Z, lock, stock and barrel, root and branch, without exception or reservation: She was entirely satisfied. I agree with that entirely. 2 solely, exclusively, only, unambiguously, unequivocally; positively, definitely, clearly: It was entirely my fault.

entirety n. 1 completeness, unity, totality, wholeness, fullness, integrity, perfection: Any chance of completing his mission in its entirety had vanished. 2 whole, sum total, everything, all: The entirety of the bequest amounted to a million francs.

entitle v. 1 allow, permit, qualify, make eligible, authorize, fit; enfranchise, license, empower: This document entitles her to half of the estate. 2 name, title, call, label, nickname, dub, designate, term; christen, baptize: His first novel was entitled Out of the Depths .

entity n. 1 thing, object, being, existence, quantity, article,

individual, organism: The emergence of the youth movement as a separate entity posed problems for the party leadership. 2 essence, real nature, quiddity, quintessence, Metaphysics ens: Every living creature has a distinct entity.

entrance° n. 1 (right of) entry, access, admission, admittance, entr‚e, introduction: You need security clearance to gain entrance. 2 entry, entry-way, access, door, gate, passage, way (in); ingress: The entrance is locked after midnight. 3 arrival, appearance; coming, entry, coming or going in: Her entrances were accompanied by cheers. He opposed our entrance into the

war. 4 beginning, start, commencement: Today marks his entrance into his new duties.

entranceý v. enchant, enrapture, fascinate, bewitch, spellbind, transport, delight, charm, captivate, enthral, overpower, mesmerize, hypnotize: He was entranced by her beauty.

entrenched

adj. rooted, deep-rooted, embedded, fixed, (firmly) planted, established, set, deep-seated, unshakeable, ineradicable, ingrained: We were unable to combat their entrenched opposition to the proposals.

entry-way, door, inlet, passage, way in: Both entries were blocked. 3 entrance, arrival, coming or going in: His entry

n. ecologist, conservationist, naturalist, preservationist, nature-lover, green or Green: We have environmentalists to thank for clean-air laws.

envisage v. 1 visualize, contemplate, imagine, picture, conceive (of), fancy, think or dream or conjure up, Chiefly US envision: Envisage a city built entirely of glass. 2 foresee, see,

predict, forecast, anticipate: I envisage a time when all people will be free.

nuncio, attach‚; representative, emissary, agent; Formal envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary: The government sent an envoy to discuss trade.

envy n. 1 jealousy, enviousness, resentment: She was consumed with envy of anyone who had more money than she did. 2 covetousness, desire, longing: Success excites my envy.

--v. 3 covet, begrudge, resent: He envies his brother and his new car.

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epicure n. gourmet, connoisseur, aesthete, epicurean, sybarite, hedonist, gastronome, bon viveur, bon vivant, Lucullus; gourmand: An epicure, he refuses to eat any food not prepared by his own chef.

epicurean adj. 1 sensual, sybaritic, luxurious, voluptuous, carnal, self-indulgent, pleasure-seeking, pleasure-oriented, hedonistic, gluttonous, intemperate, overindulgent, crapulent or crapulous, swinish, porcine, piggish, immoderate, orgiastic, libidinous, wild, unrestrained, unconfined, dissolute, dissipated, Bacchanalian, Saturnalian: The king's epicurean lifestyle contrasted with that of his starving subjects. 2 Lucullan, gourmet: That was truly an epicurean repast.

--n. 3 epicure: It was a meal that would have won the approval of the greatest epicureans.

epidemic adj. 1 widespread, universal, prevalent, prevailing, rampant, general, wide-ranging, pandemic: The disease has reached epidemic proportions.

--n. 2 plague, pestilence, scourge, rash, growth, upsurge, outbreak, spread: An epidemic of anthrax has affected the cattle.

epigram n. 1 witticism, bon mot, quip, mot, turn of phrase, jeu d'esprit, Atticism; pun, double entendre, jeu de mots, play on words, equivoque; paronomasia: His epigram characterizing Eskimos as 'God's frozen people' was widely quoted. 2 proverb, aphorism, maxim, saw, saying, adage, apophthegm or apothegm: 'Nothing succeeds like success' is his favourite epigram.

epigrammatic

adj. pithy, terse, laconic, concise, succinct, compendious, piquant, pungent, trenchant, sententious, witty, pointed, proverbial, aphoristic, apophthegmatic or apothegmatic, Colloq snappy, punchy: Oscar Wilde is known for his epigrammatic sayings.

archetype, exemplar, (typical) example, model, prototype: My secretary is the epitome of laziness. 2 summary, abstract, condensation, synopsis, digest, compendium, abridgement, abbreviation, conspectus, r‚sum‚, contraction; outline, pr‚cis, syllabus: The chairman wants an epitome of the report by lunch-time.

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