Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms

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situation, locality: We moved the locale of the film to Spain.

locate v. 1 situate, place, site, position, set (up), fix, pinpoint, establish, settle, base: Where is your office located? We located our warehouse close to the railway. 2 find, come across, discover, unearth, lay or put or get one's hand(s) or finger(s) on, chance or hit upon, turn up, track down: Where can I locate a good piano player?

location n. 1 site, place, locale, spot, setting, situation, position: We have just moved to a new location. 2 finding, discovery, laying or putting or getting one's hand(s) or finger(s) on, unearthing, turning up, tracking down: The location of the other half of the coin became an obsession with him.

argument follows basic logical criteria. 2 reasonable, plausible, sensible, sound, valid, intelligent, judicious, practical, rational, wise, proper: Is it logical to assume that people will believe you? 3 well-organized, sound, coherent, consistent, sensible, rational, reasonable, well-reasoned, well-thought-out: The proposal is set forth in a logical fashion, from premise to conclusion.

lonely adj. 1 single, solitary, sole, lone, one; unaccompanied, alone: The lonely survivor of the crash struggled out of the jungle. She walked for miles, lonely and desolate. 2 desolate, uninhabited, deserted, barren: Robinson Crusoe's world was a lonely place. 3 friendless, lonesome, abandoned, outcast, forsaken; solo, hermit-like, eremitic(al), reclusive, secluded, retiring, withdrawn, unsocial: He felt lonely in the strange

city. She leads a lonely existence with only her cat for company.

lonesome adj. 1 alone, forsaken, friendless, rejected, unpopular, unwelcome, outcast, deserted, abandoned, estranged: She was terribly lonesome and homesick before meeting Patrick. 2 See lonely, 2.

long° adj. 1 extensive, extended, elongate(d), large, great, big: That is a very long snake! 2 lengthy, prolonged, protracted; extensive, extended, sustained: I waited for a long time.

longý v. wish, crave, want, yearn, desire, hunger, fancy, covet, dream of, hanker, eat one's heart out: I am longing for a good roast beef dinner. I long to see you once more.

regard, view, survey, inspect, scrutinize, study, scan; pay attention, attend, notice, watch, witness; Literary behold,

Slang US eyeball: Look at what you've done! Look at the way I do it. 2 seem (to be), appear (to be): That looks like a

useful utensil. You certainly look healthy. 3 face, front (on), overlook, look out on: The house looks over the sea at the back. 4 look after. care for, take care of, be responsible for, attend, mind, watch, serve, wait on, nurse, protect: Rose will

loophole n. outlet, way out, means of escape, escape, subterfuge, pretext, evasion, quibble, Colloq dodge: They couldn't prosecute him because he found a loophole in the law.

loose adj. 1 unattached, unconnected, disconnected, detached, free, unsecured, unfastened, movable: I have a loose tooth. The vacuum cleaner will pick up any loose bits. 2 unconfined, untied, unfettered, released, freed, unshackled, unchained;

free, at liberty, at large, on the loose, untrammelled: In Pamplona, they allow loose bulls to run through the streets to the arena. 3 unconfining, free-flowing, flowing, baggy, slack, hanging: That skirt is loose on you since you lost weight. 4 disordered, disorganized, unbound, untied, messy; strewn or spread or tossed or thrown about or around, scattered (about or around), in disorder, in disarray, dispersed: On the desk was a loose pile of papers. 5 rambling, disconnected, unstructured, unconnected, discontinuous, non-specific, unspecific, indefinite, imprecise, inexact, inaccurate, free, broad, rough, offhand, casual, careless, untidy, sloppy, slapdash, general, vague: He gave a loose description of his assailant. A loose translation does not convey the flavour of the original. 6 lax, relaxed, negligent, careless, sloppy: Discipline has been quite

loose around here lately. 7 wanton, dissolute, debauched, immoral, promiscuous, abandoned, fast, libertine, profligate, licentious, lewd, perverted, corrupt: She was quickly gaining a reputation for being a loose woman.

--adv. 8 break loose. escape, flee: The boy broke loose from my grasp and ran to greet his mother. 9 hang or stay loose. relax, stay or keep calm or cool, cool off or down, sit back, take it easy: Hang loose and everything will be all right. 10 let or set or turn loose. discharge, let go (with); emit, give out (with), fire: They let him loose after questioning. She let loose a stream of invective like a fishwife.

--v. 11 let go, (set) free, release, let or set or turn loose; liberate, deliver: Ten thousand balloons were loosed in the celebration. 12 untie, undo, unfasten, let go, disengage, relax, ease, loosen, slacken;, cast off: Loose these ropes, please. 13 let go, let fly, fire, discharge, shoot, unleash, deliver: We loosed a devastating barrage at the enemy.

loosen v. 1 loose; undo, unfasten, unhook, unbutton, unlace, untie, unbind, unbuckle; unscrew: Quick! Loosen his collar! 2 weaken,

lopsided adj. 1 uneven, askew, one-sided, awry, unsymmetrical, asymmetrical, unequal, crooked, unbalanced, irregular, Colloq cock-eyed: That lopsided bookcase is the sole product of Ed's cabinet-making class. 2 uneven, unequal, one-sided, biased, disproportionate, unfair, warped, twisted: Four against two - I'd call that lopsided, wouldn't you?