The Oxford Thesaurus - An A-Z Dictionary Of Synonyms
.pdfsingle-handed round the Isle of Wight. 2 risky, rash, reckless, sporting, game, daredevil: Taking one's family into the American West was truly a venturesome undertaking - even in the 20th century.
verbal adj. 1 spoken, oral, vocal, said, uttered, expressed, enunciated, articulated, colloquial, conversational, viva voce, word-of-mouth, unwritten: We had a verbal agreement that you would behave yourself. 2 word-for-word, verbatim, literal: We have an accurate verbal transcript of the proceedings. 3 word, lexical, vocabulary: She did very well on the verbal parts of the examination but poorly on the mathematics.
verbatim adj. 1 word-for-word, verbatim et literatim (= 'word-for-word and letter for letter'), literal, exact, precise, accurate,
faithful, strict: This verbatim translation may be accurate but all the poetic expressiveness is lost.
--adv. 2 word for word, verbatim et literatim, literally, exactly, precisely, accurately, faithfully, to the letter,
strictly: To make certain there would be no misunderstanding, the speech was copied verbatim.
verge° n. 1 edge, border, boundary, margin, brink, threshold, brim: Frances is jealous of John to the verge of insanity. 2 on the verge of. about to, ready to, on the (very) point of, preparing to, soon to: Many smaller companies are on the verge of bankruptcy.
--v. 3 Often, verge on. border (on), approach, come close or near (to), Technical be asymptotic to: Cathy's idea of comfort verges on what is more commonly thought of as luxury. Her charitable contributions last year verged on zero.
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v. incline, lean, tend, extend, stretch, turn; approach, draw, |
move: The road verges southwards after the bridge. |
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verify |
v. affirm, confirm, testify to, attest (to), bear witness to, |
vouch for, corroborate, support, substantiate, clinch or clench, prove, demonstrate, show, bear out, authenticate, validate, certify, guarantee, back up, warrant: Can you verify the accuracy of his testimony?
veritable adj. real, true, virtual, genuine, actual, legitimate, authentic: Frank becomes a veritable monster if denied his daily doughnut.
vernacular
adj. 1 native, local, regional, indigenous, autochthonous: Old Hebrew fell out of use, to be replaced by vernacular Aramaic. 2 popular, informal, colloquial, conversational, ordinary, familiar, everyday, spoken, vulgar, vulgate; plain, simple, straightforward, easy: We have both the vernacular and the formal, literary, or clerical levels of language. Can you translate this scientific gobbledegook into vernacular English that we can understand?
--n. 3 jargon, patois, argot, cant, idiom, phraseology, language, talk, speech: Alf occasionally slips into the vernacular of a Billingsgate fishmonger (his former calling ) .
versatile adj. 1 adaptable, resourceful, all-round, all-purpose, many-sided, multi-purpose, multifaceted, flexible, adjustable, protean, dexterous, handy, facile: Everett is a versatile painter who works in many media and styles. 2 variable, changeable, protean, changing, flexible, fluctuating: Any versatile organization should be able to accommodate staff losses.
versed adj. Usually, well-versed in. well-read or (well-)informed in or (well-)trained or (well-)grounded or (well-)schooled or (well-)educated or (well-)tutored or learned or cultured or lettered or cultivated or literate or competent or accomplished or skilled in, (well) posted on, knowledgeable in or about, proficient or experienced or practised or expert or good in or at, conversant or familiar or (well-)acquainted with: The applicant appears to be sufficiently well-versed in several subjects to be qualified to teach them.
version n. 1 form, variant, variation, type, model, style, kind, variety, manifestation, portrayal, adaptation, rendition, interpretation, adaptation, construct, construction, conception, idea: This is yet another modern designer's version of 1920s' and 1930s' art deco. 2 story, account, rendering, rendition, translation, interpretation, reading, understanding, view, side: Simon's version of what happened is completely distorted.
suspicion, sign, evidence, mark, token, scent, whiff, tinge, taste; remnant, scrap, fragment, memorial, residue, relic, remains: Vestiges of an ancient city have been found in the sea off Cyprus.
vestigial adj. imperfect, undeveloped, underdeveloped, rudimentary,
incomplete: Anatomists regard the coccyx in man and apes as a |
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vet |
v. examine, review, investigate, scrutinize, inspect, check |
(out), look over, scan; validate, authenticate; Colloq give |
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(something or someone) the once-over, size up: We engaged an |
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expert to vet the definitions of culinary terms for the new |
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veteran |
n. 1 old hand, past master, old-timer, trouper, Colloq |
warhorse: Barlow was a veteran of twenty years' experience in the service.
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long-serving, battle-scarred: Did it never occur to this |
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veteran politician that there are degrees of misconduct? |
veto |
v. 1 stop, block, deny, ban, turn down, reject, disallow, rule |
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out, quash, prevent, prohibit, interdict, taboo, outlaw, |
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proscribe, preclude, Colloq put the kibosh on, kill, nix: |
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Father vetoed the idea that we go to Brighton for the holiday. |
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Any measure he proposed was summarily vetoed. |
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--n. 2 denial, ban, stoppage, block, embargo, turn-down, |
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rejection, disallowance, quashing, prevention, prohibition, |
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interdiction, taboo, proscription, preclusion, vetoing, Colloq |
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killing, nixing: The home secretary's veto of the abortion |
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measure greatly angered the women's groups. |
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viable adj. sustainable, supportable, sensible, reasonable, practical, practicable, applicable, workable, feasible, possible: We have three days to come up with a viable plan for continuing the research project.
vibes |
n.pl. vibrations, feelings, sensations, resonance(s), rapport, |
empathy, sympathy: I felt the place had really good vibes the |
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vibrate |
v. quiver, shiver, shudder, fluctuate, quake, shake, tremble, |
throb, pulsate, oscillate, pulse, reverberate, resonate, Brit judder: The house began to vibrate, the windows rattled, and the dishes danced off their shelves.
vicarious adj. surrogate, delegated, deputed, commissioned, assigned, indirect, substituted: He derived vicarious pleasure from seeing his children do the things that he no longer could.
vice |
n. 1 immorality, corruption, evil, badness, depravity, |
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degradation, degeneracy, iniquity, villainy, venality, |
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evil-doing, wickedness, profligacy, sin, sinfulness, |
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transgression: She described the town as a den of indecency, |
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exhibitionism, and vice. 2 flaw, defect, fault, imperfection, |
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blemish, shortcoming, failing, weakness, frailty, foible, |
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infirmity, deficiency: Rejection without due consideration is a |
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prejudicial vice of editors. |
vice versa
adv. conversely, contrariwise, to or on the contrary, reversed, the other way around: She made the facts fit her conclusions, instead of vice versa.
vicinity n. area, neighbourhood, locale, vicinage, environs, locality, precincts, purlieus, territory: All people living in the
vicinity of the nuclear plant were tested for radiation poisoning.
vicious adj. 1 immoral, unprincipled, amoral, barbarous, corrupt, evil, bad, base, depraved, vile, atrocious, execrable, degraded, degrading, degenerate, venal, iniquitous, heinous, odious, perverted, nefarious, wicked, flagitious, devilish,
diabolic(al), fiendish, monstrous, profligate, shameful, shameless, abominable, sinful: The vicious, bloody dictatorship on the island lasted only a dozen years. 2 malicious, spiteful, mean, nasty, hateful, malevolent, malignant, bitter, acrimonious, rancorous, venomous, vindictive, defamatory, slanderous, scandalous, Slang rotten, bitchy: When they argued,
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vied for their father's affection. |
view |
n. 1 outlook, aspect, prospect, scene, perspective, vista, |
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panorama, spectacle, picture, tableau; landscape, seascape, |
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cityscape: From the tower we had a view of the devastation |
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below. 2 opinion, point of view, approach, position, judgement, |
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belief, way of thinking, conception, understanding, impression, |
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feeling, sentiment, notion: Denham's view is that the country's |
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defences are inadequate. 3 aspect, angle, position, prospect, |
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perspective, vision, representation, projection: Here is a |
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termite's-eye view of the timbers in your house. 4 inspection, |
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survey, vision, sight, observation, scrutiny, examination, |
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contemplation, study: The shroud was pulled away, exposing the |
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revolting object to our view. 5 aim, direction, intent, |
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intention, purpose, objective, object, expectation, prospect, |
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vision, hope, dream: We cultivated their friendship with a view |
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to being invited aboard their yacht. 6 in view of. in light of, |
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considering, in consideration of, because of, on account of: In |
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view of your failure to respond to our letters, we must refer |
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the matter to our lawyers. |
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--v. 7 look at or upon or over, see, take in, watch, observe, |
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scrutinize, examine, regard, behold: From this vantage point |
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one can view the entire valley. 8 witness, see, watch, observe, |
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take in: We viewed the entire robbery as it took place. 9 |
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regard, consider, think of, look on or upon, judge, deem, |
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believe, hold, estimate, rate, gauge, assess: Control views |
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viewpoint n. standpoint, (point of) view, attitude, angle, slant, position, stance, vantage point, perspective, frame of reference, way of thinking, context: From our viewpoint, widening the road only encourages speeding.
vigilance n. watchfulness, alertness, observance, guardedness, circumspection, attentiveness, caution: While the dog remains loose, we must exercise vigilance.
vigilant adj. watchful, alert, sharp, observant, guarded, circumspect, attentive, wakeful, cautious, careful, wary, chary, on one's guard, on the alert, on the lookout, eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, Argus-eyed, on the qui vive, on one's toes, with one's eyes open, Colloq with one's eyes skinned or peeled: As long as we
remain vigilant, they will never be able to take us by surprise.
vigorous adj. energetic, active, vivacious, dynamic, brisk, lively, spirited, robust, strong, hardy, hale, hearty, vital, fit,
lusty, stalwart, in good or fine fettle, spry, sprightly, resilient, Colloq peppy, full of pep, full of get-up-and-go, full of beans: At 63, he is just as vigorous as he was at 40.
vigorously
adv. energetically, actively, vivaciously, dynamically, briskly, spiritedly, robustly, strongly, hardily, heartily, lustily, stalwartly, eagerly, with might and main, with a
vengeance, strenuously, Colloq like mad, like crazy, hammer and tongs: It may not be good for you to exercise vigorously every day.
vigour n. vitality, resilience, strength, power, energy, forcefulness,
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force, stamina, endurance, mettle, mettlesomeness, pith, |
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dynamism, spirit, liveliness, animation, verve, vivacity, |
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exuberance, brio, briskness, zest, zealousness, enthusiasm, |
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gusto, eagerness, Colloq spunk, pep, pizazz, vim, oomph, zing, |
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get-up-and-go: When attacked, they defended themselves with |
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extraordinary vigour. |
vile |
adj. 1 base, abject, contemptible, debased, degenerate, |
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depraved, bad, iniquitous, execrable, atrocious, sordid, |
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immoral, amoral, wicked, evil, sinful, hellish, fiendish, |
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ignoble, revolting, despicable, horrid, horrible, dreadful, |
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terrible, corrupt, mean, wretched, miserable, degrading, |
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ignominious, disgraceful, shameful, shameless: In every age, |
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the vilest specimens of human nature are to be found among |
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demagogues. 2 disgusting, nasty, sickening, nauseous, |
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nauseating, foul, loathsome, offensive, noxious, repulsive, |
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repellent, repugnant: It is, indeed, a vile disease, but at |
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least it is not contagious. She had prepared some vile cocktail |
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that I refused to drink. |
vilify |
v. depreciate, devalue, deprecate, debase, disparage, |
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denigrate, diminish, traduce, defame, speak ill of, revile, |
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slander, libel, abuse, defile, sully, smear, tarnish, malign, |
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calumniate, asperse, run down, decry, Rare vilipend, Colloq US |
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bad-mouth: His political and religious views became notorious |
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villain n. wretch, evil-doer, criminal, miscreant, blackguard, rogue, rascal, cad, scallywag or scalawag, malefactor, scoundrel, dog, cur, viper, reptile, snake in the grass, rat, Archaic
rapscallion, Literary knave, caitiff, Colloq Brit bounder, blighter, Slang bastard, son of a bitch, Brit rotter, US SOB or s.o.b. (= 'son of a bitch'): The villain of the film is a smooth-talking charmer who swindles old ladies out of their savings.
villainous
adj. 1 treacherous, perfidious, dishonest, unscrupulous, traitorous, corrupt, faithless, criminal, felonious, murderous, Colloq crooked, bent: Few activities are more villainous than being a double agent. 2 See vile, 1, above.
vindicate v. 1 clear, exonerate, absolve, acquit, exculpate, excuse: She was vindicated of any complicity in the affair. 2 justify, support, uphold, prove: Subsequent events vindicated his actions.
vindictive
adj. avenging, vengeful, vindicatory, revengeful, retaliatory, spiteful, unforgiving, splenetic, resentful, rancorous, implacable: She later turned vindictive, attacking everyone for real or imagined slights.
vintage n. 1 year, crop, harvest, origin, generation: Which vintage is the better for Bordeaux, 1949 or 1954?
--adj. 2 quality, choice, superior, better, good, select, best, classic; aged, seasoned, mature(d), mellow(ed): Mark has become an expert in vintage wines. 3 antiquated, old-fashioned, old-fogyish or old-fogeyish, antique, bygone, old-time,
collector or collector's, Colloq over the hill: Claud used to drive his vintage car to work every day.
violate v. 1 break, breach, disobey, disregard, contravene, infringe, ignore: He habitually violated the law by carrying a pistol. 2 dishonour, desecrate, profane, defile, degrade, debase, treat irreverently: Vandals were found to have violated the sacred shrine. 3 rape, debauch, ravish, ravage, molest, attack, assault, outrage: The victim identified the man who had
violated her.
violation n. 1 infringement, breach, disregard, disobedience, contravention, abuse; ignoring, infringing, breaching, disregarding, disobeying, contravening, abusing, violating: Parking here is a violation of the law. Violation of the rules will be dealt with summarily. 2 profanation, profaning, sacrilege, desecration, desecrating, defilement, defiling, degradation, degrading, dishonour, dishonouring, debasement, debasing, violating: The authorities take a serious view of the violation of a place of worship or a cemetery. 3 rape, ravishment, molestation, attack, outrage, assault, violating: The defendant is charged with the violation of three women.
violence n. 1 (brute or physical) force, might, mightiness, power, strength, severity, intensity, energy, vehemence, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness, fury, vigour; destructiveness, virulence: The violence of the storm continued unabated throughout the night. The violence of the seizures diminished after she was given the medication. 2 bestiality, brutality, barbarity, savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, wildness, ferocity, frenzy, fury, passion, fierceness, vehemence, murderousness: The marauders attacked with a violence that terrified the villagers. 3 do violence to. a harm, damage, injure: The scandal did violence to her reputation. Humphrey's singing could do violence to any melody. b warp, twist, distort: In reporting that her views are antifeminist, the newspaper did violence to the import of her speech.
violent adj. 1 wild, physical, destructive, vehement, brutal, brutish, beastly, nasty, cruel, mean, barbarous, inhuman, savage, fierce, ferocious, furious, frenzied, uncontrollable, untamed, ungovernable, raging, raving, irrational, insane, crazed, Colloq fit to be tied: Tony turned into a violent maniac when he suspected her of seeing another man. 2 harmful, injurious, damaging, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, catastrophic, cataclysmic, ruinous, devastating: This was the most violent earthquake to hit Mexico in recorded history. 3 acute, serious, severe, extreme, harsh, trenchant, virulent, intense, energetic, forceful, vehement, passionate, impetuous,tempestuous: The proceedings were interrupted by an outburst of violent abuse from the public gallery.