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offspring
procreate, breed, father, sire, engender, spawn, create, produce, give life to, give birth
to, bring into being, bring into the world, bring forth, have;
reproduce, propagate
literary beget
consider
Synonyms of consider in English:
verb
1Isabel hesitated, considering her choices
think about, contemplate, give thought to, reflect on, examine, appraise, review;
study, mull over, ponder, deliberate over, cogitate about, chew over, meditate
on/over, ruminate over, turn over in one's mind;
assess, evaluate, compare, weigh up, judge, consider the pros and cons of, sum up
informal size up
2I consider him irresponsible
regard as, deem, hold to be, think, think of as, reckon, believe, judge, adjudge, rate,
class as, account, count, gauge, look on as, view as, see as, take for, interpret as,
suppose, find;
esteem
3embarrassed, he considered the ceiling
look at, contemplate, observe, regard, survey, view, scrutinize, scan, examine, inspect
informal check out, have a gander at, have a squint at,get a load of
British informal have a butcher's at, take a dekko at, take a shufti at, clock
North American informal eyeball
4I hope the inquiry will consider all those issues
take into consideration, take into account, take account of, make allowances
for, respect, bear in mind, be mindful of, have regard to, reckon with,
remember,mind, mark, heed, note, not forget, make provision for,take to heart, pay/have
regard to, be guided by
[ANTONYMS] ignore
evident
Synonyms of evident in English:
adjective
he regarded her with evident interest
obvious, apparent, noticeable, conspicuous,perceptible, perceivable, visible, observabl
e,discernible, transparent, clear, crystal clear, clear-cut,writ
large, plain, manifest, patent, palpable, tangible,distinct, pronounced, marked, striking, g
laring, blatant;
unmistakable, indisputable, undoubted,incontrovertible, incontestable
informal as plain as the nose on your face, as plain as a pikestaff, standing/sticking out
like a sore thumb,standing/sticking out a mile, written all over someone,as clear as day
archaic sensible
[ANTONYMS] unnoticeable
practice
Synonyms of practice in English:
noun
1the principles and practice of radiotherapy
application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing
2it has become common practice to employ women lawyers for the
medicine
profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following
5small legal practice seeks reliable receptionist/secretary
business, firm, office;
partnership;
company, enterprise
informal outfit
Phrases
in practice
1
your proposal is all very well in theory, but in practice it will not
work
in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically,effectively
out of practice
2
rusty, unpractised
concern
Synonyms of concern in English:
verb
1the report concerns events which took place immediately after the
peace of mind
concern to women
interest, importance;
be relevant to, have relevance for, have a bearing on, be applicable to
5public awareness of Aboriginal concerns
affair, issue, matter, question, consideration
6a publishing concern
company, business, firm, enterprise, venture,organization, operation, undertaking,
industry,corporation, establishment, house, shop, office,bureau, agency,
franchise, practice, partnership,consortium, cooperative, conglomerate,
group,combine, syndicate
informal outfit, set-up
issue
Synonyms of issue in English:
noun
1the committee has yet to meet to discuss the issue
matter, matter in question, affair, business, subject,topic, question, point, point at issue, item,
thing, case,concern, theme;
proceeding, situation, occasion, circumstance;
problem, bone of contention, controversy, argument
2there's something of an issue with resupply at the moment
problem, difficulty, complication, difficult
situation,snag, predicament, plight, hitch, catch, drawback,pitfall,
handicap, impediment, hindrance, obstacle,hurdle, stumbling block, obstruction, barrier;
trouble, worry, mess, muddle, mix-up;
catch-22, vexed question, quandary, the rub
informal fly in the ointment, prob, headache, hiccup,dilemma, hassle, pickle, fix, tight spot, howdo-you-do, job, gremlin, facer
British informal spanner in the works
North American informal monkey wrench in the works
dated cumber
literary trammel
result, outcome, consequence, end result, net result,upshot, effect, after-effect, aftermath,
conclusion, end,denouement
informal pay-off
Phrases
at issue
1
take issue
2
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statement
send out, put out;
release, deliver;
publish, announce, proclaim, broadcast, promulgate,communicate, impart, purvey, circulate,
distribute,spread, disseminate
literary bruit about/abroad, utter
[ANTONYMS] withdraw
3savoury smells began to issue from the kitchen soft music issued
companies
result, follow, ensue, develop, stem, spring, arise, start, derive, evolve, proceed,
emerge, emanate, flow;
be got, be had, be taken;
be caused by, be the result of, be brought on/about by, be produced by, originate in, have its
origin in, attend, accompany, be consequent on;
Philosophy supervene on
[ANTONYMS] bring
about
approach
Synonyms of approach in English:
verb
1she approached the altar with her head bowed
proceed towards, come/go towards, advance towards, go near/nearer, come
near/nearer, draw near/nearer, come close/closer, go close/closer, draw close/closer,
move near/nearer, edge near/nearer, near, draw near;
close in on, centre on, focus on, converge on;
catch up on, gain on;
creep up on, loom;
reach, arrive at
[ANTONYMS] leave
informal buttonhole
4he had approached the whole business in the best way
set about, tackle, begin, start, commence, embark on, make a start on, address oneself
to, undertake, get down to, launch into, go about, get to grips with
informal get cracking on
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screech
advance, coming near/nearer, coming, nearing,advent;
arrival, entrance, appearance
5this department is our nearest approach to a Ministry of Justice
approximation, likeness, semblance, correspondence, parallel
6two riders turned in at the approach to the castle
driveway, drive, access road, road, avenue, street,passageway
obtain
Synonyms of obtain in English:
verb
1the newspaper obtained a copy of the letter
get, acquire, come by, secure, procure, come into possession of, pick up, be given;
gain, derive, earn, achieve, attain, win, draw, reap;
buy, purchase
informal get/lay hold of, get/lay one's hands on, get one's mitts on, grab, bag, land, net
British informal blag
South African informal schlenter
[ANTONYMS] lose,
relinquish
increase
Synonyms of increase in English:
verb
Pronunciation: stress on the second syllable
1gas demand is likely to increase
grow, get bigger, get larger, become greater, enlarge,expand, swell;
rise, climb, escalate, soar, surge, rocket, shoot up, spiral;
improve, intensify, strengthen;
heighten, lengthen, extend, stretch, spread, widen;
multiply, snowball, mushroom, proliferate, balloon, build up, mount up, pile up, accrue,
accumulate
literary wax
[ANTONYMS] decrease
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reduction
decrease
Synonyms of decrease in English:
verb
Pronunciation: stress on the second syllable
1pollution levels had been gradually decreasing
lessen, grow/become less, grow/become smaller,
reduce, drop, diminish, decline, dwindle, contract,shrink, fall off, die down;
abate, subside, let up, tail off, ebb, wane, taper off, peter out, lighten;
sink, slump, plummet, plunge
[ANTONYMS] increase
affect
verb
1the climate was likely to be affected by greenhouse gas emissions
influence, exert influence on, have an effect on, act on,work on, condition, touch, have an
impact on, impact on, take hold of, attack, infect, strike, strike at, hit;
change, alter, modify, transform, form, shape, control,govern, determine, decide, guide, sway,
bias
[ANTONYMS] be
unaffected
unaffected, be indifferent to
affect
verb
1he deliberately affected a republican stance
assume, put on, take on, adopt, like, have a liking for, embrace, espouse
2she affected a small frown of concentration
pretend, feign, fake, counterfeit, sham, simulate, fabricate, give the appearance of, make a
show of, make a pretence of, play at, go through the motions of
informal put on
North American informal make like
affect or effect?Affect and effect are quite different in meaning, though frequently
confused. Affect is primarily a verb meaning either make a difference to, as in their
gender need not affect their career (affect1), or pretend to have or feel, as in I
affected a supreme unconcern(affect2). Effect, on the other hand, is commonly
used both as a noun and as a verb, meaning something brought about as a noun
( move the cursor until you get the effect you want ) or bring about (a
result) as a verb (growth in the economy can only be effected by stringent
economic controls).
effect
Synonyms of effect in English:
noun
1the effect of these changes is hard to assess
result, consequence, upshot, outcome, out-turn,sequel,
reaction, repercussions, reverberations,ramifications;
end result, conclusion, termination, culmination,denouement, corollary, concomitant, aftermath,
footprint, fruit(s), product, by-product;
Medicine sequelae
informal pay-off
dated issue
archaic success
[ANTONYMS] cause
sense, meaning, theme, drift, thread, import, purport,intent, intention, burden, thrust,
tenor, significance,message;
gist, essence, substance, spirit;
mood, character, vein, flavour
archaic strain
5(effects) they went through the dead man's effects
belongings, possessions, personal possessions, personal effects, goods, worldly
goods, chattels, goods and chattels, accoutrements, appurtenances;
property, paraphernalia;
luggage, baggage
informal gear, tackle, kit, things, stuff, junk, rubbish, bits and pieces, bits and bobs
British informal clobber, gubbins
vulgar slang shit, crap
Phrases
have an effect on
1
in effect
2
be in effect
3
take effect
5
off
to no effect
6
successful
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reflect
Synonyms of reflect in English:
verb
1the snow reflects a great deal of light
send back, throw back, cast back, give back, bounce back, shine back, return, mirror
[ANTONYMS] absorb
Phrases
reflect badly on
1
manifest
Synonyms of manifest in English:
verb
1she manifested signs of depression
display, show, exhibit, demonstrate, betray, present,evince, reveal, indicate, make plain,
express, declare
[ANTONYMS] hide
deny
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secret
distinction
Synonyms of distinction in English:
noun
1the distinction between academic and vocational qualifications
difference, contrast, dissimilarity, dissimilitude,divergence, variance, variation;
division, separation, differentiation, contradistinction, discrimination, segregation, dividing
line, gulf, gap, chasm
[ANTONYMS] similarity
2a painter of distinction
suffering
Synonyms of suffering in English:
noun
the war caused widespread civilian suffering
hardship, distress, misery, wretchedness, adversity,tribulation;
pain, agony, anguish, trauma, torment, torture, hurt,hurting, affliction, sadness, unhappiness,
sorrow, grief,woe, angst, heartache, heartbreak, stress
informal hell, hell on earth
literary dolour
develop
Synonyms of develop in English:
verb
1France's space industry developed rapidly after 1973
grow, evolve, mature, expand, enlarge, spread,advance, progress, prosper, succeed, thrive, get
on well, flourish, blossom, bloom, burgeon, make headway, be successful
informal go great guns
2a plan was developed to restore the company to profitability
initiate, instigate, set in motion, put in place, institute,inaugurate, originate,
invent, form, establish, fashion, generate;
undertake, embark on
3education allows people to develop their talents to the full
expand, enlarge, add to, flesh out, supplement, reinforce, augment, extend, broaden, fill out,
embellish,enhance, elaborate, amplify, refine, improve, polish, perfect
4a row developed
come into being, come about, start, begin, be born, come into existence, appear, arrive, come
forth, emerge, erupt, burst out, arise, originate, break, unfold,crop up, follow, happen, result,
ensue, break out
formal commence
5he developed the disease at age 67
fall ill with, be taken ill with, be struck down with, be stricken with, succumb to;
contract, catch, get, pick up, come down with, become infected with;
indication
Synonyms of indication in English:
noun
1pain may be an indication of injury
sign, indicator, symptom, mark, manifestation, signal,demonstration, evidence, attestation,
proof;
omen, augury, portent, warning, forewarning, pointer, guide, hint, clue
2her face was turned away as an indication of her contempt
expression, demonstration, show, exhibition, display,manifestation, revelation,
disclosure, register, record;
declaration, communication, intimation
everybody
Synonyms of everybody in English:
pronoun
everybody complains about taxes these days
everyone, every person, each person, each one, each and every one, all, one and all, all and
sundry, the whole world, the world at large, the public, the general public, people everywhere
informal {every Tom, Dick, and Harry}, every man jack, every mother's son
analyse
Synonyms of analyse in English:
verb
1DNA can be analysed by various methods
break down, resolve, separate, reduce, decompose, disintegrate, dissect, divide, assay, test
rare fractionate
[ANTONYMS] synthesize
practice
Synonyms of practice in English:
noun
1the principles and practice of radiotherapy
application, exercise, use, operation, implementation, execution, enactment, action, doing
2it has become common practice to employ women lawyers for the
medicine
profession, career, business, work, pursuit, occupation, following
5small legal practice seeks reliable receptionist/secretary
Phrases
in practice
1
your proposal is all very well in theory, but in practice it will not
work
in reality, actually, in real life, realistically, practically,effectively
out of practice
2
rusty, unpractised
problem
Synonyms of problem in English:
noun
1he's been under increasing stress due to business and personal
difficulty, issue, trouble, worry, complication, difficult situation, mess, muddle, mix-up;
snag, hitch, drawback, stumbling block, obstacle,hurdle, hiccup, setback, catch;
catch-22, vexed question, quandary, the rub;
predicament, plight, can of worms, hornets' nest,Gordian knot;
misfortune, mishap, misadventure
informal dilemma, headache, prob, hassle, pickle, fix, tight spot, fly in the ointment, how-do-youdo, job, gremlin, facer
North American informal katzenjammer
rare nodus
2I don't want to be a problem, Lucy said
nuisance, source of difficulty, bother, pest, source of trouble, irritant, thorn in one's side/flesh,
vexation
informal drag, pain, pain in the neck
vulgar slang pain in the arse
3arithmetical problems
puzzle, question, poser, enigma, riddle, conundrum
informal teaser, brain-teaser
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a problem child
troublesome, difficult, unmanageable,
unruly,disobedient, uncontrollable, ungovernable, intractable, recalcitrant, intransigent,
refractory;
behaved, manageable
solution
Synonyms of solution in English:
noun
1there is no easy solution to this problem
answer, result, resolution, way out, panacea;
key, formula, guide, clue, pointer, gloss;
explanation, explication, clarification, interpretation,elucidation, exposition
2(solutions) an Internet marketing firm specializing in e-commerce
solutions
services, work, resource(s), programme, provision, offer, proposals, competence,
output, deliverables;
products, merchandise, wares, goods
3a solution of ammonia in water
mixture, mix, blend, compound, suspension, tincture,infusion, emulsion, colloid, gel, fluid;
Chemistry aerosol