A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

~Be selfish~, Indulge one's self, coddle one's self, consult one's own wishes, interest, or pleasure; take care of, or look after, number one; have an eye to the main chance.

~God~, _n._ ~1.~ Jehovah, Lord, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Providence, Heaven, The Creator, The Maker, The Deity, The Godhead, The Infinite, The Eternal, The Omnipotent, The Pres...

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~At a loss~, Puzzled, perplexed, embarrassed, staggered, posed, nonplussed, at one's wits' end, hard pressed, at a stand, in doubt, in difficulty, put to it, put to one's shifts...

~Taunt~, _v. a._ Mock, flout, chaff, ridicule, revile, reproach, upbraid, censure, deride, jeer, twit, scoff at, sneer at, rail at, make game of, make fun of, treat with scorn,...

~Far and near~, Everywhere, far and wide, from Dan to Beersheba, from Maine to Georgia, from China to Peru, from pole to pole, from one end of the earth to the other.

~2.~ [_Neuter._] Make a show, display one's self, put on airs, give one's self airs, look big, hold up one's head, perk one's self up, ride a high horse, MAKE A SPLURGE, SPREAD...

~Lend a hand~, Render assistance, put one's shoulder to the wheel, hold out a helping hand, give one a lift, give one a turn, do one a favor, help a lame dog over a stile.

~Bustle~, _v. n._ FUSS, stir about, busy one's self, be active, be busy, bestir one's self, make a fuss, be in a fidget, be in a PUCKER, be in a stew, make much ado about trifle...

~2.~ Satan, Belial, Apollyon, Devil, arch-fiend, the tempter, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend, the enemy, t...

~Avoid~, _v. a._ ~1.~ SHUN (_in a negative sense, or denoting care only without positive exertion_), eschew, escape, blink, elude, keep away from, keep aloof from, keep out of t...

~2.~ Populace, commonalty, CANAILLE, herd, dregs of the people, the common people, scum of society, lowest class of people, lower classes, the masses, riff-raff, swinish multitu...

~Blink~, _v. a._ Overlook (_purposely_), disregard, avoid, evade, pass over, gloss over, shut out of sight, make no account of, not take into account, not mind, not trouble one'...

~3.~ [_Colloquial U. S._] Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, find fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over the coals, haul over the coals, call to ac...

~Advert to~, ~1.~ Observe, remark, regard, heed, consider, notice, mark, view, give heed to, take notice of, pay attention to, attend to, look to, see to, give heed to, have an...

~Strenuously~, _ad._ Earnestly, ardently, vigorously, zealously, resolutely, energetically, actively, with all one's might, with might and main, tooth and nail, PUGNIS ET CALCIB...

~Arrange~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dispose, array, class, classify, group, rank, trim, marshal, distribute, place, range, put or bring into order, set in order, reduce to order, set out, a...

~Dunce~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, dolt, ignoramus, wiseacre, blockhead, block, numskull, dullard, thickhead, thick-skull, dunderhead, dunderpate, clod-poll, beetle-head, bull-head,...

~Subdue~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Conquer, subjugate, vanquish, beat, crush, defeat, rout, discomfit, worst, overpower, overcome, overbear, overwhelm, master, choke, foil, quell, surmount,...

~Devil~, _n._ ~1.~ Satan, Lucifer, Belial, Apollyon, arch-fiend, arch- enemy, the tempter. DEUCE, the evil one, the man of sin, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of da...

~Stand in one's own light~, Act against one's own interest, not know on which side one's bread is buttered, quarrel with one's bread and butter, kill the goose which lays golden...

~Deride~, _v. a._ RIDICULE (_contemptuously or maliciously_), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, chaff, scoff at, jeer at, laugh at, make fun of, make sport of, make g...

~Fight~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Combat, war, contend (_in arms_), draw the sword, unsheath the sword, measure swords, join battle, give battle, take up the cudgels, couch one's lance, go...

~Announce~, _v. a._ Publish, proclaim, advertise, communicate, promulgate, declare, report, trumpet, placard, ENOUNCE, enunciate, blaze abroad, spread abroad, give notice of, ma...

~Domineer~, _v. n._ Rule (_tyrannically or haughtily_), tyrannize, swell, swagger, bluster, bully, vapor, lord it, play the bully, take the lead, rule the roast, ride a high hor...

~Temporize~, _v. n._ Trim, comply with occasions, yield to circumstances, fall in with current opinion, act the time-server, be on the fence, wait to see which way the cat will...

~Go to war~, Fight, war, contend (_in arms_), take up arms, take up the cudgel, appeal to arms, wage war, draw the sword, unsheath the sword, come to blows, measure swords, give...

~2.~ Fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, touchy, testy, crusty, churlish, crabbed, captious, ill-natured, froward, morose, sulky, sullen, spleeny, surly, cyn...

~3.~ Abash (_as a pretentious person_), humble, humiliate, shame, mortify, confound, disconcert, discomfit, BLUFF, put down, take down, put to shame, make ashamed, take down a p...

~Vilify~, _v. a._ Defame, traduce, revile, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, reproach, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, upbraid, b...

~3.~ Revile, reproach, vilify, slander, traduce, defame, asperse, malign, blacken, disparage, berate, rate, upbraid, calumniate, lampoon, satirize, lash, PASQUINADE, VITUPERATE,...

~4.~ Persevere, persist, be steady, be steadfast, be constant, go on, keep on, keep one's course, keep or maintain one's ground, stick to it, not give it up, stand fast, stand f...

~Escape~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Flee, fly, abscond, decamp, VAMOSE, ABSQUATULATE, SLOPE, make or effect one's escape, make off, steal away, hasten away, slink away, run away, break loose...

~Wisdom~, _n._ ~1.~ Sense, sapience, sagacity, judgment, judiciousness, prescience, discernment, depth, solidity, ballast, good sense, common sense, plain sense, enlarged views,...

~Christ~, _n._ The Anointed, The Messiah, Jesus, Immanuel, The Saviour, The Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge, The Son of God, The Son of man, The...

~Ridicule~, _v. a._ Deride (_sportively_), mock, scout, satirize, lampoon, jeer, taunt, rally, banter, chaff, laugh at, scoff at, treat with ridicule, hold up to ridicule, make...

~Swiftly~, _ad._ Quickly, speedily, expeditiously, trippingly, apace, posthaste, with speed, under press of sail or canvas, by forced marches, on eagle's wings, in double quick...

~2.~ Keep guard, keep watch and ward, stand guard, be on guard, be on the watch, act as sentinel, be on the lookout, look sharp, keep a sharp lookout, have all one's eyes about...

~2.~ Deride, ridicule, jibe, jeer, taunt, scout, chaff, laugh at, make game of, make fun of, treat with contempt, treat with scorn, make a butt of, make merry with, POKE FUN AT.

~Deceive~, _v. a._ Delude, cheat, dupe, gull, cozen, fool, befool, trick, circumvent, overreach, chouse, diddle, beguile, hood-wink, impose upon, make a fool of, play a trick up...

~Kind~, _a._ Benevolent, beneficent, benignant, humane, gracious, friendly, kindly, complacent, complaisant, generous, obliging, bounteous, accommodating, philanthropic, compass...

~Fuddled~, _a._ Drunk, intoxicated, inebriated, muddled, corned, tipsy, crapulous, GROGGY, boozy, tight, high, SLEWED, muzzy, NAPPY, disguised, mellow, in liquor, HALF SEAS OVER...

~Skilful~, _a._ [Written also _Skillful_.] Skilled, well-versed, versed, conversant, proficient, learned, knowing, intelligent, ingenious, competent, able, clever, qualified, pr...

~Poor~, _a._ ~1.~ Indigent, needy, destitute, necessitous, pinched, distressed, penniless, moneyless, IMPECUNIOUS, seedy, reduced, short of money, out of money, without a penny,...

~3.~ Crave, affect, yearn for, aspire at, aspire after, endeavor after, be at, drive at, propose to one's self, have in view, have in one's eye, have an eye to, strive for, atte...

~Conquer~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Vanquish, subdue, overcome, subjugate, defeat, overthrow, overpower, beat, rout, discomfit, checkmate, master, subject, humble, crush, get the better of,...

~Nem. con.~ [L. Contracted from _nemine contradicente_, no one speaking against.] Unanimously, with one accord, with one consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands...

~2.~ [With _The_ prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Saviour, the Messiah, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of man, th...

~Half-seas-over~, _a._ [_Low._] Fuddled, disguised, boozy, muddled, tipsy, mellow, corned, crapulous, GROGGY, tight, SLEWED, MUZZY, NAPPY, high, somewhat drunk, slightly intoxic...

~Transitory~, _a._ Transient, passing, fleeting, flitting, flying, temporary, evanescent, ephemeral, momentary, short, brief, fugacious, short-lived, not permanent, not lasting,...

~Complete~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Finish, perfect, consummate, accomplish, achieve, perform, effect, effectuate, execute, terminate, end, conclude, bring to a close, give the finishing t...

~2.~ Waver, fluctuate, hesitate, be inconstant, be unsettled, be unsteady, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold, box the compass, run with the hare and hunt with the hound, be...

~Parable~, _n._ Fable (_in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life_), APOLOGUE, story, NOVEL, short tale, fictitiou...

~Irrelevant~, _a._ Inapplicable, impertinent, not relevant, not applicable, not to the point, foreign to the purpose, not bearing upon the point in question, having nothing to d...

~Pay up~, [_Colloquial._] Settle, pay arrears, settle an account, square accounts, quit scores, strike a balance, pony up, shell out, fork over, pay the bill, pay the piper, pay...

~Censure~, _v. a._ Blame, reproach, reprove, chide, reprehend, OVERHAUL, reprimand, rate, berate, scold, find fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over...

~Instantaneously~, _ad._ Immediately, forthwith, INSTANTER, in an instant, on the instant, in a moment, right away, without a moment's delay, all at once, on the spur of the mom...

~Satan~, _n._ Belial, Apollyon, Devil, the evil one, the arch-enemy, the arch-fiend, the tempter, the author of evil, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, th...

~Melancholy~, _a._ Dejected, dispirited, depressed, sad, sorrowful, LACKADAISICAL, atrabillous, gloomy, hypochondriac, BLUE, dumpish, mopish, glum, downcast, desponding, down-he...

~Contemn~, _v. a._ Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laug...

~2.~ Haste, hasten, move quickly, be in haste, be quick, be in a hurry, make haste, mend one's pace, lose no time, lose not a moment, wing one's way, make the best of one's way,...

~Prepare~, _v. n._ Get ready, put things in order, set one's house in order, make arrangements, make provision, take steps, clear the ground, clear the way, smooth the way, clea...

~2.~ Exasperate, incense, enrage, chafe, anger, irritate, exacerbate, nettle, offend, affront, infuriate, give offence or umbrage to, put out, put out of humor, work into a pass...

~2.~ Poor, needy, destitute, indigent, distressed, penniless, pinched, out of money, short of money, out of pocket, out of cash, out at the elbows, in need, in want, in distress.

~In one's cups~, Drunk, drunken, intoxicated, inebriated, tipsy, fuddled, muddled, maudlin, disguised, mellow, in liquor, SLEWED, TIGHT, high, NAPPY, GROGGY, HALF SEAS OVER, THR...