Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases

1. Existence — N. existence, being, entity, ens [Lat.], esse [Lat.], subsistence. reality, actuality; positiveness &c adj.; fact, matter of fact, sober reality; truth &c 494; ac...

20a. Variation — N. variation; alteration &c (change) 140. modification, moods and tenses; discrepance†, discrepancy. divergency &c 291; deviation &c 279; aberration; innovation...

35. Increase — N. increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilatation &c (expansion) 194; increment, accretion; accession &c 37; development, growth; aggrandizement, aggr...

55. Exclusion — N. exclusion, nonadmission, omission, exception, rejection, repudiation; exile &c (seclusion) 893; noninclusion†, preclusion, prohibition. separation, segregatio...

75. Class — N. class, division, category, categorema†, head, order, section; department, subdepartment, province, domain. kind, sort, genus, species, variety, family, order, kin...

100. {opp. 87} [More than one.] Plurality — N. plurality; a number, a certain number; one or two, two or three &c; a few, several; multitude &c 102; majority. [large number] mul...

122. [Retrospective time.] The Past — N. the past, past time; days of yore, times of yore, days of old, times of old, days past, times past, days gone by, times gone by; bygone...

140. [Difference at different times.] Change — N. change, alteration, mutation, permutation, variation, modification, modulation, inflexion, mood, qualification, innovation, met...

157. Power — N. power; potency, potentiality; jiva†; puissance, might, force, energy &c 171; dint; right hand, right arm; ascendency†, sway, control; prepotency, prepollence†; a...

173. Violence — N. violence, inclemency, vehemence, might, impetuosity; boisterousness &c adj.; effervescence, ebullition; turbulence, bluster; uproar, callithump [U.S.], riot,...

191. Receptacle — N. receptacle; inclosure &c 232; recipient, receiver, reservatory. compartment; cell, cellule; follicle; hole, corner, niche, recess, nook; crypt, stall, pigeo...

206. Height — N. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness &c adj.; sublimity. tallness &c adj.; stature, procerity†; prominence &c 250. colossus &c (size) 192; gi...

225. Clothing — N. clothing, investment; covering &c 223; dress, raiment, drapery, costume, attire, guise, toilet, toilette, trim; habiliment; vesture, vestment; garment, garb,...

248. [Complex curvature.] Convolution — N. winding &c v.; convolution, involution, circumvolution; wave, undulation, tortuosity, anfractuosity†; sinuosity, sinuation†; meanderin...

267. [Locomotion by water, or air.] Navigation — N. navigation; aquatics; boating, yachting; ship &c 273; oar, paddle, screw, sail, canvas, aileron. natation†, swimming; fin, fl...

281. [Going after.] Sequence — N. sequence; coming after &c (order) 63; (time) 117; following pursuit &c 622. follower, attendant, satellite, shadow, dangler, train. V. follow;...

300. [Forcible ingress.] Insertion — N. insertion, implantation, introduction; insinuation &c (intervention) 228; planting, &c v.; injection, inoculation, importation, infusion;...

324. Softness — N. softness, pliableness &c adj.; flexibility; pliancy, pliability; sequacity†, malleability; ductility, tractility†; extendibility, extensibility; plasticity; i...

356a. Resin — N. resin, rosin; gum; lac, sealing wax; amber, ambergris; bitumen, pitch, tar; asphalt, asphaltum; camphor; varnish, copal†, mastic, magilp†, lacquer, japan. artif...

374a. Sexuality [human] — N. sex, sexuality, gender; male, masculinity, maleness &c 373; female, femininity &c 374. sexual intercourse, copulation, mating, coitus, sex; lovemaki...

396. Sweetness — N. sweetness, dulcitude†. sugar, syrup, treacle, molasses, honey, manna; confection, confectionary; sweets, grocery, conserve, preserve, confiture†, jam, julep;...

418. [Sense of sound.] Hearing — N. hearing &c v.; audition, auscultation; eavesdropping; audibility. acute ear, nice ear, delicate ear, quick ear, sharp ear, correct ear, music...

441. Vision — N. vision, sight, optics, eyesight. view, look, espial†, glance, ken [Scot.], coup d'oeil [Fr.]; glimpse, glint, peep; gaze, stare, leer; perlustration†, contempla...

457. Attention — N. attention; mindfulness, presence of mind &c adj.; intentness, intentiveness†; alertness; thought &c 451; advertence, advertency†; observance, observation; co...

466. Measurement — N. measurement, admeasurement†, mensuration, survey, valuation, appraisement, assessment, assize; estimate, estimation; dead reckoning, reckoning &c (numerati...

478. Demonstration — N. {ant. 479} demonstration, proof, rigorous proof; conclusiveness &c adj.; apodeixis†, apodixis†, probation, comprobation†. logic of facts &c (evidence) 46...

490. Knowledge — N. knowledge; cognizance, cognition, cognoscence†; acquaintance, experience, ken [Scot.], privity†, insight, familiarity; comprehension, apprehension; recogniti...

501. Fool — N. fool, idiot, tomfool, wiseacre, simpleton, witling†, dizzard†, donkey, ass; ninny, ninnyhammer†; chowderhead†, chucklehead†; dolt, booby, Tom Noddy, looby†, hoddy...

514. Supposition — N. supposition, assumption, assumed position, postulation, condition, presupposition, hypothesis, blue sky hypothesis, postulate, postulatum [Lat.], theory; t...

527. Information — N. information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge &c 490; publicity &c 531; data &c 467. communication, intimation; notice, notification; enunciation, an...

537. Teaching — N. teaching &c v.; instruction; edification; education; tuition; tutorage, tutelage; direction, guidance; opsimathy†. qualification, preparation; training, schoo...

550. Indication — N. indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology†, semeiotics†; Zeitgeist. [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic...

570. Perspicuity — N. perspicuity, perspicuousness &c (intelligibility) 518; plain speaking &c (manifestation) 525; definiteness, definition; exactness &c 494; explicitness, luc...

594. Description — N. description, account, statement, report; expose &c (disclosure) 529; specification, particulars; state of facts, summary of facts; brief &c (abstract) 596;...

605. Irresolution — N. irresolution, infirmity of purpose, indecision; indetermination, undetermination†; unsettlement; uncertainty &c 475; demur, suspense; hesitating &c v., he...

620. Intention — N. intent, intention, intentionality; purpose; quo animo [Lat.]; project &c 626; undertaking &c 676; predetermination &c 611; design, ambition. contemplation, m...

637. Provision — N. provision, supply; grist, grist for the mill; subvention &c (aid) 707; resources &c (means) 632; groceries, grocery. providing &c v.; purveyance; reinforceme...

648. [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness — N. goodness &c adj.; excellence, merit; virtue &c 944; value, worth, price. super-excellence, supereminence; supe...

659. Deterioration — N. deterioration, debasement; wane, ebb; recession &c 287; retrogradation &c 283 [Obs.]; decrease &c 36. degeneracy, degeneration, degenerateness; degradati...

669. [Indication of danger.] Alarm — N. alarm; alarum, larum†, alarm bell, tocsin, alerts, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, note of alarm, hue and cry, fire cross, signal of dist...

683. Inactivity — N. inactivity; inaction &c 681; inertness &c 172; obstinacy &c 606. lull &c (cessation) 142; quiescence &c 265; rust, rustiness. idleness, remissness &c adj.;...

698. Skill — N. skill, skillfulness, address; dexterity, dexterousness; adroitness, expertness &c adj.; proficiency, competence, technical competence, craft, callidity†, facilit...

707. Aid — N. aid, aidance†; assistance, help, opitulation†, succor; support, lift, advance, furtherance, promotion; coadjuvancy &c (cooperation) 709 [Obs.]. patronage, champion...

719. Resistance — N. resistance, stand, front, oppugnation†; oppugnancy†; opposition &c 708; renitence†, renitency; reluctation†, recalcitration†; kicking &c v.. repulse, rebuff...

731. Success — N. success, successfulness; speed; advance &c (progress) 282. trump card; hit, stroke, score; lucky hit, fortunate hit, good hit, good stroke; direct hit, bull's...

738. [Absence of authority] Laxity — N. laxity; laxness, looseness, slackness; toleration &c (lenity) 740; freedom &c 748. anarchy, interregnum; relaxation; loosening &c v.; rem...

752. [Means of restraint.] Prison — N. prison, prison house; jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell; stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, oubliette, bridewell†, hou...

775. Acquisition — N. acquisition; gaining &c v.; obtainment; procuration†, procurement; purchase, descent, inheritance; gift &c 784. recovery, retrieval, revendication†, replev...

794. Barter — N. barter, exchange, scorse†, truck system; interchange &c 148. a Roland for an Oliver; quid pro quo; commutation, composition; Indian gift [U.S.]. trade, commerce...

811. Accounts — N. accounts, accompts†; commercial arithmetic, monetary arithmetic; statistics &c (numeration) 85; money matters, finance, budget, bill, score, reckoning, accoun...

825. [Excess of sensitiveness] Excitability — N. excitability, impetuosity, vehemence; boisterousness &c adj.; turbulence; impatience, intolerance, nonendurance†; irritability &...

832. Discontent — N. discontent, discontentment; dissatisfaction; dissent &c 489. disappointment, mortification; cold comfort; regret &c 833; repining, taking on &c v.; heart-bu...

841. Weariness — N. weariness, defatigation†; lassitude &c (fatigue) 688; drowsiness &c 683. disgust, nausea, loathing, sickness; satiety &c 869; taedium vitae &c (dejection) 83...

856. Ridicule — N. ridicule, derision; sardonic smile, sardonic grin; irrision†; scoffing &c (disrespect) 929; mockery, quiz†, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badina...

865. Desire — N. desire, wish, fancy, fantasy; want, need, exigency. mind, inclination, leaning, bent, animus, partiality, penchant, predilection; propensity &c 820; willingness...

876. Commonalty — N. commonalty, democracy; obscurity; low condition, low life, low society, low company; bourgeoisie; mass of the people, mass of society; Brown Jones and Robin...

890. Friend — N. friend, friend of one's bosom; alter ego; best friend, bosom friend, soulmate, fast friend; amicus [Lat.]; usque ad aras [Lat.]; fidus Achates [Lat.]; persona g...

901. Irascibility — N. irascibility, irascibleness, temper; crossness &c adj.; susceptibility, procacity, petulance, irritability, tartness, acerbity, protervity; pugnacity &c (...

920. Jealousy — N. jealousy, jealousness; jaundiced eye; envious suspicion, suspicion; green-eyed monster [Othello]; yellows; Juno. V. be jealous &c adj.; view with jealousy, vi...

932. Disapprobation — N. disapprobation, disapproval; improbation†; disesteem, disvaluation†, displacency†; odium; dislike &c 867. dispraise, discommendation†; blame, censure, o...

945. Vice — N. vice; evil-doing, evil courses; wrongdoing; wickedness, viciousness &c adj.; iniquity, peccability†, demerit; sin, Adam†; old Adam†, offending Adam†. immorality,...

964. [Absence or violation of law.] Illegality — N. lawlessness; illicitness; breach of law, violation of law, infraction of the law; disobedience &c 742; unconformity &c 83. ar...

983a. Orthodoxy — N. orthodoxy; strictness, soundness, religious truth, true faith; truth &c 494; soundness of doctrine. Christianity, Christianism†; Catholicism, Catholicity; t...