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| The Thesaurus is set up alphabetically. Click on a letter of the alphabet to go to its page. You may download the entire list as a PDF. |
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| capacity | ability |
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| space | |
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| cardiologist | heart doctor |
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| catastrophe | disaster |
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| cease | end |
| stop | |
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| censure | blame |
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| cerebral hemorrhage | stroke |
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| cessation | pausing |
| stopping | |
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| characteristic | feature |
| mark | |
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| circulation | blood flow |
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| circumstance | condition |
| event | |
| fact | |
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| client | name of person |
| you | |
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| close proximity | near |
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| coagulate | clot |
| clump | |
| congeal | |
| set | |
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| coerce | force |
| press | |
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| cognizant | aware |
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| colic | stomach pain |
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| collaborate | team up |
| work together | |
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| comatose | in a coma |
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| commence | begin |
| start | |
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| communicable | catching |
| infectious | |
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| communicate | |
| inform | |
| telephone | |
| tell | |
| write | |
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| comparable | like |
| similar | |
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| compensate | make up |
| pay | |
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| competent | able |
| trained | |
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| complete | end |
| fill out | |
| finish | |
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| completion | end |
| finish | |
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| complimentary | free |
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| comply | follow |
| give in | |
| obey | |
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| component | part |
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| comprise | be made up of |
| include | |
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| compulsion | urge |
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| conceive | dream up |
| imagine | |
| think up | |
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| concerning | about |
| for | |
| on | |
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| conclude | end |
| finish | |
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| conclusive | final |
| last | |
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| concur | agree |
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| conduct | carry on |
| do | |
| run | |
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| congenital | born with |
| inborn | |
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| conscientious | careful |
| painstaking | |
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| consequently | as a result |
| so | |
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| considerable | many |
| much | |
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| consistent | the same |
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| console | comfort |
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| conspicuous | obvious |
| plain | |
| showy | |
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| constitute | form |
| make up | |
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| construct | build |
| make | |
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| consult | ask |
| check with | |
| talk over | |
| talk to | |
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| consume | eat |
| use up | |
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| contact | call |
| talk to | |
| write | |
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| contagious | spreading |
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| contain | have |
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| contaminate | dirty |
| poison | |
| pollute | |
| taint | |
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| contemplate | study |
| think | |
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| continue to | keep on |
| still | |
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| contraceptive | birth control |
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| contribute | give |
| help | |
| share | |
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| controversy | debate |
| issue | |
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| contusion | bruise |
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| convenient | handy |
| useful | |
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| conversion | change |
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| convulsion | seizure |
| spasm | |
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| co-operate | help |
| work together | |
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| coronary thrombosis | heart attack |
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| correspond | agree with |
| match | |
| write | |
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| corroborate | agree with |
| confirm | |
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| counterfeit | fake |
| false | |
| phony | |
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| courteous | polite |
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| criterion | model |
| rule | |
| standard | |
| test | |
| yardstick | |
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| currently | now |
| right now | |
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