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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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| abandon | give up |
| leave | |
| quit | |
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| abbreviate | cut |
| shorten | |
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| abdomen | stomach |
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| abduct | kidnap |
| seize | |
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| ability | skill |
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| abolish | do away with |
| end | |
| scrap | |
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| abrasion | scrape |
| scratch | |
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| accelerate | hurry |
| speed up | |
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| accessible | at hand |
| in easy reach | |
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| accommodate | house |
| put up | |
| shelter | |
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| accompany | go with |
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| accomplish | carry out |
| do | |
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| accordingly | for these reasons |
| so | |
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| accumulate | collect |
| pile up | |
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| accurate | correct |
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| acknowledge | admit |
| agree | |
| concede | |
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| acquire | buy |
| gain | |
| get | |
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| acquit | release |
| clear | |
| free | |
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| additional | added |
| extra | |
| more | |
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| adequate number | enough |
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| adhere | cling |
| stick | |
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| adjacent | beside |
| next to | |
| touching | |
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| administer | control |
| direct | |
| manage | |
| take care of | |
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| adverse | harmful |
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| advise | inform |
| say | |
| tell | |
| write | |
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| advocacy | speaking out for |
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| advocate | call for |
| fight for | |
| speak out for | |
| stand up for | |
| support | |
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| aerosol | spray |
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| affirm | agree with |
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| affluent | rich |
| well-to-do | |
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| aggravate | make worse |
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| aggravate | annoy |
| make worse | |
| provoke | |
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| aggregate | taken together |
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| aggressive | pushy |
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| alienate | put off |
| turn against | |
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| allegiance | loyalty |
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| alleviate | ease |
| soften | |
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| alteration | change |
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| alternate | take turns |
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| alternative | choice |
| other | |
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| amalgamate | combine |
| join | |
| unite | |
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| ambulate | walk |
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| ambulatory | walk-in |
| walking | |
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| ameliorate | make better |
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| ameliorate | |
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| amend | change |
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| amicable | friendly |
| pleasant | |
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| amnesia | memory loss |
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| anachronistic | old-fashioned |
| out-of-date | |
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| annually | each year |
| yearly | |
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| anonymous | nameless |
| unknown | |
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| antagonize | anger |
| offend | |
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| anticipate | expect |
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| apparent | clear |
| plain | |
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| appellant | Mr. ___ |
| Ms ___ | |
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| appellant | name of person |
| you | |
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| applicant | name of person |
| you | |
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| apply | put on |
| use | |
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| appreciate | be grateful |
| thank | |
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| appropriate | take |
| take over | |
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| appropriate | fit |
| proper | |
| right | |
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| approximate | close (adj.) |
| come near (verb) | |
| near (verb) | |
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| approximately | about |
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| aptitude | gift |
| knack | |
| talent | |
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| arguably | maybe |
| perhaps | |
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| ascertain | find out |
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| asphyxiate | suffocate |
| choke | |
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| assist | aid |
| help | |
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| attempt | try |
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| attire | clothes |
| clothing | |
| dress (verb) | |
| wear (as in mens wear) | |
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| attire | clothes |
| clothing | |
| dress (verb) | |
| wear (as in men's wear) | |
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| authentic | genuine |
| real | |
| true | |
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| authorize | allow |
| approve | |
| give power | |
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| autonomous | free |
| independent | |
| self-governing | |
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| avail | help |
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| available | at hand |
| on hand | |
| ready | |
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