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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nothing more; absolute |
| Synonyms: | bald, bare, blunt, common, complete, entire, insignificant, little, minor, plain, poor, pure, pure and simple, sheer, simple, small, stark, unadorned, unadulterated, unmitigated, unmixed, utter, very |
| Main Entry: | boundary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outer limit |
| Synonyms: | abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, edge, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, margin, mark, mere, mete, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge |
| Antonyms: | inside, interior, minimum |
| Main Entry: | easy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not difficult |
| Synonyms: | accessible, apparent, basic, child's play, cinch, clear, easily done, effortless, elementary, evident, facile, inconsiderable, light, little, manageable, manifest, mere, no bother, no problem, no sweat, no trouble, not burdensome, nothing to it, obvious, painless, paltry, picnic, piece of cake, plain, plain sailing, pushover, royal, simple, simple as ABC, slight, smooth, snap, straightforward, uncomplicated, undemanding, uninvolved, untroublesome, wieldy, yielding |
| Antonyms: | arduous, complex, complicated, demanding, difficult, hard, intricate, involved, laborious, uneasy |
Example Sentences
- Calling a cellphone a mere phone seems a little silly these days.
- Byrnes bolted out the front door of the clubhouse riding his beach cruiser bicycle mere minutes after the game ended.
- Unfortunately, that bonnet was a mere hive.
| Main Entry: | lake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inland body of water |
| Synonyms: | basin, creek, inland sea, lagoon, lakelet, loch, mere, millpond, mouth, pond, pool, reservoir, sluice, spring, tarn |
| Main Entry: | main |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
| Synonyms: | brute, direct, downright, entire, mere, only, pure, sheer, simple, undisguised, utmost |
| Antonyms: | inessential, nonessential, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | meager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, inadequate; poor |
| Synonyms: | bare, barren, deficient, exiguous, flimsy, inappreciable, inconsiderable, infertile, insubstantial, insufficient, little, mere, minimum, miserable, paltry, puny, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slight, spare, sparse, subtle, tenuous, too little too late, unfinished, unfruitful, unproductive, wanting, weak |
| Antonyms: | adequate, large, liberal, plenty, substantial, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | piddly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | meager, trivial |
| Synonyms: | barren, deficient, diddly, flimsy, inconsiderable, insubstantial, insufficient, little, measly, mere, microscopic, minute, negligible, paltry, petty, puny, rinky-dink, scant, scrimpy, short, skimpy, slight, small, sparse, superficial, too little too late, two-bit, unproductive, worthless |
| Main Entry: | pool |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection of liquid |
| Synonyms: | basin, bath, lagoon, lake, mere, millpond, mud puddle, natatorium, pond, puddle, splash, swimming pool, tank, tarn |
| Main Entry: | pure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | absolute, utter |
| Synonyms: | blasted, blessed*, complete, confounded, infernal, mere, out-and-out, sheer, thorough, unmitigated, unqualified |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, uncertain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2012 by the Philip Lief Group.
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