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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift of high intellect |
| Synonyms: | Einstein, ability, accomplishment, acumen, acuteness, adept, aptitude, aptness, astuteness, bent, brain, brilliance, capability, capacity, creativity, discernment, endowment, expert, faculty, flair, grasp, head, imagination, inclination, ingenuity, inspiration, intelligence, inventiveness, knack, mature, originality, percipience, perspicacity, power, precocity, prodigy, propensity, prowess, reach, sagacity, superability, talent, turn, understanding, virtuoso, wisdom |
| Antonyms: | idiot, imbecile |
| Main Entry: | manufacture/manufacturing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | production of processed goods |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, assembling, assembly, casting, completion, composing, composition, construction, creation, doing, erection, fabrication, finishing, forging, formation, making, mass-production, preparing, produce, tooling |
| Main Entry: | perfection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | achievement, completeness |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, achieving, acme, arete, completion, consummation, crown, ending, entireness, evolution, exactness, excellence, excellency, exquisiteness, faultlessness, finish, finishing, fulfillment, ideal, idealism, impeccability, integrity, maturity, merit, paragon, perfectness, phoenix, precision, purity, quality, realization, ripeness, sublimity, superiority, supremacy, transcendence, virtue, wholeness |
| Antonyms: | damage, deficiency, flaw, imperfection, incompleteness, uselessness, worthlessness |
| Main Entry: | proficiency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, skillfulness |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, advance, advancement, aptitude, chops, competence, dexterity, efficiency, expertise, expertness, facility, formula, green thumb, headway, knack*, know-how, knowledge, learning, makings, mastery, moxie*, oil, progress, right stuff, savvy*, skill, stuff, talent, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | clumsiness, inability, incompetence, ineptness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prosperity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affluence, good fortune |
| Synonyms: | abundance, accomplishment, advantage, arrival, bed of roses, benefit, boom, clover, do, ease*, easy street, exorbitance, expansion, flying colors, fortune, good, good times, gravy train, growth, high on the hog, increase, inflation, interest, life of luxury, luxury, opulence, plenteousness, plenty, prosperousness, riches, success, successfulness, the good life, thriving, velvet, victory, wealth, welfare, well-being |
| Antonyms: | failure, loss, poorness, poverty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prowess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, skill |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, address, adeptness, adroitness, aptitude, attainment, command, deftness, dexterity, excellence, expertise, expertness, facility, genius, mastery, readiness, sleight, talent |
| Antonyms: | inability, weakness |
| Main Entry: | pursuit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | occupation, interest of person |
| Synonyms: | accomplishing, accomplishment, activity, biz, business, calling, career, do*, employment, game*, go*, hang*, hobby, job, line*, occupation, pastime, pleasure, racket, thing*, undertaking, venture, vocation, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | qualification |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ability, aptitude |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, adequacy, attainment, attribute, capability, capacity, competence, eligibility, endowment, experience, fitness, goods, makings, might, qualifiedness, quality, skill, stuff, suitability, suitableness, what it takes |
| Antonyms: | disqualification, inability, inaptitude, lack |
| Main Entry: | record |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | background, experience |
| Synonyms: | accomplishment, administration, career, case history, conduct, curriculum vitae, history, past behavior, performance, reign, studies, track record, way of life, work |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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