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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stretch to; touch |
| Synonyms: | approach, attain, buck, carry to, come at, come up to, contact, continue to, encompass, end, equal, extend to, feel for, get a hold of, get hold of, get to, go, go as far as, go on, go to, grasp, hand, hold out, join, lead, lunge, make, make contact with, overtake, pass, pass along, put out, roll on, seize, shake hands, shoot, span, spread, stand, strain, strike |
| Main Entry: | regain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get back, get back to |
| Synonyms: | achieve, attain, compass, gain, get out from under, get well, make well, reach, reach again, reacquire, reattain, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, recruit, redeem, repossess, retake, retrieve, return to, save, take back, win back |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, lose |
| Main Entry: | score |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, succeed |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, amass, arrive, attain, chalk up, connect, flourish, gain, gain advantage, get*, hit pay dirt, impress, luck out, make a killing, make an impression, make the grade, notch, procure, prosper, pull off, put over, rack up, reach, realize, secure, take the cake, thrive, triumph, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | strike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | find, discover |
| Synonyms: | achieve, arrive at, attain, catch, chance upon, come across, come upon, dig up, effect, encounter, happen upon, hit upon, lay bare, light upon, open up, reach, seize, stumble across, take, turn up, uncover, unearth |
| Notes: | to put up a tent is to pitch it; to take down a tent is to strike it |
| Antonyms: | lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | take |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get; help oneself to |
| Synonyms: | abduct, accept, acquire, arrest, attain, capture, carry off, carve out, catch, clasp, clutch, collar, collect, earn, ensnare, entrap, gain possession, gather up, get hold of, grab, grasp, grip, handle, haul in, have, hold, lay hold of, obtain, overtake, pick up, prehend, pull in, reach, reap, receive, secure, seize, snag, snatch, strike, take hold of, take in, win |
| Antonyms: | give, receive |
| Main Entry: | win |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, obtain |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, acquire, annex, approach, attain, bag*, bring in, catch, collect, come away with, derive, earn, effect, gain, get, harvest, have, make, net, pick up, procure, rack up, reach, realize, receive, score, secure |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | fail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | work out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | solve; satisfy |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, arrange, attain, be effective, bring off, clear, come out, come to terms, complete, compromise, construct, contrive, develop, devise, elaborate, evolve, figure out, find out, finish, fix, form, formulate, get something done, go, go well, handle, happen, manipulate, pan out, plan, prosper, pull off, put together, reach agreement, resolve, result, succeed, swing*, turn out, up, win |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | gain |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
acquired, acquiring, acquisitive, advantageous, advectitious, gainful, lucrative, lucriferous, paying, proficuous, profitable, remunerative, tontine
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| Concept: | Purchase. |
| Category: | 3. Interchange of Property |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
purchase, emption; buying, purchasing, shopping; preemption, refusal., coemption, bribery; slave trade., buyer, purchaser, emptor, vendee; patron, employer, client, customer, clientele.
-verbs
buy, purchase, invest in, procure; rent (hire); repurchase, buy in., keep in one's pay, bribe, suborn; pay; spend., make a purchase, complete a purchase; buy over the counter., shop, market, go shopping.
-adjectives
purchased.
-phrases
caveat emptor, let the buyer beware; the customer is always right.
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| Antonyms: | sale |
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