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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be careful |
| Synonyms: | attend, avoid, be cautious, be wary, guard against, heed, keep eyes open, keep on one's toes, keep one's distance, look out, mind, mind p's and q's, notice, refrain from, shun, steer clear of, take care, take heed, walk on eggs, watch one's step, watch out |
| Antonyms: | court, invite, risk, take on |
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine visually |
| Synonyms: | admire, attend, behold, beware, consider, contemplate, eye, feast one's eyes, flash, focus, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glance, glower, goggle, heed, inspect, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, ogle, peep, peer, pore over, read, regard, rubberneck, scan, scout, scrutinize, see, spot, spy, stare, study, survey, take a gander, take in the sights, tend, view, watch |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, miss, overlook |
| Main Entry: | look out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be wary |
| Synonyms: | be alert, be careful, be on guard, beware, check out, have a care, heads up, hearken, keep an eye out, keep tabs, listen, mind, notice, pay attention, peg, pick up on, scope, shotgun, size up, spot, spy, watch out |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, neglect |
Example Sentences
- Beware of alcohol or other factors that may encourage confessional impulses.
- Beware of boasts by makers of the latest exercise machines.
- Entire species may have been exterminated before they had time to learn to beware of hunters.
| Main Entry: | mistrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | doubt |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, be wary, beware, challenge, disbelieve, dispute, distrust, fear, have doubts, question, scruple, suspect, suspicion |
| Notes: | to distrust is to suspect someone is dishonest; to mistrust is to merely lack confidence in someone mistrust involves a withholding of confidence, whereas distrust involves a projection of lack of confidence or suspicion |
| Antonyms: | be certain, believe, have faith, trust |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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