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deal with
| Main Entry: |
deal/deal with
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | handle, manage |
| Synonyms: | act, approach, attend to, behave, behave toward, clear, concern, conduct oneself, consider, control, cope with, direct, discuss, get a handle on something, hack it, handle, have to do with, live with, make a go of it, make it, oversee, play, review, rid, see to, serve, take, take care of, treat, unburden, use |
| Antonyms: | mismanage |
| Main Entry: | attack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set to work |
| Synonyms: | buckle down, deal with, dive into, plunge into, set to, start in on, tackle, take up, tear into |
| Antonyms: | be lazy, slough off |
| Main Entry: | concern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relate to, have reference to |
| Synonyms: | answer to, appertain to, apply to, be about, be applicable to, be connected with, be dependent upon, be interdependent with, be pertinent to, be well taken, bear on, bear upon, belong to, deal with, depend upon, have a bearing on, have connections with, have implications for, have relation to, have significance for, have to do with, involve, pertain to, refer to, regard |
| Antonyms: | unconcern |
| Main Entry: | consider |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn over in one's mind |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge, allow for, assent to, chew over, cogitate, concede, consult, contemplate, deal with, deliberate, dream of, envisage, examine, excogitate, favor, flirt with, grant, inspect, keep in mind, look at, meditate, mull over, muse, perpend, ponder, provide for, reason, reckon with, recognize, reflect, regard, revolve, ruminate, scan, scrutinize, see, see about, speculate, study, subscribe to, take into account, take under advisement, take up, think out, think over, toss around |
| Antonyms: | discard, dismiss, forget, ignore, neglect, reject |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have charge of |
| Synonyms: | administer, administrate, advise, be in saddle, boss, bully, call, call the signals, command, conduct, deal with, direct, discipline, dominate, domineer, govern, guide, handle, head, head up, hold purse strings, hold sway over, hold the reins, instruct, lead, manage, manipulate, overlook, oversee, pilot, predominate, push buttons, quarterback, regiment, regulate, reign over, rule, run the show, run things, run*, steer, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise |
| Antonyms: | abandon, forsake, give up, let go, relinquish, renounce, resign |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include, contain |
| Synonyms: | be enough, comprehend, comprise, consider, deal with, embody, embrace, encompass, examine, incorporate, involve, meet, provide for, reach, refer to, suffice, survey, take account of |
| Antonyms: | exclude |
| Main Entry: | dispose of |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | settle a matter |
| Synonyms: | chop, cut, cut off, deal with, decide, determine, do the trick, end, finish, knock off, polish off, put away, take care of |
| Antonyms: | begin, continue, start |
| Main Entry: | embrace |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | include in one's beliefs; take into account |
| Synonyms: | accept, accommodate, admit, adopt, avail oneself of, comprehend, comprise, contain, cover, deal with*, embody, enclose, encompass, espouse, get into, go in for, grab, have, incorporate, involve, make use of, provide for, receive, seize, subsume, take advantage of, take in, take on, take up, welcome |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, exclude, reject, shun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | execute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out a task |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, act, administer, administrate, bring off, bring to fruition, cause, come through, complete, consummate, deal with, discharge, do, do the job, do the trick, do to a T, earn wings, effect, enact, enforce, finish, fulfill, get there, govern, hack it, hit*, implement, make it, meet, percolate*, perform, play, polish off, prosecute, pull off, put into effect, put over, put through, realize, render, sail through, score*, take care of, take care of business, transact |
| Antonyms: | abandon, disregard, fail, forget, ignore, leave, miss, neglect, shirk |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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