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disposed of
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get rid of |
| Synonyms: | abandon, desert, discard, dispose of, drop, dump*, eighty-six, forsake, jettison, junk*, leave, reject, scrap*, throw away, throw out, throw overboard |
| Antonyms: | pick up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume food |
| Synonyms: | absorb, attack, banquet, bite, bolt*, break bread, breakfast, chew, chow down, cram, devour, digest, dine, dispatch, dispose of, fall to, feast upon, feed, gobble up, gorge, gormandize, graze*, have a bite, have a meal, have for, ingest, inhale*, lunch, make pig of oneself, masticate, munch, nibble, nosh, partake of, peck at, pick, pig out, polish off, pork out, put away, ruminate, scarf, scoff, snack, sup, swallow, take food, take in, take nourishment, wolf |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | eliminate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove, throw out |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blot out, bump off, cancel, cast out, count out, cut out, defeat, discard, discharge, dismiss, dispense with, dispose of, disqualify, disregard, do away with, drive out, drop, eject, eradicate, erase, evict, exclude, expel, exterminate, get rid of, ignore, invalidate, kill, knock out, leave out, liquidate, murder, omit, oust, phase out, put out, reject, rub out, rule out, set aside, shut the door on, slay, stamp out, take out, terminate, waive, waste, wipe out |
| Antonyms: | accept, choose, include, keep, ratify, sanction, welcome |
| Main Entry: | end |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring to an end |
| Synonyms: | abolish, abort, accomplish, achieve, break off, break up, call it a day, call off, cease, close, close out, complete, conclude, consummate, crown, culminate, cut short, delay, determine, discontinue, dispose of, dissolve, drop, expire, finish, get done, give up, halt, interrupt, pack it in, perorate, postpone, pull the plug, put the lid on, quit, relinquish, resolve, settle, sew up, shut down, stop, switch off, terminate, top off, ultimate, wind up, wrap, wrap up |
| Antonyms: | begin, commence, create, start |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | consume, use up |
| Synonyms: | deplete, devour, dispatch, dispose of, drain, drink, eat, empty, exhaust, expend, go, run through, spend, use, wash up |
| Antonyms: | keep, maintain, save, store |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; kill |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, assassinate, best*, bring down, carry off, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do in, down, execute, exterminate, get rid of*, liquidate, overcome, overpower, put an end to, put away, rout, rub out, ruin, slaughter, slay, take off, take out*, vaporize, worst* |
| Antonyms: | bear, create |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | give |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute, supply, transfer |
| Synonyms: | accord, administer, allow, ante up, award, bequeath, bestow, cede, come across, commit, confer, consign, convey, deed, deliver, dish out, dispense, dispose of, dole out, donate, endow, entrust, fork over, furnish, gift, grant, hand down, hand out, hand over, heap upon, lavish upon, lay upon, lease, let have, make over, parcel out, part with, pass down, pass out, permit, pony up, present, provide, relinquish, remit, sell, shell out, subsidize, throw in, tip, transmit, turn over, vouchsafe, will |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, take |
| Main Entry: | knock off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | kill |
| Synonyms: | assassinate, blow away, bump off, chill, dispatch, dispose of, do away with, do away with, do in, do in, dust, dust*, eliminate, execute, finish, grease, hit, ice, kill, liquidate, murder, off, rub out, rub out, shoot, slay, snuff out, stab, stretch out, waste, wax, whack, zap |
| Antonyms: | bear, create |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, act, be engaged in, behave, bring about, bring off, carry through, carry to completion, complete, comply, deliver the goods, discharge, dispose of, do, do justice to, do to a turn, effect, end, enforce, execute, finish, fulfill, function, go that route, implement, meet, move, observe, operate, percolate, perk, pull off, put through, react, realize, run with the ball, satisfy, take, take care of business, tick, transact, wind up, work |
| Antonyms: | fail, halt, prevent, stop |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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