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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fashionable, stylish |
| Synonyms: | all the rage, chic, chichi*, contemporary, cool*, current, faddy, hot*, in style, in vogue, in-thing, latest, latest thing, mod, modern, modish, natty, new, now, popular, smart, sophisticated, trendsetting, trendy, with it |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accomplished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skilled in activity |
| Synonyms: | able, adept, brainy, consummate, cool*, cultivated, expert, gifted, hep, hip*, masterly, polished, practiced, proficient, savvy, sharp, skillful, talented, wised up, with it |
| Antonyms: | inept, inexpert, unable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | alert |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attentive, lively |
| Synonyms: | active, all ears, bright, cagey, careful, circumspect, clever, fast on the draw, good hands, heads up, heedful, hip, intelligent, jazzed, observant, on guard, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the qui vive, perceptive, psyched up, quick, ready, sharp, spirited, switched on, vigilant, wary, watchful, wide-awake, wired, wise, with it |
| Antonyms: | asleep, drowsy, inattentive, lethargic, sluggish, unobservant, weary |
| Main Entry: | au courant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | in the current |
| Synonyms: | abreast of, aware, cognizant, current, enlightened, hip, hip*, informed, knowledgeable, up on, up to speed, up to speed, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, well-informed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | avant-garde |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconventional, forward-looking |
| Synonyms: | beat*, experimental, head*, hip*, innovative, lead, leading-edge, liberal, new, new wave, pioneering, progressive, radical, state-of-the-art, vanguard |
| Antonyms: | conservative, conventional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aware |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go-go, groovy*, grounded, heedful, hip*, in the know, in the picture, informed, into*, know the score, know what's what, know-how, knowing, latched on, mindful, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, receptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, sharp, tuned in, up on, wise, wise to, wised up, with it |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | berry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small fruit |
| Synonyms: | bean, drupe, drupelet, grain, haw, hip, kernel, pome, seed |
| Notes: | a berry is a small, juicy fruit; bury is to place in the ground |
| Main Entry: | conversant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experienced, familiar with |
| Synonyms: | abreast, acquainted, alive, apprehensive, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, comprehending, conscious, cool*, down with, hep, hip*, informed, into, kept posted, knowing, knowledgeable, learned, on the beam, perceptive, percipient, plugged in, practiced, proficient, sensible, sentient, skilled, up*, up-to-date, versant, versed, well-informed, witting |
| Antonyms: | ignorant, inexperienced, quiet, silent |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | creative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artistic, imaginative |
| Synonyms: | clever, cool*, demiurgic, deviceful, fertile, formative, gifted, hip*, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inspired, inventive, leading-edge, original, originative, productive, prolific, stimulating, visionary, way out |
| Antonyms: | uncreative, ungifted, unimaginative, uninspired, unproductive, untalented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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