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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | judge, classify |
| Synonyms: | adjudge, admire, appraise, apprise, assay, assess, button down, calculate, class, consider, count, deem, determine, esteem, estimate, evaluate, fix, grade, guess at, measure, peg, pigeonhole, price, put away, put down as, put down for, rank, reckon, redline, regard, relate to standard, respect, score, set at, size up, stand in with, survey, tab, tag, take one's measure, think highly of, typecast, valuate, value, weigh |
| Main Entry: | scrutinize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | examine closely |
| Synonyms: | analyze, burn up, candle, canvass, case, check, check out, check over, comb, consider, contemplate, dig, dissect, explore, eyeball, get a load of, go over with a fine-tooth comb, inquire into, inspect, investigate, look over, overlook, peg, penetrate, perlustrate, peruse, pierce, pore over, probe, put under a microscope, scan, scope, scrutinate, search, sift, smoke*, stare, study, survey, take the measure of, view, watch, weigh |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | see |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perceive with eyes |
| Synonyms: | be apprised of, beam, behold, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, clock, contemplate, descry, detect, discern, distinguish, espy, examine, eye, flash, gape, gawk, gaze, get a load of, glare, glimpse, heed, identify, inspect, lay eyes on, look, look at, make out, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, pay attention to, peek, peep, peer, peg, penetrate, pierce, recognize, regard, remark, scan, scope, scrutinize, sight, spot, spy, stare, survey, take notice, view, watch, witness |
| Antonyms: | be blind |
| Main Entry: | select |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pick out, prefer from among choices |
| Synonyms: | choose, cull, decide, elect, make, make a choice, make a selection, mark, name, opt, opt for, optate, peg, pick, pin down, say so, single out, slot, sort out, tab, tag*, take, tap*, winnow |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sling |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | throw or hang over |
| Synonyms: | bung, cast, catapult, chuck, dangle, fire, fling, heave, hoist, hurl, launch, lob, peg, pitch, raise, send, shoot, suspend, swing, toss, weight |
| Main Entry: | sort |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | place in order |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assort, button down, catalogue, categorize, choose, class, classify, comb, cull, distribute, divide, file, grade, group, order, peg, pick, pigeonhole, put down as, put down for, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, rank, riddle, screen, select, separate, sift, size up, systematize, tab, typecast, winnow |
| Antonyms: | disorder, disorganize |
| Main Entry: | specify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate; decide definitely |
| Synonyms: | be specific, blueprint*, button down, cite, come to the point, condition, define, detail, determine, draw a picture, enumerate, establish, finger*, fix, get down to brass tacks, get to the point, go into detail, indicate, individualize, instance, inventory, itemize, lay out, limit, list, make, mention, name, particularize, peg, pin down, point out, precise, put down, put finger on, set, settle, show clearly, slot, specialize, specificate, specificize, spell out, stipulate, tab, tag, tick off |
| Antonyms: | generalize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | throw |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | propel something through the air |
| Synonyms: | bandy, barrage, bombard, buck, bunt, butt, cant, cast, catapult, chuck, dash, deliver, discharge, dislodge, drive, fell, fire, flick, fling, fling off, flip, floor, force, heave, hurl, impel, lapidate, launch, let fly, let go, lift, lob, overturn, overwhelm, peg, pellet, pelt, pepper, pitch, precipitate, project, push, put, scatter, send, shove, shower, shy, sling, splatter, spray, sprinkle, start, stone, strew, thrust, toss, tumble, unhorse, unseat, upset, volley, waft |
| Antonyms: | catch, receive |
| Main Entry: | thrust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | push hard |
| Synonyms: | advance, assail, assault, attack, bear down, boost, buck, butt, chuck, chunk, clip, clout, crowd, cut, dig, drive, elbow, embed, fire, force, heave, hump, impale, impel, interject, jab, jam, jostle, lob, lunge, nick, nudge, peg, pierce, pitch, plunge, poke, pour it on, press, prod, propel, punch, push forward, put, railroad, ram, run, shove, sink, sling, smack, stab*, stick, toss, transfix, urge, wham |
| Antonyms: | pull |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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