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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obstruct, seal |
| Synonyms: | bang, bar, block, bolt, button, caulk, choke, clap, clench, clog, confine, congest, cork, dam, exclude, fasten, fill, lock, occlude, plug, prevent passage, put to, retard flow, screen, secure, shut, shut off, shutter, slam, stop up, stopper, stuff, turn off |
| Antonyms: | open, release, unclose, unplug, unseal, unstop |
| Main Entry: | collect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain (money) |
| Synonyms: | acquire, dig up, muster, pass the hat, raise, requisition, secure, solicit |
| Antonyms: | compensate, give, meed |
| Main Entry: | come by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | acquire |
| Synonyms: | get, lay hold of, obtain, procure, secure, take possession of, win |
| Antonyms: | give, lose, miss |
| Main Entry: | compass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, get |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, annex, attain, bring about, effect, execute, fulfill, gain, have, land, obtain, perform, procure, realize, secure, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | confident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, assured |
| Synonyms: | bet on, bold, brave, cocksure, convinced, counting on, courageous, dauntless, depending on, expectant, expecting, fearless, having faith in, high*, hopeful, intrepid, positive, presuming, presumptuous, puffed up, pushy, racked, sanguine, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-reliant, self-sufficient, sure, trusting, unafraid, undaunted, upbeat, uppity, valiant |
| Antonyms: | uncertain, unsure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consolidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine; make firm |
| Synonyms: | add to, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, build up, bunch up, cement, centralize, compact, compound, concatenate, concentrate, condense, conjoin, connect, densen, develop, federate, fortify, fuse, harden, hitch, hitch on, hook up with, incorporate, join, league, mass, meld, mix, plug into, pool, reinforce, render solid, secure, set, slap on, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, tack on, tag on, team up with, thicken, throw in together, tie in, tie up with, unify |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, disperse, divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, guard |
| Synonyms: | bulwark, defend, fend, house, reinforce, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, watch over |
| Antonyms: | abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | cozy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comforting, soft, warm |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, comfy, cuddled up, cushy, easeful, in clover, in velvet, intimate, on bed of roses, restful, safe, secure, sheltered, snug, snug as bug in rug, snuggled down, tucked up |
| Antonyms: | uncomfortable |
| Main Entry: | defend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand |
| Antonyms: | abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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