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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | boost |
| Synonyms: | ascend, awake, increase, jump, raise, rise |
| Main Entry: | up |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | moving from the earth |
| Synonyms: | heavenward, higher, skyward, uphill, upward |
| Main Entry: | up |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | expired |
| Synonyms: | done, elapsed, ended, finished, invalid, lapsed, outdated, run out, terminated |
| Antonyms: | continuing, current, valid |
| Main Entry: | up |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | happening |
| Synonyms: | current, live, pertinent, pressing, relevant, timely, under consideration |
| Main Entry: | abreast |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | up-to-date |
| Synonyms: | acquainted, au courant, au fait, contemporary, familiar, in touch, informed, knowledgeable, up*, versed |
| Antonyms: | lost, out of touch, unaware |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | accumulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gathering or amassing |
| Synonyms: | accession, accretion, addition, agglomeration, aggrandizement, aggregation, amassment, augmentation, build-up, chunk, collecting, collection, conglomeration, enlargement, gob, growth, heap, hoarding, hunk, increase, inflation, intensification, mass, multiplication, pile, quantity, stack, stock, store, trove, up, upping |
| Antonyms: | dispersal, dispersion, dissipation, scattering |
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
| Synonyms: | adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, hot tamale, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball, on the beam, proficient, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up to speed, up*, whiz*, wizard |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
* = 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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