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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | steal the show |
| Synonyms: | draw attention from, go one better, overshadow |
| Notes: | upstage in theater is 'towards the rear of the stage' and downstage is 'towards the audience'; stage left and right are left and right as the audience views the stage |
| Main Entry: | engineer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devise; bring about |
| Synonyms: | angle, arrange, cause, come up with, con, conceive, concoct, contrive, control, cook*, create, direct, doctor, effect, encompass, finagle, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, operate, organize, originate, plan, plant, play games, plot, pull strings, pull wires, put one on, put one over, put over, put through, rig, scam, scheme, set up, superintend, supervise, swing, upstage, wangle, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | give the cold shoulder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | snub |
| Synonyms: | act cool, brush off, disregard, eject, ignore, make unwelcome, neglect, ostracize, shun, turn up one's nose, upstage |
| Main Entry: | manage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, arrange, bring about, bring off, carry out, con*, contrive, cook*, cope with, deal with, doctor*, effect, engineer, execute, finagle, fix, jockey, plant*, play games, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam*, succeed, swing, upstage, wangle, work |
| Antonyms: | fail |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | maneuver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan, scheme |
| Synonyms: | angle, beguile, cheat, come up with, con*, conspire, contrive, cook, design, devise, doctor, engineer, exploit, fence, finagle, finesse, go around, intrigue, jockey, leave holding the bag, machinate, manage, manipulate, move, navigate, operate, play, play games, plot, proceed, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam, sham, shift, trick, upstage, wangle, work |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | manipulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change to suit one's desire |
| Synonyms: | beguile, conduct, control, direct, engineer, exploit, finagle, finesse, guide, handle, influence, jockey, machinate, maneuver, massage, mold, negotiate, play, play games, pull strings, pull wires, push around, shape, steer, upstage, use |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
| Main Entry: | slight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offend, insult |
| Synonyms: | affront, blink at, brush off, chill, contemn, cool*, cut*, despise, discount, disdain, disparage, disregard, fail, flout, forget, give the brush, give the cold shoulder to, ignore, make light of, neglect, not give time of day, omit, overlook, pooh-pooh, reject, scoff, scorn, show disrespect, shrug off, skip, slur, sneeze at, snub, treat with contempt, turn deaf ear to, upstage |
| Antonyms: | compliment, flatter, praise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give someone the cold shoulder |
| Synonyms: | act cool, boycott, brush off, burr, censure, chill, cool, cut, cut dead, disdain, disregard, duck, give the brush, humble, humiliate, ice out, ice*, ignore, look coldly upon, look right through, mortify, neglect, not give time of day, offend, ostracize, pass up, put down, put the chill on, rebuff, scold, scorn, scratch, shame, shun, slight, slur, snob, swank, upstage |
| Antonyms: | be friendly, include, socialize, welcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | superior |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | arrogant, haughty |
| Synonyms: | airy, bossy, cavalier, cocky*, condescending, cool, disdainful, high-and-mighty, high-hat, insolent, lofty, overbearing, patronizing, pretentious, proud, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, uppity, upstage, wiseguy |
| Antonyms: | humble, meek |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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