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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attract attention |
| Synonyms: | attach, bind, captivate, charm, cherish, engage, prize, treasure, value, win |
| Antonyms: | disenchant, repulse |
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, capture, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, clear, come by, compass, cop, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, get hands on, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, lock up, make, make a buy, make a killing, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, snap up, snowball, succeed to, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | graduate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | complete education, pursuit |
| Synonyms: | be commissioned, certify, confer degree, earn, finish, get a degree, get out, give sheepskin, grant diploma, take a degree, win |
| Main Entry: | hack it |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | to succeed |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, avail, be successful, bring home the bacon, carry off, come out on top, come through, cut it, cut the mustard, deliver the goods, get to the top, hit the mark, make a go of it, make it, make the cut, make the grade, prevail, pull it off, score, win |
| Main Entry: | land |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, acquire |
| Synonyms: | annex, bring in, gain, get, have, obtain, pick up, procure, secure, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose |
| Main Entry: | landslide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | great victory |
| Synonyms: | advantage, clean sweep, conquest, defeat, grand slam, killing*, overthrow, superiority, sweep, triumph, win |
| Notes: | avalanche means literally 'a gulp, something swallowed' from French avaler 'to swallow' and Italian lava 'torrent' and refers to snow, rocks, or other debris coming down a mountainside - whereas a landslide is an entire mountainside coming down |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | luck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good fortune |
| Synonyms: | advantage, big break, blessing, break*, fluke, fortunateness, godsend, good luck, happiness, health, in the cards, karma*, kismet*, luckiness, lucky break, occasion, opportunity, profit, prosperity, run of luck, serendipity, smile*, streak of luck, stroke, success, triumph, victory, weal, wealth, win, windfall |
| Antonyms: | bad fortune, misfortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up, collect, come by, compass, cop, corral, drum up, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab, occupy, pick up, pocket, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
| Main Entry: | overcome |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | beat, defeat |
| Synonyms: | be victorious, best*, come out on top, conquer, crush, down*, drown, get around, get the better of, hurdle, knock over, knock socks off, lick*, master, outlive, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, prevail, prostrate, reduce, render, rise above, shock, stun, subdue, subjugate, surmount, survive, throw*, triumph over, vanquish, weather*, whelm, win, worst* |
| Antonyms: | give in, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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