Accomplish Achieve, Complete, Do, Finish, Carry Out

Thesaurus

(to help students Paraphrase)

Accomplish – achieve, complete, do, finish, carry out,

get done,

Accuse – blame, charge, indict, point the finger at

Ache – pain, throbbing, twinge, headache, stomach-ache

Acquire – obtain, get, get your hands on,

gain, purchase, come by

Active – lively, vigorous, full of life,

in force, dynamic, operating

working, involved, practicing

Alone – unaccompanied, by yourself, on your own

single-handedly, unaided, without help

Along - the length of, next to, besides

After - following, subsequent to, behind

Amazing – astonishing. remarkable, wonderful,

incredible, marvelous, mind-boggling.

staggering, surprising

Ancient -Very old , antique, early, earliest, old fashioned,

outdated

Aroma – smell, fragrance, scent, odor, whiff

Articles – piece of writing, editorial,

item, commentary, expose

Assignment – task, job, project, duty,

obligation, mission

Assist - help, aid, help out, lend a hand

support, back

Automobile – car, vehicle, van, sedan, coupe,

Avenue – street, road, boulevard, path, walk

Backpack – knapsack, pack, bag

Bad – awful, terrible, dreadful, appalling

ghastly, horrific unpleasant

Beast –creature, animal, being, living thing

Beautiful - good-looking, gorgeous, stunning,

Striking, fine-looking, attractive

Begin - start, commence, set in motion,

initiate, activate, open, launch

Beneficial – helpful, useful, valuable, advantageous,

favorable, of use, constructive

Besides – as well, in addition, also, above and beyond

Beverage –drink, brew, potion, infusion, draft, cocktail

Big – large, full-size, life-size

Blaring – loud, piercing, screaming, high-pitched,

earsplitting, high-pitched, shattering

Book –volume, tome, manuscript, paperback,

hardback

Brother – male sibling

Cash – money, hard cash, ready money, coins, currency,

notes

Celebrate –rejoice, have fun, have a good time,

party, make merry, enjoy yourself

Cheerful – happy, cheery, jolly, smiling,

Joyful, merry, positive, jovial

Chilly – cold, cool, unpleasantly cold,

nippy, frosty, icy

City – metropolis, municipality, conurbation

capital

Classmates – generation, age group, colleagues,

contemporaries, equals, social group

College – school, university, academy, seminary

Institution

Complete – total, whole, absolute, entire

Inclusive, full

Complicated – complex, difficult, intricate

dense, convoluted, problematical

Comfortable – at ease, contented, relaxed, happy, easy, calm

Confusing – puzzling, perplexing, baffling, mystifying,

Correct – right, accurate, exact, truthful

Country – state, nation, realm, kingdom, fatherhood,

motherhood, nation state

Crowded – packed, full, jam-packed, busy,

congested, crammed full

Day – daylight hours, daytime, sunlight hours

Dazzling – stunning, amazing, astounding, incredible, alluring,

glittering, impressive

Deal – contract, transaction, agreement, arrangement, pact,

treaty, compact

Defeat –beat, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, conquer

crush, rout, trounce thrash, vanquish

Delicious –tasty, appetizing, scrumptious, yummy, luscious,

delectable, mouth-watering

Desire – wish, want, longing, craving, yearning, need,

aspiration

Destroyed – shattered, cracked, smashed,

damaged, ruined

Determined – strong-minded, resolute, gritty, single-minded,

unwavering, firm, indomitable

Difficult – hard, tricky, not easy, complicated, complex,

intricate

Diligently – industriously, assiduously, conscientiously,

thoroughly, attentively, careful

Dinner – banquet, ceremonial dinner, feast

Disappear – vanish, fade away, evaporate, go, withdraw

depart, flee, recede

Discovered – exposed, bare, open, naked, revealed

Doing – responsibility, liability, burden

Dream – vision, daydream, reverie, nightmare, hallucination,

delusion, trance

Dull – boring, uninteresting, tedious, monotonous, dreary,

dry, unexciting, lifeless

Earned – earn

Economical – inexpensive, cheap, cost-effective, reasonable,

easy on the pocket

Effort – attempt, try, endeavor, stab, crack, shot

Embrace – hug, hold, cuddle, squeeze, held close, clinch

Encouraged – confident, expectant, optimistic, positive, buoyant

Enthusiasm – eagerness, interest, keenness, fervor, passion,

gusto, zeal, zest

Evening – twilight, sunset, dusk, nightfall, sundown,

late afternoon

Event – occasion, happening, occurrence, incident, affair,

episode,

Exciting –thrilling, exhilarating, stirring, stimulating,

electrifying, moving

Exert –put forth, use, apply, wield, exercise

Experience – knowledge, skill, practice, understanding,

familiarity, know-how

Father – priest, minister, member of the clergy

Fierce – violent, ferocious, brutal, severe, stern,

angry, vicious, furious

Filled - full, overflowing, packed, crammed

to the top

Final – last, concluding, closing, ending, ultimate

finishing

Fireworks –firework

Footwear - shoes

Founding –beginning, origin, dawn, naissance, start

Friend – pal, buddy, companion, acquaintance, comrade

Frightening –scary, terrifying, alarming, startling, fearsome,

upsetting, worrisome

Future –prospect, outlook, potential, expectations,

opportunity, hope

Gain – increase, add, put on, grow, expand

Garbage – trash, refuse, compost, rubbish,

junk, waste

Get-up – clothing, dress, clothes, outfit,

apparel, costume, wardrobe

Gigantic – enormous, huge, extremely large, massive,

colossal, oversize

Given – known, agreed, specified, prearranged,

set, certain, particular

Go – leave, go away, depart, exit, walk off,

move, quit, take off

Good – high-quality, first-class, first-rate, superior

fine, excellent

Grade – score, mark, rating, ranking, evaluation

Greatest – most, maximum, record, furthermost,

utmost, supreme, best, peak

Grow – produce, cultivate, raise, breed, nurture

Gym – fitness center, exercise room, sports center

sports club, aerobics studio

Happens – happen

Harmless – safe, risk-free, undamaging, not dangerous

not toxic, undisruptive not detrimental

Highway – thoroughfare, artery road, main road

public road, freeway

Hike – trek, ramble, walk, climb, scramble, trudge

tramp, slog

Holiday – festival, public holiday, celebration,

anniversary, feast, saint’s day

Homework – training, grounding, research, groundwork

House – home, residence, dwelling, abode

domicile, address, quarters

Hurry – rush, hasten, run, dash, scurry

Hustle – bundle, jostle, manhandle, push, shove

Ignore – pay no attention to, close the eyes to, disregard

overlook, discount, turn your back on, snub

Important – significant, vital, imperative, central, chief

key, main, essential, principal, crucial

Improve – get better, perk up, pick up, look up, recover, advance

progress, develop, expand, increase

Inspired – enthused, stimulated, stirred, moved,

encouraged, motivated

Intelligent– clever, bright. Smart, gifted, intellectual,

sharp, quick, able

Interesting – attractive, motivating, appealing, exciting,

fascinating, attention-grabbing, remarkable

Internet – network for computers, satellite, telephone

Items – substance, matter, stuff, objects,

bits and pieces, things

Joyful – wonderful, blissful, pleasurable, fantastic,

enjoyable, carefree, pleasant

Jubilant – triumphant, proud, thrilled, ecstatic,

delighted, glad

Keyed – key

Kind – type, sort, class, variety, brand, category

breed, manner, style, nature, form

Kindest – compassion

Knowledge – information, facts, data

Labored – difficult, strenuous, arduous, awkward

Large – big, great, huge, fat, bulky, hefty, outsized

Larger – better, superior, bigger

Leap – jump, bound, dive, soar, hurdle

Library – records, files, documentation, documents,

collection, store

Listen – pay attention, take note, eavesdrop

listen in, snoop

Lives – life, live

Lonely – feeling alone, forlorn, lost, friendless,

abandoned, deserted

Longer – great length, height

Lovely – beautiful, attractive, pretty, gorgeous, charming

divine, handsome

Make – create, build, construct, craft, compose

Many – a lot of, numerous, loads of countless, several

various, scores of

Meat – animal protein, red meat, white meat, beef, port,

lamb, mutton, chicken, ham venison, veal

Melody – tune, piece of music, song, air

Messes – untidy

Miserable – unhappy, sad, fed-up, depressed, down,

despondent, dejected, glum, dismal

Misplaced – absent, lost, not there, gone astray,

mislaid, omitted

Mistake – error, fault, blunder, slip-up, gaffe, inaccuracy,

oversight, blooper, lapse, faux pas, muddle

Modern – contemporary, current, up to date, recent

new, present, fresh, prevailing

Modify – adapt, adjust, alter, change, amend, vary,

transform revise

Money – cash, currency, change

Morning – dawn, daybreak, sunrise, break of day,

sun-up first light, daylight

Mother – look after, care for, protect, nurse, tend

Mower - gardening

Movie – film, motion picture, show

Muttered – mumbled, garbled, incoherent

unintelligible, incomprehensible

Night – hours of darkness, dark

Opponents – compete against

Outstanding – exceptional, terrific, wonderful,

excellent, great, superior

Parched – dry, arid, dried out, burnt, scorched

dehydrated, waterless

Party – social gathering, get-together, festivity,

merrymaking, bash, celebration, event

Pay – disburse, reimburse, shell out, compensate,

forfeit, recompense, give

Peaceful – nonviolent, passive, diplomatic

People – populace, citizens, public, nation, community

natives, group, inhabitants

Plans – tactics, strategy, devices, campaign,

diplomacy, policy, procedure

Playmate – friend, pal, buddy, chum, playfellow

Pleasant – enjoyable, agreeable, pleasing, lovely,

nice, satisfying, amusing

Pool – pond, lake, puddle, swimming pool

Possessions –property, belongings, wealth, goods

assets, chattels

Precious – valuable, costly, prized, expensive, dear

Prepared – ready, set, equipped, geared up,

organized, all set, primed

Prohibit – forbid, ban, bar, exclude, make illegal

disallow, rule out, veto

Pushed – pressed, hard pressed, short of

Purchase – buy, pay for, acquire, get

Quickly – rapidly, fast, speedily, swiftly,

hurriedly, hastily

Raced – race

Read –interpret, convert, understand, study

examine, comprehend, translate, glance at

Refused – refuse

Regulations – system, policy, rules

set of laws, convention

Remove – take away, get rid of, eliminate,

eradicate, take out, confiscate

Reply – respond, answer, react, rejoin

counter

Rescue – save, free, liberate, release,

salvage, let go

Respect – admiration, high opinion, deference

esteem, reverence

Responsible – accountable, in charge

Riverbank – river edge

Roared – roar

Room – space, scope, opportunity, area,

extent, span

Rumbled – rumble

Runner – sprinter, jogger

Sad – depressing, gloomy, miserable, cheerless,

Distressing, heartrending

School – train, educate, discipline, teach, drill,

prepare, instruct

Score – achieve, attain, do, make gain, get

Seize – grab, take hold of, snatch, grasp, clutch

Shadowy – indistinct, obscure, vague, indistinguishable,

Unclear, dim , faint

Shape – form, figure, outline, silhouette,

profile, contour

Show – demonstrate, illustrate, explain

give you an idea about

Shrub – bush, plant, flowering shrub,

hedge plant

Silly – stupid, ridiculous, impractical, mad,

childish, inane, juvenile, harebrained

Sketches – sketch

Sleepy – drowsy, tired, lethargic, heavy-eyed

sluggish

Slippery –greasy, slick, oily, icy, slimy

smooth, dicey

Smell – stink, stench, reek tang

Smoke – burn, be on fire, smolder

Something – amazing, incredible, impressive,

great

Sound – noise, hum, echo, thud, crash,

jingle, swish, clatter

Spectacular – stunning, impressive, amazing, fantastic,

fabulous, magnificent, dazzling, marvelous

Spend – use, expend, waste, splurge, consume,

throw away, run through

Spends – spend

Sprinters – high speed athlete

Started – in progress, on going, happening , on track

Startled – worried, anxious, troubled, upset,

distressed, shocked

Stayed – stay

Steaming – hot, sweltering scorching,

baking, torrid, blistering, scalding

Steamy – humid, muggy, moist, sweltering,

damp, sticky, clammy, stifling

Stories – story

Sunrise –dawn, break of day, sunup, daylight

morning, crack of dawn

Supper – dinner, evening meal

Swift – speedy, fast, quick, rapid,

hasty, hurried

Taking – captivating, attractive, enchanting,

pleasing, winning, charming,

Talk – converse, chat, speak, gossip,

chatter, utter

Tardy – late, delayed, behind, overdue

belated, slow

Task – job, shore, duty, mission, assignment

undertaking, errand

Tasted – taste

Teenagers – young people, youth, adolescents

youngsters

Thought – consideration, contemplation, thinking,

attention, reflection

Thrilling – exciting, breathtaking, rousing

exhilarating, stimulating, spine-tingling

Throw – fling, toss, chuck, hurl, bowl, pitch

heave, cast

Tidy – neat, orderly, shipshape, organized,

spick and span, uncluttered

Time – occasion, instance, point in time, moment

instant

Tiny – miniature, small, little, petite, insignificant

teeny, microscopic

Travel – journey, tour, take a trip, voyage

go, pass through, move

Tryout – test, audition, trial, interview

Ugly – unattractive, hideous, unsightly, revolting,

repulsive

Understand – appreciate, know, recognize,

comprehend, realize, identify with

Unexpected – unforeseen, unanticipated, unpredicted

surprising, startling, sudden

Vacant – empty, available, unoccupied, not in use,

unfilled, free

Vivid – bright, glowing, vibrant, brilliant, colorful,

stunning, dramatic, flamboyant

Watch –timepiece, wristwatch, fob watch, pocket watch

Watching – surveillance, scrutiny, inspection, examination,

study

Watercolor – picture, work of art, image, canvas, oil, print

Weighed – weigh

Weep – cry, sob, moan, wail, howl, blubber, bawl

whimper, yowl, shed tears

Wild – untamed, uncultivated, natural, feral

Wind – storm, blustery weather, air stream, current air

Wish – desire, aspiration, hope, yearning, longing,

craving, want

Woman – lady, female,

Wonderful – magnificent, superb, breathtaking, amazing,

fantastic, brilliant, great

Yard – backyard, back garden, courtyard, patio

Year – day, time

Yell – shout, scream, shriek, roar, bellow, bawl, screech,

howl, holler

Young – little, juvenile, adolescent, immature, childish,

babyish, infantile