Classes Abstract Relations Quantity
Quantity
Nouns
quantity, magnitude
size etc. (dimensions) Size
amplitude, magnitude, mass, amount, sum, quantum, measure, substance, strength, force. [Science of quantity.] mathematics, mathesis. [Logic.] category, general conception, universal predicament. [Definite or finite quantity.] armful, handful, mouthful, spoonful, capful
stock, batch, lot, dose
yaffle.
Verbs
quantify, measure, fix, estimate, determine, quantitate, enumerate.
Adjectives
quantitative, some, any, aught, more or less, a few.
Adverbs
to the tune of, all of, a full, the sum of, fully, exactly, precisely.
Nouns
degree, grade, extent, measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch
reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber
gradation, shade
tenor, compass
sphere, station, rank, standing
rate, way, sort. point, mark, stage etc. (term) Term
intensity, strength etc. (greatness) Greatness .
Adjectives
comparative
gradual, shading off
within the bounds etc. (limit) Limit .
Adverbs
by degrees, gradually, inasmuch
however, howsoever
step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop
a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little
in some degree, in some measure
to some extent
Nouns
equality, parity, coextension, symmetry, balance, poise
evenness, monotony, level. equivalence
equipollence, equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance
par, quits, a wash
not a pin to choose
distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other
identity etc. Identity
similarity etc. Similarity . equalization, equation
equilibration, co-ordination, adjustment, readjustment. drawn game, drawn battle
neck and neck race
tie, draw, standoff, dead heat. match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother
equivalent.
Verbs
be equal etc. adj.
equal, match, reach, keep pace with, run abreast
come to, amount to, come up to
be on a level with, lie on a level with
balance
cope with
come to the same thing. render equal etc. adj.
equalize level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise
fit, accommodate
adapt etc. (render accordant) Agreement
strike a balance
establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium
readjust
stretch on the bed of Procrustes.
Adjectives
equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate
on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with
up to the mark
equiparant. equivalent, tantamount
indistinguishable
quits
homologous
synonymous etc. Interpretation
resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less.
much the same as, the same thing as, as good as
all one, all the same
equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equibalanced
equalized etc. v.
drawn
half and half
isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric, isoperimetrical
isobath [Ocean.] , isobathic [Ocean.] .
Adverbs
equally etc. adj.
to all intents and purposes.
Phrases
it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing
what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Nouns
inequality
disparity, imparity
odds
difference etc. Difference
unevenness
inclination of the balance, partiality, bias, weight
shortcoming
casting weight, make-weight
superiority etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
inferiority etc. Inferiority
inequation.
Verbs
be unequal etc. adj.
countervail
have the advantage, give the advantage
turn the scale
kick the beam
topple, topple over
overmatch etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
not come up to etc. Inferiority .
Adjectives
unequal, uneven, disparate, partial
unbalanced, overbalanced
top-heavy, lopsided, biased, skewed
disquiparant.
Nouns
mean, average
median, mode
balance, medium, mediocrity, generality
golden mean etc. (mid-course) Mid-course
middle etc. Middle
compromise etc. Compromise
middle course, middle state
neutrality. mediocrity, least common denominator.
Verbs
split the difference
take the average etc. n.
reduce to a mean etc. n.
strike a balance, pair off.
Adjectives
mean, intermediate
middle etc. Middle
average
neutral. mediocre, middle-class
commonplace etc. (unimportant) Unimportance .
Adverbs
on an average, in the long run
taking one with another, taking all things together, taking it for all in all
in round numbers.
Nouns
compensation, equation
commutation
indemnification
compromise
c. Compromise neutralization, nullification
counteraction etc. Counteraction
reaction
measure for measure, retaliation, c. Retaliation equalization
c. [Sameness of quantity or degree.] Equality
robbing Peter to pay Paul. set-off, offset
make-weight, casting-weight
counterpoise, ballast
indemnity, equivalent, quid pro quo
bribe, hush money
amends etc. (atonement) Atonement
counterbalance, counterclaim
cross-debt, cross-demand.
Verbs
make compensation
compensate, compense
indemnify
counteract, countervail, counterpoise
balance
outbalance, overbalance, counterbalance
set off
hedge, square, give and take
make up for, lee way
cover, fill up, neutralize, nullify
equalize etc. [Sameness of quantity or degree.] Equality
make good
redeem etc. (atone) Atonement .
Adverbs
in return, in consideration
but, however, yet, still, notwithstanding
nevertheless, nathless, none the less
although, though
albeit, howbeit
mauger
at all events, at any rate
be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, however that may be
after all is said and done
taking one thing with another etc. (average) Mean .
Phrases
light is mingled with the gloom" [Whittier]
every dark cloud has a silver lining
primo avulso non deficit alter [Vergil]
Nouns
greatness etc. adj.
magnitude
size etc. (dimensions) Size
multitude etc. (number) Multitude
immensity
enormity
infinity etc. Infinity
might, strength, intensity, fullness
importance etc. Importance . great quantity, quantity, deal, power, sight, pot, volume, world
mass, heap etc. (assemblage) Assemblage
stock etc. (store) Store
peck, bushel, load, cargo
cartload, wagonload, shipload
flood, spring tide
abundance etc. (sufficiency) Sufficiency . principal part, chief part, main part, greater part, major part, best part, essential part
bulk, mass etc. (whole) [Principal part.] Whole
Verbs
be great etc. adj.
run high, soar, tower, transcend
rise to a great height, carry to a great height
know no bounds
ascend, mount. enlarge etc. (increase) Increase , (expand) Expansion .
Adjectives
great
greater etc. [Supremacy.] Superiority
large, considerable, fair, above par
big, huge etc. (large in size) Size
Herculean, cyclopean
ample
abundant
c. (enough) Sufficiency full, intense, strong, sound, passing, heavy, plenary, deep, high
signal, at its height, in the zenith. world-wide, widespread, far-famed, extensive
wholesale
many etc. Multitude . goodly, noble, precious, mighty
sad, grave, heavy, serious
far gone, arrant, downright
utter, uttermost
crass, gross, arch, profound, intense, consummate
rank, uninitiated, red-hot, desperate
glaring, flagrant, stark staring
thorough-paced, thoroughgoing
roaring, thumping
extraordinary.
important etc. Importance
unsurpassed etc. (supreme) [Supremacy.] Superiority
complete etc. Completeness . august, grand, dignified, sublime, majestic etc. (repute) Repute . vast, immense, enormous, extreme
inordinate, excessive, extravagant, exorbitant, outrageous, preposterous, unconscionable, swinging, monstrous, overgrown
towering, stupendous, prodigious, astonishing, incredible
marvelous etc. Wonder . unlimited etc. (infinite) Infinity
unapproachable, unutterable, indescribable, ineffable, unspeakable, inexpressible, beyond expression, fabulous. undiminished, unabated, unreduced, unrestricted. absolute, positive, stark, decided, unequivocal, essential, perfect, finished. remarkable, of mark, marked, pointed, veriest
noteworthy
renowned.
Adverbs
truly etc. (truth) [Object of knowledge.] Truth[in a positive degree]
decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, downright, in all conscience
for the most part, in the main. [in a complete degree] entirely etc. (completely) Completeness
abundantly etc. (sufficiently) Sufficiency
widely, far and wide. [in a great or high degree] greatly etc. adj.
much, muckle, well, indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little
pretty, pretty well
enough, in a great measure, richly
to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent
on a large scale
so
never so, ever so
ever so dole
scrap, shred, tag, splinter, rag, much
by wholesale
mighty, powerfully
with a witness, in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely, exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely, immeasurably
beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds
incalculably, infinitely. [in a supreme degree] preeminently, superlatively etc. (superiority) [Supremacy.] Superiority[in a too great degree] immoderately, monstrously, preposterously, inordinately, exorbitantly, excessively, enormously, out of all proportion, with a vengeance. [in a marked degree] particularly, remarkably, singularly, curiously, uncommonly, unusually, peculiarly, notably, signally, strikingly, pointedly, mainly, chiefly
famously, egregiously, prominently, glaringly, emphatically, strangely, wonderfully, amazingly, surprisingly, astonishingly, incredibly, marvelously, awfully, stupendously. [in an exceptional degree] peculiarly etc. (unconformity) Unconformity . [in a violent degree] furiously etc. (violence) Violence
severely, desperately, tremendously, extravagantly, confoundedly, deucedly, devilishly, with a vengeance
a outrance, sadly, grossly, sorely, bitterly, piteously, grievously, miserably, cruelly, woefully, lamentably, shockingly, frightfully, dreadfully, fearfully, terribly, horribly.
Phrases
greatness knows itself" [Henry IV]
mightiest powers by deepest calms are mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed" [B. Cornwall]
some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them" [Twelfth Night] .
Nouns
smallness etc. adj.
littleness etc. (small size) Littleness
tenuity
paucity
fewness etc. (small number) Fewness
meanness, insignificance (unimportance) Unimportance
mediocrity, moderation. small quantity, modicum, trace, hint, minimum
vanishing point
material point, atom, particle, molecule, corpuscle, point, speck, dot, mote, jot, iota, ace
minutiae, details
look, thought, idea, soupcon, dab, dight, whit, tittle, shade, shadow
spark, scintilla, gleam
touch, cast
grain, scruple, granule, globule, minim, sup, sip, sop, spice, drop, droplet, sprinkling, dash, morceau, screed, smack, tinge, tincture
inch, patch, scantling, tatter, cantlet, flitter, gobbet, mite, bit, morsel, crumb, seed, fritter, shive
snip, snippet
snick, snack, snatch, slip, scrag
chip, chipping
shiver, sliver, driblet, clipping, paring, shaving, hair. nutshell
thimbleful, spoonful, handful, capful, mouthful
fragment
fraction etc. (part) Part
drop in the ocean. animalcule etc. Littleness . trifle etc. (unimportant thing) Unimportance
mere nothing, next to nothing
hardly anything
just enough to swear by
the shadow of a shade. finiteness, finite quantity.
Adjectives
small, little
diminutive etc. (small in size) Littleness
minute
fine
inconsiderable, paltry etc. (unimportant) Unimportance
faint etc. (weak) Weakness
slender, light, slight, scanty, scant, limited
meager etc. (insufficient) Insufficiency
sparing
few etc. Fewness
low, so-so, middling, tolerable, no great shakes
below par, under par, below the mark
at a low ebb
halfway
moderate, modest
tender, subtle. inappreciable, evanescent, infinitesimal, homeopathic, very small
atomic, corpuscular, microscopic, molecular, subatomic. mere, simple, sheer, stark, bare
near run. dull, petty, shallow, stolid, ungifted, unintelligent.
Adverbs
to a small extent [in a small degree] , on a small scale
a little bit, a wee bit
slightly etc. adj.
imperceptibly
miserably, wretchedly
insufficiently etc. Insufficiency
imperfectly
faintly etc. Weakness
passably, pretty well, well enough. [in a certain or limited degree] partially, in part
in a certain degree, to a certain degree
to a certain extent
comparatively
some, rather in some degree, in some measure
something, somewhat
simply, only, purely, merely
at least, at the least, at most, at the most
ever so little, as little as may be, in ever so small a degree
thus far, within bounds, in a manner, after a fashion, so to speak. almost, nearly, well-nigh, short of, not quite, all but
near upon, close upon
near the mark
within an ace of, within an inch of
on the brink of
scarcely, hardly, barely, only just, no more than. about [in an uncertain degree] , thereabouts, somewhere about, nearly, say
be the same, be little more or less. no ways [in no degree] , no way, no wise
not at all, not in the least, not a bit, not a bit of it, not a whit, not a jot, not a shadow
in no wise, in no respect
by no means, by no manner of means
on no account, at no hand.
Phrases
small sands the mountain, moments make the small sands the mountain, moments make the year" [Young] .
Nouns
superiority, majority
greatness etc. Greatness
advantage
pull
preponderance, preponderation
vantage ground, prevalence, partiality
personal superiority
nobility etc. (rank) Nobility
Triton among the minnows, captain
crackajack [U.S.] . supremacy, preeminence
lead
maximum
record
climax
culmination etc. (summit) Summit
transcendence
lion's share, Benjamin's mess
excess, surplus etc. (remainder) [Thing remaining.] Remainder
(redundancy) Redundancy .
Verbs
be superior etc. adj.
exceed, excel, transcend
outdo, outbalance, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod
pass, surpass, get ahead of
over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch
top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out
beat hollow
outstrip etc. [Motion beyond] Transcursion
eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint
have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage
turn the scale, kick the beam
play first fiddle etc. (importance) Importance
preponderate, predominate, prevail
precede, take precedence, come first
come to a head, culminate
beat all others, c. bear the palm
break the record
take the cake [U.S.] . become larger, render larger etc. (increase) Increase , (expand) Expansion .
Adjectives
superior, greater, major, higher
exceeding etc. v.
great etc. Greatness
distinguished
vaulting
more than a match for. supreme, greatest, utmost, paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning
first-rate etc. (important) Importance , (excellent) [Capability of producing good. Good qualities.] Goodness
unrivaled peerless, matchless
none such, second to none
unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed
superlative, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel
beyond compare, beyond comparison
culminating etc. (topmost) Summit
transcendent, transcendental
more catholic than the Pope increased etc. (added to) Increase
enlarged etc. (expanded) Expansion .
Adverbs
beyond, more, over
over the mark, above the mark
above par
upwards of, in advance of
over and above
at the top of the scale, at its height. [in a superior or supreme degree] eminently, egregiously, preeminently, surpassing, prominently, superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly, a fortiori, even, yea, still more.
Phrases
I shall not look upon his like again" [Hamlet]
Nouns
inferiority, minority, subordinacy
shortcoming, deficiency
minimum
smallness etc. Smallness
imperfection
lower quality, lower worth. [personal inferiority] commonalty etc. Commonalty .
Verbs
be inferior etc. adj.
fall short of, come short of
not pass, not come up to
want. become smaller, render smaller etc. (decrease) Nonincrease, Decrease , (contract) Contraction
hide its diminished head, retire into the shade, yield the palm, play second fiddle, be upstaged, take a back seat.
Adjectives
inferior, smaller
small etc. Smallness
minor, less, lesser, deficient, minus, lower, subordinate, secondary
secondrate etc. (imperfect) Imperfection
sub, subaltern
thrown into the shade
weighed in the balance and found wanting
not fit to hold a candle to, can't hold a candle to. least, smallest etc. (little) (small) etc. Littleness
lowest. diminished etc. (decreased) Nonincrease, Decrease
reduced etc. (contracted) Contraction
unimportant etc. Unimportance .
Adverbs
less
under the mark, below the mark, below par
at the bottom of the scale, at a low ebb, at a disadvantage
short of, under.
Nouns
increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension
dilatation etc. (expansion) Expansion
increment, accretion
accession etc. Addition
development, growth
aggrandizement, aggravation
rise
ascent etc. [Motion upwards] Ascent
exaggeration exacerbation
spread etc. (dispersion) Nonassemblage. Dispersion
flood tide
gain, produce, product, profit.
Verbs
increase, augment, add to, enlarge
dilate etc. (expand) Expansion
grow, wax, get ahead. gain strength
advance
run up, shoot up
rise
ascend etc. [Motion upwards] Ascent
sprout etc. Expansion . aggrandize
raise, exalt
deepen, heighten
strengthen
intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble
aggravate, exaggerate
exasperate, exacerbate
add fuel to the flame, superadd etc. (add) Addition
spread etc. (disperse) Nonassemblage. Dispersion .
Adjectives
increased etc. v.
on the increase, undiminished
additional etc. (added) Addition .
Verbs
decrease, diminish, lessen
abridge etc. (shorten) Shortness
shrink etc. (contract) Contraction
drop off, fall off, tail off
fall away, waste, wear
wane, ebb, decline
descend etc. [Motion downwards] Descent
subside
melt away, die away
retire into the shade, hide its diminished head, fall to a low ebb, run low, languish, decay, crumble. bate, abate, dequantitate
discount
depreciate
extenuate, lower, weaken, attenuate, fritter away
mitigate etc. (moderate) Moderation
dwarf, throw into the shade
reduce etc. Contraction
shorten etc. Shortness
subtract etc. Nonaddition. Subtraction .
Adjectives
unincreased etc. Increase
decreased etc. v.
decreasing etc. v.
on the wane etc. n..
Phrases
a gilded halo hovering round decay" [Byron]
fine by degrees and beautifully less" [Prior] .
Verbs
add, annex, affix, superadd, subjoin, superpose
clap on, saddle on
tack to, append, tag
ingraft
saddle with
sprinkle
introduce etc. (interpose) Interposition
insert etc. [Forcible ingress.] Insertion
advene, supervene. reinforce, reenforce, restrengthen
swell the ranks of
augment etc. Increase .
Adjectives
added etc. v.
additional
supplemental, supplementary
suppletory, subjunctive
adjectitious, adscititious, ascititious
additive, extra, accessory.
Adverbs
in addition, more, plus, extra
and, also, likewise, too, furthermore, further, item
and also, and eke
else, besides, to boot, et cetera
c.
and so on, and so forth
into the bargain, over and above, moreover. with, withal
including, inclusive, as well as, not to mention, let alone
together with, along with, coupled with, in conjunction with
conjointly
jointly etc. Junction .
Nouns
subtraction, subduction
deduction, retrenchment
removal, withdrawal
ablation, sublation
abstraction etc. (taking) Taking
garbling, c. v.. mutilation, detruncation
amputation
abscission, excision, recision
curtailment etc. Shortness
minuend, subtrahend
decrease etc. Nonincrease, Decrease
abrasion.
Verbs
subduct, subtract
deduct, deduce
bate, retrench
remove, withdraw, take from, take away
detract. garble, mutilate, amputate, detruncate
cut off, cut away, cut out
abscind, excise
pare, thin, prune, decimate
abrade, scrape, file
geld, castrate
eliminate. diminish etc. Nonincrease, Decrease
curtail etc. (shorten) Shortness
deprive of etc. (take) Taking
weaken.
Adjectives
subtracted etc. v.
subtractive.
Adverbs
in deduction etc. n.
less
short of
minus, without, except, except for, excepting, with the exception of, barring, save, exclusive of, save and except, with a reservation
not counting, if one doesn't count.
Nouns
adjunct
addition, additament
affix, appelidage, annexe, annex
augment, augmentation
increment, reinforcement, supernumerary, accessory, item
garnish, sauce
accompaniment etc. Accompaniment
adjective, addendum
complement, supplement
continuation. rider, offshoot, episode, side issue, corollary
flap, lappet, skirt, embroidery, trappings, cortege
tail, suffix etc. (sequel) Sequel
wing.
Adjectives
additional etc. Addition . alate, alated
winged.
Nouns
remainder, residue
remains, remanent, remnant, rest, relic
leavings, heeltap, odds and ends, cheesepairings, candle ends, orts
residuum
dregs etc. (dirt) Uncleanness
refuse etc. (useless) Inutility
stubble, result, educt
fag-end
ruins, wreck, skeleton., stump
alluvium. surplus, overplus, excess
balance, complement
superplus, surplusage
superfluity etc. (redundancy) Redundancy
survival, survivance.
Verbs
remain
be left etc. adj.
exceed, survive
leave.
Adjectives
remaining, left
left behind, left over
residual, residuary
over, odd
unconsumed, sedimentary
surviving
net
exceeding, over and above
outlying, outstanding
cast off etc. Relinquishment
superfluous etc. (redundant) Redundancy .
Nouns
decrement, discount, defect, loss, deduction
afterglow
eduction
waste.
Nouns
mixture, admixture, commixture, commixtion
commixion, intermixture, alloyage, matrimony
junction etc. Junction
combination etc. Combination
miscegenation. impregnation
infusion, diffusion suffusion, transfusion
infiltration
seasoning, sprinkling, interlarding
interpolation
c. Interposition adulteration, sophistication. [Thing mixed] tinge, tincture, touch, dash, smack, sprinkling, spice, seasoning, infusion, soupcon. [Compound resulting from mixture] alloy, amalgam
brass, chowchow, pewter
magma, half-and-half, melange, miscellany, ambigu, medley, mess, hotchpot, pasticcio, patchwork, odds and ends, all sorts
jumble etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder
salad, sauce, mash, gallimaufry, olla-podrida, olio, salmagundi, potpourri, Noah's ark, caldron texture, mingled yarn
mosaic etc. (variegation) Variegation . half-blood, half-caste. mulatto
terceron, quarteron, quinteron etc.
quadroon, octoroon
griffo, zambo
cafuzo
Eurasian
fustee, fustie
griffe, ladino, marabou, mestee, mestizo, quintroon
catalo
cross, hybrid, mongrel.
Verbs
mix
join etc. Junction
combine etc. Combination
commix, immix, intermix
mix up with, mingle
commingle, intermingle, bemingle
shuffle etc. (derange) [Subversion of Order; bringing into disorder.] Derangement
pound together
hash up, stir up
knead, brew
impregnate with
interlard etc. (interpolate) Interposition
intertwine, interweave etc. Crossing
associate with
miscegenate. be mixed etc.
get among, be entangled with. instill, imbue
infuse, suffuse, transfuse
infiltrate, dash, tinge, tincture, season, sprinkle, besprinkle, attemper, medicate, blend, cross
alloy, amalgamate, compound, adulterate, sophisticate, infect.
Adjectives
mixed etc. v.
implex, composite, half-and-half, linsey-woolsey, chowchow, hybrid, mongrel, heterogeneous
motley etc. (variegated) Variegation
miscellaneous, promiscuous, indiscriminate
miscible.
Adverbs
among, amongst, amid, amidst
with
in the midst of, in the crowd.
Nouns
simpleness etc. adj.
purity, homogeneity. elimination
sifting etc. v.
purification etc. (cleanness) Cleanness .
Verbs
render simple etc. adj.
simplify. sift, winnow, bolt, eliminate
exclude, get rid of
clear
purify etc. (clean) Cleanness
disentangle etc. (disjoin) Disjunction .
Adjectives
simple, uniform, homogeneous, single, pure, sheer, neat. unmixed, unmingled, unblended, uncombined, uncompounded
elementary, undecomposed
unadulterated, unsophisticated, unalloyed, untinged, unfortified
incomplex. free from, exempt from
exclusive.
Nouns
junction
joining etc. v.
joinder [Law] , union connection, conjunction, conjugation
annexion, annexation, annexment
astriction, attachment, compagination, vincture, ligation, alligation
accouplement
marriage etc. (wedlock, ) Marriage
infibulation, inosculation, symphysis [Anat.] , anastomosis, confluence, communication, concatenation
meeting, reunion
assemblage etc. Assemblage . coition, copulation
sex, sexual congress, sexual conjunction, sexual intercourse, love-making. joint, joining, juncture, pivot, hinge, articulation, commissure, seam, gore, gusset, suture, stitch
link etc. [Connecting medium.] Connection
miter mortise. closeness, tightness, c. adj.
coherence etc. Coherence
combination etc. Combination . annexationist.
Verbs
join, unite
conjoin, connect
associate
put together, lay together, clap together, hang together, lump together, hold together, tack together, fix together, bind up together together
embody, reembody
roll into one. attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast etc. adj.
tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, stitch, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain
fetter etc. (restrain) Restraint
lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket
marry etc. (wed) Marriage
bridge over, span. braze
pin, nail, bolt, hasp, clasp, clamp, crimp, screw, rivet
impact, solder, set
weld together, fuse together
wedge, rabbet, mortise, miter, jam, dovetail, enchase
graft, ingraft, inosculate
entwine, intwine
interlink, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave
entangle
twine round, belay
tighten
trice up, screw up. be joined etc.
hang together, hold together
cohere etc. Coherence .
Adjectives
joined etc. v.
joint
conjoint, conjunct
corporate, compact
hand in hand. firm, fast, close, tight, taut, taught, secure, set, intervolved
inseparable, indissoluble, insecable, severable.
Adverbs
jointly etc. adj.
in conjunction with etc. (in addition to) Addition
fast, firmly, c. adj.
intimately.
Nouns
disjunction, disconnection, disunity, disunion, disassociation, disengagement
discontinuity etc. [Interrupted sequence.] Discontinuity
abjunction
cataclasm
inconnection
abstraction, abstractedness
isolation
insularity, insulation
oasis
island
separateness etc. adj.
severalty
dispersion etc. Nonassemblage. Dispersion
apportionment etc. Apportionment . separation
parting etc. v.
circumcision
detachment, segregation
divorce, sejunction, seposition, diduction, diremption, discerption
elision
caesura, break, fracture, division, subdivision, rupture
compartition
dismemberment, dislocation
luxation
severance, disseverance
scission
rescission, abscission
laceration, dilaceration
disruption, abruption
avulsion, divulsion
section, resection, cleavage
fission
partibility, separability. fissure, breach, rent, split, rift, crack, slit, incision. dissection anatomy
decomposition etc. Decomposition
cutting instrument etc. (sharpness) Sharpness
buzzsaw, circular saw, rip saw. separatist.
Verbs
be disjoined etc.
come off, fall off, come to pieces, fall to pieces
peel off
get loose. disjoin, disconnect, disengage, disunite, dissociate, dispair
divorce, part, dispart, detach, separate, cut off, rescind, segregate
set apart, keep apart
insulate, isolate
throw out of gear
cut adrift
loose
unloose, undo, unbind, unchain, unlock etc. (fix) Junction , unpack, unravel
disentangle
set free etc. (liberate) Liberation . sunder, divide, subdivide, sever, dissever, abscind
circumcise
cut
incide, incise
saw, snip, nib, nip, cleave, rive, rend, slit, split, splinter, chip, crack, snap, break, tear, burst
rend etc. , rend asunder, rend in twain
wrench, rupture, shatter, shiver, cranch, crunch, craunch, chop
cut up, rip up
hack, hew, slash
whittle
haggle, hackle, discind, lacerate, scamble, mangle, gash, hash, slice. cut up, carve, dissect, anatomize
dislimb
take to pieces, pull to pieces, pick to pieces, tear to pieces
tear to tatters, tear piecemeal, tear limb from limb
divellicate
skin etc. Divestment
disintegrate, dismember, disbranch, disband
disperse etc. Nonassemblage. Dispersion
dislocate, disjoint
break up
mince
comminute etc. (pulverize) Pulverulence
apportion etc. Apportionment . part, part company
separate, leave.
Adjectives
disjoined etc. v.
discontinuous etc. [Interrupted sequence.] Discontinuity
multipartite, abstract
disjunctive
secant
isolated etc. v.
insular, separate, disparate, discrete, apart, asunder, far between, loose, free
unattached, unannexed, unassociated, unconnected
distinct
adrift
straggling
rift, reft. [capable of being cut] scissile [Chem] , divisible, discerptible, partible, separable.
Adverbs
separately etc. adj.
one by one, severally, apart
adrift, asunder, in twain
in the abstract, abstractedly.
Nouns
vinculum, link
connective, connection
junction etc. Junction
bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium
bracket
bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus. bond, tendon, tendril
fiber
cord, cordage
riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain
string etc. (filament) Filament . fastener, fastening, tie
ligament, ligature
strap
tackle, rigging
standing rigging, running rigging
traces, harness
yoke
band ribband, bandage
brace, roller, fillet
inkle
with, withe, withy
thong, braid
girder, tiebeam
girth, girdle, cestus, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot
cabestro [U.S.] , cinch [U.S.] , lariat, legadero, oxreim
suspenders. pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener
clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp
cramp, cramp iron
ratchet, detent, larigo, pawl
terret, treenail, screw, button, buckle
clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet, tag
tooth
hook, hook and eye
lock, holdfast, padlock, rivet
anchor, grappling iron, trennel, stake, post. cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout
viscum. shackle, rein etc. (means of restraint) [Means of restraint.] Prison
prop etc. (support) Support .
Nouns
coherence, adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness
concretion accretion
conglutination, agglutination, agglomeration
aggregation
consolidation, set, cementation
sticking, soldering etc. v.
connection
dependence. tenacity, toughness
stickiness etc. Semiliquidity
inseparability, inseparableness
bur, remora. conglomerate, concrete etc. (density) Density .
Verbs
cohere, adhere, stick, cling, cleave, hold, take hold of, hold fast, close with, clasp, hug
grow together, hang together
twine round etc. (join) Junction . stick like a leech, stick like wax
stick close
cling like ivy, cling like a bur
adhere like a remora, adhere like Dejanira's shirt. glue
agglutinate, conglutinate
cement, lute, paste, gum
solder, weld
cake, consolidate etc. (solidify) Density
agglomerate.
Adjectives
cohesive, adhesive, adhering, cohering etc. v.
tenacious, tough
sticky etc. Semiliquidity . united, unseparated, unsessile, inseparable, inextricable, infrangible
compact etc. (dense) Density .
Nouns
nonadhesion
immiscibility
incoherence
looseness etc. adj.
laxity
relaxation
loosening etc. v.
freedom
disjunction etc. Disjunction
rope of sand.
Verbs
make loose etc. adj.
loosen, slacken, relax
unglue etc. Coherence
detach etc. (disjoin) Disjunction .
Adjectives
nonadhesive, immiscible
incoherent, detached, loose, baggy, slack, lax, relaxed, flapping, streaming
disheveled
segregated, like grains of sand unconsolidated etc. Edge , uncombined etc. Combination
noncohesive.
Nouns
combination
mixture etc. [Forming a whole without coherence.] Mixture
junction etc. Junction
union, unification, synthesis, incorporation, amalgamation, embodiment, coalescence, crasis, fusion, blending, absorption, centralization. alloy, compound, amalgam, composition
resultant, impregnation.
Verbs
combine, unite, incorporate, amalgamate, embody, absorb, reembody, blend, merge, fuse, melt into one, consolidate, coalesce, centralize, impregnate
put together, lump together
cement a union, marry.
Adjectives
combined etc. v.
impregnated with, ingrained
imbued inoculated.
Adjectives
decomposed etc. v.
catalytic, analytical
resolvent, separative, solvent.
Nouns
whole, totality, integrity
totalness etc. adj.
entirety, ensemble, collectiveness
unity etc. Unity
completeness etc. Completeness
indivisibility, indiscerptibility
integration, embodiment
integer. all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, be all and end all
" complex, complexus
lock stock and barrel. bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages
trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part
essential part etc. (importance) Importance
lion's share, Benjamin's mess
the long and the short
nearly, all, almost all.
Verbs
form a whole, constitute a whole
integrate, embody, amass
aggregate etc. (assemble) Assemblage
amount to, come to.
Adjectives
whole, total, integral, entire
complete etc. Completeness
one, individual. unbroken, intact, uncut, undivided, unsevered, unclipped, uncropped, unshorn
seamless
undiminished
undemolished, undissolved, undestroyed, unbruised. indivisible, indissoluble, indissolvable, indiscerptible. wholesale, sweeping
comprehensive.
Adverbs
wholly, altogether
totally etc. (completely) Completeness
entirely, all, all in all, as a whole, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together
in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run
en masse, as a body, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, throughout, every inch
substantially.
Nouns
part, portion
dose
item, particular
aught, any
division, ward
subdivision, section
chapter, clause, count, paragraph, verse
article, passage
sector, segment
fraction, fragment
cantle, frustum
detachment, lump, bit cut, cutting
chip, chunk, collop, slice, scale
lamina etc. Layer
small part
morsel, particle etc. (smallness) Smallness
installment, dividend
share etc. (allotment) Apportionment . debris, odds and ends, oddments, detritus
excerpta
member, limb, lobe, lobule, arm, wing, scion, branch, bough, joint, link, offshoot, ramification, twig, bush, spray, sprig
runner
leaf, leaflet
stump
component part etc. Component
sarmentum. compartment
department etc. (class) Class
county etc. (region) [Definite space.] Region
Adjectives
fractional, fragmentary
sectional, aliquot
divided etc. v.
in compartments, multifid
disconnected
partial.
Adverbs
partly, in part, partially
piecemeal, part by part
by by installments, by snatches, by inches, by driblets
bit by bit, inch by inch, foot by foot, drop by drop
in detail, in lots.
Nouns
completeness etc. adj.
completion etc. Completion
integration
allness. entirety
perfection etc. Perfection
solidity, solidarity
unity
all
ideal, limit. complement, supplement, make-weight
filling, up etc. v.. impletion
saturation, saturity
high water
high tide, flood tide, spring tide
fill, load, bumper, bellyful
brimmer
sufficiency etc. Sufficiency .
Verbs
be complete etc. adj.
come to a head. render complete etc. adj.
complete etc. (accomplish) Completion
fill, charge, load, replenish
make up, make good
eke out
supply deficiencies
fill up, fill in, fill to the brim, fill the measure of
saturate. go the whole hog, go the whole length
go all lengths.
Adjectives
complete, entire
whole etc. [Principal part.] Whole
perfect etc. Perfection
full, good, absolute, thorough, plenary
solid, undivided
with all its parts
all-sided. exhaustive, radical, sweeping, thorough-going
dead. regular, consummate, unmitigated, sheer, unqualified, unconditional, free
abundant etc. (sufficient) Sufficiency . brimming
brimful, topful, topfull
chock full, choke full
as full as an egg is of meat, as full as a vetch
saturated, crammed
replete etc. (redundant) Redundancy
fraught, laden
full-laden, full-fraught, full-charged
heavy laden. completing etc. v.
supplemental, supplementary
ascititious.
Adverbs
completely etc. adj.
altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite
all out
over head and ears
effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders
neck and heel, neck and crop
in all respects, in every respect
at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes
utterly
clean, clean as a whistle
to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone
hollow, stark
heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground. to the top of one's bent, as far as possible, a outrance. throughout
from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom
a fond, fore and aft
every, whit, every inch
cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter
up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes
as a as can be. on all accounts
with a vengeance, with a witness.
Phrases
false in one thing, false in everything
Adjectives
incomplete
imperfect etc. Imperfection
unfinished
uncompleted etc. (complete) etc. Completion
defective, deficient, wanting, lacking, failing
in default, in arrear
short of
hollow, meager, lame, halfand-half, perfunctory, sketchy
crude etc. (unprepared) Nonpreparation . mutilated, garbled, docked, lopped, truncated. in progress, in hand
going on, proceeding.
Adverbs
incompletely etc. adj.
by halves.
Nouns
composition, constitution, crasis
combination etc. Combination
inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception
embodiment
formation.
Verbs
be composed of, be made of, be formed of, be made up of
consist of, be resolved into. include etc. (in a class) [Comprehension under, or reference to a class.] Inclusion
contain, hold, comprehend, take in, admit, embrace, embody
involve, implicate
drag into. compose, constitute, form, make
make up, fill up, build up
enter into the composition of etc. (be a component) Component .
Adjectives
containing, constituting etc. v..
Nouns
exclusion, nonadmission, omission, exception, rejection, repudiation
exile etc. (seclusion) Seclusion. Exclusion
noninclusion, preclusion, prohibition. separation, segregation, seposition, elimination, expulsion
cofferdam.
Verbs
be excluded from etc.
exclude, bar
leave out, shut out, bar out
reject, repudiate, blackball
lay apart, put apart, set apart, lay aside, put aside
relegate, segregate
throw overboard
strike off, strike out
neglect etc. Neglect
banish etc. (seclude) Seclusion. Exclusion
separate etc. (disjoin) Disjunction . pass over, omit
garble
eliminate, weed, winnow.
Adjectives
excluding etc. v.
exclusive. excluded etc. v.
unrecounted, not included in
inadmissible.
Adverbs
exclusive of, barring
except
with the exception of
save
bating.
Nouns
component
component part, integral part, integrant part
element, constituent, ingredient, leaven
part and parcel
contents
appurtenance
feature
member etc. (part) Part
personnel.
Verbs
enter into, enter into the composition of
be a component etc. n. be part of, form part of etc. Part
merge in, be merged in
be implicated in
share in etc. (participate) [Joint possession.] Participation
belong to, appertain to
combine, inhere in, unite. form, make, constitute, compose.
Adjectives
forming etc. v.. inclusive.
Nouns
extraneousness etc. adj.
extrinsicality etc. Extrinsicality
exteriority etc. Exteriority
alienage, alienism. foreign body, foreign substance, foreign element
alien, stranger, intruder, interloper, foreigner, newcomer, immigrant, emigrant
creole, Africander
outsider
Dago [Slang] , wop, mick, polak, greaser, slant, Easterner [U.S.] , Dutchman, tenderfoot.
Adjectives
extraneous, foreign, alien, ulterior
tramontane, ultramontane. excluded etc. Exclusion
inadmissible
exceptional.
Adverbs
in foreign parts, in foreign lands
abroad, beyond seas
over sea on one's travels.