Classes Intellectual Faculties Precursory Conditions and Operations
Precursory Conditions and Operations
Nouns
interest, thirst for knowledge, thirst for truth
curiosity, curiousness
inquiring mind
inquisitiveness. omnivorous intellect, devouring mind. [person who desires knowledge] inquirer
sightseer
newsmonger, Paul Pry, eavesdropper
gossip etc. (news) News
rubberneck
intellectual
seeker [inquirer after religious knowledge] , seeker after truth.
Verbs
be curious etc. adj.
take an interest in, stare, gape
prick up the ears, see sights, lionize
pry
nose
rubberneck [U.S.] .
Phrases
what's the matter
? what next
? consumed with curiosity
curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back
curiouser and curiouser" [Alice in Wonderland] .
Nouns
incuriosity, incuriousness etc. adj.
insouciance etc. Indifference
indifference, lack of interest, disinterest. boredom, ennui (weariness) Weariness
satiety etc. Sufficiency
foreknowledge (foresight) Foresight
Adjectives
incurious, uninquisitive, indifferent
impassive etc. Insensibility
uninterested, detached, aloof.
Nouns
attention
mindfulness, presence of mind etc. adj.
intentness, intentiveness
alertness
thought etc. Thought
advertence, advertency
observance, observation
consideration, reflection, perpension
heed
heedfulness
particularity
notice, regard etc. v.
circumspection, diligence etc. (care) Care [Vigilance.]
study, scrutiny inspection, introspection
revision, revisal. active application, diligent application, exclusive application, minute application, close application, intense application, deep application, profound application, abstract application, labored application, deliberate application, active attention, diligent attention, exclusive attention, minute attention, close attention, intense attention, deep attention, profound attention, abstract attention, labored attention, deliberate attention, active thought, diligent thought, exclusive thought, minute thought, close thought, intense thought, deep thought, profound thought, abstract thought, labored thought, deliberate thought, active study, diligent study, exclusive study, minute study, close study, intense study, deep study, profound study, abstract study, labored study, deliberate study. minuteness, attention to detail. absorption of mind etc. (abstraction) Inattention . indication, calling attention to etc. v..
Verbs
be attentive etc. adj.
attend, advert to, observe, look, see, view, remark, notice, regard, take notice, mark
give attention to, pay attention to, pay heed to, give heed to
incline an ear to, lend an ear to
trouble one's head about
give a thought to, animadvert to
occupy oneself with
contemplate etc. (think of) Thought
look at, look to, look after, look into, look over
see to
turn the mind to, bend the mind to, apply the mind to, direct the mind to, give the mind to, turn the eye to, bend the eye to, apply the eye to, direct the eye to, give the eye to, turn the attention to, bend the attention to, apply the attention to, direct the attention to, give the attention to
have an eye to, have in one's eye
bear in mind
take into account, take into consideration
keep in sight, keep in view
have regard to, heed, mind, take cognizance of entertain, recognize
make note of, take note of
note. examine cursorily
glance at, glance upon, glance over
cast the eyes over, pass the eyes over
run over, turn over the leaves, dip into, perstringe
skim etc. (neglect) Neglect
take a cursory view of. examine, examine closely, examine intently
scan, scrutinize, consider
give one's mind to, bend one's mind to
overhaul, revise, pore over
inspect, review, pass under review
take stock of
fix the eye on, rivet attention on, fix attention on, devote the eye to, fix the mind on, devote the thoughts to
hear out, think out
mind one's business. revert to
watch etc. (expect) Expectation , (take care of) Care [Vigilance.]
hearken to, listen to
prick up the ears
have the eyes open, keep the eyes open
come to the point. meet with attention
fall under one's notice, fall under one's observation
be under consideration etc. (topic) [Subject of thought] Topic
attract notice
catch the attention, awaken the attention, wake the attention, invite the attention, solicit the attention, attract the attention, claim the attention excite the attention, engage the attention, occupy the attention, strike the attention, arrest the attention, fix the attention, engross the attention, absorb the attention, rivet the attention, catch the mind, awaken the mind, wake the mind, invite the mind, solicit the mind, attract the mind, claim the mind excite the mind, engage the mind, occupy the mind, strike the mind, arrest the mind, fix the mind, engross the mind, absorb the mind, rivet the mind, catch the thoughts, awaken the thoughts, wake the thoughts, invite the thoughts, solicit the thoughts, attract the thoughts, claim the thoughts excite the thoughts, engage the thoughts, occupy the thoughts, strike the thoughts, arrest the thoughts, fix the thoughts, engross the thoughts, absorb the thoughts, rivet the thoughts
be present to the mind, be uppermost in the mind. bring under one's notice
point out, point to, point at, point the finger at
lay the finger on, indigitate, indicate
direct attention to, call attention to
show
put a mark upon etc. (sign) Indication
call soldiers to 'attention'
" bring forward etc. (make manifest) Manifestation .
Adjectives
attentive, mindful, observant, regardful
alive to, awake to
observing etc. v.
alert, open-eyed
intent on, taken up with, occupied with, engaged in
engrossed in, wrapped in, absorbed, rapt, transfixed, riveted, mesmerized, hypnotized
glued to (the TV, the window, a book)
breathless
preoccupied etc. (inattentive) Inattention
watchful etc. (careful) Care [Vigilance.]
breathless, undistracted, upon the stretch
on the watch etc. (expectant) Expectation . steadfast. [compelling attention] interesting, engrossing, mesmerizing, riveting.
Int
see!, look, look here, look you, look to it!, mark!, lo!, behold!, soho! , hark, hark ye!, mind!, halloo!, observe!, lo and behold!, attention!, N.B., note well
I'd have you to know
notice!, O yes!, Oyez!, dekko! , ecco! , yoho!
Phrases
this is to give notice, these are to give notice
a word to the wise is sufficient
Nouns
inattention, inconsideration
inconsiderateness etc. adj.
oversight
inadvertence, inadvertency, nonobservance, disregard. supineness etc. (inactivity) Inactivity
want of thought
heedlessness etc. (neglect) Neglect
insouciance etc. (indifference) Indifference . abstraction
absence of mind, absorption of mind
preoccupation, distraction, reverie, brown study, deep musing, fit of abstraction.
Verbs
be inattentive etc. adj.
overlook, disregard
pass by etc. (neglect) Neglect
not observe etc. Attention
think little of. close one's eyes to, shut one's eyes to
pay no attention to
dismiss from one's thoughts, discard from one's thoughts, discharge from one's thoughts, dismiss from one's mind, discard from one's mind, discharge from one's mind
drop the subject, think no more of
set aside, turn aside, put aside
turn away from, turn one's attention from, turn a deaf ear to, turn one's back upon. abstract oneself, dream, indulge in reverie. escape notice, escape attention
come in at one ear and go out at the other
forget etc. (have no remembrance) Oblivion . call off the attention, draw off the attention, call away the attention, divert the attention, distract the mind
put out of one's head
disconcert, discompose
put out, confuse, perplex, bewilder, moider, fluster, muddle, dazzle
throw a sop to Cerberus.
Adjectives
inattentive
unobservant, unmindful, heedless, unthinking, unheeding, undiscerning
inadvertent
mindless, regardless, respectless, listless etc. (indifferent) Indifference
blind, deaf
bird-witted
hand over head
cursory, percursory
giddy-brained, scatter-brained, hare-brained
unreflective, unreflecting
offhand
dizzy, muzzy, brainsick
giddy, giddy as a goose
wild, harum-scarum, rantipole, highflying
heedless, careless etc. (neglectful) Neglect . inconsiderate, thoughtless. absent, abstracted, distrait
absentminded, lost
lost in thought, wrapped in thought
rapt, in the clouds, bemused
dreaming on other things, musing on other things
preoccupied, engrossed etc. (attentive) Attention
daydreaming, in a reverie etc. n.
off one's guard etc. (inexpectant) Inexpectation
napping
dreamy
caught napping. disconcerted, distracted, put out etc. v..
Adverbs
inattentively, inadvertently, absent-mindedly etc. adj.
Int
stand at ease, stand easy!
Phrases
the attention wanders
one's wits gone a woolgathering, one's wits gone a bird's nesting
it never entered into one's head
the mind running on other things
one's thoughts being elsewhere
had it been a bear it would have bitten you.
Nouns
care, solicitude, heed
heedfulness etc. adj.
scruple etc. (conscientiousness) Probity . watchfulness etc. adj.
vigilance, surveillance, eyes of Argus, watch, vigil, look out, watch and ward
attention etc. Attention
prudence etc. , circumspection etc. (caution) Caution
anxiety
forethought etc. Foresight
precaution etc. (preparation) Preparation
tidiness etc. (order) Order , (cleanliness) Cleanness
accuracy etc. (exactness) [Object of knowledge.] Truth
minuteness, attention to detail.
Verbs
be careful etc. adj.
reck
take care etc. (be cautious) Caution
pay attention to etc. Attention
take care of
look to, look after, see to, see after
keep an eye on, keep a sharp eye on
chaperon, matronize, play gooseberry
keep watch, keep watch and ward
mount guard, set watch, watch
keep in sight, keep in view
mind, mind one's business. look sharp, look about one
look with one's own eyes
keep a good lookout, keep a sharp lookout
have all one's wits about one, have all one's eyes about one
watch for etc. (expect) Expectation
keep one's eyes open, have the eyes open, sleep with one's eye open.
Adjectives
careful regardful, heedful
taking care etc. v.
particular
prudent etc. (cautious) Caution
considerate
thoughtful etc. (deliberative) Thought
provident etc. (prepared) Preparation
alert etc. (active) Activity
sure-footed. guarded, on one's guard
on the alert, on watch, on the lookout
awake, broad awake, vigilant
watchful, wakeful, wistful
Argus-eyed
wide awake etc. (intelligent) Intelligence, Wisdom
on the watch for (expectant) Expectation . tidy etc. (orderly) Order , (clean) Cleanness
accurate etc. (exact) [Object of knowledge.] Truth
scrupulous etc. (conscientious) Probity
Adverbs
carefully etc. adj.
with care, gingerly.
Phrases
? who will watch the watchers
? care will kill a cat" [Wither]
O polished perturbation! Golden care! " [Henry IV]
the incessant care and labor of his mind" [Henry IV] .
Nouns
neglect
carelessness etc. adj.
trifling etc. v.
negligence
omission, oversight, laches [Law] , default
supineness etc. (inactivity) Inactivity
inattention etc. Inattention
nonchalance etc. (insensibility) Insensibility
imprudence, recklessness etc. Rashness
slovenliness etc. (disorder) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder(dirt) Uncleanness
improvidence etc. Nonpreparation
noncompletion etc. Noncompletion
inexactness etc. (error) Error . paralipsis, paralepsis, paraleipsis (in rhetoric) . trifler, waiter on Providence
Micawber.
Verbs
be negligent etc. adj.
take no care of etc. (take care of) etc. Care [Vigilance.]
neglect
let slip, let go
lay aside, set aside, cst aside, put aside
keep out of sight, put out of sight
lose sight of. overlook, disregard
pass over, pas by
let pass
blink
wink at, connive at
gloss over
take no note of, take no thought of, take no account of, take no notice of
pay no regard to
trifle, fribble
do by halves
cut
slight etc. (despise) Contempt
play with, trifle with
slur, skim, skim the surface
take a cursory view of etc. Attention . slur over, skip over, jump over, slip over
pretermit, miss, skip, jump, omit, give the go-by to, push aside, pigeonhole, shelve, sink
table [Parl.]
ignore, shut one's eyes to, refuse to hear, turn a deaf ear to
leave out of one's calculation
not attend to etc. Attention , not mind
not trouble oneself about, not trouble one's head about, not trouble oneself with
forget etc. Oblivion
be caught napping etc. (not expect) Inexpectation
leave a loose thread
let the grass grow under one's feet. render neglectful etc. adj.
put off one's guard, throw off one's guard
distract, divert.
Adjectives
neglecting etc. v.
unmindful, negligent, neglectful
heedless, careless, thoughtless
perfunctory, remiss
feebleness etc. Feebleness . inconsiderate
uncircumspect, incircumspect
off one's guard
unwary, unwatchful, unguarded
offhand. supine etc. (inactive) Inactivity
inattentive etc. Inattention
insouciant etc. (indifferent) Insensibility
imprudent, reckless etc. Rashness
slovenly etc. (disorderly) [Absence, or want of Order, etc. ] Disorder(dirty) Uncleanness
inexact etc. (erroneous) Error
improvident etc. Nonpreparation . neglected etc. v.
unheeded, uncared-for, unperceived, unseen, unobserved, unnoticed, unnoted, unmarked, unattended to, unthought of, unregarded, unremarked, unmissed
shunted, shelved. unexamined, unstudied, unsearched, unscanned, unweighed, unsifted, unexplored. abandoned
buried in a napkin, hid under a bushel.
Adverbs
negligently etc. adj.
hand over head, anyhow
in an unguarded moment etc. (unexpectedly) Inexpectation
Int
never mind, no matter, let it pass.
Phrases
out of sight, out of mind.
Nouns
inquiry
request etc. Request
search, research, quest, pursuit etc. [Purpose in action.] Pursuit
perquisition, perscrutation, pervestigation
inquest, inquisition
exploration
exploitation, ventilation. sifting
calculation, analysis, dissection, resolution, induction
Baconian method. strict inquiry, close inquiry, searching inquiry, exhaustive inquiry
narrow search, strict search
ad referendum
trial. questioning etc. v.
interrogation, interrogatory
interpellation
challenge, examination, cross-examination, catechism
feeler, Socratic method, zetetic philosophy
leading question
discussion etc. (reasoning) Reasoning, . reconnoitering, reconnaissance
prying etc. v.
espionage
domiciliary visit, peep behind the curtain
lantern of Diogenes. question, query, problem, desideratum, point to be solved, porism
subject of inquiry, field of inquiry, subject of controversy
point in dispute, matter in dispute
moot point
issue, question at issue
bone of contention etc. (discord) Discord
plain question, fair question, open question
enigma etc. (secret) Secret
knotty point etc. (difficulty) Difficulty
quodlibet
threshold of an inquiry. [person who questions] inquirer, investigator, inquisitor, inspector, querist, examiner, catechist
scrutator scrutineer scrutinizer
analyst
Verbs
make inquiry etc. n.
inquire, ask, seek, search. look for, look about for, look out for
scan, reconnoiter, explore, sound, rummage, ransack, pry, peer, look round
look over, go over, look through, go through
spy, overhaul. [object is a topic] ask about, inquire about. scratch the head, slap the forehead. look into every hole and corner, peer into every hole and corner, pry into every hole and corner
nose
trace up
search out, hunt down, hunt out, fish out, ferret out
unearth
leave no stone unturned. seek a clue, seek a clew
hunt, track, trail, mouse, dodge, trace
follow the trail, follow the scent
pursue etc. Remedy
beat up one's quarters
fish for
feel for etc. (experiment) Experiment . investigate
take up an inquiry, institute an inquiry, pursue an inquiry, follow up an inquiry, conduct an inquiry, carry on an inquiry, carry out an inquiry, prosecute an inquiry etc. n.
look at, look into
preexamine
discuss, canvass, agitate. [inquire into a topic] examine, study, consider, calculate
dip into, dive into, delve into, go deep into
make sure of, probe, sound, fathom
probe to the bottom, probe to the quick
scrutinize, analyze, anatomize, dissect, parse, resolve, sift, winnow
view in all its phases, try in all its phases
thresh out. bring in question, bring into question, subject to examination
put to the proof etc. (experiment) Experiment
audit, tax, pass in review
take into consideration etc. (think over) Thought
take counsel etc. Advice . question, demand
put the question, pop the question, propose the question, propound the question, moot the question, start the question, raise the question, stir the question, suggest the question, put forth the question, ventilate the question, grapple with the question, go into a question. [human object] , question, put to the question, interrogate, pump
subject to interrogation, subject to examination
cross-question, cross-examine
press for an answer
give the third degree
put to the inquisition
dodge. catechize. require an answer
pick the brains of, suck the brains of
feel the pulse. get the lay of the land
see how the wind is blowing
put one's ear to the ground. be in question etc. adj.
undergo examination.
Adjectives
inquiry etc. v.
inquisitive etc. (curious) [The desire of knowledge.] Curiosity
requisitive, requisitory
catechetical, inquisitorial, analytic
in search of, in quest of
on the lookout for, interrogative, zetetic
all searching. undetermined, untried, undecided
in question, in dispute, in issue, in course of inquiry
under discussion, under consideration, under investigation etc. n.
moot, proposed
doubtful etc. (uncertain) Uncertainty .
Adverbs
? what, ? why, ? wherefore, ? whence, ? whither, ? where, ? how comes it, ? how happens it, ? how is it, ? what is the reason, ? what's the matter, ? what's in the wind, ? what on earth, ? when, ? who.?
Nouns
answer, response, reply, replication, riposte, rejoinder, surrejoinder, rebutter, surrebutter, retort, repartee
rescript, rescription
antiphon, antiphony
acknowledgment
password
echo
counter statement. discovery etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence
solution etc. (explanation) Interpretation
rationale etc. (cause) [Constant antecedent] . Cause
clue etc. (indication) Indication . Oedipus
oracle etc. Oracle
return etc. (record) Record .
Verbs
answer, respond, reply, rebut, retort, rejoin
give for answer, return for answer
acknowledge, echo. explain etc. (interpret) Interpretation
solve etc. (unriddle) Interpretation
discover etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence
fathom, hunt out etc. (inquire) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question]
satisfy, set at rest, determine.
Adjectives
answering etc. v.
responsive, respondent
conclusive.
Nouns
experiment
essay etc. (attempt) Essay
analysis etc. (investigation) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question]
screen
trial, tentative method, t=atonnement. verification, probation, proof, (demonstration) Demonstration
criterion, diagnostic, test, probe, crucial test, acid test, litmus test. crucible, reagent, check, touchstone, pix
assay, ordeal
ring
litmus paper, curcuma paper, turmeric paper
test tube
analytical instruments etc. Instrument . empiricism, rule of thumb. feeler
trial balloon, pilot balloon, messenger balloon
pilot engine
scout
straw to show the wind. speculation, random shot, leap in the dark. analyzer, analyst, assayist
adventurer
experimenter, experimentist, experimentalist
scientist, engineer, technician. subject, experimentee, guinea pig, experimental animal. [experimental method] protocol, experimental method, blind experiment, double-blind experiment, controlled experiment. poll, survey, opinion poll. epidemiological survey [Med.] , retrospective analysis, retrospective survey, prospective survey, prospective analysis
statistical analysis. literature search, library research. tryout, audition. [results of experiment] discovery etc. Judgment [Conclusion.]
measurement etc. Measurement
evidence etc. Evidence [On one side.] . [reasoning about an experiment] deduction, induction, abduction.
Verbs
experiment
essay etc. (endeavor) Essay
try, try out, assay
make an experiment, make a trial of
give a trial to
put on trial, subject to trial
experiment upon
rehearse
put to the test, bring to the test, submit to the test, submit to the proof
prove, verify, test, touch, practice upon, try one's strength
road-test, test drive, take for a spin
test fly. grope
feel one's way, grope for one's way
fumble, t=atonner, put out a feeler, throw out a feeler
send up a trial balloon, send up a pilot balloon
see how the land lies, get the lay of the land, test the waters, feel out, sound out, take the pulse, see, check, check out [Coll.] , see how the wind blows
consult the barometer
feel the pulse
fish for, bob for
cast for, beat about for
angle, trawl, cast one's net, beat the bushes. try one's fortune etc. (adventure) Essay
explore etc. (inquire) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question] .
Adjectives
experimental, empirical. probative, probatory, probationary, provisional
analytic, docimastic
tentative
unverified, unproven, speculative, untested.
Adverbs
on trial, under examination, on probation, under probation, on one's trial, on approval.
Phrases
check it out, give it a try, see how it goes
Run it up the flagpole and see who salutes"
Verbs
compare to, compare with
collate, confront
place side by side, juxtapose etc. (near) Nearness
set against one another, pit against one another
contrast, balance. identify, draw a parallel, parallel. compare notes
institute a comparison
Adjectives
comparative
metaphorical etc. Metaphor . compared with etc. v.
comparable
judged by comparison.
Adverbs
relatively etc. (relation) Relation
as compared with etc. v..
Phrases
comparisons are odious
comparisons are odorous" [Much Ado about Nothing] .
Nouns
incomparability
incommensurability
indistinguishablility etc. Existence -discrimination">[results of comparison. 1] Discrimination.1.
Adjectives
incommensurable, incommensurate
incomparable
different etc. Difference .
Phrases
like apples and oranges
no basis for comparison
no standard for comparison.
Nouns
discrimination, distinction, differentiation, diagnosis, diorism
nice perception
perception of difference, appreciation of difference
estimation etc. Measurement
nicety, refinement
taste etc. [Good taste.] Taste
critique, judgment
tact
discernment etc. (intelligence) Intelligence, Wisdom
acuteness, penetration
nuances. dope [Slang] , past performances.
Verbs
discriminate, distinguish, severalize
recognize, match, identify
separate
draw the line, sift
separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat
separate the men from the boys
split hairs, draw a fine line, nitpick, quibble. estimate etc. (measure) Measurement
know which is which, know what is what, know 'a hawk from a handsaw'" [Hamlet] . take into account, take into consideration
give due weight to, allow due weight to
weigh carefully.
Adjectives
discriminating etc. v.
dioristic, discriminative, distinctive
nice.
Phrases
il y a fagots et fagots
miles apart
a distinction without a difference.
Adjectives
indiscriminate
undistinguished, indistinguishable, undistinguishable
unmeasured
promiscuous, undiscriminating.
Nouns
identification, recognition, diagnosis, match
apperception, assimilation
dereplication
classification
memory etc. Memory
interpretation etc. Interpretation
cognizance (knowledge) Knowledge .
Nouns
measurement, admeasurement, mensuration, survey, valuation, appraisement, assessment, assize
estimate, estimation
dead reckoning, reckoning etc. (numeration) Numeration
gauging etc. v.
horse power. metrology, weights and measures, compound arithmetic. measure, yard measure, standard, rule, foot rule, compass, calipers
gage, gauge
meter, line, rod, check
dividers
velo. flood mark, high water mark
Plimsoll line
index etc. Indication . scale
graduation, graduated scale
nonius
vernier etc. (minuteness) Littleness . [instruments for measuring] bathometer, galvanometer, heliometer, interferometer, odometer, ombrometer, pantometer, pluviometer, pneumatometer, pneumometer, radiometer, refractometer, respirometer, rheometer, spirometer, telemeter, udometer, vacuometer, variometer, viameter, thermometer, thermistor (heat) etc. Heat , barometer (air) etc. Air , anemometer (wind) [Air in motion] Wind(angle) Angularity meter
landmark etc. (limit) Limit
balance, scale etc. (weight) Gravity
marigraph, pneumatograph, stethograph
rain gauge, rain gage
voltmeter (volts) , ammeter (amps)
spectrophotometer (light absorbance)
mass spectrophotometer (molecular mass)
geiger counter, scintillation counter (radioactivity)
pycnometer (liquid density)
graduated cylinder, volumetric flask (volume)
radar gun (velocity)
radar (distance)
side-looking radar, (shape, topography)
sonar (depth in water)
light meter (light intensity)
clock, watch, stopwatch, chronometer (time)
anemometer (wind velocity)
densitometer (color intensity) . measurability, computability, determinability. coordinates, ordinate and abscissa, polar coordinates, latitude and longitude, declination and right ascension, altitude and azimuth. geometry, stereometry, hypsometry
metage
surveying, land surveying
geodesy, geodetics, geodesia
orthometry, altimetry
armillary sphere. land surveyor
geometer.
Verbs
measure, mete
determine, assay
evaluate, value, assess, rate, appraise, estimate, form an estimate, set a value on
appreciate
standardize. span, pace step
apply the compass etc. n.
gauge, plumb, probe, sound, fathom
heave the log, heave the lead
survey. weigh. take an average etc. Mean
graduate.
Adjectives
measuring etc. v.
metric, metrical
measurable, perceptible, noticeable, detectable, appreciable, ponderable, determinable, fathomable
geodetical, topographic, topographical, cartographic, cartographical.
Nouns
manifestation
plainness etc. adj.
plain speaking
expression
showing etc. v.
exposition, demonstration
exhibition, production
display, show
showing off
premonstration. exhibit [Thing shown] . indication etc. (calling attention to) Attention . publicity etc. Publication
disclosure etc. Disclosure
openness etc. (honesty) Veracity , (artlessness) Artlessness
panchement. evidence etc. Evidence [On one side.] .
Verbs
make manifest, render manifest etc. adj.
bring forth, bring forward, bring to the front, bring into view
give notice
express
represent, set forth, exhibit
show, show up
expose
produce
hold up to view, expose to view
set before one, place before one, lay before one, one's eyes
tell to one's face
trot out, put through one's paces, bring to light, display, demonstrate, unroll
lay open
draw out, bring out
bring out in strong relief
call into notice, bring into notice
hold up the mirror
wear one's heart upon his sleeve
show one's face, show one's colors
manifest oneself
speak out
make no mystery, make no secret of
unfurl the flag
proclaim etc. (publish) Publication . indicate etc. (direct attention to) Attention
disclose etc. Disclosure
elicit etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence . be manifest etc. adj.
appear etc. (be visible) Visibility
transpire etc. (be disclosed) Disclosure
speak for itself, stand to reason
stare one in the face, rear its head
give token, give sign, give indication of
tell its own tale etc. (intelligible) Intelligibility .
Adjectives
manifest, apparent
salient, striking, demonstrative, prominent, in the foreground, notable, pronounced. flagrant
notorious etc. (public) Publication
arrant
stark staring
unshaded, glaring. defined, definite. distinct, conspicuous etc. (visible) Visibility
obvious, evident, unmistakable, indubitable, not to be mistaken, palpable, self-evident, autoptical
intelligible etc. Intelligibility . plain, clear, clear as day, clear as daylight, clear as noonday
plain as a pike staff, plain as the sun at noon-day, plain as the nose on one's face, plain as the way to parish church. explicit, overt, patent, express
ostensible
open, open as day
naked, bare, literal, downright, undisguised, exoteric. unreserved, frank, plain-spoken etc. (artless) Artlessness
candid (veracious) Veracity
barefaced. manifested etc. v.
disclosed etc. Disclosure
capable of being shown, producible
inconcealable, unconcealable
no secret.
Adverbs
manifestly, openly etc. adj.
before one's eyes, under one's nose, to one's face, face to face, above board, cartes sur table, on the stage, in open court, in the open streets
in market overt
in the face of day, face of heaven
in broad daylight, in open daylight
without reserve
at first blush, on the face of
in set terms.
Phrases
he that runs may read
you can see it with half an eye
it needs no ghost to tell us [Hamlet]
the meaning lies on the surface
clothing the palpable and familiar" [Coleridge]
you don't need a weatherman to know which way the you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" [Bob Dylan] .
Nouns
latency, inexpression
hidden meaning, occult meaning
occultness, mystery, cabala, anagoge
silence etc. (taciturnity) Taciturnity
concealment etc. Concealment
more than meets the eye, more than meets the ear
Delphic oracle
undercurrent. implication, logical implication
logical consequence
entailment. allusion, insinuation
innuendo etc. Information
adumbration
something rotten in the state of Denmark" [Hamlet] . snake in the grass etc. (pitfall) [Source of danger.] Pitfall
secret etc. Secret . darkness, invisibility, imperceptibility.
Verbs
be latent etc. adj.
lurk, smolder, underlie, make no sign
escape observation, escape detection, escape recognition
lie hid etc. Concealment . laugh in one's sleeve
keep back etc. (conceal) Concealment . involve, imply, understand, allude to, infer, leave an inference
entail
whisper etc. (conceal) Concealment . [understand the implication] read between the lines.
Adjectives
latent
lurking etc. v.
secret etc. Concealment
occult
implied etc. v.
dormant
abeyant. unapparent, unknown, unseen etc. Vision
in the background
invisible etc. Invisibility
indiscoverable, dark
impenetrable etc. (unintelligible) Unintelligibility
unspied, unsuspected. unsaid, unwritten, unpublished, unbreathed, untalked of, untold etc. Information , unsung, unexposed, unproclaimed, undisclosed etc. Disclosure , unexpressed
not expressed, tacit. undeveloped, solved, unexplained, untraced, undiscovered etc. Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence , untracked, unexplored, uninvented. indirect, crooked, inferential
by inference, by implication
implicit
constructive
allusive, covert, muffled
steganographic
understood, underhand, underground
delitescent, concealed etc. Concealment .
Adverbs
by a side wind
in the background
behind the scenes, behind one's back
on the tip of one's tongue
secretly etc. Concealment
between the lines.
Phrases
thereby hangs a tale" [As You Like It]
where there's smoke, there's fire.
Nouns
information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge etc. Knowledge
publicity etc. Publication
data etc. Evidence [On one side.] . communication, intimation
notice, notification
enunciation, annunciation
announcement
communiqu_e
representation, round robin, presentment. case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition
news etc. News
return etc. (record) Record
account etc. (description) Description
statement etc. (affirmation) Affirmation . mention
acquainting etc. v.
instruction etc. (teaching) Teaching
outpouring
intercommunication, communicativeness. informant, authority, teller, intelligencer, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece
informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective
sleuth
mouchard, spy, newsmonger
messenger etc. Messenger
cicerone, pilot, guide
guidebook, handbook
manual
map, plan, chart, gazetteer
itinerary etc. (journey) [Locomotion by land.] Journey
gesture etc. (indication) Indication
gentle hint, broad hint
a word to the wise
insinuation etc. (latency) Latency. Implication . information theory. [units of information] bit, byte, word, doubleword [Comp.] , quad word, paragraph, segment. [information storage media] magnetic media, paper medium, optical media
random access memory, RAM
read-only memory, ROM
write once read mostly memory, WORM.
Verbs
tell
inform, inform of
acquaint, acquaint with
impart, impart to
make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken
transmit. let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known
publish etc. Publication
notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of. let one know, have one to know
give one to understand
give notice
set before, lay before, put before
point out, put into one's head
put one in possession of
instruct etc. (teach) Teaching
direct the attention to etc. Attention . announce, annunciate
report, report progress
bringword, send word, leave word, write word
telegraph, telephone
wire
retail, render an account
give an account etc. (describe) Description
state etc. (affirm) Affirmation . [disclose inadvertently or reluctantly] let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest
disclose etc. Disclosure . show cause
explain etc. (interpret) Interpretation . hint
given an inkling of
give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint
insinuate
allude to, make allusion to
glance at
tip the wink etc. (indicate) Indication
suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe
whisper, whisper in the ear. give a bit of one's mind
tell one plainly, tell once for all
speak volumes. undeceive, unbeguile
set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of. be informed of etc.
know etc. Knowledge
learn etc. Learning
get scent of, get wind of, gather from
awaken to, open one's eyes to
become alive, become awake to
hear, overhear, understand. come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge
reach one's ears.
Adverbs
from information received.
Phrases
a little bird told me
I heard it through the grapevine.
Verbs
correct, set right, set straight, put straight
undeceive
enlighten. show one one's error
point out an error, point out a fallacy
pick out an error, pick out the fallacy
open one's eyes. pick apart an argument, confutation etc. Confutation
reasoning etc. Reasoning, .
Nouns
concealment
hiding etc. v.
occultation, mystification. seal of secrecy
screen etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
disguise etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
masquerade
masked battery
hiding place etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
cryptography, steganography
freemasonry. stealth, stealthiness, sneakiness
obreption
slyness etc. (cunning) Cunning . latitancy, latitation
seclusion etc. Seclusion. Exclusion
privacy, secrecy, secretness
incognita. reticence
reserve
mental reserve, reservation
suppression, evasion, white lie, misprision
silence etc. (taciturnity) Taciturnity
suppression of truth etc. Falsehood
underhand dealing
closeness, secretiveness etc. adj.
mystery. latency etc. Latency. Implication
snake in the grass
secret etc. Secret
stowaway.
Verbs
conceal, hide, secrete, put out of sight
lock up, seal up, bottle up. encrypt, encode, cipher. cover, screen, cloak, veil, shroud
cover up one's tracks
screen from sight, screen from observation
drawing the veil
draw the curtain, close the curtain
curtain, shade, eclipse, throw a view over
be cloud, be mask
mask, disguise
ensconce, muffle, smother
befog
whisper. keep from
keep back, keep to oneself
keep snug, keep close, keep secret, keep dark
bury
sink, suppress
keep from, keep from out of view, keep from out of sight
keep in the shade, throw into the shade, throw into background
stifle, hush up, smother, withhold, reserve
fence with a question
ignore etc. Neglect . keep a secret, keep one's own counsel
hold one's tongue etc. (silence) Taciturnity
make no sign, not let it go further
not breathe a word, not breathe a syllable about
not let the right hand know what the left is not let the right hand know what the left is doing
hide one's light under a bushel, bury one's talent in a napkin. keep in the dark, leave in the dark, keep in the ignorance
blind, blind the eyes
blindfold, hoodwink, mystify
puzzle etc. (render uncertain) Uncertainty
bamboozle etc. (deceive) Deception . be concealed etc. v.
suffer an eclipse
retire from sight, couch
hide oneself
lie hid, lie in close
lie in ambush (ambush) Ambush [Means of concealment] .
seclude oneself etc. Seclusion. Exclusion
lurk, sneak, skulk, slink, prowl
steal into, steal out of, steal by, steal along
play at bopeep, play at hide and seek
hide in holes and corners
still hunt.
Adjectives
concealed etc. v.
hidden
secret, recondite, mystic, cabalistic, occult, dark
cryptic, cryptical
private, privy, in petto, auricular, clandestine, close, inviolate
tortuous. behind a screen etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
undercover, under an eclipse
in ambush, in hiding, in disguise
in a cloud, in a fog, in a mist, in a haze, in a dark corner
in the shade, in the dark
clouded, wrapped in clouds, wrapt in clouds
invisible etc. Invisibility
buried, underground
secluded etc. Seclusion. Exclusion . undisclosed etc. Disclosure , untold etc. Information
covert etc. (latent) Latency. Implication
untraceable
mysterious etc. (unintelligible) Unintelligibility . irrevealable, inviolable
confidential
esoteric
not to be spoken of
unmentionable. obreptitious, furtive, stealthy, feline
skulking etc. v.
surreptitious, underhand, hole and corner
sly etc. (cunning) Cunning
secretive, evasive
reserved, reticent, uncommunicative, buttoned up
close, close as wax
taciturn etc. Taciturnity .
Adverbs
secretly etc. adj.
in secret, in private, in one's sleeve, in holes and corners
with closed doors
hugger mugger
under the cloak of, under the rose, under the table
in the background, aside, on the sly, with bated breath, in a whisper, without beat of drum, a la sourdine. behind the veil
beyond mortal ken, beyond the grave, beyond the veil
hid from mortal vision
into the eternal secret, into the realms supersensible, into the supreme mystery. in confidence, in strict confidence, in strictest confidence
confidentially etc. adj.
between ourselves, between you and me
between you and me and the bedpost
inter nos, under the seal of secrecy
by stealth, like a thief in the night
stealthily etc. adj.
behind the scenes, behind the curtain, behind one's back, behind a screen etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
incognito
in camera.
Phrases
it must go no further, it will go no further
don't tell a soul
tell it not in Gath, " nobody the wiser
let it be tenable in your silence still" [Hamlet] . [confidential disclosure to news reporters] background information, deep background information, deep background
background session, backgrounder
not for attribution
Nouns
disclosure
retection
unveiling etc. v.
deterration, revealment, revelation
exposition, exposure
expose
whole truth
telltale etc. (news) News . acknowledgment, avowal
confession, confessional
shrift. bursting of a bubble
denouement. [person who discloses a secret] tattletale, snitch, fink, stool pigeon, canary.
Verbs
disclose, discover, dismask
draw the veil, draw aside the veil, lift the veil, raise the veil, lift up the veil, remove the veil, tear aside the veil, tear the curtain
unmask, unveil, unfold, uncover, unseal, unkennel
take off the seal, break the seal
lay open, lay bare
expose
open, open up
bare, bring to light. divulge, reveal, break
squeal [Coll.] , tattle [Coll.] , sing [Coll.] , rat [Coll.] , snitch [Coll.]
let into the secret
reveal the secrets of the prison house
tell etc. (inform) Information
breathe, utter, blab, peach
let out, let fall, let drop, let slip, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag
betray
tell tales, come out of school
come out with
give vent, give utterance to
open the lips, blurt out, vent, whisper about
speak out etc. (make manifest) Manifestation
make public etc. Publication
unriddle etc. (find out) Judgment [Conclusion.] .Existence
split. acknowledge, allow, concede, grant, admit, own, own up to, confess, avow, throw off all disguise, turn inside out, make a clean breast
show one's hand, show one's cards
unburden one's mind, disburden one's mind, disburden one's conscience, disburden one's heart
open one's mind, lay bare one's mind
unbosom oneself, own to the soft impeachment
say the truth, speak the truth
turn King's evidence, Queen's evidence
acknowledge the corn [U.S.] . raise the mask, drop the mask, lift the mask, remove the mask, throw off the mask
expose
lay open
undeceive, unbeguile
disabuse, set right, correct, open the eyes of
d_esillusionner. be disclosed etc.
transpire, come to light
come in sight etc. (be visible) Visibility
become known, escape the lips
come out, ooze out, creep out, leak out, peep out, crop-out
show its face, show its colors
discover itself etc.
break through the clouds, flash on the mind.
Phrases
the murder is out
a light breaks in upon one
the scales fall from one's eyes
the eyes are opened.
Nouns
camouflage
mimicry
hiding place
secret place, secret drawer
recess, hold, holes and corners
closet, crypt, adytum, abditory, oubliette. ambush, ambuscade
stalking horse
lurking hole, lurking place
secret path, back stairs
retreat etc. (refuge) [Means of safety.] Refuge
veil, curtain, blind, cloak, cloud. mask, visor, vizor, disguise, masquerade dress, domino. pitfall etc. (source of danger) [Source of danger.] Pitfall
trap etc. (snare) Deception .
Verbs
blend in, blend into the background. lie in ambush etc. (hide oneself) Concealment
lie in wait for, lurk
set a trap for etc. (deceive) Deception
ambuscade, ambush. camouflage.
Adjectives
camouflaged, hidden, concealed.
Nouns
publication
public announcement etc. Information
promulgation, propagation, proclamation
circulation, indiction, edition
hue and cry. publicity, notoriety, currency, flagrancy, cry, bruit, hype
vox populi
report etc. (news) News . the Press, public press, newspaper, journal, gazette, daily
telegraphy
publisher etc. v.
imprint. circular, circular letter
manifesto, advertisement, ad., placard, bill, affiche, broadside, poster
notice etc. Information .
Verbs
publish
make public, make known etc. (information) Information
speak of, talk of
broach, utter
put forward
circulate, propagate, promulgate
spread, spread abroad
rumor, diffuse, disseminate, evulugate
put forth, give forth, send forth
emit, edit, get out
issue
bring before the public, lay before the public, drag before the public
give out, give to the world
put about, bandy about, hawk about, buzz about, whisper about, bruit about, blaze about
drag into the open day
voice. proclaim, herald, blazon
blaze abroad, noise abroad
sound a trumpet
trumpet forth, thunder forth
give tongue
announce with beat of drum, announce with flourish of trumpets
proclaim from the housetops, proclaim at Charing Cross. advertise, placard
post, post up afficher, publish in the Gazette, send round the crier. raise a cry, raise a hue and cry, raise a report
set news afloat. be published etc.
be public, become public etc. adj.
come out
go about, fly about, buzz about, blow about
get about, get abroad, get afloat, get wind
find vent
see the light
go forth, take air, acquire currency, pass current
go the rounds, go the round of the newspapers, go through the length and breadth of the land
pass from mouth to mouth
spread
run like wildfire, spread like wildfire.
Adjectives
published etc. v.
current etc. (news) News
in circulation, public
notorious
flagrant, arrant
open etc. Manifestation
trumpet-tongued
encyclical, encyclic, promulgatory
exoteric.
Adverbs
publicly etc. adj.
in open court, with open doors.
Phrases
notice is hereby given
this is to give, these are to give notice
Nouns
news
information etc. Information
budget of news, budget of information
intelligence, tidings. word, advice, message
dispatch, despatch
telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy. report, rumor, hearsay, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame
talk, scandal, eavesdropping
town tattle, table talk
tittle tattle
canard, topic of the day, idea afloat. bulletin, fresh news, stirring news
glad tidings
flash, news just in
on-the-spot coverage
live coverage. old story, old news, stale news, stale story
chestnut [Slang] . narrator etc. (describe) Description
newsmonger, scandalmonger
talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler. [study of news reporting] journalism. [methods of conveying news] media, news media, the press, the information industry
newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication etc. Publication
radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission) . [organizations producing news reports] [methods of conveying news] United Press International, UPI
Associated Press, AP
The Dow Jones News Service, DJ
The New York Times News Service, NYT
Reuters [Brit.]
newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department
anchorman, anchorwoman
sportscaster
weatherman. [officials providing news for an organization] press secretary, public relations department, public relations man.
Adjectives
many-tongued
rumored
publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported
rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town. in progress
live
on the spot
in person.
Adverbs
as the story goes, as the story runs
as they say, it is said
by telegraph, by wireless.
Phrases
airy tongues that syllable men's names" [Milton]
what's up
? what's the latest
? what's new
? what's the latest poop.?
Nouns
secret
dead secret, profound secret
arcanum, mystery
latency etc. Latency. Implication
Asian mystery
sealed book, secrets of the prison house
riddle, puzzle, nut to crack, conundrum, charade, rebus, logogriph
monogram, anagram
Sphinx
labyrinth, Hyrcynian wood
intricacy, meander. problem etc. (question) Inquiry [Subject of Inquiry. Question]
paradox etc. (difficulty) Difficulty
unintelligibility etc. Unintelligibility
terra incognita etc. (ignorance) Ignorance .
Nouns
messenger, envoy, emissary, legate
nuncio, internuncio
ambassador etc. (diplomatist) Consignee . marshal, flag bearer, herald, crier, trumpeter, bellman, pursuivant, apparitor. courier, runner
dak, estafette
Mercury, Iris
errand boy, chore boy
newsboy. mail, overnight mail, express mail, next-day delivery
post, post office
letter bag
delivery service
United Parcel Service, UPS
Federal Express, Fedex. telegraph, telephone
cable, wire (electronic information transmission)
carrier pigeon. [person reporting news] (news) News reporter, gentleman of the press, representative of the press
penny-a-liner
special correspondent, own correspondent
spy, scout
informer etc. Information .
Nouns
affirmance, affirmation
statement, allegation, assertion, predication, declaration, word, averment
confirmation. asseveration, adjuration, swearing, oath, affidavit
deposition etc. (record) Record
avouchment
assurance
protest, protestation
profession
acknowledgment etc. (assent) Assent
legal pledge, pronouncement
solemn averment, solemn avowal, solemn declaration. remark, observation
position etc. (proposition) Supposition , saying, dictum, sentence
weight
dogmatism etc. (certainty) Certainty
dogmatics etc. Blusterer .
Verbs
assert
make an assertion etc. n.
have one's say
say, affirm, predicate, declare, state
protest, profess. put forth, put forward
advance, allege, propose, propound, enunciate, broach, set forth, hold out, maintain, contend, pronounce, pretend. depose, depone, aver, avow, avouch, asseverate, swear
make oath, take one's oath
make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit
take one's Bible oath, kiss the book, vow
swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue
be sworn, call Heaven to witness
vouch, warrant, certify, assure, swear by bell book and candle. swear by etc. (believe) Belief
insist upon, take one's stand upon
emphasize, lay stress on
assert roundly, assert positively
lay down, lay down the law
raise one's voice, dogmatize, have the last word
rap out
repeat
reassert, reaffirm. announce etc. (information) Information
acknowledge etc. (assent) Assent
attest etc. (evidence) Evidence [On one side.]
adjure etc. (put to one's oath) Promise .
Adjectives
asserting etc. v.
declaratory, predicatory, pronunciative, affirmative
positive
certain etc. Certainty
express, explicit etc. (patent) Manifestation
absolute, emphatic, flat, broad, round, pointed, marked, distinct, decided, confident, trenchant, dogmatic, definitive, formal, solemn, categorical, peremptory
unretracted
predicable.
Adverbs
affirmatively etc. adj.
in the affirmative. with emphasis, ex-cathedra, without fear of contradiction. as God is my witness, I must say, indeed, i' faith, let me tell you, why, give me leave to say, marry, you may be sure, I'd have you to know
upon my word, upon my honor
by my troth, egad, I assure you
by jingo, by Jove, by George, c.
troth, seriously, sadly
in sadness, in sober sadness, in truth, in earnest
of a truth, truly, perdy, in all conscience, upon oath
be assured etc. (belief) Belief
yes etc. (assent) Assent
I'll warrant, I'll warrant you, I'll engage, I'll answer for it, I'll be bound, I'll venture to say, I'll take my oath
in fact, forsooth, joking apart
so help me God
not to mince the matter.
Nouns
negation, abnegation
denial
disavowal, disclaimer
abjuration
contradiction, contravention
recusation [Law] , protest
recusancy etc. (dissent) Dissent
flat contradiction, emphatic contradiction, emphatic denial
repudiation etc. Rejection
retraction etc. Tergiversation
confutation etc. Confutation
refusal etc. Refusal
prohibition etc. Prohibition .
Verbs
deny
contradict, contravene
controvert, give denial to, gainsay, negative, shake the head. disown, disaffirm, disclaim, disavow
recant etc. Tergiversation
revoke etc. (abrogate) Abrogation . dispute
impugn, traverse, rebut, join issue upon
bring in question, call in question etc. (doubt) Unbelief. Doubt
give the lie in his throat, give one the lie in his throat. deny flatly, deny peremptorily, deny emphatically, deny absolutely, deny wholly, deny entirely
give the lie to, belie. repudiate etc. Rejection
set aside, ignore etc. Neglect
rebut etc. (confute) Confutation
qualify etc. Qualification
refuse etc. Refusal . recuse [Law] .
Adjectives
denying etc. v.
denied etc. v.
contradictory
negative, negatory
recusant etc. (dissenting) Dissent
at issue upon.
Adverbs
no, nay, not, nowise
not a bit, not a whit, not a jot
not at all, nohow, not in the least, not so
negative, negatory
no way [Coll.]
no such thing
nothing of the kind, nothing of the sort
quite the contrary, far from it
on no account, in no respect
by no, by no manner of means
negatively. [negative with respect to time] never, never in a million years
at no time.
Phrases
there never was a greater mistake
I know better
a thousand times no.
Nouns
teaching etc. v.
instruction
edification
education
tuition
tutorage, tutelage
direction, guidance
opsimathy. qualification, preparation
training, schooling etc. v.
discipline
excitation. drill, practice
book exercise. persuasion, proselytism, propagandism, propaganda
indoctrination, inculcation, inoculation
advise etc. Advice . explanation etc. (interpretation) Interpretation
lesson, lecture, sermon
apologue, parable
discourse, prolection, preachment
chalk talk
Chautauqua [U.S.] . exercise, task
curriculum
course, course of study
grammar, three R's, initiation, A.B.C., c. (beginning) Beginning . elementary education, primary education, secondary education, technical education, college education, collegiate education, military education, university education, liberal education, classical education, religious education, denominational education, moral education, secular education
propaedeutics, moral tuition. gymnastics, calisthenics
physical drill, physical education
sloyd. [methods of teaching] phonics
rote, rote memorization, brute memory
cooperative learning
Montessori method, ungraded classes. [measuring degree of learning of pupils] test, examination, exam
final exam, mid-term exam grade [result of measurement of learning] , score, marks
A, B, C, D, E, F
gentleman's C
pass, fail, incomplete. homework
take-home lesson
exercise for the student
theme, project.
Verbs
teach, instruct, educate, edify, school, tutor
cram, prime, coach
enlighten etc. (inform) Information . inculcate, indoctrinate, inoculate, infuse, instill, infix, ingraft, infiltrate
imbue, impregnate, implant
graft, sow the seeds of, disseminate. given an idea of
put up to, put in the way of
set right. sharpen the wits, enlarge the mind
give new ideas, open the eyes, bring forward, teach the young idea how to shoot" [Thomson]
improve etc. Improvement . expound etc. (interpret) Interpretation
lecture
read a lesson, give a lesson, give a lecture, give a sermon, give a discourse
incept
hold forth, preach
sermonize, moralize
point a moral. train, discipline
bring up, bring up to
form, ground, prepare, qualify
drill, exercise, practice, habituate, familiarize with, nurture, drynurse, breed, rear, take in hand
break, break in
tame
preinstruct
initiate
inure etc. (habituate) Habit [includes commonness due to frequency of occurrence] . put to nurse, send to school. direct, guide
direct attention to etc. (attention) Attention
impress upon the mind, impress upon the memory
beat into, beat into the head
convince etc. (belief) Belief . [instructional materials] book, workbook, exercise book. [unnecessary teaching] preach to the wise, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, teach granny to suck eggs
preach to the converted.
Adjectives
teaching etc. v.
taught etc. v.
educational
scholastic, academic, doctrinal
disciplinal
instructive, instructional, didactic
propaedeutic, propaedeutical.
Phrases
the schoolmaster abroad
sermons in stones and good in everything" [As You Like It] .
Nouns
misteaching, misinformaton, misintelligence, misguidance, misdirection, mispersuasion, misinstruction, misleading etc. v.
perversion, false teaching
sophistry etc. Intuition. Sophistry [The absence of reasoning.] [False or vicious reasoning; show of reason.]
college of Laputa
the blind leading the blind. [misteaching by government agents] propaganda, disinformation, agitprop
indoctrination.
Verbs
misinform, misteach, misdescribe, misinstruct, miscorrect
misdirect, misguide
pervert
put on a false scent, throw off the scent, throw off the trail
deceive etc. Deception
mislead etc. (error) Error
misrepresent
lie etc. Falsehood
disinform. render unintelligible etc. Unintelligibility
bewilder etc. (uncertainty) Uncertainty
mystify etc. (conceal) Concealment
unteach. [person or government agent who misteaches] propagandist.
Adjectives
misteaching etc. v.
unedifying.
Phrases
the blind leading the blind.
Nouns
learning
acquisition of knowledge etc. Knowledge , acquisition of skill etc. Skill
acquirement, attainment
edification, scholarship, erudition
acquired knowledge, lore, wide information
self-instruction
study, reading, perusal
inquiry etc. Thought . apprenticeship, prenticeship
pupilage, pupilarity
tutelage, novitiate, matriculation. docility etc. (willingness) Willingness
aptitude etc. Skill .
Verbs
learn
acquire knowledge, gain knowledge, receive knowledge, take in knowledge, drink in knowledge, imbibe knowledge, pick up knowledge, gather knowledge, get knowledge, obtain knowledge, collect knowledge, glean knowledge, glean information, glean learning. acquaint oneself with, master
make oneself master of, make oneself acquainted with
grind, cram
get up, coach up
learn by heart, learn by rote. read, spell, peruse
con over, pore over, thumb over
wade through
dip into
run the eye over, run the eye through
turn over the leaves. study
be studious etc. adj. . [study intensely] burn the midnight oil, consume the midnight oil, mind one's book
cram. go to school, go to college, go to the university
matriculate
serve an apprenticeship, serve one's apprenticeship, serve one's time
learn one's trade
be informed etc. Information
be taught etc. Teaching . [stop going to school voluntarily (intransitive) ] drop out, leave school, quit school
graduate
transfer
take a leave. [cause to stop going to school (transitive) ] dismiss, expel, kick out of school. [stop going to school involuntarily] flunk out
be dismissed etc.
Phrases
a lumber-house of books in every head" [Pope]
hold high converse with the mighty dead" [Thomson]
lash'd into Latin by the tingling rod" [Gay] .
Nouns
teacher, trainer, instructor, institutor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don
governor, bear leader
governess
disciplinarian. professor, lecturer, reader, prelector, prolocutor, preacher
chalk talker, khoja
pastor etc. (clergy) Clergy
schoolmaster, usher, pedagogue, abecedarian
schoolmistress, dame, monitor, pupil teacher. expositor etc. Interpreter
preceptor, guide
guru
mentor etc. (adviser) Advice
pioneer, apostle, missionary, propagandist, munshi, example etc. (model for imitation) [Thing copied.] Prototypeetc. (school) School . tutelage etc. (teaching) Teaching .
Nouns
learner, scholar, student, pupil
apprentice, prentice, journeyman
articled clerk
beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur
abecedarian, alphabetarian
alumnus, raw recruit, novice, neophyte, inceptor, catechumen, probationer
seminarian, chela, fellow-commoner
debutant. [apprentice medical doctors] intern
resident. schoolboy
fresh, freshman, frosh
junior soph, junior
senior soph, senior
sophister, sophomore
questionist. [college and university students] undergraduate
graduate student
law student
medical student
pre-med
post-doctoral student, post-doc
matriculated student
part-time student, night student, auditor. [group of learners] class, grade, seminar, form, remove
pupilage etc. (learning) Learning . disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte
fellow-student, condisciple. [place of learning] school etc. School .
Nouns
school, academy, university, alma mater, college, seminary, Lyceum
institute, institution
palaestra, Gymnasium, class, seminar. day school, boarding school, preparatory school, primary school, infant school, dame's school, grammar school, middle class school, Board school, denominational school, National school, British and Foreign school, collegiate school, art school, continuation school, convent school, County Council school, government school, grant-in-aid school, high school, higher grade school, military school, missionary school, naval school, naval academy, state-aided school, technical school, voluntary school, school
school of art
kindergarten, nursery, creche, reformatory. pulpit, lectern, soap box desk, reading desk, ambo, lecture room, theater, auditorium, amphitheater, forum, state, rostrum, platform, hustings, tribune. school book, horn book, text book
grammar, primer, abecedary, rudiments, manual, vade mecum
encyclopedia, cyclopedia
Lindley Murray, Cocker
dictionary, lexicon. professorship, lectureship, readership, fellowship, tutorship
chair. School Board Council of Education
Board of Education
Board of Studies, Prefect of Studies
Textbook Committee
propaganda.
Adjectives
scholastic, academic, collegiate
educational.
Nouns
veracity
truthfulness, frankness, c. adj.
truth, sincerity, candor, unreserve, honesty, fidelity
plain dealing
love of truth
probity etc. Probity
ingenuousness etc. (artlessness) Artlessness . the truth the whole truth and nothing but the the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth
honest truth, sober truth etc. (fact) [Object of knowledge.] Truth
unvarnished tale
light of truth.
Verbs
speak the truth, tell the truth
speak by the card
paint in its true colors, show oneself in one's true colors
make a clean breast etc. (disclose) Disclosure
speak one's mind etc. (be blunt) Artlessness
not lie etc. Falsehood , not deceive etc. Deception .
Adjectives
truthful, true
veracious, veridical
scrupulous etc. (honorable) Probity
sincere, candid, frank, open, straightforward, unreserved
open hearted, true hearted, simple-hearted
honest, trustworthy
undissembling etc. (dissemble) etc. Falsehood
guileless, pure
truth-loving
unperjured
true blue, as good as one's word
unaffected, unfeigned, bona fide
outspoken, ingenuous etc. (artless) Artlessness
undisguised etc. (real) [Object of knowledge.] Truth
Adverbs
truly etc. (really) [Object of knowledge.] Truth
in plain words etc. Artlessness
in truth, with truth, of a truth, in good truth
as the dial to the sun, as the needle to the pole
honor bright
troth
in good sooth, in good earnest
unfeignedly, with no nonsense, in sooth, sooth to say, bona fide
without equivocation
cartes sur table, from the bottom of one's heart
by my troth etc. (affirmation) Affirmation .
Phrases
that golden key that opes the palace of that golden key that opes the palace of eternity" [Milton]
Nouns
falsehood, falseness
falsity, falsification
deception etc. Deception
untruth etc. Untruth
guile
lying etc. [Subject of thought] Topic
untruth etc. Untruth
guile
lying etc. v.. misrepresentation
mendacity, perjury, false swearing
forgery, invention, fabrication
subreption
covin. perversion of truth, suppression of truth
perversion, distortion, false coloring
exaggeration etc. Exaggeration
prevarication, equivocation, shuffling, fencing, evasion, fraud
mystification etc. (concealment) Concealment
simulation etc. (imitation) Imitation
dissimulation, dissembling
deceit
blague. sham
pretense, pretending, malingering. lip homage, lip service
mouth honor
hollowness
mere show, mere outside
duplicity, double dealing, insincerity, hypocrisy, cant, humbug
jesuitism, jesuitry
pharisaism
Machiavelism, organized hypocrisy
" crocodile tears, mealy-mouthedness, quackery
charlatanism, charlatanry
gammon
bun-kum, bumcombe, flam
bam [Slang] , flimflam, cajolery, flattery
Judas kiss
perfidy etc. (bad faith) Improbity
artfulness etc. (cunning) Cunning
misstatement etc. (error) Error .
Verbs
be false etc. adj. , be a liar etc. Deceiver
speak falsely etc. adv.
tell a lie etc. Untruth
lie, fib
lie like a trooper
swear false, forswear, perjure oneself, bear false witness. misstate, misquote, miscite, misreport, misrepresent
belie, falsify, pervert, distort
put a false construction upon etc. (misinterpret)
prevaricate, equivocate, quibble
palter, palter to the understanding
trim, shuffle, fence, mince the truth, beat about the bush, blow hot and cold, play fast and loose. garble, gloss over, disguise, give a color to
give a gloss, put a gloss, put false coloring upon
color, varnish, cook, dress up, embroider
varnish right and puzzle wrong
exaggerate etc. Exaggeration
blague. invent, fabricate
trump up, get up
force, fake, hatch, concoct
romance etc. (imagine) Imagination
cry 'wolf!'. dissemble, dissimulate
feign, assume, put on, pretend, make believe
play possum
play false, play a double game
coquet
act a part, play a part
affect etc. Affectation
simulate, pass off for
counterfeit, sham, make a show of
malinger
say the grapes are sour. cant, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham, faire pattes de velours, put on the mask, clean the outside of the platter, lie like a conjuror
hand out false colors, hold out false colors, sail under false colors
commend the poisoned chalice to the lips" [Macbeth]
deceive etc. Deception .
Adjectives
false, deceitful, mendacious, unveracious, fraudulent, dishonest, faithless, truthless, trothless
unfair, uncandid
hollow-hearted
evasive
uningenuous, disingenuous
hollow, sincere, Parthis mendacior
forsworn. artificial, contrived
canting
hypocritical, jesuitical, pharisaical
tartuffish
Machiavelian
double, double tongued, double faced, double handed, double minded, double hearted, double dealing
Janus faced
smooth-faced, smooth spoken, smooth tongued
plausible
mealy-mouthed
affected etc. Affectation . collusive, collusory
artful etc. (cunning) Cunning
perfidious etc. Improbity
spurious etc. (deceptive) Deception
untrue etc. Untruth
falsified etc. v.
covinous.
Adverbs
falsely etc. adj.
a la tartufe, with a double tongue
silly etc. (cunning) Cunning .
Phrases
I give him joy that's awkward at a lie" [Young]
O what a goodly outside falsehood hath" [Merchant of Venice] .
Nouns
deception
falseness etc. Falsehood
untruth etc. Untruth
imposition, imposture
fraud, deceit, guile
fraudulence, fraudulency
covin
knavery etc. (cunning) Cunning
misrepresentation etc. (falsehood) Falsehood
bluff
straw-bail, straw bid [U.S.]
spoof [Slang] . delusion, gullery
juggling, jugglery
slight of hand, legerdemain
prestigiation, prestidigitation
magic etc. Sorcery
conjuring, conjuration
hocus-pocus, escamoterie, jockeyship
trickery, coggery, chicanery
supercherie, cozenage, circumvention, ingannation, collusion
treachery etc. Improbity
practical joke. trick, cheat, wile, blind, feint, plant, bubble, fetch, catch, chicane, juggle, reach, hocus, bite
card sharping, stacked deck, loaded dice, quick shuffle, double dealing, dealing seconds, dealing from the bottom of the deck
artful dodge, swindle
tricks upon travelers
stratagem etc. (artifice) Cunning
confidence trick, fake, hoax
theft etc. Stealing
ballot-box stuffing [U.S.] , barney [Slang]
brace game [Slang] , bunko game, drop game [Slang] , gum game [U.S.] , panel game [U.S.] , shell game, thimblerig, skin game [U.S.] . snare, trap, pitfall, decoy, gin
springe, springle
noose, hoot
bait, decoy-duck, tub to the whale, baited trap, guet-a-pens
cobweb, net, meshes, toils, mouse trap, birdlime
dionaea, Venus's flytrap
ambush etc. Ambush [Means of concealment] .
trapdoor, sliding panel, false bottom
spring-net, spring net, spring gun, mask, masked battery
mine
flytrap
green goods [U.S.]
panel house. Cornish hug
wolf in sheep's clothing etc. (deceiver) Deceiver
disguise, disguisement
false colors, masquerade, mummery, borrowed plumes
copy etc. [Result of imitation.] Copy
counterfeit, sham, make-believe, forgery, fraud
lie etc. Untruth
a delusion a mockery and a snare" [Denman] , hollow mockery. whited sepulcher, painted sepulcher
tinsel
paste, junk jewelry, costume jewelry, false jewelry, synthetic jewels
scagliola, ormolu, German silver, albata, paktong, white metal, Britannia metal, paint
veneer
jerry building
man of straw. illusion etc. (error) Error
mirage etc. [Imperfect vision.] Dimsightedness [Fallacies of vision.]
Verbs
deceive, take in
defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, bite, pluck, swindle, victimize
abuse
mystify
blind one's eyes
blindfold, hoodwink
throw dust into the eyes
dupe, gull, hoax, fool, befool, bamboozle, flimflam, hornswoggle
trick. impose upon, practice upon, play upon, put upon, palm off on, palm upon, foist upon
snatch a verdict
bluff off, bluff
bunko, four flush [Slang] , gum [U.S.] , spoof [Slang] , stuff (a ballot box) [U.S.] . circumvent, overreach
outreach, out wit, out maneuver
steal a march upon, give the go-by, to leave in the lurch decoy, waylay, lure, beguile, delude, inveigle
entrap, intrap, ensnare
nick, springe
set a trap, lay a trap, lay a snare for
bait the hook, forelay, spread the toils, lime
trapan, trepan
kidnap
let in, hook in
nousle, nousel
blind a trail
enmesh, immesh
shanghai
catch, catch in a trap
sniggle, entangle, illaqueate, hocus, escamoter, practice on one's credulity
hum, humbug
gammon, stuff up [Slang] , sell
play a trick upon one, play a practical joke upon one, put something over on one, put one over on
balk, trip up, throw a tub to a whale
fool to the top of one's bent, send on a fool's errand
make game, make a fool of, make an April fool of, make an ass of
trifle with, cajole, flatter
come over etc. (influence) Motive
gild the pill, make things pleasant, divert, put a good face upon
dissemble etc. Falsehood . cog, cog the dice, load the dice, stack the deck
live by one's wits, play at hide and seek
obtain money under false pretenses etc. (steal) Stealing
conjure, juggle, practice chicanery
deacon [U.S.] . play off, palm off, foist off, fob-off. lie etc. Falsehood
misinform etc. Misteaching
mislead etc. (error) Error
betray etc. Improbity
be deceived etc. Dupe .
Adjectives
deceived etc. v.
deceiving etc.
cunning etc. Cunning
prestigious, prestigiatory
deceptive, deceptious
deceitful, covinous
delusive, delusory
illusive, illusory
elusive, insidious
mock, sham, make-believe, counterfeit, snide [Slang] , pseudo, spurious, supposititious, so-called, pretended, feigned, trumped up, bogus, scamped, fraudulent, tricky, factitious bastard
surreptitious, illegitimate, contraband, adulterated, sophisticated
unsound, rotten at the core
colorable
disguised
meretricious, tinsel, pinchbeck, plated
catchpenny
Brummagem. artificial, synthetic
simulated etc. Falsehood .
Adverbs
under false colors, under the garb of, under cover of
over the left.
Phrases
keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to keep the word of promise to the ear and break it to the hope" [Macbeth]
ah that deceit should steal such gentle shapes" [Richard III]
a quicksand of deceit" [Henry VI]
so smooth, he daubed his vice with show of so smooth, he daubed his vice with show of virtue" [Richard III] .
Nouns
untruth, falsehood, lie, story, thing that is not, fib, bounce, crammer, taradiddle, whopper
jhuth. forgery, fabrication, invention
misstatement, misrepresentation
perversion, falsification, gloss
exaggeration etc. Exaggeration . invention, fabrication, fiction
fable, nursery tale
romance etc. (imagination) Imagination
absurd story, untrue story, false story, trumped up story, trumped up statement
thing devised by the enemy
canard
shave, sell, hum, traveler's tale, Canterbury tale, cock and bull story, fairy tale, fake
claptrap. press agent's yarn
puff, puffery (exaggeration) Exaggeration . myth, moonshine, bosh, all my eye and Betty Martin, mare's nest, farce. irony
half truth, white lie, pious fraud
mental reservation etc. (concealment) Concealment . pretense, pretext
false plea etc. [Ostensible motive, ground, or reason assigned.] Pretext
subterfuge, evasion, shift, shuffle, make-believe
sham etc. (deception) Deception . profession, empty words
Judas kiss etc. (hypocrisy) Falsehood
disguise etc. (mask) Ambush [Means of concealment] . .
Adjectives
untrue, false, phony, trumped up
void of foundation, without-foundation
fictive, far from the truth, false as dicer's oaths
unfounded, invented, fabulous, fabricated, forged
fictitious, factitious, supposititious, surreptitious
elusory, illusory
ironical
Phrases
where none is meant that meets the ear" [Milton] .
Nouns
dupe, gull, gudgeon, gobemouche, cull [Slang] , cully, victim, pigeon, April fool
jay [Slang] , sucker [Slang]
laughingstock etc. [Object and cause of ridicule.] Laughingstock
Cyclops, simple Simon, flat
greenhorn
fool etc. Fool
puppet, cat's paw.
Verbs
be deceived etc. Deception , be the dupe of
fall into a trap
swallow the bait, nibble at the bait
bite, catch a Tartar.
Nouns
deceiver etc. (deceive) etc. Deception
dissembler, hypocrite
sophist, Pharisee, Jesuit, Mawworm, Pecksniff, Joseph Surface, Tartufe, Janus
serpent, snake in the grass, cockatrice, Judas, wolf in sheep's clothing
jilt
shuffler, stool pigeon. liar etc. (lie) etc. Falsehood
story-teller, perjurer, false witness, Scapin
bunko steerer [U.S.] , carpetbagger [U.S.] , capper [U.S.] , faker, fraud, four flusher [Slang] , horse coper, ringer [Slang] , spieler, straw bidder [U.S.] . imposter, pretender, humbug
adventurer
Cagliostro, Fernam Mendez Pinto
ass in lion's skin etc. (bungler) Bungler
actor etc. (stage player) The Drama . quack, charlatan, mountebank, saltimbanco, saltimbanque, empiric, quacksalver, medicaster, Rosicrucian, gypsy
man of straw. conjuror, juggler, trickster, prestidigitator, jockey
crimp, decoy, decoy duck
rogue, knave, cheat
swindler etc. (thief) Thief
jobber.
Phrases
saint abroad and a devil at home" [Bunyan] .
Nouns
exaggeration
expansion etc. Expansion
hyperbole, stretch, strain, coloring
high coloring, caricature, caricatura
extravagance etc. (nonsense) Absurdity
Baron Munchausen
men in buckram, yarn, fringe, embroidery, traveler's tale
fish story, gooseberry [Slang] . storm in a teacup
much ado about nothing etc. (overestimation) Overestimation
puff, puffery etc. (boasting) Boasting
rant etc. (turgescence) Ornament . figure of speech
stretch of fancy, stretch of the imagination
flight of fancy etc. (imagination) Imagination . false coloring etc. (falsehood) Falsehood
aggravation etc. Aggravation .
Verbs
exaggerate, magnify, pile up, aggravate
amplify etc. (expand) Expansion
overestimate etc. Overestimation
hyperbolize
overcharge, overstate, overdraw, overlay, overshoot the mark, overpraise
make over much, over the most of
strain, strain over a point
stretch, stretch a point
go great lengths
spin a long yarn
draw with a longbow, shoot with a longbow
deal in the marvelous. out-Herod Herod, run riot, talk at random. heighten, overcolor
color highly, color too highly
broder
flourish
color etc. (misrepresent) Falsehood
puff etc. (boast) Boasting .
Adjectives
exaggerated etc. v.
overwrought
bombastic etc. (grandiloquent) Ornament
hyperbolical, on stilts
fabulous, extravagant, preposterous, egregious, highflying.
Adverbs
hyperbolically etc. adj. .