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What is another word for
run-down
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Adjective
Tired, exhausted or depleted in energy
Showing advanced signs of wear and tear
Suffered a damage
Pale from illness or fatigue
Made incapable of use or action
Rejected
Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate
Lacking in style or good taste
Made up of short snippets
Dingy and stuffy
Having previously been owned by someone
Noun
A narration of an event or experience
Verb
To belittle or express disapproval of
To decline or deteriorate
Bring to a close
To chase or pursue a person
Get rid of by stages
Put under arrest
To find using one's sense of smell
To use up all available physical energy
Knock to the ground
Wind something down
To have come upon after searching, study, or effort
To summarize
Use up the supply or resources of
To do repeatedly so as to become proficient
To reckon or calculate
To explain meticulously or in great detail
To make emotionally sad or depressed
To move fast enough to reach or pass someone or something ahead
To study or check into thoroughly
Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
To give an enumerated account of
To precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
To fall or dive downwards or to a lower level
To stop operating
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Adjective
▲
Tired, exhausted or depleted in energy
tired
exhausted
fatigued
wearied
weary
knackered
drained
enervated
wasted
debilitated
worn
weak
worn-out
worn out
spent
done in
beat
dog-tired
bleary
bushed
tired out
dead
limp
all in
done for
ready to drop
pooped
dead tired
sapped
wiped out
prostrated
played out
out on one's feet
tuckered out
frazzled
weakened
outta gas
kaput
shot
prostrate
effete
shattered
burned-out
done
bone-weary
beaten
aweary
burnt-out
tapped out
whacked
washed-out
rundown
jaded
logy
crippled
disabled
had it
worn-down
loggy
weariful
worn to a frazzle
sleepy
zonked
fagged out
dead beat
enfeebled
depleted
washed out
burned out
clapped out
finished
languid
drowsy
knocked out
jet-lagged
drooping
on your last legs
droopy
dead on one's feet
out of gas
collapsing
flat
creamcrackered
jiggered
fried
run down
consumed
fagged
faint
low
tuckered
overtired
etiolated
puffing
whacked out
whipped
fordone
puffing and blowing
overworked
breathless
out on your feet
stonkered
bushwhacked
puffed out
running on empty
bone-tired
asleep
puffed
gasping
shagged out
panting
gasping for breath
wabbit
toilworn
extremely tired
rooted
out of breath
zonked out
sleep deprived
like death warmed up
exasperated
old
used
run ragged
dog-weary
dead-tired
bedraggled
dead-beat
dragging
dropping
languorous
listless
lassitudinous
hacked
wiped-out
far-gone
blasé
flagging
expended
empty
narcoleptic
low-energy
overtaxed
done up
haggard
overused
petered out
bleary-eyed
broken-down
burnt out
feeble
soft
fit to drop
wimpish
unsubstantial
softened
slight
undermined
delicate
down-and-out
frail
asthenic
tender
infirm
wimpy
unnerved
ashen
bleached
drawn
gray
US
colourless
UK
shopworn
lusterless
not shiny
white
pallid
threadbare
wan
used up
ashy
grey
UK
tattered
discoloured
UK
colorless
US
discolored
US
incapacitated
devitalized
vitiated
deteriorated
paralyzed
US
gone to seed
out of condition
rusty
out of shape
on the ropes
paralysed
UK
lethargic
torpid
sluggish
inactive
inert
somnolent
heavy
slow
lazy
comatose
dull
slumberous
dopey
indolent
lackadaisical
dozy
apathetic
snoozy
careworn
slothful
lifeless
idle
passive
yawny
lymphatic
unenergetic
quiescent
spiritless
heavy-eyed
nodding
slumbrous
indifferent
slow-moving
hollow-cheeked
sick
gaunt
supine
strained
yawning
without energy
pinched
groggy
languishing
laid-back
half asleep
draggy
leaden
dormant
slumbersome
peaky
pale
bored
shiftless
phlegmatic
oscitant
slack
laggard
blah
unresponsive
dilatory
lacklustre
UK
lackluster
US
lacking in energy
neurasthenic
out of it
blanched
hollow-eyed
sickly
unwell
stagnant
taxed
peaked
unenthusiastic
dozing
pasty-faced
uninterested
nebbish
impassive
moony
sleepyhead
dreamy
unhurried
static
lax
sluggardly
fainéant
quiet
do-nothing
played-out
faineant
sick and tired
fed up
narcotic
motionless
hebetudinous
half-awake
sedentary
all-in
wiped
weather-beaten
lined
easy
leisurely
blahs
unconcerned
still
pining
energyless
relaxed
work-shy
lumbering
done with
dissipated
disbursed
washed-up
done-in
paid
lost
blown
wooden
dog tired
worn down
poorly
paid out
thrown away
tired-out
over-tired
on last leg
very tired
numb
dead on your feet
stupefied
heavy-lidded
down the drain
dallying
loafing
inattentive
lagging
otiose
procrastinating
half awake
stressed out
in poor health
sore
aching
nodding off
benumbed
bovine
depressed
spineless
yielding
negligent
careless
the worse for wear
stretchy
unmoving
stolid
gone
lived-in
stupid
stuporous
sodden
latent
bone idle
tardy
acquiescent
submissive
servile
pliant
docile
down
sullen
off
sluggard
sleepyheaded
stiff
lumpish
mooney
drippy
unproductive
heedless
having spring fever
insensitive
insensible
slow-going
slow-paced
somnific
peaceful
unoccupied
footsore
passed out
down for the count
out for the count
weakening
waning
failing
declining
tiring
fading
dazed
wearying
sinking
deteriorating
wilting
decreasing
ebbing
drugged
ready for bed
giving up
faltering
restful
snoozing
napping
dopy
diminishing
slacking
dwindling
slumping
abating
palling
sagging
slowing down
more ❯
“Paul and I conferred on the radio and agreed to take a rest day as I was still feeling
run-down
after the previous day.”
Adjective
▲
Showing advanced signs of wear and tear
derelict
dilapidated
decrepit
battered
dingy
dumpy
ramshackle
shabby
tattered
crumbling
mangy
mean
old
ragged
rickety
seedy
tatterdemalion
tatty
tumbledown
grungy
miserable
neglected
ratty
scruffy
tacky
timeworn
untended
frowzy
peaked
scrubby
shattered
sleazy
threadbare
broken-down
beat-up
badly maintained
below par
tumble-down
uncared-for
under par
worn out
dog-eared
down-at-the-heel
in bad condition
in a bad way
in bad repair
weather-beaten
bombed-out
moth-eaten
out of condition
gone to seed
seen better days
run down
down-at-the-heels
down-at-heel
rundown
worn
shoddy
grotty
squalid
bedraggled
falling to pieces
worse for wear
crummy
down at heel
falling apart
worn-out
decayed
decaying
ruined
scuzzy
wretched
poor
sorry
deteriorated
faded
unkempt
raggedy
grubby
slummy
in disrepair
gone to rack and ruin
sordid
frayed
cheap
unmaintained
on its last legs
insalubrious
shacky
paltry
trashy
second-rate
deteriorating
rumpty
in ruins
base
tawdry
common
bad
damaged
ruinous
mediocre
shambly
lousy
tired
yucky
low-grade
pitiful
low-rent
inferior
beat up
well worn
dismal
substandard
junky
skanky
filthy
rubbishy
nasty
unsound
slipshod
in a state of disrepair
the worse for wear
holey
seamy
unpleasant
scungy
low
in tatters
raggedy-ass
warby
untidy
shaky
disintegrating
desolate
poverty-stricken
rotten
cheapjack
execrable
gimcrack
used
trumpery
rough
two-bit
dishevelled
UK
ill-maintained
el cheapo
disheveled
US
having seen better days
cruddy
falling apart at the seams
poorly maintained
on your last legs
dirty
antiquated
gaudy
worthless
depressed
dodgy
kitsch
messy
slovenly
Brummagem
tottering
distressed
disreputable
torn
in rags
cheapo
naff
creaky
creaking
ragtag
punk
cheesy
third-rate
poor-quality
subpar
lame
deficient
degenerated
schlocky
tinny
cheap and nasty
rubbish
ropy
duff
sad
bush-league
dime-a-dozen
rinky-dink
inadequate
scroungy
abandoned
crude
in poor condition
overgrown
unprepossessing
patched
forsaken
in ribbons
terrible
dowdy
slum-like
in holes
worn to shreds
skeezy
low-class
slimy
time-worn
scraggy
broken
sloppy
limp
average
scabby
sucky
dreadful
schlock
meretricious
rent
impoverished
wrecked
in shreds
impaired
injured
used-up
disfigured
bare
meager
US
cut-rate
bum
coarse
bargain-basement
pitiable
meagre
UK
clapped out
superannuated
dud
tinhorn
all the worse for wear
a dime a dozen
out at elbows
flimsy
destroyed
junk
entry-level
pinchbeck
below average
lemon
faulty
down and dirty
bottom-rung
two a penny
not up to much
cheapie
dime-store
below standard
not up to snuff
second-class
twopenny-halfpenny
broken down
brassy
low-end
historic
overcrowded
thin
done
outworn
dateless
ancient
old-fashioned
dishonest
crooked
smirched
downgone
withering
shopworn
infirm
knocked around
cure
pot
well-read
well-thumbed
unsavoury
UK
unsavory
US
unweeded
defective
uncultivated
hazardous
unsafe
insecure
perilous
dangerous
treacherous
precarious
frazzled
shaggy
ripped
rugged
garbagy
overused
overworked
unoccupiable
unlivable
uncared
ordinary
middling
menial
rank
mucky
indigent
sick
sticky
gunky
gungy
weedgrown
wild
raunchy
unimproved
fallen-in
marred
crumbly
uncared for
beaten up
beat
fallen in
dying
declining
busted
lined
worn-down
wrung out
dinged
totaled
pegged out
well-worn
wizened
decrepit. in ruins
waning
contaminated
infected
septic
unhealthy
unwholesome
blighted
wasted
falling down
disadvantaged
deprived
poorly made
badly dressed
badly worn
full of holes
torn to pieces
degenerating
collapsing
awful
atrocious
quavering
shaking
haggard
effete
anile
crippled
insubstantial
fragile
tasteless
vulgar
uninhabitable
failing
unsatisfactory
showy
garish
dire
abject
pathetic
unspeakable
languishing
condemned
needy
destitute
stonewashed
lamentable
unacceptable
wanting
deplorable
bush
horrible
abominable
crumby
suboptimal
dissatisfactory
wrong
flash
loud
on the way out
in decline
on the decline
pants
beastly
underprivileged
flashy
shlocky
wack
woeful
hideous
a load of pants
ghastly
God-awful
unsightly
off
scummy
scurvy
repulsive
godforsaken
low-quality
disastrous
horrendous
calamitous
shlock
weak
gross
gruesome
shanty
ghetto
skid row
ghost
outmoded
ostentatious
out-of-date
stodgy
frumpy
unbecoming
waxy
unsuitable
poky
deserted
jerry-built
cheap-jack
bodger
in bad taste
plastic
pretentious
inglorious
makeshift
low-down
manky
discarded
disused
rejected
droopy
wilted
sickly
wilting
drooping
ailing
sagging
flagging
used up
forgotten
relinquished
vacant
void
vacated
ownerless
uncouth
castoff
solitary
lorn
cast off
unkept
glaring
brash
glitzy
chintzy
flamboyant
brummagem
rude
tinsel
crass
raffish
lurid
kitschy
offensive
flaunting
glittering
flaring
unrefined
swanky
jazzy
tinselly
low quality
downmarket
obtrusive
blatant
brazen
harsh
abysmal
impolite
splashy
appalling
inelegant
swank
razzle-dazzle
ornate
lowbrow
frightful
indelicate
over-bright
useless
off-color
uncultured
poor quality
distasteful
bright
bling-bling
ill-bred
screaming
bilious
noisy
bawdy
ribald
boorish
obscene
improper
roughneck
smutty
disagreeable
extravagant
insufficient
blue
foul
valueless
earthy
diabolical
raw
impure
colorful
US
direful
egregious
foul-mouthed
scatological
low cost
colourful
UK
tenth-rate
scatologic
unfashionable
in poor taste
brilliant
uncivil
snazzy
corny
violent
bold
unsophisticated
loutish
badly built
nauseating
unattractive
churlish
florid
thrown together
imperfect
overdone
ritzy
rough-hewn
incult
unpolished
lowbred
indecent
vulgarian
catchpenny
uncivilized
US
barbaric
lewd
daggy
slobbish
immodest
lowdown and dirty
brutish
over the top
sour
unseemly
indecorous
slobby
tactless
unlovely
abusive
half-pie
ungroomed
sloven
frowsy
uncomfortable
uncivilised
UK
profane
blowsy
no great shakes
slatternly
ignorant
bad-mannered
lascivious
artificial
not much cop
stag
pornographic
gutter
wanton
unprintable
blowzy
tousled
porny
locker-room
X-rated
tangled
contemptible
schlumpy
grody
off colour
blunt
draggle-tailed
uncombed
cheap-looking
sporty
down scale
overwrought
over-elaborate
trifling
down-market
indifferent
conspicuous
expensive
OTT
ropey
poxy
chronic
throwaway
unstable
flawed
unsubstantial
twopenny
pizazzy
fancy
glittery
pizzazzy
fancy-pants
nifty
bombastic
outrageous
jury-rigged
clumsy
artless
jerry-rigged
rough-and-tumble
rough-and-ready
bling
elaborate
bad quality
of a sort
sparkling
downscale
salty
broad
prurient
split
carelessly built
common as muck
nudge-nudge
farmyard
dumbed down
barbarian
hateful
ill
not fine
organic
untreated
poorly
noddy
desultory
unpressed
unfinished
down at the heel
shredded
straggly
mussy
ruffled
unstylish
styleless
ticky-tack
ticky-tacky
from hunger
weak sauce
sub-par
gruff
scraggly
mussed
tumbled
snarled
messed up
mussed up
matted
rumpled
windblown
unneat
discourteous
commonplace
end-of-the-pier
bogus
empty
garbage
no-good
despicable
good-for-nothing
barren
Philistine
piss-poor
unmannerly
pigpen
Mickey Mouse
insolent
second-best
ill-groomed
Daliesque
clinquant
affected
twee
camp
mod
posturing
gimmicky
ill-behaved
strictly for the birds
licentious
salacious
second class
impertinent
mannerless
disrespectful
disgusting
naughty
scurrilous
suggestive
racy
low in quality
saucy
spicy
fruity
blasphemous
steamy
unpalatable
badly behaved
impudent
audacious
cheeky
revolting
insensible
indiscreet
illiberal
horrid
gamy
adult
porn
porno
repellent
displeasing
unhandsome
unmannered
presumptuous
oafish
thoughtless
uncalled-for
inconsiderate
ungracious
near the knuckle
Rabelaisian
awkward
close to the bone
graceless
sickening
vile
stupid
foolish
outlandish
barbarous
unclassy
low-down-and-dirty
trivial
loud-mouthed
loathsome
bitter
ill-mannered
unwelcome
unpleasing
noisome
yukky
wicked
uncongenial
gay
funny
gooey
icky
not pleasant
splendiferous
pizzazz
US
frou-frou
chichi
pzazz
UK
gussied up
putting on the ritz
more ❯
“He leads me right to the door of a
run-down
shack tucked away in a forgotten corner of the woods.”
Adjective
▲
Suffered a damage
damaged
broken
dented
flawed
impaired
injured
scratched
smashed
bent
blemished
busted
defective
dinged
down
faulty
flubbed
gone
hurt
marred
shot
snafued
spoilt
UK
spoiled
US
sunk
totaled
beat-up
fouled up
glitched
imperfect
in need of repair
in poor condition
in smithereens
kaput
loused up
messed up
mucked up
no go
on the blink
on the fritz
out of action
out of kilter
out of whack
screwed up
unsound
wounded
inoperative
malfunctioning
inoperable
broken-down
disabled
out
not working
in disrepair
not functioning
out of commission
spent
haywire
playing up
out of order
fallen apart
gone to pieces
in the shop
on the shelf
wrecked
nonoperating
nonfunctional
nonfunctioning
bonkers
kerflooey
kaputt
bust
non-functioning
finished
wonky
ruined
knackered
wracked
exhausted
unsatisfactory
duff
weak
unusable
feeble
acting up
done for
worn-out
conked out
gone haywire
not in working order
had it
conked-out
coming unglued
coming unstuck
gone phut
gone to pot
on its last legs
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Pale from illness or fatigue
peaky
drained
ill
pallid
pasty
pasty-faced
poorly
sick
anemic
US
anaemic
UK
ashen
ashen-faced
ashy
bad
bloodless
colorless
US
colourless
UK
gray
US
grey
UK
indisposed
unwell
whey-faced
cadaverous
corpse-like
crook
ill-looking
sallow
washed out
liverish
nauseated
nauseous
pale
peaked
pinched
queasy
sickly
wan
deathly pale
funny
off
off colour
out of sorts
peculiar
rough
under the weather
ailing
awful
crummy
down
drawn
dreadful
emaciated
grotty
lousy
not oneself
punk
ropy
rotten
seedy
sickened
sickly-looking
terrible
unhealthy
unsound
wabbit
below par
etiolated
off-color
peakish
peelie-wally
peely-wally
run down
thin
as white as a ghost
as white as a sheet
green about the gills
not up to par
in poor shape
like death warmed up
infirm
weak
in poor health
queer
debilitated
not well
feeble
diseased
bedridden
under par
frail
invalid
not very well
faint
sick as a dog
not in good shape
off-colour
dizzy
giddy
delicate
valetudinarian
not up to snuff
in a bad way
laid up
laid-up
laid low
infected
impaired
lightheaded
rocky
light-headed
on the sick list
suffering
sickish
woozy
feverish
out of action
unfit
qualmish
mean
squeamish
afflicted
groggy
hospitalized
US
incurable
disordered
rickety
weakly
confined
under medication
broken down
bummed
enfeebled
hospitalised
UK
at death's door
fatigued
tired
queerish
queazy
incapacitated
green
declining
tottering
low
invalided
not so hot
imperfect
defective
wobbly
iffy
grim
valetudinary
decrepit
shaky
dragging
out of commission
on sick list
a wreck
hypochondriacal
feeling awful
feeling rotten
out of shape
down with
slightly unwell
not up to the mark
bilious
ropey
ugly
unsightly
unstable
not yourself
qualmy
pukish
reeling
off one's feed
failing
disabled
uneasy
off form
strange
handicapped
hypochondriac
the worse for wear
not feeling well
in bad shape
sick as a parrot
injured
not a hundred percent
in ill health
out of condition
in poor condition
in a decline
running temperature
got the bug
feeling terrible
off one's feet
miserable
self-obsessed
neurotic
hipped
splenetic
hippish
in bed
wretched
not healthy
hors de combat
confined to bed
got a bug
achy
in pain
puny
exhausted
enervated
lacklustre
UK
cranky
chronically ill
always ill
lackluster
US
pining
often ill
laid-low
weakened
spent
weary
dying
languishing
sapped
languorous
sluggish
depleted
beat
pooped
wasting
wasted
low-energy
unsteady
burned out
worn out
tuckered out
down-and-out
out of gas
asthenic
worn-out
languid
prostrated
prostrate
broken-down
out-of-action
tired out
in bad health
carsick
seasick
slight
effete
airsick
tender
doddering
wimpish
wimpy
unsubstantial
lame
soft
softened
sick as dog
barfy
doddery
fragile
insecure
flimsy
wavering
ghastly
rundown
travel-sick
poor
crippled
weedy
tottery
spindly
vacillating
doubtful
tenuous
vitiated
trembly
meagre
UK
pathetic
strengthless
sapless
meager
US
green at the gills
about to throw up
horrible
knackered
travelsick
paltry
disgusted
unwholesome
housebound
immobilized
US
slender
stricken
chunderous
ill in bed
contaminated
tainted
septic
blighted
sinking
reduced
sensitive
nesh
susceptible
not feeling up to snuff
peccant
abnormal
green around the gills
nauseatic
immobilised
UK
without energy
infectious
dainty
fishy
shatterable
brittle
fracturable
shattery
wispy
trainsick
bockety
powerless
upset
uncomfortable
helpless
impotent
restless
dubious
unsettling
odd
concerned
uncertain
troubling
suffering from motion sickness
unsettled
fidgety
experiencing nausea
feeling queasy
ticklish
quaking
feeling nauseous
feeling nauseated
feeling woozy
inconstant
staggering
tricky
shilpit
suffering from altitude sickness
unsafe
unbalanced
uneven
gaunt
trembling
out of humor
down in the mouth
half-hearted
dopey
emasculated
flabby
gentle
zero
insufficient
flat
aged
green around gills
wonky
precarious
careworn
irresolute
teetering
faltering
hollow-eyed
raddled
wrinkled
shrunken
indecisive
hollow-cheeked
teetery
halting
anile
sensile
skeletal
in declining health
fluctuant
rattletrap
wavy
wiggling
unsure
spare
scraggy
faded
worn-down
scrawny
deathlike
lank
wearied
skinny
starved
ghostlike
worn
fagged
lean
fretted
feeling sick
haggard
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Made incapable of use or action
disabled
handicapped
learning-disabled
paralysed
UK
wheelchair-using
challenged
crippled
exceptional
impaired
lame
paraplegic
quadriplegic
tetraplegic
broken-down
confined
decrepit
differently abled
disarmed
hamstrung
helpless
hemiplegic
hurt
incapable
incapacitated
infirm
invalid
laid-up
maimed
monoplegic
out-of-action
out-of-commission
paralyzed
US
paraparetic
paretic
powerless
sidelined
stalled
weakened
worn-out
wounded
wrecked
having a disability
having learning difficulties
having special needs
physically challenged
physically handicapped
physically impaired
having a mental disability
with a disability
injured
debilitated
out of action
damaged
harmed
bedridden
immobilized
US
weak
laid up
immobilised
UK
sick
bruised
ailing
deformed
palsied
game
confined to bed
hors de combat
feeble
paralytic
out of commission
sickly
vulnerable
housebound
ill
mutilated
sore
impotent
unfit
frail
in hospital
in the hospital
enfeebled
prostrate
on the sick list
flat on your back
marred
physically disabled
limp
halt
unwell
poorly
broken
immobile
indisposed
useless
gammy
mangled
defective
stiff
dependent
defenceless
UK
gimp
spoiled
US
hog-tied
spoilt
UK
battered
inactive
weakly
unable
below par
defenseless
US
inert
over a barrel
suffering
fragile
beaten
limping
hobbling
bad
numb
afflicted
ill in bed
undermined
wornout
tender
off colour
wheelchair-bound
shaking
trembling
raw
gimpy
pained
dead
bedfast
bedbound
stricken
smitten
disadvantaged
under the weather
at a loss
torpid
nerveless
unmoving
crushed
benumbed
deterred
restrained
restricted
encumbered
foiled
stymied
blocked
hampered
impeded
checked
obstructed
curbed
balked
US
limited
burdened
crook
fractured
diseased
rheumatic
spastic
tremorous
neurasthenic
shaky
arthritic
sclerotic
atonic
cut
knackered
smashed
scarred
shattered
flat on one's back
insensible
diplegic
palsified
baulked
UK
ruined
destroyed
mentally disabled
exposed
unprotected
ineffective
unguarded
unresistant
undefended
abandoned
susceptible
incompetent
ineffectual
forlorn
destitute
stranded
inadequate
impuissant
subject
tied
wide open
inefficient
up creek without paddle
shiftless
friendless
basket-case
forsaken
open to attack
pinned
inexpert
easily hurt
easily destroyed
unaided
tapped out
with hands tied
tapped
valetudinary
valetudinarian
handcuffed
disenfranchised
unarmed
wishy-washy
supine
strengthless
etiolated
without power
blank
disfranchised
gutless
resistless
chicken
wimp
passive
down
peaked
not able
in poor health
with no say
high and dry
out of gas
laid low
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Rejected
discarded
cast-off
damaged
dispensed with
rejected
superfluous
tossed out
unwanted
waste
abandoned
deserted
discontinued
forsaken
junked
neglected
outmoded
repudiated
scrapped
shelved
castaway
castoff
done with
obsolete
out-of-date
thrown away
thrown out
useless
worn-out
unneeded
surplus to requirements
disliked
unloved
shunned
friendless
uncherished
outcast
uncared-for
unnecessary
unpopular
de trop
nonessential
uncared for
annoying
spurned
detested
scorned
unbefriended
ostracized
US
ostracised
UK
unwelcome
unvalued
loathed
hated
despised
avoided
ignored
abhorred
isolated
unaccepted
disfavored
disesteemed
cold-shouldered
lonesome
forlorn
companionless
lonely
out of favour
estranged
desolate
all alone
without friends
out of favor
with no one to turn to
without a friend in the world
blackballed
withdrawn
destitute
sad
despondent
unhappy
lorn
unsocial
without companions
by yourself
feeling friendless
jilted
unbeloved
loveless
unappreciated
unliked
unattractive
undesirable
alone
not loved
solitary
drip
lousy
out in the cold
sent to Coventry
nerdy
out
execrated
obnoxious
weird
wimpy
gross
dumpy
loser
creepy
unattached
alienated
unsought after
lone
single
by oneself
cut off
not sought out
adrift
marooned
without ties
with no ties
in bad odour
not in the swim
all by one's self
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Significantly below an amount or level that is adequate
depleted
down
dwindling
low
minimal
short
in short supply
at a low level
scant
scarce
meagre
UK
inadequate
trifling
insufficient
sparse
little
diminished
scanty
deficient
paltry
reduced
meager
US
skimpy
measly
small
wanting
shy
nominal
few
lacking
insignificant
mediocre
cut
shoddy
puny
limited
thin
too little
insubstantial
not enough
exiguous
too few
poor
failing
drained
at a premium
tight
niggardly
incomplete
negligible
incommensurate
restricted
bereft
revealing
brief
low-cut
piddling
hard to find
indecent
like gold dust
not to be had
hard to come by
missing
not to be had for love nor money
rare
sketchy
destitute
pathetic
dry
too small
thin on the ground
seldom met with
diminishing
depleting
unqualified
almost empty
flimsy
see-through
seldom
truncated
threatened
occasional
shortened
sporadic
semioccasional
faulty
imperfect
unsatisfactory
unample
minus
infrequent
defective
incompetent
unfitted
unfinished
incapable
devoid
weak
with an insufficiency
jejune
slight
inconsiderable
lean
finite
inappreciable
miserly
needed
laughable
bare
feeble
lame
short of
out of
slim
stunted
derisory
spare
parsimonious
barren
junk
too little too late
unproductive
stinted
coming up short
slender
not hacking it
not making it
bush-league
short-handed
short on
low on
few and far between
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking in style or good taste
dowdy
unfashionable
frumpy
drab
tacky
dingy
old-fashioned
shabby
dull
frowzy
frumpish
inelegant
outmoded
ill-dressed
untidy
cheesy
faded
scruffy
styleless
tasteless
ticky-tack
ticky-tacky
trashy
unstylish
daggy
mumsy
passé
sad
unhip
antiquated
archaic
badly dressed
baggy
bedraggled
bygone
dated
dreary
homely
mouldy
UK
moldy
US
not smart
outdated
out-of-date
out of style
plain
scrubby
slatternly
stodgy
unseemly
vintage
wrinkled
old hat
square
unkempt
unsophisticated
poky
out of date
unglamorous
fogeyish
sloppy
badly-dressed
blowsy
unattractive
boring
poorly dressed
unpolished
vulgar
unpopular
obsolete
out
superseded
old-fangled
prehistoric
antediluvian
crusty
out of fashion
passe
olde worlde
defunct
behind the times
out of the ark
empty
useless
abandoned
ratty
garbage
cruddy
bogus
tawdry
no-good
despicable
crummy
flimsy
valueless
barren
good-for-nothing
worthless
grungy
poor quality
low in quality
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Made up of short snippets
snippety
summary
concise
brief
compact
compendious
condensed
succinct
pithy
terse
abridged
thumbnail
abbreviated
cursory
laconic
short
shortened
synoptic
aphoristic
apothegmatic
capsule
compressed
curt
breviloquent
elliptical
epigrammatic
monosyllabic
perfunctory
sententious
compacted
compendiary
elliptic
precipitate
recapped
telegraphic
rehashed
short and sweet
crisp
in a nutshell
rushed
to the point
run-through
boiled down
clipped
pointed
incisive
gnomic
potted
snappy
summarized
US
contracted
truncated
sparing
abrupt
summarised
UK
curtailed
brusque
lapidary
blunt
economical
sharp
gruff
tart
abstracted
tight
cut
rude
reduced
in a few well-chosen words
economic
outline
trenchant
precise
cut short
edited
hurried
hasty
cut to the bone
rapid
quick
uncivil
diminished
decreased
impolite
discourteous
offhand
lessened
unceremonious
trimmed
pruned
little
witty
shorter
snappish
neat
small
meaningful
cryptic
shrunk
precised
concentrated
cut down
cropped
synopsized
bare-bones
clear-cut
taut
straightforward
close
finely honed
in few words
snippy
cutting
lean
meaty
pared down
comprehensive
clear
epigrammatical
cut-down
sudden
undignified
constricted
telescoped
obscure
summarizing
US
limited
summarising
UK
ambiguous
oblique
short and to the point
uncommunicative
clever
amusing
piquant
quick-witted
slimmed-down
encapsulated
exact
explicit
unambiguous
axiomatic
dismissive
off
unmannerly
ingenious
pungent
forceful
expressive
marrowy
well structured
fast
abstruse
censorious
judgmental
pretentious
abounding
critical
disapproving
apophthegmatic
edited down
piquing
provoking
make a long story short
penetrating
telling
significant
cogent
slimmed down
unfathomable
incomprehensible
indirect
recondite
well tuned
honed
short-and-sweet
acute
effective
Delphic
in well-chosen words
ephemeral
unprolonged
ungracious
swift
decurtate
abbreviate
curtate
transient
bare
downright
brusk
short-spoken
bluff
crusty
not protracted
dusty
skeleton
down to brass tacks
churlish
imperious
peremptory
brisk
essential
censored
digest
sketch
expurgated
bowdlerized
US
stripped down
bowdlerised
UK
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Dingy and stuffy
frowzy
dark
dingy
drab
dull
gloomy
close
dim
musty
shabby
stagnant
stale
stifling
stuffy
suffocating
unfresh
badly lit
frowsty
fuggy
poorly lit
seedy
tacky
run down
fusty
airless
heavy
sultry
oppressive
muggy
breathless
fetid
US
unventilated
confined
foetid
UK
humid
thick
Adjective
▲
Having previously been owned by someone
used
secondhand
previously owned
second-hand
castoff
old
preloved
pre-owned
hand-me-down
recycled
worn
foreowned
handed-down
nearly new
passed down
preowned
cast-off
handed down
not new
passed on
reach-me-down
run down
shopsoiled
unnew
passed-on
inherited
charity
jumble-sale
derivative
secondary
rummage-sale
Noun
▲
A narration of an event or experience
account
story
narrative
description
narration
chronicle
report
statement
version
tale
recital
interpretation
portrayal
record
relation
delineation
exposition
rendition
sketch
telling
chronicling
detail
recountal
recounting
chronology
commentary
detailing
explanation
recitation
depiction
describing
impression
news
perspective
relating
side
take
view
history
lowdown
make
rehearsal
storytelling
yarn
the picture
blow by blow
play by play
the whole picture
portrait
recount
log
rendering
annal
opus
plot
memoir
sequence of events
story line
write-up
representation
characterization
presentation
analysis
outline
piece
picture
declaration
communication
definition
elucidation
illustration
bulletin
article
vignette
construction
announcement
review
details
scoop
notice
communiqué
assessment
brief
rundown
reading
construal
portraiture
clarification
feature
study
explication
message
information
exegesis
item
release
comment
list
testimony
column
broadcast
profile
criticism
evaluation
illumination
critique
treatise
enumeration
proclamation
summary
flash
editorial
word
communique
examination
catalogue
UK
diagram
appreciation
chart
listing
road map
monograph
recapitulation
summarization
treatment
litany
claim
dispatch
commentaries
assertion
performance
affirmation
testimonial
specification
programme
UK
catalog
US
understanding
voice-over
pronouncement
essay
biography
paper
exposé
appraisal
unfolding
allegation
drawing
wire
cable
discourse
protestation
newscast
disquisition
notification
run through
theme
news report
annotation
update
intelligence
ad
advert
advertisement
posting
evocation
handout
précis
expounding
tracing
tidings
judgement
UK
presentment
program
US
simplification
digest
crit
publication
hot wire
judgment
US
survey
news item
thumbnail sketch
rough draft
news flash
classification
attestation
repetition
refrain
anecdote
gloss
story telling
inventory
exclusive
argument
roll
itemizing
US
spread
acclamation
tribute
resolution
demonstration
advice
enactment
viewpoint
slant
variation
progress
table
praise
recognition
series
answer
meaning
decipherment
warning
graph
setting out
conception
rationale
spin
assimilation
apprehension
comprehension
spoiler
411
thread
notifying
vita
musical
fable
musicale
itemising
UK
deposition
remonstrance
expostulation
rating
film
visualization
US
visualisation
UK
point of view
image
drift
write up
alert
advisory
name
development
setting down
writeup
heads up
headline
info
gen
character sketch
confession
critical analysis
paraphrase
delivery
paragraph
uncos
action
transcription
restatement
rewording
condensation
blurb
complaint
protest
submission
reason
word picture
persona
principle
transmission
germ
ABCs
take on
thesis
dissertation
newsflash
headlines
discussion
examen
press release
documentary
factual film
factual programme
anatomization
composition
enucleation
text
enunciation
tractate
tract
break
skinny
calendar
identity
spring
rough
plan
rap
takedown
slam
slap
pan
rave
critical essay
reviewal
putdown
textual examination
flak
zapper
design
cartoon
position paper
why and wherefore
cause
official statement
news summary
what's happening
the dope
draft
US
utterance
underdrawing
frame
framework
articulation
note
what's going down
lineaments
skeleton
aperçu
croquis
esquisse
preliminary drawing
layout
maquette
blueprint
divulgence
evidence
revelation
asseveration
disclosure
résumé
opinion
averment
formulation
expression
profession
promulgation
syllabus
first attempt
form
shape
draught
UK
compendium
doodle
painting
rough copy
figure
copy
likeness
configuration
figuration
adumbration
address
verbalism
dictum
vocalization
US
speech
wording
acknowledgment
US
verbalization
ventilation
observation
remark
telegram
charge
acknowledgement
UK
aside
ejaculation
phrasing
mention
manifesto
affidavit
avowal
assurance
vocalisation
UK
voice
reckoning
expression of views
expression of facts
blow-by-blow
more ❯
Verb
▲
To belittle or express disapproval of
cast aspersions on
berate
defame
denigrate
disparage
impugn
revile
run down
vilify
abuse
attack
belittle
criticise
UK
criticize
US
insult
slight
censure
condemn
decry
denounce
fulminate against
inveigh against
lambaste
malign
pillory
pour scorn on
rail against
speak badly of
speak evil of
speak ill of
discredit
libel
slander
bad-mouth
bring into disrepute
calumniate
pull apart
slur
spread lies about
stigmatise
UK
stigmatize
US
traduce
bash
blacken the name of
blacken the reputation of
jump on
knock
lay into
pan
slam
slate
sully the reputation of
take to pieces
tear into
throw mud at
bag
conduct a smear campaign against
drag through the mud
dump on
give a bad name
hammer
hit out at
monster
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
roast
rubbish
skewer
slag off
asperse
contemn
derogate
do a hatchet job on
have a go at
throw brickbats at
vilipend
vituperate
deprecate
trash
put down
depreciate
minimize
US
diss
diminish
dis
dismiss
discount
minimise
UK
play down
cry down
poor-mouth
trash-talk
write off
talk down
kiss off
besmirch
blast
pull to pieces
pick holes in
find fault with
smear
excoriate
deride
savage
arraign
tear down
undervalue
crucify
cavil at
reprobate
detract from
scoff at
castigate
underrate
scorn
rate
detract
carp at
reprehend
cut up
pooh-pooh
underestimate
reproach
trivialize
US
flame
blister
scorch
downgrade
degrade
sneer at
maul
give some stick to
misprize
lace into
minify
blame
lower
objurgate
trivialise
UK
do down
blacken
assail
give a bad press to
flay
animadvert on
ridicule
disgrace
vituperate against
make light of
disapprove of
mock
deflate
nitpick about
cheapen
slash
hold cheap
give flak to
rap
treat lightly
mudsling
take down
cut down to size
demean
sling mud at
reprove
dishonour
UK
dispraise
dishonor
US
fault
upbraid
debase
reprimand
humiliate
downplay
tarnish
belabor
US
scold
lessen
belabour
UK
devalue
rip
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
sully
shoot down
take down a peg
find fault
shame
complain about
grouch about
sledge
humble
lambast
chastise
scathe
tear to pieces
bellyache about
beef about
disdain
curse
bag on
bawl out
take to task
sink
lash
taint
carp
sound off about
smirch
slag
sell short
tongue-lash
fling mud at
drag through the mire
laugh off
laugh at
blacken the character of
quibble about
carp about
moan about
grouse about
whine about
gripe about
rebuke
potshot
mortify
abase
reduce
whinge about
nitpick over
misrepresent
chasten
object
chide
break
injure
growl
complain
rail
haul over the coals
opprobriate
foul
skin alive
dress down
stain
denunciate
accuse
tell lies about
chew out
take apart
nit-pick
pick to pieces
expostulate
come down on
do a number on
cast a slur on
tear a strip off
tear to shreds
run a smear campaign against
destroy
hit
crush
harangue
criticize severely
rant at
despise
find lacking
carpet
protest
gripe
grumble
understate
remonstrate
moan
whine
whinge
question
grouch
back-bite
fuss
grizzle
beef
grouse
bellyache
bleat
squash
grump
execrate
snub
deplore
nag
admonish
anathematize
oppose
crab
wail
caterwaul
scream
repine
keen
call down
rip up
gainsay
contravene
devaluate
attenuate
holler
nag at
zap
mutter
kvetch
squeal
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
compromise
make little of
harm
lecture
damage
villainize
belie
poor mouth
pooh pooh
yowl
inveigh
cavil
yaup
backbite
pass strictures upon
discountenance
bemean
soil
read the riot act
disapprove
kick
give a black eye
kick up a fuss
rip into
bring down
sound off
take a swipe at
defile
sneer
skin
rail at
show up
mark down
ruin
cut rate
cut down
spread scandal about
cast down
tear off a strip
badmouth
blacken someone's name
be critical of
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
speak of with disfavour
tear apart
backstab
have a pop at
get angry with
lash out at
scourge
animadvert upon
mistreat
dig
demonize
US
cuss
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
pitch into
brand
squelch
gossip about
demonise
UK
lash into
put hooks in
criticize unfairly
go for the jugular
rag on
talk trash
put-down
take a dig at
to denigrate
subordinate
slang
poormouth
give comeuppance
put away
knock off high horse
sour grapes
score
baste
rag
keelhaul
jaw
give someone hell
trim
clobber
fluff
pick at
slog
slug
give bad press
cut to bits
fustigate
rake over the coals
ream
give a talking-to
lay down the law
call to account
hold someone responsible
hold accountable
hold someone to blame
complain to
shoot full of holes
cut to the quick
lie about
offend
underplay
put a whammy on
rile
depress
gibe
taunt
gird
twit
jeer
scoff
give a tongue-lashing
ream out
give someone a roasting
de-emphasize
soft-pedal
muckrake
downcry
comment negatively
reject
cast slur on
put zingers on
wreck
total
demolish
yell at
tie into
give someone a dressing-down
beat up on
sail into
bark at
light into
tell off
give a rocket
revalue
decrease
devalorize
hurt
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
blacken name
blot
sling mud
run smear campaign
grumble about
bad mouth
give black eye
jeer at
think little of
discommend
take dim view of
not go for
frown
crack
caricature
burlesque
drag someone's name through the mud
write false reports about
travesty
sizzle
mark
mark wrong
spread tales about
drag name through mud
subdue
embarrass
knock off
write down
nose dive
discomfit
minimalize
miniaturise
UK
knock down
brush off
miniaturize
US
dwarf
gloss over
abbreviate
abate
make light
brush aside
shrug off
talk something down
give something a battering
abash
chagrin
grieve
quash
bemoan
bewail
lament
groan
animadvert
wither
own
disconsider
bring shame upon
put in a bad light
reflect on
expose
puncture
disfavour
UK
reflect badly on
frown upon
disfavor
US
bring to naught
poke full of holes
shoot
disesteem
take rug out from under
blow up
bring into disfavour
besmear
show in a bad light
knock bottom out of
charge
nitpick
hold forth against
snipe at
take swipe at
take away
throw stones at
chirp
chunter
demur
mither
fret
dissent
create
make a fool of
put to shame
cause to feel small
make ashamed
vanquish
put out of countenance
confound
make someone eat humble pie
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
take the wind out of someone's sails
confuse
cause to lose face
bring low
accuse falsely
refute
snivel
defy
lay
crib
natter
disagree
indict
impute
ascribe
differ
cast aspersion
pollute
dirty
spatter
bespatter
befoul
plain over
go on about
put the boot in
be on at someone
kick up a stink
object to
take exception to
look askance
lodge a complaint
make a complaint
make a fuss
speak out against
corrupt
prostitute
pervert
debauch
deprave
mar
bastardize
US
demoralize
US
deteriorate
profane
poison
warp
vitiate
canker
subvert
impair
spoil
desensitize
US
undermine
brutalize
US
weaken
dehumanize
US
dehumanise
UK
disbar
demoralise
UK
bastardise
UK
desensitise
UK
worsen
depose
bump
rule out
declass
lower the status of
bring shame to
bench
brutalise
UK
declaim
rant
fulminate
recriminate
cry
look down on
clamor against
spurn
storm
rage
have at
take exception
work over
kick up a fuss about
yelp
crack down on
complain vehemently about
yap
kick up a stink about
jump down one's throat
go after
bawl
let have it
lay out
query
dispute
challenge
oppugn
impeach
zing
contradict
disaffirm
contest
traverse
cross
disavow
deny
negate
doubt
negative
tar
resist
pin something on
call into question
swipe at
cast doubt upon
throw doubt on
cut to shreds
throw the book at
take issue with
cast aspersions upon
stick it to
thumb nose at
remonstrate with
give someone a rocket
give someone a rollicking
tick off
bollock
pull up
give someone a telling-off
rap over the knuckles
let someone have it
give someone a bollocking
give someone an earful
give someone what for
wig
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone a rating
row
give someone a caning
give someone a row
slap down
give someone some stick
send someone away with a flea in their ear
cane
put on the mat
judge
rollick
blow up at
give someone a bad press
slap on the wrist
discipline
call on the carpet
pass judgment
go on at
argue with
take someone to task
punish
rap someone over the knuckles
exprobate
check
controvert
come down hard on
deliver judgment
adjudicate
take to the woodshed
argue against
get at
give a piece of one's mind
proscribe
thunder
rebut
correct
give opinion
quarrel with
caution
needle
whip
beat
lesson
monish
be against
bother
slap
lean on
give something a bad press
talk to
be hostile to
express disapproval of
let fly
bring someone to book
chew someone out
lampoon
climb all over
slap someone on the wrist
rave at
intimidate
torment
protest against
round on
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
call over the coals
speak out
harass
shellac
incriminate
fume
shout at
make a stand
provoke
ride
rake
visit
prosecute
get after
tick someone off
jawbone
outrage
thrash
mouth off about
strike
criticize strongly
vociferate
expostulate about
tax
take somebody to task
declaim against
pick on
objurate
strongly criticize
preach
draw the line
speak to
give a going over
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
tell a thing or two
come down on like a ton of bricks
let fly at
assault
jump all over
make a fuss about
make fun of
affront
give a hard time
reprimand severely
satirize
US
abhor
lash out
detest
harsh
bring under fire
hit out
satirise
UK
find unacceptable
review unfavorably
explode
marginalize
US
marginalise
UK
throw shade
exprobrate
assault verbally
disagree with
make mincemeat of
make short work of
rip to shreds
look askance at
frown on
take
pile in
heap
threap
cudgel
smother
burst out
start on
start in
take on
warn
fry
bring to book
counsel
adjure
advise
recompense
snap someone's head off
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
chew
forewarn
ding
notice
glue
hoist
spank
skelp
ferule
lower the boom
give the dickens
rake over coals
speak
show someone up
pronounce
name
adjudge
frame
take a dim view of
snipe
have words
give tongue-lashing
give somebody a piece of one's mind
carp on
weigh into
severely reprimand
give someone bondi
rap across the knuckles
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
jack up
sit on
get on
burn one's ears
keep after
have someone on the carpet
send up
give a wigging
criticize hatefully
cuss out
give someone a carpeting
eat out
give one hell
lay on
have your knife in
send someone away with a flea in his
rank on
moralise
UK
give going-over
give piece of mind
moralize
US
run something down
charge with
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
call to task
point the finger at
mete out punishment to
make an example of
be anti
expose to ridicule
send up the river
lay at one's door
teach someone a lesson
be hard on
give someone stick
hold up to shame
penalize
US
dig into
tuck into
give the devil
lam into
set upon
discourse
orate
perorate
have words with
express strong disapproval of
rap someone the knuckles
flog
penalise
UK
scarify
drub
think badly of
express disapprobation of
express disapprobation
protest strongly
thunder against
rage against
drag over the coals
protest strongly at
remonstrate about
rant about
make a protest
mouth off
rebuff
spout
bluster
huff
rave
be in opposition to
make a stand against
raise objections to
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
oppose strongly
complain bitterly about
kick up
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
kick against
take a stand against
take great exception to
tease
read out
pick apart
criminate
take a stand
menace
set about
set on
battle
invade
fire at
thump
vociferate about
debate
argue
hold at fault
lay charges against
try
have the law on
bring to trial
bring charges against
bring a charge against
bring a case against
prefer charges against
inculpate
put on trial
take to court
swear at
bully
heckle
wound
pique
vex
rant and rave
hassle
chaff
goad
domineer
pester
hector
displease
rib
guy
haze
bait
irk
niggle
hound
dog
gibe at
disrespect
gall
anger
disgruntle
annoy
rankle
disgust
distress
make sport of
scout
poke fun at
flout
jab
quiz
tantalise
UK
twitter
rally
tantalize
US
lout
take the piss out of
put
put out
upset
irritate
browbeat
badger
bug
declare unsafe
declare unfit
give a zinger
confront
hit where one lives
give the cold shoulder
henpeck
peck at
take issue
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decline or deteriorate
go to pot
decline
deteriorate
degenerate
go downhill
become dilapidated
decay
rot
run down
disintegrate
fall apart
fall into disrepair
go to ruin
go to seed
slide
worsen
go to rack and ruin
go to the dogs
hit the skids
go down the tubes
go to the pack
go from bad to worse
take a turn for the worse
go down the toilet
fail
slip
retrograde
sink
collapse
wane
ebb
slump
crumble
fall into decay
languish
break down
wither away
waste away
diminish
moulder
UK
run to seed
dwindle
devolve
regress
descend
atrophy
wither
molder
US
fade
go down
get worse
flounder
weaken
be in decline
dissolve
fall
go backwards
stagnate
fall to pieces
fall off
lessen
come apart at the seams
go pear-shaped
die out
deprave
demoralise
UK
disimprove
debase
warp
debauch
turn
demoralize
US
stain
pervert
more ❯
Verb
▲
Bring to a close
bring to a close
bring to an end
call a halt
close
complete
conclude
discontinue
end
finish
halt
put a stop to
run down
stop
wind up
wrap up
terminate
subdue
bring to a stop
suppress
quell
bring to a halt
quash
put paid to
put a lid on
nip in the bud
do for
put the stopper on
put the kibosh on
stifle
put the lid on
bring to a standstill
put an end to
suspend
pull the plug on
cease
arrest
cut short
interrupt
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
check
quit
stall
curb
stem
call a halt to
adjourn
desist
block
break off
impede
dead-end
break
stay
freeze
belay
bring to standstill
cancel
finish off
turn back
shut down
deactivate
crash
put out of business
destroy
wipe out
bring to naught
bring someone to their knees
render powerless
put out of action
shutdown
cripple
abort
leave unfinished
shorten
stop dead
clip
stop in full flow
stop short
curtail
postpone
abridge
abbreviate
stop cold
break short
staunch
catch
still
pass
lapse
expire
die
elapse
drop
can
determine
go
obstruct
intermit
hamper
bar
stand still
call it a day
desist from
knock off
wait
cut out
cease fire
come to a close
punctuate
pack in
close down
leave off
blow the whistle on
hold at bay
wink out
baulk
UK
hold up
hold back
lay off
put a cork in
cool it
deter
stem the flow
frustrate
cut off
drop anchor
break up
bring up
shut off
let up
balk
US
pull up
give over
rest
fetch up
pack up
draw up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To chase or pursue a person
give chase
chase
follow
follow in hot pursuit
go after
pursue
run down
track
trail
shadow
tail
dog
hound
course
tag
bird-dog
stalk
hunt
trace
run
give chase to
run after
hunt down
track down
spoor
find
seek
seek out
locate
go in pursuit of
take off after
chivy
ride
run to ground
search for
take out after
look for
follow the trail of
shag
discover
detect
unearth
follow on
hang back
linger behind
keep in sight
string along
tag along
follow a scent
keep a tab on
bedog
run to earth
keep tabs on
nose out
poke along
keep an eye on
uncover
plague
prowl after
move behind
harry
harass
attend
haunt
play catch up
accompany
badger
camp on the doorstep of
discern
spot
dig up
turn up
smell out
trace back
ferret out
ascertain
pin down
determine
prey on
beat the bushes
scent
drag
press
grouse
scratch
drive
gun
heel
kill
fish
poach
gun for
snare
shoot
scratch around
capture
hawk
start
keep up the pace with
rush after
chase after
keep pace with
dog the footsteps of
be hot on someone's heels
watch
run with
be hard on the heels of
eye
investigate
piggyback
keep under surveillance
follow on the heels of
come after
tread on the heels of
sleuth
tailgate
surveil
observe
keep watch on
approach
prowl
pace
menace
creep up on
be after
ambush
striddle
lurk
follow secretly
spy on
keep track of
lurk nearby
lurk close by
lurk behind
watch over
put a tail on
be on the prowl
probe
walk up to
flush out
quest
elicit
pry
search out
dig out
sniff out
scout out
chase down
smoke out
get at
worm out
root out
more ❯
Verb
▲
Get rid of by stages
phase something out
discontinue
ease off
eliminate gradually
remove gradually
replace gradually
run down
stop using
withdraw gradually
deactivate
end
finish
wind down
wind up
get rid of by stages
Verb
▲
Put under arrest
take into custody
confine
detain
hold
imprison
pull in
apprehend
arrest
bust
capture
collar
nab
pick up
run down
seize
take prisoner
nail
catch
pinch
nick
run in
take
cop
restrain
haul in
take in
grab
put in jail
do
bag
throw in jail
trap
get
lay hold of
lift
hook
snag
net
incarcerate
snare
land
glom
corral
nobble
take captive
put behind bars
ensnare
secure
snatch
grapple
snap up
abduct
rap
gaol
UK
feel your collar
put the cuffs on
jail
US
entrap
carry off
prehend
bring in
round up
book
kidnap
annex
US
conquer
take control of
annexe
UK
take possession of
take hostage
stop
ambush
take in for questioning
reel in
pounce on
place under arrest
grab hold of
put under lock and key
take downtown
handcuff
toss in jail
roust
pull
put the arm on
beach
impound
send up
hold in custody
intern
place in custody
withhold
ice
keep in custody
buttonhole
lock up
put into custody
put away
remand in custody
reserve
mire
corner
enmesh
lasso
get one's fingers on
entangle
suck in
trammel
box in
lock in
set up
block
ambuscade
lay a trap for
mousetrap
rope in
circumvent
con
fence in
surprise
run to earth
overtake
run to ground
decoy
waylay
feel someone's collar
occupy
overrun
hijack
take over
colonize
US
exact
force
spirit away
colonise
UK
throttle
overcome
pounce
jump at
acquire
gain
grasp
take advantage of
subdue
claw
overwhelm
exploit
overpower
subject
incorporate
subjugate
take by storm
wrench
usurp
remove
leap at
seize on
appropriate
take hold of
charge
prefer charges
accuse
ensnarl
immesh
entoil
tangle
mesh
catch up
clutch
win
trick
obtain
get hold of
enclose
confront
hem in
keep
lay hands on
grip
embroil
deceive
lure
entice
achieve
inveigle
springe
score
wrest
pluck
commandeer
extricate
accost
yank
cut off
tackle
tree
pick off
take on
make off with
wire
attain
jag
shoot
kill
procure
tie
button
pin
cage
shut within
seduce
implicate
allure
beguile
claim
snarl
get hands on
catch in
involve
betrap
lead on
benet
address
take possession
free
save
rescue
cheat
mislead
get caught in
get caught on
halt
approach
hail
lay for
salvage
recover
shout to
importune
speak to
talk to
solicit
call to
jump
jerk
set a trap for
come on
take aside
seize hold of
get out
bat eyes at
get fingers on
take a grip of
grab away
clap hands on
pen up
get a hold of
initiate a discussion with
surround
struggle
check
wrestle
fight
battle
obstruct
interrupt
bottle
fool
shut in
block off
trouble
pen in
close in
tussle
combat
expropriate
impede
scuffle
thieve
rob
attack
deflect
interdict
challenge
drive into a corner
deal
clash
contend
engage
steal
face
cope
curb
hinder
head off
interlope
interpose
prevent
shortstop
divert
put out
bring to bay
get on ropes
have up a tree
close
rassle
brawl
encounter
snavel
pilfer
flog
swipe
intercept
strive
snaffle
purloin
misappropriate
heist
snitch
filch
jack
swoop down on
cut in
take away
head off at pass
hug
handle
fasten
shoplift
loot
address yourself to
come to grips
do battle
get to grips
rip off
walk off with
run away with
knock off
help oneself to
run off with
abscond with
walk away with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To find using one's sense of smell
nose out
ascertain
descry
detect
determine
discover
find
get
learn
locate
rummage
dig out
dig up
dredge up
ferret out
find out
root out
rout out
run down
scare up
scout up
track down
turn up
edge out
sniff out
hit on
hit upon
hunt down
hunt up
unearth
bring to light
uncover
reveal
encounter
expose
come across
spot
stumble on
smoke out
light upon
chance on
recognize
US
see
espy
perceive
identify
disclose
strike
catch
discern
happen upon
light on
meet with
recognise
UK
come upon
smell out
pin down
pick up on
notice
pinpoint
meet
distinguish
acquire
obtain
realize
US
observe
bump into
chance upon
stumble upon
work out
search out
luck into
twig
come to know
catch on to
make out
come up with
hunt out
tumble to
figure out
realise
UK
fathom out
get on to
stumble across
suss out
wise up to
read
run to earth
retrieve
come by
run to ground
transpire
track
learn of
unmask
bring into the open
tumble into
be found
become known
pop up
crop up
localise
UK
get at
hook
trip over
localize
US
lay your hands on
lay one's hands on
trace
zero in on
come to light
come to pass
achieve
attain
gain
rumble
hear
elicit
sense
debunk
explore
glimpse
conceive
dope out
get wise to
get wind of the fact
get wind of
have an aha moment
get wise to the fact
think of
look up
comprehend
look-see
fix
appreciate
savvy
get down pat
grasp
latch on to
get a fix on
size up
confirm
cognize
suss
diagnose
become aware of
register
dig
get the hang of
double-check
check
take in
check up on
deduce
make certain of
make sure
decide
divine
peg
fathom
wise up
understand
settle
cotton on to
verify
intuit
pick up
make certain
catch on
tell
get to know
check out
establish
get down cold
sight
happen
bump
collar
corral
chance
happen on
pitch upon
lay your hand on
arrive at
put your finger on
tumble upon
fall in with
put one's finger on
catch sight of
run across
stumble onto
trip on
lay fingers on
run into
apprehend
behold
note
have a hunch
figure
add up
contrive
know
become aware
catch on to the fact
meet by chance
meet up with
cross the path
run smack into
alight upon
rub eyeballs
gather
glean
receive
be told of
apperceive
be advised
find out about
be made aware
be informed of
be told
be informed
get wind
be given to understand
be notified of
be made aware of
get the picture
be led to believe
have
tumble
hear tell
get word
have on good authority
more ❯
Verb
▲
To use up all available physical energy
burn out
flag
break
bust
drain
frazzle
harass
kill
outwear
wear
weary
become drained
become exhausted
break down
exhaust
fatigue
get tired
grow weary
run down
run out of steam
stress out
tire
wear down
wear out
do in
do up
knock out
tucker out
wash out
enervate
prostrate
tax
debilitate
weaken
tire out
poop
overtire
jade
bush
sap
overtax
knacker
tucker
shatter
sink
poop out
fag out
whack
enfeeble
devitalize
strain
take it out of
wear to a frazzle
peter out
droop
incapacitate
disable
languish
fail
conk out
overwork
deplete
take
drop
bedraggle
sag
pain
fizzle
succumb
rip
tear
shred
bore
annoy
exasperate
reduce
irk
pester
vex
plague
make tired
cause ennui
lose interest
oppress
fade
grow tired
glut
weigh
burden
drowse
make sleepy
make weary
get the better of
shag out
drain of energy
etiolate
waste
soften
fold
faint
overburden
give out
overstrain
wilt
put to sleep
go stale
ennui
collapse
more ❯
Verb
▲
Knock to the ground
knock someone down
fell
floor
assault
attack
bring down
flatten
mug
prostrate
rugby-tackle
topple
beat up
knock over
run down
run over
set upon
knock to the ground
throw to the ground
Verb
▲
Wind something down
wind something down
wind up
close down
close out
phase out
run down
bring to a close
bring to a end
Verb
▲
To have come upon after searching, study, or effort
discovered
learned
US
learnt
UK
found
ascertained
determined
saw
seen
detected
realized
US
found out
noticed
recognized
US
spotted
perceived
revealed
disclosed
dug up
achieved
acquired
attained
dug out
exposed
gained
obtained
rooted out
unearthed
descried
located
nosed out
sighted
uncovered
worked out
came to know
caught on to
come to know
discerned
espied
ferreted out
got
gotten
heard
rumbled
twigged
caught
conceived
debunked
distinguished
dredged up
elicited
encountered
explored
fathomed out
figured out
glimpsed
got on to
gotten on to
identified
observed
ran down
realised
UK
recognised
UK
routed out
run down
scared up
scouted up
sensed
sniffed out
tracked down
tumbled to
turned up
doped out
sussed out
wised up to
had an aha moment
hit on
hit upon
hunted down
hunted up
lit upon
looked up
thought of
gotten wind of
got wind of
got wind of the fact
got wise to the fact
picked up on
gotten wise to
got wise to
stricken
struck
unveiled
unlocked
happened upon
came across
come across
stumbled upon
stumbled across
chanced upon
bumped into
came by
lucked into
lit on
came upon
stumbled on
ran to ground
run to ground
ran to earth
brought to light
come upon
run to earth
searched out
smoked out
chanced on
established
verified
confirmed
divined
sized up
picked up
checked
unmasked
got to know
puzzled out
noted
deduced
became acquainted with
fand
fathomed
figured
gleaned
digested
grasped
comprehended
understood
added up
intuited
contrived
checked out
witnessed
read
caught on
diagnosed
had a hunch
become acquainted with
gotten to know
double-checked
became aware
measured
evaluated
made out
judged
made certain
made sure
calculated
assessed
gauged
UK
appraised
rated
quantified
gaged
US
computed
counted
calibrated
took
checked up on
estimated
more ❯
Verb
▲
To summarize
reduce
abbreviate
condense
summarise
UK
summarize
US
abridge
abstract
consolidate
encapsulate
outline
sum up
boil down
compress
recap
shorten
skim
summate
synopsize
trim
truncate
chop
clip
compile
concentrate
contract
digest
epitomise
UK
epitomize
US
get to meat
give main points
limit
narrow
précis
put in a nutshell
run down
run through
recapitulate
brief
reprise
go over
wrap up
review
precis
pare
examine
rip
judge
zap
rave
evaluate
study
slam
assess
discuss
correct
pan
trash
revise
inspect
weigh
knock
reedit
give a rundown of
write a critique
give a summary of
give a precis of
take down
give an outline of
give an abstract of
read through
swipe at
skin alive
bad-mouth
put down
give the main points of
give the gist of
give one's opinion
make a summary of
give a synopsis of
describe
delineate
draft
US
indicate
characterize
US
adumbrate
give a rough idea of
draught
UK
touch on
characterise
UK
skeletonize
give a quick rundown on
make an outline of
capsulize
skeleton
give a rough idea
lay out
tell about
give a thumbnail sketch of
sketch
cut
sum
retrograde
rehash
inventory
cipher
US
prune
snip
cut back
cypher
UK
cut down
restate
reiterate
repeat
curtail
telescope
shrink
edit
compact
crop
cut short
pare down
blue pencil
decrease
dock
downsize
constrict
syncopate
elide
lessen
diminish
slash
restrict
get to the meat
zip
wrap-up
sum-up
capture
expurgate
bowdlerize
US
record
express
come down to
bowdlerise
UK
classify
abort
write a summary of
catalogue
UK
tabulate
codify
methodize
systematize
US
stop short
order
arrange
dispose
make shorter
take out
cut out
cut off
dwindle
estimate
close
conclude
total
get shorter
minimize
US
excerpt
minimise
UK
take up
lop
bob
retrench
systematise
UK
nutshell
catalog
US
survey
constringe
capsule
squeeze
thicken
precipitate
collapse
turn up
solidify
coagulate
decoct
recount
make a long story short
cut to the bone
minify
narrow down
densen
size up
cut to bone
run over
press together
pack into
paraphrase
rephrase
list
enumerate
replay
reword
get the measure of
give a summing-up
review the evidence
summarize the argument
summarize the evidence
make a outline of
state again
run through again
go over same ground
go over again
go the same round
give a digest of
put in nutshell
more ❯
Verb
▲
Use up the supply or resources of
wear out
deplete
fray
trash
run down
use up
exhaust
drain
consume
expend
spend
empty
milk
sap
diminish
bleed
absorb
attenuate
burn
devour
suck dry
impoverish
slash
waste
squander
eat up
dry up
finish
dig into
wash up
draw down
draw
use
utilize
US
employ
frivol away
run through
get through
utilise
UK
fritter away
have recourse to
take last of
go through
bleed dry
dissipate
empty out
put to use
throw away
blow through
avail oneself of
swallow up
run out
finish up
run up
reduce
decrease
evacuate
lessen
lower
bankrupt
play out
cut back
slim down
pare down
undermine
weaken
enervate
debilitate
devitalize
tire
ruin
etiolate
enfeeble
prostrate
soften
wreck
disable
void
wipe out
clean out
destroy
strain
dispatch
fatigue
cripple
dry
indispose
incapacitate
blunt
immobilize
US
break
bust
tap
finish off
paralyse
UK
clear
gut
vacate
vitiate
shatter
unnerve
make use of
discharge
unload
pauperize
knacker
make weak
make feeble
torpefy
unburden
lay low
expel
disburden
purge
draw off
run out of
knock out
paralyze
US
bring to ruin
bring down
immobilise
UK
take up
eat away
pump out
do in
deprive
occupy
blow
pay out
disperse
eat
dispel
annihilate
gobble
guzzle
ravage
engulf
demolish
burn through
weary
burn up
exploit
free
rid
strip
envelop
devastate
atrophy
dispose of
syphon
UK
siphon
US
poop
frazzle
wither
raze
liquidate
divert
catheterize
emaciate
shrivel
take it out of one
wash out
put out of action
fag out
sap your strength
wear to a frazzle
jade
lay waste
shrink
burn out
make destitute
ruinate
crush
decimate
disencumber
divest
corrode
gnaw
handicap
filter off
sap the strength of
erode
get rid of
free from
get last drop
emasculate
unhinge
impair
fleece
pillage
beggar
disfigure
wear down
cripple financially
reduce to beggary
wear away
rob
subvert
unpack
extract
remove
withdraw
release
eject
dump
decant
unlade
disgorge
leave
leak
pour out
siphon off
make void
clear out
flow out
consume the contents of
rush out
remove the contents of
make vacant
more ❯
Verb
▲
To do repeatedly so as to become proficient
run through
practice
US
practise
UK
rehearse
go over
go through
recap
recapitulate
repeat
do again
run down
prepare
exercise
run over
sing through
read through
walk through
try out
study
recite
train
hone
iterate
drill
warm up
dry run
work out
tune up
work
sharpen
attempt
try
polish
shake-down
habituate
build up
dress rehearse
become seasoned
list
detail
describe
recount
tell
enumerate
reiterate
relate
review
itemize
US
narrate
specify
name
present
delineate
din
act
chime
reel off
give
catalogue
UK
tick off
numerate
depict
restate
ready
report
chart
chronicle
set out
spell out
catalog
US
experiment
do over
rattle off
test
run lines
itemise
UK
reenact
take from the top
learn one's part
hold a reading
trot out
Verb
▲
To reckon or calculate
compute
calculate
figure
reckon
cypher
UK
cipher
US
enumerate
measure
tally
total
add up
assess
count
determine
estimate
evaluate
quantify
rate
sum
work out
add
cast
divide
gauge
UK
gage
US
multiply
subtract
tot
totalize
tote
add together
cast up
count up
figure out
count heads
count noses
cut ice
dope out
keep tabs
run down
size up
tote up
tot up
put a figure on
take account of
take one's measure
number
tick off
numerate
sum up
tell
put
judge
place
make
call
foot
figure up
count out
summate
aggregate
account
amount
score
check
conjecture
suppose
guess
count off
reckon up
approximate
square
value
appraise
number crunch
find the sum of
keep tab
think of
look upon
weigh
calibrate
set
guesstimate
consider
rank
assay
size
ascertain
record
cost
fix
prophesy
predict
regard
scale
price
grade
believe
meter
US
valuate
peg
metre
UK
adjudge
weigh up
look over
establish
do addition
forecast
quantitate
foretell
mark
span
adjust
class
work something out
classify
survey
think
hold
esteem
surmise
gradate
deem
view
time
deduce
check out
put a value on
foot up
set down
run over
think through
calculate roughly
look into
set at
hold to be
look on
solve
devise
write
formulate
clock
foresee
add something up
plus
combine
put a stopwatch on
get a fix on
specify
put a price on
eye
have one's number
test
figure in
count one by one
tally up
set a price on
cast something up
figure something out
take stock of something
discern
confirm
identify
pile up
stack up
price out
take stock of
cost out
total up
register
analyse
UK
analyze
US
get the measure of
roughly calculate
budget for
make an estimate of
account for
decide on
put together
verify
tallyho
tale
itemise
UK
catalogue
UK
inventory
catalog
US
rack up
itemize
US
note
find out
discover
stand
position
categorize
US
pigeonhole
reckon to be
put down as
categorise
UK
guess at
deem to be
mark down as
typecast
make of
think to be
judge to be
put down for
button down
tab
tag
find to be
consider to be
examine
learn
take
check up on
detect
divine
pick up
concur
equate
agree
correspond
mark down
write down
explain
plumb
settle
keep score
coincide
harmonize
US
audit
dovetail
match up
correlate
jibe
regard as
view as
take for
see as
reason
suspect
mete
average
portion
read
decide
scheme
outline
budget
plan
expect
tax
balance
harmonise
UK
think of as
look on as
interpret as
measure out
form opinion
take account
pace off
set a figure
take the measure of
mark out
be in harmony
be in tune
be equal
be consonant
be congruous
be consistent
be compatible
be in agreement
take the measurements of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To explain meticulously or in great detail
explicate
clarify
elucidate
explain
expound
illuminate
interpret
clear up
construe
demonstrate
demystify
develop
illustrate
simplify
spell out
unfold
unriddle
untangle
amplify
appraise
criticise
UK
criticize
US
dilate
enucleate
expand
expatiate
comment on
explain in detail
get across
make clear
make explicit
make plain
work out
enlarge upon
run down
tell why
throw light on
give the big picture
put into plain English
describe
define
decipher
annotate
reveal
translate
decode
unravel
gloss
break down
delineate
enlighten
show
shed light on
point out
lay out
put across
detail
communicate
disclose
tell
make obvious
make perfectly clear
exemplify
resolve
express
analyze
US
set forth
analyse
UK
flesh out
uncover
unscramble
educate
explain in simple terms
expose
go into detail
put in plain English
give an explanation of
present
convey
render
paraphrase
recount
elaborate
clear
comment
discourse
sort out
straighten out
abridge
characterize
US
specify
justify
reduce
diagram
discuss
teach
characterise
UK
make easy
instruct
draw a picture
expand on
disentangle
inform
report
bring home
run over
make easier
clean up
boil down
make straightforward
give the details of
cut down
get over
cut the frills
break it down
give an account of
make understood
put in a nutshell
get to the meat
draw a picture of
reduce to the bare bones
get down to basics
brief
account for
commentate
impart
talk about
summarize
US
give a commentary on
emphasize
US
edify
reword
summarise
UK
allegorize
mark
proclaim
emphasise
UK
rephrase
get through
rationalize
US
clue in
throw light upon
draw a map of
fill someone in
sum up
add a commentary to
dissect
rationalise
UK
divulge
narrate
remark on
prove
shed
exhibit
put into words
declare
spell it out
shed light
set the scene
enunciate
make intelligible
lay bare
guide
defog
express in words
paint a picture
put in plain words
show and tell
point up
convert
anatomize
pass on
put over
transmit
make observations on
relate
expound on
restate
recast
recite
portray
straighten up
cast light on
give insight
put in the picture
give insight into
assay
settle
make see daylight
offer
proffer
state in layman's language
metaphrase
do into
transpose
formulate
shed light upon
figure out
dope out
set out
solve
publish
announce
make known
display
discover
explicitize
US
advance
frame
propose
propound
give details
explicitise
UK
highlight
ram home
cut
shorten
order
deconstruct
chasten
take apart
facilitate
disinvolve
put forward
embellish
clear the air about
get something straight
put one straight
let daylight in
hit the high spots
let sunlight in
clean it up
make simple
elaborate on
supplement
coach
train
tutor
expatiate on
enlarge on
prepare
give instructions
mentor
show the ropes
give the facts
lecture
inculcate
supervise
school
counsel
direct
indoctrinate
give lessons
nurture
advise
drill
add detail to
fill out
pad out
put flesh on the bones of
beef up
dilate on
go into detail about
dilate upon
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make emotionally sad or depressed
depress
sadden
oppress
discourage
upset
daunt
desolate
dishearten
dispirit
distress
deject
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
grieve
trouble
chill
dismay
try
afflict
crush
perturb
shake
aggrieve
ail
burden
dash
disturb
drain
harrow
haunt
mortify
torment
weary
bother
bug
dampen
abase
beat
cow
damp
darken
debilitate
drag
dull
enervate
faze
cast down
reduce to tears
run down
weigh down
cast a gloom upon
get down
make sad
make unhappy
beat down
bring tears to your eyes
bum out
make despondent
make gloomy
turn one off
weigh heavily on
cause suffering to
give someone the blues
keep under
knock for six
knock the stuffing out of
make desolate
hang over
harsh someone's mellow
knock sideways
bear down
make your heart bleed
make someone fed up
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
unnerve
subdue
unman
frustrate
worry
put a damper on
vex
deflate
sap
deter
throw
prey on
appall
US
devitalize
beset
weaken
nag
petrify
undermine
humble
disappoint
press
lie heavy on
plague
intimidate
make downhearted
bring down
frighten
disparage
abash
scare
alarm
mar
spoil
get someone down
get to
appal
UK
mess up
psych out
deaden
stifle
smother
diminish
floor
curb
harass
shatter
chagrin
squash
gnaw at
obsess
irk
disconcert
disincline
make dejected
terrify
awe
shock
be a burden to
be a burden on
affright
weigh
bring low
take over
consternate
horrify
break one's heart
take control of
weigh on
cloud
make miserable
castrate
geld
lobotomize
desiccate
dehydrate
lie
suppress
overwhelm
subjugate
lower
break
cast a shadow
down
pain
deplore
squelch
lessen
inhibit
restrain
press down on
devastate
overcome
quell
extinguish
defeat
overpower
make blue
dampen spirits
drag down
wreck
ruin
pall
tire
take the heart out of
flatten
annoy
cast a gloom on
bring one down
tax
overawe
bear down on
damp down
hurt
infuriate
exasperate
anger
stress
strain
inconvenience
put off
put into a funk
incommode
bedevil
bully
repress
droop
deprecate
confuse
prostrate
cast a pall over
harsh
irritate
madden
overcharge
shame
dump
make dispirited
make crestfallen
humiliate
indispose
jolt
dissatisfy
aggravate
embitter
sour
cause to lose heart
enfeeble
miff
put down
rattle
nark
cause trouble to
amaze
sicken
scandalize
US
disgust
insult
outrage
astound
disempower
hack off
drive crazy
make discontented
drive mad
jumble
disarrange
disorganize
snarl
muddle
unzip
disorder
nonplus
discountenance
unglue
embarrass
cripple
unsettle
dish it out
stick it to
give it to
dish out
throw a pall over
wind up
send up
blow out
blow up
take apart
shake up
scandalise
UK
encumber
overload
charge
overburden
weight
task
cumber
take steam out
give someone the hump
knock for a loop
gross out
terrorize
US
press down
pull down
load down
hold down
weigh upon
panic
spook
alarum
scarify
startle
fright
scare to death
scare stiff
scare the pants off
confound
make your hair stand on end
fill with fear
scare the bejesus out of
chill off
frighten to death
frighten the living daylights out of
throw into a panic
scare someone out of their wits
put the wind up
scare the living daylights out of
perplex
terrorise
UK
throw into a blue funk
more ❯
Verb
▲
To move fast enough to reach or pass someone or something ahead
catch
overtake
pass
jump
overhaul
run down
catch up with
approach
near
gain ground on
gain on
come up to
draw nearer to
creep up on
draw level with
narrow the gap between
close in on
get nearer to
hit
befall
engulf
strike
overwhelm
overpower
overcome
surprise
come upon
whelm
consume
envelop
swamp
betide
reach
outdo
happen
assail
happen to
fall on
get to
sweep over
be visited on
take by surprise
catch unawares
catch off guard
swallow up
catch off-guard
catch unprepared
Verb
▲
To study or check into thoroughly
investigate
examine
explore
research
consider
study
analyse
UK
analyze
US
inspect
look into
go into
probe
review
scrutinise
UK
scrutinize
US
look over
sift
audit
delve into
evaluate
query
appraise
brainstorm
case
dissect
enquire into
eyeball
inquire into
inquisite
interrogate
prospect
question
scout
scrutinate
bug
canvass
excogitate
frisk
muckrake
poke
recce
reconnoitre
UK
reconnoiter
US
search
spy
survey
tap
test
underseek
vet
wiretap
check into
check out
check over
check up
check up on
conduct an enquiry into
conduct an investigation into
deliberate on
dig into
feel out
follow up
go over
listen in
look-see
make enquiries about
make inquiry
pore over
probe into
pry into
read into
search for
take stock of
weigh up
brood over
chew over
cross-examine
dive into
inquire about
look at
look at carefully
mull over
nose around
poke around
read up on
run down
scope out
search into
size up
sound out
stake out
suss out
work over
ask questions of
be all ears
do research into
make inquiries about
put questions to
put to the test
give something the once-over
give the once over
search the evidence concerning
sift the evidence concerning
subject to an examination
try to get to the bottom of
view
make an observation of
spy on
make a recce of
check
scan
inquire
US
enquire
UK
assess
quiz
go through
delve
discuss
observe
grill
ponder
ask
catechize
seek
dig
weigh
go over with a fine-tooth comb
interview
overlook
eye
peruse
give the third degree
cover
try
screen
assay
pump
look
cross-question
tackle
find out about
find out
watch
oversee
interpret
pursue
determine
verify
think about
read
try out
contemplate
con
sweat
deal with
make enquiries into
treat
think through
anatomize
monitor
prove
regard
scout out
experiment with
sample
turn over
debrief
enquire about
experiment
put through the wringer
put the screws on
rummage
debate
estimate
scope
consult
parse
confirm
concern itself with
forage
conduct investigations into
see
fossick
ferret in
scour
comb
pry
take a look at
look through
ferret about in
give something a going-over
judge
poll
ferret around in
pick at
give something a once-over
reexamine
roast
hunt
identify
sift through
criticize
US
inquire of
fathom
winnow
chase up
sound
give the third degree to
put through the third degree
plumb
trial
penetrate
kick around
gauge
UK
solicit
deliberate
criticise
UK
sweep
measure
canvas
spot
deconstruct
be about
write about
look around
cut
gage
US
recon
diagnose
break down
open up
rake
sort out
pilot
skim
rummage through
scout around
talk about
hit
root about in
root around in
double-check
bombard
make a survey of
poke around in
make inquiries
fossick through
give the once-over
rummage in
test the waters
leave no stone unturned
ransack
roust around in
rootle around in
sort through
shake down
take a dekko at
understand
hit up
go through with a fine-tooth comb
turn inside out
turn upside down
pick one's brains
ask questions about
carry out trials on
get a load of
put through the mangle
put the screws to
take apart
examine closely
concern
ask about
establish
turn
meditate
revolve
perpend
ruminate
cogitate
pierce
spy out
compare
pick apart
put under a microscope
resolve
separate
candle
notice
snoop
ascertain
entertain
peg
discern
grade
patrol
note
size
explain
report
distinguish
make a reconnaissance of
wrestle with
describe
behold
clock
have a look at
report on
perceive
pertain to
have to do with
think over
detect
rate
look see
do research
ferret
refer to
take stock
pan
case the joint
touch on
grope
experimentalize
appertain to
see how the land lies
quest
discover
be concerned with
talk over
look up
palpate
give something a look-see
comment on
speak about
learn
take a shufti round
hunt through
skirr
look for
take in
troll
rifle
dredge
play around with
think out
have a look-see
set eyes on
seek an answer
request information
seek information
seek information of
request information of
give details of
dig in
forage through
rummage around in
rummage about in
scrabble about in
scrabble around in
try on
leave no stone unturned in
grub about in
grub around in
dig through
fish around in
delve in
fish about in
rifle through
ask questions
hash over
put through its paces
find out the lie of the land
try on for size
give a tryout
make a trial run
make out
worm something out of someone
ferret around
run over
look high and low
search high heaven
put someone through the wringer
go after
make sure
get back to
nitpick
gen up
hash
find fault
look closely
pick holes
revise
reiterate
rehearse
practice
US
repeat
revisit
keep an eye on
check something out
unpack a text
follow something up
contextualise
UK
contextualize
US
balance
redact
censor
taste
make enquiries
request
knock
divide
get down to brass tacks
traverse
conduct an enquiry
burrow into
sit in
stare
examine carefully
perlustrate
smoke
dissolve
sum up
root
pass under review
read up
esteem
third-degree
unravel
feel
certify
thumb through
riffle through
practise
UK
supervise
gather intelligence
conduct research into
figure
range over
pass through
superintend
mine
dowse
drill
clarify
burn up
make enquiries as to
run one's hands over
take a reading of
tell
get the lie of the land
read over
bone up
look around in
surveil
look upon
think of
look on
put on the hotseat
ask pointed questions
deliberate about
reflect on
decompound
decompose
account for
look out
keep an eye out
correct
count
ensure
subject to an inspection
ruminate about
muse on
have a taste of
finecomb
go through with fine-tooth comb
rummage round in
beat
poke about in
grub
beat the bushes
attend to
lay bare
endeavor
US
strive
attempt
essay
kick the tires
conduct experiments
conduct research
carry out trials
deal
entertain the idea of
give thought to
eye up
mind
rehash
track
comprehend
grasp
know
follow
take the measure of
carry out an inquest into
petition
frain
give something a whirl
test out
sweat out
do tests on
carry out tests
deliberate upon
think on
meditate upon
conduct a survey of
sight
dig down
search high and low
tell of
undersee
finger
hold out for
put to the question
search for answers
sweat it out of
show curiosity
seek answers
raise question
futz around
road-test
test drive
practice with
put to trial
fool with
mess around
field-test
electioneer
campaign
put out a feeler
make sure of
keep account
undertake
apprise
valuate
endeavour
UK
value
meditate on
give it a go
put to the proof
try something on for size
consult the archives
sieve
glass
glance over
surf
reflect upon
scrabble
glimpse
espy
pat down
get to the bottom of
take soundings
do tests
register
record
tally
nose about
nose round
peer into
address
relate to
search through
press
descry
riff
gaze at
flash
browse
riffle
stare at
rumble
treat of
talk to
moot
bandy
agitate
argue
dispute
prowl around
inquisition
detail
document
affect
involve
confer with
talk
converse
doorstep
catch
remark
witness
slang
follow a line of investigation
colander
clean
drain
select
sort
burrow
skim through
take a gander
look something up and down
glance at
run through
look up and down
cast an eye over
dip into
run your eye over
be connected with
reference
handle
put a question to
enquire of
needle
want to know
regulate
have a good look at
have a discussion with
hold a meeting with
have a dialogue with
give a go
recognize
US
encompass
be regarding
reconsider
take a shot at
take a stab at
commentate on
broadcast details of
write up
ventilate
run
ballot
circularise
UK
circularize
US
apply
approach
critique
buzz
put out feelers
ascertain the opinions of
get opinion
give oral examination
hold inquiry
get for the record
converse with
work undercover
eavesdrop
pick out
peep
search out
get a glimpse of
catch a glimpse of
have sight of
take note
sleuth
clap eyes on
lay eyes on
meddle
catch sight of
fish out
secretly follow
stag
expound on
recount
give an account of
provide details of
contend with
give the facts on
give a rundown of
be in connection with
give details on
pronounce
pinpoint
substantiate
overhaul
debug
pop the question
validate
demonstrate
comprise of
embody
apply to
confer on
be relevant to
bear upon
inform of
take on
have a bearing on
depict
talk through
bring up
make a reconnaissance
track down
run reconnaissance
rustle up
write an account of
strip down
give something a check-up
re-examine
reason
counsel
look out for
prove out
stack up
bat around or back and forth
hash out
be a ward heeler
put through a sieve
match up
poozle
confabulate
parley
confab
confer
powwow
arrange
look round
do
put something through its paces
send up a balloon
run something up the flagpole
see how it flies
put something to the test
run it up a flagpole
see how wind blows
run idea by someone
put someone through their paces
put something to the proof
swot up on
take a course in
take classes in
be taught
determinate
diagnosticate
place
cast about
discourse on
enlarge upon
talk of
take up
advise on
touch upon
recognise
UK
scour around
cast round
cast around
try to find
identify problem
make a diagnosis
rootle about
fish around
forage for
look all over hell
rummage around
scratch around
rummage about
fish about
fish for
ferret about
ferret out
chase down
rummage round
shop for
cast about for
prowl
root around
rootle
drag
cast around for
forage around
rootle around
be on the lookout
search for or out
forage about
root about
trace
more ❯
Verb
▲
Subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
twit
ridicule
scorn
taunt
tease
banter
deride
jeer
caricature
cartoon
chaff
deflate
expose
fleer
gibe
haze
humiliate
jape
jest
jive
jolly
josh
kid
lampoon
laugh
mimic
mock
needle
pan
parody
pooh-pooh
quiz
rag
rally
raz
rib
ride
roast
satirise
UK
satirize
US
scoff
scout
sneer
takeoff
travesty
unmask
laugh at
put down
rail at
run down
send up
show up
make a laughing-stock
pull one's leg
make a fool of
make a game of
make fun of
poke fun at
sneer at
scoff at
jeer at
heap scorn on
flout
treat with contempt
laugh out of court
burlesque
pillory
jibe at
expose to ridicule
skewer
razz
chiack
jibe
hold up to ridicule
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
wind up
hold up to shame
shoot down
goof on
rag on
flout at
poke mullock at
laugh to scorn
sling off at
make sport of
take the piss out of
take the mickey out of
make a monkey out of
make someone a laughing stock
disdain
slight
snub
contemn
despise
reject
disparage
dismiss
rebuff
spurn
shun
sniff at
disrespect
pour scorn on
diss
high-hat
dis
snoot
be scornful about
be above
be contemptuous about
misprize
curl your lip at
look down upon
abhor
repudiate
hate
cock a snook at
consider beneath one
piss on
defy
spit on
turn nose up at
turn up your nose at
revile
refuse
look down on
blow raspberries at
give the Bronx cheer to
refute
consider beneath you
turn down
turn back on
piss over
belittle
trash
spit in the face of
confute
show contempt for
renounce
spit in the eye of
hold in contempt
avoid
insult
spoof
imitate
joke
take off
guy
ape
bait
heckle
goad
quip
fun
slam
put on
torment
do
pick on
bother
make a monkey of
knock
annoy
harass
impersonate
affront
copy
gird
hoot
rot
smoke
badger
provoke
pester
hassle
pull somebody's leg
condemn
boo
sledge
slang
fool
treat contemptuously
censure
criticize
US
shuck
denigrate
distort
have on
disturb
plague
detract
outrage
jab
exaggerate
irritate
gibe at
sneeze at
hiss
aggravate
poke borak at
criticise
UK
shout down
decry
slag off
wisecrack
yuck
yuk
gag
dump on
call names
give someone a hard time
mime
hector
abuse
dog
nudge
pasquinade
denounce
disregard
interrupt
catcall
vilify
squib
lead on
give a hard time
barrack
discount
lout
offend
bedevil
fool around
worry
dig
hound
tantalize
US
crucify
tantalise
UK
show contempt
harry
discredit
shout disapproval
shout at
slur
make light of
crack
underrate
swipe
dump
grin
leer
snigger
vex
pervert
ignore
copycat
emulate
swipe at
blow raspberries
buffoon
thumb nose at
slap
wind someone up
hoax
sham
misrepresent
mess around
pull someone's leg
quip at
rank out
give Bronx cheer
turn up one's nose
set up
take the mickey
do an impression of
make fun
snicker
smile
caricaturize
flitter
frazzle
poke
detract from
kid around
cock a snook
take someone off
rail
get at
tear to pieces
make a joke of
reproach
upbraid
twitter
fun at
do a number on
persecute
snicker at
snigger at
raspberry
disrupt
curl one's lip
disbelieve
smile at
pun
sally
fleer at
scout at
do a takeoff of
twist
sheikh
UK
sheik
US
irk
torture
nark
gall
thumb one's nose
have a joke with
dig at
play down
brush aside
play on
get
nag
anger
discomfit
bully
faze
disconcert
rattle
embarrass
chivy
make a mockery of
hoodwink
trick
dupe
deceive
delude
beguile
hack you off
wipe
wave aside
make little of
undermine
slam-dunk
symbolise
UK
farce
express
symbolize
US
clown
get on the nerves of
be on the back of
butt in
shout catcalls at
make game of
con
bamboozle
gull
cozen
whistle
get in the hair of
violate
contravene
rebel against
disobey
break
go against
infringe
breach
be contemptuous of
reprehend
infract
refuse to obey
express contempt
wound
libel
reprobate
take in
flimflam
mislead
yank somebody's chain
transgress against
treat with disdain
hold up to scorn
malign
slander
snipe
catcall at
shout disapproval at
comeback
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
whistle at
rap
defame
fail to observe
kick against
mess
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
turn up your nose
skin
utter catcalls
spit
susurrate
rasp
whirr
disapprove
rustle
whisper
seethe
siss
murmur
blow
commit a breach of
set at naught
fail to comply with
laugh in the face of
fly in the face of
impugn
injure
poke fun
curl one's lip at
frolic
gambol
hurt
mortify
calumniate
be in breach of
stultify
cut up
make a crack
turn your nose up at
be rude to
cause offence to
trash-talk
miscall
displease
bad-mouth
call someone names
titillate
give a rough time
cast aspersions on
asperse
derogate
shuck someone
mess someone around
make a monkey out of someone
rot someone
pull someone's chain
mess about
mess someone about
put someone on
fool about
play a prank
have someone on
play the fool
play a practical joke
play tricks
play a joke
play a trick
importune
manipulate
encourage
devil
arouse
gnaw
sound
beleaguer
excite
snap
monkey
dishonor
US
underestimate
give offence to
step on one's toes
curse
upset
disoblige
cut dead
debase
hurt someone's feelings
blister
treat disrespectfully
dishonour
UK
abase
give someone the cold-shoulder
degrade
cut to the quick
flirt with
be at
represent
act
make ridiculous
perform
parrot
make believe
pantomime
personate
enact
do an impersonation of
ditto
play
do like
fake
make absurd
go like
lead somebody on
stigmatize
US
brand
attack
lambaste
savage
bash
flay
rubbish
hammer
monster
lash
slate
bag
pummel
US
find fault with
heap
excoriate
slash
stigmatise
UK
pummelled
UK
lay into
take apart
give a bad press to
take to pieces
show someone up
cast a slur on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To give an enumerated account of
recount
describe
narrate
relate
tell
report
recite
rehearse
delineate
depict
portray
detail
enumerate
repeat
communicate
convey
give an account of
outline
paint
present
retail
unfold
chart
chronicle
impart
itemise
UK
itemize
US
list
relay
catalog
US
catalogue
UK
cite
particularise
UK
particularize
US
set forth
specify
echo
picture
recap
recapitulate
rehash
state
track
unload
verbalise
UK
verbalize
US
play back
run down
run through
say again
tell the story of
break a story
give an account
run by again
numerate
name
tick off
set out
reel off
spell out
rattle off
check off
run off
share
spin
reveal
divulge
disclose
express
retell
sling
spill
transmit
speak about
schedule
spill the beans
shoot the breeze
clue one in
spin a yarn
give the word
let one's hair down
get off one's chest
lay it on the line
tabulate
enroll
US
document
tally
arrange
note
bill
alphabetize
poll
enrol
UK
calender
minute
mention
quote
set down
lay out
write down
identify
give
break down
keep count
button down
make a list of
note down
summarize
US
inventory
sum
summarise
UK
specialize
US
specialise
UK
figure
count noses
keep tabs
take account of
make known
declare
announce
proclaim
explain
broadcast
spread
utter
indicate
inform
instance
tell of
pass on
represent
discuss
publish
refer to
say
show
point out
touch on
record
advance
speak
sketch
put forward
comment on
deliver
evoke
circulate
cover
expose
let on about
allude to
declaim
bring up
illustrate
enunciate
advert to
touch upon
promulgate
perform
propound
regurgitate
introduce
offer
reference
adduce
characterize
US
raise
make public
register
notice
soliloquize
review
articulate
epitomize
US
point to
make reference to
address
uncover
transfer
render
expound
characterise
UK
exhibit
elucidate
designate
spout
display
define
intimate
advise
go over
orate
acknowledge
transfuse
epitomise
UK
give details of
report on
conduct
moot
parrot
testify
number
exemplify
account for
drop
individualise
UK
individualize
US
break
talk about
give details
do
remark on
speak of
voice
call attention to
repeat from memory
log
reiterate
frame
restate
expatiate
discourse
brief
draw
proffer
enter
elaborate
deal with
unbosom
analyse
UK
disseminate
explore
propose
study
interpret
acquaint
denote
air
fill in
clue in
hold forth
explicate
signify
trumpet
discover
analyze
US
treat
open up
keep posted
blab
count
go into
conjure up
notify
individuate
publicize
US
broach
break the news
provide details
give a rundown of
canvas
reproduce
circumstantiate
invoke
publicise
UK
provide details of
give details on
inform of
hand on
give the facts
give the facts on
embody
advert
write up
put out
talk through
get down to brass tacks
make mention of
let anyone know of
trace
follow
monitor
leak
descant
voice-over
send
graph
sketch out
post
let somebody in on
tell a story
give a report of
clarify
infer
hint at
herald
blazon
give an explanation of
intone
chant
speak briefly of
decipher
resolve
solve
wire
adumbrate
cable
let someone know of
bring word on
bring word
communicate information
write
advertise
suggest
advertize
bespout
say aloud
intonate
cantillate
daven
clear up
figure out
dope out
tweet
evidence
extract
answer
dramatize
US
enlarge
reply
dramatise
UK
enact
commentate on
let on
let out
ring up
get across
get through
practise
UK
illustrate with
draw attention to
excerpt
allege
appeal to
lay
give as an example
remember
give as example
reminisce
class
stamp
brand
style
feature
be about
sum up
write about
broadcast details of
publish details of
examine
scrutinize
US
stipulate
say parrot-fashion
read aloud
pigeonhole
symbolise
UK
typify
peg
model
personify
categorize
US
character
typecast
symbolize
US
classify
speak publicly
write an account of
canvass
argue
prepare
blog
instruct
admit
teach
embellish
give a report
give verbal account
do your party piece
din
act
chime
train
iterate
ready
mark
constitute
run over
synopsize
digest
reprise
abstract
encapsulate
ventilate
produce
drill
image
catch
capture
limn
relate to
put into words
rephrase
paraphrase
replay
reword
emblematize
personalise
UK
singularize
instantiate
personalize
US
distinguish
signalize
US
peculiarize
realise
UK
categorise
UK
realize
US
signalise
UK
tab
draw up
tell about
reenact
test
hone
practice
US
experiment
have to do with
paint in words
assert
give a description of
go public with
bring into the open
tell all about
trot out
try out
boil down
wrap up
state again
give a account of
affect
involve
talk over
put in words
testify to
advise of
paint a word picture of
go through
work out
warm up
run lines
dry run
tune up
do over
pertain to
be connected with
quote chapter and verse
run through again
bring to life
put graphically
tell vividly
deliberate about
exchange views about
converse about
exchange views on
bring in
confer about
vocalize
US
put on record
make note of
keep track of
look into
tackle
delve into
encompass
be regarding
learn one's part
hold a reading
be specific about
paint a picture of
catch a likeness
conjure up a vision
catch a likeness of
make you see
pass
charge
talk
enlighten
apprise
unmask
familiarize
US
uncloak
bare
unveil
contend with
expound on
deliberate on
look at
investigate
probe
be in connection with
take from the top
go over again
fly speck
sweat details
comprise of
concern itself with
appertain to
scrutinise
UK
regard
concern
apply to
confer on
debate
be relevant to
sift through
inquire about
dig into
bear upon
take on
have a bearing on
go over same ground
go the same round
level
vocalise
UK
gossip
familiarise
UK
confess
verse
clear
weave
recollect
recall
catch up
bring out
leave word
call upon
give out
let slip
lay open
tell on
put before
give facts
wise up
attest to
let in on
spit it out
give evidence of
be evidence of
more ❯
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To precisely state or describe the nature, scope, or meaning of
represent
depict
portray
picture
characterise
UK
characterize
US
describe
illustrate
render
show
delineate
sketch
express
character
define
designate
display
exhibit
image
limn
outline
paint
denote
draw
evoke
reproduce
design
draught
UK
draft
US
enact
hint
interpret
mirror
narrate
realise
UK
realize
US
relate
signify
suggest
track
run down
run through
present
set out
detail
exemplify
symbolize
US
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symbolise
UK
chart
epitomize
US
brand
mark
record
feature
model
epitomise
UK
report
recount
map out
plan
embody
typify
state
indicate
lay out
set forth
chronicle
reveal
capture
explain
declare
style
paint a picture of
draw a picture of
class
encapsulate
categorize
US
classify
frame
personify
pigeonhole
peg
typecast
expose
constitute
trace
identify
tell
personalise
UK
individualise
UK
personalize
US
categorise
UK
individuate
individualize
US
divulge
catch
impart
communicate
recite
specify
figure
instantiate
copy
map
graph
articulate
convey
disclose
proclaim
document
photograph
mimic
diagram
enunciate
conjure up
make known
make a drawing of
prepare
give an account of
make a diagram of
reflect
formulate
choreograph
budget
arrange
organize
US
demonstrate
emblematize
highlight
envisage
stamp
singularize
peculiarize
tab
announce
envision
spotlight
unfold
voice
visualize
US
pencil
inform
give a picture of
simulate
broadcast
conceit
draw up
strategize about
organise
UK
scheme out
manifest
blueprint
relay
rehearse
imitate
dub
expound
ostend
vivify
limelight
label
block out
elucidate
mention
caricature
project
vision
term
compose
particularize
US
visualise
UK
verbalize
US
denominate
particularise
UK
etch
calculate
catch a likeness of
paint in words
tag
rough out
share
give details of
verbalise
UK
put into words
act like
pass on
open up
fill in
clue in
keep posted
conceive of
put in words
break the news
mark out
depicture
prove
evidence
survey
evince
illuminate
determine
call
instance
publish
pronounce
summarize
US
tabulate
introduce
circulate
spread
hail
recall
register
shape
promulgate
profile
distinguish
signalize
US
signalise
UK
locate
silhouette
christen
title
regard
consider
trumpet
leak
film
form
crayon
engrave
bring to life
put graphically
tell vividly
compute
sketch out
summarise
UK
devise
cast
make public
blab
provide details
catch a likeness
make you see
put down as
refer to
skeleton
adumbrate
doodle
develop
chalk
skeletonize
line
imagine
conjure up a vision
follow
do drawings
make a diagram
make a drawing
make a chart of
give the facts
let somebody in on
spill the beans
summon up
call to mind
repeat
echo
match
dream
conceive
fantasize
US
ideate
sum up
parallel
parody
block in
put in a nutshell
see
fancy
duplicate
reiterate
sculpt
conceptualize
US
perceive
impersonate
emulate
conceptualise
UK
view
generate
snap
fantasise
UK
correspond
glass
double
paint a mental picture of
correspond to
conjure up a picture of
make like
take off
dream up
speak
utter
say
clarify
explicate
construe
formalize
US
name
ascertain
differentiate
discriminate
assign
formalise
UK
entitle
translate
vocalize
US
draw plans of
spell out
state precisely
pass
charge
talk
enlighten
apprise
unmask
unbosom
advise
brief
familiarize
US
uncover
uncloak
acquaint
bare
unveil
nail it down
lay it out
call a spade a spade
give the meaning of
express in words
spin
spill
belong to
button down
make up
retail
level
vocalise
UK
gossip
familiarise
UK
confess
verse
clear
weave
leave word
call upon
give evidence of
give out
catch up
be evidence of
reel off
let slip
let in on
lay open
tell on
put before
let on about
spit it out
give facts
wise up
bring out
catalogue
UK
discuss
tell of
enumerate
catalog
US
itemise
UK
recap
comment on
give
itemize
US
assert
give a description of
give a rundown of
give a account of
testify to
speak about
inform of
advise of
account for
paint a word picture of
provide details of
give the facts on
give details on
list
cite
recapitulate
numerate
tick off
offer
give an account
advance
propose
propound
put forward
stipulate
embellish
notify
expatiate
discourse
retell
rattle off
break a story
give details
hold forth
be specific about
submit
proffer
set something forth
descant
voice-over
sling
transmit
tell a story
give a report of
perform
deliver
declaim
give an explanation of
address
answer
dramatize
US
enlarge
reply
count
give a report
number
dramatise
UK
soliloquize
speak publicly
give verbal account
regurgitate
do your party piece
clue one in
spin a yarn
shoot the breeze
give the word
lay it on the line
let one's hair down
get off one's chest
rehash
unload
post
air
practise
UK
cover
testify
adorn
ornament
publicize
US
herald
blazon
tell the story of
play back
say again
review
pictorialize
run by again
wire
cable
publicise
UK
din
act
chime
train
iterate
study
restate
ready
decorate
put out
write up
go over
drill
require
specificate
promise
pledge
condition
slot
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bargain
guarantee
covenant
specificize
impose
contract
agree
provide
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postulate
accompany
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communicate information
reenact
test
hone
practice
US
experiment
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add sketches to
add pictures to
provide artwork for
go through
work out
warm up
run lines
dry run
tune up
do over
learn one's part
take from the top
hold a reading
pin down
put down for
lay down
make a point
lay finger on
insist upon
elaborate
note
circumstantiate
analyse
UK
quote
analyze
US
produce
specialise
UK
specialize
US
point out
report on
quote chapter and verse
get down to brass tacks
fly speck
sweat details
more ❯
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▲
To fall or dive downwards or to a lower level
descend
fall
drop
plunge
sink
dive
plummet
tumble
crater
lower
pitch
skid
crash
dip
nosedive
slump
cascade
collapse
ground
plop
set
settle
go down
nose-dive
come down
fall down
fall prostrate
slide down
tumble down
move down
run down
decline
topple
droop
jump
subside
sag
fall headlong
skydive
founder
free-fall
parachute
slip
drop down
keel
hurtle
stumble
swoop
leap
lunge
slide
take a nosedive
take a header
fall flat
trip
settle down
gravitate
fall sharply
recede
spiral
throw
depress
vanish
disappear
slope
plump
shoot
dump
descend rapidly
sweep
fold
pounce
rush
flop
crumble
sound
jump down
crash-dive
buckle
crumple
immerge
plunk
fling
submerse
propel
belly-flop
duck
slant downwards
dip below the horizon
lurch
sprawl
dunk
run
flounder
stoop
dart
speed
zoom
throw yourself
precipitate
slope downwards
fall away
go downwards
go lower
pancake
ditch
overbalance
overturn
come downwards
come a cropper
splash down
crash-land
go under the surface
touch bottom
go to the bottom
dip beneath the horizon
cast down
fly down
fall over
tip over
stagger
keel over
capsize
tip
go headlong
turn over
take a spill
hit the dirt
trip up
go belly up
totter
falter
do a pratfall
lose footing
swoon
fall end over end
upset
go head over heels
topple over
faint
upturn
turn upside down
fall head over heels
pass out
roll over
black out
rocket
deteriorate
decrease
pitch down
drop rapidly
bolt
dash
misstep
scurry
submerge
face-plant
slip on
lose your balance
lose your footing
lose balance
cowp
dodge
go for six
lower oneself
trip over
pitch forward
take a dive
tumble over
prostrate oneself
go end over end
fall in a heap
roll
go under water
throw oneself
launch oneself
grabble
down
floor
pitch over
knock down
bowl down
knock over
fall down in a faint
conk out
lose consciousness
bellyflop
plumb
gutter
spring
vault
header
teeter
unhorse
remove
land
belly flop
go headfirst
lose it
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▲
To stop operating
die
fail
stop
halt
abort
break
bomb
buckle
collapse
crash
flounder
fold
founder
give
stall
tank
yield
crater
crumple
fall
fizzle
flatline
flop
flunk
break down
cut out
give out
conk out
cease to function
fizzle out
stop working
fade away
fade out
fall flat
pack up
peter out
seize up
flame out
lose power
run down
bite the dust
cave in
come unstuck
go belly-up
go kaput
go phut
run aground
give up the ghost
stop functioning
go on the blink
go wrong
go down
malfunction
jam
seize
give up
cease to work
develop a fault
grind to a halt
go
be damaged
be unusable
go haywire
be on the blink
have had it
fade
wear out
snap
pack in
shutdown
expire
quit
go under
go bump
come a cropper
go belly up
be ruined
go to the wall
go bust
fold up
terminate
cease
bust
vitiate
spoil
idle
compromise
damage
pause
endamage
weaken
discontinue
attenuate
interrupt
degrade
be defective
act up
be faulty
play up
shut off
give way
fall over
cut short
go to pieces
cut off
give in
sink without trace
go down like a lead balloon
go over like a lead balloon
go out of control
come to a halt
misfire
close
backfire
be unsuccessful
bellyflop
miss
lose money
do badly
not work
miscarry
strike out
miss the mark
meet with disaster
come to grief
come apart
wash out
come to nothing
flummox
be a disappointment
nose-dive
be a disaster
fall short
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