N. existence, being,
entity,
ens, esse,
subsistence, reality,
actuality, positiveness, fact, matter of fact, sober reality, truth, actual existence, presence,
coexistence, stubborn fact, hard fact, not a dream, no joke, center of life, essence, inmost nature, inner reality, vital principle,
[Science of existence],
ontology V. exist, be, have being,
subsist, live,
breathe, stand, obtain, be the case, occur, have place, prevail, find oneself, pass the time,
vegetate, consist in, lie in, be comprised in, be contained in, be constituted by, come into existence, arise, come forth, become, bring into existence,
abide, continue,
endure, last, remain, stay
Adj. existing,
existent, under the sun, in existence, extant,
afloat,
afoot, on foot, current, prevalent, undestroyed, real, actual, positive, absolute, true, substantial,
substantive, self-existing,
self-existent, essential, well-founded,
well-grounded, unideal, unimagined, not potential, authentic
Adv. actually, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, indeed, de facto, ipso facto
Phr. ens rationis; ergo sum cogito; "thinkest thou existence doth depend on time?"
N. greatness, magnitude, size, multitude,
immensity,
enormity, infinity, might, strength, intensity, fullness, importance, great quantity, quantity, deal, power, sight, pot, volume, world, mass,
heap, stock,
peck,
bushel, load,
cargo, cartload,
wagonload,
shipload, flood, spring tide, abundance, principal part, chief part, main part, greater part, major part, best part, essential part, bulk, mass
V. be great, run high,
soar, tower,
transcend, rise to a great height, carry to a great height, know no bounds,
ascend, mount,
enlarge, (expand) 194
Adj. great, greater, large, considerable, fair, above par,
big, huge,
herculean,
cyclopean, ample, abundant full, intense, strong, sound, passing, heavy,
plenary, deep, high, signal, at its height, in the zenith,
world-wide,
widespread,
far-famed, extensive,
wholesale, many, goodly, noble, precious, mighty,
sad, grave, heavy, serious, far gone,
arrant,
downright, utter,
uttermost,
crass, gross, arch, profound, intense,
consummate, rank,
uninitiated,
red-hot,
desperate,
glaring,
flagrant, stark staring,
thorough-paced,
thoroughgoing,
roaring,
thumping, extraordinary, important, unsurpassed, complete, august, grand,
dignified,
sublime,
majestic, vast, immense, enormous, extreme,
inordinate, excessive,
extravagant,
exorbitant,
outrageous,
preposterous,
unconscionable,
swinging,
monstrous, overgrown, towering,
stupendous,
prodigious,
astonishing,
incredible,
marvelous, unlimited, unapproachable, unutterable, indescribable,
ineffable, unspeakable, inexpressible, beyond expression,
fabulous, undiminished,
unabated, unreduced, unrestricted, absolute, positive,
stark, decided,
unequivocal, essential, perfect, finished, remarkable, of mark, marked, pointed, veriest, noteworthy,
renowned Adv. truly, decidedly,
unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically,
downright, in all conscience, for the most part, in the main, entirely, abundantly, widely, far and wide, greatly, much,
muckle, well,
indeed, very, very much, a deal, no end of, most, not a little, pretty, pretty well, enough, in a great measure, richly, to a large extent, to a great extent, to a gigantic extent, on a large scale, so, never so, ever so, ever so dole,
scrap,
shred,
tag,
splinter,
rag, much, by wholesale, mighty, powerfully, with a witness,
ultra, in the extreme, extremely, exceedingly, intensely,
exquisitely, acutely, indefinitely,
immeasurably, beyond compare, beyond comparison, beyond measure, beyond all bounds,
incalculably, infinitely, preeminently,
superlatively, immoderately,
monstrously,
preposterously,
inordinately,
exorbitantly, excessively, enormously, out of all proportion, with a vengeance, particularly, remarkably, singularly, curiously, uncommonly, unusually, peculiarly, notably, signally, strikingly, pointedly, mainly, chiefly, famously,
egregiously, prominently,
glaringly,
emphatically, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, strangely, wonderfully,
amazingly, surprisingly,
astonishingly,
incredibly,
marvelously,
awfully,
stupendously, peculiarly,
furiously, severely,
desperately,
tremendously,
extravagantly, confoundedly, deucedly,
devilishly, with a vengeance, a outrance, a toute outrance, painfully,
sadly, grossly,
sorely, bitterly,
piteously,
grievously,
miserably, cruelly,
woefully,
lamentably,
shockingly,
frightfully,
dreadfully,
fearfully,
terribly,
horribly Phr. a maximis ad minima, "greatness knows itself", "mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed", minimum decet libere cui multum licet, "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them"
N. assent, assentment,
acquiescence, admission,
nod,
accord,
concord,
concordance, agreement,
affirmance,
affirmation, recognition, acknowledgment,
avowal, confession of faith,
unanimity, common consent,
consensus,
acclamation,
chorus, vox populi, popular belief, current belief, current opinion, public opinion,
concurrence,
cooperation,
ratification,
confirmation,
corroboration,
approval, acceptance,
visa,
indorsement, consent, pressure to conform, herd instinct, peer pressure
V. assent, give assent, yield assent, nod assent,
acquiesce, agree, receive, accept,
accede,
accord,
concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide,
reciprocate, go with, be at one with, go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with,
echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion, vote, give one's voice for, recognize, subscribe to, conform to, defer to, say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to, acknowledge, own, admit, allow,
avow,
confess,
concede, come round to, abide by, permit, arrive at an understanding, come to an understanding, come to terms, come to an agreement,
confirm,
affirm,
ratify,
approve,
indorse,
countersign,
corroborate, go with the stream, swim with the stream, go with the flow, blow with the wind, be in fashion, join in the chorus, join the crowd, be one of the guys, be part of the group, go with the crowd, don't make waves, be in every mouth
Adj. assenting, of one accord, of one mind, of the same mind, at one with, agreed,
acquiescent, content, willing,
uncontradicted, unchallenged, unquestioned,
uncontroverted, carried, agreed, nem,
con,
&c. adv[abbr: nemine contradicente],
unanimous, agreed on all hands, carried by acclamation,
affirmative Adv. yes,
yea,
ay,
aye, true, good, well, very well, very true, well and good, granted, even so, just so, to be sure, "thou hast said", you said it, you said a mouthful, truly, exactly, precisely, that's just it,
indeed, certainly, you bet,
certes, ex concesso, of course,
unquestionably,
assuredly, no doubt, doubtless, naturally,
natch, be it so, so be it, so let it be,
amen, willingly,
affirmatively, in the affirmative, ok, all right, might as well, why not? with one consent, with one voice, with one accord,
unanimously, una voce, by common consent, in chorus, to a man, nem,
con,
[abbr: nemine contradicente], nemine dissentiente, without a dissentient voice, as one man, one and all, on all hands
Phr. avec plaisir, chi tace accousente, "the public mind is the creation of the master-writers", you bet your sweet ass it is, what are we waiting for? whenever you're ready, anytime you're ready
Truth Roget’s Thesaurus §494 N. fact, reality, plain fact, plain matter of fact, nature, truth,
verity, gospel, gospel truth, god's honest truth,
orthodoxy,
authenticity,
veracity, correctness, correctitude, accuracy,
exactitude, exactness, preciseness, precision, delicacy,
rigor, mathematical precision,
punctuality, clockwork precision, conformity to rule,
nicety,
orthology, ipsissima verba,
realism, plain truth, honest truth, sober truth, naked truth, unalloyed truth, unqualified truth, stern truth, exact truth, intrinsic truth, nuda veritas, the very thing, not an -illusion, real simon pure, unvarnished tale, unvarnished truth, the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, just the thing
V. be true, be the case, sand the test, have the true ring, hold good, hold true, hold water, render true, prove true,
substantiate, get at the truth
Adj. real, actual,
veritable, true, right, correct, certain, substantially true, categorically true, definitively true &c, true to the letter, true as gospel,
unimpeachable,
veracious, unreconfuted, unconfuted, unideal, unimagined,
realistic, exact, accurate, definite, precise, well-defined, just, just so, so, strict, severe, close,
literal, rigid,
rigorous,
scrupulous, religiously exact,
punctual, mathematical, scientific, faithful, constant,
unerring, curious, particular, nice, delicate, fine,
clean-cut,
clear-cut,
verified, empirically true, experimentally verified,
substantiated, proven (demonstrated) 478, rigorously true, unquestionably true, true by definition, genuine, authentic, legitimate, orthodox, official,
ex officio, pure, natural, sound, sterling,
unsophisticated,
unadulterated,
unvarnished,
unalloyed, uncolored, in its true colors, pukka,
well-grounded, well founded, solid, substantial,
tangible,
valid,
undistorted,
undisguised, unaffected, unexaggerated, unromantic,
unflattering Adv. truly,
verily,
indeed, really, in reality, with truth, certainly, actually, in effect, exactly, ad amussim,
verbatim, verbatim et literatim, word for word, literally,
literatim, totidem vervis,
sic, to the letter, chapter and verse, ipsissimis verbis, ad unguem, to an inch, to a nicety, to a hair, to a tittle, to a turn, to a t, au pied de la lettre, neither more nor less, in every respect, in all respects, sous tous les rapports, at any rate, at all events, strictly speaking
Phr. the truth is, the fact is, rem acu tetigisti, en suivant la verite, ex facto jus oritur, la verita e figlia del empo, locos y ninos dicen la verdad, nihil est veritatis luce dulcius, veritas nunquam perit, veritatem dies aperit, "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth", "just the facts, ma'am, just the facts."
N. affirmance,
affirmation, statement,
allegation, assertion,
predication, declaration, word,
averment,
confirmation,
asseveration,
adjuration,
swearing, oath,
affidavit,
deposition,
avouchment, assurance,
protest,
protestation, profession, acknowledgment, legal pledge,
pronouncement, solemn averment, solemn avowal, solemn declaration, remark, observation, position, saying,
dictum, sentence, ipse dixit,
emphasis, weight,
dogmatism, dogmatics
V. assert, make an assertion, have one's say, say,
affirm,
predicate, declare, state,
protest,
profess, put forth, put forward, advance,
allege,
propose,
propound,
enunciate,
broach, set forth, hold out, maintain,
contend,
pronounce, pretend,
depose,
depone,
aver,
avow,
avouch,
asseverate,
swear, make oath, take one's oath, make an affidavit, swear an affidavit, put in an affidavit, take one's bible oath, kiss the book,
vow, vitam impendere vero, swear till one is black in the face, swear till one is blue in the face, swear till all's blue, be sworn, call heaven to witness,
vouch, warrant,
certify,
assure, swear by bell book and candle, swear by, insist upon, take one's stand upon,
emphasize, lay stress on, assert roundly, assert positively, lay down, lay down the law, raise one's voice,
dogmatize, have the last word, rap out,
repeat, reassert,
reaffirm,
announce, acknowledge,
attest,
adjure Adj. asserting,
declaratory,
predicatory,
pronunciative,
affirmative,
soi-disant, positive, certain, express,
explicit, absolute,
emphatic, flat, broad, round, pointed, marked, distinct, decided,
confident,
trenchant, dogmatic, definitive, formal, solemn,
categorical,
peremptory,
unretracted,
predicable Adv. affirmatively, in the affirmative, with emphasis, ex-cathedra, without fear of contradiction, as god is my witness, i must say,
indeed,
i' faith, let me tell you, why, give me leave to say, marry, you may be sure, i'd have you to know, upon my word, upon my honor, by my troth,
egad, i assure you, by jingo, by jove, by george, &c,
troth, seriously,
sadly, in sadness, in sober sadness, in truth, in earnest, of a truth, truly,
perdy, in all conscience, upon oath, be assured,
yes, i'll warrant, i'll warrant you, i'll engage, i'll answer for it, i'll be bound, i'll venture to say, i'll take my oath, in fact,
forsooth, joking apart, so help me god, not to mince the matter
Phr. quoth he, dixi
N. wonder,
marvel,
astonishment,
amazement, wonderment,
bewilderment,
amazedness, admiration,
awe,
stupor,
stupefaction, stound|,
fascination, sensation, surprise 8, note of admiration,
thaumaturgy V. wonder,
marvel,
admire, be surprised, start,
stare, open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes, gloar|,
gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath, look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog, look blank, tombe des nues, not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses, not be able to account for, not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels, surprise,
astonish,
amaze,
astound,
dumfound,
dumfounder,
startle,
dazzle,
daze, strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe,
electrify,
stun,
stupefy,
petrify,
confound,
bewilder,
flabbergast,
stagger, throw on one's beam ends,
fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb, make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth, make one stare, take by surprise, be wonderful, beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description, stagger belief
Adj. surprised,
aghast, all agog, breathless,
agape, open- mouthed,
awestruck,
thunderstruck,
moonstruck,
planet-struck,
spellbound, lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment, struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder, wonderful,
wondrous, surprising, unexpected, unheard of,
mysterious,
miraculous, indescribable, inexpressible,
inaffable, unutterable, unspeakable,
monstrous,
prodigious,
stupendous,
marvelous, inconceivable,
incredible, inimaginable, unimaginable, strange, passing strange, striking,
overwhelming,
wonder-working Adv. wonderfully,
&c. adj,
fearfully, for a wonder, in the name of wonder, strange to say, mirabile dictu, mirabile visu, to one's great surprise, with wonder, with gaping mouth, with open eyes, with upturned eyes
Int. lo, lo and behold, o,
heyday,
halloo, what,
indeed, really, surely,
humph,
hem, good lack, good heavens, good gracious, ye gods, good lord, good grief, holy cow, my word, holy shit,
[vulg.], gad so,
welladay, dear me, only think,
lackadaisy, my stars, my goodness, gracious goodness, goodness gracious, mercy on us, heavens and earth, god bless me, bless us, bless my heart, odzookens, o gemini, adzooks,
hoity-toity, strong, heaven save the mark, bless the mark, can such things be,
zounds,
'sdeath, what on earth, what in the world, who would have thought it,
&c. (inexpectation) 508[obs3], you don't say so, you're kidding, no kidding? what do you say to that, nous verrons, how now, where am i? phr, vox faucibus haesit, one's hair standing on end
