N. compensation, equation,
commutation,
indemnification, compromise neutralization,
nullification,
counteraction, reaction, measure for measure, retaliation equalization, robbing peter to pay paul,
set-off,
offset, make-weight, casting-weight,
counterpoise,
ballast,
indemnity, equivalent, quid pro quo,
bribe, hush money,
amends,
counterbalance,
counterclaim, cross-debt, cross-demand
V. make compensation,
compensate,
compense,
indemnify,
counteract,
countervail,
counterpoise, balance, outbalance, overbalance,
counterbalance, set off,
hedge, square, give and take, make up for, lee way, cover, fill up,
neutralize,
nullify,
equalize, make good,
redeem Adv. in return, in consideration, but, however,
yet, still, notwithstanding, nevertheless,
nathless, none the less, although, though,
albeit,
howbeit,
mauger, at all events, at any rate, be that as it may, for all that, even so, on the other, hand, at the same time, quoad minus, quand meme, however that may be, after all is said and done, taking one thing with another
Phr. "light is mingled with the gloom", every dark cloud has a silver lining, primo avulso non deficit alter, saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas, quantity by comparison with a standard
N. {opp. 82} nonconformity, unconformity, disconformity, unconventionality,
informality,
abnormity,
abnormality,
anomaly,
anomalousness, exception, peculiarity, infraction of law, breach, of law, violation of law, violation of custom, violation of usage, infringement of law, infringement of custom, infringement of usage, teratism,
eccentricity, bizarrerie,
oddity, je ne sais quoi,
monster,
monstrosity,
rarity,
freak, freak of nature, weirdo, mutant,
rouser, snorter*, individuality,
idiosyncrasy, originality,
mannerism,
aberration,
irregularity, variety,
singularity,
exemption,
salvo,
nonconformist,
nondescript, character, original,
nonesuch, nonsuch,
monster,
prodigy, wonder,
miracle,
curiosity,
flying fish, black sheep, black swan,
lusus naturae, rara avis, queer fish,
mongrel, random breed,
half-caste, half-blood,
half-breed,
metis,
crossbreed,
hybrid,
mule,
hinny,
mulatto, tertium quid,
hermaphrodite,
phoenix,
chimera,
hydra,
sphinx,
minotaur,
griffin,
griffon,
centaur, saggittary,
kraken,
cockatrice,
wyvern,
roc,
dragon,
sea serpent,
mermaid,
merman, merfolk,
unicorn,
cyclops, "men whose heads do grow beneath their shoulders",
teratology, fish out of water, neither one thing nor another, neither fish nor fowl, neither fish flesh nor fowl nor good red herring, one in a million, one in a way, one in a thousand, outcast, outlaw, off the beaten track,
oasis V. be uncomformable, abnormalize, leave the beaten track, leave the beaten path, infringe a law, infringe a habit, infringe a usage, infringe a custom, break a law, break a habit, break a usage, break a custom, violate a law, violate a habit, violate a usage, violate a custom, drive a coach and six through, stretch a point, have no business there, baffle all description, beggar all description
Adj. uncomformable, exceptional,
abnormal,
abnormous,
anomalous,
anomalistic, out of order, out of place, out of keeping, out of tune, out of one's element, irregular, arbitrary, teratogenic, lawless, informal,
aberrant,
stray, wandering,
wanton, peculiar, exclusive, unnatural,
eccentric,
egregious, out of the beaten track, off the beaten track, out of the common, out of the common run, beyond the pale of, out of the pale of, misplaced,
funny, unusual, unaccustomed, uncustomary,
unwonted, uncommon, rare, curious, odd, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, strange,
monstrous, wonderful, unexpected, unaccountable,
outre, out of the way, remarkable, noteworthy, queer,
quaint,
nondescript, none such,
sui generis, unfashionable,
fantastic,
grotesque,
bizarre,
outlandish,
exotic, tombe des nues,
preternatural,
denaturalized,
heterogeneous,
heteroclite,
amorphous,
mongrel,
amphibious,
epicene,
half blood,
hybrid,
androgynous,
androgynal,
asymmetric, adelomorphous,
bisexual,
hermaphrodite,
monoclinous, qualified, singular, unique, one-of-a-kind,
newfangled, novel, non-classical, original, unconventional, unheard of, unfamiliar, undescribed,
unprecedented, unparalleled, unexampled
Adv. unconformably, except, unless, save barring, beside, without, save and except, let alone, however, yet, but, once in a blue moon, once in a million years
Phr. never was seen the like, never was heard the like, never was known the like, i could hardly believe it, i saw it, but i didn't believe it, 1, number, in the abstract
Int. what on earth, what in the world, what the devil, holy cow, can you top that?, sacre bleu
Time Roget’s Thesaurus §106 N. time, duration, period, term, stage, space, span,
spell, season, the whole time, the whole period, space-time, course,
snap, intermediate time, while,
interim, interval,
pendency, intervention,
intermission,
intermittence,
interregnum,
interlude, respite, era, epoch, time of life, age, year, date,
decade, moment,
&c. (instant) 113, glass of time, sands of time, march of time, father time, ravages of time, arrow of time, river of time, whirligig of time, noiseless foot of time,
scythe V. continue last endure, go on, remain,
persist,
intervene,
elapse, hold out, take time, take up time, fill time, occupy time, pass time, pass away time, spend time, while away time, consume time, talk against time, tide over, use time, employ time, seize an opportunity, waste time
Adj. continuing, on foot, permanent
Adv. while, whilst, during,
pending, during the time, during the interval, in the course of, at that point, at that point in time, for the time being, day by day, in the time of, when, meantime, meanwhile, in the meantime, in the interim,
ad interim, pendente lite, de die in diem, from day to day, from hour to hour &c, hourly, always, for a time, for a season, till, until, up to,
yet, as far as, by that time, so far,
hereunto,
heretofore, prior to this, up to this point, the whole time, all the time, all along, throughout, for good &c. (diuturnity) 110,
hereupon,
thereupon,
whereupon, then,
anno domini, a, d, ante christum, a, c, before christ, b, c, anno urbis conditae, a, u, c, anno regni, a, r, once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once
Phr. time flies, tempus fugit, time runs out, time runs against, race against time, racing the clock, time marches on, time is of the essence, "time and tide wait for no man", ad calendas groecas, "panting time toileth after him in vain", "'gainst the tooth of time and razure of oblivion", "rich with the spoils of time", tempus edax rerum, "the long hours come and go", "the time is out of joint", "time rolls his ceaseless course", "time the foe of man's dominion", "time wasted is existence, used is life", truditur dies die, volat hora per orbem, carpe diem
V. precede, come before,
forerun, go before, preexist,
dawn,
presage,
herald, usher in, be beforehand, steal a march upon,
anticipate,
forestall, have the start, gain the start
Adj. prior, previous, preceding,
precedent, anterior,
antecedent, pre- existing,
pre-existent, former, foregoing,
aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned,
aforesaid, said,
introductory Adv. before, prior to, earlier, previously,
afore,
aforehand,
beforehand,
ere,
theretofore,
erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now,
erewhile, already,
yet,
beforehand, on the eve of
Phr. prior tempore prior jure
N. the past, past time, days of yore, times of yore, days of old, times of old, days past, times past, days gone by, times gone by, bygone days, old times, ancient times, former times, fore time, the good old days, the olden time, good old time,
auld lang syne, eld|, antiquity,
antiqueness,
status quo, time immemorial, distance of time, remote age, remote time, remote past, rust of antiquity paleontology,
paleography,
paleology,
paleozoology, palætiology|,
archaeology, paleogeography, paleoecology,
paleobotany, paleoclimatoogy,
archaism,
antiquarianism,
medievalism, pre-raphaelitism,
paleography,
retrospect,
retrospection, looking back, memory, laudator temporis acti,
medievalist, pre-raphaelite,
antiquary,
antiquarian, archmologist &c, oldbuck, dryasdust,
ancestry V. be past, have expired, have run its course, have had its day, pass, pass by, go by, pass away, go away, pass off, go off,
lapse, blow over, look back, trace back, cast the eyes back,
exhume Adj. past, gone, gone by, over, passed away,
bygone,
foregone,
elapsed,
lapsed,
preterlapsed,
expired, no more, run out, blown over, has-been, that has been, extinct,
antediluvian, antebellum, never to return, gone with the wind,
exploded, forgotten,
irrecoverable, obsolete, former,
pristine,
quondam,
ci-devant, late,
ancestral, foregoing, last, latter, recent, over night,
preterperfect,
preterpluperfect, looking back,
retrospective,
retroactive,
archaeological Adv. paleo-, archaeo-, formerly, of old, of yore,
erst,
whilom,
erewhile, time was, ago, over, in the olden time, anciently, long ago, long since, a long while, a long time ago, years ago,
yesteryear, ages ago, some time ago, some time since, some time back,
yesterday, the day before yesterday, last year,
ultimo, lately,
retrospectively, ere now, before now, till now, hitherto,
heretofore, no longer, once, once upon a time, from time immemorial, from prehistoric times, in the memory of man, time out of mind, already,
yet, up to this time,
ex post facto Phr. time was, the time has been, the time hath been, you can't go home again, fuimus troes, fruit ilium, hoc erat in more majorum, "o call back yesterday, bid time return", tempi passati, "the eternal landscape of the past", ultimus romanorum, "what's past is prologue", "whose yesterdays look backward with a smile", 2. time with reference to a particular period
N. qualification,
limitation, modification, # coloring, allowance, grains of allowance, consideration, extenuating circumstances,
mitigation, condition,
proviso, prerequisite,
contingency,
stipulation, provision,
specification, sine qua non, catch, string, strings attached,
exemption, exception, escape clause,
salvo, saving clause, discount,
restriction, fine print
V. qualify, limit,
modify,
leaven, give a color to, introduce new conditions, narrow, temper,
waffle,
quibble, hem and haw (be uncertain) 475, equivocate (sophistry) 477, depend, depend on, be contingent on (effect) 154, allow for, make allowance for, admit exceptions, take into account,
modulate, moderate, temper, season,
leaven, take exception
Adv. provided, provided that, provided always, if, unless, but,
yet, according as,
conditionally, admitting, supposing, on the supposition of, with the understanding, even, although, though, for all that, after all, at all events, approximately, 17, in a limited degree (smallness) 32, somewhat, sort of, something like that, to a certain extent, to a degree, in a sense, so to speak, with grains of allowance, cum grano salis, exceptis excipiendis, wind and weather permitting, if possible, subject to, conditioned upon, with this proviso
Phr. "if the good lord is willing and the creeks don't rise", catch-22, degrees of evidence
