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. stability,
quiescence,
obstinacy,
permanence,
persistence,
endurance,
durability, standing,
status quo, maintenance, preservation,
conservation,
conservation, law of the medes and persians, standing dish
V. let alone, let be, let it be,
persist, remain, stay,
tarry, rest,
stet, hold, hold on, last,
endure,
bide,
abide,
aby, dwell, maintain, keep, stand, stand still, stand fast,
subsist,
live, outlive,
survive, hold one's ground, keep one's ground, hold one's footing, keep one's footing, hold good
Adj. stable,
persisting, permanent, established, unchanged &c. (change ), renewed,
intact,
inviolate,
persistent,
monotonous, uncheckered, unfailing, undestroyed,
unrepealed, unsuppressed,
conservative, qualis ab incepto,
prescriptive,
stationary Adv. in statu quo, for good, finally, at a stand, at a standstill,
uti possidetis, without a shadow of turning
Phr. esto perpetua, nolumus leges angliae mutari, j'y suis et j'y ereste
N. presence,
occupancy, occupation, attendance, # whereness,
permeation,
pervasion, diffusion,
ubiety,
ubiquity,
ubiquitariness,
omnipresence,
bystander V. exist in space, be present, assister, make one of, make one at, look on, attend, remain, find oneself, present oneself, show one's face, fall in the way of, occur in a place, lie, stand, occupy, be there, people, inhabit, dwell, reside, stay,
sojourn,
live,
abide,
lodge,
nestle,
roost,
perch, take up one's abode, tenant, resort to, frequent,
haunt, revisit, fill,
pervade,
permeate, be diffused, be disseminated, be through, over spread, overrun, run through, meet one at every turn
Adj. present, occupying, inhabiting,
moored,
resiant, resident,
residentiary,
domiciled,
ubiquitous,
ubiquitary,
omnipresent, universally present, peopled,
populous, full of people, inhabited
Adv. here, there, where, everywhere,
aboard, on board, at home,
afield, here there and everywhere, in presence of, before, under the eyes of, under the nose of, in the face of, in propria persona, on the spot, in person, in the flesh
Phr. nusquam est qui ubique est
Life Roget’s Thesaurus §359 N. life,
vitality,
viability,
animation, vital spark, # vital flame, soul, spirit, respiration, wind, breath of life, breath of one's nostrils, oxygen, air,
respirator, artificial respirator, heart and lung machine, iron lung, medical devices,
lifeblood,
archeus, existence,
vivification, vital force,
vitalization,
revivification,
prometheus, life to come, physiology,
biology, animal ecology,
nourishment, staff of life, genetics,
heredity, inheritance, evolution, natural selection, reproduction (production) 161,
microbe, aerobe, anaerobe, facultative anaerobe, obligate aerobe, obligate anaerobe, halophile, methanogen, archaebacteria, microaerophile, animal, vegetable, artificial life, robot, robotics, artificial intelligence, breathing, breathing rate, heartbeat,
pulse, temperature, preservation of life, healing (medicine) 662
V. be alive,
live,
breathe,
respire,
subsist, walk the earth "strut and fret one's hour upon the stage", be spared, see the light, be born, come into the world, fetch breath, draw breath, fetch the breath of life, draw the breath of life,
quicken, revive, come to life, give birth to, bring to life, put into life,
vitalize,
vivify,
vivificate,
reanimate, keep alive, keep body and soul together, keep the wolf from the door, support life, hive nine lives like a cat
Adj. living, alive, in life, in the flesh, in the land of the living, on this side of the grave, above ground, breathing, quick,
animated,
animative, lively, all alive and kicking, tenacious of life, full of life,
yeasty, vital,
vitalic,
vivifying,
vivified,
&c. v,
viable, zoetic,
promethean Adv. vivendi causa
Phr. atqui vivere militare est, non est vivere sed valere vita
Heat Roget’s Thesaurus §382 N. heat,
caloric, temperature,
warmth,
fervor,
calidity,
incalescence,
incandescence,
glow,
flush, fever,
hectic,
phlogiston, fire,
spark,
scintillation,
flash, flame,
blaze,
bonfire,
firework,
pyrotechnics,
pyrotechny,
wildfire, sheet of fire, lambent flame, devouring element, adiathermancy, recalescence, summer,
dog days, canicular days, baking heat, white heat, tropical heat, afric heat, bengal heat, summer heat, blood heat,
sirocco,
simoom, broiling sun,
insolation, warming, sun,
pyrology,
thermology,
thermotics,
thermodynamics, thermometer,
calorie, gram-calorie, small calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, british thermal unit, b, t, u, therm,
quad, degrees kelvin, kelvins, degrees centigrade, degrees celsius, degrees fahrenheit
V. be hot,
glow,
flush,
sweat,
swelter,
bask, smoke,
reek,
stew,
simmer,
seethe,
boil, burn,
blister,
broil,
blaze, flame,
smolder,
parch,
fume,
pant, heat, recalesce,
thaw, give
Adj. hot, warm, mild,
genial,
tepid,
lukewarm,
unfrozen,
thermal,
thermic,
calorific,
fervent,
fervid, ardent,
aglow,
sunny,
torrid, tropical, estival|,
canicular,
steamy, close,
sultry,
stifling,
stuffy,
suffocating,
oppressive,
reeking,
baking, red hot, white hot, smoking hot, burning, hot, piping hot, like a furnace, like an oven, burning, hot as fire, hot as pepper, hot enough to roast an ox, hot enough to boil an egg,
fiery,
incandescent,
incalescent,
candent,
ebullient,
glowing, smoking,
live, on fire,
dazzling, in flames,
blazing, in a blaze,
alight,
afire,
ablaze,
unquenched,
unextinguished,
smoldering, in a heat, in a glow, in a fever, in a perspiration, in a sweat,
sudorific,
sweltering,
sweltered, blood hot, blood warm, warm as a toast, warm as wool, volcanic,
plutonic,
igneous, isothermal|, isothermic|, isotheral|
Phr. not a breath of air, "whirlwinds of tempestuous fire"
News Roget’s Thesaurus §532 N. news, information, piece of news, budget of news, budget of information, intelligence,
tidings, word, advice,
aviso, message,
dispatch,
despatch,
telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication,
errand,
embassy, report,
rumor,
hearsay,
on dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry,
buzz,
bruit, fame, talk, oui dire,
scandal,
eavesdropping, town tattle, table talk, tittle tattle,
canard, topic of the day, idea afloat,
bulletin, fresh news, stirring news, glad tidings,
flash, news just in, on-the-spot coverage, live coverage, old story, old news, stale news, stale story, chestnut*,
narrator,
newsmonger, scandalmonger,
talebearer,
telltale,
gossip,
tattler,
journalism, media, news media, the press, the information industry,
newspaper, magazine, tract, journal,
gazette, publication, radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission), united press international, upi, associated press, ap, the dow jones news service, dj, the new york times news service, nyt, reuters, tass, the nikkei, newscaster,
newsman, newswoman, reporter,
journalist,
correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department, anchorman, anchorwoman, sportscaster, weatherman, press secretary, public relations department, public relations man
Adj. many-tongued,
rumored, publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported,
rife, current, floating,
afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town, in progress,
live, on the spot, in person
Adv. as the story goes, as the story runs, as they say, it is said, by telegraph, by wireless
Phr. "airy tongues that syllable men's names", what's up?, what's the latest?, what's new?, what's the latest poop?
N. distinction, mark, name, figure,
repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note,
notability,
notoriety,
eclat, "the bubble reputation",
vogue,
celebrity, fame, famousness,
renown, popularity, aura popularis,
approbation, credit, succes d'estime,
prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor,
luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness,
respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity,
stateliness,
solemnity,
grandeur,
splendor, nobility, majesty,
sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank,
precedence,
pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree,
baccalaureate, locus standi,
caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence,
supereminence, high mightiness,
primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation,
ascent, superaltation,
exaltation,
dignification,
aggrandizement,
dedication,
consecration,
enthronement,
canonization,
celebration, enshrinement,
glorification, hero, man of mark, great card,
celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis,
notability,
somebody,
classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community, chief, first fiddle,
cynosure, mirror, flower,
pink,
pearl,
paragon, choice and master spirits of the age,
elite, star, sun,
constellation,
galaxy, ornament, honor, feather in one's cap,
halo,
aureole,
nimbus, halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors, laurels, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra
V. be conscious of glory, be proud of,
exult, be vain of, be distinguished,
shine, shine forth, figure, cut a figure, make a dash, make a splash, rival,
surpass,
outshine, outrival,
outvie, outjump,
emulate,
eclipse, throw into the shade, cast into the shade, overshadow,
live,
flourish,
glitter,
flaunt, gain honor, acquire honor, play first fiddle, bear the palm, bear the bell, lead the way, take precedence, take the wall of, gain laurels, win laurels, gain spurs, gain golden opinions, take one's degree, pass one's examination, make a noise, make some noise, make a noise in the world, leave one's mark, exalt one's horn, blow one's horn, star it, have a run, be run after, come into vogue, come to the front, raise one's head,
enthrone,
signalize,
immortalize,
deify, exalt to the skies, hand one's name down to posterity,
consecrate, dedicate to, devote to,
enshrine,
inscribe,
blazon,
lionize, blow the trumpet, crown with laurel, confer honor on, reflect honor on, shed a luster on, redound to one's honor,
ennoble, give honor to, do honor to, pay honor to, render honor to, honor,
accredit, pay regard to,
dignify,
glorify, sing praises to, lock up to,
exalt,
aggrandize,
elevate,
nobilitate Adj. distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, notable,
notorious, celebrated,
renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of, famous, famed,
far-famed, conspicuous, to the front, foremost, in the front rank, in the ascendant, imperishable, deathless,
immortal, never fading, aere perennius, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant,
radiant, bright,
full-blown,
honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree,
peerless, of the first water, superior,
supereminent, preeminent, great,
dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely, imposing, solemn,
transcendent,
majestic, sacred,
sublime,
heaven-born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche,
sacrosanct Phr. one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, "above all greek above all roman fame", - cineri gloria sera est, "great is the glory for the strife is hard", honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, "the glory dies not and the grief is past", vivit post funera virtus
