N. superiority, majority, greatness, advantage, pull,
preponderance,
preponderation, vantage ground,
prevalence,
partiality, personal superiority, nobility, triton among the minnows, primus inter pares, nulli secundus, captain, crackajack *, supremacy, preeminence, lead, maximum, record, τρικυμία,
climax,
culmination,
transcendence, ne plus ultra, lion's share, benjamin's mess, excess,
surplus, (redundancy) 641
V. be superior, exceed,
excel,
transcend,
outdo, outbalance,
outweigh, outrank, outrival,
out-herod, pass,
surpass, get ahead of, over-top,
override, overpass, overbalance,
overweigh,
overmatch, top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out, beat hollow, outstrip,
eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of,
outshine, put one's nose out of joint, have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage, turn the scale, kick the beam, play first fiddle,
preponderate,
predominate, prevail,
precede, take precedence, come first, come to a head,
culminate, beat &c. all others, bear the palm, break the record, take the cake *, become larger, render larger, (expand) 194
Adj. superior, greater, major, higher, exceeding, great, distinguished,
ultra,
vaulting, more than a match for, supreme, greatest, utmost,
paramount, preeminent, foremost, crowning,
first-rate, (excellent) 648, unrivaled peerless,
matchless, none such, second to none, sans pareil,
unparagoned, unparalleled, unequalled, unapproached, unsurpassed,
superlative, inimitable facile princeps, incomparable, sovereign, without parallel, nulli secundus, ne plus ultra, beyond compare, beyond comparison,
culminating,
transcendent,
transcendental, plus royaliste que le roi, more catholic than the pope increased, enlarged
Adv. beyond, more, over, over the mark, above the mark, above par, upwards of, in advance of, over and above, at the top of the scale, at its height, eminently,
egregiously, preeminently,
surpassing, prominently,
superlatively, supremely, above all, of all things, the most, to crown all, κατ’ ἐξοχήν, par excellence, principally, especially, particularly, peculiarly,
a fortiori, even,
yea, still more
Phr. "i shall not look upon his like again", deos fortioribus addesse
N. {opp. 79} generality,
generalization, # universality,
catholicity,
catholicism,
miscellany, miscellaneousness,
dragnet, common run, worldwideness,
everyone,
everybody, all hands, all the world and his wife,
anybody, n or m, all sorts,
prevalence, run
V. be general, prevail, be going about, stalk abroad, render general,
generalize Adj. general,
generic, collective, broad, comprehensive,
sweeping,
encyclopedical,
widespread, universal, catholic,
catholical, common, worldwide,
ecumenical,
oecumenical,
transcendental, prevalent, prevailing,
rife,
epidemic,
besetting, all over, covered with,
pan-american,
anglican, pan-hellenic, pan-germanic,
slavic, panharmonic, every, all, unspecified, impersonal, customary
Adv. whatever,
whatsoever, to a man, one and all, generally, always, for better for worse, in general, generally speaking, speaking generally, for the most part, in the long run
N. influence, importance, weight, pressure,
preponderance,
prevalence,
sway,
predominance,
predominancy,
ascendency,
dominance, reign, control,
domination, pull*, authority,
capability, effect, interest, synergy (cooperation) 709, footing, purchase, play,
leverage, vantage ground, tower of strength, host in himself, protection, patronage,
auspices V. have -influence, be -influential, carry weight,
weigh, tell, have a hold upon,
magnetize, bear upon, gain a footing, work upon, take root, take hold, strike root in, run through,
pervade, prevail,
dominate,
predominate, out weigh, over weigh, over-ride, over-bear, gain head,
rage, be -rife, spread like wildfire, have the upper hand, get the upper hand, gain the upper hand, have full play, get full play, gain full play, be recognized, be listened to, make one's voice heard, gain a hearing, play a part, play a leading part, play a leading part in, take the lead, pull the strings, turn the scale, throw one's weight into the scale, set the fashion, lead the dance
Adj. influential, effective, important,
weighty, prevailing, prevalent,
rife,
rampant, dominant,
regnant, predominant, in the ascendant,
hegemonical Adv. with telling effect
Phr. tel maure tel valet
Habit Roget’s Thesaurus §613 N. habit,
habitude, assuetude|, assuefaction|,
wont, run, way, common state of things, general state of things, natural state of things, ordinary state of things, ordinary course of things, ordinary run of things, matter of course, beaten path, beaten track, beaten ground,
prescription, custom, use, usage, immemorial usage, practice,
prevalence,
observance,
conventionalism,
conventionality, mode, fashion,
vogue,
etiquette, order of the day, cry, conformity,
consuetude, dustoor, one's old way, old school, veteris vestigia flammae, laudator temporis acti, rule, standing order,
precedent,
routine,
red-tape,
red-tapism,
pipe clay,
rut, groove,
cacoethes, bad habit, confirmed habit, inveterate habit, intrinsic habit &c,
addiction,
trick, training, seasoning, second nature,
acclimatization, knack &c
V. be wont, fall into a rut, fall into a custom, tread the beaten track, follow the beaten track, tread the beaten path, follow the beaten, stare super antiquas vias, move in a rut, run on in a groove, go round like a horse in a mill, go on in the old jog trot way,
habituate,
inure,
harden, season,
caseharden,
accustom,
familiarize,
naturalize,
acclimatize, keep one's hand in, train, get into the way, get into the knack of, learn, cling to, adhere to,
repeat, acquire a habit, contract a habit, fall into a habit, acquire a trick, contract a trick, fall into a trick, addict oneself to, take to, get into, be habitual, prevail, come into use, become a habit, take root, gain upon one, grow upon one
Adj. habitual,
accustomary,
prescriptive, accustomed, of daily occurrence, of everyday occurrence,
consuetudinary,
wonted, usual, general, ordinary, common, frequent,
everyday, household, garden variety,
jog,
trot, well-trodden,
well-known, familiar,
vernacular,
trite,
commonplace,
conventional, regular, set, stock, established,
stereotyped, prevailing, prevalent, current, received, acknowledged, recognized,
accredited, of course, admitted, understood,
conformable,
&c. 82, according to use, according to custom, according to routine, in vogue, in fashion, in, with it, fashionable,
wont, used to, given to, addicted to, attuned to,
habituated, in the habit of,
habitue, at home in, seasoned, imbued with, devoted to, wedded to,
hackneyed, fixed, rooted, deep-rooted,
ingrafted, permanent,
inveterate,
besetting,
naturalized, ingrained
Adv. habitually, always, as usual, as is one's wont, as things go, as the world goes, as the sparks fly upwards, more suo, more solito, ex more, as a rule, for the most part, usually, generally, typically, most often, most frequently
Phr. cela s'entend, abeunt studia in mores, adeo in teneris consuescere multum est, consuetudo quasi altera natura, hoc erat in more majorum, "how use doth breed a habit in a man!", magna est vis consuetudinis, morent fecerat usus
