The Oxford Study Thesaurus

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The Oxford Study Thesaurus has been designed for students in schools and colleges as an aid to successful writing. It makes an ideal tool for all who need a quick-reference thesaurus.
The Oxford Children's Thesaurus
A dictionary of synonyms for young people. It helps the user find the right word from lists of similar and related words. An invaluable way to make what you write and say more interesting.
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extraordinary
extraordinary adjective an extraordinary story, extraordinary behaviour, abnormal, amazing, bizarre, curious, exceptional, fantastic, [informal] funny, incredible, marvellous, miraculous, mysterious, mystical, notable, noteworthy, odd, outstanding, peculiar, [informal phenomenal, queer, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, striking, stupendous, surprising, [informal] unbelievable, uncommon, unheard of, unimaginable, unique, unusual, [informal] weird, wonderful. opposites:... Tovább

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The Oxford Study Thesaurus has been designed for students in schools and colleges as an aid to successful writing. It makes an ideal tool for all who need a quick-reference thesaurus.
The Oxford Children's Thesaurus
A dictionary of synonyms for young people. It helps the user find the right word from lists of similar and related words. An invaluable way to make what you write and say more interesting.
ISBN 0 19 910229 5 288 pages L6.95 Hardback
Non-net school edition also available.
extraordinary
extraordinary adjective an extraordinary story, extraordinary behaviour, abnormal, amazing, bizarre, curious, exceptional, fantastic, [informal] funny, incredible, marvellous, miraculous, mysterious, mystical, notable, noteworthy, odd, outstanding, peculiar, [informal phenomenal, queer, rare, remarkable, singular, special, strange, striking, stupendous, surprising, [informal] unbelievable, uncommon, unheard of, unimaginable, unique, unusual, [informal] weird, wonderful. opposites: see ordinary, extrapolate verb see deduce, extra-terrestrial adjective see alien adjective.
extravagance noun I disapproved of their extravagance, excess, improvidence, lavishness, over-indulgence, prodigality, wastefulness.
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waste of money, excessive, see expensive, [informal] fancy, grandiose, improvident, lavish, outrageous, pretentious, prodigal, profligate, profuse, reckless, self-indulgent, [informal] showy, spendthrift, uneconomical, unreasonable, unthrifty, wasteful. opposites: see economical, an extravagant person see spendthrift.
extravaganza noun see show noun.
extreme adjective 1 extreme cold, extreme care, acute, drastic, excessive, greatest, intensest, maximum, severest, utmost.
2 the extreme edge of the field, farthest, furthest, furthermost, outermost, ultimate.
3 extreme opinions, absolute, avant-garde, exaggerated, extravagant, fanatical, [informal] hard-line, immoderate, intemperate, intransigent, militant, obsessive, outrageous, uncompromising, [informal] way-out, zealous.
4 an extreme disaster, see complete adjective.
extreme noun from one extreme to the other, edge, end, extremity, limit, maximum or minimum, opposite, pole, top or bottom, ultimate.
extremist noun see fanatic.
extremity noun see extreme noun.
extricate verb see disentangle.
extrovert noun [uncomplimentary] exhibitionist, good mixer, socializer. opposites: see introvert.
extroverted adjective active, confident outgoing, positive, see sociable. opposites: see introverted.
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