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Prise

An enterprise.

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Manner of action 5

Admire 76% connected

To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fear 76% connected

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Revere 76% connected

To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reverence 76% connected

Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Venerate 76% connected

To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 7

Consider 76% connected

To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Extort 76% connected

To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity; to wrench away…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Open 76% connected

Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Reckon 76% connected

To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate.

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Regard 76% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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See 76% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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View 76% connected

The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.

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Derivationally related 10

Lever 74% connected

More agreeable; more pleasing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lever 74% connected

More agreeable; more pleasing.

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Leverage 74% connected

The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Leverage 74% connected

The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the lever.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Prying 74% connected

of Pry

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Prying 74% connected

of Pry

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Valuable 74% connected

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Valuable 74% connected

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Value 74% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

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Value 74% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

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Loose 72% connected

Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed, or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Loosen 72% connected

To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a…

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Synonym 7

Esteem 92% connected

To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Jimmy 92% connected

A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lever 92% connected

More agreeable; more pleasing.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prize 92% connected

That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pry 92% connected

A lever; also, leverage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Respect 92% connected

To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Value 92% connected

The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such property or sum of properties; wor…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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