The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

greatly in recent years.
--v. 3 See trade, 5, above: The police think that Baines is
trafficking in stolen goods.
tragedy n. catastrophe, calamity, disaster, misfortune, adversity,
blow: The death of their dog was a terrible tragedy, especially
for the children.
tragic adj. sad, depressing, lamentable, unhappy, funereal, forlorn,
melancholy, cheerless, mournful, lachrymose, dolorous, grievous,
morose, lugubrious, dismal, piteous, pitiable, pitiful,
pathetic(al), appalling, wretched, dreadful, awful, terrible,
horrible, deplorable, miserable, distressing, disturbing,
upsetting, shocking, unlucky, unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated,
inauspicious, star-crossed, ill-omened, ill-starred, calamitous,
catastrophic, crushing, disastrous; tragical: It was really
tragic that we couldn't get there in time to say goodbye.
trail n. 1 (beaten) path, way, footpath, route, way, track, course:
There is a well-worn trail through the wood. 2 track, spoor,
scent, smell, trace, footsteps, footprints, path, wake: The
trail of the elephant herd was quite easy to follow. 3 See
train, 2, below: She was always followed by a trail of
admirers.
--v. 4 tow, draw, drag (along), haul, pull, tag along, trawl,
bring along (behind), carry along (behind): We were moving
slowly because we were trailing a dinghy. 5 drag, pull, move,
be drawn, stream, sweep, dangle: I heard the whisper of silken
gowns trailing across Persian carpets. 6 lag (behind), dawdle,
loiter, linger, follow, straggle, bring up the rear, hang back,
fall or drop behind: Our team was trailing three-five in the
final. 7 follow, pursue, dog, trace, shadow, stalk, track,
chase, hunt, Colloq tail: We trailed the suspect to Victoria
Station, where we lost him. 8 trail off or away. diminish,
decrease, fade away or out, disappear, dwindle, lessen, die out
or away, peter out, subside, taper off, weaken, grow faint or
dim: As they drove away, the noise of their blasting radio
trailed off.
train n. 1 carriage, coach, Baby-talk choo-choo: Will this train
take me to Newcastle? 2 retinue, entourage, cortŠge, suite,