25.03.2013 Views

frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

people with respiratory disorders. 3 risky, dangerous, perilous,<br />

life-threatening, touch-and-go: You might find it unhealthy to<br />

criticize the government here.<br />

unheard-of<br />

adj. 1 unknown, unfamiliar, obscure, unidentified, nameless,<br />

unsung: She is busy trying to promote some unheard-of sculptor.<br />

2 unimaginable, undreamed of or undreamt of, unprecedented,<br />

unimagined, unbelievable, inconceivable, unusual: They took the<br />

unheard-of step of requiring that refunds be paid. Her starting<br />

salary is an unheard-of œ100,000. 3 shocking, offensive,<br />

outrageous, disgraceful, extreme, unthinkable, outlandish: The<br />

victims were subjected to unheard-of tortures.<br />

unheralded<br />

adj. unannounced, unpublicized, unadvertised; unexpected,<br />

surprise, unanticipated, unforeseen, unpredicted: Published by<br />

some obscure company, the book turned out to be an unheralded<br />

success.<br />

unhesitating<br />

adj. 1 swift, rapid, quick, immediate, instantaneous, prompt,<br />

ready, unhesitant: The response was an unhesitating 'No!' 2<br />

unfaltering, unwavering, wholehearted, unqualified, unswerving,<br />

undeviating, staunch, steadfast, implicit, resolute: We<br />

appreciate your unhesitating devotion to duty.<br />

unhurried adj. leisurely, unrushed, easy, easygoing, casual, gradual,<br />

deliberate, steady, sedate, calm: We proceeded at an unhurried<br />

pace, eventually arriving at dusk at the castle gates.<br />

unidentified<br />

adj. nameless, anonymous, unknown, unmarked, unnamed, unknown,<br />

unfamiliar, unrecognized, mysterious: The police found the body<br />

of a unidentified woman in the park.<br />

uniform adj. 1 homogeneous, consistent, unvaried, unchanged, unaltered;<br />

unvarying, unchanging; invariable, unchangeable, unalterable,<br />

regimented, standard; ordered, orderly, equal, even, like,<br />

identical; alike: The mixture is uniform throughout. The rules<br />

are uniform for everyone. Line up in ten uniform rows of ten<br />

each. 2 even, unbroken, smooth, regular, flat: Not one<br />

irregularity marred the uniform surface of the plain.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!