Collins GEM English Thesaurus - Collins Dictionaries

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(informal), bum (informal), touch (someone) for (slang), cadge, sponge on (someone) for, freeload (slang), seek charity, solicit charity ◼ OPPOSITE: givebeggar NOUN = vagrant (old-fashioned), tramp (old-fashioned), bum (informal), derelict (old-fashioned), drifter, down-and-out, pauper (old-fashioned), bag lady, derro (Austral. slang)begin VERB 1 = start, commence, proceed ◼ OPPOSITE: stop 2 = commence, start, initiate, embark on, set about, instigate, institute, make a beginning 3 = start talking, start, initiate, commence 4 = come into existence, start, appear, emerge, arise, originate, come into being 5 = emerge, start, spring, stem, derive, originate ◼ OPPOSITE: endbeginner NOUN = novice, pupil, amateur, newcomer, starter, trainee, apprentice, learner ◼ OPPOSITE: expertbeginning NOUN 1 = start, opening, birth, origin, outset, onset, initiation, inauguration ◼ OPPOSITE: end 2 = outset, start, opening, birth, onset, commencement 3 = originsbehave VERB 1 = act 2 (often reflexive) = be well-behaved, mind your manners, keep your nose clean, act correctly, conduct yourself properly ◼ OPPOSITE: misbehavebehaviour NOUN 1 = conduct, ways, actions, bearing, attitude, manner, manners, demeanour 2 = action, performance, operation, functioningbehind PREPOSITION 1 = at the rear of, at the back of, at the heels of 2 = after, following 3 = supporting, for, backing, on the side of, in agreement with 4 = causing, responsible for, initiating, at the bottom of, instigating 5 = later than, after ▸ ADVERB 1 = after, next, following, afterwards, subsequently, in the wake (of) ◼ OPPOSITE: in advance of 2 = behind schedule, delayed, running late, behind time ◼ OPPOSITE: ahead 3 = overdue, in debt, in arrears, behindhand ▸ NOUN = bottom (informal), butt (informal), buttocks, posteriorbeing NOUN 1 = individual, creature, human being, living thing 2 = life, reality ◼ OPPOSITE: nonexistence 3 = soul, spirit, substance, creature, essence, organism, entitybeleaguered ADJECTIVE 1 = harassed, troubled, plagued, hassled (informal), badgered, persecuted, pestered, vexed 2 = besieged, surrounded, blockaded, beset, encircled, assailed, hemmed inbelief NOUN 1 = trust, confidence, conviction ◼ OPPOSITE: disbelief 2 = faith, principles, doctrine, ideology, creed, dogma, tenet, credo 3 = opinion, feeling, idea, impression, assessment, notion, judgment, point of viewbelieve VERB 1 = think, judge, suppose, estimate, imagine, assume, gather, reckon 2 = accept, trust, credit, depend on, rely on, have faith in, swear by, be certain of ◼ OPPOSITE: disbelievebeliever NOUN = follower, supporter, convert, disciple, devotee, apostle, adherent, zealot ◼ OPPOSITE: scepticbellow VERB = shout, cry (out), scream, roar, yell, howl, shriek, bawl ▸ NOUN = shout, cry, scream, roar, yell, howl, shriek, bawlbelly NOUN = stomach, insides (informal), gut, abdomen, tummy (informal), paunch, potbelly, corporation (informal), puku (N.Z.)belong VERB = go with, fit into, be part of, relate to, be connected with, pertain tobelonging NOUN = fellowship, relationship, association, loyalty, acceptance, attachment, inclusion, affinitybelongings PLURAL NOUN = possessions, goods, things, effects, property, stuff, gear, paraphernaliabeloved ADJECTIVE = dear, loved, valued, prized, admired, treasured, precious, darlingbelow PREPOSITION 1 = under, underneath, lower than 2 = less than, lower than 3 = subordinate to, subject to, inferior to, lesser than ▸ ADVERB 1 = lower, down, under, beneath, underneath 2 = beneath, following, at the end, underneath, at the bottom, further onbelt NOUN 1 = waistband, band, sash, girdle, girth, cummerbund 2 = conveyor belt, band, loop, fan belt, drive belt 3 = zone, area, region, section, district, stretch, strip, layerbemused ADJECTIVE = puzzled, confused, baffled, at sea, bewildered, muddled, perplexed, mystifiedbench NOUN 1 = seat, stall, pew 2 = worktable, stand, table, counter, trestle table, workbench ● the bench = court, judges, magistrates, tribunal, judiciary, courtroombenchmark NOUN = reference point, gauge, yardstick, measure, level, standard, model, parbend VERB = twist, turn, wind, lean, hook, bow, curve, arch ▸ NOUN = curve, turn, corner, twist, angle, bow, loop, arcbeneath PREPOSITION 1 = under, below, underneath, lower than ◼ OPPOSITE: over 2 = inferior to, below 3 = unworthy of, unfitting for, unsuitable for, inappropriate for, unbefitting ▸ ADVERB = underneath, below, in a lower place ◼ RELATED WORD: prefix sub-beneficial ADJECTIVE = favourable, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, benign, wholesome, advantageous ◼ OPPOSITE: harmfulbeneficiary NOUN 1 = recipient, receiver, payee 2 = heir, inheritorbenefit NOUN 1 = good, help, profit, favour ◼ OPPOSITE: harm 2 = advantage, aid, favour, assistance ▸ VERB 1 = profit from, make the most of, gain from, do well out of, reap benefits from, turn to your advantage 2 = help, aid, profit, improve, enhance, assist, avail ◼ OPPOSITE: harmbenign ADJECTIVE 1 = benevolent, kind, kindly, warm, friendly, obliging, sympathetic, compassionate ◼ OPPOSITE: unkind 2 = harmless, innocent, innocuous, curable, inoffensive, remediable ◼ OPPOSITE: malignantbent ADJECTIVE 1 = misshapen, twisted, angled, bowed, curved, arched, crooked, distorted ◼ OPPOSITE: straight 2 = stooped, bowed, arched, hunched ▸ NOUN = inclination, ability, leaning, tendency, preference, penchant, propensity, aptitude ● bent on = intent on, set on, fixed on, predisposed to, resolved on, insistent onbequeath VERB 1 = leave, will, give, grant, hand down, endow, bestow, entrust 2 = give, accord, grant, afford, yield, lend, pass on, conferberth NOUN 1 = bunk, bed, hammock, billet 2 = anchorage, haven, port, harbour, dock, pier, wharf, quay ▸ VERB = anchor, land, dock, moor, tie up, drop anchorbeside PREPOSITION = next to, near, close to, neighbouring, alongside, adjacent to, at the side of, abreast of ● beside yourself = distraught, desperate, distressed, frantic, frenzied, unhinged, overwrought

USAGE People occasionally confuse beside and besides. Besides is used for mentioning something that adds to what you have already said, for example: I didn't feel like going and besides, I had nothing to wear. Beside usually means next to or at the side of something or someone, for example: he was standing beside me (not besides me).

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