Synonyms and antonyms of thing in English

thing

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YOUR ACTIONS

That’s the last thing you should be doing if you’re pregnant.

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action
You should take responsibility for your own actions.
act
This was considered to be an act of war.
activity
Not all of her business activities were scrupulously clean.
move
Applying for that job was a good move.
deed
Their evil deeds must not go unpunished.
feat
That was an amazing feat of endurance.
exploit
The show follows the exploits of two army buddies.
escapade
The presenter's latest escapade was on the appropriately named "Road of Death."
adventure
The book recounts some of his hair-raising adventures in Central Asia.
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An action is something that you do. Action is something that is done to deal with a problem. You can take action to deal with a problem.
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a thing

pronoun
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the thing

noun
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thing

noun
These are words and phrases related to thing. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of thing.
A can opener is a very useful thing. What's that thing that fell out of the motor?.
You mean thing, you! The kitten was such a cute little thing.
I want to say one thing about your behavior. There's just one thing missing to make this perfect.
Synonyms for thing from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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someone who seems to be a human form of disaster, encyclopedia, etc.

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