Definitions

thing

[thing] / θɪŋ /

NOUN

something felt, seen, perceived

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anything business concept concern element everything fact information item material matter object part person phenomenon piece point situation stuff subject word

STRONG

affair apparatus article being body circumstance commodity configuration contrivance corporeality creature device entity existence figure form gadget goods implement individual instrument machine materiality means mechanism portion shape substance tool

WEAK

existent jawn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

nothing whole

STRONG

concept disorganization

NOUN

act, event

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment action doing event happening job phenomenon task work

STRONG

circumstance deed duty episode eventuality exploit feat incident movement obligation occasion occurrence proceeding stunt

NOUN

aspect, characteristic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

detail element factor feature item point quality thought

STRONG

article attribute facet particular property statement trait

NOUN

idea, obsession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attitude thought

STRONG

craze fad fetish fixation hang-up impression mania notion opinion phobia preoccupation quirk

WEAK

bee in bonnet idée fixe

Antonyms

WEAK

dislike hate hatred

Example Sentences

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The driver told the BBC he had "done all the right things" but was "very stressed out".

From BBC

“Yes there has been a lot of the Justin stuff but I’ve been through things like this before and I know how all consuming it is.”

From MarketWatch

She does a lot of things behind my mom’s back.

From MarketWatch

The tension between kids and their parents has always been there, but scary things like the Guthrie case exacerbate it.

From The Wall Street Journal

This kind of work was always vital to me for us to get things right the following Saturday.

From BBC

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