Thesaurus

“the”

The following 437 entries include the term the.

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justice of the peace

noun

as in chief justice, circuit judge

(the) masses

plural noun

as in (the) public, (the) people

middle-of-the-road

adjective

avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas

middle-of-the-roader

noun

a person who holds moderate views

middle-of-the-roadism

noun

as in rationalness, self-containment

(the) mob

noun

as in trash, (the) herd

off-the-books

adjective

as in closed-door, off-the-record

off-the-cuff

adjective

made or done without previous thought or preparation

off-the-peg

adjective

made beforehand in large numbers

off-the-rack

adjective

made beforehand in large numbers

off-the-record

adjective

as in closed-door, back-channel

off-the-shelf

adjective

made beforehand in large numbers

off-the-wall

adjective

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

on the other hand

adverb

as in rather, instead

out-of-the-way

adjective

different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion

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