sight - thesaurus entry

phrases

• a damn sight greater/smaller etc

  impolite
  used for emphasizing something very strongly

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  Ways of emphasizing what you are saying: ach, actively, actual, any, awful, awfully, bloody, e’en, e’er, entirely... more

• everything/everyone in sight

  mainly spoken
  a lot of things or people

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  Large quantities or amounts: mass, quantity, abundance, pile, a lot/lots, all manner of something, quite a few, a good/great deal of something, much, mountain... more

• in someone’s sight

  in someone’s opinion

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  According to someone: according to, officially, in someone’s opinion, by/from all accounts, in someone’s terms, from where someone stands, as/the way someone sees it, in someone’s sight... more

• in/within sight

  1. 1

     in any place that you can see from where you are

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     Clear to the senses: obvious, apparent, show up, clearly, physical, definition, plain, visible, marked... more
  2. 2

     used about something that is going to happen soon

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     Soon and as soon as possible: soon, shortly, just, imminent, at the earliest/first opportunity, any day/moment etc now, in the short run/term, in no time (at all), approach... more

• in your sights

  1. 1

     used about things that you intend to have or achieve

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     For a particular purpose: designated, oriented, dedicated, destined, functional, for the sake of something, for someone’s consumption, by way of something, in order that, to this end... more
  2. 2

     used about someone that you intend to defeat or deal with severely

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     Words used to describe participants in competitions: adrift, award-winning, behind, nip and tuck, prize-winning, rival, undone, unplaced, winning, by default... more

• out of sight

  1. 1

     in a place that you cannot see from where you are

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     Not clear to the senses: faint, invisible, subtle, blurred, faintly, unseen, fuzzy, undetected, indistinct, ill-defined... more
  2. 2

     informal if the price of something is out of sight, it is very high

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     General words for expensive: expensive, exclusive, select, luxurious, extravagant, sumptuous, pricey, costly, high-class... more

• out of sight, out of mind

  mainly spoken
  used for saying that when you do not see or hear about something, you do not think about it

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  Not paying attention: inattentive, neglectful, preoccupied, distant, absent, neglect, negligence, detachment, inattention, in a world of your own... more

• a sight for sore eyes

  1. 1

     someone or something that you are very pleased to see

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     Looks and sights: look, sight, glance, gaze, glimpse, stare, preview, eye contact, sighting, peep... more
  2. 2

     British something that is strange or unpleasant to look at

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     Ugly things: monstrosity, eyesore, horror, excrescence, clash, a blot on the landscape, sight, grotesque... more

• a sight more/less

  a lot more/less of something

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  Too much, extra and more: exceptional, surplus, more, beyond, over, overly, overmuch, too, rather... more

• sight unseen

  if you buy or accept something sight unseen, you do not see it first

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  Describing ways of buying and selling: block booking, bogof, down, first refusal, freemium, mail order, open market, part exchange, retail, SOR... more