Thesaurus
This is a thesaurus of all the glosses to the words in the Glossary, linked to the lines in the texts where these words are found.

The Thesaurus is the opposite of the Glossary. When consulting the Glossary, you know the word and you want to find out what it means. When consulting the Thesaurus, you know the meaning and you want to find out which Shakespearean words express it. How would he say 'arrogant' or 'companion'? The options are listed when you search for these words.

Disclaimer: our Thesaurus is a guide only to the words in the Glossary, and not an account of the way these words might be used elsewhere in the canon, or in Early Modern English as a whole. For example, we include Shakespeare’s use of mother to mean 'womanish qualities', but not in its ordinary sense of 'parent'. You can read more background about the thesaurus here.

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unable to accuse
uncharge (v.)
unable to be averted
inevitable
unable to be poured out
inteemable (adj.)
unable to be resisted
opposeless (adj.)
unable to hold
incapable of (adj.)
unable to inherit property
unpossessing (adj.)
unable to join in
stiff (adj.)
unable to restrain oneself
incontinent (adj.)
unable to retain
intenable (adj.)
unable to take in
incapable of (adj.)
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