Synonyms

  calculate formal (to find out a total number, amount, or price by adding numbers together): I need to calculate how much we spend in a month. work out less formal (to calculate something): We need to work out the total cost of the vacation. compute formal (to calculate a …

  award (an official prize or payment given to someone in honor of an achievement): Jack won the award for best actor. prize (something valuable given to the winner of a contest or given as an award): He won first prize in last month’s competition. reward (something given in exchange …

  background (a person’s past experiences, knowledge, education, etc.): We need to know more about your background. record (information about somebody’s behavior, character, or achievements): We are not employing anyone with a criminal record. past (the history of a person): No one knows about my past. history (a record of …

  leave (stop living with somebody permanently): He left his wife and daughter. She has threatened to leave me. abandon (leave and never return to someone you are responsible for): His mother abandoned her when she was three days old. dump informal (end a romantic relationship with somebody in a …

  abandon (to leave a place especially because it is impossible or dangerous for you to stay): The ship was sinking, and the captain gave the order to abandon ship. desert (to leave a place, so that no one is there): Many people desert the area due to bad weather. …