Questions tagged [synonyms]
A synonym is a word that means the same, or almost the same thing, as another word. This tag is for asking about pairs of words. If you're requesting a synonym, please use the ‘single-word-request’ tag.
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What is it called when you "buy" something for free?
For example, imagine some food company decides to make their fruits permanently free.
Online, you can "order" them (for free), but in person, what do you do? What would be the professional ...
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"Keep it unchanged" vs. "Keep it constant" vs. "Keep it unchanging"
Using Google search, I found that the phrase "keep it unchanged" is very common while "keep it unchanging" is very uncommon and "keep it constant" is not so common. ...
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What is difference between revered and venerated words? [closed]
English is a foreign language for me, so I have to use a Google Translate or similar services. They give same translation to my first language, and I feel some nuances are being lost.
Examples:
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How to say "gaslighting" in professional writing
I am writing an application in which I complain that every time I point out to the cooks or their supervisor that the meal is not up to the mark,and actually show them how it is, they say that no ...
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Is there a term for words that are stronger than a similar counterpart? (e.g. Dislike vs. Hate)
Title says it all, but some more examples could be:
like vs love
pleasure vs euphoria
carelessness vs apathy
etc.
...essentially words that carry more weight than their counterpart despite having ...
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Indispensable, Essential, "Tool of the trade", "Staple item"
I am looking for a term to use as the name of a software project that I am working on.
The project is a software tool, and this tool aims to be useful in virtually all software, so I am looking for a ...
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Which is the more idiomatic: equivalence/equivalencies or equivalency/equivalences?
Most articles show the plural form of equivalence as equivalences. The wikipedia on logical equivalence uses this form.
However, I feel like I have seen equivalencies used in contexts like mathematics ...
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Is there an emotion that encapsulates a mixture of disbelief, anger, and hatred?
For all the words I know, I can't seem to find the right word for this strange emotion. Some words I have tried come up short in one way or another. Confusion lacks the underlying hatred, annoyance ...
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Name from history meaning charismatic?
Much like McGyver meaning "resourceful," Einstein meaning "intelligent," Savant meaning "gifted..." I remember hearing and using a name to refer to someone as a ...
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Word for hair growing from bald head
Broadly, I am looking for a synonym for "stubble". It has to be gender-neutral so it won't look funny when it is used with males or females.
Context: The word is used when a bald person, who ...
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Is there a name for this "or" ambiguity?
Consider the following sentence, paying particular attention to how the word "or" functions:
These days, kids begin participating in sports at as young as three years old, among the most ...
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Looking for caveman style terms for the cardinal directions [closed]
I started running a tabletop RPG campaign set in the distant future where mankind has degraded to a primitive hunter-gatherer society, and I'm looking for flavorful terms for NPCs to describe ...
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Is there a non-combative term for the word "enemy"?
I am a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. When talking about the people opposing us, I have always referred to them as the "enemy." Now, as I get a little older, and a little more ...
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A word to describe a person who loves anything related to celebrities/gossips/trends and is easily affected by them
I'd like to know a word to describe a person who loves celebrities, gossips, trends or anything that is popular and is
easily affected by them.
She said she had moved to Paris because she loved "...
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What's the word for "anxious in a good way" [closed]
Like anxious but not anxious. The good version of anxious. Anxious but not bad. Anxious but I don't feel horrible
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Counterpart meaning of the word "Default" in NON IT World
What is the synonym/counterpart for the word "Default" in NON-IT WORLD? We use the word in computer programs/apps, meaning that there is a pre-specified/pre-defined setting or situation. The ...
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A different way of saying "rest of"
I am writing a research paper where I want to say
The rest of the paper is organized as follows.
in the introduction of the paper. However, the word "rest" doesn't sound good as it is ...
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What is the adverb you use when something increases drastically?
What is the adverb that is commonly used when describing something rapidly/drastically increasing? It's on the tip of my tongue and I can't get it out. It's not tenfold, rapidly, drastically, ...
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What is the extension of "pair" to more than two? [duplicate]
What comes after "pair"? Maybe "quad" for four? In cards it's "three/four of a kind" but what about contexts beyond cards (like science)?
For example, in physics there's ...
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Is utilitarian a negative descriptor?
I've mostly used and seen "utilitarian" in a negative sense: something that only exists for its function, and specifically for those functions. In other words, something that is single-...
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Malady vs Disease
How does the word malady differ from disease? Also,in what contexts can the word malady be used?
Below are my findings / details I have collected about the two:
Many dictionaries list the word ...
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Diminutive forms - usage
Reading from some grammar sources, I came to know that bullet is a diminutive of ball.
Nevertheless, as far as I know, bullet is nowadays mostly used in the sense of "gun-bullet".
So can ...
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Is there a word for "a broad range of knowledge"?
I am attempting to contrast being an expert in something and having a broad range of knowledge but expertise nowhere. Is there a word to sum up that second element? The sentence I am trying to fit ...
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Word to describe someone with all knowledge in some field [closed]
Word that describes someone that has all possible knowledge in some specific field, like an expert.
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Difference between 'obliterate' and 'annihilate'
Are 'obliterate', 'annihilate' the same thing? I've searched dictionaries and they both mean to destroy completely, or in other words, destroy utterly:
obliterate [verb] [transitive]
1 to destroy ...
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A synonym for "completeness"?
Sorry for being vague I can only remember that the word starts with a 'P'.
I've been trying to remember this word but I cannot recollect it.
Example:
"For the sake of p_____ I have added the ...
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"nauseous" vs "nauseating" - Differences? [duplicate]
What are the differences between "nauseous" and "nauseating"? Both words seem to have the same meaning in the dictionaries I have looked at.
Nauseating:
making you feel as if you ...
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Weaker term than concluded
I thought about the situation and concluded...
Concluded seems too strong for the situation I am using this in. In particular, in view of the hierarchy between me and my conversation partner.
What is ...
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What is the difference between "domain" and "field"? [closed]
I have those two sentences and I have to choose where to put "domain" and where to put "field".
I think that those two words are interchangeable, what is your opinion?
John is ...
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What is one word/phrase for pretending to like something while it’s not good? [closed]
For example, a guy shows his friend something he’s written, and she smiles awkwardly and praises him, and gives him positive comments, while the writing itself isn’t good anyway. How do you describe ...
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Medicamentous vs medical
Are the adjectives medicamentous and medical synonymous? Clarification regarding minute difference between them and their usage will be appreciated.
I ask this question in the score that I couldn't ...
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Plain coffee or tea VS black coffee or tea
A coffee drink with no additives- no sugar no cream or no milk is called "black coffee". Can it be also called "plain coffee?"
If yes, then can these callings be carried over to ...
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Is the phrase "in place" a good synonym for "appropriate"? [closed]
Would it be appropriate to use "in place" as a synonym for the word "appropriate?"
In this sentence, for example:
"I thought it would be in place for us to erect a statue for ...
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What does "fabulism" mean when used to describe one's accomplishments? [closed]
In this recent article in Science, a botanist is reported as accused
of apparent plagiarism, fabulism about his professional accomplishments, and fabrication or manipulation of data.
There is no ...
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What is the difference between an 'inference' and a 'prediction'? [closed]
Some say the two words 'inference' and 'predictions' can be used interchangeably. Personally, I think of an inference as the act that produces a prediction. Does anyone know if they are the same or do ...
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Less than 50 respondents in another study indicated that Sun exposure affected the chances of getting Cancer [duplicate]
Statement: >Less than 50 respondents in another study indicated that Sun exposure affected the chances of getting Cancer.
Should I replace the word Less with fewer or smaller or lower or lesser or ...
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Can an argument be "undergirded"?
When writing an argumentative text (like a comment), it is common to support one's arguments with further explanations and examples.
Can this process of supporting the main point of the argument be ...
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Synonym for "psychic hour"? [closed]
This is the full passage from :
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren
the spirit comes across as a large undifferentiated black mass that is easily visible on the rare ...
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Countable synonyms for "prey"?
Even though the word prey is used as an opposite of predator, the former not as grammatically versatile as the latter, in terms of number:
A predator is ambushing its prey.
A prey (?) is being ...
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A name for the head of the school examination control room
In most schools and universities, there is a room or a center for examination tasks. In my country, it is called examination control room. This room has a number of responsibilities, such as ...
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What did Trump actually mean by the word "****hole"? [closed]
President Donald Trump referred to African countries, Haiti and El Salvador as "shithole" nations during a meeting Thursday
What did Trump actually mean by the word "shithole"?
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Word for version number that counts backwards [closed]
In versioning (e.g. software, documents, ...) a "version" or "revision" typically starts at 0 or 1 and increments with every change. The newest document is the one with highest ...
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Literary synonym for "not a small thing"
Is there a literary or at least formal idiom which would mean not a small thing, but does not include the word thing or matter? I need it for this sentence:
The love of a mother or father is ...
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What does "be drawn before someone" mean?
In Oxford learner's dictionary, the word "drag", in one sense, means:
a strong-smelling lure drawn before hounds as a substitute for a fox or other hunted animal.
My understand is that &...
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Is there a synonym of the word "clothing" which begins with the letter "R"? [closed]
Is there a synonym of the word "clothing" which begins with the letter "R"?
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Can fastly be preferred over using "fast" just after any subject? [closed]
Recently, I have attempted a multiple choice question test that contained the following question regarding synonym of "quickly:"
Q. No. 15 (in image) He quickly got up from the bench. [...
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Word that means to overcomplicate or dress up a simple observation
I am looking for a word that means overcomplicating a simple point. Essentially I need a verb for the word jargon. The sentence I am trying to fit in in is:
"These discussions, couched in the ...
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Draw a painting or paint a drawing? [closed]
'Paint a painting' or 'draw a drawing' sounds repetitive but 'paint a drawing' or 'draw a painting' sounds kinda weird, you don't actually use paint to draw, right?
And if I'm applying paint over ...
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Is there a synonym for " of Unworldly Origin "? [closed]
" of Unworldly Origin" is one of the chapters in
The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren book
So, I was wondering if there is another word or synonym (correct me ...
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"having an idea" vs. "having a belief"
Do "having an idea" and "having a belief" strictly mean the same thing?
I've never encountered "having an idea" in the context of theoretical beliefs, i. e. how things ...
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