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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 a good substitute that is less localized than "secular"?
If you are looking for a term to convey the opposite of superstition, the broader process of organising society according to non-superstitious principles, you might use "rationalisation" and "rational …
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Is there a single word that can describe something that breathes/produces fire?
If you want the best possible word, I suggest that it not be a Greek-Latin hybrid, especially since there are so many correctly formed pure options that are perfectly fine.
There are igniferous, flam …
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Is there a word for hating a specific place, such as a town?
Based on misanthrope and misogyny, one could use misotope/misostopy or misotopist/misotopy, from Greek topos "place" and Greek miseô "to hate". Graeco-Latin hybrids are generally not preferred, such a …
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How to derive from "zealot"
The shortest noun from which zealot is derived is zeal. That is, both the person and the state of mind have direct precursors in Latin, which in turn borrowed them from Greek. Now, zeal has a slightly …
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What is an alternative expression to "this"?
Oh dear, I don't think there exists any word close enough to be considered a synonym. The closest words would be "that" and "it", but they do not fit in with the rest of your example very well. I can …
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Song: when to use remix, cover and tribute to
What you are looking for a is a cover, an existing song performed by a new artist, that is, not the original artist.
A remix is a mixture of some sounds from the original with other sounds. A common …
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Polite alternatives to “Whatever you say”
If I must.
So be it.
If that is really what you want...
Is that an order?
[laugh out loud, then pretend to notice only now that the request was serious, with exaggerated facial expressions] Oh, you w …
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What is the difference between an apocalypse and a cataclysm?
Apocalypse means "revelation" in Greek, from Greek καλύπτω (kalupto) "hide" and ἀπό- (apo-) "un-". It was so used in the New Testament: the last book is called Ἀποκάλυψις Ἰωάννου in Greek, Revelation …
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What's the synonym of "Module"?
I believe the word course is frequently used for a module one completes at university, such as "Greek Linguistics I".
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What is the difference between illegal and unlawful?
For all practical purposes, they are synonyms. …
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Synonyms for "extra-"
Mathematica is Greek, and the Greek equivalent of extra- is exo-, as in exoskeleton ("outside-skeleton"), exotic ("outside-ish"), exogenous ("outside-born"), exothermic ("outside-temperature-ish"), et …
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Do native English speakers use the word "touristic"?
As a Dutchman, I have noticed the discrepancy between the English word and most Continental words. I believe the problem lies in the fact that we have a single all-round, neutral adjective on the Cont …
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What is the difference between "gift" and "present"?
In many contexts, there is not much difference. I'd say "present" is mostly used in a practical context, when you hand someone a present on his birthday; "gift" is rather used in an abstract or formal …