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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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How do you describe someone who isn't attending a certain event?
Absentee can have a stronger meaning than just "not being on-site". oxforddictionaries.com gives us:
A person who is expected or required to be present at a place or event but is not
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Word for "bizarre incident"?
I'm not sure that a neighbor killing a cat is such a bizarre thing (alas). A pet being killed by a meteorite, I would call bizarre.
An often-used synonym for bizarre is freak, as in freak incident. T …
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Is there a word for when a statement is technically true but misleading?
The first word that comes to mind is half-truth, which Merriam-Webster describes as:
a statement that is only partly true and that is intended to deceive people
The examples you give certainly c …
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Noun for someone who respects no authority, recognizes no national boundaries, no political ...
You may be looking for the word anarchist.
An anarchist is someone who believes in and/or promotes anarchism:
Anarchism is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on v …
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What is the word for: "transform into words"?
One verb may be verbalize:
to express in words:
He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
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Is female an acceptable term to describe a woman?
Yes, many people will consider it rude to refer to a woman as a female, although I do notice people doing it. Interestingly, I don't hear men referred to as males as often...
Now what makes it offensi …
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One word for an unforeseen bad dream
What about nightmares? Not exactly “unseen”, but I am not really sure what you mean with that.
The contrast between dreams (usually implied good) and nightmares (always bad dreams) is commonly used, …
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Is there an appropriate word to refer to "the letter to which this letter is responding"?
After introducing the letter you are responding to (your letter d.d. April 5th), you can refer to it later simply as your letter - unless there are more letters from the same sender that you address i …
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Expected is to actual as expectee to what?
Actuee and actuator derive from the verb actuate, which would have actuated as its participle. That participle you could use as an adjective.
This can be done for adjectives that are participles of v …
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Informal term alternative to attendee
People that attend an event, whether they are active participants or not, are often simply called guests.
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What do you call the act of taking science and making it available to the broader public?
Not a single word, but certainly a single concept popularization of science, scientists popularizing science.
Examples of its usage:
Scientists Popularizing Science: Characteristics and Impact of TED …
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Accept and change
Your example sentence means that you accepted yourself... "from" the feedback given. Which means you were that feedback before. I think you mean you accepted the feedback, and changed yourself based o …
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Adjective to describe an argument that changed my mind or makes good sense?
Compelling comes to mind.
merriam-webster tells us:
very interesting : able to capture and hold your attention
capable of causing someone to believe or agree
strong and forceful : causing you …
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One word for taking something without feeling
The first word that came to mind was stoic:
He received the bad news stoically.
But the reference to stoicism might be a bit too heavy, depending on the situation. Also, it does seem to be a cha …
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What term means "all of the words one knows"?
You mean one's (personal) vocabulary?
Merriam-Webster says:
all of the words known and used by a person
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