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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 the non-funny equivalent of a spoof? Such as a dark, gritty, alternative re-telling ...
It could be a reinterpretation of a theme, an idea, or probably more concretely also a story.
The entry at Merriam-Webster's gives the example "the director wants to reinterpret the old play for a mod …
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Word or idiom defining something barely functional
Related: haphazard. Things are often unreliable because they were improvised or cobbled together in an unsystematic fashion.
That term may come in handy for one of your future commits ;-).
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Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that happens when you read somet...
While this is not exactly your use case (where the amusement is genuine but mild) one should probably mention scoff.
The short exhalation not quite qualifying as a chuckle is exactly what one would do …
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What's a word that would describe "Technical Aptitude" as an "attribute"
He's a natural, in the noun sense 4a: "one having natural skills, talents, or abilities". There is the corresponding adjective in the sense 7 of the entry: "having a specified character by nature — a …
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Is there any difference between "result in" and "end up with"?
The base meaning is indeed to arrive at a place or in a certain state or position, not necessarily a bad one. Some dictionaries add that this end point was reached after a detour, by surprise, or even …
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Is there an English word for "Kundenbekämpfung" (customer combatting)
Perhaps customer harassment would be a good fit for an opposite to customer service: "to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for [someone] especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physica …
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A word or phrase to refer to restaurant sector?
I wanted to suggest gastronomy industry, but after some research would actually advise against it. Some background:
In German we have Gastronomie for the sector of the economy that commercially serves …
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Ways to Say "Forcibly Inducted"
To strong-arm someone seems to describe exactly your scenario: "to use force on; bully, intimidate".
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