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Questions tagged [synonyms]

A synonym is a word that means exactly, or nearly the same thing, as another word.

A synonym is a word that means exactly, or nearly the same thing, as another word. For example, shut is a synonym of close.

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Difference between logoff, logout, signoff and signout

Is there any serious difference between logoff, logout, signoff and signout? Websites seem to use the phrases interchangeably. Is this just a difference is style, or have they made a deliberate choice?
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The word "joint" as a synonym for place?

I'd like to know in what context can the word "joint" be used as a synonym for place. Is it used for places that sell products and/or services?
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Difference between (diverse / various / different / distinct / disparate)

Consider: A person of diverse interests can talk on many subjects. We have looked at various houses, but have decided to buy this one. The department store sells many different things. The criminal was charged with two distinct offenses, one being…
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The right way to say "unload someone"

Is there any common word or expression for saying "to unload worker"? It doesn't matter what kind of workers they are - the point is - what's the right word for how to say "take some scope of work off some person"? I guess "unload" is inapplicable…
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What is the word that is synonym to "right", and sounds like "rido"?

There's a word that sounds similar to rido and means right, as in correct. I've heard it in a movie. What is it?
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What is the difference between buy and purchase

When we use the word "to buy" and when the word "to purchase"? I do not understand the difference between these words.
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Theme or Topic - what's the difference?

Theme or Topic - what's the difference? Are they synonyms?
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Usage of apparent vs transparent

A friend of mine who is an ELL made the following statement. I would advise you to shop for the items in a store because the quality online may not be so transparent. I immediately replied that they should use apparent instead because…
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What is the difference between "theme" and "topic"?

Could these two words be replaced in any context or the meaning is not exactly the same? In particular if I'm listening a podcast or a radio show do hosts of this show discuss one theme after another or one topic after another? Or both words could…
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Are "shellfish" and "seafood" merely synonymous, or actually the same?

In English, when I think of shellfish, I think of shrimps, lobsters, crabs, mussels, oysters etc., which are all "seafood" and have shells. But there are other kinds of "seafood" such as squids and octopus that don't seem to be shellfish. So does…
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Which term is the most fitting: threshold, limit, maximum?

A webpage allows its users to upload a limited number of images. As a developer who wants to store this constant value, I wonder which term is most fitting. There's: threshold, known from some applications that I use, limit, a very common term,…
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How else can I say "went out of sync"?

I'm trying to improve the following sentence: "Search criteria and results went out of sync." How can I rephrase this sentence so that the meaning is retained without using "out of sync"?
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Do you know synonyms of "so-called"?

Do you know any good synonyms of so-called? I could not find any synonyms in dictionaries. Thank you so much. PS: I'd like to use it to say that a concept is commonly called in an inappropriate way.
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Humbleness and humility, are these words perfect synonyms?

Is there a difference between the words "humbleness" and "humility", or are they perfectly interchangeable?
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Synonym for "Motive:" Reason or Intention?

Are there any rules to be followed while choosing the correct synonym of a word? In a test I was given the word motive and I had to find its synonym. I had confusion in two options, options were Intention Reason I chose reason as the correct…
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