Evaluation of Subtle Differences of 426 Selected Sets of Synonyms -- A Total of 2307 Synonym Words -- Page 4
This is a list of some selected words and how their synonyms differ in their meaning.
  1. beg, crave, beseech, implore, entreat, importune. These verbs mean to make an earnest request.
  2. below, under, beneath, underneath. These adverbs denote the position, or status of people, objects or places.
  3. behavior, conduct, deportment. These nouns all pertain to a person's actions as they constitute a means of evaluation by others.
  4. beneficial, profitable, advantageous. These adjectives apply to what promotes benefit or gain.
  5. blame, fault, guilt. These nouns are compared in the sense of responsibility for an offense.
  6. blaze, flame, flare, flash, glare, incandescence, glow. These nouns denote bright light, especially when it is a visible sign of combustion.
  7. blemish, imperfection, fault, defect, flaw. All of these nouns denote loss or absence of perfection.
  8. boast, brag, crow, vaunt. These verbs all mean to speak with pride, often excessive pride, about oneself or something, such as one's possessions, related to oneself.
  9. body, corpse, carcass, cadaver. These nouns denote the physical organism of a person or an animal.
  10. boil, simmer, seethe, stew. These verbs refer to the state of liquid in cooking and to allegories of people's state of mind.
  11. bombast, rant, claptrap. All these nouns designate speech or writing marked by an extravagance or affectation of style that the content does not warrant.
  12. bonus, bounty, subsidy, premium, prize, reward, gratuity. Each of these nouns denotes a form of extra payment.
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