Evaluation of Subtle Differences of 426 Selected Sets of Synonyms -- A Total of 2307 Synonym Words - Page 22
This is a list of some selected words and how their synonyms differ in their meaning.
  1. neat, tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span, spruce. These adjectives mean marked by good order and cleanliness.
  2. necessary, essential, vital, indispensable, requisite, required, perquisite, necessitous, needy, needful. These adjectives describe conditions in which something essential is required or wanted; they also refer to that which is required or wanted.
  3. need, necessity, requisite. These nouns denote a condition in which something essential is required or wanted; they also refer to that which is required or wanted.
  4. neutralize, negate, nullify, counteract. These verbs mean to make something ineffective by or as if by applying an opposite or counterbalancing force.
  5. new, fresh, novel, newfangled, original. These adjectives describe what has existed for only a short time, has only lately come into use, or has only recently arrived at a state or position, as of prominence.
  6. nimble, agile, quick, brisk, facile, spry. These adjectives mean moving, performing, or done quickly, lightly, and adroitly
  7. noise, din, racket, uproar, pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub, clamor, babel. These nouns refer to loud, confused, or disagreeable sound or sounds. .
  8. normal, regular, natural, typical. These adjectives mean not deviating from what is common, usual, or to be expected.
  9. nullify, negate, abolish, annul, void, invalidate, abrogate, cancel, repeal, revoke, rescind. These verbs mean to make ineffective, change or eliminate written rules or papers.
  10. obedient, biddable, compliant, acquiescent, submissive, docile, amenable, tractable. These adjectives mean carrying or willing to carry out the orders, requests, or wishes of another.
  11. object, protest, kick, demur, remonstrate, expostulate. These verbs mean to express opposition to something, most often by presenting arguments against it.
  12. obligation, responsibility, duty. These nouns refer to a course of action that is demanded of a person, as by law or conscience.
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