Evaluation of Subtle Differences of 426 Selected Sets of Synonyms -- A Total of 2307 Synonym Words -- Page 16
This is a list of some selected words and how their synonyms differ in their meaning.
  1. hateful, detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent. These adjectives, which are often interchangeable, describe what elicits or deserves strong dislike, distaste, or revulsion.
  2. healthy, sound, wholesome, hale, robust, well, hardy, vigorous. These adjectives are compared as they mean being in or indicative of good physical or mental health.
  3. heavy, weighty, hefty, massive, ponderous, cumbersome. These adjectives mean having a relatively great weight.
  4. help, aid, assist. These verbs mean to contribute to the fulfillment of a need, the furtherance of an effort, or the achievement of a purpose or end.
  5. hesitate, vacillate, waver, falter. These verbs mean to be uncertain, irresolute, or indecisive.
  6. hide, conceal, secrete, cache, screen, bury, cloak. These verbs mean to keep from the sight or knowledge of others.
  7. hole, hollow, cavity, pocket. These nouns refer to an unfilled or empty space.
  8. honesty, honor, integrity. These nouns denote the quality of being upright in principle and action.
  9. honor, homage, reverence, veneration, deference. These nouns denote admiration, respect, or esteem accorded to another as a right or as due
  10. ideal, model, example, standard, pattern. These nouns refer to someone or something worthy of imitation or duplication.
  11. ignorant, uneducated, untaught, unlearned, untutored, unlettered, illiterate. These adjectives mean lacking in knowledge or education.
  12. imagination, fancy, fantasy. These nouns refer to the power of the mind to form images, especially of what is not present to the senses.
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