Evaluation of Subtle Differences of 426 Selected Sets of Synonyms -- A Total of 2307 Synonym Words - Page 26
This is a list of some selected words and how their synonyms differ in their meaning.
  1. prone, supine, prostrate, recumbent. These adjectives mean lying down, as on the ground.
  2. proportion, harmony, symmetry, balance. These nouns are compared as they mean aesthetic arrangement, as in a design, marked by proper distribution of elements.
  3. proud, arrogant, haughty, disdainful, supercilious. These adjectives mean filled with or marked by a high opinion of oneself and disdain for what one views as being unworthy.
  4. provoke, incite, excite, stimulate, arouse, rouse, stir. These verbs are compared in the sense of moving a person to action or feeling or summoning something into being by moving a person in this way.
  5. prudence, discretion, foresight, forethought, circumspection. These nouns are compared as they refer to the exercise of good judgment and common sense, especially in the conduct of practical matters.
  6. pulsate, pulse, beat, palpitate, throb. These verbs mean to exhibit recurrent rhythmical movements of or like those involved in the periodic expansion and contraction of the heart.
  7. punish, correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize. These verbs mean to subject a person to a penalty, such as loss, pain, or confinement, for an offense, a sin, or a fault.
  8. puzzle, perplex, mystify, bewilder, confound. These verbs mean to cause bafflement or confusion.
  9. quality, property, attribute, character, trait. These nouns all signify a feature that distinguishes or identifies someone or something.
  10. qualm, scruple, compunction, misgiving. These nouns denote a feeling of uncertainty about the fitness or correctness of an action.
  11. reach, achieve, attain, gain, compass. All of these verbs mean to succeed in arriving at a goal or an objective
  12. real, actual, true, existent. These adjectives are compared as they mean not imaginary but having verifiable existence.
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