Have you ever used a thesaurus to find a similar word? Imagine that you're writing a paragraph (or more) about a specific topic, such as "running." However, you feel that you've used the term "running" too much and want to vary your terms. If you'd like some suggestions, a thesaurus is the perfect place to go!
Here's a link to an online thesaurus.
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
(Remember if you click on the link and it does not work you can copy and paste it to your URL)
Visit that site, type in a four different words-go up top, and click "search." The thesaurus will do the word and give you a list of synonyms (similar words). Then, come back here, tell us what words you picked and what results the thesaurus gave for each word.
I'll start! My word was "run." The thesaurus gave me the following similar terms: abscond, amble, barrel, beat it, bolt, bound. (There were more words listed, but for the purposes of this blog post, you don't need to list them all.)
Now you try!
16 comments:
Those are the words I choose, their synonymous are:
Expository: critical, explicative, illustrative, informative, exegetic, explicatory.
Narrative: anecdotal, fictional, fictive, historical, narrated, and retold.
Try: attack, bear down, chip away at, contend, and do one’s best.
Experience: acquaintance, background, contact, exposure, familiarity.
Roxana Alvarez
I choose the following words:
Terrace: porch, stoop, veranda,gallery.
Post(noun): appointment, assignment, office position.
Gift: allowance, award, benefit, bonus.
Demand: application, command, imploration, petition.
Mianta
I selected these four word to research their synonymous:
Meet: accost, affront, clash, collide, engage, get together, grapple, greet, salute, and tumble
Plead: appeal, ask, beseech, crave, crawl, petition, pray, solicit, and supplicate
Beat: dog tired, exhausted, fatigued, kaput, wearied, weary, and worn out
Old: aged, ancient, broken down, elderly, mature, seasoned, senior, skilled, veteran, and allong in years
SHENEA WALKER
Dog: fido, man's best friend, flea bag, pooch
Sun: daylight, bask, sol, shine
Rain: can-and-dog weather, pour, spinkling, drencher
Fun: Cheer, celebration, enjoyment, frolic
Melissa Lobsinger
The words that I have choosen are
Fun: Cheer,Celebration, Enjoyment,Folic
Gift: Allowance,Award, Benefit,Bonus
Try: Attack,Bear Down,Chip away at,Contend,and Do one's best.
Rain: Cat and Dog Weather, Pour, Sprinkling, and Drencher
These are the words I chose:
Good: acceptable, amirable, agreeable, excellent, favorable
Fun: enjoyable, entertaining, amusing, lively, witty
Important: considerable, essential, foremost, exigent, salient
Create: establish, compose, build, organize, plan
Cassandra Jones
The words that I have choosen are
Demand: application, imploration,petition
Plead:appeal, ask, besceech,crave,crawl, petition,solicit, and supplicate
Create: establish,compose,build,organize,
plan.
Terrance: porch,stoop,veranda,gallery
Angela Richardson
1. Profound – deep, discerning, enlightened, wise, skilled, mysterious
2. Mellow – cultured, delicate, dulcet, melodious, aged
3. Harmonious – adapted, balanced, coordinated, peaceful
4. Modest – discreet, humble, coy, nice, prudent, proper, simple
Maria C. Torres
Here are the words I chose:
Smooth - even, flat, flud, hairless
Talk - Lecture, chatter, rumble, conversation
Less - beneath, deficiant, lacking, reduced
Sweet - candied, sugared, syrupy, like honey
1. Mischief– evil, misconduct, vandalism, wrongdoing, funny business
2. Glamour – allure, appeal, beauty, charisma, enchantment, fascination
3. Prestige – authority, control, credit, distinction, power, reputation, sway
4. Business –career, occupation, function, employment, specialty, vocation
Maria C. Torres
6/5/2010
1. Plans – agenda, blueprint, chart, map, procedure, program
2. Idea – aim, belief, concept, conception, conclusion, hypothesis, understanding
3.Journey – adventure, campaign, course, itinerary, quest, transit, stroll, trek
4. Goal – ambition, destination, end, duty, aspiration, desire, dream, target, wish
Maria C. Torres
6/5/2010
1. Associates – affiliate, ally, buddy, collaborator, companion, comrade
2. Joint – common, consolidated, mutual, united, collective
3. Adhesive – attaching, clinging, holding, adherent, gooey, tenacious
4. ethic – belief, conduct, convention, honesty, value, practice
Maria C. Torres
6/5/2010
The words I chose are:
Fun: enjoyable, entertaining, high-energy, exciting
Experience: to try, to take on, to become familiar with
Terrace: front porch
Glamour: beauty, fashion, appeal
Idea: a concept, conception
Sun: shine, bright, daylight
The words that I have choosen are.
Sun: sine,bright,daylight,
Smooth: even, flat,fluid, hairless
Modest:discreet,humble,coy,nice, prodent,proper,simple
Mellow: cultured,delicate,dulcet,melodious,aged
Angela Richardson
I chose these words:
Persevere: endure, determine, pursue, continue
Resolve: conclusion, courage, firmness, boldness
Goal: ambition, mission, intention, objective
Resolute: unwavering, courageous, inflexible, persistent, tenacious, relentless, loyal
Verona
Comphrend:appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, catch, click, conceive.
Resolve:conclusion, decidedness, design, earnestness, firmness.
Courage: audacity, bravery, daring, determination, fearlessness.
Dedicate: allot, assign, commit, devote, give.
Angela B.
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