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/
Visit that site, type in a words up top, and click "search." Do this with 4 different words. The thesaurus will do the word and give you a list of synonyms (similar words). Then, come back here, tell us what words (4) you picked and what results the thesaurus gave.
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!
10 comments:
The four words I picked are,
1.Capable-able,adapted,adept and
adequate.
2.Man- beau,boyfriend, brother father,fellow and gentleman.
3.Job- business, faculty,office and
occupation.
4.Love-affection, passion, respect
and devotion.
Gail
My four words are:
1. Peace-tranquility, calmness, a relaxed state of mind
2. Intelligent- knowledgeable, smart, cunning
3. Extraterrestrial- out of the world, foreign, non-terrestrial
4. Determination- persistence, perseverance, dedication
Transmit-channel, instills, pass on, spread, transfer
Receive- accept, acquire, collect, redeem, gain, derive
Hope-anticipate, aspire, believe, have faith, trust, pray
New-contemporary, current, recent, up-to-date, fresh
Maria C. Torres
7/15/2010
1.) CONSUMERS:(noun) – buyer / user / purchaser / enjoyer
2.) FLAWS: (noun)- defect / glitch / fault / typo
3.) CONFLICT: (noun)- contest / combat / encounter / clash
4.) SAD: (adjective)- gloomy / troubled /morbid /pessimistic
Nicole Cunningham
The four words I chose were:
Edit: rewrite, alter, check, correct.
Expect: anticipate, want, await, hope.
Experience: knowledge, maturity, proof, familiarity.
Ecstatic: very happy, blissful, joyous, delirious.
Angela B.
My four words are:
1. Love -Affection ,passion,respect and devotion.
2. Peace -Tranquility,Calmness, a relaxed state of mind.
3. Determination- Persistence,perservance, and dedication.
4. Capable - Able,adapted, adept and adequate.
Angela Richardson
Apprehensive - afraid, concerned, doubtful.
Victory - achievement, advantage success.
Wonderful - amazing, awesome admirable.
Authority - power, control.
Verona
1. Teach
coach, advise, guide, show,instruct
2. Cost
charge, price, rate, worth, amount
3. Lost
displace, forfeit, relinquich, deplinish, forget
4. Look
gaze, review, glimpse, view, leer.
Authority - power, control.
Love-affection, passion, respect
and devotion.
Determination- persistence, perseverance, dedication.
Ecstatic- very happy, blissful, joyous, delirious.
Angela Richardson
See-behold, glimpse, contemplate, distinguish, gaze, identify
Smell-aroma, fragrance, scent, savor, essence
Feel-ambience, caress, aura, sense, impression
Hear-listen, apprehend, take in, eavesdrop, attention
Maria C. Torres
August 6, 2010
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