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Example Question #166 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
TRASH
Paper
House
Throw
Container
Garbage
Garbage
The word "garbage" is a synonym for the word "trash." Although paper can be trash it is not a synonym for trash, which is a less specific term. Trash can be put in a container.
Example Question #167 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BABY
Child
Crib
Cry
Mother
Infant
Infant
The word "infant" is a synonym for the word "baby." "Child" is a word for a person who is older than a baby but younger than an adolescent. "Mother," "cry," and "crib" are all related to the word "baby" but do not mean the same thing as baby. Mothers care for babies who are crying in their cribs.
Example Question #168 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
WOMAN
Adult
Man
Person
Lady
Beautiful
Lady
"Lady" is a synonym for the word "woman." A "man" is a male human. While a woman is also an "adult," adult is not a gender specific noun, neither is "person."
Example Question #169 : Synonyms: Nouns
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
RUG
Floor
Sweep
Desk
Carpet
Ground
Carpet
"Carpet" is a synonym for the word "rug," as both are floor coverings. Rugs and carpets cover the floor or ground, and thus are not synonymous.
Example Question #171 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
FATHER
Dad
Old
Friend
Man
Lady
Dad
"Dad" is a synonym for the word "father." Although a father is a man, man is a more general term. Adult males who have never had children are also men.
Example Question #172 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
MOTHER
Lady
Friend
Matriarch
Child
Caring
Matriarch
"Matriarch" is a synonym for the word "mother." Although a mother is a woman, a woman is not necessarily a mom therefore these two words are not synonyms.
Example Question #173 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
BOX
Cardboard
Treasure
Crate
Item
Inside
Crate
"Crate" is a synonym for the word "box." Although a box can be a cardboard or a treasure box these words do not mean box. Items go inside boxes.
Example Question #174 : Synonyms
Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.
SHACK
Mansion
Island
Hut
Place
Job
Hut
"Hut" is a synonym for the word "shack." Both words mean small house. A "mansion" is a large and luxurious house. While any form of housing is a place, "place" is far too general a term to be synonymous.
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