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Frightful vs Outrageous - What's the difference?

frightful | outrageous | Related terms |

Frightful is a related term of outrageous.


As adjectives the difference between frightful and outrageous

is that frightful is (obsolete): full of fright; affrighted; frightened while outrageous is cruel, violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.

Undemonstrative vs Calm - What's the difference?

undemonstrative | calm | Related terms |

Undemonstrative is a related term of calm.


As adjectives the difference between undemonstrative and calm

is that undemonstrative is not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant while calm is (of a person) peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.

As a noun calm is

(in a person) the state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion.

As a verb calm is

to make calm.

Crowded vs Impenetrable - What's the difference?

crowded | impenetrable | Related terms |

Crowded is a related term of impenetrable.


As adjectives the difference between crowded and impenetrable

is that crowded is containing too many of something; teeming while impenetrable is impenetrable.

As a verb crowded

is (crowd).

Ripple vs Wash - What's the difference?

ripple | wash | Related terms |

Ripple is a related term of wash.


As a noun ripple

is a moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid.

As a verb ripple

is to move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate.

As an initialism wash is

.

Infamous vs Unconscionable - What's the difference?

infamous | unconscionable | Related terms |

Infamous is a related term of unconscionable.


As adjectives the difference between infamous and unconscionable

is that infamous is having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad while unconscionable is not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience.

Frank vs Manifest - What's the difference?

frank | manifest | Related terms |

Frank is a related term of manifest.


As nouns the difference between frank and manifest

is that frank is one of the franks, a germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now france, the low countries and germany while manifest is manifesto.

As a proper noun frank

is .

Awful vs Sickening - What's the difference?

awful | sickening | Related terms |

Awful is a related term of sickening.


As adjectives the difference between awful and sickening

is that awful is oppressing with fear or horror; appalling, terrible while sickening is causing sickness or disgust.

As an adverb awful

is (colloquial) very, extremely; as, an awful big house.

As a verb sickening is

.

As a noun sickening is

the act of making somebody sick.

Offhand vs Messy - What's the difference?

offhand | messy | Related terms |

Offhand is a related term of messy.


As an adjective offhand

is without planning or thinking ahead.

As an adverb offhand

is right away, immediately, without thinking about it.

As a noun messy is

.

Emolument vs Rent - What's the difference?

emolument | rent | Related terms |

Emolument is a related term of rent.


As nouns the difference between emolument and rent

is that emolument is remuneration while rent is a payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property or rent can be a tear or rip in some surface.

As a verb rent is

to occupy premises in exchange for rent or rent can be (rend).

Singular vs Specific - What's the difference?

singular | specific | Related terms |

Singular is a related term of specific.


As adjectives the difference between singular and specific

is that singular is singular (linear algebra: of matrix: having no inverse) while specific is explicit or definite.

As a noun specific is

a distinguishing attribute or quality.

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