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Encourage vs Advance - What's the difference?

encourage | advance | Synonyms |


As verbs the difference between encourage and advance

is that encourage is to mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit while advance is to bring forward; to move towards the front; to make to go on.

As a noun advance is

a forward move; improvement or progression.

As an adjective advance is

completed before need or a milestone event.

Mixture vs Hodgepodge - What's the difference?

mixture | hodgepodge | Related terms |

Mixture is a related term of hodgepodge.


As nouns the difference between mixture and hodgepodge

is that mixture is the act of mixing while hodgepodge is a collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble.

Disregardful vs Imbecilic - What's the difference?

disregardful | imbecilic | Related terms |

Disregardful is a related term of imbecilic.


As adjectives the difference between disregardful and imbecilic

is that disregardful is inconsiderate, thoughtless, heedless, regardless while imbecilic is like or as an imbecile; so senseless as to be laughable; absurd, foolish, stupid, idiotic.

Tooth vs Spur - What's the difference?

tooth | spur | Related terms |

Tooth is a related term of spur.


As nouns the difference between tooth and spur

is that tooth is a hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating while spur is tire marks.

As a verb tooth

is to provide or furnish with teeth.

Consent vs Concession - What's the difference?

consent | concession | Related terms |


As verbs the difference between consent and concession

is that consent is to express willingness, to give permission while concession is to grant or approve by means of a concession agreement.

As nouns the difference between consent and concession

is that consent is voluntary agreement or permission while concession is the act of conceding, especially that of defeat.

Force vs Stamina - What's the difference?

force | stamina | Synonyms |

Force is a synonym of stamina.


As nouns the difference between force and stamina

is that force is force while stamina is (uncountable|now considered singular) the energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

Startle vs Excite - What's the difference?

startle | excite | Related terms |


In transitive terms the difference between startle and excite

is that startle is to excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise while excite is to arouse or bring out (eg feelings); to stimulate.

As verbs the difference between startle and excite

is that startle is to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start while excite is to stir the emotions of.

As a noun startle

is a sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.

Fanciful vs Humorous - What's the difference?

fanciful | humorous | Synonyms |

Fanciful is a synonym of humorous.


As adjectives the difference between fanciful and humorous

is that fanciful is imaginative or fantastic; unreal or imagined while humorous is full of humor or arousing laughter; funny.

Positiveness vs Surety - What's the difference?

positiveness | surety | Related terms |

Positiveness is a related term of surety.


As nouns the difference between positiveness and surety

is that positiveness is (uncountable) the quality of being positive; positivity while surety is certainty.

Hullabaloo vs Vociferation - What's the difference?

hullabaloo | vociferation | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between hullabaloo and vociferation

is that hullabaloo is an uproar or fuss while vociferation is the act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.

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