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Anxiety vs Fretfulness - What's the difference?

anxiety | fretfulness | Synonyms |

Anxiety is a synonym of fretfulness.


As nouns the difference between anxiety and fretfulness

is that anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event while fretfulness is the quality of being fretful.

Blame vs Accountability - What's the difference?

blame | accountability | Synonyms |

Blame is a synonym of accountability.


As a verb blame

is .

As a noun accountability is

the state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.

Mysterious vs Hidden - What's the difference?

mysterious | hidden | Synonyms |

Mysterious is a synonym of hidden.


As adjectives the difference between mysterious and hidden

is that mysterious is of unknown origin while hidden is that has been moved out of sight invisible or unapparent.

As a verb hidden is

.

Racy vs Zesty - What's the difference?

racy | zesty | Synonyms |

Racy is a synonym of zesty.


As adjectives the difference between racy and zesty

is that racy is having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh; rich while zesty is having a piquant or pungent taste; spicy.

Pucker vs Gather - What's the difference?

pucker | gather | Synonyms |


As verbs the difference between pucker and gather

is that pucker is to pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold while gather is to collect; normally separate things.

As nouns the difference between pucker and gather

is that pucker is a fold or wrinkle while gather is a plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.

Oasis vs Harbour - What's the difference?

oasis | harbour | Synonyms |

Oasis is a synonym of harbour.


As a proper noun oasis

is the great oasis of thebes, a string of oases in the (libyan desert) where the roman empire would send its criminals, the location of the modern (dakhla oasis) and (kharga oasis).

As a noun harbour is

(obsolete|uncountable) shelter, refuge.

As a verb harbour is

to provide shelter or refuge for.

Moody vs Mercurial - What's the difference?

moody | mercurial | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between moody and mercurial

is that moody is given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental while mercurial is (often capitalized, see {{term|Mercurial}}) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.

As a proper noun Moody

is {{surname}.

As a noun mercurial is

any of the plants known as mercury.

Injury vs Gash - What's the difference?

injury | gash | Synonyms |

Injury is a synonym of gash.


As nouns the difference between injury and gash

is that injury is damage to the body of a human or animal while gash is a deep cut.

As verbs the difference between injury and gash

is that injury is (obsolete) to wrong, to injure while gash is to make a deep, long cut, to slash.

Deaden vs Mute - What's the difference?

deaden | mute | Synonyms |

Deaden is a synonym of mute.


As verbs the difference between deaden and mute

is that deaden is to render less lively; to diminish; to muffle while mute is .

As an adjective mute is

mutated.

Plant vs Works - What's the difference?

plant | works | Synonyms |

Plant is a synonym of works.


As nouns the difference between plant and works

is that plant is an organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree while works is .

As verbs the difference between plant and works

is that plant is to place (a seed or plant) in soil or other substrate in order that it may live and grow while works is (work).

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