Synonyms

As adjectives the difference between dulcet and sonorous

is that dulcet is sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious while sonorous is capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.

In obsolete terms the difference between prize and wrench

is that prize is to compete in a prizefight while wrench is means; contrivance.

As nouns the difference between prize and wrench

is that prize is that which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power while wrench is a trick or artifice.

As verbs the difference between prize and wrench

is that prize is to consider highly valuable; to esteem while wrench is to violently move in a turn or writhe.

Cushion is a synonym of stifle.

As nouns the difference between cushion and stifle

is that cushion is a soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc while stifle is boots.

As a verb cushion

is to furnish with cushions.

Drub is a synonym of hit.

As a verb drub

is to beat (someone or something) with a stick.

As a noun hit is

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Awful is a synonym of monstrous.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between awful and monstrous

is that awful is (obsolete) terror-stricken while monstrous is (obsolete) marvellous; strange.

As adjectives the difference between awful and monstrous

is that awful is oppressing with fear or horror; appalling, terrible while monstrous is hideous or frightful.

As an adverb awful

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

Prodigal is a synonym of innumerable.

As adjectives the difference between prodigal and innumerable

is that prodigal is wastefully extravagant while innumerable is not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, hence, indefinitely numerous; of great number.

As a noun prodigal

is a prodigal person, a spendthrift.

Hurt is a synonym of distressed.

As verbs the difference between hurt and distressed

is that hurt is to be painful while distressed is (distress).

As adjectives the difference between hurt and distressed

is that hurt is wounded, physically injured while distressed is anxious or uneasy.

As a noun hurt

is an emotional or psychological hurt (humiliation or bad experience).

As nouns the difference between idiocy and cretinism

is that idiocy is the state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation while cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones.

In obsolete terms the difference between exposition and account

is that exposition is the act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place while account is to recount, relate (a narrative etc.).

As nouns the difference between exposition and account

is that exposition is the action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight while account is a registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.

As a verb account is

to provide explanation.

Beginning is a synonym of launching.

As nouns the difference between beginning and launching

is that beginning is (uncountable) the act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states while launching is the act by which something is launched; a launch.

As verbs the difference between beginning and launching

is that beginning is while launching is .

As an adjective beginning

is (informal) of or relating to the first portion of some extended thing.