Synonyms

Old is a synonym of ragged.

As a noun old

is age.

As a verb ragged is

(rag).

As an adjective ragged is

rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken.

As adjectives the difference between superfluous and exuberant

is that superfluous is in excess of what is required or sufficient while exuberant is very high-spirited; extremely energetic and enthusiastic.

Answer is a synonym of retorted.

As verbs the difference between answer and retorted

is that answer is (ambitransitive) to make a reply or response to while retorted is (retort).

As a noun answer

is a response or reply; something said]] or [[do|done in reaction to a statement or question.

Boorish is a synonym of gauche.

As adjectives the difference between boorish and gauche

is that boorish is behaving as a boor; rough in manners; rude; uncultured while gauche is awkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling.

As nouns the difference between adulation and sycophancy

is that adulation is flattery; fulsome praise while sycophancy is the fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery.

Radical is a synonym of rash.

As an adjective radical

is favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.

As a noun radical

is a member of the most progressive wing of the liberal party; someone favouring social reform (but generally stopping short of socialism).

As a proper noun rash is

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Storm is a synonym of agitation.

As a proper noun storm

is .

As a noun agitation is

.

Solid is a synonym of true.

As an acronym solid

is (programming|object-oriented).

As an adjective true is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

Ruinous is a synonym of baneful.

As adjectives the difference between ruinous and baneful

is that ruinous is causing ruin; destructive, calamitous while baneful is exceedingly harmful; causing harm, death, ruin.

As nouns the difference between dream and expectation

is that dream is imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

As a verb dream

is to see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.