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News vs Slander - What's the difference?

news | slander | Synonyms |

News is a synonym of slander.


As nouns the difference between news and slander

is that news is (latest) news while slander is a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

As a verb slander is

to utter a slanderous statement.

Court vs Provoke - What's the difference?

court | provoke | Synonyms |

Court is a synonym of provoke.


As a proper noun court

is (us) an abbreviated term of respect for any court ("the court").

As a verb provoke is

to cause someone to become annoyed or angry.

Freak vs Kink - What's the difference?

freak | kink | Synonyms |

Freak is a synonym of kink.


In lang=en terms the difference between freak and kink

is that freak is to react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure while kink is to be formed into a kink or twist.

As nouns the difference between freak and kink

is that freak is a man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man or freak can be a sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice while kink is a convulsive fit of coughing or laughter; a sonorous indraft of breath; a whoop; a gasp of breath caused by laughing, coughing, or crying or kink can be a tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material, hair etc.

As verbs the difference between freak and kink

is that freak is to make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance while kink is to laugh loudly or kink can be to form a kink or twist.

As an adjective freak

is strange, weird.

Insurgent vs Mutineer - What's the difference?

insurgent | mutineer | Synonyms |

Insurgent is a synonym of mutineer.


As nouns the difference between insurgent and mutineer

is that insurgent is one of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency while mutineer is someone who participates in mutiny.

As an adjective insurgent

is rebellious, opposing authority.

Litany vs Recapitulation - What's the difference?

litany | recapitulation | Synonyms |

Litany is a synonym of recapitulation.


As nouns the difference between litany and recapitulation

is that litany is a ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation while recapitulation is recapitulation.

Make vs Dragoon - What's the difference?

make | dragoon | Synonyms |

Make is a synonym of dragoon.


As nouns the difference between make and dragoon

is that make is skin (on liquids), sputum, placenta while dragoon is (lb) a horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.

As a verb dragoon is

to force someone into doing something; to coerce.

Fidgety vs Twitchy - What's the difference?

fidgety | twitchy | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between fidgety and twitchy

is that fidgety is having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget while twitchy is susceptible to twitching a lot.

Echelon vs Authority - What's the difference?

echelon | authority | Synonyms |

Echelon is a synonym of authority.


As a proper noun echelon

is an international sigint network to monitor and gather intelligence from satellite trunk communications.

As a noun authority is

(label) the power to enforce rules or give orders.

Presence vs Incorporeality - What's the difference?

presence | incorporeality | Synonyms |

Presence is a synonym of incorporeality.


As nouns the difference between presence and incorporeality

is that presence is presence while incorporeality is the state or characteristic of being incorporeal.

Donkey vs Idiot - What's the difference?

donkey | idiot | Synonyms |


As nouns the difference between donkey and idiot

is that donkey is a domestic animal, subspecies: Equus africanus asinus, similar to a horse while idiot is a person of low general intelligence.

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