Dangerous, hazardous, precarious, perilous, risky all mean attended by or involving the possibility of loss, evil, injury, harm; however, they are frequently not freely interchangeable in usage.
Danger vs Peril vs Jeopardy vs Hazard vs Risk
Danger, peril, jeopardy, hazard, risk mean either the state or fact of being threatened with loss of life or property or with serious injury to one's health or moral integrity or the cause or source of such a threat.
Daily vs Diurnal vs Quotidian vs Circadian
Daily, diurnal, quotidian, circadian mean of each or every day.
Cynical vs Misanthropic vs Pessimistic vs Misogynie
Cynical, misanthropic, pessimistic, misogynie are comparable when meaning deeply and often contemptuously distrustful.
Cut vs Hew vs Chop vs Carve vs Slit vs Slash
Cut, hew, chop, carve, slit, slash mean to penetrate and divide something with a sharp-bladed tool or instrument (as a knife, ax, or sword).
Curve vs Arc vs Bow vs Arch
Curve, arc, bow, arch mean a line or something which follows a line that is neither straight nor angular but rounded.
Curve vs Bend vs Twist
Curve, bend, twist are comparable when they mean to swerve or cause to swerve or deviate from a straight line or a normal direction or course.
Difference between Depraved and Deprived
Depraved means morally bad or corrupt. A depraved person can have a bad influence on other people. Deprived means lacking economic or social necessities. We distributed the food baskets to deprived neighborhoods.
Curse vs Imprecation vs Malediction vs Anathema
Curse, imprecation, malediction, anathema are comparable when they denote a denunciation that conveys a wish or threat of evil.
Difference between Depose and Dispose
Depose means to remove someone from a position (or power) or to take one’s testimony. Employees want to depose him from his high company position. Investigators will depose the witness behind close doors. Dispose means to settle affairs or be inclined to do something. The lawyer appointed Celeste to dispose our mother’s estate. Please dispose […]
Curious vs Inquisitive vs Prying vs Snoopy vs Nosy
Curious, inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy are comparable when meaning interested in finding out or in a search for facts that are not one's personal concern.
Difference between Dependant and Dependent
In American English, dependent is used as both a noun and an adjective. British English has a distinction between the words.