Prismatic, iridescent, opalescent, opaline are comparable when they mean marked by or displaying a variety of colors.
Category: Synonyms
Priority vs Precedence
Priority, precedence can both mean the act, the fact, or, especially, the right of preceding another.
Principle vs Axiom vs Fundamental vs Law vs Theorem
Principle, axiom, fundamental, law, theorem are comparable when they denote a proposition or other formulation stating a fact or a generalization accepted as true and basic.
Primary vs Primal vs Primordial vs Primitive vs Pristine vs Primeval vs Prime
Primary, primal, primordial, primitive, pristine, primeval, prime mean first in some respect (as order, character, or importance).
Prim vs Priggish vs Prissy vs Prudish vs Puritanical vs Straitlaced vs Stuffy
Prim, priggish, prissy, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced, stuffy mean excessively concerned with what one regards as proper or right. Prim and priggish (see also COMPLACENT ) both imply an excessive and conscious fastidiousness in manners and morals that often more or less displeases an observer. Prim, however, often suggests stiffness and preciseness of manner as well as extreme decorousness, and priggish connotes a more or less offensive, but not necessarily conscious, […]
Pride vs Plume vs Pique vs Preen
Pride, plume, pique, preen are all reflexive verbs meaning to congratulate oneself because of something one is, has, or has done or achieved.
Pride vs Vanity vs Vainglory
Pride, vanity, vainglory are comparable when they mean the quality or the feeling of a person who is keenly or excessively aware of his own excellence or superiority.
Price vs Charge vs Cost vs Expense
Price, charge, cost, expense can mean what is given or asked in payment for a thing or for its use, or for services.
Prevent vs Preclude vs Obviate vs Avert vs Ward
Prevent, preclude, obviate, avert, ward are comparable when they mean to hinder or stop something that may occur or, in the case of prevent and preclude , to hinder or stop someone from doing something.
Prevent vs Anticipate vs Forestall
Prevent, anticipate, forestall can mean to be or get ahead of or to deal with beforehand, with reference especially to a thing’s due time or to its actual occurrence or to the action of another.
Prevailing vs Prevalent vs Rife vs Current
Prevailing, prevalent, rife, current are comparable when they mean general (as in circulation, acceptance, or use) especially in a given place or at a given time.
Pretense vs Pretension vs Make-believe
Pretense, pretension, make-believe are comparable though seldom interchangeable when they involve the idea of offering something false or deceptive as real or true.