Symbol, emblem, attribute, type can all denote a perceptible thing that stands for or suggests something invisible or intangible.
Category: Synonyms
Swing vs Sway vs Oscillate vs Vibrate vs Fluctuate vs Pendulate vs Waver vs Undulate
Swing, sway, oscillate, vibrate, fluctuate, pendulate, waver, undulate mean to move to and fro, back and forth, or up and down.
Swing vs Wave vs Flourish vs Brandish vs Shake vs Thrash
Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around.
Swerve vs Veer vs Deviate vs Depart vs Digress vs Diverge
Swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight line or a defined course.
Sweet vs Engaging vs Winning vs Winsome vs Dulcet
Sweet, engaging, winning, winsome, dulcet are comparable when they are applied to persons or things with respect to the sensations they evoke or the impressions they produce and mean distinctly pleasing or charming because devoid of all that irritates, annoys, or embitters.
Suspended vs Pendent vs Pendulous
Suspended, pendent, pendulous can mean hanging from or remaining in place as if hanging from a support.
Surround vs Environ vs Encircle vs Circle vs Encompass vs Compass vs Hem vs Gird vs Girdle vs Ring
Surround, environ, encircle, circle, encompass, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring can mean to close in or as if in a ring about something.
Surrender vs Submission vs Capitulation
Surrender, submission, capitulation denote the act of yielding up one’s person, one’s forces, or one’s possessions to another person or power.
Surprise vs Astonish vs Astound vs Amaze vs Flabbergast
Surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast can mean to impress one forcibly because unexpected or startling or unusual.
Surprise vs Waylay vs Ambush
Surprise, waylay, ambush are comparable when they mean to attack unawares.
Sure vs Certain vs Positive vs Cocksure
Sure, certain, positive, cocksure mean having or showing no doubt.
Supreme vs Superlative vs Transcendent vs Surpassing vs Preeminent vs Peerless vs Incomparable
Supreme, superlative, transcendent, surpassing, preeminent, peerless, incomparable can all mean highest in a scale of values.