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word
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Synonyms and Antonyms of WORD
1
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field <my doctor used all of these medical words that I didn't understand>
Synonyms expression, term
Related Words linguistic form, monosyllable, morpheme, speech form; polysyllable; collocation, idiom, locution, phrase; archaism, coinage, colloquialism, euphemism, loanword, modernism, neologism, vernacularism
2
something that is said <people who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God>
Related Words communication, message; announcement, declamation, declaration, manifesto, proclamation, pronouncement; verbalization, vocalization
3
a report of recent events or facts not previously known <what's the latest word on the airplane crash?>
Synonyms advice(s), 411 [slang], gen [chiefly British], info, information, intelligence, item, story, tidings, uncos [chiefly Scottish], word
Related Words announcement, bulletin, communication, correspondence, dispatch, message, reportage; dope, lowdown, scoop, tidbit (also titbit), tip; gossip, rumor, tale, tattle; feedback; disinformation, propaganda
4
a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something <I give you my word that I won't try to escape>
Related Words appointment, arrangement, commitment, engagement, obligation; agreement, compact, contract, covenant; assurance, guarantee, guaranty, undertaking; bail, bond, deposit, gage, pawn, security, token, warranty
5
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned <the troops waited for their commanding officer to give the word>
Synonyms behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, do, edict, imperative, injunction, instruction, order, word
Related Words demand, requirement; mandate; countermand, counterorder; law, precept, prescript, prescription, rule; ordinance, regulation, statute
6
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy <don't tell anyone I told you about the shake-up, but that's the word right now>
Related Words tale, whisper, whispering; hint, intimation, rumbling; disinformation, propaganda; urban legend (also urban myth); dirt, scandal
7
a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard <“What's the word?” demanded the sentry>
8
an often stated observation regarding something from common experience <are there truer words than “never look a gift horse in the mouth”?>
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