Articles in category: Synonyms

Ensure Synonyms | Uses & Examples

Published on March 27, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Ensure is a verb that means “to make sure, certain, or safe.”

Some synonyms for ensure are:

• Guarantee
• Assure
• Insure
• Secure
• Protect
• Provide
• Safeguard
• Establish
• Confirm
• Certify
• Warrant
• Verify
• Check
• Double-check

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Proceed Synonyms | Uses & Examples

Published on February 20, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Proceed is a verb that means “to carry on with something,” “to physically move forward,” or “to arise from.”

Synonyms for proceed include:

• Carry on
• Continue
• Advance
• Go ahead
• Get on with
• Keep going
• Progress
• Make one’s way
• Push on
• Originate
• Arise
• Stem
• Spring
• Emanate

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Showed Synonyms | Uses & Examples

Published on February 14, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Showed is the simple past tense of the verb “to show,” meaning “to allow or cause something to be perceived” or “to prove.”

Some synonyms for showed are:

• Displayed
• Demonstrated
• Presented
• Appeared
• Indicated
• Revealed
• Exhibited
• Expressed
• Conveyed
• Proved
• Demonstrated
• Established
• Evidenced
• Confirmed
• Substantiated
• Verified

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Excited Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on February 10, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Excited is an adjective that means “enthusiastic or happy” or “agitated.”

Some synonyms for excited are:

• Thrilled
• Eager
• Delighted
• Elated
• Exhilarated
• Inspired
• Passionate
• Interested
• Heated
• Upset
• Anxious
• Nervous

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Strong Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on February 4, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on March 10, 2026

Strong is an adjective that means “having power or being physically robust,” “able to withstand great force,” “able to endure hardship,” and “very intense.”

Some synonyms for strong are:

• Powerful
• Muscular
• Mighty
• Sturdy
• Durable
• Tough
• Rugged
• Resilient
• Tenacious
• Potent
• Overwhelming
• Acute

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Anecdote Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on January 29, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Anecdote is a noun that means “a short and interesting story.” Anecdotes are most often about a real person or event—or claim to be—and are used to make a point or entertain.

Some synonyms for anecdote are:

• Story
• Tale
• Account
• Narrative
• Episode
• Incident
• Reminiscence
• Yarn

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Alternative Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on January 28, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Alternative is a noun that means “another possibility” and an adjective that means “related to another possibility” or “nontraditional.”

Some synonyms for alternative are:

• Option
• Choice
• Substitute
• Replacement
• Possibility
• Alternate
• Different
• Other
• Unconventional
• Nonconformist
• Unorthodox
• Revolutionary
• Nonmainstream

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Repetitive Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on January 24, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on March 27, 2025

Repetitive is an adjective that means “characterized by repetition” or “tediously repeating.”

Some synonyms for repetitive are:

• Repetitious
• Repeated
• Reiterative
• Continual
• Constant
• Duplicative
• Ceaseless
• Monotonous
• Tedious
• Dull
• Uninteresting
• Boring
• Insistent
• Verbose

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Literally Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on January 24, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Literally is an adverb that means “exactly as stated.”

Some synonyms for literally include:

• Actually
• Completely
• Directly
• Precisely
• Plainly
• Simply
• Truly
• Genuinely
• Sincerely
• Factually
• Verbatim
• Word for word
• To the letter

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Change Synonyms | Uses & Example Sentences

Published on January 20, 2025 by Kate Santoro, BS. Revised on December 11, 2025

Change is a verb that means “to make or become different” or “to replace one thing with another.” Change is also a noun that means “alteration,” “replacement,” or “fluctuation.”

Some synonyms for change are:

• Alter
• Modify
• Transform
• Convert
• Replace
• Substitute
• Alteration
• Modification
• Difference
• Variation
• Transformation
• Substitution
• Replacement
• Fluctuation
• Metamorphosis

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