Synonyms Flashcards

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Very

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quite, fairly, absolutely, totally, somewhat

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Like

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Enjoy, be fond of (f), love, adore (f), be crazy about (i)

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Have

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Possess (f), own

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Think

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Believe, hold that (f), feel that

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Good

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Great, excellent, spectacular (f), awesome (i),superb (f)

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Very

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Quite (f)1, extremely (f), totally, really, absolutely (f)

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Little better

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Marginally, a bit

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Try

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Give a shot/give a go (i), attempt (f), endeavour (f)

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See

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Watch, notice, look at (all are context-sensitive)

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Go

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Head, set for, move, travel

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Many

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Number of, plenty, large amount of, rich, several, some, most

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Nice

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spectacular, stunning, pleasant

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now

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currently, nowadays, at the moment,

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Listing formal

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first and foremost, initially, further, subsequently, lastly

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Adding information formal

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Moreover, furthermore, additionally, similarly, likewise, in addition

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Contrasting formal

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Nevertheless, In contrast, however, nonetheless

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Contrasting semiformal

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although, even though, whereas, besides, despite, in spite of, unfortunately

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Summarising formal

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Therefore, Accordingly, consequently, thus, overall, as a result

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Referencing formal

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Regarding, with reference to, with regard to, in relation to

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Referencing semiformal

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Generally, in most/many/general cases

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Referencing informal

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Contrasting informal

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in fact, he/it is anything but

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worth saying…

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nominating/considering/mentioning/pointing out

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Pictures similar

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Pictures one and two have a number of things in common / are similar in the way that there is/are… in each one.<br></br>These two pictures convey/share the same message/idea of…

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Pictures different
Contrastingly, these pictures show different takes on… *some topic* In contrast with the right picture, picture on the left has/shows/displays
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Important
Essential, vital, significant, notable, substantial
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Introducing idea
If we’re talking about (topic), then (aspect) is definitely…
A point worth of discussing…
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Extending
I’d like to add another point regarding…
Speaking of
Coming back to...
Following up on
Another aspect of
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Agreeing
Yeah, I am with you on this one, I fully agree with your view. I had a different idea, but your opinions sounded very convincing
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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Disagreeing
Your logic here is flawless, but another point to consider is…
That is interesting opinion, I would also like to add a discussion perspective regarding
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Asking
Where do you stand on…?
Please would you share your thoughts on this matter? Pardon me, could you elaborate a bit, I am not sure if Ifully understand your views
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Habits
I like nothing more than
I’m keen on/fond of (surfing)
I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the stresses and strains of my day to day life.
I’m keen on/fond of (surfing)
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Beginning
In my humble opinion. I would say that
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similar
it is shown, they have in common, several thing, just like..., have a number, convey the same, share the same message/idea
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different
unlike, in contrast, differentiate, differ in the depicted, ... while two, conversely, picture two…, different approach to, while sthg, picture one,… contrastingly, different takes on…
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guessing
this must be, might be, people may be, it has to be, seems like, appear to be, look like
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adverbs
likely, probably, perhaps, seemingly, supposedly, apparently, evidently
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how
Annoyingly,… Naturally,… Strangely,… Surprisingly,… Evidently,…
Indeed,… In fact,… Admittedly,… Presumably,…
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as I know
to some extent, as far as I am concerned, to the best of my knowledge, I can neither confirm nor deny