Today is Thesaurus Day! To celebrate, we asked our crew of blog contributors to share their favorite common word and synonym of it. Take a walk through some fabulous words with us…
Our first synonym was offered by Hermit.
slubberdegullion (noun): a dirty rascal, scoundrel, wretch
Our second synonym was offered by Nina Waters (it’s me!).
bemused (adjective): confused, bewildered
Our third synonym was offered by Tris Lawrence.
ubiquitous (adjective): omnipresent, widespread
Our fourth synonym was offered by EC.
holler (noun): a shout, a cry; a small valley (dialectical)
Our fifth synonym was offered by Sebastian Marie.
harangue (noun): a rant, a lecture
Our sixth synonym was offered by Alessa Riel.
epiphany (noun): an illuminating revelation.
Our seventh synonym was offered by annabethlynch (@annabethlynch).
pulchritudinous (adjective): beautiful, alluring
Our eighth synonym was offered by boneturtle.
fell (noun, adjective): a moor (n.); sinister (adj.)
Our ninth synonym was offered by R. L. Houck (who has a story coming out this Saturday, by the by…).
rebuke (verb): reprimand
Our tenth (and, sadly, last) synonym was offered by Adrian Harley.
rapscallion (noun): rascal, ne’er-do-well
What are your favorite synonyms? We’d love to hear!