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Researching synonyms when you’re running out of words

@taterhole

Mar 10, 2025

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@softshelled

I love the word caitiff for this. Just two sharp and strong syllables that feel satisfying to put some omf into saying “you vile CAITIFF, foul sot!” also Libertine: a person, *especially a man*, who is free from moral restraints. made me lol

Mar 11, 2025

@MilkMouse

At this stage if you type the letter S in to google on my machine it auto fills to “ Synonym for…“ and then has 100’s of overused adjective. I swear sometimes that I only know 15 words.

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@MILKMOUSE have I got a word learning rec for you!!! https://www.pi.fyi/rec/cm82g84vf0rcyl82r36eqgcp8

Mar 10, 2025

@dazai

i use powerthesaurus for this! very handy (and has more words)

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@DAZAI love!!! i do too I was just sending a message to somebody LOL

Mar 10, 2025

@ssstorch

need to know what it takes to be called a debauchée

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@SSSTORCH oh I know and that’s next on my damn list 💀

Mar 10, 2025

@lucius

degenerate 🤌

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@LUCIUS degenerate was too easy and obvious so I went for deviant

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@LUCIUS I had already used cad and scoundrel :-/

Mar 10, 2025

@st9n

@LUCIUS this word so evocative but can’t be saying it for the nazi connotations be too strong

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@ST9N LOLLL this is true actually this word is kind of over for that 💀

Mar 10, 2025

@soft

@TATERHOLE I’ve really taken to the word reprobate recently but I think I’m gonna throw degenerate into the mix thank u

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@SOFT reprobate is such a good one. Rake is also great in its context

Mar 10, 2025

@soft

@TATERHOLE true. rake is 1000x better and more cutting than knave which highkey sounds like a compliment.

Mar 10, 2025

@haileyd4wn

google ai always knows just what u need🥰

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@HAILEYD4WN I know it’s so handy yay 🥰

Mar 10, 2025

@haileyd4wn

@TATERHOLE lol

Mar 10, 2025

@marxinista

OMG i was just having the thought that i should buy a thesaurus like it feels kind of chic

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@MARXINISTA girl have I got the ultimate chic dictionary related rec for

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@MARXINISTA for you 🥹

Mar 10, 2025

@marxinista

@TATERHOLE OMG eagerly awaiting

Mar 10, 2025

@worldonfire

@MARXINISTA I was thinking today about how kids today just use chatgpt and nobody cracks the sacred thesaurus these days. godspeed @TATERHOLE for fighting the good fight 🫡

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@WORLDONFIRE @MARXINISTA in high school we were peer grading each other's papers and I was grading this one girl and when she got hers back she read my comment on her paper out loud to the class: ”’try using synonyms for words a thesaurus is your best friend???’ Who says that?” LOLLLLLL

Mar 10, 2025

@worldonfire

@TATERHOLE lmfaooo peer grading is a humiliation ritual but you truly spoke gospel w that comment sorry you got cooked for it 🥲

Mar 10, 2025

@marxinista

@TATERHOLE a thesaurus IS and should be your best friend when writing!!

Mar 10, 2025

@taterhole

@MARXINISTA @WORLDONFIRE see you guys GET IT

Mar 10, 2025

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Searching Synonyms

I think looking up synonyms is a completely valid way to figure out how to express yourself. they can be more than just replacing your thoughts with inserted words, their definitions can be tools of inspiration. thesauruses and dictionaries, physical or online, are great!
intentionally compare what you're trying to express to the definitions. I find this helps clarify and streamline thoughts through deduction, especially when a word isn't quite what you're looking for. you not only naturally gain a better understanding of what you are trying to express, but I often find other paths of interest.
even when I find a word or phrase that resonates, I still continue to search through similar ones, explaining to myself why this specific word fills what others can't. example sentences in dictionaries are a great place for the context of words too!
when writing, or even in conversation, I'll just search "another word for [insert my own word or phrase]".
I think this whole process of searching, reading, and understanding helps those words and phrases stick with you, as you've created like, a whole I Spy process out of it. I also just love rewriting definitions in my own words.

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