List of Describe the difference between related words

Word 1	Meaning 1	Word 2	Meaning 2	Difference
Big	Large in size	Huge	Very, very large	“Huge” is bigger than “big.”
Speak	To talk	Whisper	To talk very softly	“Whisper” is a quiet way of speaking.
Run	To move fast on feet	Jog	To run at a slow pace	Jogging is slower than running.
Laugh	To make a sound when something is funny	Giggle	A light, silly laugh	A giggle is softer and more playful.
Cold	Low temperature	Freezing	Extremely cold	Freezing is colder than cold.
Eat	To take food into the body	Gobble	To eat quickly and greedily	“Gobble” is eating fast and messily.
Look	To direct your eyes	Stare	To look at something for a long time	Staring is more intense than looking.
Fast	Moving quickly	Swift	Quick and smooth	Both mean quick, but “swift” adds grace.
Smart	Intelligent	Wise	Intelligent with experience	Wisdom comes from experience, not just smarts.
Shout	To speak loudly	Yell	To scream with force	Yell is louder and stronger than shout.
Happy	Feeling joy	Joyful	Full of joy	Joyful is a stronger feeling of happiness.
Scared	Feeling afraid	Terrified	Extremely afraid	Terrified is a stronger fear than scared.
Push	To move something away	Shove	To push roughly	A shove is a rougher push.
Walk	To move with steps	March	To walk in a steady, ordered way	Marching is a type of walking with rhythm.
Cry	To shed tears	Sob	To cry loudly and uncontrollably	Sob is a stronger kind of crying.
Think	To use your mind	Wonder	To think with curiosity	Wondering involves thinking with imagination.
Wet	Covered in water	Soaked	Very wet	Soaked is more wet than wet.
Tired	Needing rest	Exhausted	Very tired	Exhausted is extreme tiredness.
Angry	Feeling mad	Furious	Extremely angry	Furious is stronger than angry.
See	To notice with eyes	Glance	To look quickly	A glance is brief seeing.
Smile	To show happiness with the mouth	Grin	A big smile	A grin is wider than a smile.
Jump	To leap into the air	Hop	To jump lightly on one foot	A hop is smaller and lighter.
Bright	Giving off a lot of light	Dazzling	So bright it almost hurts	Dazzling is extremely bright.
Soft	Easy to press or gentle	Fluffy	Soft and light, like a cloud	Fluffy is soft with volume.
Quiet	Making little noise	Silent	Making no noise	Silent is completely without sound.
Help	To assist	Support	To provide strength or encouragement	Support is a type of help that lasts longer.
Break	To separate by force	Shatter	To break into many pieces	Shatter is a violent break.
Old	Having lived long	Ancient	Very, very old	Ancient is much older than old.
Win	To achieve victory	Triumph	A great or glorious win	Triumph is a very big win.
Hard	Solid or difficult	Tough	Strong and difficult	Tough can be about strength or difficulty.
Clean	Free from dirt	Spotless	Extremely clean	Spotless means perfectly clean.
Funny	Causing laughter	Hilarious	Extremely funny	Hilarious is more funny than funny.
Hurt	To feel pain	Injure	To damage the body	Injury is often more serious than hurt.
Begin	To start	Launch	To start something big (like a mission)	Launch is a powerful start.
Bright	Full of light or intelligence	Brilliant	Extremely bright or smart	Brilliant means very bright or very smart.
Move	To go from one place to another	Slide	To move smoothly	Slide is a smooth type of movement.
Dance	Move rhythmically to music	Sway	Gentle back and forth movement	Sway is slower and softer than dance.
Cook	To prepare food with heat	Boil	To cook in bubbling water	Boil is a specific kind of cooking.
Say	To speak	Murmur	To say something very softly	Murmur is softer than saying.
Watch	To look closely	Spy	To watch secretly	Spy means watching without being seen.
Tell	To say something	Reveal	To tell something that was hidden	Reveal means to uncover information.
Hear	To use ears to listen	Listen	To hear with attention	Listening is active hearing.
Ride	To sit and travel (on a bike, horse, etc.)	Drive	To control a vehicle	Ride is as a passenger; drive is controlling.
Friend	Someone you like	Acquaintance	Someone you know, but not very close	Friends are closer than acquaintances.
Near	Close by	Adjacent	Next to something	Adjacent means directly next to.
House	A place to live	Mansion	A very large house	A mansion is a huge, luxurious house.
Road	A way for cars	Highway	A big road for fast travel	A highway is a wide, major road.
Talk	To speak	Chat	To talk in a friendly way	Chat is informal talking.
Climb	To go up	Scramble	To climb quickly or awkwardly	Scramble is less smooth.
Throw	To toss something	Hurl	To throw with force	Hurl is more powerful than throw.

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