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To help you avoid using the same word too repetitively, redundantly, recurrently, incessantly, etc., etc.

Why synonyms can be useful

Your writing can sound boring if you continually keep repeating the same words. When you create sentences, you can make them more interesting by using words that mean the same as the word you are speaking about. This allows you to add flavor to your writing.

In order to make language a lot more expressive and interesting you should try to vary the words you use as often as you can.

Synonyms for (noun) radical

Synonyms: stem, theme, base, root, root word, radical Definition: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed Usage: thematic vowels are part of the stem

Hypernyms: descriptor, word form, form, signifier Definition: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something Usage: the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached

Synonyms: radical Definition: a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

Hypernyms: grapheme, graphic symbol, character Definition: a written symbol that is used to represent speech Usage: the Greek alphabet has 24 characters

Synonyms: radical Definition: a person who has radical ideas or opinions

Hypernyms: somebody, someone, soul, mortal, person, individual Definition: a human being Usage: there was too much for one person to do

Synonyms: radical Definition: (mathematics) a quantity expressed as the root of another quantity

Hypernyms: quantity, measure, amount Definition: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Synonyms: group, radical, chemical group Definition: (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

Hypernyms: unit, building block Definition: a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else Usage: units of nucleic acids

Synonyms: free radical, radical Definition: an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule that has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule Usage: in the body free radicals are high-energy particles that ricochet wildly and damage cells

Hypernyms: atom Definition: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

Synonyms for (adjective) radical

Synonyms: extremist, ultra, radical Definition: (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm Usage: extremist political views; radical opinions on education; an ultra conservative

Hypernyms: immoderate Definition: beyond reasonable limits Usage: immoderate laughter; immoderate spending

Synonyms: radical, revolutionary Definition: markedly new or introducing radical change Usage: a revolutionary discovery; radical political views

Hypernyms: new Definition: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered Usage: a new law; new cars; a new comet; a new friend; a new year; the New World

Synonyms: radical Definition: arising from or going to the root or source Usage: a radical flaw in the plan

Hypernyms: basic Definition: pertaining to or constituting a base or basis Usage: a basic fact; the basic ingredients; basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities