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

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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) well

Synonyms: well Definition: a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine

Hypernyms: excavation Definition: a hole in the ground made by excavating

Synonyms: well Definition: an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane's landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship's pumps

Hypernyms: compartment Definition: a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

Synonyms: well Definition: an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)

Hypernyms: shaft Definition: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)

Synonyms: well Definition: a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid

Hypernyms: vessel Definition: an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

Synonyms: well, wellspring, fountainhead Definition: an abundant source Usage: she was a well of information

Hypernyms: source Definition: a document (or organization) from which information is obtained Usage: the reporter had two sources for the story

Synonyms for (verb) well

Synonyms: well, swell Definition: come up, as of a liquid Usage: Tears well in her eyes; the currents well up

Hypernyms: come up, surface, rise, rise up Definition: come to the surface

Synonyms for (adjective) well

Synonyms: well Definition: wise or advantageous and hence advisable Usage: it would be well to start early

Hypernyms: advisable Definition: worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise Usage: such action is neither necessary nor advisable; extreme caution is advisable; it is advisable to telephone first

Synonyms: good, well Definition: resulting favorably Usage: it's a good thing that I wasn't there; it is good that you stayed; it is well that no one saw you; all's well that ends well

Hypernyms: fortunate Definition: having unexpected good fortune Usage: other, less fortunate, children died; a fortunate choice

Synonyms: well Definition: in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury Usage: appears to be entirely well; the wound is nearly well; a well man; I think I'm well; at least I feel well

Hypernyms: symptomless, asymptomatic Definition: having no symptoms of illness or disease

Hypernyms: cured, healed, recovered Definition: freed from illness or injury Usage: the patient appears cured; the incision is healed; appears to be entirely recovered; when the recovered patient tries to remember what occurred during his delirium- Normon Cameron