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apostrophe

[uh-pos-truh-fee] / əˈpɒs trə fi /
NOUN
digression
Synonyms
STRONGEST
detour footnote
STRONG
aside deflection departure difference divagation divergence diversion drifting episode excursion excursus incident note parenthesis variation wandering
WEAK
discursion obiter dictum rambling
Antonyms
STRONG
accord agreement sameness similarity
WEAK
directness straightness
NOUN
figure of speech
Synonyms
WEAK
adumbration allegory alliteration allusion analogue analogy anaphora anticlimax antistrophe antithesis aposiopesis asyndeton bathos comparison conceit device echoism ellipsis euphemism euphuism exaggeration expression flourish flower hyperbole image imagery irony litotes malapropism manner of speaking metaphor metonymy onomatopoeia ornament oxymoron parable paradox parallel personification proteron rhetoric sarcasm satire simile stylistic device synecdoche trope tropology turn of phrase understatement way of speaking
NOUN
irrelevancy
Synonyms
STRONG
aside deflection departure detour deviation difference divagation divergence divergency diversion drifting episode excursion excursus footnote incident note parenthesis tangent variation wandering
WEAK
discursion obiter dictum rambling
Antonyms
STRONG
accord agreement conformity sameness similarity uniformity
NOUN
parenthesis
Synonyms
STRONG
aside deflection departure detour deviation difference divagation divergence divergency diversion drifting episode excursion excursus footnote incident irrelevancy note tangent variation wandering
WEAK
discursion obiter dictum rambling
Antonyms
STRONG
accord agreement conformity sameness similarity uniformity
NOUN
stream of consciousness
Synonyms
WEAK
aside association of ideas chain of thought free association inner monologue interior monologue mind mapping train of thought word painting

Example Sentences

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Even then, the apostrophe in the logo was a pepper.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

He recently added an apostrophe to his first name, now stylized as “Tre’.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

Soon after the new sign was erected, someone drew an apostrophe on it.

From New York Times • May 10, 2024

Her husband of 52 years, Andrew, said the signs should be put back to their original state - including an apostrophe.

From BBC • May 5, 2024

What about issuing stickers printed with the words “This apostrophe is not necessary”? What about telling people to shin up ladders at dead of night with an apostrophe-shaped stencil and a tin of paint?

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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