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bore

bore is a synonym of tire

verb [ bawr ]

bore is another word for tire

Tire means to exhaust somebody’s patience (I begin to tire of these theatrics).

Bore means to make someone feel weary because of something dull or unexciting (I don’t want to bore anyone with my vacation stories).

Tire and bore both mean to make someone feel exhausted.

✅ However, tire suggests that someone has had enough of something, even something exciting, whereas bore specifically suggests being tired of something dull.

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prudence

prudence is a synonym of thrift

noun [ prood-ns ]

prudence is another word for thrift

Thrift means cautious financial management or frugality (Thrift led him to mend his clothes rather than buy new ones).

Prudence means cautious and wise financial management (Prudence meant that she was able to save up a lot of money).

✅ Both of these terms refer to not being wasteful or careless with money.

Prudence emphasizes not being wasteful, particularly with the goal of preserving the money you have. Thrift emphasizes being frugal, particularly with the goal of saving money.

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oblique

oblique is a synonym of diagonal

adjective [ uh-bleek, oh-bleek ]

oblique is another word for diagonal

Diagonal means sloping or joining two opposite corners that don’t share a side (a diagonal stripe).

Oblique also means sloping or slanted (Oblique lines filled in the background).

✅ Both of these terms refer to things that are straight but not perpendicular.

Oblique can also mean not parallel, and more metaphorically it can mean indirect or underhand (She spoke in oblique ways about the problem).

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