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footage

footage is a synonym of film

noun [ foot-ij ]

footage is another word for film

Film refers to a movie, or any other finished video recording (They made a film of her life story).

Footage refers to an unfinished or unedited video recording, that then might be finished or edited (Let’s go and get some footage for the news report).

Film almost always refers to finished footage used for entertainment. It can refer to a movie that tells some kind of story, or a home movie or video that you have made yourself—though it’s less common in that sense (Let’s watch the film of our wedding).

Footage can refer to a recording made of a real-life incident that then may be used as part of a news report, police investigation, or similar (A witness provided us with video footage).

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headstrong

headstrong is a synonym of willful

adjective [ hed-strong ]

headstrong is another word for willful

Willful describes a person who is particularly stubborn and determined to get what they want, especially when going against rules or advice (a willful child).

Headstrong suggests a person who is stubborn and determined to get what they want, especially regarding foolish, aggressive, or overly emotional decision-making (He was headstrong in his youth).

✅ Both words often suggest youth and immaturity. Willful emphasizes the sense of going against the rules, or ignoring advice (He’s very willful, and he can be hard to handle).

Headstrong emphasizes the sense of making foolish or poorly-considered decisions (She is extremely headstrong whenever she gets a new idea in her head).

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handsome

handsome is a synonym of attractive

adjective [ han-suhm ]

handsome is another word for attractive

Attractive describes someone or something that has a delightful or appealing appearance or manner (an attractive actor; an attractive garden).

Handsome describes someone who is good-looking, especially in a well-proportioned and healthy-seeming way. It can also describe pleasing things (a handsome singer; handsome furniture).

✅ It’s more common to use these words—especially handsome—to describe people, rather than things (The graduate looked particularly handsome; the attractive teacher).

✅ While attractive is the more gender-neutral term, handsome can be used to describe anyone, suggesting that they have strong, stately features.

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