✅ Wash means to clean something with water and generally soap (I need to wash the dishes).

✅ Launder means to wash, and sometimes also iron, clothes, towels, sheets, and similar things (I need to be careful when I launder my new dress).

✅ Wash is more general than launder and can suggest just cleaning.

✅ Launder suggests the whole process of cleaning, drying, and ironing (He brought his shirts to the dry cleaners to be laundered) and also can mean to conceal the source of money or remove embarrassing characteristics (They laundered their image before running for office).

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✅ Sensible describes having good sense and good judgment (Her concerns were sensible).

✅ Down-to-earth describes being practical and realistic (A down-to-earth leader).

✅ Sensible and down-to-earth have similar meanings, but there are key differences.

✅ Down-to-earth generally refers to an approach to life in general, whereas sensible typically refers to how you handle things that happen to you (She made sensible choices; He was a calm, down-to-earth person).

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✅ Lazy describes not wanting to do things, such as work, or not wanting to put effort into things, particularly when this is a personal choice you consistently make (He decided to spend the weekend being lazy).

✅ Passive describes not participating actively in something, especially to the point of letting things happen around you without trying to do anything (A passive person who disliked making decisions).

✅ Lazy and passive people can both be disengaged or seem apathetic. However, lazy and passive mean slightly different things.

✅ Lazy emphasizes not doing things that you should do and not putting in effort. Passive emphasizes letting things happen without your participation, engagement, or control.

Don’t just be a passive reader—develop your vocabulary with these synonyms!