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risible

risible is a synonym of funny

adjective [ riz-uh-buhl ]

risible is another word for funny

✅ Something funny brings about laughter or amusement (The comedian’s act was incredibly funny).

✅ Something risible provokes laughter, often because of being ludicrous or absurd (The play’s risible plot had the audience in stitches). 

✅ Both words describe things that make people laugh.

Funny is used in everyday language to describe anything amusing, whereas risible often carries a slightly more formal or literary tone, sometimes suggesting a more mocking or absurd kind of humor (The movie was funny from start to finish; The plot of the movie was filled with risible twists that left the viewers shaking their heads in disbelief).

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conveyance

conveyance is a synonym of vehicle

[ kuhn-vey-uhns ]

conveyance is another word for vehicle

✅ A vehicle is a machine, typically with wheels, used for transporting people or goods (She got into her vehicle and drove off).

✅ A conveyance is a formal term for a vehicle (The old conveyance rattled along the cobbled streets).

✅ Both terms relate to a means of transportation of people or goods.

Vehicle is commonly used to describe modern modes of transport, while conveyance can refer to any method of transport, including historical or unusual means (The vehicle was parked in the driveway; A horse and buggy was a popular conveyance in the 1800s).

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emancipate

emancipate is a synonym of free

verb [ ih-man-suh-peyt ]

emancipate is another word for free

✅ To free means to release from captivity, confinement, or slavery (The activists worked tirelessly to free the captive animals).

✅ To emancipate specifically refers to freeing someone from legal, social, or political restrictions (The movement sought to emancipate the oppressed minority).

✅ Both words describe the act of releasing someone from control or restriction.

Free can be used in a wide range of contexts, including everyday scenarios, while emancipate is often used in more serious or formal situations involving rights and freedoms (The dog was set free from the leash; The campaign aimed to emancipate child laborers).

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