Mastering English Synonyms: Enhance Your Vocabulary - Part 03

To change something is to make it different. Alter implies a slight change, modify suggests adjustment, and transform means a complete change.

To choose is to make a decision. Select is more formal, pick is informal, and decide suggests a firm choice.

To close something is to bring it to an end. Shut implies a firm closure, seal means to close securely, and fasten suggests locking or securing.

Cold describes low temperatures. Chilly is slightly cold, freezing is very cold, and icy implies a severe coldness.

Common describes something often seen. Usual and frequent imply it happens regularly, while regular suggests a set pattern.

To complete something is to bring it to an end. Finish and conclude suggest wrapping up, while accomplish implies achieving something important.

To confuse someone is to make them unsure. Baffle and perplex imply deeper confusion, while puzzle suggests a mental challenge.

Correct means free from errors. Right is the opposite of wrong, accurate means precise, and exact implies perfect accuracy.

Danger refers to the potential for harm. Risk implies the chance of danger, hazard is a source of danger, and peril suggests imminent threat.

Dark describes the absence of light. Dim suggests low light, gloomy implies a depressing darkness, and obscure means hard to see.