Mastering English Synonyms: Enhance Your Vocabulary - Part 10

91. Plan - Scheme, Strategy, Blueprint

A plan is a detailed proposal. Scheme suggests a secretive plan, strategy implies a careful approach, and blueprint indicates a detailed design.

92. Play - Perform, Act, Engage

To play is to engage in an activity. Perform suggests carrying out a task, act implies taking action, and engage means to participate.

93. Poor - Needy, Impoverished, Destitute

Poor describes a lack of wealth. Needy suggests requiring help, impoverished means extremely poor, and destitute implies having nothing.

94. Powerful - Strong, Mighty, Forceful

Powerful describes having great strength. Strong suggests physical power, mighty implies great size or power, and forceful suggests intensity.

95. Protect - Defend, Guard, Shield

To protect is to keep safe. Defend suggests resistance against attack, guard implies watching over, and shield means to protect from harm.

96. Put - Place, Set, Position

To put is to place something somewhere. Place implies setting down carefully, set suggests arranging, and position means to put in a particular place.

97. Quiet - Silent, Calm, Peaceful

Quiet describes the absence of noise. Silent suggests no sound, calm implies stillness, and peaceful suggests tranquility.

98. Quick - Rapid, Fast, Swift

Quick describes something happening with speed. Rapid suggests high speed, fast implies quick movement, and swift suggests smooth speed.

99. Raise - Lift, Elevate, Hoist

To raise is to move something up. Lift suggests picking up, elevate implies raising to a higher level, and hoist suggests lifting something heavy.

100. Reach - Extend, Stretch, Attain

To reach is to extend your arm. Extend implies stretching out, stretch suggests lengthening, and attain means achieving a goal.

101. Real - Genuine, Authentic, True

Real describes something that is not fake. Genuine implies sincerity, authentic suggests being true to the original, and true means being in accordance with fact.

102. Receive - Accept, Obtain, Acquire

To receive is to be given something. Accept suggests agreeing to take, obtain implies getting something, and acquire means to gain possession.

103. Relax - Unwind, Loosen, Rest

To relax is to become less tense. Unwind suggests letting go of stress, loosen implies making less tight, and rest suggests taking a break.

104. Remember - Recall, Recollect, Reminisce

To remember is to bring something to mind. Recall suggests actively bringing to memory, recollect implies gathering memories, and reminisce suggests fondly recalling past experiences.

105. Return - Come back, Reappear, Revert

To return is to go back. Come back suggests physically returning, reappear implies becoming visible again, and revert suggests going back to a previous state.