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[wurd] / wɜrd /
NOUN
discussion
Synonyms
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conversation talk
STRONG
chat chitchat colloquy confab confabulation consultation discussion
WEAK
tête-à-tête
Antonyms
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silence
STRONG
quiet
WEAK
breach break question
NOUN
statement
Synonyms
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account advice announcement comment expression information message news remark report rumor saying speech talk
STRONG
adage bulletin byword communication declaration directive discourse dispatch gossip hearsay intelligence intimation introduction notice pronouncement proverb rumble saw scuttlebutt tidings utterance
WEAK
communiqué
Antonyms
STRONGEST
listening quiet silence
STRONG
concealment ignorance
WEAK
breach break question
NOUN
unit of language
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concept expression name phrase sound term
STRONG
designation idiom lexeme locution morpheme usage utterance vocable
Antonyms
WEAK
breach break question silence
NOUN
command
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signal
STRONG
behest bidding charge commandment decree dictate edict go ahead injunction mandate order ukase will
WEAK
green light
Antonyms
STRONG
answer denial veto
WEAK
breach break question silence
NOUN
promise
Synonyms
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assurance pledge
STRONG
affirmation assertion commitment declaration engagement guarantee oath parole plight vow warrant
WEAK
solemn oath solemn word word of honor
Antonyms
STRONG
breach break denial
WEAK
question silence
NOUN
password
Synonyms
STRONGEST
slogan
STRONG
countersign watchword
Antonyms
WEAK
breach break question silence

Example Sentences

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No matter which city you choose, be sure to spread the word.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

“It’s the word ‘leading’ that gets me,” said Clarke, of the Soufan Center.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Anthropic has put out word that revenue from its Claude Code tool for developers has surged.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

These are nothing but statistical guesses about word sequences.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The word burst out of me, weighted with bitterness.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 3

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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 3

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Common Core Grade 6, List 6

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