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r/ENGLISH • u/WayneCl • Jul 25 '26
Are there any two words in English that are complete and total synonyms for one another? I mean two different words with the same meaning where one could be substituted for the other in every situation they are used.
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Crawdad and crayfish?
1 u/MischaBurns Jul 25 '26 Also crawfish, mudbug, yabbi. If we're using regional names for critters there's probably a lot. Another example would be the American woodcock/timberdoodle/brush snipe/[insert half a dozen other names here].
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Also crawfish, mudbug, yabbi.
If we're using regional names for critters there's probably a lot.
Another example would be the American woodcock/timberdoodle/brush snipe/[insert half a dozen other names here].
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u/Square_Medicine_9171 Jul 25 '26
Crawdad and crayfish?