6 synonyms to expand your vocabulary | Learn English with Cambridge

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Today’s video is a special one.

Excuse me, I mean unique.

You’ll step out your comfort zone, and expand your vocabulary with

these six synonyms that will add depth to your language and speech.

By the end, I have a little challenge for you.

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We were sinking fast, and the captain gave

the order to leave the ship.

When referring to go away from something or someone,

abandon has a more dramatic and permanent feel to it.

It’s a bigger deal than just leaving the ship.

We were sinking fast, and the captain gave

the order to abandon the ship.

The company issued a short statement about yesterday’s accident.

To express a small amount or length of something,

you can use brief instead of short to make the statement more formal.

And besides, the word brief makes the short length sound intentional.

The company issued a brief statement about yesterday’s accident.

The reports include an executive summary that helps give a quick

and comprehensive understanding of the key points addressed by the report.

If you want to emphasise making something possible or easier,

you can use facilitate instead of help.

This first one is something used in business contexts.

The reports include an executive summary that facilitates a quick

and comprehensive understanding of the key points addressed by the report.

In the second experiment they got a very clear result.

When we talk about the result of something, get is usually

the easiest way to describe it.

Take a risk and use obtain instead.

This last one is usually related to a planned effort.

In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result.

There has been an important increase in the number of women

students in recent years.

Listen, if you want to highlight that something is important in a way that

is very different from the past, or it will surely affect the future,

use significant.

There has been a significant increase in the number of women

students in recent years.

The defendant says that he did not commit the crime.

If you want to emphasise that someone is making a strong

statement about something that is true or a fact, even if

others don’t believe it, use claim instead of say.

The defendant claims that he did not commit the crime.

Those were the six synonyms, guys. Now I’ve got a challenge for you.

Can you use any of the synonyms we saw today in a sentence?

Share your sentence in the comments.

I’ll read your answers in the comments section.

See you.