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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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connotation vs synonyms

0what is the difference between connotations and synonyms?02br
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00example if i were to say big, the synonym of it would be large, but isn't the connotation of it large as well?0-
  

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02br 02br 00Connontation is what comes to mind when you think of a word. 02br 02br 00They are all synonyms, and mean roughly the same thing. But "strong-willed" can be seen as a positive thing, and "pig-headed" is seen as a negative thing.

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  • 02br 02br 00Connontation is what comes to mind when you think of a word.
  • 02br 02br 00They are all synonyms, and mean roughly the same thing.
  • But "strong-willed" can be seen as a positive thing, and "pig-headed" is seen as a negative thing.
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0Hi Anon,02br
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00A synonym is just a word that can be substituted for another word with little difference in meaning.02br
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00Connontation is what comes to mind when you think of a word. Connotation is often contrasted with "denotation," which is (basically) what a word means in the dictionary.02br
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00This page in Wikipedia (
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