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Thesaurus for Essay
Related terms for essay - synonyms, antonyms and sentences with essay, similar meaning.
- dissertation
- composition
- disquisition
Opposite meaning
- admit defeat
- throw in the sponge
- throw in the towel
- abandon hope
- abstain from
- concede defeat
- desist from
- discontinue
Common usage
- comic verse
- apologetics
- religious text
- inspirational
- autobiography
- academic history
- apocalyptic
- christian literature
- christology
Sentence Examples
Proper usage in context.
- The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps
- About that essay you wrote yesterday
- And a short essay on the theme of the family
- He wrote an essay last year entitled
- I would like an essay entitled
Synonyms of essays
- as in articles
- as in attempts
- as in tests
- as in tries
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Thesaurus Definition of essays
(Entry 1 of 2)
Synonyms & Similar Words
- dissertations
- commentaries
- compositions
- write - ups
- discussions
- prolegomena
- expositions
- undertakings
- trial and errors
- experiments
- experimentations
Thesaurus Definition of essays (Entry 2 of 2)
- has a go at
- tries one's hand (at)
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“Essays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/essays. Accessed 17 Aug. 2024.
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Find 80 different ways to say ESSAY, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
Synonyms for ESSAY: article, paper, dissertation, theme, thesis, composition, treatise, editorial; Antonyms of ESSAY: quit, drop, give up.
Find 2,359 synonyms for essay and other similar words that you can use instead based on 12 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
Synonyms and antonyms of essay in English. essay. noun. These are words and phrases related to essay. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of essay. The assignment was to write an essay on “What Democracy Means to Me”. Synonyms. short composition. theme. paper. dissertation. treatise. tract. editorial.
Another way to say Essay? Synonyms for Essay (other words and phrases for Essay).
Synonyms for ESSAY in English: composition, study, paper, article, piece, assignment, discourse, tract, treatise, dissertation, …
What's the definition of Essay in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Essay meaning and usage.
Synonyms for ESSAYS: articles, papers, themes, dissertations, editorials, treatises, commentaries, compositions; Antonyms of ESSAYS: drops, gives up, quits.
Synonyms for ESSAY: composition, article, discourse, dissertation, paper, piece, tract, treatise, attempt, aim, …
essay. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Noun: piece of writing. Synonyms: piece of writing, piece, article, writing, composition, paper, theme, exposition, dissertation, thesis, editorial, column, opinion piece, study, review, critique, literature, research paper, first draft. Sense: Noun: effort - formal.