Word
| Euphemism
|
accident, crisis, disaster
| incident
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addict; addiction
| substance abuser; substance abuse, chemical dependency
|
adulterous
| extramarital
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arrest (v)
| apprehend
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beggar
| panhandler, homeless person
|
bombing
| air support
|
break-in
| security breach
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brothel
| massage parlor
|
cheap
| frugal, thrifty, economical
|
coffin
| casket
|
complaint form
| response form
|
confinement
| detention
|
criminal (adj)
| illegal
|
criminal (young)
| juvenile delinquent
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crippled
| disabled, physically challenged
|
custodian
| building maintenance staff
|
dead
| departed, deceased, late, lost, gone, passed
|
death insurance
| life insurance
|
death penalty
| capital punishment
|
death
| demise, end, destination, better world, afterlife
|
deaths
| body count
|
die
| pass away, pass on, expire, go to heaven
|
drug addict
| substance abuser
|
drugs
| illegal substances
|
drunk (adj)
| intoxicated, inebriated, tipsy
|
exploit (land)
| develop
|
fail
| fizzle out, fall short, go out of business
|
false (adj)
| prosthesis
|
false teeth
| dentures
|
fat
| overweight, chubby, portly, stout, plump
|
fire (v)
| lay off, release, downsize, let go, streamline, rightsize
|
garbage collector
| sanitation person
|
garbage dump
| landfill
|
genocide
| ethnic cleansing
|
hyperactive
| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
|
illegal worker
| undocumented worker
|
imprisoned
| incarcerated
|
informer
| confidential source
|
jail
| secure facility
|
jungle
| rain forest
|
juvenile delinquent
| problem child, at-risk child
|
kill
| put down/away/out/to sleep
|
kill on a mass basis
| liquidate
|
killing of innocents
| collateral damage
|
lawyer
| attorney
|
lazy
| unmotivated
|
lie (n)
| fib, fabrication, cover story, story, untruth, inaccuracy
|
make love
| sleep with
|
money
| funds
|
mortuary
| funeral home/parlor
|
multi-racial
| diverse
|
murder
| hit, kill, do someone in, finish off someone
|
noisy
| boisterous
|
office equipment
| productivity products
|
old
| mature, distinguished, senior, traditional, seasoned, new (e.g., "The house is two years new")
|
old age
| golden age, golden years
|
old person
| senior citizen, pensioner
|
old persons' home
| convalescent hospital, retirement home, rest home, nursing home
|
one-room apartment
| studio apartment, efficiency
|
pay (n)
| remuneration, salary
|
person
| representative, individual
|
perspire, perspiration
| sweat
|
police officer
| peace officer
|
poor children
| at-risk children
| |
poor nation
| emerging nation, developing nation, third-world nation
| |
poor student
| underachiever, underperformer
| |
poor
| low-income, working class, modest, underprivileged
| |
power failure
| service interruption
| |
prison
| correctional facility
| |
prisoner
| inmate, convict, detainee
| |
problem
| issue, challenge, complication
| |
rain, snow, hail
| precipitation
| |
remedial education
| special education
| |
removed from duty
| put on administrative leave
| |
repression (social, political)
| law and order
| |
retarded
| special, slow, mentally challenged
| |
rough
| physical
| |
rude
| self-centered
| |
sales
| marketing
| |
salesman, -woman
| sales associate
| |
say
| indicate, disclose, mention
| |
school
| institute
| |
secretary
| administrative assistant
| |
selfish
| self-centered
| |
sexual intercourse
| sleep with, make love
| |
sexual relations (illicit)
| liaison
| |
sexual relationship
| involvement, intimate relationship, affair
| |
sick
| indisposed, ill, under the weather
| |
small
| quaint, cozy, petite
| |
software product
| solution
| |
solve
| resolve
| |
spy (n)
| source of information, agent
| |
spying
| surveillance
| |
steal
| appropriate, salvage, lift, borrow
| |
stupid
| slow
| |
suicide (to commit)
| to end it all, take the easy way out, do oneself in
| |
surprise attack
| preemptive strike
| |
sweat (v)
| perspire
| |
talk (v, n)
| converse (v), conversation (n)
| |
teacher
| educator
| |
theft
| inventory shrinkage
| |
tip (n)
| gratuity
| |
toilet
| john, WC, men's room, restroom, bathroom, washroom, lavatory
| |
totalitarian
| authoritarian
| |
tramp
| homeless person
| |
ugly
| unattractive, modest, plain
| |
underwear (women's)
| lingerie
| |
unemployed
| between jobs, taking time off
| |
unreserved seating
| general admission, festival seating
| |
used
| previously owned, pre-owned, refurbished, second-hand
| |
vagrant
| homeless person
| |
venereal disease
| social disease
| |
victim
| casualty
| |
wrong
| improper, questionable, impropriety (n)
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