Foam, froth, spume, scum, lather, suds, yeast are comparable when they denote either a mass of bubbles gathering in or on the surface of a liquid or something as insubstantial as such a mass.
Category: Synonyms
Fly vs Dart vs Float vs Skim vs Scud vs Shoot vs Sail
Fly, dart, float, skim, scud, shoot, sail are comparable in their extended senses when they mean to pass, or less often to cause to pass, lightly or quickly over a surface or above a surface.
Flow vs Stream vs Current vs Flood vs Tide vs Flux
Flow, stream, current, flood, tide, flux are comparable when meaning something issuing or moving in a manner like or suggestive of running water.
Flood vs Deluge vs Inundation vs Torrent vs Spate vs Cataract
Flood, deluge, inundation, torrent, spate, cataract are comparable when they mean a great or overwhelming flow of or as if of water.
Flit vs Flutter vs Flitter vs Flicker vs Hover
Flit, flutter, flitter, flicker, hover suggest the movements of a bird or other flying or floating thing and mean to move in a manner like or reminiscent of such movements.
Flex vs Crook vs Bow vs Buckle
Flex, crook, bow, buckle mean to bend, but because of special implications and applications they are not freely interchangeable.
Fleshy vs Fat vs Stout vs Portly vs Plump vs Rotund vs Chubby vs Corpulent vs Obese
Fleshy, fat, stout, portly, plump, rotund, chubby, corpulent, obese mean thick and heavy in body because of superfluous fat.
Flash vs Gleam vs Glance vs Glint vs Sparkle vs Glitter vs Glisten vs Scintillate vs Coruscate vs Twinkle
Flash, gleam, glance, glint, sparkle, glitter, glisten, scintillate, coruscate, twinkle mean to shoot forth light (as in rays or sparks).
Flagrant vs Glaring vs Gross vs Rank
Flagrant, glaring, gross, rank are comparable as derogatory intensives meaning conspicuously or outstandingly bad or unpleasant.
Flag vs Ensign vs Standard vs Banner vs Color vs Streamer vs Pennant vs Pendant vs Pennon vs Jack
Flag, ensign, standard, banner, color, streamer, pennant, pendant, pennon, jack are not always clearly distinguished.
Fitful vs Spasmodic vs Convulsive
Fitful, spasmodic, convulsive are comparable when they mean lacking steadiness or regularity in course, movement, or succession (as of acts or efforts).
Fit vs Suitable vs Meet vs Proper vs Appropriate vs Fitting vs Apt vs Happy vs Felicitous
Fit, suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous are comparable when they mean right with respect to the nature, condition, circumstances, or use of the thing qualified.