Crush, mash, smash, bruise, squash, macerate are comparable when they mean to reduce or be reduced to a pulpy or broken mass.
Category: Synonyms
Crowd vs Throng vs Press vs Crush vs Mob vs Rout vs Horde
Crowd, throng, press, crush, mob, rout, horde are comparable when they mean a more or less closely assembled multitude usually of persons.
Crooked vs Devious vs Oblique
Crooked, devious, oblique mean not straight or straightforward.
Criticize vs Reprehend vs Blame vs Censure vs Reprobate vs Condemn vs Denounce
Criticize, reprehend, blame, censure, reprobate, condemn, denounce are comparable when they mean to find fault with someone or something openly, often publicly, and with varying degrees of severity.
Criticism vs Critique vs Review vs Blurb vs Puff
Criticism, critique, review, blurb, puff are comparable when meaning a discourse (as an essay or report) presenting one’s conclusions after examining a work of art and especially of literature.
Critical vs Hypercritical vs Faultfinding vs Captious vs Caviling vs Carping vs Censorious
Critical, hypercritical, faultfinding, captious, caviling, carping, censorious are comparable when they mean exhibiting the spirit of one who detects and points out faults or defects.
Criminal vs Felon vs Convict vs Malefactor vs Culprit vs Delinquent
Criminal, felon, convict, malefactor, culprit, delinquent mean, in common, one guilty of a transgression or an offense especially against the law.
Creep vs Crawl
Creep, crawl mean to move slowly along a surface in a prone or crouching position.
Credulous vs Gullible
Credulous, gullible both mean unduly trusting or confiding but they differ significantly in their implications as do their corresponding nouns credulity and gullibility.
Credit vs Asset
Credit, asset are comparable when they mean a person or a thing that enhances another.
Credential vs Testimonial vs Recommendation vs Character vs Reference
Credential, testimonial, recommendation, character, reference mean something presented by one person to another in proof that he is what or who he claims to be.
Crack vs Cleft vs Fissure vs Crevasse vs Crevice vs Cranny vs Chink
Crack, cleft, fissure, crevasse, crevice, cranny, chink are comparable when meaning an opening, break, or discontinuity made by or as if by splitting or rupture.