Example of Partial Synonyms

A partial synonym It is a word that used within the context of a paragraph or sentence, is used with a meaning similar to another word; but that in other situations, in other contexts, it has a different meaning.

They can be words that belong to the same semantic field and can be used for similarity; or words that can be used almost metaphorically.

Examples of partial synonyms:

• We drove to my grandparents' house.
• We went on my ship to my grandparents' house (ship is synonymous with car).
• The ship sailed to Tokyo (ship is not synonymous with car).
• We listened to a record with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
• We listen to a compact with Beethoven's ninth symphony (compact is synonymous with disk).
• My car is compact (compact is not synonymous with disk).
• In 1929 the economic excesses produced an economic crisis.
• This depression caused the closure of many industries (depression is synonymous with economic crisis).
• Many people fell into depression. (Depression is not synonymous with economic crisis).
• At the consultation, the doctor wrote me a prescription for various medications.
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• They did not have three of the drugs in the pharmacy (drug is synonymous with medicine).
• Pablo is impoverished by so many drugs ("debts"). (drug is not synonymous with medicine).