I need this for a paper. My english teacher doesn't allow that word in our writing. I need answers to this fast!!!
2006-08-22 14:28:28 · 25 answers · asked by tdmcarpenter 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
affair, anything, apparatus, article, being, body, business, circumstance, commodity, concept, concern, configuration, contrivance, corporeality, creature, device, element, entity, everything, existence, existent, fact, figure, form, gadget, goods, implement, individual, information, instrument, item, machine, material, materiality, matter, means, mechanism, object, occurrence, part, person, phenomenon, piece, point, portion, shape, situation, stuff, subject, substance, tool, word
use thesaurus.com
I write a monthly newsletter and this site is SUPER useful!
2006-08-22 14:30:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Object!
A thought, a notion, or an utterance
A thought, a notion, or an utterance: What a rotten thing to say!
A piece of information: wouldn't tell me a thing about the project.
A means to an end: just the thing to increase sales.
An end or objective: In blackjack, the thing is to get nearest to 21 without going over.
A matter of concern: many things on my mind.
A turn of events; a circumstance: The accident was a terrible thing.
2006-08-22 21:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a writer and thing is a definite no-no word, as it's too vague. "It" is a no-no word too, so you might want to replace those too. But it depends on what you're talking about. Need more details, hon. What does "thing" represent? What, exactly, IS "thing"? That's what you want to replace it with.
2006-08-22 21:34:34 · answer #3 · answered by I'm just me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be a bit less vague. What type of "thing" are you looking for? My guess is if you can answer that question, then you have another word besides "thing" to use.
2006-08-22 21:31:51 · answer #4 · answered by visionssofaraway 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Object. Actually, she wants the proper word, not a general one.
2006-08-22 21:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by helixburger 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
affair, anything, apparatus, article, being, body, business, circumstance, commodity, concept, concern, configuration, contrivance, corporeality, creature, device, element, entity, everything, existence, existent, fact, figure, form, gadget, goods, implement, individual, information, instrument, item, machine, material, materiality, matter, means, mechanism, object, occurrence, part, person, phenomenon, piece, point, portion, shape, situation, stuff, subject, substance, tool, word
2006-08-22 21:34:35 · answer #6 · answered by cynthetiq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the actual name of the "thing"? Use that.
Generic:
Item, Object
2006-08-22 21:35:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a "point" to say about an "item" called a Thesaurus.
2006-08-22 21:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what your teacher means is that you should be more discriptive in your writing ,for example .Something is amiss here......write this....all is not what it seems ..or..write this ..I wonder what is going on here ANOTHER EXAMPLE. things dont look good try this ..the situation were in does not look good ....CHEERS
2006-08-22 21:50:41 · answer #9 · answered by SPEAK UP WAKE UP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Item.
Doohickey.
2006-08-22 21:31:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋