Alter and Barb

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

Barb and alter are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Barb" with "Alter", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Barb

Barb verb - Provide with barbs.
Usage example: barbed wire
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Synonyms for Barb

Alter and barb are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Barb".

Nearby Words: barbed, barber, barbel

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Played for laughs in The Awesome Slapstick, when protagonist Steve Harmon is thrilled that high school beauty Barb Halsey loves his alter-ego, Slapstick.
  • Friendly Neighborhood Vampire Originally, all vampires in the Vampire Memories series by Barb Hendee were this; their laws forbade them from ever killing to feed, and their telepathic abilities enabled them to alter their victims' memories so that they would not remember being fed upon by a vampire.
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