Deed
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical deed | physical work |
| particular | particular deed | particular work |
| similar | similar deed | similar work |
| specific | specific deed | specific work |
| Other adjectives: true, single, dirty, actual, real, great, little, bad, new, major, past, final, fictional, next, last, latest, greatest, said, earlier, favorite. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The moral in this Imagine Spot is supposedly, "Tell the truth and you'll be absolved." Of course, reality doesn't work out that way he admits his deed to his mother and gets punished, learning instead that actions do have consequences that aren't always good.
Source: Imagine Spot - Inverted in Serenity; whenever the Operative is on the verge of killing someone, he tells them why he's doing it, and then instead of taunting them while doing the deed, he actually praises them for the good work they've done, how well they've fought, and so on.
- A lot of folktales work like this, with someone (usually the main character) doing some tiny good deed for someone or something who turns out to be a god or other such powerful being.
Source: Disproportionate Reward
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Work and Deed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deed/work
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