Dud and Refuse

Dud

Dud adjective - Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive.

Refuse and dud are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Refuse" with "Dud", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Word: dude

Refuse

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.

Dud and refuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dud" instead an adjective "Refuse".

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

notorious notorious dud notorious refuse
real real dud real refuse
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