COURSE Synonyms: 244 Similar and Opposite Words

course 1 of 2

noun

ˈkȯrs

as in procedure

a way of acting or proceeding the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mind

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Relevance

as in class

a series of lectures on a subject a course on American history from the colonial period to the present

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as in process

a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result set out on the course that would lead to a college degree

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as in route

the direction along which something or someone moves the river follows a southeasterly course to the ocean

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as in canal

an open man-made passageway for water the Erie Canal was replaced by a much larger course, the New York State Barge Canal

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course

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verb

as in to track

to go after or on the track of after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests

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as in to traverse

to make one's way through, across, or over once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis

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as in to race

to proceed or move quickly racehorses coursing down the track

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Noun

Every fall capsule wardrobe needs a few key pieces: well-fitting jeans, a white button-down, a cozy sweater, and of course, a pair of comfortable boots. —

Emily Weaver, People.com, 28 Sep. 2024 Spike Lee’s depiction of Brooklyn stoops certainly come to mind, whether the film poster for his 1994 film Crooklyn or, of course, Do the Right Thing, which was shot in Bedford-Stuyvesant; sacred ground for stoop-lovers. —

Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024

Verb

For centuries, scientists have been piecing together the details of this frozen-in-time cataclysm: Roofs laden with volcanic rocks collapsed, choking clouds of ash showered down, and a fast-moving current of scorching gas and volcanic material coursed through the city. —

Carolyn Y. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 In literature, the brat spirit still courses through new works by the Zoomer and young millennial writers Gabriel Smith, Frankie Barnet, and Honor Levy. —

Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for course

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