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Keep "caste" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "caste" intact in the sentence you are editing.
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
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Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
After choosing a replacement for "caste", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "caste" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
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16 total sentences available.
“The music of the Yazidi people is absolutely essential to their culture,” Bochmann told VOA. “Only one section of the people, the Qawals caste, are allowed to sing the music. There are only 16 of them left, and so we thought it would be essential in case another genocide took place, or anything else horrific, that we lodge this and record it.”
Source: tatoeba (8554885)
They have all converted to Islam, a religion that doesn't have a caste system.
Source: tatoeba (8608552)
Even when you convert to Islam, you're not truly able to escape the discrimination from some upper caste Hindus.
Source: tatoeba (8608553)
He's a member of the ancient priestly caste.
Source: tatoeba (8849715)
Showing 4 of 16 available sentences.
Closest matches include ashram, birth based division, blood, body, bracket.
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