A "modifier" has, just as it sounds, the role of embellishing sentences.
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Modifier
/ˈmɒdɪfaɪə/
Synonyms for "modifier" (157 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Noun(21 words)
qualifierad hoc groupadapteradditivesadjectivaladjectival descriptoradjectival modifieradjectiveadjective of relationadjunctadjunctsadjustersadverbadverbialadverbialsadverbsattributivesboolean logic expressioncatalan adjectiuchanger
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Determiner(1 words)
an article
Adjective(1 words)
attributive adjective
Strong matches (47)
Noun(17 words)
classroom missiondegree markerdegree modifierdepicting actiondescriptive term categorydescriptive worddescriptordescriptor of mannerdeterminerdisease descriptordoesdomestic-only lawgrammatical modifiergroup descriptorhousing stylehtml attributeintensifier
Adjective(11 words)
clinical modifiercommon qualifiercomputing eracontextual modifierdescriptive featuresdescriptive qualifierdescriptive word formdigital modifierecological recovery processelectromagnetic radiation sourcesenvironmental term
complementconstruction modifiercuttingdeep structuredirect objectfermentfillerform-function unitfunctionic analysisimmediate constituent analysisindirect objectinnovationistinnovatorintroducerleavenlevellevels
Verb(1 words)
identify the main idea
Related words (78)
Noun(31 words)
leveraginglimiterlinguistic adjectivelinguistic modifiermachining relatedmeasurement characteristicmisrulingmoderationmodifier genemodifiersmodifyingmodifying termmodifying wordmodulatorspersonal spaceplug in heaterpolypropylene twineportuguese adjetivopresent participle adjectivequalifier word
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qualifying term definitionqualifying term examplequalifying term phrasescaled scoresemiotic termsnomed concept qualifierspecifierspecifierssuppressortechnical assessment frameworkworld history descriptor
Adjective(17 words)
linguistic qualifierliquid state descriptorlittler earthlingmotherfuckingnoncontact imagingnonenergy mineralsorganized insurrection attemptphysiological cross qualifierprivate administration modifierqualifying termregional science fairrestricting termromanian adjectivshort durationswedish droppesymmetric encryption algorithmtoxic chemical
modificatorobjectphrase structureprecursorpredicatequalifierrankranksshallow structureslotslot and fillerstratastructuresubjectsurface structuresyntactic analysissyntactic structuresyntacticssyntaxtagmeme
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Determiner(2 words)
most signal-processingnon greek letter form
Verb(1 words)
qualifying word
Preposition(1 words)
to a degree
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6 entriesadjective modifieradverb modifiermodifier clausemodifier phrasenoun modifierrestrictive modifier
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3 entriesSample sentences
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Until several decades ago, the physical sciences were considered to have had their origins in the 17th century—mechanics beginning with men like Galileo Galilei and magnetism with men like the Elizabethan physician and scientist William Gilbert. Historians of science, however, have traced many of the 17th century's concepts of mechanics back into the Middle Ages. Here, Gilbert's explanation of the loadstone and its powers is compared with explanations to be found in the Middle Ages and earlier. From this comparison it appears that Gilbert can best be understood by considering him not so much a herald of the new science as a modifier of the old.
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The protected modifier makes a class member visible to subclasses, but not to external code.
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