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Commonly Confused Words
Faze/Phase
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Faze vs. Phase
Faze
/feɪz/
To disturb or disconcert someone.
Examples:
The loud noise didn't
faze
her at all.
His skeptical friend's comments didn't
faze
him.
D
espite the chaos, his focus remained unfazed.
Synonyms:
upset
bother
annoy
disturb
disconcert
Antonyms:
reassure
comfort
encourage
Phase
/feɪz/
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A distinct period or stage in a process or series of events.
Examples:
There are so many
phases
.
Most of the old religions derive from a patriarchal
phase
.
Phase
3: Stop eating animals with two legs (chicken, turkey, etc.).
Synonyms:
stage
period
step
chapter
point
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
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Ways to tell them apart:
Phase
often refers to a distinct period within a process or cycle, like phases of the moon.
Faze
sounds like
amaze
and means to disturb or to intimidate, but the key is that it's about emotions or reactions.
You can think of
phase
as a noun related to stages or times.
To remember
faze
, think about someone being
phased out
of confidence – it's about affecting feelings.
Phase
and
faze
are homophones but are used in entirely different contexts.
When to use faze:
When to use phase:
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