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semi-

[sem-ee, sem-ahy] / ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ /
ADJECTIVE
quasi
Synonyms
WEAK
apparent apparently fake mock near nominal partly pretended pseudo- seeming seemingly sham so-called supposedly synthetic virtual would-be
Antonyms
WEAK
entire total whole
semi
NOUN
eighteen-wheeler
Synonyms
WEAK
18-wheeler big rig rig semitrailer trailer truck truck trailer
NOUN
truck
Synonyms
STRONGEST
car crate freighter jeep lorry pickup rig van wagon
STRONG
buggy carryall dump wheels
WEAK
eighteen-wheeler four by eight four by four four-wheel drive

Example Sentences

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This semi couldn’t have been more David vs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

This adaptation appears repeatedly in the fossil record among fish eating animals, including aquatic ichthyosaurs, semi aquatic crocodile and flying pterosaurs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Plus, when semi companies earn or raise money, they spend it because they’re always building new factories, new construction.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Kodiak AI, a Mountain View-based tech company, is developing autonomous semi trucks it says will improve safety and efficiency on the roads.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

I have a brief vision of the semi sliding across the intersection into that pole, the showers of sparks from the damaged transformer.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.