Synonyms
Synonyms are words that have similar meanings. We have to note that they are words with ‘similar’ meanings and not ‘exact’ meanings. Synonyms are often confused to be words that exactly mean the same. That is not the case. Words which have a close meaning can also be treated as a synonym. For example, the word ‘awful’ does not have a word which would mean exactly the same. But it has words which could convey a meaning which is almost exact to ‘awful’. ‘Terrible’, ‘horrible’, ‘pathetic’ etc. can be some of the synonyms of ‘awful’.
The same example shows another characteristic of synonyms that is, a word can have more than one synonym. Let us take a look at some commonly used synonyms to get a better idea.
List of Commonly used Synonyms:
Abroad – Overseas
Accord – Agreement Admit – Confess Agree – Consent Alike – Same Allow – Permit Amount – Quantity Angry – Mad Answer – Response Ask – Inquire Attire – Dress Away – Absent Awful – Terrible Baby – Infant Beautiful – Pretty Becoming – Fitting Beg – Implore Begin – Commence Belly – Stomach Big – Large Bizarre – Weird Blank – Empty Brave – Bold Broad – Wide Bucket – Pail Busy – Active Calamity – Disaster Candy – Sweets Center – Middle Change – Transform Chiefly – Mainly Choosy – Picky Close – Shut Collect – Gather Complete – Total Confine – Restrict Confuse – Mixed Up Considerate – Thoughtful Contrary – Opposite Correct – Right Cunning – Clever Dash – Sprint Daybreak – Dawn Dedicated – Committed Deliberate – Planned Delicate – Fragile Destiny – Fate Disclose – Reveal Discount – Reduction Disgrace – Shame Eager – Keen Elevate – Raise Enormous – Huge Enquire – Investigate Evaluate – Assess Evil – Bad Exactly – Precisely Except – Apart From Exit – Leave Extra – Additional Fair – Unbiased False – Untrue Famous – Renowned Fantastic – Great Fast – Quick Finish – Complete Formerly – Previously Fortunate – Lucky Fun -Entertaining Function -Operate Funny – Amusing Garbage – Trash
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Get – Receive
Glad – Happy Glitter – Sparkle Good – Fine Grab – Seize Grumble – Grouse Hall – Corridor Handsome – Good Looking Happily – Fortunately Hard – Difficult Hazard – Danger Help – Assist Hint – Tip Huge – Enormous Hurt – Injure Hurry – Rush Ignore – Snub Ill – Sick Imitate – Mimic Immediate – Instantly Impact – Affect Impartial – Neutral Important – Significant Inconsiderate – Thoughtless Infamous – Notorious Infect – Contaminate Informal – Casual Innocent – Harmless Inspect – Examine Instructions – Directions Insufficient – Inadequate Intellectual – Mental Intelligent – Smart Intend – Mean Inventory – Stock Invoice – Bill Jealous – Envious Job – Work Joy – Delight Kid – Child Kind – Benevolent Learn – Memorize Lethal – Deadly Listen – Hear Little – Small Lots – Many Loving – Fond Loyal – Faithful Lucid – Clear Mad – Crazy Make – Build Maintain – Preserve Maybe – Perhaps Meeting – Assembly Mild -Gentle Misery – Distress Modern – Contemporary Movie – Film Native – Local Necessary -Essential Near – Close New – Recent Nice – Pleasant Noon – Midday Notify – Inform Numerous – Many Odd – Strange Old – Mature Ornament – Decoration Outgoing – Friendly Overlook – Miss Oversee – Supervise
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Part – Section
Particular – Specific Perception – Insight Perfect – Flawless Possibility – Opportunity Praise – Compliment Provide – Supply Quake – Tremble Quite – Fairly Raise – Lift Real – Genuine Receive – Get Regret – Remorse Reliable – Dependable Remark – Comment Renew – Resume Respond – Reply Rest – Relax Rich – Wealthy Rock – Stone Rude – Impolite Sad – Unhappy Safe – Secure Scared – Afraid See – Look Select – Choose Significant – Meaningful Sincere – Honest Sleepy -Drowsy Slim – Sender Steady – Firm Stop – Cease Suggest – Propose Sure – Certain Symbolize – Represent Talk – Speak Temper – Mood Temporary – Transitory Think – Ponder Tiny – Small Transform – Convert Trustworthy -Reliable Try – Attempt Uncommon – Unusual Uncooked – Raw Under – Below Unfortunate – Unlucky Use – Utilize Usually – Generally Vague – Indistinct Vanquish – Conquer Vary – Differ Vast – Huge Want – Desire Weak – Feeble Withstand – Resist Yell – Shout
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This list of synonyms helps you get a better idea of how synonyms work. Note down synonyms of words that you come across in your daily life. This will help one improve their vocabulary by learning new words.