Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonym
A synonym is a word that means exactly the same
as, or very nearly the same as,
another word in the same language. For example, "close" is a synonym
of "shut".
Note that a
synonym may share an identical meaning with another word, but the two words are
not necessarily interchangeable. For example, "blow up" and
"explode" have the same meaning, but "blow up" is informal
(used more in speech) and "explode" is more formal (used more in
writing and careful speech).
Here
are some more examples of synonyms:
synonyms
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part of speech
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close
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shut
|
|
verb
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blow up
|
explode
|
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verb
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blow up
|
inflate
|
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verb
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shallow
|
superficial
|
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adjective
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eager
|
earnest
|
keen
|
adjective
|
spontaneous
|
impromptu
|
unplanned
|
adjective
|
Antonym
An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. For example
"bad" is an antonym of "good". Here are some more examples:
prefix
|
antonyms
|
part of speech
|
|
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good
|
bad
|
adjective
|
small
|
big
|
adjective
|
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easy
|
hard
difficult |
adjective
|
|
soft
|
hard
|
adjective
|
|
male
|
female
|
adjective
noun |
|
up
|
down
|
preposition
adverb |
|
go
|
come
|
verb
|
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made by adding prefix un-
|
able
|
unable
|
adjective
|
selfish
|
unselfish
|
adjective
|
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do
|
undo
|
verb
|
|
made by adding prefix in-
|
decent
|
indecent
|
adjective
|
tolerant
|
intolerant
|
adjective
|
|
human
|
inhuman
|
adjective
|
|
made by adding prefix non-
|
conformist
|
nonconformist
|
adjective
noun |
essential
|
nonessential
|
adjective
noun |
|
sense
|
nonsense
|
noun
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