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List of Synonyms

• Always ~ Forever
• Aid ~ Help, Assist
• Aggressive ~ Militant
• After ~ Following, Next
• Afraid ~ Scared
• Advocate ~ Support
• Zenith ~ Apex
• Yield ~ Produce
• Neutral ~ Impartial
• Nervous ~ Perturbed
• Negligent ~ Inattentive
• Neat ~ Tidy
• Naughty ~ Disobedient
• Mysterious ~ Occult
• Wrong ~ Mistaken
• Worn ~ Old
• Wonderful ~ Marvellous
• Wise ~ Knowing
• Win ~ Succeed
• Hate ~ Loathe
• Hard ~ Firm
• Enemy ~ Opponent
• Encourage ~Support
• Immune ~ Exempt
• Immature ~ Inexperienced
• Immaculate ~ Spotless
• Ignorant ~ Unaware
• Idle ~ Lazy
• Identical ~ Duplicate
• Vague ~ Indistinct
• Vacant ~ Empty
• Urgent ~ Important
• Upset ~ Perturb
• Unbiased ~ Impartial
• Turmoil ~ Disturbance
• Turbulent ~ Blustering
• Trivial ~ Worthless
• Total ~ Entire,
• Thrive ~ Prosper
• Surplus ~ Excess
• Suppress ~ Restrain
• Superb ~ Magnificent
• Sufficient ~ Ample
• Successful ~ Prosperous
• Dead ~ Lifeless
• Dawn ~ Daybreak
• Dark ~ Dismal
• Daring ~ Bold
• Dangerous ~ Unsafe
• Damage ~ Hurt
• Stupid ~ Dense
• Stationary ~ Fixed
• Stable ~ Steady
• Spontaneous ~Automatic
• Special ~ Exceptional
• Nice ~ Pleasing
• New ~ Fresh
• Mourn ~ Grieve
• Morose ~ Sullen
• Morbid ~ Awful
• Moral ~ Ethical
• Monotonous ~ Boring
• Momentous ~ Powerful
• Moderate ~ Lenient
• Mobile ~ Moveable
• Misfortune ~ Mishap
• Mischievous ~Impish
• Mirth ~ Fun
• Minor ~ Lesser
• Militant ~ Combative
• Migrant ~ Drifting
• Mend ~ Repair
• Mediocre ~ Fair
• Mean ~ Unkind
• Maximum ~Uppermost
• Mandatory ~ Required
• Magnify ~ Expand
• Intriguing ~ Fascinating
• Intolerant ~ Bigoted
• Internal ~ Inner
• Intermittent ~ Sporadic
• Infuriate ~ Enrage
• Inferior ~ Substandard
• Independent ~ Autonomous
• Important ~Meaningful
• Impetuous ~ Reckless
• Imperfect ~ Faulty
• Imperative ~ Crucial
• Impatient ~ Eager
• Impartial ~ Neutral
• Humiliate ~ Embarrass
• Humble ~ Modest
• Huge ~ Vast
• Hostile ~ Antagonistic
• Hospitable ~ Cordial
• Honest ~ Truthful
• Hold ~ Grasp
• High ~ Elevated
• Help ~ Aid
• Empty ~ Drain
• Ecstasy ~ Joy
• Eccentric ~ Unusual
• Easy ~ Simple
• Early ~ Premature
• Dumb ~ Stupid
• Dull ~ Blunt
• Dubious ~ Doubtful
• Dry ~ Arid
• Dreadful ~ Terrible
• Drastic ~ Extreme
• Drab ~ Dull
• Doubt ~ Mistrust
• Dormant ~ Inactive
• Antagonize ~ Provoke
• Ambitious ~ Aspiring
• Amateur ~ Beginner
• Docile ~ Tame
• Divide ~ Split
• Diverse ~ Distinct
• Dispute ~ Debate
• Disagree ~ Differ
• Dirty ~ Soiled
• Diminish ~ Curtail
• Dilute ~ Weaken, Thin
• Difficult ~ Hard
• Different ~ Unlike
• Die ~ Expire
• Determined ~Convinced
• Deter ~Prevent
• Detach ~Unfasten
• Dally ~ Loiter
• Cry ~ Sob
• Cruel ~ Mean
• Crazy ~ Insane
• Cranky ~ Cross
• Cosy ~ Comfortable
• Convenient ~ Handy
• Convalesce ~ Recover
• Continue ~ Persist
• Contented ~ Satisfied
• Contaminate ~ Defile
• Vicious ~ Ferocious
• Vibrate ~ Tremble
• Valiant ~ Courageous
• Constantly ~ Always
• Considerate ~ Thoughtful
• Abbreviate ~ Condense
• Abandon ~ Forsake
• Conservative ~ Cautious
• Consecutive ~ Successive
• Conscious ~ Aware
• Conscientious ~ Virtuous
• Connect ~ Join
• Congested ~ Stuffed
• Confuse ~ Complicate
• Conform ~ Comply
• Conflict ~ Oppose
• Conflict ~ Fight
• Confine ~ Contain
• Before ~ Prior
• Beautiful ~ Attractive
• Bashful ~ Shy
• Barren ~ Infertile
• Ban ~ Forbid
• Awkward ~ Clumsy
• Awful ~ Atrocious
• Arrogant ~ Haughty
• Arrive ~ Reach, Come
• Approve ~ Endorse
• Apparent ~ Evident
• Adult ~ Grown-Up
• Adjourn ~ Postpone
• Achieve ~ Accomplish
• Accurate ~ Correct
• Abundant ~ Ample
• Above ~ Overhead
• Able ~ Capable
• Ability ~ Skill

Synonyms List with Examples

Always ~ Forever

• The husband is always the last to know.
• Time goes with the wind, I love you forever.

Aid ~ Help, Assist

• We will aid their struggle against violent repression.
• Several people were passing but nobody offered to help.

Aggressive ~ Militant

• Some children are much more aggressive than others.
• The fiery right-wing leader toned down his militant statements after the meeting.

After ~ Following, Next

• Dogs that run after many hares kill none.
• The following is a summary of our conclusions.

Afraid ~ Scared

• Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
• They had their opponent running scared.

Advocate ~ Support

• The group does not advocate the use of violence.
• She prostituted herself in order to support her children.

Zenith ~ Apex

• In the 1860s, Tolstoy was at the zenith of his achievement.
• At 37, she’d reached the apex of her career.

Yield ~ Produce

• That apple tree yields plenty of apples.
• Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.

Neutral ~ Impartial

• I always tried to remain neutral when they started arguing.
• Far from being impartial, he had an obvious target.

Nervous ~ Perturbed

• I felt really nervous before the interview.
• We were perturbed to hear of his disappearance.

Negligent ~ Inattentive

• She was negligent in her work.
• Roger was hyperactive and inattentive as a child.

Neat ~ Tidy

• She always kept her room neat.
• She left a tidy fortune when she died.

Naughty ~ Disobedient

• Those naughty boys have been acting up again.
• She jumps on her children instantly if they’re disobedient.

Mysterious ~ Occult

• The distant mountains looked hazy and mysterious.
• Dahmer’s family feared he was involved in the occult.

Wrong ~ Mistaken

• Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.
• It was a simple case of mistaken identity.

Worn ~ Old

• Your blanket is worn out.
• An old dog will learn no new tricks.

Wonderful ~ Marvellous

• Flying a plane is wonderful, you have no idea.
• He’s done a marvellous job of the decorating.

Wise ~ Knowing

• Honest men marry soon, wise men not at all.
• Ron gave her a knowing smile.

Win ~ Succeed

• We appealed to reason to win our argument.
• Sadness and gladness succeed each other.

Hate ~ Loathe

• She professed to hate her nickname.
•  I loathe negativity. I can’t stand people who moan.

Hard ~ Firm

• Poverty and love are hard to hide.
• A relatively firm material can be anticipated.

Enemy ~ Opponent

• He who overcomes his anger subdues his greatest enemy. 
• He socked his opponent on the jaw.

Encourage ~Support

• Remove dead leaves to encourage new growth.
• She prostituted herself in order to support her children.

Immune ~ Exempt

• I’m immune to smallpox as a result of vaccination.
• The interest on the money is exempt from tax.

Immature ~ Inexperienced

• He implied that we were emotionally immature.
• Given that they’re inexperienced, they’ve done a good job.

Immaculate ~ Spotless

• He gave an immaculate performance as the aging hero.
• The house was bright and absolutely spotless .

Ignorant ~ Unaware

•  To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.
• Many people are unaware of just how much food and drink they consume.

Idle ~ Lazy

• An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.
• He felt too lazy to get out of bed.

Identical ~ Duplicate

• The handwriting on both cheques is identical.
• Is this a duplicate or the original?

Vague ~ Indistinct

• His vague ideas crystallized into a definite plan.
• I have only an indistinct memory of my grandfather.

Vacant ~ Empty

• Are there any vacant rooms in this hotel?
• An empty hand is no lure for a hawk.

Urgent ~ Important

•  I must post this letter; it’s urgent.
• War is much too important to be left to the military.

Upset ~ Perturb

• He was too upset to be rational.
• My unexpected arrival didn’t perturb him in the least.

Unbiased ~ Impartial

• Every effort is made to obtain an unbiased opinion.
• Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias.

Turmoil ~ Disturbance

• We need to see powerful men in turmoil.
• Troops were brought in to put down the disturbance.

Turbulent ~ Blustering

• This has been a turbulent week for the government.
• He was still blustering, but there was panic in his eyes.

Trivial ~ Worthless

• He often dissipated his energies in trivial matters.
• He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.

Total ~ Entire

• Nobody can envisage the consequences of total nuclear war.
• The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour.

Thrive ~ Prosper

• A business cannot thrive without investment.
• The children seemed to prosper under their grandparent’s care.

Surplus ~ Excess

• It’s an essay heavy with surplus phrasing.
• Trim off the excess pastry using a sharp knife.

Suppress ~ Restrain

• He continued to suppress the people and serve the imperialists.
• I had to restrain her from running out into the street.

Superb ~ Magnificent

• Congratulations on a superb performance!
• The Capitol is a magnificent building.

Sufficient ~ Ample

•  Is it available in sufficient quantity?
•  There was ample time to get to the airport.

Successful ~ Prosperous

• He was successful in everything he did.
• New York is a prosperous city.

Dead ~ Lifeless

• A living dog is better than a dead lion.
• His lifeless body lay on the floor.

Dawn ~ Daybreak

• The dawn was filled with the sound of birds.
• We sailed out of the harbour at daybreak.

Dark ~ Dismal

• Rain comes after sunshine, and after a dark cloud, a clear sky. 
•  Christmas will be dismal without the children.

Daring ~ Bold

• Bergit was probably more daring than I was.
• The young man is a bold warrior.

Dangerous ~ Unsafe

• Diseases of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
• An appeal court decided their convictions were unsafe.

Damage ~ Hurt

• The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.
• She hurt herself while rescuing the child.

Stupid ~ Dense

• I can’t get this bloody stupid thing to work.
• The body was found hidden in dense undergrowth.

Stationary ~ Fixed

• The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle.
• The date for the panel discussion is fixed now.

Stable ~ Steady

• The prices of the commodities are quite stable this year.
• He has the advantage of a steady job.

Spontaneous ~Automatic

• The crowd gave a spontaneous cheer.
•  The heating system has an automatic temperature control.

Special ~ Exceptional

• This type of wood needs special treatment.
• His translation is exceptional in its poetic quality.

Nice ~ Pleasing

• Did you see Tom’s new house? It’s really nice.
• He manifested a pleasing personality on stage.

New ~ Fresh

• Everything is good when new, but a friend when old. 
• She gave fresh momentum to the campaign.

Mourn ~ Grieve

• Hundreds of people gathered to mourn the slain president.
• Yet they are not supposed to grieve.

Morose ~ Sullen

• Since the accident she’s been morose and moody.
• The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence.

Morbid ~ Awful

• He had a morbid fascination with blood.
•  Jill gradually became aware of an awful smell.

Moral ~ Ethical

• He turns every subject into a moral discussion.
• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.

Monotonous ~ Boring

• Our team kept losing with monotonous regularity.
• In life, then boring time, also are limited edition.

Momentous ~ Powerful

• His colleagues all recognized that this was a momentous occasion.
• You need a powerful saw to cut through metal.

Moderate ~ Lenient

• Even moderate amounts of alcohol can be dangerous.
• He believes the government already is lenient with drug traffickers.

Mobile ~ Moveable

• People these days are much more socially mobile.
• An adjustable lighting fixture has a moveable housing.

Misfortune ~ Mishap

• They commiserated the misfortune of their teacher.
• No one could hush up this mishap.

Mischievous ~Impish

• Her eyes danced with mischievous amusement.
• He takes an impish delight in shocking the press.

Mirth ~ Fun

• Her body began to shake with mirth.
• He never lost his innate sense of fun.

Minor ~ Lesser

• A biopsy is usually a minor surgical procedure.
• He was encouraged to plead guilty to the lesser offence.

Militant ~ Combative

• She was misrepresented in the press as a militant.
• Her tough combative spirit seemed essentially unimpaired.

Migrant ~ Drifting

• A lot of factory work is done by migrant workers.
• A tiny fishing boat was drifting slowly along.

Mend ~ Repair

• Could you mend my bike for me?
• He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall.

Mediocre ~ Fair

• I thought the book was pretty mediocre.
• The belly is not filled with fair words.

Mean ~ Unkind

• I don’t think she’s mean.
• Unkindness often reacts on the unkind person.

Maximum ~Uppermost

• There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.
• The economy appears to be uppermost in people’s minds.

Mandatory ~ Required

• The offence carries a mandatory life sentence.
• Some persuasion would be required to overcome her scruples.

Magnify ~ Expand

• He tried to magnify the part he played in the battle.
• He did not expand greatly on his statement.

Intriguing ~ Fascinating

• This intriguing book is both thoughtful and informative.
• That sounds absolutely fascinating.

Intolerant ~ Bigoted

• They are deeply intolerant of all opposition.
• He was too narrow-minded and prejudiced – and bigoted.

Internal ~ Inner

• The company encourages internal promotion.
• The sunlight hardly penetrated the inner room.

Intermittent ~ Sporadic

• Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?
• Since then he has been on sporadic drinking binges.

Infuriate ~ Enrage

• I was absolutely infuriated with him.
• She was enraged by his presumption.

Inferior ~ Substandard

• Her obvious popularity made me feel inferior.
• He says they’re substandard and unfit to be lived in.

Independent ~ Autonomous

• Your questions should be independent of each other.
• Higher education is relatively autonomous from the state.

Important ~Meaningful

•  It was revealed that important evidence had been suppressed.
• We have had meaningful negotiations and I believe we are very close to a deal.

Impetuous ~ Reckless

• He was high-spirited and impetuous.
• He had always been reckless with money.

Imperfect ~ Faulty

• Our understanding of cancer remains imperfect.
• The money will be used to repair faulty equipment.

Imperative ~ Crucial

• In business, a prompt reply is imperative.
• The allegiance of uncommitted voters will be crucial.

Impatient ~ Eager

• He gave another impatient glance at his watch.
• Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.

Impartial ~ Neutral

• Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias.
• Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.

Humiliate ~ Embarrass

• You should not humiliate her in public.
• She dragged up that incident just to embarrass me.

Humble ~ Modest

• In my humble opinion, he will win the election.
• Might I make a modest suggestion?

Huge ~ Vast

• The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.
• The dictionary is a vast treasure trove of information.

Hostile ~ Antagonistic

• She found his manner towards her distinctly hostile.
• He is always antagonistic towards new ideas.

Hospitable ~ Cordial

• The locals are hospitable and welcoming.
• We maintain cordial relations with our neighbours.

Honest ~ Truthful

• Thank you for being so honest with me.
• They were less than truthful about their part in the crime.

Hold ~ Grasp

• He knows much who knows how to hold his tongue.
• She has a comprehensive grasp of the subject.

High ~ Elevated

• No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
• He was elevated to the post of prime minister.

Help ~ Aid

• The President elevated him to the House of Lords.
• Some people take up yoga to aid relaxation.

Empty ~ Drain

• The house stands desolate and empty.
• A drain carries surplus water to the river.

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