What is a Synonym?
A synonym is a word/phrase, the meaning of which is the same or nearly the same as another word or phrase. Words that are synonyms are described as synonymous.
Synonym examples:
- Artful – Crafty
- Ballot – Poll
- Chorus – Refrain
- Deceptive – Misleading
- Enormous – Immense
- Synonyms words are that have different spelling but have the same meanings. As in any language, there are synonyms in English. A word can have more than one synonym. If a person who has just started learning English memorizes every word he / she learned with their synonyms, their vocabulary increases. We have more vocabulary about the language we learn, and our competence in that language increases. Learning in this way will benefit us in daily life and will help us a lot when writing mail, writing letters, and participating in social environments.
- In some exceptional cases, there are some words that are different in spelling and reading, that seem synonymous, but do not replace each other, that is, there is no synonym between them.
- Synonyms words are that signify the same object, existence, or concept. Below are some words with synonyms and example sentences.
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – A
- abandon ~ desert
- abbreviate ~ shorten
- ability ~ aptitude
- able ~ qualified
- above ~ overhead
- abundant ~ ample
- accurate ~ correct
- achieve ~ accomplish
- adjourn ~ recess
- advocate ~ support
- after ~ following
- afraid ~ scared
- aggressive ~ militant
- aid ~ assist
- always ~ forever
- amateur ~ novice
- ambitious ~ driven
- antagonize ~ embitter
- apparent ~ obvious,evident
- approve ~ ratify,endorse
- arrive ~ come
- arrogant ~ stuck-up
- awful ~ atrocious
- awkward ~ clumsy
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – B
- ban ~ prohibit
- barren ~ unproductive
- bashful ~ shy
- beautiful ~ pretty,
- before ~ prior
- beginning ~ start
- blend ~ mix
- bottom ~ base
- brave ~ heroic
- break ~ burst
- brief ~ short
- broad ~ wide,expansive
- busy ~ active
- buy ~ purchase
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – C
- calm ~ quiet
- capture ~ arrest
- care ~ concern
- careful ~ watchful
- cease ~ stop,
- certain ~ positive
- charming ~ enchanting
- chilly ~ cool
- chubby ~ plump
- comical ~ amusing
- complex ~ complicated
- competent ~ capable
- comprehend ~ grasp
- complete ~ conclude
- complex ~ intricate
- compress ~ crush
- concrete ~ real
- concur ~ agree
- condemn ~ ,denounce
- condense ~ compress
- confess ~ admit
- confine ~ contain
- conflict ~ oppose
- conflict ~ fight
- conform ~ comply
- confuse ~ muddle
- congested ~ overcrowded
- connect ~ join
- conscientious ~ scrupulous
- conscious ~ aware
- consecutive ~ successive
- conservative ~ cautious
- considerate ~ thoughtful
- constantly ~ always
- contaminate ~ pollute
- contented ~ satisfied
- continue ~ persevere
- convalesce ~ heal
- convenient ~ handy
- cozy ~ comfortable
- cranky ~ irritable
- crazy ~ daft
- cruel ~ mean
- cry ~ sob
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – D
- dally ~ linger
- damage ~ hurt
- dangerous ~ perilous
- daring ~ bold
- dark ~ dismal
- dawn ~ daybreak
- dead ~ lifeless
- decay ~ rot
- deduct ~ subtract
- defend ~ protect
- defy ~ resist
- delicate ~ fragile
- demolish ~ destroy
- denounce ~ blame
- dense ~ thick
- depart ~ leave,exit
- detach ~ separate
- deter ~ hinder,prevent
- determined ~ sure
- die ~ expire,perish
- different ~ distinct
- difficult ~ hard
- dilute ~ weaken
- drab ~ dull
- drastic ~ severe
- dreadful ~ terrible
- dry ~ arid,parched
- dubious ~ doubtful
- dull ~ blunt
- dumb ~ dense
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – E
- early ~ beforetime
- easy ~ simple
- eccentric ~ unusual
- ecstasy ~ elation
- empty ~ unload
- encourage ~ urge
- enemy ~ opponent
- enjoy ~ like
- enlarge ~ expand
- evident ~ apparent
- evil ~ bad
- exceptional ~ outstanding
- excite ~ arouse,
- exhilarated ~ elated
- explicit ~ exact
- exquisite ~ delightful
- exterior ~ outside
- extravagant ~ luxurious
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – F
- fabulous ~ marvelous
- face ~ confront
- fair ~ honest
- fake ~ artificial
- false ~ incorrect
- fancy ~ ornate
- fantastic ~ outrageous
- fast ~ rapid
- fat ~ chubby
- fatal ~ deadly
- fatigue ~ tire
- feasible ~ possible
- feeble ~ weak
- ferocious ~ fierce
- fertile ~ fruitful
- fiction ~ fantasy
- fill ~ load
- fix ~ mend
- follow ~ succeed
- forbid ~ prohibit
- forgive ~ pardon
- former ~ previous
- fraction ~ part
- frank ~ candid
- frenzy ~ fury
- fresh ~ unused
- friend ~ comrade
- frigid ~ freezing
- frivolous ~ trivial
- front ~ fore
- full ~ packed
- furious ~ enraged
- future ~ coming
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – G
- gain ~ acquire
- gallant ~ chivalrous
- gather ~ accumulate
- gaudy ~ showy
- gaunt ~ scrawny
- generous ~ giving
- gentle ~ mild
- genuine ~ authentic
- gigantic ~ immense
- give ~ donate,present
- glad ~ happy
- gloomy ~ dark
- glorious ~ splendid,
- good ~ nice
- gratitude ~ thankfulness
- great ~ outstanding
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – H
- handy ~ useful
- hard ~ firm
- hate ~ loathe
- help ~ aid
- high ~ lofty
- hold ~ grip
- honest ~ sincere
- hospitable ~ welcoming
- hostile ~ antagonistic
- huge ~ vast
- humble ~ modest
- humiliate ~ embarrass
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – I
- identical ~ alike
- idle ~ inactive
- ignorant ~ uninformed
- immaculate ~ pure
- immature ~ inexperienced
- immune ~ resistant
- impartial ~ neutral
- impatient ~ eager
- imperative ~ mandatory
- imperfect ~ marred
- impetuous ~ impulsive
- important ~ significant
- independent ~ self-reliant
- inferior ~ lesser
- infuriate ~ enrage
- intermittent ~ sporadic
- internal ~ inner
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – J,K,L
- jolly ~ merry
- jubilant ~ overjoyed
- keep ~ save
- kind ~ considerate
- lament ~ mourn
- large ~ big
- last ~ final
- least ~ fewest
- legible ~ readable
- lenient ~ lax
- listless ~ lethargic
- logical ~ sensible
- long ~ lengthy
- loose ~ slack,limp
- lure ~ attract
- luxurious ~ extravagant
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – M
- magnify ~ expand
- mandatory ~ required
- maneuver ~ manipulate
- maximum ~ greatest
- meager ~ scanty
- mean ~ unkind
- mediocre ~ fair
- mend ~ repair
- migrant ~ drifting
- militant ~ combative
- minor ~ lesser
- mirth ~ merriment
- mischievous ~ naughty
- misfortune ~ hardship
- mobile ~ moveable
- moderate ~ temperate
- momentous ~ important
- monotonous ~ boring
- moral ~ righteous
- morbid ~ ghastly
- morose ~ moody
- mourn ~ lament
- mysterious ~ occult
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – N
- naughty ~ wrong
- neat ~ clean
- negligent ~ derelict
- nervous ~ flustered
- neutral ~ impartial
- new ~ unused
- nice ~ pleasing
- nonchalant ~ indifferent
- normal ~ ordinary
- numerous ~ abundant
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – O
- obey ~ mind
- oblivious ~ dazed
- obnoxious ~ abominable
- observe ~ examine
- obsolete ~ dated
- obstinate ~ stubborn
- odd ~ peculiar
- offend ~ displease
- ominous ~ menacing
- opaque ~ obscure
- open ~ begin
- opponent ~ rival
- optimistic ~ confident
- optional ~ elective
- ordinary ~ average
- outrageous ~ shocking
- outstanding ~ distinguished
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – P
- painstaking ~ precise
- passive ~ compliant
- past ~ former
- patience ~ tolerance
- peculiar ~ weird
- perfect ~ flawless
- permanent ~ enduring
- perpetual ~ eternal
- persuade ~ convince
- plausible ~ believable
- plentiful ~ ample
- pliable ~ supple
- polite ~ gracious
- poor ~ destitute
- portion ~ part
- possible ~ conceivable
- precarious ~ dangerous
- precious ~ cherished
- prejudiced ~ opinionated
- premature ~ early,hasty
- premeditated ~ intended
- preserve ~ uphold
- pretty ~ lovely
- prevalent ~ widespread
- prevent ~ prohibit
- probable ~ liable
- proficient ~ adept
- profit ~ gain
- prohibit ~ forbid
- prominent ~ eminent
- prompt ~ punctual
- prosperous ~ successful
- proud ~ elated
- push ~ shove,propel
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – Q,R
- qualified ~ competent
- question ~ interrogate
- quiet ~ silent
- quit ~ cease
- racket ~ noise
- radiant ~ luminous
- raise ~ hoist
- ratify ~ approve
- rational ~ logical
- ravage ~ devastate
- raze ~ destroy
- recreation ~ amusement
- reduce ~ decrease
- refute ~ contradict
- regular ~ routine
- regulate ~ oversee
- relevant ~ pertinent
- reluctant ~ unwilling
- remote ~ secluded
- repulsive ~ hideous
- resist ~ oppose
- retaliate ~ avenge
- reveal ~ disclose
- risky ~ hazardous
- rowdy ~ boisterous
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – S
- sad ~ unhappy
- same ~ alike
- savage ~ uncivilized
- save ~ preserve
- scarce ~ scanty
- scrawny ~ skinny
- seize ~ apprehend
- separate ~ divide
- serene ~ peaceful
- serious ~ grave
- shrewd ~ cunning
- shy ~ timid
- sick ~ ailing
- slim ~ thin
- sluggish ~ listless
- small ~ little
- smooth ~ slick
- sociable ~ friendly
- sorrow ~ woe
- special ~ exceptional
- spontaneous ~ instinctive
- stable ~ steady
- stationary ~ fixed
- stimulate ~ motivate
- stop ~ quit
- strenuous ~ vigorous
- strict ~ stringent
- strong ~ powerful
- stupid ~ unintelligent
- subsequent ~ following
- successful ~ thriving
- sufficient ~ ample
- superb ~ magnificent
- suppress ~ restrain
- surplus ~ excess
- swift ~ fast,speedy,hasty
- synthetic ~ artificial
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – T
- tall ~ high
- tangible ~ concrete
- taut ~ tense,tight,stiff
- tender ~ delicate
- terrible ~ dreadful
- thaw ~ melt,defrost
- thrifty ~ economical
- thrive ~ prosper
- total ~ whole,entire
- trivial ~ insignificant
- turbulent ~ tumultuous
- turmoil ~ commotion
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – U,V
- unbiased ~ impartial
- upset ~ perturb,ruffle
- urgent ~ crucial
- vacant ~ unoccupied
- vague ~ unclear
- valiant ~ courageous
- vibrate ~ quiver,tremble
- vicious ~ malicious
- victory ~ triumph,win
- virtuous ~ righteous
- vulgar ~ offensive,uncouth
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – W
- wealth ~ riches,prosperity
- weary ~ tired,fatigued
- wholehearted ~ earnest
- wild ~ uncivilized
- win ~ triumph,prevail
- wise ~ knowing,smart
- wonderful ~ marvelous
- worn ~ used
- wrong ~ mistaken
- SYNONYM WORDS LIST – Y,Z
- yield ~ produce
- zenith ~ peak,pinnacle