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".Here are some examples of synonyms:
synonyms | ||
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close | shut | |
blow up | explode | |
blow up | inflate | |
shallow | superficial | |
eager | earnest | keen |
spontaneous | impromptu | unplanned |
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 | |
easy | hard difficult | adjective | |
soft | hard | adjective | |
male | female | adjective noun | |
up | down | preposition adverb | |
go | come | verb | |
made by adding prefix un- | able | unable | adjective |
selfish | unselfish | adjective | |
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 |