SYNONYMS

1. SYNONYMS

2. Synonyms are words with the same or similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greeksyn (σύν) ("with") and onoma (ὄνομα) ("name"). Synonyms can be any part of speech (such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), as long as both words are the same part of speech.

3. Here are more examples of English synonyms: • verb • "buy" and "purchase“ • adjective • "big" and "large“ • adverb • "quickly" and "speedily“ • preposition • "on" and "upon"

4. Note that synonyms are defined with respect to certain senses of words; for instance, pupil  is not synonymous with student. Likewise, he expired means the same as he died, yet my passport has expired cannot be replaced by my passport has died.

5. Examples: • Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning • Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased • Funny: Humorous, Comical, Hilarious, Hysterical • Happy: Content, Joyful, Mirthful, Upbeat • Hardworking: Diligent, Determined, Industrious, Enterprising • Honest: Honorable, Fair, Sincere, Trustworthy • Intelligent: Smart, Bright, Brilliant, Sharp • Introverted: Shy, Bashful, Quiet, Withdrawn • Kind: Thoughtful, Considerate, Amiable, Gracious

6. silence – quiet • thrilled -excited • melancholy - sad • scream - yell • huge - gigantic • small - tiny • skilled - talented • novice - rookie • teach – instruct • ocean - sea • often, frequently • start, begin • ridiculous - absurd • offend - insult • help - aid • fight - argue • war - battle • offbeat unconventional • winner - champion • moist, damp • fall - autumn • strange - odd • stinky, smelly

7. The American Slang Dictionary lists over 400 synonyms for drunk. Here are just a few:blindblitzedbombedbuzzedcapernoitedhammeredhighinebriatedleglessloadedloopedmerrymessed upnimptopsicaloff the wagonpickledpifflicatedplasteredrippedsloshedsmashedsnockeredsousedstewedthree sheets to the windtighttipsytrashedwastedwrecked

9. Which word in each series of words is not a synonym for the others? • Youthful juvenile senile • Student author scholar • Look believe stare • Rest relax squat • Sit stroll stride • Kind good proud • Fortune lack lack • Legal lawful equal • Praise invite glorify • Capable able idle

10. ANTONYM

11. AN·TO·NYM aword opposite in meaning to another. Fast  is an antonym of slow. Categories Of Antonym Graded antonyms deal with levels of the meaning of the words, like if something is not “good”, is may still not be “bad.”

12. Examples: • Fat and skinny • Young and old • Happy and sad • Hard and soft • Last and first • Foolish and wise • Fast and slow • Warm and cool • Wide and narrow • Abundant and scarce • Joy and grief • Dark and light • Dangerous and safe • Clever and foolish • Early and late • Empty and full • Smart and dumb • Risky and safe • Bad and good • Pretty and ugly • Best and worst • Simple and challenging • Soft and hard • Worried and calm

13. Complementary antonyms have a relationship where there is no middle ground. There are only two possibilities, either one or the other. • Examples include: • Man and woman • Push and pull • Dead and alive • Off and on • Day and night • Absent and present • Exit and entrance • Sink or float • True or false • Pass and fail • Former and latter

14. Relational antonyms are sometimes considered a subcategory of complementary antonyms. With these pairs, for there to be a relationship, both must exist. Examples are: • Husband and wife • Doctor and patient • Buy and sell • Predator and prey • Above and below • Give and receive • Teach and learn • Instructor and pupil • Servant and master • Borrow and lend • Come and go

15. Directions: Read the following sentences and click on the best answer according the antonym 1. Today is a WARM day, said Karoline to Peter. •  Hot.                                                    Cool •   Shine.                                                Heat 2. He is a STRONG man. •   Weak                                                  Sturdy •   Powerful                                              Happy 3. We are going to talk with our ENEMIES •          Lost                                                    Neighbors. •          Friends                                               Rivals.

16. 4. Mr. Brown always makes EASYtests •   Soft                                                    Hard •   Strong                                                Weak 5. His garden is very LARGE •       Small                                                  Enormous •          Big                                                     Huge 6.  OPENthe door, please!           Close                                                Huge        Free                                                  Soak • 7. In the trial the judge declared this person GUILTY of all the facts •               Easy                                                   Rival •         innocent                                              Simple

17. 8. The International Organizations are going to be in a TEMPORARY way in the country. •                Permanent                                         Guess •          Complicated                                      Soak 9. How POVERTY is defined? •                     Wealthy                                              Guilty •         Cold                                                   Idle 10. How you are going to JOINthese wires?, Said Ana to Pedro      •        Paste                                                    Separate •       Unite                                                     Gather 11. He is HAPPY of being here.     •        First                                                      Jolly •       Unhappy                                                exited   12. My MOTHER is living in Guanacaste.   •        Small                                                     Father •       Love                                                      Guilty