Synonyms and antonyms: what they are and 110 examples
The synonyms are those words that have a similar meaning to the word we are using, for example, the word luck. The terms random and fortune are synonymous with luck, because they have a similar meaning.
The antonyms They are words that contain a meaning opposite to the word that interests us. For example, misfortune would be an antonym of luckbecause it means the opposite.
When we use synonyms, it is important to pay attention to the context. exist total synonyms as goose and goose, which can be used interchangeably. By example:
In the lake there are three geese. In the lake there are three geese.
The partial synonyms, instead, are context-dependent, as is the case with grief, which can be synonymous with sadness or of sentence. By example:
I feel grief for her absence.
He faces a grief of five years.
Similarly, we can find absolute antonyms, as all and nothing, who speak of totally opposite ideas; either relative antonyms, which designate partially opposite concepts, such as tomorrow and late. By example:
I had it all and I ran out nothing.
One week I work tomorrow and another of late.
Knowing synonymous and antonymous words contributes to having a richer, more varied vocabulary. Here is a list of words with their corresponding synonyms and antonyms.
Examples of synonyms and antonyms
| synonyms | antonyms | |
|---|---|---|
| Find | Find | Lose |
| Improve | Optimize | Worsen |
| Allow | Consent | Ban |
| Release | Release | Hold |
| Affinity | Likeness | Difference |
| New | Recent | Used |
| Doubt | Uncertainty | Certainty |
| Support | Defend | Stand against |
| Only | Special | Common |
| Give | Grant | Receive |
| Remember | reminisce | Forget |
| Know | Know | Ignore |
| Request | Ask | Deny |
| Life | Existence | Death |
| Balance | Stability | Instability |
| Origin | Principle | End |
| Fear | Fear | Worth |
| Infinite | Unlimited | Limited |
| Optimum | Great | Awful |
| Respectful | Considered | Inconsiderate |
| Strange | Unaffiliated | Acquaintance |
| Innocent | Naive | Malicious |
| Essential | Essential | Secondary |
| Grow | Increase | Decrease |
| Sublime | Excellent | Vulgar |
| Quite | Enough | Scarce |
| Eternal | Imperishable | Ephemeral |
| Hold | Ensure | Deny |
| Intelligent | Perceptive | Ignorant |
| Systematic | Methodical | Anarchic |
| Action | Motion | Inactivity |
| Important | Significant | Insignificant |
| Responsible | Sensible | Senseless |
| Interest | Provision | Disinterest |
| Obligate | Force | Rid |
| Cluster | Collective | Individual |
| Bright | Bright | Gloomy |
| Complex | Complicated | Simple |
| Comprehensive | Total | Partial |
| Satisfy | Please | Disgust |
| Suitable | Able | Inept |
| Better | Superior | lower |
| Necessary | Essential | Optional |
| Exist | To have | Lack |
| Appear | Appear | Hide |
| Conflict | Quarrel | Agreement |
| Achieve | Get | Fail |
| Say | Express | To silence |
| Assist | Help | Abandon |
| Aware | Awake | Unconscious |
| Courtesy | Attention | Contempt |
| Current | Contemporary | Past |
| Vain | Empty | Deep |
| Lack | Shortage | Abundance |
| Arbitrary | Fickle | Firm |
See also Homonymous words, homophones and homographs.
