Synonyms and Antonyms

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 Greek   syn  ( σύν ) ("with") and  onoma  ( ὄνομ α ) ("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Honorable, Fair, Sincere, Trustworthy Intelligent: Smart, Bright, Brilliant, Sharp Introverted: Shy, Bashful, Quiet, Withdrawn Kind : Thoughtful , Considerate, Amiable, Gracious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: blind blitzed bombed buzzed capernoited hammered high inebriated legless loaded looped merry messed up nimptopsical off the wagon pickled pifflicated plastered ripped sloshed smashed snockered soused stewed three sheets to the wind tight tipsy trashed wasted wrecked

8. Write the synonyms of the given words. sad small father house woman street happy angry quiet love

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    a   word  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  EASY   tests   Soft                                                    Hard   Strong                                                Weak 5. His garden is very  LARGE       Small                                                  Enormous          Big                                                      Huge 6.   OPEN   the 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  JOIN   these 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