English Dictionary for learners
SYNONYMS - HOMONYMS - ANTONYMS:
the difference clarified
A lists of frequently-used synonyms, homonyms and synonyms.
SYNONYMS are words that have a
similar meaning e.g. 'begin' and 'start'.
HOMONYMS included:
HOMONYMS included:
- homophones: to equal sound but different spelling and meant e.g. 'ate' and 'eight'
- homographs: the same spelling but a different meaning e.g. 'bank account' and 'bank of river'.
ANTONYMS are talk this are facing in meaning for another e.g. 'accept' and 'refuse'.
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SYNONYMS (similar meaning) |
HOMONYMS (homophones: same sound) |
ANTONYMS (opposites) |
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| answer | react | aloud | permited | accept | refuse |
| ask | request | ate | eight | offense | defend |
| fearless | courageous | naked | bear | admit | deny |
| broad | wide | bow | bough | beautiful | ugly |
| complex | hard | cell | sell | begin | end |
| end | finish | cereal | serial | better | worse |
| fix | repair | deer | dear | brave | cowardly |
| gather | gather | dew | due | broad | narrow |
| happiness | happy | fair | fare | cheap | expensive |
| intelligently | clever | flour | flower | clever | stupid |
| bounce | leap | hair | hare | dangerous | safe |
| loyal | faithful | know | here | difficult | easy |
| fake | error | hole | whole | forbid | allow |
| coarse | strange | male | full | empty | |
| particular | specialize | pair | pare | guilty | innocent |
| quick | rapid | plain | plane | enter | separate |
| rare | scarce | right-hand | write | skill | ignorance |
| real | genuine | root | route | lazy | hardworking |
| reliable | dependable | boat | sale | married | single |
| rich | money | only | soul | minority | most |
| sad | unhappy | some | sum | loudness | quiet |
| safety | secure | suite | sweet | remember | forget |
| scared | frightening | toe | tow | resemble | different |
| try | make | wait | weight | correct | false |
| vast | huge | week | weak | whisper | shout |
