What are Synonyms?
A synonym is a word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language.
For example, “happy” and “content” are synonyms because they both express a positive emotion or feeling of satisfaction. Synonyms are useful for expanding one’s vocabulary, avoiding repetition in speech or writing, and expressing ideas with more precision and nuance.
100 Examples of Synonyms in English
| abandon – desert | abbreviate – shorten |
| ability – aptitude | able – qualified |
| above – overhead | abundant – ample |
| accurate – correct | achieve – accomplish |
| adjourn – recess | advocate – support |
| after – following | afraid – scared |
| aggressive – militant | aid – assist |
| always – forever | amateur – novice |
| ambitious – driven | antagonize – embitter |
| apparent – obvious,evident | approve – ratify,endorse |
| arrive – come | arrogant – stuck-up |
| awful – atrocious | awkward – clumsy |
| ban – prohibit | calm – quiet |
| capture – arrest | care – concern |
| careful – watchful | cease – stop, |
| certain – positive | charming – enchanting |
| chilly – cool | chubby – plump |
| comical – amusing | complex – complicated |
| competent – capable | comprehend – grasp |
| complete – conclude | complex – intricate |
| compress – crush | concrete – real |
| concur – agree | condemn – ,denounce |
| condense – compress | confess – admit |
| confine – contain | conflict – oppose |
| conflict – fight | conform – comply |
| dally – linger | damage – hurt |
| dangerous – perilous | daring – bold |
| dark – dismal | dawn – daybreak |
| dead – lifeless | decay – rot |
| deduct – subtract | defend – protect |
| defy – resist | delicate – fragile |
| demolish – destroy | denounce – blame |
| dense – thick | depart – leave,exit |
| detach – separate | deter – hinder,prevent |
| determined – sure | die – expire,perish |
| different – distinct | difficult – hard |
| dilute – weaken | drab – dull |
| drastic – severe | face – confront |
| fair – honest | fake – artificial |
| false – incorrect | fancy – ornate |
| fantastic – outrageous | fast – rapid |
| fat – chubby | fatal – deadly |
| fatigue – tire | feasible – possible |
| feeble – weak | ferocious – fierce |
| fertile – fruitful | fiction – fantasy |
| fill – load | fix – mend |
| follow – succeed | forbid – prohibit |
| forgive – pardon | former – previous |
| fraction – part | frank – candid |
| frenzy – fury | fresh – unused |
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