Synonym refers to a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word.
| Synonym Pairs | Synonym Pairs � | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abduct | kidnap | leery | cautious | |
| abhor | detest | legacy | bequest | |
| above | over | legible | readable | |
| abridge | shorten | licentious | lewd | |
| abroad | overseas | listen | hear | |
| abrogate | cancel | lithe | supple | |
| abstain | refrain | little | small | |
| accord | agreement | livid | enraged | |
| admit | confess | loathe | abhor | |
| adversary | opponent | lofty | high | |
| affable | friendly | logo | symbol | |
| aggravate | worsen | look | see | |
| agree | consent | loquacious | talkative | |
| air | discuss | lost | misplaced | |
| akin | related | loving | fond | |
| alive | lively | loyal | TRUE | |
| allocate | distribute | lucrative | profitable | |
| allow | permit | ludicrous | absurd | |
| also | too | luminous | bright | |
| ameliorate | improve | lure | entice | |
| amount | quantity | luster | gloss | |
| annul | cancel | luxuriant | lush | |
| answer | response | macabre | gruesome | |
| appease | pacify | mad | insane | |
| arraign | indict | maelstrom | whirlpool | |
| ask | Inquire, request | magnitude | size | |
| assembly | gathering | malice | spite | |
| assent | agree | margin | edge | |
| attire | dress | meager | scanty | |
| avarice | greed | mean | cruel | |
| baby | infant | messy | untidy | |
| bad | evil | middle | center | |
| badger | pester | misshapen | deformed | |
| beg | implore | moral | ethical | |
| begin | commence | morsel | piece | |
| behavior | conduct | mundane | ordinary | |
| belief | opinion | name | title | |
| benevolent | kind | narrate | tell | |
| berate | scold | near | close | |
| big | large | nefarious | evil | |
| bilk | swindle | negate | cancel | |
| blamed | accused | negligible | insignificant | |
| blank | empty | nepotism | favoritism | |
| bliss | happiness | new | unused, modern | |
| bottom | foot | noisy | rowdy | |
| brave | daring, bold | noted | well-known | |
| brawn | strength | obey | submit | |
| bright | shinning | obstinate | stubborn | |
| broad | wide | odyssey | journey | |
| brook | tolerate | often | frequently | |
| bucolic | rustic | old | ancient | |
| build | construct | omen | sign | |
| busy | active | omnipotent | all-powerful | |
| buy | purchase | omniscient | all-knowing | |
| calamity | disaster | oppress | persecute | |
| canon | rule | opulence | wealth | |
| capitulate | surrender | oral | verbal | |
| careen | swerve | orator | speaker | |
| careful | cautious | outset | beginning | |
| careful | cautious | outside | exterior | |
| castigate | criticize | ovation | applause | |
| catastrophic | disastrous | pacify | appease | |
| catch | capture | paltry | scarce | |
| caucus | meeting | pandemic | widespread | |
| cavort | frolic | paranormal | supernatural | |
| cede | Relinquish | parcel | package | |
| celestial | heavenly | part | portion | |
| centre | middle | patent | obvious | |
| champion | winner | paucity | scarcity | |
| change | alter | peddle | sell | |
| cheat | deceive | pen | write | |
| chide | scold | perhaps | maybe | |
| choose | select | perilous | dangerous | |
| chubby | plump | perish | die | |
| circumspect | cautious | persevere | persist | |
| clemency | forgiveness | pertinent | relevant | |
| clergyman | minister | pick | choose | |
| close | near | pious | devout | |
| clothes | dress | placate | appease | |
| clout | influence | plentiful | abundant | |
| coagulate | thicken | policeman | constable | |
| coddle | pamper | polite | courteous | |
| coercion | force | poor | destitute | |
| collusion | conspiracy | port | harbour | |
| commend | praise | portion | piece | |
| commodity | product | praise | compliment | |
| compulsory | obligatory | prank | joke | |
| concise | brief | pretty | beautiful, attractive | |
| concur | agree | protect | guard | |
| confer | bestow | pull | drag | |
| conversant | familiar | purloin | steal | |
| converse | opposite | push | thrust | |
| copy | imitate | putrefy | decay | |
| cordial | friendly | quack | charlatan | |
| correct | accurate | qualms | misgivings | |
| courtesan | prostitute | quay | wharf | |
| covert | secret | queen | empress | |
| crave | desire | queue | line | |
| culvert | drain | quick | rapid | |
| cunning | sly | quiet | peaceful | |
| cure | remedy | quill | feather | |
| curtail | shorten | quip | joke | |
| damp | moist | rare | scarce | |
| dangerous | risky | rarely | seldom | |
| deadly | fatal | rash | hasty | |
| dear | expensive | read | peruse | |
| dearth | scarcity | ready | alert | |
| debilitate | weaken | real | genuine | |
| deceive | trick | reap | harvest | |
| decimate | destroy | rebuke | reprimand | |
| decipher | decode | receptacle | container | |
| decrease | reduce | reckless | rash | |
| deduce | conclude | recollect | remember | |
| deleterious | harmful | rectify | correct | |
| delude | deceive | recur | repeat | |
| demeanor | behavior | red | ruddy | |
| demise | death | reek | smell | |
| demobilize | disband | regal | royal | |
| demoralize | dishearten | rein | curb | |
| denigrate | defame | rejoice | celebrate | |
| denounce | condemn | relic | antique | |
| depart | leave | remain | stay | |
| deplete | exhaust | remedial | corrective | |
| deride | ridicule | remember | recollect | |
| desecrate | profane | remnant | residue | |
| desiccate | dehydrate | remorse | guilt | |
| despot | tyrant | renown | fame | |
| destitute | poor | replenish | refill | |
| detain | confine | retain | keep | |
| detrimental | harmful | revenue | income | |
| devise | plan | rich | wealthy | |
| devout | pious | rift | split | |
| diabolical | devilish | riot | revolt | |
| diffident | shy | roam | wander | |
| discernible | visible | robust | vigorous | |
| discreet | prudent | rostrum | podium | |
| disease | sickness | rough | coarse | |
| disfigure | mar | round | circular | |
| dismal | gloomy | rude | impolite | |
| disorder | chaos | rue | regret | |
| dispatch | send | rule | govern | |
| disperse | scatter | ruse | trick | |
| disseminate | distribute | rustic | rural | |
| distend | swell | sack | pillage | |
| distract | divert | sad | unhappy | |
| diversity | variety | safe | secure | |
| divulge | disclose | saga | story | |
| dodder | tremble | sanction | approval | |
| dull | gloomy | saturate | soak | |
| dumb | mute | savour | relish | |
| duress | coercion | scant | inadequate | |
| eatable | edible | scared | frightened | |
| ebb | recede | scatter | disperse | |
| eccentric | odd, weird | schism | rift | |
| edifice | building | scion | offspring | |
| efficacious | effective | scorn | disdain | |
| egocentric | self-centered | sear | burn | |
| electorate | voters | secede | withdraw | |
| elucidate | explain | seclusion | solitude | |
| elude | evade | seduce | lure | |
| empty | vacant | seldom | rarely | |
| end | conclusion | semblance | likeness | |
| enemy | foe | separate | sever | |
| enough | sufficient | serene | peaceful | |
| ensnare | trap, lure | sham | pretense | |
| enterprise | undertaking | sheen | luster | |
| entice | lure | short | brief | |
| entreat | plead | shorten | abbreviate | |
| envoy | messenger | show | exhibit | |
| ephemeral | short-lived | shun | avoid | |
| epoch | era | sibling | brother/sister | |
| equitable | fair | sick | ill | |
| error | mistake | siege | blockage | |
| escape | elude | silent | quiet | |
| exorbitant | expensive | silly | foolish | |
| exorcise | expel | simple | easy | |
| fable | myth | sinister | evil | |
| fall | drop | site | location | |
| FALSE | untrue, wrong | skeptical | doubtful | |
| fantasy | daydream | slay | kill | |
| far | distant | sleepy | drowsy | |
| feather | plume | slim | slender | |
| feign | pretend | sloth | laziness | |
| fertile | fruitful | smart | intelligent | |
| fidelity | loyalty | smell | scent | |
| fierce | ferocious | smite | strike | |
| fight | battle | snare | trap | |
| filch | steal | snub | ignore | |
| find | discover | sovereign | monarch | |
| first | initial | specimen | sample | |
| fiscal | monetary | squalid | filthy | |
| flagellate | whip | squander | waste | |
| float | drift | static | inactive | |
| force | compel | steed | horse | |
| foretell | predict | stern | strict | |
| free | release | stick | adhere | |
| friend | companion, ally | stifle | suppress | |
| friend | ally | stimulate | excite | |
| funny | amusing | stingy | miserly | |
| furtive | stealthy | stop | halt | |
| gain | profit | strange | odd | |
| game | recreation | strife | conflict | |
| gargantuan | large | strive | endeavour | |
| garrulous | talkative | strong | powerful | |
| gather | collect | student | pupil | |
| gay | cheerful | studious | diligent | |
| general | common | style | fashion | |
| genesis | beginning | subdue | conquer | |
| ghastly | horrible | submit | yield | |
| give | donate | subside | diminish | |
| glad | happy | succulent | juicy | |
| glaring | dazzling | superb | excellent | |
| gnarl | deform | surmount | overcome | |
| gory | bloody | surprise | astonishment | |
| guest | visitor | surrender | yield | |
| guffaw | laughter | surround | encircle | |
| habit | custom | susceptible | vulnerable | |
| habituate | accustom | sustenance | food | |
| hale | healthy | swamp | marsh | |
| hallucination | delusion | taint | pollute | |
| hamper | obstruct | talk | conversation | |
| hapless | unlucky | talon | claw | |
| harangue | tirade | tangible | touchable | |
| hard | difficult | tarnish | taint | |
| hate | detest | taut | tight | |
| haven | refuge | teach | educate | |
| height | altitude | teacher | instructor | |
| help | assist | tedious | boring | |
| herald | harbinger | tempest | storm | |
| hew | cut | tempo | speed | |
| hide | conceal | tempt | entice | |
| hideous | horrible | tenet | doctrine | |
| high | tall | tepid | lukewarm | |
| home | residence | terse | concise | |
| hone | sharpen | tested | tried | |
| horde | group | thief | burglar | |
| hue | color | thin | lean | |
| hug | embrace | thrive | prosper | |
| huge | enormous | throng | crowd | |
| humane | compassionate | titillate | arouse | |
| hygienic | sanitary | titular | figurehead | |
| hyperbole | exaggeration | toil | drudgery | |
| idiosyncrasy | peculiarity | top | summit | |
| illicit | unlawful | trail | path | |
| illimitable | limitless | tranquilize | calm, anesthetize | |
| illustrious | famous | transient | temporary | |
| imbibe | drink | transitory | fleeting | |
| imitate | copy | traverse | cross | |
| immaterial | irrelevant | trek | journey | |
| immense | huge | trick | hoax | |
| impale | pierce | trite | commonplace | |
| impasse | deadlock | trust | believe | |
| impassive | calm | try | attempt | |
| impeccable | faultless | twain | two | |
| impede | hinder | tyrannical | dictatorial | |
| impending | imminent | ubiquitous | omnipresent | |
| imperil | endanger | ulterior | hidden, covert | |
| implicate | incriminate | unassuming | modest | |
| implore | entreat | uncanny | mysterious | |
| inculcate | instill | under | beneath | |
| incursion | raid | undermine | weaken | |
| indelible | permanent | underscore | emphasize | |
| indigent | poor | understand | comprehend | |
| indiscriminate | random | unduly | excessive | |
| indolent | lazy | unison | together | |
| industrious | hardworking | usually | generally | |
| inexorable | relentless | utter | complete | |
| infamous | notorious | vacant | empty | |
| infamy | shame | vacillate | waver | |
| infer | conclude | vain | unsuccessful | |
| infirmity | ailment | valiant | brave | |
| influx | inflow | value | worth | |
| infraction | violation | vanish | disappear | |
| infuriate | enrage | vanquish | conquer | |
| inhibit | restrain | vehement | adamant | |
| iniquitous | unjust | vendetta | feud | |
| initiate | begin | venom | poison | |
| inkling | hint | venue | location | |
| innate | inborn | verbose | wordy | |
| innocuous | harmless | verdict | decision | |
| innuendo | insinuation | veto | reject | |
| inordinate | excessive | vex | annoy | |
| inquisitive | curious | vicious | evil, cruel | |
| inscribe | engrave | victory | triumph | |
| inside | interior | vie | compete | |
| insignia | emblems | vilify | defame | |
| insolvent | bankrupt | virile | manly, strong | |
| instigate | incite | vital | necessary | |
| inter | bury | vocation | occupation | |
| interesting | fascinating | vogue | fashion | |
| intrepid | fearless | volatile | unstable | |
| intricate | complex | vulgarity | obscenity | |
| intrigue | plot | vulnerable | susceptible | |
| intrinsic | inherent | wager | bet | |
| inundate | flood | wages | salary | |
| involve | implicate | waive | forgo | |
| irate | angry | wallow | indulge | |
| irrational | illogical | want | need | |
| jeer | mock | watch | look | |
| jest | joke | weak | feeble | |
| jocular | humorous | wet | damp | |
| join | connect | whet | stimulate | |
| jostle | push | whole | entire | |
| judicious | prudent | wither | shrivel | |
| jump | leap | wonder | amazement | |
| just | fair | woo | court | |
| kudos | acclaim | wrath | anger, fury | |
| last | final | wrest | snatch | |
| lazy | indolent | writ | summons | |
| least | minimum | yearly | annually | |
| leave | abandon | young | youthful | |
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