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Antonyms and Synonyms

 

Antonyms

Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning to another word.
For example the antonym of up is down.

Here are a few for you to try.

Find an antonym for each of the following

Word  Antonym
tall short
wide   
below   
destroy   
dirty   
under   

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Word  Antonym
tall short
wide  narrow
below  above
destroy  create
dirty  clean
under  over

 

Synonyms

Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning to another word.
For example a synonym of awful would be terrible. We use synonyms to make our writing more interesting. Synonyms can make our writing more dramatic. We often use a thesaurus to find synonyms of words.

Here are a few for you to try. Find a few synonyms for each of the following words. Some you may know, others you may have to use a thesaurus for.

Word Synonym
terrified  frightened, scared, petrified
give   
add   
great  
brave  
sad   
cry  

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Well how did you do?
Your answers may be different but that does not matter. The important thing is that your synonyms have a similar meaning to the word given.

Word Synonym
terrified  frightened, scared, petrified
give  offer, reward, assign
add  insert, mix, join
great powerful, superior, strong
brave bold, courageous, splendid
sad  sorrowful, unhappy, miserable
cry weep, utter, shout


Review

An antonym means the opposite to a given word and a synonym has a similar meaning.

That wasn't too bad was it?

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