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Noun
Example: “There is not enough room for everyone here.”
Synonyms: space, area
Antonyms: crowding
Adjective
Example: “The room was a veritable museum.”
Synonyms: true, real
Antonyms: fake
Verb
Example: “The smell began to diffuse through the room.”
Synonyms: spread, disperse
Antonyms: concentrate
Example: “The room had an austere design.”
Synonyms: plain, severe
Antonyms: luxurious
Example: “The room was bereft of furniture.”
Synonyms: deprived, without
Antonyms: full
Example: “Flowers adorn the room.”
Synonyms: decorate, embellish
Antonyms: strip
Example: “The lamp is on the ceiling.”
Synonyms: top of room
Antonyms: floor
Example: “The students work in the laboratory.”
Synonyms: lab, science room
Antonyms: classroom
Example: “The bride is beautiful.”
Synonyms: wife-to-be
Antonyms: groom
Example: “The room has new furniture.”
Synonyms: chairs and tables, household items
Antonyms: empty room
Example: “I live in an apartment.”
Synonyms: flat, home
Antonyms: house
Example: “My bedroom is small.”
Synonyms: sleeping room
Antonyms: bathroom
Example: “The bathroom is clean.”
Synonyms: toilet, washroom
Antonyms: bedroom
Example: “I work in an office.”
Synonyms: workplace, company room
Antonyms: home
Example: “There is a picture on the wall.”
Example: “The toy is on the floor.”
Synonyms: ground
Antonyms: ceiling
Example: “The students are in the classroom.”
Synonyms: class
Adverb
Example: “It was infernally hot in the room.”
Synonyms: terribly, devilishly
Antonyms: pleasantly, mildly
Example: “The room was impeccably clean.”
Synonyms: perfectly, faultlessly
Antonyms: badly, poorly
Example: “The room remained unoccupied for months.”
Synonyms: vacant, empty
Antonyms: occupied, full
Example: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”
Synonyms: staleness, formality
Antonyms: freshness, openness
Example: “The child’s exuberance filled the room.”
Synonyms: enthusiasm, energy
Antonyms: gloom, reserve
Example: “The room was exotically decorated with rare fabrics.”
Synonyms: unusually, distinctively
Antonyms: plainly, ordinarily
Example: “Open the windows to ventilate the room.”
Synonyms: air out, oxygenate
Antonyms: seal, stifle
Example: “A beam of sunlight entered the room.”
Synonyms: ray, support bar
Antonyms: shadow
Example: “The room was dim and quiet.”
Synonyms: faint, darkish
Antonyms: bright
Example: “We booked accommodation near the beach.”
Synonyms: lodging, place to stay
Antonyms: homelessness
Example: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”
Synonyms: level, apartment
Antonyms: uneven
Example: “We met at a small bar near the station.”
Synonyms: pub, rod
Antonyms:
Example: “We need more space in this room.”
Synonyms: room, area
Example: “There is a globe in our classroom.”
Synonyms: world model
Example: “One classroom rule is to be quiet.”
Synonyms: law
Antonyms: freedom
Pronoun
Example: “This classroom is ours.”
Synonyms: belonging to us
Antonyms: theirs
Determiner
Example: “The room can hold sixty people.”
Synonyms: 60
Example: “Condensation formed on the glass as the room warmed up.”
Synonyms: moisture buildup
Example: “She argued so compellingly that the room fell silent.”
Synonyms: persuasively
Antonyms: unconvincingly
Example: “The microphone provides amplification for large rooms.”
Synonyms: boosting
Antonyms: reduction
Example: “She studied piano at the conservatory.”
Synonyms: music school
Example: “The room was decorated in gaudy colors.”
Synonyms: tasteless
Antonyms: elegant
Example: “Drink plenty of fluids when you are sick.”
Synonyms: liquid
Antonyms: solid
Example: “His room is always messy.”
Synonyms: untidy
Antonyms: neat
Example: “The old room was dusty.”
Antonyms: clean
Example: “The room felt claustrophobic.”
Synonyms: confined
Antonyms: spacious
Example: “The room is clean.”
Synonyms: tidy
Antonyms: dirty
/ˈɡærələs/
Example: “A garrulous speaker filled the room.”
Synonyms: loquacious, voluble, chatty
/ˌrezərˈveɪʃən/
Example: “I have a reservation for two nights.”
Synonyms: qualification, mental reservation, booking
/smɔːl/
Example: “The room is small.”
Synonyms: mean, diminutive, modest
Antonyms: large, big, reversion
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