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Adverb
Example: “She is very happy today.”
Synonyms: really
Antonyms: slightly
Adjective
Example: “Education has intrinsic value.”
Synonyms: inherent, essential
Antonyms: external
Verb
Example: “Some families subsist on very little money.”
Synonyms: survive, live
Antonyms: prosper
Example: “Bad weather can hamper delivery.”
Synonyms: hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: help
Noun
Example: “Everyone has a small quirk.”
Synonyms: oddity, habit
Antonyms: normality
Example: “Shipping is free today.”
Synonyms: delivery, transport
Antonyms: pickup
Example: “The discovery changed science.”
Synonyms: finding, revelation
Antonyms: loss
Example: “The delivery is fast.”
Synonyms: shipment, transport
Example: “A storm is coming.”
Synonyms: bad weather, tempest
Antonyms: calm
Example: “The baby is sleeping.”
Synonyms: infant, little child
Antonyms: adult
Example: “I drink tea every morning.”
Synonyms: hot drink
Antonyms: coffee
Example: “I eat an apple every day.”
Synonyms: fruit
Example: “Torrential rain flooded the streets.”
Synonyms: heavy, pouring
Antonyms: light, gentle
Example: “She became hysterical when she heard the news.”
Synonyms: uncontrollable, frantic
Antonyms: calm, composed
Example: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”
Synonyms: loss, seizure
Antonyms: retention, recovery
Example: “His deliberate silence made everyone uncomfortable.”
Synonyms: intentional, calculated
Antonyms: accidental, impulsive
Example: “The factory demands strict uniformity in production.”
Synonyms: consistency, sameness
Antonyms: variety, diversity
Example: “She is a voracious reader of history books.”
Synonyms: greedy, avid
Antonyms: moderate, indifferent
Example: “His sarcastic reply upset everyone.”
Synonyms: mocking, ironic
Antonyms: sincere, kind
Example: “It is cool outside this evening.”
Synonyms: chilly, great
Antonyms: hot, uncool
Example: “The dog looked thin and bony.”
Synonyms: skinny, thin
Antonyms: fleshy
Example: “Be careful, the road is icy.”
Synonyms: frozen, cold
Antonyms: warm
Example: “Her father-in-law visits every weekend.”
Synonyms: relative by marriage
Antonyms:
Example: “I hope everything goes well.”
Synonyms: wish, expect positively
Antonyms: despair
Example: “She is very fond of music.”
Synonyms: loving, keen on
Antonyms: dislike
Example: “The teacher tried to be fair to everyone.”
Synonyms: just, reasonable
Antonyms: unfair
Example: “We heard a loud bang from outside.”
Synonyms: crash, slam
Antonyms: silence
Example: “They go to the mountains to ski every winter.”
Synonyms: winter sport
Preposition
Example: “The speed limit is sixty miles per hour.”
Synonyms: for each
Example: “I jog in the park every morning.”
Synonyms: run slowly
Antonyms: walk
Example: “Put a dot at the end of the sentence.”
Synonyms: point, spot
Antonyms: line
Example: “Her friendliness made everyone feel welcome.”
Synonyms: kindness, warmth
Antonyms: coldness, hostility
Example: “He is only an acquaintance, not a close friend.”
Synonyms: contact, associate
Antonyms: stranger, close friend
Example: “The image on the screen is very clear.”
Synonyms: picture, photo
Example: “Walking is part of my daily routine.”
Synonyms: everyday
Antonyms: weekly
Example: “That sounds like a crazy idea.”
Synonyms: wild, strange
Antonyms: normal, sensible
Example: “The weather was awful all day.”
Synonyms: terrible, very bad
Antonyms: wonderful
Example: “Every adult must carry identification.”
Synonyms: grown-up
Antonyms: child
Example: “She can sing very well.”
Synonyms: nicely
Antonyms: badly
Example: “I visit my grandmother every week.”
Synonyms: seven days
Antonyms: day
Example: “They pray every morning.”
Synonyms: worship
Example: “The poor family needed food and water.”
Synonyms: needy
Antonyms: rich
Example: “She is a very nice teacher.”
Synonyms: kind, pleasant
Antonyms: mean, nasty
Example: “The novel satirizes puritanical attitudes toward pleasure.”
Synonyms: strict, moralistic
Antonyms: permissive, liberal
Example: “He built a strange contraption out of spare parts.”
Synonyms: device, gadget
Example: “The consignment was delayed at customs.”
Synonyms: shipment, delivery batch
Example: “The shelter was primitively built but still usable.”
Synonyms: crudely, basically
Antonyms: sophisticatedly, refinedly
Example: “The event was designed inclusively so everyone could participate.”
Synonyms: openly, without exclusion
Antonyms: exclusively, narrowly
Example: “We considered every conceivable option before deciding.”
Synonyms: imaginable, possible
Antonyms: inconceivable, impossible
Example: “Take one dose of the medicine every morning.”
Synonyms: portion, amount
Antonyms: overdose
Example: “A tiny crack appeared in the glass.”
Synonyms: very small, minute
Antonyms: huge, large
Example: “That young actor became a star very quickly.”
Synonyms: celebrity, sun-like body
Antonyms: ordinary person
Example: “There is not enough room for everyone here.”
Synonyms: space, area
Antonyms: crowding
Example: “Prices continue to rise every month.”
Synonyms: increase, go up
Antonyms: fall, drop
Example: “She looked pale after the long trip.”
Synonyms: light-colored, faint
Antonyms: bright, healthy-looking
Example: “The meeting did not last very long.”
Synonyms: final, continue
Antonyms: first, end quickly
Example: “He told a joke that made everyone laugh.”
Synonyms: funny remark
Antonyms: serious statement
Example: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”
Synonyms: enormous, very large
Antonyms: tiny, small
Example: “Everyone came except Tom.”
Synonyms: apart from
Antonyms: including
Example: “Please explain every detail clearly.”
Synonyms: particular, information
Antonyms: summary
Example: “She was deeply moved by the story.”
Synonyms: strongly, intensely
Example: “These shoes feel too tight.”
Synonyms: firm, close-fitting
Antonyms: loose
Example: “The book is very thick.”
Synonyms: dense
Antonyms: thin
Example: “That was a super idea.”
Synonyms: great, excellent
Antonyms: awful
Example: “I study English every evening.”
Synonyms: learn
Antonyms: ignore
Example: “That is a very good point.”
Synonyms: idea, dot
Antonyms: nonsense
Example: “Everyone hopes for peace.”
Synonyms: calm, harmony
Antonyms: war
Example: “We pay rent every month.”
Synonyms: 30 days
Example: “You did a great job.”
Synonyms: excellent
Antonyms: terrible
Determiner
Example: “She calls her mother every day.”
Synonyms: each
Antonyms: none
Example: “This year has been very busy for us.”
Synonyms: twelve months
Antonyms: moment
Example: “Accountability prevents “everyone’s job” from becoming nobody’s.”
Synonyms: responsibility
Antonyms: impunity
Example: “Full recuperation may take months, not weeks.”
Synonyms: recovery
Antonyms: decline
Example: “The octogenarian still runs his business every morning.”
Synonyms: eighty-year-old
Example: “He looked muscle-bound, but he tired quickly.”
Synonyms: buff
Antonyms: slender
Example: “The audit was conducted meticulously, line by line.”
Synonyms: scrupulously
Antonyms: carelessly
Example: “Every founder has an idiosyncrasy that shapes the culture.”
Synonyms: quirk
Example: “Their meeting was pure happenstance, but it changed everything.”
Synonyms: chance
Antonyms: design
Example: “Social media highlights the ephemerality of attention.”
Synonyms: transience
Antonyms: permanence
Example: “Their goals are antithetical to everything we’re trying to build.”
Synonyms: opposed
Antonyms: compatible
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