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SYNONYM

-(sĭn'ənĭm) [Gr.,=having the same name], word having a meaning that is the same as or very similar to
the meaning of another word of the same language.

- word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.

- word or an expression that serves as a figurative or symbolic substitute for another.

Examples:

1. Funny Humorous

2. Happy Joyful

3. Hardworking Diligent

4. Intelligent Brilliant

5. Introvert Shy

6. Kind Thoughtful

7. Lazy Idle

8. Outgoing Friendly

9. Rich Affluent

10. Strong Tough


11. Unhappy Melancholy

12. Mean Unfriendly

13. Thrilled Excited

14. Scream Yell

15. Skilled Talented

ANTONYM

-(and the related antonymy) has also been commonly used as a term that is synonymous with opposite;
however, the term also has other more restricted meaning.

-In lexical semantics, opposites are words that lie in an inherently incompatible binary relationship as in
the opposite pairs male : female, long : short, up : down, and precede : follow.

-A word with an opposite meaning to another word.

Examples:

1. Large Small

2. Big Tiny

3. Happy Sad

4. Awake Asleep

5. Running Walking
6. Summer Winter

7. Right Wrong

8. Light Heavy

9. Day Night

10. Absence Presence

11. Accept Refuse

12. Accurate Inaccurate

13. Alive Dead

14. Ancient Modern

15. Abundant Scarce


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SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS

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