Antonyms are two words that have opposite meanings. Synonyms are words that have
the same or nearly the same meaning. Homonyms are words that are pronounced the
same, and are sometimes spelled the same, but have different meanings.
Antonym Examples
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Achieve – Fail
Idle – Active
Afraid – Confident
Ancient – Modern
Arrive – Depart
Arrogant – Humble
Ascend – Descend
Attack – Defend
Blunt – Sharp
Brave – Cowardly
Cautious – Careless
Complex – Simple
Compliment – Insult
Brave – Cowardly
Crazy – Sane
Crooked – Straight
Decrease – Increase
Demand – Supply
Destroy – Create
Divide – Unite
Drunk – Sober
Expand – Contract
Freeze - Boil
Full – Empty
Generous – Stingy
Giant – Dwarf
Gloomy – Cheerful
Guilty – Innocent
Hire – Fire
Include – Exclude
Individual – Group
Innocent – Guilty
Compliment – Insult
Knowledge – Ignorance
Liquid – Solid
Lonely – Crowded
Synonym Examples
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Annihilation, destruction, carnage, extinction
Benefit, profit, revenue, yield
Cunning, keen, sharp, slick
Destitute, poor, bankrupt, impoverished
Deterioration, pollution, defilement, adulteration
Enormous, huge, gigantic, massive
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Fertile, fruitful, abundant, productive
House, dwelling, abode, domicile
Intelligent, clever, brilliant, knowledgeable
Loyal, faithful, ardent, devoted
Organization, institution, management
Partner, associate, colleague, companion
Polite, courteous, cordial, gracious
Risky, dangerous, perilous, treacherous
Sleepy, drowsy, listless, sluggish
Vacant, empty, deserted, uninhabited
For more examples of synonyms read
Homonym Examples
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Aid - Aide
Affect - Effect
Aisle - I’ll - Isle
Aloud - Allowed
Altar - Alter
Ark - Arc
Ball - Bawl
Base - Bass
Beech - Beach
Birth - Berth
Bore - Boar
Byte - Bite
Blew - Blue
Bow - Bough
Boy - Buoy
Bread - Bred
Browse - Brows
Cell - Sell
Cereal - Serial
Chilly - Chili - Chile
Chord - Cord
Complement - Compliment
Counsel - Council
Creak - Creek
Crews - Cruise
Dual - Duel
Fair - Fare
Fairy - Ferry
Feat - Feet
Fir - Fur
Flea - Flee
Gorilla - Guerrilla
Grease - Greece
Groan - Grown
Hall - Haul
Halve - Have
Holey - Holy - Wholly
Incite - Insight
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Jeans - Genes
Knead - Need
Knight - Night
Lessen - Lesson
Links - Lynx
Loan - Lone
Oral - Aural
Ought - Aught
Oar - Or - Ore
Overdo - Overdue
Peak - Peek
Phase - Faze
Pole - Poll
Pray - Prey
Principal - Principle
Raze - Raise
Real - ReeL
Ring - Wring
Role - Roll
Sew - So - Sow
Site - Sight - Cite
Soar - Sore
Sole - Soul
Toe - Tow
Vary - Very
Wail - Whale
Wait - Weight
We - Wee
Weather - Whether
Which - Witch
Whose - Who’s