Unit
12
synonyms
REVIEW
A
Synonyms
A synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the
same meaning as another word.
B
Words Having The Same Or Nearly The Same Meaning
angry
——
furious
annually
——
yearly
beast
——
animal
beautiful
——
pretty
begin
——
start
boring
——
uninteresting
calm
——
peaceful
catch
——
capture
close
——
near
commence
——
start
courageous
——
brave
cruel
——
unkind
cunning
——
sly
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cure
——
remedy
dear
——
expensive
diligent
——
hard-working
——
keen
eager
enemy
——
foe
feeble
——
weak
finish
——
complete / end
free
——
release
hate
——
dislike
huge
——
big
ill
——
sick
injured
——
wounded
jovial
——
cheery
mad
——
insane
mute
——
dumb
noisy
——
rowdy
odd
——
strange
odour
——
smell
powerful
——
strong
protect
——
defend
purchase
——
buy
released
——
freed
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rich
——
wealthy
right
——
correct
roaming
——
wandering
rude
——
impolite
sad
——
unhappy
safe
——
secure
saved
——
rescued
scared
——
frightened
scolded
——
reprimanded
simple
——
easy
strict
——
stern
swift
——
fast
tiny
——
small
too
——
also
try
——
attempt
vacant
——
empty
vanish
——
disappear
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