Synonyms
and Antonyms
BY
DEBORAH WHITE BROADWATER
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Synonyms and Antonyms
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... iv
Synonyms............................................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction....................................................................................................................................... 1
Exercise 1......................................................................................................................................... 2
Exercise 2......................................................................................................................................... 3
Exercise 3......................................................................................................................................... 4
Exercise 4......................................................................................................................................... 5
Exercise 5......................................................................................................................................... 6
Exercise 6......................................................................................................................................... 7
Exercise 7......................................................................................................................................... 8
Exercise 8......................................................................................................................................... 9
Exercise 9....................................................................................................................................... 10
Exercise 10..................................................................................................................................... 11
Exercise 11..................................................................................................................................... 12
Exercise 12..................................................................................................................................... 13
Exercise 13..................................................................................................................................... 14
Exercise 14..................................................................................................................................... 15
Exercise 15..................................................................................................................................... 16
Exercise 16..................................................................................................................................... 17
Exercise 17..................................................................................................................................... 18
Exercise 18..................................................................................................................................... 19
Exercise 19..................................................................................................................................... 20
Exercise 20..................................................................................................................................... 21
Exercise 21..................................................................................................................................... 22
Exercise 22..................................................................................................................................... 23
Exercise 23..................................................................................................................................... 24
Exercise 24..................................................................................................................................... 25
Exercise 25..................................................................................................................................... 26
Exercise 26..................................................................................................................................... 27
Exercise 27..................................................................................................................................... 28
Exercise 28..................................................................................................................................... 29
Synonyms That Can’t Be Substituted for Each Other..................................................................... 30
Exercise 29............................................................................................................................... 31
Synonyms in the Dictionary............................................................................................................ 32
Exercise 30............................................................................................................................... 33
Exercise 31............................................................................................................................... 34
Synonyms in a Thesaurus.............................................................................................................. 35
Exercise 32............................................................................................................................... 36
Exercise 33............................................................................................................................... 37
Exercise 34..................................................................................................................................... 38
Exercise 35..................................................................................................................................... 39
Exercise 36..................................................................................................................................... 40
Exercise 37..................................................................................................................................... 41
Exercise 38..................................................................................................................................... 42
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Exercise 39..................................................................................................................................... 43
Synonym List.................................................................................................................................. 44
Antonyms. .......................................................................................................................................... 50
Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 50
Exercise 1....................................................................................................................................... 51
Exercise 2....................................................................................................................................... 52
Exercise 3....................................................................................................................................... 53
Exercise 4....................................................................................................................................... 54
Exercise 5....................................................................................................................................... 55
Exercise 6....................................................................................................................................... 56
Exercise 7....................................................................................................................................... 57
Exercise 8....................................................................................................................................... 58
Exercise 9....................................................................................................................................... 59
Exercise 10..................................................................................................................................... 60
Exercise 11..................................................................................................................................... 61
Exercise 12..................................................................................................................................... 62
Exercise 13..................................................................................................................................... 63
Exercise 14..................................................................................................................................... 64
Exercise 15..................................................................................................................................... 65
Exercise 16..................................................................................................................................... 66
Exercise 17..................................................................................................................................... 67
Exercise 18..................................................................................................................................... 68
Exercise 19..................................................................................................................................... 69
Exercise 20..................................................................................................................................... 70
Exercise 21..................................................................................................................................... 71
Exercise 22..................................................................................................................................... 72
Exercise 23..................................................................................................................................... 73
Exercise 24..................................................................................................................................... 74
Exercise 25..................................................................................................................................... 75
Exercise 26..................................................................................................................................... 76
Exercise 27..................................................................................................................................... 77
Exercise 28..................................................................................................................................... 78
Exercise 29..................................................................................................................................... 79
Exercise 30..................................................................................................................................... 80
Exercise 31..................................................................................................................................... 81
Exercise 32..................................................................................................................................... 82
Exercise 33..................................................................................................................................... 83
Antonym List................................................................................................................................... 84
Answer Keys....................................................................................................................................... 88
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Synonyms: Exercise 1
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Date:
Synonyms: Exercise 1
Directions: Find a synonym for each word listed below from among the words in the word bank.
Write the synonym on the line.
hat
talk
happy
little
bright
quiet
damp
gazed
shore
cry
jump
home
1. wet
11. tidy
2. cap
12. glad
3. house
13. help
4. shiny
14. speak
5. hop
15. looked
6. small
16. trail
7. shout
17. beach
8. toss
18. twirl
9. foe
19. weep
10. halt
20. still
enemy
neat
throw
assist
stop
yell
path
spin
Write a paragraph using eight of the synonyms above. Make sure your sentences show that
you know the meaning of the words.
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Synonyms: Exercise 2
Name:
Date:
Synonyms: Exercise 2
Directions: In the following exercise, choose the synonym for each of the words. Write your
choice on the line.
1. happy
glad, bad, nervous
2. guest
helper, visitor, student
3. complete
begin, finish, start
4. simple
easy, hard, difficult
5. twirl
move, spin, walk
6. fast
walk, quick, slow
7. walk
go, stroll, speak
8. comical
unhappy, funny, caring
9. noisy
smell, soft, loud
10. yank
pull, carry, wait
11. trash
books, litter, strange
12. gone
absent, waiting, neat
13. donate
ask, give, meet
14. error
mistake, answer, test
15. howled
cried, wished, wanted
16. funny
perfect, silly, careful
17. fell
toppled, moved, skipped
18. near
act, plain, close
19. wealthy
happy, rich, sad
20. mend
remain, think, repair
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Synonyms: Exercise 3
Name:
Date:
Synonyms: Exercise 3
Directions: In the following exercise, choose the synonym for each of the words. Write your
choice on the line.
1. incinerate
burn, buy, finish
2. brave
funny, bold, happy
3. act
involve, perform, persuade
4. inquire
purchase, inform, ask
5. carve
draw, cut, stitch
6. shatter
break, remove, gather
7. locate
misplace, find, need
8. shun
stop, think, avoid
9. alike
different, same, love
10. sole
fish, shoe, only
11. accept
receive, renew, repair
12. clumsy
needy, careful, awkward
13. border
space, edge, mark
14. decline
lie, refuse, decide
15. choose
select, run, escape
16. dangerous
special, risky, odd
17. inexpensive
blast, dear, cheap
18. courteous
adept, polite, bow
19. pursue
chase, lead, money
20. command
order, remove, inquire
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