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Antonyms and Synonyms

Antonyms

A word that expresses a meaning of another word, in which case the


two words are antonyms of each other.
Examples:

Synonyms
Synonyms are words that have almost the same meaning while
antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning.
Examples:
Belly / stomach

Complete / total

Children / kids

Correct / right

Disaster / catastrophe

Crazy / mad

Earth / soil

Foolish / silly

Father / dad

Happy / glad

Happiness / joy

Hard / difficult

Instinct / intuition

Ill / sick

Mother / mom

Last / final

Present / gift

Near / close

Sunrise / dawn

Sad / unhappy

Big / large

Stable / steady

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References:

meaning of antonym retrieved from


https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/antonym examples of antonyms
retrieved from http://kidspicturedictionary.com/english-throughpictures/dictionary-children/opposites-words/ kidskonnect synonyms
(since1999) retrieved from https://kidskonnect.com/browse/ Really Learn
English Examples of Synonyms(Copyright 2010-2016) retrieved from
http://www.really-learn-english.com/synonyms-and-antonyms.html

Prepared by:
Ma. Diosy Puyat
BEEd III-B

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