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Intermediate Synonyms and Antonyms #1

Synonyms: words that have the same (or nearly the same) meanings

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Example: large big

Antonyms: words that have opposite meanings

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Example: hot cold

Directions: Choose the best synonym for the following words.

1) entire

3) brief

5) harsh
A. half

A. half

A. pretty

B. whole

B. short

B. strange

C. most

C. near

C. cruel

D. pure

D. soon

D. pleasant

E. funny

E. close

E. angry
2) wicked

4) broad

6) terrified

A. wrong

A. thin

A. wimpy

B. evil

B. wide

B. anxious

C. ingenious
C. deep

C. nervous

D. helpful

D. big

D. scared

E. good

E. small

E. horrified
Directions: Choose the best antonym for the following words.

1) awful

3) strange

5) plain

A. laughable

A. easy

A. lousy

B. unthinkable

B. typical

B. crazy

C. dubious

C. creative

C. fancy

D. pitiful
D. boring

D. ample

E. wonderful

E. tough

E. sweet

2) true

4) worst

6) positive

A. candid
A. meanest

A. amplified

B. false

B. best

B. negative

C. fake

C. last

C. wrong

D. real

D. angriest

D. inert

E. phony

E. happiest

E. equal