Synonym Antonym

A word or phrase that means that same, or A word or phrase that means the opposite or
nearly the same as another word or phrase. nearly the opposite from another word or
phrase.
big - large
tall – short
heavy - weighty
thick - thin
thin - slim
difficult - easy

One excellent technique of improving your vocabulary is to learn synonyms and antonyms
together. You can create a chart listing both synonyms and antonyms including example sentences to
help you memorize new vocabulary. Synonyms and antonyms can be learned in categories such as
adjectives, adverbs, and adverbs. It's a good to begin building vocabulary by learning categories of
English synonyms and antonyms. To get you started, here are a number of synonyms and antonyms
arranged into categories for beginning to advanced level English learners.

Example Synonym and Antonym

NOUNS
word synonym antonym Example sentences
Big Large Small He has a big house in California
She has a small apartment in Manhattan.
Difficult Hard Easy The test was very difficult.
I think riding a bike is easy.
New Recent Use I bought a recent book.
She drives a used car
Clean Tidy Dirty He keeps his boarding house tidy
The car is dirty and needs to be washed
Safe Secure Dangerous The money is secure in the bank
Walking through downtown at midnight is dangerous
Friendly Outgoing Unfriendly Tom is outgoing with everyone
There are many unfriendly people in this town
Good Great Bad That's a great idea!
He's a bad tennis player
Cheap Inexpensive Expensive Homes are inexpensive at the moment
That car is very expensive
Interesting Fascinating Boring That's a fascinating story
That TV show is boring
Quite Still Noisy It's nice and still in this room
The children are very noisy today
Student Pupil Teacher The pupils are in their seats
The teacher began the class
Owner Director Employee The director hired three new people
The employees are very happy with their jobs
Earth Ground Water The ground here is very rich
 You need water to live
Day Daylight Night It's daylight out. Get up!
I usually go to bed early at night
Answer Response Question What is your response?
She asked him a number of questions
Beginning Start End The start is at 8 am
The end of the book is very good
Man Male Woman Tim is a good male
Jane is a bad woman
Food Cuisine Drink Let's eat some French cuisine tonight
She had a drink after work.
ADVERBS
Fast Quickly slowly He drives very quickly
I slowly walked through the park
Carefully Cautiously Carelessly Tim walked cautiously through the room checking
everything
Those who drive carelessly will probably have an accident
Always All the time Never She eats lunch at her desk all the time
She never goes to the dentist
Seriously Thoughtfully Thoughtlessly He thoughtfully answered the question
She speaks about her private life thoughtlessly
Colorfully Plainly Brightly She painted the picture plainly
He brightly spoke about his adventures