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Question
Start a collection of synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms. Collect at least 50 each. Keep adding to your selection.
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Solution
Examples of synonyms.
- adapt – adjust
- anger – enrage, infuriate
- alike – same
- annual – yearly
- bright – shining, gleaming,
- big – enormous, huge
- barren – desolate
- bucket – pail
- brave – courageous, fearless
- certain – sure
- careful-cautious
- cry – shout, yell, weep
- dark – shadowy, gloomy
- disclose – announce
- difference – disagreement, inequity
- eager – keen, enthusiastic
- exit- leave
- false – fake, fraudulent
- fast – quick, rapid, speedy
- go – recede, depart, fade
- great – noteworthy, worthy, distinguished
- happy – pleased, contented
- help – aid, assist
- idea – thought, concept
- jest – joke
- large- big, enormous, huge
- little – tiny, small, minute
- make – create, originate
- move – plod, go
- end – stop, finish, terminate
- clever – smart
- carpet – rug
- beautiful – pretty, lovely
- fly – soar
- hurry – rush, run
- important – necessary, vital
- keep – hold
- mark – label
- fall – drop, descend
- couch – sofa
- come – approach, advance
- cool – chilly, frosty
- ask – question, inquire of
- busy – engaged
- close – shut
- conceal – hide
- cease – stop
- delight – joy
- garbage – trash
- gift – present
Examples of antonyms.
- absent – present
- admit – deny
- alive – dead
- ally – enemy
- apart – together
- arrive – depart
- ascend – descend
- backward – forward
- boundless – limited
- bent – straight
- boring – interesting
- bless – curse
- brave – cowardly
- build – destroy
- bright – dim, dull
- captive – free
- clear – cloudy, opaque
- common – rare
- correct – incorrect, wrong
- create – destroy
- deep – shallow
- diseased – healthy
- despair – hope
- dusk – dawn
- encourage – discourage
- even – odd
- export – import
- fade – brighten
- fast – slow
- foolish – wise
- fresh – stale
- giant – tiny, small, dwarf
- gloomy – cheerful
- grow – shrink
- harmful – harmless
- humble – proud
- courageous – coward
- increase – decrease
- internal – external
- just – unjust
- lawful – unlawful, illegal
- lengthen – shorten
- light – dark, heavy
- loud – quiet
- low – high
- misunderstand – understand
- merry – sad
- messy – neat
- minority – majority
- miser – spendthrift
Examples of homonyms.
- bark (n) - bark (v)
- board (n) - board (v)
- bow (n) - bow (v)
- bat (n) - bat (v)
- book (n) - book (v)
- clear (adj) - clear (v)
- cool (adj) - cool (n)
- current (adj - current (n)
- duck (n) - duck (v)
- fair (adj) - fair (n)
- bear (n) - bear (v)
- Right (noun) – Right (adjective)
- Tear (noun) – Tear (verb)
- Match (noun) – Match (verb)
- Ring (noun) – Ring (verb)
- Kind (noun) – Kind (adjective)
- Lie (noun) – Lie (verb)
- Bright (adjective) – Bright (adjective)
- Address (noun) – Address (verb)
- Watch (noun) – Watch (verb)
- Well (noun) – Well (adverb)
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