Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Week 3_25/02/2011

Synonyms

couch-sofa-sette
student-pupil
sad-unhappy
sweet-candy
crazy-mad
speak-talk
big-huge-large
ocean-sea
doom-fate-destiny-lot-fortune-ruin-death-sentences-fatality
trousers-pants
nappy-diaper
incorrect-mistake
cute-adorable
crisps-potato crisps
go-astern-reverse
forest-jungle
team-group
report-statement
path-way
pace-step
beautiful-pretty
intelligent-brilliant
difficult-hard-challenging
animal-breast
topic-subject
restless-uneasy
sick-ill
kidding-joking
trolley-cart-carriage

13 comments:

  1. its so many words that i do not know their another meaning of it.omg!!ok here are the xtras:)

    1)Happy-glad-pleased-proud
    2)Step-sequence
    3)Join-combine
    4)Clever-smart-genius
    5)Famous-popular
    6)Delicious-tasty

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  2. Hi everyone!
    Synonyms is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. Here are some examples:
    - close=shut
    - auto=car
    - large=big
    - small=tiny
    - ill=sick
    - listen=hear
    - see=look
    - sniff=smell
    - pull=tug
    - hard=difficult
    - taxi=cab
    - truck=lorry
    - speak=talk
    - fast=quick
    - evil=bad
    - shop=store
    - rug=carpet
    - own=possess
    - strange=odd
    - exit=leave

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  3. Sarasvathy Ramasamy

    Synonyms are words that mean the same as another word and different words with almost identical or similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous. Synonyms can be any parts of speech, for an example nouns, verbs or preposition. There are list of synonyms:
    Nouns: student-pupil
    Verbs: buy-purchase
    Preposition: on-upon
    • Beautiful - pretty, gorgeous
    • Begin - start, open, launch
    • Brave - courageous, fearless
    • Awful- dreadful, terrible, abominable, bad, poor, unpleasant
    • Calm – peaceful
    • Famous - well-known
    • Fast - quick, rapid, speed
    • Hurry – rush
    • Make - create, originate
    • Story - tale, myth

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  4. hello everyone, ^_^
    it's me, aini

    Synonyms

    Synonyms are different words with almost identical or similar meanings.
    Synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.

    For example:-

    Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty

    Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased

    Funny: Humorous, Comical

    Happy: Content, Joyful

    Hardworking: Diligent, Determined

    Honest: Honorable, Fair, Sincere, Trustworthy

    Intelligent: Smart, Bright, Brilliant

    Introverted: Shy, Bashful, Quiet, Withdrawn

    Kind: Thoughtful, Considerate

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  5. Hi friends..


    1)Synonym

    ~Synonyms are different words with similar meanings.
    ~ Synonyms can be any part of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions),
    examples of English synonyms are:
     noun
     "student" and "pupil"
     "petty crime" and "misdemeanor"
     verb
     "buy" and "purchase"
     adjective
     "sick" and "ill"
     adverb
     "quickly" and "speedily"
     preposition
     "on" and "upon"

    2)Homonyms
    ~Homonyms are words that sound or are spelled the same, but have different meanings.

    1)air-heir
    2)affect-effect
    3)know-no
    4)to-too
    5)sight-site
    6)grissly-grizzly
    7)principal-principle
    8)hole-whole
    9)addition-edition

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  6. example:
    1. list
    Between listen and hear is a difference like that between the words look and see. (Compare synonyms for LOOK.) To hear is simply to become conscious of sound, to listen is to make a conscious.

    Synonyms: listen, attend, hark, harken, hear, heed, list

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  7. Synonyms are words that are similar or have related meaning to another word. they can be lifesavers, especially when we want to avoid repeating the same words over and over...

    Here are few examples of synonyms:

    license-permit

    incorrect-mistaken

    ocean-sea

    student-pupil

    help-aid

    fight-argue

    war-battle

    depart-leave

    theater-cinema

    locate-find

    pal-friend

    difficult-hard

    winner-champion

    load-pack

    skill=talent

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  8. Another example of homonyms:
    a)sundae-sunday
    b)buy-bye
    c)boy-bouy
    d)pray-prey
    e)thought-taught
    f)one-won

    Synonyms:
    a)relax-chill
    b)beside-next
    c)sad-unhappy
    d)money-penny

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  9. Some examples of synonyms:

    money - note
    fix - repair
    increase - rise
    boy - guy - male
    girl - lady - female
    seldom - often
    popular - famous

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  10. arrogant,disdainful,imperious
    blend,combine,mix
    bliss,happiness,joy
    label,brand,classify
    labor,toil,work
    settle,adjust,compromise
    shallow,superficial,trivial

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  11. Hye & Assalamualaikum wbt everyone....
    it's me again...^^


    Synonyms- which is different words but have same meaning.

    Rubbish - Trash
    Perhaps - Maybe
    Nearly - Almost
    Little - Small
    Jump - Leap
    Gift - Present
    Experiment - Testing
    Mistake - Error
    Lovely - Beautiful
    Rich - Wealthy
    Trust - Believe
    Glad - Happy
    Guard - Protect
    Disease - Sickness
    Center - Middle
    Buy - Purchase
    Bright - Shining
    Correct - right
    Trainers - Sneakers
    Job - Work
    Perfect - Ideal
    Quiet - Silent
    Study - Learn
    Gentle - Kind
    Hate - Dislike
    Hit - Beat
    Catch - Capture
    Choose - Select
    Gun - rifle
    Hear - Listen
    Conversation - Dialogue
    Broad - Wide
    Alive - Lively
    Ask - Question
    Often - Regularly
    Enemy - Foe

    tq....^^

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  12. Hi guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Here are some example of synonymes.....................
     Avoid- ignore-shun
     Bitter- acrid-sour
     Bonus- award-gift
     Budget- allot- plan
     Category-classification
     Bliss- happiness-joy
     Casual-informal-natural
     Cherish-esteem-love
     Courteous-polite-well mannered
     Dare- challenge
     Alaborate-embelish-enhance
     Essential-basic-necessary
     Estimate-guess-predict
     Genuine-actual-real
     Ignorent-stupid-unintelligent
     Impatient-anxious-eager
     Juvenile-adolescent-immature
     Label-brand-classify
     Manage-administer-control
     Objection-disapproval

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  13. Synonyms – two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context. For example; badly – severely – gravely – seriously, faithful – firm – loyal – truehearted, rich – affluent – flush – loaded – moneyed – wealthy, loiter – hang around – mess about.

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