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English Vocabulary for learners

SYNONYMS - HOMONYMS - ANTONYMS:
the difference explained

A list of frequently-used synonyms, homonyms and antonyms.

SYNONYMS are words that have a similar meaning e.g. 'begin' and 'start'.

HOMONYMS include:

homophones: the same sound but different spelling and meaning e.g. 'ate' and 'eight'
homographs: the same spelling but a different meaning e.g. 'bank account' and 'bank of river'.

ANTONYMS are words that are opposite in meaning to another e.g. 'accept' and 'refuse'.

SYNONYMS (similar meaning)		HOMONYMS (homophones: same sound)		ANTONYMS (opposites)
answer	reply	aloud	allowed	accept	refuse
ask	request	ate	eight	attack	defend
brave	courageous	bare	bear	admit	deny
broad	wide	bow	bough	beautiful	ugly
difficult	hard	cell	sell	begin	end
end	finish	cereal	serial	better	worse
fix	repair	deer	dear	brave	cowardly
gather	collect	dew	due	broad	narrow
glad	happy	fair	fare	cheap	expensive
intelligent	clever	flour	flower	clever	stupid
jump	leap	hair	hare	dangerous	safe
loyal	faithful	hear	here	difficult	easy
mistake	error	hole	whole	forbid	allow
odd	strange	mail	male	full	empty
particular	specific	pair	pare	guilty	innocent
quick	rapid	plain	plane	join	separate
rare	scarce	right	write	knowledge	ignorance
real	genuine	root	route	lazy	hardworking
reliable	dependable	sail	sale	married	single
rich	wealthy	sole	soul	minority	majority
sad	unhappy	some	sum	noisy	quiet
safe	secure	suite	sweet	remember	forget
scared	frightened	toe	tow	similar	different
try	attempt	wait	weight	true	false
vast	huge	week	weak	whisper	shout

See also: homonyms Ι synonyms Ι antonyms