English Vocabulary for learners
SYNONYMS: words with similar meanings
A list of commonly-used synonyms.
A synonym is a word that has (almost) the same meaning as another word,
for example: begin/start, end/finish, happy/joyful.
Trying to find synonyms for new words is a good way for learners to improve their English.
Below is a list of frequently-used synonyms.
| WORD | SYNONYM | WORD | SYNONYM |
| admit | confess | particular | specific |
| answer | reply | poisonous | toxic |
| approximately | about | prompt | immediate |
| ask | request | provide | supply |
| begin | start | quick | rapid |
| behave | act | quiet | calm |
| brave | courageous | rare | scarce |
| broad | wide | real | genuine |
| cope | manage | reliable | dependable |
| correct | right | respond | reply |
| difficult | hard | rich | wealthy |
| disclose | reveal | right | correct |
| end | finish | rude | impolite |
| evaluate | assess | sad | unhappy |
| famous | renouned | safe | secure |
| fix | repair | scared | frightened |
| frank | outspoken | secluded | hidden/sheltered |
| gather | collect | select | choose |
| glad | happy | short | brief |
| grab | seize | shortage | scarcity |
| honest | truthful | silly | foolish |
| hostile | inimical | sincere | genuine |
| idea | thought | single | unmarried |
| ignore | disregard | slim | slender |
| intelligent | clever | small | little/tiny |
| jump | leap | stable | steady |
| loud | noisy | tired | exhausted |
| loyal | faithful | try | attempt |
| mad | insane | true | correct |
| mainly | chiefly | trustworthy | reliable |
| material | fabric | ultimate | final |
| missing | lost | unlawful | illegal |
| mistake | error | unusual | strange |
| modern | contemporary | usually | generally |
| moreover | in addition | value | worth |
| neat | tidy | vary | differ |
| necessary | essential | vast | huge |
| notify | inform | visualise | imagine |
| odd | strange | well | fit |
| overseas | abroad | winery | vineyard |
See also: homonyms Ι antonyms Ι comparative table