A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous.
ANTONYMS
Artificial – Natural
Arrive – Depart
Argue – Agree
All – None
Amateur – Professional
Alive – Dead
Advanced – Elementary
Adult – Child
Ancestor – Descendant
Angel – Devil
In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship. For example, something that is long entails that it is not short. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites.
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SYNONYMS
ability - capability, competence, skill
achieve - attain, accomplish, realize, reach
angry - furious, irate, livid
appreciate - cherish, treasure, value
baffle - bewilder, confuse, perplex, puzzle
beautiful - attractive, pretty, lovely, stunning
bossy - controlling, domineering, overbearing
but - although, besides, though
challenge - dispute, question
scared - afraid
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous.
ANTONYMS
Artificial – Natural
Arrive – Depart
Argue – Agree
All – None
Amateur – Professional
Alive – Dead
Advanced – Elementary
Adult – Child
Ancestor – Descendant
Angel – Devil
In lexical semantics, opposites are words lying in an inherently incompatible binary relationship. For example, something that is long entails that it is not short. It is referred to as a 'binary' relationship because there are two members in a set of opposites.