Antonyms and Synonyms
Antonyms
Antonyms are words with the opposite meaning to another word.
For example the antonym of up is down.
Here are a few for you to try.
Find an antonym for each of the following
| Word | Antonym |
| tall | short |
| wide | |
| below | |
| destroy | |
| dirty | |
| under |
| Word | Antonym |
| tall | short |
| wide | narrow |
| below | above |
| destroy | create |
| dirty | clean |
| under | over |
Synonyms
Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning to another word.
For example a synonym of awful would be terrible. We use synonyms to make our writing more interesting. Synonyms can make our
writing more dramatic. We often use a thesaurus to find synonyms of words.
Here are a few for you to try. Find a few synonyms for each of the following words. Some you may know, others you may have to use a thesaurus for.
| Word | Synonym |
| terrified | frightened, scared, petrified |
| give | |
| add | |
| great | |
| brave | |
| sad | |
| cry |
Well how did you do?
Your answers may be different but that does not matter. The important thing is that your synonyms have a similar meaning to the word given.
| Word | Synonym |
| terrified | frightened, scared, petrified |
| give | offer, reward, assign |
| add | insert, mix, join |
| great | powerful, superior, strong |
| brave | bold, courageous, splendid |
| sad | sorrowful, unhappy, miserable |
| cry | weep, utter, shout |
Review
An antonym means the opposite to a given word and a
synonym has a similar meaning.
That wasn't too bad was it?