SYNONYM, ANTONYM AND HYPONYM

SYNONYM

*Synonyms are words that have the same or very similar meaning. All words can have a         synonym. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions can have a synonym as long as both words are the same part of speech.

*Synonyms can be any part of speech (e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), as long as both members of the pair are the same part .
*synonym - two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
*words or phrases which have similar meaning.

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

Is the state or phenomenon in which the words that sound different, but have the same or identical meaning, as another word or phrase. All words can have a synonym. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions can have a synonym as long as both words are the same part of speech.

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

- See more at: http://shellashintaaclaudia.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/synonimantonym-and-hyponim.html#sthash.RXk8eOnB.dpuf

Is the state or phenomenon in which the words that sound different, but have the same or identical meaning, as another word or phrase. All words can have a synonym. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions can have a synonym as long as both words are the same part of speech.

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

- See more at: http://shellashintaaclaudia.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/synonimantonym-and-hyponim.html#sthash.RXk8eOnB.dpuf

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

- See more at: http://shellashintaaclaudia.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/synonimantonym-and-hyponim.html#sthash.RXk8eOnB.dpuf

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

- See more at: http://shellashintaaclaudia.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/synonimantonym-and-hyponim.html#sthash.RXk8eOnB.dpuf

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

- See more at: http://shellashintaaclaudia.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/synonimantonym-and-hyponim.html#sthash.RXk8eOnB.dpuf

Examples of Synonyms

Adjectives: beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, striking

Nouns: House, home, dwelling, residence, abode, quarters

Verbs: jump, bound, leap, hop, skip

Prepositions: in, inside, within

- See more at: http://shellashintaaclaudia.blogspot.co.id/2016/04/synonimantonym-and-hyponim.html#sthash.RXk8eOnB.dpuf

*Synonyms of Small
  Little, Mini, short, dimunitive, tiny, fine, petite
*Synonyms of Soft
  Downy, silky, dull, low, weak, spongy, limp, malleable
*Synonyms of Wet
  Moist, watery, soppy, soggy, drenched, awashed
*Synonyms of Weak
  Wimpy, sapped, faint, soft, flimsy
*Synonyms of Long
  Elongated, lengthy, outstretched, extended
*Synonyms of Create
  Cause, make, construct
*Synonyms of Hold
  Cling, Clench, Wait, Grip, grasp, clasp
*Synonyms of Run
  Dash, Gallop, Sprint, Scuttle
*Synonyms of Jump
  Leap, Bounce, Hop, Vault, Spring
*Synonyms of Smile
  Beam, Grin

Antonym

*are pairs or groups of words that are notionally opposite in meaning, such as night/day, boy/girl, long/short, hot/cold, etc. This post describes the four categories of antonyms that feature in the use of English, explains the characteristics of each and offers a number of examples of each type.

*Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. For example, the antonym of long is short. Often words will have more than one antonym but as with synonyms it depends on the context. For instance, the word warm could have the antonym cool or chilly. In order to choose the correct antonym, you have to look at all the meanings and how the word is used. Cool can mean stylish as well as chilly so the word cool may not be the best choice.

Working with Antonyms

Sometimes you need to take  steps to enlarge your findings when doing antonym research:
* Search for the antonyms for a word.
Here is an example of antonyms for the word "good"

• bad, badly, badness, evil, evilness, ill, malevolent, malicious, poorly, wicked 

Adding a Prefix

Sometimes, an antonym can be easily made by adding a prefix.
Examples of antonyms that were made by adding the prefix “un” are:

• Likely and unlikely
• Able and unable
• Fortunate and unfortunate
• Forgiving and unforgiving

By adding the prefix “non” you can make these pairs:

• Entity and nonentity
• Conformist and nonconformist
• Payment and nonpayment
• Combatant and noncombatant

Lastly, adding the prefix “in” can make the following pairs:

• Tolerant and intolerant
• Decent and indecent
• Discreet and indiscreet
• Excusable and inexcusable

Antonyms can be defined as follows:

1. Gradable (large/small, hot/cold, delicious/disgusting)

Gradable antonyms are typically pairs of adjectives that can be qualified by adverbs such as very, quite, extremely, etc. So for example, we can say the tickets were expensive or the tickets were cheap. However, as expensive and cheap are gradable antonyms, we can also qualify how expensive or cheap they were:
The tickets were surprisingly expensive. The tickets were very expensive. The tickets were quite expensive.
The tickets were incredibly cheap. The tickets were rather cheap. The tickets were undeniably cheap.
Further examples of gradable antonyms are:

• friendly/unfriendly
• hot/cold
• wet/dry
• interesting/boring
• bright/dull
• modern/old-fashioned
• bland/delicious

2. Complementary (black/white, boy/girl, alive/dead)

Complementary antonyms are pairs of words that are opposite in meaning, cannot be graded and are mutually exclusive. That is, they can exist independently of each other. For example, there might be a daughter in a family but not the complementary opposite of a son, as girls can exist without their complementary opposite of boys.
Further examples of complementary opposites are:

• push/pull
• right/wrong
• yes/no
• exit/entrance
• treat/punishment
• silence/noise
• lift/drop

3. Converse (teacher/student, doctor/patient, defence/prosecution)

Converse antonyms are pairs of opposites where one cannot exist without the other. For example to have a husband, you must have a wife. Therefore, husband and wife are complementary antonyms.
Further examples of complementary antonyms are:

• borrow/lend
• parent/child
• above/below
• night/day
• policeman/criminal
• husband/wife
• plug/socket

Word	Synonym	antonyms	Example Sentences
big	large	small	He has a big house in California. She has a small apartment in Manhattan.
difficult,	hard	easy	The test was very difficult,. I think riding a bike is easy.
new	recent	used	I bought a recent book. She drives a used car.
clean	tidy	dirty	He keeps his house tidy. The car is dirty and needs to be washed.
Deposit	secure	dangerous	The money is secure in the bank. Walking through downtown at midnight is dangerous.
friendly	outgoing	unfriendly	Tom is outgoing with everyone. There are many unfriendly people in this town.
good	great	bad	That's a great idea! He's a bad tennis player.
cheap	inexpensive	expensive	Homes are inexpensive at the moment. That car is very expensive.
interesting	fascinating	boring	That's a fascinating story. That TV show is boring.
quiet	still	noisy	It's nice and still in this room. The children are very noisy today.

Nouns: Beginning to Intermediate Levels

Word	Synonym	antonyms	Example Sentences
student	pupil	teacher	The pupils are in their seats. The teacher Began the class.
owner	director	employee	The director hired three new people. The employees are very happy with Reviews their jobs.
earth	ground	water	The ground here is very rich. You need water to live.
day	daylight	night	It's daylight out. Get up! I usually go to bed early at night.
answer	response	question	What is your response? She asked him a number of questions.
beginning	start	end	The start is at 8 am. The end of the book is very good.
man	male	woman	Tim is a male. Jane is a woman.
dog	puppy	paint	I'd like to get a puppy. The cat meowed so I let her in the house.
food	cuisine	drink	Let's eat some French cuisine tonight. She had a drink after work.
boy	lad	girl	The lad is waiting for you in the other room. There are four girls in the class.

Adverbs: Intermediate

Word	Synonym	antonyms	Example Sentences
fast	quickly intervening	slowly	He drives very quickly intervening. I slowly walked through the park.
carefully	cautiously	carelessly	Tim walked cautiously through the room checking everything. Those who drive carelessly will probably have an accident.
always	all the time	never	She easts lunch at her desk all the time. She never goes to the dentist.
seriously	thoughtfully	thoughtlessly	He thoughtfully answered the the question. She speaks about her private life thoughtlessly.
colorfully	plainly	brightly	She painted the picture plainly. He spoke about his adventures brightly.

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