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Understanding Synonyms: Expanding Your Vocabulary with Alternative Words
| Word | Synonyms -1 | Synonym -2 |
| abandon | discard | vacate |
| accord | agree | grant |
| adversity | difficulty | misfortune |
| affuluent | plentiful | rich |
| aggravate | annoy | infuriate |
| alleviate | lighten | mitigate |
| amenable | agreeable | favorable |
| anguish | distress | sorrow |
| apathetic | dispirited | lifeless |
| arrogant | disdainful | imperious |
| astonish | confound | overwhelm |
| atrocious | appalling | detestable |
| augment | add | enlarge |
| avoid | ignore | shun |
| awkward | graceless | inept |
| baffle | confuse | deceive |
| banal | common | plain |
| barren | desolate | sterile |
| berate | criticize | disapprove |
| betray | deceive | fool |
| bias | inclination | predisposition |
| bitter | acrid | sour |
| blend | combine | mix |
| bliss | hapiness | joy |
| bluff | boast | feign |
| bold | daring | fearless |
| bonus | award | gift |
| bother | annoy | irritate |
| brief | concise | short |
| brilliant | clever | intelligent |
| brisk | fast | swift |
| budget | allot | plan |
| Candid | honest | truthful |
| caricature | cartoon | imitation |
| casual | informal | natural |
| category | classification | division |
| cease | desist | stop |
| chaotic | disordered | messy |
| cherish | esteem | love |
| circumvent | avoid | go around |
| compensate | blance | recompense |
| competent | able | capable |
| conceive | design | plan |
| contradict | deny | oppose |
| contribution | donation | grant |
| courteous | polite | well-mannered |
| craving | desire | longing |
| credulous | confident | trstful |
| damp | moist | wet |
| dare | challenge | defy |
| decay | decline | rot |
| decent | honorable | pure |
| dense | filled | packed |
| designate | name | select |
| detain | hold | keep |
| disclose | announce | reveal |
| dogma | belief | view |
| durable | constant | lasting |
| dwindle | abate | diminish |
| eager | earnest | keep |
| eccerntric | abnormal | idiosyncratic |
| elaborate | embellish | enhance |
| emanate | arise | radiate |
| embezzle | purloin | steal |
| eminent | distinguished | prominent |
| encourage | foster | include |
| endure | last | persist |
| essential | cultured | learned |
| essential | basic | necessary |
| estimate | guess | predict |
| evalute | appraise | juddge |
| exhaust | deplete | empty |
| exhilarated | cheerful | zestful |
| explicit | definite | specific |
| fastidious | exacting | particular |
| federation | alliance | band |
| feeble | helpless | infirm |
| fevor | intensity | passion |
| feud | argument | dispute |
| filth | dirt | squalor |
| flatter | nimble | swift |
| frivolous | inconsequential | trivial |
| frugal | prudent | saving |
| furious | angry | outraged |
| generous | benevolent | unselfish |
| genuine | actual | real |
| glare | gleam | glisten |
| gloomy | cheerful | dim |
| goad | provoke | badger |
| grasp | grab | hold |
| greed | avarice | longing |
| guarantee | assure | pledge |
| guile | cunning | deceit |
| gullible | credulous | unsuspicious |
| habitual | accustomed | regular |
| handicap | disability | disadvantage |
| harass | annoy | disturb |
| harmless | innocuous | inoffesnsive |
| harsh | hard | coarse |
| hasty | abrupt | hurried |
| haughty | arrogant | pretentious |
| humiliate | humble | shame |
| hygiene | cleanliness | sanitation |
| hypocrisy | duplicity | falseness |
| ideal | goal | perfection |
| idle | lazy | unoccupied |
| ignorant | stupid | unintelligent |
| illogical | incongruent | rambling |
| illustrious | eminent | famous |
| imitate | copy | reflect |
| immense | huge | mammoth |
| impartial | candid | impersonal |
| impatient | anxious | eager |
| implicate | accuse | insinuate |
| importunate | beg | solicit |
| inadventent | accidental | unintentional |
| indifferent | apathetic | disinterested |
| isolate | detach | quarantine |
| jargon | argot | slang |
| jovial | genial | merry |
| judge | estimate | referee |
| justification | excuse | reason |
| juvenile | adolescent | immature |
| keen | clever | observant |
| label | brand | classify |
| labor | toil | work |
| lead | direct | proceed |
| lean | slim | thin |
| leave | abandon | desert |
| liberal | copious | desert |
| liberal | lieient | open-minded |
| limitation | boundary | constraint |
| lucid | clear | understandable |
| lucky | auspicious | fortunate |
| mad | furious | irate |
| manage | administer | control |
| minipulate | control | shape |
| marginal | borderline | limited |
| match | agree | correspond |
| maze | complexity | labyrinth |
| meditate | ponder | think |
| mention | allude | refer to |
| merge | blend | fuse |
| narrow | confined | restriction |
| nature | aspect | character |
| necessary | mandatory | requisite |
| negate | contradict | refute |
| negligent | careless | remiss |
| negotiate | bargain | deal |
| nice | affable | benign |
| noble | aristocate | distiguished |
| novice | beginner | nonprofessional |
| nuisance | annoyance | offence |
| obedient | faithful | loyal |
| objection | disapproval | protest |
| obligatory | compulsory | required |
| observe | notice | watch |
| obvious | conspicuous | definite |
| offend | anger | irritate |
| offend | anger | irritate |
| offer | bid | proposal |
| omen | premonitaion | sign |
| omit | exclude | remove |
| opportune | advantageous | auspicious |
| pacify | appease | placate |
| pain | ache | discomfort |
| paramount | chief | leading |
| partisan | biased | dogmatic |
| passive | inactive | lethargic |
| paiuse | break | cease |
| permeate | diffuse | disseminate |
| perpetuate | endure | preserve |
| perples | astonish | baffle |
| persecute | afflict | harass |
| radiate | effuse | emanate |
| radical | basic | fundamental |
| range | anger | furor |
| rank | arrange | classify |
| realize | accomplish | fulfill |
| recalcitrant | obstinate | stubborn |
| receptacle | container | repository |
| reconcile | artone | conciliate |
| regret | deplore | grieve |
| reliable | dependable | trustworthy |
| sanction | approval | permit |
| scope | aim | extent |
| section | devision | portion |
| settle | adjust | compromise |
| shallow | superficial | trivial |
| shrewd | careful | calculating |
| significant | distinctive | important |
| slight | delicate | slender |
| spontaneous | impromtu | unplanned |
| spread | announce | broadcast |
| stabilize | balance | steady |
| tame | domesticate | subdue |
| tangle | intertwine | twist |
| temper | mood | nature |
| tendency | inclination | trend |
| term | cycle | duration |
| thrift | conservation | prudence |
| tough | aggressive | unyielding |
| transfer | convey | exchange |
| tumult | agitation | commotion |
| turbulent | disordered | violent |
| vain | boastful | inflated |
| valid | authorized | legitimate |
| variety | assortment | divesify |
| verify | authenticate | substantiate |
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