Quick Notes

Quick Notes

English Chapter 3: Reading Skills
Synonym and Antonym
     
 

SYNONYM AND ANTONYM

  
     
     
     
 
1.1    SYNONYM
 
     
 

Synonym (SAME meaning)

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language. 

  
     
 

For example: 

     WORDS           SYNONYMS     
Shut Close
Kind Nice
Noisy Loud
Glad Happy
Fast Quick
Afraid Scared
Centre Middle
Enjoy Like
Equal Same
Rock Stone
 
     
     
     
 
1.2    ANTONYM
 
     
 

Antonym (OPPOSITE meaning)

A word opposite in meaning to another.

  
     
 
     WORDS           ANTONYMS     
Bad Good
Anger Happiness
Large Small
Unhappy Glad
Give Take
Heavy Light
Add Subtract
Hungry Full
Tall Short
Over Under