Synonyms, List of synonyms, Antonyms || Comprehension & Developing Communication Skills in English || Bsc Agriculture

3.  SYNONYMS

 

Synonyms are those words, which are very nearly alike in meaning but not quite. We have to choose from a number of synonyms, the particular word that exactly expresses the idea that we wish to convey.

 

 

Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the words provided in brackets: Here is a……………  sword; it is the................................................................................. one used by

Guru Gobind Singh (actual, real)

Give me a ……………account of the accident, use ……………

language (concise, brief)

A     ……………      mind   gives    and.......................... expression

(vacant, empty)

Captain Cook  ……………the pacific,  and  ……………  a  great  number  of islands

(discovered, explored)

The ship ……………  and many  sailors were..................... (sank

drowned)

In my new ……………  I have not the comforts  of a............................................................................................................ (house

home) Mountain …………… is enchanting. What a beautiful

…………… (sight, scenery)

It   was   ……………   to   the   astronomer   that   the  eclipse  would                                                                                                                     be

…………… at

midnight                     (    obvious, visible)

She met with an …………… This …………… in her life was most memorable. It was an …………… of historical importance (accident, incident, event)

Opium smoking is a  bad  ……………this  ……………  existed  among the ancient tribes of India (custom, habit)

A ……………  is bound  to take p17lace  in our country  sooner  or l

……………

against the dictator was put down with an  iron  hand  (rebellion, revolution)

Rain is …………… but not …………… before evening. Frost is

……………  though not....................... even at the end of May. (probable,

possible)

 

Choose the correct synonym of the following words

 

COMPLEMENT
a. disapproval	b. praise	c. complaint	d. completion
CONCEPT
a. idea	b. belief	c. deception	d. control
DUMB
a. clear	b. rouge	c. mute	d. stupid
DUBIOUS
a. cunning	b. pretending	c. resolved	d. doubtful
INDUCE
a. trap	b. influence	c. resolved	d. inflict
MUTTER
a. cry	b. weep	c. murmur	d. blame
SUMMON
a. call	b. weep	c. punish	d. order
COMPLIMENT
a. disapproval	b. praise	c. compliant	d. completion
RECKON
a. withdraw	b. calculate	c. estimate	d. exclude
INCULCATE
a. attract	b. adapt	c. cause	d. exclude

 

SEA-CHANGE

a. complete change        b. partial change      c. favourable change d. unfavourab le change

 

ANONYMOUS

a. generous                                 b. well- known                  c. reluctant d. One whose name is not known.

ASSIDUITY

a. diligence                      b. bitterness              c. peace              d. intelligence

 

CENSOR

a. deceive                         b. scold                      c. delete             d. fabricate

 

NOTHING

a. something                   b. cipher                    c. suffering        d. everything

 

ANGUISH

a. insult                           b. anger                     c. suffering        d. desire

COMPLACENCY

a. self-satisfaction                b. negligence            c. carelessness d. hesitation

FLAIR

a. talent                                  b. anger                      c. jealousy         d. hatred

 

JEOPARDY

a. upset                                  b. confusion              c. danger           d. demolition

POSTHUMOUS CHILD

a. brilliant                              b. physically  weak  c. illegitimate    d. born after the

death of the father

INEFFABLE

a. not erasable                       b. inadequate           c.                         d. not effective

ORATOR

a. speaker                              b. singer                     c. debate            d. critic

 

NOSTALGIC

a. indolent                             b. diseased                c. homesick       d. soothing

 

PROCURE

a. preserve                             b. acquired                c. recover           d. harm

 

ATHEIST

a. bachelor                             b. disbeliever in God

c. heart doctor d. priest

OPHTHALMOLOGIST

a. eye doctor                                 b. skin doctor           c. heart doctor d. cancer specialist

TERRESTRIAL

a. wide spread                      b. relating to the      c. windswept    d. earthly

ANTONYMS

Words having opposite or contrary meanings are called Antonyms

 

Attractive              X

Acknowledge       X 

Adversity             X

Acquit                  X

Affirm                  X

Frugal, thrifty      X 

Fickle                    X

Condemn            X

Savage                  X

Persuade              X

Prohibit               X

Punish                X

Retire                  X

Work                  X

Benefactor          X

Base                     X

Frank                   X

Complain            X

Ambiguity           X

Repulsive

Disown, deny Prosperity

Convict

Deny Extravagant

Constant

Approve Civilized

Dissuade

Permit Reward

Advance, approach

Malefactor Noble

Reserved Refusal

Clarity

 

 

 

Underline the correct antonym of the following words

DISTANT

a. remote              b. far                   c. near d. yonder

INEVITABLE

a. certain              b. unavoidable  c. escapable       d. absolute

INCREASE

a. augment           b. decrease        c. improve             d.

NARROW

a. broad                b. thin                 c. slime              d.

 

 

EXCLUSION a. omission	b. elimination	c. inclusion	d. exemption
DETERIORATE a. dwindle	b. decrease	c. increase	d. diminish

 

PROGRESS

a. develop             b. advance         c. recede            d. prolong

 

FAITH

a. trust                  b. doubt             c. belief              d. reliance

 

FLUCTUATE

a. vacillate            b. change           c. shift                d. settle

 

BIAS

a. equity               b. impartiality   c. prejudice       d. unfairness

 

CELESTIAL

a. heavenly           b. divine             c. supernatural d. earthly

 

PROTEST

a. objection          b. disapproval  c. assent             d. contradiction

 

LANKY

a. lean                   b. thin                 c. sturdy            d. bony

 

LAVIS H

a. profuse           b. miserly               c. liberal            d. bountiful

 

GREAT a. advance	b. big	c. large	d. little
IMPERFECT a. absolute	b. complete	c. profound	d. consummate
SIGNIFICANT
a. important	b. insignificant	c. vital	d. necessary
ISOLATION a. separation	b. loneliness	c. intimacy	d. solitude
UNIQUE a. ordinary	b. common	c. singular	d. unequalled

 

SURMOUNT

a. surpass             b. fail                  c. master           d. overcome

 

JEALOUSY

a. tolerance          b. aware             c. jubilant          d. rustic

AMBIGUITY

a. clarity               b. certainty        c. rationality     d. perversity

 

FEASIBILITY

a. unsuitability    b. cheapness      c.

impropriety

d. impracticabilit

CIRCUITIOUS

a. round about    b. aware             c. complete       d. direct

GORGEOUS

a. fashionable      b. desperate      c. plain               d. sumptuous

appearance

 

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