Highschool Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms

alone : lonely, by oneself grow: raise

become: get grow up: become older

fun: amusement, joy remember: recall

pretty: beautiful therefore: so, thus

little: small pay: give

love: like last name: surname

have to: must kindergarten: a school for little children

hard: difficult

Antonyms

pretty: ugly remember: forget

much: little more: less

love: hate, dislike early: late

hard: easy small: big, large

Synonyms

also: too clever: bright, smart, intelligent

correct: right, true, appropriate fix: repair, mend

funny: comic, amusing laugh: giggle, smile

important: chief, main, necessary make: build, produce, create

quite: completely climb: go up

raise: grow stay: remain

understand: know, get

Antonyms

awake: asleep better: worse

clever: stupid cold: hot

correct: wrong, false, incorrect dark: light, bright

far: near important: unimportant

laugh: cry, weep long: short

make: destroy necessary: unnecessary

ripe: green

Synonyms

Clean: neat great: big

Leave: go, quit return: come back

Therefore: so wise: knowing, intelligent

Antonyms

Angry: calm, peaceful clean: dirty

Find: lose forget: remember

Great: small late: early

Leave: arrive move: stop,

Synonyms

Beside: next to maybe: perhaps

Warm: hot

wonder: question, think

Antonyms

Borrow: lend comfortable: uncomfortable

Deep: shallow heavy: light

Interesting: dull loud: low

Most: least push: pull

Warm: cold worse: better

Worst: best

Synonyms

Ask for: demand, request fight: battle

Finally: at last loudly: aloud

Try: struggle wear: put on

Antonyms

Able: incapable, weak difficulty: ease

Loudly: silently

Synonyms

Above: over at all: never

At last: finally attractive: beautiful

Wrong: false, incorrect build: make

Good looking: handsome hardly: scarcely, rarely, seldom

Odd: strange look for: search for

Once more: again really: indeed, actually

Turn: change rise: come up

Team: group way: path

Seat: place really: truly

Antonyms

Wrong: correct dark: light

Good-looking: ugly succeed: fail

Synonyms

Certainly: for certain, surely discover: find out

Happen: occur mystery: secret

Search: look for specific: peculiar

Antonyms

Find: lose same: different

Special: ordinary turn down: turn up

Turn off: turn on

Synonyms

Surprised: amazed explain: describe

Feed: give food to, nourish kill: murder

Partly: somewhat receive: get

Repair: mend, fix reply: answer

Rich: wealthy strange: odd

Treat: behave, deal trip: travel, journey

Antonyms

Kind: cruel, unkind lose: find

Pass: fail poor: rich, wealthy

Synonyms

Accept: admit entire: complete

Guide: lead, conduct help: aid

Honest: reliable, trustworthy follow: obey

Look: seam, appear truthful: correct, reliable, true

Worship: adore

Antonyms

Enemy: friend follow: lead

Honest: dishonest peace: war

True: false

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Synonyms

find out: understand, realize, comprehend give back: return

keep on: continue request: ask- beg- demand

reward: prize, award right: true, correct

slice: piece take apart: separate

unhappy: sad unusual: strange, odd

Antonyms

keep on: cease, stop request: deny

right: wrong unusual: usual, ordinary

upset: happy

Synonyms

face: confront flat: level

go around: orbit knowledge: understanding

like: similar lots of: a lot of

rather: somewhat, fairly secret: mystery

seem: look, appear, sound steal: rob

understand: know, learn, figure out wide: broad, vast

windy: stormy

Antonyms

fewer: more like: different

wide: narrow stormy: calm

Synonyms

cost: charge, value employ: hire

glow: gleam, shine price: cost, value

repair: fix, mend punish: discipline, beat

tiny: small, little whole: all, complete, entire

Antonyms

punish: praise tiny: huge, large

war: peace pull: push

Synonyms

boss: employer complete: finish, perfect, end

cruel: unkind, heartless earn: gain

ill: sick, unhealthy, unwell prefer: would rather

real: true reason: cause

sad: unhappy terrible: horrible, awful

war: battle

Antonyms

cruel: kind, gentle, merciful earn: lose, spend

ill: healthy real: false, unreal

sad: happy war: peace

Synonyms

angry: furious completely: fully

mixed up: puzzled hate: dislike

lazy: inactive light: bright, clear

lovely: beautiful, charming, admirable miss: lose

sadly: unhappily

Antonyms

full: empty hate: like, love

lazy: active light: dark

light: heavy lovely: ugly

sadly: happily

Synonyms

advice: guidance, counsel all of a sudden: suddenly

bother: disturb, annoy business: trade, job, profession

cover: hide, protect, conceal cure: treat

disease: illness extra: additional

giggle: laugh humid: damp, wet, moist

illness: sickness, disease jerk: shake, move suddenly

last: continue, endure lend: loan

lucky: fortunate, blessed obey: follow

order: command stop: cease, end, finish

try: attempt, strive, struggle try: examine, test

wet: damp, moist

Antonyms

bother: comfort, calm cover: reveal, uncover

humid: arid, dry lend: borrow

lucky: unfortunate, unlucky obey: disobey

stop: start wet: dry

Synonyms

actually: really, in fact agree: consent, accord

appointment: date behavior: mannares, accord

comment: explain, interpret common: ordinary, usual

depend: rely, trust describe: define, explain

different: unlike disagree: appose

expect: hope for friendly: intimate, kindly

idea: opinion, thought peace: calm, quiet

purpose: aim, goal, intention quiet: silent, still

race: match, competition require: need, want

safe: guarded, protected, secure start: begin

necessary: needed, essential sufficient: enough, adequate

suitable: fit, appropriate take place: happen, occur

topic: subject usual: ordinary

Antonyms

agree: disagree different: similar, alike

disagree: agree health: sickness

peace: war quiet: noisy

safe: insecure, dangerous, unsafe sufficient: insufficient

suitable: unsuitable necessary: needless

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Synonyms

allow : let, permit average : normal, ordinary

careful : attentive, cautious interested : concerned

behave : act certain : sure

choice : selection, option, election choose : select

continue : carry on, go on, keep on effect : impact, result

end : finish except : but, excluding

harmful : hurtful, damaging improve : better

influence : effect, impact observe : notice, see

period : term, time powerful : strong

practice : exercise pressure : force, press

probably : maybe, perhaps, likely, possibly recent : late, new

remember : recall relax : rest

research : investigation, study, examination single : one, sole

single : unmarried skill : ability

stay : remain, reside struggle : endeavour, flight, contest, battle

successful : victorious, favourable unusual : odd, queer, strange

weak : feeble, powerless, marvellous wonderful : amazing

Antonyms

allow : forbid, prohibit average : abnormal

careful : careless interested : uninterested

certain : uncertain, doubtful continue : stop, discontinue

end : start harmful : harmless

improve : worsen observe : disregard

powerful : weak probably : certainly

remember : forget single : married

stay : leave successful : unsuccessful

unusual : usual, common weak : strong

wonderful : ordinary

Synonyms

dangerous : risky, unsafe ashamed : feeling shame

degree : measure, grade, extent discussion : argument

dislike : hate, detest educate : instruct

end : finish end : aim, purpose, goal

fact : reality, truth fashionable : up-to-date, modish, current

final : last fit : suitable, proper, appropriate

forbid : ban, prohibit, inhibit free : independent

goal : aim, end, object, purpose honest : trustworthy, honourable, trusty

however : but, nevertheless, still, yet insist : persist, urge

modern : new, up-to-date nation : people, state, country

passenger : traveller possible : likely, maybe, probable

prepare : get ready rapidly : quickly, fast

realize : recognize refuse : decline, reject, repel

rubbish : trash, garbage, litter show : display, indicate, reveal

silly : foolish, stupid society : community

stupid : silly, foolish useful : helpful

value : cost, price

Antonyms

dangerous : safe ashamed : proud

dislike : like end : start

fact : fiction fill : empty

fit : improper free : dependent

honest : dishonest modern : old

useful : useless

Synonyms

ability : power, skill, talent afraid : frightened, scared

amount : quantity area ; region, district

basis : principle, foundation brief : short

conscious : aware dead : lifeless

details : parts guide : lead, conduct

enter : come or go in even : steady, constant

event : incident, occurrence, happening feeling : emotion

foreigner : stranger, alien interest : concern, sympathy, regard

loss : damage mistake : error, fault

occur : happen pace : step

question : ask recall : remember

record : write, register scene : sight, stage

search for : look for thus : so, then

call up : telephone

Antonyms

ability : inability afraid : unafraid, fearless

brief : long conscious : unaware

dead : alive enter : leave

even : uneven loss : advantage

recall : forget search for : find

Synonyms

operate : work, function organize : arrange, form

pair : couple permit : let, allow

place : locality, location, site place : put, lay

silently : quietly, calmly site : place, position

take part : participate wide: broad

win : succeed, conquer

Antonyms

organize : disorganize, ruin wide : narrow

win : fail, lose winner : loser

Synonyms

amuse : entertain amusing : pleasing, funny

bored : tired boring : dull

excite : move, stir up confused : mixed up, puzzled

fear : fright, horror, dread, be afraid of frightened : terrified, shocked

habit : custom involve : include

manage : direct, guide, accomplish shock : tremble

shout : cry, yell surprised : amazed, astonished

surprising : amazing

Antonyms

amuse : bore, sadden, tire amusing : boring

excite : bore manage : mismanage

Synonyms

action : movement activity : motion, movement

aspect : condition, attitude capacity : content, ability

constantly : continually deny : refuse, reject

design : plan endeavour : attempt, effort

entertainment : reception, amusement exactly : precisely, accurately

giant : huge, enormous influence : effect

orbit : revolve, turn perform: carry out

process : course, action, method project : plan

properly: suitably research : investigate

route : path, road, way separate : apart

task : duty, job, labour turn : revolve

Antonyms

capacity : incapacity, inability giant : dwarf

properly : improperly

Pre-university

Pre-L1

relies: depends

more efficiently: better

protect: keep safe

injuries: physical harm to the body

joint: part of body where two bones meet

flexible: able to change without breaking

bend: move part of the body so that it is not straight any more

stretch: put arms and legs out straight

nutrients: things needed to keep a living thing alive and to help it grow

fuel: material burnt to produce energy

stores: keeps

fat: a white/yellow material under the skin

excellent: very good

release: let a chemical come out

Synonyms

health : soundness, strength important : significant

actually : really, in fact reason : cause

hardworking : active pump : fill, empty

lift : elevate, raise rely : depend, trust

increase : enlarge, add to efficiently : capably, effectively

period : course, cycle, date protect : defend, guard

injury : damage, harm, hurt support : advocate, help, aid

flexible : elastic bend : bow

stretch : pull, extend, lengthen in addition to: besides

active : energetic, hard-working nutrient : nourishment

store: reserve, stock extra: additional, excess

excellent: good, fine, superior release: deliver, free, come out

create: make, produce, build enjoy: like

bother: annoy, irritate proud: selfish

Antonyms

health: sickness, weakness hardworking: inactive, slow

lift: lower rely: distrust

increase: decrease, reduce active: inactive

excellent: bad, inferior create: destroy

bother: calm proud: humble

Pre-L2

audience: group of people watching or listening to sth

embarrassment: state of being ashamed of

confidence: a belief in your own ability

presentation: a talk that gives information on a special subject

concentrate: give all your attention to sth

firmly: in a strong way

distract: take somebody's attention away from sth

emphasize: give special importance to sth

gesture: a movement of your hands, arms, or head that shows how you feel or think

expression: a look on the face

mood: the way something makes you feel

voice projection: the act of making your voice be heard clearly

add variety: make sth interesting by adding different things

humor: ability to laugh or make people laugh

nervousness: state of being worried

Synonyms

confidence : trust, self, reliance ability : capability

relationship : connection, link trustworthy : honest, trusty

accept : admit occasion : time, opportunity

variety : difference, diversity raise : elevate, lift

purpose : aim fun : joy, humor

contact : touch suitable : fitting

choice : option, selection opinion : idea

boring : tiresome, unexciting emotion : feeling

attractive : beautiful, charming, fascinating

Antonyms

ability : inability, incapability aware : unaware

interested : uninterested confident : unconfident

confidence : distrust accept : reject

succeed : fail raise : lower

boring : interesting suitable : unsuitable

Pre-L3

concern: a feeling of worry about sth

climate: general weather of a place over a period of time

trap: keep

region: a particular area or part in a country or the world

mainly: to a large degree

pattern: a usual way in which sth happens or is done

cause: make sth happen

sea level: average height of the sea/ocean

extinction: when all the animals and plants of a particular type die

weigh sth against sth: judge which of two things is more important

environment: the air, water, or land in which living things live

recycle: change old materials to use them again

pollution: damaged caused to water, air, etc by harmful materials

Synonyms

exactly : correctly alone : by itself, single

produce : make, create trap : keep, capture, catch

average : medium region : area, district

period : course, time mild : pleasant, calm

mainly : mostly, chiefly include : contain, consist of

general : concern, total pattern : design

cause : reason, motive care : anxiety, concern, worry

pretty : attractive, beautiful pretty : fairly, quite, somewhat

possible : likely, probable cost : worth

reduce : decrease, lessen, diminish save : economize, reserve, rescue

release : free, let go, deliver, liberate punish : beat, discipline

though : nevertheless, yet, still although : though, even if

Antonyms

mild : strong, severe, harsh general : rare

pretty : ugly possible : impossible

save : waste release : fasten

punish : praise decrease : increase, raise

Pre-L4

float: stay on the surface of a liquid such as water

consist of: be formed from

smoothly: without any sudden movements or changes

shake: move sth up and down and from side to side

rattle: move sth with a sound

damage: physical harm to sth

populated: full of people

destructive: causing damage and destruction

probable: likely to be or to happen

entirely: completely

predict: say that sth will happen

locate: find the place of sth

forecast: say what the weather will be like

flood: when a lot of water covers an area that is usually dry

emergency: an event needing immediate action

procedure: a way of doing sth, especially the usual way

calm: no excited

provide: make sth available for someone who needs it

Synonyms

survive : live, last, outlive main : vital, chief, principal

core : kernel float : hang

smoothly : calmly, peacefully, quietly occur : happen, take place

result : conclusion common : customary, usual

damage : hurt, injury destructive : fatal

probable : likely, possible entirely : completely

predict : forecast, foretell exact : accurate, correct, careful

possibility : probability storm : tempest

reality : fact, truth procedure : way, policy

plan : design, sketch, chart fix : repair, mend, correct

place : location, spot calm : peaceful, quiet, still, mild

provide : supply frightening : fearful, horrifying

immediate : instant, prompt, quick known : famous

discover : find out, notice thief : robber

assume : suppose

Antonyms

float : sink soft : hard, violent, harsh

Common : unusual known : unknown

Aware : unaware

Pre-L5

issue: an important subject

vacation: holiday

apprentice: a person who is learning a job

extreme: most serious or unusual

right: sth that the law allows you to do

industrialized: having a lot of industries

rural: relating to the countryside

agriculture: the science or practice of farming

trade: the buying an selling of goods

manufacturing: production

construction: building

domestic: of home

poverty: the state of being poor

prevent: stop

irrelevant: not relating to sth

fail: not be successful

willing: wanting to do sth

union: an organization for people who do a special jobs

remove: make someone stop doing a job

social movement: change in the way people think or behave

Synonyms

hurt : damage, harm, injure labour : work

global : international, universal issue : subject, matter, topic, question

force : make, compel, oblige support : advocate, aid, help, assist

physically : bodily emotional : romantic

mentally : intellectually help out : aid, assist

earn : gain, get, make a profit of boring : dull

vacation : holiday specific : special, particular, peculiar

apprentice : learner, pupil, trainee, beginner keep : prevent, restrain

extra : additional, excess, more, further laborer : worker

busy : active, occupied extreme : acute, severest

rob : deprive rob : steal

develop : expand, grow childhood : baby-hood, boyhood, infancy

condition : situation, state harmful : bad

handle : touch, use material : substance

tool : instrument design : plan, sketch

common : customary, general, usual exist : be, be found

nation : country, people concern : anxiety, fear, worry

estimate : calculate, assess basis : base, foundation

rural : country agriculture: farming, cultivation

manufacture : produce, build construction : manufacture, build

domestic : household, , tame strategy : method, plan, policy

provide : supply follow : go after, obey

remove : send away, take away, transfer encourage : cheer

movement : motion poverty : poorness

prevent : stop irrelevant : unrelated

adult : grown up person(man or woman), person of mature

fail : be a failure, be unsuccessful employer : boss, chief

willing : eager protect : support

development : growth, expansion aware : informed

fact : certainty, reality, truth emergency : crisis, danger, serious situation

Antonyms

physically : spiritually boring : interesting

specific : vague busy : lazy

harmful : harmless, benificial common : unusual

rural : town, urban manufacture : destroy

domestic : wild encourage : discourage

follow : lead, disobey poverty : wealth

prevent : help, support irrelevant : related

fail : succeed willing : unwilling

Pre-L6

exploration: traveling to or around a place to learn

feature: important part or quality of sth

launch: send sb or sth such as a spacecraft into space

artificial: created by people, not usual

density: the amount of sth, in a unit volume, area or length

mission: a flight into space

astronaut: a traveler in a spacecraft

sample: a small amount of sth to test

vehicle: sth such as a car that takes people from one place to another

beyond: on the other side of sth

mass: the amount of material in sth

base: a center from which sth is controlled

run: control sth, and make it work

Synonyms

exploration : probe, research observe : notice, regard, look at

device : instrument, tool phase : stage

feature : characteristic allow : permit, let

detail : ingredient probably : possibly

magnify : enlarge, make larger distant : far, far away

orbit : go round, travel round former : previous

artificial : man-made, unnatural, false project : design, plan

experiment : test, trial sample : example

explore : probe, investigate, search include : consist of, contain

cover : conceal, warp up era : age, period

room : place, space although : even if, though

research : investigate save : rescue

recently : lately provide : supply, prepare

process : make usable, provide

Antonyms

artificial : natural allow : forbid

former : latter distant : close

probably : improbably save : waste

Pre-L7

data: information stored in a computer

network: a number of lines or computers connected to each other

access: get; use

server: the main computer in a network

multimedia: the combined use of sound, picture, film, etc.

compose: write

attach: join one thing to another

document: a piece of paper with information on it

forward: send a message or note to a new address

continuously: without stop

transfer: moving sth from one place to another

log on: do sth to begin using a computer

addictive: needing to be done as often as possible because people enjoy it

Synonyms

communication : contact, interaction combine : mix, blend

speed : quicken, hasten link : connection, join

data : information personal : individual, private

form : type, format device : tool, instrument

definition : explanation, clarification purpose : aim, goal, end, objective, target

communicate : get in touch, make contact addition : adding up, extra, increase

access : entrance, accession develop : expand, grow

although : though, in spite of, even though mail : letters, post

graphic : vivid, photographic improve : get better, progress

feature : characteristic compose : write

attach : join, connect, fasten require : need, want

pass : give missing : lost

readable : legible, understandable out of date : old, old-fashioned

unreadable : illegible comment : commentary, explanation

update : bring up to date, modernize continuously : constantly

transfer : removal ability : capability

discussion : argument, conversation, debate catalog : list, brochure, directory

share : divide, partake together : collectively

effectively : impressively inexpensively : cheaply

Antonyms

combine : separate personal : public

improve : worsen attach : detach, loosen, untie

unreadable : legible ability : inability, incapability

inexpensively : expensively

Pre-L8

missionary work: teaching about the Christian religion

community: a group of people having the same religion, job, etc.

nun: a woman of a Christian community

suffering: experience of pain and unpleasant emotions

convent: a building for nuns

devote: give most of your time, energy, etc. to sb/sth

slum; very poor part of a city

voluntary: done not by force

financial: of money:

charity: help for the poor

promotion: help sth to grow

live on: continue to live

sign: sth that shows what is happening

complex: not simple

private: not public

tin: a kind of metal(sn)

Synonyms

training : educating, teaching, instructing duty : task

choice : option, election join : attach, connect

community : society, nation nun : abbess, sister

suffering : ache, pain poverty : beggary, need

impression : effect, impact, influence permission : allowance, leave

superior : senior, greater, better devote : dedicate

homeless : wandering voluntary : elective, free, optional

financial : monetary various : different, varied

official : formal permit : allow

charity : generosity task : duty, work

project : plan award : prize, reward

promotion : advancement brotherhood : brotherliness, friendliness

performance : achievement sign : mark

do well : succeed complex : complicated

run away : escape experiment : test, trial, try-out

private : individual, personal successful : fruitful

disease : illness, sickness, malady

Antonyms

join : separate poverty : wealth

superior : inferior voluntary : obligatory

various : similar peace : war

complicated : simple private : public

successful : unsuccessful

Highschool Synonyms & Antonyms

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