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Tuesday, 8 December 2020

Synonyms part - 2

      


Words having the same or nearly the same meaning are called synonyms.

No two words can have the same meaning ,shades of difference always exist. 
Note- words and their synonyms must belong to the same part of speech some words and their synonyms are given below.
                                                   
 Synonyms
    

efficient

competent , capable, productive

elegant

refined, tasteful, dignified

elementary

basic, fundamental, primary

enhance

enrich, improve, magnify, heighten, intensify

false

untrue, spurious ,erroneous

fatal

lethal, mortal, deadly

fury

anger, rage, wrath, ire

forbid 

prohibit, prevent, bar, disallow

gaiety

joyousness, happiness, mirth

genuine

true, factual, authentic

gracious

kind, polite, cordial

hostile

unfriendly, opposing, aggressive

humiliate

embarrass, disgrace, degrade

humility

modesty, politeness

ignorant

uninformed

impartial

neutral, objective, unbiased

incessant

continuous

inflexible

rigid, stiff, unbending

ingenious

clever, inventive ,resourceful

jubilant

elated, exhilarated, excited

judicious

discreet, wise

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