www IELTS4U blogfa com EASIER ENGLISH BASIC SYNONYMS www IELTS4U blogfa com Dictionary Titles in the Series English Language Easier English Basic Dictionary 0 7475 6644 5 English Study Dictionary 1 9016 5963 1 Easier English Student Dictionary 0 7475 6624 0 English Thesaurus for Students 1 9016 5931 3 Specialist Dictionaries Dictionary of Accounting 0 7475 6991 6 Dictionary of Banking and Finance 0 7475 6685 2 Dictionary of Business 0 7475 9680 0 Dictionary of Economics 0 7475 6632 1 Dictionary.
www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com EASIER ENGLISH BASIC SYNONYMS www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Dictionary Titles in the Series English Language: Easier English Basic Dictionary 7475 6644 English Study Dictionary 9016 5963 Easier English Student Dictionary 7475 6624 English Thesaurus for Students 9016 5931 Specialist Dictionaries: Dictionary of Accounting 7475 6991 Dictionary of Banking and Finance 7475 6685 Dictionary of Business 7475 9680 Dictionary of Economics 7475 6632 Dictionary of Environment and Ecology 7475 7201 Dictionary of Hotels, Tourism and Catering Management 9016 5999 Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management 7475 6623 Dictionary of ICT 7475 6990 Dictionary of Marketing 7475 6621 Dictionary of Medical Terms 7475 6987 www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Dictionary of Military Terms 9038 5620 Dictionary of Nursing 7475 6634 Dictionary of Science and Technology 7475 6620 Check your English Vocabulary Workbooks: Business 7475 6626 Computing 9016 5928 English for Academic Purposes 7475 6691 PET 7475 6627 FCE + 7475 6981 IELTS 7475 6982 TOEFL® 7475 6984 Visit our website for full details of all our books http://www.bloomsbury.com/reference EASIER ENGLISH BASIC SYNONYMS www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com A BLOOMSBURY REFERENCE BOOK www.bloomsbury.com First published in Great Britain 2004 © Copyright Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2004 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 38 Soho Square London W1D 3HB All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the permission of the publishers British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 7475 6979 eISBN-13: 978-1-4081-0203-9 Text processing and computer typesetting by Bloomsbury Publishing Printed and bound in Italy by Legoprint All papers used by Bloomsbury Publishing are natural, recyclable products made from wood grown in well-managed forests The manufacturing processes conform to the environmental regulations of the country of origin Editor Howard Sargeant Text Production and Proofreading Katy McAdam, Joel Adams, Daisy Jackson, Sarah Lusznat www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Preface When several words seem to have almost the same meaning, how you choose the right word so that you express exactly what you want to? This book groups words with similar meanings (known as ‘synonyms’) together and gives each a definition and example so that the similarities and differences are made clear Anyone who wants to write clear and accurate English, using the correct word in a particular context, will find this book helpful, and a useful companion to the Easier English Basic Dictionary Groups of similar words are arranged alphabetically under the main word for the particular meaning being illustrated, so words meaning ‘big’ are given at big The ways in which these similar words are used in different situations are compared Words with an opposite meaning to the main meaning being illustrated (known as ‘antonyms’) are also given If you are not sure which group the word you are checking might appear in, you can find all the words in an alphabetical list at the end of the book with a reference to the place where they appear By using this list you will be able to find possible alternative words to use for the basic word you already know www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM ability noun Synonyms: ability, skill, competence, talent, capability Antonym: inability Synonyms: ability a natural tendency to something well I admire his ability to stay calm in difficult situations skill the ability to something well as a result of training or experience Portrait painting needs a lot of skill ć This job will help you develop management skills competence the quality of being able to a job or task well enough Does she have the necessary competence in foreign languages? talent an usually good natural ability, especially for something artistic She’s done well in the theatre – we always knew she had talent www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com capability the practical ability to something We have the capability to produce a better machine than this Antonym: inability the state of being unable to something BasicSyns.fm Page Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM accomplish verb Synonyms: accomplish, achieve, carry out, pull off accomplish to something successfully You won’t accomplish anything by arguing achieve to succeed in doing something after trying very hard Have you achieved all your aims? ć The company has achieved great success in the USA carry out to something, especially something that has been planned Doctors carried out tests on the patients ć The police are carrying out a search for the missing man pull off to succeed in doing something very good, especially if it is unexpected The deal will be great for the company, if we can pull it off www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM anger noun Synonyms: anger, annoyance, irritation, resentment, fury, rage Antonym: calmness Synonyms: anger a feeling of being very annoyed He managed to control his anger ć She couldn’t hide the anger she felt annoyance a feeling of being slightly upset or impatient There was a tone of annoyance in her voice irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient She watched with irritation as he tried to fix the wheel again resentment the feeling of being angry and upset about something that someone else has done The decision caused a lot of resentment among local people www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com fury very strong anger He shouted at us in fury rage sudden extreme anger Her face was red with rage Antonym: calmness the state of being quiet and calm BasicSyns.fm Page 108 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 108 very adverb Synonyms: very, extremely, exceptionally, remarkably very used to make an adjective or adverb stronger It’s very hot in the car – why don’t you open a window? ć The time seemed to go very quickly when we were on holiday extremely to a very great degree It was extremely hot in August ć She reacted extremely angrily exceptionally to a very great degree, often so great as to be surprising an exceptionally rude man ć You dealt with the situation exceptionally bravely remarkably to an unusually great degree, or in an unusual way She remained remarkably calm ć She performed remarkably well in both events www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page 109 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 109 want verb Synonyms: want, wish, long, desire want to hope that you will something, that something will happen, or that you will get something She wants a new car for her birthday ć Where you want to go for your holidays? ć He wants to be a teacher wish to want something to happen She sometimes wished she could live in the country ć I wish you wouldn’t be so unkind! long to want something very much I’m longing for a cup of tea ć Everyone was longing to be back home desire (formal) to want something Most of us desire a large comfortable home www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page 110 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 110 watch verb Synonyms: watch, look, observe, stare Antonyms: ignore, overlook Synonyms: watch to look at and notice something Did you watch the TV news last night? children dancing ć Everyone was watching the look to turn your eyes to see something I want you to look carefully at this photograph ć If you look out of the office window you can see our house ć He opened the lid of the box and looked inside observe to watch something with a lot of attention Scientists observed the behaviour of the animals for several days www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com stare to look at someone or something for a long time She stared sadly out of the window at the rain Antonyms: ignore not to notice someone or something deliberately overlook not to notice something BasicSyns.fm Page 111 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 111 weak adjective Synonyms: weak, feeble, frail, unhealthy Antonyms: strong, healthy Synonyms: weak not well and strong After his illness he is still very weak feeble physically weak, especially because of illness or age He gave a feeble wave with his left hand ć The voice on the phone sounded feeble frail physically weak, especially because of age His grandmother is now rather frail unhealthy not healthy, especially often ill All their children are quite unhealthy unhealthy colour www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Antonyms: strong having good health and strength healthy not ill, or not often ill ć I thought her face was an BasicSyns.fm Page 112 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 112 wet adjective Synonyms: wet, damp, moist, soaking, waterlogged Antonym: dry Synonyms: wet covered in water or other liquid She forgot her umbrella and got wet walking back from the shops ć The chair’s all wet where he knocked over his beer damp slightly wet She’d just had a shower and her hair was still damp ć The cellar has cold damp walls moist slightly wet, often in a pleasant way To clean the oven, just wipe it with a moist cloth moist, not too dry ć The cake should be www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com soaking very wet Don’t let the dog into the kitchen – he’s soaking or he’s soaking wet waterlogged relating to ground that is full of water, so the surface stays wet for a long time After so much rain, the pitch is waterlogged ć Most plants cannot grow in waterlogged soil Antonym: dry containing little or no water BasicSyns.fm Page 113 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 113 work noun Synonyms: work, labour, drudgery, graft work things that you using your strength or your brain There’s a great deal of work still to be done on the project ć There’s too much work for one person ć If you’ve finished that piece of work, there’s plenty more to be done ć Cooking for two hundred people every day is hard work labour work, especially hard physical work Does the price include the cost of labour? drudgery boring work that you not enjoy Most of the work in the office is sheer drudgery graft (informal) very hard work that needs a lot of energy She has succeeded through sheer hard graft www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page 114 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM 114 worry noun Synonyms: worry, anxiety, problem, responsibility, burden worry something that makes you anxious Go on holiday and try to forget your worries anxiety nervous worry about something Her anxiety about her job prospects began to affect her health ć The cost of the treatment is one of my main anxieties problem something that causes difficulty We’re having problems with the new computer system responsibility something that someone is responsible for It’s my responsibility to lock the doors at night ć Your children are not my responsibility burden www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com something that is hard to deal with Looking after the dog is sometimes quite a burden INDEX www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Headword ability n able adj acceptable adj accomplish v accurate adj achieve v acknowledgement n acquaintance n acquire v adjacent adj adult n advise v affection n again and again adv agree v aid n alert adj alive adj alter v ancient adj anger n annoy v annoyance n answer n antique adj anxiety n applicant n appreciate v apprentice n approve v aptitude n argue v aroma n arrogant adj ashamed adj ask v assassinate v assemble v assignment n assistance n assistant n assume v attempt v attractive adj attractive adj auxiliary n aware adj awkward adj baby n Essay intelligent good correct accomplish answer friend get next child suggest love often disagree help aware dead change old anger Headword bad adj barbecue n bare adj battle n beach n beat v beautiful adj beg v begin v beginner n big adj big adj blaze v blend n block v blunder n boiling adj boss n bother v brand-new adj bravery n break v breakable adj bright adj bug v burden n burst v cagey adj calmness n candidate n capability n captain n careful adj careful adj careless adj carry out v carry out v category n cautious adj cease v certain adj change v chase v cheerful adj child n chop v chore n clean adj Essay good meal naked fight defeat good-looking ask stop small shine mixture mistake cold leader annoy new courage fragile intelligent annoy worry break cautious anger contestant ability leader www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com old worry contestant like beginner disapprove talent disagree smell proud proud kill collect job help think try good-looking unattractive assistant hard child cautious careful accomplish perform type stop uncertain follow sad cut job Headword clean adj clever adj clone v coach v coast n cold adj collect v combination n come v come across v comic adj comical adj companion n competence n competition n complain v compound n conceited adj conclude v condemn v conduct v confer v conflict n conquer v conscientious adj conscious adj contender n contest n contestant n continue v contradict v convert v convinced adj cool adj copy v correct adj courage n cowardice n crack v criticise v crowd n custom n customary adj cut v damage v Essay dirty intelligent copy teach beach mixture go find funny funny friend ability mixture proud think disapprove guide give fight defeat careful aware contestant competition Headword damp adj dazzle v dead adj deadly adj deafening adj decrease v defeat v defend v deficiency n deficit n delicate adj delight v demand v depart v depressed adj deputy n desire v dialect n differ v difficult adj difficult adj direct v dirty adj dirty adj disagree v disappear v disapprove v discover v disgust n dislike n dislike v dispute v donate v doubtful adj drag v draw v drop v drop v drudgery n dry adj dubious adj duplicate v duty n easy adj easy adj Essay wet shine fatal noisy increase protect lack lack fragile annoy ask go sad assistant want language disagree hard easy guide www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com stop disagree change uncertain cold courage break disapprove group habit usual harm adj = adjective adv = adverb bold italic = main entry with synonyms n = noun italic = antonym clean go find dislike like disagree give uncertain pull pull increase raise work wet uncertain copy job hard v = verb Headword educate v elderly adj elevate v emotional adj employer n encounter v end v endeavour v enjoy v enlarge v enormous adj entrant n error n essential adj exact adj excellent adj exceptional adj exceptionally adv execute v execute v expand v expert n extend v extinct adj extremely adv fabrication n fail v falsehood n famous adj fat adj fat adj fatal adj feast n fed up adj feeble adj fib n fight n figure out v filthy adj find v fit adj fleeting adj flimsy adj follow v fondness n foolish adj forget v fragile adj frail adj Essay teach old raise moving leader find stop try like increase big contestant mistake necessary correct good usual very kill perform increase beginner increase dead very lie Headword freezing adj frequent adj frequently adv fresh adj friend n frozen adj fulfil v funny adj fury n gain v game n gang n gather v genre n get v gift n gifted adj give v glitter v glow v go v good adj good-looking adj graft n grant v grimy adj group n grubby adj grumble v guard v guide v guts plural n habit n hamper v handsome adj happy adj hard adj hard adj harm v hate n hate v hatred n hatred n haul v healthy adj help n helper n hesitate v Essay cold occasional often new cold perform anger get competition group collect type talent intelligent shine shine www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com lie thin meal sad weak lie think dirty strong temporary fragile love stupid fail weak work give dirty dirty complain protect courage block good-looking sad easy dislike like dislike love pull weak assistant Headword hideous adj hilarious adj hinder v hoard v hoist v hold back v hot adj huge adj huge adj humorous adj hurt v hygienic adj icy adj ignorance n ignorant adj ignore v illegal adj immediately adv impure adj inability n inaudible adj incorrect adj increase v individual n in doubt adj infamous adj infatuation n information n informed adj injure v innovative adj instantly adv instruct v intelligent adj intermittent adj irregular adj irresponsible adj irritate v irritation n jargon n jerk v job n kid n kill v kind n Essay unattractive funny block collect raise block cold big small funny harm clean cold knowledge aware watch legal now clean ability quiet correct Headword knack n knowledge n labour n lack n language n lasting adj late adj lawful adj lead v lead v leader n learn v learn v learner n leave v legal adj legitimate adj lethal adj licensed adj lie n lift v like v liking n liking n live adj long v look v lose v loud adj loud adj love n love v lovely adj lower v manager n master v match n mate n matter n meal n memorise v mend v microscopic adj mighty adj mindful adj Essay talent work temporary dead legal guide follow teach beginner go legal fatal legal raise love dislike dead want watch find noisy quiet www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com group uncertain famous love knowledge aware harm new now teach occasional usual stupid annoy anger language pull child type adj = adjective adv = adverb bold italic = main entry with synonyms n = noun italic = antonym like good-looking raise leader learn competition friend subject learn break small strong aware v = verb Headword miniature adj minute adj miserable adj mistake n mixture n mob n modest adj modify v moist adj mortal adj moving adj murder v naked adj nearby adj necessary adj neglect v neglect v neighbouring adj nerve n new adj new adj next adj noiseless adj noisy adj noisy adj normal adj notorious adj novel adj novice n now adv nude adj obese adj object v object v observe v obstruct v obtain v occasional adj odd adj odour n often adv old adj old adj old hand n old-fashioned adj old-fashioned adj omit v original adj Essay small small sad group proud change wet fatal kill next fail protect next courage old quiet Headword overcome v overlook v overlook v overweight adj overweight adj painstaking adj pal n passing adj passion n pathetic adj pause v pause v peaceful adj perform v periodic adj permanent adj pick up v pick up v picnic n piercing adj plain adj please v plump adj poor adj powerful adj practice n praise v present v presently adj pretty adj pretty adj problem n promptly adv propose v protect v protest v proud n prudent adj pull v pull off v pure adj pursue v push v put down v question n quiet adj quiet adj rage n raise v Essay defeat fail watch fat thin careful friend temporary love moving hesitate stop quiet occasional temporary learn raise meal noisy unattractive annoy fat good strong habit complain give now good-looking unattractive worry now suggest www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com quiet usual famous new beginner naked fat complain disapprove watch block get occasional smell new beginner old new fail new complain cautious accomplish clean follow pull kill answer noisy anger Headword rarely adv reason v reckless adj recommend v regular adj regularly adv remarkably adv renowned adj repeatedly adv replicate v reply n reproduce v request v required adj resentment n response n responsibility n routine n routine adj rowdy adj sad adj satisfactory adj scent n sceptical adj seaside n secretive adj secure v seldom adv senseless adj sensible adj serious adj set off v shelter v shield v shift v shine v shore n shortage n shortlived adj silent adj silent adj silly adj simple adj simple adj skill n Essay often think cautious suggest occasional often very famous often copy answer copy ask necessary anger answer worry habit usual noisy good smell uncertain beach cautious get often stupid stupid funny go protect protect change Headword skinny adj slang n slash v slaughter v slender adj slice v slim adj slim adj slip n small adj small adj smash v smell n snack n soaking adj soiled adj solemn adj sort n species n speech n spotless adj squalid adj stalk v stare v steal v steer v stink n stirring adj stop v straightforward adj stranger n strive v strong adj strong adj strong adj stumble v stupid adj stupid adj sturdy adj sturdy adj subject n subject matter n suggest v supervisor n support n Essay thin language cut kill thin cut thin fat mistake big break meal wet dirty funny type type language clean dirty follow watch give guide smell moving www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com beach lack temporary quiet noisy stupid easy hard ability adj = adjective adv = adverb bold italic = main entry with synonyms n = noun italic = antonym easy friend try fragile weak hesitate intelligent strong fragile subject leader help v = verb Headword take v takeaway n talent n talent n talented adj task n teach v teach v teenager n temporary adj terminal adj theme n then adv thin adj thin adj think v thorough adj thoughtless adj thrash v tiny adj toddler n topic n touching adj tough adj tow v tradition n traditional adj train v transform v tricky adj triumph v true adj truth n try v tug v tutor v type n ugly adj ugly adj unattractive adj unattractive adj unaware adj uncertain adj uncommunicative adj Essay give meal ability intelligent job learn child fatal subject now fat careful cautious defeat small child subject moving hard pull habit usual teach change hard defeat correct lie Headword uncomplicated adj undressed adj unhappy adj unhealthy adj unintelligent adj unknown adj unnecessary adj unsightly adj unsure adj usual adj vain adj valid adj vary v vast adj very adv vigilant adj vital adj vocabulary n want v war n warm adj wary adj watch v waterlogged adj waver v weak adj weak adj well-known adj wet adj whine v white lie n wisdom n wise adj wish v witty adj wonderful adj work n work out v worry n wound v wrong adj young adj youngster n youth n Essay easy naked sad weak intelligent famous necessary unattractive uncertain proud legal change big cautious necessary language fight cold cautious www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com pull teach unattractive good-looking good-looking aware quiet wet hesitate strong famous complain lie knowledge stupid want funny good think harm legal old child child ...EASIER ENGLISH BASIC SYNONYMS www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com Dictionary Titles in the Series English Language: Easier English Basic Dictionary 7475 6644 English Study Dictionary... possible alternative words to use for the basic word you already know www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM ability noun Synonyms: ability, skill, competence,... www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com BasicSyns.fm Page Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM anger noun Synonyms: anger, annoyance, irritation, resentment, fury, rage Antonym: calmness Synonyms: anger a feeling