Preparatore Linguistico: Barbara Meloni

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms are words which have a similar meaning to each other.

Synonyms for 'good'

excellent

great fine

Synonyms and Antonyms

Antonyms are words which have an opposite meaning to each other.

Examples: easy/difficult

false/true

good/bad

Synonyms and Antonyms

We use synonyms and antonyms to:

Make our speaking and writing more interesting.

You can find them in a thesaurus.

A thesaurus is a book, a special dictionary that lists nouns and their synonyms and antonyms.

Synonyms and Antonyms

Using synonyms and antonyms is a great way to increase your vocabulary .

They are effective tools in speaking and writing, and if you want to be good at using them, you could:

1. Enter in a notebook any interesting pairs of synonyms and antonyms you find.

2. Try using them in your daily speaking and writing.

Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms and Antonyms