Commonly Used Synonyms

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Commonly used synonyms

Adorable- lovable, charming, beautiful, lovely

Amazing- improbable, wonderful, incredible, astounding

Answer- reply, response, acknowledge

Ask- inquire, question

Big- huge, large, grand, immense

Boss- head, director, president, chief, manager

Beautiful- good-looking, alluring, charming, lovely, ravishing, elegant

Bright- dazzling, glittering, shining, intelligent

Boring- dull, lifeless, tedious

Brave- fearless, courageous, daring

Break- smash, fracture, shatter

Best- leading, top, matchless

Crazy- insane, mad

Cry- shed tears, weep

Calm- quiet, restful, peaceful

Caring- loving, kind-hearted, soft-hearted, affectionate, sympathetic

Clever- bright, intelligent, talented, brilliant

Cautious- attentive, careful, aware, vigilant

Caution- attention, alert, heed

Child- youngster, boy, girl, teenager

Careless- negligent, absent-minded, irresponsible, heedless, reckless

Cut- wound, gash

Cruel- inhuman, savage, vicious

Difficult- hard, tough, painful, complex, problematic


Decide- resolve, choose, determine

Develop- progress, expand, grow, evolve, spread

Dangerous- unsafe, hazardous, high-risk, risky

Doubt- hesitation, confusion, hesitancy, question mark

Delicious- tasty, mouth-watering, toothsome

Dark- shadowy, unlit, gloomy

Design- outline, blueprint, drawing, depiction

Destroy- demolish, ruin, end

Definite- precise, exact, clear-cut, confirmed

Describe- narrate, express, characterize

Donation- contribution, offering

Do- execute, accomplish, achieve, perform

Dominate- command, rule, influence

Excellent- outstanding, marvelous, admirable, superb

Effective- valuable, useful, productive, constructive

Enjoy- relish, rejoice

Examine- investigate, inspect, study, probe

Encourage- cheer, motivate, inspire

Explain- clarify, justify, elaborate

Establish- start, organize, begin

Essential- necessary, required, indispensable, important

Excited- delighted, exuberant

Famous- well known, popular, eminent

Fantastic- terrific, tremendous, impressive, great

Fast- rapid, quick, speedy


Fashion- trend, rage, style

Fall- drop, dip

Favour- goodwill, kindness, benefit

Far- distant, isolated

Fear- fright, terror, horror, anxiety, distress

Fat- overweight, heavy, plump

Features- attributes, qualities, characteristics

Feedback- comment, assessment, answer

Fun- amusement, enjoyment, pleasure, recreation

Funny- humorous, hilarious, entertaining

Grow- emerge, arise, spread, extend

Great- first-rate, prominent, distinguished, remarkable

Grateful- thankful, indebted

Gain- acquire, achieve, obtain

Gather- assemble, meet

Group- batch, category, class

Help- support, aid, assist, serve

Huge- enormous, vast, massive, large

Happy- cheerful, joyful, blissful, contended

Have- own, possess, hold

Health- well being, fitness

Hurry- speed, rush, run, accelerate

Horrible- fearful, frightful, awful, heinous

Hate- dislike, loathe

Hungry- famished, malnourished


Hurt- injure, harm, torture, damage

Heaven- paradise

Hope- wish, expectation

Improve- upgrade, revamp, better, enhance

Influence- impact, affect

Important- necessary, vital, significant, critical, primary

Include- involve, comprise, contain

Interesting- fascinating, compelling, engaging

Incredible- unbelievable, improbable, dubious, wonderful, remarkable

Intelligent- brilliant, smart, quick, sharp

Impressive- imposing, magnificent, splendid

Information- data, notice, statistics, content

Journey- tour, trip

Job- profession, occupation, work, position, career

Joy- happiness, delight, jubilation

Jovial- friendly, cheerful, happy, amiable

Kind- caring, affectionate, soft-hearted, sympathetic

Knowledge- skill, proficiency, grasp, understanding, expertise

Kid- toddler, infant, child, youth, youngster, minor

King- ruler, monarch, prince, emperor

Keen- eager, anxious, impatient

Large- huge, big, massive

Limited- restricted, small, basic

Lazy- inactive, dull, sluggish

Learning- study, research, education


Little- tiny, small, minute

Many- numerous, multiple, countless

Major- extensive, vital, crucial, important

Maintain- keep, continue, prolong

Memory- remembrance, evocation

Manage- control, lead, supervise, run

Motivate- inspire, push, encourage

Mistake- fault, error, flaw

Miserable- sad, depressed, unhappy, despondent

Mischievous- disobedient, troublesome, naughty

Narrow- thin, small

Nation- country, state, motherland, kingdom, republic

Naughty- bad, disobedient, rude

Nervous- anxious, frightened, scared, fearful

Notice- observation, vigilance, attention, notification, intimation, information

Negative- pessimistic, uninterested, gloomy, obstructive

Nostalgia- homesickness, regret, recollection

Opportunity- opening, moment, chance

Opinion- point of view, viewpoint, belief, view

Obvious- clear, evident, noticeable, clear-cut

Option- alternative, choice

Optimistic- confident, hopeful, positive, sanguine

Odour- fragrance, smell, essence, scent, aroma

Ordinary- normal, common, regular

Offspring- children, descendants


Owner- landlord, holder, keeper

Old- former, classical, ancient, primordial

Often- commonly, frequently, many times

Pain- ache, discomfort

Passion- zeal, enthusiasm, avidity

Part- portion, piece, section

Patience- tolerance, composure

Past- long-ago, over, gone, old, former

Percentage- proportion, percent

Performance- accomplishment, execution, completion

Peace- tranquility, calmness, calm, quiet

Popular- favoured, accepted, well-liked

Polite- respectful, well behaved, well mannered, gracious

Possible- feasible, viable, achievable

Pious- God-fearing, devoted, religious, godly

Punctual- timely, prompt

Put- set, lay, situate, settle

Pure- unadulterated, unmixed, uncontaminated

Quality- standard, feature, attribute

Quick- rapid, fast, nimble, speedy

Quiet- silent, soundless, calm

Rare- uncommon, unusual

Real- true, authentic, genuine

Request- appeal, pleading, seek, solicit

Respect- esteem, honour, acclaim


Reason- cause, basis, thought, cognition, justification

Result- outcome, consequence

Satisfy- convince, assure, please, content

Sad- unhappy, despair, sorrowful

Say- inform, narrate, explain, instruct

Safety- well-being, security, protection

Scared- afraid, panicked, fearful, frightened

Show- exhibit, display, present

Slow- gradual, unhurried

Slightly- moderately, rather, marginally

Stop- halt, pause, discontinue, end, finish

Strong- powerful, muscular, hefty

Story- tale, chronicle

Start- begin, commence

Strange- weird, odd, unusual

Student- pupil, undergraduate

Talent- aptitude, expertise, brilliance, strength

Tall- high, towering, giant, huge, long-legged

Task- duty, job, assignment

Tell-reveal, disclose, inform, relate, show

Terrible- awful, horrible, shocking, fearful

Trouble- inconvenience, difficulty, bother

Travel- commute

True- right, accurate, valid, sincere

Think- assume, judge, believe, consider


Thankful- grateful, pleased, indebted

Ultimate- best, supreme, utmost, topmost

Unfortunately- sadly, unluckily, woefully

Unknown- untold, unrevealed, undisclosed, secret

Unique- special, distinctive, uncommon

Unity- unification, union, coalition

Upgrade- enhance, update, better, improve

Upbringing- upkeep, raining, training

Upset- trouble, worry, bother

Valuable- expensive, costly, high-cost, high-priced

Various- different, dissimilar, diverse

Vacant- unoccupied, unfilled, empty, available

Vast- extensive, wide, huge, great

Volume- extent, capacity, size

Vulnerable- unsafe, unprotected, endangered

Wealthy- rich, moneyed, affluent

Well known- popular, famous, noted

Wonderful- superb, delightful, marvelous, glorious

Worried- disturbed, upset, concerned, troubled

Wrong- incorrect, inaccurate, improper

Young- junior, teenage, youthful

Zeal- passion, fondness, enthusiasm, love

Zone- area, region, sector

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