Synonyms & Antonyms Chapter Notes | English Olympiad for Class 2 PDF Download

Synonyms

Synonyms are words with the same or similar meaning.

Examples

Synonyms provide variety in our speech or writing. It's important to expose kids to various sets of synonyms, so they can learn to avoid repetition. Here are some examples to get them started:

• Afraid, scared, frightened
• Automobile, car, vehicle
• Big, large, huge
• Blank, empty, hollow
• Bunny, rabbit, hare
• Cap, hat
• Center, middle, inside
• Couch, sofa, divan
• Evil, bad, wicked
• Famous, well-known
• Father, dad, daddy
• Funny, silly, playful, crazy
• Garbage, trash, junk, waste
• Gloomy, sad, unhappy
• Happy, glad, joyful, cheerful
• Hide, cover
• House, home
• Ill, sick, unwell
• Idea, thought
• Jog, run
• Listen, hear
• Little, small, tiny
• Look, see, glance, stare
• Mad, angry, furious
• Mother, mom, mommy
• Neat, tidy, clean
• Present, gift, reward, award
• Quick, fast, swift
• Quiet, calm
• Rest, relax
• Rock, stone
• Rug, carpet, mat
• Sack, bag, backpack
• Sniff, smell, inhale
• Strange, odd, weird
• Tall, high, big
• True, right, correct
• Under, below, beneath
• Woman, lady, female
• Yell, shout, scream

Antonyms

Antonyms are words with opposite meanings.

Examples

Can use antonyms to show contrast between two things or emphasize a point. They can also use them to explain exactly how they feel. Here are some examples:

• Add - Subtract
• Above - Below
• After - Before
• Awake - Asleep
• Bad - Good
• Better - Worse
• Big - Little
• Birth - Death
• Boy - Girl
• Clean - Dirty
• Close - Open
• Cold - Hot
• End - Begin
• Dark - Light
• Day - Night
• Even - Odd
• Fail - Pass
• False - True
• Float - Sink
• East - West
• Fat - Skinny
• Hungry - Full
• Gentle - Rough
• Happy - Sad
• Hard - Soft
• Heavy - Light
• High - Low
• In - Out
• Last - First
• Laugh - Cry
• Learn - Teach
• Less - More
• Lie - Truth
• Long - Short
• Loose - Tight
• Lost - Found
• Love - Hate
• North - South
• On - Off
• Over - Under
• Play - Work
• Polite - Rude
• Poor - Rich
• Present - Absent
• Top - Bottom
• Quick - Slow
• Raise - Lower
• Right - Wrong
• Rise - Sink
• Rough - Smooth
• Same - Different
• Sell - Buy
• Short - Long
• Sour - Sweet
• Start - Stop
• Stay - Leave
• Stop - Go
• Strong - Weak
• Teacher - Student
• Tidy - Messy
• True - False
• Ugly - Beautiful
• Up - Down
• White - Black
• Wild - Tame
• Win - Lose
• Well - Sick
• Wet - Dry
• Young - Old