100 Synonyms with Sentences in English
abandon – desert
Tom abandoned them.
The mall is deserted.
abbreviate – shorten
What is this the abbreviation for?
A thousand candles can be lighted from the flame of one candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
ability – aptitude
He has the ability to do the work.
He has a remarkable aptitude for music.
able – qualified
I was able to help.
Alex is fully qualified.
above – overhead
This is above me.
From the airplane overhead to the phones in our pockets to the choir girl putting her arm around the metalhead.
abundant – ample
Oil is abundant in that country.
There’s ample room in the attic.
accurate – correct
This is pretty accurate.
This isn’t correct.
achieve – accomplish
My sister achieved her goal.
Did you accomplish your goals?
adjourn – recess
Court is adjourned.
May we have a short recess?
advocate – support
I’m just playing the devil’s advocate.
Thanks for the support.
after – following
They’re after me.
Keep following me.
afraid – scared
Are you afraid?
I felt scared.
aggressive – militant
I wasn’t aggressive enough.
Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking. ()
aid – assist
My sister came to my aid.
I’m here to assist you.
always – forever
I always play football.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
amateur – novice
My father is an amateur cricket player.
And you have derived pleasure from occasional tokens of preference–equivocal tokens shown by a gentleman of family and a man of the world to dependent and novice.
ambitious – driven
I think Alex is unambitious.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
antagonize – embitter
“No one to antagonize, huh?”
He was an embittered atheist (the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him), and took a sort of pleasure in thinking that human affairs would never improve.
apparent – obvious
The danger was not apparent.
It’s obvious, isn’t it?
approve – ratify
I hope you approve.
I ratify of your plan.
arrive – come
We have arrived.
Come off it.
arrogant – stuck-up
Why are you so arrogant?
hey’re like messengers that show us, with terrifying clarity, exactly where we’re stuck.
awful – atrocious
I know it’s awful.
But, truly, I have wept too much! The Dawns are heartbreaking. Every moon is atrocious and every sun bitter.
awkward – clumsy
I felt very awkward.
Why are you so clumsy?
ban – prohibit
Why was I banned?
Spitting is prohibited.
barren – unproductive
I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.
bashful – shy
‘Always me,’ she replies softly, bashfully. ‘Who else?
That child is a bit shy.
beautiful – pretty
You are so beautiful.
Your chils is pretty.
before – prior
I’ve seen it before.
It happened prior to my arrival.
beginning – start
We’re just beginning.
Don’t start yet.
blend – mix
I like this blend of coffee.
Oil and water don’t mix.
bottom – base
Give me the bottom line.
Your salary is based on commissions.
brave – heroic
The fireman put out the fire fairly bravely.
I like it when a flower or a little tuft of grass grows through a crack in the concrete. It’s so fuckin’ heroic.
break – burst
Break it down.
The man burst into laughter.
brief – short
Let’s make this brief.
I like short hair.
broad – wide
I have broad shoulders.
I’m not wide awake yet.
busy – active
You look busy.
He is an active person.
buy – purchase
I buy new car.
When was it purchased?
calm – quiet
Now calm down.
They’re quiet.
capture – arrest
We were captured.
They arrested him.
care – concern
I didn’t care.
I was very concerned.
careful – watchful
Be careful.
Please be watchful.
cease – stop
The baby ceased crying.
I’ll stop you.
certain – positive
I have to make certain.
I’m almost positive.
charming – enchanting
Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming.
Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment.
chilly – cool
The wind was chilly, but the sun was bright, and my whole flock was together.
That’s so cool.
chubby – plump
Neal glared at the chubby second-year with all the royal disdain of a vexed lion.
There’s something to be said about a slightly plump person—you have just enough of too much.
comical – amusing
There was a look of woe on his face that was almost comical.
You’re amusing.
complex – complicated
He has a weight complex.
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.
competent – capable
Mozart was already competent on keyboard and violin; he composed from the age of 5.
I think you’re capable of anything.
