100 Synonyms with Sentences in English

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.