English Grammar Synonyms For Class 8
English Grammar Synonyms For Class 8
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English Grammar Synonyms For Class 8
abandon - desert
abbreviate - shorten
ability - aptitude
able - qualified
above - overhead
abundant - ample
accurate - correct
achieve - accomplish
adjourn - recess
advocate - support
after - following
afraid - scares
aggressive - militant
aid - assist
always - forever
amateur - novice
ambitious - driven
antagonize - embitter
apparent - obvious, evident
approve - ratify, endorse
arrive - come
arrogant - stuck-up
awful - atrocious
awkward - clumsy
ban - prohibit
barren - unproductive
bashful - shy
beautiful - pretty,
before - prior
beginning - start
blend - mix
bottom - base
brave - heroic
break - burst
brief - short
broad - wide, expansive
calm - quiet
capture - arrest
care - concern
careful - watchful
cease - stop,
certain - positive
charming - enchanting
chilly - cool
chubby - plump
comical - amusing
complex - complicated
competent - capable
comprehend - grasp
complete - conclude
complex - intricate
compress - crush
concrete - real
concur - agree
condemn - denounce
condense - compress
confess - admit
confine - contain
conflict - oppose
conflict - fight
conform - comply
confuse - muddle
congested - overcrowded
connect - join
conscientious - scrupulous
conscious - aware
consecutive - successive
conservative - cautious
considerate - thoughtful
constantly - always
contaminate - pollute
contented - satisfied
continue - persevere
convalesce - heal
convenient - handy
cozy - comfortable
cranky - irritable
crazy - daft
dally - linger
damage - hurt
dangerous - perilous
daring - bold
dark - dismal
dawn - daybreak
dead - lifeless
decay - rot
deduct - subtract
defend - protect
defy - resist
delicate - fragile
demolish - destroy
denounce - blame
dense - thick
depart - leave, exit
detach - separate
deter - hinder, prevent
determined - sure
die - expire, perish
different - distinct
difficult - hard
dilute - weaken
drab - dull
drastic - severe
dreadful - terrible
dry - arid, parched
dubious - doubtful
dull - blunt
dumb - dense
fabulous - marvelousd
face - confront
fair - honest
fake - artificial
false - incorrect
fancy - ornate
fantastic - outrageous
fast - rapid
fat - chubby
fatal - deadly
fatigue - tire
feasible - possible
feeble - weak
ferocious - fierce
fertile - fruitful
fiction - fantasy
fill - load
fix - mend
follow - succeed
forbid - prohibit
forgive - pardon
former - previous
fraction - part
frank - candid
frenzy - fury
fresh - unused
friend - comrade
frigid - freezing
frivolous - trivial
front - fore
full - packed
furious - enraged
future - coming
gain - acquire
gallant - chivalrous
gather - accumulate
gaudy - showy
gaunt - scrawny
generous - giving
gentle - mild
genuine - authentic
gigantic - immense
give - donate, present
glad - happy
gloomy - dark
glorious - splendid,
good - nice
gratitude - thankfulness
great - outstanding
handy - useful
hard - firm
hate - loathe
help - aid
high - lofty
hold - grip
honest - sincere
hospitable - welcoming
hostile - antagonistic
huge - vast
humble - modest
humiliate - embarrass
identical - alike
idle - inactive
ignorant - uninformed
immaculate - pure
immature - inexperienced
immune - resistant
impartial - neutral
impatient - eager
imperative - mandatory
imperfect - marred
jolly - merry
jubilant - overjoyed
keep - save
kind - considerate
lament - mourn
large - big
last - final
least - fewest
legible - readable
lenient - lax
listless - lethargic
logical - sensible
long - lengthy
loose - slack, limp
lure - attract
luxurious - extravagant
magnify - expand
mandatory - required
maneuver - manipulate
maximum - greatest
meager - scanty
mean - unkind
mediocre - fair
mend - repair
migrant - drifting
militant - combative
minor - lesser
mirth - merriment
mischievous - naughty
misfortune - hardship
mobile - moveable
moderate - temperate
momentous - important
monotonous - boring
naughty - wrong
neat - clean
negligent - derelict
nervous - flustered
neutral - impartial
new - unused
nice - pleasing
nonchalant - indifferent
normal - ordinary
numerous - abundant
obey - mind
oblivious - dazed
obnoxious - abominable
observe - examine
obsolete - dated
obstinate - stubborn
odd - peculiar
offend - displease
ominous - menacing
opaque - obscure
open - begin
opponent - rival
optimistic - confident
optional - elective
ordinary - average
outrageous - shocking
outstanding - distinguished
painstaking - precise
passive - compliant
past - former
patience - tolerance
peculiar - weird
qualified - competent
question - interrogate
quiet - silent
quit - cease
racket - noise
radiant - luminous
raise - hoist
ratify - approve
rational - logical
ravage - devastate
raze - destroy
recreation - amusement
reduce - decrease
refute - contradict
regular - routine
sad - unhappy
same - alike
savage - uncivilized
save - preserve
scarce - scanty
scrawny - skinny
seize - apprehend
separate - divide
serene - peaceful
serious - grave
shrewd - cunning
shy - timid
sick - ailing
slim - thin
sluggish - listless
small - little
smooth - slick
sociable - friendly
sorrow - woe
special - exceptional
spontaneous - instinctive
stable - steady
stationary - fixed
stimulate - motivate
stop - quit
strenuous - vigorous
strict - stringent
strong - powerful
stupid - unintelligent
subsequent - following
successful - thriving
sufficient - ample
superb - magnificent
tall - high
tangible - concrete
taut - tense,tight,stiff
tender - delicate
terrible - dreadful
thaw - melt, defrost
thrifty - economical
thrive - prosper
total - whole,entire
trivial - insignificant
turbulent - tumultuous
turmoil - commotion
unbiased - impartial
upset - perturb,ruffle
urgent - crucial
vacant - unoccupied
vague - unclear
valiant - courageous
vibrate - quiver, tremble
vulgar - offensive, uncouth
vicious - malicious
victory - triumph,win
virtuous - righteous
Match the words under column A with their synonyms under column B
COLUMN A COLUMN B
militant accumulate
future unoccupied
prohibit combative
vacant restrain
gather coming
suppress forbid
Answers:
1. militant - combative
2. future - coming
3. prohibit - forbid
4. vacant - unoccupied
5. gather - accumulate
6. suppress - restrain