Synonym is a word that has the same meaning or similar but different forms of writing. Other terms of synonym is a synonym or synonym. While antonyms are words that have opposite meanings to each other or opposite also called word. Problems concerning Synonym (Synonym) and antonyms (antonyms) in English is the question of the meaning of words. Both can appear in the sentence off, a whole paragraph or literature, or can be fused with a matter relating to the understanding of the text.
Tips to ease you know and answer questions about Synonym (Synonym) and antonyms (antonyms), the following steps:
Extend your vocabulary
Note the answers.
If it does not know the meaning about the same time the answer choice, find the words that you think has almost the same meaning.
Usually the answer is no third choice answers that have a similar meaning but actually it is the wrong answer.
To further facilitate this lesson, provide admin following the sample questions in it about the word Synonym (Synonym) and antonyms (antonyms) accompanied by discussion:
For questions 1 and 2, choose the best word that has the same meaning as the underlined word in the text!
Thousand of tourists go to Bali each year. They like to go on trips for the fun of seeing strange (1) things Because Bali is one of the places where they expect to see them.Many villages have gamelan and dance teams for Reviews their religions and other ceremonies. The Kecak or Monkey dance shows part of the famous (2) Ramayana story. Some of other dances are the Legong, the Kebyar and the Jagger.
1. Choose the right answer below!a. wildb. unfamiliarc. dulld. interesting
DISCUSSION
If we interpret one by one, then: wild = wild, unfamiliar = unusual, dull = stupid, interesting = attractive. The word 'strange' means 'strange'. They have the common meaning of the word 'unfamiliar' which means unusual. So, the most appropriate answer is unfamiliar.
2. Choose the right answer below!a. boldb. well-knownc. surprisingd. colossal
DISCUSSION
If we interpret one by one, then: bold = thick, well-known = famous, surprising = staggering, colossal = immense. The word 'famous' and 'well-known' has the same meaning that is well-known. So, the correct answer is well-known.
Here are examples of words Synonym (Synonym) and antonyms (antonyms) from the prefix A to Z in English:
A. SYNONYM
WORD 1 | WORD 2 | ARTI/ MEANING |
Abroad | Overseas | Luar negeri |
Beautiful | Pretty | Indah/ Cantik |
Candy | Sweets | Permen |
Destiny | Fate | Takdir/ Nasib |
Enormous | Huge | Besar |
Fast | Quick | Cepat |
Get | Receive | Mendapatkan/ Menerima |
Handsome | Good looking | Tampan |
Immediate | Instantly | Segera/ Langsung |
Job | Work | Pekerjaan |
Kid | Child | Anak |
Listen | Hear | Mendengarkan |
Mad | Crazy | Gila |
Near | Close | Dekat |
Old | Mature | Tua |
Part | Section | Bagian |
Real | Genuine | Nyata/ Asli |
See | Look | Melihat |
Talk | Speak | Berbicara |
Under | Below | Dibawah |
Vary | Differ | Berbeda |
Want | Desire | Menginginkan |
Yell | Shout | Berteriak |
B. ANTONYM
WORD 1 | WORD 2 | ARTI/ MEANING |
Above | Below | Diatas><Dibawah |
Bad | Good | Buruk><Baik |
Cheap | Expensive | Murah><Mahal |
Day | Night | Siang><Malam |
East | West | Timur><Barat |
False | True | Salah><Benar |
Give | Receive | Memberi><Menerima |
Happy | Sad | Bahagia><Sedih |
Inside | Outside | Didalam><Diluar |
Last | First | Terakhir><Pertama |
Man | Woman | Laki><Perempuan |
New | Old | Baru><Lama |
Often | Seldom | Sering><Jarang |
Peace | War | Damai><Perang |
Quick | Slow | Cepat><Lambat |
Remember | Forget | Mengingat><Melupakan |
Same | Different | Sama><Berbeda |
Tame | Wild | Jinak><Liar |
Unique | Common | Unik><Biasa |
Victory | Defeat | Kemenangan><Kekalahan |
Wealth | Poverty | Kekayaan><Kemiskinan |
Young | Old | Muda><Tua |
Summary :
Synonym
is the state or phenomenon in which the word that sound different
(different in pronounciation) but have the same or identical meaning as
another word or phrase.
Antonym is is the state or phenomenon in which the word have the sense relation which involve the opposite meaning.
Antonym is is the state or phenomenon in which the word have the sense relation which involve the opposite meaning.
The word pairs of antonym can be divided into several type :
A. Implicitly Gradable Pairs ( Graded Antonym )
Implicity Gradable Pairs refer to the words related to the object they modify. The Words themselves do not provide an absolute scale.
Example :
Big >< Small
Good >< Bad
Fast >< Slow
B. Complementary Pairs (Complemenatarity)
Complementari Pairs refer to the existence of pairs that the denial of one, implies the assertions of the other.
Example :
Male >< Female
Alive >< Dead
Present >< Absent
C. Relational Pairs ( Converseness )
Relational Pairs refer to the words that display symmetry in their meaning
Hyponym is the state or phenomenon that shows the relationship between more general term and the more specific instance of it.
The concrete forms of sets of word (the specific instance) are called "Hyponym"
Example :
Red, yellow, green, blue, black is (+color)
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