Synonyms For IELTS

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The document provides definitions and synonyms for many English words.

Many words have synonyms provided in parentheses after their definitions, such as 'pretty' listed as a synonym for 'beautiful'.

The words are categorized from A to Z, with some categories combined such as N/O and P/Q.

A

Accurate – correct Always – forever


Achieve – accomplish Amateur – beginner
Active – energetic Ambitious – aspiring
Adamant – firm
Approve – accept
Add – increase
Adequate – sufficient
Arrive – reach
Aggressive – assertive Authentic – genuine
Aid – help Awful – dreadful, atrocious
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B
Bashful – shy, timid Best – the finest, choice
Beautiful – pretty, attractive (Pretty Birth – beginning
Synonyms) Blend – combine, mix
Before – prior, earlier Bottom – base, foundation
Beginning – start, initiate Brave – courageous, bold
Believe – trust, accept Break – fracture, burst
Below – under, lower Brief – short, concise
Beneficial – helpful, useful Buy – purchase

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C
Calm – quiet, tranquil Conflict – fight, battle, struggle
Chilly – cool, nippy Conform – comply, submit
Chubby – plump, pudgy Connect – join, link, attach
Clarify – explain, simplify Correct – accurate, right
Close – near, imminent Courage – bravery, valour
Coarse – bumpy, rough Courteous – polite, civil
Comical – amusing, funny Cranky – cross, irritable
Complex – complicated Crazy – insane, daft, mad
Confine – contain, enclose Cruel – mean, heartless
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D
Daring – bold, audacious Dirty – soiled, messy (Dirty Synonym)
Deduct – subtract, remove Disagree – differ, dispute
Defend – protect, shield Dispute – debate, oppose
Defy – resist, challenge Diverse – different, distinct
Delicate – fragile, dainty Divide – separate, split
Despise – hate, detest, loath Docile – tame, gentle
Destitute – poor, penniless Dubious – doubtful, questionable
Deter – hinder, prevent Dull – blunt, dreary
Determined – sure, convinced Dumb – stupid, dense

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E
Easy – simple (Easy Synonym)
Encourage – promote, support, urge
Enjoy – like, appreciate
Enlarge – expand, magnify
Enormous – vast, immense, colossal (Big Synonym)

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F
Fast – rapid, quick, swift
Fat – chubby, plump, stout
Fatal – deadly, mortal, killing
Fatigue – tire, exhaust
Fiction – fantasy, untruth, myth
Fill – load, pack
Fraction – part, portion, segment
Frigid – freezing, frosty
Frivolous – trivial, unimportant, silly
Furious – angry, enraged, infuriated
Future – coming, tomorrow

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G
Gain – acquire, obtain
Gaudy – showy, garish, vulgar
Gaunt – scrawny, skinny, thin
Generous – giving, selfless, big-hearted
Great – outstanding, remarkable

H
Handy – useful, convenient, skilful
High – elevated, lofty
Huge – vast, immense, great (Big Synonym)
Humble – modest, unpretentious
Humiliate – embarrass, disgrace, dishonour
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I
Identical – alike, duplicate
Immaculate – spotless, pure
Inferior – lesser, substandard
Infuriate – enrage, agitate, provoke
Ingenious – clever, creative, original
Innocent – guiltless, blameless
Interesting – provocative, engrossing
Intolerant – bigoted, prejudiced
Irrelevant – inappropriate, unrelated
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J/K/L
Join – connect, unite, link
Jolly – merry, jovial, joyful
Jubilant – overjoyed, delighted, elated
Keep – save, protect, guard
Least – fewest, minimum, smallest
Logical – sensible, sane, rational
Long – lengthy
Luxurious – extravagant, elegant

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M
Magnify – expand, enlarge, exaggerate
Meagre – scanty, sparse, poor
Mean – unkind, malicious, nasty
Militant – combative, aggressive, warlike
Minor – lesser, inferior, secondary
Mirth – merriment, fun, laughter
Mischievous – naughty, impish
Moderate – temperate, lenient, medium
Mysterious – elusive, occult, secret

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N/O
Naughty – bad, disobedient, wrong
Nonchalant – indifferent, lackadaisical, blase
Normal – ordinary, typical, usual
Obey – mind, heed, comply
Observe – examine, study, scrutinize
Obsolete – extinct, dated, antiquated
Optional – voluntary, elective
Ordinary – usual, average
Outrageous – preposterous, shocking

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P/Q
Polite – gracious, refined, courteous
Poor – destitute, needy, impoverished
Portion – part, segment, piece
Prompt – punctual, timely
Proud – arrogant, elated
Push – shove, propel
Quit – cease, stop, withdraw

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R
Racket – noise, commotion, disturbance
Ratify – approve, confirm, endorse
Ravage – devastate, ruin, damage
Raze – destroy, demolish
Reluctant – unwilling, hesitant
Remote – secluded, isolated, distant
Repulsive – hideous, offensive, gruesome
Reputable – honourable, upstanding, honest
Resist – oppose, withstand, defy
Retaliate – avenge, revenge, reciprocate
Reveal – show, disclose, divulge

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S
Same – identical, alike, equivalent Sorrow – woe, anguish, grief
Serene – peaceful, tranquil, calm Special – exceptional, notable, particular
Serious – grave, solemn, pensive Stable – steady, unchanging, settled
Shrewd – clever, cunning, crafty Strenuous – vigorous, laborious
Sluggish – listless, lethargic, inactive Strict – stringent, severe, stern
Small – little, insignificant, trivial Strong – powerful, mighty, potent
Smooth – slick, glossy, level Stupid – unintelligent, dense, foolish
Sociable – friendly, cordial, gregarious Surplus – excess, additional, extra

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T/U
Tall – high, lofty
Tangible – concrete, definite
Taut – tense, tight, stiff
Tender – delicate, gentle, affectionate
Terrible – dreadful, horrible, vile
Thrifty – economical, frugal, prudent
Thrive – prosper, flourish, develop
Urgent – crucial, important

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V/W/Y
Vacant – unoccupied, empty
Vague – unclear, obscure, indistinct
Valiant – courageous, brave, heroic
Victory – triumph, win, success
Virtuous – moral, righteous, angelic
Weary – tired, fatigued, lethargic
Worn – used, impaired, old
Wrong – incorrect, untrue, mistaken
Yield – produce, bear, provide

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