Synonyms in English – Word list – A – F
Here you will find a table of words and their synonyms. We only listed typical synonyms ansd recommend using a good dictionary.
Word | Synonym |
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A | |
about | approximately |
abstract | summary |
to accomplish | to achieve |
to accumulate | to build up |
to administer | to manage |
to admit | to confess |
almost | nearly |
animated | lively |
to annoy | to irritate, to bother |
to answer | to reply |
anyway | besides |
apparent | obvious |
to appear | to seem |
applicable | relevant |
appreciable | considerable |
ardour | passion |
arise | occur |
aromatic | fragrant |
to arrive | to reach |
artful | crafty |
association | organization |
to assure | to guarantee |
attractive | appealing |
away | absent |
awful | terrible |
B | |
backbone | spine |
backside | behind, bottom |
bad (not good) | poor, naughty |
ballot | poll |
to bear on sth. | to affect |
to beat | to defeat |
becoming | fitting |
to begin | to start |
to behave | to act |
believable | plausible |
belly | stomach |
bendy | flexible |
beneficiant | generous |
beneficial | favourable |
bid | tender |
bizarre | weird |
blameless | innocent |
bloodbath | massacre |
bloodless | cold |
branch | department |
brave | courageous |
to bring sth. back | to reintroduce |
to bring sth. on | to cause |
to bring sb. up | to raise |
brow | forehead |
bum | backside, behind, bottom |
business | commerce, trade |
busy (telephone) | engaged |
C | |
candy | sweet |
to categorize | to classify |
to categorise |
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charter | constitution |
cheesy | corny, tacky |
chiefly | mainly |
choosy | picky |
to chop | to cut |
chorus | refrain |
citation | quotation |
to cite | to quote |
class | lesson, course |
clerk | receptionist |
clever | intelligent |
to close | to shut |
coiffure | hairstyle |
to collapse | to break down |
to collect | to gather |
comfort | consolation |
comic | comedian |
commencement | graduation |
complete | total |
completely | totally |
concord | harmony |
to condemn | to sentence |
confederate | accomplice |
to confine | to restrict |
conflict | clash |
to conform | to comply |
to confuse | to mix up |
to connect | to associate, to put through (telephone) |
considerate | thoughtful |
constancy | fidelity |
constant | fixed |
constitution | structure |
construction (lit.) | interpretation |
to consult | to refer to |
contemporary | modern |
continuous | continual |
contrary | opposite |
convention | conference |
to convey | to communicate |
to cope | to manage |
correct | right |
couch | sofa |
crook | criminal |
crusade | campaign |
cube | dice |
curative | healing |
curler | roller |
cussed | stubborn |
D | |
dash | sprint |
daybreak | dawn |
deceptive | misleading |
decontrol | deregulate |
dedicated | committed |
to deduce | to infer |
defective | faulty |
deliberate | planned |
deliberately | intentionally |
delicate | fragile |
to demostrate | to protest |
to denationalize | to privatize |
to denationalise |
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denims | jeans |
to denote | to indicate, to represent |
to deprave | to corrupt |
depraved | wicked, evil |
to desert | to abandon |
deserted | abandoned |
destiny | fate |
detached | indifferent |
devil | satan |
dicy | risky |
to differentiate | to distinguish |
to diminish | to decrease |
disadvantaged | deprived |
disagreeable | unpleasant |
to disappear | to vanish |
disaster | catastrophe |
to disclaim | to deny |
to disclose | to reveal |
discount | reduction |
disgrace | shame |
domesticate | cultivate |
dossier | file |
dubious | doubtful |
dull (person) | stupid |
E | |
eager | keen |
earth | soil |
ecocnomic | profitable |
egocentric | selfish |
to elevate | to raise, to promote |
to emphasise | to stress |
to emphasize |
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to encounter | to come across |
enormous | huge, immense |
to enquire | to investigate |
equity | fairness |
especially | particularly |
essential | fundamental |
to establish | to set up |
to evaluate | to assess |
everlasting | eternal |
exactly | precisely |
except | apart from |
to expire | to run out |
to explode | to blow up |
extra | additional |
F | |
to fabricate | to manufacture |
famous | famed, renowned |
fanatic | enthusiast |
fantastic | great, brilliant |
to float | to drift |
fool | idiot |
foolish | silly |
forehead | brow |
to foretell | to predict |
formerly | previously |
fortunate | lucky |
foxy | cunning |
foyer | lobby |
fragrance | perfume |
French dressing | vinaigrette |
to function | to operate |
Ulrike Schroedter contributed to the list.