one of two or more words or expressions of the same language that have the same meaning in some senses called synonyms.
A
| Abrupt | sudden |
| Abeyance | suspension |
| Abysmal | bottomless |
| Abstinence | self-denial |
| Aberrate | to wander or deviate from |
| Abject | worthless |
| Absolve | to set free |
| Absonant | Absurd |
| Archaic | belonging to an earlier period |
| Appease | to anger |
| Anomaly | irregularity |
| Annihilate | to put out of existence |
| Annulment | abolition |
| Amnesty | general pardon |
| Ample | abundant |
| Ambient | surrounding |
| Ameliorate | to make endurable |
| Alleviate | to lessen |
| Alight | to descend |
| Agrarian | relating to land |
| Adversary | opponent |
| Adulation | fawning |
| Adumbrate | to shadow forth |
| Admonish | to warn |
| Addiction | slavish habit |
| Accurate | exact |
| Accumulate | collect |
| Acquiesce | quiet submission |
| Acme | zenith |
| Accrue | to accumulate |
| Acclimatize | accustom |
| Abstract | to draw away |
| Arrant | downright |
| Assiduously | persistently |
| Askance | obliquely |
| Assuage | to abate or subside |
| Austere | rigorous |
| Aura | subtle emanation |
| Averruncate | to ward off |
| Axiom | a self-evident truth |
| Amicable | co-operative |
| Allegiance | loyalty |
| Abstemious | careful |
| Abrogate | Repeal |
| Abated | Reduced |
| Acute | sharp |
| Amiable | friendly |
| Audacious | bold |
| Appalled | shocked |
| Accomplish | achieve |
| Ancestors | forefathers |
| Atrocity | violence |
B
| Burlesque | a piece of literature or acting that mocks its original by grotesque exaggeration |
| Brunt | impact |
| Bravura | an impression of supreme ease |
| Bonhomie | hearty pleasantness of manner |
| Boisterous | noisy and cheerful |
| Bestial | brutish |
| Berserk | uncontrollably wild |
| Beseech | entreat |
| Benevolence | active kindness |
| Benign | kindly |
| Beleaguer | besiege |
| Beguile | deceive |
| Barbarous | savage |
| Balm | consolation |
| Baffle | puzzle |
| Banal | commonplace |
| Blaze | fire |
| Baleful | Harmful |
| Battered | destroyed |
| Blister | wound |
| Benevolent | kind |
| Barren | unproductive |
| Boast | brag |
C
| Cacophony | jarring sound |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Corroborate | to confirm |
| corollary | a consequence |
| contraband | smuggled goods |
| contingent | accidental |
| consecrate | to render holy |
| confound | to overthrow |
| concur | to coincide |
| compunction | pricking of conscience |
| complaisant | desirouw of pleasing |
| Commodious | suitable |
| Cognition | knowing in the widest sense |
| Cogitate | to meditate |
| Contour | outline |
| Concomitan5 | the which accompanies or attends |
| Congenial | kindred spirit |
| Concede | admit |
| Clandestine | private |
| Circumsoect | wary |
| circumlocution | evasive talk |
| Chastisement | punishment |
| chide | to rebuke |
| Chauvinish | blind patriotism |
| Censirious | severely critical |
| Cantankerous | short-tempered |
| Cavil | to find fault |
| Catastrophe | great destruction |
| Carnal | sensual |
| Capricious | unreliable |
| Capitulate | to surrender |
| Candid | Frank |
| Camaraderie | friendliness |
| Calamity | Disaster |
| Callous | unfeeling |
| Coax | persuade |
| Covenant | contract |
| Chivalrous | gallant |
| Camouflage | disguise |
| Concealed | hidden |
| Caption | title |
| Cursory | quick |
| Crass | unrefinee |
| Cease | stop |
| Cajole | persuade |
| Consistency | uniformity |
| Clue | hint |
| Crude | unrefined |
| Coarse | Rough |
| Cordial | friendly |
| Commotion | Disturbance |
| Considerate | thoughtful |
| Change | alter |
D
| Daunt | discourage |
| Dank | damp |
| Dastard | a coward |
| Dearth | scarcity |
| Debacle | downfall |
| Debility | weakness |
| Decrepit | made weak |
| Despicable | contemptible |
| Deport | to banish |
| Deplete | to exhaust |
| Debonair | pleasing and gracious |
| Declaim | to make a set or rhetorical speech |
| Decree | an order by one in authority |
| Deflect | to turn aside |
| Drivel | to talk nonsense |
| Duress | threat |
| Dubious | doubtful |
| Doughty | strong and able |
| Dogmatic | excessively opinionated |
| Dissimulate | to dissemble |
| Discourse | Conversation |
| Disparate | radically different |
| Dirge | music of mourning |
| Diatribe | bitter and violent attack in worlds |
| Devious | roundabout |
| Derelict | forsaken |
| Deprecate | to desire earnestly the prevention of |
| Desiderate | long for |
| Denouement | unraveling of a plot or story |
| Delineate | to represent by a sketch or picture |
| Delectable | delightful |
| Deja’vu | an illusion of having experienced something before actually doing so |
| Degage | unembarrassed |
| Defray | to meet the expenses |
| Duplicity | Deception |
| Dramatic | spectqcular |
| Dormant | sleeping |
| Deference | respect |
| Dainty | small and graceful |
| Delirious | excited |
| Despondent | dejected |
| Dishonour | infamy |
| Dessert | sweet-dish |
| Deny | refuse |
| Docile | submissive |
E
| Extenuate | to lessen |
| Expedite | to hasten |
| Exotic | foreign |
| Expunge | to block out |
| Extricate | avoid |
| Explicit | definite |
| Exigency | emergency |
| Excruciating | acute |
| Exacerbate | malign |
| Evince | to show plainly |
| Eschew | avoid |
| Erudite | scholarly |
| Equivocal | open to doubt |
| Equipoise | equilibrium |
| Ennui | a feeling of weariness |
| Enunciate | to state formally |
| Envisage | to foresee in imagination |
| Entail | to impose or result in |
| Enthral | to banish |
| Encomium | very high praise |
| Emulate | strive to equal or excel |
| Empiric | one web experiments |
| Embezzle | misuse |
| Embellish | decorate |
| Eke | to supplement |
| Egress | exit |
| Effrontery | shameless insolence |
| Effete | exhausted |
| Ecstasy | exalted feeling |
| Edifice | imposing building |
| Edacious | gluttonous |
| Effeminate | womanish |
| Exhort | urage |
| Elastic | flexible |
| Executioner | one who inflicts capital punishment |
| Eminent | illustrious |
| Erudite | scholarly |
| Electrifying | exciting |
| Embrace | accept |
| Enigmatic | puzzling |
| Envisaged | Imagined |
| Evoked | called forth |
F
| Fabricate | make up |
| Fascinate | charm |
| Fatality | misfortune |
| Flagrant | scandalous |
| Faux pas | folly |
| Facient | agent |
| Fecund | fertile |
| Ferocious | fierce |
| Feline | cat-like |
| Fealty | loyalty |
| Fixation | obsession |
| Frugal | economical |
| Filum | thread |
| Fissure | erack |
| Fictitious | unreal |
| Frisk | gambol |
| Forebode | foretell |
| Forego | renounce |
| Frontier | boundary |
| Friendly | Amiable |
| Fortitude | courage |
| Feasible | practical se |
| Fortify | strengthen |
| Fragile | easily broken |
| Flabbergasted | dumbfounded |
| Flimsy | weak |
| Fruitless | useless |
G
| Garish | unpleasantly gaudy |
| Genre | style |
| Glabrous | bald |
| Gladiator | trained fighte4 |
| Gird | to prepare for action |
| Gourmand | excessive eater |
| Grand | impressive |
| Grubby | dirty |
| Grandeur | high flown |
| Grandiose | imposing |
| Genuine | real |
| Gloomy | morose |
| Grumble | to complain |
| Genius | a foreigner |
| Genial | unselfish |
H
| Habitat | home |
| Handicap | disability |
| Havoc | destruction |
| Hazard | risk |
| Hackneyed | banal |
| Halidom | sanctity |
| Histrionic | theatrical |
| Hovel | cry |
| hum-drum | dull |
| Horrendous | greatly unpleasant |
| Hostile | poor |
| Homage | tribute |
| Hesitant | undecided |
| Hostility | enmity |
I
| Ideograph | symbol |
| Impetuous | hasty |
| Impetus | driving energy |
| Impeach | accuse |
| Impasse | deadlock |
| Incense | to enrage |
| Infringe | to encroach |
| Ingenuous | artless |
| Inexorable | relentless |
| Inquisition | thorough investigation |
| Invidious | malicious |
| Insinuate | suggest |
| Incubus | nightmare |
| Inordinate | excessive |
| Inscrutable | mysterious |
| Instigate | incite |
| Intimidate | frighten |
| Irrevocable | unalterable |
| Impeccable | faultless |
| Impediment | obstruction |
| Impost | Tax |
| Irreproachable | faultless |
| ILL-favoured | unlucky |
| Industrious | hard-working |
| Infamy | notoriety |
| Intrepid | fearless |
| Imitate | follow |
| Intimidate | frighten |
| Imbecility | stupidity |
| Indifferent | unconcerned |
| Implacable | unappeasable |
| Indict | to accuse |
| Innocuous | harmless |
| Innuendoes | insinuations |
| Insolent | insulting |
| Irreverence | disrespect |
J
| Jealous | envious |
| Jubilant | joyful |
| Jocose | merry |
K
| Knave | scoundrel |
| Knit | weave |
| Knoll | mound |
L
| Labyrinth | bewildering maze |
| Levitate | float |
| Lave | wash |
| Lectern | singing desk |
| Lenitive | soothing |
| Leonine | lion like |
| Lecherous | salacious |
| Literatus | highly educated |
| Luscious | attractive |
| Lucid | senswtional |
| Lucrative | profitable |
| Lurid | shocking |
| Liberty | freedom |
| Laudable | praiseworthy |
| Laid-back | easy-going |
| Loquacious | talkative |
| Latent | hidden |
M
| Machinations | scheming |
| Macabre | gruesome |
| Magnanimous | generous |
| Malevolent | spiteful |
| Manoeuvre | planned movement |
| mete | measure |
| Meagre | scanty |
| Model | paradigm |
| Motive | intention |
| Miraculous | amazing |
| Menial | lowly |
| Mass murder | genocide |
| Maiden speech | first speech |
| Magnificent | splendid |
| Meek | submissive |
| Massive | large in size |
N
| Nadir | lowest point |
| Nag | find fault with continuously |
| Narcotic | that which produces total insensibility |
| Nescience | absence of knowledge |
| Nefarioue | wicked |
| Nemesis | deserved fate |
| Nonplussed | completely puzzled |
| Nostalgia | home-sickness |
| Nurture | traininig |
| Novice | beginner |
| Nebulous | vague |
O
| Obdurate | stubborn |
| Obese | very fat |
| Obfuscate | bewilder |
| Obviate | get rid of |
| Odious | hateful |
| Officious | too eager to help or advise |
| Ominous | threatening |
| Onerous | burdensome |
| Opprobrious | abusive |
| Obstinate | unyielding |
| Ostracise | banish |
| Obscure | unknown |
P
| Prognosis | forecast |
| Poach | hunt |
| Prospective | possible |
| Predominantly | mostly |
| Paucity | shortfall |
| Pensive | thoughtful |
| Provisional | temporary |
| Prodigal | wasteful |
| Peculiar | strange |
| Prosper | thrive |
| Perspicuous | clear |
| Pious | religious |
| Prudent | wise |
| Pompous | grandiose |
| Poignant | sad |
| Perilous | hazardous |
| Plausible | seemingly true |
| Perplexed | puzzled |
| Pertinent | relevant |
| Panacea | cure-all |
| Pragmatio | practical |
| Perpetuate | to perform |
| Pontificate | to constitute |
| Prolific | fertile |
| Profess | to proclaim |
| Prodigious | enormous |
| propitiate | to appease |
Q
| Quay | mouth of a river |
| Quagmire | fog |
| Quench | to extinguish |
| Quintessence | purest part |
| Quash | to suppress |
| Querulous to | Quarrelsome |
R
| Riddle | to fill with holes |
| Reticence | tendency |
| Rhetorical | designed for showy oratorial effect |
| Reckless | irresponsible |
| Recapitulate | to sum up |
| Replenish | to provide a new supply for |
| Repose | rest |
| Restrict | prohibit |
| Recipients | creators |
| Repartee | quick witty reply |
| Rectify | correct |
| Rout | defeat |
| Recurrent | happening repeatedly |
| Regard | respect |
| Reticent | not saying much |
| Ravaged | destroyed |
| Renowned | famous |
| Reparation | compensation |
| Redundant | superfluous |
| Relish | enjoy |
S
| Sagacious | discerning |
| Siesta | afternoon nap |
| Solicit | to ask for |
| Spurious | not genuine |
| Splay | to spread out |
| Supercilious | scornfully superior |
| Stringent | severe |
| Surreptitiously | secretly |
| Soporific | sleep-inducing |
| Shrink | shrivel |
| Surmount | overcome |
| Solicit | Request |
| Salient | most important |
| Sauntering | strolling |
| Sporadic | Irregular |
| Swap | exchange |
| Surpass | outdo |
| Sufficient | enough |
| Sanitise | disinfect |
| Sundry | various |
| Spirited | enthusiastic |
T
| Tactile | pertaining to the organs of touch |
| Tantalize | to tease |
| Temporal | worldly |
| Thwart | to frustrate |
| Topography | physical features of a region |
| Tour-de-force | feat of skill |
| Triumph | victory |
| Truculent | aggressive |
| Tumultuous | disorderly |
| Turbid | confused |
| Turmoil | agitation |
| Turpitude | wickedness |
| Tutelage | guardianship |
| Twaddle | foolish talk |
| Tyrannize | rule cruelly and unjustly |
| Transpqrent | clear |
| Tangential | superficial relevance |
| Tremendous | excessive |
| Transpired | happened |
| Tedious | dull |
U
| Unanimous | showing complete agreement |
| Uncanny | mysterious |
| Unbecoming | not suitable |
| Usurp | acquire wrongfully |
| Ubiquitous | omnipresent |
V
| Vacillate | waver |
| Vanquish | defeat |
| Venerate | regard with deep respect |
| Veil | conceal |
| Vindictive | spiteful |
| Vagary | impulse |
W
| Waft | to convey by floating |
| Wrought | made or fashioned |
| Wreak | to inflict |
| Wrest | take violently away |
| whit | least |
| wrath | anger |
| Weary | troubled |
| Warranty | Guarantee |
Y
| Yearning | strong desire |
| Yield | give in |
| Yokel | rustic |
| Yonder | over there |
Z
| Zap | defeat |
| Zeal | enthusiasm |
| Zenith | highest point |
| Zest | gusto |