2. Synonyms
• If two words are synonyms, it means that they have the same or
similar meanings.
• Examples:
“pretty” and “beautiful” have similar meanings
“huge” and “enormous” have similar meanings
“street” and “road” have similar meanings
“true” and “factual” have similar meanings
3. Synonyms
• Synonyms (think “same”)
Here are some examples:
1) Chilly → Cool
2) Story →Tales
3) Tremble → Shake
4) Thin → Skinny
5) Afraid→ Scared
6) Tardy → Late
7) Imitate → Copy
4. Synonyms
You can use synonyms to vary words when you are
writing.
Instead of always using the word “big”
Use more descriptive language: “huge”, “gigantic”,
“enormous”.
-The bear that we saw in the woods was big.
-The bear that we saw in the wood was enormous.
The second sentence is more descriptive and gives us
a better idea of how big the bear was.
5. Synonyms
Where can I find
synonyms?
Thesaurus
What is a Thesaurus?
A book of words and
their synonyms.
