Module 27: Synonym Words

THE LIST OF WORDS AND PHRASES USED IN THE IELTS READING EXAM THAT HAVE THE SIMILAR MEANING

 

Synonyms A

Appearance	Physiognomy
Abandoned	Derelict
At risk	Vulnerable
Antagonize	Provoke, Embitter
Angry	Mad, Furious
Arrogant	Haughty
A pair of	Two
Allow	Enable, Permit
Avoid	Keep safe from
Aid	Help, Assist
Anticipate	Foreshadow
Actor	Performer
Attack	Assault
Amusing	Funny, Humorous
Active	Energetic, Animated, Lively
Aspect of life	Existence
Autumn (BE)	Fall (AE)
A prevailing wind	Against the wind
Animals	Livestock
Agencies	Jurisdictions
A sense of duty	Moral obligation
Ancient creatures	Fossils
A psychological illness	A mental disorder
Achievement	Attainment, Accomplishment
Admit	Acknowledge
Allow	Grant Permission
Aggressive	Assertive, Pushy
A few	A handful of
Ambitious	Aspiring
Apparent	Obvious, Evident
Ability	Skill, Aptitude
Awful	Dreadful, Terrible, Bad, Unpleasant
Awkward	Clumsy, uncoordinated
Approve	Accept, Ratify, Endorse
Artificial	Fake, Synthetic, False
Amazing	Fantastic, Astonishing, Extraordinary, Incredible, Fabulous, Wonderful
Angry	Mad, Furious
Adequate	Sufficient, Enough, Ample
Adjourn	Postpone, Recess
Ask	Question, Request, Inquire, Query, Examine
Attraction	Spectacular
Advocate	Support, Recommend

 

Synonyms B

Brave	Courageous, Fearless
Brief	Short, Concise
Beautiful	Gorgeous, Graceful, Elegant, Pretty, Lovely, Attractive, Good-looking
Begin	Start, Open, Initiate, Commence
Based on	Modelled on
By	Via
Bright	Intelligent, Knowing, Quick-witted, Smart, Shining, Shiny, Brilliant
Best	Finest
Big	Enormous, Huge, Gigantic, Vast, Large, Great
Because	Since, As
Be successful	To Prosper, Be Fortune
Barren	Unproductive, Infertile
Below	Under, Lower
Before	Prior to
Brain	Mind
Be given priority	Preferential
Become troublesome	Interfere with
Boundaries (Perbatasan)	Frontiers
Bloom (Berkembang)	Flourish
Bones	Remains
Blend	Combine, Mix

 

Synonyms C

Cut	Reduce
Conscientious	Careful
Crops	Plants which are grown for food
Change the direction of	Re-route
Create	Form, Build
Complexity	Intricacy
Colleague	Peer, Friends
Cannot be replaced	No substitute for
Currently	In more recent decades
Consistent with	Fit
Charging	Pricing
Commitment to	Engagement
Charming	Delightful, Appealing, Enchanting
Chilly	Cool, Frosty, Frigid
Copy	Reproduction
Colours	Hues
Certain,	Sure, Absolute, Definite
Capture	Seize, Arrest
Consulted	Asked Advice
Collect	Accumulate
Contribute to	Lead to
Care	Concern, Protection
Careful	Cautious, watchful
Cold	Freezing
Comprehend	Understand
Confuse	Misinterpret
Coincidental	Fortuitous
Civil	Municipal
Close	Shut, Fasten, Near
Conclude	Draw a conclusion
Change	Shift
Calm	Quiet, Tranquil
Complex	Complicated, Intricate
Cooperation	Support and understanding
City Life	Urban Lifestyles, Metropolitan
Competent	Capable, Qualified
Collect Information	Establish a databank
Catastrophic	Devastating
Compress	Condense, Squeeze
Concrete	Solid
Concur	Agree
Conflict	Oppose, Differ
Consecutive	Successive, Continuous
Conservative	Cautious, Restrained
Conscientious	Scrupulous, Virtuous
Careless	Reckless
Cease	Stop, Discontinue
Courageous	Brave, Heroic
Carefully	Meticulously
Channel their feelings	Emotional Forces in harness
Cemetery (Kuburan)	Burial ground
Current teaching methods	Modern Teaching Practices
Characteristics	Traits
Citizens	Residents
Cognitive	Perceptual
Conserving Energy	Sparing use of energy reserves
Comply with	Obey
Cheerful	Optimistic
Cheap	Worthless
Cowardly	Fearful
Contented	Satisfied, Pleased
Comparatively	Relatively
Conform	Comply
Cozy	Comfortable
Congested	Overcrowded, Stuffed
Clarify	Explain, Simplify
Connect	Join, Link, Attach
Conscious	Aware, Realize
Convenient	Handy
Conventional	Customary, Traditional
Cry	Shout, Yell, Scream
Cut	Chop, Reduce
Crazy	Insane, Mad
Cruel	Heartless
Careless	Negligent

 

Synonyms D

Distance	Transportation
Decline	Decrease, Downfall, Reduce
Directly	Straight
Dull	Boring, Banal, blunt, Boring, Tiring, Tiresome, Tedious, Monotonous, Uneducated, Uninteresting
Dominant	Overbearing
Domestic	Home, Connected with the home or family
Define	Distinguish
Death Rate	Mortality Rate
Dense	Tight, Thick, Heavy
Direction	Regulation
Disobey	Resist
Dissuade (Menghalangi)	Deter
Disputes	Disagreement, Debate, Disagree, Differ, Oppose
Dumb	Stupid
Disaster	Accident
Doubtful	Vague
Decay	Rot, Spoil
Delicate (Mudah Pecah)	Fragile
Deduct	Subtract
Detest	Hate, Dislike
Docile	Tame, Gentle
Dull (Kusam)	Blunt
Drop	Discard
Distinctive	Different, Unrelated, Unlikely
Depart	Leave, Exit
Devised	Formulated
Dumb	Stupid
Declined by 50%	Halved
Docile (Jinak)	Tame, Gentle
Destroy	Ruin, Demolish
Delightful	Charming, Lovely
Damage	Hurt, Impair, Harm
Difficult	Hard, Challenging
Diverse	Different, Distinct
Dirty	Messy
Dishonest	Untrustworthy
Disagreement	Contrast, Incompatibility
Different functions	Various features

Synonyms E

Eyesight	Vision
Enemy	Opponent, Ally
Entirely	Wholly
Enlarge	Expand, Magnify

 

 

Synonyms F

Fluid	Liquid
False	Incorrect, Fake, Fraudulent, Counterfeit
Free	Release
Faults	Flaws
Format	Pattern
Fraction	Part, Portion, Segment
Fat	Chubby
Fatal	Deadly
Frivolous (Bertingkah Konyol)	Trivial, Unimportant
Feasible	Possible, Attainable, Practical
Fruitful	Fertile, Productive
Frigid (Dingin)	Freezing, Frosty
Furious	Angry, Enraged, Infuriated
Fixed	Immobile
Filled	Occupied
Firm (Tegas)	Steady
Ferocious (Ganas)	Fierce, Savage

 

 

Synonyms G

Generous (Baik Hati)	Giving, Big-hearted
Goal	Imperative
Good	Nice, Fine, Well-Behaved, Excellent, Helpful
Great	Outstanding, Remarkable
Glorious (Sangat Bagus Kualitas)	Splendid, Magnificent, Superb
Good luck	Fortune
Halt (Menhentikan)	Call it quits
Humble	Modest
Harsh (Ketat)	Strict
Hide (Bersembunyi)	Conceal, Rough
Humiliate (Memalukan)	Embarrass
Hostile (Agresif)	Aggressive

 

Synonyms I

Insufficient (Tidak Cukup)	Sparse, Inadequate, Deficient
Incompetent	Inept
Immoral	Unethical
Imitate	Mimic
Innocent (Tidak Bersalah)	Guiltless
Isolated	Inaccessible
Irritate	Annoy
Intriguing	Interesting, Fascinating, Engaging, Attractive, Captivating, Enchanting
Infants	Very young children
Independent	Self-Reliant
Impetuous (Tidak Sabar)	Impulsive, Reckless
Immaculate (Murni)	Spotless, Pure
Idle (Tidak Aktif)	Inactive
Immune (Imun)	Resistant
Incompatible Characteristic	Paradox

 

Synonyms K

Kind	Considerate, tender, Thoughtful, Wonderful

 

Synonyms L

Lethargic	Tired
Lure (Menggoda)	Attract, Seduce
Long-lost traits	Ancestral Features
Left	Soared out of
Luxurious	Extravagant, Elegant
Love	Like, Fancy, Cherish, Adore, Treasure, Appreciate, Relish

 

Synonyms M

Mass Production	Print out huge numbers
Mishandling	Bungling
Mean	Unkind, malicious, nasty, Cruel, Inconsiderate
Moulded (Membentuk Ulang)	Reshaped
Man-made (Tidak NaturaL)	Synthetic
Mild (ringan)	Slight, Moderate
Moral	Ethical, Virtuous, Righteous
Monotonous	Boring, Tedious
Movable	Mobile, Portable

 

Synonyms N

Not Limit	Transcend
Noisy	Rowdy, Disturb
Negligent	Careless, Inattentive, neglecful
Naughty	Bad, Disobedient
Nervous energy	Psychic Tension

 

Synonyms O

Omit	Strip out, Leave Out
Only	Solely
Overdirect	Too much Guidance
Obsolete	Dated, Antiquated
Odours	Smell
Outgoing	Assured, Friendly
Obey	Comply
Offend	Displease
Outstanding	Extraordinary
Odd	Weird, Strange

 

 

 

Synonyms P

Persuasive	Powerful
Promptly	Immediately
Principles	Laws
Prompt	Punctual, Timely
Prior to	Beforehand
Prominent	Distinguished, Eminent
Prevail Upon	Have Influence in, Persuade
Physical Changes	Hormonal Changes
Processes	Stages, Steps
Precious	Valuable, Gracious, Courteous, Polite
Plausible	Believable, reasonable, logical
Plot	Place, Area, Region, Location, Situation
Proportion	Percentage, Rate, Figure, Expenditure
Poverty Rate	Level of Poverty, Poverty Level, The Percentage of people who live in poverty
Per person	Per capita
Present Beliefs	Contemporary perception
Potent Chemicals	Pesticides
Pagoda	Temple Building
Prehistoric	Ancient
Patience	Perseverance
Permanent	Enduring, Lasting
Peace	Harmony, Quiet, Tranquil
Quit	Cease, Stop, Withdraw

 

 

Synonyms R

Restrict	Curb
Rainfall	Precipitation
Replication	Reproducing
Research with differing attitudes	Sceptics and Advocates
Remedy	Repair
Reversible	Run backwards
Responsibility	Moral Obligation
Reticence (Malu)	Shyness
Remains	Fragments
React	Respond
Regular	Continual
Relies on	Draw on
Recognise	Distinguish
Retain	Learn
Recommence	Continue
Reluctant	Unwilling, Hesitant
Remote	Secluded, Isolated, Distant
Reduce	Decrease, Shrink, Diminish, Lessen
Release	Discharge
Rude	Discourteous
Resist	Oppose, Withstand
Ridiculous	Nonsensical, Foolish, Dense, Stupid

 

Synonyms S

Shut out water (Matikan Air)	Sell off from water
Supplementary	Extra
Shade (Menaungi)	Shelter from the heat
Share	Interchange
Socially disadvantaged (Merampas)	Deprived
Self-Reliance	Independence
Strenuous (Kuat)	Vigorous, Laborious
Stop	Half, Constrain, Close down, Put a halt to, bring, a halt to
Sleep disorders	Sleep Disturbance
Shy	Timid
Sparse	Empty
Sharp	Bright
Strict	Severe
Strong	Powerful, Mighty
Scatter (Menyebarkan)	Disperse
Slow	Gradual, Leisurely
Selfish	Stingy
Subsequent	Following, Succeeding
Sensible	Rational
Separate	Disconnect, Detach
Swift	Fast, Speedy, Hasty
Synthetic	Man-made, Artificial
Sloppy	Disorderly
Slim	Slender, Thin
Successful	Thriving, Prosperous, Triumphant
Surplus	Excess, Additional, Extra
Strange	Odd, Weird, Outlandish, Curious, Unique, Exclusive, Irregular
Sales	Turnover, Income, Revenue
Sort	Classify

 

Synonyms T

The folklore	The Local belief
Tradesmen	Merchants
The rapid growth	The spectacular growth
Take gambles	Take Chances
Transport mode	Means of transport
The most important	Major
To give up	Abandon
The question	The Puzzle
Transmission	Pass along communication channels
Transmit	Sent back, Sent Out
Thin	Skinny
Tragic	Sorrowful
Threat	Endangered
Today	Current, Now
Transport	Deliver, Carry
To decrease	To fall, reduce, go down, to drop, decline

 

Synonyms U

Uncover	Reveal
Unjust	Unfair
Unpredictably	Erratically
Upset	Find painful, distressing
Unnecessary	Superfluous, Redundant
Unpleasant	Offensive
Unknown	Not renowned
Unsuccessful	Fruitless, Exceptional
Unfit	Unsuited
Unbiased	Impartial, Unprejudiced, Fair
Unite	Join
Unaware	Unconscious
Unnecessary	Optional
Unimportant	Meaningless
Untruthful	Insincere
Usual	Ordinary

 

Synonyms U

Valuable	Precious
Views	Convictions
Vibrate	Shake
Vacant	Unoccupied, Empty
Vague	Unclear, Indistinct, Obscure, Ambiguous

 

Synonyms W

Worldwide	International, World
Wider	Greater
Waste	Trash, Rubbish
Wholehearted	Sincere
Wise	Knowing, Smart
Wild (Liar)	Stubborn (Keras Kepala)
Weak	Frail, Fragile
Work	Labour
Wasteful	Extravagant
Wealth	Prosperity, Assets
Weary	Tired, Fatigued, Lethargic
Wonderful	Incredible, Splendid, Marvelous
Waste Output	The amount of waste
Work of art	Pieces