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Synonyms

Synonyms are words that have a similar meaning as another words.

anticipate - see beforehand

abundant - plentiful

abuse - mis use

aggravate - intensify

contamination - pollution

hard - solid/firm

conservation - preservation

drawback - disadvantage

indigenous - native

diversity - variation; difference

layout - the make up of a page

nutrition - nourishment

objective - target; aim

regular - systematic/consistent

recruit - take someone into service on contract basis

renowned - notable; famous;

stimulus - something that excites

tranquil - peaceful; calm;

volatile - that easily changes into gas or vapour

amphibian - able to live both on land and in water

estimate - calculate

holistic - seeing as a whole

quake - shake

fault - defect

tender - soft

depletion - getting completely exhausted

affluent - abundant; tributary

sewage - waste matter, drainage

friction - rubbing, contact

control - check, manage

patent - evident

coolant - fluid used for cooling

abode - dwell, remain

unit - part

ultimate - final, extreme

variable - changeable

gauge - measure, probe

repercussion - a reciprocal action or effect

husk - dry outer covering of seeds; grains

renewable - transformable; modifiable

conventional - traditional

overcome - quell

swindle - scam

feedback - response, reply

unaware - oblivious

sophistication - complex

chronology - arranged according to dates

rural - relating to country side

obsolescence - out of date

proposition - a plane or scheme suggested

remote - far away in space or time

chip - a device composed of silicon

coagulum - thick; sticky substance

reliable - faithful; trustful

hazard - danger; peril

genetics - pertaining to plant and animal breeding

nucleus - central part of an atom

robot - mechanical man

submergence - being put under water

translucent - admitting light to pass through but not transparent

stringent - severe; strict; stern

roam - wander

semiconductor - that which conducts electricity partially

lubrication - oiling, greasing

migrant - one who moves from one place to another

sanctuary - an area for wild birds or animals

radiation - illumination; sending out rays

fission - splitting or division of an atom

disposal - elimination; withdrawal

exotic - unusual in style

ballast - substance used for making foundation

extraction - removal

cyanidation - treatment by a cyanide compound

management - administration

judgement - decision

announce - proclaim

attached - fasten

accurate - exact

expansion - extension

adequate - sufficient

efficient - capable

stationary - static

reduction - diminution

reasonable - sensible/agreeable

analysis - separation/examination

intentional - willful

extensive - large/comprehensive

blunt - dull

converge - meet

visible - apparent/perceivable

conceal - hide

entrance - threshold

automatic - self acting, self moving

agitation - disturbance

absorb - consume

audible - here able

prevalent - commonly occurring

occupation - vocation

authentic - genuine

association - combination

agreement - contract

prove - demonstrate

building - edifice

omit - elide, exclude, remove

definition - limitation

blot - spoil, erase

choice - option, alternative

notion - idea

discretion - option

variation - difference

abandon - discard, vacate

accord - agree, grant

adversity - difficulty, misfortune

affluent - plentiful, rich

aggravate - annoy, infuriate

alleviate - lighten, mitigate

amenable - agreeable, favorable

anguish - distress, sorrow

apathetic - dispirited, lifeless

arrogant - disdainful, imperious

astonish - confound, overwhelm

atrocious - appalling, detestable

augment - add, enlarge

avoid - ignore, shun

awkward - graceless, inept

baffle - confuse, deceive

banal - common, plain

barren - desolate, sterile

berate - criticize, disapprove

betray - deceive, fool

bias - inclination, predisposition

bitter - acrid, sour

blend - combine, mix

bliss - happiness, joy

bluff - boast, feign

bold - daring, fearless

bonus - award, gift

bother - annoy, irritate

brief - concise, short

brilliant - clever, intelligent

brisk - fast, swift

budget - allot, plan

candid - honest, truthful

caricature - cartoon, imitation

casual - informal, natural

category - classification, division

cease - desist, stop

chaotic - disordered, messy

cherish - esteem, love

circumvent - avoid, go around

commemorate - celebrate, honor

compensate - balance, recompense

competent - able, capable

conceive - design, plan

confirmation - acknowledgement, proof

contradict - deny, oppose

contribution - donation, grant

courteous - polite, well mannered

craving - desire, longing

credulous - confident, trustful

damp - moist, wet

dare - challenge, defy

decay - decline, rot

decent - honorable, pure

dense - filled, packed

designate - name, select

detain - hold, keep

disclose - announce, reveal

dogma - belief, view

durable - constant, lasting

dwindle - abate, diminish

eager - earnest, keen

eccentric - abnormal, idiosyncratic

elaborate - embellish, enhance

emanate - arise, radiate

embezzle - purloin, steal

eminent - distinguished, prominent

encourage - foster, induce

endure - last, persist

essential - cultured, learned, basic, necessary

estimate - guess, predict

evaluate - appraise, judge

exhaust - deplete, empty

exhilarated - cheerful, zestful

explicit - definite, specific

fastidious - exacting, particular

federation - alliance, band

feeble - helpless, infirm

fervor - intensity, passion

feud - argument, dispute

filth - dirt, squalor

flatter - compliment, praise

fleet - nimble, swift

frivolous - inconsequential, trivial

frugal - prudent, saving

generous - benevolent, unselfish

genuine - actual, real

glare - gleam, glisten

gloomy - cheerless, dim

goad - provoke, badger

grasp - grab, hold

greed - avarice, longing

guarantee - assure, pledge

guile - cunning, deceit

gullible - credulous, unsuspicious

habitual - accustomed, regular

handicap - disability, disadvantage

harass - annoy, disturb

harmless - innocuous, inoffensive

harsh - hard, coarse

hasty - abrupt, hurried

haughty - arrogant, pretentious

humiliate - humble, shame

hygiene - cleanliness, sanitation

hypocrisy - duplicity, falseness

ideal - goal, perfection

idle - lazy, unoccupied

ignorant - stupid, unintelligent

illogical - incongruent, rambling

illustrious - eminent, famous

imitate - copy, reflect

immense - huge, mammoth

impartial - candid, impersonal

impatient - anxious, eager

implicate - accuse, insinuate

importune - beg, solicit

inadvertent - accidental, unintentional

indifferent - apathetic, disinterested

isolate - detach, quarantine

jargon - argot, slang

jovial - genial, merry

judge - estimate, referee

justification - excuse, reason

juvenile - adolescent, immature

keen - clever, observant

label - brand, classify

labor - toil, work

lead - direct, proceed

lean - slim, thin

leave - abandon, desert

liberal - copious, unrestrained, lenient, open - minded

limitation - boundary, constraint

lucid - clear, understandable

lucky - auspicious, fortunate

mad - furious, irate

manage - administer, control

manipulate - control, shape

marginal - borderline, limited

match - agree, correspond

maze - complexity, labyrinth

meditate - ponder, think

memorial - commemoration, monument

mention - allude, refer to

merge - blend, fuse

narrow - confined, restricted

nature - aspect, character

necessary - mandatory, requisite

negate - contradict, refute

negligent - careless, remiss

negotiate - bargain, deal

nice - affable, benign

noble - aristocratic, distinguished

novice - beginner, nonprofessional

nuisance - annoyance, offense

obedient - faithful, loyal

objection - disapproval, protest

obligatory - compulsory, required

observe - notice, watch

obvious - conspicuous, definite

offend - anger, irritate

offer - bid, proposal

omen - premonition, sign

opportune - advantageous, auspicious

pacify - appease, placate

pain - ache, discomfort

paramount - chief, leading

partisan - biased, dogmatic

passive - inactive, lethargic

pause - break, cease

permeate - diffuse, disseminate

radiate - effuse, emanate

radical - basic, fundamental

range - anger, furor

rank - arrange, classify

realize - accomplish, fulfill

recalcitrant - obstinate, stubborn

receptacle - container, repository

reconcile - atone, conciliate

regret - deplore, grieve

reliable - dependable, trustworthy

sanction - approval, permit

scope - aim, extent

section - division, portion

settle - adjust, compromise

shallow - superficial, trivial

shrewd - careful, calculating

significant - distinctive, important

slight - delicate, slender

spontaneous - impromptu, unplanned

spread - announce, broadcast

stabilize - balance, steady

tame - domesticate, subdue

tangle - intertwine, twist

temper - mood, nature

tendency - inclination, trend

term - cycle, duration

thrift - conservation, prudence

tough - aggressive, unyielding

transfer - convey, exchange

tumult - agitation, commotion

turbulent - disordered, violent

vain - boastful, inflated

valid - authorized, legitimate, conclusive

variety - assortment, diversify

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