Synonyms List A To Z with Example Sentences

Learn the essential synonyms list from A to Z with example sentences. Mastering these synonyms enhances your English skills. Using various synonyms makes you sound like an expert English speaker. As an ESL trainer, I recommend learning all the synonyms in the table below to improve your proficiency.

“A synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or a phrase.”

Synonyms List A To Z

Synonyms Word List – A

Words	Synonyms
abundant	ample
accurate	correct
achieve	accomplish
active	energetic
adamant	firm
authentic	genuine
average	ordinary
awful	dreadful
awkward	clumsy
arrive	reach
arrogant	haughty
artificial	fake
ask	question
atrocious	dreadful
adamant	unyielding
amateur	novice
ambitious	driven
antagonize	provoke
apparent	evident
approve	accept
abandon	desert
abbreviate	shorten
ability	skill
able	capable
above	overhead
after	following
afraid	frightened
aggressive	pushy
aid	assist
always	forever

Synonyms Word List – B

words	Synonyms
brief	short
broad	wide
busy	working
buy	purchase
ban	outlaw
barren	infertile
bashful	timid
beautiful	attractive
beginning	initiate
believe	trust
below	under
beneficial	helpful
best	finest
birth	beginning
blend	combine
bottom	base
brave	courageous
break	fracture
backbone	spine
backside	bottom
bad (not good)	poor
ballot	poll
believable	plausible
belly	stomach
bendy	flexible
beneficiant	generous
bid	tender
bizarre	weird
blameless	innocent
bloodless	cold

Synonyms Word List – C

words	Synonyms
care	concern
careful	cautious
cease	discontinue
certain	positive
charming	delightful
coarse	bumpy
colossal	enormous
combine	blend
comical	amusing
complex	complicated
competent	capable
comprehend	understand
complete	conclude
compress	squeeze
competent	capable
confine	contain
conflict	oppose
conflict	struggle
conform	submit
confuse	muddle
concrete	real
concur	agree
condemn	censure
condense	concentrate
confess	admit
chilly	cool
chubby	plump
clarify	explain
close	shut
close	near

Synonyms Word List – D

words		Synonyms
dally	loiter
damage	impair
demolish	destroy
denounce	blame
different	distinct
difficult	hard
divide	separate
decay	rot
deduct	subtract
defend	protect
defy	resist
delicate	fragile
dreadful	terrible
dry	arid
dubious	doubtful
docile	tame
dormant	sleeping
dally	loiter
damage	hurt
dangerous	unsafe
daring	bold
dead	lifeless
dash	sprint
daybreak	dawn
deceptive	misleading
decontrol	deregulate
dedicated	committed
to deduce	to infer
defective	faulty
deliberate	planned

Synonyms Word List – E

words	Synonyms
exhilarated	overjoyed
explicit	exact
exquisite	delightful
exterior	outside
extravagant	extreme
early	premature
easy	simple
eccentric	peculiar
ecstasy	joy
empty	drain
enough	sufficient
entirely	wholly
eternal	always
evident	apparent
evil	bad, wrong, wicked
encourage	promote
enemy	opponent
enjoy	like
enlarge	expand
enormous	vast
exceptional	remarkable
excite	arouse
equity	fairness
especially	particularly
essential	fundamental
to establish	to set up
to evaluate	to assess
everlasting	eternal
exactly	precisely
enormous	huge

Synonyms Word List – F

words	Synonyms
fatigue	tire
feasible	possible
feeble	weak
ferocious	fierce
fertile	fruitful
forgive	pardon
former	previous
fraction	part
frank	candid
frenzy	fury
fancy	elaborate
fantastic	incredible
fast	rapid
fat	chubby
fatal	deadly
fiction	fantasy
fill	load
fix	mend
flaw	defect
flimsy	frail
flippant	impudent
fluid	liquid
foe	enemy
follow	succeed
forbid	prohibit
fabulous	marvelous
face	confront
fair	honest
fake	imitation
false	incorrect

Synonyms Word List – G

words	Synonyms
generous	giving
gentle	tender
genuine	real
gigantic	immense
give	donate
gratitude	thankfulness
great	outstanding
gratuity	tip
gravestone	headstone
to grouse	to grumble
gain	acquire
gallant	chivalrous
gather	collect
gaudy	showy
gaunt	scrawny
to grab	to seize
grasping	greedy
gratis	free of charge
gala	festal
gallant	audacious
generous	lavish
genius	brilliance
grant	accord,
grateful	appreciative
grief	sorrow
glorify	praise
gloomy	sullen
gigantic	immense

Synonyms Word List – H

Words	Synonyms
huge	vast
humble	modest
humiliate	embarrass
hot	warm
hector	bully
hiatus	gap
homeopathy	treatment method
hone	polish
hue and cry	uproar
high	elevated
hold	grasp
honest	truthful
hospitable	welcoming
hostile	antagonistic
heinous	monstrous
herculean	formidable
hermetic	airtight
humane	gentle
hydra	problem
hypertension	high blood pressure
hypothermia	low body temperature
humid	wet
handy	useful
hard	firm
hate	loathe
help	aid
handy	useful
holy	religious
hesitate	pause
healthy	strong

Synonyms Word List – I

Words	Synonyms
improvise	manage
impugn	censure
impute	attribute
inanity	stupidity
incarnate	personified
ichor	fluid
idealist	romantic
ilk	type
illicit	illegal
imam	leader
ineradicable	permanent
inertia	inactivity
infallible	foolproof
inquisition	inquiry
inscrutable	enigmatic
inter	bury
immobilize	halt
impediment	obstruction
impending	imminent
impetuous	impulsive
impetus	momentum
impinge	intrude
implacable	pitiless
importune	pester
imprecation	malediction
impregnable	unassailable
incentive	inducement
inordinate	excessive
incisive	keen
inculcate	instill
indigent	poor

Synonyms Word List – J

Words	Synonyms
juxtapose	put together
jealous	envious
joy	delight
jubilant	overjoyed
journeyman	artisan
joust	dispute
jubilee	anniversary
judicial	legal
judicious	sensible
juggernaut	idol
juncture	stage
junket	jaunt
junta	military rule
justify	validate
jingoism	patriotism
jitney	autobus
jocular	funny
jocund	gay
joist	beam
jeopardy	threat
jeremiad	tirade
jettison	throw away
jig	dance
jihad	war
jackknife	pocket knife
jaded	fed up
jargon	slang, lingo
jejune	irreverent
jell	take shape

Synonyms Word List – K

words	Synonyms
keep	hold
kind	helpful
kid	child
kin	relative
keen	eager
kindergarten	nursery
knock	censure
knit	fasten
knotty	complex
kudos	applause
kneel	bow down
knife	cutter
know	recognize
knowledge	awareness
knob	grip
kowtow	genuflect
kopje	hill
knell	sound
kunzite	transparent hem
kotow	grovel
kitchen	cookhouse
kidnap	capture
key	cue
king	ruler
kit	tools
kick	give up
kelp	seaweed
kill	murder
kayak	outrigger
ketchup	gravy

Synonyms Word List – L

words	Synonyms
lodestar	guiding
lucidity	fluency
lulu	beauty
ligament	tendon
ligature	binder
loose	slack
lure	attract
luxurious	extravagant
legitimate	valid
lethal	deadly
lineage	ancestry
lion’s share	a big share
least	fewest
legible	readable
lenient	lax
lipid	oils
lissome	lithe
livid	furious
litter	waste
liturgy	holy sacrament
lament	grieve
large	big
last	final
lacking	missing
last	final
leading	main
listless	lethargic
logical	sensible
long	lengthy

Synonyms Word List – M

words	Synonyms
militate	oppose
minatory	menacing
mirth	laughter
montage	mixture
mosaic	montage
mosey	stroll
manifestation	symptom
mansard	hip roof
matriculation	admission
monolithic	monumental
muse	consider
myriad	numberless
memento	keepsake
menial	boring
mentor	teacher
misanthropy	unfriendliness
mandala	figure
maneuver	tactic
manicured	cut fingernail
mesa	flat tableland
mesmerize	captivate
magnum	large bottle
metabolism	reactions
microcosm	example
mote	blot
mausoleum	catacomb
maverick	unconventional
mean	represent
medley	mixture
melange	blew

Synonyms Word List – N

words	Synonyms
notwithstanding	However,
nugatory	worthless
numerous	many
neologism	coinage
nexus	link
neutral	impartial
Nibelung	evil family having hoard of gold
niche	role
new	modern
nadir	pit
nary	neither
nee	need
naked	bare
nameless	anonymous
napkin	serviette
to narrate	to relate
a narrative	a story
nip and tuck	close, near
non sequitur	response
nuance	fine distinction
nobility	the aristocracy
to nominate	to appoint
non-stop	continuous
necessary	essential
nightfall	dusk
nonchalant	lackadaisical
normal	usual
noon	midday
noted	famous
nice	pleasing

Synonyms Word List – O

words	Synonyms
obdurate	stubborn
object	thing
obligatory	compulsory
opaque	solid
obstinate	stubborn
odd	peculiar
offend	disgust
ornament	decoration
outside	external
onslaught	ambush
obey	comply
ominous	menacing
opaque	unclear
open	originate
oblique	indirect
omnipotent	all-powerful
obsolete	out of date
oblivious	unconscious
obnoxious	repulsive
opponent	enemy
optimistic	hopeful
optional	voluntary
off-season	low season
to operate	to function
organic	biological
observe	examine
obsolete	extinct
ordinary	usual
outrageous	shocking
outstanding	distinguished

Synonyms Word List – P

words	Synonyms
prompt	punctual
prosperous	thriving
proud	arrogant
poor	destitute
portion	piece
prevent	hinder
probable	liable
painstaking	fastidious
passive	yielding
past	preceding
preserve	save
pretty	attractive
prevalent	widespread
plausible	logical
plentiful	abundant
pliable	compliant
possible	plausible
precarious	shaky
precious	prized
patience	perseverance
peculiar	bizarre
perfect	accurate
prejudiced	influenced
premature	hasty
premeditated	calculated
permanent	lasting
perpetual	incessant
persuade	influence
profit	benefit

Synonyms Word List – Q

words	Synonyms
quadriceps	muscle of thigh
quagmire	swamp
quarter	district
queasy	sick
querulous	difficult
queue	row
quintessential	model
quorum	assemblage
qualified	capable
question	ask
quiet	silent
quit	withdraw
quake	tremble
quiet	peaceful
quite	fairly/ pretty
queen	royalty
quick	fast
quartz	mineral
quests	search
quoted	repeat
quaffs	slurp
quails	shrink
quainter	charming
quacking	shake
quantum	amount
quagmire	bog
queries	interrogation
quaestor	officer
quadrant	fourth
quietly	quietly
quicker	quicker

Synonyms Word List – R

words	Synonyms
resuscitate	save
retrench	cut back
riff	jazz
robust	strong
roil	agitate
reactionary	back looking
radiant	joyful
rakish	stylish
ruddy	glowing
rapacious	grasping
rapport	link
raze	ruin
reactionary	back looking
recapitulate	repeat
reciprocal	inverse
reclamation	retrieval
reclusive	ascetic
rectify	put right
red herring	deviation
rectify	put right
regnant	authority
relegate	consign
relief	assistance
remedial	curative
regime	rule,
renege	revoke
renovate	modernize
resonance	timbre
resound	boom
restitution	reimbursement

Synonyms Word List – S

words	Synonyms
sandbagger	virulent
sanguine	positive
sarong	miniskirt
satiate	slake
satire	lampoon
scruple	regret
scrutinize	examine
scot work	chores
scuttle	spoil
sear	flame
sec	second
sedate	cool
seder	ceremonial dinner
sediment	dregs
segment	slice
seminary	institution
sagacity	prudence
sensibility	awareness
septic	diseased
serendipity	chance
sagacity	prudence
sampan	boat
sampler	needle work
sanatorium	clinic
sanctity	sacredness
scam	swindle
sceptic	skeptic
sciatica	backache
score	get
scorn	disrespect

Synonyms Word List – T

words	synonyms
trifle	drop
trilogy	triplet
trundle	push
thrive	prosper
total	complete
taboo	unthinkable
tactile	perceptible
talk turkey	get to point
tank	container
tariff	excise
transmute	transform
treacly	syrupy
trepidation	apprehension
triage	sorting
trifle	drop
taxidermy	artistry
tchotchkes	trifle
telepathy	sixth sense
temperance	control
tenacious	firm
totem	experiment
traction	footing
tranquil	restful
transcend	exceed
transient	passing
tessellate	form mosaic pattern
therapeutic	remedial
tipping point	change
titan	reputation
torpid	lazy

Synonyms Word List – U

words	synonyms
uneducated	unlettered
untold	boundless
untouchable	unpronounceable
unduly	excessively
undying	deathless
unearth	locate
untried	new
unease	disquiet
update	modify
upend	position
untimely	inopportune
untiring	energetic
urban	citified
unregenerate	obstinate
urbane	stylish
upbringing	rearing
upchuck	sick
upcoming	approaching
undergird	support
untoward	untoward
undulate	wavy
undulating	rolling
unbiased	impartial
upset	perturb
urgent	imperative
uncanny	creepy

Synonyms Word List – V

words	synonyms
vale	valley
valedictory	farewell speech
vanquish	subdue
vascular	conduction
vacant	empty
vegetate	stagnate
vague	unclear
venality	corruption
vendetta	revenge
veneer	finish
venerable	revered
venomous	lethal
ventricle	chamber
veracity	authenticity
vertex	apogee
verve	vigor
viability	possibility
vintage	classic
vicious	malicious
virago	strong woman
virulent	potent
vista	view
viticulture	grape growing
vituperative	scathing
vociferous	raucous
voguism	acceptance
voracious	hungry
voraciousness	hunger
vortex	current
victory	success

Synonyms Word List – W

words	synonyms
Winner	Victor
Woman	Lady
Wonderful	Amazing
well timed	timely
weary	lethargic
win	prevail
wise	smart
wonderful	splendid
worn	old
win	succeed
wrong	mistaken
Walk	Stroll
Want	Desire
Weak	Feeble
Word	Expression
wild	reckless
warranty	guarantee
well mannered	polite
Write	Record
wholehearted	sincere
Woof	Filling
Wry	misdirecting
Wunderkind	genius
wealth	assets
Wadi	stream
Wan	Pale
Wheedle	charm
Whiplash	Lash of whip

Synonyms Word List – X

words	synonyms
Xenophobic	Disease
Xeric	Dry
Xyloid	Woody
Xylems	Woody plant
Xylene	Dissolver
Xenial	Friendly
Xylol	Solvent
Xylose	Sugar
Xenografts	Transplant
Xenophobia	Social phobia
Xenodochy	Hospitality
Xylophones	Percussion instrument
X-Division	Separation
Xiphoid	Sword-shaped
Xeroxing	Duplicator
Xanthate	Salt
Xerothermic	*Desertic*
Xanthoma	Skin disease
Xavier	Francisco
Xanthe	Termagant
Xenogeny	Tocology
Xanthic	Light
*Xmas*	Christmas
Xebecs	Clippers
Xyloid	Wooden
Xanadu	Luxury
Xanthic	Yellowish
Xanthippe	Termagant

Synonyms Word List – Y

words	synonyms
yo-yo	alternate
young	blooming
youthful	active
yowl	bellow
yowling	caterwauling
yearlong	annual
yeasty	frothy
yell at	scold
yelp	bawl
yenta	gossiper
yahoo	bumpkin
yak	blab
yank	drag
yap	barking
yard sale	garage sale
yardstick	average
yaw	curve
yawn	Bore
yearbook	Record
yodel	sing
y-fronts	briefs
yachter	Jack
yack	prattle
yacht	Boat
yackety-yak	chatter
yip	cry
yet	after all
yokel	bucolic
young bird	fledgling
yesterday	last day

Synonyms Word List – Z

words	synonyms
zip	postal code
zest	flavor
zigadene	death camas
zelkova	caucasian elm
zealous	greedy
zebra crossing	pedestrian crossing
zero in	range in
zander	pike-perch
zeal	fire
zephyr	breeze
zerogon	apeirogon
zesty	hot
zealously	eagerly
zamboni	ice resurfacer
zeitgeisty	trendy
zaftig	rubenesque
zaman	monkey pod
zincous	hurry
zinc vitriol	white vitriol
zero point	nothing
zealotry	fanatism
zeppelin	rigid airship
z score	standard score
zazaki	dimli
zilch	nil
zinc oxide	chinese white
zany	humourless
zillion	ordinal
zany	goofball