Synonyms can be any
part of speech, as long as both words are of the same part of speech. Examples: • noun:
drink and
beverage • verb:
buy and
purchase • adjective:
big and
large • adverb:
quickly and
speedily • preposition:
on and
upon Synonyms are defined according to certain senses of words. For example,
pupil refers to the
aperture in the eye, not a
student.
He expired is synonymous with
he died, but
my passport has expired cannot be replaced with
my passport has died. A
thesaurus or synonym dictionary lists similar or related words; these are often, but not always, synonyms. • The word
poecilonym is a rare synonym of the word
synonym. It is not entered in most major dictionaries and is a curiosity or piece of trivia for being an
autological word due to its
meta nature as a synonym of
synonym. •
Antonyms are words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings. For example,
hot ↔
cold,
large ↔
small,
thick ↔
thin,
synonym ↔
antonym •
Hypernyms and hyponyms represent a broader category and a specific instance within that category. For instance,
vehicle is a hypernym of
car, while
car is a hyponym of
vehicle. •
Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings. For example,
witch and
which are homophones in most accents because they are pronounced in the same way. •
Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. For example,
record can refer to both the act of
recording a song and keeping a
record of documents. •
Homonyms are words that have the same pronunciation and spelling but different meanings. For example,
rose can refer to a type of flower or the past tense of
rise. ==See also==