Most Common 500 Synonym Words List

abandon ~ desert
abbreviate ~ shorten
ability ~ aptitude
able ~ qualified
above ~ overhead
abundant ~ ample
accurate ~ correct
achieve ~ accomplish
adjourn ~ recess
advocate ~ support
after ~ following
afraid ~ scared
aggressive ~ militant
aid ~ assist
always ~ forever
amateur ~ novice
ambitious ~ driven
antagonize ~ embitter
apparent ~ obvious,evident
approve ~ ratify,endorse
arrive ~ come
arrogant ~ stuck-up
awful ~ atrocious
awkward ~ clumsy

ban ~ prohibit
barren ~ unproductive
bashful ~ shy
beautiful ~ pretty,
before ~ prior
beginning ~ start
blend ~ mix
bottom ~ base
brave ~ heroic
break ~ burst
brief ~ short
broad ~ wide,expansive
busy ~ active
buy ~ purchase

calm ~ quiet
capture ~ arrest
care ~ concern
careful ~ watchful
cease ~ stop,
certain ~ positive
charming ~ enchanting
chilly ~ cool
chubby ~ plump
comical ~ amusing
complex ~ complicated
competent ~ capable
comprehend ~ grasp
complete ~ conclude
complex ~ intricate
compress ~ crush
concrete ~ real
concur ~ agree
condemn ~ ,denounce
condense ~ compress
confess ~ admit
confine ~ contain
conflict ~ oppose

dally ~ linger
damage ~ hurt
dangerous ~ perilous
daring ~ bold
dark ~ dismal
dawn ~ daybreak
dead ~ lifeless
decay ~ rot
deduct ~ subtract
defend ~ protect
defy ~ resist
delicate ~ fragile
demolish ~ destroy
denounce ~ blame
dense ~ thick
depart ~ leave,exit
detach ~ separate
deter ~ hinder,prevent
determined ~ sure
die ~ expire,perish
different ~ distinct
difficult ~ hard
dilute ~ weaken
drab ~ dull
drastic ~ severe
dreadful ~ terrible

early ~ beforetime
easy ~ simple
eccentric ~ unusual
ecstasy ~ elation
empty ~ unload
encourage ~ urge
enemy ~ opponent
enjoy ~ like
enlarge ~ expand
evident ~ apparent
evil ~ bad
exceptional ~ outstanding
excite ~ arouse,
exhilarated ~ elated
explicit ~ exact

fabulous ~ marvelous
face ~ confront
fair ~ honest
fake ~ artificial
false ~ incorrect
fancy ~ ornate
fantastic ~ outrageous
fast ~ rapid
fat ~ chubby
fatal ~ deadly
fatigue ~ tire
feasible ~ possible
feeble ~ weak
ferocious ~ fierce
fertile ~ fruitful
fiction ~ fantasy
fill ~ load
fix ~ mend
follow ~ succeed
forbid ~ prohibit
forgive ~ pardon
former ~ previous

gain ~ acquire
gallant ~ chivalrous
gather ~ accumulate
gaudy ~ showy
gaunt ~ scrawny
generous ~ giving
gentle ~ mild
genuine ~ authentic
gigantic ~ immense
give ~ donate,present
glad ~ happy
gloomy ~ dark

handy ~ useful
hard ~ firm
hate ~ loathe
help ~ aid
high ~ lofty
hold ~ grip
honest ~ sincere
hospitable ~ welcoming
hostile ~ antagonistic

identical ~ alike
idle ~ inactive
ignorant ~ uninformed
immaculate ~ pure
immature ~ inexperienced
immune ~ resistant
impartial ~ neutral
impatient ~ eager
imperative ~ mandatory
imperfect ~ marred
impetuous ~ impulsive
important ~ significant
independent ~ self-reliant

jolly ~ merry
jubilant ~ overjoyed
keep ~ save
kind ~ considerate
lament ~ mourn
large ~ big
last ~ final
least ~ fewest
legible ~ readable
lenient ~ lax
listless ~ lethargic
logical ~ sensible

magnify ~ expand
mandatory ~ required
maneuver ~ manipulate
maximum ~ greatest
meager ~ scanty
mean ~ unkind
mediocre ~ fair
mend ~ repair
migrant ~ drifting
militant ~ combative
minor ~ lesser
mirth ~ merriment
mischievous ~ naughty
misfortune ~ hardship
mobile ~ moveable
moderate ~ temperate

naughty ~ wrong
neat ~ clean
negligent ~ derelict
nervous ~ flustered
neutral ~ impartial
new ~ unused
nice ~ pleasing
nonchalant ~ indifferent

obey ~ mind
oblivious ~ dazed
obnoxious ~ abominable
observe ~ examine
obsolete ~ dated
obstinate ~ stubborn
odd ~ peculiar
offend ~ displease
ominous ~ menacing
opaque ~ obscure
open ~ begin
opponent ~ rival

painstaking ~ precise
passive ~ compliant
past ~ former
patience ~ tolerance
peculiar ~ weird
perfect ~ flawless
permanent ~ enduring
perpetual ~ eternal
persuade ~ convince
plausible ~ believable
plentiful ~ ample
pliable ~ supple
polite ~ gracious
poor ~ destitute
portion ~ part
possible ~ conceivable
precarious ~ dangerous
precious ~ cherished
prejudiced ~ opinionated
premature ~ early,hasty
premeditated ~ intended
preserve ~ uphold
pretty ~ lovely

qualified ~ competent
question ~ interrogate
quiet ~ silent
quit ~ cease
racket ~ noise
radiant ~ luminous
raise ~ hoist
ratify ~ approve
rational ~ logical
ravage ~ devastate
raze ~ destroy
recreation ~ amusement
reduce ~ decrease
refute ~ contradict
regular ~ routine
regulate ~ oversee
relevant ~ pertinent
reluctant ~ unwilling
remote ~ secluded
repulsive ~ hideous

sad ~ unhappy
same ~ alike
savage ~ uncivilized
save ~ preserve
scarce ~ scanty
scrawny ~ skinny
seize ~ apprehend
separate ~ divide
serene ~ peaceful
serious ~ grave
shrewd ~ cunning
shy ~ timid
sick ~ ailing
slim ~ thin
sluggish ~ listless
small ~ little
smooth ~ slick
sociable ~ friendly
sorrow ~ woe
special ~ exceptional
spontaneous ~ instinctive
stable ~ steady

tall ~ high
tangible ~ concrete
taut ~ tense,tight,stiff
tender ~ delicate
terrible ~ dreadful
thaw ~ melt,defrost
thrifty ~ economical
thrive ~ prosper
total ~ whole,entire
trivial ~ insignificant

unbiased ~ impartial
upset ~ perturb,ruffle
urgent ~ crucial
vacant ~ unoccupied
vague ~ unclear
valiant ~ courageous
vibrate ~ quiver,tremble
vicious ~ malicious
victory ~ triumph,win
virtuous ~ righteous
vulgar ~ offensive,uncouth

wealth ~ riches,prosperity
weary ~ tired,fatigued
wholehearted ~ earnest
wild ~ uncivilized
win ~ triumph,prevail
wise ~ knowing,smart
wonderful ~ marvelous
worn ~ used
wrong ~ mistaken

yield ~ produce
zenith ~ peak,pinnacle