Explanation About Antonym, Synonym, and Hyponym

Senin, 25 April 2016


Welcome to my blog! Do you know about antonym and synonym? Just to remind you again about Antonym, Synonym, and Hyponym. Let’s check it out!
Firstly, look at this picture!


From this picture, can we conclude that synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language. Synonyms are words that are similar or have a related meaning to another word. They can be lifesavers, especially when you want to avoid repeating the same words over and over. Also, sometimes the word you have in mind might not be the most appropriate word, which is why finding the right synonym can come in handy.
Here is a list of adjectives and their synonyms that are commonly used to describe people.
  • Beautiful: Attractive, Pretty, Lovely, Stunning
  • Fair: Just, Objective, Impartial, Unbiased
  • Funny: Humorous, Comical, Hilarious, Hysterical
  • Happy: Content, Joyful, Mirthful, Upbeat
Here are some miscellaneous words and their synonyms:
  • Baffle: confuse, deceive
  • Hypocrisy: duplicity, falseness
  • Pacify: appease, placate

Secondly, we learn again about antonym. Look at again!

Antonym is a word of opposite meaning of another. It comes from the Greek words “anti” for opposite and “onym” for name. Since language is complex, people may at times, disagree on what words are truly opposite in meaning to other words. Sometimes, an antonym can be easily made by adding a prefix.
Examples of antonyms that were made by adding the prefix “un” are:
  • Likely and unlikely
  • Able and unable
  • Fortunate and unfortunate
  • Forgiving and unforgiving
By adding the prefix “non” you can make these pairs:
  • Entity and nonentity
  • Conformist and nonconformist
  • Payment and nonpayment
  • Combatant and noncombatant
Lastly, adding the prefix “in” can make the following pairs:
  • Tolerant and intolerant
  • Decent and indecent
  • Discreet and indiscreet
  • Excusable and inexcusable
 Thirdly, we learn about Hyponym. See this picture again!

Hyponym is a word whose meaning is included in the meaning of another more general word; for example, bus is a hyponym of vehicle.

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