Super Synonyms Sheet 5ba5z

Nouns are used to name a person, animal, place, thing or idea.

Adjectives are describing words.

woman sister mother/mum aunt lady dame girlfriend princess wife Ms/Miss/Mrs

man father/dad gentleman fellow husband

brother uncle sir chap Mr. ____

baby little angel teenager youth infant

people public rabble nation crew

citizens folks society crowd party

friend partner colleague mate ally

pal chum companion buddy sidekick

house shack den apartment mansion residence fortress cave headquarters palace

vehicle bicycle chariot wagon train

car buggy truck taxi jeep

problem can of worms predicament argument puzzle

nuisance obstacle trouble dilemma difficulty

You could also name a person using their job (e.g. carpenter, wizard), behaviour (e.g. daydreamer, rebel) or appearance (e.g. beauty, angel).

child brat toddler youngster kid

convey mention announce suggest whisper

make generate prepare construct compose

assemble create build invent produce

find expose encounter spot locate

discover identify acquire uncover gather

go leave fly drive skip

escape travel dash progress stride

see identify notice inspect witness

detect stare behold recognise observe

hear overhear learn receive determine

catch pick up listen understand detect

toasty lukewarm sizzling tepid snug

big tremendous substantial burly colossal whopping mammoth heavyweight immense enormous young junior immature childlike teen

When you are naming vehicles, you can use the make or model, e.g. Ferrari, Eurostar. You can also use a breed name when writing about animals, e.g. Siamese cat, Springer Spaniel.

say declare repeat reply state

warm boiling scorching sweltering mild

juvenile inexperienced

childish adolescent growing

get lift win pinch acquire

gather collect capture grab purchase

very awfully certainly extremely unusually absolutely particularly extraordinarily exceedingly incredibly

give relinquish provide deliver offer

award present transmit transfer contribute

quickly in a flash hurriedly promptly immediately

put lay rest deposit position

place plant fix settle insert

recently not long ago a while ago afresh

hastily rapidly briskly swiftly instantly

lately just now new of late in recent past the other day

to choose your words carefully when you are writing!

Verbs are ‘doing’ words. They usually tell us about an action.

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cold freezing frosty icy bitter

glacial arctic nippy cool frozen

small inadequate miniature minute petite

mini diminuitive narrow tiny cramped

old infirm over the hill experienced antique

elderly aged ancient mature senior

often again much mostly regularly

frequently generally repeatedly

slowly gently bit by bit deliberately casually

over and over

usually leisurely calmly moderately lazily gradually

dangerously seriously harmfully carelessly precariously riskily daringly alarmingly perilously unsafely Adverbs describe the way that something happens.

happy cheerful content thrilled pleasant

tickled pink ecstatic merry blissful delighted

sad mournful gloomy tearful pitiful

glum dejected sorrowful distressed wretched

good sound super satisfactory brave

acceptable pleasant first-rate wonderful virtuous

finally

certainly at last yet completely in conclusion lastly ultimately eventually in the long run

probably maybe imaginably perhaps possibly

no doubt doubtless most likely apparently presumably

suddenly abruptly forthwith without delay all at once unexpectedly swiftly unaware all of a sudden headlong