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Unit 9 · vocabulary
Common English Synonyms & Antonyms Semantic Pairs
Pairs of synonymous and antonymous words to enrich your English writing and spoken vocabulary.
Estimated Study Time 1–2 days · ~1 hr
English Synonyms & Antonyms
Master semantic pairings, opposite words, and nuances with pronunciation.
Synonyms
Happy (ደስተኛ)
ሃፒ ➔ ጆይፉል
Joyful / Glad
Synonyms
Beautiful (ቆንጆ)
ቢውቲፉል ➔ ጎርጀስ
Gorgeous / Pretty
Synonyms
Fast (ፈጣን)
ፋስት ➔ quick
Quick / Rapid
Synonyms
Smart (ብልህ)
ስማርት ➔ ኢንተለጀንት
Intelligent / Clever
Synonyms
Difficult (ከባድ)
ዲፊከልት ➔ ሃርድ
Hard / Challenging
Synonyms
Quiet (ጸጥተኛ)
ኳየት ➔ ሳይለንት
Silent / Peaceful
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Huge (ግዙፍ)
ሂዩጅ ➔ ኢኖርመስ
Enormous / Giant
Synonyms
Begin (መጀመር)
ቢጊን ➔ ስታርት
Start / Commence
Antonyms
Hot (ሞቃት)
ሆት ⇋ ኮልድ
Cold (ቀዝቃዛ)
Antonyms
Early (ቀደም ብሎ)
የርሊ ⇋ ሌይት
Late (ዘግይቶ)
Antonyms
Strong (ጠንካራ)
ስትሮንግ ⇋ ዊክ
Weak (ደካማ)
Antonyms
Buy (መግዛት)
ባይ ⇋ ሴል
Sell (መሸጥ)
Antonyms
Safe (አስተማማኝ / ሰላማዊ)
ሴይፍ ⇋ ዴንጀረስ
Dangerous (አደገኛ)
Antonyms
Always (ሁልጊዜ)
ኦልዌይስ ⇋ ኔቨር
Never (በፍጹም)
Antonyms
Success (ስኬት)
ሰክሰስ ⇋ ፌይለር
Failure (ውድቀት)
Antonyms
Generous (ለጋስ)
ጄነረስ ⇋ ስቲንጂ
Selfish / Stingy (ስስታም)