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Where do you find antonyms?
To find an antonym, follow these steps:
- Position the insertion point in the word you wish to check.
- Press Shift+F7.
- If antonyms are available for the word, you will see the Antonyms choice.
- In the Replace with Antonym list, select an antonym for your word.
- Click on Replace.
How do I find synonyms for a word?
Word
- Click the word in your document that you want to look up.
- On the Review tab, click Thesaurus.
- To use one of the words in the list of results or to search for more words, do one of the following: To replace your selected word with one of the words from the list, point to it, click the down arrow, then click Insert.
What is synonyms and their examples?
A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .
Do antonyms mean the same as or opposite of one another?
In that context, they are the same. In the broader context, the difference is that an antonym is an opposite of a specific kind — an opposite of another word.
What words are antonyms?
Antonyms are pairs of words that have opposite meanings, such as: night-day, bright-dull, and wet-dry. Synonyms, on the other hand, are a group of words having similar meanings.
What does the word “antonyms” mean?
antonym – a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; “to him the antonym of `gay’ was `depressed'”. opposite, opposite word.
Where do you find synonyms?
Another way to find a synonym is to select a word and then right click on it. Once you click on it, a drop down menu will appear. Next, click on the ‘synonym’ option and it will show you a sub-menu with different synonyms for the word.