SYNONYMS For IELTS

WORD	SYNONYMS
Loving	Fond
Lots	Many
Lethal	Deadly
Learn	Memorize
Loyal	Faithful
Loo	toilet
Land slide victory or thumping victory	victory by huge margin
Listen	Hear
Logical	sensible, sane, rational
Long	lengthy
Little	Small
Loyal	who doesn’t back stab
Liable	responsible
Least	fewest, minimum, smallest
Loiter	to roam around without aim
Luxurious	extravagant, elegant
Lethargic	weak
Lucid	Clear
Miser	one who doesn’t spend much
Malfunction	any failure in machinery
Mentor	guide
Meeting	Assembly
Murals	huge paintings
Militant	combative, aggressive, warlike
Maiden	something to do at first
Mug up	to cram something
Moderate	temperate, lenient, medium
Mate	friend
Movie	Film
Meager	scanty, sparse, poor
Mild	Gentle
Mum	be quiet
Maybe	Perhaps
Mischievous	naughty, impish
Minor	lesser, inferior, secondary
Magnify	expand, enlarge, exaggerate
Minnow/Nano	very small
Mysterious	elusive, occult, secret
Mesmerize	hypnotize
Mansion	very big bungalow
Mad	Crazy
Moist	wet
Make	Build
Modern	Contemporary
Miniature	very small
Maintain	Preserve
Misery	Distress
Mean	unkind, malicious, nasty
Near	Close
Necessary	Essential
Noon	Midday
Nuisance	disturbance
Nurture	to develop something
Nausea	sick feeling
Numerous	Many
Native	area in which one is born
Native	Local
New	Recent
Nonchalant	indifferent, lackadaisical, blase
Notify	Inform
Naughty	bad, disobedient, wrong
Normal	ordinary, typical, usual
Negligible	very small
Niche	identity
Nice	Pleasant
Outrageous	preposterous, shocking
Old	Mature
Odd	Strange
Ornament	Decoration
Optional	voluntary, elective
Obey	mind, heed, comply
Oversee	Supervise
Obsolete	extinct, dated, antiquated
Outgoing	Friendly
Ordinary	usual, average
Obsession	desire to have something
Overwhelmed	very happy with something
Ort	used
Outraged	very upset
Overlook	Miss
Overturned	upside down
Outskirts	city’s outer area
Observe	examine, study, scrutinize
Posture	way/position of body
Poor	destitute, needy, impoverished
Plunge	to fall
Pluck	to break something
Push	shove, propel
Pinnacle	at the top
Proud	arrogant, elated
Peal	to remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable
Possess	own
Premises	area
Particular	Specific
Passion	hunger to achieve something
Portion	part, segment, piece
Possibility	Opportunity
Perfect	Flawless
Patriotic	one who loves his nation
Prodding	encourage
Part	Section
Prevail	which remains
Polite	gracious, refined, courteous
Prestigious	very important
Provide	Supply
Praise	Compliment
Perception	Insight
Prompt	punctual, timely
Podium	lecture stand
Quite	Fairly
Quit	cease, stop, withdraw
Quake	Tremble
Raze	destroy, demolish
Racket	noise, commotion, disturbance
Rude	Impolite
Renew	Resume
Rich	Wealthy
Retrograde	moving backwards
Receive	Get
Regret	Remorse
Rookies	less experienced
Rejuvenate	refresh
Ratify	approve, confirm, endorse
Resist	oppose, withstand, defy
Resilient	to resist
Roster	schedule
Robust	strong
Raise	Lift
Reluctant	unwilling, hesitant
Reputable	honorable, upstanding, honest
Remote	secluded, isolated, distant
Repulsive	hideous, offensive, gruesome
Ravage	devastate, ruin, damage
Retaliate	avenge, revenge, reciprocate
Real	Genuine
Reliant	dependent
Rock	Stone
Remark	Comment
Reluctant	hesitant
Reliable	Dependable
Rest	Relax
Reveal	show, disclose, divulge
Respond	Reply
Sheer	a very high amount of something
Strenuous	vigorous, laborious
Skeptical	doubtful
Sustain	to remain
Sad	Unhappy
Surge	powerful rush of something
Sack	big bag
Stoic	patient
Souvenir	memento
Sure	Certain
Scared	Afraid
Sorrow	woe, anguish, grief
Simultaneously	together
Smooth	slick, glossy, level
Sightseeing	to explore places
Stable	steady, unchanging, settled
Straits	bankrupt
Sincere	Honest
Serious	grave, solemn, pensive
Spend thrift	who spends a lot of money
Strict	stringent, severe, stern
Serene	peaceful, tranquil, calm
Slim	Sender
Stiff	firm/hard
Significant	Meaningful
Shrine	holy place
Sociable	friendly, cordial, gregarious
Special	exceptional, notable, particular
Small	little, insignificant, trivial
Steady	Firm
Surplus	excess, additional, extra
Spill	for liquid
See	Look
Same	identical, alike, equivalent
Select	Choose
Symbolize	Represent
Subtle	little
Stop	Cease
Swift	fast and smooth
Safe	Secure
Shrewd	clever, cunning, crafty
Strangle	stuck somewhere
Sluggish	listless, lethargic, inactive
Scribble	to write fast
Sacked	to throw out
Suggest	Propose
Shiver	tremble
Strong	powerful, mighty, potent
Sleepy	Drowsy
Stupid	unintelligent, dense, foolish
Thrive	prosper, flourish, develop
Temper	mental state
Try	Attempt
Tangible	concrete, definite
Tragic	something very wrong happened
Talk	Speak
Tavern	pub
Transform	Convert
Tandem	work together
Timid	nervous
Tenets	on rent
Tap	to stroke something
Tranquility	mental peace
Terrible	dreadful, horrible, vile
Tall	high, lofty
Temporary	Transitory
Taut	tense, tight, stiff
Tender	delicate, gentle, affectionate
Tiny	Small
Temper	Mood
Thrifty	economical, frugal, prudent
Trustworthy	Reliable
Trivial	unimportant
Tender	soft
Use	Utilize
Usually	Generally
Under	Below
Uncommon	Unusual
Urgent	crucial, important
Uncooked	Raw
Unfortunate	Unlucky
Vacant	unoccupied, empty
Vanquish	Conquer
Verdict	result
Vast	Huge
Versatile	all rounder
Virtuous	moral, righteous, angelic
Vary	Differ
Valiant	courageous, brave, heroic
Violent	forceful
Victory	triumph, win, success
Vague	Indistinct
Vague	unclear, obscure, indistinct
Voluntary	willingly
Vibes	signals
Vendor	who sells commodities
Viable/feasible	possible
Worn	used, impaired, old
Want	Desire
Withstand	Resist
Wrong	incorrect, untrue, mistaken
Waiver	to cut off
Wisecrack	joke
Weak	Feeble
Weary	tired, fatigued, lethargic
Wardrobe	cupboard
Yield	produce, bear, provide
Yell	Shout