Identify Synonyms

3rd Grade English practice: Which word is a synonym for 'fast': 'slow', 'quick', 'sleepy'. Part of vocabulary: word relationships (Vocabulary: Word Relationships).

~8 min

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings.

Defining Synonyms

What are Synonyms?
  • Synonym = Same meaning
  • Example: 'Big' and 'Large' mean the same thing.

A synonym is a word that has a similar or identical meaning to another word. Synonyms help us use different words to describe the same thing.

💡 Think of synonyms as 'same' words.