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Bài viết có 4 phần và 2 danh sách những synonyms của tính từ và động từ cực kỳ phổ biến cho bài thi IELTS writing và speaking. Không chỉ liệt kê những từ đồng nghĩa, bạn được cung cấp giải thích văn phong phù hợp của từ kèm các câu ví dụ để hiểu cách dùng của từ vựng hơn.
1. Synonyms là gì?
Synonyms có nghĩa là từ đồng nghĩa. Khi muốn biết synonyms của một từ bất kỳ, các bạn có thể tra từ điển https://www.thesaurus.com/. Tuy nhiên, hãy thật cẩn thận khi học synonyms bởi vì có những từ phù hợp với văn phong của bài nói (informal) nhưng có những từ lại thích hợp cho bài writing (formal) thôi. Những danh sách synonyms dưới đây đều là những từ giúp tăng band điểm với văn phong formal nhé. Ngoài ra để tăng band điểm speaking, hãy học thêm phrasal verbs và idioms thật nhiều bên cạnh những từ vựng dưới đây nhé!
2. Tại sao phải học synonyms?
Synonyms giúp bạn truyền đạt ý mình muốn theo nhiều cách khác nhau. Sử dụng synonyms là một cách tuyệt vời để thể hiện trình độ từ vựng của bạn và cũng là cách cực kỳ phổ biến dùng để tăng band điểm cho tiêu chí lexical resources của kỹ năng speaking và writing đó. Ngoài ra paraphrasing cũng là một kỹ năng không thể thiếu để nâng band điểm IELTS nhé!
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3. Synonyms của các tính từ phổ biến
Adjectives | Synonyms | Examples |
Bad | Negative, detrimental, inferior, inadequate, incorrect, poor, unsatisfactory, harmful, unacceptable, unpleasant, discouraging, terrible |
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Big | Sizable, enormous, huge, immense, gigantic, vast, large, sizable, grand, great, tall, substantial, mammoth, astronomical, ample, broad, expansive, spacious, stout, tremendous, titanic, mountainous |
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Amazing |
Unbelievable, improbable, fantastic, fabulous, incredible, wonderful, astonishing, astounding, extraordinary |
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Awful |
Dreadful, terrible, abominable, bad, poor, unpleasant |
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Angry |
Mad, furious, wrathful, indignant, exasperated, aroused, inflamed |
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Happy |
Pleased, contented, satisfied, delighted, elated, joyful, cheerful, ecstatic, jubilant, gay, tickled, gratified, glad, blissful, overjoyed |
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Unhappy | Miserable, uncomfortable, heart-broken, unfortunate, downhearted, sorrowful, depressed, gloomy, dismal, discouraged, sad |
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Interesting |
Fascinating, gripping, arresting, enthralling, engaging, attractive, inviting, intriguing, provocative, thought-provoking, challenging, inspiring, titillating, tantalizing, exciting, entertaining, piquant, engrossing, absorbing |
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Boring | Mundane, dull, monotonous, tiresome, humdrum |
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Lazy | Indolent, slothful, idle, inactive, sluggish |
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Great |
Noteworthy, worthy, distinguished, remarkable, grand, considerable, powerful, much, mighty |
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Good | Acceptable, adroit, commendable, competent, excellent, exceptional, fabulous, fantastic, favorable, first-class, great, marvelous, proficient, satisfactory, skillful, splendid, stupendous, super, superb, superior, tip-top, valuable, wonderful |
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Important | Chief, critical, crucial, essential, imperative, key, necessary, urgent, weighty, vital |
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Beautiful |
Attractive, breathtaking, wonderful, picturesque (landscape/view)
Attractive, glowing, gorgeous, good-looking (person) |
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Brave |
Courageous, fearless, dauntless, intrepid, plucky, daring, heroic, valorous, audacious, bold, gallant, valiant, doughty, mettlesome |
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Bright |
Shining, shiny, gleaming, brilliant, sparkling, shimmering, radiant, vivid, colorful, lustrous
Intelligent, knowing, smart, intellectual (person) |
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Calm |
Quiet, peaceful, still, tranquil, mild, serene, smooth, composed, collected, unruffled, level-headed, unexcited, detached, aloof |
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Strong |
Powerful, intense, firm, solid, potent |
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Weak | Frail, feeble, shaky, flimsy, fragile |
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Dangerous |
Perilous, hazardous, risky, uncertain, unsafe |
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Delicious |
Savory, delectable, appetizing, luscious, scrumptious, palatable, delightful, enjoyable, toothsome, exquisite |
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Famous |
Well-known, renowned, celebrated, famed, eminent, illustrious, distinguished, noted, notorious |
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Fast |
Quick, rapid, speedy, fleet, hasty, snappy, mercurial, swiftly, rapidly, quickly, snappily, speedily, posthaste, hastily, expeditiously, like a flash |
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Fat |
Plump, stout, corpulent, fleshy, beefy, paunchy, elephantine |
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Funny | Humorous, amusing, droll, comic, comical, laughable, silly |
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Serious | Alarming, grave, pressing, pressuring, severe, urgent, acute |
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Small | Insignificant, insubstantial, minimal, minor, tiny |
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New |
Fresh, unique, original, unusual, novel, modern, current, recent, up-to-date |
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Old | Feeble, ancient, aged, used, worn, dilapidated, former, old-fashioned, outmoded, venerable, primitive, traditional, archaic, outdated, antiquated, obsolete |
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False |
Fake, fraudulent, counterfeit, spurious, untrue, unfounded, erroneous, deceptive, groundless, fallacious |
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Wrong | Amiss, arguable, askew, awry, bad, debatable, dubious, erroneous, fallacy, fallacious, false, inaccurate, incorrect, miscalculated, misconstrued, misguided, mistaken, on the wrong track, off-target, perverse, spurious, unsatisfactory, untrue |
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Right | Correct, accurate, factual, true, good, just, honest, upright, lawful, moral, proper, suitable, apt, legal, fair |
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Easy | Simple, effortless, straightforward, uncomplicated, child’s play |
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Difficult | Taxing, tough, challenging, daunting, tricky |
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Common | universal, ubiquitous |
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Vague | obscure (unknown or known by only a few people) |
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Primary | radical (very important and great in degree), fundamental |
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Hard-working | assiduous (someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly) |
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Possible | feasible (if something is feasible, it can be done, made or achieved) |
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4. Synonyms của các động từ phổ biến
Verbs | Synonyms | Examples |
buy |
Synonyms (casual): To grab something quickly, to get a good deal, to get a good bargain, to pick something up Synonyms (formal): Purchase, acquire, consume (this is better for larger economic trends= great for Writing Task 1) |
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travel | Explore, go on an adventure, take an adventure, go on an excursion, get away, wander |
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stick | adhere, cling |
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pursue | seek (if you seek sth, you try to obtain it. FORMAL) |
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build | erect (you can erect something as buildings, FORMAL), establish |
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insult | humiliate (do something or say something which makes people feel ashamed or stupid) |
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complain | grumble (complain something in a bad-tempered way, especially something that is not really very serious) |
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relieve | alleviate (alleviate means you make pain or sufferings less intense or severe) |
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force | coerce into (coerce means you make someone do something she/he does not want to), compel |
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enlarge | magnify (magnify means make something larger than it really is) |
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praise | extol (stronger than praise), compliment(polite and political) |
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attack | assault (physically attack someone), assail (attack violently) |
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ruin | devastate (it means damage something very badly, or utterly destroy it.) |
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respect | esteem (if you esteem someone, you respect and admire him/her. FORMAL) thường dùng ở dạng bị động |
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stop | cease (if something ceases, it stops happening or existing) |
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satisfy | gratify (if you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure and satisfaction) |
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Các bạn cùng nghe podcast sau để vừa luyện nghe vừa học các cụm synonyms nhé!
5. Luyện tập
Chọn đáp án có nghĩa tương đồng với từ in đậm ở các câu sau
1. | remote | 4. | predict | 7. | banish |
a. automatic | a. foretell | a. exile | |||
b. distant | b. decide | b. hate | |||
c. savage | c. prevent | c. fade | |||
d. mean | d. discover | d. clean | |||
2. | detest | 5. | kin | 8. | Fraud |
a. argue | a. exult | a. malcontent | |||
b. hate | b. twist | b. argument | |||
c. discover | c. friend | c. imposter | |||
d. reveal | d. relative | d. clown | |||
3. | gracious | 6. | pensive | 9. | saccharine |
a. pretty | a. oppressed | a. leave | |||
b. clever | b. caged | b. sweet | |||
c. pleasant | c. thoughtful | c. arid | |||
d. present | d. happy | d. quit | |||
10. | Drag | 13. | Simulate | 16. | Generic |
a. sleepy | a. excite | a. general | |||
b. crush | b. imitate | b. cheap | |||
c. proud | c. trick | c. fresh | |||
d. pull | d. apelike | d. elderly | |||
11. | Jovial | 14. | Charisma | 17. | Qualm |
a. incredulous | a. ghost | a. distress | |||
b. merry | b. force | b. impunity | |||
c. revolting | c. charm | c. persevere | |||
d. dizzy | d. courage | d. scruple | |||
12. | indifferent | 15. | Apportion | 18. | Wary |
a. neutral | a. divide | a. calm | |||
b. unkind | b. decide | b. curved | |||
c. precious | c. cut | c. confused | |||
d. mean | d. squabble | d. cautious | |||
19. | Distort | 22. | inscrutable | 25. | Reverie |
a. wrong | a. difficult | a. palimpsest | |||
b. evil | b. mysterious | b. phantom | |||
c. deform | c. inflexible | c. daydream | |||
d. harm | d. wary | d. curio | |||
20. | sumptuous | 23. | Appall | 26. | Loot |
a. delirious | a. delirious | a. destruction | |||
b. gorgeous | b. covered | b. waste | |||
c. perilous | c. dismay | c. spoils | |||
d. luxurious | d. confuse | d. cavort | |||
21. | Reel | 24. | Upright | 27. | Loquacious |
a. whirl | a. honorable | a. talkative | |||
b. fish | b. horizontal | b. thirsty | |||
c. hit | c. humble | c. beautiful | |||
d. mistake | d. supine | d. complicated | |||
28. | Chimera | 31. | Nabob | 34. | louche |
a. chimney | a. bigwig | a. gauche | |||
b. protest | b. doubter | b. fine | |||
c. illusion | c. frolic | c. brilliant | |||
d. panache | d. converse | d. indecent | |||
29. | Temerity | 32. | Pall | 35. | stentorian |
a. audacity | a. light | a. violent | |||
b. fearfulness | b. satiate | b. misbegotten | |||
c. shyness | c. carry | c. loud | |||
d. stupidity | d. horror | d. stealthy | |||
30. | educe | 33. | sacrosanct | ||
a. demand | a. prayer | ||||
b. elicit | b. sanctuary | ||||
c. ideal | c. pious | ||||
d. unlawful | d. sacred |
ANSWER KEY
- b. remote means faraway, or distant
- b. to detest means to feel intense or violent dislike, or to hate
- c. gracious means to be pleasant or considerate in social interactions
- a. to predict means to declare in advance or to foretell
- d. kin means people with common ancestors, or relatives
- c. pensive means moodily or dreamily thoughtful
- a. to banish means to drive out from home or country, or to exile
- c. a fraud is someone who is not what he or she pretends to be, or an imposter
- b. saccharine means overly sweet
- d. to drag is to pull, or to cause movement in a direction with applied force
- b. jovial means good-humored or merry
- a. to be indifferent is to be marked by impartiality or to be neutral
- b. to simulate is to assume the outward appearance of, or to imitate
- c. charisma is magnetic charm or appeal
- a. to apportion is to divide and share out
- a. generic means having the characteristic of a whole group, or general
- d. a qualm is a feeling of uneasiness about a moral issue, or a scrupled
- d. wary means to be attentive especially to danger, or to be cautious
- c. to distort means to twist out of a normal state, or to deform
- d. sumptuous means excessively costly, rich, or luxurious
- a. one meaning of reel is to move around and round or to whirl
- b. inscrutable means not easily interpreted or understood, or mysterious
- c. to appall is to overcome with shock, or to dismay
- a. upright can mean either honorable or vertical; horizontal and supine are both antonyms of upright
- c. a reverie means the state of being lost in thought or a daydream
- c. loot means goods seized in war or spoils
- a. loquacious means excessively talkative, or garrulous
- c. a chimera is a fabrication of the mind, or an illusion
- a. temerity means unreasonable contempt for danger or recklessness, or audacity
- b. to reduce means to develop something potential or latent; to elicit means to draw out something hidden or latent
- a. a nabob is a person of great wealth or importance, or a bigwig
- b. to pall can mean to deprive of pleasure in something by satiating
- d. sacrosanct means the most sacred, or holy
- d. louche means not reputable, or indecent
- c. stentorian means loud and is usually used to imply a voice of great power and range
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