Antonyms in Sentences
The child was sad about getting a dog for his birthday.
What is an antonym for sad?
Happy
The small stream looked so refreshing on this hot, summer day.
What is a synonym for stream?
River
Current
How can people find ways to minimize waste? There is a problem for that. First, people can buy only what they need. Second, they can figure out ways to reuse items to minimize waste. Last, people can buy multi-use products instead of single-use products.
What is an antonym for problem?
solution
answer
The car she bought was very costly. It had several upgrades including high-end wheels, a sunroof, and upgraded speakers.
What is a synonym of costly?
expensive
pricey
An antonym pair are two words that mean the same.
False; an antonym pair are two words with different meanings.
Hannah was fearless while going through the scary haunted house.
What is an antonym for fearless?
Fearful
Brave
Unafraid
Sara had an immense amount of pain in her stomach after eating too much food.
What is a synonym for immense?
Huge
Large
Big
In science, we learned about how to make inexact measurements. We has to use a ruler to measure each object 3 times to be sure we recorded the right size.
What is an antonym for inexact?
exact
precise
correct
When the teacher called on me, she expected a reply. I did not know what to say so I made a guess. Thankfully, I was right!
What is a synonym for reply?
answer
feedback
response
A word can have many different synonyms.
True; think about the synonyms for the word "happy". Glad, cheerful, delighted, ecstatic are all synonyms for "happy."
My grades have gotten worse because I did all my homework and studied a lot.
What is an antonym for worse?
Better
Ian wailed at the thought of losing his favorite hamster.
What is a synonym for wailed?
Cried
Bawled
Weeped
Taylor becomes stressed very easily whenever she is idle. She has to make sure she finishes her homework, cleans her room, walk the dog, and do her laundry before her parents come home.
What is an antonym for idle?
busy
working
occupied
The eccentric clown made my little brother laugh. The clown had two different sized shoes, a big red nose, and wore large gloves. Whenever you asked the clown to do something silly, he did it.
What is a synonym for eccentric?
odd
weird
bizarre
Test is a synonym of exam.
Sam was a clumsy dancer. He never tripped over his feet and made dancing look easy.
What is an antonym for clumsy?
Graceful
Great
Agile
One by one, the crowd drifted away during the speech.
What is a synonym for drifted?
wandered
strolled
It turned out that Mrs. Briggs offer was counterfeit. She did not have enough money to buy the million dollar purse that she wanted.
What is an antonym for counterfeit?
actual
true
Leo wanted to alter his project to make it better. Instead of drawing pictures, he decided to find real pictures from the internet.
What is a synonym for alter?
change
adjust
modify
The best antonym for "innocent" is guilty.
True
The weatherperson said to prepare for the calm thunderstorms that would be approaching late tonight.
What is an antonym for calm?
Severe
Harsh
Violent
Will you allow us to stay up late tonight?
What is a synonym for allow?
permit
grant
My mother is very stern when it comes to our school work. She makes sure we complete it as soon as we get home from school. If we don't, then we are grounded for an entire month.
What is an antonym for stern?
relaxed
carefree
The shop owner alleged the thief broke into the store last night around 2 in the morning. The shop owner had no proof though as he did not have security cameras in his store.
What is a synonym for alleged?
claimed
assert
declared
The antonym of "meager" is "insuffiecient".
False; "meager" and "small" are synonyms. The antonym of "meager" is "generous" or "sufficient"