Easier English Basic Synonyms

Antonyms:
expert
a person who knows a great deal about a subject
old hand
a person who is very skilled and experienced at doing something
BasicSyns.fm Page 10 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM
www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com

---

11
big
adjective
Synonyms: big, huge, enormous, vast
Antonym: small
Synonyms:
big
of a large size
I don’t want a small car – I want a big one. 
쑗
 His father has the biggest
restaurant in town. 
쑗
 I’m not afraid of him – I’m bigger than he is.
huge
of a very large size
Huge waves battered the ship. 
쑗
 The concert was a huge success. 
쑗
 Failing
the test was a huge disappointment for him.
enormous
of an extremely large size
The house is absolutely enormous. 
쑗
 He ate an enormous lunch. 
쑗
 The
present was an enormous surprise.
vast
extremely big, often extremely wide
vast areas of farmland 
쑗
 vast differences in price
Antonym:
small
not large in size or amount
BasicSyns.fm Page 11 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM
www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com

---

12
block
verb
Synonyms: block, hinder, hamper, hold back, obstruct
block
to prevent something from passing along something
The pipe is blocked with dead leaves. 
쑗
 The crash blocked the road for
hours.
hinder
to make it difficult for someone to do something
Snow hindered the efforts of the rescuers.
hamper
to prevent something from happening or moving normally
Lack of funds is hampering our development project. 
쑗
 The heavy bags
hampered her progress.
hold back
not to go forwards, or stop someone or something from going forwards
Most of the crowd held back until they saw it was safe. 
쑗
 The water was
held back by a small bank of earth.
obstruct
to prevent someone from doing something
He obstructed their plans by making many complaints.
BasicSyns.fm Page 12 Tuesday, January 20, 2004 1:26 PM
www.IELTS4U.blogfa.com

---