Synonyms are words with similar meanings, antonyms are words with opposite meanings, homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings, and homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.
Synonyms: Pleasant, agreeable, charming Antonyms: Plain, ugly, unattractive Homonyms: Pair (a couple), pear (fruit)
Synonyms - Words that have the same meaning, like happy and glad Antonyms - Words that have opposite meanings like happy and sad Homonyms - Words that sounds the same but are spelt differently like ad(and advertisement) and add (addition)
Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings.
Synonyms are words that have the same or very similar meaning: large and big damp and moist delicious and flavorful Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings: huge and tiny humid and arid homonyms a word that has the same spelling and the same pronunciation as another word but has different meaning from it. bill-a noun meaning a written statement of money owed bill- a noun meaning beak of bird fair- as an adjectives,fair complexion fair- as a noun- means trade exhibited
Homonyms can be categorized into two main types: homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings (e.g., "there," "their," "they're"), and homographs, which are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g., "bat" as in the animal and "bat" as in the sports equipment).
Synonyms-cervus,buck,doe Antonyms-N/A Homonyms-dear
Synonyms: Pleasant, agreeable, charming Antonyms: Plain, ugly, unattractive Homonyms: Pair (a couple), pear (fruit)
Homonyms can be categorized into two main types: homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings (e.g., "there," "their," "they're"), and homographs, which are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings (e.g., "bat" as in the animal and "bat" as in the sports equipment).
Synonyms - Words that have the same meaning, like happy and glad Antonyms - Words that have opposite meanings like happy and sad Homonyms - Words that sounds the same but are spelt differently like ad(and advertisement) and add (addition)
Homonyms are classified into two main categories: homophones, which are words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings (e.g., "two," "to," "too"); and homographs, which are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings and pronunciations (e.g., "bow" as in bow and arrow, and "bow" as in take a bow).
Mortimer Hubert Larmoyer has written: 'French homonyms and synonyms' -- subject(s): English, French language, Homonyms, Idioms, Synonyms and antonyms, Textbooks for foreign speakers
They're synonyms. Antonyms are opposites - they're "anti-" each other. Homonyms sound alike - "their" and "there" and "they're". Homo- means same, like homogenized milk has the cream and milk all stabilized together so they won't separate like raw milk does.
Homophones and homographs.
Synonyms (words with same meaning): chair,seat lorry,truck big,grand Antonyms (opposites): hot,cold hero,coward giant,pygmy Homonyms (same sound and spelling, different meaning) : stalk (to follow) and stalk (of leaf) bear (animal) and bear (to carry) grave (serious) and grave (for burial)
Homonyms are words that sound the same but have different meanings. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings. Heteronyms are words that are spelled the same but have different pronunciations and meanings.
They can be antonyms (opposite meanings), not synonyms.
Homonyms: 1) bark (sound a dog makes) and bark (outer covering of a tree), 2) bow (to bend forward) and bow (ribbon for decorating), 3) bat (flying mammal) and bat (sports equipment), 4) fair (just) and fair (event with rides), 5) jam (fruit preserve) and jam (traffic congestion). Homographs: 1) lead (to guide) and lead (metal), 2) tear (rip) and tear (drop from eye), 3) wound (injury) and wound (past tense of wind), 4) bow (reverence) and bow (knot tied with ribbon), 5) desert (abandon) and desert (arid land).