Once, three careless friends were late for a party. Seeing that the owner was offended, one of them said: "Do not be offended"; the second added: “Do not sulk,” and the third said, “Do not worry.” Have you noticed that the meanings of these words are pretty close?
In Russian, there are many words with the same or almost the same meaning. Remember what they are called?
Synonyms are ...
We select words that are close in meaning to the verb “speak,” - broadcast, verb, pronounce, say, talk, pronounce, blot, communicate, talk, speak, repeat, say, interpret, broadcast, grind, babble, chatter, pronounce, gut.
So what are synonyms? This rule is studied back in elementary school. Let's remember him together.
Synonyms are words that refer to one part of speech and, having different sounds and pronunciation, are endowed with the same or to some extent similar meaning.
For instance:
- Homeland - Homeland;
- courageous - brave - fearless - courageous;
- large - huge - great - large - massive;
- laugh - laugh - fill up - have fun - laugh - giggle - grin.
- sadness is sadness.
Types of synonyms
There are several types of synonyms:
- Stylistic. Already from the name it can be seen that such synonyms are used in various styles of speech (eyes - eyes - Zenki - magnifier).
- Semantic synonyms are words that differ in shades of meaning (rain - rain - rain). Often semantic nuances of semantic synonyms become distinguishable only in context.
Thus, synonyms are words with a meaning that is not always precise to the smallest detail, often they have small differences.
The meaning of synonyms in speech
The main advantage of synonyms is the ability to indicate small differences between objects, phenomena, properties or actions, therefore, they allow you to more accurately and clearly express the idea.
In addition, synonyms are magic words that allow you to avoid boring and uniform repetitions in speech.
Exercises
To better understand what synonyms are, do the exercises and compare your answers with the ones below.
Exercise number 1. Choose as many synonyms for the words as possible: indignant, captive, perplexed, frantic, unwell, friend, master, home, strength, sadness, small, cold, bold, loyal, quiet.
Answers:
- Resent - angry - resent - angry - grumble - annoy - annoyed - angry.
- Captive - to force - to force - to enslave - to captivate - to oblige - to enslave.
- To be perplexed - to be surprised - to be amazed - to be amazed.
- Raging - raging - angry - raging - raging - raging.
- To be unwell - to be unhealthy - to be sick - to be ill - to be unstuck.
- Friend - friend - friend - sidekick - friend - comrade - twin.
- Master - craftsman - specialist - professional.
- House - building - building - apartment - hearth - cloister - penates - lair.
- Strength - power - power - little thing.
- Sadness - sadness - grief - despondency - longing - grief.
- Small - tiny - small - small - compact - miserable.
- Cold - icy - cool - cold - frosty.
- Brave - brave - courageous - battle - heroic - decisive - courageous - fearless - desperate - remote - impudent.
- Faithful is a devotee.
- Quiet - silent - calm - muffled - peaceful - dumb.
Exercise number 2. Replace duplicate words in the text with synonyms.
Eighth grade students climbed the steep slope of the mountain. It was difficult to climb, but they were not tired even a bit. When the guys went to the very top, they set up a tent, lit a fire and sat down to rest.
Answer:
To rise - to climb - to climb - to climb.
Conclusion
So, with the help of synonyms, it is possible to describe any object or event in different ways, without repeating itself. Synonyms help most accurately express a thought, make it possible to choose the most suitable one from several words that are close in meaning.