Having a constant supply of synonyms and antonyms at your disposal, not only helps you express yourself better in every day life, but is an invaluable tool when it comes to exams, especially the IELTS.
When you learn a new word…write it down, find some synonyms and antonyms, write those down too……….and start creating sentences!
A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget’s Thesaurus crashed yesterday losing its entire load.
Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, mixed up, surprised, awed, dumbfounded, nonplussed, flabbergasted, astounded, amazed, confounded, astonished, overwhelmed, horrified, numbed, speechless, and perplexed.
