IELTS Synonyms Words List for 2025

IELTS Synonyms Words List 2025

Enhance your IELTS test preparation with our comprehensive Synonyms Words List. This comprehensive list includes a vast array of words that can be used interchangeably in different contexts, allowing you to expand your vocabulary and improve your writing and speaking skills. By incorporating these words into your daily life, you can effectively improve your language abilities and increase your chances of scoring higher on the IELTS test. Whether you are a student, professional, or simply looking to improve your language skills, our IELTS Synonyms Words List is the perfect tool for you to achieve your goals and enhance your English proficiency.

IELTS Vocabulary

Word	Synonym
Abandon/Abort	to leave something
Abode	place where you live
Abroad	Overseas
Abstraction	to deduct
Accord	Agreement
Acquit	to release
Admit	Confess
Adroit	Expert
Adversity	difficulty
Agility	quickness
Agree	Consent
Alike	Same
Allow	Permit
Allure	attract
Alteration	change
Ambience	environment
Ambition	dreams
Amiable	friendly
Amicable	helpful
Amount	Quantity
Ample/Myriad of/Numerous	lots of
Angry	Mad
Annoy	to disturb someone
Answer	Response
Antique	old item
Anxious	nervous
Appreciation	to applaud one’s effort
Ask	Inquire
Assault	attack
Assets	earnings
Astonishing	surprising
Attire	Dress
Away	Absent
Awful	Terrible
Baby	Infant
Beautiful	Pretty
Becoming	Fitting
Beg	Implore
Begin	Commence
Behoove	merit
Belly	Stomach
Benevolent/Magnanimous	kindhearted
Berserk	gone mad
Betray	to fraud someone
Bias	Revoke
Big	Large
Bizarre	Weird
Blank	Empty
Blanket ban	complete ban on something
Blossom	to grow
Blot/Stigma	black spot (disgrace)
Blunder	a very big mistake
Brave	Bold
Bread and butter	livelihood
Broad	Wide
Bruise	scratch
Bucket	Pail
Busy	Active
Calamity	Disaster
Candid	straight forward
Candy	Sweets
Center	Middle
Change	Transform
Chaos	noisy situation
Charismatic	having magical powers
Chatter box	excess talkative
Chiefly	Mainly
Choosy	Picky
Close	Shut
Collect	Gather
Collision	collide
Compassion	ready to serve
Complete	Total
Compress	to press
Confine	Restrict
Confuse	Mixed Up
Congested	tight area
Considerate	Thoughtful
Constraint	limitation / compulsion
Contemporary	modern
Contrary	Opposite
Correct	Right
Couch potato	who watches lot of TV
Counsel	advise
Coy	shy
Crumble	something breaks in small pieces
Cunning	clever
Curb	to control
Curse	to bane someone
Dash	Sprint
Dawn	sun rise
Daybreak	Dawn
Dearth/Scarcity	lack of something
Deceased	dead
Dedicated	Committed
Deliberate	Planned
Delicate	Fragile
Demeanor	behavior / character
Descendent	next generation
Desperate	fanatic/extremist
Destiny	Fate
Detain	punishment
Deteriorate	something gets worse
Dilemma	state of confusion
Dire need	huge need for something
Disclose	Reveal
Discount	Reduction
Disgrace	Shame
Drab	dull
Dusk	sun set
Eager	Keen
Elevate	Raise
Elevate	lift
Elite	most talented
Elitist	choosy or selective
Emphatically	forcefully
Enormous	Huge
Enquire	Investigate
Entrepreneur	own businessman
Envisage	imagine it’s true
Envy	to have something same what others
Epitome	best possible
Escalate	increase
Eternal	never ending
Ethical	genuine
Evaluate	Assess
Evil	Bad
Exactly	Precisely
Exaggerate	over pound
Except	Apart From
Execute	to start
Exemplary	extra ordinary
Exempt	except that
Exit	Leave
Extempore	speak without rehearsal
Extra	Additional
Eye opener	show reality
Face lift	to modify something
Fair	Unbiased
False	Untrue
Famous	Renowned
Fantastic	Great
Far flung	very far away
Fast	Quick
Fatal	dangerous
Fate	destiny
Ferry	boat
Fetch	to get
Finish	Complete
Fire	to throw out of job
Flaw	mistake
Flinches	demerit
Flippant	excess talkative
Fluke	bi-chance
Forbid	to deny
Formerly	Previously
Fortunate	Lucky
Fragile	week
Freak	insane
Fuddy-duddy	old fashioned
Fun	Entertaining
Function	Operate
Funny	Amusing
Garbage	Trash
Gesture	actions we use while speaking
Get	Receive
Glad	Happy
Glare	stare in an angry way
Glimpse	a brief look
Glitter	Sparkle
Gloomy	hazy or blur
Glossy	shiny
Good	Fine
Grab	Seize
Grim	sounding very serious
Grumble	Grouse
Guilt	regret
Gut feeling	inner voice
Hall	Corridor
Hallucination	mirage
Halt	stop
Handover	to give
Handsome	Good Looking
Happily	Fortunately
Hard	Difficult
Havoc	lots of trouble
Hazard	Danger
Help	Assist
Hint	Tip
Hire	to recruit
Home sickness	person who can’t live away
Hop	to jump a bit
Huge	Enormous
Humble	polite
Humiliate	hit below the belt
Hurry	Rush
Hurt	Injure
Idiot box	TV
Ignore	Snub
Ill	Sick
Illusion	mirage
Imitate	Mimic
Imitate	to copy
Immediate	Instantly
Impact	Affect
Impartial	Neutral
Important	Significant
Incarnation	birth
Inconsiderate	Thoughtless
Industrious	hard working
Inevitable	unstoppable
Infamous	Notorious
Infect	Contaminate
Informal	Casual
Innocent	Harmless
Inroads	affect
Insomnia	sleeplessness
Inspect	Examine
Instinct	inner ability
Instructions	Directions
Insufficient	Inadequate
Intellectual	Mental
Intelligent	Smart
Intend	Mean
Intimate	inform
Intrude	trespass
Invade	attack
Inventory	Stock
Invincible	unconquerable
Invoice	Bill
Ire	anger
Jaw dropper	stunned
Jealous	Envious
Job	Work
Joy	Delight
Kid	Child
Kind	Benevolent
Land slide victory or thumping victory	victory by huge margin
Learn	Memorize
Lethal	Deadly
Lethargic	weak
Liable	responsible
Listen	Hear
Little	Small
Loiter	to roam around without aim
Loo	toilet
Lots	Many
Loving	Fond
Loyal	Faithful
Loyal	who doesn’t back stab
Lucid	Clear
Lust	greed
Mad	Crazy
Maiden	something to do at first
Maintain	Preserve
Make	Build
Malfunction	any failure in machinery
Mansion	very big bungalow
Mate	friend
Maybe	Perhaps
Meeting	Assembly
Mentor	guide
Mesmerize	hypnotize
Mild	Gentle
Miniature	very small
Minnow/Nano	very small
Miser	one who doesn’t spend much
Misery	Distress
Modern	Contemporary
Moist	wet
Movie	Film
Mug up	to cram something
Mum	be quiet
Murals	huge paintings
Native	Local
Native	area in which one is born
Nausea	sick feeling
Near	Close
Necessary	Essential
Negligible	very small
New	Recent
Nice	Pleasant
Niche	identity
Noon	Midday
Notify	Inform
Nuisance	disturbance
Numerous	Many
Nurture	to develop something
Obsession	desire to have something
Odd	Strange
Old	Mature
Ornament	Decoration
Ort	used
Outgoing	Friendly
Outraged	very upset
Outskirts	city’s outer area
Overlook	Miss
Oversee	Supervise
Overturned	upside down
Overwhelmed	very happy with something
Part	Section
Particular	Specific
Passion	hunger to achieve something
Patriotic	one who loves his nation
Peal	to remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable
Perception	Insight
Perfect	Flawless
Pinnacle	at the top
Pluck	to break something
Plume	soft
Plunge	to fall
Podium	lecture stand
Possess	own
Possibility	Opportunity
Posture	way/position of body
Praise	Compliment
Premises	area
Prestigious	very important
Prevail	which remains
Prodding	encourage
Provide	Supply
Quake	Tremble
Quite	Fairly
Raise	Lift
Real	Genuine
Receive	Get
Regret	Remorse
Rejuvenate	refresh
Reliable	Dependable
Reliant	dependent
Reluctant	hesitant
Remark	Comment
Renew	Resume
Resilient	to resist
Respond	Reply
Rest	Relax
Retrieve	to take back
Retrograde	moving backwards
Rich	Wealthy
Robust	strong
Rock	Stone
Rookies	less experienced
Roster	schedule
Rude	Impolite
Sack	big bag
Sacked	to throw out
Sad	Unhappy
Safe	Secure
Scared	Afraid
Scribble	to write fast
See	Look
Select	Choose
Sheer	very high amount of something
Shiver	tremble
Shrine	holy place
Sightseeing	to explore places
Significant	Meaningful
Simultaneously	together
Sincere	Honest
Skeptical	doubtful
Sleepy	Drowsy
Slim	Sender
Souvenir	memento
Specimen	example
Spend thrift	who spends lot of money
Spill	for liquid
Steady	Firm
Stiff	firm/hard
Stoic	patient
Stop	Cease
Straits	bankrupt
Strangle	stuck somewhere
Stroll/wander	to roam around
Subtle	little
Suggest	Propose
Sure	Certain
Surge	powerful rush of something
Sustain	to remain
Swift	fast and smooth
Symbolize	Represent
Talk	Speak
Tandem	work together
Tap	to stroke something
Tavern	pub
Temper	Mood
Temper	mental state
Temporary	Transitory
Tender	soft
Tenets	on rent
Think	Ponder
Timid	nervous
Tiny	Small
Tragic	something very wrong happened
Tranquility	mental peace
Transform	Convert
Trivial	unimportant
Trustworthy	Reliable
Try	Attempt
Uncommon	Unusual
Uncooked	Raw
Under	Below
Unfortunate	Unlucky
Use	Utilize
Usually	Generally
Vague	Indistinct
Vanquish	Conquer
Vary	Differ
Vast	Huge
Vendor	who sells commodities
Verdict	result
Versatile	all rounder
Viable/feasible	possible
Vibes	signals
Violent	forceful
Voluntary	willingly
Waiver	to cut off
Want	Desire
Wardrobe	cupboard
Weak	Feeble
Wisecrack	joke
Withstand	Resist
Yell	Shout

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