Synonyms: find, discover, come across, encounter
Antonym: lose

Synonyms:

find: to see where something hidden or lost is after looking for it
Example: I found a £2 coin behind the sofa.
Did she find the book she was looking
for?

discover: to find something new or to learn something for the first time
Example: Which scientist discovered penicillin?
We discovered that house had already been sold.

come across: (informal) to find something by chance
Example: I came across this old photo when I was clearing out a drawer.

encounter: (formal) to meet someone or something unexpectedly
Example: On the journey we encountered several amusing people. I have never encountered such hospitality anywhere else.

Antonym:
lose: to put or drop something somewhere and not to know where it is

Synonyms: fight, battle, war, conflict

fight: an occasion on which people try to hurt each other or knock each other down
Example: He got into a fight with boys who were bigger than him. Fights broke out between the protesters and the police.

battle: an occasion when large groups of soldiers fight each other using powerful weapons
Example: Many soldiers died in the first battle of the war.
the Battle of Hastings

war: a period of fighting between countries
Example: Millions of soldiers and civilians were killed during the war.

conflict: a war, or fighting as part of a war
Example:  the violent conflict between the neighbouring republics
Example: The government is engaged in armed conflict with rebel forces.

Synonyms: fatal, lethal, deadly, mortal, terminal

fatal: causing people to die
Example: There were three fatal accidents on this road last year.

lethal: dangerous and able to kill someone
Example: a lethal dose of painkillers
Example: a lethal mixture of drugs and alcohol
Example: Being out in the sun too long can be lethal.

deadly: likely to cause people to die
Example: The terrorists turned the car into a deadly weapon.

mortal: referring to injury serious enough to cause someone to die
Example: a mortal wound

terminal: referring to the last period of a serious illness that will lead to death
Example: The condition is terminal

Synonyms: fat, plump, overweight, obese
Antonyms: slim, thin
Synonyms:

fat: having too much flesh or weighing too much
Example: You’ll have to eat less – you’re getting too fat.

plump: slightly fat in an attractive way
Example: the baby’s plump little arms
She’s grown plumper now she’s stopped
smoking.

overweight: having a body that weighs too much
Example: The doctor says I’m a little overweight.

obese: so fat that it is dangerous for health reasons
Example: Many children are becoming obese because of their unhealthy diets.

Antonyms:
thin: not fat
slim: with a body that is thin in an attractive way

Synonyms: famous, well-known, renowned, infamous, notorious
Antonym: unknown
Synonyms:

famous: known to many people, especially most people in a place or country
Example: a famous department store. He’s a famous footballer.

well-known: known by a lot of people
Example: It’s a well-known fact that oil and water don’t mix. She used to work for a well-known London hairdresser.

renowned: known and admired by many people
Example: the renowned Italian singer

infamous: famous for being bad or unpleasant
Example: He was sent to the infamous prison on the island.

notorious: known for bad qualities, or for doing bad things
Example: He was a member of a notorious criminal gang.

Antonym:
unknown
not known for anything important or interesting

Synonyms: fail, neglect, forget, omit, overlook

fail: not to do something
Example: The car failed to stop at the red light.
She failed to tell us of her change
of address.

neglect: not to do something that should have been done
Example: He neglected to tell the police that he had been involved in an accident.

forget: not to remember
Example: He’s forgotten the name of the restaurant.
I’ve forgotten how to play
chess.
She forgot all about her doctor’s appointment.

omit: to leave something out, especially something that is helpful or important
Example: She omitted the date when she signed the contract.
They omitted to tell
me the price of the ticket.

overlook: not to notice something
Example: She overlooked several mistakes when she was correcting the exam
papers.

Synonyms: easy, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated
Antonyms: hard, difficult

Synonyms:

easy: not difficult, or not needing a lot of effort
Example: The test was easier than I expected.
My boss is very easy to get on with.

simple: easy to do or understand
Example: The machine is very simple to use.

straightforward: easy to understand or carry out
Example: The instructions are quite straightforward.

uncomplicated: easy to deal with or understand
Example: In children’s books, the writing should be clear and uncomplicated.
The
procedure is relatively quick and uncomplicated.

Antonyms:

hard: not easy
difficult: not easy to do or achieve

Synonyms: dislike, hatred, hate, disgust
Antonym: liking

Synonyms:

dislike: a feeling of not liking something or someone
Example: She had a great dislike of noisy parties.

hatred: a very strong feeling of not liking someone or something
Example: a hatred of unfair treatment
a campaign against racial hatred

hate: a very strong feeling of not liking someone
Example: Her eyes were full of hate.

disgust: a feeling of dislike that is so strong that you feel angry or slightly ill
Example: Seeing the dead animals filled her with disgust.

Antonym:
liking: a feeling of enjoying something

Synonyms: disapprove, object, criticise, condemn
Antonym: approve

Synonyms:

disapprove: to show that you do not think something is good
Example: The head teacher disapproves of members of staff wearing jeans to school.

object: to say that you do not like something or you do not want something to
happen
Example: He objected that the pay was too low.
I object to her being given this
private information.

criticise: to say that something or someone is bad or wrong
Example: She criticised their lack of interest and enthusiasm.
The design of the new
car has been criticised.

condemn: to say strongly that you do not approve of something
Example: She condemned the police for their treatment of the prisoners.

Antonym:
approve: to think something is good

Synonyms: disagree, differ, argue, dispute, contradict
Antonym: agree

Synonyms:

disagree: to say that you do not have the same opinion as someone else
Example: We all disagreed with the chairperson.
They disagreed about what to do next.

differ: if people differ, they have different opinions from each other
Example: Our views on education differ.
Their accounts of what happened differ in several ways.

argue: to discuss without agreeing, often in a noisy or angry way
Example: They argued over the prices.
She argued with the waiter about the bill.
Example:
I could hear them arguing in the next room.

dispute: to say that you strongly believe that something is not true or correct
Example: I dispute her version of what happened.
There is no disputing the fact that Sarah is the best player.

contradict: to say that what someone else says is not true
Example: They didn’t dare contradict their mother.

Antonym:

agree: to say or show that you have the same opinion as someone else