Vocabulary Building Word Search
Play a Vocabulary Building word search free online. We built the 12-word list around the terms and ideas of a school subject, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: SYNONYM, ANTONYM, HOMOPHONE, HOMOGRAPH, PREFIX, SUFFIX, ROOTWORD, CONTEXT, INFERENCE, VOCABULARY, DICTIONARY, THESAURUS.
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Vocabulary Building word list, defined
- SYNONYM /ˈsɪnənɪm/ · noun
- A word or phrase that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase. Synonyms are used to add variety and interest to language, and to convey subtle shades of meaning. Related: large, huge, enormous, gigantic.
- ANTONYM /ˈæntənɪm/ · noun
- A word that means the opposite of another word, such as 'hot' being the antonym of 'cold'. Related: opposite, reverse, converse, contrary.
- HOMOPHONE /həˈmuʊfiːn/ · noun
- Two or more words that are pronounced the same but have different meanings and, often, different spellings. Words that sound the same but have different meanings and often different spellings. Related: homograph, allomorph, paronym, heteronym.
- HOMOGRAPH /həˈmɒɡrɑːf/ · noun
- A word that is spelled the same as another word but has a different meaning, or a word that is pronounced the same as another word but has a different meaning. For example, bank (a financial institution) and bank (the side of a river). Related: homonym, wordplay, equivocation, ambiguity.
- PREFIX /prɪˈfɛks/ · noun
- A letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to form a new word; a word or phrase added to the beginning of another word or phrase to indicate its meaning or origin. Related: foreword, prologue, introduction, prefix.
- SUFFIX /sʌfɪks/ · noun
- A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to form a new word or to change its meaning. A suffix is a morpheme that is attached to the end of a word. Related: appendage, addition, extension, ending.
- CONTEXT /ˈkɒntɛkst/ · noun
- The circumstances, setting, or surrounding conditions in which something exists or occurs, and by which it can be fully understood. Also the parts of a written or spoken text that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning. Related: setting, circumstances, environment, situation.
- INFERENCE /ɪnˈfɛrəns/ · noun
- The act of drawing a conclusion or making an educated guess based on evidence or reasoning. A conclusion or opinion formed on the basis of incomplete information. Related: deduction, conclusion, guess, assumption.
- VOCABULARY /ˈvɒkəbʊləri/ · noun
- The words and phrases used by a particular person or group of people, or the words and phrases used in a particular language or subject. Related: lexicon, lexis, terminology, phraseology.
- DICTIONARY /ˈdɪkʃən(ə)ri/ · noun
- A reference book or online resource that lists the words of a language (or a specialized subject), typically in alphabetical order, giving their meanings, pronunciations, and often their origins and usage. Related: lexicon, glossary, wordbook, vocabulary.
- THESAURUS /θiːˈsɔːrəs/ · noun
- A reference book or online database that lists words with their synonyms, often used to find alternative words or phrases with the same or nearly the same meaning. Related: dictionary, lexicon, vocabulary, lexicography.
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