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Word Synonyms Antonyms

steady stable, constant different, flexible

stunning impressive, gorgeous unimpressive, ordinary

tedious annoying, uninteresting entertaining, interesting
thrift economical, prudence lavishness, extravagance

utter absolute indefinite

wound pain, injury happiness, comfort

Homophones

Homophones are two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different meanings,
origins, or spelling. This can lead to a lot of confusion.
A list of homophones is given below.

ail — ale beach — beech cell — sell yew — you

air — heir bean — been censor — sensor foul — fowl

aisle — isle beat — beet cent — scent — sent fair — fare

allowed — aloud bell — belle cereal — serial feat — feet

alms — arms berth — birth cheap — cheep flee — flea

altar — alter boar — bore check — cheque flew — flu

arc — ark board — bored chord — cord flower — flour

bald — bawled bold — bowled dam — damn gait — gate

ball — bawl bough — bow days — daze grate — great

band — banned boy — buoy dear — deer guilt — gilt

bare — bear braid —brayed descent — dissent groan — grown

baron — barren brake — break dew — due hare — hair

be — bee bread — bred die — dye hall — haul

knit — nit peal — peel maid — made heal — heel

right — write waist — waste male — mail hear — here

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