Synonyms Flashcards
Very
quite, fairly, absolutely, totally, somewhat
Like
Enjoy, be fond of (f), love, adore (f), be crazy about (i)
Have
Possess (f), own
Think
Believe, hold that (f), feel that
Good
Great, excellent, spectacular (f), awesome (i),superb (f)
Very
Quite (f)1, extremely (f), totally, really, absolutely (f)
Little better
Marginally, a bit
Try
Give a shot/give a go (i), attempt (f), endeavour (f)
See
Watch, notice, look at (all are context-sensitive)
Go
Head, set for, move, travel
Many
Number of, plenty, large amount of, rich, several, some, most
Nice
spectacular, stunning, pleasant
now
currently, nowadays, at the moment,
Listing formal
first and foremost, initially, further, subsequently, lastly
Adding information formal
Moreover, furthermore, additionally, similarly, likewise, in addition
Contrasting formal
Nevertheless, In contrast, however, nonetheless
Contrasting semiformal
although, even though, whereas, besides, despite, in spite of, unfortunately
Summarising formal
Therefore, Accordingly, consequently, thus, overall, as a result
Referencing formal
Regarding, with reference to, with regard to, in relation to
Referencing semiformal
Generally, in most/many/general cases
Referencing informal
Since,
Contrasting informal
in fact, he/it is anything but
worth saying…
nominating/considering/mentioning/pointing out
Pictures similar
Pictures one and two have a number of things in common / are similar in the way that there is/are… in each one.<br></br>These two pictures convey/share the same message/idea of…
Pictures different
Contrastingly, these pictures show different takes on… some topic In contrast with the right picture, picture on the left has/shows/displays
Important
Essential, vital, significant, notable, substantial
Introducing idea
If we’re talking about (topic), then (aspect) is definitely…<br></br>A point worth of discussing…
Extending
I’d like to add another point regarding…<br></br>Speaking of<br></br>Coming back to…<br></br>Following up on<br></br>Another aspect of
Agreeing
Yeah, I am with you on this one, I fully agree with your view. I had a different idea, but your opinions sounded very convincing<br></br>You took the words right out of my mouth.
Disagreeing
Your logic here is flawless, but another point to consider is…<br></br>That is interesting opinion, I would also like to add a discussion perspective regarding
Asking
Where do you stand on…?<br></br>Please would you share your thoughts on this matter? Pardon me, could you elaborate a bit, I am not sure if Ifully understand your views
Habits
I like nothing more than<br></br>I’m keen on/fond of (surfing)<br></br>I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the stresses and strains of my day to day life.<br></br>I’m keen on/fond of (surfing)
Beginning
In my humble opinion. I would say that
similar
it is shown, they have in common, several thing, just like…, have a number, convey the same, share the same message/idea
different
unlike, in contrast, differentiate, differ in the depicted, … while two, conversely, picture two…, different approach to, while sthg, picture one,… contrastingly, different takes on…
guessing
this must be, might be, people may be, it has to be, seems like, appear to be, look like
adverbs
likely, probably, perhaps, seemingly, supposedly, apparently, evidently
how
Annoyingly,… Naturally,… Strangely,… Surprisingly,… Evidently,…<br></br>Indeed,… In fact,… Admittedly,… Presumably,…
as I know
to some extent, as far as I am concerned, to the best of my knowledge, I can neither confirm nor deny
