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What is the synonym for 'swooped' in the sentence 'The mother seagull swooped upwards'?
What is the synonym for 'swooped' in the sentence 'The mother seagull swooped upwards'?
In the sentence 'It is a 55-foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India', what is a synonym for 'indigenously'?
In the sentence 'It is a 55-foot sailing vessel built indigenously in India', what is a synonym for 'indigenously'?
What is a synonym for 'grapple' in the sentence 'They continue to grapple with the changes'?
What is a synonym for 'grapple' in the sentence 'They continue to grapple with the changes'?
In the sentence 'His idea of going away made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was', what is a synonym for 'cranky'?
In the sentence 'His idea of going away made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was', what is a synonym for 'cranky'?
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What does 'revive' mean in the sentence 'Trying to revive old childhood memories may prove disappointing'?
What does 'revive' mean in the sentence 'Trying to revive old childhood memories may prove disappointing'?
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In the sentence 'Scraping his beak now and again to whet it', what is a synonym for 'whet'?
In the sentence 'Scraping his beak now and again to whet it', what is a synonym for 'whet'?
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- A synonym for 'swooped' is 'soared', meaning to fly upwards quickly.
- A synonym for 'indigenously' is 'locally', meaning something is produced or originated in a particular place or region.
- A synonym for 'grapple' is 'struggle', meaning to fight or contend with something difficult.
- A synonym for 'cranky' is 'irritable', meaning easily annoyed or ill-tempered.
- 'Revive' means to bring something back to life or to restore something to a previous state, in this case, trying to bring back old childhood memories.
- A synonym for 'whet' is 'sharpen', meaning to make something sharper or more intense, in this case, scraping his beak to sharpen it.
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Test your knowledge on synonyms by choosing the appropriate synonym for the italicised word in each sentence taken from government exam questions. Improve your vocabulary skills with this challenging quiz.
