What is a synonym? Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning.   Examples of synonyms Verbs ‘laugh’ and ‘chuckle’ and ‘giggle’ ‘injure’ and ‘harm’ and ‘hurt’ Nouns ‘litter’ and ‘rubbish’ ‘answer’ and ‘reply’ and ‘response’ ‘insanity’ and ‘madness’ and ‘mental illness’ Adjectives ‘foolish’ and ‘silly’ ‘little’ and ‘small’ ‘happy’ and [...]