Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms & Word Relationships (B1) - Lesson 2: Identifying Common Antonyms

Lesson 2: Common Antonyms
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Antonyms

ពាក្យផ្ទុយន័យគ្នា

Learning words in opposite pairs makes your vocabulary grow twice as fast!

ការរៀនវាក្យសព្ទជាគូផ្ទុយគ្នា ជួយឱ្យអ្នកចេះពាក្យកើនឡើងលឿនទ្វេដង!
mood

Personality & Feelings mood

អត្តចរិត និងអារម្មណ៍
Optimistic vs Pessimistic Context: Attitude towards the future Expecting good things vs. Expecting bad things. សុទិដ្ឋិនិយម vs ទុទិដ្ឋិនិយម
Generous vs Selfish Context: Sharing with others Willing to give vs. Thinking only of oneself. ចិត្តទូលាយ vs អាត្មានិយម
Arrogant vs Humble Context: Self-importance Too proud vs. Modest about achievements. អំនួត vs ដាក់ខ្លួន
Outgoing vs Shy Context: Social behavior Friendly and social vs. Nervous around people. រួសរាយ vs អៀនខ្មាស
Diligent vs Lazy Context: Work ethic Hardworking vs. Unwilling to work. ឧស្សាហ៍ vs ខ្ជិល
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Size, Amount & Quality straighten

ទំហំ ចំនួន និងគុណភាព
Abundant vs Scarce Context: Availability of resources More than enough vs. Very little available. សំបូរបែប vs កម្រ/ខ្វះខាត
Superior vs Inferior Context: Quality or rank Higher in quality vs. Lower in quality. ល្អជាង/ខ្ពស់ជាង vs អន់ជាង/ទាបជាង
Massive vs Tiny Context: Physical size Extremely large vs. Extremely small. ធំសម្បើម vs តូចល្អិត
Expand vs Shrink Context: Change in size To become larger vs. To become smaller. ពង្រីក vs រួមតូច
Permanent vs Temporary Context: Duration of time Lasting forever vs. Lasting a short time. ជាអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ vs ជាបណ្តោះអាសន្ន
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Action & Movement directions_run

សកម្មភាព និងចលនា
Conceal vs Reveal Context: Information or objects To hide something vs. To show something. លាក់បាំង vs បង្ហាញ/ទម្លាយ
Ascend vs Descend Context: Direction of movement To go up vs. To go down. ឡើង vs ចុះ
Gather vs Scatter Context: Grouping things To bring together vs. To throw in directions. ប្រមូលផ្តុំ vs ពង្រាយ
Forbid vs Allow Context: Rules and permission To refuse to let happen vs. To give permission. ហាមឃាត់ vs អនុញ្ញាត
Praise vs Criticize Context: Judging others To express approval vs. To point out faults. សរសើរ vs រិះគន់
warning The Context Trap!

A word can have entirely different antonyms depending on the sentence!

(ប្រយ័ត្នបរិបទ! ពាក្យមួយអាចមានពាក្យផ្ទុយច្រើនខុសៗគ្នា អាស្រ័យលើអត្ថន័យនៃប្រយោគ។)
"A Light box."
Opposite: A Heavy box. (ទម្ងន់)
"A Light room."
Opposite: A Dark room. (ពន្លឺ)
bolt

Quick Check bolt

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Opposite Match
What is the opposite of "Generous"?
(តើអ្វីជាពាក្យផ្ទុយនៃ "Generous"?)
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Context Fill
Because of the drought, clean water is very ___ this year.
(ដោយសារគ្រោះរាំងស្ងួត ទឹកស្អាតមានភាព...ខ្លាំងនៅឆ្នាំនេះ។)
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What is the correct opposite for a "Light sleep"?
(តើពាក្យផ្ទុយត្រឹមត្រូវសម្រាប់ "ការគេងល្វើយៗ/មិនលក់ស្រួល" គឺជាអ្វី?)
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Meaning Match
"Ascend" means to go up. Its antonym is...
(ពាក្យ "Ascend" មានន័យថាឡើងលើ។ ពាក្យផ្ទុយរបស់វាគឺ...)
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Opposite Match
What is the opposite of "Arrogant"?
(តើអ្វីជាពាក្យផ្ទុយនៃ "Arrogant" អំនួត?)
psychology

Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission track_changes

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Can I just add "un-" to any word to make it the opposite?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! Unfortunately, no. While "un-" and "in-" often create antonyms (like happy/unhappy), English is tricky! Sometimes we use "dis-" (agree/disagree) or the word changes completely (hot/cold). You have to memorize the correct pairs! menu_book

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Nita 5 hours ago

Are "inflammable" and "flammable" opposites?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Great question, Nita! This is a famous English trick. They actually mean the EXACT same thing (easily catches fire). The true opposite is "non-flammable". local_fire_department

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