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Using the

The Writing Thesaurus provides synonyms—words that mean the same
or nearly the same—and antonyms—words that mean the opposite—for

your spelling words. Use this sample to identify the various parts of each
thesaurus entry.

• Entry words are listed in • Each synonym for the entry
alphabetical order and are word is listed under the entry
printed in boldface type. word. Again, a sample sentence
• The abbreviation for the part shows the correct use of the
of speech of each entry word synonym in context.
follows the boldface entry word. • Where appropriate, antonyms
• The definition of the entry word for the entry word are listed at
matches the definition of the the end of the entry.
word in your Spelling
Dictionary. A sample sentence
shows the correct use of the
word in context.

entry word part of speech definition

happy adj. feeling or showing pleasure;
joyful. The happy man whistled all day.
cheerful joyful; happy. The cheerful clerk
synonyms helped us find the book. sample sentences
glad feeling happy; pleased. We were glad
when we finished the test.
antonym: sad

antonym

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