beginner (noun)
Synonyms:
beginner,
apprentice, novice, learner
Antonyms:
expert,
old hand
beginner
a
person who is starting to learn something or do something
The
course is for absolute beginners.
I
can’t paint very well – I’m just a beginner.
apprentice
a
young person who works as an assistant to a skilled person in order
to learn from them
He’s
started work as a plumber’s apprentice.
novice
a
person who has very little experience or skill, e.g. in a job or
sport
He’s
still a novice at rowing.
A
competition like this is not for novices.
learner
a
person who is learning how to do something
The
evening swimming classes are specially for adult learners.
The
new dictionary is good for advanced learners of English.
Antonyms:
expert
a
person who knows a great deal about a subject
old
hand
a
person who is very skilled and experienced at doing something
big
(adjective)
Synonyms:
big,
huge, enormous, vast
Antonym:
small
big
of
a large size
I
don’t want a small car – I want a big one.
His
father has the biggest restaurant in town.
I’m
not afraid of him – I’m bigger than he is.
huge
of
a very large size
Huge
waves battered the ship.
The
concert was a huge success.
Failing
the test was a huge disappointment for him.
enormous
of
an extremely large size
The
house is absolutely enormous.
He
ate an enormous lunch.
The
present was an enormous surprise.
vast
extremely
big, often extremely wide
vast
areas of farmland
vast
differences in price
Antonym:
small
not
large in size or amount
block
(verb)
Synonyms:
block,
hinder, hamper, hold back, obstruct
block
to
prevent something from passing along something
The
pipe is blocked with dead leaves.
The
crash blocked the road for hours.
hinder
to
make it difficult for someone to do something
Snow
hindered the efforts of the rescuers.
hamper
to
prevent something from happening or moving normally
Lack
of funds is hampering our development project.
The
heavy bags hampered her progress.
hold
back
not
to go forwards, or stop someone or something from going forwards
Most
of the crowd held back until they saw it was safe.
The
water was held back by a small bank of earth.
obstruct
to
prevent someone from doing something
He
obstructed their plans by making many complaints.
break
(verb)
Synonyms:
break,
crack, smash, burst
Antonym:
mend
break
to
make something divide into pieces accidentally or deliberately
She
broke her leg when she was skiing.
Break
the chocolate into four pieces.
crack
to
make a long thin break in something
The
stone cracked the glass.
smash
to
break something into pieces, often using force or violence
Demonstrators
smashed the windows of police cars.
burst
to
break open or explode suddenly, or cause something to break open or
explode suddenly
One
of the tyres had burst.
The
heat from the fire might burst the balloon.
Antonym:
mend
to
repair something which is broken or damaged
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