Antonyms are words which have the opposite (or nearly opposite) meaning. DefinitionĪ synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or a phrase. The reason being to provide a help for inspiration with these 50 examples of the most common synonyms and antonyms. Were a preferred inspiration - mostly verbs and adjectives, only rarely nouns and adverbs.Īlso, these are not exact synonyms, consider them as grouped in semantic fields. The top 50 lists of the most 'common words in English' (provided by the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary) Within the categories the sorting is alphabetical. However, the intention is not to replace a thesaurus. When it happens, it causes a surge of autonomic activity, meaning the brain releases chemicals called adrenaline, which can be good but can also cause harm.These lists also contain examples for the most common 100 words or so Scared to death is an emotional reaction that can be positive or negative. In the story, Sir Charles Baskervilles dies from a heart attack caused by too much psychological stress. It originates from the Sherlock Holmes story about The Hound of the Baskervilles, written by Arthur Conan Doyle. So besides being fiction, it can be fact as well. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, proved that, indeed, people could be scared to death. Scared to death is more than an expression proven true on December 27, 2001. But aren’t you frightened to death by the turbulence of the plane when it’s taking off?