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HiWhich one is correct?Can you offer me a suitable synonym/antonym for milquetoast?Can you offer me a suitable synonym/antonym of milquetoast?Thanks,Tom

Rover_KE · Accepted Answer

...a synonym for...
...an antonym of ...

Mr. Tom · Answer

Thanks, Rover-KE.

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Black is the antonym of white.
Lethargic is the synonym for sluggish.

Write suitable antonyms of the underlined words.
Write suitable synonyms for the underlined words.

Tom

Fivejedjon · Answer

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I personally don't feel any significant difference.

Mr. TomBlack is the antonym of white. Lethargic is the synonym for sluggish.Write suitable antonyms of the underlined words.Write suitable synonyms for the underlined words.

I'd probably use those prepositions in the first, second and final sentences. I think I'd use 'for' in the third.

As I think about it, I realise that I'd probably say 'the synonym/antonym of'' but 'a (suitable) synonym/antonym for' and '(suitable) synonyms/antonyms for'

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