Word Pair Analogies

Ragtime is a type of music from the United States, and raga is a type of music from India.

To follow is less intense than to chase, and to nudge is less intense than to thrust.

A cipher is a symbol for a zero, and an ampersand is a symbol for and.

Seemly is a synonym for attractive, and torrid is a synonym for scorching.

A marshal is a person in charge of a prisoner, and a principal is a person in charge of a student.

A canopy covers a bed, and a dome covers a stadium.

Native and foreign are antonyms; commonplace and exotic are antonyms.

Baseball is played on a diamond, and squash is played on a court.

Shiftless and lackadaisical are synonyms; hardworking and assiduous are synonyms.

To skew is a synonym of to slant, and to be gloomy is a synonym for desperate.