Word Pair Analogies

A rider uses a rein to guide a horse; a pilot uses the control panel to guide a plane.

Reprove is a synonym of chide, and approve is a synonym of sanction.

Ransom is money paid for a captive, and gratuity is money paid for a service.

To abandon is an antonym of to reclaim, and to abate is an antonym of to rise.

Caliber is a measurement of a bullet, and carat is a measurement of a diamond.

Aesop is known for writing fables, and Homer is known for writing epics.

Dolorous is a synonym for weepy, and sonorous is a synonym for loud.

A soiree is described as festive, and a funeral is described as somber.

A dictionary is a book containing definitions, and an atlas contains maps.

To endure means to continue, and to entreat means to plead.