To find synonyms and antonyms for words, you can use a thesaurus. A thesaurus is a book which lists groups of words with a similar meaning (synonyms), and also their opposite (antonyms).

All this to say that the English language has a lot of word pairs that sound like they should be antonyms—but definitely aren’t. Here are the explanations behind 10 of our favorites.

Words such as funny and serious. You can use a thesaurus to find synonyms and antonyms for words. Using the same words over and over in our writing can be a little boring. Complete the table below ...