ALCPT Synonyms: 265 Common Words with Practice Questions
Study 265 unique ALCPT synonym entries from the core list and advanced supplement. Read each word, check its similar meaning, and answer the context questions.
What Are Synonyms?
Synonyms are words with the same or a similar meaning. For example, begin and start have similar meanings. Learning synonyms can help you understand ALCPT reading questions, listening questions, and answer choices.
How to Study This List
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1. Verbs 1–25
Common action words for everyday tasks and instructions.
To put numbers together.
To get to a place.
To speak to get an answer.
To do the first part of something.
To have something with you when you come.
To get something by using money.
To make something different.
To look at something to see if it is right.
To pick from a group.
To remove dirt or stains.
To cover an opening.
To look for how things are the same.
To create or put something together.
To have a price.
To find how many.
To show sadness with tears.
To separate something with a sharp tool.
To carry things to a person or place.
To go away from a place.
To tell what something is like.
To press numbers on a phone.
To split into parts.
To complete an action.
To make a picture with a pen or pencil.
To take liquid into the body.
2. Verbs 26–50
More action words for learning, movement, and communication.
To take water out of something.
To put food in the mouth and swallow.
To reach the final part.
To give the meaning of something.
To reach the end of a task.
To travel by air or operate a plane.
To receive or buy something.
To provide something for others.
To move in a direction.
To finish a course of study.
To place clothes on a hanger.
To do something useful for someone.
To suffer physically.
To gain information by study.
To go away from a person or place.
To feel pleasure doing something.
To hear sounds carefully.
To stay in a place permanently.
To close something with a key.
To direct the eyes toward something.
To search for information in a dictionary.
To put items in the post.
To build or create.
To put a symbol on something.
To learn so you remember perfectly.
3. Verbs 51–75
Action words for work, travel, and classroom activities.
To go from one place to another.
To move a lid or door so people see inside.
To put things in a suitcase or box.
To collect someone or something.
To participate in a sport or game.
To use a finger to show direction.
To move something closer.
To move something further away.
To stop working and be calm.
To say something a second time.
To say you are present for work.
To go to a place you were before.
To restudy information.
To use words to communicate.
To take something you want from a group.
To give goods for payment.
To cause a package to be delivered.
To make a tool thin and pointed.
To give off light.
To let someone see something.
To write a signature.
To move your body into a chair.
To be in a state of natural rest.
To have a happy face.
To communicate with the voice.
4. Nouns 1–25
Common people, places, objects, and basic military terms.
A machine that flies.
A response to a question.
The season between summer and winter.
A person who cuts hair.
A building where military people live.
A place where the military works.
A flat area for a teacher to write on.
Pages fastened together for reading.
A thin book with few pages.
A stiff object used to hold things.
A male child.
A place with walls and a roof.
A vehicle for many passengers.
A paper showing days and months.
Speaking to someone on the phone.
A four-wheeled vehicle.
One unit of money.
Furniture used for sitting.
A son or daughter.
A place where many people live.
A room where students learn.
A device that shows the time.
A person who makes meals.
A land under one government.
A person's female offspring.
5. Nouns 26–50
Words for school, family, work, and everyday places.
A full day and night period.
Furniture used for schoolwork.
Two or more people talking.
A place where military people eat.
A person who treats the sick.
A surface used to enter a room.
Something that is not correct.
Something to be copied.
A group related by blood.
A person's male parent.
Someone you know and like.
A female child.
A place for medical treatment.
The man a woman is married to.
A person who helps others learn.
A place for language practice.
A written message sent by post.
A place where books are kept.
An adult male human.
A picture showing towns and countries.
A time to eat food.
A person who fixes machines.
Coins and paper used for buying.
A person's female parent.
Words used to identify someone.
6. Nouns 51–74
More common objects, roles, and study words.
A book used for writing.
A character used for counting.
A room where people do work.
One side of a book leaf.
The people who raised a person.
A tool for writing with ink.
A tool for writing with graphite.
An individual human.
A drawing or photo.
A person who flies a plane.
A sentence used to get information.
A device for listening to broadcasts.
Saved music or voices.
A place to buy and eat meals.
A section of a building.
A list of when things happen.
A building where students learn.
A large vessel for water travel.
A girl with the same parents.
A person's male offspring.
Something you can hear.
A place where goods are sold.
A person in a class.
A small part of a word.
7. Adjectives and Adverbs 1–25
Words that describe quality, condition, time, and speed.
Looking the same.
Being okay.
Happening every time.
Feeling upset or dislike.
Not awake.
Alert and conscious.
Having a poor quality.
Better than everyone else.
Of higher quality.
Great in size.
Not warm.
Without mistakes.
Not like another thing.
Covered in stains or soil.
Happening before expected.
Not hard to do.
Being wrong.
Moving with speed.
Having positive quality.
Feeling pleasure.
Not easy to do.
Hard to lift.
Above the ground.
Having a lot of heat.
Happening after expected.
8. Adjectives and Adverbs 26–50
More words that describe size, health, frequency, and appearance.
Easy to lift.
Not big.
Covering a large distance.
Close to the ground.
Not wide.
Not at any time.
Made a short time ago.
Happening many times.
Existed for a long time.
Not happy.
Not happening often.
Not tall.
Not healthy.
Moving with little speed.
Tiny in size.
Hurting from use or injury.
Higher than average height.
Needing to rest.
Being right.
Unpleasant to look at.
Most of the time.
Pleasantly hot.
In good physical condition.
Having a large distance across.
Having a mistake.
9. Advanced Supplement 1–25
Additional words for places, movement, communication, and measurement.
The number and name of where a person lives or works.
Household or office equipment operated by gas or electricity.
The act of reaching a place.
A wide street in a town or city.
To change and grow into something else.
Furniture with shelves used for storing things.
Thick fabric used to cover large areas like floors.
The distance around the outside of a circle.
Without clouds or darkness in the sky.
To move from a lower place to a higher place.
The place where two different streets meet.
Filled with too many people.
Not straight; having a bend or being rounded.
A person who buys things from a store.
Having a very good taste.
The act of going away or leaving a place.
A statement that tells what something is like.
A straight line passing through the center of a circle.
The point to which something faces (North, South, etc.).
The paper cover used for sending a letter.
Something that makes a meaning clear.
A device used to control the flow of water.
Coming at the very end of a series.
Something that proves who a person is.
Information that tells you how to do something.
10. Advanced Supplement 26–50
Additional words for daily tasks, study, work, travel, and problem solving.
A person's specific occupation or career.
Very big in size.
The study of numbers, symbols, and shapes.
A substance used for treating illness or pain.
A wrong thought, act, or score.
To find the product of two numbers.
Something that is entirely different from another.
An electrical hole in the wall to plug in machines.
An item that has been wrapped or put in a box.
To choose one thing from a group.
Being in a place, such as a class or meeting.
Appealing or pleasant to look at.
A question that needs a solution.
The distance from the center of a circle to the outside edge.
A shape with four right angles (corners) and four sides.
A large machine used for keeping food cold.
A seat or room kept for you in advance.
To use clean water to remove soap or dirt.
Shaped like a circle.
Going to a place and coming back again.
To greet an officer by raising the right hand to the forehead.
A mark or number given on a test.
The act of looking at interesting places.
To do the first part of an action.
Not bent or crooked.
11. Advanced Supplement 51–66
Additional words for shapes, household items, descriptions, and feelings.
Having power; not easily broken or changed.
A specific field of knowledge or study.
To take a number away from another number.
What a conversation or book is about.
The whole amount after adding numbers together.
To put your hand or fingers on something.
A shape that has three sides and three angles.
To know the meaning of something.
Feeling unhappy or worried about a problem.
Something made for carrying people (car, bus, truck).
To spend time in a place or with a person.
Lacking physical strength.
To find out how heavy something is.
How heavy a person or thing is.
Not present in a place like a classroom.
Very poor in quality; very bad.
Practice Questions
Choose the option that is closest in meaning to the bold word. Your answer is checked immediately.
1The student needs to select the correct answer.
2Please shut the door before the class begins.
3The instructor is ill today and cannot teach.
4The student made an error on the test.
5That new building on the base is very large.
6We will begin the briefing at 0800.
7The mechanic is very fast with the repairs.
8The weather is very cool in the autumn.
9Please reply to the question now.
10The answer you wrote on the board is incorrect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are synonyms important for the ALCPT?
A question may use one word, but an answer choice may use a similar word. Synonym study helps you connect the two meanings.
Are all synonym pairs exactly the same?
No. Many pairs have a close meaning, but their use can change by sentence and situation. Read the full sentence before you choose an answer.
How many words should I study each day?
Try about 25 words each day. Review old sections before you start a new one.
How can I remember the words?
Read the pair aloud, cover the synonym, and write a short sentence. Then take the practice quiz again after one or two days.
Is this an official ALCPT test?
No. This is an independent study resource for vocabulary practice.