Synonym Verb

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering Korean synonym (유의어) pairs and grounded usage examples from TOPIK lecture notes across Sources 1, 2, and 3.

관하다 / 대하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to concern / about'. Grounded examples from notes: '사랑에 관한 글' (article about love) and '우정에 대한 글' (article about friendship).

겪다 / 경험하다

'to experience / go through'

견디다 / 버티다 / 참다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to endure / bear / hold back'. Grounded examples from notes: '고통을 견디다' (endure pain), '끝까지 버티다' (hold out to the end), and '기침을 참다' (suppress a cough).

고치다 / 수리하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to repair / fix'. Grounded examples from notes: '냉장고를 고치다' (fix a refrigerator) and '시계를 수리하다' (repair a watch).

그만두다 / 포기하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to quit / give up'. Grounded examples from notes: '공부를 그만두다' (quit studying) and '일을 포기하다' (give up work).

극복(하다) / 이기다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to overcome / win over'. Grounded examples from notes: '위기를 극복하다' (overcome a crisis) and '병을 이기다' (overcome an illness).

기르다 / 키우다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to raise / nurture'. Grounded examples from notes: '고양이를 기르다' (raise a cat) and '자식을 키우다' (raise children).

꼬이다 / 얽히다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to get tangled / twisted / complicated'. Grounded examples from notes: '일이 꼬이다' (things get twisted) and '실이 얽히다' (thread gets tangled).

꾸다 / 빌리다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to borrow'. Grounded examples from notes: '돈을 꾸다' (borrow money) and '책을 빌리다' (borrow a book).

꾸미다 / 가꾸다 / 단장하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to decorate / tend / groom'. Grounded examples from notes: '외모를 꾸미다' (groom appearance), '정원을 가꾸다' (tend a garden), and '곱게 단장하다' (prettily dress up).

끊다 / 그만두다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to quit / stop'. Grounded examples from notes: '담배를 끊다' (quit smoking) and '일을 그만두다' (quit work).

나르다 / 옮기다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to carry / move / transfer'. Grounded examples from notes: '이삿짐을 나르다' (move moving load) and '숙소를 옮기다' (change lodging).

맡다 / 담당하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to take charge of / handle'. Grounded examples from notes: '임무를 맡다' (take on a duty) and '사건을 담당하다' (be in charge of a case).

머뭇거리다 / 망설이다 / 주저하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to hesitate'. Grounded examples from notes: '말을 머뭇거리다' (hesitate to speak), '잠시 망설이다' (hesitate briefly), and '말을 주저하다' (hesitate to speak).

미루다 / 연기(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to postpone / delay'. Grounded examples from notes: '숙제를 미루다' (postpone homework) and '무기한 연기하다' (postpone indefinitely).

갈다 / 바꾸다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to change / replace / exchange'. Grounded examples from notes: '전구를 갈다' (change a lightbulb) and '달러를 원화로 바꾸다' (exchange dollars to won).

생기다 / 발생(하다) / 일어나다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to occur / arise / happen'. Grounded examples from notes: '건물이 생기다' (a building arises), '사건이 발생하다' (an incident occurs), and '일찍 일어나다' (wake up early).

밝혀내다 / 드러내다 / 규명하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to reveal / clarify / investigate'. Grounded examples from notes: '원인을 밝혀내다' (reveal the cause), '본색을 드러내다' (reveal true colors), and '사실을 규명하다' (investigate and clarify the truth).

생각하다 / 배려(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to think of / consider'. Grounded examples from notes: '상대방을 생각하다' (think of the other person) and '보행자를 배려하다' (show consideration for pedestrians).

퍼지다 / 번지다 / 확산(되다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to spread / diffuse'. Grounded examples from notes: '아래로 퍼지다' (spread downward), '잉크가 번지다' (ink smudges/spreads), and '확산되지 않게 하다' (prevent from spreading).

까다 / 벗기다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to peel / strip off'. Grounded examples from notes: '껍데기를 까다' (peel a shell) and '옷을 벗기다' (strip off clothes).

벗어나다 / 탈피하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to escape / break away from'. Grounded examples from notes: '시내를 벗어나다' (get out of downtown) and '가난에서 탈피하다' (break free from poverty).

붐비다 / 복잡하다

Synonymous Korean terms meaning 'to be crowded / congested / complex'. Grounded examples from notes: '사람들로 붐비다' (crowded with people) and '생각이 복잡하다' (thoughts are complicated).

보호(하다) / 지키다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to protect / guard'. Grounded examples from notes: '자연을 보호하다' (protect nature) and '나라를 지키다' (defend the country).

비롯되다 / 시작(되다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to originate / begin'. Grounded examples from notes: '경험에서 비롯되다' (originate from experience) and '수업이 시작되었다' (class began).

뽑다 / 고르다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to select / pick / choose'. Grounded examples from notes: '몇 사람을 뽑다' (select a few people) and '선물을 고르다' (pick a gift).

사고(하다) / 생각(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to think / reason'. Grounded examples from notes: '논리적으로 사고하다' (think logically) and '생각하는 사람' (thinking person).

사라지다 / 없어지다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to disappear / vanish'. Grounded examples from notes: '사람들이 사라지다' (people disappear) and '말이 없어지다' (words disappear).

성취(하다) / 이루다 / 성공(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to achieve / accomplish / succeed'. Grounded examples from notes: '소원을 성취하다' (achieve a wish), '꿈을 이루다' (fulfill a dream), and '성공한 비결' (secret of success).

쇄도(하다) / 빗발치다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to flood in / pour in'. Grounded examples from notes: '주문이 쇄도하다' (orders flood in) and '문의가 빗발치다' (inquiries pour in).

감추다 / 숨기다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to hide / conceal'. Grounded examples from notes: '모습을 감추다' (hide one's appearance) and '사실을 숨기다' (hide the truth).

안도(하다) / 안심(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to feel relieved / reassured'. Grounded examples from notes: '안도하는 분위기' (relieved atmosphere) and '안심하는 모습' (reassured appearance).

애쓰다 / 노력(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to endeavor / make effort'. Grounded examples from notes: '이해하려고 애쓰다' (strive to understand) and '성공하려고 노력하다' (effort to succeed).

집착(하다) / 연연하다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to be obsessed with / cling to'. Grounded examples from notes: '돈에 집착하다' (obsess over money) and '과거에 연연하다' (cling to the past).

어기다 / 위반(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to violate / break (rules)'. Grounded examples from notes: '약속을 어기다' (break a promise) and '신호를 위반하다' (violate a signal).

가리키다 / 일컫다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to point to / refer to / call'. Grounded examples from notes: '사전을 가리키다' (point to a dictionary) and '왕이라 일컫다' (refer to as a king).

절약(하다) / 아끼다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to save / economize'. Grounded examples from notes: '시간을 절약하다' (save time) and '돈을 아끼다' (save money).

접다 / 개다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to fold'. Grounded examples from notes: '종이를 접다' (fold paper) and '옷을 개다' (fold clothes).

정하다 / 마음먹다 / 결심(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to decide / set / make up one's mind'. Grounded examples from notes: '시간을 정하다' (set a time), '굳게 마음먹다' (firmly make up one's mind), and '귀국을 결심하다' (decide to return to one's home country).

제외(하다) / 빼다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to exclude / remove / leave out'. Grounded examples from notes: '대상에서 제외하다' (exclude from target) and '이름을 빼다' (remove a name).

주도(하다) / 이끌다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to lead / take initiative'. Grounded examples from notes: '주도하는 세력' (leading force) and '단체를 이끌다' (lead an organization).

증가(하다) / 늘어나다 / 많아지다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to increase / grow in quantity'. Grounded examples from notes: '인구가 증가하다' (population increases), '사람이 늘어나다' (people count increases), and '인구가 많아지다' (population grows large).

집다 / 잡다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to pick up / hold / grab'. Grounded examples from notes: '연필을 집다' (pick up a pencil) and '손을 잡다' (hold hands).

쩔쩔매다 / 허덕이다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to struggle / flounder helplessly'. Grounded examples from notes: '혼자 쩔쩔매다' (struggle helplessly alone) and '가난에 허덕이다' (flounder in poverty).

치우다 / 정리(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to clear away / organize'. Grounded examples from notes: '물건들을 치우다' (clear away items) and '책상을 정리하다' (organize a desk).

팔리다 / 매진(되다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to be sold / be sold out'. Grounded examples from notes: '물건이 팔리다' (items are sold) and '영화표가 매진되다' (movie tickets are sold out).

포함(하다) / 함유(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to include / contain'. Grounded examples from notes: '세금을 포함하다' (include tax) and '비타민을 함유하다' (contain vitamins).

확인(하다) / 검토(하다)

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to confirm / check / review'. Grounded examples from notes: '사실을 확인하다' (confirm facts) and '서류를 검토하다' (review documents).

해소(하다) / 풀다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to resolve / relieve'. Grounded examples from notes: '갈등을 해소하다' (resolve conflict) and '긴장을 풀다' (relieve tension).

휘말리다 / 휩싸이다

Synonymous Korean verbs meaning 'to get engulfed / caught up in'. Grounded examples from notes: '싸움에 휘말리다' (get caught up in a fight) and '집이 불길에 휩싸이다' (a house gets engulfed in flames).