These are 50 very important Korean synonyms that every intermediate or advanced level Korean language learner should know. The use of these synonyms will make your Korean writing or speaking much richer and natural like native Koreans.
Also check these useful Korean vocabulary resources:
1000 Most Common Korean Words – Must-Know Korean Vocabulary
200 Must-Know Korean Verbs For Rookie Learners
100 Must-Know Korean adjectives – How to conjugate and use them
| Vocab | Meaning | |
| 단어 | 낱말 | Word |
| 값 | 가치, 가격 | Value,Worth |
| 걱정 | 근심 | Worry, anxiety |
| 야채 | 채소 | Vegetables, Veggie |
| 달리다 | 뛰다 | Run, Dash |
| 동네 | 마을 | Village,Town |
| 목적 | 목표 | Goal,aim,target |
| 단점 | 결점 | Weakness, fault |
| 외출 | 나들이 | outing,excursion |
| 환자 | 병자 | patient,sufferer |
| 소망 | 소원 | Wish,hope |
| 친절 | 다정 | Warm-hearted, kind |
| 난처 | 곤란 | Difficult,tough,awkward |
| 주의 | 주변 | surrounding, vicinity, periphery |
| 함께 | 같이 | together,along with |
| 아버지 | 아빠-부친 | Father, dad |
| 어머니 | 엄마-모친 | Mother, Mom |
| 사람 | 인간 | Humankind, man, person |
| 상상 | 생각 |
Imagination,dream,thought,idea
|
| 책방 | 서점 | bookstore,bookshop |
| 꼬리 | 꽁지 | tail |
| 짐승 | 동물 | animal |
| 고생 | 고난 | hardship,trouble,suffering |
| 국가 | 나라 | nation,country,state |
| 기준 | 표준 | standard,criteria,norm |
| 흔히 | 보통 | commonly |
| 늘 | 언제나 | always,all the time, usually |
| 노고 | 수고 | hard work,trouble,effort |
| 노력 | 진력 | try,make an effort |
| 다짐 | 결심 |
determination,promise,decision
|
| 당부 | 부탁 | request,ask |
| 도달 | 도착 | arrival,reach |
| 독립 | 자립 | independence,self-reliance |
| 뜻 | 의미 | meaning,sense |
| 먼저 | 우선 | first,above all |
| 모집 | 수집 | recruit,collection,gather |
| 무사 | 무고 | false accusation,false charge |
| 바다 | 해양 | the ocean, the sea |
| 방비 | 수비 | defense,safeguard |
| 식구 / 가구 | 세대 / 가족 | Family |
| 가깝다 | 가직하다 | Near |
| 가꾸다 | 재배하다 | Grow, Raise |
| 가냘프다 | 가늘다 | Faint, Feeble |
| 끝없다 | 무궁하다 | Endless, Eternal |
| 낡다 | 해지다, 닳다 | wear |
| 남다 | 잔존하다 | Be left, Remain |
| 늦다 | 느지막하다 | Late |
| 다다르다 | 도착하다 | Reach, arrive |
| 다투다 | 싸우다 | Fight, Battle |
| 단순하다 | 형 – 단조롭다 | Simple, Dumb |
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