ANTONYMS
Antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. ‘good’ is an antonym of ‘bad.’
accept | x | refuse | kind | x | cruel | |||||||
ability | 1nability | knowledge | x | Ignorance | ||||||||
acceptance | x | refusal/rejection | lack | x | Abundance | |||||||
Advance | X | Retreat | .law | x | Inequity | |||||||
adversity | X | Prosperity | length | x | Width | |||||||
affluence | X | Poverty | .Liberty | X | Slavery | |||||||
ancestor | X | Descendant | Master | X | Servant | |||||||
Aristocracy | X | Democracy | Melody | X | discord | |||||||
armament
Arm |
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X |
disarmament
disarm |
memory
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X | oblivion | |||||||
Arrival | X | Departure | Miser | X | Spendthrift | |||||||
Ascent | X | Descent | Mistress | X | Maid | |||||||
Attachment | X | Detachment | Motion | X | Rest | |||||||
Attack | X | Defense | night | X | day | |||||||
bring | x | take | new | x | old | |||||||
Body | X | Soul | Pain | X | Pleasure | |||||||
Boon | X | Bane | Patriot | X | Traitor | |||||||
Brave | X | Coward | Peace | X | War | |||||||
Care | X | Neglect | Plaintiff | X | Defendant | |||||||
Confidence | X | Diffidence | Poetry | X | Prose | |||||||
Consent | X | Dissent | Poison | X | Antidote | |||||||
Creation | X | Destruction | Praise | X | Blame | |||||||
Debit | X | Credit | predecessor | X | Successor | |||||||
Debtor | X | Creditor | Presence | X | Absence | |||||||
Defense | X | Offense | Pride | X | Humility | |||||||
Deficit | X | Surplus | Prosperity | X | Adversity | |||||||
Dwarf | X | Giant | Punishment | X | Reward | |||||||
Elevation | X | Depression | Question | X | Answer | |||||||
Enjoyment | X | Suffering | Recovery | X | Relapse | |||||||
Entrance | X | Exit | Right | X | Left/wrong | |||||||
Failure | X | Success | roar | x | Whisper | |||||||
Flattery | X | Detraction | Ruler | X | Subject | |||||||
Fortune | X | Misfortune | Saint | X | Sinner | |||||||
Freedom | X | Slavery | Simplicity | X | Complexity/
duplicity |
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Friend | X | Enemy | Smile | X | Sigh | |||||||
Front | X | Rear | Storm | X | Calm | |||||||
gain | X | Loss | Synthesis | X | Analysis | |||||||
glory | X | Shame | Theory | X | Practice | |||||||
gratitude | X | Ingratitude | Time | X | Eternity | |||||||
guest | X | Host | Top | X | Bottom | |||||||
happiness | X | Misery | Tragedy | X | comedy | |||||||
haste | X | leisure | Unity | X | Diversity | |||||||
head | X | Tail/foot | Use | X | Abuse | |||||||
heaven | x | Hell/earth | Victory | X | Defeat | |||||||
hero | x | villain | Violence | X | Non-violence | |||||||
honour | x | dishonour | Virtue | X | Vice | |||||||
hope | x | Hopeless/despair | Volunteer | X | Conscript | |||||||
imagination | x | reality | Water | X | Land | |||||||
Whole | X | Part | Foreign | X | Native | |||||||
Wisdom | X | Folly | Frank | X | Reserved | |||||||
Word | X | Deed | Friendly | X | Hostile | |||||||
Work | X | Rest | Fresh | X | Stale | |||||||
Absolute | X | Relative | Full | X | Empty | |||||||
Abstract | X | Concrete | Gain | X | Lose | |||||||
Absurd | X | Reasonable | Genuine | X | Spurious | |||||||
Active | X | Passive | General | X | Particular | |||||||
Affirmative | X | Negative | Special | X | Polite | |||||||
Ancient | X | Modern | Hard | X | Soft/easy | |||||||
Animate | X | Inanimate | Heavy | X | Light | |||||||
Barren | X | Fertile | High | X | Low | |||||||
Barbaric | X | Civil | Honest | X | Dishonest/corrupt | |||||||
Beautiful | X | Ugly | Hot | X | Cold | |||||||
Beneficial | X | Harmful | humble | X | Proud/haughty | |||||||
Big | X | Little | Ill | X | Well | |||||||
Blunt | X | Sharp | Immanent | X | Transcendent | |||||||
Brave(ry) | X | Coward(ice) | Important | X | Unimportant | |||||||
Busy | X | Idle | Industrious | X | Idle | |||||||
Broad | X | Broad | Innocent | X | Guilty | |||||||
Carnal/
temporal |
X |
Spiritual |
Junior
young |
X
x |
Senior
old |
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Civilized | X | Uncivilized/wild | Kind | X | Cruel | |||||||
Cheap | X | Dear | Liberal | X | Conservative | |||||||
cheerful | X | Gloomy | Literate | X | Illiterate | |||||||
clean | X | Dirty | Literal | X | Figurative | |||||||
clothed | X | Naked | Logical | X | Illogical | |||||||
common | X | Uncommon/rare | Long | X | Short | |||||||
concise | X | Elaborate | Loud | X | Soft/low | |||||||
cooked | X | Raw | Male | X | Female | |||||||
courageous | X | Timid | Masculine | X | Feminine | |||||||
dark | X | Light | Material | X | Spiritual | |||||||
Deep | X | Shallow | Maximum | X | Minimum | |||||||
Difficult | X | Easy | mighty | X | weak | |||||||
Domestic | X | Wild | Mortal | X | Immortal | |||||||
Dull | X | Bright/interesting | Native | X | Foreign | |||||||
eligible | X | Ineligible | Natural | X | Unnatural | |||||||
Exotic | X | Indigenous | New | X | Old | |||||||
Explicit | X | Implicit | Noble | X | Ignoble | |||||||
Fair | X | Foul | Nominal | X | Real/actual | |||||||
False | X | True | Objective | X | Subjective | |||||||
Famous | X | Notorious/
Infamous |
Obverse | X | Reverse | |||||||
Fast | X | Loose | Odd | X | Even | |||||||
Fine | X | Coarse | Oral | X | Written | |||||||
Fir | X | Flaccid | original | X | Duplicate | |||||||
flexible | X | Rigid | polite | X | impolite | |||||||
warm | x | Cool | Vertical | X | Horizontal | |||||||
wet | x | Dry | Vigorous | X | Feeble | |||||||
white | x | Black | Voluntary | X | compulsory | |||||||
weak | x | strong | wild | x | tame |
pure | x | polluted | thoughtful | x | thoughtless |
Positive | X | negative | thick | X | thin |
progressive | X | Retrogressive | Laugh | X | Weep/cry |
Quick | X | Slow | Lead | X | Follow |
Quiet | X | Noisy | Like | X | Dislike |
Rash | X | Cautious | Love | X | Hate |
Rational | X | Irrational | Offer | X | Offer |
Raw | X | Ripe | Open | X | Open |
Relative | X | Absolute | Precede | X | Succeed/follow |
Religious | X | Secular | Rejoice | X | Lament |
Rough | X | Smooth | Remember | X | Forget |
Sacred | X | Profane | Reveal | X | Conceal |
Sensitive | X | Callous | Resist | X | Submit/surrender |
Severe | X | Mild | Sleep | X | Awake |
Sick | X | Well | Sink | X | Float |
Sprightly | X | Dull | teach | X | learn |
Straight | X | Crooked/curved | here | X | There |
Strange | X | Familiar | Now | X | Then |
Strong | X | Weak | Often | X | Seldom |
Strict | X | Lenient | Above | X | Below/beneath |
Superior | X | Inferior | At home | X | Abroad |
Sweet | X | Sour/bitter | For | X | Against |
Tall | X | Short | In | X | Out |
Accept | X | Reject | Off | X | On |
Accuse | X | Defend | Over | X | Under |
Acquit | X | Convict/condemn | up | X | down |
Admit | X | Discharge/repudiate | Abandon | X | Keep |
Agree | X | Disagree/differ | Abolish | X | Establish |
Allow | X | Forbid | Above | X | Below |
Arrest | X | Release/free | Abundance | X | Scarcity |
Attract | X | Distract/repel | Abstract | X | Concrete |
Begin | X | End | Acquit | X | Convict |
Buy | X | Sell | Admit | X | Expel |
Compare | X | contrast | Admire | X | Despise |
Confess | X | Deny | Adversity | X | Prosperity |
Consent | X | Dissent | Admonish | X | Praise |
Create | X | Destroy | Affirm | X | Deny |
Earn | X | Spend | Agreeable | X | Disagreeable |
Encourage | X | Discourage | Artificial | X | Natural |
Expedite | X | Delay | Ascend | X | Descend |
Gather | X | Scatter | Assent | X | Dissent |
Go | X | Come | Awake | X | Asleep |
hide | X | Seek | Asset | X | Liability |
Vague | X | Definite | Always | X | Never |
wise | x | Foolish | Attack | X | Defend |
Hit | x | miss | Arrogant | X | Humble |
import | x | export | awkward | X | Beautiful |
Include | x | Exclude | Alien | X | Native |
increase | x | decrease | Ample | X | Scanty |
insert | x | Delete | Amateur | X | Professional |
Try to make sentences with the words given above.
It is easy to exclude people from a conversation.
It is a good policy to include all the members in a discussion.