ANTONYMS
Antonyms are the words totally opposite or contrast in
meaning at first sight. They seem to mean totally the opposite, but a closer
examination reveals important difference in the exact opposite meaning.
The synonyms and antonyms of the
following words are given below:
1.
Abandon
Synonym :
Decamp, Disappear, Evacuate, Forsake, Give
up, Leave, Quit, Relinquish, Repudiate
Antonym : Accept, Adopt, Carry on, Cling to, Continue, Keep,
Possess, Pursue.
2.
Ability
Synonym : Attainment, Capability, Competency, Efficiency, Faculty, Skill, Talent, Understanding
Antonym :
Debility, Frailty, Ignorance, Incompetence, Langour, Nescience, Stupidity, Weakness.
3.
Abnormal
Synonym : Anomalous, matchless, odd,
peculiar, peerless, queer, rare, solitary, uncommon, unique, unusual, whimsical
Antonym : Common, conventional,
familiar, natural, normal, ordinary, prevalent, usual
4.
Abolish
Synonym : Abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy,
expunge, invalidate, nullify, obliterate, rescind,
revoke
Antonym
: Approbate, approve, build, confirm, continue,
corroborate, endorse, erect, establish,
ratify, retain, validate.
5.
Abrupt
Synonym : Precipitous, prerupt, sudden, unanticipated, unexpected,
Antonym : Anticipated, Expected,
predictive.
6.
Absolute
Synonym : Accomplish, Complete,
despotic, entire, fulfill, imperative, plenary, perfect, whole
Antonym : Conditional, dependent,
imperfect, incomplete, limited, punctuation, partial, qualified, restricted.
7.
Absorb
Synonym : Assimilate, consume, exhaust, imbibe, incorporate,
reinstate, suck
Antonym : Belch, disgorge, disperse, eject, emit, evict, oust,
yield
8.
Abstain
Synonym : Cease, desist, give up, keep away, quit, refrain
Antonym : Accompany, indulge, join, participate, persist, pursue
9.
Absurd
Synonym : Asinine, dopey, dozy, foolish,
imbecile, non-sensical, paradoxical, silly, stupid, witless.
Antonym : Astute, discreet, intelligent, judicious, logical, rational, sagacious, sane, sensible, wise.
10.
Abundant
Synonym : Abounding, ample, bountiful,
copious, lavish, opulent, overflowing, plentiful, superfluous.
Antonym : Inadequate, insufficient, lacking, niggardly, scanty,
skimpy, sparing.
11.
Accept
Synonym : Accede, admit, agree, approve, confirm, get, receive
Antonym : Decline, deny, disagree,
disbelieve, discard, dispute, protest, refuse, reject
12.
Accompany
Synonym : Attend, conduct, convoy, escort, follow, lead, regulate
Antonym : Abandon, decomp, depart,
desert, discontinue, forsake, leave, quit, refrain
13.
Accumulate
Synonym : Aggregate, amass, assemble, collect, cull, gather, pile
Antonym : Dispel, disperse,
disseminate, distribute, spread, spend, squander, strew, waste
14.
Accuse
Synonym : Blame, censure, condemn,
criticize, indict, rebuke, reprehend, reprimand, reprove
Antonym : Acclaim, admir, applaud,
appreciate, commend, compliment, extol, laud
15.
Accurate
Synonym : Assured, authentic, certain,
correct, exact, minute, precise, reliable, right, true
Antonym : Dubious, erroneous, false, inaccurate, questionable,
uncertain, wrong.
16.
Achieve
Synonym : accomplish, acquire, attain,
complete, execute, fulfill, gain, obtain, perform, secure, win
Antonym : Dissipate, drop, dwindle, fall, lose, miss, waste.
17.
Adulterate
Synonym : Alloy, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defile, mix, pollute
Antonym : Chasten, cleanse, filter, improve, purify, refine, purge.
18.
Baffle
Synonym : Abash, astound, balk,
confound, confuse, elude, faze, foil, frustrate, hinder, muddle, outwit,
perplex, thwart
Antonym : Abet, aid, assist, clarify, co-operate, encourage,
facilitate, help, rally
19.
Barbarous
Synonym : Atrocious, boorish, brute,
callous, cruel, execrable, merciless, oppressive, pitiless, rude, ruffianly,
savage, uncouth, uncultured
Antonym : Benevolent, civilized, compassionate, courteous, generous, humane, kind, lenient, philanthropic, pleasant, refined, sympathetic.
20.
Bare
Synonym : Empty, exposed, naked, nude,
unadorned, unconcealed, uncovered, undisguised, undraped
Antonym : Adorned, covered, hidden,
veiled
21.
Belief
Synonym : Credence, credit, creed, doctrine, faith, opinion, persuasion, reliance, surety, troth, trust
Antonym : Ambiguity, disbelief, distrust, doubt, equivocalness,
misgiving, suspicion
22.
Benevolence
Synonym : Bounty, charity, clemency,
compassion, decency, generosity, grace, humanity, kindness, mercy,
selflessness, sympathy
Antonym : Cruelty, enmity, hatred, inhuman, malevolence, malice, ruthlessness, stingness
23.
Bestow
Synonym : Cede, confer, deliver, distribute, give, grant, handover, render, relent, supply, yield
Antonym : Divest, hold, obtain, receive, retain, seize.
24.
Bewilder
Synonym : Abash, astound, baffle,
confound, confuse, discompose, embarrass, faze, mingle, muddle, surprise
Antonym : Appease, arrange, clarify,
compose, demonstrate, edify, encourage, enlighten, rally, reassume.
25.
Bitter
Synonym :
Acrid, acute, harsh, offensive, painful, penetrating, point, pungent, sharp, sour, rough
Antonym
: Admirable, dainty, delectable,
elegant, excellent, fine, palatable, sweet, tasty
26.
Blame
Synonym :
Accuse, censure, charge, chide, condemn,
criticize, dampen, disparage,
indict, rebuke, reprehend, reproach
Antonym : Acclaim, admire, appreciate,
cheer, comment, compliment, exalt, exhilarate, extol, hail, laud, praise,
tribute.
27.
Bleak
Synonym : Bare, black, cold, desolate,
dismal, doleful, dreary, gloomy, piteous, plaintive, sad
Antonym :
Bright, cheerful, gay, hopeful,
inspiring, jolly, merry, pleasant, promising, propitious, reassuring, sunny
28.
Blunt
Synonym : crude, direct, dull, flat, insipid, obtuse, rude,
uncouth, undiplomatic
Antonym
: Alert, edged, keen,
piquant, polite, sensitive, sharp, shrill, sophisticated, wise.
29.
Borrow
Synonym : Accept, acquire, adapt, beget, copy, earn, fetch, get, obtain, receive, secure, take
Antonym : Advance, deliver, denote, deny, forfeit, forge, give,
lend, loss, relinquish
30.
Breech
Synonym : Break, disobedience, gap, infringement, split, violation
Antonym : Compliance, fulfillment, obedience, observance
31.
Bulk
Synonym : Abundance, ample, cargo, heap, mass, pile, plenty
Antonym : Deficiency, deficit, less, meagreness, part, piece,
short, small, scant
32.
Buy
Synonym : Achieve, acquire, bribe, gain, get, influence, obtain,
procure, purchase
Antonym : Dispose, market, retail, sell, transfer, vend.
33.
Calamity
Synonym :
Adversity, affliction, agony, anguish, bale, disaster,
distress, grief, misery, pang,
sorrow, trouble, woe.
Antonym : Blessing,
bliss, boon, comfort,
delight, fortune, gratification, happiness, joy, peace, pleasure, prosperity.
34.
Calculate
Synonym
: Ascertain, assess, compute,
count, enumerate, estimate, infer, justify, number,
prove, reckon.
Antonym : Assume, believe, conjecture, fancy,
guess, imagine, predict, suppose, surmise
35.
Calibre
Synonym : Ability, capability,
capacity, competency, intelligence, judgement, quality, skill, standing,
talent, wit.
Antonym : Demerit, handicapped, inability, inaptitude,
incurability, puerility, stupidity.
36.
Callous
Synonym : Apathetic, bestial, brute,
cold, cruel, hard, indurative, insensible, inveterate, rigid, stiff, solid,
tough, unfeeling.
Antonym : Demerit, eager, easy,
enthusiast, humane, inspired,
kind, pliable, soft, sympathetic, zealot.
37.
Calm
Synonym : Composed, hush, lull, pacify,
palliative, quiet, serene, sedate, silent, solace, staid, tacit.
Antonym :
Agitated, boisterous, clamorous, confused, distributed, excited, flustered, hectic,
roused, ruffled, turbulent.
38.
Cease
Synonym : Conclude, discontinue, end, finish,
halt, pause, quit, stop, terminate,
yield.
Antonym
: Begin, commence, establish, inaugurate, initiate, open, originate, rise, start.
