Antonyms Synonyms

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SYNONYMS -ANTONYMSA

�Abandon : leave,relinquish, vacate, forsake � Abase : despise, humiliate, disgrace

�Abundant: plentiful, rich, ample � Absurd : silly, foolish, ridiculous

�Active : busy, alert, brisk, eager � Accomplish : achieve, execute, realized

�Accident : chance, mishap, casualty � Accumulate : collect, amass

�Acquire : gain, get, attain, obtain � Acknowledge : admit, concede

�Adjourn : defer, postpone

B

�Banish : exile, oust � Base : mean, shameful, worthless

�Barbarous : wild, cruel, inhuman, savage � Beautiful : fair, lovely, handsome

�Bitter : severe, harsh, cruel � Betray : dupe, cheat, deceive

�Bewilder : puzzle, perplex, confuse

C

�Calamity : disaster, misfortune � Customary : usual, ordinary

�Combination : union, alliance � Cheer : gladden, applaud

�Civil : polite, refined � Circulate : spread, diffuse

�Contradict : oppose, disprove � Crazy : mad, silly

� Conceal : hide, cover � Contrive : plan, design

�Contaminate : corrupt, infect � Crave : beg, ask

D

�Dare : venture, challenge � Daft : silly, idiotic

� Docile : gentle, mild � Dread : fear, terror

E

�Earnest : serious, eager � Escort : go with, accompany

�Emulation : competition, rivalry � Expedite : advance, hasten, accelerate

�Exaggerate : lavish, prodigal, excessive

F

�Fatal : deadly � Feeble : week, dim

�Fluctuate : waver, vacillate � Forbid : disallow

� Forecast : anticipate � Forthwith : immediately

�Futile : useless � Fickle : changeable

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G

�Gaiety : joyousness, festivity � Gallantry : courage

H

�Hazy : foggy, vague � Hindrance : obstruction

�Hoarse : rough � Hubbub : din, uproar

�Hypocritical : deceptive

I

�Illegal : unlawful � Ignominious : shameful

�Immortal : deathless � Inevitable : necessary, unavoidable

J

�Juxtaposition : contact, proximity

K

�Knave : rascal, scoundrel

L

�Ludicrous : laughable � Lunatic : mad

M

�Magnanimous : noble, generous � Melancholy : sad

N

�Nimble : alert, quick � Nasty : foul

O

�Oust : eject � Obnoxious : disagreeable

�Onerous : burdensome, troublesome

P

�Perplexed : confused � Perverse : stubborn

� Prudent : wise

Q

�Quaint : peculiar � Queer : strange

R

�Rabid : mad � Ravage : plunder

S

�Sane : sober � Sinister : unlucky � Spurious : adulterate



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T

�Transgress : exceed, break

U

�Usurp : seize wrongfully

V

�Vain : worthless � Valour : bravery

Y

�Yoke : link, slavery

Z

�Zest : pleasure � Zenith : height, pinnacle

Practice Bits:1. Vacant

a) round about b) full c) good seat d) empty

2. Flavour

a) bad smell b) disregard c) good smell d) some help

3. Discover

a) hide b) find out c) conceal d) remove

4. Legible

a) illegal b) unbeatable c) readable d) removable

5. Principle

a) a fundamental rule b) a slogan c) an experiment d) mental condition

6. Contradict

a) deny b) agreement c) predict d) classify

7. Alliance

a) enemity b) friendly contract c) complaint d) matrimony

8. Valour

a) a covering b) music c) village d) bravery

9. Crises

a) peace b) safety c) hope d) danger

10. Resist

a) allow b) leave c) oppose d) condemn



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Answers: 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. c 5. a 6. a 7. b 8. d 9. d 10. c

ANTONYMSAbundant x meagre Absent x present

Accept x refuse Acknowledge x deny

Admire x despise Bad x good

Barren x fertile Beautiful x ugly

Begin x end Benevolent x malevolent

Care x neglect Cheerful x gloomy

Civil x military Clear x obscure

Clever x foolish Close x open

Cold x hot Danger x safety

Decrease x increase Deep x shallow

Deficient x sufficient Delay x haste

Ebb x flow Employ x dismiss

Exclude x include Fact x fiction

Forward x backward Found x lost

Freedom x slavery Frequent x rare

Futility x utility General x particular

Genuine x false Gloomy x bright

Hard x soft Heat x cold

Heavy x light Import x export

Industrious x idle Joint x separate

Keen x dull Kindle x extinguish

Lament x rejoice Long x short

Loyal x disloyal Meet x miss

Memory x oblivion Normal x abnormal

Obedient x disobedient Object x agree

Offend x defend Offer x withdraw

Ominous x auspicious Part x whole

Partial x impartial Perennial x temporary

Perfect x imperfect Permit x prohibit



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Quick x slow Rapid x slow

Ready x unready Recall x forgot

Safe x unsafe Sane x insane

Silence x noise Singular x plural

Triumph x failure Temporal x spiritual

Universal x particular Vacant x full

Vanish x appear Weaken x strengthen

Wicked x kind Zeal x apathy

Practice Bits:1. There is no way out.

A) forward B) in C) into D) backward

2. I know how to comprehend

A) imitated B) concise C) write D) expand

3. God is the creator

A) employer B) maker C) destroyer D) promoter

4. She drives very fast

A) hurry B) slow C) urgent D) costly

5. He does not lose his hope at any time

A) despair B) courage C) intimacy D) friendship

6. Why do you follow a negative approach

A) unwilling B) positive C) progressive D) uninteresting

7. An honourable defeat is also praised

A) glory B) achievement C) win D) loss

8. Many people attended the meeting

A) a few B) few C) several D) much

9. Patrick was a famous musician

A) wealthy B) rich C) dull D) obscure

10. Here is a beautiful flower

A) lovely B) handsome C) fine D) ugly

Answers:1. b 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. d



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