SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS
A
ALIEN:
Syn: foreigner, outsider, stranger, emigrant
Ant: native, citizen resident, occupant
AFFRONT:
Syn: provoke, exasperate, indignity, irreverence
Ant: conciliate, appease, mollify. assuage
AMPLIFY:
Syn: enlarge, extend, dilation, elevate
Ant: curtail, lessen, diminution, contraction
ADHERENT:
Syn: follower, disciple, dependent, supporter
Ant: rival, adversary, opponent, antagonist
ACCOMPLISH:
Syn: attain, succeed triumph, exploit
Ant: forsake, deter, disappoint, collapse
AXIOM:
Syn: maxim, saying, dictum, trutfi
Ant: absurdity, blunder, ridiculousness, irrelevant
AUTHENTIC:
Syn: genuine, reliable, valid, guaranteed
Ant: fictitious, counterfeit, unreal, false
ABATE:
Syn: moderate, mitigate, lessen, decrease
Ant: aggravate, intensify, augment, supplement
ANTIQUE:
Syn: ancient, old fashioned, primitive, of past
Ant: modem, recent, novelty, vogue
B
BAFFLE:
Syn: confound, elude, frustrate, perplex
Ant: poise, composure, facilitate, co-operate
BLEAK:
Syn: dismal, gloomy, chilly, dreary
Ant: bright, pleasant, balmy, cheerful
BLAME:
Syn: reprove, upbraid, censure, reproach
Ant: commend, applaud, laud, praise
BARBAROUS:
Syn: uncivilized, savage, untamed, brutal
Ant: cultural, humane, refined, gentle
BENEVOLENCE:
Syn: humanity, generosity, charity, liberality
Ant: malevolence, inhumanity, malignity, unkindness
C
CAVITY:
Syn: depth, depression, hole, aperture
Ant: elevation, projection, mound, height
CEASE:
Syn: terminate, pause, desist, discontinue
Ant: commence, continue, initiate, originate
CALAMITY:
Syn: adversity, misfortune, misery, mishap
Ant: happiness, benefit, prosperity, fortune
COMMOTION:
Syn: turmoil, disturbance, agitation, excitement
Ant: tranquillity, stillness, quietness, calm
CALCULATE:
Syn: enumerate, estimate, evaluate, consider
Ant: miscalculate, blunder, predetermine, misconceive
CALLOUS:
Syn: obdurate, unfeeling, heartless, indifferent
Ant: compassionate, tender, kind, sympathetic
CAPABLE:
Syn: competent, suitable, qualified, able
Ant: incomplete, inefficient, imbecile, inept
CAPTIVITY:
Syn: imprisonment, confinement, apprehend, restrain
Ant: freedom, liberty, liberation, release
CARICATURE:
Syn: exaggeration, imitation, ridicule, parody
Ant: exactness, precision, reality, truth
CATASTROPHE:
Syn: disaster, calamity, misfortune, mishap
Ant: prosperity, blessing, restoration, resurgence
CONTEMPT:
Syn: scorn, disregard, disdain, despicable
Ant: regard, approval, praised, recommend
D
DEFILE:
Syn: contaminate, pollute, profane, desecrate
Ant: purify, sanctity, cleanse, disinfect
DEFER:
Syn: prolong, suspend, postpone, delay
Ant: accelerate, expedite, stimulate, hasten
DEFAULT:
Syn: failure, omission, negligence, lapse
Ant: perfection, vigilance, attentive, observance
DEDICATE:
Syn: devote, consecrate, loyal, surrender
Ant: refuse, negate, prohibit, reject
DECEIT:
Syn: deception, artifice, treachery, duplicity
Ant: veracity, sincerity, truth, honesty
DAUNT:
Syn: discourage, frighten, agitate, intimidate
Ant: encourage, animate, embolden, inspire
DECAY:
Syn: collapse, decomposition, deteriorate, putrefaction
Ant: flourish, progress, growth, development
DAINTY:
Syn: elegant, delicate, refined, exquisite
Ant: clumsy, coarse, unpleasant, insipid
E
EPITOME:
Syn: precise, example, miniature, summary
Ant: increment, expansion, lengthen, enlargement
ENLIGHTEN:
Syn: elucidate, educate, illumine, inculcate
Ant: ignorance, distortion, delude, obscure
ENORMOUS:
Syn: colossal, mammoth, immense, spacious
Ant: insignificant, diminutive, trivial, negligible
ENJOIN:
Syn: direct, counsel, exhort, command
Ant: prohibit, forbid, revolt, dissuade
To be Continued..........
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