ANTONYMS
Antonym: a word which has an opposite meaning is known as an Antonyms
In this section, a brief list of important antonyms is given for the benefit of students.
| S.No. | Word | Antonym |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | awake | asleep |
| 2. | attract | repel |
| 3. | Above | below |
| 4. | affirm | deny |
| 5. | ancestor | descendant |
| 6. | assent | dissent |
| 7. | advance | retreat |
| 8. | aggravate | alleviate/lessen |
| 9. | allow | forbid |
| 10. | ancient | modern |
| 11. | arrive | depart |
| 12. | ascent | descent |
| 13. | asset | liability |
| 14. | aristocrat | commoner |
| 15. | analysis | synthesis |
| 16. | bright | dim, dull |
| 17. | bravery | cowardice |
| 18. | boom | slump |
| 19. | bold | timid. |
| 20. | bonafides | malafides |
| 21. | barren | fertile. |
| 22. | base | noble |
| 23. | belief | doubt |
| 24. | benevolent | malevolent |
| 25. | beautiful | ugly |
| 26. | benediction | malediction |
| 27. | benefactor | malefactor |
| 28. | beginning | end |
| 29. | beauty | ugliness |
| 30. | barrenness | fertility |
| 31. | begin | finish, end |
| 32. | baseless | real, substantial |
| 33. | bind | loosen, unbind |
| 34. | bitter | sweet |
| 35. | blame | praise, appreciate |
| 36. | bless | curse, scold |
| 37. | boon | bane, course |
| 38. | bride | bridegroom |
| 39. | create | destroy |
| 40. | convert | overt |
| 41 | cocord | discord |
| 42. | common | rare |
| 43. | carnal | spiritual |
| 44. | cheap | dear, costly |
| 45. | cheerful | gloomy |
| 46. | clean | dirty |
| 47. | cleve | stupid |
| 48. | confident | different |
| 49. | convex | concave |
| 50. | compulsory | optional |
| 51. | clergy | laity |
| 52. | centrifugal | centripetal |
| 53. | care | neglect |
| 54. | ebb | flow |
| 55. | egoism | altruism |
| 56. | exterior | interior |
| 57 | expand | contract |
| 58. | efflux | influx |
| 59. | extravagant | frugal, thrifty |
| 60. | exotic | indigenous |
| 61. | emigrant | immigrant |
| 62. | exaggeration | understatement |
| 63. | elevation | depression |
| 64. | economy | extravagant |
| 65. | equality | inequality |
| 66. | equal | unequal |
| 67. | expedient | inexpedient |
| 68. | equitable | unjust |
| 69. | foreign | native |
| 70. | flattery | detraction |
| 71. | fictitious | real |
| 72. | full | empty |
| 73. | fame | defame |
| 74. | firm | infirm, flexible |
| 75. | fatigue | refresh |
| 76. | far | near |
| 77. | fickle | constant |
| 78. | flexible | rigid |
| 79. | final | intial |
| 80. | frank | reserved |
| 81. | foolish | wise |
| 82. | fact | fiction |
| 83. | freedom | slavery |
| 84. | guilty | innocent |
| 85. | grave | gay, happy |
| 86. | gain | loss |
| 87. | gather | scatter |
| 88. | gentle | rough |
| 89. | glut | scarcity |
| 90. | general | particular, special |
| 91. | generous | mean |
| 92. | gratitude | thankfulness |
| 93. | gradual | abrupt, sudden |
| 94. | gratitude | thankfulness |
| 95. | glory | shame |
| 96. | gratify | villify |
| 97. | go | come. |
| 98. | gentle | violent |
| 99. | greedy | generous |
| 100. | host | guest |
| 101. | hurt | heal |
| 102. | harsh | gentle |
| 103. | hate | love |
| 105. | honour | shame |
| 106. | hasty | leisurely |
| 107. | haughty | meek. |
| 109. | help | hinder |
| 110. | hero | low |
| 111. | high | low |
| 112. | hit | low |
| 113. | hollow | miss |
| 114. | homogeneous | haterogeneous |
| 115. | head | tail |
| 116. | heaven | hell |
| 117. | input | output |
| 118. | ideal | actual |
| 119. | import | export |
| 120. | increase | decrease |
| 121. | inferior | superior |
| 122. | insert | extract |
| 123. | inhale | exhale |
| 124. | idle | busy |
| 125. | imagination | reality |
| 126. | individual | general, particular |
| 127. | industrious | indolent, lazy |
| 128. | Immanent | transcendent |
| 129. | ignorance | knowledge |
| 130. | imbecile | sane |
| 131. | Insufficiency | plenty |
| 132. | jolly, jovial | gloomy |
| 133. | Joy | sorrow |
| 134. | junior | senior |
| 135. | justify | condemn |
| 136. | keen | blunt, dull |
| 137. | King | subject |
| 138. | knowledge | ignorance |
| 139. | kindle | extinguish |
| 140. | kind | cruel |
| 141. | kill | resurrect |
| 142. | kemel | shell |
| 143. | lament | rejoice |
| 144. | lewd | virtuous |
| 145. | landlord | tenant |
| 146. | lascivious | mortal |
| 148. | lose | find |
| 149. | loose | tight |
| 150. | let | hire. |
| 151. | latter | former |
| 152. | later | earlier |
| 153. | lend | borrow |
| 154. | literate | figurative |
| 155. | liberate | ensalve |
| 156. | loquacious | taciturn |
| 157. | likeness | difference |
| 158. | monogamy | polygamy |
| 159. | memory | stern, severe |
| 161. | many | few |
| 162. | major | minor |
| 167. | masculine | feminine |
| 168. | maximum | minimum |
| 169. | monotheism | polytheism |
| 170. | The calling bell | variety, diversity |
| 171. | microcosm | macrocosm |
| 172. | major | minor |
| 173. | negative | positive |
| 174 | naive | is walking. |
| 175. | native | foreign |
| 176. | neutral | partial |
| 177. | narrow | broad |
| 178. | natural | artificial |
| 179. | niggard | spendthrift |
| 180. | noxious | wholesome |
| 181. | nebulous | distinct, clear |
| 182. | necessary | optional, voluntary |
| 183. | noble | ignoble |
| 184. | original | duplicate |
| 186. | often | seldom |
| 187. | oral | written |
| 188. | orthodox | heterodox |
| 189. | ostensible | actual |
| 190. | offer | refuse |
| 191. | optimistic | pessimistic |
| 192. | oriental | accidental |
| 193. | omission | commission |
| 194. | observe | reverse |
| 195. | optimism | pessimism |
| 196. | ordinary | rare |
| 197. | obey | disobey. |
| 198. | obscure | clarify |
| 199. | open | shut |
| 200. | profit | loss |
| 201. | pride | humility |
| 202. | praise | blame |
| 203. | progress | retrogression |
| 204. | progressive | reactionary |
| 205. | promote | demote |
| 206 | public | private |
| 207. | pleasure | pain |
| 208. | permit | prohibit |
| 209. | practice | theory |
| 210 | philanthropist | misanthropist |
| 211. | permanent | temporary |
| 212. | partly | wholly |
| 213. | philanthropist | misanthropist |
| 214. | pragmatic | idealistic |
| 215. | queer | normal |
| 216. | quiet | noisy |
| 217. | quick | slow |
| 218. | qualify | disqualify |
| 219. | qualification | disqualification |
| 220 | rude | polite |
| 221. | rigid | flexible |
| 222. | rise | fall |
| 223. | ripe | raw |
| 224. | rough | smooth |
| 225. | resist | submit |
| 226. | remember | forget |
| 227. | rapid | slow |
| 228 | reserved | sociable |
| 229. | retail | wholesale |
| 230. | reward | punish |
| 231. | retail | wholesale |
| 232. | reward | punish |
| 234. | relative | absolute |
| 235. | sure | doubtful |
| 236. | sympathy | antipathy |
| 237. | sweet | bitter |
| 238. | succeed | fail |
| 239. | strange | familiar |
| 240. | strait | broad |
| 241. | subjective | objective |
| 242. | sacred | secular, profane |
| 243. | saint | sinner |
| 244. | sharp | blunt |
| 245. | smile | frown |
| 246. | solid | liquid |
| 247. | servant | master |
| 248. | simple | complex, complicated |
| 249. | sink | swim, float |
| 250. | sedulousness | indolence |
| 251. | tall | short |
| 252. | thick | thin |
| 253. | top | false |
| 254. | true | false |
| 255. | top | bottom |
| 256. | triumph | defeat |
| 257. | trivial | important |
| 258. | temporal | spiritual, eternal |
| 259. | tight | loose, slack |
| 260. | thesis | antithesis |
| 261. | tranguil | disturbed |
| 262. | transparent | opaque |
| 263. | terrestrial | celestial |
| 264. | tolerance | intolerance |
| 267. | tractable | refractory |
| 268. | tell | conceal |
| 269. | teach | learn |
| 270. | triumph | failure |
| 271. | urban | rural |
| 272. | upper | lower |
| 273. | unit | separate |
| 274. | urbane | is waiting. |
| 274. | urbane | rude,uncultured |
| 275. | upright | dishonest |
| 276. | use | abuse |
| 277. | victory | defeat |
| 278. | virtue | vice |
| 279. | vague | clear,definit |
| 280. | vacant | occupied |
| 281. | voluntary | compulsory |
| 282. | variable | constant |
| 283. | vertical | horizontal |
| 284. | vanguard | rearguard |
| 285. | vulgar | refined |
| 286. | violent | gentile |
| 287. | venturesome | timid |
| 288. | vital | unimportant,immaterial |
| 289. | vivacious | languid |
| 290. | volunteer | desert |
| 291. | violently | gently |
| 292. | wealth | poverty |
| 293. | wise | foolish |
| 294. | wide | narrow |
| 285. | win | lose |
| 296. | wax | wane |
| 297. | wake | sleep |
| 298. | warry | comfort |
| 299. | warm | cool |
| 300. | war | peace |
| 301. | wisdom | ignorance |
| 302. | wisely | foolishly |
| 303. | warmly | coldly |
| 304. | young | old |
| 305. | yield | resist |
| 306. | youth | age |
| 307. | zeal | indifference |
| 308. | zenith | nadir |
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