Antonyms
(Words having the opposite meaning)
Cold Warm Valour/
Bravery Cowardice
Dry Wet Advance Retreat, Retire
Love Hate
Arrive Depart
Question Answer Attack Defend
Asleep Awake Appear Vanish,
Disappear
Front Back Modern Ancient
Joy Sorrow, Grief Former Latter
Begin End Slender Stout
Find Lose Good
Bad
Dead Alive Big Small
Friend Foe, Enemy Smart / Clever
Stupid, FOOLISH
Busy Idle Here There
Sweet sour, Bitter First Last
Bright Dull Early Late
Fall Rise Fat Thin
True False Join
/ Unite Separate
Quick Slow Light Heavy /
Darkness
Start Finish Day Night
Ugly Beautiful Many Few
Near Far, Distant All None
Absent Present Often Seldom /
Rarely
Poor Rich Fresh Stale
Right Wrong Strong Weak
Win Lose Deep Shallow
Peace War Open Closed /
Shut
Top Bottom Praise Blame
Buy Sell Summer Winter
Life Death Giant Dwarf
Proud Humble Health Sickness
Cheap Dear Happy Sad
Give Take Lead Follow
Hit Miss Land
/ Earth Sea
Wide Narrow Right Wrong
/ Left
Loud Soft Acute Obtuse
Clean Dirty Lazy Industrious
Weep Laugh Master Servant
Kind` Cruel Remember Forget
Empty Full Knowledge Ignorance
Ever Never Accept Reject /
Refuse / Deny
Bless Curse Natural Artificial
High Low Polite Impolite /
Rude / Saucy
Upper Lower Cloudy Clear
Higher Lower Dawn Dusk
Better Worse Ascend Descend
Entrance Exit Hope Despair
/ Fear
Active Passive Obey Disobey /
Command
Noise Silence Negative Positive
Lend Borrow Conceal Reveal
Go Come Hide Show
Hard Soft Smile Frown
Old New, Young Multiply Divide
Junior Senior Prosperity Adversity
Live Die Victory Defeat
Long Short Superior Inferior
Pleasant Unpleasant, Disagreeable Dynamic Static
Legible Illegible Centrifugal Centripetal
Legal Illegal Oriental Occidental
Edible Inedible Future Past
Credibility Incredibility Abundance Scarcity
Credulous Incredulous Simple Complex
Success Failure Ally Enemy
Harmony Discord, Disharmony Flow Ebb
Teach Learn Rigid Flexible
Genuine Counterfeit / Forged Accelerate Decelerate / Retard
Compulsory Optional / Voluntary Obligatory Optional / Voluntary
Analysis Synthesis Excess Shortage
Surplus Deficit Dissent Consent / Dissent
Include Exclude Predecessor Successor
Pleasure Pain Initial Final
Work Rest Truth Falsehood
Freedom Captivity / Slavery Danger Safety
Virtue Vice Wisdom Folly
Saint Sinner Height Depth
Convex Concave Agree Contradict / Disagree
Inhale Exhale Expand Shrink, Contract
Liquid Solid Pardon Punish
Debtor Creditor Rural Urban
Optimist Pessimist Guilty Innocent
Heaven Hell Minimum Maximum
Arrival Departure Increase Decrease
Majority Minority Liberty Slavery
Attract Repel Amateur Professional
Theory Practice Hostile Friendly
Real Imaginary Order Chaos
Prospective Retrospective Monogamy Polygamy
Precept Example Ancestry Posterity
Creditor Debtor Prose Verse / Poetry
Synonyms
(Words having the same meaning)
Abandon Desert
/ Forsake / Leave
Abbreviate Abridge
/ Curtail / Compress
Abundant Ample
/ Copious / Plentiful
Adore Worship /
Idolise
Alms Dole
Amend Improve
/ Ameliorate
Assent (V) Consent
/ Agree
Assent (N) Consent
/ Agreement
Bad Evil
Beautify Adorn
/ Decorate
Beg Request
/ Implore / Solicit
Behaviour Conduct
/ Demeanour / Deportment
Big Huge
/ Great
Blame Censure
/ Reprove
Blessing Benediction
Brave Valorous
/ Fearless
Bright Clear
/ Lustrous
Busy Occupied/
Engaged
Candid Frank
Catch Capture
/ Arrest / Seize
Cause Reason
Character Reputation
Charity Philanthropy
/ Benevolence
Choose Select
Clever Smart
/ Precocious
Confess Admit / Own /
Acknowledge
Constant Continuous
/ Perpetual
Cross Angry
/ Fretful
Cruelty Oppression
/ Tyranny
Dangerous Risky
/ Perilous / Hazardous
Dear Expensive
/ Ccostly
Decrease Reduce
/ Diminish
Difficult Hard
/ Tough
Disaster Calamity
/ Catastrophe
Discourse Lecture
/ Sermon
Disease Malady
/ Sicknes
Dishonest Deceitful
/ Deceptive
Disorder Confusion
/ Chaos
Dull Dreary
/ Cheerless
Eager Keen
Earn Gain
/ Merit / Win
Educate Train
/ Teach
Eject Dislodge
/ Expel
Elevate Raise
/ Lift
Emancipate Liberate
/ Free
Embrace Hug
Emotion Feeling
Enemy Foe
/ Adversary
Enough Sufficient
/ Adequate
Entice Lure
Entire Whole
Eradicate Eliminate
/ Destroy
Esteem Value
/ Regard
Eternal Everlasting
/ Perpetual
Exaggerate Overstate
/ Magnify
Famous Renowned
/ Reputed
Fashion Vogue
/ Style
Fasten Tie
/ Bind
Fatal
mortal / Deadly
Fate Lot
/ Destiny
Fault Defect
/ Flaw
Fear Dread
Fearful Timid
Firm Strong
/ substantial
Float Drift
Fond Affectionate
Friend Ally?
Comrade/
Frugal Thrifty
/ Miserly
Fruitful Productive
Game Sport
Gay Happy
/ Cheerful
General Common
Generous Liberal
Genuine True
/ Real
Habit Custom
Hateful abominable
Help Assist
/ Aid / support
High Tall
/ Lofty
Hinder Obstruct
Increase Augment
Infinite Endless
/ Unlimited
Injure Hurt
/ Harm
Insolvent Bankrupt
Invasion Attack
Kind Tender
Lazy Indolent
/ Slothful
Lure Entice
/ Seduce
Malice Spite
/ Ill-will
Merry Happy
/ Jolly
Mistake Error
/ Blunder
Motive Purpose
/ Aim
Necessary Essential
/ Requisite
Mute Silent
Obscene Indecent
Odious Hateful
Old Ancient
/ Antique
Omen Sign
/ Foreboding
Oratory Eloquence
/ Rhetoric
Patron Supporter
/ Champion
Pitiful Merciful
/ Compassionate
Poor Needy
/ Destitute
Port Harbour
/ Haven
Power Might
/ Strength
Poverty Penury
/ Want
Praise Admire
/ Compliment / Commend
Predict Forebode
/ Foretell / Presage
Pretty Beautiful /
Lovely
Quiet Calm
/ Tranquil / Peaceful
Rash Careless
/ Reckless
Ready Prepared
/ Prompt
Real Authentic
/ Genuine
Refugee Outlaw
/ Exile
Rude Insolent
/ Disrespectful
Rule Govern
Safe Secure/
Scandal Slander
Silent Mute
/ Speechless / Taciturn / Reticent
See Behold
/Perceive / View
Sly Secret
/Cunning / Crafty
Scorn (N) Hatred
/ Abhorrence
Small Tiny /
Little / Puny
Smell Odour
/ Scent / Fragrance
Smooth Level
/ Plain / Flat
Souvenir Memento
Spread Disperse
/ Scatter / Diffuse
Stranger Alien
/ Foreigner
Strong Powerful
Suitable Befitting
/ Appropriate /
Surrender Yield
/ Submit
Timid Cowardly
/ Fearful
Trick Hoax
Trust (V) Believe
Trust (N) Faith
/ Belief
Try Attempt
/ Endeavour
Ugly Hideous
/ Unsightly
Value Esteem
/ Worth
Victory Triumph
/ Conquest
Weak Feeble/
Infirm / Frail
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