Antonym

 Common 501+ Antonyms list:๐Ÿ‘ˆ๐Ÿ‘‡

*war----peace

1. Above = below

2. Absent = present

3. Accident = intent

4. Accomplishment =failure

5. Achieve = fail

6. Add = subtract

7. Adjacent = distant

8. Admire = detest

9. Admit = reject

10. Adore = hate

11. Advance = retreat

12. Affirm = deny

13. Afraid = confident

14. After = before

15. Aid = hinder

16. Alarm = comfort

17. Alert = asleep

18. Alive = dead

19. Allow = forbid

20. Alone = together

21. Amateur = professional

22. Amuse = bore

23. Ancient = modern

24. Annoy = soothe

25. Answer = question

26. Apparent = obscure

27. Argue = agree

28. Arrive = depart

29. Arrogant = humble

30. Ascend = descend

31. Attack = defend

32. Attract = repel

33. Awake = asleep

34. Awkward = graceful

35. Back = front

36. Bad = good

37. Beautiful = ugly

38. Before = after

39. Bent = straight

40. Better = worse

41. Big = little

42. Birth = death

43. Bitter = sweet

44. Black = white

45. Blunt = sharp

46. Body = soul

47. Bold = timid

48. Bottom = top

49. Brave = cowardly

50. Break = repair

51. Brief = long

52. Bright = dull

53. Bring = remove

54. Boy = girl

55. Busy = idle

56. Buy = sell

57. Capture = release

58. Cause = effect

59. Cautions = careless

60. Center = edge

61. Change = remain

62. Cheap = expensive

63. Child = adult

64. Chilly = warm

65. Clean = dirty

66. Close = open

67. Cold = hot

68. Command = obey

69. Complex = simple

70. Compliment = insult

71. Constant = variable

72. Continue = interrupt

73. Cool = warm

74. Copy = original

75. Countrymen = foreigner

76. Crazy = sane

77. Crooked = straight

78. Cruel = kind

79. Cry = laugh

80. Curse = bless

81. Damage = improve

82. Dark = light

83. Dawn = sunset

84. Day = night

85. Deep = shallow

86. Destroy = create

87. Difficult = easy

88. Dim = bright

89. Divide = unite

90. Doubt = trust

91. Drunk = sober

92. Dull = sharp

93. Dumb = smart

94. Earth = sky

95. Easy = hard

96. Elementary = advanced

97. End = begin

98. Even = odd

99. Evening = morning

100. Evil = good

101. Exceptional = common

102. Expand = shrink

103. Fail = pass

104. Failure = success

105. False = true

106. Famous = unknown

107. Fancy = plain

108. Fast = slow

109. Fat = thin

110. Fiction = fact

111. Find = lose

112. Finish = start

113. Firm = flabby

114. Fix = break

115. Follow = lead

116. Forgive = blame

117. Forward = backward

118. Fresh = stale

119. Free = restricted

120. Friend = enemy

MOST IMPORTANT "ANTONYMS"

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1. Inevitable- Avoidable

2. 2. Exceptional- Common

3. 3. Permanent- Temporary

4. 4. Dim- Luminous

5. 5. Reckless- Careful

6. 6. Explicit- Ambiguous

7. 7. Incredible- Believable

8. 8. Repel- Attract

9. 9. Rapidly- Slowly

10. 10. Meticulous- Careless

11. 11. Barbarous- Civilized

12. 12. Successor- Predecessor

13. 13. Urban- Rural

14. 14. Conclusive- Indecisive

15. 15. Terminate-Begin

16. 16. Niggardly- Lavishly

17. 17. Advanced- Receded

18. 18. Enlightened- Ignorant

19. 19. Moderate- Extreme

20. 20. Superficial- Thorough

21. 21. Scorn- Admiration

22. 22. Trivial- Serious

23. 23. Loquacious- Reserved

24. 24. Confiscate- Release

25. 25. Often- Rarely

26. 26. Eminent- Notorious

27. 27. Embark upon- Conclude

28. 28. Diffidence- Boldness

29. 29. Paucity- Plenty

30. 30. Triggered- Choked

31. 31. Fastidious- Adjustable

32. 32. Grandiose- Simple

33. 33. Bleak- Bright

34. 34. Insolent- Humble

35. 35. Lurid- Mild

36. 36. Unscrupulous- Conscientious

37. 37. Melodious- Tuneless

38. 38. Contaminate- Purify

39. 39. Frugal- Extravagant

40. 40. Falling off- Improvement

41. 41. Genial- Unkind

42. 42. Shallow- Deep

43. 43. Immune- Vulnerable

44. 44. Veneration- Disrespect

45. 45. Yield to- Resist

46. 46. Concur- Disagree

47. 47. Vague- Precise

48. 48. Humility- Pride

49. 49. Extol- Censure

50. 50. Takes off- Lands

51. 51. Demolish- Build

52. 52. Prevent- Induce

53. 53. Frailty- Strength

54. 54. Collapse- Rise

55. 55. Anxious- Carefree

56. 56. Thrifty- Wasteful

57. 57. Innovate- Copy

58. 58. Enduring- Fleeting

59. 59. Progressive- Retrogressive

60. 60. Purposely- Unintentionally

61. 61. Brave- Timid

62. 62. Opaque- Transparent

63. 63. Hinder- Encourage

64. 64. Zeal- Apathy

65. 65. Shimmering-Gloomy

66. 66. Plausible- Implausible/

67. Unbelievable

68. 67. Flair- Inability

69. 68. Dormant- Active

70. 69. Hazy- Clear

71. 70. Fantastic- Ordinary

72. 71. Asceticism- Luxury

73. 72. Dissolution- Establishment

74. 73. Unnerved- Confident

75. 74. Harmony- Disagreement

76. 75. Guilty- Innocent

77. 76. Duplicity- Honesty

78. 77. Jocular- Morose

79. 78. Uncompromising- Flexible

80. 79. Desecration- Consecration

81. 80. Far-fetched- Realistic

82. 81. Parallel- Crooked

83. 82. Blocked- Facilitated

84. 83 Turn coat- Loyal

85. 84. Embellish- Spoil

86. 85. Intentional- Accidental

87. 86. Expand- Contract

88. 87. Stimulate- Discourage

89. 88. Perilous- Safe

90. 89. Audacious- Timid

91. 90. Quiet- Pandemonium

92. 91. Genuine- Fictitious

93. 92. Implicit- Explicit

94. 93. Repulsive- Attractive

95. 94. Escalate- Decrease

96. 95. Commotion- Tranquility

97. 96. Manifested- Concealed

97. Vindictive- Forgiving

98. Inaugurate- Terminate

99. Detest- Like

100. Commence- Conclude

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about – exactly

above – below

absence – presence

abundance – lack

accept – refuse

accidental – intentional

active – lazy

add – subtract

admit – deny

adult – child

advanced – elementary

affirmative – negative

afraid – brave

after – before

against – for

alike – different

alive – dead

all – none

allow – forbid

already – not yet

always – never

ancient – modern

ancestor – descendant

agree – refuse

amateur – professional

amuse – bore

ancestor – descendant

angel – devil

animal – human

annoy – satisfy

answer – ask

answer – question

antonym – synonym

apart – together

approximately – exactly

argue – agree

arrest – free

arrival – departure

arrive – depart

artificial – natural

ascent – descent

ask – answer

asleep – awake

attack – defend

attack – defence

attic – cellar

autumn – spring

awake – asleep

awful – nice

back – in front of

background – foreground

backward – forward

bad – good

bad luck – fortune

beauty – ugliness

before – after

begin – end

beginning – end

behind – in front of

below – above

best – worst

better – worse

beautiful – ugly

big – small

birth – death

bitter – sweet

black – white

blunt – sharp

body – soul

bore – amuse

boring – exciting

borrow – lend

bottom – top

boy – girl

brave – cowardly

break – fix

broad – narrow

brother – sister

build – destroy

busy – lazy

buy – sell

calm – excited

careful – careless

careless – careful

catch – miss

ceiling – floor

cellar – attic

centre – outskirts

certainly – probably

changeable – constant

cheap – expensive

child – adult

children – parents

clean – dirty

clear – cloudy

clever – stupid

close – open

closed – open

cloudy – clear

cold – hot

cold – heat

come – go

comedy – drama

complicated – simple

compliment – insult

compulsory – voluntary

connect – separate

consonant – vowel

constant – changeable

construction – destruction

continue – interrupt

cool – warm

correct – wrong

courage – fear

courageous – cowardly

cowardly – brave

create – destroy

cruel – human

cry – whisper

cry – laugh

damage – repair

danger – security

dangerous – safe

dark – light

daughter – son

dawn – dusk

day – night

dead – alive

death – birth

deep – shallow

defeat – victory

defence – attack

defend – attack

delicious – awful

deny – admit

depart – arrive

departure – arrival

descendant – ancestor

descent – ascent

desperate – hopeful

destroy – build

destruction – construction

devil – angel

dictatorship – republic

die – live

different – alike

difficult – easy

dirty – clean

disease – health

distant – near

divide – unite

division – unity

divorce – marry

divorce – marriage

divorced – married

domestic – foreign

down – up

downstairs – upstairs

drama – comedy

dry – humid

dull – interesting

dusk – dawn

early – late

east – west

easy – difficult

elementary – advanced

emigrate – immigrate

emigration – immigration

empty – full

end – begin

end – beginning

ending – beginning

enemy – friend

enjoy – hate

enter – leave

entrance – exit

equal – different

even – odd

evening – morning

everybody – nobody

everything – nothing

exactly – approximately

excited – calm

exciting – boring

exclude – include

exit – entrance

expensive – cheap

export – import

exposure – shelter

extreme – moderate

fail – succeed

failure – success

false – true

far – near

fast – slow

fat – slim

fear – courage

female – male

few – many

final – first

find – lose

finish – begin

finish – start

first – final

fix – break

flat – hilly

floor – ceiling

follow – lead

forbid – allow

for – against

foreground – background

foreign – domestic

foreigner – native

forget – remember

form – destroy

fortune – bad luck

forward – backward

free – arrest/ confined

freeze – melt

frequently – occasionally

fresh – old/stale

friend – enemy

front – rear

in front of – back

full – empty

funny – serious

future – past

general – particular

generous – mean

gentle – violent

gentleman – lady

giant – tiny

girl – boy

give – take

go – come

good – bad

grown-up – child

guest – host

guilty – innocent

happiness – sadness

relevant- irrelevant


Prepared by Noor E Alam


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