synonyms and antonyms

WORD	SYNONYMS
A
abandon	discard, vacate
accord	agree, grant
adversity	difficulty, misfortune
affluent	plentiful, rich
aggravate	annoy, infuriate
alleviate	lighten, mitigate
amenable	agreeable, favourable
anguish	distress, sorrow
apathetic	dispirited, lifeless
arrogant	disdainful, imperious
astonish	confound, overwhelm
atrocious	appalling, detestable
augment	add, enlarge
avoid	ignore, shun
awkward	graceless, inept
B
baffle	confuse, deceive
banal	common, plain
barren	desolate, sterile
berate	criticize, disapprove
betray	deceive, fool
bias	inclination, predisposition
bitter	acrid, sour
blend	combine, mix
bliss	happiness, joy
bluff	boast, feign
bold	daring, fearless
bonus	award, gift
bother	annoy, irritate
brief	concise, short
brilliant	clever, intelligent
brisk	fast, swift
budget	allot, plan
C
candid	honest, truthful
caricature	cartoon, imitation
casual	informal, natural
category	classification, division
cease	desist, stop
chaotic	disordered, messy
cherish	esteem, love
circumvent	avoid, go around
commemorate	celebrate, honour
compensate	balance, recompence
competent	able, capable
conceive	design, plan
confirmation	acknowledgement, proof
contradict	deny, oppose
contribution	donation, grant
courteous	polite, well-mannered
craving	desire, longing
credulous	confident, trustful
D
damp	moist, wet
dare	challenge, defy
decay	decline, rot
decent	honourable, pure
dense	filled, packed
designate	name, select
detain	hold, keep
disclose	announce, reveal
dogma	belief, view
durable	constant, lasting
dwindle	abate, diminish
E
eager	earnest, keen
eccentric	abnormal, idiosyncratic
elaborate	embellish, enhance
emanate	arise, radiate
embezzle	purloin, steal
eminent	distinguished, prominent
encourage	foster, induce
endure	last, persist
essential	cultured, learned
essential	basic, necessary
estimate	guess, predict
evaluate	appraise, judge
exhaust	deplete, empty
exhilarated	cheerful, zestful
explicit	definite, specific
F
fastidious	exacting, particular
federation	alliance, band
feeble	helpless, infirm
fervor	intensity, passion
feud	argument, dispute
filth	dirt, squalor
flatter	compliment, praise
fleet	nimble, swift
frivolous	inconsequential, trivial
frugal	prudent, saving
furious	angry, outraged
G
generous	benevolent, unselfish
genuine	actual, real
glare	gleam, glisten
gloomy	cheerless, dim
goad	provoke, badger
grasp	grab, hold
greed	avarice, longing
guarantee	assure, pledge
guile	cunning, deceit
gullible	credulous, unsuspicious
H
habitual	accustomed, regular
handicap	disability, disadvantage
harass	annoy, disturb
harmless	innocuous,inoffensive
harsh	hard, coarse
hasty	abrupt, hurried
haughty	arrogant, pretentious
humiliate	humble, shame
hygiene	cleanliness, sanitation
hypocrisy	duplicity, falseness
I
ideal	goal, perfection
idle	lazy, unoccupied
ignorant	stupid, unintelligent
illogical	incongruent, rambling
illustrious	eminent, famous
imitate	copy, reflect
immense	huge, mammoth
impartial	candid, impersonal
impatient	anxious, eager
implicate	accuse, insinuate
importune	beg, solicit
inadvertent	accidental, unintentional
indifferent	apathetic, disinterested
isolate	detach, quarantine
J
jargon	argot, slang
jovial	genial, merry
judge	estimate, referee
justification	excuse, reason
juvenile	adolescent, immature
K
keen	clever, observant
L
label	brand, classify
labour	toil, work
lead	direct, proceed
lean	slim, thin
leave	abandon, desert
liberal	copious, unrestrained
liberal	lenient, open-minded
limitation	boundary, constraint
lucid	clear, understandable
lucky	auspicious, fortunate
M
mad	furious, irate
manage	administer, control
manipulate	control, shape
marginal	borderline, limited
match	agree, correspond
maze	complexity, labyrinth
meditate	ponder, think
memorial	commemoration, monument
mention	allude, refer to
merge	blend, fuse
N
narrow	confined, restricted
nature	aspect, character
necessary	mandatory, requisite
negate	contradict, refute
negligent	careless, remiss
negotiate	bargain, deal
nice	affable, benign
noble	aristocratic, distinguished
novice	beginner, nonprofessional
nuisance	annoyance, offense
O
obedient	faithful, loyal
objection	disapproval, protest
obligatory	compulsory, required
observe	notice, watch
obvious	conspicuous, definite
offend	anger, irritate
offer	bid, proposal
omen	premonition, sign
omit	exclude, remove
opportune	advantageous, auspicious
P
pacify	appease, placate
pain	ache, discomfort
paramount	chief, leading
partisan	biased, dogmatic
passive	inactive, lethargic
pause	break, cease
permeate	diffuse, disseminate
perpetuate	endure, preserve
perplex	astonish, baffle
persecute	afflict, harass
R
radiate	effuse, emanate
radical	basic, fundamental
range	anger, furor
rank	arrange, classify
realize	accomplish, fulfill
recalcitrant	obstinate, stubborn
receptacle	container, repository
reconcile	atone, conciliate
regret	deplore, grieve
reliable	dependable, trustworthy
S
sanction	approval, permit
scope	aim, extent
section	division, portion
settle	adjust, compromise
shallow	superficial, trivial
shrewd	careful, calculating
significant	distinctive, important
slight	delicate, slender
spontaneous	impromptu, unplanned
spread	announce, broadcast
stabilize	balance, steady
T
tame	domesticate, subdue
tangle	intertwine, twist
temper	mood, nature
tendency	inclination, trend
term	cycle, duration
thrift	conservation, conservation
tough	aggressive, unyielding
transfer	convey, exchange
tumult	agitation, commotion
turbulent	disordered, violent
V
vain	boastful, inflated
valid	authorized, legitimate
variety	assortment, diversify
verify	authenticate, substantiate
WORD	ANTONYMS
A
absence	presence
accept	refuse
accurate	inaccurate
advantage	disadvantage
alive	dead
always	never
ancient	modern
answer	question, query
approval	disapproval
approached	receded, departed
abundant	scarce
admit	deny
advance	retreat, retire
artificial	natural
arrival	departure
ascend	descend
attack	defense
attractive	repulsive
attention	inattention
asleep	awake
ally	enemy
agree	disagree
B
bad	good
backward	forward, onward
bend	straighten
beautiful	ugly
beginning	ending
below	above
bent	straight
big	small, little
blunt	sharp
better	worse
best	worst
blame	praise
bless	curse
bitter	sweet
borrow	lend
bravery	cowardice
build	destroy, demolish
bold	timid, meek
bright	dull
broad	narrow
C
clear	vague, cloudy
careful	rush, careless
calm	troubled
capable	incapable
captivity	freedom, liberty
cellar	attic
cheap	dear, expensive
close	distant
clever	stupid
cold	hot
combine	separate
clockwise	anti-clockwise
correct	incorrect
conceal	reveal
come	go
common	rare
comfort	discomfort
courage	cowardice
cruel	kind
courteous	discourteous, rude
cunning	simple
D
dainty	clumsy
danger	safety
dark	light
deep	shallow
decrease	increase
definite	indefinite
demand	supply
despair	hope
disappear	appear
disease	health
discourage	encourage
dismal	cheerful
doctor	patient
dry	wet
dull	clear, bright
dusk	dawn
E
early	late
easy	difficult
ebb	flow
East	West
economise	waste
encourage	discourage
entrance	exit
employer	employee
empty	full
excited	calm
end	beginning
expand	contract
expensive	inexpensive, cheap
export	import
exterior	interior
external	internal
F
fail	succeed
FALSE	TRUE
feeble	sturdy, strong, powerful
foolish	wise
fast	slow
few	many
famous	unknown
forelegs	hind legs
fat	thin
find	lose
first	last
freedom	captivity
fold	unfold
frequent	seldom
forget	remember
found	lost
fresh	stale
friend	enemy
fortunate	unfortunate
frank	secretive
full	empty
G
generous	mean
gentle	rough
gather	distribute
glad	sorry
gloomy	cheerful
giant	dwarf, pygmy
granted	refused
great	minute, small, little
guardian	ward
guest	host
guilty	innocent
H
happy	sad, miserable
hard	soft
harmful	harmless
hasten	dawdle
hate	love
healthy	unhealthy, ill, diseased
here	there
heavy	light
height	depth
hero	coward
hill	valley
horizontal	vertical
hinder	aid, help
honest	dishonest
humble	proud
hunger	thirst
I
imitation	genuine
immense	tiny, minute
imprison	free
include	exclude
increase	decrease
inhabited	uninhabited
inferior	superior
inside	outside
intelligent	unintelligent, stupid
inhale	exhale
interior	exterior, outside
interesting	uninteresting, dull
internal	external
intentional	accidental
J
join	separate
junior	senior
justice	injustice
K
king	subject
knowledge	ignorance
L
laugh	cry
lawful	unlawful
lazy	industrious, energetic
land	sea
landlord	tenant
large	little, small
last	first
lawyer	client
lecturer	student
lender	borrower
lengthen	shorten
left	right
less	more
light	dark, heavy
like	dislike, unlike
likely	unlikely
leader	follower
little	large, much, big
lofty	lowly
long	short
loud	soft
loss	find, win
low	high
loyal	disloyal
M
mad	sane
magnetize	demagnetize
master	servant
mature	immature
maximum	minimum
me	you
merry	mirthless, sad
minority	majority
miser	spendthrift
misunderstand	understand
N
narrow	wide
near	far, distant
neat	untidy
new	old
night	day
noisy	quiet
North	South
O
obedient	disobedient
odd	even
offer	refuse
open	shut
optimist	pessimist
out	in
P
parent	child
past	present
patient	impatient
peace	war
permanent	temporary
please	displease
plentiful	scarce
poetry	prose
possible	impossible
poverty	wealth
powerful	feeble, weak
polite	impolite, rude
private	public
prudent	imprudent
pretty	unsightly, ugly
pure	impure
Q
qualified	unqualified
R
rapid	slow
regularly	irregularly
rich	poor
right	wrong, left
rigid	pliable, soft
rough	smooth
S
satisfactory	unsatisfactory
security	insecurity
scatter	collect
serious	trivial
second-hand	new
sense	nonsense
shopkeeper	customer
singular	plural
simple	complicated
slim	thick, stout
solid	liquid
sober	drunk
speaker	listener
sour	sweet
sorrow	joy
sow	reap
stand	lie
straight	crooked
strong	weak
success	failure
sunny	cloudy
T
take	give
tall	short
tame	wild
teacher	pupil
thick	thin
tight	slack, loose
top	bottom
transparent	opaque
truth	untruth, lie
U
up	down
V
vacant	occupied
valuable	valueless
victory	defeat
virtue	vice
visible	invisible
voluntary	compulsory
vowel	consonant
W
wax	wane
wisdom	folly
within	without